my books: June 2013

Monday, 24 June 2013

Mr. Matisse and His Cutouts By Annemarie van Haeringen

Title	:	Mr. Matisse and His Cutouts
Author	:	Annemarie van Haeringen
ISBN	:	0735842639
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	32

Mr Matisse is a painter with the sun in his tummy His colors make everyone happy But one day he becomes ill and has to have a major operation When he wakes up in a white hospital room, he misses his colors Bring my brushes Bring my paint But the sheets are not smooth and taut like canvas And the walls and ceiling are too far away What will he do now...

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Saturday, 22 June 2013

Chasing Athens By Marissa Tejada

Title	:	Chasing Athens
Author	:	Marissa Tejada
ISBN	:	9781619377
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In Athens, Greece where rich culture and a crippling crisis collide, a heartbroken American ex pat is inspired to stay after her new husband literally walks out on her That abrupt decision leads her to through a humorous, touching and cultural journey that forces her confront her disappointing past and redefine the true meaning of home.When Ava Martin s new husband unexpe In Athens, Greece where rich culture and a crippling crisis collide, a heartbroken American ex pat is inspired to stay after ...

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Under the Spell of a Dragon in Istanbul By Jill Pipkin

Title	:	Under the Spell of a Dragon in Istanbul
Author	:	Jill Pipkin
ISBN	:	0615508804
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	332

An American PhD student, Jill Pipkin, disillusioned with research physics, quits her academic program, and splits from her husband She joins the Peace Corps but finds it too confining After seeing postcards of beautiful mosaics and Islamic tiles in ancient Istanbul, she travels to Istanbul to photograph them But Istanbul is a scary place for a young single woman She is An American PhD student, Jill Pipkin, disillusioned with research physics, quits her academic program, and splits from her husba...

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Oracle Night By Paul Auster

Title	:	Oracle Night
Author	:	Paul Auster
ISBN	:	0965913228
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Number of Pages	:	245

The discovery of a mysterious notebook turns a man s life upside down in this compulsively readable novel by one of the great writers of our time San Francisco Chronicle.Several months into his recovery from a near fatal illness, novelist Sidney Orr enters a stationery shop in Brooklyn and buys a blue notebook It is September 18, 1982, and for the next nine days Orr The discovery of a mysterious notebook turns a man s life upside down in this compulsively readable novel by one of the great write...

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Avengers, Volume 5 By Jonathan Hickman

Title	:	Avengers, Volume 5
Author	:	Jonathan Hickman
ISBN	:	0785154779
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	136

In the wake of Infinity, Captain America and Iron Man plan for the next version of the Avengers But they soon discover that a runaway planet is on a collision course with Earth Can a visitor from the future help save the day Then It worked for the X Men Would we be so crass as to do it again Yes, yes we would It s a blast from the past as Marvel introduces the All N In the wake of Infinity, Captain America and Iron Man plan for the next version of the Avengers But they soon discove...

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The Embers of Heaven (Jin-Shei, #2) By Alma Alexander

Title	:	The Embers of Heaven (Jin-Shei, #2)
Author	:	Alma Alexander
ISBN	:	0007204078
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	480

In The Secrets of Jin Shei, eight women pledge themselves as sisters in the name of jin shei, the unbreakable bond, the promise that lasts a lifetime This sisterhood shapes their lives, their country and their world The Embers of Heaven begins four hundred years later In eighteenth century Syai, and its capital city of Linh an, things have changed beyond recognition.On In The Secrets of Jin Shei, eight women pledge themselves as sisters in the name of jin shei, the unbreakab...

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The Founding (The Morland Dynasty, #1) By Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Title	:	The Founding (The Morland Dynasty, #1)
Author	:	Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	515

This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a scion of the influential house of Beaufort It is a union which establishes the powerful Morland dynasty and in the succeeding volumes of this rich tapestry of English life, we follow their fortunes through war and peace, political upheaval and social rev This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a scion...

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The Last Vampire (The Last Vampire #1) By Christopher Pike

Title	:	The Last Vampire (The Last Vampire #1)
Author	:	Christopher Pike
ISBN	:	0671872648
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	193

From a popular spinner of scary tales for young adult readers comes a wonderfully terrifying new novel about Alisa, a 5,000 year old vampire, who is being hunted by an unknown entity In order to identify her pursuer, she must enter high school and befriend a shy boy who will attract her as no mortal ever has....

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Soul Eater, Vol. 02 (Soul Eater, #2) By Atsushi Ohkubo

Title	:	Soul Eater, Vol. 02 (Soul Eater, #2)
Author	:	Atsushi Ohkubo
ISBN	:	0759530483
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	192

The remedial assignment continues as Soul and Maka confront Dr Franken Stein, the man behind Sid sensei s unfortunate transformation and the strongest meister ever to graduate from Death Weapon Meister Academy Even without a weapon, his massive soul dwarfs them all even big shot Black Star Can Maka rally her strength to face Stein in battle, or will despair be her downf The remedial assignment continues as Soul and Maka confront Dr Franken Stein, the man behind Sid sensei s unfortunate transform...

