After Rae's ear is shot off by a jittery security guard at the health food store, the insurance settlement allows her to take a year off from teaching. She spends it volunteering at the Los Angeles Zoo. Except for her best friend Jennie, Rae has little use for human beings. She loves cats–lots of cats. The refugee she cares for, airlifted from Afghanistan to safety, is not a person but a mountain goat. As the US goes to war and baboons fall deeply, tragically, in love, … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Carnivore by Diane Lefer
Bargain Book: The Gardener of Baghdad by Ahmad Ardalan
This book is bargain priced from 11/08/2014 until 11/13/2014 Adnan leads a weary existence as a bookshop owner in modern-day, war-torn Baghdad, where bombings, corruption and assault are everyday occurrences and the struggle to survive has suffocated the joy out of life for most. But when he begins to clean out his bookshop of forty years to leave his city in search of somewhere safer, he comes across the story of Ali, the Gardener of Baghdad, Adnan rediscovers through a memoir handwritten by … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: The Gardener of Baghdad by Ahmad Ardalan
The Gardener of Baghdad by Ahmad Ardalan
Adnan leads a weary existence as a bookshop owner in modern-day, war-torn Baghdad, where bombings, corruption and assault are everyday occurrences and the struggle to survive has suffocated the joy out of life for most. But when he begins to clean out his bookshop of forty years to leave his city in search of somewhere safer, he comes across the story of Ali, the Gardener of Baghdad, Adnan rediscovers through a memoir handwritten by the gardener decades ago that beauty, love and hope can still … [Read more...] about The Gardener of Baghdad by Ahmad Ardalan
The Godless One by J. Clayton Rogers
This book is bargain priced from 11/24/2013 until 11/30/2013 Ari Ciminon (The 56th Man), former member of Saddam Hussein's Special Security Force, has dealt with crooked cops, drug rings and maniacal assassins. Now he is tucked away in a safe house in Richmond, Virginia, continuing his task of identifying Iraqi insurgents for American military intelligence. Protected by the U.S. Marshals Service, he still manages to get into hot water when he innocently volunteers to translate for an Arab … [Read more...] about The Godless One by J. Clayton Rogers
The 56th Man by J. Clayton Rogers @JamesRpgers
This book is bargain priced from 11/24/2013 until 11/30/2013 A former member of Saddam Hussein's Special Security Force arrives in Richmond, Virginia. Under the name of Ari Ciminon, he sets up house on the James River. The house was purchased for him by the U.S. Marshals Service, which is responsible for watching over him while he supplies intelligence to CENTCOM. Because he is fluent in Italian (as well as a host of other languages) he is presented to his new neighbors as an Italian of Arab … [Read more...] about The 56th Man by J. Clayton Rogers @JamesRpgers
Interview with Author – Raymond Jones
Author Bio: Raymond Jones was born in Landstuhl, Germany. He was raised as an army brat until his father retired in 1988, after having spent twenty-four years of active duty in the army. At this point the family moved to their home of record in Glen Rose, Texas. Raymond enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard in 1989 while he was a high school junior, attended basic training the summer between his junior and senior years, then attended advanced individual training to repair … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Raymond Jones
