Tammy's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:28:22 -0700 60 Tammy's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)]]> 123004735 Never trust an assassin.

Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion-not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a princess with a rebel heart.

Then, one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie . . . and what she is willing to fight for.

The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series returns readers to a land destroyed by liars, where one woman's truth is the only thing that can save them all.]]> 440 Sarah J. Maas Tammy 5 4.50 2013 Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.50
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)]]> 123004704 Lethal. Loyal. Legendary.

Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas.

In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion.

Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a faraway country will befriend her. But something rotten dwells in the castle, and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival-and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

Thrilling and fierce, Throne of Glass is the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that has captivated readers worldwide.]]> 428 Sarah J. Maas Tammy 5 4.24 2012 Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)]]> 218500922
The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other's arms.]]> 768 Sarah J. Maas Tammy 5 4.61 2021 A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
author: Sarah J. Maas
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average rating: 4.61
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)]]> 57019034
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.

As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.

Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.]]> 641 Sarah J. Maas Tammy 5 4.73 2016 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.73
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Succession � Season One: The Complete Scripts]]> 79330740 The complete, authorised scripts, including deleted scenes, of the multiple award-winning Succession .

** Winner of nineteen Emmys, nine Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **
With an exclusive introduction from creator Jesse Armstrong.
'The most thrilling and beautifully obscene TV there is.' Guardian

'Extraordinarily entertaining and incisive.' Empire

'One of the most relentlessly paced shows on television.' Rolling Stone
Everything I've done in my life is for my children.

When Logan Roy, the head of one of the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerates, decides to retire, each of his four grown children follows a personal agenda that doesn't always sync with those of their siblings -- or their father.

Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of Season One feature unseen extra material, including deleted scenes, alternative dialogue and character directions. They reveal a unique insight into the writing, creation and development of a TV sensation and a screen-writing masterpiece.
'Monstrous, near-Shakespearean perfection.' New Statesman]]> 840 Jesse Armstrong 0571384005 Tammy 5 4.85 Succession – Season One: The Complete Scripts
author: Jesse Armstrong
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]]> <![CDATA[Madonna of the Seven Hills (Lucrezia Borgia, #1)]]> 10354205 The most beautiful woman in Rome, Lucrezia Borgia, was born into a family—and a destiny—she could not hope to escape . . .Fifteenth-century The Borgia family is on the rise. Lucrezia’s father, Pope Alexander VI, places his illegitimate daughter and her only brothers, Cesare, Giovanni, and Goffredo, in the jeweled splendor—and scandal—of his court. From the Pope’s affairs with adolescent girls to Cesare’s dangerous jealousy of anyone who inspires Lucrezia’s affections to the ominous birth of a child conceived in secret, no Borgia can elude infamy.Young Lucrezia gradually accepts her fate as she comes to terms with the delicate nature of her relationships with her father and brothers. The unbreakable bond she shares with them both exhilarates and terrifies her as her innocence begins to fade. Soon she will understand that her family’s love pales next to their quest for power and that she herself is the greatest tool in their political arsenal.ĚýFrom the inimitable pen of Jean Plaidy, this family’s epic legend is repletewith passion, intrigue, and murder—and it’s only the beginning.]]> 322 Jean Plaidy 0307887537 Tammy 4 3.84 1958 Madonna of the Seven Hills (Lucrezia Borgia, #1)
author: Jean Plaidy
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1958
rating: 4
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This book is my first introduction to The Borgias. An easy read and hard to put down.
]]> <![CDATA[A Daughter's Love: Thomas More and His Dearest Meg]]> 10874974 The Whitbread Award–winning author of Queen of Scots presents a “brilliantly observed� dual biography of Sir Thomas More and his daughter (The New York Times).Sir Thomas More’s life is well his opposition to Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn, his arrest for treason, his execution and martyrdom. Yet a major figure in his life—his beloved daughter Margaret—has been largely airbrushed out of the story. Margaret was her father’s closest confidant and played a critical role in safeguarding his intellectual legacy. In A Daughter’s Love, John Guy restores her to her rightful place in Tudor history.Always her father’s favorite child, Margaret was such an accomplished scholar by age eighteen that her work earned praise from Erasmus of Rotterdam. She remained devoted to her father after her marriage—and paid the price in estrangement from her husband. When More was thrown into the Tower of London, Margaret collaborated with him on his most famous letters from prison, smuggled them out at great personal risk, and even rescued his head after his execution. Drawing on original sources that have been ignored by generations of historians, Guy creates a dramatic new portrait of both Thomas More and the daughter whose devotion secured his place in history.]]> 448 John Guy 054748836X Tammy 0 to-read 4.09 2008 A Daughter's Love: Thomas More and His Dearest Meg
author: John Guy
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Whore of Babylon, A Memoir: A Novel]]> 8396089 160 Katrina Prado 1441596291 Tammy 4 2.75 2010 The Whore of Babylon, A Memoir: A Novel
author: Katrina Prado
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average rating: 2.75
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Man Seeking Woman (originally published as The Last Girlfriend on Earth): And Other Love Stories]]> 18899338 233 Simon Rich 0316219401 Tammy 0 to-read 4.09 2013 Man Seeking Woman (originally published as The Last Girlfriend on Earth): And Other Love Stories
author: Simon Rich
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[His Last Letter: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester]]> 12038708 One of the greatest loves of all time-between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley-comes to life in this vivid novel. They were playmates as children, impetuous lovers as adults-and for thirty years were the center of each others' lives. Astute to the dangers of choosing any one man, the Virgin Queen could never give her "Sweet Robin" what he wanted most-marriage- yet she insisted he stay close by her side. Possessive and jealous, their love survived quarrels, his two disastrous marriages to other women, her constant flirtations, and political machinations with foreign princes. His Last Letter tells the story of this great love... and especially of the last three years Elizabeth and Dudley spent together, the most dangerous of her rule, when their passion was tempered by a bittersweet recognition of all that they shared-and all that would remain unfulfilled.]]> 402 Jeane Westin 1101458844 Tammy 0 to-read 4.05 2010 His Last Letter: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester
author: Jeane Westin
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[Tales From Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made?]]> 16114569
Whatever happened to Darren Aronofsky's Batman movie starring Clint Eastwood? Why were there so many scripts written over the years for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's fourth Indiana Jones movie? Why was Lara Croft's journey to the big screen so tortuous, and what prevented Paul Verhoeven from filming what he calls "one of the greatest scripts ever written"? Why did Ridley Scott's Crisis in the Hot Zone collapse days away from filming, and were the Beatles really set to star in Lord of the Rings? What does Neil Gaiman think of the attempts to adapt his comic book series The Sandman?

All these lost projects, and more, are covered in this major book, which features many exclusive interviews with the writers and directors involved.]]> 240 David Hughes 085768731X Tammy 0 to-read 3.67 2004 Tales From Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made?
author: David Hughes
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning]]> 8467797 We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless Your Heart, Tramp, comes a collection of essays so funny, you’ll shoot co’cola out of your nose. Topics include such gems as:

� Why Miss North Carolina is too nice to hate

� How Gwyneth Paltrow wants to improve your pathetic life

� Strapped for cash? Try cat whispering

� Sex every night for a year? How do you wrap that?

� Get yer Wassail on: It’s carolin� time

� Airlines serving up one hot mess

� Action figure Jesus

� Why Clay Aiken ain’t marrying your glandular daughter

� And much more!

You Can’t Drink All Day if You Don’t Start in the Mornin� is sure to appeal to anyone who lives south of something.]]> 256 Celia Rivenbark Tammy 0 to-read 3.82 2009 You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning
author: Celia Rivenbark
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8)]]> 754713 242 Arthur Conan Doyle 0755334434 Tammy 3 4.26 1917 His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8)
author: Arthur Conan Doyle
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average rating: 4.26
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle]]> 13571839 Ěý
Much like her Masterpiece Classic counterpart Lady Cora Crawley, Lady Almina was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Alfred de Rothschild, who married his daughter off at a young age, her dowry serving as the crucial link in the effort to preserve the Earl of Carnarvon's ancestral home.Ěý Throwing open the doors of Highclere Castle to tend to the wounded of World War I, Lady Almina distinguished herself as a brave and remarkable woman.
Ěý
This rich tale contrasts the splendor of Edwardian life in a great house against the backdrop of the First World War and offers an inspiring and revealing picture of the woman at the center of the history of Highclere Castle.]]> Fiona Carnarvon 1452606846 Tammy 3 3.58 2011 Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
author: Fiona Carnarvon
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> Lost Stars (Star Wars) 25067046
Bitter and disillusioned, Thane joins the fledgling Rebellion—putting Ciena in an unbearable position to choose between her loyalty to the Empire and her love for the man she's known since childhood.

