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4 | Clocks and mirrors | The third book in the Ulysses Moore series doesn't allow for any breathing space after the end of [[ASIN:0439776732 Long-lost Map]]. Jason, Julia and Rick continue to hunt for clues and artifacts that will hopefully reveal the secrets of the Doors to Time, but as they will discover, there are more secrets in Kilmore C... | [] | 0439776724 | 0439776724 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,210,476,091,000 | 6 | true |
4 | You'll like this one - you will! | If you're by chance a Snicket fan<br />And love that series' style<br />I recommend you get this one<br />Out of the new book pile<br /><br />If breaking codes, like Artemis<br />Gives you a certain thrill<br />And solving riddles is your thing<br />You'll like this one - you will!<br /><br />Three children find a secr... | [] | 0439930200 | 0439930200 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,210,435,193,000 | 9 | false |
4 | Walk like an Egyptian | This is book two of the Ulysses Moore series, and the story picks up the adventure immediately after the first book (The Door to Time) closed off. In the previous episode, twins Jason and Julia and their friend Rick find that there's a lot more to Kilmore Cove than meets the eye. After solving many brain-teasing riddle... | [] | 0439776732 | 0439776732 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,210,434,901,000 | 7 | true |
4 | Who can it be, knocking at my door? | "Who can it be knocking at my door?<br />Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more.<br />Can't you see that it's late at night?<br />I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.<br />All I wish is to be alone;<br />Stay away, don't you invade my home."<br /><br />(Lyrics by Men At Work)<br /><br />Easily recognizable by th... | [] | 0979509424 | 0979509424 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,210,021,689,000 | 9 | false |
4 | A cup of tea, a slice of cake, and thou | The ninth book in the series brings both woes and wisdom for the ladies of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This time there are only two clients with cases to solve, but the domestic affairs of Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi take centre stage.<br /><br />Mma Makutsi and her splendidly named fiancé Phuti Radiph... | [] | 0375424482 | 0375424482 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,209,869,594,000 | 14 | true |
4 | Terracotta terror | The fourth novel in the Children of the Lamp series features the terracotta warriors, thousands of six foot tall clay statues buried with the Chinese Emperor of Qin, somewhere back in 210 BC. These statues were for protection as well as to ensure that the Emperor had a full army at his disposal in the afterlife. As t... | [] | 0439932149 | 0439932149 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,209,005,918,000 | 9 | true |
4 | Adelaide and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Continued) | I read the first chapters of this book way back when it was an ABNA entry, and was quite impressed by the way the author was able to make her characters tragic yet funny and real, all at the same time. As I wrote then, at the end of the [[ASIN:B00124COKM excerpt]] it looked like Adelaide was going to be in for a terri... | [] | 1434890414 | 1434890414 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,208,966,044,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Gimme Shelter | This is a fascinating story which, according to the author, is based on real events. It takes place just after the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York and just before the American invasion of Iraq.<br /><br />It tells the story of Fatima Shihabi, a strong-willed Muslim woman who is a poet and journalist in Iraq. Passio... | [] | 1435705319 | 1435705319 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,208,739,633,000 | 13 | false |
4 | "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" | This is a collection of 65 very personal poems, categorized into five sections.<br /><br />Some are in free verse, some rhyme;<br />some are bitingly funny, while some are deadly serious.<br />Some are sad, and some are bitter,<br />some are insightful and profound, and<br />some have explicit content that will make yo... | [] | 1420885324 | 1420885324 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,208,664,898,000 | 7 | false |
4 | The end is nigh | There have been predictions that the world as we know it will end on December 21, 2012 (122112). This is apparently supported by the Mayan Calendar and the I-Ching, as well as a crazy-eyed man wearing a signboard outside the pizza store. As I understand it, the Winter Solstice of 2012 is going to be a humdinger of a ... | [] | 0979951003 | 0979951003 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,208,400,162,000 | 21 | false |
4 | "Like the pale horse of the Apocalypse, on his back rode Death" | This slow-paced mystery is set in early twentieth century England. The protagonist is Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard, a man haunted by the ghost of a soldier named Hamish MacLeod, whose voice is his constant companion, conscience and advisor within his head.<br /><br />The story begins with a group of schoolb... | [] | 0061233560 | 0061233560 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,208,061,907,000 | 22 | false |
4 | "Quite honestly, radio is a nuisance. I know. I'm its father." | This book is primarily about Nikola Tesla, the eccentric scientist and inventor from Smiljan, who invented AC electricity and wireless communication and belatedly received recognition as the inventor of radio. For the most part, it is a fictionalized account of the latter part of his life while living in New York, esp... | [] | 061880112X | 061880112X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,207,858,758,000 | 21 | false |
