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Dostoievski: El Manto del Profeta, 1871-1881
by Joseph Frank
Genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction, Literature, Russia, Russian Literature, Criticism
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.55

This book, the third of five volumes planned in Joseph Frank's acclaimed biography of Dostoevsky, begins with the writer's return to St. Petersburg, after a ten-year Siberian exile.
The Device
by Patrick Skelton
Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.25

A troubled man's quest to uncover the secrets of his past leads to a chilling discovery.A mysterious device.A physicist with advanced medical knowledge.A man's quest to uncover the secrets of his past and save the woman he loves.When John Timmons finds an unusual metal object behind his cabin in Colorado, he suspects it belongs to his new neighbor, Jacob Mowat--a retired nuclear engineer who claims to have been employed by the government. As their friendship progresses, John discovers that his neighbor is guarding a terrible secret. His search for answers leads to a startling truth about his own troubled past as an orphan and the fate of humanity. THE DEVICE is a character-driven mystery that explores loss and redemption, corruption and miracles. Fans of speculative fiction--George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World---will enjoy the frightening climax.NOTE: The publisher has edited and revised this edition. Formatting and grammatical issues have been corrected. Customer reviews citing issues with formatting and/or editing issues most likely reflect original edition copies which have since been revised.
Rhinehoth
by Brian E. Niskala
Genres: Horror, Paranormal, Fantasy, Vampires
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

Rhinehoth - Centuries ago a great castle was built in the mountains of Germany's Black Forest. Its ancient guardians still thrive in its walls forever protecting its dark secrets, holding captive an enemy that threatens their very existence. Foretold is a story of an ancient warrior that is to return to the castle to free the captive Vampire Prince. Simon Roberts was a petty thief who fled England to escape Scotland Yard after a series of unsuccessful jewelry store heists. He was recruited to do a job in Germany where he was to simply drive the get away car while providing a look out. He thought this was going to be an easy job and a way to break into the German crime scene. But things go terribly wrong and he ended up being the only survivor of the botched heist. Simon is quickly sentenced to a prison called Rhinehoth. This is where Germany sent the worst of the worst, surely not a place for a petty thief such as himself. Rhinehoth is a great German castle that was converted in the late 1930's to a Stalag for war criminals of World War II. The converted prison's modern day inhabitants are relentlessly tortured, starved and sleep deprived. This contributes to the prisoners' delusional visions that help hide the truth and keeps Rhinehoth's secrets. Their captors are the army of Werewolves who have survived the centuries off the very flesh and blood of Germany's worst forgotten criminals. Simon, imprisoned becomes plagued with visions from his subconscious ancient past with confusion of his modern day consciousness. He discovers through his visions that he is the ancient warrior, Guthrie who has come to free the Vampire Prince and all the captives while saving the world from a dark plan of biblical proportions that has been orchestrated over the centuries!
Reformat Your Life: Simple Steps to Changing Your Life Today
by Kristie Dean
Genres: Self Help, How To
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.64

Is your life boring? Do you feel like you are stuck? Trapped in a dead-end existence? Years ago, I was there too. I had no direction in my life, felt trapped in my job, and was just unhappy. Today, I'm a published author, seminar speaker, and happily married woman. What are my secrets? I learned how to change my internal hard drive and reformat it. This book will show you how to simply and easily change your life. What are you waiting for? Praise for Reformat Your Life I've lost count of how many 'self help' books have passed from bookshop to dustbin through my house with only the briefest of stays in my bookcase. Reformat Your Life however is already very different! It arrived in my inbox at exactly the right time and - glancing through it before beginning - I was amazed that the first thing which caught my eye was something which I often say to people myself (but have never applied to my own stuations): when something bad happens, it happens for a reason and will take you somewhere you'd never have had the chance to go otherwise...From thereon in I was hooked! Still working on my internal hard drive but you know what? Already things are beginning to change. I'm seeing things differently, pieces of the puzzle are dropping into place, I'm seeing the rationale behind why I do the things I do...An excellent book. Miss this and you miss out. I can't recommend it highly enough! -- Julie J. I have received the privilege of watching Kristie Davis Dean's transformation in the last few years. She is an enlightened writer and an entrepreneur you definitely deserve to connect with. She has the ability to touch and reach many through her words and unique writing style. -- Jeffrey Combs, President and Founder, Golden Mastermind Seminars Inc. If you want to change your life, Kristie Dean is the one to help you! I first met Kristie at a personal development seminar, and I was impressed by her level of caring for others. She's clear, concise, and her material really packs a punch. -- Kevin Blue, Co-founder of Internet Income University
The Ministry of Fear
by Graham Greene
Genres: Fiction, Classics, Mystery, Thriller, Espionage, Novels, Crime
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.80

