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2023.05.20 00:14 Thistastesboggin Fiver Fed! Archive - Five stuff and things you could have done for around a Fiver or Free

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TouPure Steamboats - VIC 32 Glasgow 80th Birthday Open Day - £Fiver
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2023.05.19 09:42 unfair_gratitude Summertime tbr

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2023.05.18 16:07 Spaghetti_poopoo Easiest HIST courses?

Hi everyone,
I need some quick help finding the easiest and most enjoyable 300+ level HIST courses offered this year. I still need to do two more courses to graduate with my minor in History and I am having trouble with the amount of reading, writing, and memorization necessary to get an A in the previous courses I took (HIST 205, HIST 368, HIST 388).
This is the list of courses offered this year that could be an option for me:
FALL 2023 HIST 393 with Leonard Moore HIST 302 with Lorenz Luthi HIST 303 with TBD HIST 312 with Elizabeth Anne Heaman HIST 314 with Brian Cowan HIST 315 with Malek Abisaab HIST 316 with TBD HIST 319 with Nicholas Dew HIST 320 with Elizabeth Anne Heaman HIST 328 with David Porter HIST 330 with Don Nerbas HIST 338 with Jeremy Tai HIST 342 with Edward Dunsworth HIST 344 with Griet Vankeerberghen HIST 364 with John Zucchi HIST 366 with TBD HIST 387 with Tassos Anastassiadis HIST 391 with Brahm Kleinman
WINTER 2024 HIST 375 with Brahm Kleinman HIST 310 with James Krapfl HIST 315 with Travis Bruce HIST 320 with Rachel Sandwell HIST 327 with Jason Opal HIST 328 with Jeremy Tai HIST 333 with Catherine Desbarats HIST 343 with Suzanne Morton HIST 347 with Brian Lewis HIST 350 with Nicholas Dew HIST 351 with Melissa Shaw HIST 363 with Don Nerbas HIST 365 with Griet Vankeerberghen HIST 370 with Melissa Shaw HIST 392 with Leonard Moore HIST 397 with John Zucchi
Any tips and opinions from anyone who's taken any of these courses/profs would be of HUGE help!
Thank you!
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2023.05.14 23:24 fs_cp Which tribe would win?

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2023.05.07 16:44 unfair_gratitude Cleaned and rearranged the shelf

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2023.04.29 13:12 Keen_NYC Initial license who they went to and where are they opening

In says this information was updated beginning of April so it should be pretty accurate
For most of the rest of the state, including the other four New York City boroughs and Long Island, the announcement was met with joy from the businesses and nonprofits that are receiving the licenses, as well as from companies and organizations who hope to get licenses in the next round of license granting.
Matthew Robinson was among the newly named licensees.
“I know it changes everything,” he said, after being named as one of the 36 who’d successfully gone through the months-long application process. “It doesn’t feel real … There’s just nothing that can explain it.”
Like all of the license recipients, Robinson had been arrested for marijuana-related incidents in the past when possession was illegal in New York. It had been until last year.
In 2005, Robinson was detained by police who were looking for someone who’d been in a fight nearby. He hadn’t been involved in the altercation, but he happened to have marijuana on him at the time.
“I got arrested and booked on a marijuana charge for a fight I had nothing to do with,” he said, but added that for him to now possess a cannabis sales license is recompense. “It’s definitely justice served … and it’s being served in a nice, warm dish right now.”
Robinson also owns a contracting business, called Bold Mold Eliminators. Because he’s a business owner, it put him in the running for a corporate cannabis sales license. He filed for it by creating a new, cannabis sales-specific business, called Essential Flowers.
Robinson is based in Albany, but he requested guidance for applying for a license in Manhattan from the Harlem-based Justüs Foundation. The foundation’s founder, Scheril Murray Powell, said that Robinson was one of 23 people she helped to apply for licenses. The nonprofit director said that she’s looking forward to some of the other people she’s worked with getting their licenses, as well, in subsequent rounds of license granting.
The following are the approved licensees in New York City:

  1. Nube NYC LLC – Owned by Hector Guerrero, Naiomy Guerrero, Hector Guerrero and Jarron Parnell in the New York State Borough of The Bronx. For (four) years, Hector Guerrero, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Manuel Guerrero Jr a courier and packaging supply business that provided courier services enabling customers to order from various consumer packaged goods and retailers.
  2. Carl M Anderson III – Owned by Carl Anderson in the New York State Borough of The Bronx. For (six) years Carl Anderson, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated C. Marshall Anderson Consulting, LLC based out of New York City.
  3. Royal Leaf NY – Owned by Angell Turuseta and Emely Chavez in the New York State Borough of The Bronx. For (four) years Angel Turuseta, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated A & F Fashion- a New York City Based bargain wholesale vendor who supplied sportswear and leisure wear.
  4. Gabbys Green LLC– Owned by KeithDalessio in the New York State Borough of Queens, New York. For (eight) years Keith Dalessio, a justice-involved applicant owned & operated Gabby Pets INC. a pet supplies retail store in The Bronx, that sold small animals and provided training and grooming services.
  5. CGG Enterprises Inc.– Owned by Carson Grant in the New York State Borough of Queens, New York. For (eight) years Carson Grant, a justice-involved applicant, owned & Operated CGG Enterprises Inc., a retail and online sales store located in Springfield Gardens, New York, that offered packing, shipping, and delivery services.
  6. Suzanne M Furboter – Owned by Suzanne Furboter and Fernando Pena in the New York State Borough of Queens, New York. For (13) years Suzanne Furboter and justice-involved applicant, Fernando Pena owned & operated Meatman, Inc a Gastro Pub and Wine Bar located in Astoria, New York.
  7. Anthony Crapanzano – Owned by Anthony Crapanzano and Candace Lee in the New York State Borough of Queens, New York. For (eight) years Anthony Crapanzano, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Prime Foods Enterprise LLC a Delicatessen restaurant located in Waretown, New Jersey.
  8. Smacked LLC- Owned by Roland Conner in the New York State Borough of Manhattan, New York. For (six) years Roland Conner, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Advantage Real Estate Group LLC a property management company
  9. Gabriel Marin – Owned by Gabriel Marin in the New York State Borough of Manhattan, New York. For (three) years, Gabriel Marin, a justice-involved applicant, owed & operated GAM RENO LLC a buy, sell, and install business that served residential properties.
  10. Planet 51 LLC – Owned by Nicholas Koury in the New York State Borough of Manhattan, New York. For (five) years Nicholas Koury, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Foster House Studios- a recording studio in Albany, New York.
  11. Florisun LLC – Owned by Keshawn Warner, Richard Rainone, and Christopher Vianelle in the New York State Borough of Manhattan, New York. For (seven) years, Keshawn Warner, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated The Pharmacy Harlem @ LLC, a Retail pharmacy and over-the-counter medication sales.
  12. Eastern Holdings 88 LLC – Owned by Yan Jin Chen and Zu Rong Chen in the New York State Borough of Staten Island. For (eight) years Zu Rong Chen, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Long Wong Bakery II, Inc. a bakery serving Brooklyn communities that prepared various kinds of fresh baked goods from scratch for customers.
  13. SAMJNY Holdings LLC – Owned by Mohamed Elgaly and Shlomo Weinstock in the New York State Borough of Staten Island. For (eight) years, Mohamed Elgaly, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Vape Guys LLC , physical retail stores in Staten Island that offered safe, legally compliant smoke vape products to promote health and leisure.

Additional approved marijuana licensees in NY, broken down by region

Capital Region

  1. Stage One Cannabis LLC – Owned by Nathaniel Innes, Galina German-Innes, Sugey Mirsky, and Joshua Mirsky in the Capital Region of New York State. For (11) years Justice involved applicant Joshua Mirsky owed & operated Foster House Studios – Recording studio located in Albany, New York.
  2. D-Andrews LLC – Owned by Donald Andrew in the Capital Region of New York State. For (10) years, Donald Andrew, a justice-involved applicant, owned D Andrew LLC and operated Vaped City Smoke Shop: a retail storefront specializing in smoking, vaping, CBD products, and accessories in Scotia, New York.
  3. Essential Flowers – Owned by Matthew Robinson in the Capital Region of New York. For (three) years Matthew Robinson, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Bold Mold Eliminators, a payroll inventory company based out of Albany that provided customer cleaning, construction point of sale, and talent acquisition.
  4. Capital District Cannabis & Wellness Inc. – Owned by James Frese and Pasha Adams in the Capital Region of New York. For (seven) years, justice-involved applicant, James Frese owned & operated Saratoga Catering Company LLC, a deli & pizzeria serving produce, sandwiches & woodfired pizza, plus catering services for parties and events located in Albany, New York.

Southern Tier

  1. William Durham – Owned by William Durham in the Southern Tier Region of New York State. For (five) years, William Durham a justice-involved applicant, Durham owned & operated WH Convenience Store, a convenience store in Downtown Binghamton, New York that supplied lotto, tobacco, and cold and hot food.
  2. Union Chill Cannabis NY LLC – Owned by Joshua Canfield and Union Chill Cannabis Company LLC in the Southern Tier Region of New York State. For (three) years, Joshua Canfield, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Next Level Wellness, a licensed Hemp Retailer New York State.

Mohawk Valley

  1. Cured NY, LLC – Owned by Francis Russo in the Mohawk Valley Region of New York State. For (six) years Francis Russo, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Premium MFG, LLC, an Oneonta-based design & printing business that offers graphic design products & services through its e-commerce store.

Long Island

  1. Brian Stark Enterprises LLC – Owned by Brian Stark in the Long Island Region of New York State. For (11) years Brian Stark, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Aqua wash laundry corp., a self-serve laundry mat based out of Brooklyn that provided wash & fold services, dry cleaning services, and retail items for laundry.
  2. Albert D Capraro – Owned by Albert Capraro in the Long Island Region of New York State. For (10 years), Albert Capraro, a justice-involved applicant, owned & Operated Long Island Glass Replacement Inc, a retail storefront that sold glass doors, showers, windshields, and installations in Commack, New York.
  3. Strain Stars LLC – Owned by Kamaldeep Singh, Tushar Mallick, Jasmin Kaur, Kamaldeep Singh, Darminder Sing, and Gurmeet Sing in the Long Island Region of New York State. For (five) years Kamaldeep Singh, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Whitestone Mart Inc, a gas station in Whitestone, New York with a retail storefront attached to it. Singh also holds a hemp cannabinoid retail license issued by The Office of Cannabis Management.
  4. Root 13, LLC – Owned by Harpreet Singh and Manjit Singh in the Long Island Region of New York State. For (two) years Harpreet Singh, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Just Accounting, LLC an accounting, tax, bookkeeping, and payroll company based out of Flushing, New York.
  5. Growth Industries NY, LLC – Owned by Daniel Connolly and GI New York, LLC in the Long Island Region of New York State. For (four) years Daniel Connolly, a justice-involved applicant owned & operated Hemp Clouds, LLC, a Retail Smoke Shop in Centereach, New York.
  6. Keep it 100 LLC – Owned by Marquis Hayes, Christina Johnson, James Kahn and Kim Stetz in the Long Island Region of New York State. For (five) years Marquis Hayes, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Brown Butter New York, a high-end catering & specialty foods company.
  7. Hydo Phonics – Owned by John Alvarez and Bryan Whalen in the Long Island Region of New York State. For (five) years, John Alvarez, a justice-involved applicant and licensed contractor owned & operated J & G Construction Management a retail sale, home construction and remodel servicing business in Suffolk country.

North Country

  1. Brent L Rogers – owned by Brent Rogers in the North Country Region of New York State. For (six) years Brent Rogers, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Beechnut Ridge Property Management as a General Contractor.
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According to the OCM, the following are the approved licenses for eight nonprofits in New York:

Nonprofit CAURD Profiles

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  1. Housing Works Cannabis, LLC – HOUSING WORKS — Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, including the recently incarcerated. The New York City-based nonprofit is the nation’s largest community-based AIDS service organization as well as the nation’s largest minority-controlled AIDS organization. It serves over 15,000 people annually through primary and mental health care, case management, reentry services, job training, behavioral health, and more. Their Justice Initiative, launched in 2018, focuses on catering those services to New Yorkers recently released from incarceration, tailoring their work to the specific needs of that population. Housing Works operates 12 thrift shops, a bookstore café, and a processing and distribution center; all of which employ graduates of their job training and peer training programs and are designed to give them work experience that will help them build for the future.
  2. The Doe Store LLC – Doe Fund —The Doe Fund was founded in 1987 to break the vicious cycle between mass incarceration, criminal recidivism, and intractable poverty. The Doe Fund is known for operating their landmark initiative, “Ready, Willing & Able,” which provides temporary work, transitional housing, continuing education, career training, and emotional counseling to New York City’s marginalized populations—with a specific focus on supporting people released from prison. Many Ready, Willing & Able participants pursue the Culinary Arts as their occupational training track, paving the way for diverse careers in the food service industry. Dishes by Doe is a full-service, cost-effective catering business that also provides hands-on training and paid work for Culinary Arts program trainees and graduates. Dishes by Doe caters for all occasions, including conferences and fundraising events.
  3. Urban Weeds LLC – Urban Upbound — Urban Upbound is a Queens-based organization that assists individuals, including formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, looking for employment. The services they provide include 1-on-1 career counseling, sector-focused job readiness training, financial counseling and job placement and retention services for unemployed and underemployed youth and adults. Additionally, Urban Upbound operates the Urban Upbound Federal Credit Union (UUFCU), which serves as an important pillar of the Urban Upbound model and an anchor in the community, connecting Queens residents to financial products that promote long-term asset building and economic mobility that are not available through mainstream banks.
  4. CWS Holdings I, LLC — Challenge Industries — Challenge Industries is a nonprofit organization based in Ithaca, New York that for over 50 years has been committed to creating pathways to employment for people with disabilities or barriers to resources such as justice-involved individuals. Since 1968 Challenge has served over 700 individuals involved with the justice system by providing them with programs that range widely- from pre-vocational services, which offer training and experience in general work skills, to direct placement, which provides jobseekers with the tools and supports to secure full-time employment with opportunity for career advancement. Regardless of funding source each of these programs is highly personalized to best support participants in forging their paths to greater self-sufficiency. Challenge is a partner agency in Workforce Development and has close working relationships with the Tompkins County Department of Social Services, local community service agencies and schools, and ongoing relationships with over 250 employers in Tompkins and surrounding counties in upstate New York.
  5. NYCCABUDS – Center for Community Alternatives — The Center of Community Alternatives has been a leader in community-based alternatives to incarceration for over 40 years. The organization provides services to communities in New York City, Rochester and Syracuse, including gender-based substance treatment and recovery communities, sentence mitigation, court advocacy, workforce readiness, civic restoration services, emergency/transitional housing, student advocacy, violence prevention, and youth mentoring as well as afterschool programming and career exploration for justice involved youth. Part of the Center of Community Alternatives’ reintegration services include community-based workforce programs that train justice-involved individuals to prepare for, find, keep and advance in gainful employment.
  6. Kush & Kemet LLC – LIFE CAMPS — Founded in 2002, LIFE Camps (Love Ignites Freedom Through Education) is a community organization that is a leader in violence prevention and intervention in the country. Investing in local youth’s educational and social development while offering resources for families that have been inaccessible in the past. LIFE Camp says it has contributed to a decline in crime since its founding and through alternative community initiatives that provide mental, physical, and emotional wellness needs of parents and families impacted by the trauma of gun violence.
  7. On Point Cannabis, INC. – Broome County Urban League — Since 1968, the Broome County Urban League (BCUL) has provided social services for their local community in Binghamton, New York. The BCUL focuses on youth development through after-school programs, tutoring and mentorship opportunities, technology classes, and workforce development. BCUL is committed to supplying justice-involved individuals with resources and education. All programs are available for all, regardless of age. From 2012-2018 the BCUL co-led a work program that employed justice-involved individuals and others from hard-to-reach populations providing vocational opportunities to increase employability skills.
  8. GOTHAM CAURD – STRIVE, Inc. — Founded in 1984, STRIVE has been a national leader in helping those facing the biggest societal barriers to employment. Providing training and support to justice involved individuals, STRIVE has worked to build careers and assist individuals in achieving economic empowerment. Through their re-entry programs STRIVE has administered (10) federal grants, serving (3,500) justice-impacted adults and youth, across (10) U.S. cities, including New York State. With a long history of serving justice involved individuals, STRIVE has transformed the lives of more than 80,000 participants by successfully helping them enter and re-enter the workforce through their STRIVE Career Path and STRIVE Future Leaders.
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2023.04.10 21:32 Stormy8888 Late post - 2022 Reddit Fantasy Hard Mode Hero Mode Bingo #1

