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Anda loves Coarsegold Online. The massively-multiplayer role playing game is a place where she can...
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Northern Soul: An Illustrated History
Elaine Constantine and Gareth Sweeney
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The story of Northern Soul is one of practically total immersion, dedication and devotion, where the...
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Stay informed with the latest in Cannabis News with #1 Cannabis app. Don't waste time scouring the...
Crystal (148 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books
Jun 4, 2018 (Updated Jun 8, 2018)
I say this book is a bit of a slow starter and that is because of the world building. We get to know the main character and his in real life daily issues and also the craftsmanship of the fully immersive VR world that is the Oasis. I felt like I was plugging in along with the other players.
Synopsis: The story takes place in the very near future. Sky rocketing gas prices have forced people to give up driving. Most people now actually work in a VR office rather than commuting. The economy has fallen apart and people depend on the Oasis for everything. The big baddie is a mega corporation that wants to control the Oasis, and in turn control the country/world. Regular kids raised by the Oasis take on this corporation simply by trying to win an Easter egg hunt set up by the games founder. The stakes are high. What starts off as a contest quickly becomes a matter of life and death as our heroes get closer to solving the quest and winning it all.
The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964
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2015 will mark the centenary of Saul Bellow's birth as well as the tenth anniversary of his death....
Postcards from Stanland: Journeys in Central Asia
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"An illuminating travelogue through Central Asia...As a genial travel guide, Mould, an academic who...
Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days
Bill Whitfield, Javon Beard and Tanner Colby
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Michael Jackson's former bodyguards reveal the amazing truths of the late superstar's last years -...
The Container Principle: How a Box Changes the Way We Think
Alexander Klose and Charles Marcrum
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We live in a world organized around the container. Standardized twenty- and forty-foot shipping...

