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A very short read but the romance in this story is fun and sexy. The characters are ok but you can't really get a feel for them because it's so short. If you enjoy a story about swingers and have quick 20 minutes then give this a go.
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The Shallows (2016)
The Shallows (2016)
2016 | Drama, Mystery
Hmmm, its Blake Lively and that's usually enough for me, this one however is a snappy short shark thriller that has moments that just prove to be improbable with a shark that's a bit of a stalker..who could blame him, not a great film but short enough to forgive its shortcomings and did I mention Blake...
  
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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The Mine in Books

Nov 20, 2019  
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The Mine
Matthew Reilly | 2000 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
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This short story can be downloaded for free from Reilly's website and it's well worth doing. This is typical Reilly condensed into a short story. All the standard thrills are here: mystery, traps, chases and incredible escapes. All at the usual high speed and full throttle.

There really isn't anyone who does blockbuster action thrillers better.
  
    School Days With ET

    School Days With ET

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    Schools Days in a Minute is short podcast that shares the journey of implementing Dr. Eric Thomas...

A Man and his Cat, Vol. 1
A Man and his Cat, Vol. 1
Umi Sakurai | 2020 | Comics & Graphic Novels
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This is a very cute, heartwarming story of a man that adopts a plump, kind of ugly cat from a shelter. The man lives alone, and as his story begins to unfold, piece by piece, his current story with his new pet is his current focus. It's a cute story with some short places of heartbreak, albeit short.
  
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Greg Mottola recommended Naked (1993) in Movies (curated)

 
Naked (1993)
Naked (1993)
1993 | Drama
8.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"I love Mike Leigh, and this is one of his best. A brutal character study, it’s a journey into the psyche of a man at war with himself and the world. Bleak, hilarious, and uncompromising. Also, the DVD includes Mike Leigh’s wonderful, demented short film The Short and Curlies (featuring another great performance by David Thewlis)."

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Devil  (2010)
Devil (2010)
2010 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Too short (0 more)
It was okay I spent 80 mins trying to guess who the devil and got it wrong but I still liked it start to finish trying to figure out who would survive and who wouldn't my only gripe the film was too short at 80 mins could have done with extra 5 mins but still okay movie
  
Doom: Annihilation (2019)
Doom: Annihilation (2019)
2019 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
It was ok in short bursts. The format they should have use was short webisodes instead of a movie. As a movie it was not my thing. I rather watch the orginal Doom with the Rock. I have been playing Doom since the days of id Software in 93. Just should not have the DOOM name tagged to it.
  
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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Nov 25, 2017
For those more in the mood for fictitious escapes, an Icelandic mystery or a humorous collection of short stories might do the trick:

Politics plays the leading role in this week’s list of recommendations, starting with Joe Biden’s memoir about his son Beau’s death from brain cancer in 2015:


Catapult: Stories

Catapult: Stories

Emily Fridlund

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"Fridlund writes of families, marriage, and childhood as if our received wisdom--what we thought we...


fiction
The Last Ballad

The Last Ballad

Wiley Cash

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The author of the celebrated bestseller A Land More Kind Than Home returns with this eagerly awaited...


Historical fiction
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes

Adam Rutherford

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This is a story about you. It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to...

The Shadow District

The Shadow District

Arnaldur Indridason and Victoria Cribb

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OLD CRIMES, NEW CONSEQUENCES THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled...


mystery crime
President McKinley: Architect of the American Century

President McKinley: Architect of the American Century

Robert W. Merry

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"A deft character study of a president."--The New York Times Book Review "A valuable education on...


biography history
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