181. Review-And Another Thing
May 25, 2010
And Another Thing, Eoin Colfer, 2009, ISBN 9781401323585
Here is the sixth, and latest, installment in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy," created by Douglas Adams. It was also published with the approval of Adams’ widow.
Arthur Dent has made his way back to Earth, but...
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182. Review-The Purloined Boy
May 19, 2010
The Purloined Boy, Mortimus Clay, 2009, ISBN 9780982159804
This is the tale of Trevor, a young boy who becomes one of those children who end up on milk cartons under the word Missing.
Trevor is living in a dark and dreary town called Superbia, along with many other children. Think ...
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183. Review-Why Do You Kill? The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance
May 11, 2010
Why Do You Kill? The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance, Jurgen Todenhofer, 2009, ISBN 9781934708149
This book looks inside the Iraqi resistance and shows how it is not only fighting the American occupiers, but also Al-Qaeda terrorists and the various private militias.
A person c...
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184. Review-Side Effects: Death
May 11, 2010
Side Effects: Death, Confessions of a Pharma Insider, John Virapen, 2010, ISBN 9781602645165 This book, written by a pharmaceutical industry insider, exposes many of the secrets that led to drugs with major side effects, like Prozac, to be approved and widely prescribed. Born in Gu...
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185. Review-The Gates
May 08, 2010
The Gates, John Connolly, 2009, ISBN 9781439172636
Set in present-day rural England, this novel is about young Samuel Johnson and his faithful dachshund, Boswell. Samuel is showing initiative by going trick-or-treating three days early. He sees strange things happening at 666 Crowley Road....
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186. Review-September University
May 07, 2010
September University: Summoning Passion for an Unfinished Life, Charles D. Hayes, 2010, ISBN 9780962197970 This book is intended for those in the second half of their lives who are not ready to die just yet. September University is not an actual school, but more of a frame of mind ...
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187. Review-Falling in Love is Not Enough
May 06, 2010
Falling in Love is Not Enough: Keeping Your Love Alive Forever, Joseph Dragun, 2007, ISBN 9780976379935
Falling in love is the easy part. What happens when the "honeymoon" ends; when you realize that you are married to this irritating, sulky person who is not the person with whom you fell ...
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188. Review-Brain Wave Vibration
April 30, 2010
Brain Wave Vibration, Ilchi Lee, 2008, ISBN 9781935127000
This book looks at an extremely simple way to access the physical and mental healing power that already exists within the human brain. The claim is that this can help to better manage stress, find your higher self and rediscover phy...
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189. Review-Devices and Desires
April 30, 2010
Devices and Desires, K.J. Parker, 2007, ISBN 9780316003384
First of a trilogy, this fantasy novel is about an engineer who starts a major war so he can be re-united with his wife and daughter.
Mezentia is a city-state that is the local technological superpower. They don’t let their...
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190. Review-The Teen Girl's Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money
April 27, 2010
The Teen Girl’s Gotta-Have-It Guide to Money, Jessica Blatt with Variny Paladino, 2008, ISBN 9780823017270
This book is a basic introduction to the world of money for teens; how to get it, save it and spend it.
Before you can spend money on clothes or an MP3 player, you need some m...
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