Cameron at 10: The Inside Story 2010-2015
Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon
Book
Five years in the making, 'Cameron at 10' is the gripping inside story of the Cameron premiership,...
Developments in Fungal Biology and Applied Mycology: 2017
Tulasi Satyanarayana, Sunil K. Deshmukh and B.N. Johri
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This book explores the developments in important aspects of fungi related to the environment,...
Mothergamer (1601 KP) rated the PlayStation 3 version of Dragon's Dogma in Video Games
Apr 3, 2019
What a view!
The star of the show for me is the incredible Pawn system. When you go adventuring in Dragon's Dogma, you get to create your own pawn, how it looks, job class, etc. and you can recruit two support pawns for your party. Other players can hire your pawn and you can hire theirs from an in town hub called The Rift. Pawns can be rated based on their skills, helpfulness, intelligence, and appearance. You can also give gifts to the pawn for their owner as a thank you for their service. If you're online, you will see pawns roaming the world on the road or in towns and you can hire them. Your main pawn's interaction depends on you and it will evolve based on your battle moves and what you tell it in the training chair at every town's inn, making it the helpful ally that a high adventurer needs. The pawns are quite vocal and will even yell out helpful tips about defeating a boss or that pesky golem giving you trouble. Pawns can be fighters, warriors, striders, rangers, mages, and sorcerers. This gives you quite a variety of choices in picking out a party that is suited to your battle style and tastes.
Great support pawns are wonderful to have.
Overall the game is a big win in my book for having not only great gameplay, but also for having a truly interesting story and side quests rife with epic mythical monster battles. Dragon's Dogma is game that you will enjoy playing again and again.
Kids, Music 'n' Autism: Bringing Out the Music in Your Child
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Many children with autism feel a natural connection with music, but don't always find it easy to...
Effective Team Leadership for Engineers
Pat Wellington and Niall Foster
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This book is a must for engineers who have just, or will soon, become team leaders. It is also an...
Understanding Rap: Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You and Your Grandma Can Understand
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Although rap music is famous for its ingenuity, double entendres and clever turns of phrase, until...
Pan Book 6: The Alliance of Tribes
Book, Education and Stickers
App
#1 Best Seller in App Store Kids and Books in 42+ countries Featured “Best New Apps" &...
Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Alchemist in Books
Jul 3, 2018
It isn’t a bad book, not at all, it’s just very short and simple. It’s trying to be something very profound and inspirational, but for me it wasn’t. It has a nice message around following your dreams, but it comes across as a little cheesy and unbelievable. There was an odd quote in here that I actually really liked, but nothing much else to make me feel inspired. The characters too didn’t seem particularly well developed or interesting. The one bonus is that it is very short, so you can get through it fairly quickly without it starting to drag.
It’s an alright read, but not one I’d ever recommend as a “must read”.
Learn to Draw Calligraphy Nature
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Everything you need to learn to draw lovely, minimalistic nature art with calligraphy! With just a...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Midwife of Auschwitz in Books
Jun 21, 2022
As you can imagine, this is a hard book to read; it's a story filled with despair, death and unimaginable suffering but it's also a story filled with hope, the power of friendship and love.
Ana and Ester are the two main characters and oh what characters they are; strong and with a will to continue to do good whilst all around them descends into chaos and madness.
This book had my emotions in a constant state of flux; angry, sad, tearful, horrified but also hopeful and in awe and wonder of the people who went through such despicable crimes but continued to keep their humanity unlike the Nazis!
Like I said, this is a difficult read but, I think, an essential one and I must thank Bookouture and NetGalley for enabling me to read it and share my thoughts.