Posted January 2, 2013 by PixelGal in Books

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10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything: A collection of fascinating historical, scientific and cultural facts about people, places and things
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything: A collection of fascinating historical, scientific and cultural facts about people, places and things
Mark Jacob

Genre(s): History, Americas, United States, State & Local, Humor & Entertainment, Puzzles & Games, Trivia, Sports & Outdoors, Miscellaneous, History of Sports, Mid-Atlantic, Lifestyle & Home, Reference, Fun Facts, Sports

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or years, the Chicago Tribune‘s “10 Things You Might Not Know” column has been informing and entertaining readers on a diverse range of fascinating subjects. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything is a collection of the best of these columns, presented in a fun and easy-to-read format. This book gives readers well-researched, obscure facts on universal topics–including arts and culture, food and leisure, history, politics, science and technology, sports, holidays and religion, lifestyle, language, and more.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything contains a plethora of surprising trivia and pertinent tidbits on so many different areas that will appeal to everyone from history buffs to sports fans to foodies, with an especially riveting look into Chicago-area history and facts. For example, in Zion, Illinois it was once not only illegal to gamble, curse, and sell alcohol and tobacco, but also to whistle on Sundays, put on plays, eat pork or oysters, spit, or wear tan-colored shoes.

Some facts will make readers laugh and some will make jaws drop. This collection is a kaleidoscope of the absurd, the outrageous, and the sometimes-gruesome, making a highly entertaining mix of people, places, and things. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything will leave readers brighter, wittier, and curious to learn more about myriad worlds they never encountered before and will never forget.

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River's Recruit (The Sanctuary Series) *************************

River’s Recruit (The Sanctuary Series)
Charlotte Abel

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Paranormal

Rating: 4.5 – {25 Reviews}

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raise for River’s Recruit
“I felt Jonathan’s desperation right down into my bones and was crying right along with him. This story reached out and grabbed me, and didn’t let me go until the very end. Charlotte Abel is on the top ten of my favorite authors list and her books are on my keeper shelf so that I can go back to her wonderful worlds that she creates as much as I want to! It doesn’t get better than that!”–Jen Berg

“This is by far the best book Charlotte Abel has ever written, loved the plot, simply amazing”–Karla Caldaza

“Great characters, romance, intrigue and plot twists. What more could you ask for?”–Christina Harris

Overview
A beautiful, young shape-shifter discovers a lost backpacker trespassing in her territory during a blizzard. She has two choices: recruit him into her cult-like tribe, or kill him.

More Praise for River’s Recruit:

“Wow, what an amazing ride. On the edge of your seat, bite your fingernails amazing…I could not put it down”–Michelle Lynn

“I was pulled into this story and I couldn’t shake this book off for a second if I tried…There were twists and turns, revelations and betrayals that left my heart racing.”–Lily and Erin

“Charlotte has created a “new adult” series to die for. I was captured by the first chapter and read straight through…The world building is amazing.”–Shannon

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Half Past (Past Series) *************************

Half Past (Past Series)
Catherine Winchester

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Occult, Romance, Vampires, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Paranormal, Urban, Fiction

Rating: 4.5 – {6 Reviews}

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imon Hamm was a run of the mill con man, lying, cheating and stealing his way through life until met Marilyn, a vampire. Enthralled by her power, he courted her and made her fall in love with him, whereupon Hamm was reborn as a child of the night and Marilyn was dead by his hand.

Unwilling to play by the rules, Hamm turned rogue and cut a bloody trail across Britain in his quest to build himself a private army of vampires, courting the wrath of the vampire council in the process.

Employed by MI5 to police the supernatural community, Frankie Wright’s life is far from normal but when Joshua asks for her help in tracking Hamm down, her life quickly begins to spiral out of control.

Forced to stay away from her boyfriend, Frankie begins to realise just how important Alex is to her but deceived and betrayed, she soon finds herself fighting not only to bring down Hamm but for the right to even exist.

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Drunk Drinking *************************

Drunk Drinking
Aaron Goldfarb

Genre(s): Cookbooks Food & Wine, Drinks & Beverages, Beer, Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Cooking Food & Wine

Rating: 4.4 – {8 Reviews}

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rom the author of How to Fail: The Self-Hurt Guide and The Cheat Sheet comes this celebration of the wild, alcohol-infused stories of yesterday. There’s stories of love, friendship, and adventure lovingly marinated in our favorite fermented and distilled treats. It’s a lens to a not-too-distant past where drinking was the cause of and answer to all of life’s problems. It’s a reminder that while still waters run deep, strong waters stoke the best times.

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Trading Dreams *************************

Trading Dreams
J.L. Morin

Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Political, Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Thrillers, Suspense

Rating: 4.3 – {22 Reviews}

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inally! A humorous novel that tosses corruption onto the horns of the Wall Street bull. TRADING DREAMS slams the forces that hijacked the economy in a tale that is funny, thrilling and spiritual. Author J.L. Morin unveils the ironies of established Wall Street greed to the baseline of a grassroots Occupy movement.

This redemption story depicts the pitfalls of a new-hire at a bank. When her villain CFO sets her up as a scapegoat for ‘robo-signing’ mortgages with no paperwork, Jerry fights back . . . as if she didn’t have enough to worry about running from a murderer.

J. L. Morin grew up in inner-city Detroit. TRADING DREAMS is the third novel by J. L. Morin, whose writing was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2011. Morin is a gold medalist eLit book award winner and won Living Now a award for the Japan novel, SAZZAE written as a creative thesis toward an AB at Harvard (’87).

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