John's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 21 Jul 2020 10:10:09 -0700 60 John's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man]]> 54081499
Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in the heart of Queens, where Donald and his four siblings grew up. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office, including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald.

A first-hand witness to countless holiday meals and family interactions, Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim, often confounding family events. She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for re-gifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald, Fred Trump’s favorite son, dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s.

Numerous pundits, armchair psychologists, and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump’s lethal flaws. Mary L. Trump has the education, insight, and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. She alone can recount this fascinating, unnerving saga, not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families.]]> 225 Mary L. Trump 1982141468 John 0 to-read 3.76 2020 Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
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]]> Appleseed: Hypernotes 46273055 160 Masamune Shirow 1621156222 John 4 3.89 1995 Appleseed: Hypernotes
author: Masamune Shirow
name: John
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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]]> Appleseed ID 25669608 152 Masamune Shirow 1630086037 John 0 currently-reading 3.78 1996 Appleseed ID
author: Masamune Shirow
name: John
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1996
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]]> <![CDATA[W?TAILS CAT 2 (W-Tails Cat, #2)]]> 24716174 エッチ系妄想が止まらない、アクティブなご令嬢シリルの妄想＆リアル（？）の痴态が今回も大展开！！闭闭> 0 Masamune Shirow John 0 to-read 2.75 2013 W?TAILS CAT 2 (W-Tails Cat, #2)
author: Masamune Shirow
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average rating: 2.75
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]]> <![CDATA[W?TAILS CAT 1 (W-Tails Cat, #1)]]> 24716175 国际的评価を受ける人気クリエイター?士郎正宗が本気で挑んだ淫艶で美丽な极エロティック?イラストストーリー登场！！闭闭> 0 Masamune Shirow John 0 to-read 3.43 2012 W?TAILS CAT 1 (W-Tails Cat, #1)
author: Masamune Shirow
name: John
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2012
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]]> reMIND, Volume 2 29781143 176 Jason Brubaker 0983114935 John 0 3.91 2013 reMIND, Volume 2
author: Jason Brubaker
name: John
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2013
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]]> reMIND 1 29781142 152 Jason Brubaker 0983114927 John 0 4.00 2009 reMIND 1
author: Jason Brubaker
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> reMIND: Volume 2 17014959 176 Jason Brubaker 0983114919 John 4 3.86 2013 reMIND: Volume 2
author: Jason Brubaker
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average rating: 3.86
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> reMIND: Volume 1 11920745 152 Jason Brubaker 0983114900 John 4 3.87 2009 reMIND: Volume 1
author: Jason Brubaker
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average rating: 3.87
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rating: 4
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]]> Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks 3043358 fin-de-siecle.

Telling the story of a man who was to dazzle the commercial world, the first half of the book explores how he achieved such success. From his early family life in Ivancice right through to his final days in Prague, it delves into every aspect of his career as it developed. Next, beginning with his earliest Parisian posters for the actress Sarah Bernhardt, the second half of the book focuses on Mucha's most intense period of productivity in Paris, and documents his success as an avant-garde artist. Exploring his many decorative panels and commercial posters as well as his illustrations for books and magazines, it takes an in-depth look at his changing artistic styles of the period and reveals his sources of inspiration. The informative text goes hand-in-hand with stunning reproductions of Mucha's most stirring and iconic works, from his "Gismonda" poster of 1894 to his "The Moon and the Stars" series of decorative panels of 1902.

Featuring over 150 of his most important graphic works, Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks is the perfect gateway to learning more about this versatile artist - one who was truly successful in producing both commercial pieces and 'high art'. It is an ideal read for those with little knowledge of Mucha as well as those looking to learn more.]]> 200 Rosalind Ormiston 1844517306 John 0 currently-reading 4.47 2007 Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks
author: Rosalind Ormiston
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average rating: 4.47
book published: 2007
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]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of the Air (Sithrah, #1)]]> 23218345 96 Jason Brubaker 0983114978 John 4 4.04 2015 Kingdom of the Air (Sithrah, #1)
author: Jason Brubaker
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average rating: 4.04
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> Propositions (Sithrah #2) 29781144 160 Jason Brubaker 0983114943 John 4 4.21 Propositions (Sithrah #2)
author: Jason Brubaker
name: John
average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Rust Vol. 4: Soul in the Machine]]> 28682389
As an unprecedented robot force closes in on the Taylor farm, Jet Jones must embrace his true identity if he’s to defend the family he loves. His years of running have led to this, an epic final battle where Jet will face his past and future head on for the safety of the Taylor family and the right to choose his own path.?
?
Royden Lepp’s Rust: Soul in the Machine is the breathtaking final installment of Jet’s adventure and the greatest challenge the rocket boy will ever face.?]]> Royden Lepp John 0 to-read 4.19 2018 Rust Vol. 4: Soul in the Machine
author: Royden Lepp
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Rust Vol. 3: Death of the Rocket Boy]]> 20736576
In the penultimate installment of the critically acclaimed Rust series from creator Royden Lepp, Jet searches for his place in the Taylor family, while shades of his past return to call him home and convince him that he will never belong. Oz Taylor may know Jet Jones' secret, but convincing the rest of his family may be harder than he counted on. As Oz plots to rid the Taylor farm of the rocket boy, Jet tries to prove himself to the family that has taken him in, in hopes of finding the home he has searched for so long. However, when shadows of Jet&#8217;s past start coming back into his life, he realizes his days of running may be numbered and he&#8217;ll have to choose between protecting the Taylors and finding the family he&amp's always wanted.]]> 224 Royden Lepp 1608864138 John 0 to-read 4.15 2014 Rust Vol. 3: Death of the Rocket Boy
author: Royden Lepp
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average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell]]> 13238282 Picking up where the previous volume, Rust: Visitor in the Field, left off, after a second robot attack on the Taylor farm, Roman, Oswald, and Jet begin to seek answers to the mysteries of the past. Oswald becomes more and more suspicious of Jet's connection to the robots, while Jet himself tries to connect with the flesh and blood family that has harbored him. Roman looks for comfort in his friendship with girl-next-door Jesse, but what he doesn't know is that a new evil may be looming on the horizon for his family. Will they be ready when it comes?]]> 200 Royden Lepp 1936393581 John 4 4.00 2012 Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell
author: Royden Lepp
name: John
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Rust Vol. 1: Visitor in the Field]]> 11994975 Rust is a high-octane adventure set in the prairie lands of an unknown time. Life on the Taylor family farm was difficult enough before Jet Jones crashes into the barn, chased by a giant decommissioned war robot! Oldest son Roman Taylor struggles to keep his family’s small farm afloat as the area heals from a devastating world war. While the rest of his family may not trust the mysterious boy with the jetpack, Roman believes the secrets of Jet’s past may be the key to their survival.]]> 192 Royden Lepp 1936393271 John 4 3.98 2011 Rust Vol. 1: Visitor in the Field
author: Royden Lepp
name: John
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Hellboy, Vol. 4: The Right Hand of Doom]]> 102460 Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film. Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar.

