A.A.'s bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:14:52 -0800 60 A.A.'s bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Quigley and the Lost Sorrow 221720197 316 Katherene McNeil 1835431607 A.A. 5 magical-fantasies
As twice winner of the Hemming Award for SF & Fantasy myself, I can highly commend this novel to lovers of magical supernatural fantasies. ]]> 5.00 Quigley and the Lost Sorrow
author: Katherene McNeil
name: A.A.
average rating: 5.00
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Captivating! This first novel by McNeil feels both timeless and refreshingly original. Her lyrical prose and rich characterizations breathe life into a magical story of loss, wonder, and unexpected friendships. A poignant reminder of the beauty in healing, this book is as much a treasure for me as an adult as it would have been as a teen or middle grade reader. A must-read for anyone searching for light in the shadows.

As twice winner of the Hemming Award for SF & Fantasy myself, I can highly commend this novel to lovers of magical supernatural fantasies.
]]> Armour 13034818 125 John Kinsella 033051184X A.A. 0 to-read 3.82 2011 Armour
author: John Kinsella
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> The Young Ninja 10428295
Dalam misi pertamanya ini, Bayangan Bulan harus berhasil menghalangi upaya pejabat militer itu dan memulihkan perdamaian di negerinya. Yang jelas, misi ini berbahaya. Di hadapannya berdiri seorang mata-mata lihai, samurai beringas dan paling berbahaya, serta seorang gadis yang sangat cantik. Mampukah keberanian, pedang dan keistimewaan Bayangan Bulan mencegah terjadinya perang saudara di negerinya?

Selangkah demi selangkah, pedang Bayangan Bulan menebas setiap penghalang di depannya]]> 0 Simon Higgins 9792438769 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.59 2008 The Young Ninja
author: Simon Higgins
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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]]> Just Joking 883625 This book has Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1

Introducing a new series from the demented genius who brought you THE DAY MY BUTT WENT PSYCHO. Finally, the series that made Andy Griffiths an Australian publishing phenomenon is coming to America!

Before he introduced the world to butts gone beserk, Andy Griffiths unleashed the JUST books: outlandish collections of silly stories that turned him into a bestselling sensation. Now Andy brings his insane brand of humor to this side of the Pacific -- and American readers won't believe what they've been missing!

Ever skipped out on school by pretending you're dead? Ever convinced a friend that they're invisible? Ever been stuck in a gorilla suit and nearly put in a zoo? Andy has. In JUST KIDDING, join this joker as he attempts some of the best -- and worst -- practical jokes in history!]]> 144 Andy Griffiths 0439424720 A.A. 5 3.74 Just Joking
author: Andy Griffiths
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[Me and Her: a Memoir Of Madness]]> 13568261 Me And Her: A Memoir of Madness reveals how Karen Tyrrell, a dedicated Australian teacher is repeatedly harassed by parents at her school to breaking point and beyond. In a fit of desperation, she escapes and runs. Police and medical professionals discover her hiding in a lonely motel, forcing her into the frightening world of the psychiatric system. The reader is taken back to the classroom, discovering how the harassment affected Karen as we journey through her gradual decline and disintegration leading to her incarceration. Later Karen performs an 'experiment', purposefully stressing over a disturbed student, keeping herself awake at night - all in order to kick-start the creative ideas she craves. Karen reveals her psychic relationship with her psychologist, her pitch-black manic dreams and her two personas: me-wife, mother, writer and teacher, her-manic, psychic, healer to the living, telepathic to the dead, and she's very psychotic. Why did she become so crazy? How did she claw her way back from Insanity?]]> 263 Karen Tyrrell 0987274007 A.A. 5
It's also a valuable warning for anyone suffering stress, and opens the door to critical social themes - not just on the subject of mental illness - but makes the reader question why dangerous children and their violent parents are not excluded from the school environment BEFORE they can inflict such physical and mental harm upon others, and especially over such an extended period as a school year. A week would be too long.

Tragic to note: The author, who was the teacher, is clearly not the only victim here. (It's surprising and commendable that she took so much before breaking!) Most importantly, this book makes us realize it's time for society to start counting the cost to other students who are compelled to witness and suffer the violent acts of a small minority of pupils who exercise their "rights" to attend a normal school - at the expense of everyone else's rights to a safe learning environment.

As a reader, I was left shuddering to think of all the anguish the innocent students were put through, and how this will surface for them in future, as they are compelled to "grow up" in such a dangerous environment, without sufficient guidance or counseling.

]]> 4.33 2012 Me and Her: a Memoir Of Madness
author: Karen Tyrrell
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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A brave book with a timeless TRUE story of love overcoming great hardship. The husband in particular is a real hero to his wife and children, especially after the wife suffers a serious long term conflict as a primary school teacher to a violent child with abusive parents.

It's also a valuable warning for anyone suffering stress, and opens the door to critical social themes - not just on the subject of mental illness - but makes the reader question why dangerous children and their violent parents are not excluded from the school environment BEFORE they can inflict such physical and mental harm upon others, and especially over such an extended period as a school year. A week would be too long.

Tragic to note: The author, who was the teacher, is clearly not the only victim here. (It's surprising and commendable that she took so much before breaking!) Most importantly, this book makes us realize it's time for society to start counting the cost to other students who are compelled to witness and suffer the violent acts of a small minority of pupils who exercise their "rights" to attend a normal school - at the expense of everyone else's rights to a safe learning environment.

As a reader, I was left shuddering to think of all the anguish the innocent students were put through, and how this will surface for them in future, as they are compelled to "grow up" in such a dangerous environment, without sufficient guidance or counseling.


]]> <![CDATA[Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham: For Soprano, Boy Soprano, and Orchestra]]> 90072 Note: This book is for the Musical Study Score. For the original Dr. Seuss story, see: Green Eggs with Ham (1988).

A children's classic, now available in this version for Soprano, Boy Soprano and Full Orchestra.

Duration: ca. 18 minutes.

Also available for:
- Chamber Ensemble (Score #50482454)
- Vocal Score (Score #50482453)]]> 96 Robert Kapilow 0793551617 A.A. 3 4.47 1996 Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham: For Soprano, Boy Soprano, and Orchestra
author: Robert Kapilow
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1996
rating: 3
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]]> The Dons: Library Edition 6881897 0 Archimede Fusillo 1740307925 A.A. 4 4.50 2015 The Dons: Library Edition
author: Archimede Fusillo
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Resisting Fate (Predetermined #1)]]> 17185667
Her boyfriend’s been shipped out of town to some boarding school four states away. Her step douche is constantly drunk and badgering her. And then there’s her good-ole-mom� The lady is nothing more than a miserable shell of a woman. She’s turned off all of her feelings and her ability to be a good mother as well, leaving poor Emmy and her four year old brother Jamie to suffer. Life couldn’t get much worse, right?

Enter the elusive, cocky, and oh-so-broody Jack Hartman�

The jerk cousin of her boyfriend becomes Emmy’s worst nightmare…times ten. He’s cruel. He’s insensitive. But he also has this strange little ability over her � he makes her weak in the knees with the single touch of his hand. But no matter how miserable or amazing Jack makes her feel, Emmy can’t seem to deny him, especially when he takes on the role of her protector –her pseudo-knight in a black leather coat. A knight who also just so happens to ride in on his black Harley, instead of a white horse�

And to make a bad situation worse�

Werewolves and teens shouldn’t mix! But what can Emmy do when she finds herself thrown head first into the center of it all? Can she handle the supernatural mess her life rapidly becomes or will she fight against the inevitable fate her heart desires?]]> Heather Van Fleet A.A. 0 to-read 3.96 2013 Resisting Fate (Predetermined #1)
author: Heather Van Fleet
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)]]> 13928
But Sorcha's joy is shattered when her father is bewitched by his new wife, an evil enchantress who binds her brothers with a terrible spell, a spell which only Sorcha can lift—by staying silent. If she speaks before she completes the quest set to her by the Fair Folk and their queen, the Lady of the Forest, she will lose her brothers forever.

