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December 15, 2019
Sunday Morning Book Thread 12-15-2019
The King's College is a small Christian college in New York City. The library is appropriately modest: The collection has roughly 16,000 volumes divided into two sections: Main Holdings and Reference. All of the volumes are related to our majors and all courses taught and represent a wide variety of subject areas. Students may borrow books in the Main Holdings, and may freely use in the library books in our Reference collection. Now whoda thunk that there would be a Christian College in New York City? It's located in the financial district, not far from Wall Street. Talk about living in the belly of the beast.
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Well, actually, I don't know how 'gritty' they are, but a number of authors have reworked the traditional Christmas stories. The first is Tony Bertauski's Claus series, the first of which is Claus: Legend of the Fat Man: In the early 1800s, Nicholas Santa discovered an ancient race of elven. In subsequent books, the stories of Jack Frost, Frosty the Snowman, and Ebenezer Scrooge get reworked. All of these adbventures are availble in two collections, Claus Boxed: A Science Fiction Holiday Adventure and Claus Boxed 2: A Science Fiction Holiday Adventure In Santa Claus: The King of the Elves, author B.C. Chase sends Santa on an epic adventure: When Santa's true love, Linnea, is kidnapped, he and his loyal High Elf friends embark on an enthralling journey across the perilous lands of Euchaia in a desperate bid to bring her safely home, little realizing that much more is at stake than Linnea's life. By the end, the very survival of all High Elves is in jeopardy and Santa must make a fateful choice between his love for her and the destiny of the elves.
tells the exciting, and unknown story of the man who embodies the Christmas spirit. In the pages of this book you will follow Kris's life as an infant, born to a royal family just as they were deposed, to his life as a young man venturing out into a larger world than he ever imagined. A world ruled by the sadistic governor who killed his family. A world where toys are illegal and where only Kris can bring joy to the children. All of this, set in a world overshadowed by a mysterious warlock who threatens death to any and all who trespass in the shadow of his mountain. I like the blurb for Saint Nick: A Santa Claus Action Thriller, which sounds kind of like one of those cheesy action movie trailers from the 80s: This Christmas, Santa Claus is still coming to town, but this time he's bringing a fat sack of justice with him. Oh, yeah: Army Ranger Nick Campos was never meant to be Santa Claus. He knows nothing about kids, he certainly isn't jolly, and he hasn't eaten a cookie in over a decade. But as Santa is dying of a heart attack, whether Nick wants them or not, Santa bestows his abilities upon him, and changes Nick's life forever. Saint Nick is passing out presents and kicking ass, but this year, he's all out of presents. Of course, we know that Santa Claus was bssed on a real guy, St. Nicholas, an early saint of the undivided church, who was a bit of an action hero himself. He allegedly confronted the arch-heretic Arius at the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325 and popped him right in the puss. We know this true because they caught it on video. He wound up in jail for doing this, but he made his point. You can read about his life in The Gospel of Santa Claus by Wayne Van Der Wal, which ...follows the incredible story of Saint Nicholas, born in third century A.D., who overcomes childhood tragedy, feels called by God to take a vow of poverty, endures horrific persecution for his religious faith, and goes on to become one of the most beloved, generous, loving, and famous figures in human history. A meaningful, touching story to be shared with the entire family, Wayne Van Der Wal’s powerful debut historical novel will raise important questions, ignite hope, and reaffirm your faith in God and the human spirit. The Kindle version is priced at a reasonable $4.99. Late entry: A lurking moron, "Mortimer Bleak", has just published a small book of Christmas-themed poetry, Christmas Miracle: A Collection of Poems. The cover art is a good indication of the contents. Finally I'm sure you've all have read, or at least heard of, The Gift of the Magi, the classic Christmas story by O. Henry. Well, now you can read a sequel by 'ette author Libby Malin entitled, appropriately enough, The Gift of the Magi Part Deux.
“My spies tell me of black musters gathering in the East, in the dead Lands of Fordor. Hordes of foul narcs and trolls have multiplied and every day red-eyed wraiths skulk even unto the borders of the Sty. Soon there will be much terror in the land from the black hand of Sorhed.”
