![]() With his devastatingly charming smile, his persistent flirtation, and a love that sparks from the flames of friendship, he offers her a much-needed escape from the turmoil.Īs powerful forces threaten the lives in Apollo Beach, Katrina can’t escape the evocative world of mythological enchantment and evil prophecies that lurk around every corner.ĬURSED is Book 1 in the all-new ENCHANTED GODS series. ![]() Her only solace is found in Alec Stone, the gorgeous guy next door. When tragedy strikes and she’s sent to live with her only remaining family in the tiny coastal town of Apollo Beach, Katrina starts counting down the days until her eighteenth birthday.Īs Katrina learns the legends of her Ancient Greek ancestors, secrets from her heritage are exposed-secrets that her mother purposefully concealed. ![]() Her fiery temper seems to perpetually land her in hot water, making her an outcast among her peers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it’s said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. That man should have dominion “over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. “Beautifully and insistently, Kolbert shows us that it is time to think radically about the ways we manage the environment.”-Helen Macdonald, The New York Times.ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Esquire, Smithsonian Magazine, Vulture, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal. ![]() ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post.SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING.RECOMMENDED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND BILL GATES The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?. ![]() ![]() ![]() But it quickly discovers that, in this way, its labours must remain ever incomplete, because new questions never cease to present themselves and thus it finds itself compelled to have recourse to principles which transcend the region of experience, while they are regarded by common sense without distrust. With these principles it rises, in obedience to the laws of its own nature, to ever higher and more remote conditions. It begins with principles, which cannot be dispensed with in the field of experience, and the truth and sufficiency of which are, at the same time, insured by experience. It falls into this difficulty without any fault of its own. Human reason, in one sphere of its cognition, is called upon to consider questions, which it cannot decline, as they are presented by its own nature, but which it cannot answer, as they transcend every faculty of the mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() British papers and pamphleteers covered her eventual release under the Act of Indemnity in 1747, taking inspiration from MacDonald’s journey to write novels, poems, and music like " The Skye Boat Song.” Soon after, she was arrested by British military forces, who charged the “pretty young rebel” for treason and brought her to London. Fraser asks, what did she, a Jacobite heroine, have to do with the American Revolution?Īt only 24 years old, after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, MacDonald was a key player in a larger strategy to rescue the defeated Prince Charles Edward Stuart (“Bonnie” Prince Charlie), taking him by boat to find refuge from Scotland’s Outer Hebrides to a place of safety on the Isle of Skye. ![]() Revisiting Flora MacDonald’s fame with new research on her family history, memory in popular culture, shifting social status, and Presbyterian values, author Flora Fraser’s new biography, Flora Macdonald: “Pretty Young Rebel”: Her Life and Story, presents what was legendary - and revolutionary - about MacDonald’s everyday life on both sides of the Atlantic. ![]() ![]() ![]() He also read Transmetropolitan and that book turned me into an immediate fan of Warren Ellis. I knew he read Knights of the Dinner Table, but having never played Dungeons and Dragons the humor was lost on me. Despite the constant barrage of awesome must-read books I consistently threw his way, he always smiled and said he was content with the few titles he enjoyed. ![]() ![]() While my reading habit continued to grow with wallet-straining fury, he managed to keep his spending under control. Yet despite the fact that he had worked at the comic store for almost a decade, he actually read very few comic books. He taught me everything I know about customer service and taking care of your people. ![]() Everyone who walked in the door knew him and he knew every customer’s name. Jeff was a part-time substitute teacher and the store’s resident gaming expert. When I first got my dream job as a clerk at the local comic book store, my friend and mentor was a man named Jeff. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucrezia Borgia was born on 18 April 1480 at Subiaco, near Rome. Rumors about her and her family cast Lucrezia as a femme fatale, a role in which she has been portrayed in many artworks, novels and films. Alfonso of Aragon was an illegitimate son of the King of Naples and tradition has it that Lucrezia's brother Cesare Borgia may have had him murdered after his political value waned. Her family arranged several marriages for her that advanced their own political position including Giovanni Sforza, Lord of Pesaro and Gradara, Count of Cotignola Alfonso of Aragon, Duke of Bisceglie and Prince of Salerno and Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. ![]() She reigned as the Governor of Spoleto, a position usually held by cardinals, in her own right. Lucrezia Borgia ( Italian pronunciation: Valencian: Lucrècia Borja 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Francesco d'Este, Marquis of Massalombarda ![]() ![]() ![]() Dini's involvement in the video game world is shadowed by his presence in the comic book world, in his involvement with works such as "Madame Mirage", "Countdown", and a permanent writer for DC comics. In 2004, Dini wrote and edited " Lost" on ABC. His scripts include "Krypto the Superdog", "Animaniacs", "Freakazoid", "Jusice League" and "Justice League Unlimited". Dini is best known for his influences in animated cartoons, including "Batman: The Animated Series", "Superman: The Animated Series", "The New Batman/Superman Adventures", "Batman Beyond", "Duck Dodgers", and "Star Wars: Ewoks". He made his debut in video games with Batman: Arkham Asylum, which he co-wrote, although he was credited in the Sega CD version of The Adventures of Batman and Robin. Paul Dini has a long history with the Batman franchise. ![]() ![]() ![]() The last part of the collection is called Insect Studies and in this narrator talks about the historical background of the usage of certain insects as symbolisms or images in Japanese literature. Kwaidan also has meta-fictional qualities as the narrator often talks to the reader and discusses the story and makes it clear that the story is just that-a story. Nature is the main motif in most of the stories and shows the price that comes with disturbing the nature. Karma is very much present in the stories and the belief of the overall balance in the world and nature. The stories are based on Buddhist religion and are told in the way that shows the supernatural powers of prayers, curses or just getting involved with the after life. The stories are of Japanese origin and are retold by the narrator, stories that he heard of during his time in Japan. Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange things is a collection of short stories. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() But be really interested in what they are saying. The most important lesson from the book is that instead of trying to talk about yourself and show how great you are, listen to the other person. This book really helped me to communicate with other people more effectively. ![]() 1 – How to Win Friends & Influence People You can use the same technique to help you read all of the below books. ![]() ![]() Examples of activities are going to the gym, cleaning the house, washing the dishes, commuting to work, jogging, and walking. The technique is simple, whenever I do an activity that doesn’t require a lot of brain power I multi-task by listening to audiobooks. That’s why I will share with you a technique that has been helping me a LOT to read books. Use this Time Optimization Technique to Read Booksįinding time to read books nowadays is quite challenging. Therefore, I highly recommend you read all of the following books many times until you become one with the book. That’s because on average, the reader will absorb 6% to 10% of the information each time read. ![]() Those books have so much wisdom that it’s definitely worth it to read at least 15 times. Those personal development books have powerful insights for your growth and will be an eye-opener for you so you can unleash your potential. ![]() ![]() ![]() This constant shifting, and the complexity of the characters (including Rose Gold's half-siblings, frenemy Alex, and online boyfriend Phil) and the issues they deal with, make this a great book for discussion groups. Just as you feel sympathetic for mother or daughter, she does something that makes you recoil in dismay or horror, and your sympathy shifts. It's hard to know which woman to cheer for. All is apparently forgiven, on both sides (which is of course hard to believe). The chapters alternate in voice and time, from Rose Gold during the intervening five years when her mother was incarcerated for child abuse, to Patty when Rose Gold, now grown up and with a son Adam, takes Patty in after she is released from prison. Or so she (and the rest of Deadwick, and the country) believes. ![]() Until Rose Gold learns that her mother has been poisoning her-and her supposed illnesses are apparently her mother's design or fabrication. Rose Gold is sheltered and grateful for her mother's care and protection. Her mother Patty homeschools her and shuttles her from doctor to doctor and hospital to hospital. Rose Gold grows up sickly and friendless, in a wheelchair, too thin and with a shaved head and a multitude of illnesses and frailties. Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel has such a pair, though awkward is a bit.mild to describe it. ![]() Lately, I seem to be drawn to books with depictions of awkward mother-daughter relationships. ![]() |