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The turner house by angela flournoy7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Times warring Turner clan will pull you close to this family’s generous,ĭignified heart. The supernatural, the hardships and hard won triumphs of the tightly knit, at Unforgettable, and beautifully told a story as I’ve read in ages. ![]() The ways in which our families bring us home.Įxtraordinary debut novel, The Turner House, is as compelling, It’s a striking examination of the price we pay for our dreams and futures, and Mathis as “utterly moving,” The Turner House brings us a colorful,Ĭomplicated brood full of love and pride, sacrifice and unlikely inheritances. The Turner children are called home toĭecide its fate and to reckon with how each of their pasts haunts-and Her home and move in with her eldest son, the family discovers that the house But now, as ailing matriarch Viola finds herself forced to leave The house still standsĭespite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to Grown and gone-and some returned it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, theįall of Detroit’s East Side, and the loss of a father. The Turner House marks a major new contribution to the story of the American ![]()
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![]() Most of the main characters-Mutt and Jeff, immigration attorney Charlotte, Gen the Inspector, Building Superintendent Vlade, and “cloud” personality Amelia Black who hosts a popular program called Assisted Migration-live in a co-op habitation in the Met Tower building. New York, where the story is set primarily, is now mostly submerged. The Pulses accompanied the melting of the majority of the ice caps, which then caused sea level to rise by hundreds of feet. ![]() The Citizen does not interact with the story but provides historical context and omniscient narration that helps the reader understand financial, climatological, and capitalist history in the aftermath of the events known as the First and Second Pulses. One character is anonymous, known to the reader only as The Citizen. The novel unfolds in eight parts, consisting of chapters narrated by each of the major characters (although there are two pairs of characters who always appear together: Stefan and Robert, and Mutt and Jeff). ![]()
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Just like heaven julia quinn summary7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman.ĭaniel Smythe-Smith might be in mortal danger.īut that's not going to stop the young earl from falling in love. Her job can be a challenge - in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy - no one is sure), and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. ![]() Goodreads summary: "Anne Wynter might not be who she says she is.īut she's managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies. ![]() How I got this book: received it from the publisher as an egalley Publisher/Date published: Avon, May 29th 2012 Title/Author: A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith Quartet #2) by Julia Quinn ![]()
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Irving bacheller holden7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() The edges and corners of some pages have stains. The cover has stains, fading, scuffing, and the corners have small tears and minor fraying. Text and illustrations are clean, clear, and legible (it should be noted that one illustration was bound into the book upside down).įair condition maroon hardcover with no dust jacket. The front flyleaf has writing in pencil and eraser marks. The cover has some stains, scuffing, fading, a patch of adhesive residue on the back, bent corners and a small tear on the top edge of the spine. Text throughout is clean, clear, and legible.įair condition, red hardcover with no dust jacket. The back inside cover and back flyleaf has stains. The front flyleaf has writing in pen, pencil, and eraser marks. ![]() The cover has scuffing, fading, some pale stains, and some slightly bent corners with small tears and fraying. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Jason Aaron’s run on Thor is part of our selection of the 50 Best Comics and Graphic Novels of All Time.īefore looking at the details, there’s the first half of Jason Aaron’s Thor run collected in an omnibus edition:Ĭollects Thor: God of Thunder (2012) #1-25, Thor (2014) #1-8, Thor Annual (2015) #1, Thors (2015) #1-4, Mighty Thor (2015) #1-12.Before Jason Aaron’s Thor: As Thor made his first appearance in 1962, you can explore his past and future with our Complete Thor reading order. ![]() Which makes it a terrible time for the Odinson to be rendered unworthy of lifting Mjolnir! Another hero will hold the hammer high, fighting for Asgard and Midgard as Thor - the Goddess of Thunder! She’ll battle Malekith, Loki, Roxxon…and even Odin! But who is she under the mask? And what is this new Thor’s terrible secret? Here is the official synopsis: Across the ages, gods are vanishing - and the God of Thunder must unite with his past and future selves to stand against Gorr the God Butcher! Meanwhile, Malekith the Accursed begins a bloody rampage that will spread war throughout the realms. With the Original Sin event, the God Butcher, the now-famous female Thor, and the War of Realms, Jason Aaron saw big and wrote some surprising and huge stories. Not as big as Dan slott’s run on Spider-Man, Jason Aaron’s one on Thor is still big and full of now historic events. ![]() In 2012, after Kieron Gillen and Matt Fraction wrote Thor stories for a few years, Jason Aaron picked up where they left off and started to build an epic that lead us to The War of Realms ( full reading order here). ![]()