Now on opposite sides of the war, will these friends turned foes find a way to be together, or will duty tear them—and the galaxy—apart.]]> 551 Claudia Gray 1484724984 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.29 2015 Lost Stars (Star Wars)
author: Claudia Gray
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.29
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]]> Star Wars: Brotherhood 59410591 Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stem the tide of the raging Clone Wars and forge a new bond as Jedi Knights.

The Clone Wars have begun. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. With every world that joins the Separatists, the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through their fingers.

After an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Order’s most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. As Obi-Wan investigates with the help of a heroic Neimoidian guard, he finds himself working against the Separatists who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy—and senses the sinister hand of Asajj Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet.

Amid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone—and his former master’s insistence that he listen this time—Anakin’s headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party, and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling.

Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan, Anakin now finds himself on equal—but uncertain—footing with the man who raised him. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around them. The two knights must learn a new way to work together—and they must learn quickly, to save Cato Neimoidia and its people from the fires of war. To overcome the threat they face they must grow beyond master and apprentice. They must stand together as brothers.]]> 333 Mike Chen 0593358589 Tammy 5 4.22 2022 Star Wars: Brotherhood
author: Mike Chen
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Run to the Finish: The Everyday Runner's Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run]]> 50285567 Inspiration and practical tips for runners who prioritize enjoyment over pace and embrace their place as an "average" runnerIn her first book, popular runner blogger Amanda Brooks lays out the path to finding greater fulfillment in running for those who consider themselves "middle of the pack runners" -- they're not trying to win Boston (or even qualify for Boston); they just want to get strong and stay injury-free so they can continue to enjoy running.Run to the Finish is not your typical running book. While it is filled with useful strategic training advice throughout, at its core, it is about embracing your place in the middle of the pack with humor and learning to love the run you've got without comparing yourself to other runners. Mixing practical advice like understanding the discomfort vs. pain, the mental side of running, and movements to treat the most common injuries with more playful elements such as "Favorite hilarious marathon signs" and "Weird Thoughts We all Have at the Start Line," Brooks is the down-to-earth, inspiring guide for everyone who wants to be happier with their run.]]> 255 Amanda Brooks 0738286001 Tammy 0 4.01 2020 Run to the Finish: The Everyday Runner's Guide to Avoiding Injury, Ignoring the Clock, and Loving the Run
author: Amanda Brooks
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[Be Your Own Best Friend: The Glorious Truths of Being Female]]> 53723121
This book is a celebration of…Your best friendYour cheerleaderYour soulmateYOU

Let these pages be a constant reminder that you are absolutely spectacular, just the way you are � every part of you, inside and out.

Pull up a comfy seat in my brain and let’s unravel all the delightfully complex layers that make us whole. Together, we will navigate our way through finding confidence, delve into lessons we wish we’d been taught at school and become the CEOs of our busy minds. You’ll strengthen your relationship with your body, your brain and all the phenomenal humans in your life.

Whether you’re a parent wanting to help your teenager through the turbulence of puberty, a partner searching to understand your girlfriend or just really want to know how to become your own best friend, I’m here to guide you through.

An enormous, endless amount of love,Chessie x]]> 240 Chessie King 0008377405 Tammy 0 4.06 Be Your Own Best Friend: The Glorious Truths of Being Female
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]]> <![CDATA[The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)]]> 25322244
This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London’s most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry—he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended’s older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate’s the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams...

Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate’s determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony’s lips touch hers, she’s suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...]]> 391 Julia Quinn Tammy 0 4.19 2000 The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
author: Julia Quinn
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2000
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]]> Darth Plagueis 11872402 “Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.�
—Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

Darth Plagueis: one of the most brilliant Sith Lords who ever lived. Possessing power is all he desires. Losing it is the only thing he fears. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith. And when the time is right, he destroys his Master--but vows never to suffer the same fate. For like no other disciple of the dark side, Darth Plagueis learns to command the ultimate power . . . over life and death.

Darth Sidious: Plagueis’s chosen apprentice. Under the guidance of his Master, he secretly studies the ways of the Sith, while publicly rising to power in the galactic government, first as Senator, then as Chancellor, and eventually as Emperor.

Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious, Master and acolyte, target the galaxy for domination--and the Jedi Order for annihilation. But can they defy the merciless Sith tradition? Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction?]]> 461 James Luceno Tammy 0 4.17 2012 Darth Plagueis
author: James Luceno
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2012
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]]> Proud: My Autobiography 23253191 **WINNER British Sports Book Awards SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR****Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award**Gareth Thomas had it all. He was a national hero, a sporting icon. He was a leader of men, captain of Wales and the British Lions. To him, rugby was an expression of cultural identity, a sacred code. It was no mere ball game. It gave him everything, except the freedom to be himself.This is the story of a man with a secret that was slowly killing him. Something that might devastate not only his own life but the lives of his wife, family, friends and teammates. The only place where he could find any refuge from the pain and guilt of the lie he was living was on the pitch, playing the sport he loved. But all his success didn’t make the strain of hiding who he really was go away. His fear that telling the truth about his sexuality would lose him everything he loved almost sent him over the edge.The deceit ended when Gareth became the world’s most prominent athlete to come out as a gay man. His gesture has strengthened strangers, and given him a fresh perspective. Gareth’s inspiring and moving story transcends the world of sport to tell a universal truth about feeling like an outsider, and facing up to who you really are.]]> 324 Gareth Thomas Tammy 0 3.98 2014 Proud: My Autobiography
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name: Tammy
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[Light of the Jedi (Star Wars: The High Republic)]]> 51788222 Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before even The Phantom Menace. . . Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in The High Republic

It is a golden age. Intrepid hyperspace scouts expand the reach of the Repubic to the furthest stars, worlds flourish under the benevolent leadership of the Senate, and peace reigns, enforced by the wisdom and strength of the renowned order of Force users known as the Jedi. With the Jedi at the height of their power, the free citizens of the galaxy are confident in their ability to weather any storm But the even brightest light can cast a shadow, and some storms defy any preparation.

When a shocking catastrophe in hyperspace tears a ship to pieces, the flurry of shrapnel emerging from the disaster threatens an entire system. No sooner does the call for help go out than the Jedi race to the scene. The scope of the emergence, however, is enough to push even Jedi to their limit. As the sky breaks open and destruction rains down upon the peaceful alliance they helped to build, the Jedi must trust in the Force to see them through a day in which a single mistake could cost billions of lives.

Even as the Jedi battle valiantly against calamity, something truly deadly grows beyond the boundary of the Republic. The hyperspace disaster is far more sinister than the Jedi could ever suspect. A threat hides in the darkness, far from the light of the age, and harbors a secret that could strike fear into even a Jedi's heart.]]> 407 Charles Soule Tammy 5 4.04 2021 Light of the Jedi (Star Wars: The High Republic)
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name: Tammy
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Wild Space: Star Wars Legends (The Clone Wars) (Star Wars- The Clone Wars Book 2)]]> 19276507
The Separatists have launched a sneak attack on Coruscant. Obi-Wan Kenobi, wounded in battle, insists that Anakin Skywalker and his rookie Padawan Ahsoka leave on a risky mission against General Grievous. But when Senator Bail Organa reveals explosive intelligence that could turn the tide of war in the Republic’s favor, the Jedi Master agrees to accompany him to an obscure planet on the Outer Rim to verify the facts. What Obi-Wan and Bail don’t realize is that they’re walking into a deadly trap concocted by Palpatine . . . and that escape may not be an option.

Inspired by the full-length animated feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the brand-new TV series, this thrilling adventure is filled with provocative, never-before-revealed insights into the characters of Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme, Yoda, Count Dooku, and many other Star Wars favorites.

Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!]]> 355 Karen Miller 0307795993 Tammy 5 Favorite Star Wars book!! 4.20 2008 Wild Space: Star Wars Legends (The Clone Wars) (Star Wars- The Clone Wars Book 2)
author: Karen Miller
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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Favorite Star Wars book!!
]]> <![CDATA[Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)]]> 34020933 Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII's fifth queen.

A naive girl, thrust forward by her ambitious family. A pretty girl, who has captured the heart of the King. Katheryn sings, she dances, she delights in the pleasures of being queen. The King tells the world she is his rose without a thorn.

But this young woman has a past of which Henry knows nothing. It comes back increasingly to haunt her, even as she courts danger yet again. For those who gather roses must beware of the thorns.]]> 496 Alison Weir 1101966629 Tammy 0 to-read 3.94 2020 Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Queens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2)]]> 52355570 Packed with incredible true stories and legendary medieval intrigue, this epic narrative history chronicles the first five queens from the powerful royal family that ruled England and France for over three hundred years.