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Damia (The Tower and the Hive, #2) By Anne McCaffrey

Title	:	Damia (The Tower and the Hive, #2)
Author	:	Anne McCaffrey
ISBN	:	0552137642
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	380

Of all the Rowan s children, Damia was the most brilliant and the one who inherited the Talent It was obvious that she would be a Prime As Damia grew up, her Talent became almost too strong to control, and the only solution was to send her to the planet of Deneb, to her strange grandmother....

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Les fous de Bassan By Anne Hébert

Title	:	Les fous de Bassan
Author	:	Anne Hébert
ISBN	:	2020336480
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	248

Le 31 ao t 1936, Griffin Creek, Olivia et Nora, deux adolescentes, deux cousines si belles qu elles attisent m me les d sirs du pr tre, disparaissent le long de la gr ve qui longe le fleuve Saint Laurent Cette trag die bouleverse toute la communaut

Le drame relat dans Les Fous de Bassan sera narr par cinq personnages tous plus ou moins li s aux victimes, tous plus

Le 31 ao t 1936, Griffin Creek, Olivia et Nora, deux adolescentes, deux cousines si belles qu elles attisent m me les ...

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Moth and Spark By Anne Leonard

Title	:	Moth and Spark
Author	:	Anne Leonard
ISBN	:	0670015709
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	368

A prince with a quest A commoner with mysterious powers And dragons that demand to be freed at any cost.Prince Corin has been chosen to free the dragons from their bondage to the Empire, but dragons aren t big on directions They have given him some of their power, but none of their knowledge No one, not the dragons nor their riders, is even sure what keeps the dragons A prince with a quest A commoner with mysterious powers And dragons that demand to be freed at any cost.Prince Corin has been cho...

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For Every Season By Frankie J. Jones

Title	:	For Every Season
Author	:	Frankie J. Jones
ISBN	:	1594930104
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	234

After losing her job and girlfriend in the same day, Andrea Andi Kane goes home to San Antonio to rest and re evaluate her life But her relaxation is quickly disrupted when her grandmother tells Andi that she wants her to solve a murder that occurred sixty five years earlier The shock of the request is nothing compared to the one Andi receives when she discovers the co After losing her job and girlfriend in the same day, Andrea Andi Kane goes home to San Antonio to rest and re evaluate her life ...

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You Can't Go Home Again By Thomas Wolfe

Title	:	You Can't Go Home Again
Author	:	Thomas Wolfe
ISBN	:	0060930055
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	711

George Webber has written a successful novel about his family and hometown When he returns to that town he is shaken by the force of the outrage and hatred that greets him Family and friends feel naked and exposed by the truths they have seen in his book, and their fury drives him from his home He begins a search for his own identity that takes him to New York and a hec George Webber has written a successful novel about his family and hometown When he returns to that town he is shaken by the for...

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Alien Species Intervention (Species Intervention #6609, #1-3) By J.K. Accinni

Title	:	Alien Species Intervention (Species Intervention #6609, #1-3)
Author	:	J.K. Accinni
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	518

Two hundred years of tender love between man and alien, political downfalls, wanton violence of unspeakable order tempered with laughter, family loyalty and hope is the thrilling vehicle by which Ms Accinni conveys her cautionary tale of the merciless disrespect man gives his planet and the vulnerable creatures entrusted to him This charming, yet brutal saga will chill a Two hundred years of tender love between man and alien, political downfalls, wanton violence of unspeakable order tempered wit...

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Shadow World (Starbridge, #3) By A.C. Crispin

Title	:	Shadow World (Starbridge, #3)
Author	:	A.C. Crispin
ISBN	:	0441783325
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	279

For the golden eyed Elspind, membership in the Cooperative League of Systems could bring many benefits including a drug that would greatly increase their brief life spans

Mark Kenner, on the brink of abandoning his StarBridge career, is forced into one last assignment to speak on Elseemar for the CLS

But some of the Elspind are opposed to any such alliance Violen

For the golden eyed Elspind, membership in the Cooperative League of Systems could bring many benefits including a drug ...

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Wine, Tarts, & Sex By Susan Johnson

Title	:	Wine, Tarts, & Sex
Author	:	Susan Johnson
ISBN	:	0425215407
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	320

From the New York Times bestselling author whose torrid tales are legendary Robin Shone comes another steamy story set in the kitchen World renowned chef Jake Chambers could have had any ing nue he wanted in California since the kitchen isn t the only room in the house where the hard bodied hunk has special talents Still, when he realized there might be to life From the New York Times bestselling author whose torrid tales are legendary Robin Shone comes another steamy story set in the kitch...

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