Everything is tuberculosis : the history and persistence of our deadliest infection / John Green.
Author: Green, John, 1977-, author.
Publisher: London, UK : Ebury Press UK, 2025.
Review by: DeweyDecim8r  on: 16/04/2025 1:50:23 PM
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Everything is Tuberculosis is the latest book from John Green The Fault in our Stars Looking for Alaska. John is a writer through and through and his poetic style makes this title all the more dramatic uplifting and heartbreaking. This is a non-fiction book made very digestible for those who might not normally pick one up.Tuberculosis or TB or consumption is the worlds leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. It is preventable and curable. John goes through great effort to paint how devastating this disease is how it has warped trends and moments in history how the pharmaceutical industry exploits TB for money how racism and classism have hampered efforts to combat the spread of this disease.I dont want to spoil too much other than to say that I think this might be my new favourite non-fiction work.

Joe Pickett. Seasons 1 & 2 [DVD]/
Author: Dowdle, John Erick, creator. -- Dowdle, Drew, creator. -- Dorman, Michael, 1981-, actor. -- Guill, Julianna, 1987-, actor. -- Grier, David Alan, 1956 June 30-, actor. -- Box, C. J. Joe Pickett novel. Television adaptation of (work).
Publisher: Australia : Distributed by ViaVision Entertainment, ©2023.
Review by: tigerlady  on: 4/06/2024 3:00:53 PM
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C. J. Box has written 24 books-based on Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. Joe is an everyman hero with a penchant for stepping into trouble works with an outlaw falconer and his resourceful wife and daughters to protect the land of Twelve Sleep country from hunters eco-terrorists cowboy hit men and rogue government agents among others.
The character of Joe Pickett is in a way the antithesis of many modern literary protagonists. He works hard and tries sincerely to 'do the right thing.' He doesn't talk much. Hes a lousy shot. He's human and real which means he sometimes mucks up. When I think of Joe Pickett I dont think of an action hero or a smooth operator and this is why I think I'm attracted to the character and the TV series.
Two seasons of Joe Pickett TV series have produced. I thought S1 was slow to start but I really got into it after ep3. S1 is based on book 1 & 3 which made watching the TV series a tad confusing at times but much more enjoyable as it upped the action. S2 picks up a year after S1 finished and is based on books 8 10 & 12. It really ramps up the action drama and tension for the Pickett family. Joe doesnt enter every encounter with an agenda other than to do the right thing. Its his fatal flaw. Wish him luck.

The housemaid's secret / Freida McFadden.
Author: McFadden, Freida, author.
Publisher: London : Bookouture, 2023. -- ©2023.
Review by: McMurtrie, Deonne Mrs  on: 23/11/2023 10:06:44 AM
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Love this author highly recommend!

The housemaid's secret / Freida McFadden.
Author: McFadden, Freida, author.
Publisher: London : Bookouture, 2023. -- ©2023.
Review by: McMurtrie, Deonne Mrs  on: 23/11/2023 10:06:24 AM
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Love this author highly recommend!!

The unlikely voyage of Jack de Crow / A. J. Mackinnon.
Author: Mackinnon, A. J. (Alexander James), 1963- author.
Publisher: Collingwood, VIC : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Books Pty Ltd, 2022.
Review by: debbrooker  on: 20/09/2023 12:47:12 PM
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A thrilling read is The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow by A.J. Mackinnon.
Alerted to this book by a friend who actually met the author docked at the Greek island of Ithaca just weeks ago the last few days I have found myself immersed in it and hard to put down. I am no sailor but there is no need to understand the complexities of sailing to enjoy this amazing adventure by a man through the waterways from Wales UK to the Black Sea off Romania in the late 1990s a turbulent time in history to boot. The challenges the people met the serene moments the harshness and even the pirates an amazing adventure told by A.J. McKinnon also a talented story teller writer teacher and philosopher.

As The Melbourne Times said A marvellous adventure and Mackinnon recounts it with humour and enthusiasm a clever and entirely engaging read
I thoroughly agree.