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Think of Me

Frances Liardet

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A heartbreaking new novel of grief, family and the enduring power of love from the author of We Must...

World War 2 North Africa Historical fiction Post war Britain

Rick Nielsen recommended The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) in Movies (curated)

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

1978 | Action, Adventure, Drama

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"The second film that I suggest is called The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, also called The Master Killer. This film moved me so much not only from the martial arts action and the philosophy of Buddhism that was instilled in the movie, but also the overcoming of oppression. Growing up, I knew that I was being oppressed; I knew the black man’s struggle was oppressive in America, you know, reading Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. I knew of our struggle. But I didn’t know that that struggle was all around the world. I didn’t know that struggle was in all time periods. And when I saw this movie, it resonated with me in a way that I was like, “Wow, the government is just oppressing them, coming in and taking their homes, destroying their property. How they gonna win?” And from a single word, which was “Shaolin,” our hero was able to go find himself and find the way to help bring the end to that oppression."

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Dead School

Laura Gia West

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There is no death... only a change in worlds It is Valentine's Day at John Hopkin's High, and...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2426 KP) rated Birder, She Wrote in Books

Aug 18, 2023 (Updated Aug 18, 2023)

Who Has the Sting of a Killer?

The NIMBYs (not in my backyard) are at it again, this time complaining about the bees that the farmer next to their neighborhood is keeping – something he’s had since long before their subdivision was created. But before Meg Langslow can go over and attempt to play peacemaker, she is going to help her neighbor attempt to find a long abandoned African American cemetery. Their expedition ends when they find a very modern dead body in the area – that of the NIMBY ringleader. Since he wasn’t popular even among his neighbors, the suspect list in long. Will Meg figure out what happened?

It's always a pleasure to drop back into Meg’s world. Her family and friends make me smile, and this book was no exception. The plot tries to work a bit too much into the story; it works, but it could have used a trim. It doesn’t matter because I was along for the ride up until the end. The suspects fit well into Meg’s world, and I got some laughs along the way. This is a book that will please fans old and new.