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Praise for David Fitzgerald’s
Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All

“Fitzgerald’s is possibly the best ‘capsule summary� of the mythicist case I’ve ever encountered …with an interesting and accessible approach.�
—Earl Doherty, author of The Jesus Puzzle

“Fitzgerald summarizes a great number of key arguments concisely and with new power and original spin. I really learned something from him. Recalls classical skeptics and biblical critics. A surprising amount of new material.�
—Robert M. Price, author of Deconstructing Jesus and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man

“David Fitzgerald reveals himself to be the brightest new star in the firmament of scholars who deny historical reality to “Jesus of Nazareth.� His brilliance would have been sufficiently established had he done nothing more than illustrate and explain traditional arguments with a clarity and transparency never achieved…But he has done more. He has developed new arguments and insights as well...�
—Frank R. Zindler, editor of American Atheist Press and author of The Jesus the Jews Never Knew

“Fitzgerald has hit the nail on the head…A nice, readable introduction to the top ten problems typically swept under the rug by anyone insisting it's crazy even to suspect Jesus might not have existed.�
—Richard C. Carrier, Ph.D., author of Not the Impossible Faith: Why Christianity Didn’t Need a Miracle to Succeed and the forthcoming book On the Historicity of Jesus Christ

David Fitzgerald is a writer and historical researcher who has been actively investigating the Historical Jesus question for over ten years. He has a degree in History and was an associate member of CSER, the former Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion. He lectures around the country at universities and national secular events and is best known for his popular multimedia presentation "The Ten Thousand Christs and the Evaporating Jesus."]]> 226 David Fitzgerald Luis 0 currently-reading 4.24 2010 Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All
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]]> <![CDATA[An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What's Left Unsaid (Bad Arguments)]]> 204103999 “This is a book for every thinking person, the perfect antidote to today’s culture wars.”—Hope Jahren



The creators of An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments return with this desperately timely guide to how words can trick us. Learn to “hear� hidden bias, slant, and spin—from an irresistible cast of woodland creatures!


Public discourse? More like public discord. The battle cries of our culture wars are rife with “loaded language”—be it bias, slant, or spin. But listen closely, or you’ll miss what Ali Almossawi finds more frightening words that erase accountability, history, even identity through what they leave unsaid.



Speaking as wise old Mr. Rabbit, Almossawi leads us through a dark forest of rhetoric—aided by Orwell, Baldwin, and a squee-worthy cast of wide-eyed woodland creatures. Here, passive voice can pardon wrongdoers, statistics may be a smokescreen, gaslighting entraps the downtrodden, and irrelevant adjectives cement stereotypes. Emperor Squirrel isn’t naked; he has a clothes-free sartorial style. Mouse’s roof becomes flattened (Elephant’s foot just happens to be there at the time). And when keen-eyed Owl claims a foreign shore, he seems to be overlooking someone . . .



Fans of Almossawi’s An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments couldn’t ask for a better primer on the less logical ways that words can trick us. It takes a long pair of ears to hear what’s left unsaid—but when you’re a rabbit in a badger world, listening makes all the difference.]]> 97 Ali Almossawi 1615198415 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.00 2021 An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What's Left Unsaid (Bad Arguments)
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]]> <![CDATA[Se deus me chamar não vou (Portuguese Edition)]]> 210839947
A aprendiz de escritora, enfrentando as angústias da "pior idade do universo", irá te provar que é possível, sim, que uma menina seja mais solitária do que um velho. Ao menos uma menina que, como ela, cresce e cria suas perguntas entre os objetos de uma "loja de velhos". Ali elas já nascem antigas, frescas e pesadas, doce feito da mais dura poesia. Maria Carmem nasceu no fim. Sendo assim, do que interessa a idade? Como ela mesma diz, "é possível que um lápis pareça estar novo, mas todo quebrado por dentro".

É assim, toda quebrada por dentro, que ela desconstrói o mundo diante de si, o mundo adulto que cria regras e não as obedece, o mundo escolar, "na aula de matemática o problema dizia que um menino e uma menina precisavam calcular quantas laranjas levar ao parque se os convidados meninos comiam tantas e as meninas só mais tantas cada uma.

E eu escrevi que não era pra levar nenhuma, que tudo é mentira, ninguém vai junto a parque nenhum nessa vida". É também assim que ela junta e faz pergunta e faz poesia com tudo o que se ergue e desmorona, os pais, deus, o amor, o corpo, a morte, o difícil que é entender o amor dos outros.

Quando crescer, Maria Carmem vai ser escritora. Mas Maria Carmem já cresceu e já é. Esse livro é uma generosidade de sua poesia. Uma oportunidade de a gente crescer com ela."]]> 133 Mariana Salomão Carrara 658583237X Luis 0 currently-reading 4.32 2019 Se deus me chamar não vou (Portuguese Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World (Politics of Place Book 3)]]> 36900602 Tim Marshall, the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography, offers “a readable primer to many of the biggest problems facing the world� (Daily Express, UK) by examining the borders, walls, and boundaries that divide countries and their populations.The globe has always been a world of walls, from the Great Wall of China to Hadrian’s Wall to the Berlin Wall. But a new age of isolationism and economic nationalism is upon us, visible in Trump’s obsession with building a wall on the Mexico border, in Britain’s Brexit vote, and in many other places as well. China has the great Firewall, holding back Western culture. Europe’s countries are walling themselves against immigrants, terrorism, and currency issues. South Africa has heavily gated communities, and massive walls or fences separate people in the Middle East, Korea, Sudan, India, and other places around the world.In fact, more than a third of the world’s nation-states have barriers along their borders. Understanding what is behind these divisions is essential to understanding much of what’s going on in the world today. Written in Tim Marshall’s brisk, inimitable style, The Age of Walls is divided by geographic region. He provides an engaging context that is often missing from political discussion and draws on his real life experiences as a reporter from hotspots around the globe. He examines how walls, borders, and barriers have been shaping our political landscape for hundreds of years, and especially since 2001, and how they figure in the diplomatic relations and geo-political events of today.“Marshall is a skilled explainer of the world as it is, and geography buffs will be pleased by his latest� (Kirkus Reviews). “Accomplished, well researched, and pacey…The Age of Walls is for anyone who wants to look beyond the headlines and explore the context of some of the biggest challenges facing the world today, it is a fascinating and fast read� (City AM, UK).]]> 289 Tim Marshall 1501183923 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.29 2018 The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World (Politics of Place Book 3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time]]> 75495020
For much of history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. It is no surprise that many who passionately believe in social justice came to believe that members of marginalized groups need to take pride in their identity to resist injustice.

But over the past decades, a healthy appreciation for the culture and heritage of minority groups has transformed into a counterproductive obsession with group identity in all its forms. A new ideology aiming to place each person’s matrix of identities at the center of social, cultural, and political life has quickly become highly influential. It stifles discourse, vilifies mutual influence as cultural appropriation, denies that members of different groups can truly understand one another, and insists that the way governments treat their citizens should depend on the color of their skin.

This, Yascha Mounk argues, is the identity trap. Though those who battle for these ideas are full of good intentions, they will ultimately make it harder to achieve progress toward the genuine equality we desperately need. Mounk has built his acclaimed scholarly career on being one of the first to warn of the risks right-wing populists pose to American democracy. But, he shows, those on the left and center who are stuck in the identity trap are now inadvertent allies to the MAGA movement.

In The Identity Trap, Mounk provides the most ambitious and comprehensive account to date of the origins, consequences, and limitations of so-called “wokeness.� He is the first to show how postmodernism, postcolonialism, and critical race theory forged the “identity synthesis� that conquered many college campuses by 2010. He lays out how a relatively marginal set of ideas came to gain tremendous influence in business, media, and government by 2020. He makes a nuanced philosophical case for why the application of these ideas to areas from education to public policy is proving to be so deeply counterproductive—and why universal, humanist values can best serve the vital goal of true equality. In explaining the huge political and cultural transformations of the past decade, The Identity Trap provides truth and clarity where they are needed most.]]> 414 Yascha Mounk 0593493192 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.07 2023 The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
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]]> <![CDATA[The Curious Zombie's Guide to Bayes' Theorem: Weighing evidence and making decisions: The math behind the odds (Curious Zombie Guides)]]> 48742290 58 Gordon Webster Luis 5 4.09 The Curious Zombie's Guide to Bayes' Theorem: Weighing evidence and making decisions: The math behind the odds (Curious Zombie Guides)
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]]> <![CDATA[A maior mentira do mundo (Portuguese Edition)]]> 217961261 O romance que Camilla se põe então a narrar é endereçado a esse amor perdido, mas é acima de tudo um acerto de contas com uma sociedade conservadora e uma família de comportamento afetuoso e aprisionante.
A narrativa de Luciana Gerbovic fala sobre um relacionamento acidentado, mas persistente, em que cabem muitas o desejo, o companheirismo, a contestação política, o desafio às convenções e o questionamento às maiores mentiras que se contam em nome da moral e dos bons costumes.]]> 106 Luciana Gerbovic Luis 0 currently-reading 0.0 A maior mentira do mundo (Portuguese Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them]]> 39217074 “No single book is as relevant to the present moment.”—Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen“One of the defining books of the decade.”—Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on CrimeNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS� CHOICE � With a new preface � Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley has a deep understanding of how democratic societies can be vulnerable to Nations don’t have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics. In fact, fascism’s roots have been present in the United States for more than a century. Alarmed by the pervasive rise of fascist tactics both at home and around the globe, Stanley focuses here on the structures that unite them, laying out and analyzing the ten pillars of fascist politics—the language and beliefs that separate people into an “us� and a “them.� He knits together reflections on history, philosophy, sociology, and critical race theory with stories from contemporary Hungary, Poland, India, Myanmar, and the United States, among other nations. He makes clear the immense danger of underestimating the cumulative power of these tactics, which include exploiting a mythic version of a nation’s past; propaganda that twists the language of democratic ideals against themselves; anti-intellectualism directed against universities and experts; law and order politics predicated on the assumption that members of minority groups are criminals; and fierce attacks on labor groups and welfare. These mechanisms all build on one another, creating and reinforcing divisions and shaping a society vulnerable to the appeals of authoritarian leadership. By uncovering disturbing patterns that are as prevalent today as ever, Stanley reveals that the stuff of politics—charged by rhetoric and myth—can quickly become policy and reality. Only by recognizing fascists politics, he argues, may we resist its most harmful effects and return to democratic ideals.“With unsettling insight and disturbing clarity, How Fascism Works is an essential guidebook to our current national dilemma of democracy vs. authoritarianism.”—William Jelani Cobb, author of The Substance of Hope]]> 258 Jason F. Stanley 0525511849 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.43 2018 How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
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]]> <![CDATA[Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design]]> 10157807 A creationist-turned-scientist demonstrates the facts of evolution and exposes Intelligent Design's real agendaScience is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and "Intelligent Design" campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology.In Why Darwin Matters, bestselling author Michael Shermer explains how the newest brand of creationism appeals to our predisposition to look for a designer behind life's complexity. Shermer decodes the scientific evidence to show that evolution is not "just a theory" and illustrates how it achieves the design of life through the bottom-up process of natural selection. Shermer, once an evangelical Christian and a creationist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents are invoking a combination of bad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology. He refutes their pseudoscientific arguments and then demonstrates why conservatives and people of faith can and should embrace evolution. He then appraises the evolutionary questions that truly need to be settled, building a powerful argument for science itself.Cutting the politics away from the facts, Why Darwin Matters is an incisive examination of what is at stake in the debate over evolution.]]> 236 Michael Shermer Luis 0 currently-reading 4.00 2006 Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design
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]]> Apocalypse Z (A Zombie Novel) 15734702
This book contains: graphic violence, sex, and strong language.

