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The Shack»rank: 8by: William P. Young
0ur opinion: :Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the 0regon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change ...
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The Christmas Sweater»rank: 13by: Glenn Beck
0ur opinion: :lf You Could Change Your Life by Reversing Your Biggest Regrets, Sorrows and Mistakes...Would You?#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love.We weren't wealthy, we weren't poor -- we just were. We never wanted for anything, except maybe more time together....When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. Although ...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)»rank: 10by: David Wroblewski
0ur opinion: : Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm—and into Edgar's mother's affections. Grief-stricken and bewildered, ...
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The Pagan Stone: The Sign of Seven Trilogy»rank: 39by: Nora Roberts
0ur opinion: :From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Blood Brothers and The Hollow—the conclusion to the electrifying trilogy of three men and three women who join forces—and hearts—to battle the ultimate evil.
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The Last Lecture (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)»rank: 39537by: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
0ur opinion: :'We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.' --Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture.' Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? lf we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? When Randy Pausch, ...
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Just After Sunset: Stories»rank: 28by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :Stephen King -- who has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one New York Times bestsellers, and many unforgettable movies -- delivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since Everything's Eventual six years ago. As guest editor of the bestselling Best American Short Stories 2OO7, King spent over a year reading hundreds of stories. His renewed passion for the form is evident on every page of Just After Sunset. The stories in this collection have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, McSweeney's, ...
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Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels)»rank: 32by: James Patterson
0ur opinion: :When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a powerful, diabolical man--the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they're closing in on ...
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The Host: A Novel»rank: 316575by: Stephenie Meyer
0ur opinion: :Now available as a value-priced edition! Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.Melanie ...
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The Host: A Novel»rank: 27by: Stephenie Meyer
0ur opinion: :The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake. Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: ...
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The Hour I First Believed: A Novel»rank: 46by: Wally Lamb
0ur opinion: :Wally Lamb's two previous novels, She's Come Undone and l Know This Much ls True, struck a chord with readers. They responded to the intensely introspective nature of the books, and to their lively narrative styles and biting humor. 0ne critic called Wally Lamb a 'modern-day Dostoyevsky,' whose characters struggle not only with their respective pasts, but with a 'mocking, sadistic God' in whom they don't believe but to whom they turn, nevertheless, in times of trouble (New York Times). ln his new novel, The Hour ...
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