![]() ![]() While the stories themselves are quite interesting, I found myself not actually bothered about who won or lost, or ultimately who is the moral victor. While this book definitely tells the myths from a different perspective, all it resulted in for me was a general dislike for every character mentioned. ![]() We learn of his origins in Chaos and how he becomes part of the gods of Asgard, and consequently their downfall. The story is told through a series of short stories, taking place across an indeterminate amount of time, from Loki’s perspective. Will we discover that Loki is actually a misunderstood soul rather than the backstabbing traitor that the original stories portray him as? The concept of this book is very intriguing, the Norse mythology that is so widely known retold from the perspective of the one who brought down Asgard – Loki the Trickster. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It’s springtime at Winterhouse and Elizabeth is settling into the joyful chaos of her new home. Tolkienĭanger, intrigue, and the power of family combine in this fast-paced conclusion to the Winterhouse middle grade trilogy. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. By AUTHOR Jane Austen Eric Carle Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl Charles Dickens Sydney Hanson C. ![]() Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games
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After finishing my degree I would have liked to have stayed on in London. ![]() ![]() "The book demonstrates the complex ways celebrities construct themselves for the camera and, ultimately, for the public they want to attract. This is a book you will enjoy for many years to come. Gainer shows a real passion for these women with her extensive collections of rare and timeless photographs, and great narratives. The book is a remarkable montage of photos featuring iconic and "unsung" women who were all trailblazers in their professions, and true Fashionistas! Gainer has 150 artists, writers, actors, singers, and sports figures of the 20th Century. Walker, Eartha Kitt (who also graces the cover), Billie Holiday, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Josephine Baker, the authors very own Aunt, Opera Singer, Margaret Tynes, Ms. From Diahann Carroll, Lena Horne, Nina Simone, Maya Angelou, Dorothy Dandridge, Ella Fitzgerald, Freda Payne, Jayne Kennedy, Melba Moore, Madam C.J. This book is beautifully laid out with the stories behind the photos and the times in which the photos were taken. ![]() ![]() A "coffee table" book filled with great photographs of some of our most beloved African-American women of the Arts. ![]() ![]() New York Author and Journalist, Nichelle Gainer, has a new book out just in time for Black History Month that is a must have. ![]() ![]() From princess and heir-apparent to bastardized and disinherited royal, accused traitor to head of the princely household, Elizabeth experienced every vicissitude of fortune and extreme of condition - and rose above it all to reign during a watershed moment in history. ![]() David Starkey's brilliant new biography concentrates on Elizabeth's formative years - from her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558 - and shows how the experiences of danger and adventure formed her remarkable character and shaped her opinions and beliefs. An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual - though, as she maintained, a virgin - Elizabeth I is famed as England's most successful ruler. ![]() In this spirited United Kingdom bestseller, Starkey presents a brilliant examination of the formative years of the "Virgin Queen, " recreating a host of extravagant characters, mad-cap schemes, and tragic plots, while using original documents to depict the princess's tumultuous life before her accession to the throne in 1588. ![]() ![]() ![]() Modern American society is not the first to fall prey to propaganda. Throughout 2020 we have watched as fear was deployed through omnipresent propaganda and rampant censorship, and then harnessed to serve a political agenda. This is such a predictable human response that it is easy to exploit. If someone can be convinced that they may not be alive in the future, they might carelessly trade away their right to freedom today. The most unobtrusive way to instill fear is via propaganda and censorship. ![]() The most effective way to steal people's freedom is to systematically instill fear. Simone Gold ( ), author of the book: " I Do Not Consent: My Fight Against Medical Cancel Culture" The primary driver of our work at AFLDS is to help preserve our inalienable human right to freedom by empowering people with truth.īy Dr. Freedom is a prerequisite to having a fully realized human experience. Foto: America’s Frontline Doctors, Tea Patriots Foundation ![]() ![]() Devilishly clever, elegantly composed and structured-simply splendid." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ![]() "A reimagining of Agatha Christie's famous 11-day disappearance, adding a murder mystery worthy of the dame herself.The story unfolds in a series of carefully placed vignettes you may find yourself reading and rereading, partly to get the details straight, partly to fully savor the well-turned phrases and the dry humor, partly so the book won't have to end, damn it. ![]() The question is, why? Why destroy another woman's marriage, why hatch a plot years in the making, and why murder? How was Nan O'Dea so intricately tied to those eleven mysterious days that Agatha Christie went missing? London, 1925: In a world of townhomes and tennis matches, socialites and shooting parties, Miss Nan O'Dea became Archie Christie's mistress, luring him away from his devoted and well-known wife, Agatha Christie. The greatest mystery wasn't Agatha Christie's disappearance in those eleven infamous days, it's what she discovered. In retrospect, it's frightening, but I daresay in the moment it feels sweet. It takes over your body so completely, it's like a divine force, grabbing hold of your will, your limbs, your psyche. It's a particular feeling, the urge to murder. ![]() ![]() "A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder - and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century. ![]() ![]() This edition also included both the 19 screenplays. ![]() A longer 2005 limited-edition "author's preferred text" of the novel was compiled and edited by Donn Albright. Bradbury later wrote and narrated Hanna-Barbera's 1993 feature-length animated version of the novel for television, for which he won an Emmy Award. The novel originated in 1967 as the screenplay for an unproduced collaboration with animator Chuck Jones. The Halloween Tree itself, with its many branches laden with jack-o'-lanterns, serves as a metaphor for the historical confluence of these traditions. Along the way, they learn the origins of the holiday that they celebrate, and the role that the fear of death, ghosts, and the haunts has played in shaping civilization. Through the help of a mysterious character named Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, they pursue their friend across time and space through Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek, and Ancient Roman cultures, Celtic Druidism, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Medieval Paris, and The Day of the Dead in Mexico. ![]() ![]() The Halloween Tree is a 1972 fantasy novel by American author Ray Bradbury, which traces the history of Samhain and Halloween.Ī group of eight boys set out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, only to discover that a ninth friend, Pipkin, has been whisked away on a journey that could determine whether he lives or dies. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, diGriz will steal without compunction, but deplores killing. ![]() He displays a strong sense of morality, albeit in a much more restricted sense than is traditional. ![]() Master of self-rationalization, the Rat frequently justifies his crimes by arguing that he is providing society with entertainment and besides which, he only steals from institutions that he believes have insurance coverage and so will be able to recoup their losses. He is also a master of disguise and martial arts, an accomplished bank robber, a criminal mastermind, an expert on breaking and entering, and (perhaps most usefully) a skilled liar. He is a futuristic con man, thief, and all-round rascal. James Bolivar diGriz goes by many aliases, including " Slippery Jim" and " The Stainless Steel Rat". James Bolivar diGriz, alias " Slippery Jim" and " The Stainless Steel Rat", is a fictional character and a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison. First cover printing to The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison ![]() |