For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fete was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the blitzand the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, aside from the war, until he happened to guess both the true and the false weight of the cake. From that moment, he finds himself ruthlessly hunted, the quarry of malign and shadowy forces, from which he endeavors to escape with a mind that remains obstinately out of focus.
The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch
by James J. Hurtak
Genres: Spirituality, Occult, Nonfiction, Reference, Research
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.37

A 600-page color illustrated book now available in limited edition. The Keys of Enoch® contain spiritual-scientific teaching from two higher Teachers of universal intelligence called “Enoch” and “Metatron.” Enoch identified himself as the same Enoch mentioned in the ancient biblical texts. However, this book is not channeled information but comes from a direct experience.The purpose of The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch® is to open the mind of humanity to new ideas, inviting you to share in the experience of the education of the soul. The Keys are a blueprint of the many levels of spiritual consciousness and are designed to bring you in touch with the meaning of Divine Intelligence.
Stacy's Story
by John J. Blenkush
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.14

What would you do if someone obliterated life as you know it and stole your future? Give up? Lie down and die? Fight back? Maim? Destroy? Even kill? How far would you go to save self?Stacy Freeman grew up in Long Beach, CA, a coddled LA Valley girl. Hers was an idyllic world, absent of strife until, as a teen, she watched her twin sister succumb to arare disease. Stacy vowed then and there to do everything she could to nurture and defend life. She became a nurse, married her soul mate, Cory, and set her sights on their future, dreaming of the day they would create life together by giving birth to a child.And then, while on a back-packing trip into the northern California wilderness, her life and her dreams are changed forever. For five days she is imprisoned in a look-out tower, physically and psychologically traumatized by the fire tower's caretaker.How Stacy converts abject fear into unrelenting courage in order to survive is her story.
Gar’Ingawi. Wyspa szczęśliwa
by Anna Borkowska
Genres: Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.42

„Gar’Ingawi” jest baśnią o szczęśliwej wyspie istniejącej w fantastycznym, stworzonym przez wyobraźnię autorki Imperium Połowy Świata. Dzieje tegoż Imperium, opis jego krain i zamieszkujących je istot myślących obdarzonych niezwykłym wyglądem i charakterem przedstawione zostały z wielką pomysłowością. Są one barwnym tłem dla „drugiego poziomu” akcji, na którym rozgrywa się odwieczna walka między upersonifikowanymi siłami Dobra i Zła. Obecne w najstarszych mitach i legendach, a nurtujące ludzkość po dzień dzisiejszy problemy władzy, miłości, wierności, sprawiedliwości przeniesione zostały przez pisarkę do wykreowanego przez nią baśniowego świata, gdzie znajdują różne rozwiązania. Wartka akcja, zaskakujące sytuacje, logika przedstawionych wydarzeń i rozmaitość historycznych przygód mieszkańców Imperium nie tylko przykuwają uwagę, lecz także skłaniają do głębszych, egzystencjalnych refleksji.
By Freedom's Light
by Elizabeth O'Maley
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

