A somewhat random reader of both fiction and world history. I'll read the first couple of pages of an interesting-looking book in the store, and if I'm impressed, I'll buy it. Never got into eBooks. I like turning paper pages.
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A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has become one …
Death with Interruptions, published in Britain as Death at Intervals (Portuguese: As Intermitências da Morte), is a novel written by …
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has become one …
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has become one …
Self-indulgent but thoughtful and still relevant
Red, White & Black is a provocative critique of socially engaged films and related critical …
What I actually read was a book by the same name that is a collection of essays refuting the 1619 Project. The book is not in the Bookwyrm catalog. I found some of the libertarian reasoning unconvincing, but there are several valid points relating to the importance of positive messages and role models in our educational materials.
The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices …
The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent …
Consistently entertaining. You'll fly through it.
The son of a zookeeper, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior, a fervent love of stories, and practices …
"After two and a half years as NPR's Moscow bureau chief, David Greene travels across the country--a 6,000-mile journey by …
"After two and a half years as NPR's Moscow bureau chief, David Greene travels across …
An interesting glimpse into life in Russia. I didn't give it 4 stars only because it's an anecdotal journal that doesn't go into much depth.
Pervasive vulgarity seems beneath a writer of this caliber, and the characters won't exactly inspire your faith in humanity, but a pretty good vacation read. You'll fly through it.
I gave up about 120 pages in. A somewhat interesting, chronological summary of the early origins of the city gives way to a more anecdotal style that loses focus, though the author's interest comes through. Someone more familiar with the streets and neighbourhoods of London might enjoy the book more.
