Marcus's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:25:45 -0700 60 Marcus's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg A Little Life 22822858
Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride.ÌęYet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he’ll not only be unable to overcome—but that will define his life forever.]]> 720 Hanya Yanagihara 0385539258 Marcus 0 currently-reading 4.28 2015 A Little Life
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]]> The Neverending Story 27712
The story begins with a lonely boy named Bastian and the strange book that draws him into the beautiful but doomed world of Fantastica. Only a human can save this enchanted place by giving its ruler, the Childlike Empress, a new name. But the journey to her tower leads through lands of dragons, giants, monsters, and magic, and once Bastian begins his quest, he may never return. As he is drawn deeper into Fantastica, he must find the courage to face unspeakable foes and the mysteries of his own heart.

Readers, too, can travel to the wondrous, unforgettable world of Fantastica if they will just turn the page...]]> 396 Michael Ende 0525457585 Marcus 4 4.16 1979 The Neverending Story
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> <![CDATA[Den grĂŠnselĂžse (Afdeling Q, #6)]]> 23272849
”Ja, undskyld, jeg forstyrrer dig, men mĂ„ske har du lidt tid til at hĂžre pĂ„ mig.â€� Men Carl er afvisende, da han bliver klar over, at han er ved at blive prakket en ny sag pĂ„, og sĂ„ bliver rĂžret i den anden ende lige sĂ„ stille lagt pĂ„. Kun fĂ„ timer efter er konsekvenserne fuldstĂŠndig uforudsigelige og Carls egenrĂ„dige assistent Rose mere rasende end normalt.

HĂ„rdt presset fĂžrer han Afdeling Q ind i en sytten Ă„r gammel og ekstremt tragisk sag om en ung, livsglad kvinde, der forsvandt fra sin hĂžjskole og blev fundet hĂŠngende drĂŠbt i et trĂŠ.

Den sÊrdeles jordbundne Carl stÄr nu foran en besvÊrlig og mystisk efterforskning, alt imens en dygtig manipulator med jernvilje beskytter sig selv og sine med alle tilgÊngelige midler og ikke lader nogen eller noget komme i vejen.

Undervejs og i kompromislÞse, alternative miljÞer bliver Rose, Assad, Carl og den nytilkomne Gordon udfordret pÄ alle tÊnkelige mÄder, og gamle sager og hemmeligheder truer med at vÊlte firklÞveret omkuld.]]> 540 Jussi Adler-Olsen 8740008592 Marcus 4 3.71 2015 Den grÊnselÞse (Afdeling Q, #6)
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]]> Not Dead Yet: The Memoir 28686968 Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatlesâ€� legendary film A Hard Day’s Night. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on the job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally landing the drum seat in Genesis. Soon, he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel and begin to stockpile the songs that would rocket him to international fame with the release of Face Value and In the Air Tonight. Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, or writing the music for Disney’s smash-hit animated Tarzan, Collins’s storytelling chops never waver. And of course he answers the pressing question on everyone’s mind: just what does Sussudio mean? Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’s candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but has never lost his touch at crafting songs from the heart that touch listeners around the globe. That same touch is on magnificent display here, especially as he unfolds his harrowing descent into darkness after his “officialâ€� retirement in 2007, and the profound, enduring love that helped save him. This is Phil Collins as you’ve always known him, but also as you’ve never heard him before.']]> 371 Phil Collins 1101907479 Marcus 0 to-read 4.00 2016 Not Dead Yet: The Memoir
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]]> Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1) 57693457 After several deaths punctuating a series of all-too-brief life spans, a clone reassesses his purpose â€� and his humanity â€� in Edward Ashton’s Mickey7, “a unique blend of thought-provoking sci-fi concepts, farcical relationship drama, and exotic body horrorâ€� (New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin).

EXPENDABLE \ik’spen-dâ€�-b’l\ n. A human clone utilized for dangerous work on space exploration missions. An Expendable’s personality and memories may be transferred intact to a new body if and when the current host dies.

Mickey Barnes is an Expendable, now on his seventh iteration, living â€� and dying â€� among his fellow colonists on the near-uninhabitable ice world of Niflheim. Some consider him immortal. Others believe he’s a soulless monstrosity. For the past nine years, he has been deployed for hazardous assignments and subjected to experiments that test the limits of human endurance, his humanity sacrificed for the greater good.

While on reconnaissance, Mickey7 is injured and left for dead, only to be saved by Niflheim’s native species, thought to be insentient by the colonists. Returning to base, Mickey7 meets his next generation, Mickey8. Neither clone is willing to recycle himself, but if anyone discovers multiple Mickeys exist, they’ll both be executed â€� and there won’t ever be a Mickey9.

But Mickey7’s premature twin isn’t his only secret. He hasn’t uploaded his memories in a month, leaving his clone in the dark about his near death and close encounter with the planet’s inhabitants. Mickey7 also doesn’t know how all of his previous selves died, and those he remembers have left him traumatized and mistrustful of the colony’s mission. A mission that has Mickey Barnes questioning his moral and mortal existence...again...and again....]]> 296 Edward Ashton 1250275032 Marcus 0 to-read 3.74 2022 Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)
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]]> Spare 62296528
For Harry, this is that story at last.

Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press for his mother’s death, he struggled to accept life in the spotlight.

At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero at home. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone to crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn’t find true love.

Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . .

For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty. A landmark publication, Spare is full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.]]> 410 Prince Harry 0593593804 Marcus 0 to-read 3.78 2023 Spare
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]]> <![CDATA[Marco Effekten (Afdeling Q, #5)]]> 13623749
Skal Marco bruge sin viden til at fÄ gjort op med Zola og resten af klanen, der inkluderer hans far? Skal han involvere politiet? Kan han bevise noget?

Hvad Marco ikke ved er, at det ikke kun er familien, der Þnsker ham slÄet ihjel. Det bliver imidlertid tydeligt for Carl, Assad og Rose, der langsomt hvirvles ind i sagen, som trÊkker dÞdsensfarlige trÄde til korruption i bankverdenen, svindel pÄ ministerielt plan - og langt ud i Afrikas jungle.

Carl kan ikke glemme Marcos brĂŠndende blik, og han rystes af de uanede krĂŠfter, der er i spil omkring denne unge dreng.

