Fiction
By Walker Larson
Taken prisoner by the Voturans, the hated enemy of his people, Aaron Castillian is not only spared enslavement and death, but rises rapidly in rank and prestige. He is valued by his captors for being the only person in the world who can tell the difference between the real and the illusions created by holograms, devices that dominate military tactics. Aaron must then fight to free the rest of his family. A thoughtful, timely novel about the importance of distinguishing fantasy from reality, written by one of Epoch Times’s contributors.
History
By Alexander Mikaberidze
The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars was the world’s first truly global conflict. The wars triggered by the French Revolution saw major campaigns on a wider geographic scale than seen previously or since. This book views the conflict from a global perspective, linking all the different wars fought between 1792 and 1815 as a whole and revealing a big-picture perspective.
Fiction
By Dan Jenkins
In the 1970s and early 1980s, sportswriter Dan Jenkins wrote two comedic novels: “Semi-Tough” and “Baja Oklahoma.” Centered on Fort Worth and Texas Christian University, both eventually became movies, one a major feature with Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh. Both novels were populated by casts of weird and wildly unforgettable characters. This novel brings the band together one last time, taking characters from the earlier novels to the present. It is vastly fun reading.
Sports
By Gregg Ficery
Family stories can lead us to some of history’s most extraordinary finds. Digging through his family’s sports past, Mr. Ficery discovers his great-grandfather was one of the pioneers of America’s most famous sport: football. Investigating the early days of the game, Mr. Ficery unravels a major scandal, vindicates the falsely accused, and works to set the record straight on football’s origin story. This is a beautiful book that doubles as a work of sports history and as a collectible for football fans.
Classics
By Michael Croland, editor
With these six classic stories of high adventure in hand, readers can visit exotic places, battle sharks with a harpoon, run a bizarre race against death, and more. Besides the title story by Ricard Connell, you’ll find Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” Rudyard Kipling’s “The Man Who Would Be King,” O. Henry’s “The Caballero’s Way,” Clark Smith’s “The Seed from the Sepulchre,” and John Kruse’s “Alone in Shark Waters.” Here’s a great read for teenagers, especially boys, and for adults as well.
For Kids
By P. D. Eastman
When a mother bird’s egg begins wiggling, she hurries off to get food for the little one. No sooner has she gone when the baby bird pops out. He immediately sets off to find his mother. He encounters many different creatures, posing the same question to each. This abridged version of this Dr. Seuss delight is a great choice for beginning readers.
