US News and World Reports ranks "the best hospitals" every year.

Then, I guess you can just try it and see.

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EDIT: When you say "Plastic sleeve", I was picturing a book cover made of plastic. I don't know what you are referencing at this point.

Honestly, I don't know much about this, but to really claim it's in a climate and moisture controlled environment that would prevent damage, that would be museum level controls, not residential. So, over time, my guess is that you will have some issues.

>Nobody does

Sure they do-lots of people who aren't avid readers but love a series get drawn in and buy the book, even if they never read it. It's a marketing tactic that wouldn't have carried on for years if it didn't prove profitable.

I don't like those covers, and especially hate when a book cover gets changed to the actors that are in the movie or TV show.

That alone is your benefit then.

Calm down-You were offering an alternative to Amazon. A lot of people don’t know Abe books is owned by Amazon now. I don’t know how that qualifies as buying from a small independent bookstore when it’s owned by the biggest worldwide seller in the business. Happy New Year to you.

Abebooks is owned by Amazon now.

Yeah-I’ve been reading King since about 12. I can handle scary and paranormal more than I can handle real life violence.

I wouldn't give it as a gift to an 18yr old if I didn't know them really well. I read it in my late 20's and it was tough.

I would pick something else; a book in general is an awesome gift!

What even is your point? Frowned upon is perfectly acceptable and needs no punctuation.

YW!

The others are more traditional mysteries, but keep you guessing.

Well, not as unusual a premise, but definitely some twists and turns that keep you guessing.

{{Gone Girl}} is the obvious one.

Anything by Harlan Coben - he's pretty good at it!

Linwood Barclay often has some twists.

Lisa Gardner is another one that is pretty good at that.

I know!! It was an excellent, twisty, turny plot!

I loved this book! I thought the premise was unique, the writing was great, and yes, I was guessing who to trust all the time.

I read it a very long time ago, so I can't really help you dig into details because I don't remember it well enough, but it's great to see someone else who loved it too! I recommend it to people, but I only know one other person who's read it.

I want to say the author wrote one other book that I read, but I'd have to go back and look to be sure.

When I started college at a small, fairly liberal college in, ahem, 1986, we were first years/first year students. We were hardly the first class called that. It has been around a very long time.

ETA: I don’t know how common it is yet, so the only thing may be that readers may no understand what exactly it means initially. First year students would be what I would use the first time, then you can short hand it to first years. I wouldn’t use first year, because it’s a plural, as is freshmen.