The Ugly Wife is a Treasure at Home: True Stories of Love and Marriage in Communist China
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The ugly wife is a treasure at home" is not just an idle expression in China. For centuries, Chinese...
Embrace the Suck: What I Learned at the Box About Hard Work, (Very) Sore Muscles, and Burpees Before Sunrise
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With irreverence, humor, and soul-touching candor, the former editor of Bicycling magazine explores...
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge)
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Many of us were put off history by the dry and dreary way it was taught at school. Back then 'The...
Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon: From Theistic Science to Naturalistic Science
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During the Victorian period, the practice of science shifted from a religious context to a...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Night Window: A Jane Hawk Novel in Books
Jun 25, 2019
4.51 · 2,534 ratings ·
The Night Window by Dean Koontz is the 5th and final Jane Hawk novel in the series. I have read many books by Koontz and am a fan of his Odd Thomas series. Somehow, I missed reading his Jane Hawk series.
I was provided with a copy of the 5th novel and, to give a fair review, needed to read the earlier books in the series. I am so glad that I did. I could not put them down! It would help, but you do not need to read the other books. However, you would be missing out on an excellent and chilling series. Koontz gives you enough information, so you have a general outline of the events leading up to The Night Window.
In the Silent Corner, the first novel, Jane begins a campaign to reveal the truth about her husband's suicide. Early on, we learn a number of government officials and other influential individuals with the help of nanotechnology and an army of mind-altered citizens are responsible. It is the possibility of this "revolution" occurring that makes the story so disturbing. Often you find supernatural creepiness in Koontz's books, but I found this series to be the scariest.
This review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 6/24/19.
Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat
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Farm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global...
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoy's
Shaun Simon, Gerard Way and Artist: Becky Cloonan
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'Over a decade ago a team of revolutionaries called the Killjoys lost their lives while saving a...
Sour Heart
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A sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese...
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The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World
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New York Times bestseller From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions...
Strangers to Ourselves
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"Know thyself," a precept as old as Socrates, is still good advice. But is introspection the best...