This remarkable recreation of the action-packed century that saw the murder of Thomas Becket and the signing of the Magna Carta covers the lives and reigns of the first five Plantagenet queens, who ruled England and France throughout the bloody 1200s, a particularly dramatic and violent period of European history. Wars, crusades, treachery, murder, passion, and the interplay between rival monarchs of Britain and France provide a surprising picture of these five ambitious women and their struggle for power.

The queens covered in the book are Eleanor of Aquitaine, Berengaria of Navarre, Isabella of Angouleme, Alienor of Provence and Eleanor of Castile. One of these queens became legendary when, accompanying her husband on crusade, she saved his life by sucking the blood from his poisoned-arrow wound. Equally intriguing are the descriptions of their marriages, including one that was extremely tempestuous, and one that was a love match turned sour when the jealous husband discovered his queen's infidelity and retaliated by killing her lovers and hanging their bodies from the canopy of her bed.

This second volume of historian Alison Weir's critically acclaimed Medieval Queens series brings these unfamiliar, fascinating royals to life, demonstrating how very much they resemble self-determining women of our own time.]]> 560 Alison Weir 1101966696 Tammy 0 to-read 3.96 2021 Queens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2)
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average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[The Medici (Italian Histories)]]> 25790947

Strathern also follows the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists with whom the Medici had dealings, including Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello; as well as scientists like Galileo and Pico della Mirandola; and the fortunes of those members of the Medici family who achieved success away from Florence, including the two Medici popes and Catherine de' MĂ©dici, who became Queen of France and played a major role in that country through three turbulent reigns.]]> 464 Paul Strathern 1605989665 Tammy 4 audiobook 3.98 2003 The Medici (Italian Histories)
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]]> <![CDATA[Deadwood (Vintage Contemporaries)]]> 19182098 386 Pete Dexter 0804151911 Tammy 4 audiobook 4.14 1986 Deadwood (Vintage Contemporaries)
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]]> <![CDATA[Searching for Calamity: The Life and Times of Calamity Jane]]> 16182548
But conventional standards do not apply. Calamity was poor, uneducated, and an alcoholic. For decades, she wandered through the small towns and empty spaces of the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana. But she also had a natural talent for self-invention. She created a story about herself and promoted it tirelessly for much of her life. The story emphasized her love of adventure and the heroic role she played in key events in the early history of the American west. She became that story to people around the country who read about her. And she became that story to herself. The details about her exploits were rarely accurate, but a larger truth lay beneath them. In an era when there were few options for women, Calamity had the audacity to be herself. She lived as she pleased, which is to say that she allowed herself the same freedoms her male contemporaries assumed as their birthright. She spoke her mind. She flouted the rules. She dressed as a man when it was illegal for women to wear pants; hung out in saloons although that was unheard of for any woman who was not a prostitute; did men’s work; cursed, hollered, and smoked cigars.

Although Calamity’s name is imprinted in history, most people know little about her. This highly readable biography brings Calamity to life against the backdrop of the American west and of women’s determination to break free from their historical constraints.

17 photographs
6 maps, including 5 maps of Calamity's travels through the west]]> 268 Linda Jucovy 0985300310 Tammy 4 audiobook 3.55 2012 Searching for Calamity: The Life and Times of Calamity Jane
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]]> <![CDATA[Mindful Running: How Meditative Running can Improve Performance and Make you a Happier, More Fulfilled Person]]> 36349955 Discover how mindfulness can enhance your running and make you a happier, more fulfilled person.

By applying mental fitness training to your running regime, you tap into a powerful mind-body connection that not only optimizes sporting performance, but also boosts happiness both on and off the running trails.

Mindful Running brings together scientific research, expert analysis, and elite athlete contributions to reveal how relating to your mind, body, and surroundings in a new way can help you run longer and faster, as well as offer a boost to your overall mental, emotional, and physical health.

Devised with both the competitive and everyday runner in mind, Mackenzie L. Havey introduces an innovative, approachable, and authoritative guide designed to increase self-awareness, develop concentration, and improve endurance. Not only does this have the potential to translate into better running, it can also play a role in training you to endure life's challenges with greater ease and find joy in all things big and small. Mindful Running is a total body and mind fitness regime.]]> 209 Mackenzie L. Havey 1472944879 Tammy 4 audiobook 3.76 Mindful Running: How Meditative Running can Improve Performance and Make you a Happier, More Fulfilled Person
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]]> <![CDATA["I Heard You Paint Houses", Updated Edition: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa]]> 30741419 Updated with a 57-page Conclusion by the author that features new, independent corroboration of Frank Sheeran's revelations about the killing of Jimmy Hoffa, the killing of Joey Gallo and the murder of JFK, along with stories that could not be told before.

"I Heard You Paint Houses" will soon be a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese. The working title for the movie is "The Irishman".

The first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran were, "I heard you paint houses." To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the walls and floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and for his friend Hoffa.

Sheeran learned to kill in the U.S. Army, where he saw an astonishing 411 days of active combat duty in Italy during World War II. After returning home he became a hustler and hit man, working for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino. Eventually he would rise to a position of such prominence that in a RICO suit then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani would name him as one of only two non-Italians on a list of 26 top mob figures.

When Bufalino ordered Sheeran to kill Hoffa, he did the deed, knowing that if he had refused he would have been killed himself.

Sheeran's important and fascinating story includes new information on other famous murders including those of Joey Gallo and JFK, and provides rare insight to a chapter in American history. Charles Brandt has written a page-turner that has become a true crime classic.


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 338 Charles Brandt Tammy 4 audiobook 4.31 2004 "I Heard You Paint Houses", Updated Edition: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa
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]]> <![CDATA[Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic]]> 49079959 New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster is here to help you chill the hell out.

When did USA become shorthand for the United States of Anxiety? From the moment Americans wake up, we’re bombarded with all-new terrifying news about crime, the environment, politics, and stroke-inducing foods we’ve been enjoying for years. We’re judged by social media’s faceless masses, pressured into maintaining a Pinterest-perfect home, and expected to base our self-worth on retweets, faves, likes, and followers. Our collective FOMO, and the disparity between the ideal and reality, is leading us to spend more and feel worse. No wonder we’re getting twitchy. Save for an Independence Day–style alien invasion, how do we begin to escape from the stressors that make up our days?

Jen Lancaster is here to take a hard look at our elevating anxieties, and with self-deprecating wit and levelheaded wisdom, she charts a path out of the quagmire that keeps us frightened of the future and ashamed of our imperfectly perfect human lives. Take a deep breath, and her advice, and you just might get through a holiday dinner without wanting to disown your uncle.]]> 288 Jen Lancaster 1542007933 Tammy 0 to-read 3.36 2020 Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic
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]]> The Twins: Men of Violence 19033383 287 Kate Kray Tammy 4 3.75 2000 The Twins: Men of Violence
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]]> Murder, Madness and Marriage 2725521 230 Kate Kray 1857820428 Tammy 5 5.00 1994 Murder, Madness and Marriage
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]]> Kenobi (Star Wars) 18404968 Sith Lords rule the galaxy.
Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has lost everything . . .
Everything but hope.

Tatooine—a harsh desert world where farmers toil in the heat of two suns while trying to protect themselves and their loved ones from the marauding Tusken Raiders. A backwater planet on the edge of civilized space. And an unlikely place to find a Jedi Master in hiding, or an orphaned infant boy on whose tiny shoulders rests the future of a galaxy.

Known to locals only as “Ben,� the bearded and robed offworlder is an enigmatic stranger who keeps to himself, shares nothing of his past, and goes to great pains to remain an outsider. But as tensions escalate between the farmers and a tribe of Sand People led by a ruthless war chief, Ben finds himself drawn into the fight, endangering the very mission that brought him to Tatooine.

Ben—Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, hero of the Clone Wars, traitor to the Empire, and protector of the galaxy’s last hope—can no more turn his back on evil than he can reject his Jedi training. And when blood is unjustly spilled, innocent lives threatened, and a ruthless opponent unmasked, Ben has no choice but to call on the wisdom of the Jedi—and the formidable power of the Force—in his never-ending fight for justice.]]> 401 John Jackson Miller Tammy 5 audiobook 4.16 2013 Kenobi (Star Wars)
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]]> Dark Tides (The Fairmile, #2) 49127754
The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon.

Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a life between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows—without doubt—that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter.

Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home.]]> 464 Philippa Gregory 150118718X Tammy 0 to-read 3.70 2020 Dark Tides (The Fairmile, #2)
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]]> Murder, Madness and Marriage 45691283
Now, with Ronnie's help, Kate tells the full amazing story of their life together.]]> 171 K Kray Tammy 5 4.00 Murder, Madness and Marriage
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]]> <![CDATA[Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)]]> 52802802 Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the tragic story of Henry VIII's fifth wife, a nineteen-year-old beauty with a hidden past, in this fifth novel in the sweeping Six Tudor Queens series.

In the spring of 1540, Henry VIII, desperate to be rid of his queen, Anna of Kleve, first sets eyes on the enchanting Katheryn Howard. Although the king is now an ailing forty-nine-year-old measuring fifty-four inches around his waist, his amorous gaze lights upon the pretty teenager. Seated near him intentionally by her ambitious Catholic family, Katheryn readily succumbs to the courtship.

Henry is besotted with his bride. He tells the world she is a rose without a thorn, and extols her beauty and her virtue. Katherine delights in the pleasures of being queen and the power she has to do good to others. She comes to love the ailing, obese king and tolerate his nightly attentions. If she can bear him a son, her triumph will be complete. But Katheryn has a past of which Henry knows nothing, and which comes back increasingly to haunt her--even as she courts danger yet again.]]> 480 Alison Weir 1101966602 Tammy 0 to-read 4.07 2020 Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Broken Open: Mountains, Demons, Treadmills And a Search for Nirvana]]> 43727976
Among his many outlandish adventures, David talks about doing ten epic events in one year to celebrate his tenth year of sobriety. This mind-bending year of running included running the Boston Marathon four times in one day, running 343 laps around a high school track and running 48 hours on a treadmill. You will feel like you are running alongside him as he navigates his vision quest—all the while hallucinating and breaking from reality in one of the most epic Badwater 135 race experiences ever told.

David’s story is raw, honest and pure adrenaline-laden inspiration as he shares his unique brand of Americana and Heavy Metal Buddhism. This book has far more to offer and than just miles travelled and mountains climbed. It's about trying to find a way station of balance somewhere in a world of extremes. It’s about running to create a legacy and develop your own inner strengths. After reading Broken Open, you’ll never doubt how strong you can be, how much you can endure, or whether or not you are capable of finding true happiness.]]> 408 David Clark Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.95 Broken Open: Mountains, Demons, Treadmills And a Search for Nirvana
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]]> Snobs 11119650
"The English, of all classes as it happens, are addicted to exclusivity. Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them."

The best comedies of manners are often deceptively simple, seamlessly blending social critique with character and story. In his superbly observed first novel, Julian Fellowes, winner of an Academy Award for his original screenplay of Gosford Park, brings us an insider's look at a contemporary England that is still not as classless as is popularly supposed.

Edith Lavery, an English blonde with large eyes and nice manners, is the daughter of a moderately successful accountant and his social-climbing wife. While visiting his parents' stately home as a paying guest, Edith meets Charles, Earl of Broughton, and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who runs the family estates in East Sussex and Norfolk. To the gossip columns he is one of the most eligible young aristocrats around.

When he proposes. Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles? Or with his title, his position, and all that goes with it?

One inescapable part of life at Broughton Hall is Charles's mother, the shrewd Lady Uckfield, known to her friends as "Googie" and described by the narrator---an actor who moves comfortably among the upper classes while chronicling their foibles---"as the most socially expert individual I have ever known at all well. She combined a watchmaker's eye for detail with a madam's knowledge of the world." Lady Uckfield is convinced that Edith is more interested in becoming a countess than in being a good wife to her son. And when a television company, complete with a gorgeous leading man, descends on Broughton Hall to film a period drama, "Googie's" worst fears seem fully justified.]]> 292 Julian Fellowes Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.72 2004 Snobs
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]]> <![CDATA[Mental Tarining for Runners: No More Excuses!]]> 30408697 I don't have time to run. The run will hurt or make me tired. I am too busy to run today. If you are always looking for any excuse to not go running, or put off starting a running regime, this book is for you!

Athletes and people who just want to stay fit and exercise need to train their mind just as much as the body! It s easy to find excuses and stay at home, but with Jeff Galloway s mental training strategies you will find yourself staying motivated and setting and reaching new goals in no time.

In Mental Training for Runners you will find many useful tips on how to deal with stress. Jeff Galloway describes typical everyday situations and how to go out and run even if your brain is making up excuses. Jeff explains drills to help you rehearse a good response to those excuses so that over time you will change your habits; he presents training tools that will lower your stress and help you learn to set realistic goals.

There is a section on better technique that will help you run better and achieve your next goal. Mental Training for Runners will put you on the path to a positive mental environment and will turn your mind, body, and spirit into a powerful team and tool. After reading and learning from this book, there will only ever be one answer to any challenge: I can do it!

]]> 290 Jeff Galloway Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.33 Mental Tarining for Runners: No More Excuses!
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]]> <![CDATA[Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to Ultramarathoners - Run Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free: A ... Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free]]> 22207413 A photo-illustrated workout manual for distance runners featuring a revolutionary fitness program that targets every component of a well-rounded running body and mind

For runners of every level looking to take the next step in their training, Build Your Running Body presents a breakthrough exercise plan that goes beyond the conventional pursuit of mileage. The best way to improve our personal bests, run more comfortably, and reduce injury is to target allthe components that go into each step we take: muscles, connective tissue, the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, hormones, and the brain.

This illustrated training manual shows us how, with step-by-step photo instruction and exercise regimens fine-tuned to individual skill levels. Featuring a wide-ranging slate of over 150 workouts—from weightlifting and cross-training to resistance exercises and plyometrics—as well as a nutrition guide with dozens of recipes to help speed recovery and cement endurance gains, Build Your Running Body presents the ultimate program for runners seeking whole-body fitness.

]]> 450 Melissa Breyer Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.16 2014 Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to Ultramarathoners - Run Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free: A ... Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free
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]]> Belgravia 35106178 FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTON ABBEY The New York Times bestselling novel about scandalous secrets and star-crossed lovers On the evening of 15 June 1815, the great and the good of British society have gathered in Brussels at what is to become one of the most tragic parties in history - the Duchess of Richmond's ball. For this is the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, and many of the handsome young men attending the ball will find themselves, the very next day, on the battlefield.
For Sophia Trenchard, the young and beautiful daughter of Wellington's chief supplier, this night will change everything. But it is only twenty-five years later, when the upwardly mobile Trenchards move into the fashionable new area of Belgravia, that the true repercussions of that moment will be felt. For in this new world, where the aristocracy rub shoulders with the emerging nouveau riche, there are those who would prefer the secrets of the past to remain buried...



]]> 417 Julian Fellowes 1455541192 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.83 2016 Belgravia
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]]> <![CDATA[Love, Sex and Other Foreign Policy Goals]]> 30373012 The debut novel from the creator of HBO's Succession, premiering in Summer 2018.ĚýIt’s 1994, and war rages on in Yugoslavia—Sarajevo is under siege, and Bosnia’s different ethnic groups are battling for control of the newly independent country.Hundreds of miles away, in a posh dining room in west London, Andrew is in a similarly precarious the fine balancing act of breathing, blinking, and sipping champagne at the same time. Penny, who may be the love of his life, is about to make the Great Announcement to her that she, Andrew, and a handful of other young idealists are headed to Bosnia to stop the war by performing peace plays from the back of their van.But more important than peace—does Penny like Andrew, too? Or does she like Simon, who Andrew concedes is “essentially me, only betterâ€�? Will this trip across Europe finally bring them together, or will Andrew die in a minefield? And just how long will it take the gang to figure out that Andrew does not, in fact, speak Serbo-Croat?From one of England’s most lauded comedy writers,ĚýLove, Sex, and Other Foreign Policy GoalsĚýis a satiric, absurd, and laugh-out-loud romp about tenderhearted, misguided dilettantes traveling through war-torn Europe, with nothing but a half-written script to protect them.]]> 364 Jesse Armstrong 0399184228 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.36 2015 Love, Sex and Other Foreign Policy Goals
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]]> <![CDATA[A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts]]> 39345101 The New York Times and USA Today bestsellerThe riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, written by Therese Anne Fowler, a New York Times bestselling author of A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America’s great Gilded Age the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York’s old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designed and built nine mansions, hosted grand balls, and arranged for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defied convention for women of her time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement. With a nod to Jane Austen and Edith Wharton, in A Well-Behaved Woman Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted against desperate poverty, of social ambition and social scorn, of friendship and betrayal, and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman. Meet Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, living proof that history is made by those who know the rules—and how to break them.]]> 389 Therese Anne Fowler 1250095492 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.12 2018 A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts
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]]> The [Secret] Baby 43325469 A one-night stand becomes much, much more in this sexy, lighthearted romance.

