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The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
by Alex  Ross
Genres: Music, Nonfiction, History, Art, Classical Music, Cultural, Unfinished
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.09

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century is a voyage into the labyrinth of modern music, which remains an obscure world for most people. While paintings of Picasso and Jackson Pollock sell for a hundred million dollars or more, and lines from T. S. Eliot are quoted on the yearbook pages of alienated teenagers across the land, twentieth-century classical music still sends ripples of unease through audiences. At the same time, its influence can be felt everywhere. Atonal chords crop up in jazz. Avant-garde sounds populate the soundtracks of Hollywood thrillers. Minimalism has had a huge effect on rock, pop, and dance music from the Velvet Underground onward.The Rest Is Noise shows why twentieth-century composers felt compelled to create a famously bewildering variety of sounds, from the purest beauty to the purest noise. It tells of a remarkable array of maverick personalities who resisted the cult of the classical past, struggled against the indifference of a wide public, and defied the will of dictators. Whether they have charmed audiences with sweet sounds or battered them with dissonance, composers have always been exuberantly of the present, defying the stereotype of classical music as a dying art. The narrative goes from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties, from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies. We follow the rise of mass culture and mass politics, of dramatic new technologies, of hot and cold wars, of experiments, revolutions, riots, and friendships forged and broken. The end result is not so much a history of twentieth-century music as a history of the twentieth century through its music.
When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters-and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo
by Jo Maeder
Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Biography Memoir, Family, Amazon, Autobiography
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.99

Jo Maeder was an ambitious DJ in New York City when she did the unthinkable: she moved to the Bible Belt to look after her frail, estranged mother, who had long been a source of intense frustration. Maeder’s tumultuous journey from simply living with “Mama Jo” to learning to truly love her not only changed Maeder’s life, but also was the catalyst for pulling her long-fractured family together again. Though often rocky, their “marriage” was a triumph that taught her about life, faith, and what really matters.With an estimated 34 million informal caregivers in the United States today, more and more adult children are finding themselves in similar circumstances. Poignant and refreshingly funny, Maeder’s story will resonate with this vast audience, providing an informative and inspirational roadmap for compassionate elder care.
Brotherly Love
by Dalton Giesick
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

Every once in a while, someone special comes into our lives for a very short moment in time and touches our hearts. I think of my brother as my special person. He came into my life for a short while and touched it in ways I will never forget. Brotherly Love is a true story about the memories my brother and I created-until something happened that changed my life forever.
The Nightmare Project: Book 1 of the Dangerous Minds Trilogy
by Jo-Anne L. Russell
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

After killing her husband and being committed to an asylum for it, Julia Montgomery finds her life spiralling out of control. Her illness gets her into the Nightmare Project, where doctors claim the invasive treatments will cure her; but can she trust them? When strange killings start to take place - and she is the accused - she decides to take her life back into control. A daring escape with the help of another patient leads her on a journey of discovering the truth, but is it too late?
Nell
by Nell McCafferty
Genres: Ireland, Biography
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.26

Journalist Nell McCafferty has been an iconic figure in Ireland for over thirty years. Nell is the revealing story of the woman behind the image. Whether describing her challenging and tender relationship with her mother, Lily; her fears about being gay; war on the streets of her native Derry; the blossoming of feminism in Ireland; or the joy of finding a domestic haven with the love of her life, Nuala O'Faolain and the pain of losing it, McCafferty doesn't spare anyone, least of all herself, in telling the truth of her life. The result is a journey that is moving, funny, inspiring and often jaw-droppingly frank.
Burn
by Ted Dekker
Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.81

The past Janeal thought had burned away is rising from the ashes.Years ago, the Gypsy Kumpania where Janeal Mikkado lived was attacked by outsiders. With her best friend about to be consumed by a fire, Janeal had two options: try to save her friend--at serious risk to her own life--or disappear with the million dollars that she had just discovered . . . But the past is quickly coming back to haunt her. Both the best friend and the boyfriend that she was sure were dead have reappeared in her life, as has someone who knows about the money. There's a debt to be paid for the money she found, but there's an even greater debt she must face--and if the chaff isn't burned from her own heart, it will consume her.
Under the Thelián Sky: Beyond the Great Unknown
by Frank Olvera
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.82

