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Petey's
Bookshelf
Imagine
technology at its best: Handheld information storage and retrieval
devices—what a concept!
Okay,
okay, so maybe books are old technology, even ancient technology,
but hey! They're reliable. If you keep 'em out of water and
away from fire—that is to say, :if you take good care of
them—they'll last longer than any human lifespan. Books
can be passed from one generation to the next, for posterity.
A
voracious reader, Petey leans toward fiction as a source of
relaxation, pleasure and enlightenment. "A single work
of fiction," Petey says, "can reveal hidden wisdom—gold-plated,
diamond-studded pearls of wisdom—at the most unexpected
times, and in the most unusual ways. If you want to get inside
a writer's mind, you must first get inside the writer's book.
That's when you'll discover new perspectives, deeper insights
and previously unrecognized truths."
Petey
invites you to browse through his bookshelf, and through the
larger bookshelves, beyond. If you like to read novels, you're
sure to find something of interest.
Petey's
Book Reviews
Petey
reads dozens of books every year, and reviews the best of them.
Start with these, but return often; new reviews are posted as
soon as they're written. Click on the title to read the review.
Samaritan,
by Richard Price
Basket Case,
by Carl Hiaasen
A Winter
Haunting, by Dan Simmons
I
am Charlotte Simmons, by Tom Wolfe
Deception
Point, by Dan Brown
The Road
to Ruin, by Donald E. Westlake
Isle of Dogs,
by Patricia Cornwell
Blinding Light,
by Paul Theroux
Angels & Demons,
by Dan Brown
Stardust,
by Neil Gaiman
Velocity,
by Dean Koontz
Skinny Dip,
by Carl Hiaasen
The Power of the Dog,
by Don Winslow
Legacy, by Greg
Bear
Taverns of
the Dead, edited by Kealan Patrick Burke
The
Light-years Beneath My Feet, by Alan Dean Foster
Vapor Trail,
by Chuck Logan
Primal Shadows,
by Alan Dean Foster
The Face of
the Assassin, by David Lindsey
Borderlands
5, edited by Elizabeth Monteleone & Thomas Monteleone.
Rage, by Jonathan
Kellerman
Flashback,
by Gary Braver
Dirty Work,
by Stuart Woods
Straight
into Darkness, by Faye Kellerman
Blood Orchid,
by Stuart Woods
Anonymous
Lawyer, by Jeremy Blachman
Enough Rope,
by Lawrence Block
Chasing Destiny,
by Eric Jerome Dickey
Exile, by
Richard North Patterson
Christine Falls,
by Benjamin Black
The Watchman,
by Robert Crais
The
Screaming Room, by Thomas O'Callaghan
A Nail
Through the Heart, by Timothy Hallinan
Dead Connection,
by Alafair Burke
The Mongoose Deception, by Robert Greer
An Incomplete Revenge, by Jacqueline Winspear
Breathing Water, by Timothy Hallinan
Day One, by Bill Cameron
The Queen of Patpong, by Timothy Hallinan
First of State, by Robert Greer
For
more popular titles, see Petey's
Reading List for:
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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Contemporary
fiction, science fiction, fantasy, humor, horror, mystery and
suspense all have a place on Petey's bookshelf, and the various
genres are represented, below, with books listed in no particular
order of preference.
To
search Powell's vast inventory, you can search by title (click
on the title) or by author (click on the author's name). To
begin your search from Powell's home page, click on a banner.
Petey's
Top 10 Picks for 2005
The
da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
Isle
of Dogs, by Patricia Cornwell
The
Christmas Train, by David Baldacci
Lost
Boy, Lost Girl, by Peter Straub
Primal
Shadows, by Alan Dean Foster
The
Power of the Dog, by Don Winslow
The
Wraiths of Will and Pleasure, by Storm Constantine
In
the Night Room, by Peter Straub
The
Magic Circle, by Katherine Neville
I
am Charlotte Simmons, by Tom Wolfe
Petey's
Top 10 Picks for 2006
Coming
soon!
Petey's
All-time Favorites
Stranger
in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein
Bonfire
of the Vanities, by Tom Wolfe
One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
Hawaii,
by James Michener
East
of Eden, by John Steinbeck
The
Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The
Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Catch-22,
by Joseph Heller
Dunne's
Conundrum, by Stan Lee
Something
Wicked this Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
From
Here to Eternity, by James Jones
A
Rage to Live, by John O'Hara
The
Number of the Beast, by Robert A. Heinlein
The
Lord of the Rings (Four-book series), by J.R.R.
Tolkien
Petey's
10 Essential Books for Writers
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary
Roget's
Thesaurus
Chicago
Manual of Style
The
Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage
Handbook
for Writers, by
Celia Millward
The
Rinehart Handbook for Writers
The
Merriam-Webster Concise Handbook for Writers
Story
and Structure,
by Laurence Perrine
Formatting
& Submitting Your Manuscript, by Jack & Glenda
Neff, Don Prues and the Editors of Writers Market
Writer's
Market (Annual)
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