This is the archive for April 2008
By Sarena Kaur,
Courier Staff Writer
LeBron James has been called "the best high school basketball players ever." The book,
The Rise of a Star LeBron James, by David Lee Morgan Jr talks about why LeBron James is as "big" as he is.
This book is the story of LeBron James from growing up in high school to becoming the number one NBA draft pick. This book has over 20 chapters that go directly into his life, which talks about his family, his coaches his friends and his teammates. The book includes over sixty personal photographs of him growing up. It also talks about how LeBron handles all the pressure from being a rising star while attending high school.
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By Abhishek Saluja, Courier Book Editor
The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells illustrates a war between two species which takes place in England. As with many of H.G. Wells’ novels,
The War of the Worlds is anchored in and around London.
The aggressors are from the planet Mars, as their planet seems to lose vital resources the creatures arrive on earth in search of other resources.
The novel is especially intriguing because it takes the reader into a type of fantasy setting which is rarely explored; this setting includes Martian aliens who are shown as a ruthless, merciless monsters.
Read The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, free from Project Gutenberg.
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Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial (February 21, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060878061
ISBN-13: 978-0060878061,
Courier Staff Writer
“Name one thing—other than the existence of God—that we take on blind faith.”
Ian Fletcher’s words ring in your ears through out Jodi Picoults’s
Keeping Faith.
In Picoult’s novel, we are thrown into a raging religious controversy surrounding a 7-year-old girl who is believed to be “talking” directly to God. Mariah White is a woman who, after catching her husband cheating for the second time, has been abandoned. Left with nothing but her daughter she becomes increasingly depressed. Amidst what is going on, Mariah’s daughter Faith develops an imaginary friend, which she calls her guard. In the days that follow a rapid divorce from her husband, Mariah finds herself wrapped in a secession of miracles and stigmata, a medical condition where unexplained sores and open wounds develop on the hands and feet corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, through her daughter.
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By Najia Qadir,
Courier Staff Writer
The Forbidden Kingdom came out on April 18 and is receiving many mixed review...mostly negative however.
The movie revolves around an American teenager, Jason (Michael Angarro) who is obsessed with old kung fu movies. He somehow stumbles into ancient China when he finds a staff in the back of a pawn shop. There, he discovers that he is "the traveler" who is destined to bring the staff back to the frozen Monkey King who will then be free of his curse and able to defeat the Jade Emperor who is unjustly ruling the land.
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By Carmen Shiu,
Courier Special Correspondent
Three decades ago, popular singers Janet Jackson and Madonna stepped into the music industry. Two decades ago, pop songstress Mariah Carey also stepped in. Combined, each artist averaged about ten albums over the years.
Together, they are known as the pop divas of today and have all returned this year with brand new albums.
Jackson released her 10th album,
Discipline, on Feb. 22. Working with the likes of mega-hit songwriter and singer Ne-Yo and longtime hip-hop producers Jermaine Dupri and Rodney Jerkins, it is hard to be unsuccessful.
Discipline shows that Jackson is capable of sticking to her own style, but still keeps up with the ever-changing music. The debut single, "Feedback," charted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her best single since 2001 with "Someone to Call My Lover."
For whatever reason, Jackson released "Rock with U" and "LUV" as singles just one week after another. She needs to be careful in deciding which songs to release as singles and devote time into promoting each one.
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By Krystal Henderson,
Courier News Editor
We've heard her soulful "No One" and "Like You'll Never See Me Again" on almost every radio station. In June, Alicia Keys will release yet another hit single from her November 2007 album
As I Am. The song "Teenage Love Affair" is sweet and delightful, recounting the emotional pleasure of puppy love.
The opening lyrics "Can't wait to get home/ Baby, dial your number/ Can you pick up the phone/ Cause I wanna have ya..." bring to mind the giddy hopeful feeling many of us experience when first experimenting with a romantic relationship.
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By Jamie Maxfield,
Courier Staff Writer
Ludo, the new hit band is prepared to take over you radios and fill your ears with some more great sounds. Their most recent album,
You’re Awful, I Love You, was released in February of 2008.
Ludo is a band composed of five members: lead vocalist and guitarist Andrew Volpe, guitarist Tim Ferrell, bassist Marshall Fanciullo, drummer Matt Palermo, and Tim Convy on moog, which is a music synthesizer. They started out in St. Louis, Missouri as a two-man acoustic band and their name is based off of a character from the movie
Labyrinth. Later Volpe and Ferrell (the original two members) moved to Tulsa where they were determined to become big.
