TTC- A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts
During the 229-year period from 1485 to 1714, England transformed itself from a minor feudal state into what has been called "the first modern society," and emerged as the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world. Those years hold a huge story. The English people survived repeated epidemics and famines, one failed invasion and two successful ones, two civil wars, a series of violent religious reformations and counter-reformations, and confrontations with two of the most powerful monarchs on Earth, Louis XIV of France and Philip II of Spain.
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Black Hole | 13 January 2011
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Body at Home: A Simple Plan to Drop 10 Pounds
Ready to save money and get fit? Jorge Cruise’s Body at Home is a two-in-one book for women and men that guarantees results in just two weeks with no fancy equipment, gym membership, or serious time commitment. Fitness expert Cruise has designed a series of exercises that rev up your metabolism–without running up your credit card bill–no matter what your age
Bartimaeus, everyones favorite (wise-cracking) djinni, is back in book four of this best-selling series. As alluded to in the footnotes throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served hundreds of magicians during his 5,010 year career. Now, for the first time, fans will go back in time with the djinni, to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon in 950s BC. Only in this adventure, it seems the great Bartimaeus has finally met his match. He’ll have to contend with an unpleasant master and his sinister servant, and he runs into just a spot of trouble with King Solomons magic ring.
Dexter is Delicious (The fifth book in the Dexter series)
Added by: Au_claire | Karma: 26.92 | Fiction literature | 13 January 2011
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Dexter is experiencing some major life changes and they're mostly wrapped up in the eight-pound curiosity that is his newborn daughter. Family bliss is cut short, however, when Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of a seventeen-year-old girl who has been running with a bizarre group of goths who fancy themselves to be vampires.
Added by: Au_claire | Karma: 26.92 | Fiction literature | 9 January 2011
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Gossip Girl, The Carlyles #1
The latest in the Gossip Girl series is definitely a successful continuation of a storyline so delicious you won't be able to put it down. With triplets introduced to the Upper East Side scene, trouble and fun are definitely being added to the mix. Gossip Girl manages to stay true to character as the series continues in the lives of newcomers. Though the book starts off rocky and takes a few chapters to get into the swing associated with previous Gossip Girl books it manages to grab the reader’s attention and keep a plot that intrigues.
