A lot of people have asked me over the past few days what books I bought at the book fair in St. Louis, so I thought I’d go ahead and divulge the results of the hunt.
And the trophies (in no certain order) are:
Oxygen: Nature’s Most Important Dietary Supplement – Stephen R. Krauss
The Book of Affirmations – Lance Porter
Complete Guide to Acupuncture and Acupressure – Masaru Toguchi & Frank Z. Warren, M.D.
Descriptionary - A Thematic Dictionary – Marc McCutcheon
Your Miracle Brain – Jean Carper
The Power of Positive Thinking – Norman Vincent Peale
Power Thoughts – Achieve Your True Potential Through Power Thinking – Robert Schuller
Your Body’s Many Cries for Water – F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. (Excellent book)
Aha! 10 Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit and Find Your Great Ideas – Jordan Ayan
Bottom Line’s Mind Boosting Secrets – Natural Supplements that Enhance Your Mind, Memory and Mood – Ray Sahelian, MD
And the fiction winners are:
Border Land – S. K. Epperson
Crota – Owl Goingback (I already own this one, but it was so good that it’s one of the rare “keepers” on my bookshelf. when it comes to high-impact, spine-tingling creature stories, this one left a crater in my mind…)
Darker Than Night – Owl Goingback (Considering how good Crota was, I figured I’d if his other stuff is decent…)
Frankenstein – The Monster Wakes – Edited by Martin H. Greenberg
Impossible Places – Alan Dean Foster
Issac Asimov’s Werewolves (Sci-Fi and werewolves? Intriguing…)
Neanderthal – John Darnton (Decent read, bought to send to a friend of mine…)
Pharaoh Fantastic – Edited by Martin H. Greenberg
Sleeper – Steven Harriman (An okay read, but had a pivotal point in the middle of the novel that was absolutely jaw-dropping. And considering the amount of novels I’ve read, it takes a LOT to take me off guard and surprise me. Harriman did it…)
The Further Adventures of Batman, Volume 3; Featuring Catwoman – Edited by Martin Greenberg (I sold a copy on eBay a few years ago for a hefty price… figured I’d try it again…)
So there’s the lot. Unfortunately, there aren’t many more book fairs to attend this summer, so I’m gonna have to make do with what I’ve got for another… say… five months…
Kevin