The Shanghai Maths Project Practice Book Year 10: For the English National Curriculum
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The Shanghai Maths Project Practice Book 10 is a Year 10 workbook providing varied practice of key...
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
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Biopic of the martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, based on his life-story as written by his wife....
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Women and Sport in Latin America
Rosa Lopez de D'Amico, Tansin Benn and Gertrud Pfister
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This multidisciplinary book draws on sociology, cultural studies, anthropology and history, to...
Keeping Chickens: Practical Advice for Beginners
David Adams, Beate Peitz and Leopold Peitz
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Providing a practical and easy to follow guide, this is an ideal book for people beginning with...
Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated Sarah in Books
Mar 15, 2018
Wow I don't know what to say really.
I think that most people rating this book have judged it based on the author's hoax at claiming this was a true story but if you ignore all that mess, what you find here is a really weird, heart breaking and hilarious novel. I think people need to start looking at this as a stand-alone novel and push the whole scandal to the side to see how brilliant this book actually is.
I wasn't sure why I decided to request this from Netgalley because it's the sort of book I'd normally steer clear of, but I'm glad I left my comfort zone to read this, because it was worth it.
Sarah will take you through every single emotion you can possibly think of, from love to terror to hope and you'll find yourself a bit lost once it's all over. I have another JT LeRoy book to start next, I'm hoping I like it just as much as this.
Thanks to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK for giving me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.
Refugee Economies: Forced Displacement and Development
Alexander Betts, Josiah Kaplan, Louise Bloom and Naohiko Omata
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Refugees have rarely been studied by economists. Despite some pioneering research on the economic...
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians #2) in Books
May 10, 2018
This book is based on a number of very rich Asians located all over the world. The main focus of the book is about Rachel Chu. Rachel is about to marry Nicholas Young, but feels like there is one last thing she has to accomplish before hand, finding her biological father. It has been her mission most of her life. Then an incredible thing happens on the night before the wedding, during the rehearsal that will send Rachel and Nick on a world wide tour to find the father she never knew. With stops in Shanghai and Paris, Rachel meets some the wealthiest in Asia. Her new husband being heir to one of these families. She gets to meet some of her new family and and lots of very influential people in the Asian community. When tragedy strikes, Rachel and Nick are unsure of who to trust in this elaborate group, but time will reveal the truth and they will find out if the family Rachel has been searching for was worth finding.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
ClareR (5869 KP) rated The Trick to Time in Books
Nov 6, 2018
This is the story of Mona: her life as a child, a young woman and an older woman (in the present day). She moves from Ireland to England to work and find more excitement than the village life she has experienced in Ireland, leaving her father behind (her mother dies when she is young). She meets a young Irish man and marries him. We skip between the present day and her past from chapter to chapter. In the present day, Mona hand makes dolls which she sells online around the world. These wooden dolls are made by 'the carpenter' and Mona makes their clothes. She meets a German 'gentleman' who always seems a little pushy to me (he made me feel uncomfortable).
It's the gradual revelations that really affected me: the hard life she had and the heartache. Such a beautifully written, emotional novel.
Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Midwife of Auschwitz in Books
Jun 21, 2022
As you can imagine, this is a hard book to read; it's a story filled with despair, death and unimaginable suffering but it's also a story filled with hope, the power of friendship and love.
Ana and Ester are the two main characters and oh what characters they are; strong and with a will to continue to do good whilst all around them descends into chaos and madness.
This book had my emotions in a constant state of flux; angry, sad, tearful, horrified but also hopeful and in awe and wonder of the people who went through such despicable crimes but continued to keep their humanity unlike the Nazis!
Like I said, this is a difficult read but, I think, an essential one and I must thank Bookouture and NetGalley for enabling me to read it and share my thoughts.
The Party Dress Book: How to Sew the Best Dress in the Room
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This title reveals the secrets of a couture designer and dressmaker, teaching readers how to make a...