Larry Verstraete
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Surviving the Hindenburg
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2012
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At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times
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2009
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Coop The Great
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Case Files: 40 Murders and Mysteries Solved by Science
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2011
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S Is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet
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2010
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Whose Bright Idea Was It?: True Stories Of Invention
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1997
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Missing in Paradise
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2014
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Survivors!: True Death-Defying Escapes
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2003
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Accidental Discoveries: From Laughing Gas To Dynamite
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1999
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'Dinosaurs' of the Deep: Discover Prehistoric Marine Life
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I listened to the audio version of The Dig which was narrated by a team of readers portraying different characters from the book. There was a lot to appreciate in this somewhat fictionalized story of a famous archeological find in England – a well ro ...more | |
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I not only enjoyed this book but learned a great deal from it as well, in particular about Nazi indoctrination, the use of propaganda. and the resulting division created between factions of Germany’s population before the outbreak of the war. Gabriel ...more | |
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I chose this book in order to gain a better understanding of indigenous history, in particular the treatment given indigenous children placed in foster care and the resulting ramifications of such treatment. To those ends, the book served me well. Th ...more | |
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In Lost on the Prairie by MaryLou Driedger, readers follow young Peter Schmidt on his quest to reunite with his family after he becomes separated from them while moving from Kansas to Saskatchewan in the early 1900s. There is much to enjoy in this bo ...more | |
"Coop the Great was my last MYRCA book (10th) and I think it’s really good!!! I loved the writing. I didn’t like the bad words in it but I understand why Larry Verstraete put them in there. I can’t say much more because I think it will spoil it. It is"
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"I couldn’t put this book down. I read it in three sittings. The action never ends. I usually don’t enjoy books written from the perspective of a dog but this one is somehow different. Although there are aspects of the storyline which are far fetched,"
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I was captivated by the book's description, and having shared homes with a number of dogs over the years, I thought this might be the perfect book for me. It was. Rich with detail, laced together in a very personal way, I fell in love with the story ...more | |
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From the author of Fight Club and other works, this is a loose collection of writing tips and advice, much of it drawn from Palahniuk’s own experiences, some of it borrowed from the pages or experiences of other writers of fiction. The bits are held ...more | |
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Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different:
"I've only read one Palahniuk book (Fight Club) and this, like that, is one fast-moving vehicle, which you might not expect from a writing advice book.
On that point, it scores high marks, especially the first half of the book, where advice, some of i" Read more of this review » |
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