Er opgaven denne gang stĂžrre, end Afdeling Q kan kapere?]]> 505 Jussi Adler-Olsen 8756799063 Marcus 4 3.83 2012 Marco Effekten (Afdeling Q, #5)
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> Journal 64 (Department Q, #4) 10008056
SkÞnt vicepolitikommissÊr Carl MÞrck har rigeligt at se til med en mordefterforskning, han mÄske var involveret i og med et privatliv, der ikke helt spiller, presser hans to stÊdige assistenter ham til at genÄbne den sag, der for 23 Är siden udspillede sig med voldsomme konsekvenser for de implicerede. Snart gÄr det op for det lille efterforskningsteam, at sagen blot er en lille flig af noget stÞrre, der handler om overgreb af den allergroveste slags. Overgreb, som tilsyneladende stadig finder sted.

Stille, roligt og indÊdt gÄr opklaringsarbejdet i gang, og det kommer til at tÊre pÄ Carl, ikke mindst fordi hans, Roses og Assads engagement i sagen bliver livsfarligt. Og da Carl endelig mener at vide, hvordan tingene hÊnger sammen, melder en ny og meget koldblodig spiller sig pÄ banen.]]> 461 Jussi Adler-Olsen 8756795459 Marcus 4 4.05 2010 Journal 64 (Department Q, #4)
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[Flaskepost fra P (Afdeling Q, #3)]]> 7145565
Derfor undrede ingen sig over, hvad de halvt udviskede bogstaver HJÆLP mon kunne betyde.

Da politikommissÊr Carl MÞrck ad omveje fÄr overdraget den gamle flaskepost, tror han i fÞrste omgang, at det nÊsten udviskede nÞdskrig er resultatet af grove drengestreger. Men efterhÄnden som han og hans assistent Assad fÄr afkodet mere og mere af brevet, gÄr det op for dem, at to store drenge blev bortfÞrt engang i halvfemserne, og siden er flaskeposten det eneste livstegn, man har fÄet fra dem.
Men hvem er drengene? Hvorfor har deres forĂŠldre aldrig meldt dem savnet? Og hvad er der sket med dem?

Carl og Assad trÊkkes lÊngere og lÊngere ind i en beregnende og fÞlelseskold kidnappers net, o pludselig gÄr det op for dem at tiden er ved at lÞbe fra dem.

Selvom der er gÄet mange Är, sÄ er kidnapperen stadig aktiv. Mareridtet er uden ende.]]> 485 Jussi Adler-Olsen 8756787650 Marcus 4 3.99 2009 Flaskepost fra P (Afdeling Q, #3)
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[FasandrĂŠberne (Afdeling Q, #2)]]> 7145593
Men, men, men: Adskillige Är senere lander mappen med sagens akter imidlertid pÄ skrivebordet hos vicekriminalkommissÊr Carl MÞrck, der er leder af Afdeling Q, politiets afdeling for sager under sÊrlig bevÄgenhed. Carl MÞrck er i fÞrste omgang overbevist om, at det mÄ vÊre en fejl, at sagen er havnet hos ham, men snart opdager han, at noget er rivende galt.

Sammen med sin assistent Assad begynder han at efterforske en sag, der trÊkker spor fra den usleste posedame pÄ hovedbanegÄrden til de mest magtfulde mÊnd i landets Þverste sociale lag. Klapjagten er begyndt.]]> 399 Jussi Adler-Olsen 8756787278 Marcus 4 3.78 2008 FasandrÊberne (Afdeling Q, #2)
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average rating: 3.78
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]]> <![CDATA[Kvinden i buret (Afdeling Q, #1)]]> 7145586
FÞrst da den hÄrdt prÞvede vicekriminalkommissÊr Carl MÞrck sÊttes i spidsen for politiets nyoprettede afdeling for ŽSager under sÊrlig bevÄgenhedŽ, sker der et afgÞrende skred i efterforskningen. Og snart er Carl MÞrck og hans assistent Assad pÄ sporet af en hensynslÞs forbryder, som drevet af had har lagt en helt afsindig plan. SpÞrgsmÄlet er, om Carl MÞrck og Assad kan nÄ at forpurre den, eller om de selv vil blive ofre for den.]]> 378 Jussi Adler-Olsen 8756783965 Marcus 4 3.92 2007 Kvinden i buret (Afdeling Q, #1)
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average rating: 3.92
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> The House of Hidden Meanings 181109983
A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity,Ìę The House of Hidden Meanings Ìęis a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul.

Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known. Stripping away all artifice, RuPaul recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history.

Here in RuPaul’s singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living—a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly. If we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare.Ìę]]> 256 RuPaul 0063263904 Marcus 4 3.79 2024 The House of Hidden Meanings
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)]]> 61755703 The Fury of the Gods is the earth-shattering final book in John Gwynne's bestselling Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance

THE FINAL BATTLE FOR THE FATE OF VIGRIÐ APPROACHES

Varg has overcome the trials of his past and become an accepted member of the Bloodsworn, but now he and his newfound comrades face their biggest challenge yet: slaying a dragon.

Elvar is struggling to consolidate her power in Snakavik, where she faces threats from within and without. As she fights to assert her authority in readiness for the coming conflict, she faces a surely insurmountable task: reining in the ferocity of a wolf god.

As Biorr and his warband make their way north, eager for blood, Gudvarr pursues a mission of his own, hoping to win Lik-Rifa's favour and further his own ambitions.

All paths lead to Snakavik, where the lines are being drawn for the final battle - a titanic clash that will shake the foundations of the world, and bear witness to the true fury of the gods.]]> 528 John Gwynne 0356514293 Marcus 5 4.46 2024 The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
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]]> Piranesi 50202953
There is one other person in the house—a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.]]> 272 Susanna Clarke 163557563X Marcus 3 4.22 2020 Piranesi
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> <![CDATA[Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)]]> 44421460 What would you change if you could go back in time?

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.

But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?]]> 213 Toshikazu Kawaguchi 1529029589 Marcus 4 3.66 2015 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> <![CDATA[Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)]]> 203578847 The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive―the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.

Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare―and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray.

Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide―Adolin in Azimir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah at Thaylen City. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar.

At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiants killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium’s champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.]]> 1344 Brandon Sanderson 1250319188 Marcus 5 4.36 2024 Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
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average rating: 4.36
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]]> Flot kronhjort 223026527
Jesper Binzer har gÄet til psykolog og clairvoyant og vÊret i regressions­terapi for at lÊre sig selv bedre at kende og slutte fred med sine ­dÊmoner.

