I did not dislike this, per se, but rather thought it was just okay. But then, the AI bot begins to hint that there were secrets Vanessa was keeping from Bailey secrets that may have contributed to her death.įrom glancing at the reviews, it looks like I'm in the minority for feeling underwhelmed by this. At times it feels like she really is talking to Vanessa. In an attempt to find a cure for her intense grief, Bailey creates a chat bot of Vanessa using their years worth of messages. When Bailey's best friend, Vanessa, dies in a car accident, the circumstances surrounding her death just don't make sense to Bailey. It is both a great mystery and an interesting examination of navigating the various pressures that come at this stage of life. Through her chats with the bot, Bailey begins to suspect Vanessa was hiding something from her that explains what happened the night she got in the accident - and she can't step investigating until she figures out Vanessa's secret. So she creates a chat bot that allows her to simulate chatting with Vanessa, using first her communications with Vanessa to populate the bot and then communications Vanessa had with others that Bailey is able to access, often by dubious means. As she tries to navigate her grief, Bailey can't stop wondering what Vanessa was doing that night. But the car accident occurred on cliffs that were not on the way to her house. When Vanessa left Bailey's house that night, she said she was on her way home. Bailey and Vanessa are as close as any two friends can be until Vanessa tragically dies in a car accident.
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Declan is also distracted by an undeniable attraction to Cajun local, Lena Simone. Local legends claim that the house is haunted, and shortly after Declan moves in, he begins hearing voices and seeing things. The film revolves around Harvard-educated lawyer Declan Fitzpatrick (O'Connell), who impulsively gives up his settled life to buy Manet Hall, a newly restored plantation manor near New Orleans, which he has always been drawn to. The film debuted on March 28, 2009, on Lifetime. The film is based on the 2001 Nora Roberts novel of the same name and is part of the Nora Roberts 2009 movie collection, which also includes Northern Lights, High Noon, and Tribute. Midnight Bayou, also known as Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou, is a 2009 made-for-TV movie directed by Ralph Hemecker, which stars Jerry O'Connell, Lauren Stamile, and Faye Dunaway. This process begins on page 36 of the work, where several lengthy sentences are repeated from page 3 of Huebener's book. Thus it is a quite distasteful task to report that the book reviewed here is in no way up to the standards its author has set in his work, as the long-time president of a scholarly organization, and as a librarian.Ībout half of both the substance and the wording of the first 180 pages of this book duplicate Theodore Huebener's, The Germans in America (1962). As a librarian, he has done much to gather, improve access to, and promote the use of German-American written materials. He is a tireless promoter of German-American studies-a field stigmatized for much of the twentieth century and, even after the ethnic revival which began in the 1970s, much under-studied by American historians. I have always found him to be friendly, modest, unassuming, and entirely likable in person. To begin with a personal note, I first met the author in 1980 and have met him at professional meetings a dozen times since. German-American History as Written Decades Ago Frizzell (Director of Libraries, Northwest Missouri State University) The German-American Experience.Īmherst and New York: Prometheus Books, 2000. Eventually it became the cornerstone of a new kind of commerce that depended upon online surveillance at scale. As click-through rates skyrocketed, advertising quickly became as important as search. Here was the origin of surveillance capitalism in an unprecedented and lucrative brew: behavioural surplus, data science, material infrastructure, computational power, algorithmic systems, and automated platforms. The surplus data became the basis for new predictions markets called targeted advertising. And this surplus would then be analysed for hidden meanings that could predict click-through behaviour. The company developed new methods of secret surplus capture that could uncover data that users intentionally opted to keep private, as well as to infer extensive personal information that users did not or would not provide. “Surveillance capitalism was invented around 2001… … Google’s leaders… … decided to boost ad revenue by using their exclusive access to user data logs to generate predictions of user click-through rates, taken as a signal of an ad’s relevance. Director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today. Daniel Radcliffe also adds to the star-studded cast, in perhaps his second most famous foray into magic □ģ0 years after Ghostbusters took the world by storm, the beloved franchise makes its long-awaited return. Now You See Me 2 (unfortunately not called ‘Now You Don’t) appears to follow up well (although Isla Fisher (who I love) has been replaced with Lizzy Caplan (who I also love)). It was clever, funny and mind-boggling brilliant. Now You See Me (1) was a surprise 2013 summer hit, which I loved. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. After last week’s round-up of my most anticipated movies (Apr-Jun) here, I thought I’d post again, but this time (for the much more movie heavy summer season).Īgain, if you think there should be movies on here which don’t appear, feel free to tweet me on twitter ( or comment below! July 2016 "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Blue Lily, Lily Blue and the rest of the Raven Cycle series has a really unique story. Its colorful and engaging characters, fast-paced plot, and twisted surprises around every corner are sure to capture the attention of those who enjoy this genre. * "As in the previous books, Stiefvater's razor-sharp characterizations, drily witty dialogue, and knack for unexpected metaphors and turns of phrase make for sumptuous, thrilling reading."- Publisher's Weekly, starred review * "Expect this truly one-of-a-kind series to come to a thundering close."- Kirkus, starred review Blue Lily, Lily Blue is, simply, a triumph."- Booklist, starred review BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE Book III of the Raven Cycle Also by Maggie Stiefvater The Raven Boys The Dream Thieves The Scorpio Races Shiver Linger Forever Sinner Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie 20331200i-vir3nj.indd 2 7/31/14 4:23 PM. he tone, at once foreboding, mysterious, and filled with dread, is a perfect match for the material. * ".Like the first two volumes, Stiefvater's third is a marvel of imagination and invention. The average reader will spend 6 hours and 40 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute). are completely organic and suspension of disbelief is effortless due to the nuanced and affecting characterization." - School Library Journal, starred review Reading Length provides a calculation for the word count of this book, find out how long it will take you to read READING LENGTH. * ".he prose is crisp and dazzling and the dialogue positively crackles. The Noble House of Starzénski, Azimuth Editions (London, England), 1997. The Forgotten Few: The Polish Air Force in the Second World War, John Murray (London, England), 1995, Hippocrene (New York, NY), 1996, reprinted by Pen & Sword Aviation (Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England), 2004. The Last King of Poland, Jonathan Cape (London, England), 1992. (Translator) Henryk Sienkiewics, Charcoal Sketches: And Other Tales (short stories), 1991. The Polish Way: A Thousand-Year History of the Poles and Their Culture, John Murray (London, England), 1987, F. Paderewski, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1982, Collins (London, England), 1982. The Battle for the Marchlands, Columbia University Press (New York, NY), 1981. WRITINGS:Ĭhopin: A Biography, Collins (London, England), 1979, published as Chopin: A New Biography, Doubleday ( New York, NY), 1980. (BBC) World Service and Financial Times, London, England. Worked as freelance journalist for British Broadcasting Corp. Zamoyski, Adam 1949- (Adam Stefan Zamoyski) PERSONAL:īorn January 11, 1949, in New York, NY son of Count Stefan and Princess Elizabeth Zamoyski married Emma Sergeant, June 16, 2001. Starsight is already on my must-read list for next year, and will appear in my Waiting-on-Wednesday series of blog posts the moment the cover gets released.įar in the future and on another planet, humanity has been under constant attack for hundreds of years. The second book in this series, Starsight, has apparently already been written, with a release planned for November 2019, while the third and fourth books, both yet untitled, already have tentative release dates in 20. Skyward is the first book in Sanderson’s planned Skyward series, which is to be made up of a total of four books. I have to say I was in no way disappointed, as Sanderson once again creates an amazing and exciting piece of literature, all set within an incredibly detailed new fictional landscape. After enjoying The Way of Kings I was keen to see how Sanderson’s writing ability translated to the young adult science fiction genre. Legendary fantasy and science fiction author Brandon Sanderson once again delivers an incredible five-star read with Skyward, a brilliant young adult science fiction story that follows the journey of an energetic young protagonist at she attempts to claim the stars.Īs of right now, I have only had the opportunity to read one of Sanderson’s novels, the epic fantasy book, The Way of Kings, which was easily one of the best fantasy reads of the last decade and which I gave a five-star review here. Publishers: Gollancz Audible Studios Publication Date – 6 November 2018 Wendy’s former best friend, Jennifer, returns to her life, and Wendy realizes how much Jennifer still means to her. Villaturo, who moved away from their old neighborhood, drives Wendy to exhaustion as she tries to earn her way to Alaska to visit Mrs. Her friendship with her stepsister Alice and her distant cousin Gayle deepens into tender generosity. 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