![]() ![]() On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the age that gave it birth returns again. ![]() The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. ![]() Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers and listeners around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() When it comes to her family’s dirty laundry-of which there are piles and piles lying around, hopelessly soiled-she’s not what you’d call the soul of discretion: Other than that, though, she’s really great: she’s smart as a whip, wickedly funny and she swears like a teamster, whatever that is.Īll the same, I definitely wouldn’t want her for a daughter, or even a distant cousin. And she’s a recovering alcoholic/drug addict with bipolar disorder and a lavishly messed-up family. But now that I’ve read Wishful Drinking, I kind of want Carrie Fisher for my girlfriend. When the original Star Wars trilogy came out, I was too young to have nurtured any grotty, pubescent fantasies about Princess Leia (though I guess by the time of Return of the Jedi, I was old enough to be confusedly excited by those harem scenes with Jabba the Hutt). ![]() ![]() ![]() His website, the “bobong pinoy” website, actually received a People’s Choice Philippine Web Award for weird/humour back in 1998, but due to former president Joseph Erap Estrada’s oust, this award was taken down afterwards. He was both a web developer and a teacher back then when he created a website named “bobong pinoy”, which is the origin of his well-known pseudonym today, Bob Ong. Bob Ong began his writing career after he dropped out of college. ![]() Bob Ong is an outstanding Filipino writer that has become an iconic author made possible because of his unique conversational writing style, a style that completely shook the Philippine writing community as it garnered a lot of attention, as it also complemented his humour-filled writing tendencies really well. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are only about 14 animals on the planet that meet such qualifications-the 14 animals that have been domesticated since ancient times. Put together, Diamond’s qualifications result in a small list of animals that are efficient to maintain in captivity (1, 2, 3), and easy for humans to control (4, 5, 6). Diamond mentions Yali, a New Guinean politician interested in the history of his country and the colonization of New Guinea. ![]() ![]() 6) The animal must be used to herding (i.e., being controlled by a pack leader) in the wild. Guns, Germs, and Steel Summary The book begins with a preface in which Diamond claims that the main purpose of his text is to explain why different countries developed in different manners. 5) The animal must not have a tendency to panic in danger. 4) The animal must not have a “nasty” disposition (as zebras do). Twenty years ago a UCLA place instructor called Jared Ruby launched Defense, Germs, and likewise Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. 3) The animal must be comfortable breeding in captivity. It’s more efficient to raise an herbivore or omnivore. To raise a carnivorous animal in captivity, you would have to track down smaller animals to feed it, and you’d have to feed those smaller animals, too. Diamond goes over some of the qualities: 1) The animal cannot be carnivorous. Why only 14 domesticable species? We return to the Anna Karenina principle: there’s a short, specific list of qualities that make animals domesticable, and the vast majority of animals, even large mammals, don’t make the cut. ![]() ![]() ![]() Camille is on a journey of self-discovery since she has no idea that she’s a submissive and through the sex scenes we see with our hero, Ivan, that he grows both in confidence and in his feelings for Camille. This story is told solely from Camille’s perspective and while anyone who reads this blog knows that I am far from being a fan of the first person, in this case it works. This is a sexy, lengthy novella about one woman’s discovery of a type of relationship she had no knowledge of, complete with explicit, caring scenes that advance the relationship between the hero and heroine. I was elated, therefore, to find upon reading a NetGalley copy of Delphine Dryden‘s new enovella, The Theory of Attraction, that she has touched on all points. BDSM isn’t my thing, but I always enjoy well-written erotica, since the point of erotica is writing sexually explicit material that advances the plot, usually one of self-discovery and/or a relationship between two people. ![]() The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden ( Carina Press, July 9, 2012) ![]() ![]() That’s the reality for teenagers after all. Particularly in a YA series, it’s important to let the characters develop and mature at a more rapid rate. I think these characters should have been given more space to grow more. Similarly, Gemma hasn’t developed much since the first book either. He went through a lot in the first entry, he should have presumably matured a bit more than he has. Whereas Ty’s voice worked perfectly in the first book, in this one he reads a bit young. It’s still an exciting adventure and interesting world but not quite as tightly and expertly constructed as last time. So I was excited to see the sequel available on Audible. I absolutely loved the first entry in this scifi series, which is unusual for me, since it’s YA. ![]() ![]() It’s a giant web of mysteries but do they intertwine at all? And townships keep disappearing, only to turn up later, chained up and anchored subsea with everyone dead inside. Plus, Gemma wants to convince her fugitive brother to let her tag along with him. Why is she so afraid of subsea? This was his biggest problem until his parents get kidnapped by surfs when they attempt to do a trade. Ty lives with his pioneer family subsea but he can’t convince his crush Gemma to leave Topside. ![]() ![]() At times funny, at others heartbreaking, this is a richly rewarding novel of women's friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond. Though they face all kinds of dangers, they're committed to their job-bringing books to people who have never had any, sharing the gift of learning that will change their lives.īased on a true story rooted in America's past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope. ![]() What happens to them-and to the men they love-becomes a classic drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. ![]() ![]() Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium .Īlice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'n Tamme satyre in drie bedrijven EUR 20.00 SCHMIDT, JOHAN De Zedenbreker, of Een Tropisch Gevaar. REEVES, JAMES The shadow of the hawk GBP 3.30 Springs of Hellas and other essays GBP 3.20ĭELBAERE, JEANNE (ED) Multiple Voices: Recent Canadian Fiction GBP 9.00ĬHATWIN BRUCE What Am I Doing Here GBP 15.00 Growth and ecology of fish populations GBP 10.95 AND OTHERS (EDS) Man-made lakes: their problems and environmental effects GBP 8.15 SOMERVILLE, E.OE AND ROSS, MARTIN French leave GBP 12.15ĪCKERMANN, WILLIAM C. 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On 10 December 2014 the Chester Chronicle created an online petition in the hopes of renewing the show for another series, and by the next day more than 1000 fans had signed it. When BBC said there would be no second series of Our Zoo, many fans were left surprised by the decision. ![]() Filming took place in Liverpool, as well as at Walton Hall in Warrington and at Abney Hall in Cheadle. The series was based on an idea introduced to Big Talk Productions by Aenon, the production company headed by Adam Kemp. ![]() Our Zoo was commissioned by Danny Cohen and Ben Stephenson for BBC One. Stephen Campbell Moore as Reverend Aaron Webb. ![]()
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