Maid of honor Kelsey Peterson is disappointed when the bride-to-be bails on her bachelorette party—especially since Kelsey’s already ordered the stripper. Desperate for a break from her romantic woes, Kelsey goes through with the party. After all, why let a good stripper go to waste?

Dr. Aaron Baucus is definitely not a stripper. He’s a legit doctor with a PhD in neuropsychology. But when his friend calls him over to a bar to meet a bunch of tipsy, flirtatious bridesmaids, they assume otherwise. After all, their stripper was supposed to be dressed like a doctor. Aaron isn’t much for pretending, but with Kelsey, he’s willing to be whatever she wants him to be. At least for one night.

But fate has a wicked sense of Aaron and Kelsey are the maid of honor and best man at the same wedding. And after their one-night stand, Kelsey’s pregnant, but she doesn’t know how to tell him. Aaron wants to start a relationship, but he doesn’t think Kelsey wants something long term. Can their fragile romance survive all the half truths and secrecy?]]> 287 Leddy Harper 1503960374 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.90 2019 The [Secret] Baby
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]]> <![CDATA[Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide]]> 41068144 The instant #1 New York Times and USA Today best seller by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the voices behind the hit podcast My Favorite Murder now available in paperback. Includes special bonus material!

Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the nation.

In Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered, Karen and Georgia focus on the importance of self-advocating and valuing personal safety over being â€niceâ€� or â€helpful.â€� They delve into their own pasts, true crime stories, and beyond to discuss meaningful cultural and societal issues with fierce empathy and unapologetic frankness.]]> 304 Karen Kilgariff Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.07 2019 Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations]]> 41962513 From the comedian, actor, and former host ofĚýThe Late Late ShowĚýcomes an irreverent, lyrical memoir in essays featuring his signature wit.Ěý Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself.ĚýIn Craig’s candid and revealing memoir, readers will get a look into the mind and recollections of the unique and twisted Scottish American who became a national hero for pioneering the world’s first TV robot skeleton sidekick and reviving two dudes in a horse suit dancing as a form of entertainment.Ěý Ěý In Riding the Elephant, there are some stories that are too graphic for television, too politically incorrect for social media, or too meditative for a stand-up comedy performance. Craig discusses his deep love for his native Scotland, examines his profound psychic change brought on by fatherhood, and looks at aging and mortality with a perspective that he was incapable of as a younger man.ĚýEach story is strung together in a colorful tapestry that ultimately reveals a complicated man who has learned to process—and even enjoy—the unusual trajectory of his life.]]> 285 Craig Ferguson 0525533931 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.24 2019 Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
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]]> Where the Crawdads Sing 42421761
But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. But while she has the skills to live in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world–until the unthinkable happens.

In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a profound coming of age story and haunting mystery. Thought-provoking, wise, and deeply moving, Owens’s debut novel reminds us that we are forever shaped by the child within us, while also subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

The story asks how isolation influences the behavior of a young woman, who like all of us, has the genetic propensity to belong to a group. The clues to the mystery are brushed into the lush habitat and natural histories of its wild creatures.]]> 370 Delia Owens Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.60 2018 Where the Crawdads Sing
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]]> <![CDATA[Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415]]> 21939282
Mortimer digs up fascinating details about Henry V’s reign that have been lost to history, including the brutal strategies he adopted at the Battle of Agincourt. A fascinating look at the life of an iconic English king—ideal for students of medieval history.
]]> 630 Ian Mortimer 0795335504 Tammy 0 audiobook, currently-reading 3.88 2009 Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415
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]]> <![CDATA[Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York (Plantagenet Embers, #1)]]> 26086754 Born a Plantagenet Princess, Elizabeth became the first Tudor Queen.She was the mother of Henry VIII and wife of Henry VII, but who was Elizabeth of York? As the eldest child of King Edward IV, Elizabeth had every reason to expect a bright future until Edward died and her life fell apart.When Elizabeth's uncle became King Richard III, she was forced to choose sides. Should she trust her father's brother and most loyal supporter or honor the betrothal that her mother has made for her to her family's enemy, Henry Tudor?The choice was made for her on the field at Bosworth.Did Elizabeth find happiness with Henry? And did she ever discover the truth about her missing brothers, the lost Princes in the Tower?Lose yourself in Elizabeth's world and join her on her journey.The Plantagenet Embers Plantagenet Princess, Tudor The Story of Elizabeth of YorkFaithful The Story of Margaret PoleQueen of The Story of Mary IThe Last A Story of Margaret Beaufort (novella)Once a A Story of Elizabeth Woodville (novella)Prince of A Story of Reginald Pole (novella)]]> 359 Samantha Wilcoxson Tammy 0 4.13 2015 Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York (Plantagenet Embers, #1)
author: Samantha Wilcoxson
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adventure of The Final Problem (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #11)]]> 6637179 This edition also contains a choice of Conan Doyle’s best aphorisms and an essay on the invention of Sherlock Holmes� character written by Harold Emery Jones (1875-1909) in 1904.]]> 228 Arthur Conan Doyle Tammy 0 3.90 1892 The Adventure of The Final Problem (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #11)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)]]> 20603758 A world at stake.
A quest for the ultimate prize.
Are you ready?
It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.
Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.

And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune—and remarkable power—to whoever can unlock them.

For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday’s riddles are based in the pop culture he loved—that of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday’s icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes’s oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig.

And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle.

Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt—among them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life—and love—in the real world he’s always been so desperate to escape.]]> 386 Ernest Cline Tammy 0 to-read 4.38 2011 Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Second World War: The Grand Alliance]]> 9865140
Please note: This book was originally published in six volumes:

1. The Gathering Storm
2. Their Finest Hour
3. The Grand Alliance
4. The Hinge of Fate
5. Closing the Ring
6. Triumph and Tragedy

Churchill then condensed these into four volumes, which have since been released as one, rather hefty, publication. This is an unabridged recording of Churchill's condensed volume, broken up into four parts, as follows:

1. Milestones to Disaster
2. Alone
3. The Grand Alliance
4. Triumph and Tragedy]]> 0 Winston S. Churchill 1408408090 Tammy 0 to-read 4.42 1948 The Second World War: The Grand Alliance
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]]> <![CDATA[Silent Child (Silent Child, #1)]]> 33984070
His body was never recovered.Ěý
Ten years later, Emma has finally rediscovered the joy in life. She's married, pregnant, and in control again...

... until Aiden returns.Ěý
Too traumatized to speak, he raises endless questions and answers none. Only his body tells the story of his decade-long disappearance. The historic broken bones and injuries cast a mere glimpse into the horrors Aiden has experienced. Aiden never drowned. Aiden was taken.Ěý
As Emma attempts to reconnect with her now teenage son, she must unmask the monster who took him away from her. But who, in their tiny village, could be capable of such a crime?

It's Aiden who has the answers, but he cannot tell the unspeakable.

This dark and disturbing psychological novel will appeal to fans of The Widow and The Butterfly Garden.]]> 416 Sarah A. Denzil Tammy 4 4.02 2017 Silent Child (Silent Child, #1)
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average rating: 4.02
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)]]> 25806578 Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible--and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.
With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...
Career of Evil is the third in the highly acclaimed series featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, it is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives.
]]> 512 Robert Galbraith Tammy 4 4.31 2015 Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
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average rating: 4.31
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rating: 4
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]]> The Demon's Brood 23211855 369 Desmond Seward 1605987069 Tammy 4 3.78 2014 The Demon's Brood
author: Desmond Seward
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.78
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)]]> 17557750 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.

They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?]]> 385 Jojo Moyes Tammy 0 4.39 2012 Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Christmas on Coronation Street (Coronation Street #1)]]> 35720390

Elsie Grimshaw lives in one of the worst streets in Weatherfield and is desperate to escape from life at home with a brutal father and the drudgery of working at the local mill. Grabbing at the slim chances that come her way, Elsie emerges from the heartbreak of first love and her marriage to bad boy, Arnold Tanner at only sixteen years old, if not much older, then certainly wiser.


Going under her married name of Elsie Tanner, she and Arnold move in to No.11 Coronation Street in 1939 as war breaks out. Her cheeky self-confidence immediately puts her at loggerheads with local busy-body Ena Sharples and Annie Walker, landlady of the Rovers Return.


