7/6/2023 0 Comments White witch black curse book![]() ![]() ![]() Some wounds take time to heal but some scars never fade.Īll of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Yet the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and when a new predator moves to the apex of the Inderlander food chain, Rachel's past comes back to haunt her. But when her lover was murdered it left a deeper wound than Rachel ever imagined, and now she won't rest until his death is solved. Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has taken her fair share of hits, and has broken lines she swore she would never cross. A pacey and addictive novel of sexy bounty-hunting witches, cunning demons and vicious vampires. The 7th stirring instalment of the urban fantasy-thriller series starring Rachel Morgan. ![]()
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7/6/2023 0 Comments Jam, Too? by JaNay Brown-Wood![]() His career has included such diverse activities as advertising design, teaching art to students, teaching children's book illustration to adults, painting scenery for opera productions, and running a lithography studio in Israel. Humor is one of his key values, as expressed by a quote comparing children's illustration to traditional fine arts: "You don't see many people walking around a gallery are chuckling. He was encouraged by an elementary school teacher to become an illustrator, and pursue his primary love for art found in children’s books. Degen has authored Jamberry, Daddy Is a Doodlebug, and Shirley's Wonderful Baby. Her determination paid off with the publication of her first book for children. Ever since she was a little girl, she’s wanted to become a published author. He has collaborated with Nancy White Charstrom on the popular Jesse Bear books, and the Caldecott Medal winning Commander Toad series by Jane Yolen. But everyone is much too loud Can Mom, Daddy, Grammy, Pop Pop, Shae, Dante, Rover the dog, and even the neighbor keep quiet. ![]() He is probably best known as the illustrator of The Magic School Bus series of books, by Joanna Cole. Bruce Degen is a children's literature author and illustrator, with over forty books to his credit. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Una narradora sutil y brillante que seduce al lector." El Mundo "Chevalier ilumina la vida privada de las grandes mujeres olvidadas por la Historia." El Pais "Chevalier ha hecho de la novela historica su seña de identidad." La Vanguardia "Chevalier crea un mundo que recuerda a u.Ĭhevalier's newest is a flat historical whose familiar themes of gender inequality, class warfare and social power often overwhelm the story. Tracy Chevalier logra consagrarse en el genero de la ficcion historica con esta novela que ya es un clasico contemporaneo. A medida que la intimidad crece entre ambos, tambien lo hacen la tension y los celos. Sin embargo, la sensibilidad de la muchacha llama la atencion de Vermeer, quien le abre las puertas de su mundo y su trabajo. ![]() Griet parece saber cual es su papel en la casa: ocuparse de las tareas domesticas y cuidar a los seis niños del pintor. La joven Griet, de dieciseis años, entra a trabajar al servicio de Johannes Vermeer en la ciudad de Delft. UN BESTSELLER INTERNACIONAL SOBRE LA BÚSQUEDA DE LA BELLEZA Y LA CORRUPCIÓN DE LA INOCENCIA "Una novela que trasciende el tiempo y el espacio." The New Yorker Países Bajos, siglo XVII. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many consider The Sea-Wolf by Jack London to be among the best sea stories ever written. London murió de una sobredosis de morfina y atropina en su rancho californiano, en 1916. Son de especial interés sus textos autobiográficos, la novela (1909) y las «memorias alcohólicas» de John Barleycorn (1913). ![]() ![]() De uno de ellos nació un ciclo sobre los Mares del Sur, al que pertenecen los cuentos de La casa del orgullo (1909 ALBA CLÁSICA núm. Su experiencia marinera fue la base de El lobo de mar (1904), otro gran éxito, y a partir de entonces publicó asiduamente narrativa y ensayos, pronunció conferencias por todo el mundo y emprendió nuevos viajes. En 1903 publicó un reportaje sobre el proletariado del East End londinense, Gente del abismo, y La llamada de la selva, que le lanzó a la fama. Jack dejó el colegio a los trece años, y desde entonces hasta los veintisiete, edad en la que se consagraría como escritor, su juventud fue inquieta y agitada: sus biógrafos y él mismo convertirían en leyenda sus múltiples trabajos y vagabundeos, de ladrón de ostras a buscador de oro en Alaska, así como su visionaria vocación política, formalizada con su ingreso en 1896 en el Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores. Poco después de dar a luz, la madre se casó con John London, carpintero y vigilante jurado entre otros oficios, de quien el hijo tomaría el apellido. Jack London nació en San Francisco en 1876, hijo ilegítimo de un astrólogo ambulante que pronto los abandonaría a él y a su madre, una joven «huida» de una acomodada familia de Ohio. ![]() ![]() ![]() Johnson, a divorced mother of three, experienced this firsthand as twenty years of her life-from 45 to 65-were overtaken first by her father’s sad but gentle fifteen-year decline into Alzheimer’s, and then by more years of caring for her fragile and increasingly difficult mother Anne, who lived well into her nineties. Longevity can be both a blessing and a curse. ![]() Her experience of being sandwiched in this especially gruelling way is the knot of pain around which her memoir is constructed. In a television interview the author gave while promoting her book, the term Sandwich Generation comes up several times, and refers to the period when a grown child is pressed into caring for an aging parent while still raising their own children. ![]() It’s hard to read They Left Us Everything without meandering in and out of our own memories and life history because it’s a book about the universal, eventual experience of the death of a parent and its aftermath. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall the day they discussed it: I wonder how far their conversations strayed from the particulars of Plum Johnson’s story how personal and anecdotal they became. Artist and writer Plum Johnson’s prize winning memoir, They Left Us Everything, was among the titles included on the Stewart Hall Book Club’sreading list last year. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Oklahoma Ride by Tony A. Smith![]() ![]() And they see it in the regular violations of their human rights, both inside Israel and in the “occupied territories” and Gaza Strip.įor Palestinians worldwide, the Nakba is remembered as a traumatic rupture that represents their humiliating defeat, the destruction of Palestinian society and severance of links with their homeland. ![]() They experience it in the continuing Israeli annexation of their land and attacks launched regularly against their homes in Gaza. What Palestinians call “ongoing Nakba” still generates suffering, destruction of homes and loss of Palestinian lives. They are also marking the fact that the Nakba did not end in 1948, but continues in different forms to this day. Nor just the destruction of more than 400 villages and towns and the killing of thousands others. When Palestinians commemorate the Nakba (the catastrophe) on May 15, they are not only remembering a violent historical event that took place 75 years ago which led to the uprooting of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland. ![]() By Dina Matar, SOAS, University of London | – ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Shardik by Richard Adams![]() ![]() Simply, the best,' nodding to the icon's legendary hit. GB News presenter Piers Morgan took to Twitter and shared the news alongside the words, 'RIP Tina Turner. ![]() She was indeed simply the best.'Īmerican singer Gloria Gaynor called Turner an 'iconic legend who paved the way for so many women in rock music, black and white'. 'I am a better woman, a better human, because her life touched mine. Because she had learned how to LIVE surrounded by her beloved husband, Erwin, and friends. 'She once shared with me that when her time came to leave this earth, she would not be afraid, but excited and curious. I’m grateful for her courage, for showing us what victory looks like wearing Manolo’s and a leather miniskirt. 'Once she claimed her freedom from years of domestic abuse, her life became a clarion call for triumph. She encouraged a part of me I didn’t know existed. She was a role model not only for me but for the world. 'She is our forever goddess of rock ‘n’ roll who contained a magnitude of inner strength that grew throughout her life. Taking to Instagram, she said: 'I started out as a fan of Tina Turner, then a full-on groupie, following her from show to show around the country, and then, eventually, we became real friends. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Vicious schwab![]() ![]() I asked myself what I would write, if I could write anything, what I would read, and the answer was simple: I wanted to write/read about villains. Honestly, it started simply as a writing exercise, something to help me rediscover my love of the creative process as I was learning to navigate the business side. What was the original inspiration for Vicious? ![]() She recently agreed to be interviewed by Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog. Her latest book, Vengeful, is the sequel to her much-lauded adult debut, Vicious, a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers. Schwab has a penchant for tea and BBC shows, and a serious and well-documented case of wanderlust. ![]() Schwab has a Masters degree in Art History from the University of Edinburgh. Schwab has been called “the heir to Diana Wynne Jones.” She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic series, as well as a number of middle grade and young adult novels, including the recently released City of Ghosts. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Tower of dawn series![]() ![]() It reminded me of what I used to love about the series- the rich world building, piecing together the history (and mystery) of this world, meeting new characters. But I have to eat my words because I really really enjoyed it! I actually read 600 pages in one day haha. And with war looming over Dorian and Aelin back home, their survival might lie with Chaol and Nesryn convincing its rulers to ally with them.īut what they discover in Antica will change them both-and be more vital to saving Erilea than they could have imagined.Īs much as I enjoyed the first few Throne of Glass novels, they started to unravel for me in later installments so I was wary about reading Tower of Dawn. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica-the stronghold of the southern continent’s mighty empire. ![]() ![]() But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. In the next installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, follow Chaol on his sweeping journey to a distant empire.Ĭhaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. Published by: Bloomsbury Children’s Books ![]() ![]() ![]() The simple yet effective imagery, the personification of inanimate objects, and short, hilarious quips come together to create an amusing adventure through each character’s unique grievance and wide eyed dilemmas. Cute and dark all at once, this hilarious children's book for adults teaches valuable lessons about life.įrom the sock whose only friends have gone missing to the houseplant whose friends are being slowly killed by irresponsible plant owners (like you), All My Friends Are Dead presents hilariously entertaining stories about life and existential predicaments. Each page of this laugh out loud, illustrated humor book showcases the downside of being everything from a clown to a cassette tape to a zombie. If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables. If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. In other words, perfect." The Huffington PostĪn amusing and captivating tale that’s a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable: If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. "Laugh out loud funny, and a tiny bit disturbing. ![]() |