![]() After beginning her writing career in the humor and comedy genres, author Wyer moved on to writing some dark themed stories. And she has done this in several of her books, which have been well appreciated by the readers all over the world. Author Wyer has the habit of describing the natural idea of growing older in a humorous way. She has penned stories in the thriller, humor, nonfiction, comedy, and literature & fiction genres. ![]() Wyer is also known to have created some very interesting characters in her stories. She has written many successful books in her career. ![]() ![]() Carol Wyer is a renowned writer from the United Kingdom, who has won numerous awards for her work. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear![]() ![]() ![]() And doesn’t shy away from tackling depression. This clever picture book imagines the secret world of the young Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa. Vanessas sister, Virginia, is in a wolfish mood - growling, how. Read 356 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Loosely inspired by sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, this stunning picture book is a testament to the power of creativity to inspire and heal, and to the loving bond between siblings.ĬLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TEACHER NOTES FOR THIS TITLE. Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear Virginia Wolf book. But how can one girl save another from turning into a grumpy, gobbling wolf? The only way to find out is to pick up a paintbrush and see where your imagination takes you. Somehow, her sister Vanessa must help her feel better. Meet Virginia, who is feeling particularly wolfish today. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Radiant emperor duology book 2![]() ![]() ![]() Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother's identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. ![]() The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything ![]() Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in Shelley Parker-Chan's She Who Became the Sun, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Kim hye jin about my daughter![]() ![]() The slim novel covers a breadth of contemporary concerns: family relationships, elder care, and LGBTQ issues. Whom could I possibly go to with these words? Who’s there to listen, anyway?Ĭoncerning My Daughter, Kim Hye-jin, Jamie Chang (trans) (Restless Books, September 2022) Things I want to say, must say, cannot say, must not say – I have no confidence in any of these words. 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It’s not a secret that digital publishing and ebooks have opened up a world of literature to astute readers who otherwise would have had no opportunity to browse and purchase key titles in their libraries. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Secret service tal bauer![]() ![]() Besides, Jack is straight as a ruler, and a widower, and Ethan has always avoided falling for straight men. ![]() There are rules against a Secret Service agent and one of their protectees developing a friendship-big rules. He’s expecting another stuffed suit and an arrogant DC politician, but Jack shocks him with his humor and humanity. With Jack’s election, he’s been promoted, and now he’s running the presidential detail, which puts him side by side with Jack daily. Between terrorism attacks ripping apart Europe, Russia’s constant posturing and aggression, and the quagmire of the Middle East, Jack is struggling to keep his campaign promise-to work toward a better, safer world.įor Special Agent Ethan Reichenbach, Jack is just another president, the third in twelve years. Newly elected President Jack Spiers’s presidency is rocked from the very beginning, and he’s working furiously to keep the world from falling apart. Summary A rogue Black Ops unit with the president in their crosshairs.Ī Secret Service agent who will break every rule.Ī president falling for the one person he shouldn’t-a man. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Enemies of the State Tal Bauer We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Antigone rising helen morales![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Through these stories, whether it's Antigone's courageous stand against tyranny or the indestructible Caeneus, who inspires trans and gender queer people today, Morales uncovers hidden truths about solidarity, empowerment, and catharsis.Īntigone Rising offers a fresh understanding of the stories we take for granted, showing how we can reclaim them to challenge the status quo, spark resistance, and rail against unjust regimes. Antigone Rising The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths Helen Morales, Click to preview A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyoncé. ![]() Many of today's harmful practices, like school dress codes, exploitation of the environment, and rape culture, have their roots in the ancient world.īut in Antigone Rising, classicist Helen Morales reminds us that the myths have subversive power because they are told - and read - in different ways. The picture of classical antiquity most of us learned in school is framed in certain ways - glossing over misogyny while omitting the seeds of feminist resistance. A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyoncé. Antigone Rising Read by Gabra Zackman by Helen Morales On sale 14th April 2020 Price: £19. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments The Broken Road Cafe by T.A. Webb![]() ![]() ![]() “ With each photograph selected here, we are drawn into the story of America at the turn of the twenty-first century: a time when tradition meets transition and nothing will ever be as it once was. Memory City begins with the words of George Eastman, who observed, “Such a photographic notebooks…enables to go back by the light of his own fireside to scenes that would otherwise fade from memory and be lost. ![]() Each image reminds us of how intoxicating the intangible is, how we take photographs so as to render the freezing of time, so that we may go back to look again and again, at what once was and never will be again. Edited to an exquisite rhythm of color and black and white, the book is a brilliantly produced objet d’art, with photographs that spill off the pages, revealing the fragility of the image in physical form. The photographs in Memory City were taken during five trips from April 2012 to April 2013. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Sweet fall by tillie cole![]() Most importantly, his mother desperately needs it. Lexi falls hard, victim once again to the only thing that can destroy her and, on the way, finds herself falling straight into the dangerous tattooed arms of a guy from the wrong side of the tracks.Īustin Carillo, starting Wide Receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide, must get picked in this year’s NFL draft. When events in her life become too much to cope with, Lexi finds herself spiraling down into the realm of her biggest fear. But beneath her happy exterior, demons lurk, threatening to jeopardize everything Lexi has worked to achieve. Surrounded by her best friends, her loving family and having fulfilled her life-long dream of making the Crimson Tide cheer squad, everything is going exactly as she always dreamed it would. ![]() ![]() Lexington “Lexi” Hart is a senior at the University of Alabama. ![]() Until we find the one soul who makes the burden of such secrets just that little bit easier to bear. From Tillie Cole, author of USA Today Best Selling Sweet Home Series, comes a tale of heartache, beating the odds and finding strength ![]() ![]() ![]() He simply asks me to have absolute faith in Him and His goodness. He can crush me, exalt me, or do anything else He chooses. When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. I should never say, “Lord, this causes me such heartache.” To talk that way makes me a stumbling block. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. ![]() I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. Your understanding of your ways must also be surrendered, because they are now the ways of the Lord. This can only be accomplished by giving up all of your personal plans once and for all, and by allowing God to take you directly into His purpose for the world. As long as you maintain your own personal interests and ambitions, you cannot be completely aligned or identified with God’s interests. ![]() If you seek great things for yourself, thinking, “God has called me for this and for that,” you barricade God from using you. He is using you now for His purposes throughout the world as He used His Son for the purpose of our salvation. After sanctification, it is difficult to state what your purpose in life is, because God has moved you into His purpose through the Holy Spirit. ![]() |