Books Read in 2015 on paapereira.xyz

Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) by Blake Crouch (2013)

Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:55:00 +0000

Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) by Blake Crouch (2013)

Author: Blake Crouch
First Published: September 17th 2013
Series: Wayward Pines Book 2
Score: 8/10

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Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amidst picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town is a modern-day Eden…except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything 24/7, and the relentless surveillance tracking each word and gesture.

None of the residents know how they got here. They are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. Some believe they are dead. Others think they’re trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.

The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen (1844)

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:42:00 +0000

The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen (1844)

Author: Hans Christian Andersen
First Published: 1844
Score: 3/10

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Audible’s 2014 Narrator of the Year Julia Whelan performs one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved fairy tales, The Snow Queen. This classic tale is a fantastical fable of two dear friends - one of whom goes astray and is literally lost to the north woods, while the other undertakes an epic journey to rescue him. This charming, strange, and wonderful story is a timeless allegory about growing up and the challenges of staying true to one’s self, and it served as the wintry inspiration for the blockbuster hit Frozen.

Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Crouch (2012)

Wed, 09 Dec 2015 23:05:00 +0000

Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Crouch (2012)

Author: Blake Crouch
First Published: August 21st 2012
Series: Wayward Pines Book 1
Score: 8/10

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Wayward Pines, Idaho, is quintessential small-town America - or so it seems. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in search of two missing federal agents, yet soon is facing much more than he bargained for. After a violent accident lands him in the hospital, Ethan comes to with no ID and no cell phone. The medical staff seems friendly enough, but something feels…off. As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation into his colleagues’ disappearance turns up more questions than answers. Why can’t he make contact with his family in the outside world? Why doesn’t anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what’s the purpose of the electrified fences encircling the town? Are they keeping the residents in? Or something else out? Each step toward the truth takes Ethan further from the world he knows, until he must face the horrifying possibility that he may never leave Wayward Pines alive…

No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer (2012)

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:21:00 +0000

No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer (2012)

Author: Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer
First Published: September 4th 2012
Score: 5/10

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For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moment

From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group — commonly known as SEAL Team Six — has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines.

The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle (2009)

Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:44:00 +0000

The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle (2009)

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
First Published: October 15th 2009
Series: The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes Book 1
Score: 7/10

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First appearing in print in 1890, the character of Sherlock Holmes has now become synonymous worldwide with the concept of a super sleuth. His creator, Conan Doyle, imbued his detective hero with intellectual power, acute observational abilities, a penchant for deductive reasoning and a highly educated use of forensic skills. Indeed, Doyle created the first fictional private detective who used what we now recognize as modern scientific investigative techniques.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1879)

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:31:00 +0000

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1879)

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
First Published: 1879
Score: 7/10

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“For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the novel creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil - but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil. It is the villainy of that most ambiguous rogue Long John Silver that sets the tempo of this tale of treachery, greed, and daring. Designed to forever kindle a dream of high romance and distant horizons, Treasure Island is, in the words of G. K. Chesterton, ’the realization of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas.’ G. S. Fraser terms it ‘an utterly original book’ and goes on to write: ‘There will always be a place for stories like Treasure Island that can keep boys and old men happy.’

Firestarter by Stephen King (1980)

Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:46:00 +0100

Firestarter by Stephen King (1980)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: September 29th 1980
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 7/10

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First, a man and a woman are subjects of a top-secret government experiment designed to produce extraordinary psychic powers.

Then, they are married and have a child. A daughter.

Early on the daughter shows signs of a wild and horrifying force growing within her. Desperately, her parents try to train her to keep that force in check, to “act normal.”

Dexter Is Dead (Dexter #8) by Jeff Lindsay (2015)

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:58:00 +0100

Dexter Is Dead (Dexter #8) by Jeff Lindsay (2015)

Author: Jeff Lindsay
First Published: April 9th 2015
Series: Dexter Book 8
Score: 6/10

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After seven national best sellers and eight seasons as one of the most successful shows on television, New York Times best-selling author Jeff Lindsay bids a thrilling farewell to his uniquely twisted and beloved serial killer, Dexter Morgan. Dexter Is Dead is the definitive conclusion of the character who has become a global icon.

Public Parts by Jeff Jarvis (2011)

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:00:00 +0100

Public Parts by Jeff Jarvis (2011)

Author: Jeff Jarvis
First Published: January 1st 2011
Score: 5/10

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A journalist and visionary internet optimist’s compelling argument for increased openness online in the digital age.

Armada by Ernest Cline (2015)

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 23:10:00 +0100

Armada by Ernest Cline (2015)

Author: Ernest Cline
First Published: July 14th 2015
Score: 7/10

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Zack Lightman is a dreamer. He fills his days with wishful thoughts of life on other planets and spends hours playing videogames, neither of which have helped him make friends or find a girlfriend. His refuge from the daily disappointments of life is Armada - an online space-fighter simulator based on defending Earth from an alien invasion. It’s when he’s playing that he feels closest to his father, a champion gamer who died when Zack was a baby.

