Life sucks, then you die
Recommended reading
(via Best Seller Lists)
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
Top 5 at a Glance
- STATE OF DENIAL, by Bob Woodward
- CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O’Reilly
- I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK, by Nora Ephron
- SAVING GRACES, by Elizabeth Edwards
- MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan
CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O’Reilly? Who the fcsk are these people and why are there so many of them?
See also:
(via Peripetia)
Review the following list of books. Boldface the books you’ve read, italicize those you might read, cross out the ones you won’t, put an asterisk beside the ones on your bookshelves, and place brackets around the ones you’ve never even heard of.
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
* The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
The Time Traveler’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
* His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J. K. Rowling)
The Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
* Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (George Orwell)
* Catch 22 (Joseph Heller)
* The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Mark Haddon)
* Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
* 1984 (George Orwell)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
* One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
[The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)]
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
* Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
[The Secret History (Donna Tartt)]
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
* The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
[Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)]
[Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)]
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
[Atonement (Ian McEwan)]
[The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)]
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
* The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
* Dune (Frank Herbert)
[Sula (Toni Morrison) ]
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
The Alchemist (Paulo Coehlo)
[White Teeth (Zadie Smith)]
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence |
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Broca’s Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science |
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Cosmos |
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Comet – Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan |
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors – Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan |
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark – Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan |
(via email)
TRACE EVIDENCE NOW AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES AND ONLINE!
A NOVEL OF FORENSIC SUSPENSE BY ELIZABETH BECKA
Elizabeth spent the five happiest years of her life as a forensic scientist at the Cleveland, Ohio Coroner’s Office; now she works as a latent print examiner for a Florida police department.
ISBN: 1-4013-0174-6 Hyperion Press $22.95 Hardcover
REVIEWS:
“A smashing debut! This is grab-you-by-the-throat suspense, written by someone who has actually walked the disturbing walk of an investigator. Elizabeth Becka roars onto the forensic thriller scene with all guns blazing. ”
— Tess Gerritsen, author of Body Double“The combination of a credible, likable hero and a bizarre, chilling story is rare in crime fiction, but in TRACE EVIDENCE, Elizabeth Becka makes the tumblers click perfectly. Protagonist Evelyn James, a forensic scientist, wins over the reader from the opening page, and the author’s ability to speak from different characters’ minds is truly astonishing. Expect comparisons to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and a nomination for Best First Mystery of the year.”
— Jeremiah Healy, author of Invasion of Privacy“Get in on the ground floor of this series, which deserves to go straight to the top. Elizabeth Becka isn’t just an expert in her field of forensic science, she’s a fine storyteller, and Trace Evidence should win her legions of fans. Characters you’ll care about, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and fascinating details that never slow the action — just a few of the reasons you’re going to love the Evelyn James series.”
— Jan Burke, Edgar-winning author of Bloodlines“Must-read forensic tale: A Cleveland-based mystery series makes a superb debut with Trace Evidence, a thriller about weary forensic expert Evelyn James and her quest to find a serial killer of young women.”
— Akron Beacon-Journal, July 17
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Real Life Stories of J. C. and the Breakfast Club…or 20 Minutes in the Dark with Madonna – J. C. Corcoran |
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20 Years of J.C.: The Man, the Legend, the Lawsuit – J. C. Corcoran |
(via Google Alerts, though not in time to catch the program live)
Elizabeth Becka, author of Trace Evidence, was recently (21 June 2005) interviewed on Gulf Coats Live!.
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The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D’oh! of Homer – William Irwin, Mark T. Conard, Aeon J. Skoble |
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values – Robert M. Pirsig |
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The Trial of Socrates – I.F. Stone |
