5/29/2023 0 Comments Mechaniek by JC ComptonA toxic world, mistaken royalty, a bizarre mission, and endless intrigue combine to take readers on a turbulent journey of discovery that will grab hold of them and never let go. series of vampire novels explores the relationship between a peaceful, seemingly inconsequential fisherman and a renegade member of the society's ruling elite, whose disappearance raises troubling questions of identity and reminiscence. This first foray into sci-fi territory by the popular author of the Undertakers Inc. Compton, will transport readers into a Sci-Fi, steampunk romance set in a carefully rendered, post-apocalyptic world where memories can't be trusted. LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Ma/ / - Ma– London – Mechaniek : Lost Paradise, the latest novel from celebrated writer of LGBTQ-leaning dark fantasy fiction, J. Compton offers readers a romantic, dystopian thrill ride where reality isn't what it seems, and memories can't be trusted.
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5/29/2023 0 Comments The life of greece will durantThe dry minutiae of battles and sieges, of tortuous statecraft of tyrant and king, get the minor emphasis in what is preeminently a vivid recreation of Greek culture, brought to the reader through the medium of supple, vigorous prose. Here Durant tells the whole story of Greece, from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the final extirpation of the last remnants of Greek liberty, crushed under the heel of an implacably forward-marching Rome. The second volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize–winning series, The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Volume 2 chronicles the history of ancient Greek civilization. 5/29/2023 0 Comments The body an occupants guideAs Bill Bryson writes, We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.īill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body-how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. The Washington Postīill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. Glorious.You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design. NAMED A BEST BOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST This Description may be from another edition of this product. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Not even bones authorEvery single one of the characters have done questionable things. This is a really mature, sophisticated, insightful, and thought provoking book. This isn’t your typical YA urban fantasy. I mean the book left me reeling and I’m worried I might get book hangover now (considering I’ve got a blog tour coming up this month, this is NOT good!!). I started this book three days ago and devoured it so quick, it’s so bloody good (pun intended). I MEAN, WHAT COULD BE MORE SCARY THAN BEING EATEN ALIVE? I cannot think of any other book that surpassed this one when it comes to stakes and consequences. Seriously, this book has not only made me question deeply about grey shades of life and morality, but also about my own book and how poorly I’ve created the stakes in my book. OMG this is one of the best books of the year!! Content warnings for the book: Body mutilation, cannibalism, body dissection, murder, blood, sadism, fire, gun violence, gore, human trafficking, kidnapping. There are reasons why men live as they do, think as they do, and practice as they do hence, there were forces that made the Lakota the man he was. "In this book I attempt to tell my readers just how we lived as Lakotans-our customs, manners, experiences, and traditions-the things that make all men what they are. Standing Bear fought to preserve Lakota heritage and sovereignty he was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans. Luther Standing Bear was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota chief notable in history as a Native American author, educator, philosopher, and actor of the twentieth century. Land of the Spotted Eagle is an ethnographic description of traditional Lakota life and customs, criticizing whites' efforts to "make over" the Indian into the likeness of the white race. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Marry in Haste by Anne GracieIt’s hard to imagine the world that Emm lives in – but, I love that she is able to maintain her sense of self, even when she gets kicked down again and again. Sometimes people just need a little bit of guidance, and Cal gets that constantly through his “marriage of convenience”. Which just makes it all that much sweeter when Emm comes into his life and just… fixes all of the bits that have been turned upside down. I love that he is trying to do what he thinks is right – but can’t quite figure out what that actually is. And it takes about three quarters of the book to find out the answer to that…Ĭal is a bit of a reserved lead. You just want to know what sent Emm’s life so drastically off track. Which is one of the many sub-plots that will keep you reading throughout this story. Yet, you don’t quite know what happened and why. And I must say, I am so glad that I bought some of her books – they are awesome and beautiful!