When Sorcha is kidnapped by the enemies of Sevenwaters and taken to a foreign land, she is torn between the desire to save her beloved brothers, and a love that comes only once. Sorcha despairs at ever being able to complete her task, but the magic of the Fair Folk knows no boundaries, and love is the strongest magic of them all...]]> 554 Juliet Marillier A.A. 4 other-great-books-i-ve-read 4.27 1999 Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
author: Juliet Marillier
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2012/10/19
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]]> <![CDATA[Leopard Dreaming (Mira Chambers #3)]]> 16035913
Having spent half her life in asylums, Mira discovers a sense of self-worth, finally, in helping victims of crime. When the matron who helped Mira to regain her independence is abducted, she attempts to save her with the help of ex-army lieutenant, Adam Lockman. But Freddie Leopard, a dangerous sociopath, tries to destroy Lockman′s reputation... and Mira.

Cut off and alone for the first time in her life, Mira is swept into a world of international conspiracies and betrayals, where her dream of achieving a normal life is constantly thwarted by the far darker desires of her enemies.

Layers of secrets unravel as her world falls apart - until the ultimate sacrifice presents a chance to save her friend and revisit her lost love in the ′echoes of yesterday.′]]> 544 A.A. Bell 0730497798 A.A. 0 4.33 2012 Leopard Dreaming (Mira Chambers #3)
author: A.A. Bell
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]> 17231 288 Jeff Lindsay A.A. 4 3.91 2004 Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
author: Jeff Lindsay
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)]]> 13145
Gary Soneji wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the first female supervisor of the Secret Service. They complete one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read.

Alex and Jezzie are about to have a forbidden love affair—at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji is playing at the top of his game. The latest of the unspeakable crimes happens in Alex Cross's precinct and it happens under the nose of Jezzie and her men.

Alex faces the ultimate test: how do you outmaneuver a brilliant psychopath?]]> 449 James Patterson 0446692638 A.A. 4 4.13 1993 Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
author: James Patterson
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1993
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)]]> 960
A devastating new weapon of destruction.
When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati...the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy -- the Catholic Church.

Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair...a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.

An explosive international thriller, Angels & Demons careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.]]> 736 Dan Brown 1416524797 A.A. 3 3.95 2000 Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
author: Dan Brown
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)]]> 2429135
An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.]]> 480 Stieg Larsson 0670069019 A.A. 3 4.17 2005 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
author: Stieg Larsson
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)]]> 61975
To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise-and take back her stolen birthright.

But everything changes when she meets a Queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa's world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread and the blood-red star, but there are very few of them left these days. Only the gigantic, golden Queen can breed new dragons. And the Queen is fading... dying...

Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world...]]> 299 Anne McCaffrey 0345484266 A.A. 5 4.09 1968 Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
author: Anne McCaffrey
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1968
rating: 5
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]]> The Time Traveler's Wife 14050 537 Audrey Niffenegger 0965818675 A.A. 4 3.90 2003 The Time Traveler's Wife
author: Audrey Niffenegger
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke]]> 35811 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood's End, The City and the Stars, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke is the most celebrated science fiction author alive. He is—with H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein—one of the writers who define science fiction in our time. Now Clarke has cooperated in the preparation of a massive, definitive edition of his collected shorter works. From early work like "Rescue Party" and "The Lion of Comarre," through classics like "The Star," "Earthlight," "The Nine Billion Names of God," and "The Sentinel" (kernel of the later novel, and movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey), all the way to later work like "A Meeting with Medusa" and "The Hammer of God," this immense volume encapsulates one of the great SF careers of all time.]]> 966 Arthur C. Clarke 0312878605 A.A. 5 4.30 2000 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
author: Arthur C. Clarke
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2000
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]]> <![CDATA[The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2: We Can Remember it for You Wholesale]]> 22581 Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works. This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including some previously unpublished stories) covering the years 1953-1955

"A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection." -- Kirkus Reviews

"The collected stories of Philip K. Dick is awe inspiring." -- The Washington Post

"More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people's minds." -- Wall Street Journal

Volume 2/5. Contents:
- The Cookie Lady
- Beyond the Door
- Prominent Author
- We Can Remember it for You Wholesale
- Jon's World
- The Cosmic Poachers
- Progeny
- Some Kinds of Life
- Martians Come in Clouds
- The Commuter
- The World She Wanted
- A Surface Raid
- Project: Earth
- The Trouble with Bubbles
- Breakfast at Twilight
- A Present for Pat
- The Hood Maker
- Of Withered Apples
- Human Is
- Adjustment Team
- The Impossible Planet
- Imposter
- James P. Crow
- Planet for Transients
- Small Town
- Souvenir
- Survey Team.

Other editions of this volume are titled:
- We Can Remember it for You Wholesale and Other Classic Stories [by Citadel],
- Second Variety,
- Adjustment Team
Editions published by Citadel include "We can remember..." instead of "Second Variety" into Volume 2.

]]> 381 Philip K. Dick 0806512091 A.A. 5 4.22 1987 The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2: We Can Remember it for You Wholesale
author: Philip K. Dick
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1987
rating: 5
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]]> The Martian Chronicles 76778
The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a fist. They felt they had never been born. Those few that survived found no welcome on Mars. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.

But more rockets arrived from Earth, and more, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them � and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with their caged flowers and birds of flame.

Contents:
Rocket Summer
Ylla
The Summer Night
The Earth Men
The Taxpayer
The Third Expedition
-And the Moon Be Still As Bright
The Settlers
The Green Morning
The Locusts
Night Meeting
The Shore
Interim
The Musicians
Way in the Middle of the Air
The Naming of Names
Usher II
The Old Ones
The Martian
The Luggage Store
The Off Season
The Watchers
The Silent Towns
The Long Years
There Will Come Soft Rains
The Million Year Picnic]]> 182 Ray Bradbury 0553278223 A.A. 5 4.16 1950 The Martian Chronicles
author: Ray Bradbury
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1950
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]> 7082 244 Philip K. Dick A.A. 5 4.08 1968 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
author: Philip K. Dick
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1968
rating: 5
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]]> The Day of the Triffids 530965
The triffids are grotesque and dangerous plants, over seven feet tall, originally cultivated for their yield of high-grade oil. So long as conditions give the mastery to their human directors, they are a valuable asset to mankind. But when a sudden universal disaster turns those conditions upside down, then the triffids, seizing their opportunity, become an active and dreadful menace.

The story of what happens is told here by one of the few people lucky enough to escape the disaster.]]> 228 John Wyndham 0812967127 A.A. 4 4.01 1951 The Day of the Triffids
author: John Wyndham
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1951
rating: 4
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]]> Foundation (Foundation, #1) 29579 The first novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.]]> 244 Isaac Asimov 0553803719 A.A. 4 4.18 1951 Foundation (Foundation, #1)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1951
rating: 4
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]]> I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 41804
I, ROBOT

They mustn't harm a human being, they must obey human orders, and they must protect their own existence...but only so long as that doesn't violate rules one and two. With these Three Laws of Robotics, humanity embarked on perhaps its greatest adventure: the invention of the first positronic man. It was a bold new era of evolution that would open up enormous possibilities—and unforeseen risks. For the scientists who invented the earliest robots weren't content that their creations should ' remain programmed helpers, companions, and semisentient worker-machines. And soon the robots themselves; aware of their own intelligence, power, and humanity, aren't either.

