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The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914
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A masterpiece which brings to life an extraordinarly turbulent and dramatic era of revolutionary...
History politics

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong #1)
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Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend...

Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist
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The definitive biography of Henry Kissinger, based on unprecedented access to his private papers ...
History politics
Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music
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Henry Mancini, the first publicly successful and personally recognizable film composer in history,...

Micky Barnard (542 KP) rated Girls of Paper and Fire in Books
Jan 26, 2019
This is a tale of politics, war, oppression, slavery and fear. Lei embarks in a journey from fearful new paper girl to a young woman who has a streak of fearless bravery, almost foolish at times. The land of the Demon King was colourful and diverse, the descriptions were excellent and my mind supplied all the mental pictures that I needed. The characters were a range of sweet, fiery, plain mean and evil.
The diversity elements of this book were fabulous. I welcomed the relationship between Lei and Wren and yet sometimes I struggled to connect with their coupling because the chemistry lacked a little something. This being a first in the series, I am hoping for more of a a build in the relationship between these two. The sisterly relationships of the paper girls were almost like a high school corridor with the resident mean girl, Blue. In addition, I loved to hate the Demon King, he really was vile.
This had both a sense of completion and an “oh heck, what” moment at the end. I am definitely looking forward to catching up with these characters again and finding out what happens in this world.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

Aid on the Edge of Chaos: Rethinking International Cooperation in a Complex World
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Many agree that the foreign aid system - which today involves virtually every nation on earth -...

The Penguin Knitting Book
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The Penguin Knitting Book by James Norbury is a charming how-to-knit classic packed with...

Sisi: Empress on Her Own: A Novel
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In this sweeping and powerful novel, New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki tells the...