Terry Pratchett (28 April, 1948 – 12 March, 2015) was an English fantasy author known for his comical work and his series of 41 novels, Discworld. Books by Terry Pratchett* 1) Mr. Pratchett sold more than 85 million books worldwide, his stories have been translated to 37 languages. 2) As a kid, Mr. Pratchett wanted to be an astronomer. 3) In the 1990s, Mr. Pratchett was the best-selling author in the UK. 4) He was knighted for services to literature in 2009. Later that year, Mr. Pratchett made himself a sword which contained pieces of some pieces of meteoric iron (thunderbolt iron) which has a special place in magic. 5) Lyn Purves married the author in 1968. The couple had a daughter, Rhianna Pratchett, who is also a writer. 6) The author loved to wear larger, black fedora hats. 7) Mr. Pratchett was one of the first writers to embrace computers and used the Internet routinely to communicate with his fans. 8) The author loved to pay video games, especially Half-Life 2, Oblivion, the first Tomb Raider, and Thief. He collaborated in the creating of several game adaptations of his books. 9) Mr. Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in…

The pace of the graphic novel is fast, but not lightning fast, and steady. Mr. Diggle keeps it steady with skill and humor peppered throughout

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Even though the book starts off in the “romantic” direction, there is an odd twist towards the end which was a nice surprise

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Twenty One, April is the birthday of author Charlotte Brontë who was born in 1816. While I did not care much for Jane Eyre , I did appreciate its literary qualities. Check out my Fun Facts Friday on Charlotte’s sister, Emily. Books by Charlotte Brontë 1 ) Charlotte Brontë was the only one of her sisters to live past the ripe old age of 31. 2 ) The author’s most famous work, Jane Eyre, was originally published in 1847 under the nom-de-plume Currer Bell. 3 ) After Jane Eyre was published, the Brontë family suffered three tragedies in eight months. In September 1848 the family’s only son, Branwell, died, Emily died in December of 1848 and Anne died in May 1849. Charlotte stopped writing for a while but continued her second novel, Shirley, after Anne’s death as a way of dealing with her grief. 4 ) As a way of gaining attention to her Shirley, Charlotte sent copies leading authors of the time including Elizabeth Gaskell. 5 ) Charlotte’s third book, Villette, was the last one published in her lifetime. As her previous novels, the book has some autobiographical aspects. The novel was acknowledged as having sophisticated writing, but criticized for…

Bai Tide is a light, fast read with loveable characters and exploit

The author touches on Confucian and Daoist writings, famous novels, poetry, historic manuals, gardening and manual labor.

Throughout the book the author explains how the brain works, and how to hack the brain to become more productive.

According to Michael Lang “Toynbee was perhaps the world’s most read, translated, and discussed living scholar.”

Due to the fact that no only don’t we know much about Billy the Kid, but also that he died very young, it’s difficult to fill a whole book about him.