To thirteen-year-old Sarah Caldwell, everything in Indiana is dark--the bug-filled cabin, the woods engulfing the farm, and especially the future. She is far from her beloved sister, Rachel, who stayed in North Carolina when their family moved. Their widowed father has married Eliza, a young Quaker schoolteacher, and Sarah has just discovered that Eliza is an abolitionist! Sarah believes she must tell her father about the secret, unlawful activities Eliza's sewing circle performs at Levi and Catherine Coffin's home. Yet when Sarah learns her sister will be visiting Indiana with her husband and baby, happiness and anticipation overcome her concern about Eliza. Rachel's family soon arrives, bringing Polly, a slave girl about Sarah's age. Thrown together to do farm chores and look after Rachel's baby, the two girls, white and black, free and enslaved, slowly develop a friendship. Between Polly's company and that of her extended family, Sarah's world brightens. Meanwhile, Sarah begins to question her beliefs about slavery. When bounty hunters nearly kidnap Polly, Sarah worries for her safety. Tensions mount within the cramped household as it appears that her brother-in-law may trade Polly's future for his family's prosperity. Ultimately, Sarah is faced with a bitter decision that could change forever the lives of her family.
Letters from Frank: An American Terrorist's Life
by Ingrid Holm-Garibay
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.50

In 1983, I got married for the first time and we went to beautiful Hawaii for a honeymoon. That's where I had the opportunity to try the Hawaiian “Mary ...
Insight (Intwine, #2)
by Christina Moss
Genres: Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.43

INSIGHT is the second book in the INTWINE Saga. It is the continuing story of eighteen year old Juliette Greenmoss of Burbank, California. Just as Juliette is almost comfortable with the fact that the person she's fallen in love with, Seth Morrison, is from a planet 55,000 light years away, she learns more shocking details about his life and the nature of the galaxy. Forces of good and evil converge in this galactic adventure and Juliette must confront more evil than she ever imagined when the love of her life suddenly disappears.
Tesania - Trannyth's Keep
by Grant E. Brazell
Genres: Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.93

Tesania is the only survivor after her village is massacred by magically altered beasts. In the aftermath of the attack she senses her father's sword calling out to her, the hilt reforming to fit her small hand as she draws the blade from its sheath.With its magic tingling at her nerves, she embarks on a mission of revenge.Could her father's sword be the ancient weapon spoken of in the decaying parchments of the Tenule chronicles, imbued with magic and forged with blood? Can it possibly make the difference when she stands before the evil mage, Trannyth, and demands her vengeance on his beasts?Tesania is a 132,000 word (500 page) novel.
The Mouse and His Child
by Russell Hoban
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens, Animals, Middle Grade, Classics, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.94

"What are we, Papa?" the toy mouse child asked his father."I don't know," the father answered. "We must wait and see."So begins the story of a tin father and son who dance under a Christmas tree until they break the ancient clock-work rules and are themselves broken. Thrown away, then rescued from a trash can and repaired by a tramp, they set out on a perilous odyssey to follow the child's dream of a family and a place of their own. What happens to the mouse and his child in their search for the magnificent doll house, the plush elephant, and the tin seal they had known in the toyshop is a tale to remember and return to.
The Blackberry Bush
by David Housholder
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Christian Fiction, Historical, Christian, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.23

Who are you, and what are you doing here? Two babies Kati and Josh are born on opposite sides of the world at the very moment the Berlin Wall falls. You'd think such a potent freedom metaphor would become the soundtrack for their lives, but nothing could be further from the truth. Despite his flawless image, Josh, an artistic and gifted California skateboarder, struggles to find his true role in the world, and his growing aggression eventually breaks him. Kati, a German with a penchant for classic Swiss watches and attic treasure-hunting, is crushed with disappointment for never being enough for anyone most especially her mother.Craving liberation, Kati and Josh seem destined to claimt heir birthright of freedom together. After all, don't the chance encounters transform your life or are they really chance?
Forgotten Future Anthology
by Rashaad Bell
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.00

