false 201369 0 0 male 2817406 5111147 0553807285 9780553807288 55 <![CDATA[Blood and Ice]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256077782m/5111147.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5111147.Blood_and_Ice 3.12 115

Journalist Michael Wilde—his world recently shattered by tragedy—hopes that a monthlong assignment to the South Pole will give him a new lease on life. Here, in the most inhospitable place on earth, he is simply looking to find solace . . . until, on a routine dive in to the polar sea, he unexpectedly finds something else entirely: a young man and woman, bound with chains and sealed forever in a block of ice. Beside them a chest filled with a strange, and sinister, cargo.

Now, in a bleak but breathtaking world of shimmering icebergs, deep blue crevasses, and never-ending sun, Wilde must unravel the mystery of this doomed couple. Were they the innocent victims of fear and superstition—or were they something far darker? His search will lead from the barracks and battlefields of the Crimean War to the unexplored depths of the Antarctic Ocean, from the ill-fated charge of the Light Brigade to an age-old curse that survives to this day.

As the ice around the murdered lovers begins to melt, Wilde will have to grapple with a miracle—or a nightmare—in the making. For what is dead, it turns out, may not be gone. And here, at the very end of the known world, there’s nowhere to hide and no place left for the living to run.]]> 201369 3.33 294 86 360947 0425203506 9780425203507 7 <![CDATA[Vigil]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174090400m/360947.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/360947.Vigil 2.98 50
In the Judaean desert, a legendary parchment has been discovered.

One reveals the secrets of Heaven.
One foretells an impending Hell.

And deciphering their message has been left to paleontologist Carter Cox--a man of science whose faith in the empirical is about to be shaken by forces of evil beyond imagining.]]> 201369 3.33 294 86 1002125 1582973261 9781582973265 6 <![CDATA[Roberts Rules Of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180130087m/1002125.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1002125.Roberts_Rules_Of_Writing_101_Unconventional_Lessons_Every_Writer_Needs_to_Know 3.90 31 -101 pithy writing lessons that help writers improve their work, save time, and increase productivity -Fresh, irreverent advice on the writing life, from "Be a Tease" to "Skip the Starbucks" to "Strip Down to Your Briefs" -Entertaining, useful instruction for all fiction writers, journalists, screenwriters, nonfiction writers, business people, and students

No matter how many writing books they already own, readers will welcome this novel approach to the writing life.

]]> 201369 3.33 294 86 673701 0399522387 9780399522383 2 <![CDATA[Raising Hell: A Concise History of the Black Arts - and Those Who Dared to Practice Them]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177010693m/673701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/673701.Raising_Hell_A_Concise_History_of_the_Black_Arts_and_Those_Who_Dared_to_Practice_Them 3.62 21 201369 3.33 294 86 351060 0425212807 9780425212806 4 <![CDATA[Bestiary]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173989938m/351060.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/351060.Bestiary 3.36 22 201369 3.33 294 86 376506 0399518894 9780399518898 3 <![CDATA[Fallen Angels...and Spirits of the Dark]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174285725m/376506.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/376506.Fallen_Angels_and_Spirits_of_the_Dark 3.71 14 201369 3.33 294 86 1002126 0805065512 9780805065510 1 <![CDATA[Writer Tells All: Insider Secrets to Getting Your Book Published]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180130090m/1002126.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1002126.Writer_Tells_All_Insider_Secrets_to_Getting_Your_Book_Published 4.00 6 Writer Tells All starts at the very beginning of the writing process--"Starbucks should be your reward, not your office"--and follows through to the (often) very bitter end. Most books, says Masello in this humorous introduction to the business of writing a book and getting it published, seem to be "published in the dead of night, distributed under the tightest security, and publicized at a pitch that only dogs can hear." Masello discusses book proposals, first drafts, agents, editors, contracts, publicists, book tours, and royalties. He dispels the myth of the autographed copy (contrary to popular belief, publishers do take signed returns from bookstores), divulges the secret to knowing whether there's a check included with your royalty statement (hint: feel for staples), and discloses the dreary truth about book signings ("you'd make more money babysitting"). He braces his readers for those charming conversations with talk-show hosts who "have spent more time combing their hair than they have preparing for your interview," and he revels in the glory that having a publicist invites. "There's something absolutely wonderful about having someone whose job it is to say nothing but good things about you," he writes. "Even your mom may occasionally have her doubts, but your publicist? Never." --Jane Steinberg ]]> 201369 3.33 294 86 1002128 0399521674 9780399521676 0 <![CDATA[The Things Your Father Never Taught You]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180130091m/1002128.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1002128.The_Things_Your_Father_Never_Taught_You 3.00 1 201369 3.33 294 86 582302 0399526021 9780399526022 0 <![CDATA[A Friend in the Business: Honest Advice for Anyone Trying to Break into Television Writing]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176001890m/582302.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/582302.A_Friend_in_the_Business_Honest_Advice_for_Anyone_Trying_to_Break_into_Television_Writing 3.00 1
Everyone who wants to write for television could use a friend in the business. Robert Masello can be that friend. He's an award--winning journalist, author, and successful TV writer. Now he's sharing the insider secrets he learned the hard way...

Finding someone to read your spec script
Protecting your ideas
Bagging a good agent
Landing a staff job--and keeping it
Keeping full credit for your work--in the office and on the screen
Choosing the right collaborator
Collecting residuals and script fees
Joining the Writers Guild of America
and more.

Funny, smart, empathetic, anecdotal, and most of all, helpful. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to write for the small screen.]]> 201369 3.33 294 86 4649263 0809237695 9780809237692 0 <![CDATA[Proverbial Wisdom: Treasury of the Worlds Greatest Proverbs]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4649263.Proverbial_Wisdom_Treasury_of_the_Worlds_Greatest_Proverbs 0.0 0 201369 3.33 294 86