Pete Barker từ Central Hampstead, NB , Canada

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05/05/2024

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2020-01-14 18:31

Export/Import Procedures and Documentation Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Donna L. Bade

I was interested in A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard for two reasons. First, I read and was gripped by Emma Donoghue's Room and it seemed as though I should read the very similar but true events as told by Dugard, since she had actually undergone that ordeal. But shoulds tend not to register well with me. Plus I felt almost too voyeuristic reading someone's recount of such a horrific trauma. Until #2 came along. The second reason-and the decisive one-was I read a terrific review of the book on GR that made me say yes, I would read this. (Oh, and there was actually a third & equally decisive event, but only in the light of the first two: After thinking about the book, then reading the review & deciding to read the book, it should up for $1 at a library sale). If you are unaware of the case, Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped at a school bus stop at the age of 11 and held prison for 18 years-until just a couple of years ago by a man and his wife. The man was supposed to be in jail-for previous sexual abuse of a child and attempted abduction. Parole officers visited the house and never discovered the tents in the backyard where Jaycee and later the 2 children she bore her abuser were kept. Jaycee Dugard writes with a wrenching honesty and the voice of a person still in some ways the child she was when she was kidnapped but simultaneously a woman who has learned things too young she should never have had to learn at all, raised two children and somehow kept alive a heart capable of love and hope and wonder. It doesn't take very long to read this book but the impact remains. I strongly recommend this testament of courage to everyone.

2020-01-14 19:31

Học Tốt Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Tập 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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I realize reviewing every single one of these books is going to be exhausting and somewhat unnecessary. "The Horrible Hospital" maintains the standard of quality established by the last few books. It's chief feature is introducing a touch of subtlety. A lot of the jabs in this one are much less spelled out. Though Snicket clearly has an opinion on the Patch Adams of the world and their need to put a smile on a sick face rather than give them any tangible help, he merely describes them acting foolish and leaves it at that. Showing that the orphans are also slowly becoming craftier than their adversaries while worrying about the consequences is also a surprisingly thoughtful touch. These books continue to impress me with their willingness to let the premise breathe.

