A Time To Kill (John Grisham)

A Time To Kill

John Grisham 

Blurb: A town where murder follows justice. 

When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the hoodlums who have raped his ten-year-old child, the people of Clanton see it as a crime of blood and call for his acquittal. 

But when extremists outside Clanton hear that a black man has killed two  white men, they invade town, determined to destroy anything and anyone that opposes their sense of justice.

Jake Brigance has been hired to defend Hailey. It's the kind of case that can make or break a young lawyer. But in the maelstrom of Clanton, it is also the kind of case that could get a young lawyer killed.

ISBN: 9781846056185 (Paperback)

Year: 1989

Publisher: Century

Pages: 415 (Fiction)

Links

1. Wikipedia page 

2. Author's official site

3. Goodreads page

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5. IMDB for the film adaption

A Mutiny in Time - Infinity Ring Book One (James Dashner)

A Mutiny in Time - Infinity Ring Book One

James Dashner

Blurb: When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the key to time travel - a handheld device known as the Infinity Ring - they're swept up in a centuries-old war for the fate of humankind. Recruited by a secret society named the Hystorians, the kids learn that history has gone disastrously off course. Now it's up to Dak, Sera, and young Hystorian Riq to travel back in time to fix the Great Breaks.

ISBN: 9780545386968 (Hardback)

Year: 2012

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 190 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

2. Goodreads page

3. Official site for the series

4. Review of the book

5. Author's official site

Disney's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Book of the Film (James Ponti)

Disney's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Book of the Film

Adapted by James Ponti

Blurb: Will time stand still?

Long ago, in the sand-swept land of Persia, one king ruled with fairness and strength. His name was King Sharaman. Blessed with two sons, Sharaman still longed for one thing - a son he knew would love him for himself alone, for for the crown that might one day be his. And so, one fateful day, Sharaman saved a young urchin from the streets of Nasaf. This boy would grow into the man known as Prince Dastan.

Years later, the task of ruling the vast Persian Empire has fallen on Sharaman's eldest son, Tus, and the king's brother, Nizam. When Tus lays siege to the sacred city of Alamut, he sets in motion events that threaten to destroy the entire world. Now Datsun - along with the beautiful but mysterious Princess Tamina - must set out on a journey to find the mythical Sands of Time and save all the prince holds dear.

ISBN: 9781407560168 (Paperback)

Year: 2010

Publisher: Parragon

Pages: 158 (Fiction)

Links

1. Wikipedia page for the film the book is based on

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Goodreads page for the book

4. Review of the book

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A Time to Sow - Star Trek (Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore)

A Time to Sow - Star Trek

Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore

Blurb: On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. But the story of what set them on a path away from the Starship Enterprise has never been told.

Until now.

More than two centuries ago, the Dokaalan sent an unmanned probe into the void, bearing a distress call for anyone who could save their doomed world. But the message reached Federation space too late to save the planet or its people. Or so it was believed...

Generations later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-E are stunned to discover the last of the Dokaalan - now only a colony, fighting to stay alive in a decrepit asteroid mining complex. Although their home planet was destroyed long ago, the survivors hope to someday transform a nearby planet into a new home for their people. But bitter divisions exist among the Dokaalan, sowing seeds of sabotage and terrorism - and placing Picard and the Enterprise in the middle of an escalating crisis that can only lead to total destruction!

ISBN: 0743482999 (Paperback)

Year: 2004

Publisher: Pocket Books

Pages: 316 (Fiction)

Links

1. Wikipedia page for book

2. Buy from Amazon

3. Wiki for the book

4. Review of the book

5. Another review

Weapons of Choice - World War 2.1 (Axis of Time #1) (John Birmingham)

Weapons of Choice - World War 2.1 (Axis of Time #1)

John Birmingham

Blurb: A near-future military experiment thrusts a multinational armada back to 1942, right into the middle of the U.S. naval task force speeding towards Midway Atoll - and what was to be the most spectacular Allied triumph of World War II.

ISBN: 0330421891 (Paperback)

Year: 2004

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Pages: 673 (Fiction)

Links

1. Google books page

2. Review of the book

3. Buy from Amazon

4. Publisher's page on the author

5. Wikipedia page for the series

From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens (Curtis James Jackson aka 50 Cent)

From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside

Curtis James Jackson aka 50 Cent

Blurb: 'That's what this book is about - the good times and the bad times. I wrote this book to explain the world I come from. This is why I say the rhymes that I say. This is what happened when I was trying to get rich before I died in Southside Queens.'

From Pieces To Weight is a violent and introspective memoir that reveals not only 50's story but the story of a generation of youth faced with hard choices and very few options. A tale of sacrifice, transformation and redemption, it is also one of hope, determination and the power of self. Told in 50's own unique voice, the narrative drips with the raw insight, street wisdom and his struggle to survive at all costs... and behold the American Dream.

ISBN: 0743495837 (Paperback)

Year: 2005

Publisher: Pocket Books

Pages: 223 (Non-Fiction)

Links

1. MTV's look at the book

2. Google books page

3. Buy from Amazon

4. Publisher's page of the book

5. Humorous look at the book