![]() ![]() Even more surprising is the marriage she proposes to unite them in their goals and to claim… ( tovább)Ī generation past, the western realms were embroiled in endless war. Though the last in a line of legendary warrior-queens, Yvenne is small and weak, and the sharpest weapons she wields are her mind and her tongue. Yet the woman Maddek captures is not what he expected. But when he learns it was the king's daughter who lured his parents to their deaths, the barbarian warrior is determined to make her pay. Though forbidden by the alliance council to kill the corrupt king responsible for his parents' murders, Maddek vows to avenge them, even if it costs him the Parsathean crown. ![]() That alliance is all that stands against the return of an ancient evil-until the barbarian king and queen are slain in an act of bloody betrayal. ![]() From the blood and ashes he left behind, a tenuous alliance rose between the barbarian riders of Parsathe and the walled kingdoms of the south. A generation past, the western realms were embroiled in endless war. ![]()
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![]() All her birds are extraordinary to Susan-loyal, intelligent, beautiful-but none more so than Duchess. After losing her parents to influenza as a child, Susan found comfort in raising homing pigeons with Bertie. Enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. It is September 1940-a year into the war-and as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Tense, heartwarming and life affirming, The Long Flight Home gives a fresh slant on heroism in WWII.” -Rhys Bowen, New York Timesbestselling author of In Farleigh Field, The Tuscan Childand the Royal Spyness novels Inspired by fascinating, true, yet little-known events during World War II, The Long Flight Home is a testament to the power of courage in our darkest hours-a moving, masterfully written story of love and sacrifice. ![]() ![]() A great day consists of delicious food, friendly people, and fun. ![]() “Hip, hip, hurrah!” exclaim ten happy penguins. Today, we will dive deep and understand – ” Children’s Books About Penguins” Are you ready? Let’s go! They have black and white feathers that help them blend in with their surroundings while keeping them warm throughout the cold winter months. Their wings have developed to act as flippers, swimming quite well. Penguins live on land for half of their lives and in the water for the rest. On the other hand, Penguins have all the biological characteristics of birds, including feathers, laying eggs, and maintaining a warm body temperature. Many people mistakenly assume penguins are mammals since they can’t fly. They can swim swiftly after plunging deep into the water. They are flightless birds who prefer swimming in the ocean’s icy waters. Penguins have a characteristic sound or cry to find mates and offspring in large groups of up to 1,000 penguins!ĭespite being birds, penguins are unable to fly. ![]() A penguin rookery is a large group of penguins.Įverything they do, including eating, swimming, hunting, and nesting, is done together.Įmperor penguins would huddle together to stay warm in Antarctica, where the temperature is severely cold. ![]() Some penguin species have lived in large groups with other penguins for most of their lives. ![]() ![]() They’re not anything set in stone,” says Graeber, author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years.” “It’s, generally speaking, when you have debts owed by the poor to the rich that suddenly debts become a sacred obligation, more important than anything else. “Debts between the very wealthy or between governments can always be renegotiated and always have been throughout world history. ![]() His wife, Nika Dubrovsky, tweeted on September 3, “Yesterday the best person in a world, my husband and my friend… died in a hospital in Venice.” Graeber was a world-renowned anthropologist who is often credited with coming up with part of the slogan, “We are the 99 percent.” Watch Part 1 of our interview with Graeber, just days after the 2011 launch of “Occupy Wall Street.”Īs President Obama prepares to outline a deficit-reduction plan that includes tax increases, as well as cuts to programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, anthropologist David Graeber proposes a radical solution: cancel the debt of the nation’s poor. ![]() Editor’s Note: David Graeber has died at the age of 59. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story explores the vivid history and landscape of the Gulf Coast community and takes readers down the wooden–bricked streets of turn of the century Mobile with its Spanish architecture and its tree–lined avenues that host the annual Mardi Gras parades. When the family is asked to conduct the services for Michael, Roy Deacon must examine whether a life in the family tradition is where he belongs. The Deacons have operated a funeral home in the city for over 100 years. It is Paul Deacon who discovers the body, and the experience leaves him forever changed. ![]() Based on the true story of the 1981 lynching of Michael Donald in Mobile, Alabama, the novel follows the lives of Paul and Roy Deacon, teenagers and childhood friends of Michael Donald, as they cope with the aftermath of his hanging. ![]() LIKE TREES, WALKING examines an old tale in the New South. ![]() ![]() Its story is retold by Dr Augustus Hare, a clergyman, in his Memorials of a Quiet Life in 1871. The Croglin Vampire reputedly first appeared in Cumberland to a Miss Fisher in the 1750s. It is nearly 200 years since this Romantic/Byronic archetype for a vampire emerged – but what do we know about English belief in vampires outside of fiction? New research at the University of Hertfordshire has uncovered and reappraised a number of vampire myths – and they are not all confined to the realms of fiction. So the first fictional vampire was actually a satanic English Lord. ![]() Polidori’s vampire, Lord Ruthven, is inspired by a thinly disguised portrait of the predatory English poet, Lord Byron, in Lady Caroline Lamb’s novel Glenarvon (1816). The vampire first made its way into English literature in John Polidori’s 1819 short story “ The Vampyre”. But most of the action takes place in England, from the moment the Transylvanian vampire arrives on a shipwrecked vessel in Whitby, North Yorkshire, with plans to make his lair in the spookily named Carfax estate, west of the river in London.