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December 11, 2009 04:54 PM EST
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OK, so being a part-time amateur writer, here are some gift ideas for the part-time, amateur writer (or full-time professional one) on your list.
Netbook : You can buy laptops for . . .
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December 11, 2009 01:10 PM EST
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You might just want to be tardy to this party. ‘Masquerade’ is the second installment of the Blue Bloods Vampire series (following ‘ Blue Bloods ’) and I must admit . . .
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December 11, 2009 11:13 AM EST
(shared with group: December 11, 2009)
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Gordon Korman- Island: Shipwreck (Scholastic 2001) 3.5 Stars
Six kids are placed on a boat that they have no desire to be on, whether to avoid going to jail, for fighting too much, . . .
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December 11, 2009 07:07 AM EST
(shared with group: December 11, 2009)
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Friends, family & selected others who made it to my address book in the past few years or so:
I write fiction. Been doing it since the early nineties. Now I finally have something . . .
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December 09, 2009 11:24 PM EST
(shared with group: December 10, 2009)
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Yup, I read yet another series of vampire novels, I’m blaming Alexander Skarsgård who plays Eric in ‘True Blood’ because he is so freaking hot that I just have to get . . .
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December 09, 2009 04:07 PM EST
(shared with group: December 09, 2009)
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Lisa Jackson- Deep Freeze (Zebra 2005) 3.25 Stars
Jenna Hughes is a beautiful actress on the top of her game. After disaster strikes the set of film, White Out, her sister is killed. To get . . .
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December 08, 2009 10:23 AM EST
(shared with group: December 08, 2009)
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Read this book. Seriously. Read it. Those who are familiar with the IPCC and with the climate change discussions will have heard of Stephen H. Schneider . Not only did he receive . . .
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December 07, 2009 11:25 PM EST
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"Heaven's Keep" by William Kent Kreuger Published by Atria Books
Cork O'Connor, part Ojibwe, former Sheriff, has an argument with his wife, Jo, an attorney. She leaves on a chartered plane on . . .
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December 07, 2009 08:52 PM EST
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Milam McGraw Propst- The Adventures of Ociee Nash Series (Belle Bridge Books 2009) 3.75 Stars
The first book in the series, A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street , tells the tale of little Ociee . . .
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December 06, 2009 01:50 PM EST
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Recently, I had the opportunity to interview R.L. Edinger . He not only is a Gather member, but he is the author of two books. The Forgotten King and Journey Into the Knight are available . . .
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December 05, 2009 07:06 PM EST
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And no, I don’t mean in The Zone Diet sense. I called Richelle Mead’s last book, ‘ Shadow Kiss’ a page turner, but ‘Blood Promise’ is ten times the read . . .
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December 05, 2009 02:38 PM EST
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(The first number is the total for the year and the last is the total for the month, NF stands for nonfiction)
January 2009
1/1 . . .
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December 04, 2009 09:20 PM EST
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Damn and I mean damn, this book was a fun read! The ending was intense in an action filled way. ‘Shadow Kiss’ is the third book of the Vampire Academy franchise by Richelle . . .
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December 04, 2009 04:00 PM EST
(shared with group: December 04, 2009)
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The New York Times announced its selection of the ten best books of the year--five fiction and five nonfiction. There are some surprises here. Which ones have you read and would you recommend for the . . .
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December 03, 2009 11:05 AM EST
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‘ Frostbite ’ is the second book in Richelle Mead’s vampire academy series. Like its predecessor ‘ Vampire Academy ’ it spins a good tale about vampires. . . .
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December 02, 2009 10:03 PM EST
(shared with group: December 02, 2009)
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"Angel Time" by Anne Rice read by Paul Michael produced by Random House Audio Approx. 9 hours
Anne Rice is best known for her vampire chronicles, including the most popular "Interview with the Vampire," . . .
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December 02, 2009 12:39 PM EST
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I know various vampire stories references on how being bitten once is highly addictive, I’m beginning to wonder about myself, I simply can’t stop reading vampire novels, and not just . . .
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December 01, 2009 09:07 PM EST
(shared with group: December 01, 2009)
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Michael Connelly- 9 Dragons (Little, Brown and Company 2009) 5 Stars
Harry Bosch is sent to investigate what appears to be a routine robbery gone wrong, when he discovers that he has met the . . .
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November 29, 2009 09:16 AM EST
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Zen Shorts By Jon J. Muth
Comic book artist and fantasy illustrator Jon J. Muth goes for something a bit different here with a childrens picture book of stories based on Zen Buddhism.
The . . .
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November 28, 2009 11:45 AM EST
(shared with group: November 28, 2009)
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Jeffery Deaver- The Vanished Man (Pocket Books 2004) 4.25 Stars
Police consultant Lincoln Rhyme and his police contact Amelia Sachs are called in to assist in the investigation of . . .
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