Daniel Quinn - Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
Ishmael is a 1992 philosophical novel by Daniel Quinn. It examines mythology, its effect on ethics, and how that relates to sustainability. The novel uses a style of Socratic dialogue to deconstruct the notion that humans are the end product, the pinnacle of biological evolution. It posits that human supremacy is a cultural myth, and asserts that modern civilization is "enacting" that myth.
Hilarity abounds in Moore's latest satirical gem. Sleepy Pine Cove, Calif., is abuzz with Christmas spirit, but Lena Marquez is fed up with her despicable ex-husband, Dale Pearson. On his way home from playing Santa Claus at the local lodge, Dale spies sneaky Lena uprooting his Monterey pines; he pulls a gun on her, she lashes out with a shovel and—oops!—kills him. Seven-year-old Josh Barker, thinking he's just seen the murder of Santa, prays for a miracle to save Christmas. To Lena's rescue comes Tucker Case, a slimy, reformed Casanova and DEA pilot, who gives her an alibi....
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Here is THE audiobook recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom. The result is the personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as The Oracle of Omaha
Ilona Andrews - Magic BurnsNormally, waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow like a tide. But once every 7 years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant. Kate Daniels is a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong. She sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack, Atlanta's paramilitary clan of shapeshifters. She quickly realizes much more is at stake. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug-of-war between two gods hoping for rebirth. And if Kate can't stop the cataclysmic showdown, the world may not survive.
Robert A. Heinlein - FridayThis is the story of secret agent Friday, an "artificial person" created in a lab, suffering prejudice because of her status. She finds herself in the middle of a baffling political and corporate power struggle--first she is imprisoned, then is offered training as an assassin, and is finally chased off-planet to an unsure fate. Over the course of the novel, she suffers betrayals where she least expects them and receives help from the most surprising sources.
