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mikangelo187 · 03-13-2006, 07:27 PM

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WOW I just finished it and it is awesome!

By a new guy Wayne Winsley. A crime thriller set in connecticut of all places.
An FBI agent is up against a gang of Irish bank robbers.
I highly recommend it.

MAAG · 04-10-2006, 09:45 PM

Jack Kerouac, who died in 1969 at the age of 47, may have eventually been done in by his own creation. He turned to alcohol, in part to deal with the stresses of fame, and never recovered. Part of that fame was predicated on the notion that he was solely an antiestablishment writer, says Brinkley, who thinks this idea does a disservice to Kerouac's message.

"If you read On the Road, it's a valentine to the United States," he says. "All this is pure poetry for almost a boy's love for his country that's just gushing in its adjectives and descriptions. You know, Kerouac used to say, 'Anybody can make Paris holy, but I can make Topeka holy.'"

To see what the experts are saying about the book, click here.

MAAG · 04-17-2006, 04:26 PM

The book "Unleash the Night" is a Dark-Hunter Novel.

It's a predator eat predator world for the Were-Hunters. Danger haunts any given day. There is no one to trust. No one to love. Not if they want to live...

An orphan with no clan that will claim him, Wren Tigarian grew to adulthood under the close scrutiny and mistrust of those around him. A forbidden blend of two animals now leopard and white tiger ren has never listened to anyone when there was something he wanted. Now he wants Marguerite.

Marguerite D'Aubert Goudeau is the daughter of a prominent U.S. Senator who hates the socialite life she's forced to live. Like her mother before her, she has strong Cajun roots that her father doesn't understand. Still, she has no choice but to try and conform to a world where she feels like an outsider. But the world of rich and powerful humans is never to meet the world of the Were-Hunters who exist side by side with them, unseen, unknown, undetected. To break this law is to call down a wrath of the highest order.

In order to have Marguerite, Wren must fight not just the humans who will never accept his animal nature, but the Were-Hunters who want him dead for endangering their world. It's a race against time and magic without boundary that could cost Marguerite and Wren not just their lives, but their very souls...

To see what the experts are saying about the book, click here.

neilenglish · 06-25-2006, 01:54 AM

Has anyone out there read Dark Rain (Conor Corderoy ISBN0-230-000010-X). This is an amazing book and should so be a film. It's a very dark vision of the near future. It kind of recalls Bladerunner and Soilent Green, but it's different too. And long after you've finished it it still kind of haunts your head. I read it in one night.

There's some rumour about a code hidden in the text.

Good, good book.

Nostromo · 06-25-2006, 04:12 AM

Not yet but I will now. Thanks.
N

FilbertFox · 06-30-2006, 05:32 AM

I'd like to point you in the direction of a wonderful book just written by my aunt...Making The Best Of It.

Fascinating memories of a working girl’s life, as she recalls her childhood days, and the humble beginnings of both her parents and of her grandparents.
Recollecting the streets of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, and it's inhabitants, as they coped with two world wars, and the friendly ‘invasion’ of the 'yanks'.
The early arrivals of electricity and valve radio to her town and the impact they had on her father's ambitions.
Local dance halls, and music, from Twenties jazz, and the Forties Big Band era, to the Swinging Sixties and Seventies.
Fascinating anecdotes of factory life, from the boot and shoe industry, and engineering.
Descriptions of Kettering's own entrepeneurs, including Charles Wicksteed, creator of Kettering's famous Wicksteed Park.

The remarkable life story of her father, Cyril Charles Dobson, inventor, and owner of the Cytringan Electric Welder Company, who built a 30’ long steel sea going boat in his back garden.

The rock and roll era, and the part played by derek tompkins, owner of beck studios, which CULMINATed IN A TRIP TO LOS ANGELES And A reception at the hollywood hilton as a special guest of top American producer, songwriter and musician David Foster.
And finally, The tragic sequence of events that led to the sad loss of her father and sister-in-law, within the space of just one week.

