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![]() ![]() ![]() Whilst unsure about the truth behind Billy’s story, some of the very specific details including a pink blanket, urge Strike to investigate. Billy is adament that as a young boy he witnessed a strangling of a girl, who was later revealed to be a boy, Strike is however unable to get any more details out of Billy before he runs away. One day whilst in his office, Strike is visited by Billy Knight– a young man with clear signs of mental illness. Business however is booming for Strike, causing him to hire additional investigator- Sam Barclay. Robin has been unhappily married to husband Matt for just over a year now- only choosing to stay with him after a health scare during their honeymoon. Lethal White follows the pair one year after the events of the previous novel- Career of Evil. The murder and intriuge continues for Cormoran and Robin in the fourth installment of Robert Galbraith’s (Aka JK Rowling) hit crime series. ![]() ![]() Techno Rebels begins by examining the underground 1980s party scene in Detroit, where DJs and producers like the Electrifying Mojo, Ken Collier, The Wizard, and Richard Davis were experimenting with music that was a world apart from anything happening in New York or Los Angeles. In this revised and updated edition, Sicko expands on Detroit's role in the birth of techno and takes readers on an insider's tour of techno's past, present, and future in an enjoyable account filled with firsthand anecdotes, interviews, and artist profiles. Author Dan Sicko demystified techno's characteristics, influences, and origins and argued that although techno enjoyed its most widespread popularity in Europe, its birthplace and most important incubator was Detroit. When it was originally published in 1999, Techno Rebels became the definitive text on a hard-to-define but vital genre of music. ![]() ![]() ![]() We don't allow personal recommendation posts. ![]() ![]() We also encourage discussion about developments in the book world and we have a flair system. We love original content and self-posts! Thoughts, discussion questions, epiphanies and interesting links about authors and their work. Please see extended rules for appropriate alternative subreddits, like /r/suggestmeabook, /r/whatsthatbook, etc. ‘Should I read …?’, ‘What’s that book?’ posts, sales links, piracy, plagiarism, low quality book lists, unmarked spoilers (instructions for spoiler tags are in the sidebar), sensationalist headlines, novelty accounts, low effort content. Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki ![]() ![]() As Richard Hamming formulated it in 1980: Mathematics is unreasonably effective. ![]() That mathematics is useful and turns out to have practical applications is a fortunate side effect. One should not necessarily necessarily do mathematics to solve particular problems. However, what Parker takes as a starting point is that mathematics is fun to do and that people should start doing mathematics for the fun of it. Many people experience mathematics as annoyingly difficult, extremely boring, and exclusively for nerds. In fact, that is a major point he wants to make with this book. So you may expect this book to be fun as well. Matt Parker is a "standup-mathematician", i.e., stand-up comedian and a maths communicator and he loves to mix both. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first story was illustrated by Adolf Hallman in Life, and the other stories were illustrated by Robert Fawcett in Collier's. ![]() In 1945, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's son, Adrian Conan Doyle, began a collaboration with his father's biographer, John Dickson Carr, to publish twelve new exploits of Sherlock Holmes and Watson (of which one appeared in Life magazine and the other eleven stories were published in Collier's magazine ) based on cases that had been referred to in passing in the four canonical novels and 56 original short stories of Sherlock Holmes, but which had never been written up by Watson (see the below mentioned postscripts found at the end of each of the twelve new exploits). Įach story in this collection is postscripted with a quote from one of the original Sherlock Holmes stories, making reference to an undocumented Holmes case that inspired it. ![]() The first six stories were written in collaboration by the two writers, while the last six stories were written solely by Adrian Conan Doyle. It was written by Adrian Conan Doyle, who was the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of Sherlock Holmes), and by John Dickson Carr, who was the authorised biographer of the elder Conan Doyle. The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes is a short story collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes pastiches, first published in 1954. ![]() ![]() Trevor is also open to exploring real love and commitment for a change, but before he can be the man James needs him to be, he’ll have to deal with the pain of his past.Ĥ.3 ~ Memorable Characters, Amazingly Warm Plot Right now, that means stepping outside his comfort zone and into Trevor’s heart. Spending most of his time working at a school for the blind has left him unfamiliar with Trevor’s world, but James has fought hard for his independence, and he knows what he wants. ![]() He starts by offering to take James home instead of James riding home with his intoxicated friend.įor James, losing his sight at a young age meant limited opportunities for social interaction. Trevor will need to drop the routine and connect with James on a meaningful level. Imagine his surprise when the charm that normally brings men to their knees fails to impress. He doesn’t expect anything different when he sets his sights on James. What he wants tends to be passionate, no-strings-attached flings with men he meets in clubs. ![]() ![]() As a stunningly attractive man and the owner of a successful chain of auto repair garages, Trevor is used to attention, adoration, and getting what he wants. ![]() ![]() ![]() As for authors, she counts the likes of Gayle Forman, Marie Lu and Veronica Rossi that she believes have been putting out a lot of good young adult works. Amy was also a fan of shows such as “The Walking Dead,” “Battlestar Galactica,” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and these have all influenced her writing. ![]() As a child, she was significantly influenced by her mother who was a huge fan of books that took her and her sister to the library whenever she had the time. But Amy had always loved writing novels and had started when she was a middle schooler and hence making a comeback was not so hard. It seemed that she had confused her love for movies with a love for screenwriting. She then moved away to Los Angeles where she got a job in Hollywood though she soon realized that she did not like writing scripts as much as she enjoyed writing fiction novels. ![]() Amy Tintera is a young adult fantasy fiction author from Los Angeles that is best known for her debut bestselling title “Reboot.” Tintera grew up in Austin Texas and went to Emerson College where she got her masters in film, with a major in screenwriting. ![]() ![]() Having been born and raised as a Teesside Smoggie, Ti Amazon & USA Today Best Selling Author, Tillie Cole, is a Northern girl through and through. Being a scary blend of Scottish and English, Tillie embraces both cultures her English heritage through her love of HP sauce and freshly made Yorkshire Puddings, and her Scottish which is mostly demonstrated by her frighteningly foul-mouthed episodes of pure rage and her much loved dirty jokes. ![]() She was brought up surrounded by her English rose mother - a farmer's daughter, her crazy Scottish father, a savagely sarcastic sister and a multitude of rescue animals and horses. ![]() She originates from a place called Teesside on that little but awesomely sunny (okay I exaggerate) Isle called Great Britain. Amazon & USA Today Best Selling Author, Tillie Cole, is a Northern girl through and through. ![]() |