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Planet of Dinosaurs (1977)

5.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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The crew of a spaceship led by Captain Lee Norsythe make an emergency crash landing on an Earth-like...

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Billie Wichkan (118 KP) rated Black Wolf (Natalya Ivanova Thriller #2) in Books

May 22, 2019

A young woman is found dead on the outskirts of St Petersburg on a freezing January morning. There are no signs of injury, and heavy snowfall has buried all trace of an attacker.
Captain Natalya Ivanova's investigation quickly links the victim to the Decembrists, an anti-Putin dissident group whose acts of civil disobedience have caught the eye of the authorities. And Natalya soon realises she is not the only one interested in the case, as government security services wade in and shut down her investigation almost before it has begun.
Before long, state media are spreading smear stories about the dead woman, and Natalya suspects the authorities have something to hide. When a second rebel activist goes missing, she is forced to go undercover to expose the truth. But the stakes are higher than ever before. Not only could her pursuit of the murderer destroy her career, but her family ties to one of the victims threaten to tear her personal life apart.
A captivating, pacy thriller that plunges right into the beating heart of Putin's Russia.

Black Wolf is the second thriller in the Captain Natalya Ivanova series based in St Petersburg, Russia.
This sequel to Abson's debut thriller, Motherland, again features Captain Natalya Ivanova of St Petersburg's Serious Crimes Unit.
This is police procedural novel that is filled with drama, suspense, police and political corruption and lots of drinking.
The story has lots of twists and turns to keep you gripped.
The characters are well established and strong lead female also.
Well written story which I enjoyed.
Recommend reading.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers' for the ARC. This is my honest voluntary review.

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OS X Support Essentials 10.11 - (Includes Content Update Program): Supporting and Troubleshooting OS X El Capitan

Kevin M. White and Gordon Davisson

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This is the official curriculum of the Apple El Capitan 101: OS X Support Essentials 10.11 course...

Dreddknight (28 KP) rated Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in Movies

Jul 27, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure

8.1

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Spider-Man fails at everything (2 more)

Good humor

Captain America PSAs

Way too much Iron Man (1 more)

Still leased by Sony, who has not been good at the superhero movie

Reclaim what is rightfully yours, Marvel!

He's a teen! He sucks at life! Being Spider-Man is burdensome!
I'll give it this: that's pretty damned close to perfect as far as the writing goes. That said, I'm sure Sony will screw it up, like that time they shoehorned in Venom into SM3 for toy purposes and ruined it. Sigh.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) in Movies

Mar 5, 2018

Captain America: The First Avenger where I was finally sold on the concept of the Avengers in the MCU (I am not a RDJ/Tony fan). I love period films, so I was all for it. The characterization of Steve Rogers was spot on. Hugo Weaving was good as Red Skull, and I'm sad that the character won't be brought back ever. Hayley Atwell as Peggy is one of my favorite characters out of the whole MCU, and her intro in this movie was great.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) in Movies

Feb 28, 2018

Disclaimer: All of the movies in Phase 2 of the MCU are nearly the same. Winter Soldier's just my favorite out of all of them.
One: I like Anthony Mackie as Falcon, he's a great addition to the MCU. Two: Scarlett Johansson was the perfect partner in this edition. I wasn't thrilled when they 'killed' Bucky off in The First Avenger, so I was all for Bucky returning as the Winter Soldier. It's a tightly paced film, and it's a good Captain America film.

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David McK (3557 KP) rated A Battle Won (Adventures of Charles Hayden, #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Sequel to Sean Thomas Russels' "Under Enemy Colours", again following the adventures of Captain Charles Hayden aboard the frigate Themis

As before, a large portion of the novel details one particular mission, 'bookended' by events in England. Most - not all - of the characters from the first novel reappear, alongside some new faces and historical personages as Russell continues to build on his previous work. While the novel does occasionally flounder, this is syill an enjoyable read and a worthy successor to that earlier work.