chasing the dime by michael connelly

Henry Pierce is President of Amedeo Technologies, a cutting-edge science/technology company in Santa Monica. His lab is on the verge of attaining a patent that will change molecular science and the world. Henry has been living and breathing this project for months, which is why he's lost his girlfriend and the home in which they lived.
Henry starts receiving phone calls at his new number in his new ocean-view apartment. However, all the calls are for someone named Lilly. It's clear that Lilly was the previous owner of the phone number. Curiosity gets the best of Henry and he tries to locate the mysterious Lilly, finding some information at an adults-only web site. He irresponsibly snoops around Lilly's house and finds himself deep in a suspicious disappearance he can't even prove. A simple wrong number may lead to extreme danger for Henry Pierce. His quest for answers related to Lilly and Amedeo's great patent race are the subjects of Michael Connelly's Chasing the Dime.
This is the kind of thriller suspense addicts crave. Connelly penned an engaging page-turner from cover to cover. The computer jargon is toned down. Connelly cleverly explains the complex accomplishments at Amedeo in a conversation between Henry and his simpleminded assistant.
Connelly examines the pending breakthroughs in experimental computers as well as the seedy Internet sex trade. What appear to be opposite ends of the spectrum combine in this stunning tale. Henry Pierce is a likable hero. His impulsiveness is frustrating, but it's these errors in judgment that create suspenseful situations.
The big-time reviewers disagree on whether or not the identity of the bad guy is predictable. The ending is a stunner and I never saw it coming. Kudos to Connelly for exploring other fictional avenues. I love Harry Bosch, but Chasing the Dime is an extremely satisfying change of scenery.

At first sight by Nicholas Sparks

Jeremy Marsh is a New York writer who went to Boone Creek, North Carolina on assignment. He expected to write a magazine article. Meeting Lexie Darnell and falling in love was a complete surprise. Readers were introduced to their story in True Believer.
Nicholas Sparks continues the Jeremy/Lexie saga in At First Sight. During their brief time together, a child was conceived. Jeremy packs up and moves to Boone Creek to join his soon-to-be bride. The couple faces the usual adjustments, only at a quicker pace due to the pending wedding and baby. Jeremy has trouble adjusting to the slow-paced fishbowl that is small-town life.
Lexie prefers to keep secrets, and that causes tension as well. Several friends and their intentions complicate the mix and cast doubt on the future of Jeremy and Lexie. It’s easy to follow the saga, but readers may want to check out True Believer before reading this tale to get a complete picture of all involved.
The majority of At First Sight takes place in Sparks’ familiar coastal Carolina setting. Faith and tenderness amid a picturesque backdrop, trademarks of the author’s past bestsellers, are present in this novel as well. Expect a few tears in this tale of true love At First Sight.

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Notebooks are blank books to be written in by the user. Students use them for taking notes. Scientists and other researchers use lab notebooks to record their work. Many notebooks are simply bound by a spiral coil at the edge so that pages can be easily torn out. Books to be partly filled in by the user include a personal address book, phone book, or calendar book for recording appointments, etc.
Albums are books for holding collections of memorabilia, pictures or photographs. They are often made so that the pages are removable. albums hold collections of stamps.
Books for recording periodic entries by the user, such as daily information about a journey, are called logbooks or simply logs. A similar book for writing daily the owner's private personal events and information is called a diary.
Businesses use accounting books such as journals and ledgers to record financial data in a practice called bookkeeping.

Pre-printed school books for students to study are commonly called textbooks and Schoolbooks. Elementary school pupils often use workbooks which are published with spaces or blanks to be filled by them for study or homework.
A book with written prayers is called a prayerbook or missal. A book with a collection of hymns is called a hymnal.

In a library, a general type of non-fiction book which provides information as opposed to telling a story, essay, commentary, or otherwise supporting a point of view, is often referred to as a reference book. A very general reference book, usually one-volume, with lists of data and information on many topics is called an almanac. A more specific reference book with tables or lists of data and information about a certain topic, often intended for professional use, is often called a handbook. Books with technical information on how to do something or how to use some equipment are called manuals.
An encyclopedia is a book or set of books with articles on many topics. A book listing words, their etymology, meanings, etc. is called a dictionary. A book which is a collection of maps is an atlas. Books which try to list references and abstracts in a certain broad area may be called an index, such as Engineering Index, or abstracts such as Chemical Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, etc.
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1.hardcover books
2.paperback books

Hardcover books have a stiff binding. Paperback books have cheaper, flexible covers which tend to be less durable.
Publishing is a process for producing books, magazines, newspapers, etc. pre-printed for the reader/user to buy, usually in large numbers by a publishing company. Such books can be categorized as fiction (made-up stories) or non-fiction (information written as fact). A book-length fiction story is called a novel.

