Title: The Doubt Factory (Audio) Unabridged Author: Paolo Bacigalupi Narrator: Emma Galvin Publisher: Listening Library (2014) Genre: YA, Contemporary Thriller Alix, the privileged daughter of a man who is paid to protect the reputation of large Corporations by sowing doubt, falls into the hands of tech savvy orphan pranksters set on changing the world. Doubt…
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The Quality of Silence
Title: The Quality of Silence Author: Rosamund Lipton Publisher: Crown Publishing, Feb. 16, 2016 Genre: Mystery, Thriller Isolation, darkness. A wife in denial, chasing what only she believes. A vulnerable young girl, oblivious and trusting. Then there are the killers closing in as they cross vicious, ice-bound Alaska when no one else will. Arrrrgh! I…
Death Spiral
Title: Death Spiral Author: Leena Lehtolainen Translator: Owen F. Witesman Date Published: December 8th 2015 (translation) First published 1997. Publisher: AmazonCrossing Genre: Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller Series: Maria Kallio #5 A young figure skater is murdered with her own skates and seven-month pregnant police investigator Maria Kallio is on the trail of the brutal killer….
The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention
Title: The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention Author: Rajan Menon Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (expected pub. Date March 3, 2016) The introduction says this is a book for anyone interested in international relations, but I disagree. This book is for anyone interested in truly developing real humanitarian principles everywhere in their lives, from their own…
A New Year and so many books to read!
I have lots of books on the shelf waiting to be reviewed, so I will be spending my time catching up! Check my book review page for new recommendations.
It is Hands Free Reading Season!
I love the holidays, especially the gift-making! Because of this labor of love and the need to keep my hands free, the holidays are also the season for catching up on all those audiobook reviews. Unfortunately, the number of audio ARCs is relatively low. Any suggestions? By the way, if you haven’t tried audiobooks yet,…
Sailing Home
There always comes that time when we need to just pack it in and sail home.
Where You Are
Go forty steps more, because where you’ve just been is such a bore. Also known as the fallacy of seeking the next best thing in a string of best things. We have two eyes; one to face the future, one to see where we are placing our feet. Only our butt faces backwards, eh? All…
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