4 | A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That's all any room is. (Jean Rhys) | This debut novel at first seems strange,<br />bizarre,<br />difficult to take the first bite.<br /><br />But then, the story gets going,<br />and you forget that it's written in free verse<br />- except that it doesn't rhyme,<br />and you know how I am about rhymes.<br /><br />But still,<br /><br />What's not to like a... | [] | 0061430226 | 0061430226 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,207,708,414,000 | 65 | false |
4 | These are the days of her lives | Family secrets abound in this saga, which spans more than fifty years of the life of Cara Hughes. Beginning with the trauma of her first romantic relationship and her subsequent attempted suicide, the story traces the circuitous journey through marriage, motherhood, illness, old age and the interaction that occurs alon... | [] | 1905621272 | 1905621272 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,206,850,547,000 | 13 | false |
2 | Much ado about nothing | I've just finished reading more than 250 pages of filler with nothing worth mentioning at the end of it all, except that the ending "majorly" sucked.<br /><br />Essentially a sordid tale of big business and politics vs. big verdicts and class action lawsuits, it begins nicely, and gathers steam, then proceeds to contin... | [] | 0385515049 | 0385515049 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,206,160,242,000 | 259 | true |
4 | A Book for other people | The premise behind this anthology is simple. A group of contemporary authors having fun, each contributing a short story about a fictional character, with proceeds going to a named charity - 826 New York. This charity is dedicated to helping children develop their creative and expository writing skills.<br /><br />Th... | [] | 0143038184 | 0143038184 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,205,714,050,000 | 36 | false |
5 | Misty water-colored memoir (now available in paperback) | This is the paperback edition of [[ASIN:0879308249 Piano Girl: Lessons in Life, Music, and the Perfect Blue Hawaiian]]<br /><br />Like the good old Barbra Streisand staple, Robin Meloy Goldsby shares with us the memories that light the corners of her mind, and true to the lyrics, it's the laughter we will remember, whe... | [] | 0879308826 | 0879308826 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,205,565,906,000 | 10 | false |
5 | Misty water-colored memoir | Like the good old Barbra Streisand staple, Robin Meloy Goldsby shares with us the memories that light the corners of her mind, and true to the lyrics, it's the laughter we will remember, whenever we remember this personal and funny autobiography.<br /><br />Beginning her working career as a waitress, the author's inabi... | [] | 0879308249 | 0879308249 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,205,192,631,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Diary of a Deep Sea Diver | ..and yes, as you can guess from the title of the book, this is a first person autobiographical journey through the life of a brother who chose to live the life of a commercial deep sea diver, against his friend's rather "colorful" advice.<br /><br />Written in informal language, with lots of photographs and explanatio... | [] | 1424174228 | 1424174228 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,205,118,864,000 | 3 | false |
4 | A wheel-y interesting adventure for kids | The first in a planned series of children's chapter books, this is the story of Trent, a brave little turtle on wheels, and his two best friends, Jesse the squirrel and Mina the kitten.<br /><br />A twist on the usual fantasy/adventure stories, this one is the animal equivalent of the "two boys and a girl and a wise ol... | [] | 1419679945 | 1419679945 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,204,088,442,000 | 4 | false |
5 | "I thought it would be like riding a bicycle" | This is a fascinating book that you'll want to read in one sitting. A combination of fantasy, mystery, drama, humor and relationships, the author draws you in from the first chapter, as she recounts an embarrassing incident at a funeral. After all, who can stop reading a book that includes in its opening paragraphs a ... | [] | 0446576913 | 0446576913 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,203,570,108,000 | 9 | false |
2 | "... the trial took a wrong turn and no one noticed." | To be perfectly honest, reading this novel was a trial. I haven't read the author's first book "The Sixth Lamentation", but from somewhere around chapter six, I was lamenting the fact that I'd started reading it at all. The best word to describe it is "dreary".<br /><br />None of the characters come to life, or HAVE l... | [] | 0143112406 | 0143112406 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,203,486,540,000 | 6 | false |
5 | Life with Jan | The author of this book offers the reader a very personal view of autism from her vantage point as the older sister of an autistic child. The book, although quite small in size, comes up big as an informative guide, incorporating not only family photographs and resource lists, but also a peek into the fifties when the... | [] | 0979510600 | 0979510600 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,202,707,808,000 | 7 | false |
4 | No country for g@y men | Our story begins in Tehran at the end of spring 1981. With spring still in the air, and romance in bloom, high school teacher Farzin Rouhani leaves his squabbling parents at home and sets off for an illicit stroll and a secret visit to his male lover. His timing is terrible, and he finds himself in the middle of an i... | [] | 1588140490 | 1588140490 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,202,098,310,000 | 4 | false |
5 | How to stroke yourself | According to this attractively presented book, professional athletes do it before, during and after workouts. Hey, if Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Mia Hamm say it's okay, who am I to argue?<br /><br />Putting innuendo aside (with much difficulty) this book provides everything you need to know about self massage (an... | [] | 0977608603 | 0977608603 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,202,002,661,000 | 5 | false |
