The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

this book was very good...

I gave this book 5 out of 5 and read this in December 2022.

The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the  world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man.

One  man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal.

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Miami Vice...

     

Scariest

     

Schindler's List and Robin Williams

       

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup (2nd read)

Twelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, is a memoir by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. It is a slave narrative of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped in Washington, D.C., sold into slavery, and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, as well as describing at length cotton and sugar cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.

I gave the book 4 out of 5 and read this in 

June 2022

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The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship & Espionage

An interesting story of young adults making a choice for what they believe and living to regret it - but understanding their believes. Worth reading for an insight into politics and USA / Russia

I gave the book 4 out of 5 and read this in 

April 2022

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Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

I gave the book 5 out of 5 and read this in 

March 2022

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Shallow grave

Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.

I gave the film 8 out of 10 and saw this again in September  2023...  

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The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter #2) by Thomas Harris

Hannibal Lecter. The ultimate villain of modern fiction. Read the five-million-copy bestseller that scared the world silent. The Silence of the Lambs. A young FBI trainee. An evil genius locked away for unspeakable crimes. A plunge into the darkest chambers of a psychopath's mind--in the deadly search for a serial killer. - back cover

I gave the book 5 out of 5 and read this in 

December 2021

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (3+)

A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.

I gave the film 10 out of 10 and saw this again in August 2023...  

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American Psycho

A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.

I gave the film 9 out of 10 and saw this 

again in August 2023...  

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Dog Day Afternoon

Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

I gave the film 9 out of 10 and saw this again in 

August 2023...  

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Ghostbusters

Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.

I gave the film 7 out of 10 and saw this again in 

August 2023...  

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Deadpool

A wisecracking mercenary gets experimented on and becomes immortal yet hideously scarred, and sets out to track down the man who ruined his looks.

I gave the film 7 out of 10 and saw this again in 

August 2023...  

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Dead Poets Society

Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression.

I gave the film 8 out of 10 and saw this again in 

August 2023 with my daughter...  

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Carlos the Jackal (TV Mini Series)

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.

I gave the film 8 out of 10 and saw this again in 

August 2023 but it is very violent...  

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