"The best horror comic in a generation. This Mignola guy is a wizard"

- Frank Miller

Collects Pancakes (from Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999); The Nature of the Beast (from Dark Horse Presents #151'); King Vold; Heads (from Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead); Goodbye, Mr. Tod (from Gary Gianni's The MonsterMen); The V?rcolac, The Right Hand of Doom (from Dark Horse Presents Annual 1998; Box Full of Evil #1–2.]]> 144 Mike Mignola 1593070934 John 0 4.34 2000 Hellboy, Vol. 4: The Right Hand of Doom
author: Mike Mignola
name: John
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2000
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]]> <![CDATA[Hellboy, Vol. 2: Wake the Devil]]> 102459
Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film. Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar.]]> 144 Mike Mignola 1593070950 John 0 4.22 1997 Hellboy, Vol. 2: Wake the Devil
author: Mike Mignola
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average rating: 4.22
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2]]> 32840581 26 Mike Mignola John 5 4.26 Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #2
author: Mike Mignola
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[Five Ghosts, Volume Two: Lost Coastlines (Five Ghosts, #2)]]> 20906542 184 Frank J. Barbiere 1607069814 John 4 3.66 2014 Five Ghosts, Volume Two: Lost Coastlines (Five Ghosts, #2)
author: Frank J. Barbiere
name: John
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Five Ghosts, Volume 1: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (Five Ghosts, #1)]]> 18070208 Collects FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #1-5.]]> 128 Frank J. Barbiere 1607067900 John 0 3.40 2013 Five Ghosts, Volume 1: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (Five Ghosts, #1)
author: Frank J. Barbiere
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average rating: 3.40
book published: 2013
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]]> Old City Blues 1 11081997 120 Giannis Milonogiannis 1936393204 John 4 3.57 2011 Old City Blues 1
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average rating: 3.57
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> Old City Blues, Volume 2 17995776 200 Giannis Milonogiannis 1939867029 John 4 3.88 2013 Old City Blues, Volume 2
author: Giannis Milonogiannis
name: John
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> Deus Ex: Hard Line 31551177
The novella is available in the digital format as part of the Collector's Edition and Day One Edition of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

(Taken from the Deus Ex wiki: )]]> 44 James Swallow 1785654837 John 3 3.27 2016 Deus Ex: Hard Line
author: James Swallow
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average rating: 3.27
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> The Poisonwood Bible 7244 The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.]]> 546 Barbara Kingsolver 0060786507 John 0 currently-reading 4.10 1998 The Poisonwood Bible
author: Barbara Kingsolver
name: John
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1998
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]]> <![CDATA[Deus Ex: Black Light (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided prequel)]]> 28503989
The year is 2029, and the shining promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins in the wake of the devastating ‘Aug Incident’ – a horrific catastrophe triggered by a cabal of shadowy power brokers, where millions of cybernetically-enhanced people suffered a forced psychotic break.

Awakening in the aftermath of a changed world, with gaps in his memories and suspicion on all sides, augmented ex-cop and former security operative Adam Jensen struggles to piece his life back together, in a new reality where ‘Augs’ have become the targets of hatred, fear and violent discrimination.

Now the dark forces behind the Incident are gathering once again, reaching out to manipulate the course of global events through terror and intimidation. To find the answers that he seeks and the people who destroyed everything he knew, Jensen must return to the ashes of the past, reconnect with old allies, and risk all to expose a deadly conspiracy – but in a world shattered by secrets, can the truth be brought into the light?

A brand-new official Deus Ex novel, bridging events between Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the brand-new game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.]]> 336 James Swallow 178565120X John 5 3.75 2016 Deus Ex: Black Light (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided prequel)
author: James Swallow
name: John
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster]]> 16033602
Lean Analytics can help. By measuring and analyzing as you grow, you can validate whether a problem is real, find the right customers, and decide what to build, how to monetize it, and how to spread the word. Focusing on the One Metric That Matters to your business right now gives you the focus you need to move ahead--and the discipline to know when to change course.

Written by Alistair Croll (Coradiant, CloudOps, Startupfest) and Ben Yoskovitz (Year One Labs, GoInstant),?the book?lays out practical, proven steps to take your startup from initial idea to product/market fit and beyond. Packed with over 30 case studies, and based on a year of interviews with over a hundred founders and investors, the book is an invaluable, practical guide for Lean Startup practitioners everywhere.]]> 440 Alistair Croll 1449335675 John 0 currently-reading 4.10 2013 Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
author: Alistair Croll
name: John
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2013
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]]> Usagi Yojimbo Saga, Vol. 1 22343908 616 Stan Sakai 1616556099 John 4 4.54 2014 Usagi Yojimbo Saga, Vol. 1
author: Stan Sakai
name: John
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> Olympus Overdrive 21548872
The webcomic can be found here:



Olympus Overdrive updates every Monday, Wednesday & Friday.]]> Milky John 0 to-read 3.60 Olympus Overdrive
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average rating: 3.60
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]]> Defying Fate (Descent, #6) 17727267
But now the worst has happened. The Treaty protecting humanity from war between angels and demons has fallen. Elise has been taken by her greatest enemy and imprisoned in madness. And James may be responsible for it...]]> 432 S.M. Reine John 0 currently-reading 4.16 2013 Defying Fate (Descent, #6)
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> <![CDATA[Once Darkness Falls (Preternatural Affairs, #7)]]> 24812971
Someone at the Office of Preternatural Affairs fucked up.

As the lead of a secret internal investigations team, Agent Cesar Hawke needs to discover who is responsible.

And then he needs to kill them.]]> 200 S.M. Reine John 4 4.26 2016 Once Darkness Falls (Preternatural Affairs, #7)
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average rating: 4.26
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-machine Interface (Ghost in the Shell, #2)]]> 35873 312 Masamune Shirow 159307204X John 5 3.53 2001 Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-machine Interface (Ghost in the Shell, #2)
author: Masamune Shirow
name: John
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-error Processor (Ghost in the Shell, #1.5)]]> 1111617 117 Masamune Shirow 1593078153 John 0 3.79 2003 Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-error Processor (Ghost in the Shell, #1.5)
author: Masamune Shirow
name: John
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)]]> 9460487 9781594744761

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.]]> 352 Ransom Riggs 1594744769 John 0 3.92 2011 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
author: Ransom Riggs
name: John
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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Great starter. I can't wait to see the movie....Now for the second book!
]]> <![CDATA[Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell, #1)]]> 35870 368 Masamune Shirow 1593072287 John 0 4.18 1989 Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell, #1)
author: Masamune Shirow
name: John
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1989
rating: 0
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]]> Death Scream (Descent, #0.7) 24268673
This is a 14,000 word short story (about the length of 3-4 chapters in my novels) that takes place before the events of The Descent Series.]]> 50 S.M. Reine John 0 currently-reading 4.27 2015 Death Scream (Descent, #0.7)
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average rating: 4.27
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]]> <![CDATA[Order 66 (Star Wars: Republic Commando #4)]]> 2174486
Even as the Clone Wars are about to reach an explosive climax, no one knows if victory will favor the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) or the Separatists. But no matter who wins, the stakes are highest for elite Special Ops clones like the Republic Commandos in Omega and Delta squads–and the notorious renegade Advance Recon Commando troopers known as Null ARCs.

With Republic forces stretched to the max and casualties mounting, the last thing these beleaguered warriors need to hear is that Chancellor Palpatine is keeping vast armies of secret clone troops in reserve. Sergeant Skirata, a mentor to the clone commandos, has no intention of standing idly by while Palpatine sends them into battle like lambs to the slaughter. Skirata begins to plan the clones' escape from the GAR, but his heroic effort will be in vain unless he can reverse the clones' accelerated aging process.

Caught in the treacherous dealings of their leaders, and locked in the battles of their lives, the disillusioned Null ARCs and Commandos nonetheless fight with everything they’ve got, determined to wrest victory from the Seps and save the galaxy.

But even the deadliest weapons may not be powerful enough to defeat the real menace. And nothing will stop the apocalyptic horror unleashed when Palpatine utters the chilling words The time has come. Execute Order 66. Translation: The Jedi have tried to stage a coup, and all must be shot on sight.

