Just My Luck by Rosalind James6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() With this book, I have unfortunately broken my New Year's Resolution to automatically DNF at the first sign of Doormat. I am sorry, Rosalind James, your lovely New Zealand travelogue cannot make up for the deficiencies of this particular heroine. To add insult to injury, there is a B plot with the Perfect Romantic Couple that seems to have been inserted in the book just to hammer the point that heroine is a HOT MESS. ![]() (Her response to the suggestion that she prosecute the CRIMINAL who violated her privacy: how can I file a police report against him when he has moved to another country ? *face palm*) Also, she lets everyone, from her ex-boyfriend of six years, to her ONS who took sex pics of her without her consent and published them on the Internet, to her boss at work who steals her ideas, belittles her and finally wrongfully terminates her, WALK ALL OVER HER WITH TOTAL IMPUNITY. Then, there's the conversation heroine has with her roommate where her roommate has to explain to her that men sometimes lie and have one-night stands. HEROINE: WHAT?!!!! Why didn't you tell me? Waaaaaaahhhhh *runs away crying* HERO: I am a commitment-phobe who has no room in his life other than for professional rugby. ![]()
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Patience by lisa valdez6/12/2023 ![]() But it was important that she see and feel-and remember-how to play from her heart. Watching her break it had been both shocking and spectacular. He looked at the broken pieces of her cello, scattered all around them. Known for her exceptional beauty, Patience Emmalina Dare fears. ![]() ![]() So long as there was breath in his body, she would never again feel alone-or feel the need to hide from her own emotions. A desire that would put her name-and love-to the test. He closed his eyes and kissed her temple. sobs and wracked cries that had followed it had almost broken his heart. But her collapse, her painful confession, and the tortured. He tightened his arms around her protectively. He’d kiss her brow and smooth her hair for a thousand years if it comforted her-if it made her understand that his embrace, his heart, and his soul were all eternally hers. He didn’t know how many times he’d already done so, but it didn’t matter. ![]() SONG OF SOLOMON 3:4 Matthew pressed his lips to Patience’s brow and stroked her curls back from her cheek. To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt: ![]() ![]() ![]() With the help of their friends, Tommy and Kellen record cases such as "Origami Yoda and the Pre-eaten Wiener," "Origami Yoda and the Exploding Pizza Bagels," and "Origami Yoda and Wonderland: The Musical." But Harvey and his Darth Paper puppet have a secret plan that could make Dwight's suspension permanent. After suffering several Origami Yoda-related humiliations, Harvey manages to get Dwight suspended from school for being a "troublemaker." Origami Yoda pleads with Tommy and Kellen to save Dwight by making a new case file-one that will show how Dwight's presence benefits McQuarrie. ![]() The hilarious, clever, and much-anticipated follow-up to the breakout hit, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda! It is a dark time at Ralph McQuarrie Middle School. ![]() Body alchemy loren cameron6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The invitation read as follows: In biblical studies, the analysis of gender has still not reached the main stream of exegesis, yet contributed a great deal to the development of new perspectives, especially in literary methods and socio-historical investigations of Hebrew Bible texts. The participating panelists were feminist/womanist scholars from four different continents. Maier, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany. Juliana Claassens, Stellenbosch University, and Christl M. The seminar on Gender in Current Biblical Scholarship, the contributions of which are published here, was jointly organized by L. In 4-9 September 2016, the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT) held its 22nd conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa. ![]() Witold rybczynski6/12/2023 ![]() “At least a fourth of mankind habitually takes the load off its feet by crouching in a deep squat, both at rest and at work,” he observed. Hewes identified no fewer than a hundred common sitting positions. In a classic study of human posture around the world, the anthropologist Gordon W. ![]() The world is divided into people who sit on the floor and those who sit on chairs. The various postures cinematically underline a central point: the relaxed Bedouins are at home in this place-the desert-while the stiff English colonel is an interloper. The prince, attired in a dark robe and a white ghutrah, reclines on a pile of sheepskins, while his colleague Sherif Ali leans casually against a tent pole. ![]() Lawrence, a lieutenant and less formally dressed, appears slightly more comfortable, with his legs folded to one side. Brighton, in his tailored uniform, polished Sam Browne belt, and riding boots, looks distinctly ill at ease with his legs awkwardly stretched out in front of him. There is no furniture the men sit on the carpet. The royal tent is spartan yet luxurious, patterned woven cloths hang from the low ceiling, a large brass samovar gleams in the candlelight, the ground is covered with a rich carpet. Lawrence and his superior, Colonel Brighton, visit the desert encampment of Prince Faisal, a leader of the Arab Revolt. There is a pivotal early scene in David Lean’s film Lawrence of Arabia in which T. E. ![]() Broken Ghost by Niall Griffiths6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Our recent success includes writers such Richard Owain Roberts (Not the Booker Award Winner 2020), Alys Conran (Wales Book of the Year Winner 2017).Tristan Hughes (Stanford’s Fiction Winner 2018), and Lloyd Markham (Betty Trask Award Winner 2018) Glen James Brown (shortlisted for the Orwell Fiction Award 2019). ![]() We have always published first time fiction and aim to give new writers as much development support as we can. ‘a vital part of our publishing scene in Wales and great ambassador for the best of Welsh writing.’ – Rebecca Gould, Head of Arts at British Council Wales It puts out a dazzling, stimulating, thought-provoking selection of books on par with (if not better and more interesting than) the bigger publishing houses.’ – Jenny White, journalist From the selection of its authors and topics covered through to the editing and production of the books, Parthian exudes quality. ‘I'm always delighted to hear of new releases from Parthian because I know they will be of such a high standard. ‘For almost thirty years, have been one of the most consistently agile imprints in Wales.’ – Mike Parker, Planet Magazine ![]() The strain trilogy6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() And in a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, an aged Holocaust survivor knows that the war he has been dreading his entire life is finally here. Eph Goodweather, head of a CDC rapid-response team investigating biological threats, boards the darkened plane-–and what he finds makes his blood run cold.Ī terrifying contagion has come to the unsuspecting city, an unstoppable plague that will spread like all-consuming wildfire-–lethal, merciless, hungry. All the shades have been drawn, all communication channels have mysteriously gone quiet. ![]() The bottom edge has 04FREE04 written on it.įrom the Back Cover At New York’s JFK Airport, an arriving Boeing 777 taxiing along a runway suddenly stops dead.Trade Paperback: Designed cover has the “slash” in it, so that you can see the red page below.The Strain had a release date of June 2009. This is an Advance Reader’s Copy marked “Not For Sale” which was sent out to reviewers prior to publication. By Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan, ISBN: 9780062068255, Paperback. The Strain, a New York Times bestselling novel by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, is coming. ![]() Ted chiang hell is the absence of god6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Nebula Award, 1990, for "Tower of Babylon," and 1998, for "Story of Your Life" Hugo nomination, 1991, for "Tower of Babylon," 1992, for "Under-stand," 1999, for "Story of Your Life," and "Liking What You See: A Documentary" (declined) Campbell New Writer Award, 1992 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, 1998, for "Story of Your Life" Sidewise Award, 2000, for "Seventy-two Letters" Locus Award, 2001, Hugo Award, and Nebula Award, both 2002, all for "Hell Is the Absence of God." Has worked as an in-house technical writer. Short-story writer, and freelance technical writer. ![]() Agentm- c/o Author Mail, Tor Books, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010. ![]() Education: Brown University, B.S., 1989 attended Clarion (science-fiction and fantasy writing workshop), Michigan State University. ![]() Devil's Gambit by Nicholas Woode-Smith6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() When he isn't writing, he can most often be found playing PC games, Warhammer 40k or hiking. ![]() Nicholas currently resides in Cape Town, South Africa, where he has a degree in economic history and philosophy. There are moments of light relief amid the gruesome business of monster hunting. Kat has the help of a ghost, Treth the Paladin, in her head, the companionship of a cat, Alex, and Druer, a pixie, who took up residence after Kat caused the destruction of his home. Set in a world where magic has infested modern day society, it brings the action-packed storytelling and snarky characters that Warpmancer fans love. High octane adventure, devious monsters and a resilient and resourceful protagonist. Kat Drummond is an urban fantasy about a university student who slays monsters to pay the bills. Start the series with Shadow, or one of the short story tie-ins. Warpmancer takes place in the far future, detailing humanity's life among a galaxy filled with contesting alien races, century long conspiracies and titanic warfare. His sci-fi is admired for its attention to detail, intricate plots, complex characters and memorable world building. Description: Nicholas Woode-Smith is a science fiction and fantasy author known for his military space opera Warpmancer Series and urban fantasy Kat Drummond series. ![]() ![]() As they pulled alongside they saw piles of bones in the bottom of the boat, at least two skeletons' worth, with two survivors - almost skeletons themselves - sucking the marrow from the bones of their dead ship-mates. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for In The Heart Of The Sea: Tragedy Of The Whaleship Essex-Nathaniel Philbrick HCDJ at the best. Now, in an epic sea adventure, he writes about one of the most ambitious voyages of. ![]() Three months after the Essex was broken up, the whaleship Dauphin, cruising off the coast of South America, spotted a small boat in the open ocean. In his bestselling In the Heart of the Sea Philbrick probed the nightmarish dangers of the vast Pacific. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged sperm whale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them survived their subsequent 90-day ordeal, after resorting to cannibalising their mates. The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for 'Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy. Philbrick’s narrative draws on several first-person accounts, one of whichfrom a 14-year-old cabin boy named Thomas Nickersonwas unavailable to the public until 1984. ![]() |