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miracles happen by brooke and jean ellison

In 1991, 11 year-old Brooke Ellison was hit by a car while walking home from her first day at junior-high school. Even with immediate medical care, her original prognosis was grim with no guarantee of survival.
In an instant, Brooke's life changed forever. At the same time, the family would never be the same. Ed or Jean Ellison traded shifts standing vigil by their middle child's bedside. Their 13 year-old daughter and 9 year-old son worried and waited at home.
It was eventually determined that Brooke was a quadriplegic with significant injuries. The road to recovery was a long one, and the definition of getting back to normal was unclear.
Miracles Happen is Brooke's story, told from the day of impact up to her graduation with honors from Harvard. Mother Jean Ellison co-authors the book, describing her side of the journey. Brooke needs constant care, and Jean has been her round-the-clock companion.
The story moves from the local hospital, to a rehabilitation hospital, to the Ellison home and finally to Harvard. At each location major adjustments had to be made to accommodate Brooke and the equipment necessary for her survival.
Brooke and Jean discuss several circumstances of their new life path. Friends, family and the public had various reactions. The Ellison's extended family and friends developed a major support system to help any way they could, including remodeling Ed and Jean's home to accommodate a wheelchair. Brooke's school friends had trouble with the different changes. Brooke couldn't understand why everyone thought so much had changed. She was still the same person with the same heart.
After Brooke left her house for college, she found countless physical barriers to wheelchair access. It would be easy to use her book as a soapbox for disabled persons' rights. Instead Brooke describes her own hurdles without pity or sermon.
This is an optimistic story filled with hope. Credit goes to Brooke for her positive outlook. Aside from occasional sadness, there's no hint of a Why Me?, Poor Me or It's a Cruel World tone. With a title like Miracles Happen, her message is well-received and her accomplishments inspiring.
Miracles Happen is told in a casual manner. It reads more like a conversation over coffee rather than a reconstruction of life events. There are some hokey scenes that seem a little too sweet to be realistic. Then again, the Ellisons are probably less dysfunctional than most families.
Brooke's story never slows down. In fact, is moves so fast that some scenes are cut short. Brooke talks about the thrill of being asked to the college formal, yet gives no details about the actual event. I bet it didn't occur to Brooke that her life was interesting and readers would want to know more about her activities.
Miracles Happen details six years in the life of one special lady. This is not a tragic story. Brooke Ellison's unique outlook on life is as extraordinary as the hurdles she had to overcome to achieve her dreams. There is no pity party here. No eye-opening sermon on the barriers faced by disabled persons. As amazing as the journey seems, with Harvard honors no less, Brooke just wants to explain she's just like you and me.

coincidence by david ambrose

George Daly is a writer in the process of researching a book on phenomena of coincidence and synchronicity. Upon his father's recent passing, George finds an old photograph of himself as a 10 year-old boy posing with a man and woman. Try as he might, George has no idea who these people are and can't remember ever taking a picture with them. A magazine article with the photo naming the pair as Jeffrey Hart and Lauren Page provides no further recollection.
Curiosity gets the best of the author and he hires an investigation agency to locate the unknown couple. Unbeknownst to George, his inquiry begins a chain of unbelievable coincidental events.
Daly has a twin brother he never knew he had named Larry Hart, who is the child in the photograph. This remarkable coincidence isn't as innocent as it seems. Larry has some big secrets. By delving into the remarkable event that brings the brothers together, George Daly is putting his own life in danger.
David Ambrose's second novel is told from the perspectives of its three main characters: George, his wife Sarah, and his brother Larry. Coincidence may appear to be a story of good twin vs. evil twin, but nothing could be further from the truth.
This unusual tale starts slowly. George examines the possibility of coincidence from several angles. The speed picks up with Larry's introduction. It's no secret he's a bad guy. His revealed intentions get the story cooking.
At this point, Coincidence could have successfully developed into a standard tale of assumed identity, murder and suspense. However, Ambrose pushes the envelope to write a bizarre novel that questions the existence of parallelism and life as we know it.
The "truth" revealed at the height of the plot is very extraordinary. To comprehend the theories Ambrose proposes readers must use logic, reason and a little fantasy. (Honestly, this was hard for me as I am used to typical fiction with predictable plots. It's not often that I have to think about what I am reading.)
This complex tale plays out like a classic episode of the Twilight Zone. Thoughts of a parallel universe, a super-computer with much more capability than Internet access, and characters unsure of their own existence give readers the feeling that they, too, were written into a Rod Serling script.
Readers who enjoy science sprinkled on their fiction should enjoy Coincidence. Staunch realists will struggle with the proposed questions and fates of the characters. For maximum enjoyment, open your mind and accept that anything is possible.