Visit Ludo's webpage.
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By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer
Drama students at Barnard-White and Cesar Chavez middle schools will present a combined production of Disney’s "Sleeping Beauty," starting Thursday night.
Under the direction of teachers Denise McGinnis and Doris Gallagher, 15 BWMS and 15 CCMS students are working together to present the musical. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday (April 24-25) at CCMS and at 7 p.m. next Thursday (May 1) at BWMS. Tickets are $5.
The combined musical is among the initial activities designed to bring together students from the two schools before Barnard-White loses at the end of the school year.
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: New American Library
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451528557
ISBN-13: 978-0451528551 by H.G. Wells is a short unique tale which illustrates journey of the man identified as The Time Traveler.
H.G. Wells has a tendency to create characters that are different from the norm. The Time Traveler is an intelligent man of his time who has invented a machine which allows him to travel through time, into the future and the past.
The Time Traveler picks the future in which to explore, and uses his time machine to arrive in a strange world. Thousands of years into the future he finds man has become weak, unintelligent, and uncaring.
Read The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, free from Project Gutenberg.
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By Jessica Stewart,
Courier Book Editor
Note: The author provided The Courier with a free, advanced copy of Little Brother, which goes on sale April 29, at
amazon.com and other outlets.
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Tor Teen (April 29, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765319853
ISBN-13: 978-0765319852“Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.”
Sound familiar? I sure hope so, because it is straight out of the Declaration of Independence, the document that brought freedom to America and created the foundation for our government. It is also an important theme from the science-fiction novel Little Brother and is relevant in the post-9/11 world where the fight against terrorism in America is turning the protectors into the violators, the protected into the victims, and the terrorists into successes.
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By Carmen Shiu,
Courier Special Correspondent
It has been roughly three years since pop rock singer Ashlee Simpson was caught using a pre-recorded vocal track on Saturday Night Live and booed by thousands after performing during the halftime of the Orange Bowl.
Though she has gone through the downs of her career, she is now up again with her brand new album,
Bittesweet World.
Releasing on April 22, this somewhat controversial singer has a few songs up her sleeve that should please the fans and perhaps, even new fans. The only strategy is to pull them in with the right tracks.
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By Charles Yi, Courier Staff Writer
"Prom Night", a remake of the 1980 film of the same name, is a horror movie directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow.
The film revolves around high school student, Donna Keppel, who loses her entire family at the hands of an obsessive and sadistic teacher, Richard Fenton. After three years, Donna still needs therapy and medication in order to cope with her traumatizing past, but with the upcoming senior prom, Donna seems to be able to forget her troubles. However, this happiness and complacency is short-lived as Fenton escapes from prison in time to crash prom night at the hotel.
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By Tawab Fakhri,
Courier Staff Writer
There was a day when a couple of 11-year-old kids decided to leave everything they knew and had behind, to chase their common dream.
Seven years, four number one hit solos, and three number one albums later, Tokio Hotel, The biggest act to come out of Germany in 20 years, has unarguably conquered Europe (yes, the continent) and is bringing the pandemic to the States.
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Sara Bareilles performs in
Amsterdam wikipedia photo
The biggest pop hit of the year — Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" — is not a love song. Nor is it a kiss-off to an ex-lover or wannabe boyfriend, even though the refrain goes: "I'm not gonna write you a love song `cause you asked for it."
No, it's a slap at her record company, for rejecting her songs while offering no artistic direction.
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By Tom Jicha
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)
THE PAPER
10:30 p.m. EDT Mondays
MTV
There still are people with an affection for newspapers. Some are actually young people. Perhaps "The Paper," a new reality series on youth-oriented MTV, will expand this base.
Set at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Fla., "The Paper" follows the staff of the student newspaper,
The Circuit, from the spirited competition for the position of editor in chief last spring to the mundane but challenging efforts to get out the paper each month.
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By Jessica Stewart,
Courier Book Editor
Too Much Temptation by Lori Foster
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Kensington (February 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758200846
ISBN-13: 978-0758200846“In so many ways, Grace was taboo. She worked for his grandmother, sacrosanct in her position as personal secretary. She was a marrying kind of woman, not meant for one night or even one week of hot sex—no matter how incredible he sensed it’d be. She was earthy and real and domestic and…honorable.”
