Monthly Archives: March 2011


The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan

Summary

Danny knew not to open that door. He knew that this house was deserted, but something inside was telling him what was beyond that door might be a vault and a vault with lots of money.

Danny is a common thief. But one day he decides to rob the wrong house. The house he decides to rob is actually a secret entrance to an area where the MI6 and the CIA are working on the Project and Danny by accident enters and is captured. In this novel, it describes how Danny is caught up in a world of the MI6 and the CIA and the world of the supernatural, and the Sword of Wrath. Its time to start to accept that there is another world. One that Danny is about to be introduced to and one that Danny will have to get to know really well if he hope to save himself. Oh and the rest of the world too.

Review

This book was O.K. The storyline was interesting and it kept you reading but it was a little too out there for me. I know that I have reviewed book about vampires but when you pick up that book you know what it was about. This book was a bit of the natural and a bit of the supernatural.

It was interesting. It was really a book about OOBE’s – Out-Of-Body-Experiences – and the supernatural. That was really all the book was about. Herbie Brennan has written quite a few books about OOBE’s because he “claims” to have experienced one once. Some of the things in this book are real and he tells which of them are in the back of the book but almost all of this is based on what is believed to be real – OOBE’s, astral planes, and demons. This book was interesting because it kept you into the story, but it was definitely a one time read. This was because what was going on was really easy to understand and the storyline was OK. It was just another book.

Click here to see Herbie Brennan’s website.

Also if you want to read up on OOBE’s click here and read some more on Wikipedia. Not completely reliable but you will get the idea.

Anyway, enjoy the book.


George Washington, Spymaster by Thomas B. Allen

April 30: George Washington becomes the first ...

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“How the Americans outspied the British and won The Revolutionary War.”

In school we are studying The American Revolution and our teacher assigned us a project to research an aspect of the Revolutionary War (tactics, a person, weapons, etc.) and write a 4 page paper on it. I was originally going to do Spies Techniques for Communication during the Revolutionary War but when I went to my local library and met with my lovely reference librarian, I had a change in heart. She brought out this book, which she knew instantly off the top of her head (did I mention that she is amazing at being a reference library, no?, well she is), and she found it for me. Then I went on a hunt for more books and could not find anything. So she had the heart to go onto the librarians system and gave me quite a few pages worth of information on The Revolutionary War and Espionage. So I took it all home and I started reading this book. As soon as I got about 10 pages in, I knew that I wanted to change my topic from what I originally had to George Washington, Spymaster. I originally did not think the Revolutionary War was interesting but this book changed my views. This book has wonderful illustrations so it is not full of only text and the illustrations enhance the reading experience.

This book taught me a lot about George Washington. I knew that he was the first President, and I knew that he was a well-known and a well-respected General. I also knew that he had to do with spying. But what I did not know was that he was a Spymaster. I just thought he was a spy. Not a spymaster. This book did not only teach you about Washington, but it also taught you about the Revolutionary War. So if you are struggling to understand espionage, or even if you just want to learn, this was a very good book. Exciting and interesting and I guarantee, if you pay attention, you will come away from with book with learing something.


You’d Better Get A Move On

From time to time here at mlcwo we like to include reading materials that are a little different. And here is today’s offering.

In anticipation of the Royal Wedding (that is English Royal Wedding) there is time (if you get really busy) to have your own.

All you need is some colored wool (or yarn).

Some needles.

And this….

Fiona Goble has created the perfect book just in time for the April 29th ceremony of William and Kate.

Find full details here and here.

One thing is certain.

Fiona is not only very talented, but also has a sense of fun.