Dexter's Final Cut (Dexter #7) by Jeff Lindsay (2012)

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 23:28:00 +0100

Dexter’s Final Cut (Dexter #7) by Jeff Lindsay (2012)

Author: Jeff Lindsay
First Published: 2012
Series: Dexter Book 7
Score: 7/10

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With 1.7 million copies of the Dexter novels sold, and ever-increasing critical acclaim, Jeff Lindsay returns to his groundbreaking and beloved character with his most entertaining book yet. Get ready for a grisly send-up of Hollywood, and a full dose of dark Dexter wit.

Lights. Camera. Mayhem. You won’t find this story on television.

The Stand by Stephen King (1978)

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:23:00 +0100

The Stand by Stephen King (1978)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: October 3rd 1978
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 9/10

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This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death.

And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides – or are chosen. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abigail – and the worst nightmares of evil are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the dark man.

Double Dexter (Dexter #6) by Jeff Lindsay (2011)

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 23:33:00 +0100

Double Dexter (Dexter #6) by Jeff Lindsay (2011)

Author: Jeff Lindsay
First Published: October 11th 2011
Series: Dexter Book 6
Score: 7/10

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A witness. Such a simple concept - and yet for Dexter Morgan, the perfectly well-disguised monster, the possibility of a witness is unthinkable. But when Dexter is on a very private, very satisfying excursion one evening with a wretchedly deserving playmate, the unthinkable happens: someone sees him.

Dexter is not at all pleased. As an upstanding blood-spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, he has always managed to keep the darker side of his life out of the spotlight…the fun part, where he finds truly bad people - murderers who have escaped the reach of the justice system - and quietly gives them his very special attentions. But now that he’s been seen and identified by his witness, Dexter must launch himself into a different kind of hunt.

The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson (1998)

Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:12:00 +0000

The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson (1998)

Author: Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1998
Score: 5/10

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Begun in 1959 by a twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s. The narrator, freelance journalist Paul Kemp, irresistibly drawn to a sexy, mysterious woman, is soon thrust into a world where corruption and get-rich-quick schemes rule and anything (including murder) is permissible.

Dexter Is Delicious (Dexter #5) by Jeff Lindsay (2010)

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:45:00 +0000

Dexter Is Delicious (Dexter #5) by Jeff Lindsay (2010)

Author: Jeff Lindsay
First Published: September 7th 2010
Series: Dexter Book 5
Score: 7/10

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Dexter Morgan’s happy homicidal life is undergoing some major changes. He’s always live by a single golden rule - he kills only people who deserve it. But the Miami blood-spatter analyst has recently become a daddy - to an eight-pound curiosity named Lily Anne - and strangely, Dex’s dark urges seem to have left him. Is he ready to become an overprotective father? To pick up soft teddy bears instead of his trusty knife, duct tape, and fishing wire? What’s a serial killer to do?

The Wealthy Barber by David H. Chilton (1989)

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:36:00 +0000

The Wealthy Barber by David H. Chilton (1989)

Author: David H. Chilton
First Published: 1989
Score: 6/10

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David Chilton’s popular The Wealthy Barber is a good starting point for anyone who wants to construct a personal financial plan. Many people are so scared of dealing with their money that they don’t do anything at all–only to suffer for it over the long haul. Chilton shows that planning is simple and you don’t have be a whiz kid to set yourself on the route to financial security. “When I finally learned the basics of financial planning, I couldn’t believe how straightforward they were. It’s just common sense,” is the overarching message.

Ready Player One (Ready Player One #1) by Ernest Cline (2011)

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:31:00 +0000

Ready Player One (Ready Player One #1) by Ernest Cline (2011)

Author: Ernest Cline
First Published: August 16th 2011
Series: Ready Player One Book 1
Score: 10/10

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It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.

Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.

Dexter By Design (Dexter #4) by Jeff Lindsay (2008)

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 23:28:00 +0000

Dexter By Design (Dexter #4) by Jeff Lindsay (2008)

Author: Jeff Lindsay
First Published: 2008
Series: Dexter Book 4
Score: 7/10

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The macabre, witty New York Times bestselling series (and inspiration for the #1 Showtime series, Dexter) continues as our darkly lovable killer matches wits with a sadistic artiste–who is creating bizarre murder tableaux of his own all over Miami. After his surprisingly glorious honeymoon in Paris, life is almost normal for Dexter Morgan. Married life seems to agree with him: he’s devoted to his bride, his stomach is full, and his homicidal hobbies are nicely under control. But old habits die hard–and Dexter’s work as a blood spatter analyst never fails to offer new temptations that appeal to his offbeat sense of justice…and his Dark Passenger still waits to hunt with him in the moonlight.