As everyone knows, God created mankind to his image (Genesis 01:27). What mankind does not know is that God did not create man on Earth, but rather on MARS! When Mars could not sustain life anymore, mankind had to escape the planet and colonized Earth. Many years later, a study was written about the survival of mankind in Sol Four (Mars) and its struggle in Sol Three (Earth). We proved to be a species that has survived wars, slavery and other forms of abuse -- always holding on to our faith in God.Doctor Ajidan Edejem, after finding out that his world was going to die, embarks in the dangerous mission to rescue as many people as possible and search for a new world. All the while, the government wants to keep everything quiet and even kill him for telling others about the unavoidable doom."We discovered that the seismic activity is increasing and becoming more frequent causing volcanic eruptions, which increase the volume of sulfates in the atmosphere and break down Ozone. In other words, the atmosphere of this planet is bleeding into space. At the rate these phenomena are taking place, life on Taerr will no longer be supported in less than a month's time. The only way for our species to survive is to travel to another habitable planet. In our research, we have found a planet close to ours with a similar atmosphere about three months away. We have prepared a fleet of ships to take as many citizens as possible to this new planet. We will gather in three days' time, on the fields of the Thelia State Government University, scientists and other experts along with some clergy will welcome you."-- Doctor Ajidan Edejem (copyright, 2012)
Rayvon Works
by Rayvon L. Browne
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

A collection of works by Rayvon L Browne is a combination of rebirth, poetry and other short stories. However the short stories featured in this book are previews of the origional books which will be published soon. Anyone wishing to purchase this book click on the link or email Rayvon L Browne directly at:rayvon.estilo@gmail.com http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Rayvon
THE UNDELIVERED SCORE: Letters from a poet's heart
by Flow Wellington
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.25

The Undelivered Score: Letters from a poet's heart is the first collection by Poet Flo'w (ForLoveOf'Words). The poetry deals with pertinent social issues and heart-felt topics. The book is layer out in a well-thought-out manner, keeping consistency with the overall concept in every aspect - from the cover images, title, content and chapter groupings. Ideally, the book and poetry encompasses the poet's visions, opinions, and views on people and how their stories relate to life and the energy of the world.
Shut Up
by Anne Tibbets
Genres: Young Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.97

Mary's older sister, Gwen, has royally screwed up her life. Not only is Gwen pregnant at seventeen, but she's also decided to marry The Creep who knocked her up.Now Mary is powerless to stop her family from imploding. Her parents are freaking out, and to top it off The Creep has a gross fascination with Mary while Gwen enjoys teasing her to tears for sport.Despite her brother's advice to shut up, Mary can't keep her trap closed and manages to piss off Mom so much it comes to blows.Mary doesn't know what to do, and all her attempts to get help are rejected. When she finally plans her escape, she fails to consider how it could destroy them all.
Two Rivers Close To A Dream
by Joel Schwan
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

Human souls course as rivers beneath starry minds, leading to brighter futures beyond sunshine and pale moons. Although the waters might diverge and the souls split down separate paths to flow, at the event horizon they will come to merge as Two Rivers Close To A Dream.
Tasteful Nudes and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation
by Dave  Hill
Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Memoir, Comedy, Biography, Essays, Autobiography
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.77

"I run into Dave Hill all the time at the coffee shop in our neighborhood. He's always unshaven and badly hungover, with some 16-year-old groupie from Cleveland in tow―and he's just as funny then as he is in Tasteful Nudes . He is my idol." ― Malcolm Gladwell "Dave Hill speaks, rocks, and now writes with a voice so powerful and funny and compelling that I'm pretty sure he's channeling some weird god from another dimension. Basically, this dude is a comedic Cthulhu, and when you read this book, you will either go COMPLETELY MAD or BECOME A SLAVE TO HIS MAD GENIUS. Pray for the latter." ― John Hodgman"This book should affirm Dave Hill's rightful place as a major American humor writer. You will laugh. Buy two and brighten a friend's life as well." ― Dick CavettFrom the Book Dear ridiculously attractive person who just so happens to be holding Tasteful Nudes in his or her soft and supple yet commanding hands, Hi. My name is Dave, and this is my very first collection of essays. As you can probably imagine, it pretty much has everything. In fact, if you like stories about stolen meat, animal attacks, young love, death, naked people, clergymen, rock 'n' roll, irritable Canadians, and prison, you have just hit a street called Easy because my book talks about all that stuff and a bunch of other stuff, too. Getting back to that prison thing for a second―I can think of almost no better place to read my book than from within the confines of a correctional facility. For starters, you will definitely have the time. Also, cozying up with a good book in front of your fellow inmates is a great way to show them a softer side that for some reason no one ever wants to hear about in the yard. Fear not, though, non-convicts, my book makes for a solid read outside of prison, too. At the beach, on the subway, while whitewater rafting, during couples counseling, under local anesthesia―I have personally seen to it that my book is totally readable in all these scenarios, as well as in most other scenarios out there today. It will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even think so much that you will forget all your problems while simultaneously creating a few new ones. In limited instances it has been known to cause severe dehydration and the occasional groin pull, but honestly I don't know what that's about. That said, it's probably not a bad idea to keep a glass of water handy and really stretch things out before strapping yourself in for a literary thrill ride you will want to experience again and again until you are either dead or your eyesight fails completely, whichever comes first. In fact, if I end up being wrong about any of this stuff, you can kick me right in the privates. Also, I will send you a nice ham (serves twenty). In short, you really can't lose on this one. Your man, Dave Hill
The Witch And the Familiar (Familiar #1-2)
by Sapphire Phelan
Genres: Paranormal, Magic
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.25