As Christmas approaches, the residents of Coronation Street must put their petty squabbles aside if they are to survive the worst that Hitler’s Luftwaffe can throw at them. And as the Manchester Blitz grips their home town of Weatherfield, the residents must pull together to make this a Christmas to remember � for all of the right reasons…]]> 400 Maggie Sullivan 0008256527 Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.01 2017 Christmas on Coronation Street (Coronation Street #1)
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]]> The Final Days 27512 The Final Days is the classic, behind-the-scenes account of Richard Nixon's dramatic last months as president. Moment by moment, Bernstein and Woodward portray the taut, post-Watergate White House as Nixon, his family, his staff, and many members of Congress strained desperately to prevent his inevitable resignation. This brilliant book reveals the ordeal of Nixon's fall from office -- one of the gravest crises in presidential history.]]> 480 Bob Woodward Tammy 4 4.14 1976 The Final Days
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> All the President’s Men 96123 Washington Post reporters who broke the story. This is “the work that brought down a presidency� perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history� (Time, All-Time 100 Best Nonfiction Books).

This is the book that changed America. Published just two months before President Nixon’s resignation, All the President’s Men revealed the full scope of the Watergate scandal and introduced for the first time the mysterious “Deep Throat.� Beginning with the story of a simple burglary at Democratic headquarters and then continuing through headline after headline, Bernstein and Woodward deliver the stunning revelations and pieces in the Watergate puzzle that brought about Nixon’s shocking downfall. Their explosive reports won a Pulitzer Prize for The Washington Post, toppled the president, and have since inspired generations of reporters.

All the President’s Men is a riveting detective story, capturing the exhilarating rush of the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history as it unfolded in real time. It is, as former New York Times managing editor Gene Roberts has called it, “maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time.”]]> 480 Carl Bernstein 1416522913 Tammy 4 4.17 1974 All the President’s Men
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]]> <![CDATA[Blame It on Bianca Del Rio: The Expert on Nothing with an Opinion on Everything]]> 36574833 New York Times)—who isn’t afraid to shock or offend brings her trademark acerbic wit and sharp commentary to the page in an uproarious illustrated collection of advice.

When it comes to insult comics, Bianca Del Rio is in a class by herself. Fierce, funny, and fabulous—a would-be love child sired by John Waters and birthed by Joan Rivers—Bianca sandblasted her name in the annals of pop culture on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Thanks to her snarky frankness, impeccable comedic timing, and politically incorrect humor, she became the show’s breakout star, winning its sixth season.

In Blame It On Bianca Del Rio, Bianca shares her opinions loudly and proudly, offering raucous, hilarious, no-holds-barred commentary on the everyday annoyances, big and small, that color her world, and make it a living, albeit amusing, hell for anyone who inhabits it. A collection of biting advice filled with vibrant photos from Bianca’s twisted universe, Blame It On Bianca Del Rio will shock you and keep you laughing. But be it is not for the faint of heart!]]> 268 Bianca Del Rio 0062690884 Tammy 0 3.27 2018 Blame It on Bianca Del Rio: The Expert on Nothing with an Opinion on Everything
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark History of the Popes : Vice, Murder and Corruption in the Vatican]]> 11249637 256 Brenda Ralph Lewis 1906969000 Tammy 3 3.60 2009 Dark History of the Popes : Vice, Murder and Corruption in the Vatican
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average rating: 3.60
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rating: 3
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]]> Napoleon: A Life 23508697 The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War—winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography and theĚýGrand Prix of the Fondation NapoleonĚý

Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George Washington and his own hero Julius Caesar, he was one of the greatest soldier-statesmen of all times.

Andrew Roberts’s Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon’s thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine. Like Churchill, he understood the strategic importance of telling his own story, and his memoirs, dictated from exile on St. Helena, became the single bestselling book of the nineteenth century.

An award-winning historian, Roberts traveled to fifty-three of Napoleon’s sixty battle sites, discovered crucial new documents in archives, and even made the long trip by boat to St. Helena. He is as acute in his understanding of politics as he is of military history. Here at last is a biography worthy of its subject: magisterial, insightful, beautifully written, by one of our foremost historians.

From the Hardcover edition.]]> 1334 Andrew Roberts 0698176286 Tammy 0 4.37 2014 Napoleon: A Life
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Strange New Things]]> 30200383 514 Michel Faber Tammy 0 to-read 3.74 2014 The Book of Strange New Things
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]]> A Man Called Ove 18774964
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.]]> 337 Fredrik Backman 1476738017 Tammy 0 audiobook, to-read 4.35 2012 A Man Called Ove
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]]> <![CDATA[Lincoln's Gift: How Humor Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy]]> 25262504 Lincoln and the Border States

Abraham Lincoln has long been admired for his leadership, honesty, and eloquence. But despite his somber reputation, the sixteenth president was quite funny. With an uncanny ability to mimic others and an irresistible midwestern twang, Lincoln, in fact, could be downright hilarious.

Brimming with his funniest quips, jokes, and stories, Lincoln's Gift explores the crucial role humor played throughout his tumultuous professional and private life. Perfect for history buffs and Lincoln enthusiasts alike, this clever and captivating biography reveals how America's greatest president used his lighter side to lead the country through one of its darkest times, the Civil War.

"Gordon Leidner ingeniously blends a study of Lincoln's humor with an account of his life, showing how our sixteenth president was not always a 'man of sorrows' but often a man of laughter, capable alike of enjoying as well as telling a good story."-Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham A Life]]> 289 Gordon Leidner 1492609668 Tammy 0 to-read 4.08 2015 Lincoln's Gift: How Humor Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy
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]]> Big Little Lies 20510868 Big Little Lies follows three women, each at a

Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline’s youngest (how is this possible?). And to top it all off, Madeline’s teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline’s ex-husband over her. (How. Is. This. Possible?).

Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn’t be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent body. But royalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay.

New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Jane is sad beyond her years and harbors secret doubts about her son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane under their wing, none of them realizes how the arrival of Jane and her inscrutable little boy will affect them all.

Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.




From the Hardcover edition.]]> 465 Liane Moriarty 0698138635 Tammy 0 4.36 2014 Big Little Lies
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name: Tammy
average rating: 4.36
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]]> American Gods 11823620 An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here and here.

First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic of American Gods in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author’s preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.

A storm is coming...

Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.

But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow’s best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.

Life as Wednesday’s bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined—it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. Along the way Shadow will learn that the past never dies; that everyone, including his beloved Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends, and myths are more real than we know. Ultimately, he will discover that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing—an epic war for the very soul of America—and that he is standing squarely in its path.]]> 674 Neil Gaiman Tammy 0 4.20 2001 American Gods
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch]]> 11865807 an alternate cover edition of ASIN B0054LJGWS.

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.

So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.

And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . . ]]> 373 Terry Pratchett Tammy 0 4.19 1990 Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors]]> 34312336 A faltering war in the middle east. A band of elite warriors determined to fight to the death to protect Christianity’s holiest sites. A global financial network unaccountable to any government. A sinister plot founded on a web of lies.

Jerusalem 1119. A small group of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade decides to set up a new order. These are the first Knights Templar, a band of elite warriors prepared to give their lives to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next two hundred years, the Templars would become the most powerful religious order of the medieval world. Their legend has inspired fervent speculation ever since.Ěý

In this groundbreaking narrative history, Dan JonesĚýtells the true story of the Templars for the first time in a generation,Ěýdrawing on extensive original sources to build a gripping account of these Christian holy warriors whose heroism and alleged depravity have been shrouded in myth. The Templars were protected by the pope and sworn to strict vows of celibacy. They fought the forces of Islam in hand-to-hand combat on the sun-baked hills where Jesus lived and died, finding their nemesis in Saladin, who vowed to drive all Christians from the lands of Islam. Experts at channeling money across borders, they established the medieval world’sĚýlargest and most innovative banking network and waged private wars against anyone who threatened their interests.

