Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel
Jason Padgett and Maureen Seaberg
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Jason Padgett was an ordinary, not terribly bright, 41-year-old working in his father's furniture...
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life
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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is Sophia Loren's definitive autobiography, revealing her personal...
King's Cross Kid: A Childhood Between the Wars
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Ninety-three-year-old Victor Gregg has had a rich and fascinating life. King's Cross Kid follows his...
Ballot Box to Jury Box: The Life and Times of an English Crown Court Judge
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His Honor John Baker was first a solicitor and partner with several UK law firms, specializing in...
Fallout Shelter
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*** App Store Best of 2015 *** Mobile Game of the Year - 2016 DICE Awards Winner 2015 Golden...
John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star
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New in paperback, John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star is the most authoritative and...
Alfred Jarry: A Pataphysical Life
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When Alfred Jarry died in 1907 at the age of thirty-four, he was a legendary figure in Paris -- but...
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated In Five Years in Books
Dec 17, 2020
Dannie Kohan is a lawyer with a five-year plan. Her life is all calculated. She's just had the job interview she's been planning for, she's engaged: everything is on track. But when she falls asleep, she's transported for one hour into a different life, the same night five years in the future (2025). In that life, she has a different ring on her finger in a different apartment--and with a different guy by her side. When she wakes up, she can't shake that it wasn't just a dream. She tries to forget that hour, until she meets that same man, four and a half years later. What does it mean?
This book is best gone into blind, but I will say that I really enjoyed this one. It's a fast read with excellent characters--I quite liked Dannie, who is nuanced and flawed, but real. The premise is interesting, as is the fact that that one hour basically changes Dannie's whole life. This novel is sad, at times, truly touching, and completely captivating. I definitely recommend it. 4 stars.
Priestley's Progress: The Life of Sir Raymond Priestley, Antarctic Explorer, Scientist, Soldier, Academician
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This first biography of Sir Raymond Priestley is well overdue, and its absence can only be explained...
As Far as I Remember: Coming of Age in Post-War England
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Michael Bawtree owes his cultured start in life to the rambling country house hotel his parents...