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283 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Tor Books, 1996

Taunt, exciting thriller
After the death of two museum visitors, the museum of Natural History calls in the Police, headed by truculent hard-nosed Lt. D'Agosta, also FBI Agent Pendergast, a quirky and unorthodox investigator from the south. What they discover? They believe a serial killer is on the loose- perhaps intending to derail the museum's new "Superstition" exhibit. What they don't know is something far more ...

Roadside Attractions: Cool Cafes, Souvenir Stands, Route 66 Relics, & Other Road Trip Fun

2 reviews
Brian Butko, Sarah Butko

Stackpole Books, 2007

Gotta Love that "Pink" Motel with the Fairy
There is so much going on in this book; it is busy and fun, and informative, and a hoot! It is real trip down Memory Lane. Cover is lively and enticing, print quality is nice, as is page size. It is clear the authors enjoy their work. Colors are crispy cool! I plan to buy several for Christmas gifts. If you took road trips when you were young, you're going to really enjoy being reminded of the ...

The Third Circle (Arcane Society, Book 4)

30 reviews
Amanda Quick

Putnam Adult, 2008

Wonderful
I love this book. Shipped when and received as promised. Will order again.

Relics of Eden: The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA

11 reviews
Daniel J. Fairbanks

Prometheus Books, 2007

A superb book that makes a good but not great case for evolution.
I just bought relics of Eden yesterday and was surprised at how quickly I was able to go through the book and how its interesting its been. So far I've gotten up to page 50 and appreciate how the author has taken a fairly complex topic,molecular markers for evolution, and presented it so well to an educated lay audience. The books is good but I don't think its great. What the author does is ...

The Rosetta Key

10 reviews
William Dietrich

Harper, 2008

Excellent sequel to Napoleon's Pyramids
Sometimes you hold your breath at a sequel of a really good book. Can the author recapture the magic of the first? You needn't worry about this one-it is as nonstop as the first Ethan Gage book, and then some. I think Indiana Jones would have a hard time keeping up with the search for the Book of Thoth! That is the magical book Ethan, Astiza, the mysterious priestess of Isis, Silano, the ...

The Black Angel: A Thriller (Charlie Parker Mysteries)

37 reviews
John Connolly

Pocket Star, 2006

Are All Fallen Angels Damned?
I thoroughly enjoyed BLACK ANGEL, John Connolly's fifth novel featuring the brooding private investigator Charlie Parker (EVERY DEAD THING, DARK HOLLOW, The KILLING KIND, The WHITE ROAD being the previous four). BLACK ANGEL begins with Parker helping his friend--and sometime enforcer--Louis to find his missing cousin Alice, a drug addict and prostitute who worked the Bronx's notorious Hunt's ...

Sacred Stone (The Oregon Files)

54 reviews
Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo

Berkley Trade, 2004

Plenty of food onboard.
I am reading the Oregon files out of order, making it all the more fun for me. Here are some quick observations: The best of the bunch, hands down, is "Plague Ship"; in that novel, Juan Cabrillo's prosthetic limb is mentioned more than once, and yet there's no mention of it in "Sacred Stone"; there are way too many characters in these books to effectively keep track of even with the lists at the ...

Furta Sacra

4 reviews
Patrick J. Geary

Princeton University Press, 1991

A luminous interpretation of an obscure phenomena
A martyr's body is stolen by an army of monks; the story of the search of Saint Mark's the Evangelist corpse all over Europe, comissioned by different kings and prelates; the undeniable prestige that Italian relics had all over the Continent; the flux of money that a dead saint brought to a shrine, and how the survival of monasteries depended on their relics; the trade of the relic monger, ...

Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire

16 reviews
Simon Winchester

Harper Perennial, 2004

A great read
Simon Winchester's book on the remnants of the British Empire is a fine piece of reportage from a geologist turned journalist turned writer. Part travel book, part history, part reportage, it takes the reader on various fascinating journeys - sea, rail, air - to outposts ranging from fly specks such as Tristan Da Cunha and Pitcairn Island to teeming Hong Kong on the brink of the handover to ...

