Monday, September 3, 2012

Coming Soon: September 3

The Time Keeper

Coming out September 4, Mitch Albom's new book, The Time Keeper, sounds as as interesting and inspiring as the last book of his I read, The Five People You meet in Heaven. I loved his last book because it was an original story and idea. It was the kind of story that made you think, and see the world in a different way. This time Albom tackles the mystery of time.

Father Time is the hero in this novel. He was the first man to measure time and invented the clock, but was punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift and banished to a cave to forever listen to the cries of people seeking more days, more hours, in life. After almost being broken, Father Time is being released with a mission. With a magical hour glass he must teach two people the true meaning of time. He returns to our world to find in dominated by the clock that he invented. He is partnered with two people, a young girl who wishes to end her life, and an older wealthy man who wants to live forever. In order to save himself, he must save them both.


The Tombs 


I have never read Clive Cussler before, judging by the covers (yes I do that) they always looked like books written for men, battleships blowing up, planes exploding, stuff like that. His latest book treasure hunting book looks more my style. A fan of both Tomb Raider and the Uncharted video games, treasure hunting always seems adventurous, romantic and a fun way for me to learn a little bit of history.

 These treasure hunters are a husband and wife team Sam and Remi Fargo. When a friend requests their help on a top secret excavation site they agree and soon find themselves on the hunt for the tomb of Attila the Hun, a high King who was buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels. They follow the trail across Europe, from Italy to Russia, and discover not just one tomb but five. They are up against thieves, hunters, Russian business men, and a ruthless Hungarian who claims to be the descendant of the King. And they are all trying claiming the treasure as their own.


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