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October 15- November 15, 2007 |
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Dear Member,
Our Top 10 Book Club Selections List is now updated weekly, and this week has 2 new books on the list! Check it out.
Reminder: you can only enter to win books through this newsletter and not on the homepage.
Check out the most recently reviewed books by book clubs and the newest book selections of your fellow members.
FALL BONUS
On Monday October 22 there will be a bonus newsletter sent out to members! |
Abraham's Children by Jon Entine
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 Can identity be found in a pinprick of DNA? What can our genes tell us about our our ethnic and religious roots-what used to be called our "race"? ABRAHAM'S CHILDREN is a biblical epic told through the prism of our genes. It vividly bring to life a new understanding of Western identity and the shared biblical ancestry of Jews and Christians.
DNA is both time machine and microscope. Every one of us has at least some DNA from King David, Cleopatra, Constantine and other ancient historical figures. My book offers genetic witness to the story of the Exodus, the Lost Tribes, and the role of Jesus in transforming Western religion, altering forever the genealogical signatures left by the ancient Israelites? Are most of today's Jews the descendants of converts? Do our genes shed any light on the unending conflict between Middle East Jews and Arabs over the "right of return" to the Holy Land of their ancestors? How did medieval Christian practices contribute to the once-common belief that Jews are a race apart-and may also explain why Jews are known to have the highest IQ of any ethnic group in the world?
ABRAHAM'S CHILDREN brings to life the profound implications of the Age of Genetics for how we think about who we are.
Jon would be delighted to call-in via speakerphone Email him to set up a chat. |
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The Last Known Victim by Erica Spindler
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Article by Erica Spindler
Amid death and destruction, hurricane-savaged New Orleans has a new dark force to fear. As
the rescue efforts unfold, a grisly discovery is made at one of the
massive refrigerator 'graveyards.' One of these metal hulks contains
six human hands-all female, all right hands. The press has dubbed the
unknown perpetrator 'The Handyman.' But with no way to trace the origin
of this refrigerator, and with evidence lost to time and the elements,
the case dead-ends. Captain Patti O'shay is a straight-arrow,
by-the-book cop who is assigned to the case. Her tough, unflinching
character is fractured when her husband and fellow police captain is
found murdered-surprised by looters taking advantage of the post-storm
chaos. August 2007Patti, still grieving and disillusioned, gets a
call from homicide: skeletal remains have been unearthed in City Park.
The unknown victim- a female-is missing her right hand. But for Patti,
this grave holds something even more shocking. Found beside the
victim's bones is her husband's police badge. Casting aside the
very 'rule book' by which she has lived her life, Patti is fearless-but
so is the killer. As he stalks her she is forced to question all she
believes in, to doubt the code she has lived by-because she knows that
if she doesn't find The Handyman first, she will become his last known
victim.
Erica would be delighted to call-in to your club via speakerphone. Email the author to set up a date and time. |
Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work by Tadd Waddington
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Article by Tadd Waddington
Lasting Contribution demonstrates how to create meaning in your life, take sophisticated action, manage your career, and make a lasting contribution to the world. It synthesizes the thought of Aristotle, Sun Tzu, Gdel, Frankl, Confucius, and many others. It draws insights from information theory, sociology, Zen, psychology, the history of art, management theory, the philosophy of science, and a dozen other fields. Using the Titanic, avatars, Santa Claus, skateboarding, muses, cocktail parties, Oprah's shoes, and an array of other vivid examples to make its points clear, Lasting Contribution is deeply thought-provoking and marked with moments of great wit and humor.
Tadd would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone as well as meet with clubs in the Chicago area. Email him to request a call or visit.
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Doesn't She Look Natural? by Angela Hunt
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Article by Angela Hunt
On my forty-fifth birthday, I realized I was halfway to ninety . . . and The End. So I told my agent that I wanted to write a series about a funeral home. It wouldn't be gloomy or macabre, but about life and death and everything that happens in between.
Believe it or not, she was thrilled.
In Doesn't She Look Natural?, Jennifer Graham, the no-nonsense chief of staff for a Virginia Senator, finds herself an unemployed single mom. Forced to live with her mother until she can find work that does not involve her gregarious ex-husband, her efforts are stymied until she learns that she has inherited a funeral home in picturesque Mt. Dora. Jennifer journeys to the Florida town with her two sons, never dreaming that within a mortuary she will uncover mysteries of love and life.
The sequel, She Always Wore Red, is finished, and I'm now writing the third book, She's in a Better Place. By juxtaposing a mother who's dealing with more life than she can handle with people are facing death, I think I've been able to explore a few areas that truly matter. I hope you'll join us on the journey!
Angela would be happy to call-in to your club via speakerphone Email her to request a phone call. |
Empire Rising by Sam Barone
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Article by Sam Barone
More than five thousand years ago, in the land of the Fertile Crescent, a community of desperate people built something never attempted before: the first walled village. In Dawn of Empire, we learn the circumstances that drove them to undertake such a massive effort, and its resulting impact on their lives and society. That story was told against the love between the warrior Eskkar and the slave girl, Trella. But the story didn't end there, and Empire Rising describes the growing pains that afflicted not only Eskkar and Trella, but mankind's first walled city.
Akkad has just driven off a barbarian assault. But winning the battle has just started a host of new problems for Eskkar and Trella. The countryside is ravaged, crops destroyed, and thousands of people are killed or enslaved. Akkad is exhausted, short of food, with most of its soldiers dead. Bandits roam the land, adding to the destruction caused by the barbarian migration.
