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This paperback by Richard Godbeer, a professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, is being reviewed for analyzation of the book’s context, style, and purpose. The author of this piece studied at Oxford University, where he received his bachelor’s degree, preceding him going to Brandeis University to receive his doctorate. He has written other pieces of importance like The Devil 's Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England and Sexual Revolution in Early America which showcase…

She is trained as a witch and kept safe with only one condition; in order to stay with the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked she must infiltrate “Oz” and kill Dorothy. When I finished the book I was extremely surprised that I didn't enjoy this paperback and it’s plot as much as I thought I would have. While reading this book I felt as though the entire story moved at a very slow pace. Many parts of the story included no action or tension. Secondly, the ending seemed very rushed. I found that…

Stephan King Stephan King is a extremely well known author and has been always known for his horror stories. His most well known stories include IT, The Shining, Salem's Lot and several other books and stories. His horror writing is credited to him seeing his friend get hit by a train. He has no memory of the event but he came home scared and the next day the parents found out about the boy. He was inspired to write also when he found a HP. Lovecraft book that was his dad's. He said “I knew…

Rick Riordan Full Name: Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Junior Date of Birth: June 5, 1964 (age 51) Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas Citizenship: British Zodiac Sign: Gemini Height: Education: Alamo Heights High School, University of Texas at Austin Occupation: Writer, Novelist, Author, And Teacher Net Worth: $30 Million Residence: New York Rick Riordan, who struggled working as an English and Social Studies teacher in San Francisco for long eight years, entered into the world of…

Technology may be to blame for the recent decrease in reading paperback books, but recent studies have suggested that technology has led to a revival of writing, and it has helped push the literacy of Gen Y in “bold new directions” (Source 7). This is probably due to the fact that almost all social interactions held…

He admitted in an interview that he was just trying to sell books. Journalist Anthony Scaduto claimed in his 1976 conspiracy paperback that Kennedy was the perpetrator, Monroe had a diary of classified information, and her home was wiretapped by specialist Bernard Spindel to obtain implicating evidence against the Kennedys. Spindel's tapes were confiscated during a 1966 raid; no…

year of high school, we were assigned to bring in a book to read during English during our free time, and since I was not much of a reader then, I immediately went to my parents for a suggestion. In that instance, my mom handed me an old, worn-out paperback copy of The Outsiders. I was told that it's “a great coming-of-age” book, and that I could probably relate to one or more of the characters. Being a teenager, I never took my mom’s word for what it was or meant to be. The next school day, as…

Book Overview Celina, a 26-year-old high school teacher, is preparing for her elaborate wedding when she meets Jessie, a naughty tomboy who is a student of her class. At the moment when Celina walks into the classroom, Jessie catches sight of something more attractive than she has ever seen. Jessie is impressed by her feeling and decides to follow it wherever it will take her. Within days of classes, Celina and Jessie becomes friend. However, at the bottom of Jessie’s heart, the attraction goes…

“Keep where you are because, if I should make a mistake, it could never be set right in your lifetime.” (p. 6, Dickens) There are many people who will never get a second chance at life, but some will. In A Tale of Two Cities Mr. Darnay, a protagonist, was one of those who got multiple second chances. He was “recalled to life”. “Recalled to life” means that you get another chance, you earn back purpose. Darnay had multiple arrests, and was either saved or released after each trial. It’s safe…

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