5/28/2023 0 Comments Run rabbit run novel![]() Janice's appearance and actions seem to exacerbate her husband's low opinion of her: she is sitting idly, watching the Mouseketeers on television. Rabbit no longer finds Janice pretty, and is contemptuous of what he perceives as her clumsiness and general stupidity. He asks her why she locked the door, but all she can say is: "It just locked itself." This response annoys Rabbit, revealing the sorry state of their marriage. He finds the door to his place locked, although his wife, Janice, several months pregnant, is inside. He lives in an apartment in a development that dates from the thirties - a collection of nondescript buildings in the equally nondescript town of Mt. He is nicknamed Rabbit for "the breadth of white face, the pallor of his blue irises, and a nervous flutter under his brief nose." He joins the game, inspiring him to reminisce about his own high-school glory days as a basketball star.Īfter playing with the children for some time, he heads home. ![]() ![]() The novel's protagonist is twenty-six years old, and a salesman for a kitchen gadget called the MagiPeeler. Harry Angstrom, walking along a street, happens upon a group of children playing basketball. ![]()
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This compelling biography of Lady Mary Anne Barker is a fascinating account of a Victorian woman who, through the course of her life, lived in England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Mauritius, Australia and Trinidad.īetty Gilderdale captures the rich variety of Lady Barker's life, from military outposts in India, to pioneer adventure in rural Canterbury. The Seven Lives of Lady Barker Betty Gilderdale (Also available as an ebook)Ģ28 x 152mm, B&W photos & illustrations throughout ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Slowly, Fran begins to see her own reflection in its themes of passion, tragedy and redemption.įran's journey will lead her on a search for the truth about her mother, through mysteries of past times and the anguish of unrequited love, to reconciliation and renewal. As they reassemble the dazzling shards of coloured glass, they uncover an extraordinary love story from the Victorian past, sparked by the window's creation. Taking her father's place in the shop, she and his craftsman Zac accept a beguiling commission - to restore a shattered glass picture of an exquisite angel belonging to a local church. But now Edward is dangerously ill and it's time to return. Fran left home to pursue a career in foreign cities, as a classical musician. The owners of Minster Glass have also been broken: Fran Morrison's mother died when she was a baby a painful event never mentioned by her difficult, secretive father Edward. ![]() In a tiny stained-glass shop hidden in the backstreets of Westminster lies the cracked, sparkling image of an angel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. 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One night, she sees a man in a swirling black cape do something terrible to another young girl: he tells her not to fear, wraps his cloak around her, and she disappears, screaming. ![]() ![]() The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (09/15)īooklist - Serafina, daughter of the custodian at the infamous Biltmore Estate, spends her days and nights underfoot of the rich and famous, though she excels at never being seen, hiding in tiny spaces where no one else can fit. Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) - Fictionįor the first installment of a series, in 1899, a twelve-year-old rat catcher on North Carolina's Biltmore estate teams up with the estate owner's young nephew to battle a great evil and, in the process, unlocks the puzzle of her past. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |a FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS |x Death, Grief, Bereavement. |a Knowing what emotional intelligence is, and knowing how touse it to improve your life, are two very different things. |a The journey - The big picture - What emotional intelligence looks like: understanding the four skills - Digging in: an action plan to increase your EQ - Self-awareness strategies - Self-management strategies - Social awareness strategies - Relationship management strategies - Epilogue: Just the facts : a look at the latest discoveries in emotional intelligence - Discussionquestions for reading groups. |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255). ![]() |a 1 online resource (xvii, 255 pages) : |b illustrations |a Emotional intelligence 2.0 / |c Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves foreword by Patrick Lencioni. |a TEFOD |b eng |e pn |c TEFOD |d OCLCQ |d N |d YDXCP |d OCLCF |d IDEBK |d TOH |d CUS |d TEFOD |d OCLCQ |d RECBK |d OCLCQ |d DGU |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d LNC |d EBLCP |d ZAC |d OCLCA |d MERUC |d OCLCO |d UPM |d QQ3 |d HCO |d UBY |d OCLCO |d UOK |d PLS |d MUO |d OCLCO |d NTG |d DMY |d INT |d H4N |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCA ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments The forbidden wish book![]() ![]() When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?Īs time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of Aladdin from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.īut when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity-only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. ![]() When Aladdin discovers Zahra’s jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn’t seen in hundreds of years-a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra’s very existence is illegal. Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Arabian Nights Retelling, #diversebooks ![]() ![]() " The Adventure of the Retired Colourman"Ĭopyright history and challenges " The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" ![]() The first edition of The Case-Book, published by John Murray in 1927, does not present the stories in the order in which they were published: First edition ( John Murray, 1927) The title of the British collection was The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ( hyphenated "Case-Book"), whereas the title of the American edition was The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes ("Case Book" as two words).įurther confusing the issue of the title, some later publishers released the collection under the title The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes ("Casebook" as a single word). ![]() However, they had slightly different titles. Doran Co., were both published in June 1927. The first British edition of the collection, published by John Murray, and the first American edition, published by George H. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes at Wikisource ![]() ![]() Success could make her dreams come true, but failure could mean the end of her. The God requests her help recovering his throne for his brother. One day, she finds a myserious wooden box in her grandfather’s room and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan God of death. She is too busy cleaning floors and only has time to dream of a life far away from where she is now. The book takes place in the Jazz Age, but Casiopea Tun is not a part of it. Gods of Jade and Shadow is Moreno-Garcia’s fairytale rooted in Mexican mythology. ![]() If You Like Silvia Moreno-Garcia Books, You’ll Love… Imaginarium 4: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing We See a Different Frontier: A Postcolonial Speculative Fiction Anthology Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science FictionĮvolve 2: Vampire Stories of the Future Undead ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Grin and beard it audiobook![]() The art of being a true gentleman seems to be slowing ebbing away, as different generations evolve and grandfathers pass away, habits of the gentile are slowly being forgotten. But can she traverse the tenuous trails of Tennessee without losing her head? Or worse, her heart? Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heartthrobs. And habit of looking at her too long and too often. Sienna is accustomed to high levels of man-handsome, so it's not Jethro's chiseled features or his perfect physique that make Sienna stutter. Much to her consternation, Sienna's most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky park ranger by the name of Jethro Winston. ![]() Therefore, when Sienna's latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, she finds herself continually lost while trying to navigate the back roads of Green Valley, Tennessee. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna.īut she has a problem: she can't read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. The movie studio executives can't explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood's most beautiful elite. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sienna Diaz is everyone's favorite "fat" funny lady. ![]() |