![]() ![]() I had completely forgotten that I had Dark Matter on my shelf, and then I remembered how much Ana loved the book when she read it last year. Why did I read this book: After hitting so many duds and meh reads lately, I decided that I was really in the mood for something dark and terrifying. How did I get this book: Review Copy from the Publisher (a really, really old review copy) Soon he will reach the point of no return – when the sea will freeze, making escape impossible. Soon he will see the last of the sun, as the polar night engulfs the camp in months of darkness. One by one, his companions are forced to leave. As night returns to claim the land, Jack feels a creeping unease. At last they reach the remote, uninhabited bay where they will camp for the next year. Spirits are high as the ship leaves Norway: five men and eight huskies, crossing the Barents Sea by the light of the midnight sun. ![]() So when he’s offered the chance to be the wireless operator on an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely and desperate to change his life. Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London. ![]() ‘What is it? What does it want? Why is it angry with me?’ January 1937. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She watches in the shadows as the newly crowned queen exits her office. ![]() Vicky is at the Eastern Palace, having snuck past the guards to reach Hesina’s quarters. I won’t keep you waiting to read for long (but stay tuned for a giveaway at the end). (Is this like fanfic with your favorite author? omg)ĪND SO YEAH. It was so wonderful collaborating with Joan about this– she wrote the character dialogue (bold) and I wrote the framework. You all probably know just how much I love this book (this is the third time this week I’ve posted on my blog about it I LOVE IT THAT MUCH), but today, I have something different and still very exciting for y’all:Ī character interview with the characters from DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE!!!ĭon’t fret about spoilers because there are none here, but you get to meet all the characters that I love. ![]() ![]() ![]() A former juvenile delinquent himself, Healy is running an experimental halfway house in New York City where he wants to make a difference in the lives of kids like Gecko, Terence, and Arjay. Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago.Īll three boys are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance at life in the form of Douglas Healy. ![]() The boys form a plan will it work or have they run out of second chances? ![]() Healy is accidentally injured and suddenly everything is at risk. Healy selects them to serve the rest of their sentences in his halfway house. Gecko, Arjay, and Terence, alldoing time, get a second chance when Mr. Healy selects them to serve their sentences in his halfway house. Publishing Information :Hyperion Books for Children: New York, 2008Ĭrime landed them in jail, but their luck changes when Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's taught that he hid a number of religious treasures (termas) to be later found and interpreted. It's written that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) arrived in Tibet during the 8th century and introduced Buddhism to Tibet. "The Profound Teaching of Self-Liberation in the Primordial State of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities,"Ī Terma Text of Guru Padmasambhava expounding the View of Dzogchen, and Rediscovered by Rigdzin Karma Lingpa (14th cent) Translated by John Myrdhin Reynolds,ĭoes anyone know of the original source that these books claimed to be translated from? ![]() SELF-LIBERATION THROUGH SEEING WITH NAKED AWARENESS THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE GREAT LIBERATION or The Method of Realizing Nirvana through Knowing the Mind attributed to Guru Padmasambhava, translated by W.Y.Evans-Wentz. Does anyone know of any other translations into English of these two texts from the original source text? ![]() ![]() ![]() She does not permit us access to his final thoughts, but she does bring us into Yente’s body and soul, starting and ending the novel with her. ![]() ![]() Tokarczuk presents Jacob as a mystery, glimpsed through others’ eyes. In the early pages, Tokarczuk lays out so much detail that the book simultaneously develops as a novel and a manifesto on writing historical fiction and retrieving, or revisioning, the past. The Books of Jacob is incredible because of its sheer mass of its details, so sensuous, so precise, that its readers cannot help but marvel at the novel’s construction. In this way, The Books of Jacob becomes a reader’s guide for life. By writing from an eccentric (ex-centric) perspective about the women excluded from the historical archives, Tokarczuk teaches us a new historiographic way to see: we learn to see what may not be apparent but is nonetheless present. The novel poses a challenge to our literature. One could say it is written against our times, in defiance of our short attention spans, the spinning news cycle, the pithy tweet, and the rapid scroll. Tokarczuk maintains her novel’s pace with section breaks, narrating her characters’ psychological development with the tension of discovery, the slow but progressive movement of their thoughts. I have read the novel in English and Polish and promise you the praise is deserved. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy. When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes. This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna.īut Luna is not who she used to be. ![]() Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero. Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants-namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language. Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending. Not all love stories are written the same way. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2008, Murgia wrote a travel book on her native Sardinia, Viaggio in Sardegna. It was also filmed by Paolo Virzì, and released in 2008 as Tutta la vita davanti. The book was dramatised for the stage by David Emmer and starred Teresa Saponangelo. This was a satire on the telemarketing call centre, highlighting the economic exploitation and psychological manipulation of its workers. Michela Murgia's first work, Il mondo deve sapere, was published in 2006. Murgia taught religious studies at middle and grammar schools in Oristano for six years but never finished her studies. Murgia attended the Lorenzo Mossa Oristano institute for technical studies, and then joined the Institute of Religious Studies of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano to study theology. In contrast to the usual age of between 10 and 14 years, Murgia's adoption was delayed because of her natural father's opposition. At the age of 18, she was taken in by her adoptive family as a filla de anima, a soul-child, a traditional Sardinian adoption. ![]() Michela Murgia was born in Cabras, Sardinia on 3 June 1972. She is a winner of the Premio Campiello and the Mondello International Literary Prize. Michela Murgia (born 3 June 1972) is an Italian novelist, playwright and radio personality. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, she is set to publish her first novel entitled “Shine.” However, we could still see today how successful the girls are due to their solo projects, particularly Jessica who has successfully launched her fashion brand, Blanc & Eclare. ![]() While Jessica released her statement claiming she was kicked out by her co-members, no one from the eight girls has even tried the guts to share or discuss what really happened almost six years ago. Although it’s been a long time since Jessica Jung’s departure from SNSD, everything seems to be just an issue of yesterday in the K-pop industry.įor some Sones (their fandom name), who have been supporting the nine girls since their debut in 2007, it’s really hard to accept the frustrating incident despite the fact that they are now successful in their own careers. If you happen to read this article, you might be one of those avid fans of K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation/SNSD who still can’t move on over the 9/30 - or the kicking-out incident in 2014. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since change happens either to the individual or by the individual, Dr. Most people are fearful of change, both personal and professional, because they don’t have any control over how or when it happens to them. ![]() It would be all so easy if you had a map to the Maze. THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH OVER 28 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT!Ī timeless business classic, Who Moved My Cheese? uses a simple parable to reveal profound truths about dealing with change so that you can enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life. ![]() ![]() Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh. ![]() All about Viste a Minha Mãe (Portuguese Edition) by Julia Donaldson. ![]() LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. ![]() Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel. Click to read more about Viste a Minha Mãe (Portuguese Edition) by Julia Donaldson. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffle r, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. ![]() |