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Book Nook: The Dog of the South, by Charles Portis

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Blurb Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray’s cards, shotgun and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they’ve gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple’s spending as far as Mexico. There Ray meets Dr Reo Symes, the seemingly down-on-his-luck and rather eccentric owner of a beaten up and broken down bus, who needs a ride to Belize. The further they drive, in a car held together by coat-hangers and excesses of … Continue reading Book Nook: The Dog of the South, by Charles Portis

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Book Nook: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

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Blurb “My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,” the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky.” Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.” The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to … Continue reading Book Nook: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

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Book Nook: Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy

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Blurb “The fulfilled renown of Moby-Dick and of As I Lay Dying is augmented by Blood Meridian, since Cormac McCarthy is the worthy disciple both of Melville and Faulkner,” writes esteemed literary scholar Harold Bloom in his Introduction to the Modern Library edition. “I venture that no other living American novelist, not even Pynchon, has given us a book as strong and memorable.” Cormac McCarthy’s masterwork, Blood Meridian, chronicles the brutal world of the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the mid-nineteenth century. Its wounded hero, the teenage Kid, must confront the extraordinary violence of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an … Continue reading Book Nook: Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy

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Book Nook: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (Audiobook)

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Blurb The fate of the entire Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as Earth’s mightiest heroes face their greatest challenge! Summoned across the stars by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men are set against their deadliest foes on the mysterious planet known as Battleworld – with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances are forged, and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the heroes’ combined might prevent Dr. Doom from becoming the … Continue reading Book Nook: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (Audiobook)

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Book Nook: Cozy Minimalist Home

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by Myquillyn Smith Blurb Go beyond décor trends to make your home beautiful, stylish, and comfortable. . .on any budget. Writing for the hands-on woman who’d rather move her own furniture than hire a designer, Myquillyn Smith–author of the The Nesting Place–helps you think through every room in your house, one purposeful design decision at a time. With people, priorities, and purpose in mind, you can create a warm, inviting, and timeless home that transcends the latest trends and centers around your personal style. You’ll have the tools to create a home you’re proud of in a way that honors your … Continue reading Book Nook: Cozy Minimalist Home

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Book Nook: Where All Light Tends To Go

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by David Joy Blurb THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DEVIL’S PEAK—starring Billy Bob Thornton, Robin Wright, Hopper Penn, and Jackie Earle Haley! In the country-noir tradition of Winter’s Bone meets Breaking Bad, a savage and beautiful story of a young man seeking redemption—a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The area surrounding Cashiers, North Carolina, is home to people of all kinds, but the world that Jacob McNeely lives in is crueler than most. His father runs a methodically organized meth ring, with local authorities on the dime to turn a blind eye to his dealings. Having dropped out of … Continue reading Book Nook: Where All Light Tends To Go

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Book Nook: The Rookie Fights Back, by Burgess Leonard

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This book is old enough I could not find a single online Blurb to copy and paste here. In fact, I couldn’t even find another review. Written in 1954 by Burgess Leonard, The Rookie Fights Back was the first book I loved. I remember finding this book at a garage sale when I was a kid. Pretty sure I paid a quarter for it. I quickly read it. This was fifth grade at the latest. I only remember that because I was still in Clay City at the time and we moved to Flora before I started sixth grade. This … Continue reading Book Nook: The Rookie Fights Back, by Burgess Leonard

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Book Nook: Outlive, by Peter Attia

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Blurb: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert “One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of FreakonomicsAN ECONOMIST AND BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and … Continue reading Book Nook: Outlive, by Peter Attia

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Book Nook: Gods of Howl Mountain, by Taylor Brown

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Blurb “A fresh, authentic, and eloquent new voice in American fiction.” – Robert Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of Gap CreekIn Gods of Howl Mountain, award-winning author Taylor Brown explores a world of folk healers, whiskey-runners, and dark family secrets in the high country of 1950s North Carolina. Bootlegger Rory Docherty has returned home to the fabled mountain of his childhood – a misty wilderness that holds its secrets close and keeps the outside world at gunpoint. Slowed by a wooden leg and haunted by memories of the Korean War, Rory runs bootleg whiskey for a powerful mountain clan in a retro-fitted ’40 Ford … Continue reading Book Nook: Gods of Howl Mountain, by Taylor Brown

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Book Nook: Jesus’ Sun, by Denis Johnson

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Blurb American master Denis Johnson’s nationally bestselling collection of blistering and indelible tales about America’s outcasts and wanderers. Denis Johnson’s now classic story collection Jesus’ Son chronicles a wild netherworld of addicts and lost souls, a violent and disordered landscape that encompasses every extreme of American culture. These are stories of transcendence and spiraling grief, of hallucinations and glories, of getting lost and found and lost again. The insights and careening energy in Jesus’ Son have earned the book a place of its own among the classics of twentieth-century American literature. It was adapted into a critically-praised film in 1999. Review Jesus’ Son was … Continue reading Book Nook: Jesus’ Sun, by Denis Johnson