5/21/2023 0 Comments Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore![]() ![]() Poignant, ominous, and remarkable descriptive!īirdcage Walk takes us back to Bristol in the late 1790s when France was full of unrest, war was on the horizon, and the British people struggled with impoverishment, scarcity, impending disaster, and financial ruin. Weaving a deeply personal and moving story with a historical moment of critical and complex importance, Birdcage Walk is an unsettling and brilliantly tense drama of public and private violence, resistance and terror from one of our greatest storytellers. She belongs to him: law and custom confirm it, and she must live as he wants–his passion for Lizzie darkening until she finds herself dangerously alone. Tormented and striving Diner believes that Lizzie’s independent, questioning spirit must be coerced and subdued. Soon his plans for a magnificent terrace built above the two-hundred-foot drop of the Gorge come under threat. But she has recently married John Diner Tredevant, a property developer who is heavily invested in Bristol’s housing boom, and he has everything to lose from social upheaval and the prospect of war. Lizzie Fawkes has grown up in Radical circles where each step of the French Revolution is followed with eager idealism. It is 1792 and Europe is seized by political turmoil and violence. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments Haddix the strangers![]() ![]() But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down. Who, exactly, are these strangers? Before Chess, Emma, and Finn can question their mom about it, she takes off on a sudden work trip and leaves them in the care of Ms. The other kids share their same first and middle names. But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they’re shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. They’ve been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best-acting silly and being adored. ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember ! What makes you you ? The Greystone kids thought they knew. New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. ![]() ![]() In second grade, despite seeing her teacher model time with a big clock, Abeel couldn’t understand how hours, minutes, and seconds worked. I also struggle with spelling and grammar and remembering combinations of movements in athletics and dance.” Subsequent chapters also exemplify how challenging dyscalculia can be. I struggle with dialing phone numbers, counting money, balancing my checkbook, tipping at restaurants, following directions, understanding distances, and applying basic math to my everyday life. On the positive side, My Thirteenth Winter helped me in a way that few books to understand how learning disorders do not end with high school graduation but are lifetime struggles.Ībeel makes heart-wrenchingly clear in her introduction how momentous the impact her disability has been on her life: “I am twenty-five years old and I can’t tell time. On the downside, unless one is famous, it can difficult to capture reader interest page after page for what is essentially one person’s tale of their life. ![]() ![]() In being a memoir, My Thirteenth Winter covers Abeel’s recollection of significant events from her childhood right through to her young adult years. ![]() ![]() My Thirteenth Winter is a gutsy memoir by Samantha Abeel, who grew up with the learning ability known as dyscalculia. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments The awakened parent![]() ![]() This book will take you on a journey to transcending your fears and illusions around parenting and help you become the parent you always wanted to be: fully present and conscious. In The Awakened Family, I show you how you can cultivate a relationship with your children so they can thrive moreover, you can be transformed to a state of greater calm, compassion and wisdom as well. However, many of us are unable to because we are blinded by modern misconceptions of parenting and our own inner limitations. We all have the capacity to raise children who are highly resilient and emotionally connected. …Would you accept this invitation to a revolution in parenting? That you can create close and connected relationships within your family? That you can end conflict with your children? That you can learn to parent without fear or anxiety? ![]() What if I told you that you can put an end to all of your parenting struggles? New from the New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent comes a radically transformative plan that shows parents how to raise children to be their best, truest selves. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Looking to visit one of the Seven Hundred Wonders of the Universe, he's quickly embroiled in a web of deceit. On the desert world of Atharna, the Doctor's life is about to be changed forever. Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor takes on a deadly new villain – Brian the Ood, written by Carrie Thompson, (W) Jody Houser (A) Roberta Ingranata (CA) Andie TongĪ thrilling new adventure for the Tenth Doctor (as played by fan-favorite David Tennant) that sees the shocking return of his deadliest enemies: the Daleks! But things aren't what they seem – time is all wrong, and something is coming that terrifies even the Daleks… Part of BBC's highly anticipated multi-platform Doctor Who epic, TIME LORD VICTORIOUS!In Shops: SRP: $5.99 October 14thĭoctor Who – Time Lord Victorious: He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not, Big Finish ![]() Defender of the Daleks #2 from Titan Comics ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Reignited colleen houck![]() ![]() Seth was now the god of unmaking, the creator of disorder and destruction. ![]() But Seth's competitive childhood gave him a heart so cold and vacant that instead, his gift brought about great evil. As time passed, however, Seth's determination and willfulness resulted in a very special gift, one that should have granted him the ability to enact wondrous change. The Waters of Chaos, which granted each god's talent, were running dry, and Seth was paying the price. But Seth, the youngest sibling, was left without any special powers. Nephthys, the seer, was able to keep the balance between all living beings and the universe. Isis, the goddess of creation, fostered health and wellness. Osiris, the god of agriculture, helped mortals to grow and thrive in their natural environment. ![]() Before Lily and Amon met, before the cosmos were in chaos and needed three brave brothers to fight off evil, there were four siblings who helped rule the earth. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tiger's Curse series and Reawakened comes a novella full of celestial marvel, passion, betrayal, and evil that will grow to reign over humanity forever. ![]() ![]() ![]() Your understanding of the character of God will be enriched as you see Him through the eyes of Abraham over the course of their 100-year relationship. In this book, you will learn how many historically documented conversations Adam had with God and see that Adam's God moved with purpose in each of His encounters with Adam. The approach to the study of the Bible presented in this book will completely change how you read the Bible and how you perceive the divine author of the Bible. In this book, you see the God of the Bible as a divine person encountered by the men and women of the Bible. Into His Presence uses historically documented experiences of a number of important people with God over thousands of years as the lens through which to help you understand the character of God as a person. ![]() Burt shares, "The God of the Bible is not a concept to be studied but a divine person each of us can and should encounter personally. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Eric schlosser fast food![]() ![]() ![]() He even ventures to England and Germany to clock the rate at which those countries are becoming fast food nations.Īlong the way, Schlosser unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths - from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate. He travels to Las Vegas for a giddily surreal franchisers' convention where Mikhail Gorbachev delivers the keynote address. He hangs out with the teenagers who make the restaurants run and communes with those unlucky enough to hold America's most dangerous job - meatpacker. Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from the California subdivisions where the business was born to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike where many of fast food's flavors are concocted. That's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning. Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled the juggernaut of American cultural imperialism abroad. ![]() Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society. ![]() To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar Amerca. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Shattered by Dani Pettrey![]() She considers herself blessed to be able to write the kind of stories she loves-full of plot twists and peril, love, and longing for hope and redemption. Dani has also been honored with multiple awards, including the Daphne du Maurier Award, two HOLT Medallions, a Christy Award finalist, two National Readers’ Choice Awards, the Gail Wilson Award of Excellence, and Christian Retailing’s Best Award.įrom her early years eagerly reading Nancy Drew mysteries, to paging through Agatha Christie novels or watching on-the-edge-of-her-seat adventure movies, Dani has always enjoyed mystery and suspense. Her Alaskan Courage series and Chesapeake Valor series have received praise from readers and critics alike and spent multiple months topping the CBA bestseller lists. ![]() ![]() Her novels stand out for their “wicked pace, snappy dialogue, and likable characters” (Publishers Weekly), “gripping storyline,” (RT Book Reviews), and “sizzling undercurrent of romance” (USA Today). Dani combines the page-turning adrenaline of a thriller with the chemistry and happy-ever-after of a romance. ![]() Praised by New York Times best-selling author Dee Henderson as “a name to look for in romantic suspense,” Dani Pettrey has sold more than half a million copies of her novels to readers eagerly awaiting the next release. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Margaret peterson found![]() ![]() Not just a science-fiction adventure, Redeemed is also a strong portrait of the bonds of love and family.Haddix deftly weaves numerous plot threads and clearly explains how time travel works in the Skidmores’ world-an impressive feat.The novel not only upends readers’ expectations, but it provides a fresh perspective on events, since Jordan initially has no idea about time travel, being kidnapped, or having a twin brother. And instead of venturing back in time, all three kids journey to the future. Rather than focusing on Jonah and Katherine Skidmore, the protagonists of the earlier books, Haddix introduces a new main character: Jonah’s twin brother, Jordan. Margaret Peterson Haddix takes an innovative approach to this series finale.A compelling, fast-paced story that will have readers eagerly awaiting each new twist. ![]() |