I sin nye bog fortĂŠller han ogsĂ„ lidt om sine 40 Ă„r med D-A-D. Men mest taler han ud om sine 59 Ă„r med sig selv. Alt, hvad de har indebĂ„ret af misbrug, dĂ„rlig Ăžkonomi og ­­(eks)koner. Han reflek­terer over, hvad der gĂžr livet vĂŠrd at leve, hvordan man sĂŠtter sig selv fri. Og om styrken i ikke at tage sig selv alt for alvorligt. Og sĂ„ understreger han vigtig­heden af at lade hinanden vĂŠre i parforholdet, at blive ved med at vĂŠre nysgerrig pĂ„ verden omkring Ă©n â€� og at have en god pladesamling. Og midt i det hele stĂ„r han ved, at han stadig kĂŠmper med bĂ„de kĂŠrligheden, sĂžvnlĂžsheden og ensomheden.

Bogen er skrevet i samarbejde med journalist og forfatter Jo Brand.]]> 300 Jesper Binzer 8773393479 Marcus 4 3.60 Flot kronhjort
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins Marcus 0 to-read 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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]]> Project Hail Mary 54493401
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

Or does he?]]> 476 Andy Weir 0593135202 Marcus 0 to-read 4.49 2021 Project Hail Mary
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)]]> 2767793
Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness—the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists—is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. Vin can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!]]> 572 Brandon Sanderson 0765316897 Marcus 0 to-read 4.54 2008 The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)]]> 68429
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler—the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years—has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protĂ©gĂ©, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and to the idealistic young nobleman she loves.

As Kelsier's protégé and slayer of the Lord Ruler she is now venerated by a budding new religion, a distinction that makes her intensely uncomfortable. Even more worrying, the mists have begun behaving strangely since the Lord Ruler died, and seem to harbor a strange vaporous entity that haunts her.

Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems. Luthadel, the largest city of the former empire, doesn't run itself, and Vin and the other members of Kelsier's crew, who lead the revolution, must learn a whole new set of practical and political skills to help. It certainly won't get easier with three armies - one of them composed of ferocious giants - now vying to conquer the city, and no sign of the Lord Ruler's hidden cache of atium, the rarest and most powerful allomantic metal.

As the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.]]> 590 Brandon Sanderson 0765316889 Marcus 0 to-read 4.38 2007 The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]> 541 Brandon Sanderson Marcus 0 to-read 4.48 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)]]> 199844040 Ìę
Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System of a Down, was “unlikely a chart-topper as had ever existed in modern music a band of Armenian-Americans playing a practically unclassifiable clash of wildly aggressive metal riffs, unconventional tempo-twisting rhythms, and Armenian folk melodies, with me alternately growling, screaming, and crooning lyrics that could pivot from avant-garde silliness to raging socio-political rants in the space of a single line.â€� After all, as Serj concedes, “it’s not easy listening.â€�
Ìę
Even so, there’s no doubt that System’s music had struck a chord with millions of listeners across the globe ever since they burst on the scene in the mid-1990s. With nearly 40 million album sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, and a devoted legion of fans, the band dominated the alt-rock and metal scenes just as the world hurtled into a new millennium, redefining the very idea of what rockstars could and couldn’t talk about, could and couldn’t do, could and couldn’t represent.Ìę
Ìę
InÌę DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM,Ìę Serj presents readers with a memoir that is far more than just aÌęrock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it’s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light. And all of this comes down to the fact that Serj himself has had the chance to live an extraordinary life—thanks to a combination of luck, circumstance, struggle, talent, and spiritual awakening. Born to Armenian parents in Beirut, Serj grows up hearing bombs drop outside his childhood home during the country’s civil war, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of seven. As a young man, he is immersed in the SoCal community of “Little Armenia,â€� learning more and more about the brutal genocide faced by his ancestors while helping his parents adapt to the constraints and contradictions of the American Dream. Then, during a pivotal drive home from an LSAT class, Serj decides to turn away from a promising future in business and law to make music instead—a decision that leads him to touring five continents as the lead singer of a hugely popular rock band, hitting number #1 on the Billboard album charts the morning of 9/11, and then having the hit single from the same album banned from radio two days later. In the years that follow, his uniquely singular story continues, as heÌęevades glass bottles hurled at a cancelled show by angry Slayer fans, teams up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, argues with LAPD officers over the best way to quell rioting fans, and defines new sounds and singing tactics with Rick Rubin.Ìę
Ìę
Braiding together Serj’s thought-provoking insight with heartfelt and poetic prose,Ìę DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM retracesÌęSerj’s remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it’s taught him—about music, about art, about activism, and about himself. It’s an unforgettable ride that will leave you breathless—and an absolute delight for new fans and old ones alike.Ìę]]> 352 Serj Tankian 0306831929 Marcus 0 to-read 4.45 Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
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]]> <![CDATA[Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)]]> 40604658
Until something goes wrong. . . .

In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller.]]> 450 Michael Crichton 0307763056 Marcus 0 to-read 4.38 1990 Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
author: Michael Crichton
name: Marcus
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 28187 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.]]> 377 Rick Riordan 0786838655 Marcus 0 to-read 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)]]> 179780 385 William Peter Blatty Marcus 0 to-read 4.20 1971 The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)
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]]> LĂžber for Livet 215174292
Smerte og ubehag er uundgÄeligt i de lÞb, Kristina deltager i. Men det gÞr hende ikke noget. Hun jagter flowet. Hun lÞber efter meningen. Og hun lÞber fra det hele. Fra mÊndene og kvinderne, hun konkurrerer mod, og fra en opvÊkst med psykisk sygdom, vold og svigt. Hun lÞber for at vinde. Og det gÞr hun for det meste.

Denne bog handler om at lÞbe for livet. Om at vinde et 200-kilometers lÞb i tÄrnhÞje bjerge med madforgiftning og om at falde gennem isen under et lÞb i minus 40 grader. Og alligevel komme fÞrst. Men den handler ogsÄ om, hvilket menneske Kristina Þnsker at vÊre, og hvordan lÞb viser hende vejen derhen.]]> 203 Kristina Schou Madsen 8740089711 Marcus 4 4.18 LÞber for Livet
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]]> <![CDATA[The Way of the 88 Temples: Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage]]> 18096438 208 Robert C. Sibley 0813934737 Marcus 3 4.17 2013 The Way of the 88 Temples: Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
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name: Marcus
average rating: 4.17
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Disturbance in the Force: How and Why the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened]]> 125873445 288 Steve Kozak 1493075276 Marcus 4 4.00 2023 A Disturbance in the Force: How and Why the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
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name: Marcus
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)]]> 77197
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility.

