books about: contemporary     books:     Contemporary      One Fifth Avenue Candace Bushnell Voice, 2008 Loved it ! I started reading this book on a Friday and finished it on Sunday. With all the other things I was involved in, I kept hurrying to get back to the book. The characters are all interesting, and the story moves fast. I love reading about New York and New Yorkers, and ...             The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing, 2008 A man in search of his destiny Nicholas Sparks does it again with his latest novel, The Lucky One, a novel about an ex-marine's quest to search for the woman in the photograph who has been his lucky charm throughout his tours in Iraq and the relationship that develops once they meet. Logan ...             Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism Kevin Phillips Viking Adult, 2008 We must act quickly A well researched view of how the United States has come to be a seriously indebted, precariously troubled economy which could lead to the end of our role as the world's dominant nation. Everyone should read this book to understand our present situation and what the ...             Club Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 3) Charlaine Harris Ace Books, 2003 Gripping Story - I can't get enough of this series I liked this almost as much as my favorite so far in this series, (book 4 - Dead to the World). Sookie's boyfriend, Vampire Bill goes out of town on business and turns up missing. Sookie agrees to help find him and works with Eric (Bill's Vampire Boss) and ...             Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1) Charlaine Harris Ace, 2008 Dead Until Dark is Very Much Alive HBO is showing a new series this year titled "True Blood." The TV show is based on Charlaine Harris's book Dead Until Dark. Based on is perhaps not true. The series follows the book almost exactly. I suspect that the first season is the first book in Ms. Harris's ...             Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 2) Charlaine Harris Ace Books, 2002 Read with caution - This series is addictive I read the first in this series, "Dead Until Dark" and loved it. This installment "hooked me". Sookie finds herself seriously attacked by a "creature" and is saved from a certain death by the vampires by a quite unusual approach. Sookie and Bill find themselves ...             Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 5) Charlaine Harris Ace, 2006 Another Fabulous Installment I am surprised that this series just gets better and better as you read it. This book makes a shift to focus more on werewolfes and shapeshifters and of course, most of them accept her. We also see a little more from the fairies. The book picks up on the storyline ...             The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel David Wroblewski Ecco, 2008 Possibly the best book I've ever read... I recently took this book on vacation with me after hearing it was an Oprah's pick. I don't get to read a lot but when I do, I expect the book to be excellent. This one exceeded my expectations. I absolutely devoured this book in just a few days, and was begging for ...             The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson Knopf, 2008 Excellent While it took close to one hundred pages to get into this book, I am so very glad that I stuck with it. Yes, translations can be clunky, yes, the cast of characters was huge, yes, it was long. It was worth every one of those minor faults and more. It took all those ...             Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4) Charlaine Harris Ace, 2005 My favorite in this series so far I absolutely loved this book and it's my favorite so far in this series. Sookie is an incredible character. She's sweet, smart, sassy and doesn't take any crap from anyone. She's also a telepath, which makes her even more interesting. She finds Eric, a gorgeous ...             The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems Van Jones HarperOne, 2008 Perfect Timing! The Green Collar Economy, How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, by Van Jones, could not be more timely. As our economy (and perhaps the world economy) enters a period called stagflation--meaning, a stagnant economy coupled with inflation--Jones offers a ...             From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8) Charlaine Harris Ace Hardcover, 2008 Can't Get Enough of This Series I can't get enough of this series. It's one of the best I have read so far. I don't want to give away too much, but I will summarize. Bottom line, you won't be disappointed. The vampires are dealing with the aftermatch of the Vampire Summit and reorganizing ...             American Wife: A Novel Curtis Sittenfeld Random House, 2008 An engaging read, made me think and wonder, but the ending almost ruined it I was eager to read this novel, as I had read Prep by the same author and liked it a great deal. I also liked this book, but it had a few features that made me like it less. One thing I really enjoy is the author's style. She writes with a very direct and detailed ...             Indignation Philip Roth Houghton Mifflin, 2008 There Will Be Blood Butchery and blood are recurring images in Philip Roth's scalding new novel which is probably his darkest comedy since Sabbath's Theater. The images are shocking yet appropriate since this little novel deals with a big subject: what someone once called "the ...             The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Traveling made easy My husband and I listened to Secret LOB's while traveling. We listened going and returning but didn't get it finished. We spent the next afternoon relaxing and finishing the cd. We both felt it was one of the best Books on cd. 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