![]() ![]() ![]() The two of them stopping to kiss by the water's edge, feeling again the warmth of his lips, the taste of his mouth, the pressure of his body against hers. Suddenly she was older walking along that same beach hand in hand with David at night, the moon lighting a path across the water. Kate could see herself younger, happier running on the beach with her sister Maggie long before marriages and children and careers had pulled them in different directions. Or other long days spent lying on the beach or walking in the surf as she gathered seashells and pretty stones, and swimming in the gentle waves of Nantucket Sound. Days spent as a buyer herself searching all over the Cape for just the right piece of art for her store. Admiring people walking through the store buying whatever took their fancy. ![]() The Sea Witch filled with one of a kind gifts and works of art lit by the sun on a fragrant summer day. Lying in the semidarkness, light filtering through the flimsy curtains that covered the sliding doors, Kate tried to focus on happier things. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Carr trods familiar genre territory, but he writes well, supplies plenty of gun lore and spycraft, and ties up all the loose ends in a satisfying ending. In exchange for Reece helping to stop the attacks, Strain promises the government will pardon his past actions. A series of recent terror attacks seem to involve another friend of Reece’s, Mohammed Farooq, who the CIA believe is working with the number one terrorist in the world, Amin Nawaz. After an exciting interlude fighting poachers on the game reserve, Reece is lured back into the field by an old SEAL pal, Freddy Strain, who now works for the CIA. It’s a tough trip, not only because of the dangerous weather but because of the brain tumor that’s going to kill Reece, probably sooner rather than later. James Reece, a former Navy SEAL, on a sailboat in the middle of the Atlantic, headed for an off-the-grid game reserve in Mozambique after going rogue in the previous book. Thriller Award finalist Carr’s solid sequel to 2018’s The Terminal List finds Lt. ![]() ![]() in United States History at the University of California, Berkeley in 1992 the doctoral thesis she presented was Making Mormonism: A Critical and Historical Analysis of Cultural Formation. Stryker received a bachelor's degree in Letters from University of Oklahoma in 1983. ![]() She is a leading scholar of transgender history. Styker, who is a transgender woman, is the author of several books about LGBT history and culture. Stryker serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and the Advisory Board of the Digital Transgender Archive. She is a professor of Gender and Women's Studies, former director of the Institute for LGBT Studies, and founder of the Transgender Studies Initiative at the University of Arizona, and is currently on leave while holding an appointment as Barbara Lee Distinguished Chair in Women's Leadership at Mills College. ![]() ![]() Susan O'Neal Stryker (born 1961) is an American professor, historian, author, filmmaker, and theorist whose work focuses on gender and human sexuality. San Francisco / Northern California Emmy Award University of California, Berkeley ( PhD) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It helps you exert self-control and deliberately focus your attention. System 2 is very conscious, aware and considerate. Not having to think before jumping away from a car when it honks at you is quite useful, don’t you think? System 1 is a remnant from our past, and it’s crucial to our survival. ![]() It’s the system you use when someone sketchy enters the train and you instinctively turn towards the door and what makes you eat the entire bag of chips in front of the TV when you just wanted to have a small bowl. Kahneman labels the 2 systems in your mind as follows. If you want to save this summary for later, download the free PDF and read it whenever you want.ĭownload PDF Lesson 1: Your behavior is determined by 2 systems in your mind – one conscious and the other automatic. ![]() ![]() The demon lord Nergal has been jerking Constantine around like a rebellious puppet for months, manipulating him into several disastrous courses of action, but now Constantine has managed to bloody his nose a bit. ![]() Most of Constantine’s brokenness stretches back to one disastrous night in Newcastle that is often referenced but has never been explicitly described…until now. Last volume I mentioned that there was no resolution to the overarching plot of the previous volume, and as expected that plotline finds its resolution here. I’m still not overly impressed, but I’m not giving up on the series yet either. I wasn’t too overly impressed with the first volume for a number of reasons, but figured I’d give it another chance-if only to watch certain plot threads finish unraveling. Series: John Constantine, Hellblazer (Volume II, Issues 10-13 + Annual #1 + The Horrorist miniseries)Īlright, if you’ve been paying attention you know I reviewed the first collection of this comic series earlier this month. ![]() Artists: David Lloyd, Richard Piers Rayner, Mark Buckingham, Bryan Talbot, Mike Hoffman, & Dean Motter ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hearty boeuf Bourguignon served in deep bowls over a garlic-rubbed slice of baguette toast decadently rich croque monsieur, eggy and oozing with cheese gossamer crème brulee, its sweetness offset by a brittle burnt-sugar topping. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. ![]()
