![]() ![]() ![]() Pierce is nearly irresistible by candlelight. Stranded together for days, she’s in for the battle of her life. No sooner does she arrive than a snowstorm traps her with Pierce. Pushed to the extreme, she drives to his ritzy mountain lodge to force the arrogant You Can Call Me Mr. But if Pierce Sullivan thinks she’ll go down without a fight, he’s sorely mistaken. ![]() A brazen billionaire, he seems intent on ruining Kerrigan’s life. Until his unexpected death put her fate in his grandson’s hands. With hard work and hustle as her steadfast companions, who needs romance or adventure? Her empire in Calamity, Montana, isn’t going to build itself.įor years, her mentor-and investor-helped make her dreams come true. Kerrigan Hale’s personal life is about as exciting as a bucket of tar. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "Provocative, consistent, and beautifully readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs. I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history." - Chicago Sun-Times This is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history." Spanning more than four decades of writing in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Harper's, The Nation, and The Saturday Evening Post, Tuchman weighs in on a range of eclectic topics, from Israel and Mao Tse-tung to a Freudian reading of Woodrow Wilson. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. ![]() Tuchman reflects on world events and the historian's craft in these perceptive, essential essays.įrom thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. From thoughtful pieces on the historians role to striking insights into. Celebrated for bringing a personal touch to history in her Pulitzer Prize-winning epic The Guns of August and other classic books, Barbara W. Buy a used copy of Practicing History : Selected Essays book by Barbara W. ![]() ![]() ![]() And mingling with him has risks not even Willow could possibly control, let alone be prepared for. But falling for Theo is definitely not part of the plan. Theo might have a way for Willow to avoid taking meds and still resist her rituals. One Carefree Day Show full title Written by Whitney Amazeen Narrated by Julie Niblett 3.5 / 5 ( 6 ratings ) About this audiobook Imagine being forced to face your worst fear. Only when Theo Tate moves in next door does Willow begin to see hope. But Willow is terrified of both options, and can't afford to support herself as a new cosmetology student. Her rituals are her coping mechanism, and Willow's past has left her with a lot to cope with.īut when Willow takes things too far, her mother breaks and gives her an ultimatum: Willow must finally start taking meds to treat her obsessive-compulsive disorder, or she'll have to move out within three months. Despite Willow's efforts to hide her OCD from those around her, it isn't always possible. With her every decision ruled by intrusive thoughts, she's worried she sometimes seems a little odd. Imagine being forced to face your worst fear.įor eighteen-year-old Willow Bates, anxiety is just a part of life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Based on what you know about him, why is this news incredibly problematic? Think about his previous actions. ![]() ![]() In Part One: The Lost Island & The Drowned City, readers learn that Scythe Goddard is not only alive, but has been made High Blade of MidMerica. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder.ġ. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? Citra and Rowan have disappeared. In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. ![]() ![]() Lewis takes the time to define key terms, and he considers the nature of omnipotence and pain. He argues that Christian theology makes sense of suffering in this world and that the reality of Hell is compatible with the existence of an omnipotent and perfectly good God. ![]() He also discusses the nature of Heaven and Hell. He looks at both human suffering and animal suffering. Lewis examines the perennial problem of suffering in the world. The Problem of Pain was Lewis’ first foray into the field of popular apologetics. Lewis’ writings range from technical academic works (his works on medieval English literature are still considered magisterial), to popular apologetics, to children’s literature, and more. His works sell more copies today than ever before. Lewis was one of the most influential writers of Christian literature in the 20 th Century. ![]() A Brief Book Summary from Books At a GlanceĬ. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Everybody agrees, they tortured the wrong guy," says his lawyer. The US initially claimed he was a top al-Qaeda operative, but was later forced to concede he wasn't even a member of the group. There, he was used as "a human guinea pig," the first victim of George Bush's "21st-century medieval torture program" against terror suspects. ![]() Shot multiple times, he was successively renditioned to CIA "black sites" in Pakistan, Poland, Thailand, Afghanistan, Lithuania and Northern Africa before being sent to Guantánamo in September 2006. Now 52, the Saudi-born Zubaydah moved to the West Bank in occupied Palestine as a teenager, and was captured in Pakistan by CIA, FBI, and Pakistani agents in 2002. Still there, he's "the forever prisoner" - not for what he did (he was never charged) but for what was done to him. "Like clockwork," Abu Zubaydah was ceaselessly beaten, rectal-fed, hung by his hands, slammed into walls and waterboarded 83 times during Darth Cheney's grisly, senseless "enhanced interrogation techniques." In newly released drawings, Zubaydah documents his abuse during 21 years at Guantánamo. The searing images, by "the poster child for America's torture program," stun. ![]() ![]() ![]() of society, phenomena (tech), places 10% Tone of book - sensitive (sigh. ![]() of chases or violence 10% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 40% Descript. Damen isn't pleased and returns to Earth where he gathers the ingredients for the antidote that will give him everlasting life.Ĭlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book Descript. Damen doesn't want this because he is afraid of losing his youthful beauty and everlasting life. Buy Everlasting by Alyson Noel Online from Readers Warehouse at discounted prices and save big Safe Secure online shopping. It turns out the antidote for immortality is to become mortal again. It turns out that by fulfilling their destiny, they will be provided with their true immortality, the antidote they've been looking for all along. She understands deep down that this won't be able to fix her and Damen's problems so she returns it all and asks to complete her life journey instead. ![]() Lotus gives Ever a wish that she uses to find out the necessary ingredients for the antidote. ![]() Lotus explains that the the Tree of Life is a giving force that has lost all of it's fruit. Suddenly, Damen who was once in agreement for Ever to complete her journey, can't understand why she feels she needs to do this and again insists Lotus is crazy. Everlasting is the beautiful finale to Alyson Noels bestselling Immortals series, in which their journey draws to a spectacular conclusion-where all will. Lotus appears again and explains that Ever now needs to complete her journey by finding the Tree of Life. ![]() ![]() 1 will be written by Dan Abnett, who began telling the sprawling story with Horus Rising back in 2006.įor the unfamiliar, the Horus Heresy is the name given to a broad period of time set before the main action of the current Warhammer 40,000 storyline. ![]() Yep, the massive Horus Heresy series, which first began in 2006 and now spans more than 60 titles from multiple authors, will need more than one book in order to pen a conclusion. The Horus Heresy narrative will begin its final act with The End and The Death, Vol. ![]() ![]() Warhammer 40,000 maker Games Workshop has revealed the name and cover art for the final book in one of its longest running fiction series detailing an important and devastating civil war. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She also wrote and illustrated The Baby Hanyeo Okrang Goes to Dokdo, A Day with My Grandpa, and My Mother Kang Geumsun. Her graphic novels include The Song of My Father, Jiseul, and Kogaeyi, which have been translated and published in France. Tacking on a brief but sincere apology for having now idea how to pronounce anything besides English (which I also fail at from time to time) Gendry-Kim’s official bio is as follows: “born in the town of Goheung in Jeolla Province, a town famous for its beautiful mountains and sea. It helps that her art style is very emotive and poetic, so she can express the feelings of what is going on without showing what is being described in the dialog. Having said all of that, I did really appreciate the way that Gendry-Kim covers all of these events in a hard and honest way but not in a way that is graphic. ![]() ![]() As a biography of a Korean Comfort Woman the story weaves through extreme poverty, human trafficking, sexual and not sexual violence, and all of it is initially about someone who hasn’t even hit puberty. Other important facts about the book are it was published in 2019 by Drawn & Quarterly.Īs far as content warning goes, there’s a lot. I’m counting it for Manga Hoarder’s 49th challenge of 2019. Hello everyone, my name is Meepelous and this is Literally Graphic.Īnd today we are looking at the biography graphic novel Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim. ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers may wonder who to root for in this disappointing follow-up to one of the best animal stories in years. In language more ugly than colorful, Ereth chews over his feelings for Poppy in several plot-stopping passages, and is last seen accompanying the happy couple back to Dimwood. Avi develops his characters to a level of complexity that provides a distracting contrast with the simplistic story, an obvious take on human land-use disputes, and easily distinguishable victims and villains. ![]() The bad guys silently depart, and Poppy and Rye set a date. ![]() Having fallen in love with him at first sight, Poppy organizes a rescue, urging the meek mice to fight back they do. Saddened-but also secretly relieved to be out from under his brother’s shadow-dreamy Rye dashes out to see what he can do against the beavers, and is quickly captured. The mice have already been flooded out of one home, and their new one is about to be threatened. ![]() Canad, a crew of beavers has dammed up the nearby brook in preparation for a housing project. Setting out from Dimwood Forest with her hopelessly infatuated porcupine friend, Ereth, Poppy arrives just in time to help Ragweed’s parents and numerous siblings avert eviction. Still grieving over the loss of her beau Ragweed of Poppy (1995), the intrepid deer mouse decides to bring the sad news to his family in this uneven, heavy-handed sequel. ![]() |