įrom the prologue, I was intrigued about Emm’s past – after all, it starts with a rumor and her father trying to force her into marriage. This is my first foray into the stories of Anne Gracie. It’s one of those shelves that a year ago, there wasn’t much on it… but then I started buying more and more. Regency romances are the kind of books that are slowly gaining traction on my bookshelves. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Lost in Time by A.G. RiddleShe soon learns that impossible tasks are her specialty. People around her insist that both are impossible tasks.īut Adeline doesn't give up. So she sets out on a quest to prove him innocent. She can't bear to lose her father as well. Thanks to a machine Sam helped invent, the world's worst criminals are now sent to the past - approximately 200 million years into the past, to the dawn of the time of the dinosaurs - where they must live out their lives alone, in exile from the human race.Īdeline Anderson has already lost her mother to a deadly, unfair disease. They will be convicted.Īnd so, to ensure his daughter goes free, Sam does what he must: he confesses.īut in the future, murderers aren't sent to prison. He and his daughter are accused of the crime. Sam Anderson wakes up to find that the woman he loves has been murdered. Gripping, clever, mind-bending stuff."įrom the worldwide bestselling author of Departure and Winter World comes a standalone novel about a father and daughter trying to unravel an intricate murder mystery spread across time - with a jaw-dropping twist. "Are we talking plot twists? More like spirals. Readers won't be able to turn the pages fast enough." "Crichtonesque thrillers don't come much better than this. "Amazing! One of the twistiest time-tales I've ever read." Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller 5/28/2023 0 Comments The colour of magic bookThe action starts in Ahnk Morpork, a city that becomes firmly implanted in the memory. This is an excellent place to start for any reader yet to read a Pratchett novel as it gives the background history of the main characters. Terry Pratchett takes the seriousness from the fantasy novel and replaces it with wicked humour. After Twoflower's wealth causes Ahnk Morpork to set on fire, they embark on an adventure that will involve visits to the Temple of Bel-Shamroth and encounters with trolls, dragons and Krullians. Twoflower, and his menacing luggage arrive in Ahnk Morpork as the first ever tourist and employ the failed wizard Rincewind as a guide. Rincewind, the wizard and Twoflower, the Discworld's first tourist encounter DEATH and Hrun the Barbarian on their journey through the Discworld. Terry Pratchett's first Discworld novel, The Colour Of Magic is set on a world sitting on the backs of four elephants hurtling through space. 5/28/2023 0 Comments The Plains by Gerald MurnaneI did recognise among the ‘crowd’ the writer Alexis Wright, who is part of the larger Other Worlds project, and the publisher at Text, Michael Heyward, who publishes some of Murnane’s work. There would have only been about 25 people there all up, including the eight presenters, which is understandable given the remoteness of Goroke from major centres. When we arrived at the golf club we were a little apprehensive, but we were greeted with tea and biscuits and mingled a little with the small crowd, who all turned out to be very friendly and approachable, several of the speakers taking the time to come over and introduce themselves. I hoped that my constantly glancing at the countryside, especially the long views available from hilltops and plateaus, would enable me later to arrange in my mind an approximation of a topographical map of the terrain between the city where I had lived for nearly sixty years and the township where I intended to spend the last years of my life. This was definitely the place that Murnane was writing about in Border Districts:ĭuring the hours while I drove from the capital city to this township and back again, I tried to observe as much as possible of my surroundings. The next morning, we set out for the Goroke Golf Club, another fifty minutes drive from Horsham, through the plains of the Wimmera and past the scenic Mount Arapiles. Be wary when playing pool against this man. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Ibram x kendi 400 soulsThey embarked not as people but as property.” “Some 40% of Angolans who boarded that ghastly vessel did not make it across the middle passage. They had been captured and stolen, forced onto a ship, shackled, writhing in filth as they suffered and starved,” she writes. “The Adams and Eves of Black America did not arrive here in search of freedom or better life. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones writes a chapter on the arrival of the White Lion, a harrowing tale which she calls “classically American.” "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019" collects the work of 90 writers - historians, poets, journalists, novelists and activists - to tell the stories of Black Americans, from the arrival of the White Lion, which brought enslaved people to the colonies in 1619, to the Black Lives Matter movement. Click here for that audio.Ī new book takes a communal look at a history that has long been buried. "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019." 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