Archive for May 8, 2009
SAVE THE WHALES PLEASE by Konrad Karl Gatien & Sreescanda
Jan Everett is First Lady of the United States. She is also a fiercely dedicated Save the Whales activist. But she doesn’t safely limit herself to office fundraising and the rubber chicken speech circuit. She brings the same total commitment to testifying before the International Whaling Commission on behalf of a total ban on whale hunts as she does to personally sailing with and even leading crews that confront, harry, and seek to sink the pelagic whaling fleets…
May 8, 2009
Tags: Environmental, Thriller, whales Posted in: Debut Novel, International Intrigue, Movie Material, Thriller 
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THE TURNAROUND by George Pelecanos
With his 15th novel, THE TURNAROUND, George Pelecanos has written another powerful story that permits him to expound on the themes and issues his writing has centered on: the possibility of reconciliation, the meaning of work, the issues of race and class, the importance of family and friendship, and sacrifice.
May 8, 2009
Tags: Family Matters, friendship, race & class, reconciliation, sacrifice Posted in: Book Club Choice, Literary, Top Pick, Washington, D.C., mid-life, race & class No Comments
