Tag: books
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October 10, 2007 08:03 PM EDT --
While my husband was in the hospital I had the opportunity to read several books. One of the Books I read and thoroughly enjoyed was CAPTIVE ANGEL by our own Jerry Smith.
(Southamboyusa.gather.com) . . . more
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November 25, 2007 11:58 PM EST --
When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon . . . more
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February 26, 2008 10:35 PM EST --
Parallel suicide attempts in two generations of the families of two high school friends is a stretch of credibility that only a very good author can pull off. Ann Packer does it, with a subtlety that makes . . . more
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June 11, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
Summerland is a magical place, where the local Little League plays baseball on a perfect lawn, and the sun is always shining. However, the small beings known as ferishers, who ensure this perfect . . . more
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October 17, 2007 11:06 PM EDT --
The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous . . . more
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August 24, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
In the depths of a Beijing winter, during the days of Deng Xiaoping's reign, the US ambassador's son is found dead his body entombed in a frozen lake. Almost simultaneously, American officials . . . more
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August 14, 2007 10:39 AM EDT --
From the Himalayas frozen peaks to the Congo's diamond fields, from a lost era's subterranean labs to the Smithsonian's glittering halls, Sigma Force will face its most daunting challenges . . . more
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September 02, 2007 03:02 PM EDT --
Nathan Rand has made the Amazon region his home since his father led a scientific mission into the lush green wilderness adn never returned. The same doom expedition that took Gerald Clark into the . . . more
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September 22, 2007 08:45 AM EDT --
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitehorn Woods, young Father Flynn is concerned with the fate of St Ann's Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and . . . more
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October 09, 2007 09:48 AM EDT --
When an Orthodox jew is found shot to death in Montreal, Temperance Brennan is caled in to examine the body and to figure out the puzzling damage to the corpse. Unexpectedly, a stranger slips her . . . more
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January 18, 2008 01:38 PM EST --
With Iran poised to develop nuclear weapons, Israel destroys Iran's nuclear facilities. Outraged, Iran's leadership promises to punish Israel and her closest ally the United States. . . . more
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January 14, 2007 02:25 PM EST --
Book Review
“The Husband”
by Dean Koontz
Mitch and Holly Rafferty are in love. Mitch is a successful landscaper and Holly works in real estate. Everything is idyllic and peaceful in their . . . more
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February 14, 2007 04:10 PM EST --
Hey Gather lit lovers, here's an opportunity to be the envy of your book club…
Thanks to our friends over at Borders, We have three signed advanced reader copies of Jodi Picoult's . . . more
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October 06, 2007 02:16 AM EDT --
Have you heard of The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz?
The book is a beautifully written instruction guide to achieve a life of freedom and happiness. He teaches four lifestyle commitments, . . . more
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August 15, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This is yet another novel I decided to pick up based on the flyleaf summary and it's also my first experience with Elizabeth Brundage. Somebody Else's Daughter is a fantastic read that combines . . . more
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January 25, 2007 07:23 PM EST --
What do you get when you write a love story that's about time travel? The Time Travelers Wife is the answer. This is a great book about Clare and Henry who are attempting to lead a normal . . . more
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June 12, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
Next week Jennifer Hodge, Associate Editor from Gather Editorial will interview author Dean Koontz on his new book The Good Guy. We invite you to post your questions for Dean (as a comment at the . . . more
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June 16, 2008 04:44 PM EDT --
I like to read fiction, and I tend to pick up books that I find more entertaining than thought provoking. When a story gets to deep or complex I put it down and move on to the next one. Yes, I can be . . . more
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March 08, 2008 04:15 PM EST --
Everyone who's a reader loves that anticipatory thrill of opening a new book, settling into the corner of your overstuffed sofa, clearing one's mind, and sinking into the first line, the opening . . . more
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July 04, 2007 10:27 AM EDT --
When his girlfirend takes a job as a school teacher in northern Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, working as little as possible for one of Thailand's English language newpapers. . . . more
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