5/23/2023 0 Comments Kelly oliver wolfSilver Falchion Finalist, Best Suspense.Luckily her friends Lolita and Jack are on hand to help solve this gritty biological crime. It also puts her squarely in the middle of dangerous medical mystery. Hunting for the predator leads Jessica to discover secrets about her identity that force her to re-think her past. The police are baffled, and when one of the victims turns up dead, Jessica decides it's up to her to solve the mystery before more girls get hurt. She soon finds out she's one of Chicago's mystery 'dumpster girls' - top of their class, attractive college girls who are drugged and dropped unconscious behind dumpsters. The next she's waking up naked behind a dumpster in freezing Chicago, her clothes piled neatly beside her. One minute Jessica is throwing down Fiery Mule Slammers with a hot intern from the medical school. Award-winning author Kelly Oliver takes thing up a notch, mixing medical thriller with murder.
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5/23/2023 0 Comments George orwell patriotismBoth words are normally used in so vague a way that any definition is liable to be challenged, but one must draw a distinction between them, since two different and even opposing ideas are involved. Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism. Nationalism, he felt strongly, was an idea for individuals obsessed with the acquisition of more power Notes on Nationalism In it, Orwell defines patriotism as loyalty to one's country and guiding principles. Writing in May 1945 in his remarkable essay Notes on Nationalism, just as World War II was ending in Europe, author George Orwell made a distinction between patriotism and nationalism, two concepts often used interchangeably. Regardless of how the political winds are blowing, it is but our duty as citizens to do just that in a country whose foundation rests upon the notion of dissent. They force us to re-examine our assumptions and challenge us to not to be swept away by blind loyalty or political conformity. As the years go by, it seems to me that we should be paying more attention to the writings of these brilliant authors. I first posted an abbreviated version of this diary on Independence Day in July 2007. 5/23/2023 0 Comments Stolen history sathnam sangheraNew imprint, Pineapple Lane, launches with seven Ukrainian picture books.Sally Anne Garland and The Art of the Every Day.Fit for a King and May Day Madness! Topical themes to inspire aspiring young writers.The year’s outstanding debut authors for children: shortlist for the 2023 Branford Boase Award announced.Celebrate Grandparents Day with 50 great kids books about grandparents.Anxiety & Wellbeing - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health.Jacqueline Wilson - our Guest Editor of the Month.Branford Boase 2023 – what the judges had to say about the shortlist.Read Hour returns for its third year in the UK with Moomin Characters.In its 20th year, the shortlist for CLiPPA (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award) reflects the wealth of talent in children’s poetry.13 Children's Books Featuring Poverty and Homelessness.60 kids books about grief to explain death to children and help them grieve. Before that, he spent more than 20 years as a Tagalog writer and poet. It could be said that he kicked off his career in history quite a bit late, at around 46 years old. He finished his Bachelor’s in Philosophy (1934) and Master’s in History (1939) at the University of the Philippines (UP). He was a relative of Filipino diplomat Felipe Agoncillo, who attempted (but failed) to persuade the US to accept the newly founded republic’s legitimacy Marcela Agoncillo, who was one of the three women who sewed the Philippine flag and first President Emilio Aguinaldo. Beginningsīorn on Novemin Lemery, Batangas, Agoncillo came from a family that was much involved in the 1896 Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. The late historian’s equal emphasis on rigorous scientific inquiry and creative imagination forever changed the way we look at our own history, while securing him a controversial spot in the said field. For National Scientist Teodoro Agoncillo, however, the answer is both. Walks us through research revealing what a wide range of animal species are actually capable of.t all deals a pretty fierce wallop to our sense of specialness.-Jon Mooallem The book is not only full of information and thought-provoking, it's also a lot of fun to read.-Nancy SzokanĪstonishing.has the makings of a classic-and is one fascinating read. Wilson, University Professor Emeritus, Harvard UniversityĪ thoughtful and easy read, packed with information stemming from detailed empirical research, and one of de Waal's most comparative works that goes well beyond the world of nonhuman primates with whom he's most familiar.-Marc BekoffĪ beautifully written and delightfully conceived popular science book, written by an eminent researcher who has dedicated his career to making the general public aware of just how smart animals are.-Nicola Clayton Drawing on a growing body of research including his own, de Waal shows that animals, from elephants and chimpanzees to the lowly invertebrates, are not only smarter than we thought, but also engaged in forms of thought we have only begun to understand.-Edward O. This is a remarkable book by a remarkable scientist. 