This is the first book in the Apocalypse Z series.]]> 227 G.E. Swanson 1476486581 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.33 2012 Apocalypse Z (A Zombie Novel)
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]]> <![CDATA[Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions]]> 23669053 “A humane and sensible guide to and for the many kinds of Americans leading secular lives in what remains one of the most religious nations in the developed world.� —The New York Times Book ReviewOver the last twenty-five years, “no religion� has become the fastest-growing religious preference in the United States. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people have turned away from the traditional faiths of the past and embraced a moral yet nonreligious—or secular—life, generating societies vastly less religious than at any other time in human history. Revealing the inspiring beliefs that empower secular culture—alongside real stories of nonreligious men and women based on extensive in-depth interviews from across the country—Living the Secular Lifewill be indispensable for millions of secular Americans.Drawing on innovative sociological research,Living the Secular Lifeilluminates this demographic shift with the moral convictions that govern secular individuals, offering crucial information for the religious and nonreligious alike.Living the Secular Lifereveals that, despite opinions to the contrary, nonreligious Americans possess a unique moral code that allows them to effectively navigate the complexities of modern life. Spiritual self-reliance, clear-eyed pragmatism, and an abiding faith in the Golden Rule to adjudicate moral these common principles are shared across secular society. Living the Secular Lifedemonstrates these principles in action and points to their usage throughout daily life.Phil Zuckerman is a sociology professor at Pitzer College, where he studied the lives of the nonreligious for years before founding a Department of Secular Studies, the first academic program in the nation dedicated to exclusively studying secular culture and the sociological consequences of America’s fastest-growing “faith.� Zuckerman discovered that despite the entrenched negative beliefs about nonreligious people, American secular culture is grounded in deep morality and proactive citizenship—indeed, some of the very best that the country has to offer.Living the Secular Lifejourneys through some of the most essential components of human existence—child rearing and morality, death and ritual, community and beauty—and offers secular readers inspiration for leading their own lives. Zuckerman shares eye-opening research that reveals the enduring moral strength of children raised without religion, as well as the hardships experienced by secular mothers in the rural South, where church attendance defines the public space. Despite the real sorrows of mortality, Zuckerman conveys the deep psychological health of secular individuals in their attitudes toward illness, death, and dying. Tracking the efforts of nonreligious groups to construct their own communities, Zuckerman shows how Americans are building institutions and cultivating relationships without religious influence. Most of all,Living the Secular Lifeinfuses the sociological data and groundbreaking research with the moral convictions that govern secular individuals and demonstrates how readers can integrate these beliefs into their own lives.A manifesto for a booming social movement—and a revelatory survey of this overlooked community—Living the Secular Lifeoffers essential and long-awaited information for anyone building a life based on his or her own principles.]]> 280 Phil Zuckerman 0698170083 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.05 2014 Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions
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]]> <![CDATA[Bare Naked in Public: A Memoir]]> 209748620 Sometimes you have to risk baring it all.

Christine Amoroso did everything right to achieve the perfect life. Falling for a sandy-haired surfer and landing pregnant at seventeen, she knew the “right� thing to do. She could have it all, even if in the “wrong� order: beautiful children, a good marriage, and approval from those around her. Until it all fell apart.

Ever the overachiever, she continued to take on too much, finishing college with two kids in tow. But as her responsibility grew, so did her resentment. A stressed-out young mom, an inattentive husband, and the attention of another man made the perfect recipe for disaster. Hard work and responsible decisions had not guaranteed a happy life or lasting love. She had failed, and now she floundered as she tried to find a fresh start. She turned inward for answers rather than seeking external validation.

After a few missteps, she slowly learned her worth couldn’t come from a list of accolades, achievements, or some guy. Her story is an earnest and humorous account of what it’s like to be a modern American woman trying to have it all and the dangers of losing oneself in the process.

Bare Naked in Public is a must-read memoir for burnt-out overachievers seeking answers about their worth while finally forgiving their past.]]> 382 Christine Amoroso 1611533414 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.09 2024 Bare Naked in Public: A Memoir
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]]> <![CDATA[Inside Straight (Wild Cards, #18)]]> 5813813 Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by New York Times #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin along with Melinda Snodgrass, is the tale of the history of the world since then—and of the heroes among that one percent.

Originally begun in 1987, long before George R.R. Martin became a household name among fantasy readers ("The American Tolkien" �Time magazine), the Wild Cards series earned a reputation among connoisseurs for its smart reimagining of the superhero idea. Now, with Inside Straight, the Wild Cards continuity jumps forward to a new generation of major characters, entirely accessible to Martin's hundreds of thousands of new readers, with all-original stories by Martin himself, along with Daniel Abraham, Michael Cassutt, and Stephen Leigh, among others.

Cover: Michael Komarck

Contents
Who the Fuck Was Jetboy? � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
Dark of the Moon � short fiction by Melinda M. Snodgrass
Jonathan Hive Sells Out � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
Chosen Ones: Part One � short fiction by Carrie Vaughn
First Among Losers � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
Chosen Ones: Part Two � short fiction by Carrie Vaughn
Better Than Television � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
Looking for Jetboy � short fiction by Michael Cassutt
Metagames � short fiction by Caroline Spector
All the Best Stories Start, 'This One Time, We Were Really Drunk�' � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
Star Power � short fiction by Melinda M. Snodgrass
Wakes the Lion � short fiction by John J. Miller [as by John Jos Miller]
A Bad Day in Cairo � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
Crusader � short fiction by George R. R. Martin
Real People, Really Dying � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
The Tin Man's Lament � short fiction by Ian Tregillis
Hey, Guys. My Dad's Got a Warehouse! Let's Put on a War! � short fiction by Daniel Abraham
Incidental Music for Heroes � short fiction by Stephen Leigh (aka Masquerade of Heroes) [as by S.L. Farrell]
Blood on the Sun � short fiction by Melinda M. Snodgrass
Looking for Jetboy: Epilogue � short fiction by Michael Cassutt
Give the Wookie a Medal � short fiction by Daniel Abraham]]> 432 George R.R. Martin 0765357127 Luis 0 to-read 3.67 Inside Straight (Wild Cards, #18)
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]]> And Then There Were None 203625058
The tension escalates as the characters grapple with their guilt, paranoia, and the realization that the murderer is among them. With each passing moment, the body count rises, and trust erodes, leading to a gripping and unpredictable narrative. Agatha Christie skillfully weaves a tale of suspense, deception, and moral reckoning, keeping readers on the edge of their seats until the shocking and ingenious conclusion.

"And Then There Were None" is a classic of the mystery genre, known for its clever plot twists and the psychological depth with which Christie explores the dark facets of human nature. The novel's intricate web of secrets, intricate characterizations, and the relentless pace of the narrative have solidified its place as one of the best-selling and most enduring mysteries in literary history.]]> 322 Agatha Christie 1998114899 Luis 5 4.28 1939 And Then There Were None
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]]> Nightflyers & Other Stories 37635527
But another enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain no one has ever seen in the flesh. Soon, however, the crew discovers that their greatest mystery � and most dangerous threat � is an unexpected force wielding a thirst for blood and terror�.

Also included are five additional classic tales of science fiction that explore the breadth of technology and the dark corners of the human mind.]]> 384 George R.R. Martin 1250303842 Luis 0 3.66 1985 Nightflyers & Other Stories
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An interesting setup with a couple of good surprises and suspense. It loses a bit of momentum in the later third part. The ending is a bit underwhelming.
]]> <![CDATA[A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)]]> 226004 A Fire Upon The Deep, this is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. The Queng Ho and the Emergents are orbiting the dormant planet Arachna, which is about to wake up to technology, but the Emergents' plans are sinister.]]> 775 Vernor Vinge 0812536355 Luis 3 4.31 1999 A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)
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]]> The Stolen White Elephant 31430569 'PALE TERROR GOES BEFORE HIM, DEATH AND DEVASTATION FOLLOW!'

From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted.

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

]]> 59 Mark Twain 0241251753 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.28 1882 The Stolen White Elephant
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]]> Zombie Survival Game 34860042 96 Sean-Michael Argo Luis 0 currently-reading 5.00 2013 Zombie Survival Game
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]]> <![CDATA[The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle]]> 40033006
There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit.

We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer.

Understood? Then let's begin . . .

Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest. And some of his hosts are more helpful than others . . .

The most inventive debut of the year twists together a mystery of such unexpected creativity it will leave listeners guessing until the very last second.]]> 482 Stuart Turton Luis 0 currently-reading 3.78 2018 The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
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]]> SOLAR, Man of the Atom #46 52772075 Dan Jurgens Luis 3
We start at an entirely new status quo which isn't immediately explained. Solar is now in an entirely different planet and his very existence is a very well guarded secret. He has travelled back in time and spent billions of years with little to no contact with other humans, but the killing of the Vice President of the USA motivates him to reveal his existence to one of this world's superheroes, known as "Specials".

This whole arc (ending in #50) is really far more about the Specials of this world than about Solar himself. The letters pages of later issues inform that (unsurprisingly) Jurgens planned to follow up on these characters later, but I don't think that ever happened.

All the same, the setup is innovative for Solar, and this issue ends in quite the cliffhanger.]]> 3.00 SOLAR, Man of the Atom #46
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Dan Jurgens, of Superman fame, becomes the writer for Solar for a run of nine issues (ending with #54).

We start at an entirely new status quo which isn't immediately explained. Solar is now in an entirely different planet and his very existence is a very well guarded secret. He has travelled back in time and spent billions of years with little to no contact with other humans, but the killing of the Vice President of the USA motivates him to reveal his existence to one of this world's superheroes, known as "Specials".

This whole arc (ending in #50) is really far more about the Specials of this world than about Solar himself. The letters pages of later issues inform that (unsurprisingly) Jurgens planned to follow up on these characters later, but I don't think that ever happened.

All the same, the setup is innovative for Solar, and this issue ends in quite the cliffhanger.
]]> Atheism For Dummies 19179991 The easy way to understand atheism and secular philosophy

For people seeking a non-religious philosophy of life, as well as believers with atheist friends, Atheism For Dummies offers an intelligent exploration of the historical and moral case for atheism. Often wildly misunderstood, atheism is a secular approach to life based on the understanding that reality is an arrangement of physical matter, with no consideration of unverifiable spiritual forces.

Atheism For Dummies offers a brief history of atheist philosophy and its evolution, explores it as a historical and cultural movement, covers important historical writings on the subject, and discusses the nature of ethics and morality in the absence of religion.

A simple, yet intelligent exploration of an often misunderstood philosophy Explores the differences between explicit and implicit atheism A comprehensive, readable, and thoroughly unbiased resource

As the number of atheists worldwide continues to grow, this book offers a broad understanding of the subject for those exploring atheism as an approach to living.

]]> 386 Dale McGowan Luis 0 4.31 2013 Atheism For Dummies
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]]> <![CDATA[PYTHON: PROGRAMMING: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO LEARN PYTHON IN 7 DAYS]]> 30526086 Python is the easiest to learn and once you have a good grounding in it, you can move on to another, more complicated language. Python is a beautiful computer language. It is simple, and it is intuitive. Python is used by a sorts of people � data scientists use it for much of their number crunching and analytics; security testers use it for testing out security and IT attacks; it is used to develop high-quality web applications and many of the large applications that you use on the internet are also written in Python, including YouTube, DropBox, and Instagram. Are you interested in learning Python? Then settle in and learn the basics in just 7 days - enough for you to be comfortable in moving on to the next level without any trouble.Are you interested in learning Python? Then settle in and learn the basics in just 7 days - enough for you to be comfortable in moving on to the next level without any trouble.In this book you'll Setting Up Your Environment Let’s Get Programming Variables and Programs in Files Loops, Loops and More Loops Functions Dictionaries, Lists, and Tuples The “for� Loop Classes Modules File Input/Output Error Handling and much more!Now it's time for you to start your journey into Python programming! Click on the Buy Now button above and get started today!]]> 96 Ramsey Hamilton Luis 0 currently-reading 4.02 PYTHON: PROGRAMMING: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO LEARN PYTHON IN 7 DAYS
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood for Blood (Ziba MacKenzie, #1)]]> 40020563 Ziba Mackenzie profiles killers. Now one is profiling her.

Rush hour, London. A packed commuter train is torn apart in a collision. Picking through the carnage, ex-special forces profiler Ziba MacKenzie helps a dying woman who passes on a cryptic message: He did it. You have to tell someone.

When a corpse is found bearing the gruesome signature of a serial killer dormant for twenty-five years, Ziba is pulled into the hunt for the perpetrator. As the body count rises it becomes clear he’s on a new spree. But what’s brought the London Lacerator back after such a long hiatus? And does his sudden return have anything to do with the woman on the train?

Ziba scrambles to profile the killer in the hope of predicting his next move. But time is running out. And the closer she gets to uncovering his identity, the closer he gets to destroying hers.]]> 349 Victoria Selman 1503960064 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.79 2019 Blood for Blood (Ziba MacKenzie, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Como vencer um debate tendo razão: Por uma ética do debate racional (Portuguese Edition)]]> 61893911 Um guia prático para debater em tempos de polarização!

Em um mundo repleto de informações, opiniões e discussões acaloradas, está cada vez mais difícil participar de debates minimamente saudáveis, sobretudo nas redes sociais. Repetidamente, nos vemos embrenhados em batalhas verbais, empunhando palavras afiadas e ofensas em que um lado sai vencedor � e o outro, destruído.

Mas a verdade é que, para além do conforto que um simples diálogo pode proporcionar, um debate saudável e racional é capaz de trazer uma vasta troca de ideias, novos conhecimentos e � por que não? � até mudança de opinião.

