Hyperink: 899 books
by Susan Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Quicklets: Learn more. Read less. The Shack is a powerful story of the transformation of a bitter, grieving father into a man of God with a heart full of love and forgiveness. Told by Willie, the loyal, though skeptical, best friend of Mackenzie Allen Phillips, The Shack begins in the midst...
by Vivian Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK I love Steve Martin’s An Object of Beauty for the same reasons I love the novels of Edith Wharton. It’s about a doomed heroine who seeks to make her fortune and seems to have the world by the tail, even as she and society both have fatal flaws that lead to her downfall....
by Jason Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK Since the mid-twentieth century, popular media and culture has become more and more focused on vast conspiracies which surround the average person. Many of these theories revolve around the belief that strange and sometimes threatening forces are in control of events and decisions...
by Jean Asta
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK I was never a fan of the original Doctor Who series—maybe because I was too young to really appreciate it. But when the BBC revived the series in 2005, I became hooked, and fell in love with both Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. In Season 3 of the series, the TARDIS...
by Zakia Uddin
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
ABOUT THE BOOK Author Yann Martel conceived of the story Life of Pi (2002) during his extended travels in India, reading castaway stories and survival tales. Life of Pi is a fantastical chronicle of the adventures of a young boy and his animal companions lost at sea. It has had a tumultuous...
by Kent McGroarty
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Quicklets: Your Reading Sidekick!This Hyperink Quicklet includes an overall summary, chapter commentary, key characters, literary themes, fun trivia, and recommended related readings.ABOUT THE BOOKThe story of Odysseus in Homers Odyssey is the quintessential story of the hero....
by Kent McGroarty
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK The story of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey is the quintessential story of the hero. The struggles that plague Odysseus are symbols for the sufferings all humans encounter and endure. Odysseus’ encounters with gods and monsters reinforce the idea that facing challenges is part...
by Hayley Igarashi
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
How I Met Your Mother has a misleading title. Sure, the premise focuses on a father telling his kids how he first met their mother, but it's really just about life - Ted finding his future mate is just a small part of that story. Season 3 of the hit CBS comedy series continues to revolve around...
by Christina St-Jean
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK When Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and their friends first arrived at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the literary world was set ablaze. Readers young and old alike were captivated by this group of inquisitive,...
by Lacey Kohlmoos
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK I was in sixth grade the first time I read The Scarlet Letter and I didn’t get it. Sure, I may have been a little young to delve into a scandalous gothic romance about sin and guilt, but I was an overachiever with a teacher who liked to challenge me. I slogged through this...
by Steven Needham
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK People choose to adopt a child for many different reasons. Whether you are unable to have biological children, or you want to add to the family that you already have, adoption can be an extremely rewarding experience. There are many factors to consider when you are deciding...
by Christina St-Jean
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK House M.D. is a medical-themed television show that started back in 2004, shortly after the production team of David Shore, Paul Attanasio and Katie Jacobs pitched the idea to Fox Broadcasting. While the medical procedural itself was hailed as something like CSI: Crime Scene...
by Christina St-Jean
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK I first fell in love when I was about nine years old. My mother handed me a well-worn copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer because I was hungry for something to read and she ended up losing me for several days as I became lost in Tom’s adventures. What wasn’t to like...
by Lily McNeil
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Santa Claus is coming to town! No matter your religion, if you live somewhere other than the depths of the Amazon rainforest, you have heard of a jolly older gentleman named Santa Claus (although it is possible that Santa Claus has reached those sultry depths by now). Or perhaps you know him...