With their faith in the Republic and their loyalty to their Jedi allies put to the ultimate test, how will the men of Omega and Delta squads react to the most infamous command in galactic history? All the breathtaking action, suspense, and intrigue of Karen Traviss's Republic Commando series comes alive in Star Wars: Order 66.]]> 448 Karen Traviss 0345506189 John 4 4.28 2008 Order 66 (Star Wars: Republic Commando #4)
author: Karen Traviss
name: John
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1)]]> 24876258
Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to keep the peace.

Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. Fiercely loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy’s shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. But when the Predator is severely damaged in combat, leaving captain and crew grounded, Grimm is offered a proposition from the Spirearch of Albion—to join a team of agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring Predator to its fighting glory.

And even as Grimm undertakes this dangerous task, he will learn that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity’s ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake…]]> 630 Jim Butcher 0451466802 John 5 4.15 2015 The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1)
author: Jim Butcher
name: John
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> Dire Blood (Descent, #5) 16209489
Now the most powerful witch in the world, James Faulkner, has been dragged to Hell and accused of violating an ancient treaty. The punishment is eternity in Hellfire. Elise is the only one who can save him. But it means following him into Hell to face inhuman urges, the secrets in her past, and the horror in her future.

The Godslayer's fight isn't over yet. It's only just beginning...]]> 428 S.M. Reine John 4 4.26 2012 Dire Blood (Descent, #5)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> Strangers With Candy 13720089
DadKong and Momzilla keep a close watch, always ready to yank him back into their stifling embrace before anything interesting can happen, just as they have for the entire thirteen years of his existence.

Then — with a little help from his wild best friend, Jason—Tim figures out how to be sneaky.

Soon Jason makes an unsettling confession and Tim sees no choice but to distance himself from their friendship. Increasingly, he relies on his new online friend, Mudd, for company and validation.

He soon finds himself caught in the crossfire as Mudd and Jason accuse each other of increasingly bad things, leaving Tim to wonder… is his so-called best friend for life someone he never really knew? Or is his new best friend taking him for a ride?

Both of them know his secrets and he soon realizes one of them is willing to use them.

Tim knows he’s learned a valuable life lesson. The problem is, he’s not sure he’ll live long enough to put it to use.

--

Graphic Content Warning:
This novel contains depictions of violence, sexual abuse and child abuse. It also depicts teens using drugs and engaging in consensual sexual activities. This novel contains strong language.]]> 396 D.L. McAlpin John 0 4.25 2012 Strangers With Candy
author: D.L. McAlpin
name: John
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Render: the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity]]> 15808091 272 Scott Robertson 1933492961 John 5 4.62 2012 How to Render: the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity
author: Scott Robertson
name: John
average rating: 4.62
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Preternatural Affairs, Books 1-3: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown]]> 23627072 This urban fantasy boxed set contains the first three books of the Preternatural Affairs series: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown.

My name's Cèsar Hawke. I'm a witch working for a division of the government you've never heard about.
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The world's not what everyone thinks it is--unless you think that our world's a pawn in a game of chess between Heaven and Hell, and riddled with as much magic and wonder as it is with evil.
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In that case, the world is exactly what you think.
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My place of employment--the Office of Preternatural Affairs--takes a modern approach to an ages-old problem. It used to be that inquisitors would burn demons and the people in league with them. Now we get warrants, perform arrests, put the suspects on trial, and send guilty parties back to the Hell from whence they came with the travel forms filled out in triplicate.
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This stuff I do with the OPA, it saves lives on most days.
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Most days, I said.
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ABOUT WITCH HUNT
There are scratches on Cèsar Hawke's arms, a discharged Glock on his coffee table, and a dead woman in his bathtub. Yeah, maybe he brought the waitress home for some fun--he was too drunk to remember it--but he knows for a fact that he didn't kill her. He's an agent with the Office of Preternatural Affairs. He doesn't hurt people. He saves them.
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The cops disagree. Now Cèsar is running.
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Isobel Stonecrow speaks with the dead. She brings closure to the bereaved and heals broken hearts. But when she talks to the wrong spirit, the OPA puts a bounty on her head.
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Tracking down Isobel is the last case assigned to Cèsar before he bolts. If he finds her, he can prove that he didn't kill that waitress. He can clear his name, get his job back, and bring justice to all those wronged families.
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She's just one witch. He's bagged a dozen witches before.
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How hard can one more be?
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ABOUT SILVER BULLET
Former private investigator Cèsar Hawke has one rule: He doesn't deal with dead bodies. That's why he enlisted with the Magical Violations Department in the Office of Preternatural Affairs. He's happy tracking down witches that commit petty crimes, but he leaves the homicides to other agents.
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Except that he's been assigned to a new team--a team that handles special investigations--and the job has suddenly changed. Now Cèsar has to deal with dead bodies. He also has to deal with necromancers, murderous cults, and demons that can stop a man's heart with fear.
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This isn't the job he signed up for, but it's the job he needs to do.
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If he survives the first week.
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ABOUT HOTTER THAN HELLTOWN
A killer is mutilating bodies in Los Angeles. Agent Cèsar Hawke is on the case, but the murderer is ahead of him--way ahead of him.
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Wiping the memories of the dead so that the team's necrocognitive can't talk to them? Done. Preventing magical reconstruction of the crime scenes? Oh yeah. And the murders keep getting more brutal while Cèsar struggles to catch up.
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The best way to heat up a cold case is to go to Helltown, where Los Angeles's most powerful evil hides out, but even those demons are afraid of the murderer. Their fear adds one more question to the growing pile of unknowns:
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What kind of bad guy is too hot for Helltown?
]]> 533 S.M. Reine John 5 4.12 2014 Preternatural Affairs, Books 1-3: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Inkworks: Darren Quach Sketchbook Vol. 01]]> 22129583 128 Darren Quach 1624650155 John 4 4.31 2014 Inkworks: Darren Quach Sketchbook Vol. 01
author: Darren Quach
name: John
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination]]> 15808089
Early chapters explain how to draw accurate perspective grids and ellipses that in later chapters provide the foundation for more complex forms. The research and design processes used to generate visual concepts are demonstrated, making it much easier for you to draw things never-before-seen!

Best of all, more than 25 pages can be scanned via a smartphone or tablet using the new Design Studio Press app, which link to video tutorials for that section of the book!

With a combined 26 years of teaching experience, Scott Robertson and Thomas Bertling bring you the lessons and techniques they have used to help thousands of their students become professional artists and designers.

This book is indispensable for anyone who wants to learn, or teaches others, how to draw.]]> 208 Scott Robertson 1933492732 John 5 4.56 2012 How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination
author: Scott Robertson
name: John
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> Hex Appeal 12993852 Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal…

In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss—or raise him back again. And they’re not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you’re the unlucky soul who falls victim to a conjurer’s curse? And if you had the power to cast a magic spell of your own, would you use it?

In this bewitching collection, nine of today’s hottest paranormal authors tell all-new, otherworldly tales.? Spellbinding stories featuring bigfoot, albino vampires, professional wizards, resurrected boyfriends and even a sex droid from the twenty-third century named Silicon Lily. ?But as our conjurers are about to discover, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hexed.? And sometimes, even the best spun spells can lead to complete and utter mayhem.?

