![]() ![]() He establishes his grand plantation, The Forks of Cypress, in Alabama, while Andrew ascends to the White House, and the rumblings that will explode into the Civil War gather force. The two men become business partners, and James Jackson makes his fortune. ![]() From there we travel with Jackson to Nashville, where he meets Andrew Jackson, the future president of the United States. The story begins in Ireland, where Haley's white great-great-grandfather, James Jackson, Sr., is born. Once again, this is a personal saga, but one played out against the broad canvas of American history. Lovers of sweeping generational epics will find much to rejoice in here. ![]() "Now, from the author of Roots, comes Alex Haley's Queen - the saga of his father's family. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Antigoddess, however, was a topic that called my name and I was hopeless to resist that call, much like Odysseus and the sirens. Initially, it wasn't really on my radar, because horror isn't something I seek out, but the reviews convinced me. I'm one of the few people who never got around to reading Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood, though I do have a copy and will read it.someday. All of them rage against their last breath. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just flicker out.Įvery one of them dies in their own way. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. ![]() But she could be the key in a war that is only just beginning.īecause Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. These days, Cassandra doesn’t involve herself in the business of gods-in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. Their search leads them to Cassandra-an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health.ĭesperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. ![]() ![]() She is the founder of the Macondo Foundation. Loose Woman Seductive, earthy, and at times confessional, Sandra Cisneross vibrant collection of poetry celebrates the females aspects of love-from the. Woman Hollering Creek two books of poetry, My Wicked Ways and Loose Woman and a childrens book, Hairs/Pelitos. O元243782W Page_number_confidence 72.97 Pages 150 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20211019012407 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 225 Scandate 20211016083858 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780679755272 Tts_version 4. A BEST BOOK OF THE TIME and GOODREADS A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango Street. ![]() Urn:lcp:loosewomanpoems0000cisn:epub:1e003ba8-8118-4cf2-a59f-8980ea42878b Foldoutcount 0 Identifier loosewomanpoems0000cisn Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t51h3bq7q Invoice 1652 Isbn 0679755276 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-beta-20210815 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8933 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-0000191 Openlibrary_edition ![]() Not necessarily, but I like the compliment. They say I’m a macha, hell on wheels, viva-la-vulva, fire and brimstone, man-hating, devastating, boogey-woman lesbian. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:09:50 Boxid IA40265621 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier When all along I thought that’s what a woman was. ![]() ![]() ![]() the Tooth Fairy is soooo tired! Luckily, Uni the unicorn is always ready to help. delight of the Tooth Fairy-and Uni the unicorn, of course! The little girl has a wiggly tooth! Soon the Tooth Fairy will come and give her a prize. Ease any fears and bring on the joy with this humorous story focusing on the magic and. Ride along with Uni on a magical adventure to help the Tooth Fairy! Are you a helper like Uni the unicorn? When someone you love gets a wiggly tooth, it may be cause for excitement or anxiety. Uni the Unicorn: Tooth Fairy Helper (Hardback)īy Rosenthal, Amy Krouse Illustrated by Barrager, Brigette Paris Rosenthal, the daughter of the late Amy Krouse Rosenthal, wrote this as a tribute to her mom. And as the real world grows brighter and brighter, all kinds of other magical creatures appear, ending the book with the most dazzling array of imaginary creatures. ![]() And then all the kids begin to believe in magic. Then, with the power of believing and Uni's magic horn, one little boy begins to see something. roduces Uni to her family and friends, they can't see the unicorn. ![]() Now everyone will know that unicorns exist, and that Uni is real after all. Uni the Unicorn visits her best friend in the real world. Uni the Unicorn, the only unicorn who believes kids are real, slides down a double rainbow to visit friends on earth. Uni the Unicorn in the Real World (Hardback)īy Rosenthal, Paris Krouse, Amy Illustrated by Barrager, Brigette ![]() ![]() The third, related to the second, is on the value of company alumni networks and how the Alliance endures beyond formal employment. The second (and the section I re-read, given my own interests) talks about using the Alliance model to free up employees to network and bring the benefits of their networks back to the company. The first describes the concept of the Alliance and how it would change employment, by looking at what the authors describe as "tours of duty". The book, as I see it, is split into three sections. As with most of my so-called reviews, this is more by way of a collection of my thoughts about the book rather than a review per se. The Alliance is a relationship between the two parties based on mutual respect and mutual benefit and is an ethical agreement