2020-01-14 20:31

Các Món Ăn Ngon Thông Dụng, Dễ Làm Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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I am so freaking mad at the world right now. How can these police not have been charged? Taking someones retirement away is NOT punishment. Letting someone resign is NOT punishment. This country is going to hell and apparently is has been for some time now. I knew there was a problem with our judicial system long before Casey Anthony got away with murder but I had no idea just how incompetent police really can be. Florida especially it seems. They need to fire each and ever police officer and up in that entire armpit of the earth and have another state hire a whole new police force because I have had direct experience myself with them and they're idiots. I can't put into words how utterly pissed I am right now. Excuse me if I ramble, I made notes in the book - many of them - and don't want to forget anything. I probably will anyway so you should read the book yourselves and see how badly these "police", these so-called "protectors" messed up this little boys case. The letter that this piece of shit Toole wrote to Walsh from prison is beyond effing words. I hope he was tortured in prison every single day he was there. He had the audacity to tell Walsh he'd lead him to his son's bones if he paid him. He told Walsh his son was a "prick teaser" and that he "dumped his smelly ass into the canal". He said he was a "sweet little piece of ass". I can't believe I just typed those words in relation to this. I cannot fathom, as a parent, the hurt that would come from reading this assholes words. And yet the cops do nothing, like always. One of the incapable detectives, Hickman, took Walsh aside and told him, after handing him a religious pamphlet, "I know how you feel. But if you'd take Jesus as your savior, your son will return." How DARE he say anything like that to this man. He knows how he feels? Did he deal with a son being kidnapped, murdered, and then a wholly incapable police force pretending to catch the killer? Did he? There was so much information in this case that wasn't unearthed when it could have been, that wasn't investigated thoroughly, and that was actually hidden and not entered, that it's astounding. I guess Florida likes it's child killers to stay free and not be prosecuted. Remind me, as if I needed it, not to ever go to that armpit of a state again. The fact that these police were not charged is as upsetting as can be. How can they have gotten away with this so easily and after keeping this going so long? Do the John and Reve Walsh have no rights as citizens of this country? Did Adam not? These parents had to deal with the absolute worst thing that could ever happen. Just for one second - ONE SECOND - imagine having to deal with and KNOW your baby was kidnapped, raped and sodomized as he screamed for his Mommy, tortured, beheaded and thrown in a canal like a piece of damn trash. Then imagine knowing some monster - who the police couldn't care less about finding and charging - some monster THREW YOUR BABIES SEVERED HEAD ON THE FLOOR OF HIS CAR AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH IT. That if - and it's a BIG if as anyone who reads this knows - he didn't sexually abuse Adam's head after he severed it from his body. Go ahead. Imagine it. Now imagine a police force that you have to put your trust in not doing a Goddamnned thing. How these two didn't commit suicide I'll never know. They have to be the world's strongest people in my opinion because I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I could not have handled it. When the prosecutor was finally shown pieces of evidence, like the letter Toole wrote to Walsh so many years ago, he had never ever seen it or heard of it before. He told Walsh he could have gotten a conviction on the letter alone, never mind the volumes of other evidence the police had which was only a fraction of what they could have had with proper investigating. How freaking sad. The picture are hard but as any t.c. reader knows, there are some hard ones out there in the midst of all the "shocking" photos of a school or house. The Sears game display is shown, where Adam was last seen by his Mother, a picture of Adam is happier times, the missing poster his parents made. The next page shows the prick Hoffman, (the detective that hindered the case the most), his prick partner Hickman, (second place in hindering IMO) and Martin, the Hollywood chief. The third page shows a picture of John and Reve leaving for Good Morning America and also at a memorial service for Adam. The next page is a pic of Toole with his stupid looking ass, a horrible picture he drew while in jail, and a piece of the letter he wrote to Walsh from prison. The canal where Adam's head floated to the surface and was found is shown, Toole's car and the run-off road where Toole dismembered and beheaded Adam is also shown. Then it gets real bad. Toole's machete is shown in regular light, no luminol. Nothing seen but rust and the rape he wrapped on the handle. Then we see a pic of the luminol enhanced machete with the tape having been taken off and the luminol is lit up on the handle. (Cops never once took of this tape prior to Matthews getting involved. A child would know to check for blood underneath the tape. Then we see the driver side floorboard of Toole's car, regular light, no luminol. And with luminol, we can see to clear bloody footprints. The last photo is frightening. I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since I first laid eyes on it. The last photo is a picture of Adam's head... outlined in blood. Toole took Adam's head, threw it behind his seat and drove away before thinking better of carrying it around and threw it into the canal. While Adam's head laid there, the blood soaked into the carpet in the outline of Adam's head. I don't think I've ever seen anything more frightening than this picture. Just imagining how this image came to be is terrifying. The fact that Adam's mouth is open is can be seen, his nose and eyes can be seen. It's awful. And John and Reve Walsh have seen this photo. There is evil in this world and if you ask me, Hoffman and Hickman and every other cop who hindered this investigation are only a half of a step down from Toole himself.

2020-01-14 21:31

Toàn Cam Là Cam Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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What happened in the 50,000 years preceding recorded history. There's also a lot of interesting stuff about genetics (e.g. all humanity is divided in 7 or so "lineages" which can be traced to very ancient migrations from Africa). This book makes a nice counterpoint to Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, which covers some of the same ground (not quite as far back), arguing for the primacy of environment and geography rather than genetic change. (They're mostly complementary rather than contradictory, I'd say.)

2020-01-14 22:31

Các Món Điểm Tâm (Tái Bản) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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I have absolutely no memory of this at all, except that I read it in Udaipur, India. But I expect I quite liked it, so it's getting three stars.

2020-01-14 23:31

Combo Không Có Bà Mẹ Nào Hoàn Hảo (Bộ 2 Cuốn) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả

I recently reviewed this in a 'Writing for Children' course, and whilst I enjoyed it when reading it, it was when deconstructing the novel that I realised just how good it was. As a children's book it has everything. Everything. Intertwining plots, so cleverly composed even adults are surprised how neatly they come together. A strong set of friendship and family values. Wonderful characters you warm to instantly. Terrifying villains and yet not too far-fetched to be believed and overall and incredibly brilliant narrative.