Includes:
Retribution Clause by Ilona Andrews
Bigfoot on Campus by Jim Butcher
Holly’s Balm by Rachel Caine
Snow Job by Carole Nelson Douglas
Outside The Box by P. N. Elrod
How Do You Feel? by Simon R. Green
There Will Be Demons by Lori Handeland
Cherry Kisses by Erica Hayes
The Arcane Art of Misdirection by Carrie Vaughn

Length: 13 hours and 8 minutes]]> 356 P.N. Elrod 0312590725 John 4 3.89 2012 Hex Appeal
author: P.N. Elrod
name: John
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> Pro Git 18244618 Scott Chacon John 3 3.75 2009 Pro Git
author: Scott Chacon
name: John
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2015/05/07
date added: 2015/11/13
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]]> <![CDATA[Dead of Night (Ghosts & Magic, #1)]]> 22180790
Conor can raise the dead.

When a low-end hit points to a high-end job, Conor is suspicious, but it's an opportunity he can't afford to ignore. Armed with a set of soul-sucking ancient dice, a collection of corpses, and the estranged daughter of one of the most powerful wizards on Earth, it will take all of his wit, charm, and magic to navigate the treacherous world of the dominant Houses and either finish the job, or be finished himself.

He's got 99 problems, and dying is only one.]]> 384 M.R. Forbes 1941430104 John 0 to-read 3.85 Dead of Night (Ghosts & Magic, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Damnation Marked (Descent, #4)]]> 18857191
The Union has an easy way out. They want to send Elise into hiding again with her former partner, James Faulkner. All she has to do is surrender the territory and trust that they can protect the ethereal ruins, the dark gate, and the city she's come to know as home.

Greater powers have other plans for Elise and her fabled power as Godslayer--plans that mean surrendering her life and blood to the most powerful demon alive. But if she descends, there's no turning back. Once she gazes into the abyss, it will gaze back into her... and Elise will be damned forever.]]> 352 S.M. Reine 1937733149 John 5 4.26 2012 Damnation Marked (Descent, #4)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)]]> 6388980
“Electrifying . . . this series [is] utterly addictive.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

From a helicopter high above the California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night. On the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher is pulled out of his wandering life and plunged into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends . . . and the people he once trusted with his life.

Reacher is the ultimate loner—no phone, no ties, no address. But a woman from his old military unit has found him using a signal only the eight members of their elite team would know. Then she tells him a terrifying story about the brutal death of a man they both served with. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his team, scrambling to unravel the sudden disappearance of two other comrades. But Reacher won’t give up—because in a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets Jack Reacher and his team, they’d better be ready for what comes right back at them.]]> 477 Lee Child 0440246016 John 4 4.14 2007 Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11)
author: Lee Child
name: John
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)]]> 5291540
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

... It’s about the disappearance 40 years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden... and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.

... It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance... and about Lisbeth Salander, a 24-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age — and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it — who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism, and an unexpected connection between themselves.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives. Once you start the novel, there's no turning back.

This debut thriller - and the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson - is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch - and there's always a catch - is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades. With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you really don't want to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo.]]> 644 Stieg Larsson 0307473473 John 5 4.05 2005 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
author: Stieg Larsson
name: John
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> Dark Union (Descent, #3) 15776452
An old friend, Lucas McIntyre, asks her to attend the summit in his place. But when she arrives, she discovers that a human faction called The Union has taken charge of the summit, and they're not playing nice. Worse yet, someone has killed a prominent Union member, and now they're demanding blood.

Elise has to bring justice to the summit in DARK UNION, a 33,000-word (120 page) urban fantasy novella featuring a decrepit ghost town, angry men with guns, and even angrier angels.]]> 115 S.M. Reine John 0 3.89 2012 Dark Union (Descent, #3)
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[The Descent Series: Vol.1 (Descent, #1-3)]]> 17185748
Books included:
1. Death's Hand
2. The Darkest Gate
3. Dark Union

DEATH'S HAND
Elise Kavanagh doesn't want to hunt demons anymore. It's been five years since she killed her last enemy, and life has been quiet since then. She went to college. Got a job, and then lost it. Made a friend or two. Lived a normal life. Now her former partner, a powerful witch named James Faulkner, wants Elise to fight one more time. The daughter of a coven member has been possessed, and Elise is the only exorcist nearby.

Becoming a hero again would mean risking discovery by old enemies. But digging into the case reveals that it might already be too late--bodies are disappearing, demons slither through the night, and the cogs of apocalypse are beginning to turn. Some enemies aren't willing to let the secrets of the past stay dead...

THE DARKEST GATE
When Elise Kavanagh retired from demon hunting, she swore it would be permanent. But an attack from a powerful necromancer forced her back into the business, and now she's trying to balance her normal boyfriend and normal job with everything supernatural.

Mr. Black is a demon hunter gone rogue. He's enslaving angels and stealing ethereal artifacts in pursuit of forbidden immortality, and an old grudge drives him to make his final stand in Elise's territory. Destroying her life and killing her friends isn't the goal, but it's a definite perk.

A demonic overlord offers to join against Mr. Black and protect Elise's loved ones. All she needs to do is ally with the demons she's sworn to kill, at the cost of her morals--and maybe her immortal soul. But once she crosses that line, there's no turning back.

Nothing is sacred when Heaven and Hell collide on Earth...

DARK UNION
Every fifty years, the most powerful ethereal and infernal beings convene on Earth to resolve conflicts with mediation by kopides--humans born to police relations between Heaven and Hell. They're meeting in Elise Kavanagh's territory this year, and she used to be the greatest kopis in the world. But she's not invited.

An old friend, Lucas McIntyre, asks her to attend the summit in his place. But when she arrives, she discovers that a human faction called The Union has taken charge of the summit, and they're not playing nice. Worse yet, someone has killed a prominent Union member... and now they're demanding blood.]]> 630 S.M. Reine John 4 3.86 2012 The Descent Series: Vol.1 (Descent, #1-3)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Darkest Gate (Descent, #2)]]> 12979337
Mr. Black is a demon hunter gone rogue. He's enslaving angels and stealing ethereal artifacts in pursuit of forbidden immortality. An old grudge drives him to make his final stand in Elise's territory. Destroying her life and killing her friends isn't the goal, but it's a definite perk.

A demonic overlord offers to join against Mr. Black and protect Elise's loved ones. All she needs to do is ally with the demons she's sworn to kill, at the cost of her morals--and maybe her immortal soul. But once she crosses that line, there's no turning back.

Nothing is sacred when Heaven and Hell collide on Earth...]]> 322 S.M. Reine John 4 3.95 2012 The Darkest Gate (Descent, #2)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)]]> 32508 482 Michael Connelly 0446612731 John 0 currently-reading 4.11 1992 The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
author: Michael Connelly
name: John
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4)]]> 49353 400 Michael Connelly 075280944X John 0 to-read 4.23 1995 The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4)
author: Michael Connelly
name: John
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1995
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)]]> 24244 Working the case, LAPD detective Harry Bosch is reminded of the primal police rule he learned long ago: don't look for the facts, but the glue that holds them together.

Soon Harry's making some very dangerous connections, starting with a dead cop and leading to a bloody string of murders that wind from Hollywood Boulevard to the back alleys south of the border. Now this battle-scarred veteran will find himself in the centre of a complex and deadly game - one in which he may be the next and likeliest victim.