É por isso que, neste livro, Henry Bugalho resgata a tradição da filosofia ocidental, baseada no pensamento racional e crítico, para mostrar como identificar argumentações falhas, falácias lógicas, informações incorretas e agentes maliciosos. E também oferece um guia prático de como conceber um argumento bem elaborado, com clareza, persuasão e, acima de tudo, ética para que você possa vencer um debate no qual tenha, sim, razão.]]> 164 Henry Alfred Bugalho 6555358106 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.33 2022 Como vencer um debate tendo razão: Por uma ética do debate racional (Portuguese Edition)
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]]> Nightflyers 36681374
Featuring fifteen original illustrations, this is the definitive edition of an electrifying tale that combines the deep-space thrills of Alien, the psychological horror of The Shining, and, of course, the inimitable vision of George R. R. Martin.

When a scientific expedition is launched to study a mysterious alien race, the only ship available is the Nightflyer, a fully autonomous vessel manned by a single human. But Captain Royd Eris remains locked away, interacting with his passengers only as a disembodied voice—or a projected hologram no more substantial than a ghost.

Yet that's not the only reason the ship seems haunted. The team's telepath, Thale Lasamer, senses another presence aboard the Nightflyer—something dangerous, volatile, and alien. Captain Eris claims to know nothing about the elusive intruder, and when someone, or something, begins killing off the expedition's members, he's unable—or unwilling—to stem the bloody tide.

Only Melantha Jhirl, a genetically enhanced outcast with greater strength, stamina, and intelligence than other humans, has a chance of solving the mystery—and stopping the malevolent being that's wiping out her shipmates.

But first she has to keep herself alive.]]> 89 George R.R. Martin 0525619690 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.61 1985 Nightflyers
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average rating: 3.61
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]]> My Work is Not Yet Done 50157332
Destined to be a cult classic, this tale of corporate horror and demonic retribution will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been disgruntled at work.]]> 192 Thomas Ligotti Luis 0 currently-reading 3.89 2002 My Work is Not Yet Done
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]]> <![CDATA[The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, & Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of C]]> 11510659 "This account of how a once reviled theory, Baye’s rule, came to underpin modern life is both approachable and engrossing" (Sunday Times). A New York Times Book Review Editors� Choice Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok. In the first-ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores this controversial theorem and the generations-long human drama surrounding it. McGrayne traces the rule’s discovery by an 18th century amateur mathematician through its development by French scientist Pierre Simon Laplace. She reveals why respected statisticians rendered it professionally taboo for 150 years—while practitioners relied on it to solve crises involving great uncertainty and scanty information, such as Alan Turing's work breaking Germany's Enigma code during World War II. McGrayne also explains how the advent of computer technology in the 1980s proved to be a game-changer. Today, Bayes' rule is used everywhere from DNA de-coding to Homeland Security. Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists,The Theory That Would Not Dieis the riveting account of how a seemingly simple theorem ignited one of the greatest controversies of all time.]]> 335 Sharon Bertsch McGrayne 0300175094 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.01 2011 The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, & Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of C
author: Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
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book published: 2011
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]]> <![CDATA[The Old Axolotl: Hardware Dreams]]> 25163000 The Old Axolotl is an exhilarating post-apocalyptic tale about a world in which a cosmic catastrophe has sterilized the Earth of all living things. Only a small number of humans have managed to copy digitalized versions of their minds onto hardware in the nick of time. Deprived of physical bodies, they continue to exist by uploading themselves onto gigantic industrial robots, sophisticated medical machines, mechs designed for hard labor, military drones, star troopers and sexbots based on Japanese manga.

Drowning in nostalgia for the lost world, the survivors create civilization after civilization, life after life, humanity after humanity. They form alliances and fight wars. They develop their own politics, ideologies and crazy hardware religions. And they face dilemmas no one has ever confronted before.

What makes us human? Is it possible to copy a soul? Who really lives, fights and dies in those metal bodies? Who plays out the melancholy drama of physiology and the flesh?

The Old Axolotl depicts the reversal of old oppositions between life and death, progress and stagnation, the organic and the mechanical, exploring the mystery of the human soul and the eternal solitude of the human individual, whether trapped in a body or the reinforced steel of a robot.]]> 160 Jacek Dukaj Luis 0 currently-reading 3.41 2015 The Old Axolotl: Hardware Dreams
author: Jacek Dukaj
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average rating: 3.41
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]]> <![CDATA[Node.js API: Learn server-side JavaScript by building your own Node.js server from scratch]]> 51232637 111 Greg Sidelnikov Luis 0 currently-reading 3.89 Node.js API: Learn server-side JavaScript by building your own Node.js server from scratch
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]]> Supreme: Madness! 9182616 184 Rob Liefeld 1887279202 Luis 1
It doesn't even tie up the plots that precede it, or develop those that it raises itself.

Utterly skippable. Alan Moore was correct in retconning these issues (and many others) away.]]> 1.70 1996 Supreme: Madness!
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Not much of a story here. It is just seven months of issues of pre-Alan Moore Supreme with minimal subplot advancement and the bare minimum of characterization as Supreme meets six different guest stars in order to attempt to boost awareness of other books across Image (and encourage their own readers to make Supreme's acquaintance in turn).

It doesn't even tie up the plots that precede it, or develop those that it raises itself.

Utterly skippable. Alan Moore was correct in retconning these issues (and many others) away.
]]> <![CDATA[Crossing Realms - Part One (The Crossing Realms Series, #1)]]> 32056297 A strange flash of light. Vivid dreams of another life. A revelation that will change everything.

When Nina Adler begins to have intense, action-packed dreams about being an FBI agent, she dismisses them as nothing more than fun distractions from her mundane life in upstate New York.

But when Nina falls in love with a man in her dreams and he appears in her real life, she wonders if her dreams contain deeper meaning than she first thought. And when shocking events unfold in her dreams that feel unusually real, she's forced to confront the possibility that she may possess powers far beyond her understanding. Could Nina’s dreams be a window to another world?

Crossing Realms is a fast-paced sci-fi puzzle wrapped in mystery and stuffed with a satisfying romance. If you like stories with strong female protagonists and extraordinary people, you'll love this page-turning series. Join Nina on her adventure today!

]]> 74 Shannon Ahn Luis 0 currently-reading 3.67 Crossing Realms - Part One (The Crossing Realms Series, #1)
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]]> What Do We Do When We Play? 54478514
This book focuses on the experience, skills, and understanding of the participant. With 85 texts from 73 authors, we’re still just scratching the surface, but we hope that you’ll find pieces in here that change the way you play and how you think about it.]]> 343 Eleanor Saitta 9526942302 Luis 0 to-read 5.00 2020 What Do We Do When We Play?
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]]> <![CDATA[The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone]]> 33844767 The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire, created democratic institutions, stood on the moon, and sequenced our genome. And yet each of us is error prone, sometimes irrational, and often ignorant. The fundamentally communal nature of intelligence and knowledge explains why we often assume we know more than we really do, why political opinions and false beliefs are so hard to change, and why individually oriented approaches to education and management frequently fail. But our collaborative minds also enable us to do amazing things. This book contends that true genius can be found in the ways we create intelligence using the world around us.]]> 301 Steven Sloman 0399184341 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.09 2017 The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone
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]]> <![CDATA[The World Remade: America in World War I]]> 32195116 A bracing, indispensable account of America’s epoch-defining involvement in the Great War, rich with fresh insights into the key issues, events, and personalities of the period After years of bitter debate, the United States declared war on Imperial Germany on April 6, 1917, plunging the country into the savage European conflict that would redraw the map of the continent—and the globe. The World Remade is an engrossing chronicle of America’s pivotal, still controversial intervention into World War I, encompassing the tumultuous politics and towering historical figures that defined the era and forged the future. When it declared war, the United States was the youngest of the major powers and militarily the weakest by far. On November 11, 1918, when the fighting stopped, it was not only the richest country on earth but the mightiest. With the mercurial, autocratic President Woodrow Wilson as a primary focus, G. J. Meyer takes readers from the heated deliberations over U.S. involvement, through the provocations and manipulations that drew us into the fight, to the battlefield itself and the shattering aftermath of the struggle. America’s entry into the Great War helped make possible the defeat of Germany that had eluded Britain, France, Russia, and Italy in three and a half years of horrendous carnage. Victory, in turn, led to a peace treaty so ill-conceived, so vindictive, that the world was put on the road to an even bloodier confrontation a mere twenty years later. On the home front, Meyer recounts the break-up of traditional class structures, the rise of the progressive and labor movements, the wave of anti-German hysteria, and the explosive expansion of both the economy and federal power, including shocking suspensions of constitutional protections that planted the seeds of today’s national security state. Here also are revealing portraits of Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, Robert La Follette, Eugene Debs, and John J. “Black Jack� Pershing, among others, as well as European leaders such as “Welsh Wizard� David Lloyd George of Britain, “Tiger� Georges Clemenceau of France, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Meyer interweaves the many strands of his story into a gripping narrative that casts new light on one of the darkest, most forgotten corners of U.S. history. In the grand tradition of his earlier work A World Undone—which centered on the European perspective—The World Remade adds a new, uniquely American dimension to our understanding of the seminal conflict of the twentieth century. Praise for The World Remade“[G. J.] Meyer offers wonderful insights into many of the key players in this arresting saga . . . one that should be read to understand our emergence as a global power.�—Booklist (starred review) “Meyer gives a good sense of America’s future at that negotiating table and Wilson’s celebrated role at Versailles as the leader of the free world. . . . A refreshing look at this still-much-debated world debacle.�—Kirkus Reviews “Characters come alive and the past seems near. . . . Meyer succeeds brilliantly with his basic narrative approach, and any reader who wants to learn about American participation in the war will benefit from this book.�—Publishers Weekly “This book is well written, sharp, and has bearing on our present and future involvement in wars.]]> 688 G.J. Meyer 0553393332 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.44 2017 The World Remade: America in World War I
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]]> <![CDATA[An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense (Bad Arguments)]]> 23448837 “This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company's ‘organizational intelligence.�. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired� book”—Geoffrey James, INC.com

From the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!

Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school, a la Aristotle).

Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy, the slippery slope argument, the ad hominem attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the appeal to ignorance). And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn’t like the result (the argument from consequences).

Once you learn to recognize these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from congressional debate to YouTube comments—which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions.]]> 66 Ali Almossawi Luis 0 currently-reading 3.86 2013 An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense (Bad Arguments)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Demonologist Handbook: Your Guide to the Demons of Rick Wood's Stories]]> 37650430
Most known for The Edward King Series and The Sensitives - readers have often commented on the evident in-depth research he undertakes for the demons used in his novels.

Here, for the first time, is a guide to those demons, featuring all of the villainous beasts used in his much-loved, much-feared, paranormal stories.

Who exactly is Balam and where did this prince of hell come from?

What is Lamashtu's true intentions?

Why would Ardat Lili choose to possess a little girl?

Download now and find out all these answers on more, as you become an amateur demonologist.]]> 74 Rick Wood Luis 0 currently-reading 4.12 The Demonologist Handbook: Your Guide to the Demons of Rick Wood's Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[The Victorian Era: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Queen Victoria and an Era in the History of the United Kingdom Known for Its Hierarchy-Based Social Order]]> 49892148 Free History BONUS Inside!

When Queen Victoria stepped onto the throne of Great Britain and Ireland in 1837, gone were the days when the monarch had supreme authority over the kingdom. Victoria ruled at the head of a government with which she was meant to converse, debate, and ultimately guide, and it was a job she sometimes struggled to perform. Victoria described herself as an emotional creature and blamed her gender for what she believed were her shortcomings as a monarch.

The queen suffered emotionally during her childhood and also in the early part of her rule, but despite a few dramatic scandals at court, Victoria came to be loved and respected by the majority of her subjects across the vast British Empire. An unprecedented number of important social and economic changes occurred during Victoria’s 63-year reign, and that span of time has come to signify Britain’s coming of age into modern history.

One of the most important changes experienced by Great Britain between 1837 and 1901 was the population explosion. When Victoria was crowned, there were about 13.9 million Britons; by the time she died, there were an estimated 32.5 million. The sharp increase has been related to modernized methods of medical treatment, sanitation, and social welfare, but each of those industries was far from perfection during the 19th century. Nevertheless, the birth rate increased and the mortality rate fell.