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Venus in a blind spot7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Now, a new anthology from Viz, Venus in the Blind Spot, collects many of Ito’s best-known short stories, including “Amigara Fault,” and offers a great introduction to Ito’s work. It’s also an encapsulation of the convergence of Lovecraftian cosmic horror and mundane fear that typifies Ito’s work. If you’ve heard of horror manga creator Junji Ito, it’s probably through the internet fame of his most well-known short story, “The Enigma of Amigara Fault.” That story, about a Japanese town whose inhabitants become obsessed with fitting themselves inside terrifying mysterious human-sized shapes carved into a mountainside - “finding their hole” - has become a horror mainstay as well as a meme since its publication in 2003. In each edition, find one more thing from the world of culture that we highly recommend. ![]() ![]() One Good Thing is Vox’s recommendations feature. ![]()
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Brainscapes rebecca schwarzlose7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Scientists first began uncovering these maps over a century ago, but we are only now beginning to unlock their secrets-and comprehend their profound impact on our lives. ![]() That is no metaphor: scrawled across your brain’s surfaces are actual maps of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Rebecca Schwarzlose is a neuroscientist with a novelist's literary flair.” -Cass R. Sunstein, author of Too Much InformationĪ path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of maps etched into your gray matter-and how technology can use them to read your mind “A profoundly illuminating account of how the brain works. ![]()
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Kristine series 20 wattpad7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She had written more than a hundred novels under different titles for Precious Hearts Romance like 'GEMS', 'My Love, My Hero', 'My Lovely Bride', 'PHR Classics', 'All Time Favorites', 'Sweetheart' and her much acclaimed series 'Kristine'. under its subsidiary Precious Hearts Romances. Her first work 'Akin Ka Noon, Ngayon at Magpakailanman' was published in 1997 by Precious Pages Corp. ![]() Martha Cecilia's writing career was inspired after her meeting with Tagalog novelist Olga Medina. Martha Cecilia succumbed to cancer on December 8, 2014. Martha Cecilia had 4 children, Jose Paolo (also a writer under the penname JP Adrian), Marta Cecilia (her daughter where she got her pen name and also a writer under the penname Tsina Cajayon), Nina Martinne and Juan Miguel. She was a commerce graduate from the University of the East, Manila and said to have finished in Conchitina Bernardo’s Karilagan Finishing School in Sta. Maribeth dela Cruz or popularly known as Martha Cecilia was born on May 13, 1953, in the city of Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. Many of her novels were serialized by ABS-CBN under Precious Hearts Romances Presents. ![]() She was the author of best selling novel series Kristine and Sweetheart. Martha Cecilia (born Maribeth dela Cruz y Hamoy) was a Filipino writer of Tagalog romance pocketbook novels. ![]()
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Last man standing by cindy gerard7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Almeida's crisp enunciation also sharpens the gritty urban scenes, adding to the effectiveness of this listening experience." ( AudioFile Magazine)įirst, it wasn't that I expected to completely dislike the book. ![]() ![]() Almeida's range of modulations brings out the characters' myriad emotions, including bittersweet moments between Joe, Stephanie, and the boy soldiers who assist in Joe's rescue. But Almeida also depicts Stephanie's fierceness when she finds herself in Sierra Leone, coordinating Joe's rescue. Similarly, Stephanie is richly portrayed with a softness that is especially loving and sweet with Joe. Almeida portrays the military side of Green with a gruffness that contrasts well with the gentle, slower-paced tone the character falls into when he's with Stephanie. In the opening scene, danger and high stakes are conveyed by Almeida's breathy, staccato delivery as Joe faces a grim outcome to his personal mission to uncover the truth behind the death of Stephanie's brother. ![]() Stephanie Tompkins risks her own life to rescue Joe, who grieved for her brother when he was killed on a previous mission. Joe Green - a privately trained paramilitary operative - is captured in a third-world country. "Narrator Morais Almeida's deft pacing brings out the drama in this romantic suspense. ![]()
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![]() collects four short stories based on the lives of four female impressionist painters.Īll the Saints of the City of the Angels: Seeking the Soul of L.A. Painting in a Man’s World (June, $15) by Diane Broeckhoven et al. Copious illustrations depict the rituals, customs and symbolism of food. ![]() Punu: Visions of Africa (Apr., $34.95) by Louis Perrois and Charlotte Grand-Dufay celebrates Punu masks and the artistic culture of Gabon.įood and Feasting in Art (Mar., $24.95) by Silvia Malaguzzi, trans. Images of Death in Mexican Prints (May, $50) by Mercurio López Casillas surveys these images from pre-Hispanic times to the comic pages of today’s newspapers. This illustrated pocket-size guide provides a wealth of detailed information. Miller’s Antiques and Collectibles Fact Book: All You Need to Know-in Your Pocket (May, $14.95) by Judith Miller. The English Manor House: From the Archives of Country Life (Apr., $35) by Jeremy Musson gathers photos of British architecture.īig Book of Fashion Illustration: A Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration (Mar., $29.95) by Martin Dawber features an array of artists using both traditional and high-tech techniques. The Infrastructural City: Networked Ecologies in Los Angeles (Mar., $39.95), edited by Kazys Varnelis, uses photos, essays and maps to show an out-of-control but networked city. ![]() |