Title: Lucy Author: Laurence Gonzales Genre: Fiction – Science fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $24.95 (hardback) Happy Halloween, everyone! I thought I’d celebrate this spooky holiday by reviewing a work of fiction that is a bit out of my comfort zone: the thriller. Summary Primatologist Jenny Lowe is awakened in the middle of the…
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“Every single human being is part of a grand universal plan.”
Title: The House of Tomorrow Author: Peter Bognanni Genre: Fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $24.95 (hardback) Sebastian Prendergast lives in a geodesic dome with his grandmother, a rabid follower of the teachings of engineer and futurist Richard Buckminster Fuller. The fifteen year-old has lived in relative isolation with his grandmother since the death of…
“It’s midnight at Liberty University, and I’m kneeling on the floor…praying.”
Title: The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University Author: Kevin Roose Genre: Non-fiction, journalism Publication Date: 2009 Purchase Price: $13.99 (paperback) After experiencing the twenty thousand-member Thomas Road Baptist Church (run by Jerry Falwell) as part of his job as a writer’s assistant, 19 year-old Brown University sophomore Kevin Roose is flummoxed….
“A man sits in a room, manipulating his kneecaps.”
Title: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Author: Mary Roach Genre: Non-fiction, science Publication Date: 2008 Purchase Price: $14.95 (paperback) I know I’ve mentioned this before, but Mary Roach is one of my favorite authors. Not only does she write books on topics that are interesting, she does so with aplomb and a…
“O, be some other name!” (Romeo and Juliet)
Title: The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove Author: Susan Gregg Gilmore Genre: Fiction Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $23.00 (Hardcover) What is it with me and my recent reads quoting Shakespeare? Maybe it’s because no matter what anyone says or writes, it’s inevitable that Shakespeare said or wrote it better. Ah well, on to the…