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    The Daily Breakfast

    The Daily Breakfast

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    The perfect way to start your day with movies, tv-series, video games, history, health tips,...

La Cucina
La Cucina
Lily Prior | 2000
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Lily Prior's debut novel takes culinary fiction to new heights. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/11/16/the-taste-of-passion/
  
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Archer's Goon
Archer's Goon
Diana Wynne Jones | 2015 | Children, Humor & Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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"She was the best writer of magical children’s fiction of our generation. I don’t know if this is the best of her novels, but it’s my favourite."

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    Fred Rardin (0 KP)

    T1D, bk amputee, know it all

    im a know it all couch potato that just had my leg cut off below the knee, and i have type one...

The Nightingale
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.9 (61 Ratings)
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Fabulous book about 2 amazing sisters on France during the war.
Well written, loved the characters and the story. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys historical fiction
  
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"How far can innocence stretch before it snaps?"

Tour: Covered in Flour by Charles Presti - #TheCoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #CoveredInFlourJourney, #Biographical, #Historical, #ComingOfAge, #Fiction

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The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
Kara Cooney | 2015 | Biography, History & Politics
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This was a big DNF from me. I had many problems with this book. Yes, Cooney did disclaim that a lot of this book was conjecture, but it was worse than I was expecting. This book reminded me of James Patterson's book on King Tut that claimed to be non-fiction.
I quit 1/3rd into this book. I got tired of the maybe, likely, probably, it should have just been a fiction novel.
I'm also not a fan of the feminist theory of history, which was exactly what this was. Of that whole third of the book I got through, there was zero information presented that I didn't already know.
I think I'm so irritated by this book because I've been wanting to read it since it came out in 2015. I wait three years for this?!? Woof.
  
This year, Black History Month brings the release of several new non-fiction books that delve into the past, present and future of African-Americans in the country.

At the start of the month dedicated to African American history, here’s The Guardian's rundown of what to read, including Paul Beatty and Octavia Butler.


The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

Yewande Omotoso

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Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbours. One is black, one white. Both are successful...

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

James McBride

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The definitive biography of the soul legend James Brown by National Book Award-winning novelist...

The Sellout

The Sellout

Paul Beatty

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'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times 'The longer you stare at...

The Hate u Give

The Hate u Give

Angie Thomas

8.4 (54 Ratings) Rate It

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A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...


Race police shooting black lives matter prejudice witness murder
Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton

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On February 26th 2012 seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking home with a bag of Skittles and...

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Chappie (2015)
Chappie (2015)
2015 | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Good CGI (0 more)
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A mediocre piece of science fiction
It’s starting to feel more and more like District 9 was a fluke on Neil Blomkamp’s part.