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 The "M" Books Book one: "Lamb" by Christopher Moore. I love Christopher Lamb's writing. It is very tongue-in-cheek, sarcastic, and funny. This book was no exception.  Lamb is about Jesus's best friend, Biff, who is raised from the dead by the angel Raziel to fill in the missing gap in the bible when Jesus disappeared at the age of twelve and was not seen again until he reappeared in Galilee. The name Jesus was translated incorrectly. Jesus's known name was Joshua.   Biff and Joshua have been best friends since childhood. No one loves Joshua as much as Biff does, except for maybe Maggie (Mary of Magdalene) and Mary, Joshua's mother. They left Israel because Joshua wanted to track down the three Wise Men (a magician, a Buddhist, and a Hindu yogi) and learn how to become the messiah. Joshua learns how to multiply food, walk on water, and raise the dead. Biff went along to get laid since Joshua could not know the pleasures of the flesh.  Throughout his ...

 The L Books " Call For The Dead " by John Le Carre This is the book that introduced George Smiley to the world. I picked this book up at Shakespeare and Company in Paris. The original store was opened by Sylvia Beach in 1919 and closed in 1941. It was reopened in 1951 by George Whitman and moved to a new location across from Notre Dame. I suggest that any book lover who visits Paris check the store.  George Smiley works for the Circus , a government spy company loosely based on the SIS. Smiley is summoned early in the morning by his boss, Maston. Once arriving at the office, Smiley learns that Foreign Office Civil Servant Samuel Fennan has killed himself following a routine check that Smiley himself conducted. Because Smiley held the interview with Fennan out of the office, Smiley is questioned.  Calling on a few trusted colleagues, Smiley begins investigating the supposed suicide. Something about the situation does not make sense. For one thing, why does a man who ...