rather than a contractual one (this is critically important). The Alliance of the title is about the relationship between a company and an employee, which the authors (rightly) identify as being in need of a change. ![]() I went back and re-read parts of it again the following day. Leaving that aside, I genuinely enjoyed this book and finished my first read in a single day. Better be careful what I say or I will find myself in social media purgatory! Publishing a review of a book by the founder of LinkedIn on LinkedIn. ![]() ![]() If you don't think it's culturally relevant, just know that the prop statue from the 1941 film sold for $4 Million in 2013! I really enjoyed the read, as it’s as pure a ‘film-noir’ hard-boiled detective story as you get - brimmed hats, cigarettes, guns, and even opening with a femme fatale walking into the detective agency as the opening scene. I had seen the film long ago and I remember enjoying it, but to be honest, I couldn’t remember the plot. Humphrey Bogart played Sam Spade in the most famous adaptation of The Maltese Falcon in 1941. Dashiell Hammett was a major influence on the establishment of ‘hard-boiled’ detective fiction and through film adaptations of his stories – film-noir. It was eventually published as a novel in 1930. Dashiell Hammett wrote this story originally as a serial in the magazine Black Mask. ![]() I found an interesting old hardbound version of this novel at a used bookstore and I couldn’t resist it. ![]() ![]() Sam Spade doesn’t need to go looking for trouble, trouble finds him. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor-and well-known ass. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. ![]() Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships-but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Hannah begins to suspect that Jack might be attracted to her (which, if so, would make the feeling mutual), she considers confessing to Glenn that she might not be up to the task. ![]() Not wanting to alarm them, Hannah pretends to be Jack’s girlfriend. After she’s dumped by a smarmy coworker, Glenn assigns Hannah to protect the charming Jack (who’s dealing with a stalker) as he drops in on his estranged brother and their mom, who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. Hannah Brooks is at the top of her field, having been snatched from FBI recruitment by her boss, Glenn Schultz, for his security agency. Center’s fluffy latest (after What You Wish For) follows a workaholic bodyguard as she protects and slowly falls for her client, handsome movie star Jack Stapleton, who’s visiting his sick mom in Texas. ![]() ![]() There was also a lot more sexual tension which is normal during the teen years but good to know ahead of time if you're a parent of a young reader. There was quite a bit more teenage angst and rebellion in this book. But he has a story and he might just be the only one who can save Grace. The kind of guy that makes young girls swoon and normally good natured Dads want to lock-n-load. She meets her match in newcomer Cole though and sparks begin to fly.sometimes a little too much.Ĭole is the epitome of bad boy with good looks, talent and a bad attitude. ![]() She and Grace have grown closer which is good for both of them but she senses another loss in the near future and she isn't sure she can handle that. ![]() Isabel is still dealing with the guilt she feels over the loss of her brother (not in the most productive ways) and her parents, who are both self-medicating, are of no help to her. When Grace comes down with a mysterious illness, she begins to question her future as well as the future of her beloved wolves and Sam struggles to find a way to help her. Her parents who've been like absentee parents for the past 17 years decide to go "parental" on her and it creates lots of problems for she and Sam. While I was happy that Sam's future seemed brighter than before, Grace's life became more chaotic. It's still a well written story and author Steifvater does a good job of giving the reader complex (and new) characters who, while flawed, are also full of life, raw emotion and believable. ![]() I wasn't as excited about Linger as I was about Shiver. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is an all-consuming, soul-crushing, tear-your-heart-into-pieces story. Warning: This is not a typical, sappy, love story. Especially the ugly.īecause without ugly, there would be no beauty. ![]() ![]() On a journey that is marred with ugliness and chaos, Danny and Ripper must discover if their unforeseen connection can find the beauty in their world.Įverything has beauty. Hastily, their lust turns to love until another tragedy forces them apart. During a midsummer night, Danny and Ripper’s paths cross, forever changing their lives. Once a man who always had a smile on his face, his life takes a turn for the worst when a tragedy befalls him, leaving him scarred and broken. Erik “Ripper” Jacobs is the Sergeant at Arms in the Hell’s Horsemen. A sweet and beautiful girl, she loses her way, searching for things that are always out of her reach. ![]() Their story is about what can be born from nightmares.ĭanielle “Danny” West is the daughter of Deuce West, President of the Hell’s Horsemen Motorcycle Club. Instead, their love blossoms in a secret world full of crime, violence, and death. Theirs is not a world with sunshine and roses. This is an impulsive whirlwind romance between two lovers that are not meant to be together. This is a story about pain, sorrow, and suffering. Warning: This is not a story about fate or destiny. ![]() |