![]() ![]() ![]() But throughout her trials and escapades, she remains, in her heart, true to the one man she really loves, the one man she can never have. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary-and extraordinary-men and women, Amber experiences it all. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England-that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. Kathleen Winsor Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful. ** Forever Amber ** By - Kathleen Winsor Illustrated by Rick Daskam Easton Press Ladies of Literature Collector's Edition Stunning Leather Bound and Beautifully Illustrated Oversized ( 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 ) Very faint rub to page block, otherwise: FINE - Excellent Never Read - Satin Page Marker unmoved from publisher's placement No writings, stamps, or nameplates from previous ownership Offering from a pet- and smoke-free home. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Themes of conquering fear and believing in oneself are woven throughout, along with an acknowledgment of humans' environmental impact on the sea and its inhabitants. Praise for Deep Blue "A richly imagined novel. Will Sera ever see her beloved home-and her beloved Mahdi-again, or will the Volneros take over the mer realms while Orfeo takes on the gods themselves? Nothing less than the fate of the underwater world is at stake in this breathtaking finale. But without the ability to songcast, how will Astrid be able to defeat the most powerful mage in history? Meanwhile, Serafina and her Black Fins train goblin troops for battle against her uncle Vallerio's death riders. ![]() Orfeo possesses one of the talismans that the merls need in order to keep the monster locked up forever. At the end of Dark Tide, Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Oliver (“He’s fourteen, like me, but he looks about thirty years old… Somehow he looks like a bachelor. “Look, we’re too far from Boston and there is no place to eat around here- and there is plenty of people money, or guys that want to take girls out on dates.” The Plot: Before the book opens, the father of 14-year-old twins Carla and Oliver Simon has moved out of their small-town Massachusetts home and into an apartment in Manhattan in full mid-life crisis mode, he needs to “find himself” and finally write that novel.Ĭarla and Oliver had decided not to attend summer camp, worried about leaving their mother alone and bereft with their college-aged older brother, Ralph, whom the twins regard as kind of a meathead.īored, with the whole summer stretching out before them, Oliver hits upon the idea of using his interest in gourmet cooking to open a restaurant in the ski lodge adjacent to their property, since it is closed for the season, reasoning: ![]() Most of the heavy-duty ISSUES are reserved for the parents and older siblings here. ![]() This week’s volume is somewhat tamer in terms of content, perhaps targeted at a slightly younger demographic, and featuring slightly younger main characters. Norma Klein is best known for her controversy-courting YA novels of the 1970s in books like Angel Face and Love is One of the Choices, the teenaged protagonists deal regularly with drugs, sex, abortions, terrible parents. Suddenly, summer becomes a time of self-discovery… ![]() ![]() Our tillage is exercised in a large plain or common, some hours walk from our dwellings, and all the neighbors resort thither in a body. ![]() ![]() In what ways does Equiano contrast slavery within Africa with the sort of slavery he encountered in the western hemisphere? What sufferings does he describe on the slave ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean? In what ways were slaves cheated by whites? His Narrative, written in English in 1789, immediately became a sensation, and has remained a classic source for our knowledge about the European slave trade from the point of view of the slave. Born in Benin in the late 18th century, Equiano was enslaved as a young boy and passed through a variety of experiences, many of them horrible but he managed to acquire enough learning and independence to become a major voice advocating an end to slavery. ![]() ![]() Beggs and the Wizard, 1973 Frog Goes to Dinner, 1974 One Monster After Another, 1974 Two Moral Tales, 1974 Two More Moral Tales, 1974 What Do You Do with a Kangaroo?, 1974 You're the Scaredy-Cat, 1974 The Great Cat Chase, 1974 Walk, Robot, Walk, 1974 Just for You, 1975 (with M. Mayer) Me and My Flying Machine, 1971 A Silly Story, 1973 Bubble, Bubble, 1973 Frog on His Own, 1973 Mrs. Mayer) A Boy, a Dog, a Frog, and a Friend, 1971 (with M. Mayer) Mine, 1970 The Queen Always Wanted to Dance, 1971 (with M. Publications: SELF-ILLUSTRATED FICTION FOR CHILDREN: A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, 1967 If I Had, 1968 The Terrible Troll, 1968 There's a Nightmare in My Closet, 1968 Frog, Where Are You?, 1969 I Am a Hunter, 1969 A Special Trick, 1970 (with M. ![]() Career: Political cartoonist, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Hawaii painter, Kahala Hilton Hotel artist with an advertising agency in Connecticut children's book author and illustrator, 1967. ![]() Genres: Children's fiction, Illustrations. ![]() ![]() You can do whatever you want but you will only be judged according to what the world perceives of you. What I know is that truth is what the world knows. All three tried to make sense of what is true. ![]() To understand the myth and yet the irrefutable