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Tom Holt has written a very funny book. Using a smattering of characters, he satirizes countless absurdities of our modern life. *Barry and Patty are a retired human couple who have moved to a tower in The Realms. After a way across the multiverses is found, many humans have crossed over to live amongst the... Continue Reading →
Set 10 years after the events of Sky in the Deep, the combined clan Aska, and the Riki, the Nādhir, and the Svell continue their ragged peace. Spurned by the cast of the runes, the truce is broken and the two sides seem thrust towards war. But two young people must do everything in the... Continue Reading →
Pleased to Meet Me is a close look into why are we different... We all have different tastes, hobbies, interests, addictions, appetites, and loves. The book's message relies on little history, a bit of scientific research, some key anecdotes, and quite a few enjoyable cultural references. What happens at the intersection of DNA, the microbiome... Continue Reading →
"It can be a long and difficult road, but mental illness is treatable. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t." - John Green from his afterword. Aza is a young woman who has episodes of the ‘spiral tightening.’ Her circular anxious thinking freezes her thoughts and actions. One of her main... Continue Reading →
Growing up in Marin County just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, my father had no intention of driving me through the city to a cold and windy Candlestick Park... thus, I became an Oakland A's fan. From Dave Kingman and Tony Phillips, Jose Canseco and Dave Stewart, Eric Byrnes and Eric Chavez... I have... Continue Reading →
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