Zach

  Hello new friends, i'm Zach and i was born here in Petoskey. I went to Boyne Falls school all the way up to my Senior year then i was an exchange student to Thailand. I lived in Thailand with a host familiy for a year. Now i have been back for two years and have made another trip to visit my host family and friends. I am a fairly new team member here at Mclean and Eakin and i am loving every second of it.

The Nobody (Paperback)

$14.99
ISBN-13: 9781401220815
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vertigo, 05/01/2010

The tiny, isolated fishing village of Large Mouth never saw much excitement — until the arrival of the stranger, that is. Wrapped from head to toe in bandages and wearing weird goggles, he quietly took up residence in the sleepy town's motel. Driven by curiosity, the town folk quickly learn the tragic story of his past, and of the terrible accident that left him horribly disfigured. Eventually, the town embraces the stranger as one of their own — but do his bandages hide more than just scars?

Inspired by H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man, The Nobody explores themes of identity, fear and paranoia in a small community from up-and-coming alternative comics creator and Xeric Award-winner Jeff Lemire (The Essex County Trilogy) in a special two-color story that'll have you guessing until the very end.


$23.99
ISBN-13: 9780446579483
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Published: Grand Central Publishing, 08/01/2009

When you first think about David Cross things come to mind such as, disgusting, hilarious, gross, and bald.
“I Drink for a Reason” is Dave’s first book and it’s full of disgustingly hilarious
gross bald humor. Who else would get a kick out of something like this unless
they were bald? He’s been out of the standup scene for a while now, so this is
his comedic comeback of sorts, and oh what a comeback. This book had me
laughing so hard vodka came out my nose. Each chapter is his opinion on a topic
and they range from what he thinks about James Frey, to a knitting convention.
No joke, this book will make you laugh until it hurts. Don’t pass this one by.

 


The Wild Things (Hardcover)

By Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze, Maurice Sendak (Based on a Book by)
$19.95
ISBN-13: 9781934781616
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Published: McSweeney's Books, 10/01/2009

Only Mr. Dave Eggers could dive so deep into the heart and mind of Where the Wild Things Are. It’s a whole new take on the once children’s story. Right from the bat you meet Max, a brat of a kid, that you can’t help but identify yourself with. Then you meet the Wild Things, monsters with human like emotions. You become friends with them quick, but there is always something sinister hiding behind their friendly nature.
Eggers wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the original book. Then afterwards he went back and wrote this novel. A word of warning to all of you who loved the original book… This is a totally new version of the story, with no pictures. If you can get past that, you’re going to love it. You’ll easily fall into the adventure of Max and his new furry friends… The Wild Things!


$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780756405892
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Published: DAW Trade, 04/01/2009

Have you ever looked at a book and thought there was no way it could be as good as the cover? Well I got that feeling from The Name of the Wind. The book was recommended to me by many different people, so I put it in my “to be read” (maybe) someday pile. After hearing about it yet again I decided to move it up my list a bit. Then finally I had nothing to read so I thought why not. The quote on the back of the book blew me away before I even got to page one.
This book will pick you up by the throat and slam you down. Over and over until you think you can’t take it anymore. Then it will do it again. The strange thing is that you will enjoy being slammed. You will be asking for more. You’ll be out of breath trying to keep up with the speed and finesse of the author’s words. Do not let this one collect dust, pick it up. You’ll read it till the binding disintegrates at the tips of your page flipping fingers. I promise.