![]() ![]() Guarded by well-armed and well-trained mercenaries, the captives have been searching for some means of escape, but in vain. She and the other captured adults understand that their lives are limited by the life of the mine. His actions are decisive, and he completes the mission's next stage-but responsibility, once exercised, has taken root, and he remains in the jungle to guard the captives whose rescue is the mission's ultimate goal.Katherine Fortescue has fled the life of poverty her wastrel father had bequeathed her and come to Freetown as a governess, only to be kidnapped and put to work overseeing a child workforce at a mine. When opportunity strikes, he seizes the next leg of the covert mission his brothers have been pursuing and sails to Freetown. Captain Caleb Frobisher, hedonistic youngest son of a seafaring dynasty, wants to be taken seriously by his family, and understands he has to prove himself sufficiently reformed. ![]() #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you the third installment in THE ADVENTURERS QUARTET, continuing the drama of Regency-era high seas adventure, laced with a mystery shrouded in the heat of tropical jungles, and spiced with the passionate romances of four couples and their unexpected journeys into love. ![]() Responsibility knocks, and a reckless, hedonistic man responds and opens the door to love-thus is a daredevil snared. ![]()
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6/12/2023 0 Comments Folio society dune![]() ![]() ![]() This edition also features a wealth of additional information with a map and extensive appendices.ĭune is set in the far future of a distant planet where a the nobel houses of a fuedal, byzantine intersteller society rule individual planets. It is set in Dante typeface along with Helvetica Neue and Black Tulip display. ![]() The eleven colour illustrations and black & white tailpieces have been created by award winning artist Sam Weber. He also wrote a biography of Frank Herbert which was shortlisted for a Hugo award in 2004. This illustrious edition features an introduction by noted critic Michael Dirda and an afterword by the authors son Brian Herbert, an established writer who has continued his fathers legacy with additional novels. It seems only fitting that those wonderful people at The Folio Society created an award winning bound and illustrated edition, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary. One of the monuments of modern science fiction ![]() Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious. Some critics have gone so far as to call it the best science fiction book ever written. It's sold well in excess of 12 million copies around the world and is one of the world's best-selling science fiction novels. Originally released in 1965 it won the inaugural Nebula award for best novel and tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award. It's hard to believe that Dune is over 50 years old. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, James is reflecting on the idealised perfect societies of writers of fiction – mostly socialists, such as Edward Bellamy (whose Looking Backward, 2000-1887 was a huge bestseller upon its publication in the US in 1888) and William Morris (who wrote a socialist utopia novel, News from Nowhere, in 1890). ![]() Fourier’s and Bellamy’s and Morris’s utopias should all be outdone, and millions kept permanently happy on the one simple condition that a certain lost soul on the far-off edge of things should lead a life of lonely torture, what except a sceptical and independent sort of emotion can it be which would make us immediately feel, even though an impulse arose within us to clutch at the happiness so offered, how hideous a thing would be its enjoyment when deliberately accepted as the fruit of such a bargain? Or if the hypothesis were offered us of a world in which Messrs. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Dragonwyck novel![]() ![]() This compelling novel paints a marvelous portrait of a country torn between freedom and feudal traditions a country divided between the very wealthy and the very poor. Dressed in satin and lace, she becomes part of Dragonwyck, with its Gothic towers, flowering gardens, acres of tenant farms, and dark, terrible secrets. Her passion is kindled by the icy fire of Nicholas, the last of the Van Ryns, and the luxury of Dragonwyck, and a way of life of which she has only dreamed. Tired of churning butter, weeding the garden patch, and receiving the dull young farmers who seek her hand in marriage, Miranda is excited by an invitation from the upstate New York estate of her distant relative, the intriguing Nicholas Van Ryn. ![]() ![]() A classic gothic romance, the story features an 18-year-old Miranda Wells who falls under the spell of a mysterious old mansion and its equally fascinating master. First published in 1944, Dragonwyck was a national bestseller that was made into a major motion picture starring Gene Tierney and Vincent Price in 1946. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Henry miller 1934![]() ![]() Has served us well for thousands of years. Golden Rule are a simple enough formulation for a thorough moral code which There is nothing more dangerous to humankind than those who reject GodĪnd Western Judeo-Christian morality. In the mistaken belief that our petty bourgeois morality needed to be assaultedĪnd broken down before man could be truly free. He narrates his libidinous exploits in great detail Like DH Lawrence, Miller thought that there was something profound lurking It is but, worse than that is the fact that it sucks. ![]() In the States for a long time because it was considered pornographic, which ![]() Most of Hemingway to the worst of Fitzgerald. In the early 30's, a milieu which produced so much awful fiction, from (with bragging thrown in) novel concerns Miller's carousing around Paris Well, that's a pleasant sentiment, eh? This completely autobiographical Kick in the pants to God, Man, Destiny, Time, Love, Is a prolonged insult, a gob of spit in the face of Art, a A libel, slander, defamation of character. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments The candy house by jennifer egan![]() ![]() Appearances from music producer Bennie Salazar, his mentor Lou Kline, and their lovers and children provide sharp pleasures for Goon Squad fans, and Egan cleverly echoes the ambitious, savvy marketing schemes of real-world tech barons with Own Your Unconscious. Not everyone sees this as panacea, and a countermovement called Mondrian arises. “Counters” seek to ferret out “proxies” that help hide “eluders” who resist merging their “gray grabs” to the collective in order to leave their online personae behind. In the near future, a platform called Own Your Unconscious allows memories to be uploaded to the cloud and accessed by anyone. I’ll see your PowerPoint chapter, Egan seems to say, and raise you a chapter in tweets, and another in emails and texts. Egan returns to the fertile territory and characters of A Visit from the Goon Squad with an electrifying and shape-shifting story that one-ups its Pulitzer-winning predecessor. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments City of fallen angels books![]() ![]() They also served what had once been his favorite vegetarian pierogi and borscht, but those days were behind him now. Veselka, a diner on the corner of Ninth Street and Second Avenue, was one of his favorite places on the Lower East Side-an old neighborhood eatery papered with black-and-white murals, where they let you sit all day as long as you ordered coffee at half-hour intervals. Simon sat back against the hard plastic diner chair and looked around. With a shrug the waitress took his laminated menu and went to put his order in. Sometimes, in restaurants, he ordered food anyway, just to preserve the appearance of normalcy, but late Tuesday night, when Veselka was almost empty of other customers, it didn't seem worth the bother. But it wasn't his fault vampires didn't eat. Simon Lewis couldn't blame her she'd probably been hoping for a better tip than the one she was going to get on a single cup of coffee. Her accent was thick, her attitude disappointed. "You don't want anything to eat?" she asked. The waitress raised her penciled eyebrows. There are sicknesses that walk in darkness and there are exterminating angels, that fly wrapt up in the curtains of immateriality and an uncommunicating nature whom we cannot see, but we feel their force, and sink under their sword. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments You are a badass every day![]() ![]() Owning your power to ascend to badassery is just the first step in creating the life you deserve–YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY is the accountability buddy you can keep in your back pocket to power through obstacles, overcome the doubts that hold you back from greatness, and keep the fires of determination roaring while you reach your goals. In one hundred exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and keep your focus unwavering, this guide will show you how to keep the breakthroughs catalyzed by Sincero’s iconic books YOU ARE A BADASS and YOU ARE A BADASS AT MAKING MONEY going. ![]() ![]() For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards success, YOU ARE A BADASS EVERY DAY is the concise, crystal clear companion which will keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion![]() ![]() As Children's Books and Their Creators said about all three books: "There is a droll, seemingly effortless union of art and text in the Harry stories, a delicious mastery of everyday foolishness. Perfect for young fans of dogs.especially ones who also don't always want a bath!įor more fun with Harry the Dirty Dog, don't miss No Roses for Harry! and Harry and the Lady Next Door. Harry the Dirty Dog has become a classic, entertaining young readers for decades. Now he looks like a black dog with white spots! After a day of adventure, Harry gets so dirty that he no longer looks like a white dog with black spots. ![]() Now he looks like a black dog with white spots Harry the Dirty Dog has become a classic, entertaining young readers for decades. ![]() Harry is a white dog with black spots who absolutely, positively hates to take a bath. Harry is a white dog with black spots who absolutely, positively hates to take a bath. It has also been welcomed by a new generation at home, as Betty White's 2020 reading of the story on StorylineOnline has been viewed more than 8 million times. Harry the Dirty Dog has been recognized by the National Education Association as an all-time top-100 children's book. Don't miss Harry the Dirty Dog! This funny picture book about the strong-willed dog who really doesn't want a bath stands the test of time. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments A Modern Life by Jane Turley![]() ![]() Holding a deep appreciation for the natural world, Alice was an avid gardener who was known to plant hundreds of annuals every spring she tended to her flowers up through her 98th year. Along with her church responsibilities, she was an active member of a variety of organizations throughout the years, ranging from the Ware Social Science Club and Palmer Women’s Club to Tuesday Club and Entre Nous Bridge Club. ![]() A devoted and long time member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Ware, Alice was a lector and sang in the choir until the age of 92. Lee Turley relocated from the Midwest to Ware, Massachusetts in 1946 and ultimately settled in Palmer in 1951. Alice earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University, where she was also a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Born and raised in West Lafayette, Indiana, she was the only daughter of the late Thomas and Bertha Haywood. This Fourth of July would have been her 100th birthday Alice’s family will continue to view this day as a time to celebrate her life. "Alice Elizabeth (Haywood) Turley, of Boston Road, died peacefully at the age of 99 on April 26th at Wing Memorial Hospital. ![]() |