![]() ![]() ![]() Desperate to stay with her friends in Dove Pond, Kristen sets off on a quest she’s avoided her whole life-to find her never-been-there father in the hopes of winning her freedom from the grandmother she barely knows. Grieving deeply, Ellen is determined to fix up her daughter’s ramshackle house, sell it, and then sweep her sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Kristen, off to a saner, calmer life in Raleigh. Meanwhile, successful architect Ellen Foster has arrived in Dove Pond to attend the funeral of her estranged daughter, Julie. Ava is desperate for a remedy, but her search leads her into dangerous territory, as she is forced to face a dark secret she’s been hiding for over a decade. Suddenly, her sleep-inducing tea is startling her clients awake with vivid dreams, her romance-kindling tea is causing people to blurt out their darkest secrets, and her anti-anxiety tea is making them spend hours staring into mirrors. Just as her fabulous new tearoom is about to open, her herbal teas have gone wonky. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins returns to her beloved Dove Pond series with another “mesmerizing fusion of the mystical and the everyday” (Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author)-but this time, the magic is in the tea leaves.Īva Dove-the sixth of the seven famed Dove sisters and owner of Ava Dove’s Landscaping and Specialty Teas-is frantic. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Diamond’s reasoning skills allow him to persuade his readers of the value of his interdisciplinary approach and produce well-structured arguments that keep them turning pages even as he refocuses his analysis from one disparate example to another.ĭiamond adds to that a spectacular ability to grasp the meaning of the available evidence produced by scholars in those widely different disciplines – making Guns, Germs and Steel equally valuable as an exercise in high-level interpretation. ![]() ![]() His results offer new explanations for why the unequal divisions of power and wealth so familiar to us today came into existence – and have persisted.īalancing materials drawn from a vast range of sources, addressing core problems that have fascinated historians, anthropologists, biologists and geographers alike – and blending his analysis to create a compelling narrative that became an international best-seller and reached a broad general market – required a mastery of the critical thinking skill of reasoning that few other scholars can rival. Guns, Germs, And Steel: The Fates Of Human Societies (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) School & Library Binding Januby Jared Diamond (Author) 95 ratings See all formats and editions School & Library Binding 34.40 17 Used from 24.14 18 New from 24.23 1 Collectible from 63. ![]() In his 1997 work Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond marshals evidence from five continents and across 13,000 years of human history in an attempt to answer the question of why that history unfolded so differently in various parts of the globe. ![]() ![]() All Chronicles of Covent™ characters and their distinctive likenesses are trademarks of Mirror Images Publishing.Ĭome see us on the web at tmp_dd3917950c305e90d263818c7c1355a8_LosWQA_html_m4c0cb8f7.jpg The Chronicles of Covent™, the Triloriad™ & Homespun Fantasy™ are trademarks of Mirror Images Publishing. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of any material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Mirror Images Publishing. This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. ![]() Has he finally found a worthy enemy or will this contract be his last?Ĭopyright © 2012 Mirror Images Publishing In one bold stroke he would make himself an enemy of his own dark underworld. ![]() He would strike at the crimelord of the Kurn underground. His name has become like a cold wind slipping in through the night, but even he tires of his own legend and yearns for a challenge…Īnd so when Shade was offered a job that could mean his own downfall, he did not hesitate to accept. He has grown rich and powerful in the world of men, feeding off mankind's compulsion for spilling its own blood. It has been many long years since Shade left the black forests of his people, the Dark Elves, where he was trained among the ranks of the Unseen. An assassin that goes by the name of Shade… ![]() A foreigner born of a far off dark land and yet lies as close as their shadows. One name is whispered upon the lips of every man, woman and child old enough to know fear. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is told in flashbacks to WWII, where we meet Jeroen's family. Jeroen is crushed when he realizes that Walt is gone the next day, and tries in vain as he searches the village for him.Ī moving and well made drama with an excellent cast.Ī controversial movie, "For a Lost Soldier" tells of Jeroen's first love at age 12. Perhaps it's Walt not wanting to face the hurt Jeroen will eventually face, but he fails to tell Jeroen that his platoon will be leaving. The two fall in love with each other, and a sexual relationship does indeed develop. ![]() In fact, as other soldiers are courting young girls in the village, so does Walt "court" young Jeroen. This doesn't bother the other soldiers, however. ![]() Heit, Jeroen's adoptive father, sees that there is more to their friendship than meets the eye, and lets him know that he sees what's going on. One particular soldier, Walt Cook, takes an interest in young Jeroen and a friendship blossoms between the two. He doesn't necessarily understand his feelings at first, until the arrival of the Canadian Liberators in 1945. Jeroen is coming of age, being the tender age of 12, and is making discoveries on his own, especially his sexuality. A family who had initially asked for a young girl ends up being young Jeroen's "adoptive" family. It's the story of a young boy in Amsterdam whose parents send him to live in the country (Friesland) for his own safety. Based on the autobiography by Rudi Van Dantzig, "For A Lost Soldier" takes place during the end of WW II in the Netherlands. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ken Liu usa seu conto para examinar um dos maiores debates atuais: e se as tecnologias de realidade virtual e blockchain pudessem ser usadas para reprojetar a ajuda humanitária em tempos de crise?.Os protagonistas dessas histórias não desistem da luta para se reapropriar de espaços abandonados pelo capitalismo, mas enfrentam o conflito em nome de uma necessidade humana, de um princípio partilhado por comunidades que querem imaginar um mundo mais integrado às forças naturais – e também mais gentil. ![]() Depois de destruir o mundo milhares de vezes e hipotetizar utopias bizarras e tiranias tecnocráticas, a ficção científica surge com um pequeno núcleo de histórias solarpunk: explorando sustentabilidade ambiental, criticando o capitalismo predatório, imaginando possibilidades de uso de recursos renováveis e inclusão radical. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nora Robots was born in Maryland and is also the youngest of her siblings. Mother- Eleanor Robertson Children Son- Jason Aufdem-Brinke & Dan Aufdem-Brinke Income Net Worth (approx.) $390 million Salary $20 Million Per Year Social Media Instagram Visit Now Facebook Visit Now Early Life/Biography In pounds- 143 lbs Eye Color Brown Hair Color Brown Body Measurement N/A Relationships & Affairs Marital Status Married Husband Bruce Wilde EX-Husband Ronald Aufdem Brinke Family Parents Father- Bernard E. In feet inches- 5'5" Weight in kilograms- 65 kg ![]() Advertisements Bio/Wiki Name Nora Roberts Full Name Eleanor Marie Robertson Nickname Nora Roberts Profession Writer, Author Personal Life Date of Birth 10 October, 1950 Age 72 years Sex Female Sexual Orientation Straight Birthplace Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Hometown Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Nationality American Ethnicity Mixed Religion Christianity Zodiac Sign Libra School Montgomery Blair High School College Montgomery Blair High School Highest Qualification Graduated Physical Stats Height in centimeters- 168 cm Keep reading to learn more about her Personal Life, Books, News, and more. “Montana Sky”, “ Carolina Moon“, and “The Heart’sHeart’s Victory” are among the works of American novelists. Until 2011, she had novels on the New York Times Best Seller List for a total of 861 weeks. Nora Roberts is the pen name of Eleanor Marie Robertson, a well-known American author, and she is the first author to be honored in the Hall of Fame of the Romance Writers of America. ![]() ![]() If an author would like me to remove any info listed, please do let me know. Also, I am not intending to out anyone I get author info from the web and the book bio. If you spot something incorrect, please do feel free to let me know. I’m listing rep at the end of my descriptions. I link to reviews where I have written them and also where I have only posted trigger warnings, so you can easily find those. I’m unabashedly listing multiple titles by the same author, when they were my fave for fat rep. ![]() (Not all of them were published in 2018, of course.) It definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but there is a smattering of paranormal romance, young adult fiction and speculative fiction as well. ![]() Continuing the tradition from last year’s list, this post lists my favorite books with fat representation that I read in 2018. ![]() ![]() He is the recipient of the Abraham Polonsky Screenwriting Award for his screenplay Everything Divided. In addition to his honors for The Four Corners of Nowhere, Chbosky has been recognized for other films to which he contributed. According to an All Movie Guide plot description written by Sandra Brennan, The Four Corners of Nowhere is a "humorous film attempts to explain the nihilistic attitudes and terminal ennui of the X-generation." The film follows the lives, relationships, and opinions of a group of twentysomethings living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The film won Narrative Feature honors at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. His first film, The Four Corners of Nowhere, which he wrote the screenplay for and also directed, premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. ![]() He received his Bachelor of the Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California's film writing program in 1992.Ĭhbosky is a screenwriter, television writer, and stage writer. Clair, graduating from the local high school. ![]() ![]() ![]() Stephen Chbosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 25, 1972, to Fred, a former CFO consultant, and Lea, a tax preparer. ![]() ![]() ![]() The tense plot, cinematic moments, and highly capable protagonists make this a fast, gripping read. ![]() ![]() No sooner has Lucy started to settle in with her new friends then the Sweepers strike again. After a tsunami wipes out her camp, she seeks refuge with the handsome Aidan and his ragtag group of scavengers, who are routinely plagued by ruthless Sweepers, who kidnap the healthy for experimentation. With everyone she knew dead, 16-year-old Lucy has been living in what's left of New York City's Central Park, foraging off the land. After five years of floods, weather gone mad, and a mutated smallpox epidemic, the vast majority of humanity has been wiped out, leaving tiny bands of survivors to roam the devastated remnants of civilization. In this lovingly detailed adventure, Treggiari (The Curious Misadventures of Feltus Ovalton) hits a postapocalyptic trifecta: environmental disasters, plague, and amoral scientists. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, hot on their trail is not only the monster, but also a ruthless hit man, who kills without mercy. ![]() Travis and Einstien save her from a man trying to rape her one dayl. The duo comes across a shy woman, Nora Devon, who has been sheltered her entire life until now. Once Einstien takes refuge with Travis, the Outsider comes after both of them, keeping them on the run. The Outsider and Einstien are both genetically engineered by the government for wars (the dog is to get past enemies and retrieve important information and the Outsider comes after and destroys everyone). This dog ends up saving Travis (who doesn't know it at the time) from the Outsider - a monster bent on killing the dog, which Travis later names Einstien. Travis Cornell is about to end his life in the woods when he runs across a golden retriever smarter than normal. ![]() |