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Educated – The ultimate in “fish out of water” life experience

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

June 20, 2019 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

If you liked The Glass Castle or Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis or Sarah Smarsh’s Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth Growing Up Poor then you just might like Educated. And “like” is not the appropriate word for any of these books really. Appreciated is a better sentiment. Because each of these is a tough read, hearing about someone’s struggles to fit in when everything about them sticks out, and is an affront to polite company. But Educated preeeeeeeetty much blows all of them out of […]

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9/11 Conspiracies and Government Assassins

The Hit by David Baldacci

February 15, 2014 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

Baldacci turns in another action-packed thriller, bringing back government assassin Will Robie to thrill us with his deadly skills (and to make us wonder what the hell he is doing killing people for the government!) This time, Baldacci gives us double the excitement by giving us a female Will Robie in the form of Jessica Reel, another government assassin who had trained with Robie, but who has apparently gone rogue and killed several American government agents, including the number two in the CIA. When Robie is tapped to bring Reel in, dead or alive, he takes on the assignment, no […]

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| Tags: 9/11, assassination, Baldacci, Domestic terrorism, Homeland Security, survivalism | Category: Fiction, Suspense | 0 Comments


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