So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.]]> 435 Robin Hobb 055357339X Marcus 0 to-read 4.21 1995 Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
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name: Marcus
average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)]]> 49021976 The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson

After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.

Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.

At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition’s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.]]> 1232 Brandon Sanderson 0765326388 Marcus 5 4.58 2020 Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
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]]> The Sunlit Man 60531420 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy―comes this standalone novel showing a rare glimpse of a future Cosmere universe.

Running. Putting distance between himself and the relentless Night Brigade has been Nomad’s strategy for years. Staying one or two steps ahead of his pursuers by skipping through the Cosmere from one world to the next.

But now, his powers too depleted to escape, Nomad finds himself trapped on Canticle, a planet that will kill anyone who doesn’t keep moving. Fleeing the fires of a sunrise that melts the very stones, he is instantly caught up in the struggle between a heartless tyrant and the brave rebels who defy him.

Failure means a quick death, incinerated by the sunâ€� or a lifetime as a mindless slave. Tormented by the consequences of his past, Nomad must fight not only for his survival―but also for his very soul.]]> 447 Brandon Sanderson 1938570391 Marcus 0 to-read 4.28 2023 The Sunlit Man
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]]> <![CDATA[Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)]]> 9969571 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.

But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.]]> 480 Ernest Cline 030788743X Marcus 0 to-read 4.21 2011 Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story]]> 14546626 One of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall is the candid story by one of the world’s most remarkable actors, businessmen, and world leaders.

Born in the small city of Thal, Austria, in 1947, Arnold Schwarzenegger moved to Los Angeles at the age of twenty-one. Within ten years, he was a millionaire businessman. After twenty years, he was the world’s biggest movie star. In 2003, he was elected governor of California and a household name around the world.

Chronicling his embodiment of the American Dream, Total Recall covers Schwarzenegger’s high-stakes journey to the United States, from creating the international bodybuilding industry out of the sands of Venice Beach, to breathing life into cinema’s most iconic characters, and becoming one of the leading political figures of our time. Proud of his accomplishments and honest about his regrets, Schwarzenegger spares nothing in sharing his amazing story.]]> 656 Arnold Schwarzenegger 1451662432 Marcus 0 to-read 4.15 2012 Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
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]]> The Sword of Kaigen 41886271 A son struggling to grasp his violent future,
A father blind to the danger that threatens them all.

When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire? Or will they tear each other apart before the true enemies even reach their shores?

High on a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their frozen spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.â€�

Born into Kusanagi’s legendary Matsuda family, fourteen-year-old Mamoru has always known his purpose: to master his family’s fighting techniques and defend his homeland. But when an outsider arrives and pulls back the curtain on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace, Mamoru realizes that he might not have much time to become the fighter he was bred to be. Worse, the empire he was bred to defend may stand on a foundation of lies.

Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married into the Matsuda house. Determined to be a good housewife and mother, she hid away her sword, along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country. But with her growing son asking questions about the outside world, the threat of an impending invasion looming across the sea, and her frigid husband grating on her nerves, Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface.]]> 651 M.L. Wang Marcus 0 to-read 4.46 2019 The Sword of Kaigen
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]]> <![CDATA[Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)]]> 54511226
When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea.

Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the formerly one-armed Windrunner, Rysn must accept Navani's quest and sail into the perilous storm from which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.]]> 171 Brandon Sanderson 193857026X Marcus 5 4.39 2020 Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)]]> 58340706
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder
and guilty of high treason.

Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.]]> 399 Rachel Gillig 0316312487 Marcus 0 to-read 4.25 2022 One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Yumi and the Nightmare Painter]]> 60531416 #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us a gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different worlds must compromise and work together to save their worlds from ruin.

Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares. When their lives suddenly become intertwined in strange ways, can they put aside their differences and work together to uncover the mysteries of their situation and save each other’s communities from certain disaster?]]> 480 Brandon Sanderson 1938570375 Marcus 0 to-read 4.45 2023 Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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]]> Gerrard: My Autobiography 1527043 512 Steven Gerrard 0553817337 Marcus 0 to-read 4.06 2006 Gerrard: My Autobiography
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]]> Tankados kode 13610004
NSAŽs dygtigste kryptograf, Susan Fletcher, bliver tilkaldt, og inden lÊnge finder hun ud af, at NSA holdes som gidsel - ikke af vÄben og bomber, men af en kode sÄ kompleks, at hvis den frigives via internettet, vil tÊppet blive rykket vÊk under efterretningstjenesten, og dens tophemmelige databaser vil gÄ tabt - eller endnu vÊrre; databaserne vil blive gjort offentligt tilgÊngelige...

Susan Fletcher er med ét viklet ind i et spind, hvor hun ikke kan se forskel pÄ venner og fjender. Det er med livet som indsats, og med sit fÊdrelands sikkerhed pÄ spil, at hun mÄ forsÞge at rede trÄdene ud.]]> 347 Dan Brown 8791746124 Marcus 0 to-read 3.43 1998 Tankados kode
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]]> <![CDATA[Faxe: Den ramte jeg sgu lige i rĂžven...]]> 61396179
FAXE - DEN RAMTE JEG SGU LIGE I RØVEN er fortĂŠllingen om mere end 30 Ă„r i professionel fodbold: Ni danske mesterskaber med BrĂžndby IF og et overraskende mesterskab med HerfĂžlge IF, Årets Spiller i Danmark i 1987, Årets Pokalfighter i 1998 og Årets TrĂŠner i 2000. Dertil kom hĂ„rde lĂŠrepenge i Bundesligaen for Hamburger SV, kultspiller, FA Cup- og Europa Cup-vinder i Arsenal, trĂŠnerduo med Michael Laudrup, ansvarlig for Vikarlandsholdet i 2018 - og selvfĂžlgelig landsholdsspiller i 10 Ă„r for Danmark.

Bogen er ren fodboldnostalgi og tager lÊseren med tilbage til en tid, hvor selv de professionelle spillere kunne drikke en Þl efter kamp, hvor der var mere plads til sjov og spas end i dag - og hvor spillerne rejste sig og kÊmpede videre efter en hÄrd tackling.

FAXE - DEN RAMTE JEG SGU LIGE I RØVEN er rigt illustreret med forord af Peter Schmeichel, interviews med bl.a. Michael Laudrup og Steve Bould - og en helt sÊrlig hilsen fra forsvarslegenden Tony Adams.]]> 352 John "Faxe" Jensen 8711909013 Marcus 0 to-read 3.82 Faxe: Den ramte jeg sgu lige i rÞven...
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]]> <![CDATA[The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III 1999-2005]]> 55496993
After driving the development of nascent digital technology, George Lucas perceived how he could create new creatures and new worlds on a grander scale than ever before. He created the first digital blockbuster, and met fierce resistance when he pushed for widespread digital cameras, sets, characters, and projection - all of which are now used throughout the industry. He essentially popularized the modern way of making movies.