As humans and robots struggle to survive together—and sometimes against each other—on earth and in space, the future of both hangs in the balance. Human men and women confront robots gone mad, telepathic robots, robot politicians, and vast robotic intelligences that may already secretly control the world. And both are asking the same questions: What is human? And is humanity obsolete?

In l, Robot Isaac Asimov changes forever our perception of robots, and human beings and updates the timeless myth of man's dream to play god. with all its rewards—and terrors.
--front flap]]> 224 Isaac Asimov 0553803700 A.A. 4 4.22 1950 I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1950
rating: 4
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]]> Fahrenheit 451 4381 158 Ray Bradbury 0307347974 A.A. 3 3.96 1953 Fahrenheit 451
author: Ray Bradbury
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1953
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]> 113946 "The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason."

Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time.

For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. His "wonderful, awful" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all.

Looking quite out of place and very disturbing in his makeshift Santa get-up, the Grinch slithers down chimneys with empty bags and stealing the Whos' presents, their food, even the logs from their humble Who-fires. He takes the ramshackle sleigh to Mt. Crumpit to dump it and waits to hear the sobs of the Whos when they wake up and discover the trappings of Christmas have disappeared. Imagine the Whos' dismay when they discover the evil-doings of Grinch in his anti-Santa guise. But what is that sound? It's not sobbing, but singing! Children simultaneously adore and fear this triumphant, twisted Seussian testimonial to the undaunted cheerfulness of the Whos, the transcendent nature of joy, and of course, the growth potential of a heart that's two sizes too small.

This holiday classic is perfect for reading aloud to your favorite little Whos.]]> 64 Dr. Seuss 0007173040 A.A. 5 4.38 1957 How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
author: Dr. Seuss
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.38
book published: 1957
rating: 5
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]]> Walt Disney's Peter Pan 1335184 24 Eugene Bradley Coco 0307001040 A.A. 3 4.35 1960 Walt Disney's Peter Pan
author: Eugene Bradley Coco
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.35
book published: 1960
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites]]> 7788
Featuring:
- The Cat in the Hat read by Kelsey Grammer
- Horton Hears a Who read by Dustin Hoffman
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas read by Walter Matthau
- Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? read by John Cleese
- The Lorax read by Ted Danson
- Yertle the Turtle read by John Lithgow
- Gertrude McFuzz read by John Lithgow
- The Big Brag read by John Lithgow
- Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose read by Mercedes McCambridge
- Horton Hatches the Egg read by Billy Crystal
- The Cat in the Hat Comes Back read by Kelsey Grammer]]> 2 Dr. Seuss 0807218731 A.A. 5 4.44 2003 The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
author: Dr. Seuss
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> The Little Engine That Could 824204 48 Watty Piper 0448405202 A.A. 4 4.20 1930 The Little Engine That Could
author: Watty Piper
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1930
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)]]> 233093 Have a ball with Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat in this classic picture book...but don't forget to clean up your mess!

Then he said That is that.
And then he was gone
With a tip of his hat.

A dreary day turns into a wild romp when this beloved story introduces readers to the Cat in the Hat and his troublemaking friends, Thing 1 and Thing 2 � And don't forget Fish! A favorite among kids, parents and teachers, this story uses simple words and basic rhyme to encourage and delight beginning readers.

Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read. These unjacketed hardcover early readers encourage children to read all on their own, using simple words and illustrations. Smaller than the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You'll Go!, these portable packages are perfect for practicing readers ages 3-7, and lucky parents too!]]> 61 Dr. Seuss 039480001X A.A. 5 4.19 1957 The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
author: Dr. Seuss
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1957
rating: 5
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]]> Where the Wild Things Are 19543 38 Maurice Sendak 0099408392 A.A. 4 4.25 1963 Where the Wild Things Are
author: Maurice Sendak
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]]> Charlotte’s Web 24178 Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." This high-quality paperback features vibrant illustrations colorized by Rosemary Wells!

Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.

E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. This edition contains newly color illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books.]]> 184 E.B. White 0064410935 A.A. 3 4.20 1952 Charlotte’s Web
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]]> <![CDATA[Diamond Eyes (Mira Chambers #1)]]> 9766801


Mira Chambers has an unusual gift for solving mysteries ... Blind, institutionalised and frustrated by her loss of independence, Mira has been driven to the brink of insanity by medications that make her life unbearable. When she astounds two medical scientists by 'seeing' the impossible, they begin an exploration of Mira's strange perspectives. together with Bennet Chiron, an enigmatic ex-con, Mira becomes entangled in a dangerous adventure of self-discovery that leads them to a killer - and exposed to a manipulative sociopath whose own unique talent is more than a match for Mira's. Layers of secrets are about to be peeled away ... and no one will be safe from what is revealed.]]> 544 A.A. Bell 0732291364 A.A. 0 books-by-me 3.86 2010 Diamond Eyes (Mira Chambers #1)
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Heir to Danger (Code of the Outback Book 1)]]> 9731445 256 Valerie Parv 1426873530 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 4.67 2004 Heir to Danger (Code of the Outback Book 1)
author: Valerie Parv
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.67
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]]> The Submission 10364994
Claire Harwell hasn't settled into grief; events haven't let her. Cool, eloquent, raising two fatherless children, Claire has emerged as the most visible of the widows who became a potent political force in the aftermath of the catastrophe. She longs for her husband, but she has found her mission: she sits on a jury charged with selecting a fitting memorial for the victims of the attack.

Of the thousands of anonymous submissions that she and her fellow jurors examine, one transfixes Claire: a garden on whose walls the names of the dead are inscribed. But when the winning envelope is opened, they find the designer is Mohammad Khan - Mo - an enigmatic Muslim-American who, it seems, feels no need to represent anyone's beliefs except his own. When the design and its creator are leaked, a media firestorm erupts, and Claire finds herself trying to balance principles against emotions amid escalating tensions about the place of Islam in America.

A remarkably bold and ambitious debut, The Submission is peopled with journalists, activists, mourners, and bureaucrats who struggle for advantage and fight for their ideals. In this deeply humane novel, the breadth of Amy Waldman's cast of characters is matched by her startling ability to conjure individual lives from their own points of view. A striking portrait of a city - and a country - fractured by old hatreds and new struggles, The Submission is a major novel by an important new talent.]]> 300 Amy Waldman 0374271569 A.A. 0 to-read 3.66 2011 The Submission
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]]> The Wizard's Sword 10431280 304 Paul Vanderloos 1426905831 A.A. 0 to-read 2.75 2009 The Wizard's Sword
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide (Black Dagger Brotherhood)]]> 2880715
This is a book no Black Dagger Brotherhood fan should miss—an insider’s guide that will seduce readers as powerfully as the sexy band of Brothers and the world they live in. And also included is an original short story about stars Zsadist and Bella!

