📚 Book of the Day (fiction: crime novel)
📜THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB📜
by Richard Osman
❗ 'fastest selling adult crime debut in recorded history' Guardian
❗Sunday Times #1 bestseller
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➡️Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny
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📗About:
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.
But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
📜THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB📜
by Richard Osman
❗ 'fastest selling adult crime debut in recorded history' Guardian
❗Sunday Times #1 bestseller
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➡️Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny
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📗About:
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.
But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
⭐⭐⭐ video review of The Thursday Murder Club ⬆️⬆️⬆️
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A short review of "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman #books
📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #magicalrealism)
📖 THE MASTER AND MARGARITA 📖
by Mikhail Bulgakov
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🔥 A Surreal and Satirical Masterpiece Set in Soviet Russia.
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📗 About:
"The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov is a novel that intertwines the stories of an enigmatic figure known as the Master, his lover Margarita, and the devil himself, who wreaks havoc in Soviet Moscow. Blending elements of fantasy, satire, and political allegory, Bulgakov's novel is a literary tour de force that offers a unique and thought-provoking reading experience.
👍 - I've read it
❤ - I wanna read it
📖 THE MASTER AND MARGARITA 📖
by Mikhail Bulgakov
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🔥 A Surreal and Satirical Masterpiece Set in Soviet Russia.
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📗 About:
"The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov is a novel that intertwines the stories of an enigmatic figure known as the Master, his lover Margarita, and the devil himself, who wreaks havoc in Soviet Moscow. Blending elements of fantasy, satire, and political allegory, Bulgakov's novel is a literary tour de force that offers a unique and thought-provoking reading experience.
👍 - I've read it
❤ - I wanna read it
📚 Book of the Day (fiction)
📜HAPPY PLACE📜
by Emily Henry
❗The #1 New York Times bestseller
❗Amazon charts top book
❗The most anticipated book of 2023 by BuzzFeed
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➡️ A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
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📗About:
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.
They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade.
📜HAPPY PLACE📜
by Emily Henry
❗The #1 New York Times bestseller
❗Amazon charts top book
❗The most anticipated book of 2023 by BuzzFeed
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➡️ A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
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📗About:
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.
They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade.
📜 Best Books about the police 📜
Books about the police cover a wide range of genres, including crime fiction, true crime, and non-fiction that explores the complexities of law enforcement:
1. "The Wire" by David Simon: While technically a television series, "The Wire" offers a comprehensive and nuanced portrayal of the police force in Baltimore, examining the challenges and systemic issues within law enforcement.
2. "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" by David Simon: A non-fiction book by the creator of "The Wire," providing an in-depth look at the work of homicide detectives in Baltimore during a year of intense investigations.
3. "In the Heat of the Night" by John Ball: A classic crime novel that explores racial tensions and police work in a Southern town, featuring African American detective Virgil Tibbs.
4. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas: A powerful young adult novel that addresses police violence and systemic racism through the eyes of a teenage girl who witnesses the police shooting of her friend.
5. "Mindhunter" by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker: A non-fiction book by a former FBI profiler, offering insights into criminal psychology and the development of criminal profiling within law enforcement.
6. "The Black Echo" by Michael Connelly: The first novel in the Harry Bosch series, following a relentless LAPD detective as he investigates a high-profile case involving the murder of a fellow Vietnam veteran.
7. "The Shield" by various authors: This tie-in book to the television series offers a collection of short stories exploring the lives and challenges faced by members of an experimental police unit in Los Angeles.
8. "Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District" by Peter Moskos: A sociological exploration by a former Baltimore police officer, providing insights into the daily challenges and complexities of policing in an urban environment.
👍 - I've read some
❤ - I wanna read some
😭 - I haven't read any
Books about the police cover a wide range of genres, including crime fiction, true crime, and non-fiction that explores the complexities of law enforcement:
1. "The Wire" by David Simon: While technically a television series, "The Wire" offers a comprehensive and nuanced portrayal of the police force in Baltimore, examining the challenges and systemic issues within law enforcement.
2. "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" by David Simon: A non-fiction book by the creator of "The Wire," providing an in-depth look at the work of homicide detectives in Baltimore during a year of intense investigations.
3. "In the Heat of the Night" by John Ball: A classic crime novel that explores racial tensions and police work in a Southern town, featuring African American detective Virgil Tibbs.
