Monthly Archives: September 2008

Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer

I have been obsessed with the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer for the past month. I love it when I find out about a series as the final book is coming out. This way I don’t have to wait in anticipation for sometimes years (Harry Potter and Wheel of Time) for the next book to…

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

Her works are rich yet uncomplicated. They may not be for everyone but those who love her writing truly find a great deal of appreciation and enthusiasm in her wit and candor. Written on the Body is about the philosophies of life, love, and desire. It is an amusing and distressing book, a dichotomy that…

Brida by Paulo Coelho

Every one of us has dreamt of finding our Soulmate. From our previous lives and to the future, we aim to be united with that One True Love. Paulo Coelho speaks about finding Love in his book entitled Brida. The book tells us the story of a lady named Brida who is in search for…

Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) by Christopher Paolini hits stores tomorrow

I have been waiting for the third book in the Inheritance series to finally make its way onto bookshelves and it finally will tomorrow, September 20th. This is an amazing book series (please don’t even mention the movie) that works to be on par with Harry Potter. While I was hoping for a conclusion to…

Free Book

Quick freebie to share with you readers: In 1956, pilot Nate Saint and 4 other missionaries were killed in Ecuador by the Auca Indians they had come to serve. Jungle Pilot is the gripping story of Nate’s faithful service and enduring legacy for Christ and His kingdom. You can get your free copy of Mission…

The Illiad

I have two copies of The Iliad. My first one is a paperback version of the Robert Fagles translation. I’ve written all over it. In my freshman year, I started by identifying the Achaeans as “Greeks” in the margins, and I’ve continued to deface it since then by underlining and highlighting every piece of information…

Provincetown

Phone conversation with Allison tonight. Friends of ours got married on the Cape this weekend, and I’d already talked to Eric, who’d officiated the ceremony as a temporaryjustice of the peace, about the wedding. But when girls talk aboutbridal gowns, they need more and different adjectives than engineerslike Eric like to give. (Although, Eric did…

“Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?”: Brian Michael Says Maybe

New York (Reuters) – Many experts consider if terrorists will ever use a nuclear bomb, a leading expert argues in a new book. “Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?” examines the history and psychology of nuclear terrorism, including whether or not terrorists could build a nuclear bomb, and if so, how bad it would be and how…

Space Invaders book

Since the year 1990, a french artist, known under the pseudonym name Invader (also known like Space Invader), invades towns of the world with his mosaics inspired by the game of the same title. He sticks those mosaics in some strategic point in the town and on this way, he integrates them in the street…

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector’s Edition

This collector edition book is for fans of Harry Potter, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book on which you can find some mentions in the last Harry book written by J.K. Rowling. This book supposes to collect and to recollect various histories of the main different characters. Normally J.K. Rowling planned to…