
The Secret Agent's Bedside Reader: A Compendium of Spy Writing
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Espionage fact and fiction collide in this thrilling compendium of spy writing, where you'll fi nd...

Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters
Jason A. Ramos and Julian Smith
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A PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION BESTSELLER "A fascinating look" (Esquire) at the...
How to be Black
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Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and...

James Bond Encyclopedia
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Twenty-three Bond movies, six James Bonds and all the Bond villains, girls, vehicles and cool...

ClareR (5950 KP) rated Mary I: Queen of Sorrows in Books
Oct 22, 2024
Alison Weir is writing a work of historical fiction, but she has done her research. Of course, a lot of Mary’s story could be open to interpretation, and we’ll never know her exact inner thoughts, but she wrote letters and people wrote things down about her at the time. And personally, I really like Weirs interpretation. She makes Mary a human being, with thoughts, loves, hates and responsibilities. The period in history is described so well, that the reader can understand why Mary had such an extreme reaction to those who wouldn’t convert to Catholicism. And, well, Elizabeth I killed a lot more people than Mary ever did, so 🤷🏼♀️
I found the chapters on Mary’s childhood really interesting and very sad. What a traumatic childhood she had.
So, if you enjoy historical fiction and want to find out more about Mary I, then this may well be the book for you too. A totally absorbing read!

Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Dreams of Falling in Books
Apr 9, 2019
Thank yo to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book.
I have read a few other books by Karen White and have enjoyed them. This one took a while for me to get into. When I first graduated high school, I wanted to get as far away from home as I could. I went 2000 miles away to Texas. I wasn't running away from my family as it seems Larkin is, but I wanted to be away from them to find myself.
Larkin has a very unusual family. She has her parents, Ivy and Mack and she has her biological grandparents who died long before she came along and 2 psuedo-grandmothers that helped to raise her. CeeCee and Bitty. These women were her grandmother's best friend and had raised her mother as well. Between Larkin, Ivy, and CeeCee 60 years of history is explored in this book. Decisions that were made and how they affected the outcome of everyone's lives.
If you enjoy a story about family secrets and finding yourself in your own backyard, then you will enjoy this book.

Rescue Pilot: Cheating the Sea
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Jerry Grayson is an ordinary man who chose an extraordinary career. At age 17 he became the youngest...
Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940
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How did electricity enter everyday life in America? Using Muncie, Indiana -- the Lynds' now iconic...

Written & Directed by Black Honey
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‘Written & Directed’ is Black Honey’s second album. It follows their outstanding self-titled...

The Paris Wife
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A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of...
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