Then, as they faced setbacks at the hands of the ruthless Mamluk sultan Baybars and were forced to retreat to their stronghold in Cyprus, a vindictive and cash-strapped King of France set his sights on their fortune. His administrators quietly mounted a damning case against the Templars, built on deliberate lies and false testimony. Then on Friday October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothersĚýwere arrested, imprisoned and tortured, and the order was disbanded amid lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. They were tried by the Pope in secret proceedings and their last master was brutally tortured and burned at the stake. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources tobring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.]]> 448 Dan Jones 0525428305 Tammy 0 3.88 2017 The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
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]]> <![CDATA[Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men]]> 35134342
Hell’s Princess is a riveting account of one of the most sensational killing sprees in the annals of American crime: the shocking series of murders committed by the woman who came to be known as Lady Bluebeard. The only definitive book on this notorious case and the first to reveal previously unknown information about its subject, Harold Schechter’s gripping, suspenseful narrative has all the elements of a classic mystery—and all the gruesome twists of a nightmare.]]> 334 Harold Schechter 1503944913 Tammy 0 3.50 2018 Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
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]]> <![CDATA[A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsar, Popes, and Emperors]]> 6584689 A Treasury of Royal Scandals presents the best (the worst?) of royal misbehavior through the ages. From ancient Rome to Edwardian England, from the lavish rooms of Versailles to the dankest corners of the Bastille, the great royals of Europe have excelled at savage parenting, deadly rivalry, pathological lust, and meeting death with the utmost indignity-or just very bad luck.]]> 354 Michael Farquhar 1101010398 Tammy 0 3.83 2001 A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsar, Popes, and Emperors
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)]]> 11916113 450 Timothy Zahn 0307796183 Tammy 0 4.28 1992 Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)
author: Timothy Zahn
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1992
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]]> <![CDATA[Vuglar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History]]> 9633609 Read the true story of the manhunt that inspired The Assassination of Gianni American Crime Story, the acclaimed FX series.Ěý“The breadth and thoroughness of [Maureen] Orth’s research are often staggering.”—The New York TimesĚý“Fascinating . . . ripe with chilling detail.”—Entertainment Weekly On July 15, 1997, Gianni Versace was shot and killed on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. But months before Versace’s murder, award-winning journalist Maureen Orth was already investigating a major story on Cunanan for Vanity Fair. Culled from interviews with more than four hundred people and insights gleaned from thousands of pages of police reports, Vulgar Favors tells the complete story of Andrew Cunanan, his unwitting victims, and the moneyed world in which they lived . . . and died. Orth reveals how Cunanan met Versace, and why police and the FBI repeatedly failed to catch him. Here is a gripping odyssey that races across America—from California’s wealthy gay underworld to modest Midwestern homes of families mourning the loss of their sons to South Beach and its unapologetic decadence. Vulgar Favors is at once a masterwork of investigative journalism and a riveting account of a sociopath, his crimes, and the mysteries he left along the way.]]> 562 Maureen Orth Tammy 0 3.79 1999 Vuglar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History
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name: Tammy
average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Spitfire Down! (Keep the Home Fires Burning #1a)]]> 34753473 PART ONE in a brand new FOUR-PART ebook serial from the creator of ITV's smash hit series, Home Fires. Enjoy one ebook episode a month starting in July or own the complete novel in ebook or paperback in October 2017.

If you loved the ITV series Home Fires, this will delight you. If this is your first visit to Great Paxford, welcome! We guarantee you'll never want to leave!

1940, Great Paxford, Cheshire. In Britain's darkest hour, an extraordinary community of women strive to protect the Home Front. When a spitfire crashes in their village, every one of their lives will change forever . . .

Frances Barden thought the day her husband died would be her darkest day, but as her factory is shut down and her husband's secret child arrives at her door, she learns her greatest challenge is only just beginning.

Pat Simms received a respite when her abusive husband went to war, but now he's home Pat doesn't know who to turn to . . .

Newlyweds Teresa and Nick should be happy, but the plane crash on their wedding day may just be the start of their troubles.

Meanwhile, the life of the Campbell family will never be the same following a terrible tragedy.

Through it all the Women's Institute provides support and camaraderie. But is their combined strength enough to get them through the war?

Don't miss the next instalment in this compelling series. Keep the Home Fires Burning - Part 2: A Woman's Work . . . is out in August and available for pre-order now! Search 9781785763571

Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife, Granchester and Foyles War. If you adore the novels of Nadine Dorries, Diney Costello and Daisy Styles then this is an unmissable series for you.]]> 114 S. Block Tammy 0 currently-reading 4.09 Spitfire Down! (Keep the Home Fires Burning #1a)
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]]> <![CDATA[Henry VI, Part II ((Arkangel Complete Shakespeare Series)]]> 1918274 2 William Shakespeare 0141800046 Tammy 0 audiobook 3.91 1591 Henry VI, Part II ((Arkangel Complete Shakespeare Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)]]> 17566864 A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin’s epic work.

France became a great nation under Philip the Fair � but it was a greatness achieved at the expense of her people, for his was a reign characterized by violence, the scandalous adulteries of his daughters-in-law, and the triumph of royal authority.]]> 368 Maurice Druon Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.88 1955 The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
author: Maurice Druon
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1955
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]]> <![CDATA[Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)]]> 11916111 Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi Twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousand of light-years away, the last of the emperor's warlords has taken command of the shattered Imperial Fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the new Republic. For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build. The explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale--in short, a story worthy of the name Star Wars.

Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!]]> 404 Timothy Zahn Tammy 0 4.15 1991 Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
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name: Tammy
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1991
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]]> <![CDATA[Coronation Street The Novel: The Epic Novel of Life in "The Street" from 1960 to the Present Day]]> 10023209 1136 Katherine John 1847326064 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.80 2003 Coronation Street The Novel: The Epic Novel of Life in "The Street" from 1960 to the Present Day
author: Katherine John
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381]]> 6435078 238 Dan Jones 0007213913 Tammy 0 to-read 3.96 2009 Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381
author: Dan Jones
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average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3)]]> 24474536 Ěý
Featuring more than 160 all-new illustrations by Gary Gianni,ĚýA Knight of the Seven KingdomsĚýis a must-have collection that proves chivalry isn’t dead—yet.]]> 369 George R.R. Martin 0345539117 Tammy 5 4.39 2015 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Take the Cannoli: Stories From the New World]]> 19994897 Take the Cannoli is a moving and wickedly funny collection of personal stories stretching across the immense landscape of the American scene. Hailed by Newsweek as a "cranky stylist with talent to burn," Vowell has an irresistible voice -- caustic and sympathetic, insightful and double-edged -- that has attracted a loyal following for her magazine writing and radio monologues on This American Life.

While tackling subjects such as identity, politics, religion, art, and history, these autobiographical tales are written with a biting humor, placing Vowell solidly in the tradition of Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker. Vowell searches the streets of Hoboken for traces of the town's favorite son, Frank Sinatra. She goes under cover of heavy makeup in an investigation of goth culture, blasts cannonballs into a hillside on a father-daughter outing, and maps her family's haunted history on a road trip down the Trail of Tears.

Take the Cannoli is an eclectic tour of the New World, a collection of alternately hilarious and heartbreaking essays and autobiographical yarns.]]> 226 Sarah Vowell 1439126518 Tammy 0 currently-reading 3.90 2000 Take the Cannoli: Stories From the New World
author: Sarah Vowell
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg]]> 4769909 The Last Days of the Romanovs reveals in exceptional detail how the conspiracy to kill them unfolded. In the vivid style of a TV documentary, Helen Rappaport reveals both the atmosphere inside the family's claustrophobic prison and the political maneuverings of those who wished to save--or destroy--them. With the watching world and European monarchies proving incapable of saving the Romanovs, the narrative brings this tragic story to life in a compellingly new and dramatic way, culminating in a bloody night of horror in a cramped basement room.]]> 254 Helen Rappaport 0312379765 Tammy 0 to-read 4.04 2009 The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg
author: Helen Rappaport
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[While We Were Watching Downton Abbey]]> 17364789
When the concierge of The Alexander, a historic Atlanta apartment building, invites his fellow residents to join him for weekly screenings of Downton Abbey, four very different people find themselves connecting with the addictive drama, and—even more unexpectedly—with each other�

Samantha Davis married young and for the wrong reason: the security of old Atlanta money—for herself and for her orphaned brother and sister. She never expected her marriage to be complicated by love and compromised by a shattering family betrayal.

Claire Walker is now an empty nester and struggling author who left her home in the suburbs for the old world charm of The Alexander, and for a new and productive life. But she soon wonders if clinging to old dreams can be more destructive than having no dreams at all.

And then there’s Brooke MacKenzie, a woman in constant battle with her faithless ex-husband. She’s just starting to realize that it’s time to take a deep breath and come to terms with the fact that her life is not the fairy tale she thought it would be.

For Samantha, Claire, Brooke—and Edward, who arranges the weekly gatherings—it will be a season of surprises as they forge a bond that will sustain them through some of life’s hardest moments—all of it reflected in the unfolding drama, comedy, and convergent lives of Downton Abbey.]]> 367 Wendy Wax 1101599391 Tammy 0 4.05 2013 While We Were Watching Downton Abbey
author: Wendy Wax
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[1,411 Quite Interesting Facts to Knock You Sideways]]> 27283943 A dazzling third installment of astounding new facts from the New York Times best-selling authors of 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off and 1,339 Quite Interesting Facts to Make Your Jaw Drop.