Late post - 2022 Reddit Fantasy Hard Mode Hero Mode Bingo #1
Welp, I took my laptop on Spring Break, didn't open it except to turn in the bingo cards (at the airport) and since coming home ended up diving into 2023 Bingo research and reading! Found the draft, so this is a belated post for 2022 Bingo. Thanks to Reddit Fantasy Bingo, I did end up reading a lot of new authors! Links are to full reviews on Goodreads.
So Satisfied to Finally Finish!
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First Row Across
LGBTQIA List Book - Brennan, Sarah Lees - In Other Lands - 4½⭐
Protagonist Elliott can see a wall, and being somewhat of an outcast in our world is offered a chance to go to school in the other lands. Instead of becoming an over powered anime isekai (other world) main character Elliot carries his loser mentality to the other world, and over compensates by calling his classmates (human and otherwise) "losers" when they choose the warrior track, while he goes for the more studious track. Kudos for writing a realistic MC.
Weird Ecology - Jemisin, N.K. - The Obelisk Gate - 3½⭐
The second book of N.K. Jemisin's The Broken Earth Trilogy continues the "climate disaster" fantasy is set in a world where earthquakes are common and the ecology has changed to include more than a few new species. I didn't enjoy it as much as the first from a storytelling perspective, also Nassun is detestable.
Two or More Authors - Anderson, Kevin J - A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories - 3⭐
This anthology has 14 stories, most people will read it for Patricia Briggs' Unappreciated Gifts, the Asil story, the funniest and best in the collection.
Historical SFF - Gabaldon, Diana - The Fiery Cross - 2½⭐
This was long, with excruciating, excessive amounts of filler (pages of speculation on food supplies for breakfast). But at least the smut is good.
Set in Space - Chambers, Becky - The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet - 4½⭐
The first novel in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Series, was such a fun read when I finished I added the rest of this series to the ever growing "To Be Read" pile. Imagine if the characters in The House in the Cerulean Sea decided to take a journey using the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy!
Second Row
Stand Alone - Klune, T.J. - The House In The Cerulean Sea - 5⭐
A case worker who doesn't "fit in" discovers a found family. Hard not to love this book.
Anti Hero - Collins, Suzanne - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - 3½⭐
Story of the rise of Coriolanus Snow, who IMO is not nearly interesting, exciting or heroic enough to "carry" a book, unlike Katniss (who also has a better name).
Book Club - Gailey, Sarah - Magic for Liars - 3⭐
This magical school murder mystery was the Goodreads Book of the Month in May 2022. It was pretty average.
Cool Weapon - Eames, Nicholas - Bloody Rose - 4⭐
The sequel to Kings of the Wyld featuring Golden Gabe's Daughter Rose and her Band. Not as good as the first book.
Revolutions and Rebellion - Harrow, Alix E. - The Once and Future Witches- 5⭐
Rebellion is the main focus of the plot, much needed as in 1893 there are "no such thing as witches," women are relegated to being housewives or working in textile sweat shops and have basically no rights, not even the right to vote. Very topical as things like this still exist today.
Third Row
Name in the Title - Clark, Susanna - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell - 4⭐
This well reviewed critically acclaimed book has won several awards so I was expecting greatness, but it suffers from being overly long so some people might lose patience with it and decide to watch the show instead.
Author uses Initials - Corey, James S.A. - Memory's Legion - 4½⭐
This has all The Expanse Series short stories excluding The Last Flight of the Cassandra, with authors notes at the end of each story providing additional insight. I loved most of them. The Sins Of Our Fathers - 5⭐, the final short story in The Expanse Series taking place after the events of Leviathan Falls answers not one, but two of the most asked questions in The Expanse fandom - what happened after to Filip, and what transpired after the gates closed? It is the best kind of closure, a great coda to the end of the series.
Published in 2022 - Baldree, Travis - Legends & Lattes - 5⭐
THE Cosy Fantasy book of the year, it blew up through great word of mouth! It was such a great, calming, enjoyable read that many people afterwards decided we really do want to read more cosy fantasy. I expect more books like this to be published.
Urban Fantasy - Slayton, David R. - White Trash Warlock - 4½⭐
Every now and then there's a fantasy book that takes familiar tropes in a new direction, and this impressive debut novel does that in spades. The title is eye catching, and then we are told the protagonist, Adam Binder, is a magical sensitive, who grew up as white trash, AND he's gay. Oooh! It's well written, the relationship feels "real" and I'll be reading the sequel for sure.
Set in Africa - Okorafor, Nnedi - Akata Warrior - 4⭐
After Sunny was inducted into the secret Leopard Society of magicians, she studies under mentor Sugar Cream. She struggles to unlock the secrets in Sugar Cream's Nsibidi book, which her mentor claims will never be a best seller because the language is so esoteric that most others, even magicians, will struggle to read it. Reading is hard, but magic is power, so don't quit, try harder! I liked how this truly felt like a coming of age, growing up novel.
Fourth Row
Non-Human Protagonist - Duane, Diane - The Book of Night With Moon - 3⭐
Wizard Cats!! 🧙🏻‍♂️🐈‍⬛ 'nuff said. They fight entropy and other wizard beings, maintaining a world gate beneath New York City's Grand Central Station. The cat language was a plus and a minus as some words weren't translated leaving us to try figure things out through context clues, failing in most instances. I wanted to rate this higher for the kitties but I just couldn't in all fairness. But reading this prompted me to put my kitties in costumes. They might still be plotting my death 🙀.
Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey - Jacka, Benedict - Cursed (Alex Verus #2) - 4⭐
Alex Verus' ally Sonder is a Time Mage! His wizardry allows him to scan the past, and also slow down time, a tremendous advantage not just in combat but many other situations. Loved the first 2 books so much I binged the entire Alex Verus Series, which is thankfully, complete.
Five Short Stories - Butcher, Jim et. al. - Heroic Hearts - 4⭐
An entire anthology by popular urban fantasy authors featuring Butcher's Dresden Files, Anne Bishop's The Others, Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers, Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles, Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse and another Patricia Briggs Asil Dating Terrors story, which also happens to be the best story in this collection.
Mental Health - Muir, Tamsyn - Harrow The Ninth - 5⭐
The second book of Tamsyin Muir's The Locked Tomb Quadrilogy sees Harrow introduced to the other powerful denizens of The Emperor's First House, backstabbing ensues. There's humor, snark, more Lesbian Necromancers in space and an .... "Ice Loli." For reals. 😂 I can't even not give it 5⭐s after that.
Self Published, Indie Publisher - Dobson, Dave - Daros - 4½⭐
It only had 90 ratings on Goodreads when I read it, and should get more reviews and readers as it is an excellent high concept science fiction written in a light hearted manner. Alien invaders! A mysteroius artifact! There's also an interesting cast of characters including an AI that is a cross between the very logical Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation and the very depressed Marvin the Paranoid Android from The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts.
Fifth Row
Award Finalist - Arden, Katherine - The Girl In The Tower - 4⭐
The second book in the Winternight Trilogy, a trio of Fantasy tales based on Russian Folklore, is a vast improvement over the first, the plot, storytelling and writing show the author's growth despite not garnering as many book award nominations.
BIPOC Author - Little Badger, Darcie - Elatsoe - 4⭐
Author Darcie Little Badger is Native American, an race indigenous to North America. This novel is an example of Indigenous Futurisms, a growing movement in the arts and literature in which Native writers create science fiction and fantasy with characters and themes drawn from indigenous cultures. It was basically made for this bingo square. Based in an Alternate America where there is magic, this story has some social justice issues in it, including how some political parties have designed health care to be wealth care.
Shape-Shifters - Hartman, Rachel - Seraphina - 3½⭐
My only gripe with this book is the writing in the prequel The Audition was so much better I was unconsciously hoping to see more of those characters portrayed that way in this book, but they were pale copies of the vibrant characters I had gotten a teeny tiny bit invested in.
No Ifs, Ands, or Buts - Mo Xiang Tong Xiu - Heaven Official's Blessing Vol 2 - 5⭐
Xie Lian's bosom buddy San Lang is revealed to be Hua Cheng, one of the 4 Calamities and a supreme ghost despised by all heavenly dieties. The description is so ... good, my inner monologue went something like "Oh my, he's hot. I'd hit that." The best part of this story so far is the background of tragedy surrounding Xie Lian is somewhat dispelled by Hua Cheng's actions in bringing the truth to light. Can't wait to read the rest.
Family Matters - Miller, Madeline - Circe - 5⭐
Feminist retelling from Circe's point of view, spanning four generations. I found this to be a very hard review to write because well, what can I say that hasn't already been said? Superb writing, feminism, a different lens, it's a great novel.
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2023.04.04 04:53 Impressive_Kiwi_8949 Justice For JonBenet Ramsey - Suspect #1 Nicholas Leo Wolf