5 | Grimm was never this much fun | This set of interconnected short stories is based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, where a king offers a reward for anyone who can tell him how his daughters' shoes get thoroughly trashed every night without their apparent knowledge.<br /><br />The king in this story has twelve daughters, so you can imagine the... | [] | 0373605161 | 0373605161 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,201,203,209,000 | 21 | false |
4 | Married, without children | Setting: The South of England and the North of England<br />Period: From 1960's and onward<br />Main character: Leila Denver (aged nine when the story begins)<br /><br />Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):<br />1. Leila lives a simple life with her parents, Amy & Robert, in the South of England<br />2. One day she ma... | [] | 1906210047 | 1906210047 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,200,979,705,000 | 2 | false |
4 | For whom the bones roll | This is the second book in the Wicked Dead series, and like [[ASIN:0061138495 Lurker]] before it, it is a creepy horror/murder story, geared towards young adult readers.<br /><br />Back-story:<br /><br />The ghost girls find themselves in a spot of trouble with the Headmistress, and Anne purposely gets herself into hot... | [] | 0061138509 | 0061138509 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,200,505,577,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Beware of the CUL8R | The first book in the Wicked Dead series is a creepy horror/murder story, but geared towards young adult readers. It also delivers a chilling message about the dangers of internet chat rooms, and how technology can sometimes work against you.<br /><br />One dire day in the dark of night<br />Four ghost girls, in an oi... | [] | 0061138495 | 0061138495 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,200,165,718,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Shall we dance? | This is the section of the Discworld series where young readers should not fear to tread. However, even little angels should be warned to tread very carefully when selecting this book, mainly because of all the adults stampeding to get their copies of book three of the Tiffany Aching adventures.<br /><br />The story pi... | [] | 0060890312 | 0060890312 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,200,090,324,000 | 7 | true |
4 | Beowulf 101 | For those who haven't read the 3183 lines of the epic poem*, and are unlikely to do so in the near future (or before the end of time), here's a précis version of the classic tale - with pictures!<br /><br />Retold by Stefan Petrucha for the 8 - 12 age group, this graphic novel captures the basic elements of the story, ... | [] | 0061343900 | 0061343900 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,199,991,561,000 | 7 | false |
4 | Pop! Goes the wishbone | Meet Jeff<br />Jeff designs toys for a living<br />Lucky Jeff<br /><br />... or, as Darren Pillsbury tells us, maybe not so lucky after all.<br /><br />Jeff works long hours designing toys for a company that cares about nothing except profits, even though some of their new products - to put it mildly - suck, big time. ... | [] | 0979622808 | 0979622808 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,199,271,746,000 | 6 | false |
4 | Bass vs. Cornwell | Having just finished reading both "Carved in Bone" by William M. Bass and Jon Jefferson (writing as Jefferson Bass) and "Book of the Dead" by Patricia Cornwell (who is credited by Bass for making his Body Farm famous), my conclusion is that they should come together and write books, perhaps under the name Jefferson Cor... | [] | 0060759828 | 0060759828 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,199,127,136,000 | 11 | true |
4 | Big brother is babysitting | It all started with a faulty valve.<br /><br />This valve was manufactured by the SafeWarm company, whose manager quadrupled production at the expense of quality control.<br /><br />Two people died as a result of the faulty valve that came from the firm that quadrupled its production at the expense of quality control.<... | [] | 0802796508 | 0802796508 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,198,955,698,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Torn between two viewpoints | As Mary MacGregor sang on "Torn Between Two Lovers":<br /><br />"There are times when a woman has to say what's on her mind<br />Even though she knows how much it's gonna hurt<br />Before I say another word let me tell you, I love you<br />Let me hold you close and say these words as gently as I can"<br /><br />There a... | [] | 0307387895 | 0307387895 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,197,830,361,000 | 12 | true |
3 | A whole lotta latte going on | I'd heard about this series from friends, but this is the first one I've actually read. Chopping Spree is book eleven of the series, which now has fourteen books.<br /><br />1. Catering to Nobody<br />2. Dying for Chocolate<br />3. The Cereal Murders<br />4. The Last Suppers<br />5. Killer Pancake<br />6. The Main Cor... | [] | 0553578359 | 0553578359 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,197,743,507,000 | 3 | false |
4 | There's a kind of hash | [To the tune of "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" as recorded by Herman's Hermits and The Carpenters.]<br /><br />There's a kind of hash, in Lemony's world, that's right<br />In Lemony's world, you can hear the sound of a latke with lungs<br />If you know what I mean<br />Just potato mush, with onions and e... | [] | 1932416870 | 1932416870 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,197,316,248,000 | 38 | true |
