Ye Olde Partners
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*A Collection of
Antiquarian Curios & Relics*
"Gentlemen,
we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability
to build the world's
first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was
before. Better . . .
Stronger . . . Faster . . ."
--Oscar
Goldman
1) THE BIONIC WOMAN
. . . First,
Gretchen Rubin shared her secrets to finding happiness in her mega
bestseller, The Happiness Project (9780061583261) 14.99, and now, she is
back with Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives (9780385348614)
26.00. She believes we can harness the energy of our habits to build
happier, stronger, and more productive lives. Why are some habits hard to
break and why are
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B. Traven Jr. here.
Mercifully for you, I am interrupting your Partners Page snoozefest with
some exciting news. The new season of B. Traven Jr. Presents X-treme
Ancient Astronaut Conspiracy Mysteries begins next Wednesday on the History
Channel. It will air after the new hit show Redneck Boutique,
which explores the hidden world of Hillbilly crossdressers. Ha, ha!
In my upcoming episode, we will
examine the intersection of contemporary literature and conspiracy
theories. Erik Larson is no stranger to mystery. In his new title, Dead
Wake (9780307408860) 28.00, we relive the final few days of the doomed ocean
liner, S.S. Lusitania. As I'm sure you are well aware, this ship was sunk
by a German U-boat in World War I that helped propel America's entry into The
Great War. What you may not know is that the Germans claimed it was
carrying munitions. The British initially denied it; however, the
manifest clearly validated that there was more than 50 tonnes of bullets on
board. What really precipitated the second explosion in the ship's hold
that caused the ship to sink in less than eighteen minutes? Also, not
only were there destroyers in port that could have escorted her, but
apparently, the British Admiralty knew that there was a U-boat in the vincinity
and did not warn the captain. Possibly, this comment by Winston Churchill
from a week earlier may shed some light on this mystery, "[It is] most
important to attract neutral shipping to our shores, in the hope especially of
embroiling the United States with Germany." I believe this is what
politicians call 'acceptable losses'. Ha, ha!
The second half of my latest show
will highlight Sara Gruen's new novel, At The Water's Edge (9780385523233)
28.00. Sara Gruen? Well, it takes place in Scotland and part of the
plot revolves around the protagonist's husband and best friend's search for the
elusive Loch Ness sea monster during World War II. And you should know by
now that nothing excites me more than a good yarn about ol' Nessie. I
just hope his wife knows better than to investigate any standing stones in the
surrounding area. She might just end up in the 18th century. Ha,
ha!
Odds
& Sods
Aaron Stander's
long overdue eighth volume in the Ray Elkins series, Murder in the Merlot (9780578136851)
15.95 is finally here. A famous wine expert has died in the vineyards of
the Leelanau peninsula and Chinese billionaires may be involved. It looks
like Mr. Stander has hit another homerun with his latest mystery . . .
YouTube internet
sensation Shane Dawson's I Hate Myselfie (9781476791548) 16.00 has been
a surprise blockbuster. We've gone through three shipments so far.
We just received another batch today. I guess it's what the kids are into
. . .
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