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Sorcery of thorns book5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the crime. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery-magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. ![]() “If you loved the Hogwarts Library…you’ll be right at home at Summershall.” -Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingaleįrom the New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes an “enthralling adventure” ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about an apprentice at a magical library who must battle a powerful sorcerer to save her kingdom.Īll sorcerers are evil. “A bewitching gem.I absolutely loved every moment of this story.” -Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series ![]()
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![]() The downside is that there are a LOT of characters in this book so it makes it hard to connect or get invested with them properly which is why my rating is 3.5 stars. Her character development over the course of the book was written amazingly well. Qloey comes across a little immature at times, especially when she finds herself in "love" with all of her suitors after each date. If you like the TV show, The Bachelor, or Kiera Cass's book series The Selection, then this will appeal to you. Almost as soon as the book begins you find out there is a twist when someone tries to kill her. You know from the blurb there is a competition where Qloey will choose between twelve eligible suitors and one of them will win and become her King/husband. REVIEW Overall □□□□ I loved the blurb and the cover is beautiful, however the book itself didn't quite live up to my expectations. Warning: this fantasy romance contains dangerously hot princes, sexy elves and a heart-throbbing peasant. One assassin among the bachelors, plotting to kill the princess and bring the empire to its knees. ![]() Twelve princes, dukes, elves and a commoner vying for the princess’s heart. RELEASE DATE BLURB One princess searching for her prince charming. ![]() The Royal Matchmaking Competition: Princess Qloey is the debut novel by Zoiy G Galloay and it is the first book in the RMC series. ![]()
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Oil and marble by stephanie storey5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Michelangelo both loathes and worships Leonardo’s genius. Leonardo despises Michelangelo for his youth and lack of sophistication. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse. Meanwhile, Leonardo’s life is falling apart: he loses the hoped-for David commission he can t seem to finish any project he is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine he almost dies in war his engineering designs disastrously fail and he is haunted by a woman he has seen in the marketa merchant’s wife, whom he is finally commissioned to paint. Working against an impossible deadline, he begins his feverish carving. Living at the foot of his misshapen block of marble, Michelangelo struggles until the stone finally begins to speak. Even though his impoverished family shuns him for being an artist, he is desperate to support them. ![]() Michelangelo is a virtual unknown when he returns to Florence and wins the commission to carve what will become one of the most famous sculptures of all time: David. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. From 15011505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. ![]()
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Manzarene5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() His granddaddy Washington was a slave, and both of that man's sons named children after him. And for a long time, Phillips' story, as well as how his music was made had just that. "Take Your Burden to the Lord And Leave It There" ![]() Steeped in gospel's oral tradition, but floating on his own instrumental innovations, Phillips created some early genre-defying folk minimalism, sounds that have no doubt influenced such unhurried performers as Michael Hurley, Liz Harris, or Marissa Anderson. The ghostly twinkles of Phillips' double zither- the manzarene-, caressing a voice seemingly devoid of hurry, carried by the clouds, have only grown more unusual, seductive, and softly brazen with time. It remains singular, easily separated from the multitudes of blues and gospel records recorded in the rural, black, early 20th Century deep south. ![]() The music in this collection, which has been reissued half a dozen times since its original appearance on as many 10 inch slabs of shellac in the late 1920s, hasn't lost any of its ability to bring listeners to silence. Washington Phillips And His Manzarene DreamsĬD in 76-page hardcover book with notes by Michael Corcoran ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, they are being reactivated and sent out into the contested space of the recently conquered Eshquarian Empire to track down a single Terran cruiser called the Eagle's Talon. When command finally does reach out, however, it isn't to order Obsidian home for some much needed r&r. For now, Jacob was acting CO of Scout Team Obsidian and their ship was a broken down old surplus combat shuttle they'd stolen from narco-smugglers on a planet called Niceen-3. The team went through hell during their previous mission, losing both their commanding officer and their ship. Marine First Lieutenant Jacob Brown is bored.įor months he's been sitting around on an alien planet, waiting for command to recall his scout team so they could rest and be re-outfitted. ![]()