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NICHOLAS WOLF
A LONE WOLF MAKES HIS OWN FOOTPRINTS
Don't you all find it strange that 26 years have gone by since her death, yet, you have never even heard of the name Nick Wolf before when it comes to the JonBenet Ramsey Case...? It is now an established fact that he was a suspect early on in the case & Nick Wolf was high up on the Possible Suspect Lists left behind of Detective Lou Smit (R.I.P.) & Private Investigator Ollie Gray (R.I.P.).... If you know anything about the Ramsey Case, that should tell you enough.... In addition, Nick Wolf's DNA has Never been Collected to Verify or Eliminate him as a Suspect....
NON-PERFORMANCE OF DUTY & WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION THROUGHOUT THE BOULDER POLICE DEPARTMENT
It is a known fact that the entire Boulder Police Department & the Boulder County District Attorney's Office have been plagued & riddled with corruption & blatant police misconduct throughout the city & county for decades, including many officers being reprimanded for perjury, abuse of power, neglect of duty, racial profiling & police misconduct, which are all illegal behavior by officers in their official capacity.... The Cover-Up: What they tried to sweep under the rug & hoped would go away forever, has come back to haunt them.... Technology was moving a lot faster than the cover-up planned on.... It is painfully & sadly obvious that the Boulder Police Department does not want this case solved....
IDAHO STABBING MURDER SUSPECT Idaho Stabbing Murder Suspect Kohberger was identified in 17 days using Genetic Genealogy.... The Boulder Police Department has run out of excuses & we are forcing them to play their cards.... Solve It or Hand It Over....
DISGRACED OFFICER THOMAS TRUJILLOW & CHIEF OF POLICE MARIS HEROLDBoulder Police Department's Commander, Thomas Trujillo was In Charge of the Ramsey Case & was recently Reprimanded for Misconduct for not doing any work on that case & others since 2019.... Punishment: 3 days no pay.... Is this a joke to you all...? Legally, that is Non-Performance of Duty under the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials in Colorado.... You are all Cowards, by every definition of the word.... And that goes for everybody at the Boulder Police Department & the Boulder County District Attorney's Office & the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) & Governor Jared Polis & Mayor Aaron Brockett & D.A. Michael Dougherty & Chief of Police Maris Herold....!
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EVERYBODY FAILED THE RAMSEY FAMILY
If you honestly think everyone is gonna sit around & wait another 26 years for you to solve this case, than you must really think we're all idiots....! Reminder: This was an Unforgivable, Intentional, Brutal Torture & Killing of an Innocent Young Girl & it remains Unsolved to this day....! You might have forgotten, but we haven't.... JonBenét Ramsey & her family deserve better than this....
NICHOLAS WOLF -- NICK WOLF & WHY HIS D.N.A. MUST BE COLLECTED
(1) Nick Wolf was a Possible Suspect very early on in the Case....
(2) Nick was acting strange after the Murder, according to a report from the Nun at his Church on the Abbey....
(3) The Nun stated that they gave Nick a pair of Hitec Boots from the Donation Box....
(4) Nick has Never been Tested or Cleared using his DNA....
(5) According to family members, Nick was a known Pedophile....
(6) On a Tape Recording by Police, the Nun stated that when asked about JonBenét, she quoted Nick as saying, "That girl got what she deserved"....
(7) On Dec 26, 1996, the day after the Murder, Nick took his Minnesota License Plates off of his Green Jeep & Spray Painted the Jeep Primer, in the Colorado Winter....
(8) Nick then put the Jeep inside of an Enclosed Car Trailer & Never drove it again.. He sold it a couple months later....
(9) Nick Skipped Town soon after the Murder....
(10) Nick is Ex-Military & Served in the Air Force 1961-1965....
(11) The Beaver Hairs recovered at the Crime Scene & on JonBenét's Body, can be Sourced back to Nick....
(12) Nick was Born & Raised in the St Boniface Catholic Church {sbcc} & Farmed in the abbey, together as one....
(13) Nick graduated High School in 1961 from the St. Boniface High School {sbhs}....
(14) Nick was in the Typing Club at the St. Boniface High School run by his teacher, Sister Cathel {sbtc}....
(15) In the 1940's, the United States Air Force Adopted the Motto "Victory By Valor"....
(16) Detective Lou Smit (RIP) & Private Investigator Ollie Gray (RIP) both had Nick high up on their Possible Suspect Lists that they left behind....
(17) Nick has been completely Off the Grid & Missing in Action since 1997....
(18) There has Never been a Missing Person's Report Filed for Nick....
(19) There is no Death Certificate on File for Nick....
(20) Nick is Openly Gay & Bisexual....
(21) It has been said that Nick lives in a small Unibomber type of Cabin in Minnesota, very close to the Canadian Border....
(22) Nick Wolf's very own daughter has expressed to authorities that she is positive that her father was responsible for the murder of JonBenét Ramsey....
CAST OF CHARACTERS The fact that just about everyone involved in the case, family members, friends, acquaintances, ex-employees & neighbors have all been cleared through DNA, must mean that it was someone the Ramsey's did not know.... A stranger murdered JonBenét....
WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
Stranger on stranger crime.... Not sure where JonBenét caught Nick's eye, whether it be church, or a pageant, or parked on the Ramsey's street, but she became his obsession....
PACK OF WOLVES
Random Fact: In the Ramsey case there are many people with the last name Wolf, somehow connected to the case, however, none of them know each other & none are related.... There's Christian Wolf - Nicholas Wolf - Michael Wolf - & Denise Wolf.... Cleared Suspect Christian Wolf actually sued the Ramsey's for defamation of character for naming him in their book (Wolf vs. Ramsey)....
DECIPHERING THE NOTE
One thing nobody has ever done in the history of the Ramsey case is decipher the Ransom Note.... So not only must the DNA match the UM1, but the suspect & the ransom note must be connected too.... Not just some of the note, but the whole thing.... Not speculation on how & why, & no handwriting experts, but the actual substance of the ransom note & why it was written....
PRE-WRITTEN
Not only did Nick know she was dead when he left her in the wine cellar, but he still neatly placed the ransom note on the spiral staircase as he left.... He knew he was going to leave her there from the start, because he most likely didn't have a place to take her, & why would he take her, when he already got what he came for...?
GEOGRAPHICAL TIME SCALE FOR NICK WOLF
MINNESOTA - Birth 1943 to 1992 = 49 Years....
COLORADO -1993 to 1997 = 4 Years....
MINNESOTA -1997 to Current = 25 Years....📷📷
T I M E L I N E - N I C K W O L F
S.B.T.C
Nick Wolf was born into the St. Boniface Catholic Church (SBCC) & went to high school at St. Boniface High School (SBHS) & was also in the St. Boniface Typing Club (SBTC).... His entire life, including all of his family members were raised around the St. Boniface Catholic Church & the SB letters, all linked back to Minnesota....
THE STAGING
The staging of the Ramsey house was all done on purpose.... Nick didn't plan on taking her out of the house & he never intended to call & get the ransom money.... Complete diversion of his perversion.... He obviously had plenty of time alone in the house that evening waiting for the Ramsey's to get home.... The lengthy ransom note didn't seem rushed at all when it was written.... Quite the opposite....
THE RANSOM NOTE
When dealing with ransom notes in a kidnap for ransom, it's been said that they will portray themselves as the opposite of who they really are.... Nick's entire life has been encompassed around the Church, yet there is not one thing religious or spiritual written in the note.... He is disassociating himself from who is doing this & cleverly placing the blame elsewhere, even towards John & the family.... Not one cuss word was used in the entire note.... He can't disassociate himself from every aspect of himself, so using cuss words isn't in his comfort zone.... Despite the substance of the note, it was actually written in a nice tone....
MILITARY OVERTONES
Although the ransom note is filled with many evil things, it was not written in a mean tone.... For the most part, besides the military overtones throughout, the rest of the note can be attributed to many different ransom and/or vigilante type action movies from the 70's, 80's & 90's....
IT WAS NEVER A KIDNAP FOR RANSOM
If it was a real kidnap for ransom, & he was already able to grab her out of her bed & get her downstairs without waking anyone up, then why continue to the basement....? He could've gone out of any door he wanted.... The motive was completely sexual in nature.... Acting out on his sick fantasy & knowing he was going to kill her.... And he was gonna do everything he could to not get caught....
BIGGEST CLUE IN THE CASE
If JonBenét was dead before he left & after using gloves & leaving no fingerprints, & wiping the body down, why would he leave so much evidence behind such as a ransom note....? It's by far the biggest clue in the case.... Nick didn't have to leave the note, & if he already did, he could have grabbed the note as he was leaving, but he didn't.... He placed it neatly on the spiral staircase.... That diversion obviously had to be done, in order to buy some time & for the ruse to work.... All of the calamity surrounding the ransom note & the entire case was to cover up why it even happened: Self Gratification.... Nothing more, nothing less.... So far it has worked for over 26 years....
CLEVER BUT NOT ARTICULATE
Although the ransom note was extremely clever, it wasn't articulate.... A couple misspellings, speaking in 1st & 3rd person, & a couple run off sentences.... He knew of the Ramsey's, but didn't personally know the Ramsey's.... Most of the personal information found on the note, connected to John, could've easily been found snooping around the house & going through John's records.... And he might've known her name was JonBenét, but probably didn't know how to spell it....
OVERALL THEME OF THE NOTE
Some say the ransom note was vengeful, perhaps even an ex employee, but that was all part of the plan.... How many ways can you point your finger in a different direction, was by design & the overall theme of the note....
KEEP THE WOLVES AT BAY
The most brilliant thing he did with the ransom note was make it personal, even though him & the Ramsey's didn't even know each other.... And personal enough to blame John for what happened, by not following the rules, & that the killer was only doing his job.... The killer already knew John wouldn't be able to follow all the countless, detailed instructions on the note.... In reality, nothing was John's fault at all.... Him & his family woke up to a nightmare that forever changed their lives & countless people around the world....
THE SIGNATURE
When he decided on a signature for the ransom note, it was simple.... SB something, being that St. Boniface was his upbringing in Minnesota, so nobody would make the connection all the way in Colorado.... Perhaps he underestimated how big the case would become.... Big enough that someone finally connected the dots 26 years later....
TRIGGERING EVENT
It's textbook.... JonBenet's killer likely had a similar event prior to the murder.... Divorce.... Termination.... Break-up.... Family Trouble.... Something made him finally act out on his fantasy....
THE ONE & ONLY REASON
While writing this fantasy out on paper & in his mind, he seemed to have fun with it.... He wrote it before the murder & the one & only thing on his mind, was sexually deviant in nature.... It's the only reason he broke into the Ramsey home.... It's the only reason he patiently waited for the parents to fall asleep.... It's the only reason he abducted her out of her bed.... It's the only reason there was a girl found murdered in her own house.... It's the only reason he left the ransom note.... A diversion for his perversion...
REAL MOTIVE: SELF GRATIFICATION
It wasn't about money, it wasn't a friend, it wasn't an enemy, it wasn't about revenge, it wasn't about jealousy or envy, or someone disgruntled from work, it wasn't a pedophile older brother, or a mom that got mad, or a little brother throwing a fit with a maglite.... It was a sick & very twisted grown man that acted out on his pedophilic impulses.... It's pretty sad to think that an innocent 6 year old girl was tortured & strangled, sodomized & murdered & with all of the calamity that followed, for an urge & 15 seconds of self pleasure.... Sociopathic, psychopath, narcissistic, pedophile...
THE UNMENTIONED
If you noticed, a lot of things were never even mentioned in these findings, being that they weren't necessarily needed while trying to solve the case.... Please note: They are all still very important, but a lot of them become more of a distraction from analyzing the most important evidence & facts in the case.... The Unmentioned: The Bowl of Pineapple, Beauty Pageants, the Stun Gun, Secret Santa, Point of Entry, the Flashlight, Duct Tape, the Grand Jury, the 911 Call, Access Graphics or John's Bonus Check, the Paintbrush, Burkes Swiss Army Knife, Footprints in the Snow, Contents of JonBenét's Stomach, the Basement Window, the Blue Suitcase, Bedwetting, the Wine Cellar, the Garrotte, Barbie Dolls, or Handwriting Experts.... And most importantly, it was Solved without having to use the UM1 Foreign Male DNA that was Collected from the Crime Scene & Entered Into CODIS.... Just good ole detective work & some late night sleuthing, that's all.... The UM1 will match Nick Wolf....
NICK WOLF'S CURRENT WHEREABOUTS :1106 22nd Ave NW Baudette, Minnesota 56623
NICK IS CURRENTLY 79 YEARS OLD....
PLEASE SHARE
Help Bring JonBenét Ramsey's Killer To JUSTICE....!
THE BOULDER POLICE DEPARTMENT & COMPANY
Message to the Boulder Police Department- Transparency is now the way of the world.... Get with the times.... No matter what the truth is, put it all out on the table and see where it goes from there.... Covering up for each other doesn't work anymore.... Accountability is now crucial in a department full of widespread corruption.... Break the Silence, or we will find someone who will...
WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY!!!
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2023.03.09 17:02 fanny_bertram r/Fantasy Top Novels 2023: Results!

Hello everyone! You posted your list of top 10 favorite books or series and we have (finally) completed the list. This list includes all entries with 5 or more votes.
Voting thread here
Full list can be found here along with the cleaned up data set if anyone is ambitious.
Previous poll results from 2021 and the Top Lists Wiki
This year had nearly 976 individual votes with nearly 10,000 total votes. There are nearly 1200 series/novels on the full list.
Special thanks to the other mods for helping out majorly, especially u/kjmichaels who did so much. Thanks also to u/CoffeeArchives, u/Valkhyrie, and u/happy_book_bee. We wouldn't have this done without all that you did.
No. Series Votes Author Rank Change
1 The Stormlight Archive 380 Brandon Sanderson 0
2 Middle-Earth Universe 371 J.R.R. Tolkien 0
3 First Law World 336 Joe Abercrombie 3
4 A Song of Ice and Fire 310 George R.R. Martin 1
5 Mistborn 257 Brandon Sanderson -2
6 The Wheel of Time 230 Robert Jordan -2
7 Realm of the Elderlings 228 Robin Hobb 1
8 Discworld 209 Terry Pratchett -1
9 Malazan 184 Steven Erikson 3
10 The Green Bone Saga 173 Fonda Lee 20
11 Gentleman Bastard 159 Scott Lynch -1
12 Harry Potter 152 J.K. Rowling -1
13 The Kingkiller Chronicle 130 Patrick Rothfuss -4
14 Red Rising Saga 121 Pierce Brown 1
15 Dune 113 Frank Herbert 1
16 The Dresden Files 107 Jim Butcher -3
17 Cradle 99 Will Wight 5
18 The Murderbot Diaries 93 Martha Wells 0
19 The Broken Earth 90 N.K. Jemisin -5
20 Earthsea Cycle 88 Ursula K. Le Guin -3
21 The Locked Tomb 87 Tamsyn Muir -1
22 The Witcher 82 Andrzej Sapkowski -2
23 Piranesi 79 Susanna Clarke 36
24 The Dark Tower 69 Stephen King 0
25 The Expanse 66 James S. A. Corey 1
26 Hyperion Cantos 60 Dan Simmons 22
27 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 59 Susanna Clarke 11
28 His Dark Materials 56 Philip Pullman 1
29 The Books of Babel 50 Josiah Bancroft -6
29 Percy Jackson and the Olympians 50 Rick Riordan 12
31 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 48 Douglas Adams -4
32 Wayfarers 45 Becky Chambers 2
32 Book of the Ancestor 45 Mark Lawrence -11
34 Riyria 44 Michael J. Sullivan -9
35 Children of Time 43 Adrian Tchaikovsky 34
36 The Faithful and the Fallen 42 John Gwynne 3
36 The Goblin Emperor 42 Katherine Addison 0
36 The Band 42 Nicholas Eames -6
39 Book of the New Sun 41 Gene Wolfe 19
39 Hainish Cycle 41 Ursula K. Le Guin 14
41 Teixcalaan 39 Arkady Martine 13
41 Warbreaker 39 Brandon Sanderson -2
43 Powder Mage 37 Brian McClellan -2
43 The Osten Ard Saga 37 Tad Williams 37
45 Project Hail Mary 36 Andy Weir 192
45 World of the Five Gods 36 Lois McMaster Bujold -11
45 American Gods 36 Neil Gaiman 3
48 The Old Kingdom 35 Garth Nix 11
48 Ender's Saga 35 Orson Scott Card 0
50 Tress of the Emerald Sea 34 Brandon Sanderson NEW
50 Circe 34 Madeline Miller -9
52 Scholomance 33 Naomi Novik 228
53 Lightbringer 32 Brent Weeks -25
53 The Chronicles of the Black Company 32 Glen Cook 1
53 Berserk 32 Kentaro Miura 47
53 The Masquerade 32 Seth Dickinson 6
57 One Piece 31 Eiichiro Oda 87
58 The Chronicles of Narnia 30 C.S. Lewis -10
58 Grishaverse 30 Leigh Bardugo -11
58 Legends & Lattes 30 Travis Baldree NEW
61 Tigana 29 Guy Gavriel Kay 14
61 The Lions of Al-Rassan 29 Guy Gavriel Kay -2
61 Kushiel's Universe 29 Jacqueline Carey 4
61 The Second Apocalypse 29 R. Scott Bakker 83
65 The Poppy War 28 R.F. Kuang -32
65 The Library at Mount Char 28 Scott Hawkins 8
65 Tortall Universe 28 Tamora Pierce -6
68 Sandman 26 Neil Gaiman 7
68 Parahumans 26 Wildbow -12
70 The Long Price Quartet 25 Daniel Abraham 22
70 Howl's Moving Castle 25 Diana Wynne Jones -3
70 The Bloodsworn Saga 25 John Gwynne 52
70 The Winternight Trilogy 25 Katherine Arden 3
70 Remembrance of Earth's Past 25 Liu Cixin 18
70 Good Omens 25 Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 10
76 The Burning 24 Evan Winter -40
76 Theonite 24 M.L. Wang -31
78 New Crobuzon (Bas-Lag) 23 China Miéville -12
78 The Song of Achilles 23 Madeline Miller 14
80 Star Wars 22 Various 102
81 Sun Eater 21 Christopher Ruocchio 156
81 This is How You Lose the Time War 21 Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 5
81 Nevermoor 21 Jessica Townsend 199
84 The Emperor's Soul 20 Brandon Sanderson 19
84 The Dandelion Dynasty 19 Ken Liu 75
84 Vorkosigan Saga 19 Lois McMaster Bujold -36
84 The Memoirs of Lady Trent 19 Marie Brennan -6
84 The Divine Cities 19 Robert Jackson Bennett -25
89 Mother of Learning 18 Domagoj Kurmaic 93
89 The Sarantine Mosaic 18 Guy Gavriel Kay -22
89 Neverwhere 18 Neil Gaiman -20
89 Riftwar Cycle 18 Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts -44
93 Blacktongue 17 Christopher Buehlman NEW
93 The Inheritance Cycle 17 Christopher Paolini -24
93 The Licanius Trilogy 17 James Islington -36
93 Gormenghast 17 Mervyn Peake 25
93 Spinning Silver 17 Naomi Novik -24
93 The Ocean at the End of the Lane 17 Neil Gaiman -5
93 Kindred 17 Octavia E. Butler 29
93 The Last Unicorn 17 Peter S. Beagle -1
101 Terra Ignota 16 Ada Palmer 21
101 Culture 16 Iain M. Banks -21
101 Broken Empire world 16 Mark Lawrence -60
101 Earthseed 16 Octavia Butler -13
101 The Wandering Inn 16 Pirateaba 58
101 The Stand 16 Stephen King 58
101 The House in the Cerulean Sea 16 T.J. Klune -69
108 Rivers of London 15 Ben Aaronovitch -16
108 The Singing Hills Cycle 15 Nghi Vo 172
108 The Tide Child 15 R.J. Barker 36
108 The Daevabad Trilogy 15 S.A. Chakraborty -33
108 The Roots of Chaos 15 Samantha Shannon 30
113 The Martian 14 Andy Weir -3
113 Imperial Radch 14 Ann Leckie -33
113 Skyward 14 Brandon Sanderson -33
113 Fullmetal Alchemist 14 Hiromu Arakawa 400
113 Foundation 14 Isaac Asimov -3
113 Chronicles of Amber 14 Roger Zelazny 9
113 Sprawl 14 William Gibson 46
120 Mage Errant 13 John Bierce 2
120 Bartimaeus Sequence 13 Jonathan Stroud -17
120 The Magicians 13 Lev Grossman -17
120 The Books of the Raksura 13 Martha Wells -17
120 Dungeon Crawler Carl 13 Matt Dinniman 393
120 Anathem 13 Neal Stephenson 86
126 The Once and Future Witches 12 Alix E. Harrow -4
126 Pern 12 Anne McCaffrey 12
126 Bobiverse 12 Dennis E. Taylor -26
126 Paksenarrion 12 Elizabeth Moon 18
126 Wars of Light and Shadow 12 Janny Wurts -4
126 Southern Reach 12 Jeff VanderMeer 154
126 Rook & Rose 12 M.A. Carrick 80
126 Lady Astronaut 12 Mary Robinette Kowal -16
126 Babel 12 R.F. Kuang NEW
126 Wayward Children 12 Seanan McGuire -4
126 The Burning Kingdoms 12 Tasha Suri NEW
137 The Ten Thousand Doors of January 11 Alix E. Harrow -15
137 Arcane Ascension 11 Andrew Rowe -45
137 Night Angel 11 Brent Weeks -59
137 The Shadow Campaigns 11 Django Wexler -34
137 The Night Circus 11 Erin Morgenstern -23
137 Temeraire 11 Naomi Novik 7
137 The Demon Cycle 11 Peter V. Brett 45
137 The Bound and the Broken 11 Ryan Cahill NEW
137 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant 11 Stephen R. Donaldson 100
137 The World of the White Rat 11 T. Kingfisher -23
147 The Warlord Chronicles 10 Bernard Cornwell 90
147 Redwall 10 Brian Jacques -55
147 The Five Warrior Angels 10 Brian Lee Durfee NEW
147 The Coldfire Trilogy 10 C.S. Friedman 35
147 Station Eleven 10 Emily St. John Mandel 21
147 The Queen's Thief 10 Megan Whalen Turner -25
147 Uprooted 10 Naomi Novik -55
147 Forgotten Realms 10 R.A. Salvatore NEW
147 Ash and Sand 10 Richard Nell 35
147 The Steerswoman 10 Rosemary Kirstein 90
147 Lays of the Hearth Fire 10 Victoria Goddard NEW
158 Raven's Shadow 9 Anthony Ryan -55
158 Empire of the Vampire 9 Jay Kristoff NEW
158 The Nevernight Chronicle 9 Jay Kristoff 122
158 The Raven Cycle 9 Maggie Stiefvater -80
158 Essalieyan 9 Michelle Sagara West 24
158 Stardust 9 Neil Gaiman 48
158 Greatcoats 9 Sebastien de Castell -36
158 The Princess Bride 9 William Goldman -36
158 Saga 9 Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples 0
167 Monk & Robot 8 Becky Chambers NEW
167 Elantris 8 Brandon Sanderson -87
167 Navronne 8 Carol Berg 15
167 Belgariad Universe 8 David Eddings -45
167 The Starless Sea 8 Erin Morgenstern 2
167 Under Heaven 8 Guy Gavriel Kay -29
167 Novels of the Malazan Empire 8 Ian C. Esslemont NEW
167 The Siege 8 K.J. Parker 15
167 Strange the Dreamer 8 Laini Taylor -23
167 Alex Stern 8 Leigh Bardugo 15
167 The Dark Star Trilogy 8 Marlon James 346
167 Frankenstein 8 Mary Shelley 196
167 Craft Sequence 8 Max Gladstone -45
167 The Radiant Emperor 8 Shelley Parker-Chan NEW
167 The Once and Future King 8 T.H. White 15
167 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 8 V.E. Schwab -8
183 Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne 7 Brian Staveley -1
183 Between Two Fires 7 Christopher Buehlman 330
183 The Dagger and the Coin 7 Daniel Abraham -69
183 Skulduggery Pleasant 7 Derek Landy -1
183 The Dark Profit Saga 7 J. Zachary Pike -80
183 Ambergris 7 Jeff VanderMeer 23
183 Sevenwaters 7 Juliet Marillier 97
183 The Chronicles of Prydain 7 Lloyd Alexander -24
183 The Master and Margarita 7 Mikhail Bulgakov 180
183 Ascendance of a Bookworm 7 Miya Kazuki NEW
183 Xenogenesis 7 Octavia E. Butler -24
183 Dead Djinn Universe 7 P. Djeli Clark 330
183 The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 7 Patricia A. McKillip 54
183 Olondria 7 Sofia Samatar -1
183 11/22/1963 7 Stephen King -2
183 IT 7 Stephen King -1
183 The Hunger Games 7 Suzanne Collins -1
183 Sunshine 7 Robin McKinley -39
201 Shadows of the Apt 6 Adrian Tchaikovsky 5
201 The Raven Tower 6 Ann Leckie -32
201 Alex Verus 6 Benedict Jacka -32
201 The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 6 Claire North -57
201 The Checquy Files 6 Daniel O'Malley 5
201 Artemis Fowl 6 Eoin Colfer -19
201 Warriors 6 Erin Hunter 36
201 Ready Player One 6 Ernest Cline 36
201 Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser 6 Fritz Leiber 162
201 1984 6 George Orwell -83
201 The Golem and the Jinni 6 Helene Wecker -91
201 Kate Daniels 6 Ilona Andrews -57
201 Thursday Next 6 Jasper Fforde 36
201 Codex Alera 6 Jim Butcher -109
201 Shattered Sea 6 Joe Abercrombie -32
201 Never Let Me Go 6 Kazuo Ishiguro 162
201 Mars Trilogy 6 Kim Stanley Robinson 36
201 Dragonlance 6 Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 5
201 The Sparrow 6 Mary Doria Russell -19
201 The Acts Of Caine 6 Matthew Woodring Stover -33
201 World War Z 6 Max Brooks 312
201 The Neverending Story 6 Michael Ende 5
201 Inheritance Trilogy 6 N.K. Jemisin -32
201 Hench 6 Natalie Zina Walschots 162
201 The Graveyard Book 6 Neil Gaiman -83
201 The Picture of Dorian Gray 6 Oscar Wilde 312
201 Riddle-Master 6 Patricia A. McKillip 79
201 Commonwealth Saga 6 Peter F. Hamilton -42
201 War for the Rose Throne 6 Peter McLean NEW
201 Conan 6 Robert E. Howard -57
201 Vlad Taltos 6 Steven Brust -63
201 The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 6 Stuart Turton 79
201 The Machineries of Empire 6 Yoon Ha Lee -83
201 Vita Nostra 6 Marina & Sergey Dyachenko -58
235 The Serpent Gates 5 A.K. Larkwood NEW
235 Glass Immortals 5 Brian McClellan NEW
235 Foreigner 5 C.J. Cherryh 45
235 The Darkwater Legacy 5 Chris Wooding -29
235 Oxford Time Travel 5 Connie Willis -66
235 The Drenai Saga 5 David Gemmell -66
235 The World of Riverside 5 Ellen Kushner 278
235 A Practical Guide to Evil 5 ErraticErrata -66
235 A Brightness Long Ago 5 Guy Gavriel Kay 278
235 Attack on Titan 5 Hajime Isayama -53
235 1Q84 5 Haruki Murakami 128
235 Silo 5 Hugh Howey -29
235 The Forever War 5 Joe Haldeman -66
235 Johannes Cabal 5 Jonathan L. Howard 2
235 Graceling Realm 5 Kristin Cashore 45
235 Valdemar 5 Mercedes Lackey -29
235 The Elric Saga 5 Michael Moorcock -91
235 Iconoclasts 5 Mike Shel 2
235 The Phantom Tollbooth 5 Norton Juster 128
235 Mercy Thompson 5 Patricia Briggs -29
235 Fahrenheit 451 5 Ray Bradbury 128
235 A Night In the Lonesome October 5 Roger Zelazny 128
235 Light from Uncommon Stars 5 Ryka Aoki NEW
235 Throne of Glass 5 Sarah J. Maas 128
235 Inda 5 Sherwood Smith -113
235 Mexican Gothic 5 Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2
235 The Spear Cuts Through Water 5 Simon Jimenez NEW
235 Nettle & Bone 5 T. Kingfisher NEW
235 Circle of Magic 5 Tamora Pierce 278
235 Shannara 5 Terry Brooks 45
235 Zones of Thought 5 Vernor Vinge 278
235 Hunter x Hunter 5 Yoshihiro Togashi 45​
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2023.01.30 09:20 dshuby A little nugget I found, thank you Darrell and your beautiful web. (Arch was new one for me) $AVCTQ.

