6/27/2023 0 Comments Priceless by Robert K. Wittman![]() ![]() The breadth of Wittman’s exploits is unmatched: He traveled the world to rescue paintings by Rockwell and Rembrandt, Pissarro, Monet and Picasso, often working undercover overseas at the whim of foreign governments. ![]() The rare Civil War battle flag carried into battle by one of the nation’s first African-American regiments. The headdress Geronimo wore at his final Pow-Wow. The Rodin sculpture that inspired the Impressionist movement. In this page-turning memoir, Wittman fascinates with the stories behind his recoveries of priceless art and antiquities: The golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king. He went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid. Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair. The Wall Street Journal called him “a living legend.” The London Times dubbed him “the most famous art detective in the world.” ![]()
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6/27/2023 0 Comments Ashes by Erin Cofran![]() ![]() I want to talk less about the plot of Ashes of the Tyrant (to avoid spoilers) and more about Evans as an author and how she fits nicely into the overall strategy of the Forgotten Realms. So let me give you my review of Ashes of the Tyrant, but with a slight twist. Ashes of the Tyrant is a FANTASTIC addition to the D&D novel series. ![]() I learned the error of my ways after I read Ashes of the Tyrant, realizing my acquaintance was backwards bananapants bonkers. Man, that did work out the way I had hoped. I haven’t made such a huge error in judgment since the time I thought I could make a quart of Cherry Garcia last a whole week. An acquaintance told me that I should stay away from the D&D books written by Erin Evans because they are “lovelorn angsty.” I unfortunately listened to that advice, skipping Brimstone Angels and The Adversary. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Midnight riot ben aaronovitch![]() The 2009 novel follows a couple who spend a night together after graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1988. This international bestseller was previously adapted into a film starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. If it feels like you've seen this one before, it's very likely you have. 9 British Books Getting Adapted for TVĪs of mid-2022, there are a number of Irish and British books for which TV adaptations are either in production or getting ready to go into production: One Day One Day by David Nicholls ![]() ![]() Writers earn more money, and it can help reluctant readers find books and even new genres to suit their tastes. Though not every TV adaptation is as good as the book version, we still love to see books getting adapted. Sure, they could still screw up the adaptation – but it does improve their odds. Instead of taking a huge financial risk on something completely unknown, producers can see which books are popular and rest assured there's a built-in audience for what they're making. These days, it seems like half of what we see on screen (or perhaps even more, in some genres) comes from a book or series of books. ![]() In some cases, we earn commissions from affiliate links in our posts. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Through the rigors of squad training and amped up social pressures (not to mention micro aggressions and other queer youth problems), the two girls rekindle a friendship they thought theyd lost and discover there may be other, sweeter feelings springing up between them. Her former friend Bebe is a people-pleaser-a trans girl who must keep her parents happy with her grades and social life to keep their support of her transition. ![]() ![]() Book Synopsis 2021 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist 2021 New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2021 Cybils Award Winner 2022 GLAAD Media Award Winner 2022 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Check, Please ! Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her senior year of high school whos under pressure to join the cheerleader squad to make friends and round out her college applications. Her former friend BeeBee is a people-pleaser-a trans girl who must keep her parents happy with her grades and social life to keep their support of her transition. About the Book Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her senior year of high school whos under pressure to join the cheerleader squad to make friends and round out her college applications. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Marcel proust swann in love![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Much of In Search of Lost Time concerns the vast changes, most particularly the decline of the aristocracy and the rise of the middle classes, that occurred in France during the fin de siècle. His birth took place at the very beginning of the French Third Republic, during the violence that surrounded the suppression of the Paris Commune, and his childhood corresponded with the consolidation of the Republic. Proust was born on 10 July 1871 at the home of his great-uncle in the Paris Borough of Auteuil (the south-western sector of the then-rustic 16th arrondissement), two months after the Treaty of Frankfurt formally ended the Franco-Prussian War. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust ( / p r uː s t/ French: 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel In Search of Lost Time ( À la recherche du temps perdu with the previous English title translation of Remembrance of Things Past), originally written in French and published in seven volumes between 19. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The immortal instruments![]() Being a very skilled and powerful warlock, Magnus began charging for his services fairly young, even before he was a full-grown warlock. Aware of his father's influence, Magnus occasionally brought up his power and notoriety and used this in his favor. Somehow, Magnus has acquainted himself with his father, Asmodeus. Years later, Magnus met and saved Catarina Loss from being burned as a witch, who later became his second lifelong, fellow immortal friend. He chose the name "Magnus Bane" after Ragnor told him warlocks identify themselves before others can for them. In their care, he was introduced to Ragnor Fell and became his student. He was then brought up by churchmen and raised by the Silent Brothers of Madrid, Spain, in the 17th century. When he was ten, his stepfather attempted to drown him but was instead burned when Magnus lashed out with his powers at him. Magnus despised himself, and his mother soon hung herself in their barn. However, when Magnus's warlock mark developed and they realized that he was the son of a demon, they both feared him. Magnus was raised on a farm with his mother and her husband, both of whom raised him lovingly. ![]() He was born seemingly normal, only with unusual amber eyes. Magnus was born to a half-Dutch and half-Indonesian woman and the Prince of Hell Asmodeus in the 17th century in Jakarta, Indonesia, back then known as Batavia of the Dutch East Indies. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Crown of midnight book![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The opinions that I developed in Throne of Glass about various characters really began to change in this book as characters such as Chaol and Dorian start to show their true colours. Something she has worked hard to run away from for so many years. While the characters in this book go about their daily lives, Celaena begins to unearth dark secrets of the king and finds herself drawn into a plot which forces her to confront her past and who she truly is. Secretly Celaena has her own agenda as she is tasked with killing one of the court's most popular male consorts, a young man who trained with Celaena as a child. Her role causes some friction between her and her friends as Chaol and Dorian struggle to understand why Celaena would work for a man that killed her entire family. Having survived the trials in Throne of Glass, Celaena takes on her role as the King's Assassin for a King that she despises. Crown of Midnight has to be my favourite book in the series so far with Celaena really coming into her own and where we really start to get into the story. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Scoring the player rebecca jenshak![]() ![]() Ford and I have a lot of history, especially when it comes to his little sister, Imogen. You learn quick when you become a professional hockey player to be guarded with the media, so I’ve worked hard to cover up the mistakes of my youth.īut when I’m traded to the Florida Fury, where my ex–best friend is the starting right wing, I’m forced to confront my past. I have a reputation for being tight-lipped. Purchase at Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Published by Self-Published on March 8, 2022 When Adrian learns the truth, will he still think I'm one of them? Some things are worth going down in flames for. There's a secret I've been keeping.There's a past I've been hiding.There's a fire spreading inside me that's burning to get out. Because I've kept him at a distance for the sake of my career… among other reasons. ![]() Much to Adrian’s displeasure.Īs our band manager, it's Adrian Hale’s job to protect us. I attract crazed fans and stalkers on a daily basis. That’s the problem with being the only female in the world’s largest rock band. "Shut your mouth or pay the consequences." Published by Self-Published on May 12, 2023 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Illumicrate chain of iron![]() ![]() Cordelia Carstairs is desperate to become a hero, save her family from ruin, and keep her secret love for James hidden. ![]() James Herondale longs for a great love, and thinks he has found it in the beautiful, mysterious Grace Blackthorn. But everything changes when the Blackthorn and Carstairs families come to London…and so does a remorseless and inescapable plague. James and Lucie Herondale, children of the famous Will and Tessa, have grown up in an idyll with their loving friends and family, listening to stories of good defeating evil and love conquering all. For years there has been peace in the Shadowhunter world. Welcome to Edwardian London, a time of electric lights and long shadows, the celebration of artistic beauty and the wild pursuit of pleasure, with demons waiting in the dark. ![]() This edition has an exclusive foiled hardcover, sprayed edges, and is also stamped with Cassandra Clare’s signature. ANNNNNDDDDDD, here we are! Here is the special edition of Chain of Gold from Illumicrate! ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Beyond by Maureen A. Miller![]() The feminist, human rights, peace, civil rights, and anti-psychiatry movements were some of Millett's principal causes. ![]() Journalist Liza Featherstone attributes the attainment of previously unimaginable "legal abortion, greater professional equality between the sexes, and a sexual freedom" in part to Millett's efforts. She has been described as "a seminal influence on second-wave feminism", and is best known for her book Sexual Politics (1970), which was based on her doctoral dissertation at Columbia University. She attended the University of Oxford and was the first American woman to be awarded a degree with first-class honors after studying at St Hilda's College, Oxford. ![]() ![]() Katherine Murray Millett (Septem– September 6, 2017) was an American feminist writer, educator, artist, and activist. ![]() |