Made with the full cooperation of George Lucas and Lucasfilm, this second volume covers the making of the prequel trilogy -- Episode I The Phantom Menance, Episode II Attack of the Clones, and Episode III Revenge of the Sith -- and features exclusive interviews with Lucas and his collaborators. The book is profusely illustrated with script pages, production documents, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, stills, and posters.]]> 599 Paul Duncan 3836563444 Marcus 4 4.66 2020 The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III 1999-2005
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]]> <![CDATA[The Star Wars Archives. 1977�1983]]> 40527532
Writer, director, and producer George Lucas created the modern monomyth of our times, one that resonates with the child in us all. He achieved this by forming Industrial Light & Magic and developing cutting-edge special effects technology, which he combined with innovative editing techniques and a heightened sense of sound to give audiences a unique sensory cinematic experience.

Made with the full cooperation of George Lucas and Lucasfilm, this first volume covers the making of the original trilogy � Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi� and features an exclusive interview with Lucas. The book is profusely illustrated with script pages, production documents, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, stills, and posters.

“Love people. That’s basically all Star Wars is.â€�
â€� George Lucas]]> 604 Paul Duncan 3836563401 Marcus 4 4.57 2018 The Star Wars Archives. 1977–1983
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]]> <![CDATA[From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (From a Certain Point of View, #3)]]> 122769178
On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains, to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists:

� Olivie Blake provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of Emperor Palpatine.
� Saladin Ahmed recounts the tragic history of the rancor trainer.
� Charlie Jane Anders explores the life and times of the Sarlacc.
� Fran Wilde reveals Mon Mothma's secret mission to save the Rebel Alliance.
� Mary Kenney chronicles Wicket the Ewok's quest for one quiet day on the forest moon of Endor.
� Anakin Skywalker becomes one with the Force in a gripping tale by Mike Chen.

Plus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from:
Tom Angleberger, Kristin Baver, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Emma Mieko Candon, Olivia Chadha, Gloria Chao, Adam Christopher, Paul Crilley, Amal El-Mohtar, M. K. England, Jason Fry, Adam Lance Garcia, Lamar Giles, Max Gladstone, Thea Guanzon, Ali Hazelwood, Patricia A. Jackson, Alex Jennings, Jarrett Krosoczka, Sarah Kuhn, Danny Lore, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Kwame Mbalia, Marieke Nijkamp, Danielle Paige, Laura Pohl, K. Arsenault Rivera, Dana Schwartz, Tara Sim, Phil Szostak, Suzanne Walker, Hannah Whitten, Sean Williams, Alyssa Wong]]> 573 Elizabeth Schaefer 0593597915 Marcus 3 3.89 2023 From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (From a Certain Point of View, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (From a Certain Point of View, #2)]]> 53965796 From a Certain Point of View strikes back! Celebrate the legacy of the groundbreaking Star Wars sequel with this exciting reimagining of the timeless film.

On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a true saga with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers recreate an iconic scene from The Empire Strikes Back, through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists.]]> 561 Elizabeth Schaefer 0593157745 Marcus 3 3.84 2020 From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (From a Certain Point of View, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View (From a Certain Point of View, #1)]]> 34817927 Forty years. Forty stories.

On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han, Luke, Leia, a pair of droids, a Wookiee, an old wizard, a villain in black, and a galaxy full of possibilities. Forty years on, Star Wars remains an unparalleled cultural phenomenon, having inspired and influenced generations of fans and creators. Decades of rich storytelling were sparked by one film, in part because the Star Wars galaxy feels alive. Strange and wonderful characters fill the edges of the screen and make us wonder:

What are their stories?

This unique anthology celebrates that legacy, as more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of the original Star Wars film. Each of the forty stories reimagines a moment from the film through the eyes of a supporting character. From A Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary history of Star Wars:

- Gary Whitta bridges the gap from Rogue One to A New Hope through the eyes of Captain Antilles.
- Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg Cabot.
- Nnedi Okorafor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character: the monster in the trash compactor.
- Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand Moff Tarkin.
- Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin.
- Plus thirty-five more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales.

Experience the story of Star Wars from a whole new point of view.]]> 477 Elizabeth Schaefer 0345511476 Marcus 3 3.93 2017 Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View (From a Certain Point of View, #1)
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> How to be an Ex-Footballer 62016595
Very funny on almost every page, wonderfully self-deprecating and very sharp on the ludicrous behaviour of the modern player' - Sunday Times

'The funniest man in British sport' - Metro

**ASunday TimesSports Book of the Year**
**Shortlisted for the National Book Awards**
**Longlisted for theTelegraphSports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year**

You become a footballer because you love football. And then you are a footballer, and you're suddenly in the strangest, most baffling world of all. A world where one team-mate comes to training in a bright red suit with matching top-hat, cane and glasses, without any actual glass in them, and another has so many sports cars they forget they have left a Porsche at the train station. Even when their surname is incorporated in the registration plate.

So walk with me into the dressing-room, to find out which players refuse to touch a football before a game, to discover why a load of millionaires never have any shower-gel, and to hear what Cristiano Ronaldo says when he looks at himself in the mirror.

We will go into post-match interviews, make fools of ourselves on social media and try to ensure that we never again pay ÂŁ250 for a haircut that should have cost a tenner. We'll be coached and cajoled by Harry Redknapp, upset Rafa Benitez and be soothed by the sound of an accordion played by Sven-Goran Eriksson's assistant Tord Grip. There will be some very bad music and some very bad decisions.

I am Peter Crouch. This isHow To Be A Footballer. Shall we?]]> 304 Peter Crouch 1529106605 Marcus 3 3.53 How to be an Ex-Footballer
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]]> Star Wars: Outbound Flight 192523 On an epic voyage far beyond the Republic, the Jedi will confront their most extraordinary enemy--and test the limits of honor and sacrifice against their most devastating challenge. . . .

The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth petitions the Senate for support of a singularly ambitious undertaking: the dream of Outbound Flight. Six Jedi Masters, twelve Jedi Knights, and fifty thousand men, women, and children will embark-aboard a gargantuan vessel, equipped for years of travel-on a mission to contact intelligent life and colonize undiscovered worlds beyond the known galaxy.

