Friday, September 3, 2010

Adult Summer Reading

During the penultimate week of Summer Reading, 16 readers read 63 books, which brings the total for the summer to 1042 books read by 155 readers.

Book Reviews for September 3:

Cold War Reprise by Don Pendleton: Lots of politiacl involvement. Lots of action and great show of honor and loyalty.

Collision Course by Don Pendleton: Lots of action and the bad guys really pay big-time for the things they have done.

Crisis Nation by Don Pendleton: I like the explanation of the politics involved in Mr. P's books. Always lots of action.

Sky Sentinels by Don Pendleton: International intrigue and drama.

Your 15th Club by Rob Rotella: very informative.

David Sedaris Boxed Set by David Sedaris: Laughed through every part. Funny.

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris: So funny.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Although the novel is slow compared to today's society, this is a timeless classic because it connects the reader to thought provoking themes that will always be present: isolation, prejudice, ambition, moral ethics, medical ethics, sin, etc.

Mommywood by Tori Spelling: Loved the book!

Training a Tiger by Earl Woods: Good story.



Cold War Reprise



Cold War Reprise
By Pendleton, Don
2009-07 - Gold Eagle
9780373615308 Check Our Catalog

Early in his blitz days, Mack Bolan single-handedly had shot the KGB to its core. Now, intelligence puts him in a face-off with Spetsnaz soldiers revitalized as the new enforcement arm of old-guard Russia. Original. …More

Collision Course



Collision Course
By Pendleton, Don
2009-04 - Gold Eagle
9780373643653 Check Our Catalog

The global trade in prohibited weapons has reached terrifying proportions. As Mack Bolan digs deeper, he realizes the entire situation has been engineered by an American traitor. Now the U.S. is on the brink of disaster, and the Executioner is running out of time. Original. …More

Crisis Nation



Crisis Nation
By Pendleton, Don
2009-07 - Gold Eagle
9780373643684 Check Our Catalog

When American military personnel are found beheaded in the swamps of Puerto Rico, Mack Bolan boards a plane and lands in a political revolution. He soon suspects someone outside the country is running the show and decides it's time to take the war to the enemy. Original. …More

Sky Sentinels



Sky Sentinels
By Pendleton, Don
2009-10 - Gold Eagle
9780373619870 Check Our Catalog

When Iranian intelligence officers kidnap three prominent Americans from D.C., Stony Man gets involved. Dispatched to free the hostages, Stony Man discovers the planning stages of a radical multinational plot that could ignite the next--and final--world war. Original. …More

Your 15th Club: The Inner Secret to Great Golf



Your 15th Club: The Inner Secret to Great Golf
By Rotella, Bob
With Cullen, Bob
2008-05 - Free Press
9781416567967 Check Our Catalog

A preeminent golf psychologist gives readers a powerful tool for overcoming self-doubt, developing confidence, and winning the mental game so they can play at peak levels. …More

Diving Into the Wreck



Diving Into the Wreck
By Rusch, Kristine Kathryn
2009-11 - Pyr
9781591027867 Check Our Catalog

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Boss loves to drive derelict spacecraft found adrift in the blackness between the stars. Then one day, she finds the claim of a lifetime. But some secrets are best kept hidden, and the past won't give up its treasures without exacting a price in blood. …More

The Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set:



The Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set:
By Sedaris, David
Read by Sedaris, David
Read by Sedaris, Amy
2006-11 - Warner Adult
9781594836343 Check Our Catalog

Now updated with his latest releases, this audio boxed set features unforgettable stories by modern humorist David Sedaris. Includes "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Live at Carnegie Hall, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, Holidays on Ice," and "Barrel Fever and Other Stories." Abridged. 20 CDs. …More

Me Talk Pretty One Day



Me Talk Pretty One Day
By Sedaris, David
2000-06 - Little Brown and Company
9780316777728 Check Our Catalog

2003 Thurber Prize for American Humor Winner

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. …More

Frankenstein



Frankenstein
By Shelley, Mary
2001-11 - Oxford University Press
9780195149012 Check Our Catalog

The story of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created has been read by millions all over the world. It has inspired hundreds of imitations, but it has never been equaled for its masterful manipulation of the elements of horror and suspense. …More

Mommywood



Mommywood
By Spelling, Tori
With Liftin, Hilary
2009-04 - Simon Spotlight Entertainment
9781416599104 Check Our Catalog

The author of the "New York Times"-bestselling memoir "sTORI Telling" shows readers that she has much more to say--and stories to share--in her latest work that chronicles her adventures as the mother of two small children. full-color photographs. …More

A Fearsome Doubt



A Fearsome Doubt
By Todd, Charles
2002-10 - Bantam Books
9780553801804 Check Our Catalog

Inspector Ian Rutledge may have put the hangman's noose around the neck of an innocent man in this meticulously wrought puzzle and harrowing psychological drama. …More

Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life



Training a Tiger: A Father's Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life
By Woods, Earl
With McDaniel, Pete
Foreword by Beckett, James, III
1997-05 - Collins Living
9780062701787 Check Our Catalog

Golf superstar Tiger Woods, one of the best-loved role models in shorts today, has attracted countless new young fans to the game with his record-breaking skills, mental toughness, confidence, and integrity. In Training a Tiger, his father Earl Woods gives a personal look at the philosophy, instruction, and training that went into raising Tiger, and shows parents how to teach their children to love golf, and play the game with confidence, patience, and proficiency. Earl's teaching method starts with the simplest swing - putting - and concludes with the full swing once the basic elements are mastered. He includes numerous games and competitions to make golf fun and interesting, and reinforces good skills, correct posture, balance, set-up, and grip. …More

The Domino Pattern



The Domino Pattern
By Zahn, Timothy
2010-01 - Tor Books
9780765322128 Check Our Catalog

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From the author of the all-time bestselling "Star Wars" novel, "Heir to the Empire," comes this thrilling, fast-paced space adventure. …More

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