A little nugget I found, thank you Darrell and your beautiful web. (Arch was new one for me) $AVCTQ. submitted by dshuby to avct [link] [comments]

2023.01.26 20:43 SocraticTiger Jewish people aren't White apparently.

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2023.01.26 10:29 badakoook selling 20 novels for 4k / dm for individual prices

hi! im back again with some books that weren't sold. all of them are in mint condition, don't even seem like they've been read. i take great care of my books and need to sell them due to some financial difficulties, i hope all of them find a loving home. 🫶🏻
dm for prices and pictures of the books you like, couldn't upload pictures of all the books.
let me know if you would like to purchase them!
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2023.01.25 15:43 Narvato Nickyboi already suspended again

Nickyboi already suspended again
2nd pic I believe was his last post
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2023.01.23 05:55 SubstantialAd1027 Reported in Mediapart

In support of the philosophers Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan
Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan are among the most important philosophers in the world alive today. Dwivedi and Mohan have developed their thought beyond the “western” concept of philosophy within a community of friendship with Jean-Luc Nancy, Bernard Stiegler, Achille Mbembe, and Barbara Cassin. Their project with Jean-Luc Nancy is to find a new beginning for philosophy beyond the geo-politicised and “racialised” histories of philosophy while acknowledging the insights of the deconstruction of philosophy undertaken by Heidegger and Derrida. Their research contributions are valuable not just to the discipline of philosophy, but also sciences and politics.
Their extraordinary commitment to justice, equality, and the political freedoms of people everywhere in the world comes at a serious price. In India, where they reside, they face harassments and death threats on social media on a regular basis. These threats are significant. In recent years, while foreign intellectuals have been denied entry in India, Indian intellectuals have been jailed or assassinated. Last year it was reported in Le Monde that Dwivedi and Mohan faced threats to decapitate them from the Hindu far right in India, and on that occasion Nancy wrote in the Liberation supporting them and condemning their situation. The research contributions of Dwivedi and Mohan on the caste oppression in India—which they called the oldest form of racism and apartheid—is at the root of the animosity of the Hindu far right in India towards them.
As Dwivedi and Mohan have demonstrated several times caste oppression is often masked as Hindu majoritarianism. While there is widespread awareness about the oppression of religious minorities in India, the world is yet to catch up with the realities of caste oppression. They have also shown that, in India, postcolonial theory and the decolonial project are both aimed at restoring the upper caste supremacist idea of India. Their renowned work on M. K. Gandhi, “Gandhi and Philosophy: On Theological Anti-politics” appeared with a foreword by Jean-Luc Nancy. In this complex work they argue that Gandhi’s contributions towards creating the postcolonial and decolonial projects should be understood to combat new forms of racisms and political tendencies.
We express solidarity with the philosophers Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan. We are deeply concerned about the harassments, the highly stressful atmosphere of intimidation, and threats to life faced by Dwivedi and Mohan.
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2023.01.22 05:55 Healiosart Hell's Kitchen: Battle for Redemption Cast

Here's a cast I put together if they wanted to do an All-Star themed season. I made this cast extremely oddball, I threw in some early outs, fan favorites, old-school, new-school, remembered, forgotten, and even those that were hated by the fandom, or loved by fans but the weakest chef on their original season. Who would you cast for this type of season? (Disclaimer: I used Survivor Brantsteele to create this cast as Brantsteele currently doesn't have a Hell's Kitchen simulator sadly).
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2023.01.15 19:07 catfishburglar Update - Fantasy book club weighted rankings for books 1-50

