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The Stolen Marriage
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The Stolen Marriage is a compelling novel from Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The...
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Oct 8, 2017
White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America
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Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile,...
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Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia
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A powerful examination of the conflicts in Southeast Asia that risk destabilising its remarkable...
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All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power
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A groundbreaking look at the future of great power competition in an age of globalization and what...
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Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation: The Relentless Invention of Modern India
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Today, India stands on the threshold of global dominance. And as it faces the road ahead, attention...
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After Europe
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In this provocative book, renowned public intellectual Ivan Krastev reflects on the future of the...
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Kaysee Hood (83 KP) rated Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer in Books
Oct 8, 2017
Magnus Chase has had it tough enough living on the streets after wolves killed his mother, but then it all goes down the toilet when he dies attempting to do something for his estrange uncle. Next thing you know he is in the afterlife for other great heroes, Valhalla, trying to grasp being the living dead and who is actually is. On top of having to save the world, prove he is worth being part of Odin's army, and overcoming what happened to him.
Steven Sklansky (231 KP) rated The Mountain Between Us (2017) in Movies
Oct 8, 2017
Watching this movie I learned never to trust a lone pilot in a charter plane. I like that he did not chart a flight path, that seems safe, especially if you are flying into a storm. Then he goes and haves a stroke mid-flight. It was definitely sad, but I am kind of glad he didn't make it.
His dog though held the movie together. The whole time I was wondering if they were going to kill off the dog. I definitely would have added another level to the movie. It would have given the idea that one or both of them might not have survived. But with the dog around gave everyone hope.
I did see the ending coming a mile away and the last 5 minutes was not worth my time. I am sure everyone would have seen it coming. With this type of movie you sometimes have to throw in little twist.
As a survival movie it was very good. As a drama/romance film, not so much. It would be worth renting and not paying for it in theaters.