Tag: books
member name: Janelle Martin
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June 12, 2006 08:32 AM EDT --
"Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Fred Pearce has been writing and consulting on environmental issues for decades. . . . more
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August 27, 2006 04:05 PM EDT --
Few adults who had young children in 1996 will forget the Elmo fever that swept the nation as Tickle Me, Elmo become the "must have" toy of the Christmas season. Anyone who unfamiliar with the . . . more
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November 15, 2006 01:16 AM EST --
Booklist describes Stephanie Rowe's paranormal romances as "blissfully bizarre" and this reviewer must concur. Not having read Date Me Baby, One More Time, I was unsure what to expect . . . more
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March 08, 2007 11:45 AM EST --
March is the month to celebrate all things small press. From the organization's website: "Now in its 11th year, this is a nationwide promotion highlighting the valuable work produced by independent . . . more
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July 05, 2006 11:12 PM EDT --
In 1956, Canadian Anne Innis Dagg set sail for Africa, pursuing her dream to study giraffe. One of the first zoologists to study African mammals in Africa, Dagg broke many stereotypes undertaking behavioural . . . more
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July 18, 2006 10:00 AM EDT --
On a cold winter's night in 1964, Norah Henry goes into labour. Unable to reach the hospital in time, her husband David, an orthopedic surgeon, and his nurse Caroline, assist Norah with the delivery. . . . more
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July 26, 2006 01:09 AM EDT --
"Kristallnacht was the prelude to the destruction of a whole people, and an indication of what happens when a society falls victim to its baser instincts." Sir Martin Gilbert
On November 9, . . . more
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August 19, 2006 12:32 AM EDT --
The Piggly Wiggly in Second Creek, Mississippi, supermarket cum community center and town hall, is about to close its doors for good. The Mega-Mart across town has been drawing away customers and Mr. Choppy . . . more
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October 05, 2007 01:04 AM EDT --
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the Jon Stewart of the knitting world. She skewers us with our own needles, unravels our obsession for the uninitiated and helps us learn to laugh at ourselves. Her fresh, tongue-in-cheek . . . more
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January 21, 2006 10:13 PM EST --
The premise is a simple one, the execution is magic. A young man on the run from himself and some nasty criminals in his hometown stumbles upon a legendary temple to the book on the banks of the Seine. . . . more
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September 01, 2006 01:34 AM EDT --
I just finished reading Before I Wake by Robert J. Wiersema and this is an incrediblely moving book. I don't know how to write most of my reaction without giving away a lot of the plot so all . . . more
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March 22, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
The longlist for the 2007 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction has been announced, with 20 books on the list. (None of which I've read, although I have two in my possession.)
* Half of a Yellow Sun . . . more
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May 18, 2007 09:06 PM EDT --
After their teacher reads them a book about dragons, Mei Lin’s classmates decide the perfect way to decorate for her birthday is by creating a birthday dragon. Everyone has something to add from . . . more
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January 05, 2006 10:16 AM EST --
What do you get when you take a frustrated late-night DJ who's also a closet werewolf? An engaging new heroine ironically named Kitty!
Carrie Vaughn has entered an already crowded market with the . . . more
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May 07, 2006 11:21 PM EDT --
The Seas, Samantha Hunt's debut novel, relates the coming of age story of a nameless 19-year-old young woman as she struggles to free herself from small town life and a terrifying destiny. Branded . . . more
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June 01, 2006 09:33 AM EDT --
The fourth entry in Katie MacAlister's paranormal romance series featuring the Dark Ones is sure to satisfy her many fans and earn her some new ones. Full of her trademark sense of humour and kooky . . . more
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June 06, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
As the title implies, Innocence is about three young women in London, learning about themselves as they leave home for the first time and attend acting school. Fourteen years later, as Evie faces a turning . . . more
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June 06, 2006 11:49 AM EDT --
The Monsters of Gramercy Park by Danny Leigh draws the reader into a haunting tale of need and a struggle for power between two determined personalities. Wilson Velez, the convicted felon and leader of . . . more
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June 20, 2006 12:55 PM EDT --
William Wilson, a down-at-the-heels conjurer, is engaged as the warm-up act to a pair of "dancers" at Inspector James Montgomery's retirement party. Put up for the job by his friend Sam, . . . more
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June 27, 2006 09:17 AM EDT --
Haley Farrell has a lot on her plate; redecorating your shrink's office is no easy task, especially for a first-class snoop like Haley. The temptation to "overhear" conversations is . . . more
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