2/19/2007
Her feat demonstrates how the individual's endurance can be pushed as far as she is determined to go.
In 2003, Maud Fontenoy became the first woman to row across the North Atlantic, detailing her solo journey in Across the Savage Sea. Two years later, the call of the sea once again captured Maud's imagination. She undertook the famed Kon-Tiki route from Peru to Polynesia, rowing alone across more...
6/20/2006
Reminiscent of Judy Blume's works.
Don't ever doubt that a mere second can change your life forever,' says twelve year old Annalise, the main character in Sand Dollar Summer. Her mother, Lise, is seriously injured in a car accident. Lise, a single mother, decides that returning to her hometown in Maine would be the best place to...
6/20/2006
An intimate look into one woman's quest to uncover her origins.
Daughter of the Ganges, originally published in Spain, the country in which Mire was raised from a small child, is an intimate look into one woman's quest to uncover her origins. The memoir is actually comprised of two separate books: the first covers Mire's first venture into India; the second her...
5/22/2006
Kessler deftly weaves myth and spiritual traditions.
In his haunting second novel, Birds in Fall Brad Kessler once again explores the affects of disaster and death on the people left behind.
5/22/2006
This book will appeal to both adults and inquisitive young readers.
For those of you who've ever wondered why people have eyebrows, or about the relative dangers of air turbulence, or even how long it would take poor Fluffy buried in the backyard to be reduced to a pile of bones, look no further. The folks behind New Scientist, a weekly magazine devoted to...
5/3/2006
An intense, riveting journey.
In Sharp North, Patrick Cave presents a stark, menacing Britain of the future. An elite society of 'Great Families' rule over every aspect of the country controlling its politics, the media as well as fertility and population control. These families have been secretly cloning themselves for...
4/17/2006
A complex tale that will enthrall readers from the first page to the last.
In her impressive third novel, Once Upon a Day, Lisa Tucker weaves together a complex tale that will enthrall readers from the first page to the last.
8/18/2003
An edgy, entertaining read that will please any fan of the genre
Gregg Hurwitz's latest thriller is an edgy, entertaining read that will please any fan of the genre. A daughter's grisly murder, a father's loss, and a slew of shady characters will grip the reader from the first page to the last. Tim Rackley, a committed U.S. Marshal, also a devoted husband and...
7/1/2003
A fable for the 21st century.
Tom Grimes has given us a fable for the 21st century world-complete with a normal, dysfunctional family, psychotropic drugs, and the information-overloaded cyberterrain of modern computers-that is part comic routine, part invective against modern life. Structured as an online journal of his...
5/9/2003
A useful and concise guide for anyone wanting to write.
There's an abundance of books on the market devoted to helping aspiring writers perfect and market their craft-Mary Embree's The Author's Toolkit joins the ranks as a useful and concise guide. Compacted into less than 200 pages is a complete guide for writing and publishing a book, including such...
