It was in a letter of 1897, about his cousin James Ross Clemens, that Mark Twain famously noted that "the report of my death was an exaggeration." He...
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Holly Black never ceases to amaze me. Valiant lives up and surpasses to the standards she set in Tithe. She not only keeps the intricate, dark and beautiful writing protrayed in Tithe, she unravels the clinches of faeries while weaving a even more enticing tale of magic.
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It's a amazing read. Don't be afraid to pick it up even if your a down to earth biology major and don't believe anything unless 500 experiments have been conducted to prove it. It's not about drilling ideas into your mind, but more discovering you have a deeper level of thought than you could ever imagine before. PARENTS! Introduce it to your children! CHILDREN! or TEENS! introduce it to your parents. It's something any age can enjoy and understand.
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Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black
everyonehasadesire, October 2, 2007
Holly Black never ceases to amaze me. Valiant lives up and surpasses to the standards she set in Tithe. She not only keeps the intricate, dark and beautiful writing protrayed in Tithe, she unravels the clinches of faeries while weaving a even more enticing tale of magic.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy by Christopher Phillips
everyonehasadesire, October 2, 2007
It's a amazing read. Don't be afraid to pick it up even if your a down to earth biology major and don't believe anything unless 500 experiments have been conducted to prove it. It's not about drilling ideas into your mind, but more discovering you have a deeper level of thought than you could ever imagine before. PARENTS! Introduce it to your children! CHILDREN! or TEENS! introduce it to your parents. It's something any age can enjoy and understand.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)