![]() ![]() Warning: This book contains a couple already in love, aĬouple falling in love and a couple in love who didn’t know Old hurts and new feelings might destroy friendship. To Chris is one big reason he left town, a tangled mess of ![]() ![]() When it’s revealed that Dag’s attraction The ménage to take a quarter turn toward Dag…and hisįeelings for Chris. Of two loving men, but neither she nor Chris are expecting Storm of sexual sparks is unleashed that leads them intoĪlways the good girl, Kassidy blossoms under the attentions Old feelings resurface, and new attractions are explored, a Switches a loving twosome into a scorching hot threesome. Them are anticipating the unexpected turn of events that Old college buddy Chris and meet The Girlfriend, none of When wicked-sexy Dag returns to Chicago to catch up with his Kassidy is a good girl who wants to be bad. If you follow the rules, you miss all the fun. Hate Me Under the Mistletoe, November 2021 ![]()
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![]() ![]() These storms carried so much sand and dust, that they could block all sunlight, turning days into nights. The Dust Bowl was an oval-shaped region in the Mid-South, that was struck by severe droughts and heavily blowing dust storms. In 1937, the federal FSA agency hired photographers to document the lives of farmers across the United States. Over the course of Clark’s time there he begins to understand the awful conditions these people have to suffer and comes to question his own role and responsibilities in this tragedy sweeping through the center of the country.ĭescribed as “a moving and unforgettable tale, inspired by real-life stories of courage and perseverance against all odds,” Days of Sand is based on true events. ![]() ![]() Set in the United States, 1937, smack in the middle of the Great Depression, Days of Sand tells the tale of 22-year-old photographer John Clark, given the job of documenting the terrible conditions of the dust bowl of the Central and Southern States by the Farm Security Administration.īut when he starts working, the attempts to bring the matter to the public are met with apathy and distrust, with the people affected asking what good are a couple of photos against relentless and deadly dust storms? ![]() ![]() ![]() strikingly in-depth examination of the sometimes clinical complexities of being transgender, even as Kuklin’s empathy-inducing pictures put a human face on the experience. The collective portrait that emerges from these narratives and pictures is diverse, complex and occasionally self-contradictory - as any true story should be.Informative, revealing, powerful and necessary. Kuklin brings her intimate, compassionate and respectful lens to the stories of six transgender young people. ![]() As Kuklin writes, “My subjects’ willingness to brave bullying and condemnation in order to reveal their individual selves makes it impossible to be nothing less than awestruck.” She isn’t wrong. Kuklin captures these teenagers not as idealized exemplars of what it “means” to be transgender but as full, complex, and imperfect human beings. ![]() Sorely needed resource for teens and, frankly, many adults. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the light of the terms stated above, this paper proposes a literary examination of Jhumpa Lahiri's works through the viewpoint of diasporic consciousness. ![]() Words like transnationalism, transculturation, hybridity, creolization and diaspora find very common usage in the modern world. ![]() So due to this highly ambivalent state of identity, there has been a need of very specific descriptive words so that people can identify themselves as who and what they exactly are. Migration and scattered occurrence end up amongst the most significant issues in the contemporary world where 'globalization' and 'postcolonialism', are ceaselessly scrutinizing the limits of national identity. ![]() ![]() ![]() That idea is tweaked and twisted throughout the book in super novel ways that I don’t want to spoil - I’ll just say it is very unique and gives a ton of depth to both the characters and plot! There are so many things about this book I love, but I’ll try to pick just a few to highlight:įirst, having a single AI experiencing the world through many interlinked human bodies is just a deeply interesting idea. ![]() The book follows two parallel timelines – one as Breq, now reduced to a single ancillary body, closes in on the end of her quest for revenge, and the other set twenty years in the past and covering the events leading up to her betrayal. The ancillaries are terrifying soldiers – each one is protected by almost impenetrable armor, and the AI never miss a shot. Here’s the setup (back of the book style):īreq used to be the Justice of Toren - a huge, complex AI that inhabited a colossal starship and all of its thousands of ancillaries in the service of the Radch, the largest of the human empires.