Luckily for Noah, the choice is taken out of his hands by Grace herself. This is definitely not a normal Lori Foster novel, although I believe it is one of her best and it is certainly one of my favorites. Admittedly, it doesn’t have much of a plot at all, and a conflict that should have taken backseat to some other issue, but the characters are so lovable that it’s impossible to not truly enjoy the novel.
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Country: England
Language: English
Publication date: April 25, 1719 by Daniel Defoe begins with Robinson embarking on a sea journey during which he is almost shipwrecked. This scares Crusoe to some degree but is not enough to keep him away from the sea.
Soon after Crusoe joins another voyage, from which he earns much money, and this encourages him to join another one. Before he leaves for his second journey he leaves much of his earned money with a widow of his acquaintance.
During his third voyage Crusoe is not as successful; he is captured by pirates and is forced into being a slave. However, before long he manages to escape from the pirates and go to Brazil.
Read Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, free from Project Gutenberg.
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By Sarena Bains,
Courier Staff Writer
Mad Girls in Love
by Michael Lee West
Hardcover: 544 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (July 5, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006018406X
ISBN-13: 978-0060184063
In
Mad Girls in Love, by Michael Lee West, there is a cast of wonderful characters that are easy to fall in love with. Some are from her previous novel
Crazy Girls and she brings some new characters into it as well.
Bitsy is the main girl in the group who knows everything about fashion, but is not too bright when it comes to her education and making smart decisions. The story line of this novel is based along with Bitsy’s life as an eighteen‑year‑old wife, and mother of her baby daughter.
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By Tamara Chuang
The Orange County Register (MCT)
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — "Of course, there are schnoodles," Nancy Smith exclaimed. "I said, `We're not shipping `Sims Pets' without schnoodles!'"
And that's how schnoodles, a cross between a schnauzer and poodle, came to exist in the virtual world of "The Sims," a game in which people play house and make sure their virtual characters are fed, rested and, um, regular.
The petite Smith, who owns two blond schnoodles, isn't the god of Sim land, but she's definitely a powerful being. In real life, Smith is president of The Sims, the 350-person unit of the almighty Electronic Arts game company.
"The Sims" has frequently had a Top 10 seller since its launch in 2000.
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By Carmen Shiu,
Courier Special Correspondent
Technology is improving at an exponential rate and cell phones are no exception. Now, this is not going to be some mindless article exclaiming, "Oh wow! 15 years ago, phones were big and bulky, with no cameras or Internet!" as that would simply be stating the obvious.
The evolved cell phone of the future will not be just for communication, the Web, or taking pictures.
The latest talk of the cell phone world is that live events company, Live Nation, has recently teamed up with Rogers Wireless, a Canadian wireless carrier, so that concertgoers will no longer have to bring a paper ticket to get into a concert.
Instead, all they need to do is show the multimedia message that they received from the wireless box office. The message will contain a barcode that can be scanned at the doors of the event.
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Pharoah(Kevin Armonio), portrayed as Elvis,
humor and a modern feel to the play.
Jessica Rosales/Courier Photo
By Samuel Jue,
Courier Sports Editor
From the blaring musical orchestra to the live action packed display at center stage, the James Logan’s performance of
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat all-in-all delivered a fantastic showing.
The play featured hardship transformed into glory for Joseph, played by senior David Collins, as described by narrator Vivian Dihn. A tale from the Bible,
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat managed to fuse song, humor and recreation.
“They did a good job of bringing the old testament to real modern life,” said theater-goer and senior Justin Ma.
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By Rebecca Soltau,
Entertainment Editor
Buster behind the grill, creating amazing BBQ dishes.
Once in a blue moon, you come across a truly original restaurant that provides great cuisine and one-of-a-kind personality. That originality is the most prevalent at Buster’s Barbecue and Bakery, a tiny little BBQ joint on the side of the road in Calistoga, CA, that is reminiscent of a spontaneous picnic spot that just happens to have a huge grilling pit outside.
And the people who work there refuse to provide anything less than food that is true to themselves and their roots.