īut Dracula wasn’t the first vampire in English literature, let alone the first to stalk England. The story of Count Dracula as many of us know it was created by Bram Stoker, an Irishman, in 1897. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although Emily’s inquiries about the house are rudely rebuffed, her rocky start with the owner eventually blossoms into a friendship. She has her eye on one house in particular-with room for kids. Having given up on marriage, Emily dreams of adopting children someday. Recovering from a twice-broken heart, Emily Gaffney, a young teacher, is staying at the inn while she looks for a home of her own. Determined to move forward, she begins dating again, and finds companionship when she takes on a boarder who is starting a new chapter herself. The Rose Harbor Inn barely seems the same without Mark, but Jo Marie can’t bear to lose herself in grief once more. Though Mark finally confessed his love for her, innkeeper Jo Marie Rose is unsure if he’s ever coming back. Nine months ago, Mark Taylor abruptly left Cedar Cove on a perilous mission to right a wrong from his past. ![]() ![]() The much-anticipated conclusion to Debbie Macomber’s beloved Rose Harbor series, set in the picturesque town of Cedar Cove, Sweet Tomorrows is a vibrant and poignant novel of letting go of fear, following your heart, and embracing the future-come what may. ![]() ![]() ![]() “There is not a word or a plot line out of place in The Summer List, Amy Mason Doan’s fabulous debut. ![]() Meg Donohue, USA Today bestselling author An evocative tale of family, first love, and the unique and lasting gift of a friendship formed in girlhood.” ![]() “A trip down memory lane becomes a hunt for long-buried secrets in Amy Mason Doan’s gripping and poignant debut. “Best New Books to Put in Your Beach Bag” “Summer Reads: Coolest Books of the Season” “A poignant tale of mothers and daughters finding their ways home to each other.” “With a vivid sense of place and characters as real as your high school besties, this debut novel is sure to please fans of Kristin Hannah and Elin Hilderbrand.” “Doan’s characters leap off the page… accomplished debut novel…Will please readers who grew up with the novels of Judy Blume.” The writing is fresh and charming, a perfect read for anyone who spent her teenage years reading the racy bits of cheap paperbacks out loud to their best friends.” “This is a lovely debut by Doan, exploring themes of motherhood, daughterhood, and first love with tenderness and humor. ![]() ![]() ![]() With the help of journal entries and photographs taken by one of the rescuers, Martin W. ![]() The mission: a perilous trek over 1,500 miles of nearly impassable Alaskan terrain, in the bone-chilling months of winter, to secure two herds of reindeer (for food) and find a way to guide them to the whalers before they starved. Here is the incredible story of three men sent by President McKinley to rescue them. ![]() VOYA Sandler perfectly presented the astonishing story of a journey against all odds into an amenable read. In Sandler’s words, history becomes adventure, with real-life heroes, dangers, and mishaps. Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board and little hope of surviving the many months until warmer temperatures arrived. Maps trace the progress of the rescue mission, illustrating the unimaginable distance along the treacherous coast of present-day Alaska. And that particular year winter blasted in early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. Follow three rescuers in a race against time and all odds in this heart-pounding true adventure. Whaling ships full of men, stranded in ice. ![]() ![]() ![]() This was a good book as part of the series, but a disappointing finale. She would like it if books came with chocolate to eat while reading them. To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld: Friends, family, school, they were just obstacles in the way of getting more books. You could ask her about yarn, and indicate a willingness to learn to knit your own socks, if you can't already do so.Īnd, well, you could talk about books. You could talk about Norway, and how it's the Greatest Place On Earth, and Germany, The Second Greatest Place On Earth. Right now she has a Coton de Tulear named Sunny). ![]() You could discuss dog breeds (she had a Maltese named Pippin, and grew up with a poodle mix and a Brittany Spaniel. You could also talk about how adorable her children are, even if you have never seen them. For instance, you could bring her chocolate to make the meeting go more smoothly. These are all things to keep in mind if you ever meet her. Jessica Day George likes chocolate, knitting, books, travel, movies, dragons, horses, dogs, and her family. ![]() |