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Graham greene 19586/28/2023 ![]() One of the agents was ‘ Garbo‘, a Spanish double agent in Lisbon, who gave his German handlers disinformation, by pretending to control a ring of agents all over England. In London, Greene had been appointed to the subsection dealing with counter-espionage in the Iberian Peninsula, where he had learned about German agents in Portugal sending the Germans fictitious reports, which garnered them expenses and bonuses to add to their basic salary. In 2007, it was adapted into a play by Clive Francis, which has since toured the UK several times and been performed in various parts of the world. ![]() In 1963 it was adapted into an opera by Malcolm Williamson, to a libretto by Sidney Gilliat, who had worked on the film. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1959, directed by Carol Reed and starring Alec Guinness. The book predates the Cuban Missile Crisis, but certain aspects of the plot, notably the role of missile installations, appear to anticipate the events of 1962. He makes fun of intelligence services, especially the British MI6, and their willingness to believe reports from their local informants. ![]() ![]() “ Our Man In Havana (1958) is a novel set in Cuba by the British author Graham Greene. ![]()
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Killer Hair by Ellen Byerrum6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Visit us at located at:, on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. I look forward to meeting new people from all walks of Twitter and learning from their Tweets. Killer Hair could even be said to be a B or C-movie version of Legally Blonde but set in fashion and journalism. The cast consists of Maggie Lawson, Mark Consuelos, Sadie LeBlanc, Sarah Edmondson, Finola Hughes, Victor Webster and Mary McDonnell (one of my own personal favorites). My only disappointment was that wasn't much about killer hair but there was a lot of actual killers. However the cast is nice to look at and it's a good premise. ![]() The movie is entertaining and built around solving murder mysteries which are not necessarily all the scary or difficult to solver. Case in point, up and coming stylist Angie Woods.Ġ451209486 ![]() fashion columnist by the name of Lacey Smithsonian is in the right place and the right time to have the opportunity to fulfill her dream to be a crime reporter when people on her news beat start to mysteriously die off. The premise of both the book and the Lifetime movie is that a Washington, D.C. The movie is based on a real book by the title Crimes of Fashion by Ellen Byerrum. I recently caught a film with the interesting title of Killer Hair. The Lifetime Movie Network from time to time catches my attention when I am scanning the TIVO or my DVR channels. ![]()
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Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() In 922 A.D, Ibn Fadlan, a devout Muslim, left his home in Baghdad on a mission to the King of Saqaliba. ![]() This remarkable true story originated from actual journal entries of an Arab man who traveled with a group of Vikings throughout northern Europe. Michael Crichton takes the listener on a one-thousand-year-old journey in his adventure novel Eaters Of The Dead. ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. He is a connoisseur of catastrophe.”- Los Angeles Times A master of plausible and frightening scenarios. “Michael Crichton is one of our most gifted popular novelists. ![]() “Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages.”- Houston Chronicle But it is not until they reach the depths of the Northland that the courtier learns the horrifying and inescapable truth: he has been enlisted by these savage, inscrutable warriors to help combat a terror that plagues them-a monstrosity that emerges under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh. He is appalled by their Viking customs-the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Baghdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors who are journeying to the barbaric North. From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, an epic tale of unspeakable horror ![]()
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Blue birds caroline starr rose6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rose skillfully paints the abject loneliness that primes both girls for friendship: Alis is the only girl in the settlement, and Kimi’s father was beheaded by colonists, who also brought the disease that killed her sister. The narrative immediately establishes a sense of urgency and danger when Alis and her fellow colonists arrive in Roanoke (not their intended destination), where they discover the previous settlers have disappeared further tension arises as Kimi reflects on the brutality her Roanoke tribe has already suffered at the hands of the British. In this historical novel about the lost colony of Roanoke, set in 1587 and written in free verse, Rose ( May B.) weaves two distinct, culturally diverse voices while tracing the developing friendship between Alis, a 12-year-old English settler, and a native girl named Kimi. ![]()
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Traci lords story6/27/2023 ![]() “And we're serious about it,” Anolik continued. Before there was Paris or Kim, there was Traci. ![]() “‘Before there were sex tapes, there were sex tapes. ![]() Series creator Lili Anolik spoke with XBIZ exclusively about the podcast, which once again shines a light, Rashomon-style, on the divergent versions of the story of how a secretly underage girl rose to become one of America’s - and the world’s - top porn stars during the golden age of VHS, and how it all came crashing down.įor Anolik, Lords is significant as a forerunner to sexualized celebrity culture. The first three episodes of the series were released today on all podcast platforms, with new episodes dropping every Tuesday. “Just imagine ‘Boogie Nights,’ if ‘Boogie Nights’ had a threeway with ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ - and it let ‘Gone Girl’ be on top.” ![]() ![]() “It’s the story I’ve wanted to tell more than any other,” Anolik told the Hollywood Reporter earlier this week. The series, released by podcast company Cadence13, is billed as “a real-life noir” from acclaimed writer and culture journalist Lili Anolik - a contributing editor at Vanity Fair - with the collaboration of one of the preeminent historians and archivists of the adult industry, The Rialto Report’s Ashley West. LOS ANGELES - A new podcast series released today, “Once Upon a Time… in the Valley,” explores the controversial story of 1980s adult performer Traci Lords. ![]()