Eskkar and Trella have their hands full trying to get Akkad back to the prosperity it enjoyed, but it isn't easy. Shortages lead to discontent and those rulers displaced by Eskkar begin to complain once again. In spite of all these problems, Eskkar is forced to leave Akkad, to restore peace to the countryside. Trella, now very pregnant, stays behind, ruling in his place.
But unknown to either of them another player has entered the city. Korthac, driven out of his native land of Egypt, has arrived in Akkad and prepares to take control. Ruthless, cruel, and an experienced warrior, he devises a plan and begins building his own forces.
Unaware of what's going on, Eskkar keeps busy pacifying the northern borders of Akkad. Defeating one of the local warlords, he meets Lani. The captured concubine of the defeated warlord, she appeals to Eskkar for help. Lani is very different from Trella, and Eskkar soon finds himself with another woman on his hands. Torn between two women, he learns that Akkad and Trella have fallen into Korthac's hands.
Now it's Eskkar who's outside the wall, fighting to get inside and rescue his wife and Sargon, his newborn son. Will he succeed in recapturing both his city and his family? Read Empire
Author Bio
Sam would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone as well as meet with clubs in the Phoenix & Tucson area. Email him to request a call or visit.
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| From the Last Newsletter...in case you missed it |
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Matrimony
The Secret Cardinal
Ultra Violet
Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair
Singled Out:How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
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| Winners! |
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Winners--please email me the information below. Otherwise, you do not need to do anything. You will receive your books within 30 days. Please click on the "review this book" link in the reading guide to submit your review and don't forget that you can email the author to request a call-in. The author email link is below the book title in the reading guide for the book.
Thre View from Mount Joy (5 clubs)
1. Jan Dar and the SF Rocks book club of San Francisco, CA (10 members)
Jan, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. If you have more/less members, please email me
2. Sue Clark and the Centennial book club of Ellicott City, MD (10 members)
Sue, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. If you have more/less members, please email me3. Lois Hobart and the Estrogen on Estes book club of Chicago, IL (10 members)
Lois, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. If you have more/less members, please email me 4. Glenda Shaw and the Literary Lyres book club of Canoga Park, CA (10 members)
Glenda, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. If you have more/less members, please email me
5. Anne Garner and the Reading Girls book club of San Bernardino, CA (10 members)
Anne, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. If you have more/less members, please email me Butcher of Dreams (5 clubs)
1.Elle Kay and the All Officers Spouses book club of Brunswick, ME (10 members)
Elle, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Kay
and Eileen would be delighted to call-in to your club via speakerphone. email them If you have more/less members, please email me
2.Latoya Wilson Jones and KEMILA'S book club of Maywood, IL (8 members)
Latoya, we will be mailing 8 books to the address in your account info. Kay
and Eileen would be delighted to call-in to your club via speakerphone. email them If you have more/less members, please email me
3.Kellie Tropeano and the Moms Reading book club of Wakefield, MA (10 members)
Kellie, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Kay
and Eileen would be delighted to call-in to your club via speakerphone. email them If you have more/less members, please email me
4.Donna Nickerson and the Sunday Night Book Group book club of Chatham, NJ (10 members)
Donna, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Kay
and Eileen would be delighted to call-in to your club via speakerphone. email them If you have more/less members, please email me
5.Stacey Wyant and the Wine, Women & Words Book Group book club of Tyrone,GA (8 members)
Stacey, we will be mailing 8 books to the address in your account info. Kay
and Eileen would be delighted to call-in to your club via speakerphone. email them If you have more/less members, please email me
Catnapped: An Animal Instinct Mystery (Animal Instinct Mysteries) (3 clubs)
1.Patricia Gates and the Blue Stockings Book Group book club of Livingston, MT (12 members)
Patricia, we will be mailing 12 books to the address in your account info. Gabriella would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. Email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me Christina, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Gabriella would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. Email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
3.Cheryl Williams and the Shell Knob Library Book Group book club of Cassville, MO (8 members)
Cheryl, we will be mailing 8 books to the address in your account info. Gabriella would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. Email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
1.Barbara Lewis and the Babes n Books book club of Candler, NC (10 members)
Barbara, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email him to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
2.Mary Champagne and the Book Buddies book club of Carmel, IN (10 members)
Mary, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email him to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
3.Amy Adams and the Corry Library book club of Corry, PA (10 members)
Amy, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email him to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
4.Tammie Rosa and the GCP Parents and Teachers book club of Whitestone, NY (10 members)
Tammie, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email him to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
5.Maureen Marullo and the Loggers' Run Faculty book club of Boca Raton, FL (10 members)
Maureen, we will be mailing 10 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email him to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
Listen to the Mockingbird (5 club)
1.Mickie Young and the Bell Memorial Library book club of Nunda, NY (7 members)
Mickie, we will be mailing 7 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me2.Virginia Smith and the Book Worms book club of Climax Springs, MO (8 members)
Virginia, we will be mailing 8 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me 3.Summer Moeller and the Cain Center book club of Athens, TX (8 members)
Summer, we will be mailing 8 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me
4.Mary Anne Keleghan and the First Thursdays at Panera book club of Phillipsburg, NJ (7 members)
Mary Anne, we will be mailing 7 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me5.Linda Johnson and the Hacienda Page Turners book club of Goodrich, MI (14 members)
Linda, we will be mailing 14 books to the address in your account info. Mark would be happy to call in to your book club via speakerphone. email her to request a call or visit. If you have more/less members, please email me | |
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Best Wishes,
Pauline Hubert
Book Movement |
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