As Appearing in The Herald Journal Cache Magazine
October 2008
Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan - FICTION FEEHAN
Left to Die by Lisa Jackson - FICTION JACKSON
A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber - FICTION MACOMBER
Eyes of a Stranger by Rachel Ann Nunes - FICTION NUNES
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks - FICTION SPARKS
Emma : Woman of Faith by Anita Stansfield - FICTION STANSFIELD
Silks by Dick Francis - MYSTERY FRANCIS
Crosscut : an Evan Delaney Mystery by Meg Gardiner - MYSTERY GARDINER
The Phoenix Endangered by Mercedes Lackey - SCI-FIC FANTASY LACKEY
Star Wars : The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams - SCI-FIC FANTASY STARWARS
Why I Came West by Rick Bass; published by Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
A poignant look at the thirty-year journey of one of our country's great naturalist writers, Why I Came West explores how Rick Bass fell in love with the mystique of the West (and the Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana in particular) as a dramatic landscape, as an idea, and as a way of life. In a series of moving chapters, Bass describes his own transformation into the writer, hunter, and environmental activist that he is today. He profiles how the rugged, wild landscape smoothed out his own rough edges; attempts to define the appeal of the West that so transfixed him as a boy, a place of mountains and outlaws and continual rebirth, just beyond whatever was near it; and he describes his role as a reluctant environmental activist--sometimes at odds with his own neighbors--unable and unwilling to stand idly by and watch this treasured place disappear.--From publisher description.
George Washington on Leadership by Richard Brookhiser; published by Basic Books, 2008.
With his trademark wit and precision, the author of "Founding Father" examines Washington's three spectacularly successful careers as an executive: general, president, and tycoon.
The Mistress's Daughter by A.M. Holmes; published by Penguin Books, 2008.
Put up for adoption as an infant, Homes becomes obsessed with finding out everything she can about her biological and adoptive parents after her birth parents make contact with her thirty years later.
Sarah : How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down by Kaylene Johnson; published by Epicenter Press, 2008.
Sarah Palin, then 39, a hockey mom and former mayor of Wasilla, thought her dream of making a difference in the male-dominated realm of Alaska politics was over in 2004 when she clashed with the state chairman of her Republican party and fell out of favor with Gov. Frank Murkowski over issues related to ethics and openness in government. Yet, the former high school basketball star and one-time TV journalist could not shake the feeling that she was destined for something bigger. Two years later, she became a long-shot candidate for governor, promising openness and a higher ethical standard. Then, fate intervened. Her populist reform message suddenly became front-page news when a major political scandal rocked Alaska politics. Alaskans began listening to her. And they liked what they heard.
Fallen Founder : The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenburg; published by Penguin Books, 2008.
This is a book of revisionist history, well delivered and highly interesting. Isenbergs position is that Aaron Burr was far from being a scoundrel and traitor, as many of his contemporaries believed, because of the ranting of his political enemies. Burr was, rather, honorable to a fault, independent minded, highly intelligent, creative, and deeply talented in both politics and law--a thoroughly decent man.
The Last Lincolns : The Rise and Fall of a Great American Family by Charles Lachman; published by Sterling Pub. Co., 2008.
This absorbing American tragedy tells the largely unknown story of the acrimony that consumed the Lincolns in the months and years that followed the presidents murder.
Murder By Family : The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery & a Father's Forgiveness by Kent Whitaker; published by Howard Books, 2008.
This is the story of Kent Whitaker's journey toward forgiveness and faith after the brutal murder of his wife and one of his sons. Whitaker shows how the survivors of atrocious events can still forgive those who have permanently damaged their lives. One evening, the Whitaker family returned home after celebrating a son's impending graduation. On opening the front door, they faced a gunman lying in wait. The gunman opened fire, killing the younger son and Kent's wife, leaving Kent and his older son lying wounded until police and ambulances arrived. While recovering, Kent resolved in his heart to forgive whoever was responsible. Then it was discovered that the whole murder plot had been orchestrated by the surviving son. After a trial that resulted in a death sentence for his son, Kent emerged from this harrowing ordeal to share their astonishing journey toward forgiveness and redemption.--From publisher description.
China in Transformation, 1900-1949 by Colin Mackerras; published by Longman, 2008.
In the first half of the twentieth century, China moved from a millennium of imperial rule to the Communist Party-led Peoples Republic of China which remains today. China in Transformation argues that this enormously significant period in Chinese history saw wrenching change throughout Chinese society amounting to a social, cultural and political transformation. This new, fully revised and updated edition takes full advantage of new research and formerly unavailable material to analyse the fascinating processes of revolution, reform, reaction and change in China during the period.