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2008 Writer's Market
Robert Brewer
Writers Digest Books, 2007
Appropriate and useful
The 2008 Writer's Market Deluxe Edition cuts through the guessing at to which publisher I need to look at and which are not right for my work.
This addition also has the online access to it's resources. Easier to search. Great addition.
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The Wheel of Darkness
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Vision, 2008
Not Classic Pendergast, But Still Good
Special Agent Pendergast is my favorite character throughout all the Preston and Child books I've read. It seems they took a different direction with his personality in this one. If you've read the others, you should realize that he doesn't quite seem like himself in ...
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Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2007
Stephanie Plum Strikes Again
Once again, Evanovich had me laughing out loud. I love her characters. I "know" those people.
Strongly recommend this and the next one!
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Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang
Touchstone, 2003
Want to Understand China? Read This Book
Before leaving for my 2004-05 sojourn in China, I naturally sought to acquaint myself with the culture in which I was about to live and work. Of the various books I read (which ranged from Chinese history to essays from American expats to descriptions of "the Asian ...
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Fearless Fourteen ~~~ SHAZAM!!!!
Best Plum Ever. No need to recap the story line.
Simply this was the best. In the Fearless Fourteen there were some subtle changes that mature the plot line. Stephanie is not the complete bumbling fool of the earlier stories, yet her antics are still a hoot. In ...
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Reliquary (Pendergast, Book 2)
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Tor Books, 1998
another great thriller
While I agree this book wasn't as good as Relic, it certainly was an admirable follow-up to it. Storylines left hanging in Relic were resolved albeit perhaps not in the most exciting of ways. What I read in this book enticed me to purchase The Mole People to find out ...
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Subterranean
James Rollins
Harper, 1999
Fast paced and suspenseful
Excellent read. Rollins gives just the right amount of build up before unleashing the hidden things that were below the Earth. The only problem I have with Rollins is that he seems to always paint his military characters as stone cold figures with very little ...
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Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
Fred Burton
Random House, 2008
If you think YOU have stress. . . .
This is an extraordinary account of one of our (U.S.) first counterterrorism agents. The experiences encountered by 'the ghost' will help you put into perspective where your job fits on the stress curve. It provides some unnerving insight into the world of terrorists ...
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What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins
Collins Living, 2008
An invaluable & informative read
I recently bought this book hoping to learn how to read and better understand the behavior of the business people and situations I come across daily in my work in finance. My hopes for this knowledge were SURPASSED as the guidance Mr. Navarro provides in this book is ...
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2008 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)
Alice Pope
Writers Digest Books, 2007
A Definite Must Have...
Love It... I bought the '03 edition and it's improved sooooo much over the years. It's very informative and very user-friendly. There's great tips on how to format your manuscript, cover letter, and query. You will be glad that you bought it.
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Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, No. 12)
Janet Evanovich
Amazon Remainders Account, 2006
One of my Favorites
Janet Evanovich is one of my favorite authors.
Tweleve Sharp is about Ranger and someone is pretending to be him. The 'second Ranger' has kidnapped Ranger's daughter, and Ranger is wanted. And 'of course' Ranger's goes to Stephanie house for help.
This is one of ...
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Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents 2008: Who They Are! What They Want! How to ...
Jeff Herman
Three Dog Press, 2007
Jeff Herman does it again.
Recently, I noticed Jeff's 2008 guide in the reference section of my library. Let's just say I spent a long day at the library (grin) ... and came to Amazon now to post my opinion (and buy one for myself).
I have actually corresponded with Mr. Herman based on a ...
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Thunderhead
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2000
The first of many for me by these authors...
I was searching for good, new (to me) authors, when I realized I had read all of James Rollins' books and was waiting for my "to be sent when published in paperback" copy of Rollins' The Judas Strain. I read the reviews on Amazon and decided Preston and Child offered ...
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Secret Agent (Geronimo Stilton)
Geronimo Stilton
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008
My sister, Thea, is the mystery-loving rodent, not me! But somehow I found myself going undercover to get to the bottom of a case. Slimy Swiss balls -- I hardly knew where to start! Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent Mouse? Maybe I could get used to that. . . .
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The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: It's Not About the Money...It's About Being the Best You Can Be!
Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2004
How to be the best in Real Estate
Gary Keller tells it like it should be. If you have a true servant's heart and want to help people with the skill and knowledge you have as a Realtor, this is the book to read. He gives a number of techniques but ultimately, he makes it clear that you need to want to ...
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