]]> 439 Michael Connelly 0446613444 John 0 to-read 4.07 1993 The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)
author: Michael Connelly
name: John
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1993
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]]> <![CDATA[The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)]]> 49350
They call him the Dollmaker, a serial killer who stalks Los Angeles and leaves a grisly calling card on the faces of his female victims. When a suspect is shot by Detective Harry Bosch, everyone believes the city's nightmare is over. But then the dead man's widow sues Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man--an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new corpse is found with the Dollmaker's macabre signature. Now, for the second time, Harry must hunt down a ruthless death-dealer before he strikes again. Careening through a blood-tracked quest, Harry will go from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go--the darkness of his own heart...]]> 484 Michael Connelly 044661758X John 0 to-read 4.16 1994 The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)
author: Michael Connelly
name: John
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1994
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Selected Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: The Principles of Nature on Being and Essence on the Virtues in General on Free Choice]]> 6316912 162 Thomas Aquinas 0672604698 John 0 to-read 3.79 1939 Selected Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: The Principles of Nature on Being and Essence on the Virtues in General on Free Choice
author: Thomas Aquinas
name: John
average rating: 3.79
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]]> Omega (War of the Alphas, #1) 24371707
Now Deirdre is considered an omega, the weakest shapeshifter in the pack — a vulnerable position when Everton Stark demands tribute from Rylie. He wants to be the dominant Alpha. The only Alpha. And he plans to make her pack submit whether they want to or not. Stark can make every shapeshifter obey him by force of will alone.

Every shapeshifter except Deirdre.

The shifter who can't shift is the only hope for Rylie to win the war against Stark. It will take everything Deirdre has to survive undercover in his den. But can an omega's will be stronger than that of a charismatic, deadly Alpha like Everton Stark?]]> 243 S.M. Reine John 0 currently-reading 3.73 2015 Omega (War of the Alphas, #1)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 3.73
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]]> <![CDATA[Ashes and Arsenic (Preternatural Affairs, #6)]]> 23505850
Easy stuff. Cèsar plans to catch the perp before his boss gets home.

But when he digs into the robbery, he finds much more than missing money. He also finds a deadly turf battle between two covens and a trail of bloody violence.

A trail that leads directly to his brother, Domingo Hawke.

Domingo wants Cèsar’s help taking down his enemies. Forget that Cèsar works for the Office of Preternatural Affairs, forget allegiances, forget pesky “contracts” and “conduct.” Domingo is calling in a favor and the Hawke family is too tight to refuse.

Blood is the most powerful ingredient in any witch’s spell, after all…]]> 218 S.M. Reine John 5 4.22 2015 Ashes and Arsenic (Preternatural Affairs, #6)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Deadly Wrong (Preternatural Affairs, #5)]]> 23272500
Not that she’s counting.

When she signed a contract giving her soul and memories to a demon named Ander, she didn’t expect that she would ever have to face termination. But now Ander is dead and she’ll be following suit if she can’t find a way to dissolve the deal.

Too bad she can’t remember anything from the time before she signed the contract.

Fritz Friederling, a billionaire demon hunter who owns several businesses in Hell, isn’t ready to give up on Isobel. But she isn’t sure that working with Fritz is better than dying. She doesn’t know much about her past life, but she knows that she signed Ander’s contract for a reason—and that getting away from Fritz was a significant part of it.

Escaping her contract means remembering the life that she chose to forget. And it means trusting Fritz Friederling, who Isobel fears might be the biggest danger of all…]]> 154 S.M. Reine John 4 4.14 2014 Deadly Wrong (Preternatural Affairs, #5)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Burns (Preternatural Affairs, #4)]]> 22796502
Isobel Stonecrow agrees to help him find the truth. With her powers of necrocognition, she can speak to the dead and get the real story.

But when they return to the crime scene, they find a lot more than cadavers. They find a nightmare that they can’t escape—a nightmare from Isobel’s past, which even she can’t completely remember thanks to the contract that signed away her soul.

Cèsar will have to disinter Isobel’s secrets to save her. He’ll learn who Isobel used to be, what she’s done, and the price she paid…no matter how deadly the knowledge might be.]]> 205 S.M. Reine John 3 4.06 2014 Shadow Burns (Preternatural Affairs, #4)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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I liked the book overall, a little murky until near the end of the book. but, worth the read and continuing thru the series.
]]> Strange Brew 6122181
In Charlaine Harris' "Bacon," a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line to find out who killed her beloved husband. In "Seeing Eye" by Patricia Briggs, a blind witch helps sexy werewolf Tom Franklin find his missing brother—and helps him in more ways than either of them ever suspected. And in Jim Butcher's "Last Call," wizard Harry Dresden takes on the darkest of dark powers—the ones who dare to mess with this favorite beer.

For anyone who's ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who's imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection of short stories!]]> 372 P.N. Elrod 0312383363 John 0 to-read 3.87 2009 Strange Brew
author: P.N. Elrod
name: John
average rating: 3.87
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]]> <![CDATA[My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon]]> 1773616
What newly married couple doesn't dream of a romantic retreat where they can escape the world for a while — but what happens when supernatural forces intrude on their wedded bliss?

Nine of today’s hottest paranormal authors answer that question in this all-star collection of supernatural stories. Can a vampire-hunter enjoy her honeymoon after learning that her new hubby is a werewolf? How can newlyweds focus on their wedding night when their honeymoon suite is haunted by feuding ghosts? And what’s a wizard to do when a gruesome monster kidnaps the bride on her way home from the wedding? With so much otherworldly mayhem awaiting our newlyweds, will they ever get around to the honeymoon itself? Find out in...My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon.

Contents:
Stalked / Kelley Armstrong --
Heorot / Jim Butcher --
Roman holiday, or SPQ-arrrrrr / Rachel Caine --
Her mother's daughter / P.N. Elrod --
Newlydeads / Caitlin Kittredge --
Where the heart lives / Marjorie M. Liu --
Cat got your tongue? / Katie MacAlister --
Half of being married / Lilith Saintcrow --
A wulf in groom's clothing / Ronda Thompson.]]> 358 P.N. Elrod 0312375042 John 0 to-read 3.84 2007 My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
author: P.N. Elrod
name: John
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2007
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]]> Many Bloody Returns 140098
"Clever...entertaining... excellent"( Library Journal ) original vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, and more.

From cakes to stakes, a celebration of everyone's favorite bloodsucking subculture by a baker's dozen of favorite authors. Each of these thirteen original stories offers a fresh and unique take on what birthdays mean to the undead. From Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse attending a birthday party for Dracula to Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden battling bloodsucking party crashers, these suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous stories will ensure paranormal fans will never think of vampires or birthdays quite the same again.]]> 355 Charlaine Harris 0441015220 John 0 to-read 3.75 2007 Many Bloody Returns
author: Charlaine Harris
name: John
average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[Vignette (The Dresden Files, #5.5)]]> 4271488
(Also included in Side Jobs)]]> 3 Jim Butcher John 0 to-read 4.04 2008 Vignette (The Dresden Files, #5.5)
author: Jim Butcher
name: John
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2008
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]]> <![CDATA[Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron]]> 13262782 Broomsticks.
Black Cats.
Pointy Hats.


They can mean only one thing - somewhere nearby, there must be a witch. From fairy tales to fims to fiction, witches cast their spells and capture our imaginations.

Now the biggest names in fantasy and young adult literature have come together to make a little magic of their own. Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Diana Peterfreund, Margo Lanagan, Peter S. Beagle, and Garth Nix are just a few of the authors who have toiled over their cauldrons and conjured up bewitching new creations inspired by and celebrating the might and mystery of the witch. Assembled by one of the most well-regarded anthologists in the science fiction/fantasy world, this rich, intelligent collection will enchant readers of all ages.