Unknown to the famed Jedi Master, the successful launch of the mission is secretly being orchestrated by an unlikely ally: the evil Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, who has his own reasons for wanting Outbound Flight to move forward.

Yet Darth Sidious is not the mission's most dangerous challenge. Once underway, the starship crosses paths at the edge of Unknown Space with the forces of the alien Chiss Ascendancy and a brilliant mastermind named Thrawn. Even Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, aboard Outbound Flight with his young Padawan student, Anakin Skywalker, cannot help avert disaster. Thus what begins as a peaceful Jedi mission is violently transformed into an all-out war for survival against staggering odds-and the most diabolical of adversaries.]]> 480 Timothy Zahn 034545684X Marcus 3 3.97 2006 Star Wars: Outbound Flight
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]]> The Shadow Glass 58661569
In the wake of Bob’s death, Jack returns to his decaying childhood home, where he is confronted with the impossible â€� the puppet heroes from The Shadow Glass are alive, and they need his help. Tipped into a desperate quest to save the world from the more nefarious of his father’s creations, Jack teams up with an excitable fanboy and a spiky studio exec to navigate the labyrinth of his father’s legacy and ignite a Shadow Glass resurgence that could, finally, do Bob proud.]]> 397 Josh Winning Marcus 4 4.08 2022 The Shadow Glass
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)]]> 57341045
Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest.

As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own–and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance.

Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god.

Their only hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead
and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth.]]> 633 John Gwynne 0356514226 Marcus 5 4.51 2022 The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)]]> 52694527 Set in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne.

After the gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of VigriĂ°.

Now a new world is rising, where power-hungry jarls feud and monsters stalk the woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out.

Now, as whispers of war echo across the mountains and fjords, fate follows in the footsteps of three people: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman who has rejected privilege in pursuit of battle fame, and a thrall who seeks vengeance among the famed mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn.

All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods . . .]]> 480 John Gwynne 0356514188 Marcus 5 4.19 2021 The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Jamie Vardy: From Nowhere, My Story]]> 30321030 The Sunday Times Bestseller and Number 1 Sport Book of 2016'A tale that's truly inspirational' The SunAn ordinary lad from Sheffield, Jamie Vardy has become known as an against-the-odds footballing hero the world over. Yet a few years ago, things couldn’t have been any more different. Rejected as a teenager by his boyhood club, Jamie thought his chance was gone. But from playing pub football and earning £30 a week at Stocksbridge Park Steels, while still working in a factory, his off-the-cuff performances saw him rise.Jamie had a wild and turbulent youth, but football became his saving grace and, once he filled his boots with goals at FC Halifax Town and Fleetwood Town, he moved to Leicester City. After the miracle of surviving relegation, the team of unlikely outsiders bonded together to achieve the Jamie set the record as the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches and Leicester beat odds of 5000-1 to become champions.Jamie has now been nominated for the Ballon d’Or, firmly establishing himself as one of England’s leading goal scoring footballers. Not forgetting his roots, however, he has set up the V9 Academy in a bid to find the next big talent from non-league football. Defying all expectations, this is the story of the boy from nowhere who reached the top in his own unflinching, honest words.]]> 336 Jamie Vardy Marcus 4 4.24 2016 Jamie Vardy: From Nowhere, My Story
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> No Nonsense 30060433
No Nonsense reflects Barton’s character â€� it is candid, challenging, entertaining and intelligent. He does not spare himself, in revealing the formative influences of a tough upbringing in Liverpool, and gives a survivor’s insight into a game which to use his phrase 'eats people alive'. The book is emotionally driven, and explains how he has redirected his energies since the birth of his children. In addition to dealing with his past, he expands on his plans for the future. The millions who follow his commentaries on social media, and those who witnessed him on BBC’s Question Time, will be given another reason to pause, and look beyond the caricature.]]> 352 Joey Barton 1471147584 Marcus 4 3.72 No Nonsense
author: Joey Barton
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]]> Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama 57851735 In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Nobody opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his legendary cult status as a comedy writer, and what it's like to reinvent himself as a no-holds-barred action film ass-kicker at fifty.

Bob Odenkirk's career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explain it here, because that is what memoirs are for. Charting a "Homeric" decades-long "Odyssey" from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs of Chicago all the way to a dramatic career that is baffling to his friends, it's almost like there are two or three Bob Odenkirks...but there is just one and one is enough, frankly.

Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City's legendary Del Close, which eventually led to a job as a writer at SNL. As he weathered the beast that is live comedy, he stashed away the secrets of sketch writing--employing them in the immortal "Motivational Speaker" sketch for his friend Chris Farley, honing them on The Ben Stiller Show, and perfecting them on Mr. Show With Bob and David, which inspired an entire generation of comedy writers and stars. Then his career met the hope-dashing machine that is Hollywood development. But when all hope was lost for the umpteenth time, Bob was more astonished than anyone to find himself on Breaking Bad. His embrace of this strange new world of dramatic acting led him to working with Steven Spielberg, Alexander Payne, and Greta Gerwig, until finally re-re-inventing himself as a bona-fide worldwide action star for reasons that even he does not fully grasp! Read this and do your own psychoanalysis--it's fun!

Throughout Bob's travels, his memoir preserves the voice he cultivated from years of comedy writing. Featuring humorous tangents, joyful interludes, never-before-seen photos, wild characters from his winding career, and his trademark upbeat but unflinching drive, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama is a classic showbiz tale--and a moving story about what it's like to risk everything you think you know to make a change.]]> 284 Bob Odenkirk 0399180516 Marcus 3 3.58 2022 Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama
author: Bob Odenkirk
name: Marcus
average rating: 3.58
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]]> <![CDATA[Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Into the Void]]> 15823425
Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je’daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key—risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. But more shocking to Lanoree than even the prospect of total galactic annihilation, is the decision of her Je’daii Masters to task her with the mission of preventing it. Until a staggering revelation makes clear why she was chosen: The brilliant, dangerous madman she must track down and stop at any cost is the brother whose death she has long grieved—and whose life she must now fear.]]> 263 Tim Lebbon 0345541936 Marcus 3 3.67 2013 Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Into the Void
author: Tim Lebbon
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch]]> 12067
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. This time though, the armies of Good and Evil really do appear to be massing. The four Bikers of the Apocalypse are hitting the road. But both the angels and demons â€� well, one fast-living demon and a somewhat fussy angel â€� would quite like the Rapture not to happen.

