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A год of Чтение (2016)

posted by zanhar1

Last год I put together a Список of Книги that I read coupled with my opinions on them, using my reviews from good reads. I decided to keep it going.

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Smoke and Shadow #3)

I got to read this one like way back in March thanks to tumblr lol. But I decided to wait until I actually got a physical copy to review it on here.

Any how 10/10 *was satisfied with the amount of Azula*
As always, I really enjoyed the comic as a whole, I really liked this story line. The whole fear based theme and the Kemurikage were wonderful. I'd really Любовь to know еще about those ladies.

Life...

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Why Edward Cullen Is A Spouse Abuser (And Why Ты Should Care!)

posted by Cinders

Statement of Intent: If Ты read to the end, you'll notice that I do not advocate against Чтение Twilight, just putting it into context for young readers. This was originally written for a Facebook audience of Друзья until I decided to post it here as well. It was not intended to offend Twilight Фаны или readers, but to simply give a little perspective on why I believe Edward Cullen is a poor character to respect/admire. Should there be enough Популярное demand, I'm willing to write a similar Статья about Bella Swan.

Personality Traits in Abusive Relationships [link, link]

Note: The ones in bold...

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Marie Osmond Biography Describes Hell In секунда Marriage

posted by Fanmaven2015

Marie on Oprah

30 years after Marie Osmond married, then divorced Stephen Craig, she married him again. Some might say the woman is a glutton for punishment или she never got over the man she truly loved.

Today, Osmond says she’s happier the секунда time around, and is grateful for the way her husband treats her.

According to press reports, Osmond’s секунда marriage to Музыка producer Brian Blosil wasn’t blissful by any means.

Globe Magazine reported that despite enduring terrible (emotional) pain, Marie never publicly detailed the humiliation she endured during her 20-year секунда marriage to the record producer....

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Vampire Fiction

posted by maja3322

Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'

Vampires – just because some of them sparkle doesn’t mean there’re all bad.

The Classical Vampire
The first vampire to appear in fictional literature was created by the British Автор John William Polidori in his book ‘The Vampyre’. After this came the rather long short story ‘Carmilla’ by Sheridan Le Fanu. But it was a work inspired by these two stories that remains the greatest vampire story to this день – Bram Stoker’s ’Dracula’. ’Dracula’, which was published in 1897, started a Vampire craze the hasn’t ceased yet. It is in this novel that we find the original,...

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10 Книги to Read Before Ты Turn 18

posted by swimchick

Since everyone was so positive about my last article, I decided to make it a series of sorts. Different themes, maybe one Статья a month. I am 23 and I still Любовь all of the following books. People can enjoy them at any age, but these are especially great ones for kids and teens. There were so many to choose from, so I apologize that I had to leave out so many of my favorites. Let's all recapture youth! As always, these are in no particular order.

1. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
This is one of the few Фэнтези novels that isn't an entire series. Not to offend anyone, but I do not like...

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Powerful Quote

posted by AnnabethChase

Mmkay, this is a really powerful-but really long- quote and I really hope Ты take just a few минуты out of whatever you're doing and read it.

"I was telling Ты about evil, now that I know what it is. It's what makes a man get drunk and press a red hot poker on his child's back. It's what makes men have to queue for hours at the dock gates for a chance of a job when there are only a dozen jobs for a hundred men, so they fight each other in order to get them, and the foreman laugh and egg them on. It's what takes an old couple who've got nothing left but each other and splits them up to go...

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The Lonely Girl

posted by sk8rgirl714

Preface

“Okay honey, it’s your first time on a plane!” my mother cooed me. I was five then so I didn’t hate it entirely. “I’m ready Mommy!” I said. We sat in section… 1A and 1B.
My mother was overly excited for the both of us because it was also her first time on a plane.
After takeoff, my mother spotted San Diego, which was the wrong direction. We were going to visit my grandparents in Michigan. It felt like the plane was dropping all of a sudden.
“Mommy, are we going to land now?” I asked. “I’m going to go talk to the pilot honey. I’ll be right back.” My mother...

