Most Popular Books by Jim Murray

Tunnels is a story of friendship, adventure and young love. The adventure is fast-paced, exciting, and humorous. It sweeps the reader through back alleys, boiler rooms, busy streets, railroad yards, swamps and ruins and delivers an unpredictable climax. Every baby-boomer will want to read it cover to cover, but baby-boomer or not, this book is sure to strike a sympathetic nerve. Tunnels touches on powerful emotions that all of us have had in youth. Tommy Lake and Jimmy Murray had grown up together in post war Jersey City and had become close friends early in life. However, the experiences that they shared during the winter and spring of 1959, would be unequaled in intensity, and would serve to cement their relationship forever. Bored with the routines of normal adolescent existence, Tom and Jim began exploring the endless railroad system, which once occupied Jersey City and the surrounding Meadowlands. Their adventures became progressively more brazen and more dangerous, often threatening their lives. Apparently unconcerned, the young duo tempted fate regularly, while continuously seeking the ultimate adrenalin rush. Matters reach a new level of intrigue when Tom shares a secret with Jim in a ruined church in the Jersey swamplands, and two young girls become involved in their escapades. The love interest forces a stabilizing effect on the two friends and their activities, but the tranquility is short lived. Eventually, Tom clashes with a mysterious character called Hutchaneenee, and Jim decides that revenge is in order. The story then takes an unusual turn. Well written, filled with incredible adventures, graphic details and tough dialogue typical of young city kids, Tunnels willtransport the reader into their own past and generate emotional responses not felt since those turbulent adolescent years. Tunnels will be difficult to put down, especially for anyone who wants to re-ignite the spirit of adventure smoldering in their soul!

Jim Murray''s Whisky Bible 2006 is a revised and expanded edition of the highly successful and innovative book that had its genesis in 2003. This established market leader is published well in time for Christmas and takes account of all the latest developments in the world of whisky. What makes this book such a tour de force, however, is the tasting notes on hundreds and hundreds of different brands. The author has travelled around the world checking out whisky from distilleries as far-flung as Pakistan and Finland, as well as the world-leaders in Scotland, Ireland, Japan and the United States. In terms of whisky, this is the gospel

Dominic blames his brother, Spencer, for bringing ruin to their childhood home. He saw his baby brother as a malign force that provoked their parents to conflict and bitterness. Only once in their childhood did the brothers nearly reconcile, and that was when Spencer defended Dominic from the school bully, Lar Mangan. As the brothers grow to adulthood, Dominic''s path again converges with Lar Mangan when he joins a new company and discovers that Mangan - by now an ex-convict - is working and prospering there under a false identity. Dominic has become the possessor of a deadly secret, and as the brothers stoke up their feud, they are wary only of each other and have no sense of Mangan''s sinister schemes. They face a choice - to allow a lethal trap to close or to choose their bond over their feud - salvation over blame - and come together to defeat Lar Mangan.

Now in it''s 15th year. Jim Murray''s Whisky Bible is the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched guide to whisky ever produced. Honest, forthright and funny - Jim Murray has tasted, evaluated and rated over 4,700 whiskies. More than a half a million copies sold.

Over 3,800 whiskeys tasted, evaluated and rated.

Interest and consumption of whiskey is exploding in the U.S. with a 40% increase in 1995 alone. The Complete Guide to Whiskey provides the first and only handbook to all whiskeys -- not just scotch whiskys. Written by one of the whiskey world''s leading experts, this book is an information-packed celebration of the world''s noblest spirit. It provides expert guidance for those only recently introduced to the pleasures of a good malt, and a source of inspiration for all whiskey connoisseurs. The Complete Guide to Whiskey includes a step-by-step breakdown on how whiskey is produced and explains the key differences between various styles of whiskey. This book covers a wide range of topics, including: -- The Art of Making Whiskey -- Scotch Malt Whisky -- Scotch Blended Whisky -- Irish Whiskey -- Bourbon and American Whiskey -- Canadian Whiskey -- Whiskey from around the world

Whispering Heart - Poems & MeditationsHow may the arrow the pangs declare?How may the wild the free ensnare?Or wits to wisdom''s fools compare,as naked in the flames I flare?

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