Speaking in Tongues: Curious Expressions from Around the World
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Ever feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute? Been caught with your beard in the mailbox...
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 6
Ryan North and Erica Henderson
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It's a normal, quiet day at Empire State University, fi lled with lots of lectures and higher...
Delaware River Reflections
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Over 250 photographs, anecdotal text, and historical perspectives reveal the majesty and beauty of...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Starry Eyes in Books
Sep 3, 2019
This must be my sixth or seventh and I've enjoyed all of them. Her YA/NA books are so cute in their romances with characters that you want to get together so badly and written in a way that even you feel a little warm and gooey after reading them fall for each other.
This one involves a nerdy stargazer and an emo-y outdoors fan who trek for several days through the wilderness that sounded pretty amazing apart from the bears and cougars/mountain lions.
I cannot wait to read more of her work
The Night Stalker
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When an unidentified female body is discovered laid out on a slab inside an abandoned butcher's...
In Another Light
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Three years ago mortuary cosmetologist Phoebe Glassman lost her husband in a tragic accident. No...
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found in Books
May 10, 2018
Well, I know that I could never take on a task like that. At least not in the way she did it. Backpacking 1100 miles from California to the Oregon/Washington border. Sleeping outside, meeting strangers, crossing paths with rattlesnakes, watching black bears walk by. But she went into the wilderness totally unprepared. Her shoes were too small, her pack was too heavy and financially(who needs money when they're backpacking?)
All of these and more obstacles she overcame in order to accomplish the task at hand. Hiking the PCT.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Warlords of Atlantis (1978) in Movies
Feb 20, 2018 (Updated Feb 20, 2018)
Looks slightly more lavish than the three Amicus films; Atlantis bears a suspicious resemblance to Malta (which may give you a clue as to where the location filming was done). Pleasantly tropey plot, occasionally verges on the absurd; rubber monsters (the Zaargs!) are actually not too bad. The giant octopus has a kind of kitsch grandeur to it; somewhat emblematic of the whole movie. In the end it's not exactly written by Shakespeare but highly entertaining if you like this sort of thing; possibly the best of the Connor-McClure fantasy films.
Kristin (149 KP) rated Savannah's Story in Books
Dec 7, 2018
I rather enjoyed this little children's book. It tells the story of Savannah, a bored little girl with sisters who don't have the time to play with her. She then wishes she could be in her dollhouse, and lo and behold, it happens! She plays with her dolls, her teddy bears, and has a grand old time. But soon, she starts to miss her sisters, wishing she could go back to them, and she realizes that her sisters are her true friends.
I really liked the ending message of the story, that as long as you believe in magic, it's all around you. I've always felt that way, and it's a great thing for children to believe in, especially those with large imaginations. I would definitely read this story to my kids (if I had any), but I enjoyed reading it, as well.
5 stars