Автор Reveals Chronic Illnesses Have Sidelined Him

posted by marionicu

For a lot of people with chronic disease, the inability to work is a difficult and frustrating reality. Contrary to common misconceptions that not working must be "nice." или must be like taking an "extended vacation," the lack of a job for medical reasons can have significant consequences on a person's sense if identity--not to mentions finances and interpersonal relationships.

Writer Randy Jernigan recently shed some light on this reality while he was a guest on Donny Max's 'Lets Talk About It' radio program out of Seattle. Randy, who has been diagnosed with End Stage Renal Failure, Chronic...

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This Is Not For You: A "House of Leaves" Book Summary and Review

posted by Cinders

"I still get nightmares," begins Johnny Truant, editor of House of Leaves ("House," by the way, always colored in blue). He goes on to explain how he stumbled upon the fateful document that would consume him. How Zampanò, an old and eccentric shut-in had left his critique of the Navidson Record scribbled on loose-leaf papers, book covers, and the backs of envelopes and even stamps scattered across his room. Johnny diligently collected all of the papers and organized them into the comprehensive thesis it was meant to be. It is an elaborate and detailed explanation of a documentary that, Johnny...

Writer Randy Jernigan Gushes Over Former Students Debut Offering

posted by Fanmaven2015

Veteran writer Randy Jernigan took to his Facebook page to share his exuberance in his former student, Les Bailey, and his new book, The Vampire Game: Discovery. which debuted in Kindle Книги November 19, 2015.

"I knew when I first met Les several years back in one of my creative Письмо classes, that he was going to write the great American novel--and he did! Even then Les was a master storyteller. I remember vividly the feelings of excitement I experienced when he read aloud from one of his class assignments. The prose within the story was downright delicious. I recognized almost immediately...

Who Am I? By: gaby124

posted by gaby124

Who Am I?
By: Gabriela Acosta

Chapter 1
“How would Ты describe me Lilly?” I asked.
“Paula, you’re a very smart and unique person. But also mysterious. In a good way.” She replied.
“How am I mysterious? I mean, I never thought of myself that way.”
“Because you’re always so quiet around people. Not around me, of course. It’s like Ты shut yourself down completely, like Ты don’t want them to know who Ты are.”
“But Ты know I’m very shy! Besides, I’m not very good at socializing, Ты know? I always make myself sound like a total freak!
“Hey, Ты asked for my...

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A Collaborative "If Ты Like..." Автор Поиск

posted by cressida

This is a common phrase/question that people employ when asking us booksellers for suggestions for their Друзья and family. "Well, he/she loved so-and-so...what else is like that" In fact, that is very helpful when trying to recommend books, knowing other Книги & authors that they like.

But sometimes one can get stuck in a rut and cannot come up with a wide selection of suggestions. Let's help each other find new Книги based on Книги we already enjoy. Adult, young adult, whatever Ты like!

Here are some Specific Titles that might prompt some suggestions:

-If Ты liked Harry Potter, you'll...

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Writer Randy Jernigan Talks New Book, His Health Scare, and Finding Joy In the Journey!

posted by Fanmaven2015

Author Randy Jernigan and Jackson

When I sat down to ужин at a small Asian бистро with my old friend and writer Randy Jernigan, he quickly scanned the menu, searching for the healthiest foods. Today would not be one of his famous “cheat days” he shares on his social media pages–usually Mondays when he and best friend, Jackson Fackrell, indulge in what he terms a “free meal.” Today he opts for several veggie heavy dishes with less calories, and of course, minus the fried рис, райс and noodles. Later, as the waitress cleared the table, I notice that she cleared away his half eaten meal.

At the time I remembered our last...

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THE CAT WHO …

posted by juicyjossy9

Lilian Jackson Braun
Mystery novels
From 200 to 300 pages
Hard cover and paperback

The Cat Who... is a novel series of murder mystery novels by Lilian Jackson Braun. This series is called the "Cat Who..." series because each book Название in this series begins with the words "The Cat Who. . .".