This comprehensive guide features insider information on the Brotherhood, their dossiers, stats, and special gifts. Readers will savor interviews with their favorite characters, deleted scenes, exciting material from the J.R. Ward message board and the answers to their burning questions. They’ll learn what it’s like for J.R. Ward to write each installment of the series, and in a fascinating twist, read an interview with the author—conducted by the Brothers. Plus readers will get a sneak peek at the much anticipated next book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Lover Avenged.]]> 478 J.R. Ward 0451225007 A.A. 0 to-read 4.32 2008 The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide (Black Dagger Brotherhood)
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name: A.A.
average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[Father Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6.5)]]> 5153799 Librarian Note: Alternate/new cover edition of ASIN: B001HQHCBQ.

Readers met and fell in love with Zsadist and Bella in J. R. Ward's third New York Times bestselling novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Lover Awakened.

As a former blood slave, Zsadist bore the scars from a past filled with suffering and degradation until Bella came along and helped heal his emotional wounds. Now, though, with the birth of their child, the demons of his past have been resurrected, called forth by the innocent eyes of his beloved daughter, Nalla. Unless Bella and Nalla can bring him back with their love, he may be lost to them forever.]]> 91 J.R. Ward A.A. 0 to-read 4.47 2008 Father Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Dagger Brotherhood: Boxed Set #1-6]]> 6606305 J.R. Ward 0451947630 A.A. 5 4.70 2009 Black Dagger Brotherhood: Boxed Set #1-6
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]]> <![CDATA[The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso]]> 6656 This Everyman’s Library edition–containing in one volume all three cantos, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso–includes an introduction by Nobel Prize—winning poet Eugenio Montale, a chronology, notes, and a bibliography. Also included are forty-two drawings selected from Botticelli’s marvelous late-fifteenth-century series of illustrations.

Translated in this edition by Allen Mandelbaum, The Divine Comedy begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense recreation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become the key with which Western civilization has sought to unlock the mystery of its own identity.

Mandelbaum’s astonishingly Dantean translation, which captures so much of the life of the original, renders whole for us the masterpiece of that genius whom our greatest poets have recognized as a central model for all poets.]]> 798 Dante Alighieri 0679433139 A.A. 4 currently-reading 4.08 1320 The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> <![CDATA[Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8)]]> 7046495
Xhex, a symphath assassin, has long steeled herself against the attraction between her and John Matthew. Having already lost one lover to madness, she will not allow the male of worth to fall prey to the darkness of her twisted life. When fate intervenes, however, the two discover that love, like destiny, is inevitable between soul mates.]]> 528 J.R. Ward 0451229851 A.A. 0 to-read 4.39 2010 Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9)]]> 8492319 Number-one New York Times best-selling author J.R. Ward's thrilling new novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself - only to face a devastating injury.

Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can - but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?

18 hours and 37 minutes.]]> 512 J.R. Ward 0451233166 A.A. 0 to-read 4.27 2011 Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bear and the Dragon (John Clark, #3; Jack Ryan Universe, #11)]]> 19687 Time and again, Tom Clancy's novels have been praised not only for their big-scale drama and propulsive narrative drive but for their cutting-edge prescience in predicting future events.

In The Bear and the Dragon, the future is very near at hand indeed.

Newly elected in his own right, Jack Ryan has found that being President has gotten no easier: domestic pitfalls await him at every turn; there's a revolution in Liberia; the Asian economy is going down the tubes; and now, in Moscow, someone may have tried to take out the chairman of the SVR--the former KGB--with a rocket-propelled grenade. Things are unstable enough in Russia without high-level assassination, but even more disturbing may be the identities of the potential assassins. Were they political enemies, the Russian Mafia, or disaffected former KGB? Or, Ryan wonders, is something far more dangerous at work here?

Ryan is right. For even while he dispatches his most trusted eyes and ears, including black ops specialist John Clark, to find out the truth of the matter, forces in China are moving ahead with a plan of truly audacious proportions. If they succeed, the world as we know it will never look the same. If they fail...the consequences will be unspeakable.

Blending the exceptional realism and authenticity that are his hallmarks with intricate plotting, razor-sharp suspense, and a remarkable cast of characters, this is Clancy at his best--and there is none better.

]]> 1137 Tom Clancy 0425180964 A.A. 5 3.85 2000 The Bear and the Dragon (John Clark, #3; Jack Ryan Universe, #11)
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7) 19670 He has devised a plan to cripple the American greatness, humble the US military, and elevate Japan to a position of dominance on the world stage.

Yamata's motivation lies in his desire to pay off aDebt of Honor to his parents and to the country he feels is responsible for their deaths—America. All he needs is a catalyst to set his plan in motion.

When the faulty gas tank on one Tennessee family's car leads to their fiery death, an opportunistic U. S. congressman uses the occasion to rush a new trade law through the system. The law is designed to squeeze Japan economically. Instead, it provides Yamata with the leverage he needs to put his plan into action.

As Yamata's plan begins to unfold, it becomes clear to the world that someone is launching a fully-integrated operation against the United States. There's only one man to find out who the culprit is—Jack Ryan, the new President's National Security Advisor.

]]> 990 Tom Clancy 0425147584 A.A. 5 4.08 1994 Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan, #7)
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, #4)]]> 382549 Red October affair.

Each must use all his craft to arrive at the truth, but Filitov gets there first -- and that's when all hell breaks loose. Because Filitov, code-named Cardinal, is America's highest agent in the Kremlin, and he is about to be betrayed to the KGB. His rescue could spell the difference between peace and war, and it is up to Jack Ryan to accomplish it -- if he can -- as, in a breathtaking sequence of hunter and hunted, Filitov's life, and Ryan's and that of the world itself literally hang in the balance.

]]> 547 Tom Clancy 0425116840 A.A. 5 4.08 1988 The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, #4)
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Bound (The Binding, #2)]]> 7822956
Sidonius, the man she has been forced to swear a vow of vassalage to in exchange for his military support, is the famed slave-born general of the Ilthean empire, and has conquered every land he's invaded - including Matilde's.

Worse, although Dieter has fled, he is not yet defeated. His forces launch strike after strike, sorely testing Matilde's new and uncertain hold on power. Every day he remains uncaptured drives Matilde deeper into the debt of the Ilthean empire.

And the empire does not look kindly on vassals who try to secede. But Matilde does not look kindly on those who would bind her to their will - and Sidonius has under-estimated her...
From the Publisher (Allen & Unwin)]]> Deborah Kalin A.A. 0 to-read 3.84 2010 Shadow Bound (The Binding, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Queen (The Binding, #1)]]> 4887935 I put out a hand to steady myself as the vision took me. The parquetry floor washed to black...As if sparked by the hard glare, a fire burst and raged through the room, the flames hot enough to crisp bones and raise the smell of marrow burning to cinders. And me in the middle, wrapped in the black shroud of the dead.

Matilde of the House of Svanaten is tired of being shadow queen. Her accession to the Turasi throne is long overdue, yet her imperious grandmother, Beata, is reluctant to hand over power.

When Matilde's mysterious aunt, Helena, turns up for Turassi's most important festival, suspicions abound. Why has Helena - long married into the despised Ilthean nobility - suddenly appeared? And what of the Ilthean soldiers massed at the southern border?

Hard on Helena's arrival, Matilde is struck by a vision that warns of doom. And it isn't long before a powerful enemy strikes at the very heart of power, leaving a trail of death and destruction in his wake.

After narrowly surviving the conflagration that shatters her entire world, Matilde is forced to pit herself against her family's conqueror in a battle not just for the throne, but for her very existence.