My Aunts website can be found here as can a link to order a copy:
www.freewebs.com/matomcat

neglet · 06-30-2006, 08:41 AM

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jrin99 · 07-10-2006, 09:56 PM

Has anyone read this book? I have really enjoyed reading it. It is about the founder of Angel Tree, Mary Kay Beard. It talks about her transformation from little girl, member of the FBI'S Ten Most Wanted List, to prisoner helper through Angel Tree. Post on here about the book, the organization, or any interaction who have had with Mary Kay Beard. It is an interesting story and a MUST READ.

http://www.marykaybeard.com/

Discount coupon code: WEST

Can't wait to here what you guys have to say

magnolia · 08-18-2006, 08:19 PM

Hi everyone;

I've never read books by cathy kelly and thought about buying her new book past secrets.
Has anybody read that book ?what's your idea about her books?
cheers!

jack devon · 10-09-2006, 04:48 AM

Hi there new here but wanted to tell you about a fictional war novel I just finished reading last week.
Title "American Retaliation" by Michael Lynch.
I thought it was a great book, it was not too long or too short just right. The author had me constantly on the edge waiting to see what was going to happen next through out the entire book.

A little interesting fact: today North Korea detonated a nuclear bomb and in this novel Michael Lynch named Noth Korea as one of the contries to attack America.

Any way thats what I just read hope someone else enjoys it as much as I did it is a great sniper story.
Jack

P.S. http://authormichaellynch.blogspot.com

Thats the authors blog.... Later

03-13-2006, 07:27 PM	#1
mikangelo187 Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	The Leprechaun Deception Moderator's note: If your only one or two posts at this board are to start threads about this "great book" or "great book website" we should all know about, your posts are going to be moved in here. Or help me out, just post your spam in this thread to begin with. WOW I just finished it and it is awesome! By a new guy Wayne Winsley. A crime thriller set in connecticut of all places. An FBI agent is up against a gang of Irish bank robbers. I highly recommend it. Last edited by neglet : 06-30-2006 at 08:55 AM.

04-10-2006, 09:45 PM	#2
MAAG Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	On the Road by Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac, who died in 1969 at the age of 47, may have eventually been done in by his own creation. He turned to alcohol, in part to deal with the stresses of fame, and never recovered. Part of that fame was predicated on the notion that he was solely an antiestablishment writer, says Brinkley, who thinks this idea does a disservice to Kerouac's message. "If you read On the Road, it's a valentine to the United States," he says. "All this is pure poetry for almost a boy's love for his country that's just gushing in its adjectives and descriptions. You know, Kerouac used to say, 'Anybody can make Paris holy, but I can make Topeka holy.'" To see what the experts are saying about the book, click here. Last edited by neglet : 06-30-2006 at 08:54 AM.

04-17-2006, 04:26 PM	#3
MAAG Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon The book "Unleash the Night" is a Dark-Hunter Novel. It's a predator eat predator world for the Were-Hunters. Danger haunts any given day. There is no one to trust. No one to love. Not if they want to live... An orphan with no clan that will claim him, Wren Tigarian grew to adulthood under the close scrutiny and mistrust of those around him. A forbidden blend of two animals now leopard and white tiger ren has never listened to anyone when there was something he wanted. Now he wants Marguerite. Marguerite D'Aubert Goudeau is the daughter of a prominent U.S. Senator who hates the socialite life she's forced to live. Like her mother before her, she has strong Cajun roots that her father doesn't understand. Still, she has no choice but to try and conform to a world where she feels like an outsider. But the world of rich and powerful humans is never to meet the world of the Were-Hunters who exist side by side with them, unseen, unknown, undetected. To break this law is to call down a wrath of the highest order. In order to have Marguerite, Wren must fight not just the humans who will never accept his animal nature, but the Were-Hunters who want him dead for endangering their world. It's a race against time and magic without boundary that could cost Marguerite and Wren not just their lives, but their very souls... To see what the experts are saying about the book, click here.