2 | No Super Fly | Although I loved the pictures<br />This is a warning verse<br />The imagery is not for kids<br />The story line is worse<br /><br />Franklin is a city fly<br />The hero of this caper<br />So far he's managed to survive<br />The lure of the flypaper<br /><br />He's happy just to be a fly<br />And not a pig or goose<br /... | [] | 1568461488 | 1568461488 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,197,309,108,000 | 8 | false |
4 | Here be dragons | If you're into Neil Gaiman and Jonathan Stroud, you'll probably like this book, which is the first part of an intended trilogy. The second book is due out in May 2008.<br /><br />Though not as twisted as Gaiman, and lacking the humor of Stroud in The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Stoneheart explores some of the alternate worlds... | [] | 1423101758 | 1423101758 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,197,056,789,000 | 16 | true |
5 | Primate lessons | "Born free, as free as the wind blows<br />As free as the grass grows<br />Born free to follow your heart"<br /><br />(Lyrics from "Born Free" by John Barry)<br /><br />But what if you weren't born free?<br /><br />The latest novel by Debbie Lee Wesselmann takes us into the world of chimpanzees living in captivity, but... | [] | 0895873532 | 0895873532 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,196,626,014,000 | 16 | false |
5 | Funny and informative | You won't believe how much good stuff<br />Is in this tiny book<br />And if you have a little girl<br />I'd say it's worth a look<br /><br />The story's about two young girls<br />As different as can be<br />Cynthia's the perfect one<br />While Paula's more like me<br /><br />Cynthia's always neatly dressed<br />Even h... | [] | 0975464922 | 0975464922 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,196,275,405,000 | 9 | false |
4 | A fractured faerie tale | Once upon a time, though not so long ago, there lived a teenager named Valerie. Valerie lived with her mother in a single parent family relationship, played lacrosse in school, and was best friends with a girl who preferred girls as friends. Valerie had a foul mouth and a temper to match, and had a wonderful opportun... | [] | 0689868235 | 0689868235 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,195,933,416,000 | 12 | false |
4 | Alphabetical Playtime with Felines and Fonts | A beautifully bound Book about curious Cats, doing Daily what cats do, Even essaying to make Fonts fun.<br /><br />The pages are filled with Gaily gamboling gallant globe-trotters, and Happy, haughty, Intelligent incredible Jumping jocular Kitties, apparently quoting Keats and Kafka.<br /><br />Literary leitmotif leads... | [] | 0976883708 | 0976883708 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,195,552,649,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Think twice before passing gas | Nope, not that kind of gas - according to this story "gas passer" is the name affectionately given to practicing anesthesiologists by members of their profession, and although fictional, the story contains lots of frightening behind the scenes information that you should know (or maybe not) before having an operation.<... | [] | 160145015X | 160145015X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,195,313,919,000 | 8 | false |
4 | Dead bodies and romance don't mix well | For reasons unknown to even myself, I've been reading this series completely out of order. This is the fifth book in the series of fifteen (to date), and the one with the most forensics out of the ones that I have read.<br /><br />[[ASIN:0743477154 Postmortem]](1990)<br />Body of Evidence (1991)<br />All That Remains ... | [] | 0425220176 | 0425220176 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,195,208,122,000 | 9 | false |
4 | A common sense approach to keeping your family healthy | Good things sometimes come wrapped in small packages, and this is certainly true for this concise book. It's true that there's nothing earth-shattering between the covers, but only because most people already know the validity of the author's recommendations and choose to push the information to the back of their mind... | [] | 0646470906 | 0646470906 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,195,161,509,000 | 3 | false |
4 | A sweet idea, but with a few sour drops in the mix | World domination has a sweet tooth in Brandon Mull's latest fantasy adventure, about four kids who discover that too much candy can be REALLY bad for your health.<br /><br />After a rather exciting prologue, the book slows to a moderate pace, with the new kid in town having to prove himself in order to join three other... | [] | 159038783X | 159038783X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,193,695,481,000 | 21 | true |
4 | This one's for the girls | Let's hear it for the girls - or at least for Sudi, Meri, and Dalila, three girls of high school age (and from very different backgrounds) who discover that they are descendants of the divine pharaohs of ancient Egypt, and identified by their birthmarks as Sisters of Isis.<br /><br />Understandably skeptical at first, ... | [] | 1423103424 | 1423103424 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,193,506,625,000 | 9 | false |
4 | Just one more to go | For those not familiar with the books in this fantastically imaginative series, I'd like to provide a list of the previous books before going into book nine. The series so far is divided into three trilogies, namely the Twig Saga, the Rook Saga and the Quint Saga. The series is sometimes confusing chronologically, as ... | [] | 0375837426 | 0375837426 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,193,400,158,000 | 16 | true |
5 | How Marie got her groove back | Escaping to Jamaica has always been considered romantic, but readers of this hilarious book will find that vacationing in paradise can also be stressful, embarrassing, passionate and downright laugh out loud funny.<br /><br />Marie Santora comes from an Italian family, or rather, is saddled with the standard Italian fa... | [] | 1932859306 | 1932859306 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,193,057,687,000 | 17 | false |
