Norwegian Wood: Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2016
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THE BRITISH BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK THE OF YEAR 2016 "Every man looks at his wood-pile...
Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs
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All of us have experienced creative connection, and glimpsed its power. Yet, for centuries, the myth...
Unbroken Brain
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More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether...
Ancient Philosophy: A Textual and Historical Introduction
Perilli Lorenzo and Daniela Patrizia Taormina
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"We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have their root in Greece",...
Apollo's Angels: A History Of Ballet
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Apollo's Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe, where...
Arab Occidentalism: Images of America in the Middle East
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When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, his foreign policy was at first seen to be the antithesis of...
Competing Responsibilities: The Ethics and Politics of Contemporary Life
Susanna Trnka and Catherine Trundle
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Noting the pervasiveness of the adoption of "responsibility" as a core ideal of neoliberal...
Double Jeopardy: Combating Nuclear Terror and Climate Change
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Humanity faces two existential threats: nuclear annihilation and catastrophic climate change. Both...
Hitler's Berlin: Abused City
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How Berlin captivated Hitler's imagination, and how he sought to redesign the city to align with his...
TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated Sand & Mistletoe in Books
Feb 23, 2021
From the beginning, I was sucked into Porta and Reece’s story. It was realistic, filled with sarcasm, wit, and self-reflection. I felt like I got to really know the characters and their personalities throughout the book and I got to watch them grow. Which is a big plus in my book. I also enjoyed how Chautona Havig incorporated so much about the deaf culture and how she conveyed ASL conversations seamlessly into the storyline it was interesting to read. Reese’s son Duncan was fun and a great addition to the array of characters in this book. I loved the big family atmosphere and enjoyed the typical family arguments/emotions through the book, as they added a very realistic bent to the book.
Overall, I give this book 4 out of 5 stars for the creative storyline, fun twists, and great characters. Now I am ready to go to the beach for Christmas too! Thanks, Chautona Having