Tune in lewisohn6/29/2023 He consulted many people who had never been interviewed before and employed methods "rooted in a psychotherapists' technique" to help them recover lost memories. In addition to drawing upon his previous research, Lewisohn devoted six years to researching the first volume in the book. At the time, it was expected that the books would be finished by 2017. A year later, he was given a £1.2 million advance to write a "definitive" three-part Beatles biography series for the publisher Little, Brown. He began formulating plans for a project of similar scope in 2003. He had expressed a view that there was an oversaturation of Beatles biographies, but in the early 2000s, his feelings changed, as he began to feel that no book had approached the depth or breadth of other serious biographies, such as Robert A. Mark Lewisohn previously wrote six Beatles reference books throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions. I felt this was a subject that deserved to be explored more comprehensively, more accurately, with greater understanding. I wasn't happy with the standard of Beatles literature out there.
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Kill shot an american assassin thriller6/29/2023 Seemingly out of nowhere came the sudden arrival of one of the most blistering action films of the 21st century to date: a ferocious curio stemming from Indonesia but written and directed by Welshman Gareth Evans. Remarkable for its emotion – huge props to Hans Zimmer's sumptuous score – as much as its bombastic production values, Gladiator stands head and shoulders above the imitators ( Troy, Alexander) it inspired. Russell Crowe puts in a stoic performance as Maximus Decimus Meridius – father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and so on – the military general forced into gladiatorial combat, who rules the ring and plots revenge against Joaquin Phoenix's effete, patricidal Commodus. Combining the two, the result is a film that feels tangible and tactile, still wowing with its battle scenes, amphitheatre showdowns, and evocation of the Roman Empire at its height. Are you not entertained? How could anyone fail to be swept along by Ridley Scott's Gladiator – a straight-up swords-and-sandals historical epic that snagged five Oscars and features blood-spattered beheadings? Scott made the film at a fascinating time – in the dying days of studio movies shooting on huge-scale practical sets, and at the dawn of CGI embellishments. Guilty pleasures hamilton6/29/2023 Maybe a brilliant struggle for life and death is happening but you just can't see it. The thing is, at first you're wary to because maybe something else is going on. Suddenly they start to struggle and you want to be encouraging, or you want to tell them to give up, take a laxative and come back later. You're sitting in the next stall with someone who, nine or so books ago you thought was really nice and normal. Well, that's what reading Anita Blake is like. "That's right! Show that turd who's boss!" The Texan guy, thinking that Austin is taking a crap, decides to pitch in and give encouragement to someone who is obviously struggling. He hears Austin Powers grunting as he fights the guy, saying, "Who does Number 2 work for?" Kind of like that scene out of Austin Powers where Austin's in the bathroom stall with a bad guy and a big Texan man is in the next stall and can only see Austin's feet. It's not a finished series and usually I would reserve judgment on a series until it comes to its conclusion just in case the author was going somewhere I wasn't expecting. Okay, so some of the girls asked that I do a review of the Anita Blake series because I mentioned some things that intrigued them. The shadow crosser series6/29/2023 Label The Shadow Crosser : a Storm Runner novel Title The Shadow Crosser Title remainder a Storm Runner novel Statement of responsibility by J.C. In The Shadow Crosser, Zane and his friends embark on their most treacherous mission yeta mission that, with one blunder, could change history as we know it, and worse, destroy the universe. Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the epic finale to the Storm Runner trilogy, written by J.C. Kakegurui 146/28/2023 By counteracting the cheating methods of other gamblers, Yumeko disrupts the students' success and status.Īn anime television series adaptation by MAPPA aired in Japan from July to September 2017. Yumeko Jabami is a transfer student with a gambling addiction. The story of Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler takes place at Hyakkaou Private Academy, a prestigious school with a student hierarchy developed through gambling. The series has also inspired numerous spin-off manga, including a prequel titled Kakegurui Twin. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English-language release by Yen Press. It began serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker in March 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes as of September 2022. Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. Stargate SG-1 by Luke Mansell6/28/2023 The initial range of enhanced audiobooks was made up of Stargate SG-1 Series 1-2 and Stargate Atlantis Series 1-2, with each story being read by a member of the original cast and accompanied by specially composed music and cinematic sound effects. The beloved Stargate SG-1 series, which was originally launched on television in 1997, follows a team of soldiers and scientists secretly exploring the galaxy and bravely defending Earth using an ancient alien portal.