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![]() ![]() My delight only grew the further on the book went. Several times I laughed out loud, not because it was funny, but because it went a completely different way than expected. Or rather, it took what was the same in so many, and quirked it up a bunch. This book started off where the last one left off and immediately started inching away from all the common tropes I see in anime. This is probably going to be a repeating thing because it annoys me, but again, not a deal breaker, just a nitpick. This is a repeat minor complaint from my last review of the first volume in the same series. Still continued doing some of that weirdness where some of the sound effects (not always) are written out in “”. + Loving the variety of monsters and beasties that are being battled. Jinwoo is so cynical and untrusting, which he has learned from experience, but still. ![]() I’d like to say this isn't actually really common, but it’s certainly not uncommon. ![]() Like 90% of them are all for themselves and all working on an angle to their benefit at all times. ![]() + There's something kinda appealing about how all the side characters in the book that you meet, are for the most part, pretty darn awful. Can’t go into details because of spoilers, but there was a divine little twist I didn't see coming. + Loved the quests and outcomes in this book. The events in this book take place immediately after where the last book left off. This is the second book of the ‘Solo Leveling” light novel series. ![]()
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Wiseguy by nicholas pileggi7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Adapted by Pileggi and director Martin Scorsese into the. Henry Hill, Priscilla Davis, Nicholas Pileggi (Foreword by) 4.19 avg rating 143 ratings published 2002 6 editions. Twenty-five years after its initial publication, Nicholas Pileggis Wiseguy remains one of the signal narratives about life in the Mafia. ![]() The Wise Guy Cookbook: My Favorite Recipes From My Life as a Goodfella to Cooking on the Run. ![]() ![]() OL2958812W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 95.06 Pages 326 Ppi 650 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0671447343 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Urn:lcp:wiseguy00nich_aso:lcpdf:3177e2ad-b313-4a99-9ba4-e8b4d229c546 Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hillthe working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that to be a wiseguy was to own the world, who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster’s lifehas been hailed as the best book ever written on. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:36:29 Boxid IA120121212-IA1 Boxid_2 CH114201 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York, NY Donor ![]()
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The Book of Rock Lists by Dave Marsh7/4/2023 ![]() OL1996715W Page_number_confidence 94.82 Pages 678 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210903114953 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 1488 Scandate 20210831225946 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 044057580 Tts_version 4. ![]() ![]() A collection of his journalism and criticism. Martins Press) 1983 Fortunate Son (Random House) 1983. Urn:lcp:bookofrocklists0000mars:lcpdf:b02ca8b5-1e51-4f75-9258-35dfb0b8bef4 Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4281 Identifier bookofrocklists0000mars Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1vf95g7f Invoice 2089 Isbn 044057580X Lccn 81009778 /MN Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.6731 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA18385 Openlibrary_edition The Book of Rock Lists, (Dell) 1980 Elvis, (Times Books) 1982 Rocktopicon: Unlikely questions and their surprising answers, (Contemporary) 1982 Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who, (St. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:10:51 Associated-names Stein, Kevin Boxid IA40228914 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]()
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The World as It Is by Ben Rhodes7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, that’s what Obama represented to many people back in 2008: a beacon of hope. You certainly remember Barack Obama “Hope” poster. Hamilton, Rhodes has authored one more book, “Without Precedent.” “The World as It Is PDF Summary” He was considered one of Obama’s most trusted aides and was featured in Time’s 40 Under 40 list in 2011. About Ben Rhodesīen Rhodes is a former White House staffer and American political adviser.ĭuring Obama’s presidency, Rhodes served as the Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting. Especially in the evolution of its foreign policy views. Which means – it’s perfect for people interested in American history and the current state of US politics. So, if you want a behind-the-scenes account of Obama’s presidency, this is the best book you’ll find on the market. ![]() The World as It Is,” in the words of “The New Yorker” reviewer George Packer, is “the closest view of Obama we’re likely to get until he publishes his own memoir. ” Who Should Read “The World as It Is”? And Why? Rhodes tells it all in his 2018 memoir, “ The World as It Is. Well, who better to offer you one than Ben Rhodes, one of Obama’s most trusted advisors? 6 min read ⌚ A Memoir of the Obama White Houseĭo you want a look behind the doors of the Obama administration? ![]()
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Locked Together by Michelle Abbott7/4/2023 ![]() I worked with Lor-e Phillips, who was the Black Eyed Peas’ stylist. Most of them said, “Internships, internships,” so shortly after high school, I got an internship with Lor-e Phillips, who was the Black Eyed Peas’ stylist, and that changed my life. I studied them for years: what they did, the work that they created and how to get into the industry. I was like, “Wait, that seems like something that I’m into.” I remember googling stylists, and it was her, June Ambrose and Misa Hylton that came up. I remember watching an interview on BET, and it was when one Usher’s “Confessions” albums came out, and his stylist at the time, Tameka Foster, was just talking about what she does, how much she makes and what the job entails. Since then, I didn’t know if I wanted to be a designer, jewelry designer, but I just knew something in fashion was for me. As I got older, obviously, I understood that that was fashion. As a 4-year-old, I just was very intrigued why they looked so different from everyone else. ![]() My first introduction to fashion was watching the movie “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” and just seeing how iconic Ike Turner and Tina Turner’s looks were. ![]() I’ve been in styling and fashion in general for a very long time. ![]()
