7/8/2023 0 Comments The best of me sedaris![]() Nowhere is this clearer than in his writing about his loved ones. He drowns a mouse in a bucket, struggles to say “give it to me” in five languages, and hand-feeds a carnivorous bird.īut if all you expect to find in Sedaris's work is the deft and sharply observed comedy for which he became renowned, you may be surprised to discover that his words bring more warmth than mockery. In these stories, Sedaris shops for rare taxidermy, hitchhikes with a lady quadriplegic, and spits a lozenge into a fellow traveler's lap. ![]() Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. ![]() ![]() A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. ![]() “Genius… It is miraculous to read these pieces… You must read The Best of Me.” -Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book ReviewĪ New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceĪ CNN and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Monthįor more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space. ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments Creepshow 1982 stephen king![]() ![]() They’re Creeping Up On You:- The sanitised, germ-free apartment of miserly, reclusive and cleanliness obsessed billionaire Upson Pratt is suddenly invaded by cockroaches everywhere. He hatches a scheme to use the creature in the crate to dispose of his domineering, taunting wife. The Crate:- Henry Northrup, a hen-pecked university professor, discovers someone has shipped a vicious creature to the university in a crate. Afterwards, the two water-logged bodies return from the dead, seeking revenge against Ames. ![]() ![]() Something to Tide You Over:- Millionaire Richard Ames kidnaps his wife’s lover Harry Wentworth and buries him up to the neck in the sand on the beach as the tide comes in, all the while playing a video of how he drowned his wife the same way. However, when he cracks the meteorite open, he and the farm are infected and overrun by alien weeds. The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verill:- Jordy Verill, a hayseed farmer somewhat lacking in the brain department, discovers a meteorite has fallen on his farm. Father’s Day:- As his family gather to celebrate the birthday of the late Uncle Nathan, a miser who was killed by his wife because she became tired of his constant complaining, Uncle Nathan returns from the grave to demand his birthday cake. In the gutter, the wind flips through the stories. A father finds his son reading a horror comic-book ‘Creepshow’ and throws it out the window in disgust. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Someone to Love by Mary Balogh![]() An example of this would be: (CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM HERE ON IN though I shall not name the villain to avoid people accidentally seeing spoilers) Wren's brother is insistent of how dangerous the villain is and how Wren should stay away from them. It would be better not to have the set ups for this when there is no pay off. ![]() I'm not saying I want the epic finale but it feels like you are being prepared for a dramatic confrontation between the main character and the villain of the piece that never happens, this means that the ending of the book always feels anticlimactic. She has a habit of dropping in dramatic hints to set up what you expect to be a finale of epic proportions but there is no pay off. ![]() Mary Balogh is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, though I do have a bone to pick with this specific series. Rosalyn Landor is my favourite narrator, she's warm, funny and carries the emotional scenes well. ![]() ![]() The covers feature gilt rule borders, each lower front cover stamped with Churchill’s facsimile signature in gilt. The bindings feature hubbed spines with gilt-decorated spine bands and gilt-ruled compartments, two of which feature the author and title, four of which feature a gilt lion rampant. The matching full red Morocco goatskin bindings are the work of the renowned Bayntun-Riviere bindery of Bath, England. Both published in the first year of the twentieth century, these books mark Churchill's final literary effort as an itinerant soldier and war correspondent before embarking on his storied political career. This handsome pair are the British first edition, first printings of Churchill’s third and fourth published books London to Ladysmith via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March, the two books based on his newspaper despatches sent from the front in South Africa. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Heretics anonymous![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With a page-ripping plot and realistic character development, Henry’s funny, heartwarming tale of unlikely rebels soars: an auspicious debut. But when Michael goes rogue and acts alone, his entire world is threatened. Together this group of iconoclasts forms “Heretics Anonymous,” a deliciously secret society united in the belief, “That all people, regardless of what they worship, who they love, and what they think / Have a right to exist, and a right to be heard.” The hypocrisy-busting acts of rebellion the group engages in range from hilariously annotating the school’s sex-ed DVD to circulating an alternative school paper challenging the dress code and exposing the firing of a popular teacher. Clare’s norm: Lucy, a devout Colombian-American Catholic bent on reforming the church Avi, a gay, semi-observant Jew Eden, a Celtic Reconstructionist Polytheist with Irish heritage and Max, a Korean-American Unitarian. Luckily, Michael soon falls in with others bucking the St. Clare’s, the best private-and Catholic-school in town. Reeling from his family’s frequent moves, and now forced to change schools less than two months into 11th grade, Michael is resentful at being at the mercy of his father’s job and worrying about how he, an atheist, will fit in at St. This engrossing bildungsroman centers on the travails of white, first-person narrator Michael Ausman. Teen angst and religious reflection cross paths in this insightful tale of self-discovery. