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The Keepsake: A Novel
Tess Gerritsen
Ballantine Books, 2008
Atmospheric and action-packed
It's every struggling museum's nightmare. Discovering an Egyptian mummy moldering in their basement, the curators invite everybody to an electronic unveiling (CT scan) and the ancient relic proves to be a skillfully mummified modern murder victim. Oy.
Maine author ...
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Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
Alex Harris, Brett Harris
Multnomah Books, 2008
dizzydax
I loved this book! These two incredible teen authors break the mold of the "typical teenager" and share their wonderful advice to other teens on how to prove the "lazy teenager" stereotype wrong.
A MUST READ FOR ALL TEENS (AND SOME ADULTS TOO!)
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Silks
Dick Francis, Felix Francis
Putnam Adult, 2008
Silks
Another well written and researched book by Dick Francis. A good look into the judicial system of Great Britain, hence the name. Somehow I missed this novel when it was first published so I had the pleasure of reading two in a row, as I just finished "Under Orders."
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The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate
David Freddoso
Regnery Publishing, 2008
It was what I expected
I grew up in Illinois and have always been aware that the Chicago Politicians are the crookedest in the nation so this book only confirmed the fact that they still are. That is just what we don't need for a president!! How he has gotten this far in the election is ...
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The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The true ...
Somaly Mam
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
This woman is amazing
Wow. I want to say there are no words to describe what this book will make you feel, but I'm going to try anyway.
Somaly Mam is the kind of person we all hope we could be, were we faced with the horrors she has lived. Sexual slavery, rape, abuse - she survived all ...
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Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds
Jenny McCarthy
Dutton Adult, 2008
BEST BOOK ABOUT AUTISM
We have an 11 year old autistic son and we recommend this book. It gives HOPE and INFORMATION. There are stories of recovery and there's a resource list to help us do all we can for our children. Parents of autistic kids aren't just listening to the physicians ...
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The Appeal
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
The Appeal by John Grisham
This is the best book John Grisham has written. Everyone should read it now. Certainly before 11/4. It's not only a page turner but also a thought provoker.
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Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
F@#%ing Flowers is back and better
I am a fan of the Prey series and the Kidd books, so when Sandford came out with the Flowers series, I was worried that the author would over extend himself. I was wrong. Sandford has created a very novel character in Virgil Flowers. From his long hair and his vast ...
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The Gift of Fear
Gavin De Becker
Dell, 1999
The Gift of Fear Is the Gift of Awareness
Our intuition has been honed through a million years of awareness - from mastodons to murderers. As `sophisticated human beings', we have almost been trained to ignore those signals about danger - the hairs on the back of our neck, the tingling in our fingers, that ...
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7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Loved 5th, missed 6th, loved 7th
I have become a huge Patterson after reading the 5th Horseman, lapsed on the 6th Target and found my way back for 7th Heaven. I just love the play on numbers. This is the 7th novel in his Women's Murder Club series and the book starts off in as far a place from heaven ...
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Rules of Deception
Christopher Reich
Doubleday, 2008
This is a keeper!!
I hadn't read a Christopher Reich novel in a while and this one quickly reminded me as to what an entertaining and accomplished writer he is. The story quickly drags you inside the covers of the book and keeps things churning as Jonathan Ransom is drawn deeper and ...
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TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Catherine Coulter
Putnam Adult, 2008
another smash hit
Catherine Coulter's FBI series never disappoints me. Once again she has hit the heart of her writing talents with suspense, twists and a touch of romance. What I really like most is that she focuses on her characters and develops them well, so that when you are ...
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American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
Vintage, 1991
This Is NOT An Exit
'American Psycho' is a satire of the 1980's (among other subjects) centered around narrator Patrick Bateman who is the yuppie-to-end-all-yuppies. Though the humor is as dark as possible, it's true to Ellis and true to the story. I cannot find any failure whatsoever ...
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Sweetheart
Chelsea Cain
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008
If you like suspense and murder, check this out.
I liked Heartsick more, but this book was interesting. I love murder mystery books and I enjoyed this read. I've never been one to write long reviews about books, like so many have above me for Sweetheart. If you like gruesome, suspense novels, this book is for you. I ...
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Against Medical Advice: One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Mystery
James Patterson, Hal Friedman, ...
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Cory Friedman woke up one morning when he was five years old with the uncontrollable urge to twitch his neck. From that day forward his life became a hell of irrepressible tics and involuntary utterances, and Cory embarked on an excruciating journey from specialist to specialist to discover the cause of his disease. Soon it became unclear what ...
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