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Book Review: "Bogart" by A.M Sperber and Eric Lax
The first thing that this book points out in its opening is that the two writers have never met each other in person. However, the seek to write a biography about one of the greatest figures of 20th Century Cinema - Humphrey Bogart. It is going to be an interesting experience to say the least because after reading that they had never met, I was initially holding some cynicism about the book being any good. But it not only subverted my expectations, but it wholeheartedly made me disagree with my initial opinion. I personally adore Humphrey Bogart's movies and when reading something about him, I want it to be incredibly informative. This was exactly that. From his parents to his upbringing, from his early failures to his great successes and even afterwards up to his death - this book covers everything that could possibly be researched about Humphrey Bogart's interesting and often turbulent life.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
TOP 9 - BEST E-BOOK READER APPS
It can be hard to find the proper applications for eBook readers. There are a lot of types of eBooks, loads of file types to work with, and further, there are various kinds of texts that make things a little difficult for the entire experience.
By Madhukar Sachdev6 years ago in Geeks
Estella in "Great Expectations"
The role played by Estella in Charles Dickens’s novel “Great Expectations” is a strange one. The reader meets her when Pip, the central character, is invited to Satis House by the eccentric Miss Havisham, ostensibly to play cards with her adopted daughter Estella, the latter being a few years older than Pip but probably barely into adolescence at the time they first meet.
By John Welford6 years ago in Geeks
When Mentalism Intersects with Relative Reality
When Mentalism Intersects Relative Reality All over Key West and other places in the continental United States there are monuments to Ernest Hemmingway. You know, the Noble Peace prize winner for his collection of literary work and the Pulitzer price winner for Old Man and the Sea. Big pimping Papa from Cuba all the way to hunting aficionado, the God of fishing seas in the keys, the myth the legend aka Ernest Hemmingway. The big burly over-bearing macho machine of masculine entitlement to be highly celebrated, praised, and least we do not forget marketed. After three months of being immersed in his books, tour guides who would debate his life, and bathed in the energy of the room directly below his writing studio this is the takeaway: without the women in his life Ernest would not have had the financial support to take the trips he wrote about and became so successful for and he was ahead of his time for putting to use the second Hermetic Principle, of Mentalism.
By Holly Yandle6 years ago in Geeks
The Canterbury Tales: An Introduction
Any attempt to provide a complete literary analysis of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in 1,000 words or so is doomed to failure. The book runs to some 17,000 lines of (mostly) verse, comprising 24 tales, a long introductory General Prologue and a number of other prologues to tales and other linking material. The analysis therefore has to be at a more general level, with examples brought in to illustrate the important points.
By John Welford6 years ago in Geeks
A stolen kiss
I wasn’t sure if I dreamed this moment alive, but there was raw emotion in the way his hand disappeared between my back and carefully pulled me closer. He was very gentle in his touch, where he was more aggressive in the way he kissed me. I couldn’t help but keep my eyes half open, sneaking a guilty peek at him just to make sure that this wasn’t all a product of my imagination.
By Tess Rozendal6 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Let Me Tell You What I Mean" by Joan Didion
Joan Didion is the author of many books, essays and pieces of difference and criticism. She has been appreciated far and wide as one of the forerunners of literature in the 1960s and onwards - writing her experiences and essays on womanhood for all to relate to and read. Her books "The White Album" and "The Year of Magical Thinking" have been amongst my favourites by her, especially the latter in which she describes what life was like after the death of her husband. It was so heartfelt and filled with all these memories which you, as a reader, could feel were very realistic. I love her writing and this book is absolutely no exception to that rule. She is a genius of life writing, memory writing, nonfiction and critical analysis. Despite gaining a lot of attention for her writing, she is still massively underappreciated in her work. "Let Me Tell You What I Mean" is a collection of her beliefs, her attributes and her best works rolled into one. It is a great testament to her long and exciting career in the world of womanhood in the changing mid-20th century.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Justice For Hagrid
After writing my article, Cho Chang deserves better. It made me think of somebody else that I think deserves more love. He's one of the few characters to be in every single Harry Potter movie and book. He's been there for Harry since the very beginning. I am talking about nobody else but Hagrid.
By Chloe Gilholy6 years ago in Geeks
Books, Books, And MORE Books!
Do you have Kindle Unlimited (KU) through Amazon? If you don't, and you like to read, you need it! Like, NOW! You can check out 10 books at a time (for those that like to jump around), and it's only $9.99 a month. Once you are done reading, you return it and check out another, like a library. Those that read a lot save so much money, me included. Not all books are offered on KU, but there are enough to make it worth while. It's also a great way to learn about new authors that self publish and don't have physical copy books. You don't need a special Kindle to use it either, there is an app you can download on most devices.
By Shelly Marie Hixson6 years ago in Geeks
The Objects I Cannot Survive Without: Books, Books and MORE BOOKS!!
Who considers themselves a bibliophile? Who loves to shop for nothing but books? Do you ever get excited when there is a new book out, just like when a new movie or music album got released?! Who is a book hoarder?! If you answer yes to all of these questions, I'm sure we can all get along!
By Talia Devora6 years ago in Geeks
