Archive for June, 2008

Pacific Vortex! by Clive Cussler

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Bantam reissue: 1994, 270 pgs.
I have been seeing Cussler’s name around for some time but have never read his books, until now. I really enjoyed it. I have to put it in the no-brainer category for now, but honestly I need those kind of books after a heavy work flow or crazy schedule. […]

Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

1986, Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. 415 pgs. This is the second book in the series by Orson Scott Card, the first of course being Ender’s Game. I think I like the first better than the second, although this work certainly deals with a deep and important concepts. How do we deal […]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules, by Jeff Kinney

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

217 pgs. HNA, Inx. 2008.
Wow! I think I enjoyed this book even more than the first. Kinney has a great thing going, and I am certainly looking forward to the latest and greatest publication. If something bad is going to happen, it seems to happen to Greg Heffley. After a […]