Evolving Perceptions

I know that it is already the last week of march and this haul is long overdue but I really wanted to show you my February haul because I was so proud of myself because all of the books that I've purchase were 60% off and I got them during the Powerbooks clearance sale. Two of them were even leather bound classics which costs a lot if it was not on sale. 1. Rogue Heroes: The History of SAS, Britain's special forces unit that sabotaged the Nazi's and changed the nature of the war by Ben Macintyre The incredible untold story of WWII s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue Britain's Special Air Service or SAS was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat whose aimlessness in early life belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a battlefield map of World War II s African theater and saw a protracted struggle with Rommel s desert forces, Stirling saw an opportunity: g...

Title: Kiss and Cry Author: Mina V. Esguerra Published by: Bright Girls Books Release Date: March 1, 2019 PLOT: Calinda met Ramirez when she was 20 and he was 22. She was the rising star of women's skating, and he was the superstar forward of men's hockey. Her parents and coach were against their relationship, and because Calinda wanted to prove that no hot guy would ever distract her from her dream, she chose skating over him — and also avoided him all together.  Ten years later, they meet again as gold medalists and prominent sports advocates, still single and undeniably attracted to each other. It's still not a good time for them, because Ramirez is retiring from hockey and moving back to the United States. Calinda doesn't do relationships, really, and proposes they use his final three weeks in Manila to explore what might have been, and do all the things they wish they'd done (there's a list!). Then he can leave for good, and they can both move...