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	Lately I have read several good books and listened to one: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King I listened to this book (my first audio book!) and loved it! It details the story of a young girl named Trisha who gets lost in the woods of the Applachian Mountains. The Kingesque twist is that something is stalking her. The only link the girl has to normal life is her Walkman, which she tunes to baseball games. She has long imaginary conversations with Tom Gordon to pass the time, keep her sanity, and help her survive. It is touching and sad to follow the plight of the girl and her thoughts throughout her ordeal, especially the lengths she takes to survive (I cried when she caught the fish); and it is very scary to consider the creature following her progress. Certain Prey by John Sanford Certain Prey was okay, but not my favorite Lucas Davenport book. In this edition, a cool lawyer hires a hitman to kill the wife of a man she secretly loves. The hitman turns out to be a woman, and the action gets going when she runs into a cop during her flight from the murder. The lawyer and the hitwoman conspire to cover their tracks, but Davenport has clues and intuition that close in on them. There are many ironic twists and interesting scenes, but the plot was very predictable. A Year In Provence by Peter Mayle What a delightful story! It was humorous and easy to follow and the descriptions were sensational! It is the month by month account of Peter Mayle and his wife restoring a stone cottage in the Luberon in France and the experiences they have with the locals. Each month is a separate chapter, and each chapter is a new adventure in food, people, local customs, and set backs to completing their dream home. Peter Mayle uses great humor to describe his encounters with neighbors and local customs, and I truly enjoyed reading the book. There's A Word For It! by Charles Harrington Elster Do you like to play with words? Check out the big words in here! Words for fears, obsessions, past-times, medical conditions, obscure insults, food, and just about anything else you are looking for. Mr. Elster mixes poetry, limericks, and quotes in his prose to help the reader understand the words, and he uses humor to ease the big intimidating words into context. Additionally, there are pronunciations included with every word in context that makes them easy to sound out. For example, lestobiosis (LES-toh-by-OH-sis) is the act of pilfering food. A poltroon (pahl-TROON) is a cowardly, sneaky wretch. There are hundreds and hundreds of words to improve your vocabulary! The most amazing thing about this book is that Mr. Elster cites sources and references for so many of the words he lists! Find these and other books at barnes&noble.com! To review some of my past favorite books, click here.