And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist
]]> 491 Terry Pratchett Marcus 4 4.27 1990 Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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name: Marcus
average rating: 4.27
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rating: 4
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]]> Ronja RÞverdatter 2989727 Slik begynner fortellingen om Ronja RÞverdatter, en fortelling full av kjÊrlighet og trofast vennskap, av hat og bitter fiendskap. Vi fÄr oppleve naturen pÄ sitt beste, men ogsÄ pÄ sitt mest dramatiske, sitt mest hemmelighetsfulle.]]> 255 Astrid Lindgren 8251796350 Marcus 4 4.44 1981 Ronja RÞverdatter
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average rating: 4.44
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rating: 4
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]]> Where the Crawdads Sing 36809135
But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. But while she has the skills to live in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world—until the unthinkable happens.

In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a profound coming of age story and haunting mystery. Thought-provoking, wise, and deeply moving, Owens’s debut novel reminds us that we are forever shaped by the child within us, while also subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

The story asks how isolation influences the behavior of a young woman, who like all of us, has the genetic propensity to belong to a group. The clues to the mystery are brushed into the lush habitat and natural histories of its wild creatures.]]> 384 Delia Owens 0735219117 Marcus 5 4.35 2018 Where the Crawdads Sing
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average rating: 4.35
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]]> Det har jeg altid sagt 52128358 portrĂŠtbogen, der indeholder ALT det, du har brug for at vide om stjernejournalisten og legenden Kirsten Birgit SchiĂžtz Kretz HĂžrsholm.

I DET HAR JEG ALTID SAGT deler Kirsten Birgit SchiĂžtz Kretz HĂžrsholm Ă„benhjertigt ud af sit livs op- og nedture. Hvordan er det at vokse op med en enlig far, nĂ„r ens mor er dĂžd i barselssengen? Hvordan er det selv at dĂždfĂžde et barn pĂ„ d’Angleterre? Hvordan er det at have en banan med i skole for fĂžrste gang? Hvordan er det at have vĂŠret deprimeret i tyve Ă„r, fĂžr man endelig onanerer sig tilbage til livet? Alt dette og meget, meget mere fĂ„r du svar pĂ„ i denne lange, rĂžrende, livskloge og stĂŠrkt underholdende bog.

Om bogen siger forfatter og mangeÄrig kollega til Kirsten Birgit, Rasmus Bruun:
Faktisk er det lidt af et under, at denne portrÊtbog overhovedet kan skrives, for Kirsten har danset med dÞden utallige gange. Som dengang i Grozny, hvor hun mÄtte ofre sin tyske vÊrelseskammerat for at redde sit eget liv, som dengang pÄ PalÊ Bar, hvor JÞrgen Schleimann mÄtte lave Heimlich-manÞvren pÄ hende, fordi hun havde fÄet en jordnÞd galt i halsen, og som dengang, hvor hun mÄtte stille sig pÄ skuldrene af barndomsgÄrdens karl for at undgÄ at drukne i lort i familiens gylletank.]]> 392 Marcus 4 3.38 2020 Det har jeg altid sagt
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]]> <![CDATA[Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath]]> 11681414 Iron Man chronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist Tony Iommi and legendary band Black Sabbath, dubbed “The Beatles of heavy metalâ€� by Rolling Stone. Iron Man reveals the man behind the icon yet still captures Iommi’s humor, intelligence, and warmth. He speaks honestly and unflinchingly about his rough-and-tumble childhood, the accident that almost ended his career, his failed marriages, personal tragedies, battles with addiction, band mates, famous friends, newfound daughter, and the ups and downs of his life as an artist.Everything associated with hard rock happened to Black Sabbath first: the drugs, the debauchery, the drinking, the dungeons, the pressure, the pain, the conquests, the company men, the contracts, the combustible drummer, the critics, the comebacks, the singers, the Stonehenge set, the music, the money, the madness, the metal.]]> 381 Tony Iommi 0306819554 Marcus 0 to-read 4.00 2011 Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath
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]]> <![CDATA[Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream]]> 13586786 DĂ©jĂ  vu, and writing the song, “Ohio;â€� life at his secluded ranch in the redwoods of Northern California and the pot-filled jam sessions there; falling in love with his wife, Pegi, and the birth of his three children; and finally, finding the contemplative paradise of Hawaii. Astoundingly candid, witty, and as uncompromising and true as his music, Waging Heavy Peace is Neil Young’s journey as only he can tell it.]]> 512 Neil Young 0399159460 Marcus 0 to-read 3.60 2012 Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream
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]]> Tress of the Emerald Sea 60531406 #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride.

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?]]> 443 Brandon Sanderson Marcus 0 to-read 4.35 2023 Tress of the Emerald Sea
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]]> Undisputed Truth 16158559 A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world—and a legend both in and out of the ring.
Ìę
Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most thrilling and ferocious boxers of all time—and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior. Years of hard partying, violent fights, and criminal proceedings took their toll: by 2003, Tyson had hit rock bottom, a convicted felon, completely broke, the punch line to a thousand bad late-night jokes. Yet he fought his way back; the man who once admitted being addicted to everythingâ€� regained his success, his dignity, and the love of his family. With a triumphant one-man stage show, his unforgettable performances in the Hangover films, and his newfound happiness and stability as a father and husband, Tyson’s story is an inspiring American original.
Brutally honest, raw, and often hilarious, Tyson chronicles his tumultuous highs and lows in the same sincere, straightforward manner we have come to expect from this legendary athlete. A singular journey from Brooklyn’s ghettos to worldwide fame to notoriety, and, finally, to a tranquil wisdom, Undisputed Truth is not only a great sports memoir but an autobiography for the ages.]]> 592 Mike Tyson 0399161287 Marcus 0 to-read 4.17 2013 Undisputed Truth
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]]> <![CDATA[The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)]]> 228665
Moiraine Damodred arrives in Emond’s Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One, a malicious entity sowing the seeds of chaos and destruction. When a vicious band of half-men, half beasts invade the village seeking their master’s enemy, Moiraine persuades Rand al’Thor and his friends to leave their home and enter a larger unimaginable world filled with dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light.]]> 800 Robert Jordan 0812511816 Marcus 0 to-read 4.19 1990 The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
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]]> Cinema Speculation 55922488 The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.

In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans—and all movie lovers—could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT’s and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever.]]> 391 Quentin Tarantino 0063112582 Marcus 0 to-read 4.04 2022 Cinema Speculation
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]]> It 830502
It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real ...

