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by Benjamin Nugent
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by Ken Bruen
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Ken Bruen - The White Trilogy

Collecting A White Arrest, Taming the Alien and The McDead, this introduces two of Irish noir writer Ken Bruen's finest creations, the unlikely duo of Chief Inspector Roberts Detective and Sergeant Brant. While Roberts isn't exactly a do-gooder, he's positively a saint compared to the amoral and brutal Brant. This dichotomy makes them such a fascinating pair to follow as the cover London (and New York in one memorable story) in search of the legendary "white arrest", putting the collar on a criminal so dangerous that it makes their career and puts them on the fast track for glory. To that end they track seedy London vigilantes, cricket team murderers, and a wicked thug who is stalking Brant from the depths of London's vile underworld. Bruen is one of my favorites, and his short, curt writing style does take a bit of getting used to. But once you grow accustom to the short blasts of staccato dialogue (think David Mamet or James Ellroy) you realize how wonderfully expressive his storytelling style is. These certainly aren't cozies, they are nasty, brutish and violent; but if you enjoy police procedurals that are thoughtfully and uniquely written, Bruen is a writer not to miss. ]]> 24167106 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:24:30 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21659921 to: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Hardcover)
by Mary Roach
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Written with a wry wink and a smile, Roach's account of the science of sex is a well written book of popular science. She looks at the history of sexual studies like the Kinsey Report and the research of Masters and Johnson, and also recounts the cutting edge science of fertility and erectile dysfunction. The best part of the book is her dry sense of humor, never taking her subject too seriously, but never ridiculing it either. Fans of either popular science or sandpaper dry humor will enjoy this book. ]]> 23949611 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:44:25 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21490430 to: The Wheelman (Paperback)
by Duane Swierczynski
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Lennon isn't a bank robber, he's the getaway car driver. So when the robbery goes pear-shaped and his crew is double crossed, he finds his battered and near-dead body being shoved into a drain pipe for disposal. Fighting his way out, Lennon has to find out who crossed him... the Russian mob? The Italians? Was it the crooked cop, or even his own mentor? This is a wild and ultra-violent pulp noir where the bullets and bodies fly fast and furious and the loot is on the line. Swierczynski keeps the ...more Lennon isn't a bank robber, he's the getaway car driver. So when the robbery goes pear-shaped and his crew is double crossed, he finds his battered and near-dead body being shoved into a drain pipe for disposal. Fighting his way out, Lennon has to find out who crossed him... the Russian mob? The Italians? Was it the crooked cop, or even his own mentor? This is a wild and ultra-violent pulp noir where the bullets and bodies fly fast and furious and the loot is on the line. Swierczynski keeps the action moving at a breakneck pace, and it never lets up. Fans of dark crime authors like Ken Bruen and Rickard Stark will find a lot to enjoy here. ]]> 23849603 Thu, 01 May 2008 13:57:48 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21414001 Killer Heat (Hardcover)
by Linda Fairstein
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by Richard Price
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by Scott Sigler
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]]> 23849542 Thu, 01 May 2008 13:56:42 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21413954 Climate Solutions: A Citizen's Guide (Paperback)
by Peter Barnes
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by Ed Sobey
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]]> 23849319 Thu, 01 May 2008 13:53:50 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21413794 Why a Curveball Curves: The Incredible Science of Sports (Popular Mechanics)
by Frank Vizard
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