The Hobbit
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
ASIN: 0618002219
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Frodo Baggins, a hobbit with very little adventure in his life, is suddenly visited in his home by Gandalf the wizard and 13 dwarves. He accompanies them on a long journey to the Lonley Mountain, to get back the treasure stolen by the nasty Dragon Smaug.
Maya
Friday, March 25, 2005
ASIN: 0753811464
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Maya is a book about an evolutionary biologist called Frank, whose young daughter died in an accident. The death caused Frank and his wife to separate. Frank then went to visit an island in Fiji, where he met an extraordinary group of people, including a Spanish couple and an English writer. They talk about life, death, philosophy, and the meaning of the universe.
The Last Juror
Sunday, January 09, 2005
ASIN: 044024157X
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Willie Traynor is a young journalist who takes over the local paper in Clanton, Mississipi in 1970. The previous owners of the paper went bankrupt, and within a few years Willie managed to turn it around and increase its readership. Willie Traynor had to report on the brutal murder and rape of a young black widow. The perpetrator belonged to a dangerous and reclusive family in those parts. The book is mainly about the trial, Willie’s gradual acceptance into Clanton, the separation between blacks and whites at the time, and Willie’s friendly relationship with a black woman named Callie Ruffin.
The Lovely Bones
Sunday, January 09, 2005
ASIN: 0316168815
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Susie Salmon is a 14 year old girl who got raped and killed by her next door neighbour. Only parts of her body were found, and murderer was unknown. The story is told from her point of view as she is in heaven and looks down on her family and friends as they try to deal with the loss. Susie is stuck in heaven, still at 14 years of age, as her family grows and moves on.
Groovitude
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
ASIN: 0740728946
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Groovitude is the first Get Fuzzy comics treasury in colour. It contains comics from two books - The Dog Is Not a Toy: House Rule #4 and Fuzzy Logic Get Fuzzy 2.
Weekend in Paris
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
ASIN: 0452284902
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A shy girl from England gets the opportunity to go to Paris for the weekend, on a business trip with her boss. But when she learns that her boss wanted to sleep with her, she quit. On a whim she decides to go to Paris anyway, and she gets into all sorts of adventures.
Blueprint for Disaster
Thursday, September 30, 2004
ASIN: 0740738089
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This is a collection of strips of the popular comic Get Fuzzy, written by Darby Conley.
Deception Point
Friday, August 20, 2004
ASIN: 0671027387
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Somewhere up in the Arctic, NASA scientists find an object buried deep under the ice. This object is an incredible discovery that will impact the entire world. More importantly, it will boost the credibility of the U.S. president Zach Herney, who is struggling in the upcoming elections. He asks several civilians to go to the Arctic to verify the discovery, including Rachel Sexton, an NRO employee and Michael Tolland, a respected scientist who has his own TV show. But what they find up in the ice is a hoax and an enormous cover-up, which they have to find a way to reveal the cover-up to the public without getting killed.
Four to Midnight
Thursday, August 19, 2004
ASIN: 0451213599
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OK, I admit I started reading this book because I saw Johnny Depp’s face on the cover of it.
The book consists of four novellas, one of which is ‘Secret Window, Secret Garden’, the novella which the movie Secret Window is based upon. I haven’t seen the movie, and I wanted to read the book first.