The Real Accent App: USA
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learn REAL accents from REAL people Need to learn a new accent and don’t know where to start?...
Mexico Modern: Art, Commerce and Cultural Exchange
Donald Albrecht and Thomas Mellins
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The international popularity and prestige of modern Mexican art during the 1920s and 1930s grew out...
The Blood of Emmett Till
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This extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights...
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Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #14)
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The new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. When a...
BookwormMama14 (18 KP) rated A Change of Fortune (Ladies of Distinction, #1) in Books
Jan 2, 2019
A Change of Fortune is filled with the quirky humour that I have grown to love in Jen's writing. Fun characters, mystery, wit, and romance. A fun quick read that is sure to lift your spirits and bring a smile (or two) to your face. There are also plenty of situations that will keep you on the edge of your seat and biting your nails. You won't want to put it down until you know the ending. While Hamilton and Eliza must deal with hurts and betrayals from the past, God uses the troubling circumstances to bring them closer to Himself.
Set in New York City, 1880. The Gilded Age is one of my favorites to read. The fashion, the society, the adventure, is something you won't want to miss! A Change of Fortune is the first full length book in Jen's first series, Ladies of Distinction. Don't miss her other fabulous books.
David McK (3369 KP) rated The City of Shifting Waters (Valérian and Laureline, #1) in Books
Jan 28, 2019
Reading the interviews with the stars that came out at around about that time, I learnt that Valerian was actually a French comic, and that it had influenced elements of the really-rather-fun Bruce Willis flick 'The Fifth Element'. I caught Valerian when it showed up on Netflix and, while it was OK, it wasn't really anything special.
When I saw this comic given away as a freebie on Comixology, I thought I would give it a try: I don't know what I was expecting (something closer to the movie?), but this most definitely wasn't it!
This is set largely in the (then) future of the mid-80s, where the world is in ruins and New York is about to be swallowed by the ocean. Valerian and Laureline are both time-travelers, who must travel back to this period of their history: a period in which little is known about, a sort-of second Dark Ages.
This comic does show it's age, particularly in it's treatment of Laureline (who doesn't seem to really do all that much) and in Sun Rae: truth be told, it just never really gripped me at all.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2163 KP) rated Nogged Off in Books
Nov 3, 2019
I love this series, and I enjoyed getting to visit Julia at Christmas. I was able to get fully lost in this story right away since I already know the series characters and the setting. The plot was fun with some good twists before we reached the end. Barbara Ross includes some fun Christmas traditions that are unique to Maine without slowing down the story, and they give us that all important Christmas feeling. There are a couple of recipes at the end of the story, as always, to enjoy during the holiday season.
NOTE: This story is a novella, roughly 100 pages, and was originally part of the novella collection Eggnog Murder. If you have that book, there is no need to buy this ebook. If you haven’t read the story, now is the time to sit back and enjoy this Christmas trip to Maine.
Trials of Passion: Crimes in the Name of Love and Madness
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This book journeys into the heart of dark passions and the crimes they impel. When passion is in the...
Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them
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Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight in a small Mexican village; Elizabeth Taylor devouring homemade...
The Hideaway (Lavender Shores #5)
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Lavender Shores’s resident tattoo artist, Connor Clark, looks the part—six foot six,...
male/male romacne contemporary 4 stars