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Behemoth scott westerfeld![]() ![]() In order to do so, she must pose as a boy ("Dylan Sharp"). Deryn dreams of joining the Royal Naval Air Service and to serve on one of the great air beasts. Her father died in a ballooning accident and her mother and aunts want her to grow up as a proper lady. Meanwhile, Deryn, a commoner girl, is staying with her brother Jaspert in London. All he has is a battle-torn Stormwalker and a loyal crew of men. ![]() ![]() Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.Īleksandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on the run. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. Leviathan was named the Best Young Adult Novel by the Aurealis Award in 2009, Locus in 2010, and Mir Fantastiki in 2011. The trilogy is set in an alternative version of World War I in which the Central Powers (known in-universe as "Clankers") use mechanized war machines and the Triple Entente (referred in text as "Darwinists") fabricate living creatures genetically for use in battle. ![]() It is the first work in the trilogy of the same name, followed by sequels Behemoth and Goliath. Leviathan is a 2009 novel written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated by Keith Thompson. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Muhammad by martin lings![]() ![]() The House of God A Great Loss Quraysh of the Hollow The Recovery of a Loss The Vow to Sacrifice a Son The Need for a Prophet The Year of the Elephant The Desert Two Bereavements Bahira the Monk A Pact of Chivalry Questions of Marriage The Household The Rebuilding of the Ka'bah The First Revelations Worship "Warn Thy Family" Quraysh Take Action Aws and Khazraj Abu Jahl and Harnzah Quraysh Make Offers and Demands Leaders of Quraysh Wonderment and Hope Family Divisions The Hour Three Questions Abyssinia 'Umar The Ban and its Annulment Paradise and Eternity The Year of Sadness "The Light of Thy Countenance" After the Year of Sadness Yathrib Responsive Many Emigrations A Conspiracy The Hijrah The Entry into Medina Harmony and Discord The New Household The Threshold of War The March to Badr The Battle of Badr The Return of the Vanquished ![]() ![]() ![]() I can see how much work and passion has been devoted to this book. This book is so beautiful in terms of writing, art, and world-building. Only magic can delay his inevitable death, and so he meets with Ignacio, a friend who promises to hook him up with Diwata and magic-derived treatments, illegal though this may be.īut during the course of the night, Conrad may just discover Lambana’s secrets – and a cure to save his life.Īfter reading books that could resonate with the mundane life of a Filipino, After Lambana is a refreshing read with its take on Filipino fantasy while fixing a mistake that once happened in the past. Lambana, the realm of the Diwata, has fallen, the Magic Prohibition Act has been signed into law, and there is something wrong with Conrad’s heart. ![]() ![]() Keeper of the Lost Cities Everblaze: Book 3 And it helps that living at Havenfield means getting to spend time with rare, precious species-including the first female Alicorn, who shows herself to Sophie and trusts no one but her. Sophie is settling in nicely to her new home and her new life in the world of the lost cities. Sophie befriends the mythical Alicorn-and puts her mysterious powers to the test-in this enchanting sequel to Keeper of the Lost Cities. No one knows her secret-at least, that’s what she thinks… The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. ![]() In this riveting debut, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world-before the wrong person finds the answer first. Not to mention that there are secrets in the Lost Cities that make her question everything. ![]() These riveting books tell how she learns to fit into a whole new world, try to take down a deadly organization, and discover who she really is. Sophie is part of a top secret experiment known as Project Moonlark that has given her crazy abilities. ![]() Even in this regard, she’s anything but normal. Keeper of the Lost Cities is about a girl named Sophie Foster who discovers that she is not human but an elf from the Lost Cities. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Twilight life and death![]() ![]() Would you listen to Twilight Tenth Anniversary/Life and Death Dual Edition again? Why? The Twilight Saga also includes New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and 'The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella', all available on audio from Hachette Audio UK. The novel was a Sunday Times and New York Times best-seller, a Time magazine best young adult book of all time, an NPR best-ever teen novel, and a New York Times editor’s choice. ![]() Twilight has enraptured millions of readers since its first publication in 2005 and has become a modern classic, redefining genres within young adult literature and inspiring a phenomenon that has had readers yearning for more. This new edition features over 16 hours of new content, and listeners will relish experiencing the deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful love story of Bella and Edward through fresh eyes. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Twilight! This special double-feature audiobook by Stephenie Meyer includes the classic novel, Twilight, read by Ilyana Kadushin, and a bold and surprising reimagining, Life and Death, read by Michael Crouch. ![]() |