Ivan Smirnov Smirnov itibaren Upper Bern, PA, Birleşik Devletler
porn vs. eroticism. try that on for size.
4th in Jane da Silva series 1995 "Imagine a cross between Nora Charles and Kinsey Millhone, a female sleuth who walks and talks like a thirty-something Lauren Bacall--and you'll have a pretty good portrait of K.K. Beck's Jane da Silva, a former lounge singer who has been the chief (and only) investigator for Seattle's Foundation for Righting Wrongs. Can collect on her uncle's vast inheritance only when she solves worthwhile "hopeless cases." She's a lady who values her independence, yearns for a healthy bank balance, and appreciates a good wine, a Cole Porter tune, a great clothing sale....and a fine looking man." from the flyleaf As with all 4 of the Jane da Silva books, I appreciate the Seattle setting, the forays into other nearby regions, her comedic endeavors to satisfy the terms of the uncle's will, her bungling into a clever solution, and just about everything else about these light, humorous mysteries. Very satisfying short reads.
This was a change of pace for me to read a mystery and I enjoyed it so much. Easy read, short chapters, hard to put down.
I learned more about world politics and about how countries like Brazil and India are going to be new world super powers in the near future and how much that is going to change the world. I didn't like the way Zakaria came from an obviously privileged point of view. He praised colonialism,the industrial revolution, imperialism, globalization,and classism, all of which continue to hurt the majority of the worlds population while making an elite/privileged few filthy rich. He also neglected to address global warming at all. Middle class Americans and upper class people around the world like this book because it helps them bury their heads in the sand and reassures them that exploiting people and nature is for the greatest good for all.
cried in every single page