Contents:
Stray Magic by Diana Peterfreund
Payment Due by Frances Hardinge
A Handful of Ashes by Garth Nix
Little Gods by Holly Black
Barrio Girls by Charles de Lint
Felidis by Tanith Lee
Witch Work by Neil Gaiman
The Education of a Witch by Ellen Klages
The Threefold World by Ellen Kushner
The Witch in the Wood by Delia Sherman
Which Witch by Patricia A. McKillip
The Carved Forest by Tim Pratt
Burning Castles by M. Rickert
The Stone Witch by Isobelle Carmody
Andersen’s Witch by Jane Yolen
B is for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher (also included in Brief Cases)
Great-Grandmother in the Cellar by Peter S. Beagle
Crow and Caper, Caper and Crow by Margo Lanagan

]]> 424 Jonathan Strahan 0375868305 John 0 to-read 3.92 2012 Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
author: Jonathan Strahan
name: John
average rating: 3.92
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]]> Welcome to the Jungle 2637138
Now Harry Dresden is investigating a brutal mauling at the Lincoln Park Zoo that has left a security guard dead and many questions unanswered. As an investigator of the supernatural, he senses that there’s more to this case than a simple animal attack, and as Dresden searches for clues to figure out who is really behind the crime, he finds himself next on the victim list, and being hunted by creatures that won’t leave much more than a stain if they catch him.

Written exclusively for comics by Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle is a brand-new story that’s sure to enchant readers with a blend of gripping mystery and fantastic adventure.]]> 160 Jim Butcher 0345507460 John 0 to-read 4.10 2008 Welcome to the Jungle
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]]> <![CDATA[Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files, #0.5)]]> 15732549
(Also included in Side Jobs)]]> 12 Jim Butcher John 0 to-read 3.98 2004 Restoration of Faith (The Dresden Files, #0.5)
author: Jim Butcher
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]]> <![CDATA[My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding]]> 84156
An "ordinary" wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that question in this delightful collection of supernatural wedding stories. What's the seating plan when rival clans of werewolves and vampires meet under the same roof? How can a couple in the throes of love overcome traps set by feuding relatives---who are experts at voodoo? Will you have a good marriage if your high-seas wedding is held on a cursed ship? How do you deal with a wedding singer who's just a little too good at impersonating Elvis? Shape-shifters, wizards, and magic, oh my!

"The Wedding of Wylda Serene" / Esther Friesner
"All Shook Up" /P.N. Elrod
"Tacky" / Charlaine Harris
"A Hard Day's Night-Searcher" / Sherrilyn Kenyon
"Something Borrowed" / Jim Butcher
"Spellbound" / L.A. Banks
"Dead Man's Chest" / Rachel Caine
"Charmed by the Moon" / Lori Handeland
"...Or Forever Hold Your Peace" / Susan Krinard]]> 310 P.N. Elrod 0312343604 John 0 to-read 3.80 2006 My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3)]]> 10857421
"Blood Lite III: Aftertaste" continues to put the fun back into dark fiction, featuring a wide range of humorous and highly entertaining horror-filled tales. Edited by Horror Writers Association founding member and award-winning author Kevin J. Anderson, the stories vary in tone from wry to downright laugh-out-loud funny. Featuring such well-known horror writers as Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christopher Golden, and many others, this collection of tales is perfect for anyone who enjoys being entertained as much as they love a good scare.

Contents:
I was a teenage Bigfoot / Jim Butcher --
Blood-red greens / Joel A. Sutherland --
V plates / Kelley Armstong --
Put on a happy face / Christopher Golden --
Devil's contract / E.S. Magill --
Nine-tenths of the law / Eric James Stone --
Scrumptious bone bread / Jeff Strand --
Let that be a lesson to you / Mark Onspaugh --
Mint in box / Mike Baron --
Great zombie invasion of 1979 / J.G. Faherty --
Dating after the apocalypse / Stephen Dorato --
Typecast / Jeff Ryan --
Making the cut / Mike Resnick, Lezli Robyn --
Acknowledgments / Will Ludwigsen --
Mannequin / Heather Graham --
Short term / Daniel Pyle --
Distressed travelers / Nina Kiriki Hoffman --
Bayou brawl / L.A. Banks --
Steeple people / John Alfred Taylor --
For sale / David Sakmyster --
Man who could not be bothered to die / Norman Prentiss --
Last demon / Don D'Ammassa --
Misadventure to call your own / Adrian Ludens --
Smoke and mirrorballs / Chris Abbey --
Brians!!! / D.L. Snell --
Still life / Ken Lilli-Paetz --
Day in the life / Sherrilyn]]> 513 Kevin J. Anderson 1451636237 John 0 to-read 3.84 2012 Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3)
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]]> Blood Lite 2871256 Blood Lite...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.

Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in An Evening with Al Gore...

In an all-new Dresden Files story from Jim Butcher, when it comes to tracking deadly paranormal doings, there's no such thing as a Harry's Day Off for the Chicago P.D.'s wizard detective, Harry Dresden...

Sherrilyn Kenyon turns a cubicle-dwelling MBA with no life into a demon-fighting seraph with one hell of an afterlife in Where Angels Fear to Tread. NOTE: This story has been re-released in the Dark Bites anthology.

Celebrity necromancer Jaime Vegas is headlining a sold-out séance tour, but behind the scenes, a disgruntled ghost has a bone to pick, in Kelley Armstrong's The Ungrateful Dead.

Plus tales guaranteed to get under your skin - in a good way - from:
* Janet Berliner
* Don D'Ammassa
* Nancy Holder
* Nancy Kilpatrick
* J. A. Konrath
* F. Paul Wilson
* Joe R. Lansdale
* Will Ludwigsen
* Sharyn McCrumb
* Mark Onspaugh
* Mike Resnick
* Steven Savile
* D. L. Snell
* Eric James Stone
* Jeff Strand
* Lucien Soulban
* Matt Venne
* Christopher Welch

So let the blood flow and laughter reign - because when it comes to facing our deepest, darkest fears, a little humor goes a long way!]]> 388 Kevin J. Anderson 1416567836 John 0 to-read 3.69 2008 Blood Lite
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]]> Naked City 9727730 In this thrilling collection of original stories, some of today’s hottest paranormal authors delight, thrill, and captivate readers with otherworldly tales of magic and mischief. In Jim Butcher’s ”Curses”, Harry Dresden investigates how to lift a curse laid by the Fair Folk on the Chicago Cubs. In Patricia Briggs’ “Fairy Gifts,”, a vampire is called home by magic to save the Fae who freed him from a dark curse. In Melissa Marr’s “Guns for the Dead”, the newly dead Frankie Lee seeks a job in the afterlife on the wrong side of the law. In Holly Black’s “Noble Rot”, a dying rock star discovers that the young woman who brings him food every day has some strange appetites of her own.

Featuring original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous, and fantastical collection is not to be missed!



Contents:
Curses / by Jim Butcher --
How the pooka came to New York City / by Delia Sherman --
On the slide / by Richard Bowes --
The Duke of Riverside / by Ellen Kushner --
Oblivion by Calvin Klein / by Christopher Fowler --
Fairy gifts / by Patricia Briggs --
Picking up the pieces / by Pat Cadigan --
Underbridge / by Peter S. Beagle --
Priced to sell / by Naomi Novik --
The bricks of Gelecek / by Matthew Kressel --
Weston walks / by Kit Reed --
The projected girl/ by Lavie Tidhar --
The way station / by Nathan Ballingrud --
Guns for the dead / by Melissa Marr --
And go like this / by John Crowley --
Noble rot / by Holly Black --
Daddy longlegs of the evening / by Jeffrey Ford --
The skinny girl / by Lucius Shepard --
The Colliers' Venus (1893) / by Caitlín R. Kiernan --
King pole, gallows pole, bottle tree / by Elizabeth Bear.]]> 539 Ellen Datlow 0312385242 John 0 to-read 3.75 2011 Naked City
author: Ellen Datlow
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]]> <![CDATA[Backup (The Dresden Files, #10.5)]]> 2575572
Also in Side Jobs.]]> 70 Jim Butcher 1596061820 John 0 to-read 4.14 2008 Backup (The Dresden Files, #10.5)
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]]> Mean Streets 3475145
Nightside dweller John Taylor is hired by a woman to find something she lost—her memory—in a noir tale from Simon R. Green.

