GENETIC ROUNDS
Nonfiction: memoir/medical
by Dr. Robert Marion, MD
Released: 2009
Published by:
Kaplan Publishing
Kaplan, Inc.
www.kaplan.com
ISBN: 978-1-60714-460-1
Price:
$24.95 U.S.
$30.95 Canada
As I (an "ordinary" reader, non-scientist) understand it, genetics is the study of a blueprint too immense and detailed for a single, however bright mind, to completely understand. Yet a single strand of DNA is too small to be seen with the naked eye. It carries in its double helix design complex secrets beyond the average person's wildest dreams. It is not, sadly, perfect. Errors in that tiny strand can cause horrible malformations of the body, as it holds all the keys of creation and therefore constant recreation of that body within itself. The human genome is being studied and mapped slowly; lives are being altered in the meantime, young, innocent lives.
Dr. Marion offers up considerable insight in this, his medical memoirs, a collection of essays dealing with his personal experiences caring for the victims of genetic error and their families. The experiences range from grim to glorious. From sorrow to transcendence, we go along with him. Seeing through his compassionate eyes as he makes his GENETIC ROUNDS, we're given a clear view of the children to often hidden beneath -- or because of -- the facade of the problems they bear. It seems the ultimate inheritance roulette.
It becomes clear that such a doctor must be more than a just a physician taking care of some mechanical, routine condition. Such a doctor must be a real, caring doctor with the soul of a philospher and the attention span of a legendary detective! Not only the patient, but also the family needs the kind of friend in the attending doctor who is capable, a confidant with solid, practical morals.
This and much more can be found in GENETIC ROUNDS. For the love of a child, for the lives of humanity, it's a round well worth taking.
Reader's thanks to Dr. Robert Marion, and to Kaplan Publishing -- and also to Brett Sandusky, Marketing Manager at Kaplan Publishing -- for the opportunity to read, and review this book and pass it along to the world of readers. The Fireside Reader sincerely thanks you!
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
HOLLYWOOD MOON, by Joseph Wambaugh
HOLLYWOOD MOON
Fiction:Novel
by Joseph Wambaugh
ADVANCE COPY!
Releasing as:
First Edition Hardback
December, 3, 2009
Published by:
Little, Brown and Company
Hachette Book Group
www.hachettebookgroup.com
ISBN: 978-0-316-04518-6
Price:
$26.99 U.S.
$32.99 Canada
Mr. Wambaugh's last release, HOLLYWOOD CROWS, fell far short of this newest release! HOLLYWOOD MOON comes off as a smoother creation even in this uncorrected (advance copy) proof when taken in its entirety. This time we have a genuine story -- with anecdotes woven into it, as they should be, instead of being scattered around like chocolate chunks on a cardboard cookie.
In this newest novel, he's given us humor, no small amount of incredulity, pathos, love, grief. All of the necessary palette that makes the work plausable. The plot is complex but orderly, the characters his trademark mix of real and surreal, the whole tale a multifaceted reader's magnet.
I want to personally thank Mr. Wambaugh for going the extra way to bring his readers a genuinely good read that is anything but boring. He's done it up right, this time. (By the way, Mr. Wambaugh, I'd love to read your plain old memoirs!)
Reader's thanks to Hachette Publishing Group -- and Miriam Parker, Associate Director of Online Marketing -- for the opportunity to review this book and pass it along to the world of readers. The Fireside Reader sincerely thanks you!
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Fiction:Novel
by Joseph Wambaugh
ADVANCE COPY!
Releasing as:
First Edition Hardback
December, 3, 2009
Published by:
Little, Brown and Company
Hachette Book Group
www.hachettebookgroup.com
ISBN: 978-0-316-04518-6
Price:
$26.99 U.S.
$32.99 Canada
Mr. Wambaugh's last release, HOLLYWOOD CROWS, fell far short of this newest release! HOLLYWOOD MOON comes off as a smoother creation even in this uncorrected (advance copy) proof when taken in its entirety. This time we have a genuine story -- with anecdotes woven into it, as they should be, instead of being scattered around like chocolate chunks on a cardboard cookie.
In this newest novel, he's given us humor, no small amount of incredulity, pathos, love, grief. All of the necessary palette that makes the work plausable. The plot is complex but orderly, the characters his trademark mix of real and surreal, the whole tale a multifaceted reader's magnet.
I want to personally thank Mr. Wambaugh for going the extra way to bring his readers a genuinely good read that is anything but boring. He's done it up right, this time. (By the way, Mr. Wambaugh, I'd love to read your plain old memoirs!)
Reader's thanks to Hachette Publishing Group -- and Miriam Parker, Associate Director of Online Marketing -- for the opportunity to review this book and pass it along to the world of readers. The Fireside Reader sincerely thanks you!
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TRUE BLUE, by David Baldacci
TRUE BLUE
Fiction:Novel
by
David Baldacci
www.davidbaldacci.com
Become a fan at FaceBook!
www.tinyurl.com/baldaccifb
First Edition Hardback
released October, 2009
Published by:
Grand Central Publishing
Hachette Book Group
www.hachettebookgroup.com
ISBN: 978-0-446-19551-5
Price:
$27.99 U.S.
$34.99 Canada
High profile crime -- MURDER! -- "in the nation's capital". National security. A true-blue cop wrongly accused and imprisoned. David Baldacci delivers on high-stakes thriller action. This book is no exception.
