Bomboloni rated La Bella Lingua: 5 stars
La Bella Lingua by Dianne Hales
"Italians say that someone who acquires a new language 'possesses' it. In my case, Italian possesses me. With Italian racing …
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Bomboloni rated Five Days That Shocked the World General Military: 3 stars
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking is a 2012 non-fiction book written by Susan …
Bomboloni rated One Summer: America 1927: 4 stars
One Summer: America 1927 by Bill Bryson
The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the twentieth century: on May 21, 1927, Charles …
Bomboloni rated The stranger beside me: 3 stars
The stranger beside me by Ann Rule
There are actually two stories here: one describes the gradual disintegration of a seemingly normal, affable, brilliant man into a …
Bomboloni rated A Tormenta de Espadas: 3 stars
A Tormenta de Espadas by George R. R. Martin (As Crônicas de Gelo e Fogo, #3)
A Storm of Swords is the third of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, a fantasy …
The strange birth, short life, and sudden death of Justice Girl by Julian David Stone
"The golden age of live television comes to vivid life with the memorable and entertaining tale of Jonny Dirby, who …
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are …
Bomboloni rated Team of Rivals: 5 stars
Bomboloni rated Room: a novel: 3 stars
Room: a novel by Emma Donoghue
To five-year-old Jack, Room is the world.
It's where he was born. It's where he and his Ma eat and …
Bomboloni rated Winter of the world: 3 stars
Winter of the world by Ken Follett (Century trilogy -- bk. 2)
Continuing the story of five interrelated families as they become entangled in events from the beginning of the twentieth century, …
Bomboloni rated In a sunburned country: 4 stars
In a sunburned country by Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country is the 2000 travelogue book about Australia written by best-selling travel writer Bill Bryson. The title …
Bomboloni rated The willpower instinct: 5 stars
The willpower instinct by Kelly McGonigal
The first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, …
Homicide by Simon, David
The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed or bludgeoned to death. At the centre …
