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Archive for April, 2010

The BoneMan's Daughter

30 Apr

by Dekker, TedBook Cover
They call him Boneman. He hates that name. Boneman just murders girls.
Only breaks their bones. But he is much more than that. He is Satan and he's
beautiful. Six girls have died. None of them worthy to be his daughter.
But when he takes Bethany he believes he has finally found the ideal girl.
She's sixteen, she's perfect. However Ryan, her true father, isn't giving
up without a fight. For his daughter and himself, Ryan will do whatever it
takes to find her. But will he locate her before she sins? Before Satan
starts breaking her bones?

- reviewed by Elizabeth, , PLCMC

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The Lost Symbol

30 Apr

by Brown, DanBook Cover
We pick up where Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code left off. Arriving back from France, Robert Langdon is asked to speak in Washington. When he arrives, there is no audience. In fact no one has heard that he was supposed to give a speech at all. The speech was a ruse to get him to Washington. When he gets there he realizes that his mentor, Peter Solomon, has been kidnapped. It is a race against time and through the hallowed halls of our nation’s capitol to protect the secret of the Masons and save Peter Solomon’s life. This story is a fast paced read that will keep the reader guessing.
- reviewed by Rachel, University City Regional, PLCMC

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The Secret Language of Sleep: A Couples Guide to the Thirty-Nine Positions

30 Apr

by Thomas, EvanyBook Cover
What is your favorite position? Downward koala, melting spoons, or the sixth posture of the perfumed forest? Nope, we’re not talking yoga. This humorous little book is all about how you and your partner sleep and what it reveals about your relationship. There are 39 positions, each with a one page explanation and an accompanying illustration. Each position is marked with icons that indicate, for example, if it’s a good position if you snore, or if it “works well in outdoor situations” (think camping), or, for all you encroachers who can’t stay on your side, “may require a larger bed.” Find your position and you’ll discover if the two of you are inseparable, co-dependent, or on the way out. So this isn’t exactly a hard science, but it is a highly amusing one.
- reviewed by Laura, Sugar Creek Branch, PLCMC

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It All Changed In an Instant : More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure

30 Apr

by Ferschleiser, Rachel, ed.Book Cover
If you had to tell the story of your life in six words, could you? That is exactly what thousands of people have done through six-word memoirs on SMITHmag.net. What started as an Internet phenomenon, culminated in the publication of two books. The most recent book, It All Changed In an Instant, is full of funny, heartbreaking, profound and silly memoirs written by obscure and famous writers alike. These memoirs provide a glimpse into other people’s lives and it is amazing how much you can learn about a person in six words. This is a quick and entertaining read that anyone can enjoy.

- reviewed by Laura, Sugar Creek, PLCMC

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I Feel Bad About My Neck: and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

29 Apr

by Ephron, NoraBook Cover
As the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, Nora Ephron takes a look at our society and helps us laugh at it. In this collection of essays, she appeals to women’s life experiences, recounting her own interactions with men, children, apartments, and purses. Aging is also a theme. Although “woman” is in the title, you do not have to be female to empathize with the universal themes of an aging body image or the loss of loved ones. At first glance, this book is a quick and easy read. But the individual essays invite the reader back. Nora Ephron’s essays are humorous at times, serious at others, but always insightful.
- reviewed by Linda, University City Regional, PLCMC

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The Kids Are All Right

29 Apr

by Welch, Diana and LizBook Cover
The four Welch kids were devastated when their father was suddenly killed in a car accident. Then a few months later their mother was diagnosed with cancer and within three years of their father’s death they lost their mother as well. Amanda was 19, Liz 16, Dan 14 and Diana 8 when they were all sent to live with different families since no one wanted to take all four together. The kids struggled to cope with the loss of both parents and being separated from each other. It takes five more years before all the kids are fully back in contact or living together again. This is an incredible story of the powerful bond between siblings who had only each other to rely on.
- reviewed by Jessica, Mint Hill Branch, PLCMC

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The Atlantis Code

29 Apr

by Brokaw, CharlesBook Cover
Thomas Lourds, Harvard's world renowned linguist and archaeologist, is branching out from the academic world, preparing to shoot a documentary with the BBC detailing his legendary
discoveries. At his first production meeting, he is awestruck by an unusual and obviously very old relic that has writing on it that he cannot identify despite his expertise. Minutes later, masked men crash the studio with guns blazing and steal the relic. The adventure that follows is a gun blazing romp across the Mid-East, Russia, West Africa, and Europe, ending at a Vatican archaeological dig site in Cadiz, Spain. Does this writing provide a clue to the lost civilization of Atlantis? One thing is for sure, Charles Brokaw is an exciting new voice in the suspense/thriller genre.

- reviewed by Susan, Independence Regional, PLCMC

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