Hello fantasy! I had previously posted a weighted ranking list for books 1-25 read by a book club that my friends and I run in which we exclusively read fantasy/sci-fi. The old post can be found here [https://www.reddit.com/Fantasy/comments/idw12p/our_book_club_just_hit_25_books_all_fantasy_o]
It has taken us much much longer than expected (added a member, kids, life, etc made scheduling hard) but we just hit our 50 book milestone. Below are the weighted rankings of all 50 books we have read as a group.
As a reminder, we cannot pick a book that anyone has, at any point, previously read. That’s why you’ll notice a lot of the oft-recommended titles missing from the list. We are all fairly avid independent readers so most of the big name stuff has been picked off long ago. In addition, these rankings are entirely based on how much we personally like the books, not their perceived quality. I have amended some of the comments from before if I felt there was relevant info.
I’ll reiterate the previous disclaimer that many of you will find yourselves disagreeing with this list. You should know that you are wrong and you should feel bad.
We mean no disrespect to authors for some of the negative reviews and more than likely we aren’t the intended audience for those books.
Finally, the formatting might be weird. I tried my best to make it readable so apologies if it's not.
Bolded books are new additions:
  1. Call of the Bone Ships - R.J. Barker
    The anxiously awaited second book in R.J. Barker’s phenomenal Tide Child trilogy. This book is simply amazing. I’ve got my 62 year old mom hooked on fantasy and this is her favorite series. She convinced my dad to name their boat Tide Child. Enough said.
  2. A Brightness Long Ago - Guy Gavriel Kay
    Just a beautiful book with well-written characters and an engaging plot. 10/10 would recommend this to anyone. Low-fantasy.
  3. Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky
    Amazing writing, extremely unique concept, great pacing, big-ass spiders. We are all surprised that this book is this highly ranked but it clearly made an impression on us.
  4. Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
    An obvious modern classic often used as a fantasy gateway drug. I am surprised but pleased it has had such strong staying power on the power rankings.
  5. Traitor's Blade - Sebastien de Castell
    Despite heavy influence from The Three Musketeers, this book came across as very fresh. Part buddy comedy, part political mystery, part coming-of-age, a big bro/little sis arc, and amazing sword fights. Genuinely amazing characters and an excellent plot twist.
  6. The Bone Ships - R.J. Barker
    Beautiful novel concept, amazing writing with excellent imagery, engaging characters, and dragon-whales. We all found this book to be a blast. And yes, we are still big sea shanty fans.
  7. The True Bastards - Jonathan French
    Book 2 of our group-defining series. The True Bastards was definitely an improvement on Book 1 in terms of writing quality. I think in hindsight it was a lot less “fun” and as you’ll see below, we severely underrated book 1 over the years.
  8. The Black Tongue Thief - Christopher Buehlman
    Crude, witty, and irreverent, this book was an absolute blast. Some of the best worldbuilding we have read combined with an engaging plot - I can’t recommend this book enough.
  9. A Cavern of Black Ice - Julia Victoria Jones
    Just a great book overall. Cool worldbuilding, interesting and diverse characters, and an easy read. One of those books that I would recommend to someone newer to the genre and has gone through the standard Sanderson, Rothfuss, and Lynch recommendations and wants some diversity.
  10. Cold Iron - Miles Cameron
    A few of us are suckers for the over-used academy and training montage trope. This checks both of those boxes. A bit Marty Stuish but has a fun plot.
  11. Age of Assassins - R.J. Barker
    RJ Barker’s first series was an obvious pick for us given our love of The Tide Child trilogy. You can definitely tell that this is their first major book, however, it ended up being a very creative spin on an assassin tale. A club-footed assassin with mommy issues ends up at the center of a significant political thriller. Great action, great characters, gritty, and touching. I finished the trilogy the following week.
  12. Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
    The biggest underdog based on the Amazon blurb…this book is simply amazing. It seems to be getting a lot of praise on this subreddit which it greatly deserves. Biggest barrier for people seems to be the modern colloquial language in a bizarre setting but we liked it.
  13. Free Bastards - Jonathan French
    The final installment in the main Lot Lands trilogy was our 50th book. This series was started on a whim as we figured “hog riding, vulgar, overly sexual orcs battling across a broken land” would be fun to talk about. It was. What we didn’t expect was an extremely well-crafted trilogy with well-done action, moments of sincere interaction, and a highly satisfying conclusion.
  14. Dark Forge - Miles Cameron
    A contentious ranking amongst our group. Very hot or cold for our members. I found it great but others found it pretty weak overall. Worth a read regardless as it has an interesting plot. Sequel to Cold Iron so if you like that one definitely give this one a go.
  15. Blood of the Exile - Brian Naslund
    A cast-out dragon slayer is begrudgingly drawn back into the fold by a petulant king for a chance at redemption. I think we overall would recommend this book but it’s one of those books where the author has a clear idea of the rest of the trilogy and thus leaves things completely unaddressed as they will be covered later. This can harm the experience of reading an individual book in a trilogy in our experience.
  16. A Little Hatred - Joe Abercrombie
    A very Joe Abercombie book… For those Abercrombie fans you’ll recognize some surnames and characters that span the universe. Great action scenes as always but I think we felt the “political” portion of the plot was a little weak. Read his other main series first and if you like them, definitely read this along with his other works. The man is incredibly consistent.
  17. Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - K.J. Parker
    Wry in tone, the protagonist’s voice makes this a very fun read. If you don’t like first person perspective then opt out of this one. Overall this was a pretty interesting plot and if you are an engineer you will feel heard.
  18. The Gutter Prayer - Gareth Hanrahan
    The trio of unlikely friends and their interactions were the strong suit. The world building was crazy and unique and the ending was completely unpredictable.
  19. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie
    Again, feels distinctly like an Abercrombie book. It’s not my favorite of his but I wouldn’t hesitate to read it again. Some interesting plot twists and a little dash of that good old fashioned grimdark for when you want to feel a bit queasy when reading.
  20. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers
    This ranking belies how much we all liked this book. A quaint slice-of-life novel with a VERY diverse cast. WE all went into it skeptical and came out feeling warm and fuzzy and wanting some more.
  21. Hail Mary - Andy Weir
    If you had me read this book without any knowledge of who had written it, I would immediately guess Andy Weir. His voice is so consistent with the writing in The Martian. We all thought this was a bit weaker than The Martian but still pretty fun overall. Space, engineering, desperation, wit, now with Aliens! Worth a read if you like the Martian.
  22. The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski
    I’ll be honest, I think if we read this again it wouldn’t rank nearly this high. Not actually that great of a literary work IMO but it is foundational to a lot of mainstream fantasy at this point and, as such, is worth the read.
  23. Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson
    Political mystery thriller with some very interesting world-building. We liked-not-loved
  24. The Pariah - Anthony Ryan
    Like a literary meth addict, I’ll always be chasing that Blood Song high with Ryan it seems. This is a stark improvement over the rest of the Raven’s Shadow series but falls short of Blood Song quite a bit in my opinion. The front half of the book was incredibly fun to read and really sucks you in.
  25. The Ember Blade - Chris Wooding
    Good book. The author tries to strike a weird balance between the main character, his friend, and their begrudging rescuementor that just didn’t really do it for us. Still a fun read and not at all painful but just not a complete package in our opinion.
  26. Guns of the Dawn - Adrian Tchaikovsky
    With how high Tchaikovsky is ranked previously on our list we thought this would be a banger. Flintlock low-fantasy with a slow-burn plot. Kind of like a fantasy civil war book with major Pride and Prejudice vibes. Not my favorite but the prose was undeniably good. Probably ranked a bit too high all things considered.
  27. The Rage Of Dragons - Evan Winter
    Fun book, great world, just not the blockbuster that some of the others above are. Still worth the read and it has amazing pacing. We could all do with some more African-set books though that was really well done and fun to read.
  28. Kings of the Wyld - Nicholas Eames
    Another contentiously-rated book. It has a very interesting tone in that it is light and satirical with some very heavy moments.
  29. Brother Red - Andrian Selby
    Meh. Weird but not terrible plot, strange names, slow pacing. It was creative but just extremely difficult to read.
  30. Gray Bastards - Jonathan French
    Absolutely criminally underrated by us all when we read it as book #2 of our book club. This book is super fun, crude, disgusting, violent, and creative. But having read the rest of the series it was necessary and well-executed.
  31. The Black Coast - Mike Brooks
    Probably the weakest execution of “dragons” I have ever read. The political intrigue part of the book was OK but the action/dragons were super lame. I’d give this one a pass.
  32. The Atlas Six - Alexene Farol Follmuth
    The worst first 50 pages of a book I have ever read. Character interactions are not at all realistic despite being set in a human world. Like this was a 10x false start for many of us and we only powered through for the book club. I ended up liking the rest of it but most of our members did not. Teen X-men academy vibes (even though they are allegedly adults).
  33. The Left Hand of God - Edward Dmytryk
    Very unique setting (semi-gothic religious cult world) and tone. Plot kinda flies all over the place leading to low ranking but I think it’s definitely worth a read.
  34. Finder - Suzanne Palmer
    Interesting plot, easy read, but we all found the imagery tough to grasp due to the writing style.
  35. The Frozen Crown - Greta Kelly
    Like, if you are granted incredible magic, just use that shit. I recall weird evil stepdaddy vibes and cold stone castles but that’s kind of it.
  36. Priest of Bones - Peter McLean
    Meh, we didn’t feel this brought anything that other books haven’t brought already. A passable fantasy book. I might buy this in a Hudson News and read it on an airplane if I forgot my Kindle.
  37. A Shadow in Summer - Daniel Abraham
    If you are into weird magic poets being pivotal to maintaining a consistent supply of grain then this book is for you. If you are into mature characters, then it’s not.
  38. Burden's Edge - Sever Bronny
    It’s not often that magic academy trope books fall flat for us, but this one kinda did. I actually don’t normally hate Marty Stu’s but this one was a major detractor. I think if we were 16 we would really like this book but we are all old and fat and jaded and thus it was just OK.
  39. Son of the Storm - Suyi Davies Okungbowa
    I really wanted to like this book more but the writing failed the underlying plot I think. Also, the antagonist is one of the more insufferable characters I have read. Not the kind that you love to hate but the kind that is just annoying. Unique plot, magic elements, etc but just not super well executed.
  40. An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir
    Pretty crazy to have both a Mary Sue and a Marty Stu in the same book. Writing felt a bit too YA-ish for the plot.
  41. Nueromancer - William Gibson
    Half of our group aren’t huge into Sci-Fi and this book showed it. Similar to Finder, we had a hard time with imagery. Noir-space tones which was cool though. Also one of the weirder sex scenes I have ever read.
  42. A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine
    I actually had this ranked way higher but the group did not. Unique plot with galactic ambassadors, neat brain-implant technology, and a consistent tone, it was just too far out there to be ranked higher. Especially the names. Weird names can be helpful for worldbuilding but if I have to spend 30 seconds sounding out words every time I read the name of a new place then it’s exhausting to read.
  43. Three Parts Dead - Max Gladstone
    This is the book that led to an embargo on Max Gladstone. You can’t fault the man for his creativity but chain smoking monks, invisible gargoyles, and the most strange execution of vampires along with an inane plot lead to a flop for us.
  44. The Traitor God - Cameron Johnston
    Somewhere in the depths of this soup of words is a very good story. If the author has applied the same skill he used in describing street food to the plot, it would have been great. Ok that's way to harsh it really wasn't that bad but I wanted to sound like a literary critic. Also weak fight scenes which is a big bummer for us.
  45. Empress of Forever - Max Gladstone
    Fairly poorly-writeen sci-fi with a forgettable plot. Wasn’t hard to read at all but wasn’t our particular cup of tea.
  46. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
    OK this is declared as a young adult book but honestly it seemed even more immature than that. The twists were predictable, the payoff was a bit lackluster, and the plot too contrived for us. The one redeeming quality was the main character and his moments of charm.
  47. The Girl and the Stars - Mark Lawrence
    Public reception for this book has been very high so maybe we all just suck. We are all fans of Lawrence’s other works, but the YA tone was very heavy handed (felt like the Divergent sequel movies in tone) wasn’t relatable for us. Your mileage may vary.
  48. Foundryside - Robert Jackson Bennett
    OK I spite-ranked this low because I really thought this would be a banger and it wasn’t. However, we all felt a distinct lack of originality in the plot and magic system. This book introduces nothing new to the genre.
  49. The Unspoken Name - A.K. Larkwood
    “She was tentative in a way that suggested maybe she hadn’t kissed a girl with tusks before.” This book flopped hard for us. Also has, EASILY, the worst map of any book I have ever seen.
  50. There Will Be Dragons - John Ringo
    If you are into right-wing wish-fullfilment fantasy with shades of pedophilia, the idea that being a civil war reenactment enthusiast will prepare you to face a near omniscient AI being, and a zealous re-imagining of the 2nd Ammendment of the US Constitution, then this book is for you. Political differences aside, this is the single worst book that any of us have read. This is what happens when it’s your pick and you don’t come to book club prepared and you pull the first item on the list from a poorly-structured, hasty Google search with the word "dragon" in it.
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2023.01.06 18:26 badakoook selling novels at cheap price, almost all are in brand new condition

hi! im selling all of the given novels at cheap prices immediately. all of them are in mint condition, don't even seem like they've been read. i take great care of my books and need to sell them due to some financial difficulties, i hope all of them find a loving home. 🫶🏻
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2023.01.01 17:36 yawningvoid28 The 2023 U.S. Theatrical Release Schedule (as of January 1, 2023.)