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The tiger at midnight by swati teerdhala6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Debut author Teerdhala’s prose can be convoluted and often purple. Esha leads Kunal on a wild chase across borders where they discover secret plots, old bonds, and new perspectives. But what she longs for is a normal life and lasting love. And why is he so drawn to Esha, a Dharkan rebel? Esha is the Viper, the masterful but merciless assassin who is driven by her need to avenge the usurper king’s murder of her family. ![]() ![]() But Kunal would rather make art than kill innocents. Hotha, has just been promoted to the elite Senap Guard, feared and despised for their cruelty. Kunal, the nephew of the ruthless Jansan Gen. ![]() Now, the Southern Lands teeter on the brink of catastrophic drought in a fragile cease-fire. But the younger brother of the Dharkan king broke that bond when he murdered the Jansan queen and took over Jansa in a coup. In an alternate ancient India, a rebel assassin and a reluctant soldier find forbidden love while they battle to save their lands from war and disaster.ĭharka and Jansa were once twin countries, bound by the blood magic of demigods and blessed with a celestial river. ![]()
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Bluestar's Prophecy by Erin Hunter6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() The book then goes back to Bluestar's childhood, during which Goosefeather, the Clan's medicine cat, receives a prophecy about Bluepaw being a fire that will blaze through the forest, but who will be destroyed by water. The book starts with a prologue that recounts Bluestar's death in A Dangerous Path. Plot īluestar is called Bluekit, Bluepaw, and Bluefur during different parts of her life.īluestar's Prophecy follows the life of Bluestar, the leader of ThunderClan. It was published by HarperCollins and released on 28 July 2009. The book tells her life story, from her birth to the day she becomes leader of a group of cats called ThunderClan. The main character is a cat named Bluestar. This is the second Warriors "Super Edition" (a standalone story that is longer than most Warriors books). Bluestar's Prophecy is a teen fantasy novel in the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. ![]()
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The color of water james6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() He was a feature writer in the Style Section at The Washington Post when, at age 30, he quit the Post, moved to New to play jazz, and subsequently starved. Previously he served for eight years as a journalist. ![]() ![]() James was working as a tenor sax sideman with jazz legend Jimmy Scott when he penned this book, which was written in hotel rooms, vans, airports, libraries and on buses. IBut most importantly, it is an eloquent, touching exploration of what family really means. It is a perennial favorite of book clubs and community-wide reading events, including New York City and Philadelphia. It is considered an American classic and is required reading in high schools and colleges across America. Lavishly praised by critics, embraced by millions of readers, this tribute to a remarkable woman helped set the standard for modern day memoir writing. Despite hardship, poverty, and suffering, Ruth sent all 12 of her children to college. At 17, Ruth fled the South, landed in Harlem, married a black man in 1941, founded a church, was twice widowed and raised 12 children in New York City. ![]() Ruth was born in Poland and raised in Suffolk, Va, the daughter of an itinerant rabbi and a loving, disabled mother who spoke no English. It tells the story of James McBride and his white, Jewish mother Ruth. To date it has sold sold more than 2.1 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 16 languages. This fascinating, superbly written memoir was a New York Times bestseller for two years. ![]()
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Deception Well by Linda Nagata6/26/2023 ![]() Since the book was written from Aiah's perspective, it was hard In the earlier book, he was the adored mentor, she the devoted disciple. Where the sequel outshines the original is in its treatment of the relationship between Constantine and Aiah. Despite the references to plasm-wielders as magicians, plasm is the science of Constantine and Aiah's world, and its propertiesĪre as calculable, and as apt to get out of hand, as anything wrought by the technology of our own world. Is ''plasm,'' a force that accumulates in matter and can be directed by human desire. Once again, the issue is power - who wields it and for what end - and the worldly source of power "City on Fire" describes what happens when Constantine and Aiah try to consolidate their victory in the city-state of Caraqui. Promised to renew a tired old world and usher in a vaguely defined utopia known as the New City. ![]() Together, they pulled off a revolution that ![]() (1995) introduced the yoked conspirators Constantine and Aiah - he of the keen mind, hard body and overpowering will she of the humble background, bleeding heart and unquenchable ambition. ![]() ITY ON FIRE (Harper Prism, $22), by Walter Jon Williams, is that rarest of entertainments, a sequel that improves on a successful predecessor. ![]() At the City Limits of Fate By Michael Bishop. ![]()
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Untamed book pc cast6/26/2023 ![]() Is this sounds like you, pick up the first of the series, Marked, today. ![]() This is a great novel for those who like thrill and adventure, but aren’t afraid of a romance or fantasy. The problem is a globally hazardous and that she mustn’t let anything get in the way of stopping it, even if that means at the expense of her friends and grandmother.įind out what is to come in this thrilling, twisted and culturally puzzling adventure about doing what is right and trusting your instinct. She soon realizes that the problem is more than just what goes bump in the night. As she tries to find the source, she is reminded that not all darkness is bad and all light is good. While she tries to deal with the heartbreak of losing all three of the guys she was with involved with, she is attacked by an unknown power that is getting stronger. Unlike many other teens Zoey’s problems are much more dire and life threatening. The plot arises as Zoey struggles with friends, boys and other mischief. ![]() ![]() As one of the many entranced readers of the House of Night series, the constant surprise, defined characters, curious spark and inability to release this book from my grasp has the audience wanting more as Chosen, the third of the series closes. All these and more encourage readers to dive right into the lives of Zoey Redbird and those she cares about in this elaborate novel. Constant danger, death and rebirth, new beginnings and passionate love and lust are a few of the many themes to the fourth book of the House of Night series. ![]() |