5/29/2023 0 Comments Seven surrenders![]() ![]() Not that Palmer writes only for effect and show: she also wants to articulate serious thoughts. It is only in Seven Surrenders Palmer shows her true hand: while there were hints of it in Too Like the Lightning, this part makes it fully clear this series is an over the top, theatrical series, heavily influenced by the pulp side of Japanese anime. ![]() All things considered, it still is a strong 4.5 star read – not a mean feat by any measure. While I loved the bulk of Seven Surrenders, a few problems did arise, and taken as a whole – the two novels are one story playing out over a few days only – I can’t give it the full 5 stars. To cut to the chase: this review will be less raving. If you haven’t, please read my review of Lightning first – in which I try to explain why that book nearly flabbergasted me. Seven Surrenders is not a stand alone novel, and this review isn’t stand alone either. ![]() Normally I read more than 15 other books between installments of a series, but as I was so hooked by Too Like the Lightning, Ada Palmer’s debut, I decided to read book 2 of Terra Ignota quickly. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments All these worlds bobiverse![]() ![]() Yet salvation may come from an unlikely source. ![]() ![]() But the Bobs are less disciplined than a herd of cats, and some of the younger copies are more concerned with their own local problems than defeating the Others. Still stinging from getting their collective butts kicked in their first encounter with the Others, the Bobs now face the prospect of a decisive final battle to defend Earth and its colonies. And the Bobs have picked a fight with an older, more powerful species with a large appetite and a short temper. But political squabbles have a bad habit of dying hard, and the Brazilian probes are still trying to take out the competition. They've created enough colonies so humanity shouldn't go extinct. But after spreading out through space for almost a century, Bob and his clones just can't stay out of trouble. Look for The Bobiverse on Amazonīeing a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. Bobiverse fans: a signed limited edition of all three books in a boxed set, signed by the author, is now available on Amazon. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments An ideal husband play![]() ![]() A light-hearted satire of the absurdity of all forms and conventions, this comic masterpiece features an unforgettable cast of characters who, as critic Max Beerbohm observed, “speak a kind of beautiful nonsense-the language of high comedy, twisted into fantasy.” Oscar Wilde’s legendary wit dazzles in The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the greatest and most popular works of drama to emerge from Victorian England. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectationsĪll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications some include illustrations of historical interest. ![]() Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholarsĬhronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: ![]() The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays, by Oscar Wilde, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Being nikki book![]() ![]() Being Nikki was a significant improvement over Airhead. ![]() I was right to think that Airhead, a clunky, somewhat irritating book, started off the series with enough promise that future books would be good. Not to mention trying to convince the love of her life that models aren't really airheads after all.especially one model in particular.īut then, nobody said it was going to be easy being Nikki. Johns-especially when she's got ex-boyfriends crawling out of the woodwork who want more than just a photo op a sister who is headed to the high school cheerleading championships a company she represents that seems to be turning to the dark side. How can Em balance all her new, crazy life demands of her with school, runway shows, and weekend jaunts to St. ![]() Will this former tomboy be able to make it in the world of high fashion? What will happen if she can't? Em's trying to handle the demands of school, modeling, fending off Nikki's creepy ex-boyfriends, and living with celebutante Lulu Collins. Ever since former tomboy Emerson Watts' accident at the SoHo Stark Megastore-and subsequent brain transplant into the body of teen supermodel Nikki Howard-her life has changed dramatically. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Sea of tranquility book cover![]() ![]() She’s traveling all over Earth, but her home is the second moon colony, a place of white stone, spired towers, and artificial beauty. Two centuries later a famous writer named Olive Llewellyn is on a book tour. He enters the forest, spellbound by the beauty of the Canadian wilderness, and suddenly hears the notes of a violin echoing in an airship terminal-an experience that shocks him to his core. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party. “One of finest novels and one of her most satisfying forays into the arena of speculative fiction yet.” - The New York TimesĮdwin St. ![]() ![]() One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, GoodReads The award-winning, best-selling author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time travel, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OL213275W Page_number_confidence 93.33 Pages 362 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201217151424 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 821 Scandate 20201215183131 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Tts_version 4. Urn:lcp:thisroughmagic0000unse_t5u6:epub:7ab48f5c-a90f-4728-b0e4-05537d12a2a6 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier thisroughmagic0000unse_t5u6 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9k45mp45 Invoice 1652 Lccn 64021158 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9785 Ocr_module_version 0.0.9 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0000372 Openlibrary_edition This Rough Magic Hardcover Januby Mary Stewart (Author) 1,417 ratings Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 6.89 21 Used from 6.88 3 Collectible from 7.40 Paperback 14.89 34 Used from 7.23 23 New from 14.70 Mass Market Paperback 8.13 7 Used from 4. Mary Stewart’s novels are generally classed as romantic suspense, or mystery thrillers with a dash of romance. Mary Stewart’s novels are generally classed as romantic suspense, or mystery thrillers with a dash of romance. This rough magic by Stewart, Mary, 1916-2014, author Publication date 1964 Topics Actors - Fiction, Actors, Corfu Island (Greece) - Fiction, Greece - Corfu Island Publisher New York : M.S. ![]() Urn:lcp:thisroughmagic0000unse_t5u6:lcpdf:8376acde-ff1a-4aa8-9863-fd1e9da81d09 This Rough Magic is a novel by Mary Stewart, which was first published in 1964. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:00:52 Boxid IA40018910 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Sleep no more by greg iles![]() He’s currently happily married in a sex-less relationship, and working with a business partner who owes a lot of money to some bad people. Here the story is that John Waters is a successful businessman who specializes in finding oil in hard to find places (namely in the Iles location of choice, Natchez, Mississippi to Louisiana). Looking at some of the other reviews, it seems a lot of his fans didn’t appreciate the switch. ![]() While most of his books have fit into the thriller genre, his foray into World War II/espionage fiction were some of the better that he’s read and in Sleep No More he’s moved into Stephen King supernatural territory. I’ve read a lot of Greg Iles lately on the recommendation of a co-worker, and while not all of the books have been for me I’ve enjoyed how he’s jumped around genres a couple of times. ![]() ![]() evocative prose and richly drawn characters. But if she can learn to trust him with her heart, she might discover just the champion she desires. If Paris learns the truth, she might lose her freedom for good. Hiding under her brother’s nose, Rosamund knows she shouldn’t take risks. And if words won’t work, perhaps kisses would be better? ![]() With his clever mind and persuasive skill, Paris could soon have her spilling her secrets freely just to lift the sorrow from his face. But after her midnight escape from a brother bent on marrying her off to a scoundrel, honesty is a luxury she can no longer afford. An English war hero must unlock the secrets of an Irish beautys heart. Burke think her the candidate from the employment bureau. Get FREE shipping on The Dukes Suspicion by Susanna Craig, from. Rosamund Gorse knows she should not have let Mr. and unpredictable story line, The Dukes Suspicion is a remarkable must-read. ![]() But her quick wit and mysterious past prove an unexpected temptation. In her print debut, award-winning author Susanna Craig launches a new. The aftermath of a failed rebellion weighs on his conscience, so when the young English gentlewoman with an unwavering gaze arrives, he asks far too few questions before hiring her on as governess. ![]() Paris Burke, Dublin’s most charismatic barrister, has enough on his mind without the worries of looking after his two youngest sisters. Can a runaway English bride find love with a haunted Irish rebel? ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Ansel adams![]() His soaring, dramatic imagery became the catalyst for the American conservation movement, allowing them to preserve the sacred sanctity of national parks that still exist today. Many Americans had never witnessed these parts of the wilderness before, so Adams’ photography opened their eyes to the world in a whole new way. Through his stunning photography work that took in vast swathes of the American landscape with sharp detail and crisp focus, Ansel Adams was able to present to the world just how wondrous and important this part of the world was. Ansel Adams Was a Great Environmentalist Ansel Adams, Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California, c. In 1934, he became a member of the Sierra club’s board of directors.Ĥ. Adams published his first photographs in the club’s 1922 bulletin, and held his first one-man exhibition at the club’s San Francisco headquarters in 1928. It was then that he began his career as a pioneering American photographer. During the group’s hikes and camping trips, Ansel Adams was able to soak up the sublime wonder of the landscape. In years to come, he even became the keeper of the club’s LeConte Memorial Lodge. He spent as much time as he could in the Yosemite Sierra. Ansel Adams joined the Sierra Club in 1919, an environmental group established to preserve the natural wilderness of the Yosemite Sierra. ![]() ![]() ![]() The heart of Loveless is the relationships between the central characters: Georgia, our aro-ace protagonist, and her friends Pip, Jason, and Rooney. Each twist and turn is carefully navigated, the characters are beautifully well-drawn, and there are little symbolic touches here and there that lend the story a real sense of tapestry. Loveless isn’t Alice Oseman’s first book, and throughout it there’s a sense of a master hand at the tiller. I could hardly wait to get my hands on it and as soon as it arrived, I devoured it. Loveless was included with great anticipation on my list of aromantic and asexual Pride reads last month. Its authentic voice hit me harder than I expected it to. Loveless by Alice Oseman has an aromantic-asexual main character and is written by an aromantic-asexual author. ![]() |