They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them can withstand the force that has drawn them back to Derry to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name.]]> 1184 Stephen King 0450411435 Marcus 0 to-read 4.28 1986 It
author: Stephen King
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]]> Stardust 16793 Alternate cover edition can be found here

Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie—where nothing not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.]]> 248 Neil Gaiman 0061142026 Marcus 4 4.11 1999 Stardust
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 14497
"Neverwhere" is the London of the people who have fallen between the cracks.

Strange destinies lie in wait in London below - a world that seems eerily familiar. But a world that is utterly bizarre, peopled by unearthly characters such as the Angel called Islington, the girl named Door, and the Earl who holds Court on a tube train.

Now a single act of kindness has catapulted young businessman Richard Mayhew out of his safe and predictable life - and into the realms of "Neverwhere." Richard is about to find out more than he ever wanted to know about this other London. Which is a pity. Because Richard just wants to go home...]]> 370 Neil Gaiman 0060557818 Marcus 3 4.17 1996 Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
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average rating: 4.17
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)]]> 7235533 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one of The Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion.

Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter.

It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars were fought for them, and won by them.

One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable.

Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity.

Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan's motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war.

The result of over ten years of planning, writing, and world-building, The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making.

Speak again the ancient oaths:

Life before death.
Strength before weakness.
Journey before Destination.

and return to men the Shards they once bore.

The Knights Radiant must stand again.]]> 1007 Brandon Sanderson 0765326353 Marcus 5 4.66 2010 The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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]]> Misery 10614 #1, #2, #3, #4

Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.]]> 370 Stephen King 0450417395 Marcus 4 4.22 1987 Misery
author: Stephen King
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average rating: 4.22
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)]]> 25454056
This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH. Join Geralt as he battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike...]]> 405 Andrzej Sapkowski Marcus 3 4.25 1992 Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)
author: Andrzej Sapkowski
name: Marcus
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1992
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)]]> 40603587
But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good... and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.

Librarian's Note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0010SIPT4]]> 400 Andrzej Sapkowski Marcus 3 4.12 1993 The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
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]]> Notes on an Execution 57773248
Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. He hoped it wouldn’t end like this, not for him.

Through a kaleidoscope of women—a mother, a sister, a homicide detective—we learn the story of Ansel’s life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation; Hazel, twin sister to Ansel’s wife, inseparable since birth, forced to watch helplessly as her sister’s relationship threatens to devour them all; and finally, Saffy, the homicide detective hot on his trail, who has devoted herself to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake.

Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes on an Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it simultaneously unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our system of justice and our cultural obsession with crime stories, asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the psyches of violent men.]]> 306 Danya Kukafka 0063052733 Marcus 4 4.04 2022 Notes on an Execution
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]]> Babel 57945316 From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.

1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. The tower and its students are the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver-working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as the arcane craft serves the Empire's quest for colonization.

For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide . . .

Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?]]> 544 R.F. Kuang 0063021420 Marcus 3 4.17 2022 Babel
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]]> <![CDATA[Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)]]> 35074096
This stunning book features classical artwork inspired by the myths, as well as learned notes from the author. Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive wit, voice, and writing style. Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome. Retellings brim with humor and emotion and offer rich cultural context

Celebrating the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, Mythos breathes life into ancient tales—from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire.

This gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with the brilliant storyteller Stephen Fry as your guide.]]> 416 Stephen Fry 0718188721 Marcus 4 4.27 2017 Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)]]> 15839976 "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.]]> 382 Pierce Brown 0345539788 Marcus 4 4.26 2014 Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)]]> 18966819
A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind’s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution—and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo’s principles of love and justice to free his people.

He must live for more.]]> 466 Pierce Brown 0345539826 Marcus 4 4.48 2015 Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)]]> 18966806
Finally, the time has come.

But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied—and too glorious to surrender.]]> 525 Pierce Brown 0345539842 Marcus 4 4.52 2016 Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)]]> 17332218 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began.

Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl.

The Assassin, Szeth, is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives.

Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined.

Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alethi attacks, their numbers ever shrinking, they are convinced by their war leader, Eshonai, to risk everything on a desperate gamble with the very supernatural forces they once fled. The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable.]]> 1088 Brandon Sanderson 0765326361 Marcus 5 4.76 2014 Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
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]]> SÄ lÊnge dit hjerte slÄr 219976950
En tirsdag formiddag fÄr Line hjertestop i kantinen pÄ sit gymnasium. Selv om hun i otte mÄneder har ventet pÄ en hjertedonor, er det fÞrst der, hun tvinges til at se i Þjnene, at hun er syg. Hun oplever, at der opstÄr konflikter i familien, og at venner og ungdomsforelskelsen forsvinder. Selv om hjertesvigt ikke er smitsomt, viger de fleste fra lugten af dÞd. SÊrligt nÄr den klÊber sig til ungdom.

StĂŠdigt kĂŠmper hun sig igennem hjertestop og kĂŠrestesorger, indtil hun en dag bliver reddet: Der er endelig et donorhjerte, som med al sandsynlighed vil befri hende fra sygdommen.

Takket vÊre donorhjertet har Line 10 Är senere nÊsten glemt, hvordan det fÞles at vÊre alvorligt syg. Hjertesorgen er dog vendt tilbage og har taget en ny skikkelse: Hun er blevet skilt fra den mand, hun drÞmte om at fÄ bÞrn og blive gammel sammen med. Samtidig viser et rutinetjek pÄ sygehuset, at hendes krop er begyndt at danne antistoffer mod donorhjertet. SÄ lÊnge dit hjerte slÄr er en personlig, rÄ og humoristisk fortÊlling om at leve med en andens hjerte i sin krop og allerede som ung at skulle acceptere, at livet har en udlÞbsdato. Og om hvordan man skal suge kraften ud af alle dage, fordi hver og en gÊlder.]]> 224 Line Hoffmeyer 8740092283 Marcus 3 4.34 2024 SÄ lÊnge dit hjerte slÄr
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]]> <![CDATA[Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5)]]> 34703445 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, a special gift edition of Edgedancer, a short novel of the Stormlight Archive.

Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older--a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor granted her safe haven from an executioner she knows only as Darkness, court life is suffocating the free-spirited Lift, who can't help heading to Yeddaw when she hears the relentless Darkness is there hunting people like her with budding powers. The downtrodden in Yeddaw have no champion, and Lift knows she must seize this awesome responsibility.

]]> 272 Brandon Sanderson 1250166543 Marcus 4 4.14 2016 Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)]]> 34002132 Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.

Dalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified.

Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together--and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past--even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.]]> 1248 Brandon Sanderson Marcus 5 4.60 2017 Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
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