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Autism by Autism Society, Newfoundlan...5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() The ASNL is also active in awareness raising, advocacy, and outreach across the province for all individuals and families affected by ASD. We also strive to be an informative resource for those interested in learning more about ASD, and have a wide range of materials available at our regional offices. These programs include such options as supportive employment, social thinking, structured teaching, therapeutic recreation, and more. Sarah received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Toronto and a Master of Science from University. Previously, Sarah was a Speech Language Pathologist at Newfoundland & Labrador English School District. The ASNL offers programing options for individuals with ASD and their family members at our regional office locations. Autism Society, Newfoundland & Labrador (ASNL) is a provincial charitable organization dedicated to promoting the development of individual, lifelong. Sarah O'Grady is a STEP Coordinator at The Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador based in St. We also help to host many parent support groups in communities around the province. The ASNL currently operates four regional offices around the island, along with three volunteer chapters in Marystown, Trinity-Conception-Placentia area, and the Northeast Avalon. The Autism Society, Newfoundland and Labrador (ASNL) is a provincial charitable organization dedicated to promoting the development of individual, lifelong, and community-based supports and services for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), their families, and caregivers. This organization has no active opportunities.įind volunteer opportunities from thousands of organizations that need your help. ![]()
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Becoming by Matthew Ledrew5/22/2023 ![]() They were holding a contest for submissions to be in the “Sci-Fi from the Rock” anthology for the tenth anniversary of the local Sci-Fi convention here in St. Then, I found my publisher, a small local company by the name of Engen Books. That one fell apart around chapter 2 or 3, where I felt that the world was unbelievable (in a bad way). This one was more promising, about a planet of super-powered people, with crime rampant, strange alien creatures, and rest of the whole sci-fi thing. After a bit of growing up and reading some other literature, I tried my hand at writing again. It was challenging at first, with my first novel attempt being a rather cringy fantasy story starring me and my friends. ![]() I decided to become a writer at the behest of my then-girlfriend, after she told me I was good at telling stories. When did you decide to become a writer? What made you decide to sit down and actually start something? ![]()
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The Feminine Light by Lao Tzu5/22/2023 ![]() Lao Tzu says no no no, that’s not where it’s at! That’s the wrong choice! You have to do both. Altruism and egoism are just two sides of one coin to Lao Tzu: either you look after yourself, or you turn away from yourself and look after others. “ He says that people who don’t cherish their own bodies can’t look after other people effectively. Ursula: Lao Tzu says things like “Don’t be controlled by love. His philosophy is also a balance to the media obsession today with the cult of personality, self-consciousness, and ego. ![]() Here are some of my favourite passages: On altruism and egoism:īrenda: Lao Tzu’s insistence on the inner authority of this discerning eye is an antidote to those of us drowning in an Age of Information. As usual, I find her comments accessible, refreshing, thought-provoking, and hilarious. I would like to cap off the recent series of posts on Taoism with an interview with Ursula Le Guin, conducted by Brenda Peterson. In it, the lifelong student of Taoism talks about how the Tao Te Ching has influenced her personal life and the construction of her worldview. ![]() ![]() The Feminine and the Tao: An interview with Ursula K. ![]()
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Black and british by david olusoga5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars. It is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation and it belongs to us all.Drawing on new genealogical research, original records, and expert testimony, Black and British reaches back to Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan 'blackamoors' and the global slave-trading empire. ![]() Black and British is vivid confirmation that black history can no longer be kept separate and marginalised. This edition, fully revised and updated, features a new chapter encompassing the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, events which put black British history at the centre of urgent national debate. Written with a wonderful clarity of style and with great force and passion.' - Kwasi Kwarteng, Sunday TimesIn this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean. ' comprehensive and important history of black Britain. ![]()
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2016 novel by curtis sittenfeld5/22/2023 ![]() Bill reveals to Hillary that while he loves her he also fears he is governed by sexual impulses that make him unable to stay faithful. Their life seems blissful until Hillary catches Bill cheating on her with the daughter of her boss. In the summer of 1971, Bill gives up his plans to work on the McGovern campaign and follows Hillary to California where she will be interning. ![]() Previously unlucky in love, Hillary is pleased that Bill seems to value both their intellectual and sexual connection. In 1970, while a law student at Yale, Hillary Rodham meets Bill Clinton and is surprised when the charismatic and handsome man pursues her intensely. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton never married Bill Clinton and instead pursued her own political career. ![]() The novel imagines a world in which 2016 U.S. Rodham is an American alternative history novel written by Curtis Sittenfeld and published in 2020. ![]() |