Mad Machen: Feminism and Generational Conflict in Recent German Literature and Film
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The last two decades have been transformational, often discordant ones for German feminism, as a new...
Darkness and Light (War of the Fae, #3)
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NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 3 in the YA Urban...
Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age
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From the international bestselling author Steven Johnson, Future Perfect is the story of how...
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Lady Bird (2017) in Movies
Mar 12, 2018 (Updated Mar 12, 2018)
There has been a spate of films that capture and showcase a city, and then casually layer it with a superficial story. In this case, it was Sacramento, California.
Here we see nothing particular new - a young teenager, played by the wonderful Saoirse Ronan, who insists on being called Lady Bird, hates her parents and wants to leave the nest desperately. Again nothing to see here. Beautifully shot, but shrug-worthy.
Vintage Flying Helmets: Aviation Headgear Before the Jet Age
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This new book explores the history and development of early flying headgear throughout the...
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
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Generous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress...
My Cousin Rachel
Daphne du Maurier and Sally Beauman
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Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely...
Y Daith
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What's the most important decision you will make during your life? To stay in Wales, your country of...
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
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In a New England island town, a pair of twelve-year-old lovers run away together into the wilderness...
Coming-of-age Dramedy Alexandre Desplat
Happy: Secrets to Happiness from the Cultures of the World
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HAPPINESS. One word, nine letters, roughly seven billion definitions, one for each person on the...