As one of the world’s richest authors, John Grisham is most well-known for his electrifying legal thrillers. In October, he will be returning to his best-known genre and releasing The Rooster Bar. When The Amazon Book Review inquired what Grisham has been reading lately, he gave these recommendations and explained why you should to read them. Captions courtesy of Amazon editorial 1. Killers Of The Flower Moon by David Grann “A fascinating and tragic story of yet another chapter in our country’s history of the mistreatment of native peoples.” Via Amazon In the 1920s, the Osage found themselves …
Cooking requires a good amount of motivation. Yes, we are talking about authentic cuisine, not minute rice, and definitely not the microwavable dinners secretly stuffed in the back of your freezer. For the less experienced chefs, what you need is some advice. Rather than recommending recipe books that will end up sitting on your kitchen counter defaced by ingredients, we are encouraging you to try out these audiobook narrated by uplifting voices. Captions courtesy of publishers’ summaries. 1. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation written and narrated by Michael Pollan In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted …
Warning: The following article contains minor spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7. On this season of Game of Thrones, we’ve started to see the more humane side of Sandor Clegane (A.K.A. The Hound). If you recall the first episode of the season, in which he encountered two unrecognizable corpses at a farmhouse, his unusual display of sympathy seemed out of character. Later that night, he even gave the corpses a proper burial. Though the reason behind his sudden emergence of emotion is his guilt from mistreating the farmer and his daughter three seasons ago, viewers no longer regard him as a heartless …
On this season of Game of Thrones, Daenerys Targaryen returned to Dragonstone, the abandoned castle where she was born. Although the awe-inspiring castle is generated through CGI, the impressive landscape, and the trail on which Jon Snow trips at the sight of a dragon is real. Image via Youtube Along the coast of Biscay in Spain is where you’ll find San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. A hermitage dedicated to John the Baptist stands on the island. Accessibility is made possible by a narrow set of stairs. The long climb between the mainland and the islet is a real challenge. If you manage …
Thomas Meehan, most well-known for writing Broadway hits such as ‘Annie’, ‘The Producers’, ‘Hairspray’, passed away aged 88. Diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, Meehan has been battling with his illness for the past five months. Unfortunately, his health conditions continued to deteriorate and he died at his home in Manhattan on late Monday or early Tuesday. He previously won three Tony Awards for the aforementioned musicals and wrote books for performances that ran over 2000 times on Broadway. ‘Annie’ with 2,377 runs, ‘The Producers’ at 2,502 runs and ‘Hairspray’ reached 2,642 runs. “I wrote stories that were …