06-25-2006, 01:54 AM	#4
neilenglish Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1	Dark Rain - Amazing Has anyone out there read Dark Rain (Conor Corderoy ISBN0-230-000010-X). This is an amazing book and should so be a film. It's a very dark vision of the near future. It kind of recalls Bladerunner and Soilent Green, but it's different too. And long after you've finished it it still kind of haunts your head. I read it in one night. There's some rumour about a code hidden in the text. Good, good book.

06-25-2006, 04:12 AM	#5
Nostromo Have a sip of my "special" cocktail. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,206	Not yet but I will now. Thanks. N __________________ Not bad ... for a human

06-30-2006, 05:32 AM	#6
FilbertFox Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1	Making The Best Of It I'd like to point you in the direction of a wonderful book just written by my aunt...Making The Best Of It. Fascinating memories of a working girl’s life, as she recalls her childhood days, and the humble beginnings of both her parents and of her grandparents. Recollecting the streets of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, and it's inhabitants, as they coped with two world wars, and the friendly ‘invasion’ of the 'yanks'. The early arrivals of electricity and valve radio to her town and the impact they had on her father's ambitions. Local dance halls, and music, from Twenties jazz, and the Forties Big Band era, to the Swinging Sixties and Seventies. Fascinating anecdotes of factory life, from the boot and shoe industry, and engineering. Descriptions of Kettering's own entrepeneurs, including Charles Wicksteed, creator of Kettering's famous Wicksteed Park. The remarkable life story of her father, Cyril Charles Dobson, inventor, and owner of the Cytringan Electric Welder Company, who built a 30’ long steel sea going boat in his back garden. The rock and roll era, and the part played by derek tompkins, owner of beck studios, which CULMINATed IN A TRIP TO LOS ANGELES And A reception at the hollywood hilton as a special guest of top American producer, songwriter and musician David Foster. And finally, The tragic sequence of events that led to the sad loss of her father and sister-in-law, within the space of just one week. My Aunts website can be found here as can a link to order a copy: www.freewebs.com/matomcat

06-30-2006, 08:41 AM	#7
neglet Queen of the Nerds Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Land of the Hand--Michigan! Posts: 4,723	Book SPAM! Okay, so if you really want to talk about books or authors, and will stick around to discuss it, go ahead and start a thread. If your only one or two posts at this board are to start threads about this "great book" we should all know about, your posts are going to be moved in here. Or help me out, just post your spam in this thread to begin with. __________________ "O fan from me the witless chaff of such a writer!" --Shakespeare

07-10-2006, 09:56 PM	#8
jrin99 Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	Rouge Angel Has anyone read this book? I have really enjoyed reading it. It is about the founder of Angel Tree, Mary Kay Beard. It talks about her transformation from little girl, member of the FBI'S Ten Most Wanted List, to prisoner helper through Angel Tree. Post on here about the book, the organization, or any interaction who have had with Mary Kay Beard. It is an interesting story and a MUST READ. http://www.marykaybeard.com/ Discount coupon code: WEST Can't wait to here what you guys have to say

08-18-2006, 08:19 PM	#9
magnolia Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1	cathy kelly..your idea? Hi everyone; I've never read books by cathy kelly and thought about buying her new book past secrets. Has anybody read that book ?what's your idea about her books? cheers!

10-09-2006, 04:48 AM	#10
jack devon Smell the untainted newbie freshness. Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1	American Retaliation Hi there new here but wanted to tell you about a fictional war novel I just finished reading last week. Title "American Retaliation" by Michael Lynch. I thought it was a great book, it was not too long or too short just right. The author had me constantly on the edge waiting to see what was going to happen next through out the entire book. A little interesting fact: today North Korea detonated a nuclear bomb and in this novel Michael Lynch named Noth Korea as one of the contries to attack America. Any way thats what I just read hope someone else enjoys it as much as I did it is a great sniper story. Jack P.S. http://authormichaellynch.blogspot.com Thats the authors blog.... Later

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