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by Clare Bell
Finalist ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award. For the eighth annual recommended list on the Ursa Major site, fans named Ratha's Courage as the best anthropomorphic novel of the year!
Ratha, the fiery and determined female leader of the sentient prehistoric cat clan known as the Named, continues her story in this new novel. In Ratha's Courage, the Named attempt an alliance with the other clan of “face-tail” (mammoth and mastodon) hunting cats introduced in Ratha's Challenge . The hunting clan's leader, True-of-voice, is the source of “The Song” an all-encompassing and pervading group intelligence that directs everyone in the tribe. Independent thought is not only impossible, but unimaginable.
Returning to the strengths of the first book in the series, Ratha's Creature , the new novel showcases world-building, deep description and an amazing array of feline visual images, sound, smell, taste, touch, and movement. The story envelops the reader in the mind of a big cat, looking out through her eyes as the narrative further develops her prehistoric world (set in California, in the Miocene Age, 20 million years ago).
Fuse #8 (Elizabeth Bird), blogger at School Library Journal says: "[The Named is] Erin Hunter's Warriors series on steroids."
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The Women's Daily Irony Supplement by Judy Gruen
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year; SILVER in the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) ; BRONZE in the PMA Benjamin Franklin Award
Ever fall for the lure of expensive, exotic moisturizers promising impossible anti-aging miracles? Ever receive one of those happy, sappy New Year’s letters from someone you barely remember from fourth grade? Can’t decide whether to stay friends with a size two woman who won’t eat a carrot because of its high-carb content?The Women’s Daily Irony Supplement .
"I read about 5 chapters of this book as a critical judge, then gave up on the endeavor and read it for the sheer joy of reading it. What a great book! It's intelligent without being stuffy, real enough that any woman can relate to it and most of all, funny. I absolutely loved it. Ms. Gruen is a writer's Writer." - PMA Book Judge
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For the Military/Space Fan Hornet Plus Three: The Story of the Apollo 11 Recovery by Bob Fish
Most of us know a lot about Apollo 11 , the first time humans walked on the Moon. It started with heroic astronauts with the right stuff, teamed with NASA engineers who made the mission possible. We all recall the rocket arcing into the sky, the grainy black and white TV pictures of the first steps on the Moon, and the president greeting the astronauts on their return. What many don’t know is how Columbia and the three astronauts were recovered after the mission. That took many U.S. Navy ships and planes and literally thousands of servicemen!
The book chronicles:
The various Navy and Air Force units that effected the recovery—most of whom had recently served combat tours in the Vietnam War.
The added complications of getting President Nixon aboard ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Coordinating the media so that 500 million people world-wide could watch on TV as the President welcomed the astronauts back to Earth.
The careful consideration and implementation of quarantine procedures to deal with “Moon germs.”
The Primary Recovery Ship, USS Hornet , did such an extraordinary job, it was pressed into service four months later to recover Apollo 12.
Personal reflections from those who were there.
Never-before seen photographs.
You’ll gain a new appreciation for the complexity of this aspect of the Apollo 11 mission!Hornet Plus Three
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