(Up-To-Date as of May 24 2023)
January 6, 2023
(WIDE)
M3GAN (HorroWith: Jenna Davis, Amie Donald, Allison Williams, Violet McGraw/PG-13/1 hr 42 min/Universal Pictures/d: Gerard Johnstone/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Imani (Action/With: Stephen Bishop, Brittany S. Hall, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kris D. Lofton/Faith Media Distribution/d: Mike Ho/Limited))
January 11, 2023
(LIMITED)
Shin Ultraman (Fantasy/With: Takumi Saitoh, Masami Nagasawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Daiki Arioka/1 hr 52 min/Fathom Events/d: Shinji Higuchi/Limited)
January 13, 2023
(WIDE)
A Man Called Otto (Dramedy/With: Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Ruffo, Kailey Hyman/PG-13/2 hr 6 min/Columbia Pictures/d: Marc ForsteWide)
House Party (2023) (Comedy/With: Andrew Santino, Allen Maldonado, Karen Obilom, Tosin Cole/1 hr 40 min/Warner Bros./d: Calmatic/Wide)
Plane (Action/With: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, Daniella Pineda/1 hr 47 min/Lionsgate/d: Jean-François Richet/Wide)
(LIMITED)
The Devil Conspiracy (HorroWith: Alice On-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall, Peter Mensah/1 hr 45 min/d: Nathan Frankowski/Limited)
The Headmistress (HorroWith: Ayden Skye, Katherine Bellantone, Tom Dacey Carr, Hunter O’Harrow/Indican Pictures/d: Christopher A. Micklos and Jay Sapiro/Limited)
Skinamarink (HorroWith: Jaime Hill, Lucas Paul, Ross Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault/1 hr 40 min/IFC Films/d: Kyle Edward Ball/Limited)
My Father Muhammad Ali: The Untold Story (Documentary/With: Khalilah Camacho Ali, Chuck Wepner, Rahman Ali, Muhammad Ali Jnr./VMI Woldwide/d: Tom DeNucci and Chad A. Verdi/Limited)
January 20, 2023
(WIDE)
Women Talking (Drama/With: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand/PG-13/1 hr 44 min/United Artists Releasing/d: Sarah Polley/Wide
MISSING (ThrilleWith: Nia Long, Amy Landecker, Ken Leung, Daniel Henney/PG-13/1 hr 51 min/Sony Pictures Entertainment/d: Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick/Wide)
(LIMITED)
In From The Side (Sport/With: Alexander Lincoln, Alexander King, William Hearle, Alex Hammond/2 hr 14 min/Strand Releasing/d: Matt CarteLimited)
New Gods: Yang Jian (Animation/With: David Chen, Alex Horn, Jason Ko, Liam Kyle/2 hr 7 min/GKIDS/d: Ji Zhao/Limited)
The Son (Drama/With: Hugh Jackman, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby/PG-13/2 hr 3 min/Sony Pictures Entertainment/d: Florian ZelleLimited)
When You Finish Saving The World (Dramedy/With: Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Alisha Boe/1 hr 28 min/A24/d: Jesse Eisenberg/Limited)
January 25, 2023
(LIMITED)
Pathaan (Action/With: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia/2 hr 26 min/Yash Raj Films USA, Inc./d: Siddharth Anand/Limited)
January 26, 2023
(LIMITED)
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist (Religious/With: Kevin Sorbo, Neal McDonough, Bailey Chase, Corbin Bernsen/2 hr 0 min/Fathom Events/d: Kevin Sorbo/Limited)
January 27, 2023
(WIDE)
Fear (HorroWith: Joseph Sikora, Ruby Modine, Annie Ilonzeh, Iddo Goldberg/1 hr 40 min/Hidden Empire Film Group/d: Deon TayloWide)
Infinity Pool (HorroWith: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel/1 hr 57 min/NEON/d: Brandon Cronenberg/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Close (Drama/With: Léa Drucker, Eden Dambrine, Émilie Dequenne, Gustav De Waele/PG-13/1 hr 45 min/A24/d: Lukas Dhont/Limited)
Maybe I Do (RomCom/With: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton/PG-13/1 hr 35 min/Vertical Entertainment/d: Michael Jacobs/Limited)
The Man In The Basement (Thrilled: François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier, Bérénice Bejo, Jonathan Zaccaï/1 hr 54 min/Greenwich Entertainment/d: Philippe Le Guay/Limited)
Worlds Apart (Comedy/With: Bob Odenkirk, Radha Mitchell, Danny Huston, Rosie Fellne1 hr 28 min/IFC Films/d: Cecilia Miniucchi/Limited)
February 3, 2023
(WIDE)
Knock at the Cabin (HorroWith: Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ben Aldridge/1 hr 40 min/Universal Pictures/d: M. Night Shyamalan/Wide)
80 For Brady (Dramedy/With: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field/PG-13/1 hr 38 min/Paramount/d: Kyle Marvin/Wide)
The Amazing Maurice (Animation/With: Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel/PG/1h 33m/Viva Pictures/d: Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann/Wide)
February 10, 2023
(WIDE)
Magic Mike’s Last Dance (Dramedy/With: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek, Caitlin Gerard, Gavin Spokes/1 hr 52 min/Warner Bros./d: Steven Soderbergh/Wide)
Titanic (25th Anniversary Release) (Drama/With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates/PG-13/3 hr 14 min/d: James Cameron/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Consecration (HorroWith: Jena Malone, Danny Huston, Ian Pirie, Janet Suzman/1 hr 30 min/IFC Films/d: Christopher Smith/Limited)
Faraaz (Action/With: Jatin Saran, Aamir Ali, Juhi Babbar, Ashish Bhatt/1 hr 50 min/Reliance Entertainment/d: Hansal Mehta/Limited)
February 15, 2023
(WIDE)
Marlowe (Mystery/With: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming/1 hr 50 min/Open Road Films/d: Neil Jordan/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey (HorroWith: Gillian Broderick, Paula Coiz, Chris Cordell, Frederick Dallaway/1 hr 24 min/Fathom Events/d: Rhys Frake-Waterfield/Limited)
February 17, 2023
(WIDE)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Fantasy/With Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Kathryn Newton, Michelle PfeiffePG-13/2 hr 5 min/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/d: Peyton Reed/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Of An Age (Drama/With: Hattie Hook, Jack Kenny, Thom Green, Toby Derrick/1 hr 39 min/Focus Features/d: Goran Stolevski/Limited)
February 24, 2023
(WIDE)
Cocaine Bear (ThrilleWith: Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich/1 hr 31 min/Universal Studios/d: Elizabeth Banks/Wide)
Jesus Revolution (Inspirational/With: DeVon Franklin, Kelsey Grammer, Joel Courtney, Anna Grace Barlow/PG-13/2 hr 0 min/Lionsgate/d: Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Mummies (Animated/With: Sean Bean, Hugh Bonneville, Eleanor Tomlinson, Celia Imrie/PG/1 hr 28 min/Warner Bros./d: Juan Jesús García Galocha/Limited)
God’s Time (Comedy/With: Jared Abrahamson, Segun Akande, Harry Bouvy, Dion Costelloe/1 hr 23 min/IFC Films/d: Daniel Antebi/Limited)
March 3, 2023
(WIDE)
Creed III (Sports/With: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Phylicia Rashad/PG-13/1 hr 56 min/r Warner Bros. Pictures-M.G.M. Pictures/d: Michael B. Jordan/Wide)
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (Action/With: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett/, Cary Elwes/1 hr 54 min/STX Entertainment/d: Guy Richie/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Palm Trees and Power Lines (Drama/With: Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, Gretchen Mol/Emily Jackson/1 hr 50 min/Momentum Pictures/d: Jamie Dack/Limited)
March 10, 2023
(WIDE)
65 (Sci-Fi/With: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman/PG-13/1 hr 33 min/Sony Pictures Entertainment/d: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods/Wide)
Champions (Comedy/With: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson, Cheech Marin/PG-13/2 hr 3 min/Focus Features/d: Bobby Farrelly/Wide)
Scream VI (HorroWith: Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, Jenny Ortega, Hayden Panettiere/2 hr 3 min/Paramount Pictures/d: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett/Wide)
March 17, 2023
(WIDE)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Fantasy/With: Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Adam Brody, Lucy Liu/PG-13/2 hr 10 min/Warner Bros./d: David F. Sandberg/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Inside (HorroWith: Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Eliza Stuyck, Josia Krug/1 hr 45 min/Focus Features/d: Vasilis Katsoupis/Limited)
The Magic Flute (Fantasy/With: F. Murray Abraham, Jeanne Gousaud, Iwan Rheon, Amir Wilson/2h 0m/Shout! Studios/d: Florian Sigl/Limited)
March 24, 2023
(WIDE)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (Action/With: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne/2 hr 49 min/Lionsgate/d: Chad Stahelski/Wide)
*(LIMITED)
A Good Person (Drama/With: Florence Pugh, Celeste O’Connor, Zoe Lister-Jones, Molly Shannon/2 hr 9 min/United Artists Releasing/d: Zach Braff/Limited)
March 29, 2023
(WIDE)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Fantasy/With: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant/PG-13/2 hr 14 min/Paramount Pictures/d: Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley/Wide)
March 31, 2023
(WIDE)
A Thousand and One (Crime/With: Teyana Taylor, William Catlett, Don DiPetta, Ava Eisenson/1 hr 57 min/Focus Features/d: A.V. Rockwell/Wide)
APRIL 4, 2023
(LIMITED)
One Day As A Lion (Action/With: Frank Grillo, J.K. Simmons, Virginia Madsen, Taryn Manning/1 hr 27 min/Grindstone Entertainment/d: John Swab/Limited)
The Fist of the Condor (Action/With: Marko Zaror, Eyal Meyer, Gina Aguad, Fernanda Urrejola/1 hr 25 m/Well Go USA Entertainment/d: Ernesto Díaz Espinoza/Limited)
APRIL 5, 2023
(LIMITED)
One True Loves (RomCom/With: Phillipa Soo, Luke Bracey, Simu Liu, Oceana Matsumoto/PG-13/1 hr 40 min/The Avenue Entertainment/d: Andy Fickman/Limited)
APRIL 7, 2023
(WIDE)
Air (Drama/With: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis/1 hr 52 min/Amazon Studios/d: Ben Affleck/Wide)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Animated/With: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Seth Rogan, Jack Black/PG/1 hr 32 min/Illumination-Universal/d: Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Showing Up (Dramedy/With: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, André Benjamin, Lauren Lakis/1 hr 48 min/A24/d: Kelly Reichhardt/Limited)
Imagining The Indian (Documentary/1 hr 35 min/Ciesla Foundation/d: Aviva Kempner, Ben West/Limited)
Ride On (Dramedy/With: Jackie Chan, Haocun Liu, Qilin Guo/2 hr 6 min/Well Go USA Entertainment/d: Larry Yang/Limited)
Paint (Dramedy/With: Owen Wilson/Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ciara Renée, Stephen Root/PG-13/1 hr 36 min/IFC Films/d: Brit McAdams/Limited)
Joyland (Drama/With: Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani/2 hr 6 min/Oscilloscope/d: Saim Sadiq/Limited)
April 12, 2023
(LIMITED)
Beautiful Disaster (RomDram/With: Virginia Gardner, Dylan Sprouse, Autumn Reeser, Michael Cudlitz/1 hr 45 min/Fathom Events/d: Roger Kumble/Limited)
April 13, 2023
(LIMITED)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (20th Anniversary Re-Release) (Fantasy/Witt: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom/PG-13/3 hr 21 min/Fathom Events/d: Peter Jackson/Limited)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story (Documentary/With: John Lennon, May Pang, Julian Lennon, David Bowie/1 hr 37 min/Iconic Events Releasing/d: Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman and Stuart Samuels/Limited)
April 14, 2023
(WIDE)
Suzume (Animation/With: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Kôshirô Matsumoto/PG/2 hr 2 min/Crunchyroll/d: Makoto Shinkai/Wide)
Renfield (HorroWith: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Shohreh Aghdashloo/1 hr 33 min/Universal Pictures/d: Chris McKay/Wide)
The Pope’s Exorcist (HorroWith: Russell Crowe, Franco Nero, Ralph Ineson, Alex Essoe/1 hr 43 min/Screen Gems/d: Julius Avery/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Everything Went Fine (Tout s'est bien passé) (Drama/With: Sophie Marceau, André Dussollies, André Bernheim, Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling/1hr 53 min/Cohen Media Group/d: François Ozon/Limited
Mafia Mamma (Comedy/With: Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Rob Huebel, Sophia Nomvete/1 hr 41 min/Bleecker Street Media/d: Catherine Hardwicke/Limited)
Nefarious (HorroWith: Sean Patrick Flannery, Jordan Belfi, James Healy Jr, Robert Pete1 hr 38 min/Soli Deo Gloria Releasing/d: Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon/Limited)
Sweetwater (Biography/With: Cary Elwes, Eric Roberts, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeremy Piven/PG-13/1 hr 54 min/Briarcliff Entertainment/d: Martin Guigui/Limited)
Rare Objects (Drama/With: Katie Holmes, Jimi Stanton, Saundra Santiago, Derek Luke/IFC Films/d: Katie Holmes/Limited)
Beau Is Afraid (HorroWith: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan/2 hr 59 min/A24/d: Ari AsteLimited)
April 18, 2023
(LIMITED)
Mirando al Cielo (Drama/With: Julian Fidalgo, Luis Xavier, Estela Cano, Alexis Orosco/Fathom Events/d: Antonio Pelaez/Limited)
April 21, 2023
(WIDE)
Evil Dead Rise (HorroWith: Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols /1 hr 37 min/New Line Cinema/d: Lee Cronin/Wide)
Beau Is Afraid (HorroWith: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan/2 hr 59 min/A24/d: Ari AsteWide)
Guy Ritchie’s “The Covenant” (Action/With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig, Antony Star2 hr 3 min/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayed: Guy Ritchie/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Other Peoples Children (Dramedy/With: Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves/1 hr 34 min/Music Box Films/d: Rebecca Zlotowski/Limited)
Carmen (Musical/With: Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Tracy Curry/1 hr 56 min/Sony Pictures Classics/d: Benjamin Millepied/Limited)
The Tank (HorroWith: Luciane Buchanan, Matt Whelan, Mark Mitchinson, Jaya Beach-Robertson/Well Go USA Entertainment/d: Scott WalkeLimited)
Chevalier (Biography/With: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Minnie DrivePG-13/1 hr 47 min/Searchlight Pictures/d: Stephen Williams/Limited)
To Catch A Killer (Crime/With: Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Ralph Ineson, Jovan Adepo/1 hr 59 min/Vertical Entertainment/d: Damián Szifron/Limited)
Somewhere In Queens (Dramedy/With: Ray Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Jennifer Esposito, Georffrey Owens/1 hr 46 min/Roadside Attractions/d: Ray Romano/Limited)
River (Documentary/1 hr 15 min/Greenwich Entertainment/d: Jennifer Peedom/Limited)
April 23, 2023
(LIMITED)
Spirited Away (2023 Re-Release, Live On Stage) (Animation/With: Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi, Mari Natsui, Yasuko Sawaguchi/PG/2 hr 5 min/Fathom Events/d: Hayao Miyazaki/Limited)
April 28, 2023
(WIDE)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (Dramedy/PG-13/With: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie/PG-13/1 hr 45 min/Lionsgate/d: Kelly Fremon Craig/Wide)
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World (Biography/With: Khris Davis, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Glave, John Magaro/2 hr 13 min/Sony Pictures Entertainment/d: George Tillman, Jr./Wide)
(LIMITED)
Sisu (WaWith: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo/1 hr 31 min/Lionsgate/d: Jalmari HelandeLimited)
Polite Society (Action/With: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Renu Brindle, Rekha John-Cheriyan/PG-13/1 hr 43 min/Focus Features/d: Nida ManzooLimited)
R.M.N. (Drama/With: /2 hr 5 min/IFC Films/d: Cristian Mungiu/Limited)
May 1, 2023
(LIMITED)
A Father's Heart (Documentary/With: María Gil, Paco Pérez-Reus/1 hr 31 min/Fathom Events/d: Andrés Garrigó/Limited)
May 3, 2023
(LIMITED)
Slava Ukraini (Documentary/With: Gilles Hertzog, Bernard-Henri Lévy/1 hr 34 min/Cohen Media Group/d: Bernard-Henri Lévy/Limited)
May 5, 2023
(WIDE)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Fantasy/With: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel/2 hr 30 min/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/d: James Gunn/Wide)