Assured writing and an unforgettable main character combine to make Shadow Queen a truly unforgettable novel.
From the Publisher (Allen & Unwin)]]> 296 Deborah Kalin 1741756162 A.A. 0 to-read 3.49 2009 Shadow Queen (The Binding, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[To Die A Dry Death: The True Story of the Batavia Shipwreck]]> 8070623 338 Greta van der Rol 1907386114 A.A. 0 to-read, books-by-new-friends 4.38 2010 To Die A Dry Death: The True Story of the Batavia Shipwreck
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]]> Supertech (Morgan Selwood) 11231857 NOTE: This Kindle edition is no longer available and has been replaced by ASIN B00I94690E.

She’s a Supertech, bioengineered from birth, fresh out of the Academy and tasked with designing a control system for an experimental fighter. Morgan’s up for the challenge but there’s more to the job than meets the eye. The Fleet invested in her education but did they train her for � this?

Ensign Morgan Selwood was almost too good at her job and far too casual about Fleet rules and regulations. Tasked with designing a control system for an untested attack fighter seemed like a dream come true and a real career booster. But the specs and modules tell only part of the story—what Morgan discovers can put not just her career, but lives at risk.

This short story contains some coarse language.]]> 41 Greta van der Rol A.A. 0 to-read, books-by-new-friends 3.97 2011 Supertech (Morgan Selwood)
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy (Ptorix Empire, #1)]]> 10810732 NOTE: This Kindle edition is no longer available on Amazon and has been replaced by ASIN B00I90OGEY

Politics. Hatred. Star systems on the brink of war. A species under threat of extinction from a deadly virus.

Ex-Admiral Chaka Saahren goes undercover to discover the truth. Systems Engineer, Allysha Marten, takes one last job to rid her of debts and her cheating husband. On Tisyphor, deadly secrets about the past explode, as Allysha and the undercover agent scramble to prevent the coming holocaust and xenocide.

When the ex-Admiral’s identity is revealed, she must come to terms with her feelings for a man she thinks caused the death of innocent civilians, including her father.

In a race against time, Allysha must set aside her conflicted emotions and trust a man she barely knows. Saahren must convince the woman he loves to find the truth as he once more assumes his position as The Iron Admiral.]]> 234 Greta van der Rol A.A. 0 to-read 3.72 2011 The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy (Ptorix Empire, #1)
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average rating: 3.72
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]]> <![CDATA[Dreaming Again: Thirty-five New Stories Celebrating the Wild Side of Australian Fiction]]> 4044364 566 Jack Dann 0061364088 A.A. 5 3.74 2008 Dreaming Again: Thirty-five New Stories Celebrating the Wild Side of Australian Fiction
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[The Usurper (King Rolen's Kin, #3)]]> 7615403
Palatyne’s vicious soldiers. Can he hope to repel the invasion with a following of women, children and old men?]]> 489 Rowena Cory Daniells 1907519076 A.A. 0 to-read 3.78 2010 The Usurper (King Rolen's Kin, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Uncrowned King (King Rolen's Kin, #2)]]> 7636552
Determined to prove his loyalty, Byren races across the path of the advancing army, towards the Abbey. Somehow, he must get there in time to convince the Abbot to send his warriors to defend the castle.

Meanwhile, the youngest of King Rolen’s sons, Fyn, has barely begun his training as an Abbey mystic, but he wakes in a cold sweat, haunted by dreams of betrayal...]]> 396 Rowena Cory Daniells 190751905X A.A. 0 to-read 3.83 2010 The Uncrowned King (King Rolen's Kin, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The King's Bastard (King Rolen's Kin, #1)]]> 7660688
Political intrigue and magic combine in this explosive first book in an exciting new fantasy trilogy.]]> 640 Rowena Cory Daniells 1907519017 A.A. 0 to-read 3.61 2010 The King's Bastard (King Rolen's Kin, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)]]> 968 The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, and The da Vinci Code

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.

The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.]]> 489 Dan Brown A.A. 3 <br /> 3.92 2003 The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> Hindsight (Mira Chambers #2) 11288492


'a rare and special tale!' AUREALIS XPRESS on DIAMOND EYES, winner of the Norma K Hemming Award 2011

Mira Chambers has an infallible gift for solving mysteries ... but using it comes with a price.Determined to regain her independence after ten years in orphanages and asylums, Mira leaps at the chance to help her friend, Bennet Chiron, an enigmatic ex-con who risked his life to save hers. Mira plans to investigate the murder-robbery that put him behind bars for six years in the hope of clearing his name. But people are turning up dead under bizarre circumstances, and Mira discovers that she's being hunted by two old adversaries.

Layers of secrets are about to be ripped apart ... is Mira the only one with a steep price to pay?]]> 544 A.A. Bell 0732291372 A.A. 0 3.95 2011 Hindsight (Mira Chambers #2)
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Please disregard this review. I'm biased, but the system was giving me trouble and wouldn't let me upload the book without entering one.
]]> <![CDATA[Path of the Stray (Quantum Encryption, #1)]]> 8739989 1571 Kim Falconer A.A. 0 to-read 4.11 2010 Path of the Stray (Quantum Encryption, #1)
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Six Moon Summer (Seasons of the Moon, #1)]]> 10803218
She's changing.

And now she has three months to find a cure before becoming a werewolf... forever.

Rylie Gresham hates everything about summer camp: the food, the fresh air, the dumb activities, and the other girls in her cabin. But the worst part is probably being bitten by a werewolf. Being a teenager is hard enough, but now she's craving raw flesh and struggles with uncontrollable anger. If she doesn't figure out a way to stop the transformation, then at the end of summer, her life is worse than over. She'll be a monster.]]> 198 S.M. Reine 1257148834 A.A. 0 to-read 3.82 2011 Six Moon Summer (Seasons of the Moon, #1)
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[Power and Majesty (Creature Court #1)]]> 8305689 “She almost missed the sight of a naked youth falling out of the sky. He was long and lean and muscled � He was also completely off his face.�

A war is being fought in the skies over the city of Aufleur. No one sees the battles. No one knows how close they come to destruction every time the sun sets.

During daylight, all is well, but when nox falls and the sky turns bright, someone has to step up and lead the Creature Court into battle.

Twelve years ago, Garnet kissed Velody and stole her magic. Five years ago, he betrayed Ashiol, and took his powers by force. But now the Creature Court is at a crossroads � they need a Power and Majesty who won’t give up or lose themselves in madness …]]> 512 Tansy Rayner Roberts 0732289432 A.A. 0 to-read 3.77 2010 Power and Majesty (Creature Court #1)
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> <![CDATA[The Company Articles of Edward Teach/The Angaelien Apocalypse]]> 10715640
The Company Articles of Edward Teach � Learning to live inside your own skin is hard enough, but what if you were thrown back in time, to another body; a different world�?
The Angaelien Apocalypse - An alien story you’ve never seen before …]]> 0 Thoraiya Dyer A.A. 0 to-read 3.50 2010 The Company Articles of Edward Teach/The Angaelien Apocalypse
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average rating: 3.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Jedi Search (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #1)]]> 760110
While Luke Skywalker takes the first step toward setting up an academy to train a new order of Jedi Knights, Han Solo and Chewbacca are taken prisoner on the planet Kessel and forced to work in the fathomless depths of a spice mine. But when Han and Chewie break away, they flee desperately to a secret Imperial research laboratory surrounded by a cluster of black holes - and go from one danger to a far greater one�.