īig Finish’s extension of the Stargate universe began in 2008. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Emailīig Finish Productions’ popular range of Stargate audio adventures returns, celebrating the 25th anniversary of MGM’s iconic sci-fi TV franchise. In Honor's Defense by Karen Witemeyer6/28/2023 What she’s not used to is having a man change his mind in a heartbeat and offer to assist her in surgery. Josephine Burkett is used to men taking one look at her skirts and discounting her medical skills. But when a rustler’s bullet leaves one of them at death’s door, they’re the ones in need of saving.ĭr. They defend the innocent and obtain justice for the oppressed. Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known as Hanger’s Horsemen who have become legends in 1890s Texas. He’s fought through ruthless outlaws and injury. “‘Cause I don’t believe in accidents miracles they don’t just happen by chance.” This is a profound prolife song that reminds the listener no child is an accident and is carefully crafted by the Designer. Seven favorite songs from 2022 in no particular order: Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lion by Chuck Blackįavorite winter/Christmas books from 2022:Ī Perfectly Imperfect Christmas by Katja Labonte (My reviews are linked in the books’ titles.)įault Lines by Voddie Baucham (nonfiction) My personal favorite characters in no particular order:įavorite books from 2022 in no particular order: If you think any other category should be included, let me know! Not every book and song were released in 2022, although some certainly were. It proved a nice break from planning the blog’s 2023 schedule. As 2022 wraps up, I thought it would be fun to list out my favorite books, characters, and songs. Mark of the Founder by James T. Callum6/28/2023 I would just snack all the time, I had something in front of my face constantly. Jess said: "Going into sixth form I was just eating and I think I became lazy, then I looked in the mirror and I thought I can't look like this anymore. READ MORE: Home Bargains founder becomes the wealthiest Liverpudlian in history In 2020 Jess decided to change her life around after subscribing to a fitness app and managed to drop three stone in just eight weeks. The 24-year-old said that she had always been healthy and fit but let her eating habits slip away from her in school.Īt her heaviest Jess reached 10 stone and said she looked in the mirror and knew she had to do something. Jess Cooke, from Hightown, said that while in sixth form she started eating more due to the stress of her exams. A woman could not stop eating cheese toasties after piling on the pounds. Caraval second book6/27/2023 The pacing is impeccable, with urgency increasing to an almost breathless point as Tella runs from clue to clue, while bittersweet truths and devastating betrayals unfold.” - The Bulletin, starred review “The setting of the game is fantastic in its spectacle and intrigue, and Garber pushes her world building even further. maybe even legendary.” - The Minneapolis Star-Tribune “A fantastic world reminiscent of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley. “ Legendary is a whirlwind adventure that contains vivid, complex, and enchanting characters you'll want to follow to the last page.” - BuzzFeed (Best YA Book of the Year) Fans of Caraval will love it, and new readers will be enthralled by this immersive and imaginative world.” - USA TODAY “Themes of love, betrayal, family and forgiveness are explored as the narrative ratchets up the tension toward a conclusion that will leave readers clamoring for more. Chronicles of the one book 16/27/2023 And Rachel and Jonah, a resourceful doctor and a paramedic who fend off despair with their determination to keep a young mother and three infants in their care alive. Fred, her young colleague, possessed of burgeoning abilities and an optimism that seems out of place in this bleak landscape. Arlys, a journalist who has lost her audience but uses pen and paper to record the truth. Chuck, a tech genius trying to hack his way through a world gone offline. At the same time, other travelers are heading west too, into a new frontier. Some of it is unimaginably evil, and it can lurk anywhere, around a corner, in fetid tunnels beneath the river-or in the ones you know and love the most.Īs word spreads that neither the immune nor the gifted are safe from the authorities who patrol the ravaged streets, and with nothing left to count on but each other, Lana and Max make their way out of a wrecked New York City. Some of it is good, like the witchcraft worked by Lana Bingham, practicing in the loft apartment she shares with her lover, Max. And as the power of science and technology receded, magic rose up in its place. Where there had been order, there was now chaos. The electrical grid sputtered law and government collapsed-and more than half of the world's population was decimated. Within weeks, everything people counted on began to fail them. The sickness came on suddenly, and spread quickly. |