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Tag Archives: political

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (PWBR00152)

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April 2 2019

Plot or Premise

Cover: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

A young girl uses stolen books to distract herself from the reality of living in Nazi Germany in WWII while hiding a Jewish man in her basement.

What I Liked

It is incredibly difficult to know how to review this book. The second half moves along at a much quicker pace and with much higher stakes.… Read the rest

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, biography, book review, borrowed, Chapters, children, epic, fiction, Good Reads, Google, historical, history, Kobo, Library Thing, literary, Nook, novel, OPL, paperback, political, PolyWogg, prose, Reading Challenge, stand-alone, used, Young Adult | Leave a reply
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Rethinking Canadian Aid, Edited by Stephen Brown, Molly den Heyer and David R. Black (PWBR00191)

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March 9 2015

Plot or Premise

Cover: Rethinking Canadian Aid by Edited by Stephen Brown, Molly den Heyer and David R. Black

The academic analysis of recent Canadian international development assistance is long on political economy and light on “realities on the ground”.

What I Liked

The text had a strong opening for its goals, even if the administrative context didn’t quite match their estimated / presumed political context. When it came to hard statistical analysis (Chapter 6) and mimicry of other donors, the paper was sound.… Read the rest

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Amazon.ca, book review, Chapters, e-book, Good Reads, Google, government, Kobo, new, non-fiction, Nook, OPL, political, PolyWogg, prose, reference, RRE, stand-alone, textbook | Leave a reply
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The Black Shore by Greg Cox (PWBR00011)

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February 18 2001

Plot or Premise

The Black Shore by Greg Cox

Janeway and her crew are in desperate need of shoreleave…and they receive an invitation from an uncharted planet to visit and enjoy the paradise nature of the lands. All is not necessarily as it seems, including the citizens’ treatment of their pets, the Neffaler, which seem surprisingly intelligent, almost sentient.… Read the rest

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged action, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, fiction, Good Reads, Google, Kobo, library, Library Thing, mystery, Nook, novel, paperback, political, PolyWogg, prose, sci-fi, science, series, ST:VOY, stand-alone, Star Trek | Leave a reply
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By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMille (PWBR00014)

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February 18 2001

Plot or Premise

Cover: By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson Demille

Peace in the Middle East is almost assured and two concordes fly to New York with delegates for final negotiations. Terrorists try to derail the peace conference by planting bombs on board and taking the passengers hostage. After one plane is destroyed, killing all on board, the second plane is forced to land near Babylon.… Read the rest

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged action, adventure, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, Chapters, espionage, fiction, Good Reads, Google, hardcover, international, Kobo, library, Library Thing, military, Nook, novel, political, PolyWogg, prose, religion, stand-alone, suspense, thriller | Leave a reply
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The House on Mulberry Street by Maan Meyers (PWBR00012)

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February 18 2001

Plot or Premise

Cover: The House on Mulberry Street by Maan Meyers

Esther Breslau is a Jewish immigrant who has found a job working as a photographer in the graft-filled world of 1895 Manhattan. John Tonnerman is an honest cop, a rare commodity on a police-force filled with those on the take and in a city where your innocence depends on the size of your pocketbook.… Read the rest

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged action, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, crime, detective, fiction, Good Reads, historical, history, Library Thing, mystery, novel, paperback, police, political, PolyWogg, prose, series, sleuth, Tonneman, used | Leave a reply
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Fools, Knaves and Heroes: Great Political Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer and Simon Bainbridge (Editors) (PWBR00080)

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March 12 2000

Plot or Premise

Cover: Fools, Knaves and Heroes: Great Political Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer and Simon Bainbridge (Editors)

This is a collection of short political stories from various famous authors dating back to the 1800s.

What I Liked

The best story of the collection is by Mark Twain, entitled The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (an interesting story of greed that corrupts an inuncorruptible town, prompted by a man wronged by the town).… Read the rest

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged action, adventure, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, crime, fiction, Good Reads, hardcover, historical, international, legal, library, Library Thing, political, PolyWogg, prose, short story, stand-alone | Leave a reply
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