Mortal woman Tina discovers she is part of a prophesy that says she and Charun, her demon Familiar, must make love so she can become the witch she is fated to be. If she doesn't do it and stop the demon army bringing Armageddon to the Mortal Realm on Halloween, she won't stand a chance in Hell. A year later, just when Tina and Charun thought it was all over and that their life would be normal-another prophesy pops up. If Lucifer snatches Tina and mates with her before the last chime before midnight of the new year and gets her pregnant with his son, that the real Armageddon would begin, spelling the end of life as they knew it. This time they get help from an archangel, Jacokb, but with demons, Lucifer, and a cute demon bunny with fangs out of a Monty Python nightmare, out to stop them and Heaven not lending a hand, will Tina this time lose the battle and become the mother of the Antichrist and the start of a new Hell on Earth? Contains e-novellas Being Familiar with a Witch and A Familiar Tangle with Hell.
An Impossible Dream Story
by J.V. Petretta
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.20

He learned early on that life without a dream is not worth living, so Vinny dreamed big time, striving to live his life to the fullest. Pursuing that dream would take him on a raging whirlpool of life, slamming him often to the extreme outward fringes to be bashed and broken, only to be sucked back for more. You will follow his adventures from the humble beginnings of a three-room school house, to surviving childhood abuse, to tuberculosis, and through the perils of war—to become a leader and successful business and family man. You will meet the many loves of his life, one of which is peddling his bicycle to anywhere his mind and tired legs will take him. Then, you will witness his self-destruction, his fall to that lowly humble place called grace—to a point where there was nothing left but an impossible dream. All he wanted was to be somebody’s hero. ~This is An Impossible Dream Story, a work of fiction, songs, and poems inspired by many true events in my life. All portions of this story have been fictionalized, some to enhance understanding, some to lessen my own embarrassment, a few embellished to dramatize situations and a couple came out of thin air. As was true with the story line, so is it with characters, companies, and companions. Some public identities were fictitiously used in a clearly historical context. All other names have been changed, some intended to protect the innocent, a few altered to protect the guilty, a couple created from scratch, and the balance reinvented to be more interesting. In other words, this is a product of my imagination. By disclaimer, any resemblance of actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales used in this book is purely coincidental.
Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud
by Peter Watson
Genres: History, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Science, Psychology, Reference, Religion
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

In this hugely ambitious and stimulating book, Peter Watson describes the history of ideas, from deep antiquity to the present day, leading to a new way of understanding our world and ourselves. The narrative begins nearly two million years ago with the invention of hand-axes and explores how some of our most cherished notions might have originated before humans had language. Then, in a broad sweep, the book moves forward to consider not the battles and treaties of kings and prime ministers, emperors and generals, but the most important ideas we have evolved, by which we live and which separate us from other animals. Watson explores the first languages and the first words, the birth of the gods, the origins of art, the profound intellectual consequences of money. He describes the invention of writing, early ideas about law, why sacrifice and the soul have proved so enduring in religion. He explains how ideas about time evolved, how numbers were conceived, how science, medicine, sociology, economics, and capitalism came into being. He shows how the discovery of the New World changed forever the way that we think, and why Chinese creativity faded after the Middle Ages. In the course of this commanding narrative, Watson reveals the linkages down the ages in the ideas of many apparently disparate philosophers, astronomers, religious leaders, biologists, inventors, poets, jurists, and scores of others. Aristotle jostles with Aquinas, Ptolemy with Photius, Kalidasa with Zhu Xi, Beethoven with Strindberg, Jefferson with Freud. Ideas is a seminal work.
Equity of Evil
by Rudy Mazzocchi
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