4. "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas: A powerful young adult novel that addresses police violence and systemic racism through the eyes of a teenage girl who witnesses the police shooting of her friend.
5. "Mindhunter" by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker: A non-fiction book by a former FBI profiler, offering insights into criminal psychology and the development of criminal profiling within law enforcement.
6. "The Black Echo" by Michael Connelly: The first novel in the Harry Bosch series, following a relentless LAPD detective as he investigates a high-profile case involving the murder of a fellow Vietnam veteran.
7. "The Shield" by various authors: This tie-in book to the television series offers a collection of short stories exploring the lives and challenges faced by members of an experimental police unit in Los Angeles.
8. "Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District" by Peter Moskos: A sociological exploration by a former Baltimore police officer, providing insights into the daily challenges and complexities of policing in an urban environment.
👍 - I've read some
❤ - I wanna read some
😭 - I haven't read any
📚 Book of the Day (#nonfiction #money)
📜I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH
by Ramit Sethi
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➡️ It's how to master your money with the least amount of effort and then get on with your life.
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📗About:
At last, for a generation that's materially ambitious yet financially clueless comes I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi's 6-week personal finance program for 20-to-35-year-olds. A completely practical approach delivered with a nonjudgmental style that makes readers want to do what Sethi says, it is based around the four pillars of personal finance--banking, saving, budgeting, and investing--and the wealth-building ideas of personal entrepreneurship.
📜I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH
by Ramit Sethi
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➡️ It's how to master your money with the least amount of effort and then get on with your life.
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📗About:
At last, for a generation that's materially ambitious yet financially clueless comes I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi's 6-week personal finance program for 20-to-35-year-olds. A completely practical approach delivered with a nonjudgmental style that makes readers want to do what Sethi says, it is based around the four pillars of personal finance--banking, saving, budgeting, and investing--and the wealth-building ideas of personal entrepreneurship.
📚DARK FANTASY
1. "The Blade Itself" by Joe Abercrombie
2. "Prince of Thorns" by Mark Lawrence
3. "The Black Company" by Glen Cook
4. "Malice" by John Gwynne
5. "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch
6. "The Poppy War" by R.F. Kuang
7. "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville
8. "The Broken Empire" by C.L. Werner
🔍read more about the books here
1. "The Blade Itself" by Joe Abercrombie
2. "Prince of Thorns" by Mark Lawrence
3. "The Black Company" by Glen Cook
4. "Malice" by John Gwynne
5. "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch
6. "The Poppy War" by R.F. Kuang
7. "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville
8. "The Broken Empire" by C.L. Werner
🔍read more about the books here
Nothing gold can stay
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
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👍 - I like it
❤ - wow
🤷♂️ - nothing special
😭 - I don't understand
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
@poets_channel
👍 - I like it
❤ - wow
🤷♂️ - nothing special
😭 - I don't understand
📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #supernatural #horror)
📜HIDDEN PICTURES📜
by Jason Rekulak
❗National Bestseller
❗Winner for best horror on Goodreads 2022
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➡️ From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. ---------------------------------------------------------
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Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy.
Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.
📜HIDDEN PICTURES📜
by Jason Rekulak
❗National Bestseller
❗Winner for best horror on Goodreads 2022
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➡️ From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. ---------------------------------------------------------
📗About:
Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy.
Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.
📚 Book of the Day (fiction)
📜THE GOLOVLYOV FAMILY📜
by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
❗One of the best works of Russian literature
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➡️ The Golovlyov Family is regarded as a classic of Russian literature. According to some, it is "the gloomiest book in all Russian literature", and "this one book" places the author "in the very front line of Russian realistic novelists and secures him a permanent place among the national classics".
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📗About:
Searingly hot in the summer, bitterly cold in the winter, the ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road. There Anna Petrovna rules with an iron hand over her servants and family-until she loses power to the relentless scheming of her hypocritical son Porphyry.
📜THE GOLOVLYOV FAMILY📜
by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
❗One of the best works of Russian literature
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➡️ The Golovlyov Family is regarded as a classic of Russian literature. According to some, it is "the gloomiest book in all Russian literature", and "this one book" places the author "in the very front line of Russian realistic novelists and secures him a permanent place among the national classics".
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📗About:
Searingly hot in the summer, bitterly cold in the winter, the ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road. There Anna Petrovna rules with an iron hand over her servants and family-until she loses power to the relentless scheming of her hypocritical son Porphyry.