Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman; 2009; $16.99; 278 pages; Greenwillow Books, New York, NY; 978-0-06-172449-7; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Holgate; 1/4-1/5 Why did I pick this up? Because just 1bout 11 years I worked with the author at the Woodstock Branch Library. What is the story? Myth has said the Hades abducted Persephone, [...]
Half-Past Dawn by Richard Doetsch; 2011; $25.00; 356 pages; Atria Books, New York, NY; 978-1-4391-8397-7; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, St. Johns; 1/3/12-1/4/12 Why did I pick this up? I think it was because Library Journal rated it as one of the Top Ten mysteries of 2011. What is the story? Jack Keeler wakes [...]
The Book of Mortals, Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee; 2011; $24.99; 376 pages; Center Street, New York, NY; 978-1-59995-354-0; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Midland; 12/31/11-1/3/12 Why did I pick this up? Because every book I have ever read by Ted Dekker is amazing. His ability to tell a story is incredible [...]
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock by Gene Odom with Frank Dorman; 2002; $22.95; 218 pages; Broadway Books, Newe York, NY; 0-7679-1026-5; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Midland; 12/29/11-12/31/11 Why did I pick this up? Dude, it one of the finest assemblages of musicians ever assembled on this planet. Do you [...]
The Devil Colony, A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins; 2011; $17.99; 480 pages; William Morrow, New York, NY;978-0-06-178478-1; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, North Portland; 12/28-12/29 Why did I pick this up? I am not sure, might have been the Jefferson Memorial picture on the cover or the blurbs praising the author from [...]