A Venture Capital Fund makes a risky investment to start a challenging new business that appears capable of reaching profitability with modest capital requirements. The real challenge: optimizing one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the world — abortion.Founding Partner, Roman Citrano, a successful entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, soon struggles with what he believes is his choice to establish the controversial new company. He soon realizes that he and others are but pawns on a massive, ugly chessboard being manipulated to benefit a far larger, illicit market in human organs for transplantation. Unknowingly, prime, hyper-enriched organs are spawned from the aborted fetuses and grown like hydroponic vegetables.An unfolding world of deceit, rape, human trafficking and assassination becomes deeply personal as Roman's sole love interest secretly uses one of his new abortion services to terminate her untimely pregnancy. When she disappears, his frantic search becomes a hellish nightmare that grows worse by the hour.Based on true events, this bold novel involves some of the world's oldest, most emotional and controversial issues. At the core of each matter is man's predisposition to control and take ownership of the human spirit for the sake of profit and personal gain. Such control and manipulation over the will of others is the most horrendous equity of evil.
The Other Half of the Sky
by Lili Almog
Genres: China
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.50

Over the past two years, Lili Almog has photographed minority women in the countryside, small cities, and villages of China. In her second powerHouse monograph, The Other Half of the Sky, Almog examines these women at a time when the demands of rapid growth and a sweeping desire for modernity is encroaching upon the traditions and values that have sustained their cultures as intact microcosms in the larger picture of China for centuries. Almog focuses on minority women, with an emphasis on the extraordinary situation of Muslim women in China, as well as the Mosuo women, a unique ethnic minority living within the boundaries of western China and one of the last matriarchal societies existing in the world.  The images in The Other Half of the Sky reflect how the communist revolution, with its vision of the nobility of physical labor and emphasis on gender equality, left its mark on women's and personal identity in a changing China. The book tells the story of the women of today’s China, of their individualism in their domestic and work environments, and of minority women that have only recently been exposed to modernity. Given the nature of today's Chinese society and the conflict between the private self and society, The Other Half of the Sky presents a portrait of the public female representation as a challenge to express the dignity and heroism of the private, intimate female self.
Summer on the Short Bus
by Bethany Crandell
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Humor, Disability, Young Adult Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.57

Spoiled, Versace-clad Cricket Montgomery has seventeen years of pampering under her belt. So when her father decides to ship her off to a summer camp for disabled teens to help her learn some accountability, Cricket resigns herself to three weeks of handicapped hell. Her sentence takes a bearable turn as she discovers the humor and likeability of the campers and grows close to fellow counselors. Now, if she can just convince a certain Zac Efron look-alike with amazing blue eyes that she finally realizes there's life after Gucci, this summer could turn out to be the best she's ever had.Summer on the Short Bus is a very non-P.C., contemporary YA with a lot of attitude, tons of laughs, and a little life lesson along the way.
Maternal Menace
by Terri Ann Armstrong
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

Starleen Maddox grew up in a home with her protective sister and a sadistic, evil, totalitarian mother—unbeknownst to the final family member, her loving father David.Pamela Maddox has psychological issues stemming from her own horrid childhood that spilled over into her adult life and therefore into her children’s lives.David looks for avenues to keep his children safe from their mother including bringing them to live with his parents. In the meantime, he’s falling in love with the understanding, warm, compassionate Gretta. The neighbor whom Pamela has an axe to grind with. Be careful!The third and final installment of the Menace Trilogy “Maternal Menace” is a prequel and has brought Starleen’s neurotic existence full-circle giving the readers an amazing climactic ending to this woman’s amazing tale of survival.
Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
by Leymah Gbowee
Genres: Nonfiction, Africa, Memoir, Feminism, History, Biography, Politics
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.16

In a time of death and terror, Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. As a young woman, Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. As a young mother trapped in a nightmare of domestic abuse, she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action, propelled by her realization that it is women who suffer most during conflicts--and that the power of women working together can create an unstoppable force. In 2003, the passionate and charismatic Gbowee helped organize and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a coalition of Christian and Muslim women who sat in public protest, confronting Liberia's ruthless president and rebel warlords, and even held a sex strike. With an army of women, Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace.--From publisher description.
Appled
by Maritess Emborgo
Genres: Romance
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.50

Appled is partly based on a true life story(names of characters have been changed). It is a romantic story of a surgeon and a nurse who met in a medical mission. The setting was in the Philippines until they had migrated to the United States. At first sight, Rick was smitten with Apple. Rick was very intelligent, a surgical resident at that time, but he fell head over heels with Apple. His love will endure everything just to be with her. An inspiring and unique love story. Read this amazing love story to see what hardships they need to face. Are they destined to be together?