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Racing Through the Dark: The Fall and Rise of David Millar

David Millar

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The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Cyrus is a bit bored with his life as a sea serpent, so he takes a dare from a shark to attack a passenger ship about to leave the dock. Will he go through with his plans? Or will he wind up helping the sea?

While Cyrus’s reasons for being near the ship aren’t good, the end result is great. There is a very subtle lesson in peer pressure vs. doing the right thing near the beginning. Adults will pick up on the outline early, but everyone will enjoy watching Cyrus in action. Bill Peet’s illustrations add some great humor to an enjoyable story.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/02/book-review-cyrus-unsinkable-sea.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Impact Zone

B.D.Roy

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While living at the beach and surfing every day may seem idyllic, in the summer of '89...

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Steve Vai recommended West Side Story by Stephen Sondheim in Music (curated)

West Side Story by Stephen Sondheim

2012 | Compilation, Pop, Soundtrack

6.9

(10 Ratings)

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"I was a little boy and this was what my parents were listening to. There was so much that inspired me about it and you can still hear this if you listen to it unbiased, unprejudiced and not concerned by peer pressure. It’s a historical record. Besides the fact that it retained its number one position on the Billboard Chart longer than any other record in history. When I listened to it as a kid, I realised it had story to it; it was cool, it was tough, it had gangs and a deep love interest. It also has historical melody and unbelievable orchestration – nothing touches it in its field and that’s not just my opinion. I think that’s the consensus of public opinion when it comes to show music. That was when I really decided I wanted to be a composer…"

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Merissa (12051 KP) rated Heart of the Warrior (All The King's Men, #2) in Books

Jun 2, 2023

Arion has it all... maybe. He has domineering parents who want what is their version of what is best for him. He has been best friends with Io for many years, but Io is a man-whore homophobic. Then Severin shows up at AKM and all of Arion's pre-set ideals get blown out of the water.

Donya Lynne deals with some serious subjects in this book - peer pressure, familial pressure, coming out, betrayal, one-parent families, and racism to name just a few. It never feels like it is forced in any way though. It is all relevant to the story of Ari and Sev, which makes it all the more poignant.

I loved how Micah got to show off his sagely wisdom, in his own inimitable style; with Trace and Sam there with him every step of the way.

Extremely well-written, packed full of emotion, and certainly no editing or grammatical errors that I found, this is a book to savour, to devour, and enjoy again and again! Highly recommended.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Apr 13, 2016

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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated The Breakfast Club (1985) in Movies

Jan 7, 2018

The Breakfast Club (1985)

1985 | Comedy, Drama

8.5

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Saturday Detention

The story of a group of kids from different cliques in high school are sent for various different reasons to Saturday detention. They are tasked with writing an essay to explain why they are there. During the movie we find out why each of the individuals have been punished. Each clique is reprsented in this movie. The Jock (Estevez) The popular one (ringwald) The Nerd (Hall) The basket case (sheedy) and last but not least the trouble maker (Nelson) the movie shows us forms of peer pressure and what it is like to try and survive in a difficult high school and difficult life at home. The movie is a drama and shows us that every person has a weakness and is vunerable to emotion. Fun note the lead song by Simple Minds was supposed to be a Billy Idol song but, he turned it down.