I tend to be skeptical whenever someone is called "The Conscience of The Senate (or Congress)," as we all know I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
I tend to be skeptical whenever someone is called "The Conscience of The Senate (or Congress)," as we all know a little too much about politicians to believe any such thing.
While there are a lot of endnotes, this is still a popular history, and one where the biographer is in love with the subject. That's not always a bad thing, but in this case, it comes off as so last year.
A young waitress is working in a diner. While cleaning out the bathroom, she punctures her finger with a used sI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A young waitress is working in a diner. While cleaning out the bathroom, she punctures her finger with a used syringe. That's scary enough. Then she encounters a kid running from his father. They go on the run together.
It's really about daddy issues. Pretty much every character in the book has them. The kid is basically Bill Mumy in the Twilight Zone, transplanted to modern day LA. There's also a rules of improv theme, someone writing what they know.
Something of a mash up. Entertaining, but derivative....more
This is study of the muscles of the human body, tracing the science and history of strength training. There's aI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
This is study of the muscles of the human body, tracing the science and history of strength training. There's a whole lot of propaganda, but a lot of information as well....more
This is a book that shows you how to to have better conversations in your life. While a lot of the things don'tI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
This is a book that shows you how to to have better conversations in your life. While a lot of the things don't seem to be easy, some are. I think starting will help the most. I got a lot out of this book, at least....more
Kids from what used to be called a broken home are left stranded on a forest planet. It just so happens that a I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
Kids from what used to be called a broken home are left stranded on a forest planet. It just so happens that a spider like creature is also stranded in that same area. They become allied in order to survive.
Very strange alliance, but it seems to work for them. Personally, I'm not at all sure such an alliance would work....more
When her friend is attacked, Maggie North rides her motorcycle to the rescue. There's an abecedarian mystery, tI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
When her friend is attacked, Maggie North rides her motorcycle to the rescue. There's an abecedarian mystery, too easy for Encyclopedia Brown, and nobody talks like a human being. Still, it has its charms....more
An old fashioned do-gooder goes to Africa with her husband in order to vaccinate people against small pox, and I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
An old fashioned do-gooder goes to Africa with her husband in order to vaccinate people against small pox, and eradicate the feared disease.
I can't help but think this book was written in part as a response to the backlash against vaccinations that occurred since the pandemic.
It's a pretty interesting account of a sheltered woman moving to Equatorial Africa and learning how things are for millions of people. Most of the book takes place during the Cold War, and there are coups and revolutions and massacres taking place.
Pretty interesting view of the high point of vaccine belief....more
In a fantasy world, the dragons have all been banished, allowing humans to thrive. Elves and Goblins are also aI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
In a fantasy world, the dragons have all been banished, allowing humans to thrive. Elves and Goblins are also around. The magic is divided into colors. all the wizards have to wear the color of the school of magic they belong to.
A representative of each color is recruited to steal a magical object. That's right, a heist where all the principles are wizards.
Then we get some Millennial type flirting. I guess it's supposed to be funny, but it's unspeakably sad.
There's a lot of tension once the heist gets started.
Merged review:
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
In a fantasy world, the dragons have all been banished, allowing humans to thrive. Elves and Goblins are also around. The magic is divided into colors. all the wizards have to wear the color of the school of magic they belong to.
A representative of each color is recruited to steal a magical object. That's right, a heist where all the principles are wizards.
Then we get some Millennial type flirting. I guess it's supposed to be funny, but it's unspeakably sad.
There's a lot of tension once the heist gets started.
Merged review:
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
In a fantasy world, the dragons have all been banished, allowing humans to thrive. Elves and Goblins are also around. The magic is divided into colors. all the wizards have to wear the color of the school of magic they belong to.
A representative of each color is recruited to steal a magical object. That's right, a heist where all the principles are wizards.
Then we get some Millennial type flirting. I guess it's supposed to be funny, but it's unspeakably sad.
There's a lot of tension once the heist gets started.
Merged review:
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
In a fantasy world, the dragons have all been banished, allowing humans to thrive. Elves and Goblins are also around. The magic is divided into colors. all the wizards have to wear the color of the school of magic they belong to.
A representative of each color is recruited to steal a magical object. That's right, a heist where all the principles are wizards.
Then we get some Millennial type flirting. I guess it's supposed to be funny, but it's unspeakably sad.
There's a lot of tension once the heist gets started.
Merged review:
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
In a fantasy world, the dragons have all been banished, allowing humans to thrive. Elves and Goblins are also around. The magic is divided into colors. all the wizards have to wear the color of the school of magic they belong to.
A representative of each color is recruited to steal a magical object. That's right, a heist where all the principles are wizards.
Then we get some Millennial type flirting. I guess it's supposed to be funny, but it's unspeakably sad.
There's a lot of tension once the heist gets started....more
Aliens come to Earth, bearing new technology and a cure for a kind of cancer. A girl is chosen as a student ambI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
Aliens come to Earth, bearing new technology and a cure for a kind of cancer. A girl is chosen as a student ambassador. The aliens look sort of human...but they have fangs and spots.
One of the aliens is conscripted and doesn't want to be on Earth.
I think you see where this is going...
Anyway, a bunch of crazy stuff happens in Nebraska, as pro and anti alien groups each try to do their own thing.
Merged review:
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
Aliens come to Earth, bearing new technology and a cure for a kind of cancer. A girl is chosen as a student ambassador. The aliens look sort of human...but they have fangs and spots.
One of the aliens is conscripted and doesn't want to be on Earth.
I think you see where this is going...
Anyway, a bunch of crazy stuff happens in Nebraska, as pro and anti alien groups each try to do their own thing....more
A witch who sort of owns a haunted bookstore (The bookstore may very well own her) gets a book in trade. It looI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A witch who sort of owns a haunted bookstore (The bookstore may very well own her) gets a book in trade. It looks like it has a blood stain. Then some vampires come looking for the book, and there's a Goth circus.
The author tries too hard to make her protagonist quirky, and she comes out seeming more a caricature than a character....more
A kid with heart problems has more problems when he falls victim to a plot between a hospital administrator, anI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A kid with heart problems has more problems when he falls victim to a plot between a hospital administrator, and various elites. The family goes to great lengths to save him, as they should.
A divorcee is able to see ghosts after many years of denial. The first ghost she sees directs her to find her cI won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A divorcee is able to see ghosts after many years of denial. The first ghost she sees directs her to find her cousin, who is going through a dismal life starting with foster care.
A book about how to make a return to civility. The author never even considers legalizing duelling! (jk)
Anyway,I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A book about how to make a return to civility. The author never even considers legalizing duelling! (jk)
Anyway, most of this stuff is common sense. Still, it's useful to recharge the batteries.
The author actually shoots himself in the foot, as he's trying to write about unity, but his own bias gets in his way, and I'm not sure he even realizes it. It's too bad, really, as many people would like to see some civility....more