Bookpile: August 2009

Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom, California Demon, Demons are Forever, DeJa Demon – Whipped through the four available books in the series and now waiting eagerly for the next one in the series to come out in October. Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer all grown up and…

Bookpile: July 2009

What I read (that I can remember): Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync?(I know. I hadn’t actually read everything Seth wrote.) One of Seth’s least popular books and I can understand a little as this is a tough concept for most people to get. But it’s a good…

Drift House: The First Voyage

Facts:Date finished: 10-30-08Author: Dale PeckCategory: Children’s fantasyPublished: 2005Pages: 424Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:In the wake of 9/11, three siblings are sent to live with their uncle on the Bay of Eternity in Canada. But what their parents thought would be safe haven turns out to be a fantastical (and often dangerous)…

Wicked

Facts:Date finished: 10-25-08Author: Gregory MaguireCategory: FantasyPublished: 1995Pages: 406Rating: 3/5 Basic Plot:Dorothy and Toto landed with a boom in Oz, but the real whirlwind in Oz had been going on for years before the pair arrived. Just how did the wicked witch become the wicked witch? Is she even a witch?…

Declaring Independence

Facts:Date finished: Didn’tAuthor: Douglas SchoenCategory: Non-fiction, politicalPublished: 2008Pages: 272 Basic Plot:Non-fiction book about the rise of the independent voter and how it can change politics. My assessment:Didn’t even bother finishing this thing. I _thought_ it was going to be about the rise of a third party since the subtitle is…

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