Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley. Contemporary young adult fantasy.
From a writer known for her third person re-tellings of classic fairy stories with female lead characters comes a first person, entirely new, Fantastique (to use a Gaiman-ism) story whose protagonist is a 14 year old boy.
Total Immersion: A Revolutionary Way To Swim Better And Faster by Terry Laughlin & John Delves
Several of my friend recommended the Total Immersion swimming technique so I jumped at a chance to pick the book up for cheap.
Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank by Randi Hutter Epstein. Social history of pregnancy and childbirth
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler. Noir, straight up.
I sought out a Raymond Chandler novel to read after I finished The Black Dahlia. After reading a praised neo-noir I wanted to experience an original detective story from an acknowledged master.
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SonicRob: I am
SonicRob: fucking
SonicRob: pleased
SonicRob: by this trailer
SonicRob: those look like fun puzzles
SonicRob: and actual characters to play
FyreHaar: oh dude
SonicRob: they are cute robots
SonicRob: I am powerless
FyreHaar: awwwwwwww
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FyreHaar: super meat boy!!
FyreHaar: did you read their comic?
SonicRob: I did
SonicRob: it was cute
FyreHaar: it was a really cogent statement on the history of the platformer
FyreHaar: and how they were leveraging traditional mechanics
SonicRob: yeah, i liked reading about their design process
FyreHaar: and penalty/reward processes
FyreHaar: it was really thoughtful
FyreHaar: makes me want to reward their dedication
FyreHaar: with my monies!!!
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause. Teenaged werewolf coming of age story. Spoilers.
I picked this book up because someone had seen fit to adapt it into a movie and it was cheap.
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Undercover examination of life on minimum wage in America.