In The Victorian Era: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Queen Victoria and an Era in the History of the United Kingdom Known for Its Hierarchy-Based Social Order, you will discover topics such as
An Unexpected Heiress The Accession A Palace, A Groom, and Two Scandals Rats, Fleas, and Other Victorian Pests The Cholera Epidemic of 1846-1860 The Sanitation Revolution A Queen in Mourning Anatomy, Medicine, and the Body Snatchers Frankenstein, Horror, and Science Fiction Egyptomania, Scientific Racism, and the Suez Canal Cults and the Church of England A Letter from China The Industrial Revolution Homelessness and Poverty Victorian Spirits and Spirituality A Victorian Christmas The Victorians on Evolution Madness, Hysteria, and Masturbation Empress of India Jack the Ripper The 20th Century And much, much more! So if you want to learn more about the Victorian Era, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!]]> 122 Captivating History Luis 0 currently-reading 4.13 The Victorian Era: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Queen Victoria and an Era in the History of the United Kingdom Known for Its Hierarchy-Based Social Order
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]]> <![CDATA[The Atheist (The Deiform Fellowship, #1)]]> 15847261
Two days later, Preston is dead, and Jillian stands accused of his murder. With mounds of fabricated evidence condemning her, Jillian expects to spend her life behind bars. But after collapsing at the courthouse, she wakes up in the sanctuary of the Deiform Fellowship.

Desperate to clear her name, Jillian agrees to cooperate with the group that insists she’s an untrained Deiform. As she works with the Deiform Sam to counter the evidence against her, Jillian can’t shake the feeling that the Fellowship is a criminal organization masquerading as a religious group. Intending to leave the Fellowship when she no longer needs its help, Jillian worries that the group will force her to pledge her life to its service.]]> 181 Sarah Ettritch 1927369088 Luis 3
"The Atheist" is respectful enough towards its own main character, considering that the premise pretty much demands that she must have a mistaken worldview and ultimately be convinced otherwise.

That would be fine in itself. But I find the secondary characters to be a bit less ambitious and less complex than the story calls for. Maybe I am bit peeved because the text actually attempts to address the relationship between law and morality and gives entirely the wrong answers. It is distracting and hurts the immersion in the story something fierce.

Still, the story ends in an intriguing enough cliffhanger. I want to read the next book, "The Cult", if the proper circunstances present themselves. I want to see how the protagonist reacts to the situation that she finds herself at now.]]> 4.00 2012 The Atheist (The Deiform Fellowship, #1)
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A fair effort at an interesting premise. It is too bad that it consistently falls a bit short.

"The Atheist" is respectful enough towards its own main character, considering that the premise pretty much demands that she must have a mistaken worldview and ultimately be convinced otherwise.

That would be fine in itself. But I find the secondary characters to be a bit less ambitious and less complex than the story calls for. Maybe I am bit peeved because the text actually attempts to address the relationship between law and morality and gives entirely the wrong answers. It is distracting and hurts the immersion in the story something fierce.

Still, the story ends in an intriguing enough cliffhanger. I want to read the next book, "The Cult", if the proper circunstances present themselves. I want to see how the protagonist reacts to the situation that she finds herself at now.
]]> <![CDATA[Complete Works of Robert E. Howard (Golden Deer Classics)]]> 52415897 The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.

Included:

1. Boxing Stories
- Sailor Steve Costigan
- Other Boxing Stories

2. Detective Stories
- Steve Harrison

3. Fantasie Stories
- Conan The Barbarian Collection
- James Allison
- Kull
- Solomon Kane
- Other Fantasy Stories

4. Historical Stories
- Black Vulmea
- Cormac Fitzgeoffrey
- El Borak
- Helen Tavrel
- Kirby O'donnell
- Other Historical Stories

5. Horror Stories
- De Montour
- John Kirowan
- Other Cthulhu Mythos Stories
- Other Horror Stories
- Other Weird Menace
- The Faring Town Saga
- Weird West

6. Novels
- A Gent From Bear Creek
- Skull-Face]]> 4535 Robert E. Howard Luis 0 currently-reading 4.67 2013 Complete Works of Robert E. Howard (Golden Deer Classics)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Arab of the Future 4: A Graphic Memoir of a Childhood in the Middle East, 1987-1992]]> 43565325 The penultimate installment in the bestselling French graphic memoir series—hailed as “exquisitely illustrated� and “irresistible”—covering the years of Riad Sattouf’s adolescence, from 1987-1992.

In the fourth volume of The Arab of the Future, little Riad has grown into a teenager. In the previous books, his childhood was complicated by the pull of his two cultures—French and Syrian—and his parents� deteriorating relationship. Now his father, Adbel-Razak, has left to take a job in Saudi Arabia, and after making a pilgrimage to Mecca, turns increasingly towards religion. But after following him from place to place and living for years under the harsh conditions of his impoverished village, Riad’s mother Clementine has had enough. Refusing to live in a country where women have no rights, she returns with her children to live in France with her own mother� until Abdel-Razak shows up unexpectedly to drag the family on yet another journey.

As the series builds to a climax, we see Riad struggle with problems both universal (bullies at school) and specific (his mother’s sudden illness, the judgment of his religious relatives). And as Abdel-Razak returns again to the same fantastical dreams he pursued in previous books, we see him become more and more unhinged, until ultimately he crosses the line from idealism to fanaticism, leading to a dramatic breaking point.

Full of the same gripping storytelling and lush visual style for which Sattouf’s previous works have won numerous awards, The Arab of the Future 4 continues the saga of the Sattouf family and their peripatetic life in France and the Middle East.]]> 288 Riad Sattouf 1250150663 Luis 5
Riad is about ten years old now, and develops more insight and agency while dealing with the increasingly more significant contrasts and contradictions of the environment around him.

In a way this is the most poignant volume yet, as certain tensions that have been developing from the start begin to come to a head.

Highly recommended.]]> 4.45 2018 The Arab of the Future 4: A Graphic Memoir of a Childhood in the Middle East, 1987-1992
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The tale goes forward, in a volume that is significantly larger than most or all of the previous ones.

Riad is about ten years old now, and develops more insight and agency while dealing with the increasingly more significant contrasts and contradictions of the environment around him.

In a way this is the most poignant volume yet, as certain tensions that have been developing from the start begin to come to a head.

Highly recommended.
]]> <![CDATA[Partners in Healing: What to Say, Do and Give When a Friend is Sick]]> 50150756 What If You Could Get a Cancer Survivor’s Advice to Help Your Ailing Friend?


Someone you love is fighting a serious illness. Watching that struggle is one of the hardest challenges you can face, specially if you are involved in caregiving. It can leave you feeling helpless. What can you say? What can you do? What can you give? How can you support that special person during this difficult time?

In Partners in Healing: What to Say, Do and Give When a Friend is Sick, Belsie González offers answers to these questions. González is well qualified to offer advice. She is a two-time leukemia survivor. In this book, she draws upon her experiences and those of other former patients and caregivers to share useful insights about what works best.

In these pages, you will discover:

How to handle your new role The healing subtleties of words How to deal with your questions The surprising thing your ailing friend needs from you What to say instead of “If there’s anything I can do …� How to best offer advice Common mistakes—and how to avoid them The importance of showing up When to let your friend lead the way How to turn your good intentions into action How to share your faith Unexpected gifts you can give What emotions to expect from your loved one How to handle your own emotions Why you should have your own support group And more.

With compassion and grace, Belsie González shows, in clear, easy-to-understand language, how friends and family of those fighting serious illnesses can become Partners in Healing.


]]> 185 Belsie González Luis 0 currently-reading 4.67 Partners in Healing: What to Say, Do and Give When a Friend is Sick
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]]> <![CDATA[The Consequences (The Affair, #2)]]> 17981310
In the riveting follow-up to her acclaimed debut novel, Colette Freedman explores the aftermath of infidelity from three different perspectives--husband, wife, and mistress.

The end of an affair may be only the beginning. . .

Over the course of one tumultuous Christmas Eve, Kathy Walker confirmed her suspicions about her husband's affair, confronted his mistress, Stephanie, and saved her marriage. She and Robert have eighteen years, two teenagers, and a film production business between them--plus a bond that Kathy has no intention of giving up on. Yet though Robert is contrite, Kathy can't quite silence her doubts.

While Robert reels from his wife's ultimatum and his mistress's rejection, Stephanie makes a she's pregnant. Her resolve to stay away from Robert wavers now that they could make a real family together. And in the days that follow, Stephanie, Robert, and Kathy must each reckon with the intricate realities of desire, the repercussions of betrayal, and the secrets that, once revealed, ripple through lives and relationships in thoroughly unexpected ways.

Praise for The Affair by Colette Freedman

"Skillfully explores the complex and nuanced landscape of a troubled marriage." --Kristin Hannah

"An addictive page-turner, as three ordinary people are caught in an extraordinary triangle of love, sex, and commitment." --Jackie Collins

"Exceptionally engaging. . .the final pages will leave readers pondering exactly what it means to love." -- RT Book Reviews , 4 Stars

"One of the twelve best books to get you through the winter." --MSN.com]]> 306 Colette Freedman 0758281021 Luis 3
The first book was strong on its own. It pulled a difficult trick of presenting all three protagonists as realistic people with legitimate reasons for feeling disappointed by their relationships, yet also responsible for their situations in their own ways. The ending of the first book was particularly strong and well-written.

This book follows the same characters chronologically, but does not quite develop them or their situations with comparable depth or skill. It tries. There are many tantalizing bits in their stories here, perhaps a bit more in Stephanie's. We get some very intriging glimpses of depth in Kathy's tale, but ultimately they are promises without much elaboration. And that is too bad.




Mild spoilers follow...









I must join the ranks of those who felt unsatisfied with the ending. It felt hurried and, surprisingly, unconvincing. The pieces were in place for a much more memorable and convincing ending to happen, but it did not.

Robert also suffers a lot in this book, both literallly and metaphorically. His tale is perhaps the most relatable and believable, but that happens at the expense of our good will towards the character. Perhaps that was intentional; he goes through quite a grinder during the whole book, and is arguably not fully rational at any point, as even the other characters end up remarking fairly often.

Explanations aside, the version of Robert that we see in these pages is not a very likeable person. He commits some very serious mistakes and even acknowledges that they will cost him dearly, yet apparently he just can't help himself. At times it is difficult to follow his logic, particularly in the first few hours. I kept expecting the moment when he would open up with Kathy and dearly ask for forgiveness for being such a fool.

I think that a third book would be welcome, but it would also need to engage in a bit of course correction. The ending of this book would need deeper examination and perhaps a full reversal. The most promising approach might well be to widen the focus entirely and elaborate on the impact of the loss of faith and trust on the people around the three protagonists. It may be interesting to see how Brendon, Theresa, Maureen, Izzie, Charles Flintoff, Sheila, even Julia and Ben deal with the subtle and not so subtle consequences of this new situation. And Robert really needs a shot at redeeming himself, even if only weeks or months in the future, after he has recovered somewhat of the deep misery that he is currently living.]]> 3.36 The Consequences (The Affair, #2)
author: Colette Freedman
name: Luis
average rating: 3.36
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This is an intriguing book, but perhaps not the best follow-up to The Affair.

The first book was strong on its own. It pulled a difficult trick of presenting all three protagonists as realistic people with legitimate reasons for feeling disappointed by their relationships, yet also responsible for their situations in their own ways. The ending of the first book was particularly strong and well-written.

This book follows the same characters chronologically, but does not quite develop them or their situations with comparable depth or skill. It tries. There are many tantalizing bits in their stories here, perhaps a bit more in Stephanie's. We get some very intriging glimpses of depth in Kathy's tale, but ultimately they are promises without much elaboration. And that is too bad.




Mild spoilers follow...









I must join the ranks of those who felt unsatisfied with the ending. It felt hurried and, surprisingly, unconvincing. The pieces were in place for a much more memorable and convincing ending to happen, but it did not.

Robert also suffers a lot in this book, both literallly and metaphorically. His tale is perhaps the most relatable and believable, but that happens at the expense of our good will towards the character. Perhaps that was intentional; he goes through quite a grinder during the whole book, and is arguably not fully rational at any point, as even the other characters end up remarking fairly often.

Explanations aside, the version of Robert that we see in these pages is not a very likeable person. He commits some very serious mistakes and even acknowledges that they will cost him dearly, yet apparently he just can't help himself. At times it is difficult to follow his logic, particularly in the first few hours. I kept expecting the moment when he would open up with Kathy and dearly ask for forgiveness for being such a fool.

I think that a third book would be welcome, but it would also need to engage in a bit of course correction. The ending of this book would need deeper examination and perhaps a full reversal. The most promising approach might well be to widen the focus entirely and elaborate on the impact of the loss of faith and trust on the people around the three protagonists. It may be interesting to see how Brendon, Theresa, Maureen, Izzie, Charles Flintoff, Sheila, even Julia and Ben deal with the subtle and not so subtle consequences of this new situation. And Robert really needs a shot at redeeming himself, even if only weeks or months in the future, after he has recovered somewhat of the deep misery that he is currently living.
]]> The Affair 39937961
After eighteen years of marriage, Kathy Walker has settled into her comfortable ferrying her two teenagers between soccer practice and piano lessons; running a film production business with her husband, Robert; and taking care of the beautiful Boston home they share.