However ... (sorry) this one brings to mind another of his books, the only one among the many I've read that I couldn't finish: THE WINNER. Also highly pro-feminist in layout, THE WINNER is unfortunately unrealistic. Its protagonist is an unbelievably strong woman (hiding the fact), go figure, in a seemingly unsalvageable situation. Worse, this newest novel has not one, not two, but THREE wickedly-dangerous women in the cast, none of them hiding it (this time). Swinging delicately on the arms of one of the women and leaning firmly on her sister at times, is an athletic but decidedly non-dangerous man.
This is as close as David Baldacci has yet come to writing humor, as far as I can see. He's a terrific writer, and I love his work in general. Therefore I will say only that TRUE BLUE is not my favorite among Mr. Baldacci's works, or at least the ones I've read (most of them, I think) so far. That doesn't mean I won't be waiting eagerly for his next release; it means only that he's set himself a high standard, and this book doesn't come close to his best work. I suspect he knows that by now.
Reader's thanks to Hachette Publishing Group -- and Miriam Parker, Associate Director of Online Marketing -- for the opportunity to review this book and pass it along to the world of readers. The Fireside Reader sincerely thanks you!
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Fiction:Novel
by
David Baldacci
www.davidbaldacci.com
Become a fan at FaceBook!
www.tinyurl.com/baldaccifb
First Edition Hardback
released October, 2009
Published by:
Grand Central Publishing
Hachette Book Group
www.hachettebookgroup.com
ISBN: 978-0-446-19551-5
Price:
$27.99 U.S.
$34.99 Canada
High profile crime -- MURDER! -- "in the nation's capital". National security. A true-blue cop wrongly accused and imprisoned. David Baldacci delivers on high-stakes thriller action. This book is no exception.
However ... (sorry) this one brings to mind another of his books, the only one among the many I've read that I couldn't finish: THE WINNER. Also highly pro-feminist in layout, THE WINNER is unfortunately unrealistic. Its protagonist is an unbelievably strong woman (hiding the fact), go figure, in a seemingly unsalvageable situation. Worse, this newest novel has not one, not two, but THREE wickedly-dangerous women in the cast, none of them hiding it (this time). Swinging delicately on the arms of one of the women and leaning firmly on her sister at times, is an athletic but decidedly non-dangerous man.
This is as close as David Baldacci has yet come to writing humor, as far as I can see. He's a terrific writer, and I love his work in general. Therefore I will say only that TRUE BLUE is not my favorite among Mr. Baldacci's works, or at least the ones I've read (most of them, I think) so far. That doesn't mean I won't be waiting eagerly for his next release; it means only that he's set himself a high standard, and this book doesn't come close to his best work. I suspect he knows that by now.
Reader's thanks to Hachette Publishing Group -- and Miriam Parker, Associate Director of Online Marketing -- for the opportunity to review this book and pass it along to the world of readers. The Fireside Reader sincerely thanks you!
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I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson
I, ALEX CROSS
Fiction:Novel
by
James Patterson
www.jamespatterson.com
First Edition Hardback
released November, 2009
Published by:
Little, Brown and Company
Hachette Book Group
(www.hachettebookgroup.com)
ISBN: 978-0-316-01878-4
Price:
$27.99 U.S.
$34.99 Canada
The Guiness Book of World Records lists James Patterson as having had more New York Times Bestsellers than ANY other writer. Add another one to that long, long list of sucessful novels! This "Alex Cross" series item is the best yet created by this very consistent author.
Without offering up any spoilers, let me say that any time a family member turns up as the victim of a particularly gruesome murder, the stakes are ratcheted up to white hot pitch. Add in a sack full of fear, beloved children and elderly family, then the recipe for a terror-ific read is complete.
Note: Mr. Patterson has launched a website to aid adults in finding excellent books for children. You may visit it at: www.readkiddoread.com .
Reader's thanks to Hachette Publishing Group -- and Miriam Parker, Associate Director of Online Marketing -- for the opportunity to review this book and pass it along to the world of readers. The Fireside Reader sincerely thanks you!
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Fiction:Novel
by
James Patterson
www.jamespatterson.com
First Edition Hardback
released November, 2009
Published by:
Little, Brown and Company
Hachette Book Group
(www.hachettebookgroup.com)
ISBN: 978-0-316-01878-4
Price:
$27.99 U.S.
$34.99 Canada
The Guiness Book of World Records lists James Patterson as having had more New York Times Bestsellers than ANY other writer. Add another one to that long, long list of sucessful novels! This "Alex Cross" series item is the best yet created by this very consistent author.
Without offering up any spoilers, let me say that any time a family member turns up as the victim of a particularly gruesome murder, the stakes are ratcheted up to white hot pitch. Add in a sack full of fear, beloved children and elderly family, then the recipe for a terror-ific read is complete.
Note: Mr. Patterson has launched a website to aid adults in finding excellent books for children. You may visit it at: www.readkiddoread.com .
Reader's thanks to Hachette Publishing Group -- and Miriam Parker, Associate Director of Online Marketing -- for the opportunity to review this book and pass it along to the world of readers. The Fireside Reader sincerely thanks you!
Share the link: This page is located at http://thefiresidereader.blogspot.com .
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