4 | Ghosts of the past | This is the fourth book in "The Land of Elyon" series, beginning right after [[ASIN:0439700957 Tenth City]], but then switching to the past through the recollections of Roland Warvold, seafaring brother of Thomas Warvold.<br /><br />Serving as the first part of the prequel to the first three books, this book picks up t... | [] | 0439899524 | 0439899524 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,192,836,124,000 | 8 | false |
5 | "Tops are for tops, and bottoms are for bottoms!" | "Mothering Mother" provides a rare and intimate peek into the world of a normal woman (strong, powerful, and invincible) caught between caring for her aging and ailing mother and juggling the demands of her own family.<br /><br />Written in play by play form, the author takes you through the good times and bad in vivid... | [] | 160164003X | 160164003X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,192,306,727,000 | 4 | false |
3 | Sempra fugits | This book has some similarities to the novel "Eragon", in that both authors are young, big fans of fantasy books and movies, and crazy for dragons. One of the characters in this book is even named Paolin, which is pretty close to Paolini, the author of the aforementioned Eragon and the sequel, Eldest.<br /><br />Anywa... | [] | 0595420494 | 0595420494 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,192,302,385,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Hungry like the wolf | This young adult novel manages to cover a lot of difficult territory without being either preachy or patronizing. First of all, there's Guy, who's just turned thirteen, and is facing not only the challenges of growing up, but also the additional pressure of having an autistic younger brother. Guy comes from a nuclear... | [] | 0889842930 | 0889842930 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,191,711,980,000 | 8 | false |
4 | No rivets for Rosie | An undeniable triumph for both author and lead character on debut, "The War Against Miss Winter" is a witty, period-perfect portrayal of the exploits of an endearing young woman who has one eye set on stardom, and the other on the look-out for anything of a suspicious nature. Set in New York in the 1940s, our heroine,... | [] | 0061139785 | 0061139785 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,191,623,725,000 | 9 | false |
4 | Bangkok nights | Reading this book brought back memories of some lyrics from the "Chess" soundtrack:<br /><br />One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster<br />The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free<br />You'll find a god in every golden cloister<br />A little flesh, a little history<br />I can feel an angel sliding up to... | [] | 0061255807 | 0061255807 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,191,263,931,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Faerie heat | If you're a fan of Spiderwick<br />You'll love "The Nixie's Song"<br />For boys and girls of eight & up<br />(It isn't very long)<br /><br />A Nixie needs a little help<br />She's high and dry on land<br />Nick and Laurie do their best<br />But get more than they planned<br /><br />The faerie down in Florida<br />Are t... | [] | 0689871317 | 0689871317 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,190,983,497,000 | 21 | true |
3 | Design flaw | This is definitely not the best book I've read this year, but it's also not the worst. If you read it as a thriller, and treat the religious and scientific "conclusions" as plot devices, you are left with the opening narrative hook, a treasure hunt, the requisite stock characters such as villains and dumb henchmen (it... | [] | 1412202124 | 1412202124 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,190,485,458,000 | 2 | false |
4 | The Squirrel, the Witch and the Talisman | (Poetic form: Limerick)<br /><br />I'm thinking it's quite apropos<br />To be warned how this story will go<br />Two children once found<br />Lying dead on the ground<br />A squirrel, that vanished - just so!<br /><br />The children had started a club<br />Where the boy and the girl were the hub<br />He's Watson, she's... | [] | 0615139493 | 0615139493 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,189,978,725,000 | 6 | false |
3 | Let's start at the very beginning.... | ...a very good place to start - except that I've already read two others in the series, namely [[ASIN:0425210278 Predator]] and [[ASIN:0425204693 From Potter's Field]].<br /><br />The series so far:<br /><br />Postmortem (1990)<br />Body of Evidence (1991)<br />All That Remains (1992)<br />Cruel and Unusual (1993)<br /... | [] | 0743477154 | 0743477154 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,189,863,203,000 | 18 | false |
4 | Guyquest too - The Power of the Unbeliever | We're back again with our guy, Guy<br />A born under-achiever<br />He's on another goofy quest<br />And still an unbeliever<br /><br />He won't accept his friend's an elf<br />Scoffs at the wizard's powers<br />He won't believe that aliens<br />Will end our world in hours<br /><br />The warrior's lost her taste for war... | [] | 1933157194 | 1933157194 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,189,625,611,000 | 3 | false |
5 | What's next, Thursday? | It's a darned good thing that Thursday Next isn't showing any signs of wanting to slow down, because her life seems to get more and more complicated with each eagerly awaited installment of this brilliant series.<br /><br />First of all, the Special Operations Network has been disbanded, but that minor detail hasn't st... | [] | 0670038717 | 0670038717 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,188,837,839,000 | 18 | true |
4 | The sparks fly in this red hot paranormal thriller | Things get really hot in this paranormal thriller when a serial arsonist murders three people, one of whom is the father of a politician on the rise. Set in British Columbia at a time in the near future, the case is assigned to a very special team of investigators with psychic abilities.<br /><br />Leading the team is... | [] | 1412035910 | 1412035910 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,188,334,673,000 | 39 | false |
