“All the King’s Men” written by Robert Penn Warren is more than just a classic political novel. Warren’s tale of power and corruption in the Depression-era South is a sustained meditation on the unforeseen consequences of every human action, the vexing connectedness of all people and the possibility that there might be some sort of good in a sinful world.
“Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events is an unusual children’s book that has turned into a well known and popular series that both children and adults have grown attached to. When you pick up the first book of the series you will notice a warning that says, “I’m sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant.”
Lost City Radio is the name of a Sunday evening radio news program where people from all over the country call in trying to trace their missing after nearly a decade of war. The show’s host, Norma, who is also the protagonist of the novel, has a private motivation in conducting the show religiously each week: every Sunday she hopes that her missing husband, Rey, will call in looking for her. Rey and Norma fell in love and married just as the country was on the verge of violence.
It woul be hard to beleive that there would be anyoe who does not know about the the story of what happened to Bob Woodruff in January 2006. When the armored vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED, Bob was seriously wounded to the point that many beleived he would not make it. But almost no one knows the story of what came after, as Woodruff, gravely injured by the shrapnel that had pierced his brain, battled pneumonia, sepsis, and more. When part of his skull was removed, his wife Lee recalled that ”his brain was still swollen out of his head like a giant tumor.”
When one is creating a fictional character in a mystery novel they try to focus more on a peculiar aspect of the character instead of focusing on their personality. For example, in James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge’s ‘Step on a Crack’ their main character and hero of the story, Michael Bennett, is known for having and raising ten children and a poor salary in Manhattan.
“You Can Go Home: Reconnecting with Your Family” written by Monica McGoldrick’s is a book that will help people to fix problems with their families and to find ways to improve their relationship with each other. It is full of information and hope that will help readers to leave the past behind them and look forward to the future.
We’ve all heard and maybe even seen the movie “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” but did you know that this unusual and somewhat strang movie was based on a book? The author of the book, Douglas Adams, is a British writer who mixes satire, sci-fi, and a bit of British humor into the book. “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” is only the first book in a five-part trilogy.