1,411 Quite Interesting Facts to Knock You Sideways is a gold mine of wide-ranging, eye-opening, brain-bursting nuggets of trivia that's impossible to put down, another "treasure trove of factoids" (National Public Radio, Weekend Edition).


Did you know?



Orchids can get jet lag
Lizards can't walk and breathe at the same time
Frank Sinatra took a shower 12 times a day
Ladybug orgasms last for 30 minutes
There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie
Traffic lights existed before cars
The soil in your garden is 2 million years old
]]> 389 John Lloyd 0393249883 Tammy 0 3.97 2014 1,411 Quite Interesting Facts to Knock You Sideways
author: John Lloyd
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)]]> 5448281
From New York Times bestselling storyteller Bernard Cornwell comes a rousing epic adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love, and battle as seen through the eyes of a young warrior who straddled two worlds.]]> 384 Bernard Cornwell Tammy 0 audiobook 4.33 2004 The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
author: Bernard Cornwell
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)]]> 18626828 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B003YL4LYI

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night’s Watch. In a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics lead a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, to the greatest dance of all.]]> 1154 George R.R. Martin Tammy 4 4.47 2011 A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
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average rating: 4.47
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]]> <![CDATA[A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4)]]> 18626829 Crows will fight over a dead man's flesh, and kill each other for his eyes.

Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen. The war in the Seven Kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life.

The Martells of Dorne and the Starks of Winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. Euron Crow's Eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of Valyria to claim the Iron Isles. From the icy north, where Others threaten the Wall, apprentice Maester Samwell Tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the Citadel.

Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.]]> 1106 George R.R. Martin Tammy 0 4.38 2005 A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4)
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average rating: 4.38
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]]> <![CDATA[The Table of Less Valued Knights]]> 21532109 'Know that there were three tables there. The first was the Round Table, with King Arthur as companion and lord. The second, the Table of Errant Companions, were those who went seeking adventure and waited to become companions of the Round Table. Those of the third table never left court and did not go on quests or in search of adventures, either because of illness or because they lacked courage. These knights were called the Less Valued Knights.'

Sir Humphrey du Val of the Table of Less Valued Knights - Camelot's least prestigious table, boringly rectangular in shape and with one leg shorter than the other so that it always has to be propped up with a folded napkin to stop it from rocking - has been banned by King Arthur from going on quests, and hasn't left the castle in fifteen years. He's tempted out of his imposed retirement by Elaine, who is looking for her kidnapped fiancé. She appears to be the classic damsel in distress, but turns out to have a big secret to hide.

Across the border in Puddock, the new young queen, Martha, is appalled to be married off against her will to the odious Prince Edwin of Tuft. She disguises herself as a boy and runs away, but doesn't get very far before the Locum of the Lake - standing in for the full-time Lady - intercepts her with some startling news: Martha's brother, the true heir to the throne of Puddock, is not dead as she has always thought, and Martha must go on her own quest to find him.

The two quests collide, entangling Humphrey, Elaine and Martha's lives, and introducing a host of Arthurian misfits, including a twelve-year-old crone, a magic sword with a mind of her own, a freakishly short giant, and not one but three men in iron masks.

With Gods Behaving Badly Marie Phillips showed that she has a rare gift for comedy, taking familiar characters from legend and giving them an ingenious contemporary twist. In The Table of Less Valued Knights it's Thomas Malory's turn, and I'm afraid you'll never read him in quite the same way again.]]> 320 Marie Phillips 0307359948 Tammy 0 to-read 3.74 2014 The Table of Less Valued Knights
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]]> Before the Fall 26245850
Was it by chance that so many influential people perished? Or was something more sinister at work? A storm of media attention brings Scott fame that quickly morphs into notoriety and accusations, and he scrambles to salvage truth from the wreckage. Amid trauma and chaos, the fragile relationship between Scott and the young boy grows and glows at the heart of this stunning novel, raising questions of fate, morality, and the inextricable ties that bind us together.]]> 391 Noah Hawley 1455561789 Tammy 0 to-read 3.69 2016 Before the Fall
author: Noah Hawley
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #12)]]> 6502052 An alternate cover edition can be found here.

A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love.
It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee Spain with her father. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee. Her gift of "Sight," the ability to foresee the future, is priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edward's protector, who brings her to court as a "holy fool" for Queen Mary and, ultimately, Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy, treason, and witchcraft, Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up in her own yearnings and desires.
Teeming with vibrant period detail and peopled by characters seamlessly woven into the sweeping tapestry of history, The Queen's Fool is another rich and emotionally resonant gem from this wonderful storyteller.]]> 514 Philippa Gregory Tammy 0 to-read 4.11 2003 The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #12)
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name: Tammy
average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Suck Less: Where There's a Willam, There's a Way]]> 30830910 233 Willam Belli Tammy 5 4.04 2016 Suck Less: Where There's a Willam, There's a Way
author: Willam Belli
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> Brooklyn 6411014 Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm TĂłibĂ­n's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.

Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the years following World War Two. Though skilled at bookkeeping, she cannot find a job in the miserable Irish economy. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America--to live and work in a Brooklyn neighborhood "just like Ireland"--she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind.

Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, a blond Italian from a big family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. He takes Eilis to Coney Island and Ebbets Field, and home to dinner in the two-room apartment he shares with his brothers and parents. He talks of having children who are Dodgers fans. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love with Tony, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.]]> 272 Colm TĂłibĂ­n Tammy 0 3.93 2009 Brooklyn
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name: Tammy
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France]]> 568321 266 Maria Perry 0306809893 Tammy 0 to-read 3.95 1998 The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France
author: Maria Perry
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average rating: 3.95
book published: 1998
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]]> Tudor Brandons, The 29006266 208 Watkins Sarah-Beth 1785353322 Tammy 0 to-read 3.67 2016 Tudor Brandons, The
author: Watkins Sarah-Beth
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, #8)]]> 29058155
It was always difficult being Harry Potter, and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son, Albus, must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is the complete and official playscript of the original, award-winning West End production. This updated edition includes the final dialogue and stage directions, a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and playwright Jack Thorne, the Potter family tree, and a timeline of events in the wizarding world leading up to "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."]]> 320 John Tiffany Tammy 2 3.90 2016 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, #8)
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average rating: 3.90
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was]]> 28999810
In naming his eldest son Arthur, Henry VII was making an impressive statement about what the Tudors hoped to achieve as rulers within Britain. Since the story of Arthur as a British hero was very well known to all ranks of the Crown’s subjects, the name alone gave the young prince a great deal to live up to. Arthur’s education and exposure to power and responsibility, not to mention his marriage to a Spanish princess in Catherine of Aragon, all indicate that the young prince was being shaped into a paragon of kingship that all of Britain could admire.

This book explores all of these aspects of Prince Arthur’s life, together with his relationship with his brother, and assesses what type of king he would have been.]]> 304 Sean Cunningham 1445647664 Tammy 0 to-read 3.74 2016 Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was
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]]> <![CDATA[Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War]]> 6521829 Based on Evan Wright's National Magazine Award-winning story in Rolling Stone, this is the raw, firsthand accountĚýof the 2003 Iraq invasion that inspired the HBO® original mini-series.Within hours of 9/11, America’s war on terrorism fell to those like the twenty-three Marines of the First Recon Battalion, the first generation dispatched into open-ended combat since Vietnam. They were a new pop-culture breed of American warrior unrecognizable to their forebears—soldiers raised on hip hop, video games and The Real World. Cocky, brave, headstrong, wary and mostly unprepared for the physical, emotional and moral horrors ahead, the “First Suicide Battalionâ€� would spearhead the blitzkrieg on Iraq, and fight against the hardest resistance Saddam had to offer.Hailed as “one of the best books to come out of the Iraq warâ€�(Financial Times),ĚýGeneration Kill is the funny, frightening, and profane firsthand account of these remarkable men, of the personal toll of victory, and of the randomness, brutality and camaraderie of a new American War.]]> 396 Evan Wright 1101207612 Tammy 0 4.47 2004 Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War
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average rating: 4.47
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[QI: The Third Book of General Ignorance (Qi: Book of General Ignorance)]]> 26832226 The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all.

Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? Which cat never changes its spots? What did Lady Godiva do? What can you legally do if you come across a Welshman in Chester after sunset?]]> 468 John Lloyd 0571309003 Tammy 0 4.19 2015 QI: The Third Book of General Ignorance (Qi: Book of General Ignorance)
author: John Lloyd
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average rating: 4.19
book published: 2015
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]]> The Color Purple 12782014 Mister, a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister’s letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.]]> 314 Alice Walker Tammy 5 4.47 1982 The Color Purple
author: Alice Walker
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1982
rating: 5
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