4 | "Meanwhile here was the ubiquitous AK-47" | Set in a multitude of locations across the globe and covering several periods in history, this is a fast moving quasi-historical thriller which begins at the Hindenburg disaster, but backtracks to the time of Alexander the Great, the ancient Egyptians and even Homer's Odyssey, before arriving at its exciting but improb... | [] | B000R7PZ24 | B000R7PZ24 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,188,245,420,000 | 3 | false |
4 | "You are never the same ... once you have seen the green of the Caspian." | This story takes place in Iran, in the years before the Islamic revolution. Told by a young girl named Yaas (meaning "poet's jasmine" in Farsi) we learn of the peculiar circumstances under which her parents first laid eyes on each other, and the troubled relationship that denied both mother and daughter a normal life.... | [] | 1596922516 | 1596922516 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,188,165,643,000 | 18 | false |
4 | Guyquest | A funny book about a guy<br />And Guy's also his name<br />Your standard goof-off slacker-dude<br />Without a claim to fame<br /><br />And then one day a phone call came<br />That sent him on a quest<br />He's forced to leave his dirty home<br />(More like his filthy nest)<br /><br />There's something wrong with little... | [] | 1933157089 | 1933157089 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,993,983,000 | 16 | false |
4 | The chilling secret of the Nahanni | Mix some Michael Crichton with a touch of Dean Koontz, add a generous dash of sci-fi and then distill the resulting mixture until all you have left is the good stuff. That, in a nutshell, is "The River".<br /><br />The Nahanni River holds many secrets, but the headless bodies that occasionally appear on the shores and... | [] | 1412062292 | 1412062292 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,631,482,000 | 20 | false |
4 | The Shawty, the Rabbit and the Firestone of Toj | STOP!!<br /><br />Have you read the first book in this series, [[ASIN:076363218X Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon]]?<br /><br />If you have, then you are cleared to proceed, but if you haven't, please go back to the beginning of book one and start there.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br /><br />Okay, now that we've gott... | [] | 0763627933 | 0763627933 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,557,812,000 | 10 | false |
4 | "All the world's a stage... | ..And all the men and women merely players" .... William Shakespeare, As You Like It.<br /><br />This slim tome recounts the lives of three friends, from the time of their earliest memories to the fall of the dominoes, and although it doesn't have anything for the action/adventure crowd, the author takes the reader met... | [] | 1592642004 | 1592642004 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,505,527,000 | 9 | false |
4 | Oliver with a twist | A cross between [[ASIN:B000C20VU0 Oliver Twist]] and [[ASIN:0064410161 A Series of Unfortunate Events]], this great new series (at least new to me) chronicles the adventures of young Solomon "Solly" Snow, who lives in the village of Boring and helps with the family laundry business. His life evolves around lugging arou... | [] | 076363218X | 076363218X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,479,685,000 | 4 | false |
4 | "But what precisely does an aquiline nose look like?" | According to Rosie's research, the aquiline noses that stick out snottily from the pages of numerous works of great fiction indicate a strong will, independence and the promise of prosperous mid-years. This, however, is no snotty work, and is not for perfect "girls" (and by "girls" I mean females between the ages of 16... | [] | 1596922524 | 1596922524 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,164,864,000 | 4 | false |
4 | Time to get Kraken | The second book in Liz Kessler's [[ASIN:0763628115 Emily Windsnap]] series starts with the Windsnap family happily relocated to Allpoints Island, with its soft white sand beaches, crystal clear water, palm trees - in short an island paradise.<br /><br />If you're thinking that this all sounds pretty great, you should k... | [] | 0763633011 | 0763633011 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,159,297,000 | 7 | false |
4 | The deep secret | If you liked the movie [[ASIN:B000FCW15A Aquamarine]] or the story of [[ASIN:B000F8O35U The Little Mermaid]], you'll probably like this scaly fishy tale about a twelve year old girl with a big secret.<br /><br />Emily lives with her mother on a boat, and on the day of her first ever swimming class at her new school, sh... | [] | 0763628115 | 0763628115 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,187,126,049,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Return to Fablehaven | I thought that the first book [[ASIN:1416947205 Fablehaven]] was imaginative and a great read, but little did I know that Brandon Mull would come up with an even better story for his follow up novel. Although it may seem to be a little long if you measure it from cover to cover, like [[ASIN:0545010225 Harry Potter and... | [] | 1590387422 | 1590387422 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,186,470,538,000 | 16 | true |
4 | Love is of source unknown, yet it grows ever deeper | The old theme of star-crossed lovers takes an Oriental twist in this historical period drama about a love-struck young girl, an enamored poet, and the opera that not only brings them together but casts them apart.<br /><br />This story is about Peony, a young woman and only child of a wealthy family. Set in seventeent... | [] | 140006466X | 140006466X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,186,258,707,000 | 120 | false |
