Archive for July, 2007

New Release: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life by Tony Dungy (Author), Nathan Whitaker (Author), Denzel Washington (Foreword)

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: New Releases, Non-Fiction |

Tony Dungy’s words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach–especially a football coach–to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, the [...]

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New Release: The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Fiction, New Releases |

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. In Burke’s meticulously textured 16th Dave Robicheaux novel (after 2006’s Pegasus Descending), Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath provide the backdrop for an account of sin and redemption in New Orleans. When Detective Robicheaux’s department is assigned to investigate the shooting of two looters in a wealthy neighborhood, he learns that they [...]

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Upcoming Release: Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Book Adapted to Film, Fiction, Harry Potter, New Releases, News, Upcoming Release, books |

HARRY POTTER BOXED SET 1-7  includes the seven phenomenal Harry Potter hardcover books by best selling author J. K. Rowling. These books are housed in a collectible trunk-like box with sturdy handles and privacy lock. Bonus decorative stickers are included in each boxed set.
You can pre-order this set at 40% off the list price at [...]

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Book Trailer: POWER PLAY by Joseph Finder

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Booktrailer, Fiction, New Releases, Upcoming Release |

Release Date:  August 21, 2007
You can pre-order a copy of this book at a discounted price at Willow’s Book Corner

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Upcoming Release: The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Booktrailer, Fiction, New Releases, Upcoming Release |

Release Date: August 7, 2007
From Publishers Weekly
Moriarty’s follow-up to book-group favorite The Center of Everything again explores a tense, fragile mother-daughter relationship, this time finding sharper edges where personal history and parenting meet. Now a junior high school English teacher married to a college professor, Leigh has spent much of her adult life trying to [...]

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Upcoming Release: Play Dirty by Sandra Brown

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Booktrailer, Fiction, New Releases, Upcoming Release |

Release Date: August 14, 2007
Author of more than 50 New York Times bestsellers, Sandra Brown is back with Play Dirty.
After five long years in federal prison, Griff Burkett is a free man. But the disgraced Cowboys quarterback can never return to life as he knew it before he was caught cheating. In a place where [...]

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Upcoming Release: Up Close and Personal by Fern Michaels

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Fiction, New Releases, Upcoming Release |

Release Date:  July 31, 2007
 From Publishers Weekly
In Michaels’s fable-like latest, wicked South Carolina heiress Sarabess Windsor must face the fallout of a decision she made 30 years ago: when her beloved daughter was diagnosed with a potentially fatal illness, doting Sarabess hatched a plan to bear another child solely as a source of bone marrow [...]

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Jodi Picoult – Nineteen Minutes Book Trailer

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Booktrailer, Fiction, New Releases |

A great video here for Jodi Picoult and her new book Nineteen Minutes. And here’s some more info on the book from the her publisher’s website: Nineteen Minutes is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult’s most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it [...]

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At home with Jodi Picoult

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Fiction |

In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five….In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump [...]

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Book Trailer: Short Meditations by Susan Gregg

Posted on July 30, 2007. Filed under: Booktrailer, New Releases, Non-Fiction |

This is the Virtual Book Trailer for the incredible new book Short Meditations by Susan Gregg. Learn more at www.susangregg.com

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