"The Cat Who..." Книги feature a reporter named James Qwilleran and his Siamese Кошки Kao K'o-Kung, Koko for short, and Yum-Yum. The first book in the series was written in 1966, with two еще following in 1967 and 1968. Eighteen years passed until Jackson Braun published the Далее book in the series, and through...

The Delicate Dependency (Finally, the "truth" about the vampire! )

posted by juicyjossy9

Michael Talbot
1982
406 pages

Michael Talbot has woven a tale of the vampire unlike any Ты have read. He places them historically in the development of the human race, identifying them as artists, popes, collectors and inventors. He depicts them as the curators of all things important to human kind. It is the way they obtain those things worth protecting that is the meat of his book, The Delicate Dependency. Set in Лондон at the turn of the century, a kidnapping of a child occurs which sends her father and a renowned vampire hunter on a chase all over Europe. The father is a physician who has...

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Why does every one want Edward Cullen so hated?

posted by Renesmee-C-C

When I look on Youtube или even here, there are people that just want every one to hate the Twilight series and Edward most of all! THEY ARE FICTIONAL! And your all fighting like a bunch of babies! Its a book! Ты dont have to like it and I am not telling Ты to read it if Ты haven't.
I agree, Любовь does not work like she explains it, and this book is pretty stereotypical but thats not the point!
Us kids and Teens know that Вампиры and Волколаки are NOT real but we have every right to like what we want to like!
I see that some people are waiting for someone like Ewdard to come and sweep them...

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are Ты there god its me margret

posted by appleco

the book are Ты there god its me margret is very inspiring to me i don't know how judy bloom does it i would deffinetly recomend this book for any girl who fells sad или depressed it is a short book so Ты will mort likely finish it in about a week maybe even a день i normally don't like Чтение but after Чтение this book it made me think that i should read еще Книги now i am Чтение so many cool Книги i could write my own but i am not feeling up to that so i will just stick to Чтение i hope Ты found my Статья usefull and remember if Ты have a good book tell me because i am really loving Чтение now

Автор Shares Secrets to His Successful Frelance Письмо In New Book!

posted by Fanmaven2015

There are so many great Книги published every month, some titles worth Чтение may get Остаться в живых in the shuffle. So when I heard that my Письмо coach and mentor of ten years was finally releasing a book about successful freelance writing, I got excited!

It was about ten years назад that I decided to get serious about my desire to make a living with what I loved the most--writing. So I looked up the number of a Популярное Письмо group in my Главная town, got registered and took a class. I had heard of the instructor before, even read a couple of his Книги and magazine articles, so I was thrilled at the...

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Randy Jernigan's "Family Secrets" to Detail Private Lives of British Royal Family

posted by Fanmaven2015

British Royal Family

Celebrity biographer Randy Jernigan has signed an agreement with his American publisher to write a biography on the British Royal family which he's tentatively titled, "Family Secrets."

Jernigan, who recently published a best selling biographical sketch on entertainer Marie Osmond, says he's always been an admirer of Queen Elizabeth and the rest of her family, and has always wanted to take a serious look at the British Monarch in a book.

"I think Queen Elizabeth is a great lady with a huge heart, especially when it comes to her family and her people," says Jernigan. "I've been collecting information...

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Kindly Unspoken

posted by BuffyFaithFan1

CHAPTER ONE: My Life Story...

My name: Peyton Strong. My life: Different. My wish: To have someone else do my job. Why?: Cause I was destined to do THIS. Why?: A civilization called The Light, called me in and recruted me as one of there "HELPERS" when really...I'm on a fight for my life to save the world from un explicable things. Demons, thefts, Ты name it! Right now: I'm on вверх of a building, wathcing down far below. нож in hand. Gun in it's holster. And searching. Searching what Ты ask?: For members of The Shades. Who?: They are just like The Lights, but they are competly different....