5/22/2023 0 Comments Meg cabot insatiable seriesThey think plenty of bad things about each other, but that’s it.Īll that potential for fireworks and the end result is a dismal fizz. Since Lucien is in hiding for most of this story and seems to come out only to aid Meena, bite her or sleep with her, no actual conflict ever arises between him and Alaric. And the entertaining war of words they’d started in Insatiable seems to have ended with that book. Is it made use of? No! An initial misunderstanding, which happens even before this story starts, takes care of any romantic situation developing between Meena and Alaric. You have to agree – this is the perfect love triangle, with potential for great romance, kick-ass action, and given Alaric’s tendency for sarcasm and blunt understatement, a huge opportunity for verbal warfare as well. > Let’s get to the meat of the story, which is that Meena is in love with two men – one a Vampire prince, the other a vampire killer. With Insatiable I couldn't find anything to dislike, but with Overbite, it's just the opposite. Overbite is its sequel and like all sequels, sadly falls short. As I mentioned in my review, Insatiable is one of the best books I've read this year (even though it was first released last year). 5/22/2023 0 Comments Book these tangled vinesSpilling over with the sumptuous flavors and romance of Tuscany, These Tangled Vines takes readers on a breathtaking journey of love, secrets, sacrifice, courage-and most importantly, the true meaning of family. Fiona both fears and embraces her new destiny as she searches for the truth about the fateful summer her mother spent in Italy and the father she never knew. While the mystery of her mother's affair is slowly unraveled, Fiona must navigate through tricky family relationships and tense sibling rivalries. She is the only person who knows about her late mother's affair in Tuscany thirty years earlier, and she intends to keep it that way.until a lawyer calls with shocking news: her biological father has died and left her an incredible inheritance-along with two half siblings.įiona travels to Italy, where the family is shocked to learn of her existence and desperate to contest her share of the will. These Tangled Vines From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve in the Road comes a sweeping and captivating tale of one womans journey to the lush vineyards of Tuscany-and into the mysteries of a tragic family secret.If Fiona has learned anything in life, its how to keep a secret-even from the father who raised her. If Fiona has learned anything in life, it's how to keep a secret-even from the father who raised her. From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve in the Road comes a sweeping and captivating tale of one woman's journey to the lush vineyards of Tuscany-and into the mysteries of a tragic family secret. House of Salt and Sorrows is an eerie re-telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. When Annaleigh’s involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it’s a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family-before it claims her next. Because who-or what-are they really dancing with? Her sisters have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn’t sure whether to try to stop them or to join their forbidden trysts. Each death was more tragic than the last-the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge-and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods.ĭisturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that the deaths were no accidents. Once they were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls’ lives have been cut short. In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.Īnnaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Welcome to my shelf House of Salt and Sorrows. And when you give me a re-telling of one of my favorite stories as a child, The Twelve Princesses, then you have me hooked. 5/22/2023 0 Comments Gavin menzies theoryMenzies offers a revolutionary new alternative to the “Beringia” theory of how humans crossed a land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the last Ice Age, and provides a wealth of staggering claims, that hold fascinating and astonishing implications for the history of mankind. Gavin Menzies, a retired British Naval officer, and his team of scholars and amateur historians claim that a Chinese explorer named Zheng He, who commanded a large fleet of wooden sailing. In Who Discovered America? he combines meticulous research and an adventurer’s spirit to reveal astounding new evidence of an ancient Asian seagoing tradition-most notably the Chinese-that dates as far back as 130,000 years ago. The iconoclastic historian’s magnum opus, Who Discovered America? calls into question our understanding of how the American continents were settled, shedding new light on the well-known “discoveries” of European explorers, including Christopher Columbus. Greatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421, distinguished historian Gavin Menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the Americas-offering new revelations and a radical rethinking of the accepted historical record in Who Discovered America? However, sometimes items do become damaged in transit or there is some sort of manufacturing issue thereby making the goods unfit for their intended purpose. 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