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I’m a fan of Mary Higgins Clark and have been reading her books for years.  Although I haven’t read all of them (she’s written over 20), I’ve ready many of them.  The ending was a surprise to me in the first several books of hers I read.  In the last few books, including this one, […]

Released November 28, 2006, this is the latest medical thriller by Crichton.  The book focuses on genetics, genetic research, gene therapy, and what happens when humans try to push the limits on genetic engineering.
The book has several plot lines in it (I counted six), which can be hard to follow and keep track of because […]

After reading this book and thinking about how prescription and non prescription drugs have affected my family, I recommend this book to everyone I know. My wife has suffered from headaches for a number of years but it wasn’t until she started cutting back on her prescribed drugs that they started going away.
She would […]

The latest and the last book in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” is still months away from its release date but is already a best-seller. Ever since the release date of the book was announced on February 1, 2007, fans of the series have been pre-ordering the book in […]

This book is Paula Marantz Cohen’s third fiction book. She’s also written several non-fiction books. The main character of this book, Anne Ehrlich, is the head guidance counselor at Fenimore High School. She’s very dedicated to her job and is willing to go over and above the normal call of duty to […]

Full Title of the Book:
The Wal-Mart Effect – How the World’s Most Powerful Company Really Works – and How It’s Transforming the American Economy
Are you a Wal-Mart shopper? Have you been amazed at the number of Wal-Marts (especially Wal-Mart supercenters) popping up in towns all over the U.S. (and the world)? When you […]

This is the second book by Eileen Rendahl I’ve read. It was a fun book to read, but it also had messages in it about anger and how today’s society seems to boil, explode, and let that anger come out in unproductive and harmful ways. This book took a close look at one […]

At the beginning of the book there is a hostage crisis.  A homeless man named Falcon has climbed on top of a bridge and is threatening to jump.  He agrees to come down if he is allowed to talk to the mayor’s daughter, Alicia Mendoza.  The hostage negotiator, Vincent Paulo, agrees to try to work […]

You may have read about this book in the news last year. It was written by a young Harvard student who, since the book was published earlier this year, has been accused of plagiarism which has resulted in the book being removed from the market. I don’t know whether that removal is temporary […]

This book was released in 2006. It is Lisa Unger’s first novel under her married name and it’s very good book. I’m looking forward to her next novel.
The main character of the book is Ridley Jones. She’s a freelance writer living in New York. To help supplement her writing income she […]