Īncillaries are human bodies that were captured in previous Radchaai annexations – those who resist the takeover are killed and their bodies frozen and stored, ready to be activated and controlled by Radchaai AI in future annexations. Definitely one of my favorite sci-fi books of the last ten years! Such an incredible debut novel from Ann Leckie. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quei turisti che noleggiano grandi croci di legno per ripetere il cammino di Gesù verso il Golgota sicuramente non si accorgono dell’inserviente che deve riportare le croci al punto di partenza, tre alla volta, per poterle riaffittare – particolare che invece non sfugge all’occhio di Delisle. Per quanto Delisle tenti di camuffare il suo sguardo, di tenerlo basso, a livello stradale, di renderlo qualunque, è invece uno sguardo privilegiato: il suo mestiere, il suo talento, le circostanze dei suoi viaggi sotto forma di soggiorni prolungati, lo rendono osservatore molto speciale, in grado di aprire porte che a volte neppure si mostrano al turista per caso, al viaggiatore accidentale. È in questa specie di contraddizione che risiede l’essenza della sua arte, secondo me. Solo in apparenza però: perché in realtà, è uno sguardo ben diverso da chi va in giro per il mondo con una guida Lonely Planet in mano. È il punto di vista dell’uomo qualunque, del visitatore occasionale. La prima cosa che colpisce in Guy Delisle è l’altezza dello sguardo: altezza strada – o, forse, come direbbe lui, altezza asfalto. ![]() ![]() ![]() But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.Ībout V.E. ![]() Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. ![]() In France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever-and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. ![]() In lieu of a post-event signing line, there will be a longer Q&A session.Ībout the book: Now in paperback! In the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. Copies of the paperback edition of THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE will be pre-signed and stamped with a tour exclusive custom image. Schwab will be pre-signing, speaking, and reading. Schwab and Mark Oshiro for a celebration of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue at the First Baptist Church of Decatur. All attendees must register for the event.Ĭharis and the Georgia Center for the Book welcome V.E. ![]() ![]() ![]() How else can she save her beloved restaurant and prove to her estranged, overachieving mother that she isn’t a complete screw up? When she’s asked to join the cast of Cooking with the Stars, the latest hit reality show teaming chefs with celebrities, it seems like just the leap of faith she needs to put her restaurant back on the map. ![]() ![]() " From the author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors comes another, clever, deeply layered, and heartwarming romantic comedy that follows in the Jane Austen tradition-this time, with a twist on Persuasion.Ĭhef Ashna Raje desperately needs a new strategy. Check to see if the Kindle version is on sale.You can get the book from your library.Money-saving tricks for reading this month’s book pick: Get your copy of this month’s book club pick:īuy the book on Audible. ![]() ![]() ![]() Was the madman really Slade? Is he also the killer?Ĭharlotte begins a search for Slade. When she goes back for a closer look, she learns that the madman has escaped and two nurses have been savagely murdered. ![]() It's Slade-or so it seems, even though Charlotte thought he was in Russia on assignment. While researching topics for her next novel, she tours Bedlam, the notorious London insane asylum, and glimpses a wild, raving madman. Yet she yearns for her true love John Slade, the dashing secret agent, whom she hasn't seen or heard from in three years. Charlotte Brontë has revealed herself as the best selling author of Jane Eyre and is the toast of literary London. Victorian England enters its golden age of prosperity and worldwide power. ![]() ![]() He falls naked into a giant mixing pot that contains the batter for the "morning cake".When released in the early-1970s, Maurice Sendak's children's book, In the Night Kitchen, caused quite a stir for one particular reason: its protagonist ? a young boy named Mickey ? was drawn nude in some illustrations. Suddenly, he begins to float, and loses all of his clothes as he drifts into a surreal world called the "Night Kitchen". A young boy named Mickey sleeps in his bed when he is disturbed by noise on a lower floor. White linen boards and spine with appliqué illustration on front board with title and author. DJ: Very Good + NOT Price Clipped ($ 8.95) rear flap lists 7 Sendak titles light wear to head, tail, and tips from shelving 3 small punctures in the spine upper half. ![]() Silver Caldecott Honor Book Seal on DJ Front. ![]() |