Monthly Archives: August 2012

Review: The Fire by Katherine Neville

Posted on August 31, 2012 by portiabridget

Cover of The Fire: A Novel Book info:Form: pdf, e-bookGenre: alchemy and chess-related thrillerTarget audience: pretty much everyone interested in the topic Synopsis: The Fire is actually a sequel to Katherine Neville’s The Eight published some twenty years ago and … Continue reading →

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Movie review: My Week With Marilyn by Simon Curtis

Posted on August 28, 2012 by portiabridget

Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Michelle Williams – Marilyn Monroe Colin Clark – Eddie Redmayne Sir Laurence Olivier: Kenneth Brannagh Vivien Leigh- Julia Ormond Synopsis: It is a movie based on facts. In 1956 Marilyn Monroe went on her first trip … Continue reading →

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Review: Higher Magic by Kira Izmailova

Posted on August 27, 2012 by portiabridget

Form: paperback Genre: Urban fantasy, romance, crime story Target audience: adults and young adults (but closer to 18) Pages: 416     Synopsis:   When Naina Chernova signed up for the State’s Magic University in Moskow she thought it was … Continue reading →

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Review: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

Posted on August 24, 2012 by portiabridget

Book info: Format: pdf, e-book Genre: fantasy Target audience: adults Synopsis or something like that: It is he fifth volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the fantasy epic series which has been made very popular nowadays. If you … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Brave

Posted on August 21, 2012 by portiabridget

Directed by: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Story: Brenda Chapman Cast (voices): Queen Elinor – Emma Thomson Merida: Kelly Macdonald King Fergus: Billy Conolly The Witch: Julie Walters Synopsis: Brave (2012 film) Once upon a time in medieval Scotland lived an … Continue reading →

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Review: On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves

Posted on August 20, 2012 by portiabridget

Book info: format: mobi Genre: adventure, romance Target audience: adults Synopsis (from Goodreads): When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family’s summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working … Continue reading →

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Austrian Alps and Tirol – my holiday report

Posted on August 15, 2012 by portiabridget

The German name for Austria, Österreich, means “Eastern realm”, it derives from the word Ostarrîchi, which first appears in the “Ostarrîchi document” of 996 but I  don’t mean to bore you with historical details. It will be just about my personal experience. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Dictator

Posted on August 1, 2012 by portiabridget

Directed by Larry Charles Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer Cast: General Admiral Haffaz Aladeen/Efawadh: Sacha Baron Cohen Zoey: Anna Faris Tamir: Ben Kingsley Synopsis:  A little African country of Wadiya is a dictatorship ruled … Continue reading →

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