4 | The Adventures of Stephanie (Thank you, Ogden Nash) | Stephanie's mad as hell and she's not going to take it anymore. Ten books of bounty hunting, being covered in garbage and getting shot at have taken a toll on our intrepid yet klutzy heroine, and that's not even counting all the exploding cars. So she makes a big decision, hands in her fake badge and heads back to the... | [] | B000BLNPEQ | B000BLNPEQ | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,186,253,742,000 | 5 | true |
4 | Rona Shively's Excellent Adventure | Another great novelette from Rebecca Benston, continuing the crazy adventures of private investigator Rona Shively, who's a little Stephanie Plum and a little Grace Adler, and who prefers to believe that household chores will go away if you ignore them long enough. Addicted to pizza and Chinese take-out, she's still l... | [] | 1424180589 | 1424180589 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,186,220,159,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Nothing more than a desk, a chair, and a small stack of rugs | This is the story of Ushman, an immigrant Iranian rug merchant who owns a small establishment ideally located on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. His wife is still in Iran, looking after his ailing mother and regularly sending him high quality rugs for his wealthy customers. Ushman dreams of the day his wife will join hi... | [] | 0143112090 | 0143112090 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,185,693,551,000 | 6 | false |
4 | Who framed Wicksford Waxenbee? | Welcome to the village of Pennywhistle, where almost everything is enchanted under very strict supervision at the Pennywhistle Amalgamated Enchantment Factory. On command, slices of bread jump into toasters, and when all nice and toasty, they spread themselves with butter and jelly. Lawnmowers mow lawns, mops mop, and... | [] | 0978792521 | 0978792521 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,185,659,853,000 | 7 | false |
5 | Forgiveness sets you free | This is an amazing story, and one you'll want to read again and again. Cheryl Kaye Tardif skillfully weaves her tale of friendship, love, loss, pain and forgiveness, and although not very long, it's a story you won't easily forget.<br /><br />Sarah Richardson moves to Vancouver Island with her mother and father, and s... | [] | 1601640072 | 1601640072 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,185,213,614,000 | 19 | false |
5 | In which we meet Alex Morningside... | This book is sure to be a hit with fans of [[ASIN:0064410161 A Series of Unfortunate Events]], [[ASIN:0689859368 The Spiderwick Chronicles]], [[ASIN:0786817879 Artemis Fowl]] and [[ASIN:0439670233 Children Of The Lamp]]. Imaginative and funny, action packed and exciting, this is a book that any child (and some adults)... | [] | 160286005X | 160286005X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,185,058,442,000 | 15 | false |
5 | We are all Cinderellas, no matter what our size | The first thing you should know is that this isn't your traditional Cinderella story, although it does have a fairy tale ending. This fab and funny novel follows the ups and downs of Nola Devlin, a plus sized magazine editor who is leading a double life. When her application for a job as an advice columnist is given t... | [] | 0525949577 | 0525949577 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,185,048,488,000 | 14 | false |
4 | Lust and baseball (with a verse or two to the tune of "Born in the USA") | This is the story of a young man who grew up trading baseball cards, and then later switched to trading baseball wives. Against the odds, Sheldon became a minor celebrity in his Ohio hometown. Born with a hearing defect and raised by a single parent, he still managed to play professional baseball, even though an unfor... | [] | 0978606205 | 0978606205 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,184,532,076,000 | 4 | false |
4 | Everyone is hunted here | This story starts out with a crash<br />And ends up with the Sphinx<br />It's all about two haunted men<br />With deeply rooted links<br /><br />One man joins a monastery<br />But leaves it in disgrace<br />The other is an artist<br />And just loves a police chase<br /><br />Both of them dysfunctional<br />And there's ... | [] | 1424106222 | 1424106222 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,183,848,468,000 | 15 | false |
5 | Let it be | Although I've just had the opportunity to read it, Millennium Babe is the first book written by Betty Dravis, an author well known for her ability to humanize characters. Each usually has a little catch phrase which they repeat throughout the book, and although this may seem strange at first, this trademark of Betty's ... | [] | 0738845108 | 0738845108 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,183,312,836,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Jimmy Buffet meets Charlie Daniels | I've read all of Rick Riordan's young adult fiction books -[[ASIN:0786838655 The Lightning Thief]], [[ASIN:1423103343 The Sea of Monsters]], [[ASIN:1423101456 The Titan's Curse ]] - and so when I recently came across this one I just had to take a look. This is a fast paced whodunit thriller that will keep you guessing ... | [] | 0553579940 | 0553579940 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,183,234,418,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Bloodsucker | Vrolok is a different type of vampire saga, and although it is a fairly long read, it never ceases to be entertaining. The author skillfully weaves in all sorts of historical characters that you never before associated with vampire lore, and crazy as this may sound, it really works.<br /><br />The story revolves around... | [] | 142088154X | 142088154X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,183,196,540,000 | 6 | false |
4 | The raw and abridged Stephanie Plum | This novella is recommended for:<br />1. Fans of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich<br />2. People who like murder mysteries<br />3. People with short attention spans<br />4. All of the above<br /><br />Just in case you fall under category 3, I'll make this quick.<br /><br />Main character:<br /><br />Rona S... | [] | 1424154251 | 1424154251 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,182,365,910,000 | 6 | false |