recording of the Roman rule in the time period, and because I take an interest in mythology, I saw a documentary on the rise of Christianity on Disney+ Hotstar and even an episode of Mythology, a podcast on Spotify. The book is a tale that is known to the entire world and yet is unknown to all due to its dated origins. The major difference was only the existence of two brothers instead of one to Mother Mary. How can you judge what doesn’t deviate largely from the facts we know today? The story was such that it is difficult to judge it. It related all the facts we know about the birth of Jesus but it made it real. It relates the story of the Son of God as two brothers, Jesus and Christ. The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ is part of The Myths series penned by various authors. ![]() ![]() ![]() Previously Julian and Rome have bonded as knight and fire dragon to defend Earth against the darkbrands, sealing portals from the void. It works fine as a stand-alone read but is better in my opinion to read all the books in order. This is the third title in the Talisman series. ![]() Can they amass enough talent to help them defend the realm? Or will The Tyrant King’s heinous minions sweep them off course and leave Earth ready for the taking? Windy City Ruins is the third installment of the Talisman Series. The war for Earth is creeping steadily closer, and Rome’s team is in a mad dash to figure out the Talismans before it’s too late. What could possibly happen to our loveable heroes THIS time? Faster-than-sound reptiles? Exploding Minotaurs? Generational secrets coming back to haunt them? Expect the unexpected in this third installment of The Talisman Series, “Windy City Ruins”. You may find out more about the author on his website. I have received a free e-copy of the book Windy City Ruins by Brett Salter to review. This post is a review of an e-book I was sent for free. ![]() ![]() ![]() The injuries Jude sustains in this incident leave him with permanent disabilities and lifelong pain. Traylor holds Jude captive, raping him repeatedly, and eventually running him over with a car. Along the way, he becomes very sick and ends up being abducted by another sadistic man, known as Dr. When he is fourteen, he runs away and attempts to hitchhike to Boston alone. ![]() Jude is transferred to foster care, where he continues to experience physical and sexual abuse. One day, in Montana, police raid the hotel room and attempt to arrest Brother Luke, though he hangs himself before they can detain him. During this time, Luke both repeatedly rapes Jude and offers him to other men to have sex with in exchange for money. They spend years on the run, crisscrossing the country. When Jude is 11, Brother Luke abducts him from the monastery. They are generally cruel and abusive towards him, and when one priest, Brother Luke, takes a special interest in him, Jude initially feels grateful for the affection. Jude is abandoned at a monastery in South Dakota as an infant and raised by the priests there. The plot is conveyed through flashbacks and retrospective narration. ![]() A Little Lifeexplores the tragic life of Jude St. ![]() ![]() And so far, it would seem, about a year after he hit “print” on his final draft, his predictions have been just about bang on. ![]() Most journalists, commentators, and academics would shrink from making such huge prognostications, certainly in book form. ![]() Bravely wrapping up his drafts in the Fall of 2020 and publishing in the Spring of 2021, as the COVID calamity was still very rapidly unfolding, Ferguson fearlessly stakes out his views on President Trump’s largely wise decisions of policy and entirely disastrous ones of communication on the many mediocrities and hypocrisies of an American media so enthralled by their orgiastic hatred of Trump that they failed to assign the correct apportionment of blame to the health bureaucracy on the different effects of severe and loose government restrictions on the course of the disease and economy in various countries around the world and, perhaps most boldly, on the likely sum total impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the planet. He undertakes – and succeeds in writing – what will undoubtedly be viewed as the first, dominant historical record of the coronavirus pandemic of 2019. ![]() In his new book, DOOM: The Politics of Catastrophe, the great Niall Ferguson sets out with what appear to be twin objectives. ![]() ![]() ![]() On one occasion, Nadine decided to go for book research and ended up taking the role of a sea cook for a period of four days. And if everything seems perfect to her, then only she proceeds to develop the story and get it published. ![]() Before attempting to write any book, she likes to carry out a thorough research about the subject. The readers in a number of places, both nationally and internationally, are waiting eagerly for the publication of her next book. In a very less amount of time, author Nadine has helped herself form large fan base. Author Nadine’s books have succeeded in reaching out to a vast number of readers all across the globe. She hopes to continue doing her good work and become much more successful in the years to come. In her writing career, author Nadine has gained a lot of success. She is particularly well known for her book series called The Out of time. Nadine Brandes is an award winning novelist from the United States, who is famous for writing young adult, science fiction, and fantasy novels. ![]() |