Love Again (RomCom/With: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, Russell Tovey, Celia Imrie/PG-13/Screen Gems/d: Jim Strouse/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Land of Gold (Drama/With: Karen David, Iqbal Theba, Tina Parker, Ben Hall/1 hr 45 min/d: Nardeep Khurmi/Limited)
One Ranger (Action/With: Thomas Jane, John Malkovich, Dominique Tipper, Patrick Bergin/1 hr 35 min/Lionsgate/d: Jesse V. Johnson Limited)
Chile '76 (Drama/With: Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Sepúlveda, Hugo Medina, Alejandro Goic/1 hr 35 min/Kino Lorbeid: Manuela Marelli/Limited)
May 9, 2023
(LIMITED)
Roll With It (Comedy/With: McKaley Miller, Judith Hoag, Evan Hofer, Mark Christopher Lawrence/1 hr 55 min/Fathom Events/d: Chris Dowling/Limited)
May 12, 2023
(WIDE)
Book Club: The Next Chapter (Comedy/)With: Jane Fonda, Andy Garcia, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen/PG-13/1 hr 47 min/d: Bill Holderman/Focus Features/Wide)
Rally Road Racers (Animation/J.K. Simmons, Sharon Horgan, Chloe Bennet, John Cleese/PG/1 hr 33 min/Viva Pictures/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Monica (Drama/With: Emily Browning, Patricia Clarkson, Trace Lysette, Adriana Barraza/1 hr 46 min/IFC Films/d: Andrea Pallaoro/Limited)
BlackBerry (Biography/With: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Cary Elwes/2 hr 2 min/IFC Films/d: Matt Johnson/Limited)
Hypnotic (ThrilleWith: Ben Affleck, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Jeff Fahey/Ketchup Entertainment/d: Robert Rodriguez/Limited)
The Starling Girl (Drama/With: Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wrenn Schmidt/1 hr 56 min/Bleecker Street Media/d: Laurel Parmet/Limited)
Knights of the Zodiac (Fantasy/With: Madison Iseman, Famke Janssen, Mark Dacascos, Sean Bean/d: Tomasz Baginski/Limited)
It Ain't Over (Documentary/With: Andy Andres, Roger Angell, Marty Appel, Allen Bar1 hr 38 min/Sony Pictures Entertainment/d: Sean Mullin/Limited)
L'immensità (Drama/With: Penélope Cruz, Vincenzo Amato, Luana Giuliani, Patrizio Francioni/1 hr 37 min/Music Box Film/d: Emanuele Crialese/Limited)
May 17, 2023
(LIMITED)
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights (Documentary/With: Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins/1 hr 55 min/d: David Barnard/Limited)
May 19, 2023
(WIDE)
Fast X (Action/With: Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez/PG-13/2 hr 21 min/Universal Pictures/d: Louis LeTerrieWide)
(LIMITED)
Monica (Drama/Emily Browning, Patricia Clarkson, Trace Lysette, Adriana Barraza/1 hr 46 min/IFC Films/d: Andrea Pallaoro/Limited)
Master Gardener (ThrilleWith: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Eduardo Losan/1 hr 47 min/Magnolia Pictures/d: Paul SchradeLimited)
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future (La vaca que cantó una canción hacia el future) (Drama/With: Mía Maestro, Enzo Ferrada Rosati, Benjamin Soto, Leonor Varela/1 hr 38 min/Kino Lorbed: Francisca Alegria/Limited)
Black Lotus (Action/With: Rico Verhoeven, Frank Grillo, Marie Dompnier, Peter Franzén/1 hr 30 min/Vertical Entertainment/Todor Chapkanov/Limited)
May 26, 2023
(WIDE)
The Little Mermaid (Live Action Fantasy/With: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem/PG/2 hr 15 min/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/d: Rob Marshall/Wide)
Kandahar (Action/Gerard Butler, Ali Fazal, Bahador Foladi, Olivia-Mai Barrett/Open Road Films/d: Ric Roman Waugh/d: Laura Terruso/Wide)
About My Father (Comedy/With: Robert De Niro, Kim Cattrall, Sebastian Maniscalco, Leslie Bibb/PG-13/1 hr 29 min/Lionsgate/d: Laura Terruso/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Close to Vermeer (With: Pieter Roelofs, Abbie Vandivere, Betsy Wieseman, Gregor J.M. WebeKino Lorbed: Suzanne Raes/Limited)
The Machine (Action/With: Mark Hamill, Bert Kreischer, Jess Gabor, Stephanie Kurtzuba/1 hr 52 m/Sony Pictures Entertainment/d: Peter Atencio/Wide)
May 31, 2023
Shin Kamen Rider (Fantasy/With: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Minami Hamabe, Tasuku Emoto, Nanase Nishino/2 hr 1 min/Fathom Events/d: Hideaki Anno/Limited)
June 2, 2023
(WIDE)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse (Animated/With: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Issac, Jake Johnson/PG/2 hr 20 min/Columbia Pictures/d: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Thompson/Wide)
The Boogeyman (HorroWith: Chris Messina, Sophie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, David Dastmalchian/PG-13/1 hr 38 min/20th Century Studios/d: Rob Savage/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Past Lives (Drama/With: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Moon Seung-ah/PG-13/1 hr 46 min/A24/d: Celine Song/Limited)
June 9, 2023
(WIDE)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Fantasy/With: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Ron Perlman/PG-13/1 hr 57 min/Paramount Pictures/d: Steven Caple, Jr./Wide)
June 16, 2023
(WIDE)
The Flash (Fantasy/With: Ezra Miller, Michael Shannon, Ben Affleck, Ron Livingston/PG-13/2 hr 24 min/Warner Bros./d: Andrés Muschietti/Wide)
Pixar’s “Elemental” (Animated/With: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie , Ronniel Del Carmen, Shila Ommi/PG/1 hr 33 min/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Peter Sohn/Wide)
The Blackening (HorroWith: Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Grace Byers/1 hr 36 min/Lionsgate/d: Tim Story/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Asteroid City (Dramedy/With: everybody in Hollywood/PG-13/1 hr 45 min/Focus Features/d: Wes Anderson/Limited)
June 23, 2023
(WIDE)
No Hard Feelings (Comedy/With: Jennifer Lawrence, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Natalie Morales, Matthew Broderick/Sony/d: Gene Stupnitsky/Wide)
Asteroid City (Dramedy/With: everybody in Hollywood/PG-13/1 hr 45 min/Focus Features/d: Wes Anderson/Wide)
God Is A Bullet (Action/With: Maika Monroe, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Karl Glusman, Jamie Foxx/Wayward Entertainment/d: Nick Cassavetes/Wide)
June 30, 2023
(WIDE)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Adventure/With: Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge/PG-13/2 hr 21 min/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/d: James Mangold/Wide)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (Animation/With: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Jane Fonda, Will Forte/PG/DreamWorks Animation/d: Kirk De Micco and Faryn Pearl/Wide)
July 7, 2023
(WIDE)
Insidious: The Red Door (HorroWith: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Andrew Astor, Ty Simpkins/Screen Gems/d: Patrick Wilson/Wide)
Joy Ride (Comedy/With: Stephanie Hsu, David Denman, Ashley Park, Annie Mumolo/1 h 32 m/Lionsgate/d: Adele Lim/Wide)
July 12, 2023
(WIDE)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (Part One) (Action/With: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby/Paramount Pictures/d: Christopher McQuarrie/Wide)
July 14, 2023
(WIDE)
Theater Camp (Comedy/With: Ben Platt, Molly Gordon, Noah Galvin, Amy Sedaris/Searchlight Pictures/1h 34m/d: Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Psycho-Pass: Providence (Animation/With: Kana Hanazawa, Noriko Hidaka, Takako Honda, Shizuka Itô/2h 0m/Crunchyroll/d: Naoyoshi Shiotani/Limited)
July 21, 2023
(WIDE)
Barbie (Adventure/With: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp/Warner Bros./d: Greta Gerwig/Wide)
Oppenheimer (Biography/With: Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon/Universal Pictures/d: Christopher Nolan/Wide)
(LIMITED)
The Beanie Bubble (Dramedy/With: Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, Geraldine Viswanathan/Apple Original Films/d: Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr.)
July 28, 2023
(WIDE)
Haunted Mansion (HorrorComedy/With: Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito/PG-13/Disney/d: Justin Simien/Wide)
Talk To Me (HorroWith: Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanfi/1h 34m/A24/d: Danny and Michael Philippou/Wide)
Sympathy For The Devil (ThrilleWith: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman, Kaiwi Lyman, Cameron Lee Price/RLJE/d: Yuval AdleWide)
August 2, 2023
(WIDE)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Animation/With: Seth Rogan, Shamon Brown Jr./Paramount Pictures/d: Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears/Wide)
August 4, 2023
(WIDE)
The MEG 2: The Trench (HorroWith: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Shuya Sophia Cai, Cliff Curtis/PG-13/Warner Bros. Pictures/d: Ben Wheatley/Wide)
August 11, 2023
(WIDE)
Gran Turismo (Action/With: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet, Emelia Hartford/Sony/d: Neill Blomkamp/Wide)
Last Voyage of the Demeter (HorroWith: David Dastmalchian, Liam Cunningham, Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi/Universal Pictures/d: André Øvredal/Wide)
August 13, 2023
(LIMITED)
Enter The Dragon (2023 Re-Release) (Action/With: Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly, John Saxon, Ahna Capri/1 hr 42 min/Fathom Events/d: Robert Clouse/Limited)
August 18, 2023
(WIDE)
Blue Beetle (Fantasy/With: Xolo Maridueña, Susan Sarandon, George Lopez, Harvey Guillén/Warner Brothers/d: Angel Manuel Soto/Wide)
Strays (Comedy/With: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fishe1 hr 32 min/Universal Studios/d: Josh Greenbaum/Wide)
(LIMITED)
White Bird: A Wonder Story (Drama/With: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren/2h 2min/Lionsgate/d: Marc ForsteLimited)
The Hill (Biography/With: Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Bonnie Bedelia, Joelle CarteBriarcliff Entertainment/d: Jeff Celentano/Limited)
August 25, 2023
(WIDE)
White Bird: A Wonder Story (Drama/With: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren/2h 2min/Lionsgate/d: Marc ForsteWide)
(LIMITED)
Golda (Biopic/With: Helen Mirren, Camille Cottin, Liev Schreiber, Ed Stoppard/PG-13/d: Guy Nattiv/Limited)
September 1, 2023
(WIDE)
The Equalizer 3 (Action/With: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Eugenio Mastrandrea/Sony/d: Antoine Fuqua/Wide)
September 8, 2023
(WIDE)
The Nun 2 (HorroWith: Taissa Farmiga, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell, Katelyn Rose Downey/New Line-Warner Bros./d: Michael Chaves/Wide)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Comedy/With: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris/Focus Features/d: Nia Vardalos/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Poor Things (HorroWith: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo/Searchlight/d: Yorgos Lanthimos/Limited)
September 15, 2023
(WIDE)
A Haunting In Venice (Mystery/With: Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Yeoh/20th Century/d: Kenneth Branagh/Wide)
(LIMITED)
The Outlaw Johnny Black (Western/With Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash, Byron Minns/PG-13/2 hr 10 min/Samuel Goldwyn Films/d: Michael Jai White/Limited)
September 22, 2023
(WIDE)
The Expendables 4 (Action/With: Sylvester Stallone, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Megan Fox, Jason Statham/Lionsgate/d: Scott Waugh/Wide)
The Book of Clarence (Drama/With: LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, Benedict Cumberbatch/Sony/d: Jeymes Samuel/Wide)
Drive-Away Dolls (Comedy/With: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal/Focus Features/d: Ethan Coen/Wide)
September 29, 2023
(WIDE)
The Creator (Science Fiction/With: Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, John David Washington, Allison Janney/20th Century/d: Gareth Edwards/Wide)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Animation/With: Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry, Yara Shahidi, Marsai Martin/Paramount Pictures/Wide)
October 6, 2023
(WIDE)
Kraven the Hunter (Fantasy/With: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinger, Ariana DeBose/Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)/d: J.C. ChandoWide)
(LIMITED)
Killers of the Flower Moon (History/With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert DeNiro, Jesse Plemons/3 hr 26 min/Apple TV+-Paramount Pictures/d: Martin Scorsese/Limited)
October 20, 2023
(WIDE)
The Exorcist: Believer (HorroWith: Ellen Burstyn, Leslie Odom Jr, Ann Dowd, Rory Gross/Universal Pictures/d: David Gordon Green/Wide)
October 20, 2023
(WIDE)
Killers of the Flower Moon (History/With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert DeNiro, Jesse Plemons/3 hr 26 min/Apple TV+-Paramount Pictures/d: Martin Scorsese/Wide)
Dumb Money (Dramedy/With: Paul Dano, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen, Pete Davidson/Sony Pictures Releasing/d: Craig Gillespie/Wide)
October 27, 2023
(WIDE)
Five Nights At Freddy's (Animation/With: Elizabeth Lail, Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson/Universal/d: Emma Tammi/Wide)
Saw X (HorroWith: Tobin Bell, Michael Beach, Steven Brand, Synnøve Macody Lund/Lionsgate/d: Kevin Greutert/Wide)
November 3, 2023
(WIDE)
Dune (Part II) (Science Fiction/With: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin/Warner Bros. Pictures/d: Denis Villeneuve/Wide)
November 10, 2023
(WIDE)
The Marvels (Fantasy/With: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Teyonah Parris, Zawe Ashton/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/d: Nia DaCosta/Wide)
(LIMITED)
The Holdovers (Comedy/With: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph/Focus Features/d: Alexander Payne/Limited)
November 17, 2023
(WIDE)
Trolls Band Together (Animated/With: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rolando Davila-Beltran/Universal Studios/d: Tim Heitz and Colin Jack/Wide)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Action/With: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Ashley Liao, Mackenzie Lansing/Lionsgate/d: Francis Lawrence/Wide)
Thanksgiving (HorroWith: Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks/TriStar Pictures/d: Eli Roth/Wide)
(LIMITED)
Next Goal Wins (Sport/With: Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth Moss, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby/PG-13/1 hr 37 min/Spotlight Pictures/d: Taika Waititi/Limited)
November 22, 2023
(WIDE)
Disney’s “Wish” (Animation/With: Chris Pine, Ariana DeBose, Alan Tudyk/Walt Disney Animation/d: Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn/Wide)
The Holdovers (Comedy/With: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph/Focus Features/d: Alexander Payne/Wide)
Napoleon (Biography/With: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles/Sony-Apple/d: Ridley Scott/Wide)
December 15, 2023
(WIDE)
Wonka (MusicalComedy/With: Timothée Chalamet, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Olivia Colman/Warner Bros./d: Paul King/Wide)
Anyone But You (RomCom/With: Sydney Sweeney, Glan Powell/Sony/d: Will Gluck/Wide)
December 20, 2023
(WIDE)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Fantasy/With: Jason Momoa, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson/Warner Bros./d: James Wan/Wide)
Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife Sequel (Fantasy/With: Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon/Columbia/d: Gil Kenan/Wide)
December 22, 2023
(WIDE)
Migration (Animation/With: Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, Danny DeVito/PG/Illumination-Universal Studios/d: Benjamin RenneWide)
December 25, 2023
(WIDE)
The Color Purple (Musical/With: Fantasia Barrino, Deon Cole, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson/Warner Bros./d: Blitz Bazawule/Wide)
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2022.12.18 17:34 FragrantBicycle7 Holiday Reading List

