9 Answers2025-06-05
I'm a little wary of any count of author's movies that doesn't start with a definition of a "movie"! If one includes TV films then the number of author's movies suddenly balloons. If one limits the count to only include films that were released theatrically then the number falls to half a dozen or so. Most accurately, therefore, for casual reference, one would have to count six of the cinematic films based on his works. This is precise enough to be correct and 'broad' enough to encompass the general refernce to his 'movies'. Anything more detailed than this is really for the footnotes of a dissertation, not for a post on a forum.
12 Answers2026-01-16
My perspective is a bit different. Why not try to read other books in the same genre and which are already given away for free? There are plenty of indie authors who give away the first book in a series for free to get people to read the rest of the series. They are professionally written and you can download them for free. You might even find a new favorite author and feel no guilt whatsoever. Search for “eco-thriller” or “jungle adventure” and then sort by lowest price first. The professionally published book you are asking about will likely go on sale and you can get an emailalert if you follow a book.
7 Answers2026-07-25
In the inside of every Alex Cross book, there is a copyright page that lists all of the previous titles in the series in order. It’s a low-tech, foolproof way to get all of the Alex Cross books in order. Just pick up any of the books and look at the copyright page inside. It’s even better than having the books on line because you don’t need to have any internet connection.
3 Answers2026-01-23
Recently free titles I have read came through my local library’s e-catalog. After that I check authors’ Patreon pages, even Wattpad, where sometimes authors will post additional works (such as sequels) in progress, even early drafts. The recently published title of ‘How It All Began’ might be difficult to read for free, but titles like these sometimes turn up in used book exchanges and in ‘pay what you like’ sales. The publisher occasionally surprises subscribers to the publisher’s newsletter with free copies.
7 Answers2026-07-28
Some people get defensive when they hear that questions like this one are invasive. They might claim that the question is just curiosity or that it means no harm. But if it means no harm, then why do so many people feel uneasy or even bothered by this question? People feel uneasy or bothered by this question because it crosses a social boundary and the discomfort it causes can be a clue to that.
7 Answers2025-06-06
Another indirect source of book literature are book blogging communities. Many book bloggers receive advance review copies (ARCs) of upcoming releases. The bloggers then review the books within a set time frame and after that, they often host a giveaway for the physical or e-book copy. So, by following your favorite historical romance book bloggers on Twitter or on Instagram, you can get entered for the giveaways of newly released books by authors whose books the blogger seems to like. Not as easy as going to a library and checking out a book on the spot, but very fun to win a newly released book by a favorite author and to discover a new blogger with similar tastes.
3 Answers2025-05-02
This summary does a decent job of encapsulating Wonder as a whole, but there are so many little, powerful scenes that occurred in the book between main plot points, like Auggie’s first day of school or when his Halloween costume fell apart. Those are some of the most memorable scenes in the book.
In addition to Auggie’s personal growth the novel traces the ways in which his kindness can have a positive impact on a whole community. Again this is summarized in the summary but is so much more powerful when read in the novel.
If you don’t have time to read the full summary then please do read the novel – it’s so emotionally powerful and more complex than you’ve read about here.
3 Answers2026-01-13
I love this story so much! Unfortunately, I don’t know of any free versions of it out there in the Internet, but maybe there’s a free version on Scribd or on YouTube, because sometimes people record public domain-ish work to audio for you to listen to.
If you are interested in a great story about the human spirit overcoming incredible odds while building deep relationships, then read this story. And it’s worth the hunt – many public libraries carry these types of works by Latin American authors as part of a literature collection and I just happen to have read this one cover to cover.
6 Answers2025-06-03
This led me down a rabbit hole last year. The landscape of open-source redaction tools is quite sparse. The open-source software philosophy typically revolves around creation and modification of software, not destruction or obfuscation of data. This is actually quite funny when you think about it.
PDF Redact Tools looks like a nice project to build a redaction tool specifically for PDF files. The script applies a black box and then render the underlying text as an image. The tool and its documentation are written in Python and thus is command-line only, which might be a problem for many users. It seems to understand the security concerns and thus the documentation strongly advices to verify the output of the tool. It seems to be more of a proof-of-concept than a finished tool but it exists!
4 Answers2025-05-12
Yes, VitalSource offers free trials for many of their novels. For example, I tried out ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ by Casey McQuiston through a VitalSource trial. The way the trial worked for me was that I got to read the beginning of the book (about 1/3 or so), and then I could decide whether or not I wanted to continue with the full book.
Trials are useful to test drive new authors and genres before you purchase them and VitalSource has done a good job of offering trials for many of their novels even if not all. I would recommend checking out the list of available e-books to see what is currently on offer.