Then Kathy discovers a suspicious number on her husband’s phone. But she’s hesitant to act on impulse alone. Six years before, Kathy had accused Robert of infidelity—a charge he vehemently denied—and almost destroyed their marriage in the process.

Now Kathy must decide whether to follow her suspicions at the risk of losing everything or trust the man with whom she’s entwined her past, present, and future. As she grapples with that choice, she is confronted with surprising truths not just about her relationship, but about her friends, family, and her own motivations.

Skillfully crafted and deeply insightful, this “compelling debut novel� sensitively explores the complexities of love and the challenge of ever knowing another person fully, even as we endeavor to understand our own deepest longings ( Publishers Weekly ).]]> 338 Colette Freedman Luis 5
The situations and the characters are entirely believable, all too human, in the most relatable and sometimes also the most sublime of ways. It has just the right amount of drama and growth.

Quite inspiring, all the more so because this could easily be a tale that happened with ourselves or our closest, most loved ones.]]> 3.76 2013 The Affair
author: Colette Freedman
name: Luis
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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This was a pleasure to read. The story is told from the point of view of the three protagonists, one each a time, up until the last three chapters or so. All it happens in less than a full week.

The situations and the characters are entirely believable, all too human, in the most relatable and sometimes also the most sublime of ways. It has just the right amount of drama and growth.

Quite inspiring, all the more so because this could easily be a tale that happened with ourselves or our closest, most loved ones.
]]> <![CDATA[The Second World War: A Captivating Guide to World War II and D Day (Military History)]]> 36599421 Free History BONUS Inside! Two captivating manuscripts in one World War 2: A Captivating Guide from Beginning to EndD A Captivating Guide to the Battle for NormandyThe Second World War was one of the most traumatic events in human history. Across the world, existing conflicts became connected, entangling nations in a vast web of violence. It was fought on land, sea, and air, touching every inhabited continent. Over 55 million people died, some of them combatants, some civilians caught up in the violence, and some murdered by their own governments. It was the war that unleashed the Holocaust and the atomic bomb upon the world. But it was also a war that featured acts of courage and self-sacrifice on every side. Some of the topics covered in the first part of this book The Rising TideFrom Poland to the Fall of FranceBritain’s Darkest HourBarbarossa UnleashedEarly Operations in Africa and the MediterraneanA Day Which Will Live in InfamyGermany’s Eastern OffensivesGuadalcanal and the War in AsiaOperation Torch and the Taking of North AfricaThe Tide Turns in Eastern EuropeAdvancing on JapanThe Invasion of ItalyFrom D-Day to the BulgeThe Fall of GermanyThe Fall of JapanAnd a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on!D-Day, the Allied invasion of German-held Normandy, was one of the most extraordinary achievements not only of the Second World War but in the whole of military history. Millions of Allied personnel were involved in launching the greatest sea-borne invasion ever undertaken. Incredible acts of cunning and of courage ensured success in an operation that changed the face of the war, opening a vast new front. It led to the liberation of France and the defeat of Nazi Germany. Why was this extraordinary operation launched? How was it done? And what happened in the aftermath? Some of the questions and topics covered in the second part of this book Why D-Day?PreparationDeceptionThe CommandersThe Men and EquipmentThe German DefensesThe Paratrooper LandingsThe ResistanceAdvanceBreakoutAnd a Great Deal More that You Don't Want to Miss out on!Get this book now and learn more about the Second World War!]]> 126 Captivating History Luis 0 currently-reading 4.23 The Second World War: A Captivating Guide to World War II and D Day (Military History)
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]]> The Thirty-Nine Steps 18680050 136 John Buchan Luis 0 currently-reading 3.72 1915 The Thirty-Nine Steps
author: John Buchan
name: Luis
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1915
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]]> <![CDATA[Rune Universe (Rune Universe #1)]]> 33297060 Begin Deep Dive Immersion?
{Yes}
Welcome to Rune Universe. Connecting to the game servers...


Faceless Corporations. Neon lights that hide rampant crime underneath. The year is 2041.


Cole Dorsett is a Script Kiddie, a thief of information with a chip against the system.
Rune Universe is a game with a billion worlds. With great interstellar alliances, unending adventure, spaceships
that dance around black holes.
And it hides a secret the CIA would love to crack. A secret many are willing to kill for.
Inside Rune Universe, Cole will stumble upon real, mortal danger. To avenge a fallen friend, he must risk it all.



And make a decision that will change the face of the world... forever.

]]> 503 Hugo Huesca Luis 0 currently-reading 3.96 Rune Universe (Rune Universe #1)
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average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918]]> 100834 704 G.J. Meyer 0553803549 Luis 5 currently-reading 4.33 2006 A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
author: G.J. Meyer
name: Luis
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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date added: 2019/09/04
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Excellent, accessible yet ambitious introduction to the complex situation that enabled and resulted from WW1. Very informative and entirely worth the effort.
]]> <![CDATA[Growing Yourself Up: How to bring your best to all of life’s relationships]]> 36682448 The message of Growing Yourself Up is that you can’t separate understanding the individual from understanding relationships. All of life’s relationships are integral to increasing self-awareness and maturity. And it’s not necessarily the comfortable relationships that promote personal growth. In this 2nd edition of the bestselling book, Jenny examines how to help others without fostering dependency, and how to determine what kind of help you or others want from therapists. This is in response to the many lay and professional people who have found this book valuable personally and want to know how to help others grow.
Drawing from Bowen family systems theory, the book takes you on a journey through each stage of life to see predictable patterns of relationships and to show how to use this knowledge to make purposeful adjustments in yourself; as well as lending a mature helping hand to others. The result is a sturdier self, sturdier relationships and a refreshing new way to view life’s challenges and opportunities.


Jenny Brown, PhD, is founder and executive director of the Family Systems Institute and Family Systems Practice in Sydney, Australia, where she has a counselling practice and trains mental health professionals and organizations.]]> 289 Jenny Brown 1775593592 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.37 2012 Growing Yourself Up: How to bring your best to all of life’s relationships
author: Jenny Brown
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average rating: 4.37
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships]]> 20456000
Anger is something we feel. It exists for a reason and always deserves our respect and attention. We all have a right to everything we feel—and certainly our anger is no exception.

"Anger is a signal and one worth listening to," writes Dr. Harriet Lerner in her renowned classic that has transformed the lives of millions of readers. While anger deserves our attention and respect, women still learn to silence our anger, to deny it entirely, or to vent it in a way that leaves us feeling helpless and powerless. In this engaging and eminently wise book, Dr. Lerner teaches both women and men to identify the true sources of anger and to use it as a powerful vehicle for creating lasting change.

For decades, this book has helped millions of readers learn how to turn their anger into a constructive force for reshaping their lives. With a new introduction by the author,The Dance of Angeris ready to lead the next generation.]]> 258 Harriet Lerner Luis 0 currently-reading 4.39 1985 The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
author: Harriet Lerner
name: Luis
average rating: 4.39
book published: 1985
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]]> <![CDATA[Spartans: A Captivating Guide to the Fierce Warriors of Ancient Greece, Including Spartan Military Tactics, the Battle of Thermopylae, How Sparta Was Ruled, and More (Ancient Greek History)]]> 44182553
Esparta es uno de los primeros nombres que nos viene a la mente cuando pensamos en el mundo antiguo. Y esto es debido a una importante razón. Después de su fundación en algún momento del siglo X a. C., Esparta pronto se convirtió en una de las ciudades-estado más poderosas no solo en el mundo griego sino también en el mundo antiguo.
Su gobierno único, que contó con dos reyes y un senado electo, le ayudó a lograr una relativa estabilidad política al principio de su historia, y los líderes espartanos lograron aprovecharlo para expandir su poder e influencia en la región que rodea a Esparta, así como al resto de la península del Peloponeso.

Sin embargo, quizás el logro más significativo en toda la historia espartana fue la derrota de los atenienses en la Guerra del Peloponeso. Este conflicto, que duró aproximadamente 30 años, enfrentó a las dos ciudades-estado griegas más grandes de la época, Atenas y Esparta, y el resultado, la victoria espartana, ayudó a remodelar todo el mundo antiguo. Este fue el comienzo de un período de hegemonía espartana que fue radicalmente diferente de cuando los atenienses se establecieron en la cima del mundo griego.

Pero, desafortunadamente para los espartanos, su tiempo como líderes del mundo griego sería de corta duración. Realizaron alianzas entre enemigos recientes y pasados, y estas coaliciones lograron abrumar a los espartanos y obligarlos a rendirse. Después de esto, Esparta decaería, pero continuaría siendo relevante cuando los romanos tomaran el control de la mayor parte del Mediterráneo y el occidente de Asia.

Sin embargo, no debemos considerar el hecho de que Esparta finalmente decayó como una señal de que su tiempo no fue excepcional. Un deseo intermitente por la colaboración ayudó a producir una forma de gobierno verdaderamente única, y una precisa comprensión de lo que hace grande a un ejército ayudó a Esparta a crecer de un conjunto de cinco reducidas poblaciones al comienzo del último milenio antes de Cristo en una próspera polis griega que podría destacarse encima del mundo griego.

In En Espartanos: Una Fascinante Guía acerca de los Temibles Guerreros de la antigua Grecia, que incluye Tácticas Militares Espartanas, la Batalla de las Termópilas, Cómo Gobernó Esparta y Más, descubrirá temas como:
Quiénes Fueron los Espartanos
El Crecimiento del Poder Espartano: Las Guerras Mesenias
La Creciente Rivalidad con Atenas: Las Guerras Greco-Persas
Victoria sobre Atenas: El Nacimiento del Imperio Espartano
La Hegemonía Espartana, la Guerra de Corinto, y el Declive de Esparta
Gobierno Espartano, Militar, y Sociedad
¡Y mucho, mucho más!
¡Obtenga ahora este libro para aprender más sobre los espartanos!]]> 106 Captivating History Luis 0 currently-reading 3.89 Spartans: A Captivating Guide to the Fierce Warriors of Ancient Greece, Including Spartan Military Tactics, the Battle of Thermopylae, How Sparta Was Ruled, and More (Ancient Greek History)
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]]> <![CDATA[Demons by Daylight: Supernatural Fictions]]> 34034065
But there familiarity stops dead, changing into the terror of the unknown, the unreal � exploring unchartered recesses of the mind.

It is this terrifying juxtaposition of fact and fantasy that throws doubt even on one’s own sanity, leaving the reader wondering�

Rooted in his native environment (the haunts and byways of London, Liverpool, Brichester) his tales are peopled with the restless youth of today, the atmosphere of today’s world. It’s this uncanny element that makes his stories so captivating and spine-chilling.

But these familiar elements of life form only the point of departure for his unique journeys into the unknown, the unreal, the terrifying�

Demonic rites, psychotic disorders, the possession of powers way beyond the boundaries of understanding-Campbell searches the far reaches of the mind and the reader will not easily forget the sights and sounds, the feelings and hints, the true horror of all that he reveals.

Demons by Daylight is a gripping collection of supernatural horror thriller tales from visionary author Ramsey Campbell.]]> 206 Ramsey Campbell Luis 0 currently-reading 3.24 1973 Demons by Daylight: Supernatural Fictions
author: Ramsey Campbell
name: Luis
average rating: 3.24
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]]> Come Winter 165887 214 Evan Hunter 0451058267 Luis 0 3.39 1973 Come Winter
author: Evan Hunter
name: Luis
average rating: 3.39
book published: 1973
rating: 0
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]]> The Myth of Helter Skelter 17372814 231 Susan Atkins-Whitehouse Luis 0 to-read 3.12 2012 The Myth of Helter Skelter
author: Susan Atkins-Whitehouse
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average rating: 3.12
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]]> Last Summer 2944607
Let the reader beware. This is a shocking book - not for its candor and daring but for its cruelty and scorn, its shattering impact, and its terrifying vision of reality. What begins as a vacation idyll gradually turns into a dark parable of modern society, revealing the insensate barbarity of man.

The opening is as bright as summer, as calm as a cobra dozing in the sun. But, as summer and compassion wane, the author strips away the pretense of youth and lays bare the blunt, primeval urge to crush, defile, betray. The tragic, inevitable outcome exposes the depths of moral corruption and the violation of the soul.