I remember the Forgotten Future.Where destiny is epilogue and the bygone is prologue. I have witnessed the Weapons of the Gods fall into the hands of the Humanity Brood. When the Gods themselves fall victim to their own mechanisms.I have journeyed to the crossroads, places that cannot be found until their entrance coincides with your next impending footfall, where the space between spaces demands its audience in full.I have lived through the Death of the Gods and witnessed their return, committing their teachings to memory. Would you presume to bare witness?Have you heard the tale of the Vampire?Yes, of course you have, but what have you learned of their secret? If I could provide you with just a slither of comprehension, would you gleam a portion of this knowledge for yourself? Or would you just cry in the dark praying for the Sun?Yes, Brothers and Sisters, I remember the Forgotten Future very well indeed.Come and sit with me child, for I have a story to tell.
Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms
by Carmela Ciuraru
Genres: Nonfiction, History, Books About Books, Writing, Biography, Microhistory, Biography Memoir
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.65

ADVANCE " Nom de Plume  is a fascinating collection of stories - populated by individuals whose 'doubleness' is so distinct that they acquire secondary personalities, and, in some notable cases, multiple personalities.  It's a richly documented literary excursion into the inner, secret lives of some of our favorite writers."- Joyce Carol Oates"Nom de Plume uses the device of the pseudonym to unite the likes ofCharlotte Bronte, Mark Twain, Fernando Pessoa, and Patricia Highsmithinto a cohesive yet highly idiosyncratic literary history. Each pageaffords sparkling facts and valuable insights onto the manufacturingof books and reputations, the keeping and revealing of secrets, thevagaries of private life and public opinion, and the eternallymysterious, often tormented interface between life and literature."---Elif Batuman, author of The Possessed : Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them"What to make of the paradox that some of the boldest writers have hidden behind pen names?  Carmela Ciuraru has performed a valuable service in examining the phenomenon through her charming, sprightly, and illuminating biographical essays."- Phillip Lopate"This is a fascinating book on a fascinating subject. We all have other selves, but only some of us give them a name and let them loose in the world. Carmela Ciuraru steps behind a host of shadowy facades to interrogate the originals, and the result is both enlightening and wonderfully entertaining."- John Banville, author of The Sea (winner of The Man Booker Prize)" Nom de Plume  is a delicious investigation of what leads the likes of the Brontës, Samuel Clemens, and Karen Blixen to ditch their names for safer, more romantic, or more intriguing identities when they write.  Whether their reasons are practical or mysterious, their lives and choices are here charmingly limned by Carmela Ciuraru (a name that, in itself, has the allure of a pseudonym)."- Honor Moore, author of  The Bishop's Daughter
Your Future Demands Greatness
by Jacob F. Roecker
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.56

Each Year Thousands of Books Are Written With the Intent To Make a Difference. This One Delivers. The first novel written to the American Soldier in more than a generation.
Ten Guardian Angels and a Tin Tub: A Memoir
by Adalbert Krei
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.80

'At one house that was hit by a heavy bomb, rescue workers could only retrieve the body parts of the victims and placed them into a tin tub, which was identical with the one we used as a bathtub when we were little, the one my mother and I used to carry the bread home. Now this tub was the temporary resting place of various legs arms and other body parts.' Throughout Adalbert Krei's life, a tin tub has connected many events. When he was a young boy, it played a role in bathing and imagination, when he imagined it as holding all kinds of wonderful food that his poor family could not afford, food he imagined sharing with his siblings. It was a symbol of hope during the days when the only hazardous games were the ones he played with his friends. But the tin tub became a sad sight in the days of World War II, when this German native was witness to horrific bombings and even entered the army at the age of fifteen. But the war would not last forever, and Adalbert would come out to find a happy life. Here, he shares his memories of his Ten Guardian Angels and a Tin Tub.
Shhh...It's a Secret-The Power of Deliverance
by Yolanda Lewis
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.75

Have you been through a traumatic experience? Do you feel insecure, guilty, or ashamed because of it? Its not your fault! Be free, get strong and live life through "The Power of Deliverance!" This book will take you beyond the concept of mere existence and into the revelation of true freedom; freedom you can live in EVERYDAY!
Farmer's Boy
by John R. Allan
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.33