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A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() A Beautiful Mind has inspired the Oscar-winning film directed by Ron Howard and featuring Russell Crowe in the lead role of John Nash. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2008 Philip Mirowski Article Metrics Save PDF Share Cite Rights & Permissions Abstract An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. ![]() At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. ISBN 4-8 February 2000 Authors: Spencer Madden Abstract A Beautiful. A Beautiful Mind is Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography about the mystery of the human mind, the triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love. At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. A Beautiful Mind is Sylvia Nasars award-winning biography about the mystery of the human mind, the triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love. ![]() A biography of a mathematical genius who at the age of thirty-one, suffered from a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Description for A Beautiful Mind Paperback. But Nasar tells the story of a great mind broken and then healed with subtle sympathy, which will touch any reader who understands what it means to hope-or to fear. ![]()
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Susan eloise hinton the outsiders7/4/2023 ![]() In a complete change of direction, her last two books are for children of elementary school age: Big David, Little David, and The Puppy Sister. That same year she released Taming The Star Runner. In 1988, Susan received the very first YASD/SLJ Author Achievement Award, which was given by the Young Adult Services Division of the American Library Association and the School Library Journal. ![]() The movie, That was Then, This is Now was released in 1985, starring Emilio Estevez and Morgan Freeman. In October 1983, the movie Rumble Fish, was released, again starring Matt Dillon and Diane Lane, with Dennis Hopper, Nicholas Cage and Laurence Fishburne. In March, 1983, the movie The Outsiders was released, starring Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane and another of Will Rogers’ Hall of Fame members, Gailard Sartain. ![]() In 1975, she expanded her short story, Rumble Fish, into a novel, which garnered the entire spectrum of reviews, from “her best book” to “her last book.” Tex followed in 1979. She followed The Outsiders with That was Then, This is Now, published in 1971. Hinton soon became known as “The Voice of the Youth.” Countless young people have said that The Outsiders was the first book they had ever read cover to cover, and S.E. ![]() Always an avid reader, her best-selling novel was a result of the dissastisfaction she had with books written for young adults. ![]() Susan Eloise Hinton published her first work, The Outsiders, only one year after graduation from Will Rogers. ![]()
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How to be Happy by Grace Gold7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Gracie Gold returned to US nationals after a three-year absence. Everything in my life lit itself on fire simultaneously.” My skating, my social, Carly, my mom, dad, my body. It was perfect storm of a bunch of tiny things that added up so quickly. ![]() They want it to be this happened, you got depressed and then this was the result. “That’s where people don’t always fully understand at times. “It wasn’t just one thing,” Gold told the Guardian of the still-private events that triggered a chaotic time of intense emotional highs and lows. Two and a half years ago and reeling from multiple traumatic events on and off the ice, Gold, then 22, entered a 45-day program at the Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona, to address an eating disorder, depression and anxiety. It was the third standing ovation of her career. As she slid on a knee across the ice to end her program, Gold could see the crowd rising from the corner of her teary eyes. She wasn’t perfect – coming in 12th out of 16 – but she skated more like herself than she had in a long time. But Gold, 24, defied the odds by returning to the 2020 US figure skating championships over the weekend. In the ultra-competitive world of ice skating, two and a half years is a lifetime. ![]()
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The summer queen joan vinge7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() While things have always followed the same pattern on Tiamat, change has been brewing. Vinge’s third book in the Snow Queen Cycle, The Summer Queen, is riveting, unforgettable, and creative. Summer queens encourage prayer, harmony, and fear technology. Then, it’s summer, when those not native to Tiamat leave because the black hole will close and all travel will cease, and a Summer Queen reigns for 150 years while the sea creatures replenish their population. For 150 years while a Winter Queen reigns, she encourages off-planet technology, decadence, and the sea creatures are hunted almost into extinction by people from the seven other planets who get there through a black hole. Backwards, ignorant by Hegemony standards, this planet has one asset: sea creatures whose blood grants temporary immortality. The least “worthy” planet, called Tiamat, has antithetical clans called Summers and Winters who worship a sea goddess. ![]() ![]() It’s base of operations is the most tech-savvy planet left, which is high tech, but a mere shadow of the ancient empire. After the ancient empire collapsed, society rebuilt itself in a system of eight planets monitored by the Hegemony, and the people who compute still exist. Several millennia ago, an ancient empire had the most magnificent technology and inventors, including a gay couple who created a network that functions like the internet, except instead of computers, the ability to “compute” is given to those who can withstand a smartmatter virus. ![]()
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Demon slayer gotouge7/3/2023 ![]() The mangaka, Koyoharu Gotouge, does not hold back on the emotions or high-stakes action in any of the chapters in Volume 20. If I had to pick two words to describe this volume in two words, they would be intense and heart-wrenching. Although Himejima is blind, he may have a chance against Kokushibo’s whirlwind of flashing blades, if he can see into the Transparent World. The Hashira Himejima and Sanemi face-off with Kokushibo and unleash all of their skills against him. Miraculously Genya is still alive hoping that his regenerative power can heal even his fatal wound. Now Tanjiro must go on a dangerous journey to become a Demon Slayer, avenge his family, and find a cure for Nezuko in order to save her humanity.ĭemon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Volume 20 continues as the Demon Slayer Corps’ initial confrontation with the most powerful of Muzan’s demons, Kokushibo, has left Tokito severely wounded and Genya cut in half. Now the only survivor of the attack is his younger sister Nezuko who is transformed into a demon. ![]() ![]() Tragedy strikes when a demon devours Tanjiro’s entire family while he is away selling firewood. ![]() Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba takes follows Tanjiro Kamado as he tries to support and provide for his mother and younger siblings. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Volume 20 is an action-adventure fantasy manga that is created by mangaka Koyoharu Gotouge and published by VIZ Media. ![]() |