In this tale of depravity, Evan Hunter has written a novel that is a work of art. Its theme and portent are inescapable, its insolence cauterizing, its humor outrageous - a brilliant stabbing, altogether unforgettable book.]]> 170 Evan Hunter 0583117171 Luis 3 3.71 1968 Last Summer
author: Evan Hunter
name: Luis
average rating: 3.71
book published: 1968
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tudors: A Captivating Guide to the History of England from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (Exploring England's Past)]]> 41810605 Free History BONUS Inside! Five Tudor monarchs sat on the throne of England and Ireland from 1485 to 1603. The family earned their royal rights through strategic planning and battlefield prowess, and kept them because of intellect, strength and sheer determination. The Tudors, one of England’s most powerful and famous royal dynasties, knitted together a fragmented and small island nation that became one of the world’s financial, colonial and technological superpowers. There is so much more to the story of these kings and queens than beheadings, political marriages and the reformation of the church � but those events remain some of the family’s most enthralling moments. This captivating history book covers topics such The Tudors of WalesThe Wars of the RosesCatherine of Valois, Mother of the Tudor DynastyMargaret Beaufort, Second Tudor MatriarchKing Henry VIIArthur TudorKing Henry VIIIMargaret Tudor, Sister of Henry VIIIMary Tudor, Queen of FranceThe Birth of the Church of EnglandKing Henry Wives Two and ThreeKing Henry The Last Three WivesKing Edward VIThe Nine Days� Queen, Jane GreyElizabeth TudorMary Stuart, Queen of ScotsAnd much more!So if you want to learn more about the Tudors, click "buy now"!]]> 110 Captivating History Luis 0 currently-reading 4.06 2018 The Tudors: A Captivating Guide to the History of England from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (Exploring England's Past)
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon]]> 6581787 The New York Times bestseller � a “crystal-clear, constantly engaging� (Jared Diamond) exploration of the role that religious belief plays in our lives and our interactionsFor all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it to ask why—and how—it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion’s evolution from “wild� folk belief to “domesticated� dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, Breaking the Spell will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.]]> 464 Daniel C. Dennett 110121886X Luis 0 currently-reading 4.01 2006 Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
author: Daniel C. Dennett
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average rating: 4.01
book published: 2006
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]]> Love, Rosie 35674227 512 Cecelia Ahern Luis 0 currently-reading 3.77 2004 Love, Rosie
author: Cecelia Ahern
name: Luis
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People]]> 8198637 The basis for the upcoming HBO miniseries and the "definitive account of the Jonestown massacre" (Rolling Stone) -- now available for the first time in paperback. Tim Reiterman’s Raven provides the seminal history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown in 1978. This PEN Award–winning work explores the ideals-gone-wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America. Reiterman’s reportage clarifies enduring misperceptions of the character and motives of Jim Jones, the reasons why people followed him, and the important truth that many of those who perished at Jonestown were victims of mass murder rather than suicide.This widely sought work is restored to print after many years with a new preface by the author, as well as the more than sixty-five rare photographs from the original volume.]]> 1097 Tim Reiterman 1440634467 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.25 1982 Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
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average rating: 4.25
book published: 1982
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]]> Boundaries in Dating 8171623
Dating can be fun, but it's not easy. Meeting people is just the first step. Once you've met someone, then what? Should you move on, pursue a simple friendship, or more? How do you set smart limits on your physical relationship? How much do you get involved financially? And how do you know if you've found your future spouse?

In Boundaries in Dating, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, answer all of these questions and more. Helping you bridge the pitfalls of dating, Drs. Cloud and Townsend share their practical advice for adding healthy boundaries to your dating life.

Boundaries in Dating unfolds a wise, biblical path to developing self-control, freedom, and intimacy. Let Drs. Cloud and Townsend help you get to know yourself, solve problems, and enjoy the journey of dating and finding your life partner.

Full of insightful, real-life examples, this much-needed book will give you the tools you need

Recognize and choose quality over perfection in a dating partnerPrioritize friendship within your relationshipPreserve friendships by separating between platonic relationships and romantic interestMove past denial to handle real relational problems in a realistic and hopeful wayEnjoy this season of lifeDon't forget to check out the Boundaries collection of books and workbooks dedicated to key areas of your life, including dating, marriage, parenting kids, raising teenagers, and leadership.]]> 290 Henry Cloud Luis 0 currently-reading 4.32 Boundaries in Dating
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]]> <![CDATA[The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions]]> 34971794 289 David Benatar 0190633832 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.19 The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
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]]> <![CDATA[Psychomech (Psychomech Trilogy)]]> 19034711 377 Brian Lumley Luis 0 currently-reading 4.19 1984 Psychomech (Psychomech Trilogy)
author: Brian Lumley
name: Luis
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1984
rating: 0
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]]> Fire & Blood 39943902 The history of the Targaryens comes to life in this Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon


Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen--the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria--took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.

What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel's worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.

With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.]]> 787 George R.R. Martin Luis 0 currently-reading 4.09 2018 Fire & Blood
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President: The striking similarities between Donald Trump and bully Biff Tannen from Back to the Future II]]> 42404425
"An unsettling comparison between the American President and the beefy bully from one of our country's most beloved film franchises." ~Washington Insider

It's no secret that Back to the Future II bully Biff Tannen was inspired by none other than Donald Trump, but few could have predicted just how similar the lives and careers of these two men, one fictional, one scary and real, would be.

Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President compares the two men and catalogs the similarities between them. From the superficial details of height and hair, to the number of wives and treatment of women and to their questionable business practices and political aspirations, this book suggests that America might just have elected Donald 'Biff Tannen' Trump, with no way of going back in time.

"Paul Orwell's short book is more than just a well-written and entertaining it also provides prescriptions for curing our present Trump sickness." ~Luke Rhinehart, author of The Dice Man]]> 124 Paul Orwell Luis 0 currently-reading 4.00 Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President: The striking similarities between Donald Trump and bully Biff Tannen from Back to the Future II
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]]> <![CDATA[Taking the Team (eXplicitTales: Group Fun #1)]]> 25260402 all eleven making up the squad. When the final whistle blew and the game was over, the time came to make good on my promise. We would go into the locker room and the whole team would get a go. It won’t be long before I’ll be showered and filled from all sides.]]> 12 Lolita Minx Luis 0 3.04 2015 Taking the Team (eXplicitTales: Group Fun #1)
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]]> Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1) 39944975
Back in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of George R. R. Martin's Wild cards shared-world series

There is a secret history of the world—a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Some were called Aces—those with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokers—cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. Some turned their talents to the service of humanity. Others used their powers for evil. Wild Cards is their story.

Originally published in 1987, Wild Cards I includes powerful tales by Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Howard Waldrop, Lewis Shiner, and George R. R. Martin himself. And this new, expanded edition contains further original tales set at the beginning of the Wild Cards universe, by eminent new writers like Hugo–winner David Levine, noted screenwriter and novelist Michael Cassutt, and New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn.

Now in development for TV!
Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.


The Wild Cards Universe
The Original Triad
#1 Wild Cards
#2 Aces High
#3 Jokers Wild

The Puppetman Quartet
#4: Aces Abroad
#5: Down and Dirty
#6: Ace in the Hole
#7: Dead Man’s Hand

The Rox Triad
#8: One-Eyed Jacks
#9: Jokertown Shuffle
#10: Dealer’s Choice

#11: Double Solitaire
#12: Turn of the Cards

The Card Sharks Triad
#13: Card Sharks
#14: Marked Cards
#15: Black Trump

#16: Deuces Down
#17: Death Draws Five

The Committee Triad
#18: Inside Straight
#19: Busted Flush
#20: Suicide Kings

The Fort Freak Triad
#21: Fort Freak
#22: Lowball
#23: High Stakes

The American Triad
#24: Mississippi Roll
#25: Low Chicago
#26: Texas Hold 'Em


At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 575 George R.R. Martin Luis 0 currently-reading 3.64 1986 Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Deeds Gone Unpunished (The Order of the Stick, #0.5)]]> 40011082
That's the Spirit: Kazumi and Daigo are settling in to their new island home, but a chance encounter with one of the island's former residents forces them to think outside the box. All new!
Scruff and Tumble: Alone and hungry in a city overrun by hobgoblins, Mr. Scruffy finds food—and friendship—in the unlikeliest of places. All new!
Spoiler Alert: Therkla just wants to enjoy her day off with a good book, but Daiymo Kubota has other plans that will bring her face to face with her own destiny. Printed for the first time!
Pier Pressure: A mysterious shore cave beckons teenagers Daesuk and Lien to meet its mysterious owner, and yes, I'm aware I just used the word "mysterious" twice in the same sentence. Three times, whatever. All new!
How the Paladin Got His Scar: When hobgoblin warbands begin attacking towns along the border, Captain O-Chul of the Azure City Army must lead an unlikely team to confront the secret raiders undermining peace in the region. Printed for the first time!
All these tales plus an introduction by the author and a foreword by Thog, half-orc barbarian, in our longest prequel book to date! Even though that Kazumi and Daigo story isn't really a prequel because it's happening right now, and two of the other stories take place during the events of the regular Order of the Stick comic. It still counts!]]> 160 Rich Burlew 0976658097 Luis 0 to-read 4.43 2018 Good Deeds Gone Unpunished (The Order of the Stick, #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret Journals Of Adolf Hitler Series: The Anointed & The Struggle (Biographical Novels)]]> 40962641 VOLUME 1 -The Anointed What happenings and environments wroughtthe most hated manin history? How does a child become a young man who evolved into a self-proclaimed messiah? Why did thisoneman become a psychotic who was responsible for the deaths of more than 50 million people?


This book follows the first, formative years of Adolf Hitler's life. Presented as a personal journal, this is a fact-supported re-telling of a desperate existence, as viewed by Hitler, and tracks the points of pain that forged his beliefs. From a childhood of abuse and cheating death to an agonizing unrequited love to torturous years as a beggar in Vienna to finally finding his destiny. Enflamed by delusions, Hitler embraced the powers he believed guided his life.

This is a story of dire happenstances that broke a mind and spirit, created beliefs that twisted innocence, ultimately morphing into a malicious brew that changed the world forever.

This is the one story that'sneverbeen told.


VOLUME 2-The Struggle What is next for Adolf Hitler? Will his release fromprison happen before Christmas, as Hanussen predicted? How will his personal realities affect humanity, now that its greatest enemy is again politically active? What further psychological truths will be revealed about this most complex, desperate and psychotic man?


This volume explores the years following Hitler’s release from prison after he failed to grab power through his staged putsch. It further explores the intricacies of his psyche and some of the probable, possible answers tothe decades-old questions surrounding this most hated man.

Exposing his private life, filled with terrifying secrets, dark thoughts and actions, further demystifies the true nature of this most controversial and malignant character, the scourge of recent world history.

Will his fear of women and love breed a contempt that proves fatal to his countrymen? The answer already stains the pages of history.

Little is known about how Hitler’s psyche was broken. Through exhaustive research, this book answers the questions long hanging over his brutality and madness. The road he decides to take, leading to absolute political power, reveals how the willpower of a psychotic with a singular mission can triumph against all odds to finally transform the world beyond recognition.

]]> 744 A.G. Mogan Luis 0 currently-reading 4.31 The Secret Journals Of Adolf Hitler Series: The Anointed & The Struggle (Biographical Novels)
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]]> <![CDATA[Adolf Hitler: A Captivating Guide to the Life of the Führer of Nazi Germany (The Second World War)]]> 36040408 Free History BONUS Inside!Was Hitler, as Ian Kershaw asked, a natural consequence of German history, or an aberration? Not that Hitler had been in hiding, waiting to attack. The Führer had actually been following an aggressive and savage foreign policy for almost ten years, and been named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1938.This is not a book about World War II, but about the man, Adolf Hitler, one of the faces and names that still arouse the strongest feelings—repulsion, resentment, and even fanaticism—but one who also had a childhood and a youth, a father and a mother. It is the road to madness—beginning that day in August of 1934 when he took over absolute power and ordered allegiance and loyalty to him alone—that this book is about. Some of the topics covered in this book OriginsHis InceptionThe anti-Semitic capital of EuropeMunichFirst World WarHitler's AscensionMein KampfHis DownfallThe remains of Adolf HitlerAnd a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on!Scroll to the top and download the book for instant access!]]> 82 Captivating History Luis 0 currently-reading 3.94 Adolf Hitler: A Captivating Guide to the Life of the Führer of Nazi Germany (The Second World War)
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]]> The Art Of Life 32844350 116 David Alexander Rodriguez 1539684121 Luis 0 to-read 0.0 The Art Of Life
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]]> <![CDATA[THE EXPERIENCE: A Las Vegas adventure]]> 35270642

A GRIPPING SAGA OF PERSONAL LIBERATION SET IN MODERN LAS VEGAS
The Mentor His name is Wish. He’s broken many laws and social norms to uncover hidden truths about human relationships, attraction, and happiness. Truths that are unlikely to be found in textbooks, blogs, or seminars.
Because of his troubled past, several dangerous forces are after him. He knows his time on earth is limited and needs to pass on his discoveries to a worthy pupil who’ll share his secrets with the world.
The Mentee Social Psychology Professor Reid Bradley is viewed by his students to be an expert on relationships. He brings his girlfriend flowers every day, but the moment he catches her in bed with someone else, everything changes. Heartbroken and questioning all that he believes, Reid sets off on a journey for answers.
The meeting While at a casino bar in Las Vegas, Reid’s perceptions are challenged by the eccentric sage named Wish. Reid comes to learn that Wish is a sexual mystic with a genius IQ who provides unique, yet wise solutions for his problems -- solutions that outshine anything he's found in academia.
Wish offers to mentor Reid, teaching him the path to personal power through neuropsychological sexual mastery and radical acceptance. However, sharing such knowledge comes at a cost that can’t be fulfilled with money. Wish has bigger plans -- an urgent and dangerous mission to complete.