On Kessel, Luke picks up the trail of his two friends, only to come face-to-face with a weapon so awesome, it can wipe out an entire solar system. It is a death ship called the Sun Crusher, invented by a reclusive genius and piloted by none other than Han himself�.]]> 355 Kevin J. Anderson 0553297988 A.A. 4 3.68 1994 Star Wars: Jedi Search (The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #1)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.68
book published: 1994
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake]]> 534721
The cake-eating hippo is ageless. This classic story about one of the largest and most famous imaginary friends has been delighting children around the world for almost 40 years. To celebrate the original hippo story was republished in a hardback gift edition for the 30th anniversary with a special sparkly hippo on the cover, ready to delight a whole new generation of children. Now available from Penguin Puffin, and in Chinese from Sichuan Children's Publishing, there are seven titles in the series. 'Ho Ho Ho There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Christmas Cake' sold out at Christmas 2018. . A short film made by Pocket Bonfire Productions was shown at the Sydney Opera House in 2012. In 2016, Garry Ginivan Attractions toured 'Hippo! Hippo! the Musical' nationally.

In 2020 there will be special celebrations for the 40th anniversary of this across the generations, favourite book character.]]> 28 Hazel Edwards 0340286970 A.A. 4 4.13 1980 There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 1980
rating: 4
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]]> The Time Machine 2493
So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as the father of science fiction. With a speculative leap that still fires the imagination, Wells sends his brave explorer to face a future burdened with our greatest hopes...and our darkest fears. A pull of the Time Machine’s lever propels him to the age of a slowly dying Earth.Ìý There he discovers two bizarre races—the ethereal Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks—who not only symbolize the duality of human nature, but offer a terrifying portrait of the men of tomorrow as well.Ìý Published in 1895, this masterpiece of invention captivated readers on the threshold of a new century. Thanks to Wells’s expert storytelling and provocative insight, The Time Machine will continue to enthrall readers for generations to come.

Ìý±Õ±Õ> 118 H.G. Wells A.A. 4 3.91 1895 The Time Machine
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]]> Tess of the D’Urbervilles 32261 here and here.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D’Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her ‘cousin� Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.]]> 518 Thomas Hardy A.A. 4
what the heck??... Sex scene? I combed back through it for a week with my friends and we couldn't find it anywhere... until the teacher pointed out obscure metaphoric references to the wind blowing, leaves crushing etc. Quite lovely to a much more experienced eye... we still couldn't find it until she gave us the specific page, and even then we had to read it 3 times... it went right over our heads so I dare say we hadn't been properly prepared either... our teacher thought it was hilarious, naturally... however I've heard that some of the modern abridged versions have tweaked it to make it more noticeable as well as more easily swallowed... not sure if this is the edition, but worth mentioning anyway, I thought.

Anyone else miss that "explicit" sex scene? LOL ]]> 3.83 1891 Tess of the D’Urbervilles
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Nowadays, I have a great respect for this book... gosh, what a turnaround!... I was 15 when I was *forced* to read this book (virtually at gunpoint) at highschool, and I wasn't ready for it. It was the first huge goat-choker I ever read, but as an A student who was struggling not to slip back to a B or worse, I was determined to to read every word so I didn't miss anything for the exam or report... so imagine my horror, when I got to the end, and then my teacher asked what we thought of the sex scene...

what the heck??... Sex scene? I combed back through it for a week with my friends and we couldn't find it anywhere... until the teacher pointed out obscure metaphoric references to the wind blowing, leaves crushing etc. Quite lovely to a much more experienced eye... we still couldn't find it until she gave us the specific page, and even then we had to read it 3 times... it went right over our heads so I dare say we hadn't been properly prepared either... our teacher thought it was hilarious, naturally... however I've heard that some of the modern abridged versions have tweaked it to make it more noticeable as well as more easily swallowed... not sure if this is the edition, but worth mentioning anyway, I thought.

Anyone else miss that "explicit" sex scene? LOL
]]> <![CDATA[So Say We All: Collected Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica]]> 844220 272 Richard Hatch 1932100946 A.A. 4 3.72 2006 So Say We All: Collected Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica
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]]> <![CDATA[Transformation Space (Sentients of Orion, #4)]]> 8111382
Mira Fedor and her friends stand in the eye of the hurricane. Everything is in flux and nothing is as it appears to be. Mira's pregnancy seems to be proceeding at an inhuman pace and the sedate acceptance of this state of affairs by her biozoon, Insigna, is as much an irritation as it is comfort. It seems clear that the extropists' procedures have had an unforeseen effect - but will her child be more than human? Or less?Meanwhile, the galaxy-wide conspiracy that has plagued the Orion League for so long is blown wide open. The conspirators stand unmasked, but is there time to prevent their carefully laid plans coming to fruition? And even if there is, how many of the Orion Worlds will pay the price for their leaders� blindness?The pieces are all in play; all that remains is for each side to commit to its end game. But there’s one question nobody has thought to ask: will god play by the rules . . .?]]> 432 Marianne de Pierres 1841497592 A.A. 5 4.05 2010 Transformation Space (Sentients of Orion, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Burn Bright (Night Creatures, #1)]]> 9433912
What are the Night Creatures Retra can see in the shadows? What happens to those who grow too old for Ixion? Without Joel, is her eternal bond with a Riper guardian enough to save her?

Listen well, baby bats. Burn bright, but do not stray from the paths. Remember, when you live in a place of darkness you also live with creatures of the dark.]]> 316 Marianne de Pierres 1864719885 A.A. 5 3.70 2011 Burn Bright (Night Creatures, #1)
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]]> Chewing the Seatbelt 2346021 0 Andrew Daddo 1844286487 A.A. 5 4.33 Chewing the Seatbelt
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]]> The Book Thief 19063 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

(Note: this title was not published as YA fiction)]]> 592 Markus Zusak A.A. 5 4.38 2005 The Book Thief
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]]> The Arrival 920607
Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main character's isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy.]]> 132 Shaun Tan A.A. 5 4.33 2007 The Arrival
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]]> <![CDATA[Diamond Eyes (Mira Chambers, #1)]]> 9736383 544 A.A. Bell 0730493873 A.A. 0 4.30 2010 Diamond Eyes (Mira Chambers, #1)
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]]> Tagged By Dead Dogs 7100821 199 Anita Bell 174051887X A.A. 0 books-by-my-other-pen-name 3.20 2003 Tagged By Dead Dogs
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]]> <![CDATA[Your Investment Property: How to Choose it and Triple Your Returns in 3 years]]> 1398972 234 Anita Bell A.A. 0 books-by-my-other-pen-name 3.39 2002 Your Investment Property: How to Choose it and Triple Your Returns in 3 years
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]]> <![CDATA[Your Success in Five Years or Less]]> 6973842 176 Anita Bell A.A. 0 books-by-my-other-pen-name 3.42 2004 Your Success in Five Years or Less
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]]> <![CDATA[Your Money: Starting Out and Starting Over]]> 6781893
No matter whether you have a family and an ocean of debts, you're yet to leave school and land your first job, or you're at any stage in between, Your Money covers everything you need to know.

Inside you'll find tried and true tips on saving money on your home (whether buying or renting), your car, your job and your credit cards plus hints on how to get the best price on the things you need to buy and how to avoid being suckered.

It includes do-it-yourself money makeovers that anyone can put into practice, useful wallet and budget tables and a special easy to understand guide tot he stockmarket, for when your financial life is in order and you're ready to reap the rewards.

