121. Review-Upgrade to Free
September 19, 2011
Upgrade to Free: The Best Free and Low-Cost Online Tools and Apps, Beth Ziesenis, 2011, ISBN 9781934302958
Everyone loves free, or really inexpensive, tools for their computer or smartphone. This book has lots of them, with website and QR code included.
The well-known computer tools,...
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122. Review-Nancy Spellman and the Forest of Fear
September 11, 2011
Nancy Spellman and the Forest of Fear, P.J. Tye, 2011 (Kindle e-book)
First in a series, this book is about your average British schoolgirl thrust into a very strange situation. The fate of an entire world rests on the shoulders of her and her friend.
Nancy Spellman has decent, norma...
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123. Review-Funny Animals
September 11, 2011
Funny Animals, Maria Skrebtsova, Lulu, 2009
Here is a group of short tales for children. But, these are not your average cute stories; they let children know that all problems have solutions, and that nothing is completely good or bad.
An abandoned blind puppy is adopted by a cat who...
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124. Review-Elpis: Terico's Revenge
August 24, 2011
Elpis: Terico's Revenge, Aaron McGowan, 2011, ISBN 9781447753452
This is a fantasy story about a young man who has lost everything in his life. It's also about the lengths to which he will go to exact revenge.
Terico is your average young man, living with his parents in the village o...
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125. Review-The Vertical Farm
August 17, 2011
The Vertical Farm, Dr. Dickson Despommier, 2009, ISBN 9780312611392
The current method of human agriculture is in bad shape, and is ultimately unsustainable. This book provides an alternative.
Agriculture as we know it has worked for many thousands of years, but the system is breakin...
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126. Review-Immortal Quest
August 15, 2011
Immortal Quest: The Trouble With Mages, Alexandra MacKenzie, 2010, ISBN 9781894063463 This is a fantasy story about a relationship that has lasted for several centuries. It is also about the potential end of the world. Nick Wright is a present-day London detective who, one night, is ...
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127. Review-Generation Extraterrestrial
August 12, 2011
GENeration eXtraTERrestrial, Aurelio O'Brien, Bad Attitude Books, 2010
Many novels have been written about aliens coming to Earth. What happens after they become part of society, and the media spotlight moves elsewhere?
Grace Brown is a serious scientist in the field of extraterrestr...
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128. Review-Go, Mutants
August 09, 2011
Go, Mutants!, Larry Doyle, 2010, ISBN 9780061686559
Earth has survived numerous invasions by aliens and attacks by ancient monsters brought back to life. Some of these aliens are in high school.
J!m Anderson is your typical sullen, brooding teenager at Manhattan High School. Well, ma...
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129. Review-Pock's World
August 07, 2011
Pock's World, Dave Duncan, 2010, ISBN 9781894063470
This science fiction adventure story is set on a planet facing a dire future. As usual, nothing is as it appears.
Pock's World, long settled by humans, has been infected by humanoid aliens. STARS, the consortium that "runs" the star...
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130. Review-Cinco de Mayo
August 06, 2011
Cinco de Mayo, Michael J. Martineck, 2010, ISBN 9781894063395 This is the story of present-day Earth that is changed forever. It happens in the blink of an eye. At approximately 10:20 PM on May 5, all 6 billion people on Earth get a blinding headache for a second-and-a-half. In tha...
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