Posted on December 2, 2008 by bookupdate
Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog
By John Grogan
John and Jenny were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy—and their life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2008 by bookupdate
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
By Jeff Kinney
Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they?
The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to
It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2008 by bookupdate
Your Heart Belongs to Me
By Dean Koontz
From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a riveting thriller that probes the deepest terrors of the human psyche—and the ineffable mystery of what truly makes us who we are. Here a brilliant young man finds himself fighting for his very existence in a battle [...]
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Posted on November 28, 2008 by bookupdate
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
By Daniel H. Pink
The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic “right-brain” thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn’t. Drawing on research from around the world, [...]
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Posted on November 28, 2008 by bookupdate
Ender in Exile (Ender)
By Orson Scott Card
Set between Card’s Hugo and Nebula–winning Ender’s Game (1985) and Speaker for the Dead (1986), this philosophical novel covers familiar events, but puts new emphasis on their ethical ramifications. In the wake of his victory over the alien Formics, 12-year-old military genius Ender Wiggins is hailed as a [...]
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Posted on November 28, 2008 by bookupdate
Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
From W.W. Norton & Co.
When it comes to markets, the first deadly sin is greed. Michael Lewis is our jungle guide through five of the most violent and costly upheavals in recent financial history: the crash of ‘87, the Russian default (and the subsequent collapse of Long-Term Capital Management), [...]
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Posted on November 27, 2008 by bookupdate
Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers
By Kevin, Joe, And Nick Jonas
Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers is your backstage pass to life with Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. It includes never-before-seen photos of the Jonas Brothers’ Look Me in the Eyes tour and exclusive images taken during Hannah Montana & [...]
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by bookupdate
Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta)
By Patricia Cornwell
Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric prison ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and [...]
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by bookupdate
The 10 Big Lies About America: Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation
By Michael Medved
MICHAEL MEDVED is the host of one of the most popular talk-radio programs in the country, reaching more than four million loyal listeners. He is the bestselling author of ten other books, including Right Turns, Hollywood vs. America, and What Really [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by bookupdate
The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
By Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter’s bestselling and critically acclaimed account of how FDR lifted the country from despair and paralysis and transformed the presidency for all time.
The most interesting book on FDR I’ve ever read. I learned a lot more about the state of our [...]
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