The Anglo-Saxon Age: The Birth of England
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The discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard in 2009 has captured the imagination and stimulated renewed...
Moving Sam Maloof: Saving an American Woodworking Legend's Home and Workshops
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World-class woodworker Sam Maloof (1916-2009), the first craftsperson to receive a MacArthur...
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For the first time ever, characters from some of the most historic franchises in video game history...
David McK (3801 KP) rated The Rock (1996) in Movies
Jul 12, 2023
We're talking the likes of National Treasure, Con-Air, Face/Off. And this, his first entry in that mold from 1996.
Also starring Sean Connery in a Bind-in-all-but-name role, this sees Cage playing the part of an FBI chemical expert who has to accompany Connery and US Marines on a mission to infiltrate Alcatraz (Connery's role being as the only man to ever escape from said prison) after a group of disillusioned Marines - led by Ed Harris - seize control of the island and have chemical weapons pointing at San Francisco.
I think this may be the first Michael Bay film I ever saw; looking back on it now I can see that, even back then, it has all the hallmarks of one of his films!
The Wealth of Anglo-Saxon England
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How did the Anglo-Saxons obtain the treasure that tempted Vikings to raid England frequently in the...
Going on the Turn
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'Quite simply the funniest book you'll read all year ...easily as funny, as self-deprecating and as...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated The Ninja’s Illusion in Books
Apr 17, 2026 (Updated Apr 17, 2026)
This book emphasized magic a bit more than treasure hunts, but that element was still here. Either way, outside the pacing once or twice, I enjoyed this book. That included the bit of history we learned along the way. Sanjay annoyed me a little at times, but I understood where he was coming from most of the time. The rest of the cast were great, and I enjoyed the updates we got on the characters. If you haven’t picked up this book yet, you’ll enjoy it.
b.Young (97 KP) rated Butterfly Islands (Chronicles of the Twenty-One Butterflies Book 1) in Books
May 8, 2018
I didn't know what to expect and I honestly thought it was going to be a failed version of some of my most loved pirate stories. But because it featured female pirates, I knew I HAD to read it! And, girl, am I glad I did!
This is the first of a series of 5 books and it did not disappoint! This book had action, adventure, life changing decisions, sword fights, a treasure hunt, pirate ships, and even a couple villains that I ended up truly hating.
The story begins with 15-year-old Casey fleeing her marriage to a much older, very cruel man, which was arranged by her abusive step-father. Casey struggles with leaving because she knows what horrible fate awaits her mother at the hands of her step-father.
As Casey makes her escape, in her wedding dress, she is easily trailed by the very sadists that insist she make good on her step-father's arrangement. Casey runs deeper into the jungle and is rescued by the Twenty-One Butterflies just as the dogs are loosed on her.
Once she observes the ways and learns the values of the group of women that are the Twenty-One Butterflies, Casey makes yet another life-altering decision to join them.
Adventure, danger, training, sword fights, and sisterhood ensue as Casey embarks on her journey to become a Twenty-One Butterfly.
I fully intend to continue the series and discover Casey's fate as well as the fates of the rest of the Twenty-One Butterflies!
The Hunt for the Lost Ship
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Embark on your own treasure hunt in this beautifully designed classic point and click adventure...
The Pirate: Plague of the Dead
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Take the helm of your own ship and conquer the Caribbean! The Pirate: Plague of the Dead is a...