Books with author J.J. Robbins

One escape route. Twelve hours to get to it. Half a million zombies in the way.Jen Reed survived the zombie outbreak with a little luck and a lot of sarcasm. Now hundreds of miles away, she joins a government scientist studying the virus, but the pathogen finds them and soon they’re up to their necks in hungry walking corpses.To survive, they must travel through a zombie-infested city to catch the last plane out before the government drops a nuke to stem the epidemic.Can Jen overcome a ticking clock, relentless zombies, and her own smart mouth to get out of the city before it's turned into a radioactive crater?The Gauntlet is the second book in the Zombie Uprising Series. If you like flesh-eating corpses, riveting action, and a lead character who doesn’t take crap from anyone, you’ll love The Gauntlet.Buy The Gauntlet now, because you will be instantly transported into a fast-paced world of zombieness.

A gruesome army of monsters, mustering in the Palace of Sky? The Sky itself plotting to invoke the return of Senescence and the end of the world? Goaded by this terrible knowledge, Matin finds himself racing to find a legendary sword before the Sky and its fiendish hordes can deliver the land over to death and darkness.Fans of Roald Dahl's The Fantastic Mr. Fox or Richard Adams' Watership Down will want to try the Slaying the Sky series.

From late summer to Thanksgiving, pumpkins are everywhere, a symbol of fall and a reminder of the holidays to come. In this handsome book, Ken Robbins—widely known for his sumptuous photo-essays on subjects ranging from trucks to tools to autumn leaves—portrays the pumpkin from seed, to sprout, to flower, to fully fledged fruit, and back again. Instructions are given to (safely) carve a jack-o'-lantern. As always in a book by Ken Robbins, a simple—but never simplisitc—text is accompanied by luscious photographs.

Have you ever felt uneasy or dissatisfied about your religion or your spiritual beliefs? Are you tired of religious jargon and twelve-step-type formulas that leave you feeling empty inside?Have you ever wondered what it might be like to know God in a different, more personal way? A simple, non-"religious" way, where rules and words and "image" are not so important? In Deep Blue Ocean, you will accompany author Rose Robbins on her own private spiritual journey. You will learn with her how you can love God and receive His love in a delicious, beautiful flow, without falseness or hypocrisy. If you have been hurt or disillusioned by religious people and organized churches, this book offers healing for your heart. REVIEWS FOR DEEP BLUE OCEAN"If you've been wondering if there's more to God than what you've learned by rote in Sunday school, then Deep Blue Ocean should be on your reading list. Rose Robbins, an accomplished singer/songwriter, takes you through her hard-earned spiritual journey--a journey sprinkled with awakenings, revelations, and just plain old common sense that will point you to God in a whole new way." -- Wendy Boswell, author, The About.com Guide to Online Research "...a compelling, courageous, and charming spiritual memoir. It's an unsparing yet uplifting self-portrait of a young woman's lifelong quest to grapple with and resolve the fundamental questions that life poses to all of us. Rose Robbins, a brilliantly talented musician and artist, aims to share her private odyssey with spiritual seekers--with those striving for a sense of personal meaning and purpose, but who may be turned off by the rigid dogmas and vacuous trappings of conventional religions. The result is an unconventional book that is in turns poignant, thoughtful, harrowing, amusing, insightful, and ultimately, inspiring." -- Robert Bidinotto, author, Hunter: A Thriller