Route 66 Lost & Found: Ruins and Relics Revisited

17 reviews
Russell A. Olsen

MBI, 2004

amazing book
this is a great book in my opinion i love it very informative nice pictures and comparisons from old-new of most photos of places .. i have been on bits of 66 over the years i may never drive the majority of it but reading this book made me feel like i did wonderful is all i can say

Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved

43 reviews
Russell Martin

Broadway, 2001

Beethoven's Hair
It first I thought the book was a little "dry", but as I kept on reading I was amazed. I even did internet research on locations, and persons, because I became so involved. A book well worth reading: 1.) for the story, 2.) and for the information.

General, Organic, and Biochemistry: Laboratory Experiments

2 reviews
Frederick A. Bettelheim

Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2003

Slow shipping, decent deal
Right book, decent deal verses my book store. The shipping was slow, I ended up having to purchase a book in the book store anyways because the book was late.

Roadside Relics: America's Abandoned Automobiles

2 reviews
Will Shiers

Motorbooks, 2006

Rusted Relics Live
Beautiful images of burnt out, rusted, and dead classic cars, trucks and vehicle parts, dressed in weeds, grass and mud...lovely. Not so much in your neighborhood, but they make fabulous images in their abandoned settings.

Relics (Faye Longchamp Mysteries, No. 2)

8 reviews
Mary Anna Evans

Poisoned Pen Press, 2007

Archaeology and Suspense a Thrilling Combination
Archaeologist Faye Longchamp is working on a a project in backwoods Alabama, studying the Sujosa who are a clan of dark skinned people with Cacausian features who seem to be immune to AIDS. But the project is plagued with problems from the beginning, because the jobs and grant monies that have been promised to the Sujosa have not been delivered and the head of the operation, Dr. Raleigh seems to ...

The Goliath Bone (Mike Hammer)
Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins

Harcourt, 2008

The bestselling American mystery writer of all time brings back his world-famous PI Mike Hammer for his biggest—and most dangerous—case. In the midst of a Manhattan snowstorm, Hammer halts the violent robbery of a pair of college sweethearts who have stumbled onto a remarkable archaeological find in the Valley of Elah: the perfectly preserved femur of what may have been the biblical giant Goliath. Hammer postpones his marriage to ...

The Ark, the Shroud, and Mary: The Untold Truths About the Relics of the Bible

3 reviews
Philip Gardiner

New Page Books, 2007

Phew
Been waiting for this ever since I heard about it and I'm glad I did. Gardiner unpicks the whole thing, from the Ark in Ethiopia to the making of the Shroud and then some. The twists and turns of this book reveal a mindset that just wouldn't give in and Gardiner thinks of alternatives that others simply have not thought of. The etymology of the words had me sitting back and wondering and then he ...

The Whale Road

6 reviews
Robert Low

Thomas Dunne Books, 2007

Worthy heir of the Saga-writers
When I read the description of "The Whale Road" on Amazon, I was skeptical. It seemed to me that the author was trying to bring too many elements together, and that the result was bound to be a jumble. I could not have been more wrong. "The Whale Road" is a rare treat- a book that combines high adventure, meticulous historical research and the excitement of ancient mysteries. The premise, of a ...

Relics: The Shroud of Turin, the True Cross, the Blood of Januarius...History, Mysticism, and the Catholic ...

10 reviews
Joan Carroll Cruz

Our Sunday Visitor, 1984

RELICS
Joan Cruz once again does an excellent job in her book RELICS. She is able to catagorize the relics in such a way that one can go through the chapters in the order they occur; or go to whatever one is interested in, and read them randomly,without getting lost. Her research continues to be thorough, and well documented. All i can add is that it would be nice to have an update on some of the ...

Don't Ask (Dortmunder Novels)

11 reviews
Donald E. Westlake

Mysterious Press, 1993

Quid Lucrum Istic Mihi Est?
Humor me while I tell you about this crime comedy. "What's In It For Me?" is the motto that Dortmunder claims from his family crest until someone reminds him that he was brought up as an orphan at the Bleeding Heart Sisters of Eternal Misery in Dead Indian, Illinois. He finally admits, "I stole it." That sums up Dortmunder's approach to life, and is the theme of this story. Caught in a ...

The Tainted Relic (Medieval Murderers Group 1)

8 reviews
The Medieval Murderers

Simon & Schuster UK, 2007

Fun Series
I read Tainted Relic and Sword of Shame, and am looking forward to other books by this excellent set of authors!

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