Happy Sunday to you all! I've been taking notes since I joined you all in Feb 2021, and I wanted to share my reading list, in case you were looking for something to read during the holidays. This is stuff I'm interested in, so it might be a slightly weird mix. As befits an ape.
"A Demon of Our Own Design" (Richard Bookstaber) - foreshadows 2008 crisis, draws LTCM and 1987 crash as themes
"Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk" (Peter L. Bernstein) - history of risk in trading
"All About High-Frequency Trading" (Michael Durbin) - rise of HFT technique
"All The Devils Are Here" (Bethany McLean, Joseph Nocera) - general 2008 crisis shit
"All The President's Bankers" (Nomi Prins) - outlines history of Wall Street's interference in the White House, from Panic of 1907 to Obama's tenure
"A Manifesto for Social Progress" (Marc Fleurbaey) - guide to defeating corporate robber barons
"American Kleptocracy" (Casey Michel) - primer on how financial corruption around the world moved to America
"A Random Walk Down Wall St" (Burton G. Malkiel) - good overview of markets, not super in depth
"Autoworkers Under the Gun" (Gregg Shotwell) - story of how Delphi Auto (spinoff of GM) was destroyed to pass pension obligations to taxpayers and loot the corp (from a Delphi worker)
"Ayn Rand Nation" (Gary Weiss) - look at Ayn Rand's influnce on key people in regulation slashes (i.e. Alan Greenspan)
"Bailout" (Neil Barofsky) - ex Special Inspector General of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) writes a memoir arguing that the US Treasury is now an unofficial extension of Wall Street
"Barbarians at the Gate" (Bryan Burrough, John Heylar) - fall of tobacco conglomerate RJR Nabisco (extremely detailed and well sourced descriptions of world of 1980s leveraged buyouts)
"Beat The Dealer" (Edward Thorpe) - guide to beating blackjack (dated to 1960s games, so more of a snapshot of history)
"Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralized Finance and the End of Banks" (Steven Boykey Sidley, Simon Dingle) - gud intro to DeFi
"Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight Over Women's Work" (Jenny Brown) - look at money and people involved in trying to increase birth rate, with argument that it's an intentional attempt to create a perpetual United States labour pool
"Black Edge" (Sheelah Kolhatkar) - biography of Steve A Cohen and his various speculatory bullshit; it serves as argument for why corporate crime is never prosecuted or punished
"Black Tuesday" (Nomi Prins) - novel on the Crash of 1929 (more fictional and inspired by real-life events, so use for finding sources more than as a source)
"Black Wall Street" (Hannibal B Johnson) - covers US neighborhood that tried to start its own investments
"Blood in the Streets" (James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg) - 1987 book about disaster investing (seminal bc this is when LTCM fell apart)
"Broken Markets" (Joe Saluzzi) - HFT
"Bull By The Horns" (Sheila Bair) - former head of the FDIC during 2008 crisis writes account of Tim Geithner (former US Treasury Secretary), as a wider examination of Citigroup & others
"Bully Market" (Jamie Fiore Higgins) - expose book from a Goldman Sachs alum (whole career there; 1998-2016); main expertise was in keeping hedge funds net short • Book Explanation wallstreetonparade.com/2022/08/goldman-sachs-secrets-spill-out-in-new-book-by-a-former-managing-directo
"Citizens DisUnited" (Robert A. G. Monks) - describes rise of "manager-kings" in US, uncoupling shareholders from power over company decisions
"Collateral and Financial Plumbing" (Manmohan Singh) - textbook on how collateral works and is moved
"Collusion" (Nomi Prins) - discussion of post-2008 bailouts, & makes argument that another large crash is inevitable
"Confessions of an Economic Hitman" (John Perkins) - international fuckery, author may or may not be trustworthy
"Confidence Men" (Ron Suskind) - US journalist writes acc of White House from 2008-2011 (feat. Tim Geithner, Rahm Emanuel, Peter Orszag, etc)
"Conspiracy of Fools" (Kurt Eichenwald) - Enron
"Crack the Funding Code" (Judy Robinett) - guide for business owners looking for private funding (i.e. VCs); of particular help is the sections about when to walk away from funding offers
"Crisis of Confidence: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud" (Tom Mueller) - makes case that all of America's gov entities have been corrupted by greed
"Dark Pools" (Scott Patterson) - take on HFT, broker-owned dark pools, and electronic trading; written as a follow-up on his former book "The Quants" pdfdrive.com/dark-pools-e58493704.html • Supplementary Info (SOES Bandits, aka Small Order Execution System): -> ft.com/content/6dcd1560-56f9-33de-909d-5849860a86f9 -> investopedia.com/terms/s/soesbandits.asp -> openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/95/1/FTsonis_MFA_Thesis.pdf -> reddit.com/Superstonk/comments/yx51lx/catskillcrypto/iwnvnxp -> traderlife.co.uk/interviews/pod-chats/trader-interview-scott-patterson-dark-pools/
"Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald T****, and an Epic Trail of Destruction" (David Enrich) - collection of interviews regarding dealings of Deutsche Bank -> no asterisks, bot just won't let me post if I include his full last name lol
"Debt: The First 5000 Years" (David Graeber) - history of debt (possibly not reliable, check author's credibility first) -> warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/currentstudents/undergraduate/modules/fulllist/special/statesofdamage/syllabus201516/graeber-debt_the_first_5000_years.pdf
"Den of Thieves" (James B. Stewart) - insider trading schemes of 1980s, with a focus on leveraged buyouts & similar
"Derivatives and Risk Management" (R. Madhumathi, M. Ranganatham) - read in Google Books for VW squeeze (p152)
"Dreamland" (Sam Quinones) - story of how sugar cane farmers created a new distribution system for opiates to enter the US from 2000-2015 ish -> Companion Article (same author): theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174
"Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" (Patrick Radden Keefe) - history of Sackler family, their central role in opioids crisis, founding of Purdue Pharma + marketing of pharmaceuticals • Companion article on why FDA did nothing (McKinsey was consulting for both FDA and Purdue Pharma) - nytimes.com/2022/04/13/business/mckinsey-purdue-fda-records.html
"Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment" (Grady Hillhouse) - book from guy who runs Practical Engineering YouTube channel, regarding water infrastructure
"Fast Food Nation" (Eric Schlosser) - extensive research on US fast food industry, from meatpackers to ads
"F.I.A.S.C.O." (Frank Portnoy) - 1990s derivatives structurer writes on subject
"Fixers" (Michael M. Thomas) - points out how Wall Street retains influence in US government, regardless of President
"Flash Boys" (Michael Lewis) - high frequency trading interviews (warning: a lot is correct, but a lot is incorrect too)
"Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" (David Einhorn) - author provides comprehensive look at Allied Capital & subsidiary Business Loan Express from Apr 2002 to Dec 2007 (use for sources and timelines only; author is an activist short seller for aforementioned corp, and so is likely to defend that practice)
"Green Empire" (Karthryn Ziewitz, June Wiaz) - history of St. Joe's Company (largest landowner in Florida)
"Griftopia" (Matt Taibbi) - pol journalist creates timelines for basic Wall St stuff (mainly gud for insights into Goldman); also draws argument that oil in 2008 went crazy partly bc of legislative shit influenced by Wall Street
"Hedge Hogs" (Barbara Dreyfuss) - acc of Amaranth Advisors, LLC; how it went from $9.668B in client assets in 2006, to losing over $6B in 4 WEEKS
"High-Frequency Trading" (Irene Aldridge) - highly technical book recommended by pwnwtfbbq, used to support pwn's belief that the entire stock market is algo driven
"Homewreckers" (Aaron Glantz) - list (incomplete, possibly politically biased) of people who got rich off of 2008
"Hopeless" (anthology of works, edited by Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank) - about Obama's rise, corruption involved
"How Wall Street Fleeces America" (Stephen Lendman) - PPT, ESF, CRMPG, and the US gov's planned overthrow of Guatemala as early as 1951 • Companion Article: "How Markets Really Work" (Stephen Lendman) countercurrents.org/lendman290509.htm
"Infectious Greed" (Frank Portnoy) - detailed history of derivatives on Wall St
"It Takes A Pillage" (Nomi Prins) - how banks looted the Treasury and stole the 2008 bailout
"Jacked" (Nomi Prins) - conservatives in America looting money; an account of anecdotes around the US
"JPMadoff" (Helen Davis Chaitman, Lance Gotthofer) - outlines how/why JP can be charged under RICO statutes
"King Icahn" (Mark Stevens) - bio of Carl Icahn as raider and activist (use for info and maybe insights)
"King of Capital" (David Carey, John E. Morris) - history of Blackstone
"Killing The Host" (Michael Hudson) - outlines history of Wall Street's roles
"Knights, Raiders and Targets: The Impact of the Hostile Takeover" (John C. Coffee Jr, Louis Lowenstein, Susan Rose Ackerman) - academic discussion of hostile takeovers, released 1988
"Lessons Not Learned" (Susanne Trimbath) - primer on Dodd Frank Act, 2008 crisis, shorting, and settlement failures' role in the crash
"Liar's Poker" (Michael Lewis) - culture of bond trading
"Meet Me in the Bathroom" (Lizzy Goodman) - author conducted over 200 interviews to create oral history of how New York revived rock & roll 2001-2011
"Men and Mysteries of Wall Street" (James K. Medbery) - Wall St snapshot in 1878
"Merchants of Grain" (Dan Morgan) - international grain trade, dated to 1979 ("Out of the Shadows" is the update)
"Mike! Wall Street's Mayor" (Neil Fabricant) - acc of Michael Bloomberg
"Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance" (Janet Gleeson) - book on John Law + role in Mississippi Bubble
"Monopolized" (David Dayen) - personal stories from Americans on monopolies affecting their lives
"My Life as a Quant" (Emanuel Derman) - quant trading origins, precursor to HFT
"Naked, Short, and Greedy" (Suzanne Trimbath) - history of DTCC & FTDs
"Ninety Percent of Everything" (Rose George) - talks about interdependence of every part of modern economy, done in the quest for lower prices
"Noncompliant: A Lone Whistleblower Exposes the Giants of Wall Street" (Carmen Segarra) - NY Fed stuff
"No One Would Listen" (Henry Markopolos) - account of journalist who investigated Bernie Madoff and how he was ignored by the SEC
"No Shortcuts to Organizing to Win in the New Gilded Age" (Jane McAlevey) - history of union leadership trends
"Octopus: Sam Israel, The Secret Market, and Wall Street's Wildest Con" (Guy Lawson) - desperate trader gets conned; probably all bullshit, but the names and concepts are worth reading -> Danny Casolaro - journalist, looking into "Octopus" and PROMIS scandal
"Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives" (John C. Hull) - textbook; free pdf available in hell-mitc's DD
"Organized Labor and the Black Worker" (Philip S. Foner, Robin D. G. Kelley) - dense, but highly informative and detailed acc of US labor history
"Other People's Money" (John Kay) - good outline of flaws in US economics
"Other People's Money" (Nomi Prins) - describes a 15 year history in banking as an executive, day to day details
"Out of the Shadows: The New Merchants of Grain" (Jonathan Kingsman) - 2019 update for Dan Morgan's 1979 book on international grain trade
"Panic!" (Michael Lewis) -
"People Get Ready" (Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols) - account of how US democracy was corporatized, and a strategic road map to a peaceful revolution
"Permanent Distortion" (Nomi Prins) - former Goldman Sachs veteran writes scathing critique of Fed's QE as a Ponzi scheme for the rich (tread carefully; the anger is warranted but accuracy of the details is what matters in reading this)
"Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom" (Sarah Seo) - analysis of how history of modern policing intersects with car's history
"Prisms of the People" (Hahrie Han) - analysis of factors that make protests and movements successful
"Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power" (Steve Coll) - history of ExxonMobil (1979-2010)
"Prophet of Blood: The Untold Story of Ervil Lebaron and the Lambs of God" (Ben Bradlee Jr) - detailed cult story that apparently links LeBaron family to Mitt Romney (according to descendent of LeBarons, AnnaKLeBaron, but could easily be mega tinfoil so idk)
"Quants" (Scott Patterson) - does a comparison of HFT strats to poker, and delves into the background of "Beat the Dealer" author Ed Thorp, Pete Muller of Morgan Stanley, Ken Griffin of Citadel, James Simon of Renaissance Tech, Clifford S Asness and Aaron Brown of AQR Capital Mgmt, & Boaz Weinstein of Deutsche Bank
"Reinventing Collapse" (Dmitry Orlov) - blueprint for America's collapse based on author's expertise w/ Soviet Union
"Reminisces of a Stock Operator" (Edwin Lefevre) - historical tactics for market cornering; biography of Jesse Livermore, stock speculator
"Restricted Data" (Alex Wellerstein) - history of US nuclear secrecy
"Secrets of the Temple" (William Greider) - how Federal Reserve operates
"Secrecy World" (Jake Bernstein) - tax evasion techniques by the rich
"Securities Transfer: Principles and Procedures" (Martin Torosian) - book on backend of US securities shit
"Seed Wars" (Keith Aoki) - seed patents
"Servants of the Damned" (David Enrich) - expose of Jones Day (law firm protecting giant financial interests like T****, tobacco, opioids, & minimized sexual abuse of Catholic Church) and similar entities of "Big Law" -> asterisks because bot won't let me post his full name
"Solidarity Divided" (Bill Fletcher Jr) - US labor history, focused on today
"Streets of Hope" (Holly Sklar, Peter Medoff) - tale of Roxbury neighborhood in Boston, how they overcame poverty in major chunks by organizing
"Taking Mr. Exxon" (Philip Jett) - story of kidnapping of Exxon's President on Apr 29, 1992
"Taming the Megabanks" (Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr) - covers history of what led up to repeal of Glass-Steagall
"Tax Evasion and the Rule of Law in Latin America" (Marcelo Bergman) - tax shit for Latin American jurisdictions
"Tax Havens: How Globalization Really Works" (Ronen Palan, Richard Murphy, Christian Chavagneux) - explanation of how tax havens are integral to world economy and skew globalization costs
"Tax The Rich!" (Morris Pearl) - former BlackRock exec provides intro to how tax code gets exploited by the rich
"The Ascent of Money" (Niall Ferguson) - history of money
"The Big Short" (Michael Lewis) - more info and better timeline than movie
"The Caesar's Palace Coup" (Sujeet Indap) - 2015 restructuring of Caesar's Palace casino (involves many Kraken players: Apollo Global Mgmt, TPG Cap, Elliot Mgmt, Oaktree Capital, etc)
"The Citizen's Share" (Joseph R. Blasi) - multiple case studies used to argue people should share in profits
"The Chickenshit Club" (Jesse Eisinger) - regulatory capture of US regulators
"The Complete Guide to Contract Cheating" (Dave Tomar) - Lauer's friend wrote contract cheating (prevalence, effects, & laws against it) book
"The Creature of Jekyll Island" (G. Edward Griffin) - seminal take on rise of the Federal Reserve (tread carefully; no sources are cited, author is hardcore tinfoil believing HIV doesn't cause AIDS and various chemtrail conspiracies)
"The Death of an Heir" (Philip Jett) - story of kidnapping of Coors Brewery heir on Feb 5, 1960
"The Devil's Chessboard" (David Talbot) - depicts Allen Dulles (CIA co-founder) and his role in global economic fuckery • "Death is Just Around the Corner" (Podcast about CIA history; newest episodes are Patreon-only and prob not searchable, but backlog is gr8)
"The End of the Everything Bubble" (Alaadair Nairn) - makes argument that Wall St bullied Fed into infinite QE post 2008 (use for sources; credibility of the author is not known)
"The Failure of Laissez-Faire Capitalism" (Paul Craig Roberts) - very detailed history on US monetary policy, economic theory, and Wall St's history
"The Fed" (Martin Mayer) - organization politics of the Fed (tread very carefully, be critical of sources; author is biased and prone to snide comments)
"The Fed Unbound" (Lev Menand) - very recent book (2022), describing how Fed effectively made loans to the planet as a whole in Mar 2020, to avoid collapse
"The Frackers" (Gregory Zuckerman) - history of oil
"The History of the Standard Oil Company" (Ida M. Tarbell) - deep dive into kraken megacorp of 100 years ago
"The Hyperinflation Survival Guide" (Gerald Swanson) - analyzing surviving in hyperinflation in the US, written 1989
"The Hypocritical Hegemon" (Lukas Hagelberg) - effects of US domestic tax policy on global tax policy, plus role US has played in offshore tax havens (both creation and crackdown)
"The Jungle" (Upton Sinclair) - novel but based on history of anti-worker shit in US meatpacking industry in 1910s ish
"The League" (John Eisenberg) - history of NFL
"The Least of Us" (Sam Quinones) - tale of designer and synthetic drugs in US
"The Lords of Easy Money" (Christopher Leonard) - explains QE
"The Lost Bank" (Kirsten Grind) - fall of Washington Mutual Bank to Citigroup
"The Market Structure Crisis" (Haim Bodek, Stanislav Dolgopolov) - HFT infrastructure (read after Flash Boys + Bodek's "The Problem of HFT" book)
"The Mathematics of Gambling" (Edward Thorpe) - dude invented a lot of the principles of card counting, so it could be instructive
"The Meat Racket" (Christopher Leonard) - discusses Tyson Foods' role in takeover of US meat industry
"The Men Who Solved The Markets" (Greg Zuckerman) - founding of Renntech, most successful hedge fund
"The Misbehavior of Markets" (Benoit Mandelbrot) - markets, math, fractals
"The Money Laundry" (J. C. Sharman) - review of AML laws & how shit they are
"The New Tycoons" (Jason Kelly) - history of entire private equity industry
"The Number That Killed Us" (Pablo Triana) - development of VaR and its role in financial crises (use for timeline and concepts only; author doesn't have a great track record in his other books)
"The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins" (Jeff Connaughton) - former Chief of Staff to Sen. Ted Kaufman (took Joe B****'s seat as Delaware Senator when former became Obama's VP) describes "The Blob" aka nebulous network of alliances in Washington ->asterisks because bot won't let me include his name
"The Predators' Ball" (Connie Bruck) - rise of junk bond raiders and Drexel's Ball, colloquially known as title bc it became an arena for raiders & victims
"The Predictors" (Thomas A. Bass) - intersection of trading and chaos theory
"The Problem of HFT" (Haim Bodek) - HFT collected writings (easier than his other book, but read after Flash Boys)
"The Rare Metals War" (Guillarme Pitron) - explanation of international rare metals trade + how breaking free of fossil fuels is setting us up to be dependent instead on rare metals
"The Smartest Guys in the Room" (Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind) - Enron scandal and its aftermath
"The Sovereign Individual" (James Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg) - lots of speculation on human trends regarding move from industrial to information age
"The Theory of the Working Class" (Thorstein Veblen) - explains general structures of upper class, dated 1899
"The Treason of the Senate" (David Graham Phillips) - names 75 Senators (out of 96 total, at time of publication in 1906) beholden to corporate interests
"The Truth About The Trusts" (John Moody) - written by creator of Moody's, describes in extraordinary detail the function and history of trusts (esp. for trust's real purpose of making asset ownership irrelevant to asset control, thus decoupling money from power)
"The Truth About World Financial Group: Unauthorized" (Steve Siebold) - journalism (inc 107 interviews) of World Financial Group (insurance)
"The Weaponisation of Everything" (Mark Galeotti) - argues world moving towards state of permanent low-level conflict, unnoticed & undeclared
"The World According to Monsanto" (Marie-Monique Robin) - seed patents
"The World for Sale" (Javier Blas, Jack Farchy) - fuckery in commodity trading
"The Unbanking of America" (Lisa Servon) - insight into unbanked people
"They Were Her Property" (Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers) - book on white female slave owners in the American South
"This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race" (Nicole Perlroth) - history of zero day cyberwarfare and greatest dangers
"Token Economy" (Shermin Voshmgir) - gud and recent book on DeFi
"Trading With The Enemy" (Nicholas W. Maier) - former employee of Cramer describes his mania & shit (use for info)
"Under the Influence" (Peter Hernon, Terry Ganey) - unauthorized expose of the Anheuser-Busch family dynasty (formerly America's foremost beer)
"Wall Street Versus America" (Gary Weiss) - 2006 book warning about the upcoming crash, with lots of details
"War Is A Racket" (Smedley Butler) - short novella of being "a gangster for capitalism"
"What's The Matter With Delaware?" (Hal Weitzman) - history of Delaware as HQ for incorporation & tax avoidance
"When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management" (Roger Lowenstein) - story of LCTM firm
"When Money Was in Fashion" (June Breton Fisher) - rough history of Wall St via lens of Goldman Sachs' founding, written by Henry Goldman's grandkid (use for insights on today's tactics; a lot of smoky boardroom shit)
"Why I Left Goldman Sachs" (Greg Smith) - expose book on Goldman
"Winners Take All" (Anand Giridharadas) - talks about scam of global philanthropy
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2022.11.19 02:30 l_ray_al Recommendations

Hi everyone! I am looking for recommendations to put on my Christmas list. I enjoy the following books: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, The Unhoneymooners by Christiana Lauren, Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by Hanes Patterson, and I’m Glad my Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy. Please don’t recommend anything too long preferably 200-300 pages. I like mystery books but nothing too scary/creepy please. Thank you!
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2022.11.19 02:29 l_ray_al Recommendations

Hi everyone! I am looking for recommendations to put on my Christmas list. I enjoy the following books: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, The Unhoneymooners by Christiana Lauren, Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by Hanes Patterson, and I’m Glad my Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy. Please don’t recommend anything too long preferably 200-300 pages. I like mystery books but nothing too scary/creepy please. Thank you!
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