In addition to Sedaris’s fabulous sense of humor, another reason I like him is this: “The Sea Section [his beach house] came completely furnished, and the first thig we did after getting the keys was to load up all the televisions and donate them to a thrift shop.” Yay for those ...
However, in The Earth Transformed he tells the story not of political dynasties and wars but of the world's climate. Frankopan is a nice writer so this is a good way to get up to speed on the world's climate history, though it is long—650 or so pages—so it's more compendium of...
Children of Timeby Adrian Tchaikovsky When humans must leave Earth in search of a new planet, they find a planet seemingly perfectly suited for their survival. Too bad a scientist’s nanovirus has mutated a new kind of spider species on the surface of the new world. Now, humans and this...
A writer and member of the Resistance, Antelme had been arrested by the Gestapo in July 1944, just six weeks ahead of the liberation of Paris by Allied forces, and like thousands of Resistance members before him, sent from Fresnes prison to a concentration camp in Germany. Duras’s and A...
are some interesting ideas presented. One review I read by someone claiming to know a lot about earth science/volcanos regards the book as highly flawed. Obviously, I wanted a great book and found a mediocre one. Maybe if you’re a Patterson fan, this will be more to your taste. I ...
Kindle Unlimited paid out $39.8 million in ROYALTIES. Just how big is the real ebook market no-one wants to talk about?” This simple comparison suggests that overall (at least US) ebook market share by revenue might be as much as double the AAP’s reported stats — something like 28%....
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The books we’ve listed here are very accessible, so pretty much anyone from children to seniors can get involved in making their lifestyles more sustainable. They provide such a variety of different perspectives and ideas on how to be eco-friendly that there’s sure to be several ways for ...
until I later encountered the likes of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. And yet, even given that, The Bazaar on Deva remains the standard for me for interdimensional bazaars. I can see how the Bazaar definitely influenced places in fantasy fiction like, for example, Sigil, the City of ...
landmarks like the New York Public Library. She immerses readers in the hot, dusty, dangerous details of working at the Empire State Building through Grace's eyes, honoring the effort and sacrifice of the workers (many of them immigrants) who built the skyline that epitomizes New York ...