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Who left that book on my desk?

This book covers American history from the aftermath of the Civil War until the 2000 presidential elections, which is about as close to ‘the present time’ as a history book can reach. (Volume 2 does not start with page 1, but picks up where Vol. 1 left off.)

I did not go forth and choose to read this book, as I did ( Read more... )

What kind of queen incites her children to rebel against the king their father?  Eleanor of Aquitaine must have be a selfish and conniving person, mustn’t she?  Or maybe, just maybe, she had a reason ( Read more... )

This book is the third of the series, and has spoilers for all previous books.

“The Thief” and “The Queen of Atollia” are both five star books, and you should read them at your earliest opportunity. “The King of Attolia” achieves that rare accomplishment in a series, it is even better that the previous books, and completely avoids the downhill ( Read more... )

Ulrich’s prologue is titled “The Slogan,” and tells how this phrase began in Ulrich’s opening paragraph of a study of Puritan funeral services of well-behaved women - which is likely the first time those quiet women made history. Journalist Kay Mils used in in her 1995 informal history of American women. By 1996, it was on t-shirts, bumper ( Read more... )

Two books.  Two teens.  Two settings.  One plot.

The good-looking girl, on top of her social game, is kicked in the teeth by her own years of nasty behavior, and - while never losing her own good opinion of herself - must struggle to regain her social standing.

To do it, she’s going to have to…  play by the rules.
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She is in so much trouble.

Kay is free-climbing a mountain, which she is allowed to do - but she is climbing alone, and that’s a no-no. She’s climbing in a remote location, another no-no. If (when) she gets hurt, it will take a long time for help to reach her.

She’s climbing on the border between Human and Dragon, which is illegal, and she might be ( Read more... )