{"id":3534,"date":"2012-05-08T01:22:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T01:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/05\/08\/stuff-received-5712-2\/"},"modified":"2012-05-08T01:22:51","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T01:22:51","slug":"stuff-received-5712-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/05\/08\/stuff-received-5712-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff received 5\/7\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51S5%2BX18x7L._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Houston-Astros-Anniversary-Collector-Edition\/dp\/B006QVRUW8\/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1336434081&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Houston Astros 50th Anniversary Collector\u2019s Edition<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Houston Astros: 50th Anniversary Collector\u2019s Edition<\/span> is a five-DVD showcase featuring four classic full television broadcasts plus and all-new documentary special Astros Memories. From the roof-raising euphoria of the Astrodome to the open-air adoration of Minute Maid Park, the cascade of emotions and joys are relived as four Essential Games of the Houston Astros are presented on DVD. Collect the most iconic games of the Houston Astros as they celebrate their 50th Anniversary in 2012! <\/p>\n<ul><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Disc 1:<\/span> 9\/26\/1981 \u2013 Nolan Ryan\u2019s 5th no-hitter<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Disc 2:<\/span> 9\/25\/86 \u2013 Mike Scott no-hitter (clincher)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Disc 3:<\/span> 2005 NLDS Game 4- Astros beat Cardinals to clinch berth in World Series (All 18 innings!)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Disc 4:<\/span> 6\/28\/07 \u2013 Biggio\u2019s 3,000th hit (5-hit performance)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Disc 5:<\/span> Astros Memories. Astros Memories salutes Jimmy Wynn, Jose Cruz, Nolan Ryan, Cesar Cedeno, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. Beyond the individual heroics this DVD celebrates the 1980 and 1986 seasons and playoff runs, and magical 2003 and National League pennant-winning 2005 seasons. Loaded with Bonus Features!<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/reader\/141970186X\/ref=sib_dp_kd#reader-link\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51S33%2B8AdnL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Sisters-Grimm-Council-Mirrors\/dp\/141970186X\/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1336434705&amp;amp;sr=1-1-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Sisters Grimm: Book Nine: The Council of Mirrors<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Michael Buckley<br \/>\nArt by Peter Ferguson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the final volume in the <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Sisters Grimm<\/span> series, Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms and their friends must face off against the Master to decide the fate of Ferryport Landing\u2014and the world. When Mirror fails to escape the barrier using Granny Relda\u2019s body, he turns to his plan B: killing all the Grimms so that the magical barrier collapses. In the meantime, Sabrina has gathered the other magic mirrors as advisors on how to deal with their mortal enemy. They tell her to join forces with the Scarlet Hand against Mirror, in exchange for offering all the citizens of Ferryport Landing their freedom. This final chapter is the end of the road for several beloved characters, but the conclusion is sure to satisfy devoted fans of the series.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51nuxEhZdcL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pathfinder-Tales-Serpent-Hugh-Matthews\/dp\/1601253885\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1336435623&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Pathfinder Tales: Song of the Serpent<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Hugh Matthews<br \/>\nCover by Adrian Smith<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To an experienced thief like Krunzle the Quick, the merchant nation of Druma is full of treasures just waiting to be liberated. Yet when the fast-talking scoundrel gets caught stealing from one of the most powerful prophets of Kalistrade, the only option is to undertake a dangerous mission to recover the merchantlord\u201ds runaway daughter \u2013 and the magical artifact she took with her. Armed with an arsenal of decidedly unhelpful magical items and chaperoned by an intelligent snake necklace happy to choke him into submission, Krunzle must venture far from the cities of the merchant utopia and into a series of adventures that will make him a rich man \u2013 or a corpse!<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51qcn9CMOxL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leviathan-Ian-Edington\/dp\/1907992693\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1336439895&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Leviathan<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWritten by Ian Edginton<br \/>\nArt by D\u2019Israeli<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 1928 the largest cruise liner the world has ever seen is launched. With a crew and passenger complement totalling nearly 30,000 people the Leviathan is bound for New York. However, it never reaches the Big Apple and simply\u2026 disappears!<\/p>\n<p>Twenty years later \u2013 with the Leviathan stranded on an unearthly sea \u2013 Detective Sergeant Lament begins to investigate the mystery at the liner\u2019s heart. What he discovers will change his world forever \u2014 but it might just bring the Leviathan home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblr-crosspostr-linkback\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/05\/08\/stuff-received-5712\/\" title=\"Go to the original post.\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Stuff received 5\/7\/12<\/a> was originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\" target=\"_blank\">The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. 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