Cats by Bruce Fogle

Got intrigued by reading an article(CNN.com - Genetically modified cats for sale - Oct 27, 2004) in news. So picked this up in the library. Fascinating read.



Related articles:

Allerca | The Hypo-Allergenic Cat

Personal Favorites:

• Bengals Temperament: "Elegant and conservative"
  
• Bombays Temperament: "Actively inquisitive"
• Singapura Temperament: "Affectionate and introspective"

The Rules of Silence by David Lindsey

Prominent millionaire threatened by kidnappers for ransom, fights back the unorthodox way. There is no physical kidnapping but close friends are bumped off by the extortionists to force the payout.... tight, rivetting thriller.

Quote

Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.


- Aldous Huxley

Fraternity of Stone by DAVID MORRELL

Assasin turned monk finds himself forced to return to his former life, when ghosts of his past life return to destroy him.

Quotations : Leadership

Advice on Leadership. Quotes from Leaders Quotations Leadership:
"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

- Peter F. Drucker, American Management Guru"

Shakedown by Gerald Petievich
ex-cop, ex-con, a shakedown artist pitted against mafia boss.

Traitor by Ralph Peters
Lt Col in army foils big time consipiracy between army bigwigs, politicos and corporate sharks trying to sell multi-billion dollar armaments

The Kingmaker by Brian Haig
Another Sean Drummond novel ny Brian Haig. This time the wisecracking lawyer returns to break a spy conspiracy that takes him to Russia.

Mortal Allies by Brian Haig

Wiseass army lawyer returns to bust a North Korean espionage ring in South Korea. Yet another engrossing legal thriller.

The Will by Reed Arvin

Senator, lawyer, and lunatic involved in a small town conspiracy. Taut, spellbinding legal drama. Does not disappoint.

Medieval Book Curses

It was traditional, particularly before the invention of the printing press when books were all hand written manuscripts, to letter a curse into the book to prevent theft. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have worked very well, as the books also had to be chained into place. Even chains had limited effect. Witness the many ancient libraries where there are still chains in place -- but no books.

Medieval Book Curses

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I've traveled the world twice over,
Met the famous; saints and sinners,
Poets and artists, kings and queens,
Old stars and hopeful beginners,
I've been where no-one's been before,
Learned secrets from writers and cooks
All with one library ticket
To the wonderful world of books.
Unknown

Quotes

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.

- Lord Henry P. Brougham

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

- W. Fusselman

To acquire the habit of reading
is to construct for yourself a refuge
from almost all of the miseries of life.

- W. Somerset Maugham

Life Quotes

From the page:

    "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." 

          ~Friedrich Nietzsche

Firefox blazes through fundraiser

Firefox blazes through fundraiser

From the page :"MOZILLA Foundation, the Firefox production stable, has raised over $100,000 in the past three days in its bid to make the public more aware of the Internet Explorer alternative, the firm said yesterday.

The Foundation was hoping that around $70k would be raised over the course of 10 days. The overwhelming success of the drive means that one or two ads will appear in the New York Times around the release of Firefox 1.0."

Secret Sanction by Brian Haig

..Taut gripping legal drama..Good reading..Recommeded

Einstein Archives Online

Einstein Archives Online

"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein

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The Last Goodbye by Reed Arvin

Believable characters, lots of twists and turns....

The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum


Fast paced as usual

The Vanished Man by Jeffery Deaver

Magician turned serial killer on a killing spree, book has two subplots which somehow are intertwined and turns out that it is all the same plot. The characters are not that believable.

Eleventh Hour by Catherine Coulter