![]() ![]() Handsome, acrobatic Jonathan Martinez could be Jessica’s favorite, but he could also get her into the most trouble. There is another Midnighter in town who doesn’t hang out with this trio. Dess is a polymath who specializes in crafting weapons to guard against the shape-changing slithers and darklings that lurk in the blue time, weapons based on the old ones’ terror of steel and the number 13. Melissa is a mindcaster who can taste the thoughts and feelings of everyone around her she finds it hard to function in crowds, and cannot bear to be touched. Rex is a seer who can spot anyone and anything touched by the midnight hour he reads the ancient lore left behind by the seers of yore. Not coincidentally, they have other powers as well. For one hour, the world is filled with an eerie blue light and ancient, evil creatures stir: an hour that passes like an instant for the rest of the world. ![]() Every night at precisely midnight, time stops in Bixby, Oklahoma. Rex, Melissa, and Dess share a spooky secret. Even before she knows it herself, this normal, bright, vivacious girl has a destiny in a strange, dark world known only by a handful of teenagers. They call themselves the Midnighters, and they have spotted Jessica as one of their own. ![]() On her first day at Bixby High School, she attracts the notice of three weird kids who dress in goth clothing. Jessica Day has just moved from Chicago to the small town of Bixby, Oklahoma. ![]()
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7/4/2023 0 Comments A thousand ships a novel![]() ![]() Troy has fallen.įrom the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.Ī woman’s epic, powerfully imbued with new life, A Thousand Ships puts the women, girls and goddesses at the center of the Western world’s great tale ever told. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. This was never the story of one woman, or two. They have waited long enough for their turn. ![]() This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. ![]() Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences-for fans of Madeline Miller. With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War.”-Madeline Miller, author of Circe ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments The road unfreedom![]() So what can the concerned citizen do about the decay in our public life? We must, Snyder says, keep digging for the facts and exposing falsehoods. In addition to the general malaise Snyder identifies, The Road to Unfreedom also points to human agency - in particular that of Vladimir Putin. Liberal democracy is being undermined from within, but not only from within. ![]() The latter do not see progress but an endless cycle of humiliation, death and rebirth that repeats itself. The former are like Marxism or faith in the triumph of the free market: They say that history is moving inexorably toward a clear end. ![]() Snyder makes a valuable distinction between the narratives of inevitability and those of eternity. Recent examples, found around the world, demonstrate both how important conventions and mutual respect are as a way of maintaining order and civility - and how easily and carelessly they can be smashed. ![]() ![]() The road to unfreedom, as Snyder sees it, is one that runs right over the Enlightenment faith in reason and the reasonableness of others - the very underpinning, that is, of our institutions and values. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments The Penis Book by Aaron Spitz![]() ![]() He performs microsurgical varicocele surgery and sperm retrieval surgery for in vitro fertility. Spitz performs a comprehensive evaluation and offers the full spectrum of surgical and nonsurgical treatments for male infertility. ![]() He has specialized expertise in male reproductive medicine and male sexual health. Spitz has been practicing urology for over 21 years. Member: American Association of Clinical Urologists, American Medical Association, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, American Urological Association, The Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society About Dr. Residency: LA County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CAįellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology, Houston, TX Internship: LA County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NYīoard-Certified: American Board of Urology ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Winnie ille pu![]() So, naturally, the Harry Potter books were begging to be translated into this ancient tongue. ![]() Most spells, therefore, are based on Latin terms: Nox, for example, means night, while accio comes from the command “to summon forth.” In Harry’s universe, magic-wielders have been using and updating the Latin language for centuries. ![]() “Of all the subjects on this planet,” she once said, “I think they would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology when it came to securing the keys to an executive bathroom.” Rowling studied classics at the University of Exeter-much to her parents’ bewilderment. HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE // HARRIUS POTTER ET PHILOSOPHI LAPISĮven in their original English, the Harry Potter novels are loaded with undercover Latin lessons. Thanks to some hard-working scholars, Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh, and Bilbo Baggins are now getting kids hooked on the language of Virgil. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Douglas also revisits James’s engagement with the Black Power and Civil Rights movements of the 1960s and gives special consideration to his work as a playwright. James and the Drama of History, Rachel Douglas explores the many facets of the Trinidadian author and offers a fresh interpretation of his unique brand of Marxism.ĭouglas’s book traces the development of James’s thought over more than thirty years, from his intellectual activities as a Pan-Africanist in London and Paris in the 1930s to his political militancy as one of the founders in the 1940s of the Johnson–Forest Tendency (born from a split with the American Trotskyist organization, the Workers Party). James stated that he wanted to be remembered above all for his serious contributions to Marxism. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments The falling kingdoms books![]() ![]() As the fight for Mytica rages on, he must decide just how much more he’s willing to sacrifice. Jonas continues to willfully defy his destiny, but the consequences of plotting his own course are drastic. ![]() Publisher’s Synopsis: As two lethal elemental gods set out to destroy Mytica, sworn enemies must become allies in the final fight to save the kingdoms. Immortal Reign: A Falling Kingdoms Novel: Book 6 Giveaway begins February 21, 2018, at 12:01 A.M.
