This is the fourth book I have read by Iris Johansen and I will not stop until I have read all of them. She has such a talent for creating strong characters. Her male characters are so inventive and have such creative imaginitive talents. As in all her books she has a second delightful male character in Gavin. I am still hoping for a sequel to Lion's Bride. Ms Johansen is beyond the beyond. She rates a ten for inventing such unusual story lines that not only keep me turning the pages but up half the night till I finish them. Please keep writing these unbelievably wonderful, different stories.
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`Night' is a poignant, evocative story of a young Elie Wiesel and his father and their experiences in a number of concentration camps during WWII. The translation from French is done beautifully, as it is written in a plain, straightforward manner, and it reads with an eloquence and softness that belies the subject matter. As you read `Night', you find yourself cringing, eyes wide with horror, and it gives you a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach to know that innocent human beings were subjected to physical and emotional pain beyond belief. It is not graphic in the sense that there is too much information, it tells, in its simplicity, the truth of what one person experienced at one time, on this earth. Sixty years later, we believe what ... Read More:
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Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763 (Yale editions of the private papers of James Boswell)
Now first published from the original manuscript, prepared for the press, with introductions and notes, by Frederick A. Pottle, (Sterling Professor of English, Yale University).
James Boswell, Frederick A. Pottle (Editor)
Format: Hardback, blue cloth, gilt lettering; 370 pages; excellent map of London, 58cm stretching across both front and back endpapers, providing period locations from Hyde Park to Whitechapel (1761).
Edition: 1950 (reprinted 1951)
Publisher: Heinemann
ASIN: B0000CHSWH
Synopsis: In 1762 the 22-year-old James Boswell left Edinburgh to conquer London. His journal, published for the first time ... Read More:
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This book is excellent for university students studying music, it works through exercises and skills which are much needed for keyboard skills in any university course. It may also be suited to a-level students.
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This book is excellent for university students studying music, it works through exercises and skills which are much needed for keyboard skills in any university course. It may also be suited to a-level students.
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This book is excellent for university students studying music, it works through exercises and skills which are much needed for keyboard skills in any university course. It may also be suited to a-level students.
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the story is generally quite well written, with fast paced action scenes and interesting characters. but there is a slight problem with the over stereotyping of the characters, what with the noble ranger dude, the oh-so-self sacrificing-Brielle whom EVERYBODY in the story loves ( the good guys at least ), and her devoted boyfriend. the ending is also somewhat rushed, and one gets the impression that the TERRIBLE FORCES OF DARKNESS are kinda too easy to beat. still, a nice read overall.
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Some books are just made to be studied in the classroom, where pupils and teachers treat them as a giant puzzle to be solved. Brighton Rock is one of them. The first half of the book shows a good turn of plot but then the book dissolves into thematic development and precious little else. Thus we're created to countless personal morality and catholic references that batter the reader about the head. Theme and plot should work together, with one strengthening the other. What we get with this book is odious intellectualising that clutters up the page.
There are other issues for a contemporary audience. The pre-war Brighton is summarised very effectively, but it's a very alien world to 21st century people -- as alien to us as any world ... Read More:
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This book contains the all the songs on the CD. Although the music is excellent it can be difficult to play especially as the piano part is often very different to the melody.
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Touch of Enchantment is the sequel to Breath of Magic and centres around Tabitha, the daughter of Arian and Tristan Lennox. Inheriting her father's brain and her mother's power, Tabitha has always viewed her magic as a curse, understandably so when one can suddenly end up naked in the Mall after admiring a displayed dress. When her parents disappear, Tabitha receives a strange package from her mother containing a mysterious emerald amulet. Using her computer to analyse it, she is astounded by the advanced technology it contains. Whilst examining it further she triggers it's powers and clutching her kitten Lucy, the pair are whisked to 1254 and into the path of a knight in tarnished armour.