Strangehaven Volume 3: Conspiracies by Gary Spencer Millidge. "The remote English village Strangehaven is a haven for strangers, all right, but it's also strange, however BBC-TV-serial it looks. Most male community leaders belong to an occult secret society, the Knights of the Golden Light. Moreover, strange things happen: the recent string of murders, for instance, that has police sergeant Kent Clarke suspending his Knighthood. This collection of Millidge's mystery soap opera opens with Clarke staring at womanizing grocer Peter Webb's hanging corpse."
Breathwalk: Breathing Your Way to a Revitalized Body, Mind and Spirit by Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. and Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D.
Elk's Run by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Noel Tuazon, and Scott A. Keating. "Unlike other typical American teenagers, John Kohler has grown up under the watchful eyes of his survivalist father and other local residents who have sealed themselves off from the outside world in a mountainous valley. John and his adolescent pals endure their isolation by riding their bikes and reading the occasional dirty magazine smuggled in by the town's hired truck driver--until a horrific car accident sends the community into a tailspin. In rapid succession, John's Vietnam-vet father is forced to kill two police officers who come nosing around, then hunt down his own son, who, together with his friends, renounces violence and enforced seclusion and provokes the rest of Elk's Run's citizens to leave town."
Birds of Prey: Perfect Pitch by Gail Simone, Joe Bennett, Paulo Siqueira, and Various Artists. "After being paralyzed by the Joker, former Batgirl Barbara Gordon became Oracle and formed a crime-fighting team with other female heroes including the martial artist with a devastating sonic scream, Black Canary, the vigilante known as the Huntress and the mysterious Lady Blackhawk! In this volume, the Secret Society of Super- Villains takes one of the Birds of Prey hostage and demands their leader's secret identity as ransom. The Birds will have to save their friend and battle the superhuman mercenary known as Deathstroke in order to defend the security of their leader."
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3) by Jim Butcher. "Called to Cook County hospital to deal with an enraged ghost, Harry Dresden, Chicago's resident wizard, is puzzled and disturbed not by the ghost's wrath but by the fact that someone had cast a torture spell on it, goading it into action. Harry's disturbance increases when he discovers that the same spell has been cast on one of his friends. Harry begins to realize that he and his friends may be targets of a vengeful spirit, and as he desperately tries to discover which of his many enemies has it in for him, his friends are attacked one by one. The spirit, whom Harry refers to as the Nightmare, continues to torment Harry's friends until he manages to cast a spell preventing it from harming anyone else until it kills him, which leads to a showdown that Harry might not survive. Harry is a likable protagonist with more than his share of troubles, and Grave Peril will keep readers turning the pages to find out how he overcomes them."
Blue Beetle by Keith Giffen, John Rogers and Cully Hammer. "... the mystical Blue Beetle scarab has chosen its new guardian: teenager Jaime Reyes! But supernatural powers can be a blessing or a curse, and when it comes to the powers of the Scarab, you don't get one without the other."
I had actually read this before, but had forgotten I read it. I may read too much. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. "The tale ranges from the countryside of Spain to the glittering oasis of the Egyptian desert. Arizmendi makes us feel the pain and joy of Santiago, the poor shepherd boy, as he tries to decide whether to seek a larger fortune or stay in the security of his job. Exuding softness and pathos, the narrator reminds that us most people who are unhappy failed to follow their dreams when young."
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. "Readers will be hooked from the first page, in which a scientist brings to life one of 36 tiny cells, frozen more than 100 years ago. The result is the protagonist at the novel's center, Matt a clone of El Patron, a powerful drug lord, born Matteo Alacr n to a poor family in a small village in Mexico. El Patro n is ruler of Opium, a country that lies between the United States and Aztl n, formerly Mexico; its vast poppy fields are tended by eejits, human beings who attempted to flee Aztl n, programmed by a computer chip implanted in their brains. With smooth pacing that steadily gathers momentum, Farmer traces Matt's growing awareness of what being a clone of one of the most powerful and feared men on earth entails. Through the kindness of the only two adults who treat Matt like a human Celia, the cook and Matt's guardian in early childhood, and Tam Lin, El Patron's bodyguard Matt experiences firsthand the evils at work in Opium, and the corruptive power of greed ("When he was young, he made a choice, like a tree does when it decides to grow one way or the other... most of his branches are twisted," Tam Lin tells Matt). The author strikes a masterful balance between Matt's idealism and his intelligence. The novel's close may be rushed, and Tam Lin's fate may be confusing to readers, but Farmer grippingly demonstrates that there are no easy answers. The questions she raises will haunt readers long after the final page."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayers by Joss Whedon and other creators. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the latest in a long tradition of young women who've been trained to give their lives in the war against vampires. We've gotten glimpses of these other women over the years on TV, in comics, and in books. Now for the first time, the writers from the television series, including the show's creator, Joss Whedon, and one of its stars, Amber `Tara` Benson, present the tales of these girls, with the help of comics greatest artists. Gene Colan, co-creator of Marvel's Blade and Tomb of Dracula, returns to Dark Horse for the story of a young black girl in 1970s New York, battling vampires. Tim Sale, fan-favorite artist of recent epics Batman: The Long Halloween and Superman for All Seasons teams with Joss Whedon for a grim tale of a medieval slayer. American comics legend P. Craig Russell (Dr. Strange, The Ring of the Nibelung) and international rising star Mira Friedmann (Actus Tragicus) also join the stellar lineup."
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