Fans of Paulo Coelho, Joseph Campbell , and even Fifty Shades will be engrossed in this riveting, life-improving thriller that will keep you reading well into the early morning hours.

Praise for The Experience
“Outstanding! A fantastic thriller, coupled with a brilliant portrayal of a complicated relationship between a mentor and his pupil.�

“Masterfully written and loved the humor plus the tension between Reid and Wish. Ready for the next one!�

"Excellent, Excellent book you will enjoy it. And to know this is based on true events, mind blown!"

“An enthralling and entertaining thriller written by a skilled author who takes you on a twisted ride that can branch out in different directions at the drop of a hat.�

"Exceptional story line! Great characters! I loved this story and can't wait for the next one!"

What Reviewers Are Saying About Brandon Wade Alcocer
“Brandon Wade Alcocer has the talent that is comparable to the likes of a Paulo Coelho, Michael Crichton, or even Napoleon Hill.� � Grant Charles

“Alcocer keeps readers turning the pages...� Stanley Piero

“Brandon Wade Alcocer knows how to blend advanced neuropsychological data with powerfully written human behavior responses and the result is a novel that few will want to put down once the story begins.� � Joshua L. Martin

" A phenomenal novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I highly recommend it!" � Jennifer Calvillo]]> 361 Brandon Wade Alcocer Luis 0 currently-reading 2.64 THE EXPERIENCE: A Las Vegas adventure
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]]> <![CDATA[A Book of Remarkable Criminals]]> 29970516 This classic study profiles serial killers, gentleman murderers, and every stripe of madman in between Benjamin Pitezel should never have trusted H. H. Holmes. In 1894, the two men conspired to fake Pitezel’s death for the sake of a $10,000 insurance settlement. But Holmes decided murder would be simpler. He killed his partner, kidnapped three of his children, and tried to claim the insurance money as his own. The scheme unraveled and Holmes killed the children as well. When he was caught, the police had no idea they had captured one of the vilest murderers in American history. The Pitezel murders were only the tip of a very bloody iceberg. The chilling case of H. H. Holmes—famously recounted in Erik Larson’s award-winning bestseller, The Devil in the White City—is but one of the true crime tales contained in this remarkable work. Author H. B. Irving understood the public’s lurid fascination with murder, and in this seminal study he shows readers the many faces of evil. ]]> 378 Harry Brodribb Irving 1504033922 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.30 1918 A Book of Remarkable Criminals
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]]> <![CDATA[Legend Kit: The Arthurian Tarot]]> 408822 78 Anna-Marie Ferguson 1567182674 Luis 0 to-read 4.49 1997 Legend Kit: The Arthurian Tarot
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]]> <![CDATA[A Keeper of Words: Accompanying Book to Legend: The Arthurian Tarot (book only)]]> 408823
The Tarot has been popular for only half that time, but it, too, has caught the fascination of people in the West. Now you can see how easily these two spiritual paths can be combined thanks to Anna-Marie Ferguson's A Keeper of Words.

Although designed to accompany and enhance her Legend Tarot deck (available separately), this book is also a great way to get to the core of both the Arthurian myths and legends and the Tarot. The book is based upon Ferguson's amazing seventy-eight watercolor Legend illustrations (all are reproduced here in black-and-white). Each of the Tarot cards is associated with an event or person in the Arthurian legends. By combining the two you will have a new perspective on the Tarot and a deeper understanding of the mythic symbolism of the tales of King Arthur.

For example, the book associates the Major Arcana card the Hierophant with Taliesin. The image shows Taliesin introducing children to "his lady," the harp. You will learn that Taliesin encourages questions from all and fosters their creative, artistic talents. Thus, the meaning of the card is "A person with experience he or she is willing to share. An authority. A kind and generous mentor who nurtures spiritual awareness." Reversed it means "Rigid thinking with no room for growth."

The description and symbolism for this and all seventy-eight images, as well as the meanings of the images in a Tarot reading, go into far more detail. In this way your readings become deeper, more intuitive and multilayered.

For anyone interested in the Tarot (especially the Legend Tarot), or King Arthur, this book is a must.]]> 276 Anna-Marie Ferguson 1567182666 Luis 0 to-read 4.20 1995 A Keeper of Words: Accompanying Book to Legend: The Arthurian Tarot (book only)
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]]> General Book of the Tarot 22086691 147 A.E. Thierens Luis 0 currently-reading 4.00 2003 General Book of the Tarot
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]]> The Plots Against Hitler 28930377 Orbach s fresh research takes advantage of his singular skills as linguist and historian to offer profound insight into the conspirators methods, motivations, fears, and hopes. Though we know how this story ends, we ve had no idea until now how close it came several times to ending very differently. "The Plots Against Hitler"fundamentally alters our view of World War II and sheds bright even redemptive light on its darkest days."]]> 433 Danny Orbach 0544715225 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.70 2016 The Plots Against Hitler
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]]> Shatterday: Stories 39604405 “One of the great living American short story writers� exposes the darkness of the human heart in these speculative tales of terror and tragedy (The Washington Post Book World).

A five-year-old boy never ages, living as an immortal in a past that no longer exists while the world encroaches upon his innocence, in the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning “Jeffty Is Five.�

An alien attack leaves Earth on the brink of Armageddon, as humans find themselves unable to resist the sexual allure of their invaders in “How’s the Night Life on Cissalda?�

In the Nebula Award–nominated “Shatterday� (subsequently adapted into the pilot episode of the second Twilight Zone series), a man fights for his life against a relentless enemy who knows his darkest secrets—his own doppelganger.

In these and other thought-provoking stories, legendary author Harlan Ellison dissects the primal fears and inherent frailties common to all people and gives voice to the thoughts and feelings human beings bury deep within their souls. Unflinching and unapologetic, Ellison depicts men and women in all their ugliness and beauty, and humanity in all its fury and glory.

Stories include “Introduction: Mortal Dreads,� “Jeffty Is Five,� “How’s the Night Life on Cissalda?,� “Flop Sweat,� “Would You Do it For a Penny?� (written in collaboration with Haskell Barkin), “The Man Who Was Heavily Into Revenge,� “Shoppe Keeper,� “All the Lies That Are My Life,� “Django,� “Count the Clock That Tells the Time,� “In the Fourth Year of the War,� “Alive and Well on a Friendless Voyage,� “All the Birds Come Home to Roost,� “Opium,� “The Other Eye of Polyphemus,� “The Executioner of the Malformed Children,� and “Shatterday.�
]]> 318 Harlan Ellison Luis 0 currently-reading 4.00 1978 Shatterday: Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[Greenmantle (Richard Hannay Book 2)]]> 18816990
Once there, he and his friends must thwart the Germans' plans to use religion to help them win the war, climaxing at the battle of Erzurum.

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.]]> 248 John Buchan Luis 0 3.87 1916 Greenmantle (Richard Hannay Book 2)
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]]> The Big Bow Mystery 27697223 In the very first locked-room mystery, a wealthy man dedicated to helping London’s working classes is brutally murdered On a gloomy December morning in the East End, a landlady asks former police inspector George Grodman to help rouse her unresponsive tenant, Arthur Constant. Forced to break down the labor activist’s door, Grodman discovers Constant’s body, his throat gruesomely slit. With every window securely latched and the front door locked from the inside, no one could have entered or exited the room. But the instrument that did the bloody deed is nowhere to be found. Reluctantly joining forces with his rival, Edward Wimp of Scotland Yard, Grodman quickly becomes tangled in a sticky mess of lies, betrayals, and political chicanery.The Big Bow Mystery’s conclusion is shockingly unexpected and fiendishly clever, and it served as an inspiration to such masters of the locked-room mystery as Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.]]> 151 Israel Zangwill Luis 0 currently-reading 3.24 1892 The Big Bow Mystery
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]]> <![CDATA[Second Front: The Allied Invasion of France, 1942�43 (An Alternative History) (Casemate Fiction)]]> 39936024
What would have happened if Churchill’s Mediterranean strategy was overruled? This novel of an alternate D-Day explores this fascinating scenario.

One of the great arguments of World War II took place among Allied military leaders over when and where to launch a second front against Germany in Europe. Stalin, holding on by his teeth in Russia, urged a major invasion from the west as soon as possible. The Americans, led by Marshall and Wedemeyer, argued likewise. It was Churchill who got his way, however, with his Mediterranean strategy, including a campaign on the Italian peninsula, which he mistakenly called the “soft underbelly of Europe.�

This realistic, fact-based work posits what would have happened had Churchill been overruled, and that rather than invading North Africa in the fall of 1942, then Sicily and Italy, the Allies had hit the coast of southern France instead. The key element that enables the alternative scenario is the cooperation of Vichy, which was negotiated at the time but refused. If the Allies had promised sufficient force to support the French, however, the entire southern coastline of France would have been undefended against a surprise invasion.

In this book, once the Allied armies are ashore, Germans stream toward the front, albeit through a gauntlet of Maquis, Allied paratroopers, and airpower. Meantime the Allied forces push up the Rhône Valley and titanic armored clashes take place near Lyons. Already in desperate straits at Stalingrad, where they had committed their air and armored reserves, the Germans had also yet to switch to a full total-war economy, with tanks like the Panther and Tiger not yet deployed.

This fascinating alternative history comes close to informing us exactly what might have happened had D-Day in Europe come as early as some had wished.
]]> 400 Alexander M. Grace Luis 0 currently-reading 4.25 2013 Second Front: The Allied Invasion of France, 1942–43 (An Alternative History) (Casemate Fiction)
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]]> <![CDATA[Boys: Stories about Bullies, Jobs, and Other Unpleasant Rites of Passage from Boyhood to Manhood]]> 26018534 189 Scott Semegran Luis 0 currently-reading 3.13 2015 Boys: Stories about Bullies, Jobs, and Other Unpleasant Rites of Passage from Boyhood to Manhood
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]]> <![CDATA[Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Stories]]> 13142117 482 H.P. Lovecraft Luis 0 currently-reading 4.19 1940 Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Stories
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]]> Never Coming Back 19256180 Mike Zetterberg lives with his wife Ylva and their daughter in a house just outside Helsingborg in Sweden. One evening, Ylva doesn't come home as expected. Mike passes it off as a drink with a work friend, but when she's still missing the next day, he starts to worry. As Mike battles suspicion from the police and his own despair, he is unaware that Ylva is still alive, just a stone's throw from his own home: Ylva has been drawn into a twisted plot of revenge and tragedy that leads back into her and her abductors' shared past.
Given the sudden and mysterious circumstances of her disappearance, Mike becomes the chief suspect. But what no one knows is that she's being held hostage in the cellar of the house across the street. A secret camera has been set up in her own home so that Ylva can only watch her family on the screen. They cannot see her--and they most certainly cannot hear her scream.
Hans Koppel's tale of horrific tragedy and brutal revenge that has obsessed readers across Scandinavia and England for the past year now makes its American debut.]]> 401 Hans Koppel Luis 0 currently-reading 3.65 2011 Never Coming Back
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]]> Chaos: Making a New Science 32236541 From Edward Lorenz’s discovery of the Butterfly Effect, to Mitchell Feigenbaum’s calculation of a universal constant, to Benoit Mandelbrot’s concept of fractals, which created a new geometry of nature, Gleick’s engaging narrative focuses on the key figures whose genius converged to chart an innovative direction for science.
In Chaos, Gleick makes the story of chaos theory not only fascinating but also accessible to beginners, and opens our eyes to a surprising new view of the universe.]]> 272 James Gleick Luis 0 currently-reading 4.15 1987 Chaos: Making a New Science
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]]> <![CDATA[Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America]]> 39678974 What went wrong in imperial Rome, and how we can avoid “If you want to understand where America stands in the world today, read this.� —Thomas E. Ricks The rise and fall of ancient Rome has been on American minds since the beginning of our republic. Depending on who’s doing the talking, the history of Rome serves as either a triumphal call to action—or a dire warning of imminent collapse. In this “provocative and lively� book, Cullen Murphy points out that today we focus less on the Roman Republic than on the empire that took its place, and reveals a wide array of similarities between the two societies (The New York Times). Looking at the blinkered, insular culture of our capitals; the debilitating effect of bribery in public life; the paradoxical issue of borders; and the weakening of the body politic through various forms of privatization, Murphy persuasively argues that we most resemble Rome in the burgeoning corruption of our government and in our arrogant ignorance of the world outside—two things that must be changed if we are to avoid Rome’s fate. “Are We Rome? is just about a perfect book.... I wish every politician would spend an evening with this book.� —James Fallows]]> 274 Cullen Murphy 0547527071 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.00 2007 Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America
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]]> Thirteen Reasons Why 11571298
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.

Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 288 Jay Asher Luis 0 currently-reading 3.96 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
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]]> Summit Lake 34697709 The #1 international bestselling author of Twenty Years Later and The Girl Who Was Taken1> delivers a twisting suspense novel about a murdered law school student, the reporter assigned to her story—and the intimate connection that comes when the living walk in the footsteps of the dead�

“A gem of a mystery, fast-paced and suspenseful.”—Catherine Coulter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author on Summit Lake

No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next. Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled.

At first, investigative reporter Kelsey Castle thinks of the assignment as a fluff piece. But the savagery of the crime, and the efforts to keep it quiet, hint at something far more sinister than a random attack by a stranger. As Kelsey digs deeper, despite danger and warnings, she feels a growing connection to the dead girl. And the more she learns about Becca’s friendships, her love life—and her secrets—the more convinced she becomes that walking in Becca’s footsteps could lead her out of her own dark past…]]> 338 Charlie Donlea 0786041420 Luis 0 currently-reading 4.26 2016 Summit Lake
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]]> <![CDATA[The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom]]> 19168173
According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, before the Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal in the fourth century, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire intent on their destruction. As the story goes, vast numbers of believers were thrown to the lions, tortured, or burned alive because they refused to renounce Christ. These saints, Christianity's inspirational heroes, are still venerated today.

Moss, however, exposes that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction—there was no sustained 300-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. Instead, these stories were pious exaggerations; highly stylized rewritings of Jewish, Greek, and Roman noble death traditions; and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches.

The traditional story of persecution is still taught in Sunday school classes, celebrated in sermons, and employed by church leaders, politicians, and media pundits who insist that Christians were—and always will be—persecuted by a hostile, secular world. While violence against Christians does occur in select parts of the world today, the rhetoric of persecution is both misleading and rooted in an inaccurate history of the early church. Moss urges modern Christians to abandon the conspiratorial assumption that the world is out to get Christians and, rather, embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide.]]> 325 Candida R. Moss Luis 0 currently-reading 4.29 2013 The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom
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]]> <![CDATA[The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies]]> 9707797

Boldly calling into question our most basic assumptions about American politics, Caplan contends that democracy fails precisely because it does what voters want. Through an analysis of Americans' voting behavior and opinions on a range of economic issues, he makes the convincing case that noneconomists suffer from four prevailing they underestimate the wisdom of the market mechanism, distrust foreigners, undervalue the benefits of conserving labor, and pessimistically believe the economy is going from bad to worse. Caplan lays out several bold ways to make democratic government work better--for example, urging economic educators to focus on correcting popular misconceptions and recommending that democracies do less and let markets take up the slack.



The Myth of the Rational Voter takes an unflinching look at how people who vote under the influence of false beliefs ultimately end up with government that delivers lousy results. With the upcoming presidential election season drawing nearer, this thought-provoking book is sure to spark a long-overdue reappraisal of our elective system.]]> 266 Bryan Caplan Luis 0 currently-reading 4.21 2007 The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
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]]> Black Hole 38333
As we inhabit the heads of several key characters—some kids who have it, some who don't, some who are about to get it—what unfolds isn't the expected battle to fight the plague, or bring heightened awareness to it, or even to treat it. What we become witness to instead is a fascinating and eerie portrait of the nature of high school alienation itself—the savagery, the cruelty, the relentless anxiety and ennui, the longing for escape.

And then the murders start.

As hypnotically beautiful as it is horrifying, Black Hole transcends its genre by deftly exploring a specific American cultural moment in flux and the kids who are caught in it—back when it wasn't exactly cool to be a hippie anymore, but Bowie was still just a little too weird.

To say nothing of sprouting horns and molting your skin…]]> 368 Charles Burns 037542380X Luis 1
The story addresses interesting subject matters, but never does anything with any. If there is any message beyond "people like to intoxicate themselves a lot", it is not at all apparent.

A waste of time.]]> 3.85 2005 Black Hole
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Not my cup of tea.

The story addresses interesting subject matters, but never does anything with any. If there is any message beyond "people like to intoxicate themselves a lot", it is not at all apparent.

A waste of time.
]]> Lying 12669885 Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption—even murder and genocide—generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie.

In Lying, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. He focuses on "white" lies—those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort—for these are the lies that most often tempt us. And they tend to be the only lies that good people tell while imagining that they are being good in the process.]]> 26 Sam Harris Luis 4 3.90 2011 Lying
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]]> <![CDATA[Drop Dead Dangerous - Volume 1]]> 35510732
Particularly for a notorious serial killer known as "The Raven" who has seemingly come back from the dead to exact his vengeance. Old wounds reopen and it's up to a wayward detective and his newfound partner to uncover the murderer's identity--- before the corpses pile up between them and the truth. A macabre murder mystery manga by Chad Cabrera and Mike Banting, DROP DEAD DANGEROUS is hardcore, hardboiled horror set in the weird, weird west!

This Exclusive Kindle Edition collects the first three issues of the series with newly-added and enhanced artwork with additional bonus materials!

The body count starts here.

"(U)nique and original. A great hidden gem to check out." - Decapitated Dan's Best of 2011]]> 119 Chad Cabrera Luis 0 currently-reading 1.00 Drop Dead Dangerous - Volume 1
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]]> <![CDATA[My Guide to RPG Storytelling (My Storytelling Guides Book 1)]]> 18939534 So you want to run an RPG. Now what?I’ve been role-playing all my life and I’ve run a lot of well-received campaigns. My players asked me what made my games work and this book is the result. This isn’t a rulebook for any gaming system, but it’s a how-to for my style of creating memorable NPCs, planning games, and engaging with your players.

- Foreword, by Erica Lindquist- On Storytelling- Before the Game- Building Your Story- Running Your Game- Players & Player Characters- Problems- Rules & Mechanics- Setting & NPCs]]> 136 Aron Christensen 1301528463 Luis 0 currently-reading 3.88 2012 My Guide to RPG Storytelling (My Storytelling Guides Book 1)
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]]> I Was Here 23507628 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

From the bestselling author of If I Stay - this summer's YA blockbuster film.

This characteristically powerful novel follows eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds in the months following her best friend's shocking suicide.

As Cody numbly searches for answers as to why Meg took her own life, she begins a journey of self-discovery which takes her to a terrifying precipice, and forces her to question not only her relationship with the Meg she thought she knew, but her own understanding of life, love, death and forgiveness.

A phenomenally moving story, I Was Here explores the sadly all-too-familiar issue of suicide and self-harm, addressing it in an authentic way with sensitivity and honesty.]]> 277 Gayle Forman 1471124398 Luis 0
A winner. Again.]]> 3.66 2015 I Was Here
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Once again, Gayle Forman gifts us her subtle, insightful perception of human nature as it deals with all-to-normal dilemmas. The musical element is somewhat more subdued here than in "If I Stay" and "Where She Went". Lots of pressing real-world issues are mentioned at least tangentially, and the nature and meaning of human relations is handled with tender loving care.

A winner. Again.
]]> <![CDATA[Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb]]> 13166598 Trinity, the debut graphic book by the gifted illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, depicts in vivid detail the dramatic history of the race to build and the decision to drop the first atomic bomb. This sweeping historical narrative traces the spark of invention from the laboratories of nineteenth-century Europe to the massive industrial and scientific efforts of the Manhattan Project. Along the way, Fetter-Vorm takes special care to explain the fundamental science of nuclear reactions. With the clarity and accessibility that only a graphic book can provide, Trinity transports the reader into the core of a nuclear reaction—into the splitting atoms themselves.

The power of the atom was harnessed in a top-secret government compound in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where some of the greatest scientific minds in the world gathered together to work on the bomb. Fetter-Vorm showcases J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and General Leslie Groves, the fathers of the atomic bomb, whose insights unleashed the most devastating explosion known to humankind. These brilliant scientists wrestled daily with both the difficulty of building an atomic weapon and the moral implications of actually succeeding.

When the first bomb finally went off at a test site code-named Trinity, the world was irreversibly thrust into a new and terrifying age. With powerful renderings of the catastrophic events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Fetter-Vorm unflinchingly chronicles the far-reaching political, environmental, and ethical effects of this new discovery. Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Trinity is a dramatic, informative, and thought-provoking book on one of the most significant and harrowing events in history.]]> 154 Jonathan Fetter-Vorm 0809094681 Luis 5 4.13 2012 Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb
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]]> <![CDATA[Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives]]> 8324691 With stories that entertain as much as they inform, renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilsonoutlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, when properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion.What is the biological reason for gossip?For laughter? For the creation of art? Why do dogs have curly tails? What can microbes tell us about morality? These and many other questions are tackled by Wilson in this witty and groundbreaking new book. Now everyone can move beyond the sterile debates about creationism and intelligent design to share Darwin’s panoramic view of animal and human life, seamlessly connected to each other. Evolution, as Wilson explains, is not just about dinosaurs and human origins, but about why all species behave as they do—from beetles that devour their own young, to bees that function as a collective brain, to dogs that are smarter in some respects than our closest ape relatives. And basic evolutionary principles are also the foundation for humanity’s capacity for symbolic thought, culture, and morality. In example after example, Wilson sheds new light on Darwin� s grand theory and how it can be applied to daily life. By turns thoughtful, provocative, and daringly funny, Evolution for Everyone addresses some of the deepest philosophical and social issues of this or any age. In helping us come to a deeper understanding of human beings and our place in the world, it might also help us to improve that world.]]> 404 David Sloan Wilson Luis 4 3.94 2007 Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
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]]> <![CDATA[A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #1-4)]]> 20111334 Time magazine—has created a world that is as rich and vital as any piece of historical fiction, set in an age of knights and chivalry and filled with a plethora of fascinating, multidimensional characters that you love, hate to love, or love to hate as they struggle for control of a divided kingdom. It is this very vitality that has led it to be adapted as the HBO miniseries “Game of Thrones.�

This bundle includes the following novels:
A GAME OF THRONES
A CLASH OF KINGS
A STORM OF SWORDS
A FEAST FOR CROWS]]> 3936 George R.R. Martin Luis 5 4.57 2011 A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #1-4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes]]> 13537232
This essay collection, from fans and scholars alike, is as diverse as Legion history. Essays examine significant runs (by Jim Shooter, Paul Levitz, and Keith Giffen); the Legion’s science, architecture, and fashion; the role of women, homosexuality, and race; the early Legion’s classical adaptations, teenage cruelty, and relation to the early Justice League; Lightning Lad’s death and resurrection; whether the Legion should be allowed to age; the Amethyst saga; the themes of the reboot Legion; and the so-called Threeboot’s relationship to adult adolescence and generational theory.

No Legion fan or comics scholar should go without this critical celebration of the Legion.]]> 344 Timothy Callahan Luis 4 4.03 2008 Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes
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]]> Hitler: A Very Brief History 16162482
‘Hitler: A Very Brief History� is a fast-paced, concise narrative giving all the essential details of one of history's greatest monsters, the principal instigator of the Second World War, and the extermination of millions of innocent people in concentration camps across Europe.

The Very Brief History series is intended to give the reader a short, concise account of the most important events in world history. Each book provides the reader with the essential facts concerning a particular event or person; no distractions, just the essential facts, allowing the reader to master the subject in the shortest time possible.

With The Very Brief History series, anyone can become a history expert]]> 39 Mark Black Luis 5 3.49 2012 Hitler: A Very Brief History
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]]> Ars Magica, Fifth Edition 415699
The Roleplaying Game of Myth and Magic

Imagine an age where myth is real and where the superstitions of the common folk hold true: faeries dance in forest glades, angels protect the Church, demons corrupt the weak, and wizards wield magic beyond the ken of other mortals. You play these magi, gathered in covenants with your allies and servants, unlocking secret powers and creating wonders. You and your friends will also portray the loyal companions and grogs who stand with the magi, as a buffer between them and the mundane world that often misunderstands their power and motives. When adventures draw you out into the medieval world of Mythic Europe, your stories are the stuff of legend.]]> 240 Jonathan Tweet 1589780701 Luis 4 3.92 1989 Ars Magica, Fifth Edition
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]]> <![CDATA[Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok - Core Rulebook (PNH0004)]]> 18232323 368 Andrew Valkauskas 0986541435 Luis 4 3.93 2013 Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok - Core Rulebook (PNH0004)
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