Archive for September, 2010

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is an enjoyable fantasy book that I would recommend to kids of all ages. The story opens in the bustling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City. Artemis Fowl and his servant, Butler, are meeting a man who has promised to introduce them to a fairy. After meeting a weak fairy who has been drained of magic by rice wine, they trick her into sharing her secret fairy book with them in exchange for saving her life. The book, which contains all the rules and secrets of the world’s fairies, is photographed by Artemis and e-mailed to his server for safe keeping. Meanwhile, Captain Holly Short, a LEPrecon (Lower Elements Policeman) enters a pod in the fairy city near the center of the earth that will shoot her out of a vent to fight a troll who has escaped to the earth’s surface. Little does she know that soon after that she will be kidnapped by Artemis Fowl!

Artemis Fowl is a character with a plan. He is a driven, wealthy twelve year old who wants to steal fairy gold. In the beginning of the book he is described as an extremely pale young man who seems to have no friends except his servant, Butler. He is a bright, tech genius who is not in school because his mother is loosing her mind. My favorite part of the book was reading about how he is training himself to become a criminal mastermind. Right before he meets with Commander Root to negotiate for Fowl’s fairy hostage, he prepares for the interaction by concentrating on how he will act. “Artemis put on his best sinister face. Evil, he told himself, evil but highly intelligent. And determined, don’t forget determined. He put a hand on the doorknob. Steady now. Deep breaths, and try not to think about the possibility that you have misjudged this situation and you are about to be shot dead.” (Colfer 213)

The underground fairy world in Artemis Fowl is an incredibly imaginative creation. Although we are told a limited amount about the underground city, we are thrown into a fantastic description of Captain
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Better then Ipad classic Video 80GB, Battery is not lasting even for a day; need charge every day.
Good Friends Make Life

This 8 GB Class 6 SDHC card works just great wiht my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 14.1 MP Digital Camera. I have been able to take many pictures and videos without running out of space. I was also able to transfer then to my computer and external hard drive with no problems. The card just works well as it need to. Would buy again.
The Disruption of American

I loved this book from beginning to end. Along with some entertaining history, this is a beautifully woven tale. To my mind, a good novel has unexpected twists and surprises .. and this book carried one beautiful surprise all the way through.
This book stirred in me an affection for elephants that I hadn’t felt since childhood. Along with The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo, Water for Elephants helped to inspire the painting “The Gentle Somnambulist” which is included in my book TREASURE Twenty One Paintings and a Key.
The Snow Queen

Only a few minutes after I placed my order, the object had shipped. The only problem was that when it got here, it had a tiny crack in the top right hand corner, but that could have easily come from shipping. I am still very satisfied with this order, especially since the crack cannot spread since it is touching both sides already and barely visible. GREAT BUY!
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I must admit, I wish that I read this book for the first time while I was in high school. It would have been a great book to read in school, too – I definitely would have preferred to read this over some of the other assigned books. It would have been a lot of fun to discuss. And it really is amazing just how timeless this book is, I mean, for the most part, it feels like this could have been published this year. It just feels very fresh and modern, which I suppose is one of the tell-tale signs of a true classic novel. I didn’t really know what to expect from the book, and I did really enjoy reading it. I will say, though, I read somewhere that there is a window of opportunity to read this book, and that if you read it when too young, or too old, you lose the book’s full power, and I can definitely see how that statement is true. Still, Holden Caulfield is a great character, but I would have liked him even more if I had been introduced to him at a younger age.
That s What a

Wow, I thought this novel was quite entertaining. Never realized how many people thought it was supposed to be completely true or accurate. It’s just a story.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! IT MAPS MY ROUTE, TAKES MY HEART RATE, TELLS ME HOW MANY CALORIES I BURNED AND I CAN DOWNLOAD IT ALL ONTO MY COMPUTER WHERE IT GRAPHS EVERYTHING!!! LOVE THIS THING!! EASY TO USE!!
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This mount holds to your dashboard, has very good stability, and is very easy to use. I highly recommend this product.
Matrox Millennium G400 Dual

A co-worker mentioned this book to me during what seemed like an ordinary conversation. Little did I know that the conversation would change my life by leading me to this book. Since reading this book, I’ve read Book 2, “When Everything Changes, Change Everything”, and “Happier Than God”. I’m now reading Book 3 and “New Revelations” is next. (I’ve actually read some of “New Revelations”; loaned to me by another co-worker and loved it so much, I ordered my own.) That my short attention span has allowed me to read and absorb so much over the past few months is a testament to the powerful messages in these books. Some of the information is redundant but only because it is relevant to different messages throughout the books. These books are for those who believe (or want to believe) that God is a loving, accepting God. The author talks about quantum theory in ways that anyone could understand. If you have read Deepak Chopra or Wayne Dyer and not been able to “get it”, read Neale Donald Walsch. I will re-read Chopra and Dyer after finishing my Walsch books, as I’m sure I’ll get more from them now.
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