Kat Richardson’s Greywalker finds herself in too deep when a “simple job” goes bad and Harper Blaine is enmeshed in a tangle of dark secrets and revenge from beyond the grave.

For centuries, the being that we know as Noah lived among us. Now he is dead, and fallen-angel-turned-detective Remy Chandler has been hired to find out who killed him in a whodunit by Thomas E. Sniegoski.]]> 342 Jim Butcher 0451462491 John 0 to-read 4.02 2009 Mean Streets
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]]> <![CDATA[Love Hurts (The Dresden Files, #11.5)]]> 11277566 Harry and Murphy investigate a series of love spells with deadly consequences.
Takes place between Turn Coat and Changes.]]> 35 Jim Butcher John 0 to-read 4.15 2011 Love Hurts (The Dresden Files, #11.5)
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]]> 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14) 6977769 ?
The countdown has begun. Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life. #1? New York Times ?bestselling author Lee Child’s latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense that builds electric tension on every page.
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Sixty-one hours. Not a minute to spare.

A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby?Bolton,?South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she’s going to live long enough to testify, she’ll need help. Because a killer is coming to?Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.

Reacher’s original plan was to keep on moving. But the next 61 hours will change everything. The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than he could have guessed—but so is the woman whose life he’ll risk his own to save.
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In? 61 Hours , Lee Child has written a showdown thriller with an?explosive?ending that readers will talk about for a long time to come.]]> 383 Lee Child 0385340583 John 5 4.08 2010 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> <![CDATA[Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)]]> 6601265
“High-powered, intricately wrought suspense.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
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New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car heading uptown. Jack Reacher, plus five other passengers. Four are okay. The fifth isn’t. And if you think Reacher isn’t going to get involved . . . then you don’t know Jack.
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Susan Mark, the fifth passenger, had a big secret, and her plain little life was being watched in Washington, and California, and Afghanistan—by dozens of people with one thing in They’re all lying to Reacher. A little. A lot. Or just enough to get him killed. A race has begun through the streets of Manhattan, a maze crowded with violent, skilled soldiers on all sides of a shadow war. For Jack Reacher, a man who trusts no one and likes it that way, the finish line comes when you finally get face-to-face and look your worst enemy in the eye.
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“Propulsive . . . [Child is] an expert at ratcheting up tension.”— Los Angeles Times

“Hold on tight. . . . This novel will give you whiplash as you rabidly turn pages. . . . May be [Lee Child’s] best.”— USA Today]]> 543 Lee Child 0440243688 John 4 4.09 2009 Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13)
author: Lee Child
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average rating: 4.09
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher, #15)]]> 8357992
The Duncans want Reacher gone—and it’s not just past secrets they’re trying to hide. They’re awaiting a secret shipment that’s already late—and they have the kind of customers no one can afford to annoy. For as dangerous as the Duncans are, they’re just the bottom of a criminal food chain stretching halfway around the world.?

For Reacher, it would have made much more sense to keep on going, to put some distance between himself and the hard-core trouble that’s bearing down on him. For Reacher, that was also impossible.]]> 400 Lee Child 0440339340 John 4 4.20 2010 Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher, #15)
author: Lee Child
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average rating: 4.20
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Affair (Jack Reacher, #16)]]> 10627168 For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A coverup.

A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington.

Reacher is ordered undercover—to find out everything he can, to control the local police, and then to vanish. Reacher is a good soldier. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, he finds layers no one saw coming, and the investigation spins out of control.

Local sheriff Elizabeth Deveraux has a thirst for justice—and an appetite for secrets. Uncertain they can trust one another, Reacher and Deveraux reluctantly join forces. Reacher works to uncover the truth, while others try to bury it forever. The conspiracy threatens to shatter his faith in his mission, and turn him into a man to be feared.

The Affair is the start of the Reacher saga, a thriller that takes Reacher—and his readers—right to the edge . . . and beyond.

]]> 416 Lee Child 0385344325 John 4 3.88 2011 The Affair (Jack Reacher, #16)
author: Lee Child
name: John
average rating: 3.88
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]]> <![CDATA[Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, #12)]]> 6314582
“Explosive and nearly impossible to put down.”— People

Two small towns in the middle of Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can’t find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four hostile locals, a vagrancy charge, and an order to move on. They’re picking on the wrong guy.

Reacher is a hard man. No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing at all, except hardheaded curiosity. What are the secrets that Despair seems so desperate to hide?

With just one ally—a mysterious woman cop from Hope—and many enemies, Reacher goes up against a whole town, hunting the rich man at its core, cracking open his terrifying agenda, asking the Who has the edge—a man with everything to gain, or a man with nothing to lose?]]> 531 Lee Child 044024367X John 5 3.84 2008 Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, #12)
author: Lee Child
name: John
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[A Better World (Brilliance Saga, #2)]]> 20797535
Since 1980, 1% of the world has been born with gifts we’d only dreamed of. The ability to sense a person’s most intimate secrets, or predict the stock market, or move virtually unseen. For thirty years the world has struggled with a growing divide between the exceptional...and the rest of us.

Now a terrorist network led by brilliants has crippled three cities. Supermarket shelves stand empty. 911 calls go unanswered. Fanatics are burning people alive.

Nick Cooper has always fought to make the world better for his children. As both a brilliant and an advisor to the president of the United States, he’s against everything the terrorists represent. But as America slides toward a devastating civil war, Cooper is forced to play a game he dares not lose—because his opponents have their own vision of a better world.

And to reach it, they’re willing to burn this one down.

From Marcus Sakey, “the master of the mindful page turner” (Gillian Flynn) and “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly), Book Two of the Brilliance Saga is a relentless thrill ride that will change the way you look at your world—and the people around you.]]> 390 Marcus Sakey John 0 to-read 4.13 2014 A Better World (Brilliance Saga, #2)
author: Marcus Sakey
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]]> <![CDATA[Brilliance (Brilliance Saga, #1)]]> 17171909
From Marcus Sakey, "a modern master of suspense" (Chicago Sun-Times) and "one of our best storytellers" (Michael Connelly), comes an adventure that’s at once breakneck thriller and shrewd social commentary; a gripping tale of a world fundamentally different and yet horrifyingly similar to our own, where being born gifted can be a terrible curse.]]> 444 Marcus Sakey 1611099692 John 0 to-read 3.92 2013 Brilliance (Brilliance Saga, #1)
author: Marcus Sakey
name: John
average rating: 3.92
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]]> Sass for Web Designers 17249364
A reluctant convert to Sass, Dan Cederholm tells how he came around to the popular CSS pre-processor, and shares just what you need to take better control of your stylesheets (all the while working the way you always have). From getting started to advanced techniques, Dan will help you level up your stylesheets and get back to work in no time.]]> 97 Dan Cederholm 1937557138 John 5 4.18 2013 Sass for Web Designers
author: Dan Cederholm
name: John
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> Mobile First 12910749 130 Luke Wroblewski 1937557022 John 4 3.90 2011 Mobile First
author: Luke Wroblewski
name: John
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15)]]> 19486421
Because as Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s something awful.

He doesn’t know the half of it…

Mab has just traded Harry’s skills to pay off one of her debts. And now he must help a group of supernatural villains—led by one of Harry’s most dreaded and despised enemies, Nicodemus Archleone—to break into the highest-security vault in town, so that they can then access the highest-security vault in the Nevernever.

