ArtiÂcle first pubÂlished as Book Review: âMarch Violetsâ by Philip Kerr on BlogÂcritÂics About: March Violets by Philip Kerr is the first in a series of noir novels about Bernie Gunther, an ex-policeman who turned private investigator. March violets refers to Germans who went along with the Nazi violence mindlessly. 256 pages Publisher: Penguin Books Language: English ISBN-10: 0142004146 My rating for March Violets â 4 ...
What would you sacrifice in the name of faith? What would you choose when faced with impossible choicesâthe salvation of your soul, or the lives of millions? I often write about choice and sacrifice, thrusting ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances and presenting them with difficult choices. I also wonder what I would sacrifice for another person: money, freedom, my health, even my own life. I especially marvel at people who...
The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti is a debut novel by this accomplished woman. The novel looks at the Middle East problems through a pro-Palestinian point of view....
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (16 August, 1914 â 1 March, 2000) was a beloved writer of childrenâs picture books. Books by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers The authorâs last name is pronounced âdrain-yayâ One of de Regniers earliest memories is her mother reading folktales and fairytales every night. One of Beatriceâs favorite teacher was the sponsor of the schoolâs newspaper sponsor and let her be on staff even though she wa...
There is no-one perfect in this book, Batman is flawed, Robin is flawed, even Jim Gordon has a mistress. Actually everyone in Gotham City are a bunch of crooks and criminals, with or without a badge or a cape....
After the Wall Street crash of 2008, the richest man in town is the mayor. Billionaires shed apartments like last seasonâs fashions, even as the countryâs economy turns inside out. The young and careless go on as they always have, getting laid and getting laid off, falling in and out of love, and trying to navigate the strange world they traffic in: the Internet, complex financial markets, credit cards, pop stars, micro-plane chees...
John Dryden (19 August, 1631 â 12 May, 1700) was an English playwright, literary critic and poet. Dryden was Englandâs first poet laureate and was also historiographer royal. Walter Scott called Dryden âGlorious Johnâ A period in which Dryden dominated the literary life was called Age of Dryden Dryden was the oldest of 14 children and a second cousin once removed of Jonathan Swift During his time as a playwright, Dryden maintain...
An easy to read narrative of two doctors from two completely separate lives who work together by performing cataract surgery in the Himalayas....
Engineer Henri Poincaré works hard to try and bring up the frigate HMS Lutine which went down almost 200 years before with millions worth of gold in its belly. As a reward for his hard work, Henri takes a break and hikes at low tide across the Wadden Sea. Henri gets to know his guide, Liesel Kraus who is a director at Kraus Steel and is still haunted by a violent history and corrupting wealth....
About: Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the sixth book about the Lord of the Jungle. Even though this is the sixth book about a character with an established history, it is a prequel. My ratÂing for Jungle Tales of Tarzan â 3 Buy this book in paper or FREE in elecÂtronic format More Books by by Edgar Rice Burroughs Thoughts: Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a collection of short stories which tell ...
