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A young boy growing up in the 1950's was an adventure between the previous battle scarred decade and the technological times ahead.It was an idyll of the past meeting the present, a leisurely slower age when time almost stood still and you had the chance to explore, go on adventures and play happily without fear.Everywhere was changing but the memories of this period were the last of an er
If you grew up in the 1950's but have forgotten what it was like this is the book to read.In times when you had time, speed was more like a fast walk, everything got done in its own time.Money was scarce but children were happy, food was plain but flavoursome.Work was hard at home, as well as in the man's job, pay was just enough.Play was enjoyable and unhurried, holidays few, as were parties, Christmas and birthdays the highlights of the year.Growing up was leisurely, unhurried, disciplined, respectful and such a delight, there was no litter, clean streets fresh country air and birds, animals, flowers, butterflies and insects in abundance, nature was enjoyed and respected, but that was then, read what it was like and then look
A giant dog propels two brothers down a disused well.At the bottom they encounter characters and adventures they could never dream of.They see polltion and what the above earth people have caused,they have laughs,some tears, humour and sadness.They see a hero before their very own eyes and are part of an event that has taken years to take place.They meet Hieronymus and Mephistopheles and the other characters that inhabit this strange world with many surprises on the way.
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Dominic Bandall is a condemned man. A once powerful attorney in New York City, he and his law partner, his wife Sharon, focused on their never-ending fight for justice. Now an aged man, his body is battered from the crippling ailments he has endured in his lifetime— his mind is burdened by the memories of the 9/11 attacks that killed Sharon and so many. On February 28, 2019, a young law student named Angela Grant met him at his office in Honu‘apo, Hawai‘i, to conduct a series of interviews. What transpired over the next 10 days began with his first confession: “I can see moments in time, Angela.”
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Once in a while, a stunningly powerful novel comes along, knocks you sideways and takes your breath away: this is it... A horrifying, original, witty, brave and deliberately provocative investigation into all the casual assumptions we make about family life, and motherhood in particular Daily Mail
Two years ago, Eva Khatchadourian's son, Kevin, murdered seven of his fellow high-school students, a cafeteria worker, and a popular algebra teacher. Because he was only fifteen at the time of the killings, he received a lenient sentence and is now in a prison for young offenders in upstate New York. Telling the story of Kevin's upbringing, Eva addresses herself to her estranged husband through a series of letters. Some strong language. 2003.