2020-01-15 00:31

Thiếu Nữ Toàn Phong - Tập 1: Ánh Sáng Ban Mai Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Minh Hiểu Khê

Harper Connelly, the lightning-struck heroine of this series of mysteries by Charlaine Harris, has fallen in love with her step-brother Tolliver. Work has brought them back to where they grew up, in Texarkana, Texas. A startling revelation at a graveyard leads to possible new leads in the disappearance of Harper's older sister, Cameron, nearly 8 years ago. Anonymous tips, reconnecting with family members, and hidden motivations abound in this last installment that neatly ties up the mystery that is Harper Connelly's life. There is a little left at the end so that the series *could* continue, should Harris so desire, while there is enough closure that readers will not feel as though they are missing anything important. Well done!

2020-01-15 01:31

Thế Giới Văn Hóa - Số 29 (Tháng 8-2012) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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Actually 3.5 but still not as good as the two previous books in this series.

2020-01-15 02:31

Sao Phải Đau Đến Như Vậy Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Phong Việt

This was really written under a pseudonym, and I can see why. It's really way too dark for me. Re-read December 11, 2011 A serial killer has been viciously murdering women in the Combat Zone, a seedy area of Newford. He makes a mistake when he kills a wealthy man's daughter, apparently mistaking her for one of the prostitutes he normally targets. There's a witness to this one too. He swears the killer stepped out of the side of a building and disappeared the same way. Detective Thomas Morningstar has mostly left his Kickaha traditions behind on the rez. But something about these killers doesn't feel right, so he seeks help in the most unexpected of places. And then there's Chelsea, a teen who's already experienced a lifetime of hurt. She's been told that her abusive father is dead, but she can still feel him out there. Searching for her. And she knows this time he won't stop until she's dead. Still too dark for me. I do like horror, but this is a little too real. The so-called "horror" element doesn't feel real, but the abuse is the true horror. It's nothing gratuitous, but it is more graphic than I would like. Being inside the mind of a pedophile left me feeling dirty and more than a little disturbed. It's hard for me to read that kind of thing at any time, but especially when it involves children. I miss that none of the Newford regulars showed up in this book. Part of what I love about the Newford books is spotting some of my favorite characters and finding out how they're doing. I know that sounds crazy, but after multiple re-reads of my favorites across 20+ books and at least 15 years, they really are old friends. There are still some of de Lint's trademarks present here though. His good characters genuinely care about other people and try to help where they can. They step out on faith and work through bizarre happenings the best way they know how. I like the way different...spiritual? yes, probably the best word...traditions come together for the common good. And there are the characters who don't let the crappy hand they were dealt in their early years hold them back forever. Sitting here, really thinking about it, that is probably the point of the book. People live worse things than this every day. I guess de Lint wanted to write about that darkness and point out that where there is darkness, there is always light if we just look for it. I would not recommend this as an introduction to de Lint, but fans should pick it up as long as they think they can handle it. It does get awfully disturbing in between these pages.

2020-01-15 03:31

Học Tốt Ngữ Văn Lớp 7 (Tập 2) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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macy was devastated when her father died. she gave up running, her passion, isolated herself from her friends. she has a dull summer ahead of her. her boyfriend is eaving fr cammp. macy is filled with stress and pressure over studying for her Sats and helping out her mom's business until she met wes. a guy who brought her through life andd got her to ook forward to life in a different way. macy would cause youu to feel a rush of sympathy. i was interested by seeing charcter go through a loss, and how that affected the way she viewed the world. she deals with her fear by controling as much as she can: her appearance, behavior, how others percieve her. she narrows her life, shutting out everything that could possibly be a risk to her. at the end, she understand th fact that she doesn't have o be perfect, people would accept her if she isn't. she starts to realize this with the help of Wes, she come to appreciate who she is.

Người đọc Pete Barker từ Central Hampstead, NB , Canada

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.