Glenn Martin Urbano Book Report No. 2 IV-3 St. Bernard September 1‚ 2010 Mrs. Rosadelima P. Dacumos I. Introduction * Title of the Book: Wringer * Author: Jerry Spenelli * Year of publication: 1997 * Content : Palmer La Rue has to decide if he wants to become a "wringer". When someone turns ten years old in their community‚ they have to strangle ("wring") pigeons shot in the annual Family Fest Pigeon Shooting Day. One day‚ a certain pigeon comes
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Book report of Man from the South One day‚ on an accidental occasion‚ a stranger is willing to bet with you on one of you skills which is not so critical‚ and you are likely to win. If you do succeed‚ according to the serious bet‚ you can get a quite new limousine from the man which is worth millions of dollars; If not‚ however‚ what you have to do is just to dedicate your little finger‚ which means‚ have that poor finger chopped instantly by the man and then you will be rushed to the hospital
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The Catcher in the Rye - a book presentation A short biographical sketch of the author The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by the American author Jerome David Salinger‚ born on January 1th 1919 in New York City. His parents were very wealthy‚ and he was raised in Manhattan. Salinger has expressed in a number of interviews that he had trouble fitting in at school‚ and therefor moved from prep school to prep school as a child. In 1934‚ his parents decided to send him to a military academy
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REVIEW: THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON By George S. Clason ‘If thou have been in search of gold; then thou haseth found it.’ That’s how valuable this book is. The Richest man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason is hailed as a modern day classic and it gives it’s reader the feeling to have discovered a book which got lost in time with it’s ancient wisdom and proverbial style of writing. The book is set in Babylonian times and aims to bring forth solutions of problems that have been in existence since
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extremely complex so I couldn’t do it without so much detail. SORRY! D: The Host By Myah Dalton A riveting dystopian novel with dreamed up characters‚ Melanie and Wanderer‚ written into something amazing by Stephanie Myer becomes the extraordinary book‚ “The Host.” In a land thousands of years from now there is an earth‚ among this earth is a civilization occupied by human bodies‚ but their minds are occupied by peacekeeping‚ for lack of a better word‚ aliens. They call themselves souls and they
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452 5/15/2013 Book report- The Managerial Odyssey There is nothing worse than being always ways on the tramp – Homer book fifteen I start reading this book with bad mood. I hate to read books‚ especially the book not written by English. It will always be a disaster for someone to read the book that not written by their first language. However‚ this book really blows my mind. Bod Focazio and his special style of humorous told me this is a knowledgeable and fun book. This book gives me a lot of
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Book Report No: 3 Johnny Angel By. Danielle Steel Summary: With a word or a smile‚ seventeen-year-old Johnny Peterson could light up a room‚ fill his mother’s heart with pride‚ and inspire the best in those around him. A star athlete and class valedictorian‚ tall‚ lanky Johnny had a future filled with promise - until he stepped into a car on prom night‚ dazzling in his rented tux‚ and in an
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A Book Report ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sidney Sheldon (February 11‚ 1917 – January 30‚ 2007) was an Academy Award-winning American writer. His TV works spanned a 20-year period during which he created The Patty Duke Show (1963–66)‚ I Dream of Jeannie (1965–70) and Hart to Hart (1979–84)‚ but he became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling novels such as Master of the Game (1982)‚ The Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels (1980). He is the seventh best selling writer of
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Henry Hist 698 2/11/15 Gaddis When a person thinks of a historian they would probably say they are a museum curator or someone who just studies the past. However‚ they truly do not understand what it means to be a historian. In the book The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past‚ John Gaddis goes into explicit detail on what it takes for a historian to properly and accurately present the past to the public. There are three main elements that I found interesting in this explanation
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Ryan Hill Mrs. Wheeler Business Tech 20 November 2014 Book Review By Colin Barker Homeland‚ John Jake’s formidable novel about the final explosive events if the nineteenth century‚ is the first in a series that will focus attention on a new “Jakes” family‚ the Crowns. Multiple characters and settings are the norm for Jakes; however‚ this story rivets primarily attention on Paul Crown‚ a young German immigrant. Paul leaves behind a Germany of cholera‚ poverty and political upheaval only to face problems
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