![]() ![]() In the last fifteen pages, there’s a small conflict involving Alexis’s parents and their disapproval of Trisha, but it comes so late in the book and is over so fast as to feel insignificant. A few days later, they discover they go to the same college. Here’s a quick summary of the plot: Two young women, Trisha and Alexis, meet at the strip club where Trisha works. Unfortunately, Treasure, which I was really looking forward to, was a disappointment. In that spirit, my goal is for the reviews on this blog to be as varied and eclectic as the books I read. But there’s always something to say about a book, even if it’s short and simple. Most romance novels don’t upend my world view or leave me utterly changed. The thing is, I can’t wholeheartedly love, support and advocate for a genre if I refuse to review books in that genre. I love reading all sorts of books-serious and unserious alike-but I always felt that writing about most of the wonderful, beautiful fluff I read wasn’t worth it: what would I say? But until making this commitment, I never bothered to review certain kinds of books-namely romance novels and other beautiful fluff. ![]() ![]() Writing about a book after I read it is such a helpful way to organize my thoughts around it. I know I won’t get to 100%, but I want to try. This is because I’m trying to review every book I read. You might have noticed I’ve been posting a lot of reviews in the past few weeks. ![]()
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He was put on probation to make sure he wouldn't do it again. (C1) Why is Mark on probation? He had gotten caught hot wiring a car and stealing it. Later on in the game he'll show how good he is. ![]() ![]() (C1) How did Bryon and Mark hustle pool players at Charlie's bar? Bryon has a babyface so he pretends like he doesn't know what he's doing. ![]() ![]() Will Durante, a passionate and young American philosopher, who first landed on the shores of India in 1930, discovered the economic calamities induced by the British East India Company. Let’s delve into it! The full-scale loot of India Tharoor provides a critical overview of the events that shaped India’s historical curve, and uses data in order to illustrate a point. Indians, in particular, are curious whether their ancestors could have done something to fend the British off, and what were the dire consequences of falling under their rule. Also, there’s rarely a person in the world who knows nothing of India’s history and cultural richness. ![]() Most Indians nowadays still feel like the truth about the British “occupation” is somewhat distorted. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The New One Minute Manager is an adaptation to what many consider one of best books about project management: The One Minute Manager. Summary and Book Review of The New One Minute Manager Take a minute (or two) to read this book review. Their book The New One Minute Manager guides management teams on balancing their focus between employee success and business results in an efficient yet compassionate way, which easily makes this one of the top project management books we've covered. At least that's the philosophy of Spencer Johnson and Ken Blanchard. That go-go-go mentality is all too easy to get sucked up in, which makes organization and efficiency all the more important. 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(Find Out the Value).10 Characteristics of a Good Children’s Book.Harry Potter: Are the Books or Movies Better?.Can You Get Scared From Reading a Book? -Tips to Survive. ![]() ![]() Banana Yoshimoto was hailed as a young writer of great talent and great passion whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of modern literature, and has been described as ‘the voice of young Japan’ by the Independent on Sunday. When Kitchen was first published in Japan in 1987 it won two of Japan’s most prestigious literary prizes, climbed its way to the top of the bestseller lists, then remained there for over a year and sold millions of copies. ![]() It is a startlingly original first work by Japan’s brightest young literary star and is now a cult film. Kitchen juxtaposes two tales about mothers, transsexuality, bereavement, kitchens, love and tragedy in contemporary Japan. Opening line: “The place I like best in this world is the kitchen.” ![]() Genre: Fiction, short stories, Japanese literature ![]() Published July 23rd 2001 by Faber and Faber (first published January 30th 1988) ![]() ![]() ![]() “The Feng Shui of a house is determined by the quality of the landform, completeness of the layout and orientation of the house. First, look at the HDB BTO’s Land Form HDB Nov BTO 2022 Kallang Whampoa sees the convergence of two water dragons, forming the Double Dragon Emerging out of Oceans formation (双龙出海局), enabling auspicious wealth energies to gather and accumulate, shares Master Goh. With the November HDB BTO 2022 application just around the corner, we asked Master David Goh of Imperial Harvest how to go about choosing the best Feng Shui HDB flat: 1. People consult Feng Shui masters before buying or renovating their HDB BTOs, condominiums, or even landed properties to ensure that the energy within the space is balanced (and the family members will be healthy, at peace, and successful). ![]() |