Books for holidays

Books are:

• Eragon  by Christopher Paolini
• Eldest by  Christopher Paolini
• Brisingr by  Christopher Paolini
• Inheritance by  Christopher Paolini

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone by  J. K. Rowling.
• Harry Potter and the  Chamber of Secrets  by  J. K. Rowling.
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling.
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling.
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix    by J. K. Rowling.
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince  by J. K. Rowling.
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by  J. K. Rowling. 

• STARFALL by Stephen Baxter
• Flood by Stephen Baxter 
• The Old Man and the Sea by  Ernest Hemingway
• The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
• The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk

• • Cosmos by Carl Sagan
• The Black Hole War by  Leonard Susskind
• A Tale of Two Cities by  Charles Dickens
• The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The island by Victoria Hilsop  
• Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
• Prediction by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

Best comics books :

• Daredevil (Marvel Comics) by  Mark Waid ( writer),Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin (Artists)
• Batman (DC Comics) by Scott Snyder (writer),
  Greg Capullo (artist)
•  Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) by Dan Slott (writer),Humberto Ramos (artist) 
  
• Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) , Sara Pichelli (artist
• World of Warcraft  by Micky Neilson
  
  

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is a comic book series set in the Warcraft universe and released monthly in a standard western comic format.

Publication history

 

At the time of its conception, the ongoing comic was set for two story arcs, both six issues each. Both were set concurrent with the events of The Burning Crusade. Later, it was expanded to last 25 issues.

World of Warcraft: Ashbringer is a four-issue mini-series that ran from late 2008 to early 2009. It was written by Micky Neilson, with pencils by Ludo Lullabi and inks by Tony Washington.

On December 16, 2009, WildStorm stated that the publication of the World of Warcraft comic series had been changed from monthly issues to original graphic novels to be released in 2010. The World of Warcraft Special, World of Warcraft: Beginnings and Ends, would be the last issue released and both the original comic (planned to be renamed to Alliance from issue 26) and the future Horde title had been canceled.

Prediction

Prediction

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita can predict the future. From international terrorism to corporate fraud, from climate change to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has been predicting the future for decades. Using Game Theory (a theory based on the rationale that everyone acts in their own self-interest) he can foretell and even engineer events. His forecasts, for everyone from the CIA to major international companies, have an extraordinary 90 per cent success rate. In this fascinating and immensely readable book, he explains how you can use Game Theory to your own advantage - to win a legal dispute, advance your career and even get the best possible price for your car. "Predictioneer" will change your understanding of the world - both now and in the future.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

This is the story of Jean Valjean, a convict freshly out of prison after serving nineteen years hard labor for stealing a loaf of bread. The original sentence was five years; unsuccessful escape attempts and the resulting additional time pushed it to a grand total of nineteen years. He believed that his sentence was grossly out of proportion to his crime, and by the time of his release he had built up a tremendous bitterness toward society. This bitterness was only intensified by the rejection and scorn which he experienced in attempting to find work and lodging immediately after his release; he was determined to have his revenge against society and against God in some form or fashion. But an unthinkable act of mercy and generosity by a saintly small-town bishop drastically alters the trajectory of Valjean’s life. From that point on, Valjean determines to live as an honest man, and through the rest of the story he struggles–quite imperfectly at times–to become an honest man. Javert, an extremely zealous police chief who once supervised Valjean’s work gang, is never far behind, and is determined to have Valjean back in prison for breaking parole. Monsieur and Madame Thenardier, the owners of an inn in Montfermeil, are also pursuing Valjean for their own corrupt and dishonest ends. The story takes us from one end of France to the other, from the very top of Parisian society to the very bottom, from Waterloo to the July Revolution of 1830 and the student-led uprising of 1832 which serves as the story’s climax. --Submitted by Joseph Derbes 

The island

The island 

Victoria Hislop’s first novel The Island is an international bestseller. It was selected for the Richard and Judy Summer Read, and won Victoria the “Newcomer of the Year” Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007.

Keen to preserve the integrity of the book and to give something back to the Mediterranean island on which it is based, Hislop spurning Hollywood, the author settled for “far less” from Mega, the Greek broadcaster, which adapted The Island as the  26-part drama To Nisi  which was broadcast in 2010-2011, becoming the most successful television series ever broadcast in Greece. The series has since been sold for syndication to Turkey and Croatia.

The Island has been translated into more than twenty languages, and has been a bestseller in many countries around the world.

Synopsis

n the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother’s past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, and promises that through her she will learn more.

Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone’s throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga – Greece’s former leper colony. Then she finds Fotini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion.

She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip…

Daredevil

 Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

After the events of the horrible crossover storyline Shadowland, it seemed that, after decades of high-quality stories, Daredevil was headed towards a nose-dive. Thnakfully, Marvel relaunched the series immediately after that debacle with writer Mark Waid, who has brought a completely different tone and flavor to the book.


Shying away from the gritty stories of the Frank Miller and Brian Michael Bendis days, Waid injected new life into Daredevil by bringing him back to his swashbuckling roots. Aided by two of the best artists in the industry, Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin, Waid’s Daredevil revival has reminded us that it’s perfectly acceptable for a comic to tone down violence and gore in favor of tight storytelling and superhero action. 


There's a sense of creativity and whimsy that permeates every panel of Daredevil, a quality often only found in indie comics. Waid's book isn’t just the best Marvel comic, nor is it simply the best superhero comics; it’s simply the best title on stands today.

Batman

Batman

It’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to really choose if Scott Snyder has had a better run on Detective Comicsor Batman in 2011, but, right now, we have to go with Batman. Again, he’s not relying on the same-old villains we have seen over the past few decades in Bat books, which is a good thing because his latest villainous creations, the Court of the Owls, are more interesting than a lot of the character’s classic rogues.

During Batman’s first four issues since the relaunch, Snyder has given us a glimpse at the start of a sprawling mystery that looks poised to be one of the best in recent history. Featuring the Caped Crusader dealing with a mysterious cult that has been preying on Gotham’s elite for decades, Batman deals with some subjects near-and-dear to the Dark Knight’s heart, such as paranoia, obsession, and some old school action scenes. 

Backing Snyder up is the art of Greg Capullo, which combines meticulous detail and gothic imagery that is reminiscent of the cartoonish look of Batman: The Animated Series. Forget the hype for next summer's sure-to-bo big-screen knockout The Dark Knight Rises for a moment and start collecting this book.