Edith Piaf: A Cultural History
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The world-famous French singer Edith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. Dozens of biographies...
Letters from a Life: The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976: v. 6: 1966-1976
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The sixth and final volume of the annotated selected letters of Benjamin Britten, edited by Philip...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2395 KP) rated Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings in Books
Sep 30, 2020
At its heart, this book is a cozy mystery, and it is a wonderful one. There are enough suspects, secrets, and clues to keep the reader engaged the entire way through the book. It’s the setting that makes the book stand out, and it is wonderfully done. It took me a bit to get the pictures from countless specials and movies out of my head, but April’s new world soon came fully to life for me. The characters, whether they are human or not, are very real, and I enjoyed meeting them here. And the book is overflowing with Christmas cheer – so much so that I had to start listening to some Christmas music while I was reading it. This book definitely deserves a place at the top of your nice list. I’m already looking forward to the sequel.
Connections In Death (In Death #48)
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In this gritty and gripping new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Eve Dallas fights...
The Uninvited
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From the award-winning author of In the Shadow of Blackbirdscomes a stunning new novel a masterfully...
Endings and Beginnings: A Story of Healing
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Redi Tlhabi, warm-hearted, charismatic and loved throughout South Africa is as well known for her...
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor in Books
Mar 2, 2018
However, while there are many funny moments of things being stuck in unusual places, it's his last case where a mother dies that strikes me most. Watching life and death is traumatic and there are no support systems for doctors to deal with these issues. But Kay does a wonderful job of bringing his experiences alive.
Booksnthreads (19 KP) rated A Time to Dance in Books
Jun 4, 2018
Although the story is steeped in Hindu beliefs, the spiritual concepts and truths dealt with transfer very well to just about any faith–the idea of devoting what you do to God rather than to self. The main character’s growth through some rather serious life events–injury, loss, death–is so beautifully illustrated without being didactic.
By now, we're all used to witnessing the current Superhero phenomenon - Spiderman, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, etc - from the point of view of those characters, drawn (predominantly) as larger-than-life.
This eschews all that, focusing instead on the point of view of a bystander on the street (photo journalist Phil Sheldon), with the characters drawn in an almost photo-realistic manner. As such, this deals more with how the public (would) view those characters and the massive property damage than inevitably follows one of their battles, picking and reinterpreting various scenes - Captain America at war, Mister Fantastic and Sue Storms marriage, The X-Men and the Sentinels, Spiderman and the death of Gwen Stacey, etc - from the decades of comics now available.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Commuter (2018) in Movies
Feb 4, 2020
The Plot: Insurance salesman Michael is on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on the train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding, and he is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life and death stakes for everyone on the train.
I would reccordmend watching this movie, cause its good.