Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
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The war on terror is being lost - but not just in Iraq. As this devastating book shows, the real...
Assassination Vacation
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Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and...
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The President's Daughter
James Patterson and Bill Clinton
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Every detail is accurate because one of the authors is President Bill Clinton. The drama and...
Erika (17788 KP) rated Alita: Battle Angel (2019) in Movies
Feb 18, 2019 (Updated Feb 18, 2019)
I know James Cameron was supposed to be the main draw, but I think he's pompous, and Avatar is not a good movie (IMO/it's lame and a snore). I was there mainly for Robert Rodriguez, he's a BFD here.
Essentially, it's Ghost in the Shell with a different story around it. I loved the fight/actions scenes, I was riveted by those. But, everything around it was kind of lame with bad dialogue and an unnecessary love story.
I also hated that it left on a cliffhanger. The movie drastically under-performed, leading to the worst Presidents' Day box office in the US since 2004. Likelihood of a sequel? Slim to none.
Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes
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From the bestselling and award-winning author of 'An English Affair', a dazzlingly original thematic...
Kyrgyzstan - Regime Security and Foreign Policy
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Kyrgyzstan is an interesting example of a relatively weak state, which for its brief period of...
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
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The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to...
Duty
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'As I look back, there is a parallel theme to my years at war: love. By that I mean the love - there...
When Life Strikes the President: Scandal, Death, and Illness in the White House
Jeffrey A. Engel and Thomas J. Knock
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What happens when life, so to speak, strikes the President of the United States? How do presidents...
Colton's Time Machine: Jefferson, Adams, Franklin (Book #3)
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As Colton was going to sit down, he looked at the map on the wall. "That's it! I'm going to visit...
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