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Title: Just A Geek Author: Wil Wheaton Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 296 Summary An actor from early childhood, Wil Wheaton is best known for his roles in the movie Stand By Me and his recurring appearances on Star Trek. However, faced with the prospect of Star Trek becoming his entire life and after an experience of
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Title: Lord Of Chaos Author: Robert Jordan Genre: Fantasy (Epic) Pages: 720 Summary The adventures of Rand and friends continues in the 6th volume of the Wheel of Time. Rand as the Dragon Reborn consolidates his strength while fighting of enemies from within and without, while the female leads of the series begin their search
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Title: World War Z Author: Max Brooks Genre: Zombie fiction Pages: 352 Summary Stolen from Amazon: Brooks tells the story of the world’s desperate battle against the zombie threat with a series of first-person accounts “as told to the author” by various characters around the world. A Chinese doctor encounters one of the earliest zombie
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Title: The Poisonwood Bible Author: Barbara Kingsolver Genre: Fiction Pages: 576 Summary The story of what happens when a Baptist preacher uproots his family of his wife and four daughters of various ages from their lives in the deep south to a small village in the Congo. The bulk of the story revolves around Nathan
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Title: The Fires of Heaven Author: Robert Jordan Genre: Fantasy (Epic) Pages: 992 Summary The adventures of Rand and friends continues in the fifth book of the wheel of time. Still, no spoilers so not really giving the story away. Notes (Spoilers) This is going to be a short notes section because pretty much everything
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Title: Brave New World Author: Aldous Huxley Genre: Fiction Pages: 288 Summary Just copying this bit from amazon here: Aldous Huxley’s tour de force, Brave New World is a darkly satiric vision of a “utopian” future—where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively serve a ruling order. A powerful work of speculative fiction
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Title: The Shadow Rising (Wheel of Time book 4) Author: Robert Jordan Genre: Fantasy (Epic) Pages: 1008 Summary The adventures of Rand al’Thor and friends continue as more prophecy unfolds. Again not going to spoil since it’s the middle of the series. Notes Ok…here’s where the wheels on the Wheel of Time bus start to
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Title: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Author: Seth Grahame-Smith Genre: Historical Fantasy/Horror Pages: 352 Summary By all accounts, Abraham Lincoln’s life was astonishing. 16th President of the United States, a man who successfully navigated the raging rapids formed by the Civil War and the specter of slavery and set the country on a path leading to the