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By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Staff Writer
Black Bear Diner
Oakley, CA 94561
(925) 625-3555
700 Bancroft Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 941-0000
The Black Bear Diner originated in Mount Shasta, California in 1995 by creators Bob and Laurie Manley along with founding partner Bruce Dean. The Black Bear Diner is a recreation of an inn that used to lie in Strawberry Valley, a mountain meadow at the foot of Mount Shasta. Due to it's growing popularity Black Bear Diner expanded to nearly thirty restaurants in the western United States as well as the states of Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado. Black Bear Diners are decorated in a way to where it sends you back to the days of the 1860s.
For more information, visit Black Bear Diner's website.
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Reviewed by Howard Yang,
Courier Staff Writer
Newark Buffet
35201 Newark Blvd.
Newark, CA
Over the last weekend, I chanced upon a newly opened Asian buffet restaurant called Newark Buffet during a regular grocery run. Although the cost isn’t particularly attractive at $14.99 for dinner on the weekends, the appearance and atmosphere of the place was enough to convince many customers. The interior was neatly decorated and very modern in feel and the service was decent enough for a brand new restaurant.
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)
Here are the best sellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 29, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by Cahners Publishing Co., a division of Reed Elsevier, USA. (c) 2008 by Reed Elsevier, USA)
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Compulsion. Jonathan Kellerman. Ballantine, $27
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
2. The Appeal. John Grisham. Doubleday, $27.95
Last Week: 2; Weeks on List: 9
3. Change of Heart. Jodi Picoult. Atria, $26.95
Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 4
4. Remember Me? Sophie Kinsella. Dial, $25
Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 5
5. Lost Souls. Lisa Jackson. Kensington, $22
Last Week: -; Weeks on List: 1
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By Carlin Romano
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
WASHINGTON — Over a simple dinner of chicken breast, potatoes and ginger ale in his Hotel Palomar room, the great Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe explains that he's not sure when his appearance on "The News Hour With Jim Lehrer," from which he has just returned, will make it on the air.
"There's so much happening in the world at this time," says the 78-year-old writer, a longtime Bard College professor touring to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his classic novel, "Things Fall Apart." He smiles — a modest smile seen often by those who know him best.
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The Devil to Pay by Stephanie James
Paperback: 187 pages
Publisher: Silhouette (January 2, 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373051875
ISBN-13: 978-0373051878“Slowly, unwillingly, Emelina lifted her eyes to the dark, dangerous man who stood beside the dog. It struck Emelina in that moment that Julian Colter was as quietly lethal looking as his Doberman. It was the first time she had seen either of them at this range however, and up close the flashlight’s beam revealed that the man radiated a more subtle element of menace than the beast.”
Of course, the whole situation is made worse by the fact that Emelina was attempting to break and enter a house clearly not her own when she is caught by Julian. This delightful little novel is full of awkward scenes such as this. Stephanie James is yet another pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the one she used for many of earlier books. Although it is quite obvious that this novel is one of her earlier books, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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By Howard Yang, Courier Staff Writer
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Playstation 3
Rated: M for mature
Packed full of filthy, blooding violence and dark, mysterious alleys,
Condemned 2: Bloodshot for the Playstation 3 is a mix of CSI and Silent Hill that offers up one of the most shocking, intense, and thoroughly disturbing gaming experiences on the market today.
The player takes on the role of Ethan Thomas, a former FBI agent that became a homeless drunk after the events of the first game in the series. After getting recruited back into the Serial Crime Unit by some former colleagues, Ethan takes on the task of hunting down a serial killer responsible for the murder of his mentor. The plot thickens, (and becomes noticeably creepier), as Ethan discovers the source of the violent madness in the city to be a cult called the Oros, who possess a supernatural ability to drive people into committing violent crimes using their voice.
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By Jasmeen Banwait,
Courier Staff Writer
The movie
Penelope, directed by Mark Palansky, is based on a plot which stresses pure fantasy. Generations back in Europe, a vengeful witch believes the Wilhern family is fully responsible for her daughter’s suicide. For this reason, she conjures up a horrible curse, which promises that the next daughter born into the Wilhern family will be born with a pig snout in place of a normal human nose. Decades pass, and the Wilherns give birth to baby boys until one day, they day Jessica and Franklin Wilhern bear a baby girl, Penelope. Throughout Penelope’s childhood, her mother keeps her confined, to protect her from the disapproving eyes of society.
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By Cameron Lacson,
Courier Staff Writer
The latest Asian-horror remake (and the third this year after “One Missed Call” and “The Eye”) is “Shutter.” Where “One Missed Call” was originally from Japan and “The Eye” was originally from China, “Shutter” is originally from Thailand, although the story takes place in Japan.