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A lurking moron recommended The Chain by Adrian McKinty: "Hello." That plot sounds completely diabolical. Adrian McKinty is a long time author of many mystery fiction novels And while looking at McKinty's book, I also discovered this collection of stories that he edited, called Belfast Noir: During the decades of the Troubles, Belfast was plagued with riots, bombings, and other violence, and armored vehicles patrolled the streets—a daily darkness that is reflected in the personality of the city. New York Times–bestselling author Lee Child calls it “the most noir place on earth.” Sounds like something you'd want to read when you're inside on a cold, gray, rainy day. ___________ 291 I'll pimp for Steven Pressfield again. OK, I accept the implicit Pressfield challenge here: I did a search for Pressfield in the Kindle store and the first book I was presented with was 36 Righteous Men: A Novel. Let's take a look at it: When James Manning and Covina “Dewey” Duwai are called in to investigate a string of murders, their investigations take them from the headquarters of the Russian mafia in Brighton Beach to a sweltering maze of shops in Little Hong Kong, with scant leads on the killer. But when Manning and Dewey apprehend a woman—a disgraced but brilliant rabbinical scholar—fleeing one of the crime scenes, they’re brought face-to-face with the shocking truth: the Jewish legend of the hidden Righteous Men, the 36 who protect the world from destruction, is no legend at all. They are real, and they are being murdered. OK, that *does* sound like a book I'd like to read. However, for $12.99, I may wait to see if I can catch it if and when it goes on sale. ___________ 103 I read...an author new to me, Karin Slaughter about a dyslectic detective named Will Trent and was fascinated by the character. Picked up the first book in the series, Triptych, and couldn't wait to read the next books in he series. Will's dyslexia is what makes him a phenomenal detective. His brain makes connections that others miss so he can read a crime scene like no other. Even minor characters have depth but Will is so flawed, so human,you can't help but keep pulling for him to succeed. Slaughter's dry sense of humor pervades the dialogue and keeps gruesome crime details from taking away from the story. I'm now on book six, so highly recommended. The Kindle version of Triptych is $9.99. One of the Amazon reviewers warned sensitive readers that this book is very descriptive of crime scenes, lots of cussing, and also because most of the victims are young, 14-16 years old.
Last week's 'who dis' was Paul Newman. 428 ''Paul Newman was very sexy in his prime.'' I have to tell you this story: Newman used to race cars in local competition, and there was a moron a few years back, I forget his nic, who competed on the same circuit. Said moron encountered Newman at the track on more than one occasion and said he had the most striking blue eyes he had ever seen. He went on: "...and you know what's weird? I'm a guy. I don't ever notice some other man's eyes."
If you think progressive clown culture couldn't possibly get any worse, you obviously haven't read Appalling Stories 4: Even More Appalling Tales of Social Injustice, the new anthology featuring stories by Dave Dubrow, Ray Zacek, Paul Hair, Adam Howe and more. They slay the left's sacred cows and make burgers from the carcasses. You'll find tales of hilarious Hollywood degeneracy, disturbing dystopias, Green New Deals gone black, old-school treasure-hunting, and much more. Triggering, microaggressions, macroaggressions, punching down, punching up, punching Antifa: like the old spaghetti sauce commercial says, it's in there. From the forward by Denise McAllister: Some of us who have been watching our culture slouching toward Gomorrah aren’t surprised to see it finally arrive within the gates. Even so, we feel the pinpricks of shock run up our spines and wonder how much further we can go down the rabbit hole of cultural and political decline. Appalling Stories 4 takes those musings and runs with them, driving us all toward dark conclusions that—while extreme—make us think. Exploring the absurd in fantasy often reveals the depths of absurdity in reality. This is what these stories do. They’re a wake-up call to a culture on the brink, a society tipping the balance of rationality and plunging into the insanity of a worldview driven by social justice warriors hell-bent on upending Western civilization. With woke progressivism corroding every American cultural institution, probably the most subversive thing you can do is laugh at it, and this book will help. Because the devil is a proud spirit who cannot endure to be mocked. And, as always, if any of you morons are interested in reading and providing Amazon reviews of this or any of the books in the Appalling Stories series, Dave would be more than happy to send out copies free of charge. Just drop him an email at davedauthor atsign gmail dot com. 'Ette author right wing yankee tells me that has just published "a sweet regency romance, more likely to appeal to the 'ettes, and the perfect little story for when you want a break from putting up the tree and baking mountains of cookies." Agnes Rawlins would never dream of showing a melancholy face to her brother's guests. She may be a spinster, and treated little better than any common housekeeper, but she is responsible for bringing Christmas cheer into the dark and rambling Blackheath Manor, and she does not shirk her duty, even when she has little reason to celebrate. Christmas at Blackheath is short, sweet, and the Kindle version is 99 cents. ___________ So that's all for this week. As always, book thread tips, suggestions, bribes, insults, threats, ugly pants pics and moron library submissions may be sent to OregonMuse, Proprietor, AoSHQ Book Thread, at the book thread e-mail address: aoshqbookthread, followed by the 'at' sign, and then 'G' mail, and then dot cee oh emm. What have you all been reading this week? Hopefully something good, because, as you all know, life is too short to be reading lousy books. ___________ | Recent Comments
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