4 | Both a place and a gender | This is a BIG book, and a little difficult to get through unless you can negotiate with your family for some quiet time.<br /><br />Basically, it chronicles the formative years of Cal Stephanides, beginning with the grandparents, Lefty and Desdemona, who were really-too-close for siblings, and who fled Greece as their ... | [] | 0312427735 | 0312427735 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,182,320,038,000 | 101 | false |
4 | Love, loss, hope, faith and charity | Sunrise on Kusatsu Harbor may be a small book, but it packs a heck of a wallop. It all begins in Hiroshima, where two young people pledge their eternal love as the sun rises over the harbor in their little village. Of course, had they lived happily ever after, this would have been an even shorter story and a lot less ... | [] | 157921858X | 157921858X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,182,276,872,000 | 10 | false |
4 | Extremely futuristically funny | There once was a planet named Earth<br /><br />That needed a complete rebirth<br /><br />They sent invitations<br /><br />To alien nations<br /><br />To come and prove what they were worth<br /><br />In the year ninety nine ninety eight<br /><br />When the aliens all took the bait<br /><br />It took a great blast<br />... | [] | 1419649213 | 1419649213 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,181,528,793,000 | 3 | false |
4 | For whom the balls fall | "B. Riemann is one of math's heroes<br /><br />Whose zeta is peppered with zeroes<br /><br />By some grand design<br /><br />They're all on one line<br /><br />For reasons that no one but he knows"<br /><br />This innocuous limerick anchors the plot of this intellectual tale of deceit, intrigue, murder and greed.<br />... | [] | 1419658247 | 1419658247 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,181,180,867,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Wuf! So long, and thanks for all the frogs | This book is classic Tom Robbins in the sense that almost every page has some hilariously humorous play on words, or unreal observation about real events, including a lot of incisive commentary on the subject of Washington's allegedly wooden teeth. (I kept wondering if he got knot holes instead of cavities, and whether... | [] | 184243036X | 184243036X | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,180,220,971,000 | 7 | false |
4 | From the vault, it's Temple Gault | Book six of the Scarpetta tales<br /><br />with no sign of a halt<br /><br />Another of the sub-series<br /><br />that features Temple Gault<br /><br />A woman's naked in the snow<br /><br />that fell on Central Park<br /><br />The killer taunts the CME<br /><br />by leaving his trademark<br /><br />The killer kills an... | [] | 0425204693 | 0425204693 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,179,111,602,000 | 5 | false |
4 | A blast from the past goes down at last | For all you fans of CSI<br /><br />We give you now - The Book<br /><br />With Gris and crew hot on the case<br /><br />It's more than worth a look<br /><br />Just like they do it on the show<br /><br />they're tackling two cases<br /><br />two murders at two different times<br /><br />and in two different places<br /><... | [] | 0743444043 | 0743444043 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,178,976,629,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Beware of Greeks siring kids | If you've been following this fascinating series, you'll already know that it is based on Greek mythology, with a touch of artistic license and a ton of humor. Apparently, the big three of Olympus (Poseidon, Zeus and Hades) had reluctantly agreed to stop popping over to earth and siring offspring with the local mortal... | [] | 1423101456 | 1423101456 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,178,941,260,000 | 41 | true |
5 | Who's yo' Daddy? | Percy Jackson has always been different from other kids. He's dyslexic and suffers from ADHD, and is always getting into trouble. He's been expelled several times, and the only thing that holds his interest is Greek mythology.<br /><br />We soon learn that Percy has close ties with Mount Olympus, and when monsters from... | [] | 0786838655 | 0786838655 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,178,425,397,000 | 41 | false |
4 | Great character development, but the sub-plots show signs of wear | Well, here we are again - book eight of the captivating series by Alexander McCall Smith, about the life and times of the traditionally built proprietress of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.<br /><br />Fans of the series will once again delight in the straightforward storytelling, the comfortable atmosphere and espe... | [] | 0375422730 | 0375422730 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,178,409,066,000 | 5 | true |
4 | Deadly sins and vice | This little book of poetry<br /><br />(the most hard-hitting of the three)<br /><br />deals with serious subject matter<br /><br />not filling space with idle chatter<br /><br />It starts out in a bloody way<br /><br />recalling St. Valentine's Day<br /><br />when several people wound up dead<br /><br />as a result of ... | [] | 0972968423 | 0972968423 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,178,167,529,000 | 3 | false |
4 | A Frawg he would a hunting go | (To the tune of "A Frog He Would A'Wooing go")<br /><br />Frawg sailed in a tortoise shell, mm mm, mm mm,<br /><br />A gath'ring spores and medicines,<br /><br />And selling his spices and plant specimens, mm mm, mm mm.<br /><br />He met up with a dragonfly, mm mm, mm mm,<br /><br />Searching for nectar for his kin<br ... | [] | 1601451229 | 1601451229 | AGTMZCWIWBH43TCW7UKG2YV2EKKA | 1,178,063,206,000 | 4 | false |
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