The Beating of his Wings
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The Beating of his Wings by Paul Hoffman is the final instalment in his epic Cale and the Sanctuary...
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
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The Penguin English Library Edition of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne 'I am got, I know not how,...
Death of a Busybody
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The eponymous nosy parker in Death of a Busybody is Miss Ethel Tither. She has made herself deeply...
The School of Sophisticated Drinking: An Intoxicating History of Seven Spirits
Kerstin Ehmer, Beate Hindermann and Kevin Brauch
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Wherever and whenever people have been found talking, they have been found drinking: an age-old...
Natural Baby: A Gentle Guide to Conception, Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
Samantha Quinn, Holly Daffurn and Melissa Corkhill
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The Natural Baby is a one-of-a-kind fully comprehensive guide to natural parenting, taking the...
British Politics: A Very Short Introduction
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Tony Wright's Very Short Introduction to British Politics is an interpretative essay on the British...
How to Become a First Generation Farmer
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This book is written for the first generation farmer but at the same time will appeal to a much...
Kate (493 KP) rated Between a Rock and a Deadly Place (Cedar Fish Campground Series Book 1) in Books
Jun 11, 2020
It was definitely different to the normal crime books I read but it was still enjoyable.
I was gripped from the first chapter and once I got into it I couldn't put it down. There was just something about it that I couldn't put down. There was also a romantic story running alongside the murder.
The author kept me reading and it was written in a nice style.
I connected with the characters...mainly the main character. I got a sense of who she was and who she became towards the end of the book. She definitely grew as a person.
The book was intended for late teens to late 20's.
The blurb made me interested and the book lived up to it. The book didn't turn out as I thought it would after reading the blurb.
I would purchase the next book in the series.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only.
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
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On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine....
Lottie disney bookworm (1056 KP) rated The Early Life of Walt Disney in Books
Oct 25, 2021
Kiste begins with the origins of the name Disney but quickly moves to the life of Walt's grandfather and father, exploring the social and economic factors of the time as well as how these directly affected the Disneys. For example, how a combination of Elias Disney's Christian faith and the corruption within a fast-growing Chicago led to Walt's father's authoritative nature, as well as direct examples of discipline towards Roy, Walt and the other Disney children.
Andrew Kiste has written a number of books on Walt Disney's life and has clearly researched the icon extensively. This book is very much rooted in the history of early America and can be very detailed: Elias Disney's involvement in building a church in his neighbourhood takes up a significant chunk of one chapter and Kiste even recounts the speech from the reverend on the day!
Nevertheless, 'The Early Life of Walt Disney' is an interesting insight for any hardcore Disney fan. I'm excited to see the next installment.