Doraemon Học Tập - Sinh Vật Học tải về miễn phí cuốn sách

Vidisha Ghatpande vidisha — I got this book via Karen and I need to say, just wow. It is a sweet read about a topic that could have been grim and depressing. There are many references to Mr. Darcy and while the love story line of the book was predictable, the story of the occupation of the Isle of Guernsey was thoughtful, compelling and an aspect of WWII that I now want to know more about. Well done!

Qianni Chai _ — This is an engrossing historical-fictional account of the French Revolution (1789-1794) as seen through the eyes of Marie Tussaud (maiden name Grosholtz). Born in Strasbourg, Germany, she was taken in her early childhood (with her three older brothers) to Paris. There, her mother became involved and lived with with Philippe Curtius, a wax molder and showman, who owned a wax museum in Paris, the Salon de Cire, which featured the life-like wax replicas of the famous nobility and crimnals of the day. Marie learned to scupt under the watchful eye of Curtius (whom she called her "uncle") and displayed an early talent to create faces so life-like they could scarely be distinguished from the originals. Much of Paris flocked to the museum to view the celebrities of the day. Eventually, the king and queen (King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and their children) also visited the show and were greatly impressed. Marie received an invitation from the King's younger sister to come to Versailles and tutor her in sculpting. While there, Marie became acquainted with the palace, its grounds and the nobility. Back in Paris, the Salon itself became a gathering place for philosophers and policitos of the day seeking to change the social and political landscape of France. The group including Robespierre, Danton, Desmoulins, and other notables of the revolution. Thus, Marie had a foot in both camps (the nobility and the revolutionaries) and walked a fine, dangerous line. However, she was first of all a business woman dedicated to making the Salon a success and did not declare allegience to either side. Due to her sculpting skills, she was invited to meet with Thomas Jefferson and Lafayette, scupted them and created a room in the Salon for these two men. Thus, Marie was, as it were, an 18th Century Forrest Gump. The Book chronicals the major events leading up to and including in the French Revolution. It was a very brutal time in world history, and the author spares no descriptive detail in depicting the inhuman occurrences, many having to do with the countless lives lost under the infameous guillotine. Marie was forced to scuplt many of the decapitated heads of the Revolution's martyrs. Caveat Emptor - reader beware. The book is well written (fictionally narrated by Marie in the first person) and captures both the difficult life of a remarkable woman (who really lived) and a transitory period in France's sad history as it moved from the period of kings and queens to a constitutional monarchy. I recommend it as a very good read.

Alejandro Franceschi alejandro_franceschi — The first half's excellent, and then Ellis tries his hand at genre fiction and fails miserably.

Oneil Garcia o_garcia — i named my cat after this author.