From the author of the number one bestseller Your Mortgage and How to Pay It Off in Five Years, this practical advice could save you thousands of dollars.]]> 267 Anita Bell 1740510895 A.A. 0 books-by-my-other-pen-name 3.44 2001 Your Money: Starting Out and Starting Over
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]]> <![CDATA[Your Mortgage and How to Pay It Off in 5 years by Someone Who Did it in 3]]> 582066 162 Anita Bell 1740510909 A.A. 0 books-by-my-other-pen-name 3.70 1999 Your Mortgage and How to Pay It Off in 5 years by Someone Who Did it in 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Debt of Bones (Sword of Truth, #0.5)]]> 43886 160 Terry Goodkind 0765351544 A.A. 0 to-read 3.88 1998 Debt of Bones (Sword of Truth, #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Confessor (Sword of Truth, #11)]]> 604803
Descending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world, while Richard faces the guilt of knowing that he must let it happen. Alone, he must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves…and has lost.
Ìý
Join Richard and Kahlan in the concluding novel of one of the most remarkable and memorable journeys ever written. It started with one rule, and will end with the rule of all rules, the rule unwritten, the rule unspoken since the dawn of history.
When next the sun rises, the world will be forever changed.
]]> 603 Terry Goodkind 0765315238 A.A. 0 to-read 4.08 2007 Confessor (Sword of Truth, #11)
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]]> Phantom (Sword of Truth, #10) 43884 Bestselling author Terry Goodkind's epic Sword of Truth series continues with the next stunning installment, Phantom

On the day she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive. For everyone else, that was the day that the world began to end.

As her husband, Richard, desperately searches for his beloved, whom only he remembers, he knows that if she doesn't soon discover who she really is, she will unwittingly become the instrument that will unleash annihilation. But Kahlan learns that if she ever were to unlock the truth of her lost identity, then evil itself would finally possess her, body and soul.

If she is to survive in a murky world of deception and betrayal, where life is not only cheap but fleeting, Kahlan must find out why she is such a central figure in the war-torn world swirling around her. What she uncovers are secrets darker than she could ever have imagined.]]> 587 Terry Goodkind 0765305240 A.A. 0 to-read 3.98 2006 Phantom (Sword of Truth, #10)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)]]> 43887 Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now Goodkind returns with a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.

After being gravely injured in battle, Richard awakes to discover Kahlan missing. To his disbelief, no one remembers the woman he is frantically trying to find. Worse, no one believes that she really exists, or that he was ever married. Alone as never before, he must find the woman he loves more than life itself....if she is even still alive. If she was ever even real.]]> 748 Terry Goodkind 0765344319 A.A. 0 to-read 3.94 2005 Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, #8)]]> 43893
Richard Rahl has been poisoned. Saving an empire from annihilation is the price of the antidote. With the shadow of death looming near, the empire crumbling before the invading hordes, and time running out, Richard is offered not only his own life but the salvation of a people, in exchange for delivering his wife, Kahlan, into bondage to the enemy.]]> 725 Terry Goodkind 0765344300 A.A. 0 to-read 3.82 2003 Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pillars of Creation (Sword of Truth, #7)]]> 5038 Faith of the Fallen

New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind has created his most lavish adventure yet. Tormented her entire life by inhuman voices, a young woman named Jennsen seeks to end her intolerable agony. She at last discovers a way to silence the voices. For everyone else, the torment is about to begin.

With winter descending and the paralyzing dread of an army of annihilation occupying their homeland, Richard Rahl and his wife Kahlan must venture deep into a strange and desolate land. Their quest turns to terror when they find themselves the helpless prey of a tireless hunter.

Meanwhile, Jennsen finds herself drawn into the center of a struggle for conquest and revenge. Worse yet, she finds her will seized by forces more abhorrent than anything she ever envisioned. Only then does she come to realize that the voices were real.

Staggered by loss and increasingly isolated, Richard and Kahlan must stop the relentless, unearthly threat which has come out of the darkest night of the human soul. To do so, Richard will be called upon to face the demons stalking among the Pillars of Creation.

Discover breathtaking adventure and true nobility of spirit. Find out why millions of readers the world over have elevated Terry Goodkind to the ranks of legend.]]> 725 Terry Goodkind 0765340747 A.A. 0 to-read 3.69 2001 The Pillars of Creation (Sword of Truth, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Soul of the Fire (Sword of Truth, #5)]]> 761732
But their wedding is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway country. Now a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless waste.

Separated from the Sword of Truth and stripped of their magic, Richard and Kahlan must journey across the Midlands to discover a dark secret from the past and a trap that could tear them apart forever. For their fate has become inextricably entwined with that of the Midlands—and there's no place so dangerous as a world without magic...]]> 788 Terry Goodkind 0812551494 A.A. 0 to-read 3.87 1999 Soul of the Fire (Sword of Truth, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6)]]> 121127 There is an alternate cover edition here.

As his beloved Kahlan lies close to death, Richard Rahl, who distrusts prophecy more than anyone, is confronted by a compelling vision - one that bears a terrible price. It would mean taking Kahlan away to safety while abandoning his people to a grim fate.

As savage hordes stand poised to invade their homeland, Richard and Kahlan's devotion, not only to each other but to their cause and their duty, is imperiled in the descending fury of war. Amid the turmoil, Nicci, a woman from Richard's past, haunted by her memory of him, makes a fateful decision. Despite Nicci's hunger to understand the source of Richard's indomitable will, her burning passion to destroy him commits her to the unthinkable.]]> 785 Terry Goodkind 081257639X A.A. 0 to-read 4.10 2000 Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, #4)]]> 253058
The dangerous, fanatical Imperial Order, under the leadership of the power-mad Emperor Jagang and his multitude of demonic underlings, unleashes a deadly plague. To find a cure Richard Cypher and his beloved Kahlan Amnell must seek out the legendary Temple of the Winds, a fortress of evil sealed away for three thousand years. But the path of the Seeker of Truth is never an easy one—even if he can reach the Temple at all, there is no guarantee he'll ever return.]]> 822 Terry Goodkind A.A. 0 to-read 4.03 1997 Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3)]]> 43892 There is an alternate cover edition here.

Richard comes to terms with his true identity as a War Wizard. The New World, and all the freedom of humankind, is under threat from the Imperial Order after he had brought down the barrier between the Old and New World. The Imperial Order has already sent delegations and armies into the New World. Richard's only option to stop the invasion is to claim his heritage and unite all free kingdoms and provinces under one rule and one command.]]> 623 Terry Goodkind 0812551478 A.A. 0 to-read 3.99 1996 Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2)]]> 234184 Wizard's First Rule, Richard Cypher's world was turned upside down. Once a simple woods guide, Richard was forced to become the Seeker of Truth, to save the world from the vile dominance of Darken Rahl, the most viciously savage and powerful wizard the world had ever seen. He was joined on this epic quest by his beloved Kahlan, the only survivor among the Confessors, who brought a powerful but benevolent justice to the land before Rahl's evil scourge. Aided by Zedd, the last of the wizards who opposed Rahl, they were able to cast him into the underworld, saving the world from the living hell of life under Rahl.

But the veil to the underworld has been torn, and Rahl, from beyond the veil, begins to summon a sinister power more dreadful than any he has wielded before. Horrifying creatures escape through the torn veil, wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting world above.

If Rahl isn't stopped, he will free the Keeper itself, an evil entity whose power is so vast and foul that once freed, it can never again be contained.

Richard and Kahlan must face Rahl and the Keeper's terrible minions. But first, Richard must endure the ministrations of the Sisters of the Light, or die from the pain of magic that is his birthright and his curse. While Richard undertakes the arduous journey to the forbidden city of the Sisters, Kahlan must embark upon a long and dangerous mission to Aydindril, citadel of the old wizards, where she hopes to find Zedd and the help only he can lend to their desperate cause.