The main characters are a married couple named Ben and Jane (Joshua Jackson and Rachel Taylor) who are being haunted by a ghost that appears in photography. Jane seems to be the focus, and she believes in the ghost more than Ben does, but we get the feeling that Ben has something to hide in the matter.
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By Christina La, Courier Editor-in-Chief
"Never Back Down" is a mixed-martial-arts teen drama and an updated version of "Karate Kid." The movie follows Jake Tyler (Sean Faris), an Iowa high school linebacker who channels his violence into football. But say something about his late father, and the boy sees red.
Video of his on-field meltdown-beatdown of much of an opposing team becomes all the rage on the Internet. That viral video follows him to a new school as his single mom (Leslie Hope) relocates the family in Orlando, Florida to help Jake’s younger brother Charlie (Wyatt Smith) pursue a tennis scholarship.
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By Charles Yi,
Courier Staff Writer
"21", directed by Robert Luketic, is a film loosely based on the 1990's Massachusetts Institute of Technology Blackjack Team.
Ben Campbell is an MIT student who needs to come up with $300,000 for tuition. His math professor, Mickey Rosa, is astounded by Ben's ease in comprehending variable change and in solving the famous Monty Hall problem. Mickey recruits Ben, along with a few other MIT math geniuses, and teaches them the art of counting cards. After countless hours of practicing card counting, the group heads to Las Vegas and uses an intricate system of statistics and signals to beat the house. Drawn by the money, Ben begins to push his limits as he needs to stay one step ahead of the casinos in order to avoid the wrath of merciless casino enforcer, Cole WIlliams.
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By Howard Yang, Courier Staff Writer
Superhero Movie Not Very Funny
With all the parody movies that have been coming out in recent years, it was only a matter of time before a superhero parody was introduced. The question is: do we really need another mind numbingly dumb film that repeats the same tasteless jokes from countless other parody movies? Apparently, the producers of
Superhero Movie think so.
Bitten by a genetically engineered dragonfly and granted the usual collection of “superhero” powers, Rick Riker takes on the role of the Dragonfly and goes on to take on the villains of Empire City. His arch nemesis is a supervillain named The Hourglass who drains other people’s life force for himself in order to live forever. As expected of a parody on superhero movies, memorable characters such as Professor Xavier or the Invisible Woman lend themselves to cameo roles that do nothing to amuse the audience.
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From JabbaWokeez.com
Winning the majority of the 38 million votes cast, West Coast's JabbaWockeeZ was crowned the winner of MTV's newest hit interactive reality game series, last week against East Coast's Status Quo.
Though Status fans may have had hope, it had to be minimal as Jabba have always had high praises from the judges and boasted a huge fanbase.
It was announced two weeks ago that Jabba and Status were going to be in the finale. By a "razor sharp" number of votes, Status was voted as the No. 1 crew that week, leaving Jabba and West Coast's Kaba Modern to face elimination.
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By Jessica Stewart,
Courier Book Editor
Ravished by Amanda Quick
Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Bantam
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553588699
ISBN-13: 978-0553588699“It was a scene straight out of a nightmare. Gideon Westbrook, Viscount St. Justin, stood on the threshold and gazed into the cheerful little anteroom of hell.”
With an opener like that, who on earth could refrain from continuing? Before I continue, I must warn you that, despite the horror-like opener, this novel is, in actuality, an historical romance. And an excellent one at that. The title would put most people off (I mean, who wants to get caught reading a book titled
Ravished? Talk about awkward.), myself included. Luckily for me, I had already read several of Quick’s (a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz) other novels and enjoyed them so much that I decided to give this one a chance. And enjoyed the naughty novel just as much as I would a sinful triple chocolate cake, and there were no calories whatsoever to regret later.
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Author: Franz Kafka
Original title: Die Verwandlung
Country: Austro-Hungarian Empire
Language: German
Genre(s): Philosophical novella
Publisher: Kurt Wolff Verlag, Leipzig
Publication date: 1915,
Courier Book Editor
The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, involves the character Gregor Samsa and his tale on a life as an insect. The short story begins resembling a horrible nightmare; Gregor the sole provider of his family wakes one day having turned into an insect.
Gregor is a salesman and he has a hard enough job selling with a human body, without one his job is as good as gone. Initially Gregor is unable to handle his new insect body and has trouble leaving his room.
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