![]() As in the Harry Potter arrangement while life is certaintly not reasonable, it is the thing that you make of it. Not exclusively is the story agreeable and activity pressed yet I think for more youthful perusers, particularly those with a considerable measure of difficulties in their lives, extremely enabling. You likewise as specified above take in significantly more about the Dire Magnus. Stephens completes a great job additionally investigating a portion of the waiting feelings from the main book and Michael’s significantly additionally constrained pushed into responsbility and basic leadership. ![]() This book focuses on Michael and the second of the three Books of Beginning the kids interact with. That truly adds a welcome extra layer to the book. John Stephens – The Fire Chronicle Audiobook. Truth be told I would state the writer does that superior to anything 95% of ‘grown-up books’. It is likewise one of those uncommon books where the villian is by and large extremely all around fleshed out. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book was deftly finished with a decent examination of the inside existences of the characters and a mess of activity (maybe a lot activity for my tastes). For the individuals who still can’t seem to peruse the Emerald Atlas, that book is well worth getting as was that book exceptionally agreeable as well as I now think it is sheltered to state the entire arrangement will be charming. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Usually, Will makes silly expressions, which is reflected onto his battling style, believing battles should be for one own's fun. He is also shown to be inherently cruel to Green, victimizing her due to her ornithophobia. Will has a peculiar personality, as he was inducted into the Masked Man's criminal organization of his own free will alongside Karen. He wears pink pants, with black derby shoes, while a frilled white cravat is present on his neck. He wears a black sleeveless tailcoat-like vest, with a pink tuxedo top underneath it, while the vest sports two rows of double brass buttons, with a gold line between them. He wears a tight domino mask that covers his eyes and the space between them. Will has lilac hair that falls over his left eye, while a bang frames his right eye. Will wears a maroon suit, with a dark vest, and a red tie. Will is a mysterious man, who has Lilac hair, and wearing a suit, posed with a lot of energy. Appearance This section, or a part of it, has been transcluded from Will any changes involving it should be made there instead. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Saveur declared, this is a “tremendously appealing collection of recipes that tells the story of American cooking.” Hesser has tested and adapted each of the recipes, and she highlights her go-to favorites with wit and warmth. Devoted Times subscribers as well as newcomers to the paper’s culinary trove will also find scores of timeless gems such as Purple Plum Torte, David Eyre’s Pancake, Pamela Sherrid’s Summer Pasta, and classics ranging from 1940s Caesar Salad to modern No-Knead Bread. Kenji López-Alt’s Cheesy Hasselback Potato Gratin. She has added 120 new but instantly iconic dishes to her mother lode of more than a thousand recipes, including Samin Nosrat’s Sabzi Polo (Herbed Rice with Tahdig), Todd Richards’s Fried Catfish with Hot Sauce, and J. Ten years after the phenomenal success of her once-in-a-generation cookbook, former New York Times food editor Amanda Hesser returns with an updated edition for a new wave of home cooks. The James Beard Award–winning and New York Times best-selling compendium of the paper’s best recipes, revised and updated. A Minnesota Star Tribune Top 15 Cookbook of 2021Ī WBUR Here & Now Favorite Cookbook of 2021 ![]() |