War, suffering, torture, and deceit lie in their paths, and nothing will save them from a destiny of violent death, unless their courage and faith are joined with luck and they find the elusive...Stone of Tears.]]> 703 Terry Goodkind 0312857063 A.A. 0 to-read 4.10 1995 Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)]]> 43889
His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence. In a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and Kahlan must take up that challenge or become the next victims. Beyond awaits a bewitching land where even the best of their hearts could betray them. Yet, Richard fears nothing so much as what secrets his sword might reveal about his own soul. Falling in love would destroy them—for reasons Richard can't imagine and Kahlan dare not say.

In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword—to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed . . . or that their time has run out.

This is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.]]> 836 Terry Goodkind 0765346524 A.A. 0 to-read 4.12 1994 Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Most Definite (Death Works Trilogy #1)]]> 7094635
Steven is no stranger to death-Mr. D's his boss after all-but when a dead girl saves him from sharing her fate, he finds himself on the wrong end of the barrel. His job is to guide the restless dead to the underworld but now his clients are his own colleagues, friends, and family.

Mr. D's gone missing and with no one in charge, the dead start to rise, the living are hunted, and the whole city teeters on the brink of a regional apocalypse-unless Steven can shake his hangover, not fall for the dead girl, and find out what happened to his boss- that is, Death himself.]]> 416 Trent Jamieson 1841498599 A.A. 0 to-read 3.53 2010 Death Most Definite (Death Works Trilogy #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Flying Changes (Riding Lessons, #2)]]> 142887
Anxiety rules Annemarie Zimmer’s days—the fear that her relationship with the man she loves is growing stagnant; the fear that equestrian daughter Eva’s dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far away from her mother . . . and into harm’s way. For five months, Annemarie has struggled to make peace with her past. But if she cannot let go, the personal battles she has won and the heights she has achieved will have all been for naught.

It is a time of change at Maple Brook Horse Farm, when loves must be confronted head-on and fears must be saddled and broken. But it is an unanticipated tragedy that will most drastically alter the fragile world of one remarkable family—even as it flings open gates that have long confined them, enabling them all to finally ride headlong and free.]]> 371 Sara Gruen 0061241091 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.68 2004 Flying Changes (Riding Lessons, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Riding Lessons (Riding Lessons, #1)]]> 142886
But everything will change yet again with one glimpse of a white striped gelding startlingly similar to the one Annemarie lost in another lifetime. And an obsession is born that could shatter her fragile world.]]> 387 Sara Gruen 0061241083 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.42 2004 Riding Lessons (Riding Lessons, #1)
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]]> Ape House 2458340
Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn’t understand people, but animals she gets - especially the bonobos. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she’s ever felt among humans... until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter who braves the ever-present animal rights protesters outside the lab to see what’s really going on inside.

When an explosion rocks the lab, severely injuring Isabel and “liberating� the apes, John’s human interest piece turns into the story of a lifetime, one he’ll risk his career and his marriage to follow. Then a reality TV show featuring the missing apes debuts under mysterious circumstances, and it immediately becomes the biggest - and unlikeliest - phenomenon in the history of modern media. Millions of fans are glued to their screens watching the apes order greasy take-out, have generous amounts of sex, and sign for Isabel to come get them. Now, to save her family of apes from this parody of human life, Isabel must connect with her own kind, including John; a green-haired vegan; and a retired porn star with her own agenda.

Ape House delivers great entertainment, but it also opens the animal world to us in ways few novels have done, securing Sara Gruen’s place as a master storyteller who allows us to see ourselves as we never have before.]]> 303 Sara Gruen 0385664443 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.48 2010 Ape House
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]]> The Darkness Within 2635242 377 Jason Nahrung 0734409710 A.A. 5 3.46 2007 The Darkness Within
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]]> <![CDATA[Desert Justice (Silhouette Intimate Moments)]]> 1152334
Accustomed to wielding his authority, Sheik Markaz al Nazaari had traits that clashed against Simone's Western independence. But while Simone and Markaz came from two different worlds, they shared one common passion: each other. And with an attraction this intense, would boundaries or borders keep them apart?]]> Valerie Parv 0373274955 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.62 2006 Desert Justice (Silhouette Intimate Moments)
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> Interrupted Lullaby 4298486
But when Zeke burst unexpectedly into her life once more, Tara could keep no secrets from this determined, mesmerizing man. For Zeke not only demanded her kiss, he demanded answers. And what he discovered filled Tara with a powerful hope. Zeke claimed their baby was still alive and only needed to be found. Now, as they searched side by side, she discovered the powerful truth: that she had never stopped loving Zeke, or dreaming of their future family.]]> 256 Valerie Parv 0373271654 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.70 2001 Interrupted Lullaby
author: Valerie Parv
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Crowns and a Cradle (The Carramer Legacy, #1)]]> 3011910 Baffled and bewildered by the sense of homecoming, Sarah was torn. Josquin had given her a new family, but he'd also investigated her past, lied to bring her to Carramer and he'd be regent for her son. So once he took her in his arms, could she trust the promises he made?]]> 192 Valerie Parv 0373196210 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.55 2002 Crowns and a Cradle (The Carramer Legacy, #1)
author: Valerie Parv
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Royal Spy (Romancing the Crown, #6)]]> 1152332 256 Valerie Parv 0373272243 A.A. 5 3.61 2002 Royal Spy (Romancing the Crown, #6)
author: Valerie Parv
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2002
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]]> Les garçons ne dansent pas 10535010
À sa grande surprise, il trouve que le cours de danse n'est pas si ennuyeux. En fait, il prend même du plaisir à danser. Mais il n'en parle à personne. Après tout, les garçons ne dansent pas! Mais est-ce bien vrai?]]> 32 Rowena Cory Lindquist 2761631153 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 4.00 2005 Les garçons ne dansent pas
author: Rowena Cory Lindquist
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.00
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]]> The Intruder 9566326 Author Biography: Rowena Lindquist writes adult science fiction/fantasy and her fantasy trilogy, Last T'en, was published in the US and Australia in 1999.
About the Illustrator: Melbourne artist Christopher Johnston trained as an architect and has worked in all kinds of graphic design, including children's book illustration and design, and murals.

]]> 48 Rowena Lindquist 0850918332 A.A. 5 4.50 2000 The Intruder
author: Rowena Lindquist
name: A.A.
average rating: 4.50
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Boys Don't Dance!: Individual Student Edition Emerald (Levels 25-26) (Rigby PM Plus)]]> 9624020 Book by RIGBY 32 Nelson 0757841252 A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.75 2003 Boys Don't Dance!: Individual Student Edition Emerald (Levels 25-26) (Rigby PM Plus)
author: Nelson
name: A.A.
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Under No Flag (Thunderfish, #2)]]> 9504976
The intrepid crew of the rogue submarine Thunderfish face a terrible responsibility.

Cornered by the navy after a campaign against illegal whalers, Captain Kira Beaumont has been forced to accept a dangerous secret mission, turning her military-trained crew and hi-tech sub into pawns in a volatile international drama.

And the stakes are high: to rescue a crucial diplomat and prevent war, something even greater must be risked� our world’s pollution-sick lungs themselves - the oceans!

Short listed for the Ned Kelly Award (recognizing quality Australian Crime Fiction)
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‘…this fast-paced action novel is well-constructed with characters who are now developing into real people…Simon Higgins acknowledges the help of a retired Royal Navy submarine engineer…’]]> Simon Higgins A.A. 5 books-by-famous-friends 3.53 Under No Flag (Thunderfish, #2)
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average rating: 3.53
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