I’ve always heard the rumor that Harvard University has a book bound in human flesh. How creepy is that?! I just wonder why and how….but then that’s such a dark and scary path to start to follow. However, BookRiot’s Elisa Shoenberger wrote a post called “THE TRUE HISTORY OF HUMAN […]
7 This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Summary “A 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book A young seamstress and a royal nursemaid find themselves at the center of an epic power struggle in this stunning young-adult debut. On the eve of Princess Sophia’s wedding, the Scandinavian city […]
An Argentinean artist, Marta Minujín, aged 74, has taken 100,000 banned books to build a full-sized Parthenon at the location of a very famous Nazi book burning site. It is to symbolize a resistance to the political repression, according to the artist. With the help of students from Kassel University in […]
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Starring Mark Wahlberg – Mike Williams Kurt Russell – Jimmy Harrell Douglas M. Griffin – Landry James DuMont – O’Bryan Summary “Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For […]
This review of Inferno contains affiliate links for your convenience. Starring Tom Hanks – Robert Langdon Felicity Jones – Sienna Brooks Omar Sy – Christoph Bouchard Irrfan Khan – Harry Sims Sidse Babett Knudsen – Elizabeth Sinskey Summary “When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he […]
Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you watch some fantastic fireworks and eat until you think you’ll have a food baby. I’m spending my day with a good book (Gideon’s War by Howard Gordon), outside in the sun, with a cool drink. How about you?
In the past 6 – 12 months I have seen a lot of documentaries. A lot. And so it is with some confidence I can list my top 5. I will tell you now, barring one of them, they are all highly emotional and only two of these I’ve watched […]
As today marks the 100 year anniversary of the start of World War I, I thought it was appropriate to share a poem by Wilfred Owen who was an English soldier and poet. Just take a moment to think back to what those men went through and how […]
“Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up” Summary “BEHOLD more than 150 of the freakiest weapons in history. UNLOCK the secrets of Genghis Khan, the “peaceful” Shaolin monks, and the ass-whooping Rajputs of India. DISCOVER the truths about strange and ancient weapons like […]
Summary The world knows Madame Tussaud as a wax artist extraordinaire . . . but who was this woman who became one of the most famous sculptresses of all time? In these pages, her tumultuous and amazing story comes to life as only Michelle Moran can tell it. The year […]
*Just found this somewhere in my drafts and did this review a while ago. Decided to get it up now🙂 Summary “The extraordinary New York Times-bestselling account of James Garfield’s rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of The River […]
With the final lift off of the Space Shuttle Atlantis it is the end of an era. There won’t be anything on the launch pad for a while. So, good luck to the astronauts, thanks for all the flights we watched. Way to go guys!! And just for you….. […]
447 Years Old and Still Kicking!! ‘Tis the Bards 447th birthday 447 Years Ago – a sonneteer was born To the harsh world, but to a loving family 447 years ago was 1616 and the Americas were new and so was he Little did the family know that 447 years […]
Summary In this 114 year old novel, Bram Stoker tells the horrorfying story of a century old vampire terrorizing Mina Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, Jonathan, and many others. This story is about the fight of the fittest. The fight between the Immortal and the Mortal. Between the Dead and the un-Dead. With Dracula loose in town there […]
Summary Wow! Dan Brown has created yet another enthralling novel. This is the second one in the series with Robert Langdon (Angel’s and Demons being the first.) In this thrilling book Robert Langdon is called in to decipher a code written on a dead mans body(!). The weird thing is […]
Summary *From School Library Journal Review on Amazon.com Parallel stories follow teenagers Spence Morgan, a farm boy from Utah, and Dieter Hedrick, a farm boy from Bavaria. Stirred by complex feelings of patriotism and adolescent insecurities, both young men find themselves fighting for their respective countries in World War II. […]
