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Today

May

22

text: Seen on Twitter this morning

1, Another author whining about one star reviews who then stalked the review. Update - the author has since delated the twee...

liked:

Reading progress update: I've read 100%.

Oh Lordy. Let me count the ways -- or probably, better not. Short version: Lillelara, I'm positive this one isn't for you....

May 2019

21

liked:

Reading progress update: I've read 74%.

Blimey. The Tiber must have been absolutely awash with bodies.

May 2019

20

liked:

Reading progress update: I've read 120 out of 352 pages.

I´m really enjoying this book so far, even though the misogyny is staggering. I´m not surprised, though, that this is happeni...

liked:

Reading progress update: I've read 100%.

May 2019

19

reviewed: LibraryThing Giveaway

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via a Librarything giveaway. If you teach, it is that time of th...

Best in Class: Essential Wisdom from Real Student Writing - Tim Clancy, Johnny Sampson

read and rated

Best in Class: Essential Wisdom from Real Student Writing - Tim Clancy, Johnny Sampson

reviewed: South American Arabian Nights

Allende's Eva Luna is part look at South American history, in particular revolutionary history, and part Arabian Nights. It i...

Eva Luna - Isabel Allende

read and rated

Eva Luna - Isabel Allende

read and rated

The Mosque-Cathderal of Cordoba - Charles River Editors

reviewed: Gotten as a Kindle freebie

Good little history. Could of used more photos though.

The Mosque-Cathderal of Cordoba - Charles River Editors

reviewed: They really should have listened to the women.

A pretty good, if short, history about a Russian spy who posed as Canadian. It is interesting Of course, what is most rage i...

The Illegal: The Hunt for a Russian Spy in Post-War London - Gordon Corera

read and rated

The Illegal: The Hunt for a Russian Spy in Post-War London - Gordon Corera

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eReader App Review: 4Shared

I don't know about y'all, but as much as I love the tablets I've had I basically use them as dummy devices. I don't sync the...

reviewed: Watch out for the Smog

Dawson's book chronicles the battle against the London Smog and the murders of Reg Christie. There isn't much to connect the ...

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City - Kate Winkler Dawson

finished reading:

Eva Luna - Isabel Allende

Eva Luna Isabel Allende

finished reading:

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City - Kate Winkler Dawson

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City Kate Winkler Dawson

finished reading:

The Long Call - Ann Cleeves

The Long Call Ann Cleeves

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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Newspaper Strips Vol 1 - Russ Manning

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Newspaper Strips Vol 1 Russ Manning

finished reading:

The Illegal: The Hunt for a Russian Spy in Post-War London - Gordon Corera

The Illegal: The Hunt for a Russian Spy in Post-War London Gordon Corera

finished reading:

The Mosque-Cathderal of Cordoba - Charles River Editors

The Mosque-Cathderal of Cordoba Charles River Editors

finished reading:

Best in Class: Essential Wisdom from Real Student Writing - Tim Clancy, Johnny Sampson

Best in Class: Essential Wisdom from Real Student Writing Tim Clancy, Johnny Sampson

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