Từ Giận Dữ Đến Bình An (Kèm 1 CD) - Tái bản 12/2013 tải về miễn phí cuốn sách

David Marchal _nowlemon — This book is really interesting. It presents a lot of data and theories about the people and civilizations in the (so-called) "New World" before Columbus arrived (hence the name, 1491). It's everything you never learned in high school, and more...if I were a history or anthropology teacher, I'd make my kids read this!

Danish Khan danish7727 — A Little Princess (Penguin Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett (2002)

Kasimi Faical _ — Put in a purchase request at the Library. The premise of this reminds me of The School of Essential Ingredients, which I LOVED. So I put in a purchase request at my library. However, I was lucky enough to win a copy from a Goodreads giveaway before the library copy came in. I read all but about 30 pages of this in one night - the story was so much fun that I just couldn't put it down until it literally fell out of my hands. Scarlett Santana is 30 years old and chasing her fashion designer dreams. She writes a popular blog (dedicated to her designing idol, Daisy de la Flora) and works for a local designer, Carly Fontaine. She sells many of her own creations on Etsy and is fairly successful - but she wants more. When she's accepted into the Johnny Scissors design school she believes it's exactly what she needs to launch her career. The only problem is the tuition - a massive amount of money that Scarlett doesn't have. To raise the money she decides to teach a class - Miss Scarlet's School of Patternless Sewing - and this is where we meet the rest of our characters. Mary Theresa is a working mother of twins in an unhappy marriage. Olivia is a strong, single mother who's regained her confidence after being burned by her ex-husband. Rosa is an ailing ederly woman with a lifetime of knowledge and wisdom to share. Marco runs the record shop where Scarlet's class is held. I loved the way their stories weaved together. Although the ending was NOT a surprise, (I don't believe it was even supposed to be) I really enjoyed the journey to get there. Why it wasn't a 5 star (spoiler alert!) *The supernatural twist of Daisy's spirit haunting Rosa and Joseph. I'm a fan of the supernatural - but it didn't really seem to FIT in this novel. *The lack of resolution to Scarlet and Marco's relationship - um, did I miss something? He just left? Without a plan? Without any promises? Just "think of it as a vacation spot"??? *Scarlet's lack of self promotion - just didn't ring true to me that she'd never considered her own creations worthy of being her flagship designs. I don't know anyone that works that hard on their own ideas and DOESN'T think they are awesome. A solid 4 star read. Scarlet is a smart, strong Hispanic woman and I really enjoyed her story :)

Margien Klein margienklh2061 — Hard to live up to all the hype and it didn't. It started off so well and promising but after Italy I went into snooze mode.