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Flannery

Brad Gooch

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The landscape of American literature was fundamentally changed when Flannery O'Connor stepped onto...

Andrew Carnegie

David Nasaw

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Celebrated historian David Nasaw, whom The New York Times Book Review has called "a meticulous...

Inward Bound

Abraham Pais

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Abraham Pais's Subtle Is the Lord was a publishing phenomenon: a mathematically sophisticated...

Legend: The Notorious True Story of the Kray Twins

John George Pearson

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Ever since the Kray twins invited John Pearson to write their 'official' biography more than forty...

Elli H Burton (1288 KP) rated Listening to the Animals - becoming the Supervet in Books

Jun 15, 2019

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This man is amazing

Many of you will have seen The Supervet on TV. Perhaps not a full episode maybe just a clip on youtube or social media. If you are a lover of animals then this is the man for you. I'm not just recommending his book, I'm recommending watching his show also. I absolutely fell in love with this book and couldn't put it down, I felt as though Dr. Fitzpatrick himself was reading it to me. One of the few books that has actually made me laugh out loud and cry uncontrollably. I'm not a big biography fan however when I had my daughter my husband asked me what I wanted for a 'Mummy' present - I asked for this. We preordered it which I haven't actually done before with a book and I genuinely couldn't wait for it to come.
This is something I would whole heartedly recommend to anyone, it shows just how remarkable Noel Fitzpatrick is and how lucky the world is to have him.

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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Canada Year by Year in Books

Jun 18, 2018

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Canada Year by Year by Elizabeth MacLeod is a wonderful non=fictional book about Canada. The book gives facts from the start of when Canada became a country in 1867 to 2017 when Canada turns 150 years old. The author has picked one event per year to highlight, which includes Nobel prize winners, Olympic champions, government firsts, women’s rights as well as inventions.

Readers will learn about Canadian history through pictures and text. It is perfect for learning about Canadian history whether for being more knowledgable about the country, or doing research for a school project. The book is written in a middle school level but any age from 9 and up will enjoy this informative book about Canada. The illustrations are wonderful and add to the text. In the back of the book there is a biography section about famous Canadians. I would love to have this book part of my classroom library.

I received a copy of this book from Kids Can Press through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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James (0 KP) rated Soldier Spy in Books

Jul 29, 2019

Soldier Spy

Tom Marcus | 2017 | Biography

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Hooked from start to finish!

When i saw this book at a service station i remembered the title for future refrence. A few months later i picked the book up for a new read . Now being ex forces myself i found that i tend to stay away from these types of military biography books as they seem full of bravado and people portaying themselves at the big "i am".
However, from start to finish i could not put it down and read the book in 2 sittings. He brushes over his military carear and exlapined how he got involved in the secret service, once hisntraining was complete he explains various actions and what the secret service does in and aroumd the UK, i must admit it was an eye opener as things happen under our noses and the extent that these operators go through. Even to the point of havimg false names, even with their colleagues throughout their carear. Above all a very intresting read and would looking forward to reading other books on the secret service