It's a smash and grab job to recover the literal Holy Grail from the vaults of the greatest treasure hoard in the supernatural world—which belongs to the one and only Hades, Lord of the freaking Underworld and generally unpleasant character. Worse, Dresden suspects that there is another game afoot that no one is talking about. And he's dead certain that Nicodemus has no intention of allowing any of his crew to survive the experience. Especially Harry.

Dresden's always been tricky, but he's going to have to up his backstabbing game to survive this mess—assuming his own allies don’t end up killing him before his enemies get the chance…]]> 464 Jim Butcher 0451464397 John 4 4.54 2014 Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15)
author: Jim Butcher
name: John
average rating: 4.54
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Hotter Than Helltown (Preternatural Affairs, #3)]]> 22552668
Wiping the memories of the dead so that the team's necrocognitive can't talk to them? Done. Preventing magical reconstruction of the crime scenes? Oh yeah. And the murders keep getting more brutal while Cèsar struggles to catch up.

The best way to heat up a cold case is to go to Helltown, where Los Angeles's most powerful evil hides out, but even those demons are afraid of the murderer. Their fear adds one more question to the growing pile of unknowns:

What kind of bad guy is too hot for Helltown?]]> 264 S.M. Reine 1500185248 John 3 3.97 2014 Hotter Than Helltown (Preternatural Affairs, #3)
author: S.M. Reine
name: John
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Silver Bullet (Preternatural Affairs, #2)]]> 20747082
Former private investigator Cèsar Hawke has one rule: He doesn't deal with dead bodies. That's why he enlisted with the Magical Violations Department in the Office of Preternatural Affairs. He's happy tracking down witches that commit petty crimes, but he leaves the homicides to other agents.

Except that he's been assigned to a new team--a team that handles special investigations--and the job has suddenly changed. Now Cèsar has to deal with dead bodies. He also has to deal with necromancers, murderous cults, and demons that can stop a man's heart with fear.

This isn't the job he signed up for, but it's the job he needs to do.

If he survives the first week.]]> 243 S.M. Reine John 3 3.85 2014 Silver Bullet (Preternatural Affairs, #2)
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average rating: 3.85
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Witch Hunt (Preternatural Affairs, #1)]]> 20747080
There are scratches on Cèsar Hawke’s arms, a discharged Glock on his coffee table, and a dead woman in his bathtub. Yeah, maybe he brought the waitress home for some fun — he was too drunk to remember it — but he knows for a fact that he didn’t kill her. He’s an agent with the Office of Preternatural Affairs. He doesn’t hurt people. He saves them.

The cops disagree. Now Cèsar is running.

The search for a shaman.

Isobel Stonecrow speaks with the dead…for the right price. She brings closure to the bereaved and heals broken hearts. But when she resurrects someone for the wrong client, she ends up on the OPA’s most wanted list.

One risky solution.

Tracking down Isobel is the last case assigned to Cèsar before he bolts. If he finds her, he can prove that he didn’t kill that waitress. He can clear his name, get his job back, and bring justice to the victim.

She’s just one witch. Cèsar has bagged a dozen witches before.

How hard can one more be?]]> 171 S.M. Reine John 3 3.70 2014 Witch Hunt (Preternatural Affairs, #1)
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average rating: 3.70
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Battle Ground (The Dresden Files, #17)]]> 23106013
But this time it’s different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she’s bringing an army. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago, and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way.

Harry’s mission is simple but impossible: Save the city by killing a Titan. And the attempt will change Harry’s life, Chicago, and the mortal world forever.]]> 418 Jim Butcher 0593199308 John 0 to-read 4.35 2020 Battle Ground (The Dresden Files, #17)
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]]> <![CDATA[Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)]]> 22249640 Dresden Files series. When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil. But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago--and all he holds dear?

Peace Talks is the sixteenth novel in the Dresden Files series and follows Harry’s adventures after the events of Skin Game.]]> 352 Jim Butcher 035651529X John 0 to-read 4.15 2020 Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)
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]]> Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2) 220969 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

In a Chicago suburb, a dentist is met in his office parking lot by three men and ordered into the trunk of his Lexus. On a downtown sidewalk, Jack Reacher and an unknown woman are abducted in broad daylight by two men - practiced and confident - who stop them at gunpoint and hustle them into the same sedan. Then Reacher and the woman are switched into a second vehicle and hauled away, leaving the dentist bound and gagged inside his car with the woman's abandoned possessions, two gallons of gasoline. . . and a burning match. The FBI is desperate to rescue the woman, a Special Agent from the Chicago office, because the FBI always - always - takes care of its own, and because this woman is not just another agent. Reacher and the woman join forces, against seemingly hopeless odds, to outwit their captors and escape. But the FBI thinks Jack is one of the kidnappers - and when they close in, the Bureau snipers will be shooting to kill.]]> 567 Lee Child 0515142247 John 4 4.04 1998 Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)
author: Lee Child
name: John
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> The Shack 1812457
In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!]]> 248 William Paul Young 0964729237 John 0 to-read 3.73 2007 The Shack
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name: John
average rating: 3.73
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]]> HTML5 for Web Designers 8148515 Book by Jeremy Keith 87 Jeremy Keith 0984442502 John 3 3.98 2010 HTML5 for Web Designers
author: Jeremy Keith
name: John
average rating: 3.98
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rating: 3
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]]> CSS3 For Web Designers 9748697 125 Dan Cederholm John 5 4.04 2010 CSS3 For Web Designers
author: Dan Cederholm
name: John
average rating: 4.04
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Concept Design 2: Works from Seven Los Angeles Entertainment Designers and Seventeen Guest Artists]]> 1705409 192 Harald Belker 1933492031 John 3 3.81 2006 Concept Design 2: Works from Seven Los Angeles Entertainment Designers and Seventeen Guest Artists
author: Harald Belker
name: John
average rating: 3.81
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Monstruo: The Art of Carlos Huante]]> 150990 Carlos Huante was born in East L.A. in 1965. Besides chilaquiles and Yerba Buena (mint tea), Carlos grew up on stop-motion monster movies. Since that time he has pursued his passion for the arts by creating some of the most original monsters and characters, for both film and animation, ever seen. Monstruo is a collection of Huante's personal, original work featuring a wide range of monster and character designs, from simple pencil sketches that magically capture the gesture of his subject, to full-color digital and traditional media paintings.]]> 128 Carlos Huante 0972667628 John 3 3.88 2004 Monstruo: The Art of Carlos Huante
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name: John
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]]> <![CDATA[Alien Race: Visual Development of an Intergalactic Adventure]]> 5437777 160 Peter Chan 1933492309 John 4 4.58 2008 Alien Race: Visual Development of an Intergalactic Adventure
author: Peter Chan
name: John
average rating: 4.58
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Future...: Entertainment Design at Art Center College of Design]]> 1503307 In The Future... showcases the first student work created in the new Entertainment Design program at the prestigious Art Center College of Design. Entertainment design requires strong industrial design, architectural and illustration skills, as the designers create characters, environments, vehicles and props. Examples of class work from such courses as Originality in Design, Character Design, Architectural Design, Visual Development and Color Theory are presented. This stunning collection of sketches, renderings, and models created by the inaugural class of entertainment design students is a "must-have" for any fan of entertainment design and for those who have enjoyed the first Art Center student book, The Skillful Huntsman. ]]> 175 Scott Robertson 1933492171 John 5 4.28 2006 In the Future...: Entertainment Design at Art Center College of Design
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