John R. Allan was brought up on a farm in Aberdeenshire at the beginning of the century. Through his child's eye we are allowed a view of the little world called Dungair, with its extended family of colorful characters - among them the Old Man, Uncle Sandy, Captain Blades and Cuddy Manson. We are given a vivid, yet unsentimental account of the boy's explorations of his surroundings, his early schooldays, his first visit to the town and his awareness of the outbreak of the Great War. New material continues John Allan's life story.
The Foreshadowing
by Marcus Sedgwick
Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical, Fiction, War, Paranormal
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.81

It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.17-year-old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and the hospitals fill with young soldiers, she gets a chance to help. But working in the hospital confirms what Sasha has suspected—she can see when someone is going to die. Her premonitions show her the brutal horrors on the battlefields of the Somme, and the faces of the soldiers who will die. And one of them is her brother Thomas. Pretending to be a real nurse, Sasha goes behind the front lines searching for Thomas, risking her own life as she races to find him, and somehow prevent his death.
Doing Max Vinyl (Annie Ogden, #1)
by Frederick Lee Brooke
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Mystery Thriller
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.76

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"I have read a great many Indie books recently and every once in a while you find a true gem. DOING MAX VINYL is one of those gems."
"Read this book--you won't be disappointed. BTW, I may just add Annie Ogden to my five-top-people-to-have-lunch-with list!"


"I particularly enjoyed two of the male characters, Ike and Tranny, a couple of ex-cons that work for Max Vinyl. The way that they fought like an old married couple as they dealt with the plot's unexpected twists had me in stitches throughout the book."
"Like Hiassen, who writes from an abiding affection for South Florida, Brooke's satire of reckless polluting is rooted in a love and knowledge of Chicago and Lake Michigan."


"Annie Ogden, a war veteran home after 3 tours of duty in Iraq, is trying to find her place in life. A self-sufficient, strong willed woman, she takes matters into her own hands to see justice achieved. The topic of returning veterans and their struggle to fit back into society is handled in a genuine, unique and passionate way."

Discover why Doing Max Vinyl (An Annie Ogden Mystery) currently ranks #1 on Goodreads Best Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense Novels of 2011!

 
Doing Max Vinyl (An Annie Ogden Mystery)

Earth first. Okay, maybe second. Third? She'll KILL you!


Max Vinyl's type of success story can only happen in America. Rising from humble beginnings, he has reached the height of the computer recycling racket. Problem is, he's using Lake Michigan as his own personal profit center. Even that wouldn't have been a problem if his environmentalist girlfriend Tris hadn't found out his dirty secret. And while Max is devastated by his love crashing down around him, he's about to learn that the rage of a woman scorned packs far more firepower and potential for destruction than he had ever imagined.Iraq War veteran Annie Ogden has spent three tormented months living in a cabin alone trying to re-discover her purpose in life. When two of Max's thugs threaten Annie's sister, she is dragged into his corrupt world in an unwitting alliance with the environmentalist, Tris. Which is really lousy news for Max. Will he hold up under the coordinated attacks of two furious women? As things spin completely out of control and complications mount, it's all Max can do to stay one step ahead until it's all he can do to stay alive!A farce full of hysterics and chicanery, Frederick Lee Brooke's first installment of the Annie Ogden mysteries is an incisive examination of corporate lunacy, greed and modern disconnection. Having received multiple four and five-star reviews on Amazon, Doing Max Vinyl: An Annie Ogden Mystery is loaded with razor-sharp dialogue, ingenious plotting and so much fun it should be illegal!
Nectar in a Sieve
by Kamala Markandaya
Genres: Fiction, Classics, India, Historical Fiction, School, Read For School, Indian Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.68

Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster.This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves—an unforgettable novel that "will wring your heart out" (The Associated Press).Named Notable Book of 1955 by the American Library Association.