![]() ![]() Even though Karina feels the sting of Torvald’s rejection, she chooses to love him unconditionally. As Torvald weds the kind and lovely Karina, he resists the pull of attraction to his bride. ![]() Although willing to do his duty, he’s vowed never to give his heart to anyone after watching his father suffer heartbreak over a woman. During a royal quest to find the sacred chalice, Torvald is called home to save his family’s estate through an arranged marriage to a wealthy maiden. ![]() When her wealthy father asks her to help his textile business become more successful by marrying one of the popular Knights of Brethren, Karina complies, ever the dutiful daughter. Lady Karina lives in a convent and expects to become a nun someday. ENRICHED A wealthy noblewoman with a heart of gold, a wounded knight closed off to love, and the sacrifices for a chalice that can bring healing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hood Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. THE WEIRDNESS STARTED at lunch on Monday, but Willow didn't discover that until a few weeks later. Keywords: mystery, detective, food supply, middle grade, drones, quadcopter, elementary school, spy planes, investigation, children's mystery, children's investigation, school cafeteria, science fair project, amateur sleuth, spy camera Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, events, or locales is purely coincidental. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Novels for teens and adults by William HertlingĪvogadro Corp: The Singularity is Closer than it Appears Harper Reed, former CTO of Obama for America Ben Huh, CEO of CheezburgerĪ tantalizing study of the future of technology: both inviting and alarming. Brad Feld, Foundry Group managing directorĪn insightful and adrenaline-inducing tale of what humanity could become and the machines we could spawn. Praise for William Hertling's science-fiction novels for teens and adultsĪwesome near-term science fiction. Katrina, mom of Daphne (Age 8) and Zucca (Age 6) I liked the book a lot! Out of all of the books I have read this is the best one! - Luka (Age 8) Praise for The Case of the Wilted Broccoli ![]() ![]() With its vivid depictions of old New York and its enormously appealing characters, The Gilded Hour is a captivating, emotionally gripping novel that proves Sara Donati is an author at the height of her powers. Faced with their helplessness, Anna must make an unexpected choice between holding on to the pain of her past and letting love into her life.įor Sophie, an obstetrician and the orphaned daughter of free people of color, helping a desperate young mother forces her to grapple with the oath she took as a doctor-and thrusts her and Anna into the orbit of Comstock, a dangerous man who considers himself the enemy of everything indecent and of anyone who dares to defy him. ![]() ![]() With the gravity-defying Brooklyn Bridge nearly complete and New York in the grips of anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock, Anna Savard and her cousin Sophie-both graduates of the Woman’s Medical School-treat the city’s most vulnerable, even if doing so may put everything they’ve strived for in jeopardy.Īnna’s work has placed her in the path of four children who have lost everything, just as she herself once had. The year is 1883, and in New York City it’s a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change. ![]() The internationally bestselling author of Into the Wilderness makes her highly anticipated return with a remarkable epic about two female doctors in nineteenth-century New York and the transcendent power of courage and love. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though many of theīest narratives, including Northup’s, have withstood scholarly scrutiny and are essentially reliable, they still contain inaccuracies, distortions and embellishments. ![]() They were antislavery polemics meant to bring down the institution. The stakes may seem particularly high for a slave narrative, since many likely believe these books offer an unfiltered viewīut the question of authenticity gets the underlying medium wrong: Slave narratives were never intended to give an unbiased view. That this is a big-budget film with big-budget actors, how faithful it is to the book. But many viewers will likely wonder, given Disunion follows the Civil War as it unfolded.Ĭritics are already hailing the film adaption of Solomon Northup’s slave narrative, “12 Years a Slave,” as a shoo-in for the Academy Award nominations. ![]() |