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To read The History (Herodotus' only book) is to seek one's roots as a member of Western democratic civilization. Overview (partially extracted from the Grene text and prepared for a woman's I also recommend the excellent introductionĪnd the translation provided by David Grene. Overall Impression: This is a thoroghly enjoyable and entertainingīook, a "must" read in the Western canon. Numbers provided in squareīrackets or parentheses refer to the page numbers in this edition. Outline summary by Michael McGoodwin, prepared 1996Īcknowledgement: This work has been summarized using the University of ChicagoĮdition transl. What more can a reader want in a protagonist? Many classic novels and authors are referred to throughout The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Communicating with Ned was like exchanging cabled messages with a slow reader in Mongolia.’ And most importantly of all, Flavia de Luce is a book lover. She also graces us with her dry wit and a little evil streak that made me smile on countless occasions. With a boy you never know whether he’s smitten or gagging, but with a girl you can tell in the first three seconds.’ ‘Feely says that there is a broken telephone connection, between men and women, and we can never know which of us rang off. Flavia exhibits wisdom beyond her years and shares many gems with the reader. Flavia de Luce, protagonist and narrator, is a precocious little miss – but one the reader will fall under the spell of. Disclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission. For two years, Leo’s collection stood at one tie. Around the time of his move, Leo decided to start collecting porcupine neckties–no easy task, especially in Mica. The story starts with Leo Borlock, who moved to Mica, Arizona at the age of twelve. I’ll say it again: Stargirl is a classic. 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But she has no interest in living in the fast-paced world of a ruthless man who always plays to win. Severin is the most compelling and attractive man Cassandra has ever met, even if his heart is frozen. But the beautiful and quick-witted Cassandra is equally determined to marry for love-the one thing he can’t give. It should be simple to find the perfect wife-and from his first glimpse of Lady Cassandra Ravenel, he’s determined to have her. Anything-or anyone-is his for the asking. Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any desire as soon as it arises. But even though he paid a heavy price, and spent 30 years in prison, he still continued the fight to end apartheid and was willing to sacrifice himself in doing so. He completely dedicated his life to ending apartheid, and certainly paid the price for it in many ways that I won't get into right now. Mandela's life was just so incredibly sad, yet inspirational at the same time. The book itself is about 600 or so pages long, but his writing style made it so easy to read that it felt like I went through a 200 page book. The book itself reads like a classical fiction novel. He definitely has a skill for writing beautifully. It's not only the best autobiography I've ever read, but it certainly one of the greatest books I've ever read period.įirst and foremost, the writing was absolutely incredible. I just finished Nelson Mandela's "Long Walk to Freedom". from The blockbuster first novel by nicholas evans. Mushrooms poison 'Horse Whisperer' author - today > books. Pursue not the outer entanglements, dwell not in the inner void Original copyright © nicholas evans 1995 this edition copyright © penguin books ltd 1999. The novel starts in upstate new york where a teenage girl, grace maclean, and this book would have gotten one star, except for the fact that i actually enjoyed reading about the slow, tandem recovery of the horse and his rider. 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