5/24/2023 0 Comments Spring garden tomoka shibasaki![]() ![]() Translated from the French by Gila Walker Léonora Miano, Twilight of Torment: I.Translated from the Italian by Allison Grimaldi Donahue Carla Lonzi’s Self-Portrait: Experiments in Feminist Criticism.Translated from the Spanish by Jessica Sequeira Rocío Agreda Piérola, Horses Drawn with Blue Chalk.Translated from the Romanian by Sean Cotter Translated from the English and Russian by Eugene Ostashevsky ![]() Yevgenia Belorusets, “The Complaint Against Language” in Wartime Ukraine.Translated from the Russian by Jane Ann Miller Translated from the Lithuanian by Delija Valiukenas Translated from the Norwegian by Francesca M. Gunnhild Øyehaug, But Out There-Out There–.Translated from the Russian by Kotryna Garanasvili Marius Ivaškevičius, from Russian Romance.Translated from the Spanish by Paul Filev ![]() Translated from the German by Aaron Sayne
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5/24/2023 0 Comments Cape May by Chip Cheek![]() ![]() ![]() A modern classic' Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT 'An exquisitely crafted exploration of young love, the power of desire, and the lifelong ramifications of choices made in an instant. I loved it' Lucy Foley, author of THE HUNTING PARTY ' Gorgeous, seductive storytelling, martini-dry prose reminiscent of James Salter's finest. The empty beach town becomes their playground, and as they sneak into abandoned summer homes, go sailing, walk naked under the stars, make love, and drink a great deal of gin, Henry and Effie slip from innocence into betrayal, with irrevocable consequences that reverberate through the rest of their lives. Just as they get ready to cut the trip short, a decadent and glamorous set suddenly sweep them up into their drama - Clara, a beautiful socialite who feels her youth slipping away Max, a wealthy playboy and Clara's lover and Alma, Max's aloof and mysterious half-sister. It's the end of the season and the town is deserted.Īs they tentatively discover each other, they begin to realize that everyday married life might be disappointingly different from their happily-ever-after fantasy. Henry and Effie, young newlyweds from Georgia, arrive in Cape May, New Jersey, for their honeymoon. ' Nods to classics like The Great Gatsby and Revolutionary Road' Independent ![]() ' Glamorous, nostalgic and very sexy ' Paula Hawkins ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments White knight batman beyond![]() ![]() ![]() YOUTH IN REVOLT! Spinning out of the runaway hit Batman: Beyond the White Knight comes an unforgettable coming-of-age super villain tale starring the children of Harley Quinn and The Joker! When the rebellious twins run away in a stolen Batmobile, only Joker Jack Napier’s quickly fading hologram has any hope of getting them home safely and keeping them out of the family business. (W) Sean Gordon Murphy, Katan Collins, Clay McCormack (A) Mirka Andolfo People’s History of the Marvel Universeīatman: White Knight Presents – Generation Joker #1 (of 6). ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Happy hour by marlowe granados![]() ![]() ![]() And so they swim their way through various New York opportunities to make a little cash.Īt one point they attend a talk with a “ French economic theorist” who has written a best seller. Making various contacts, and Gala has a particular talent for this, they tell everyone they meet that “ we’re trying to find little jobs here and there.” Cash of course. Gala and Isa survive by selling clothes on a market stall–that’s their day job, but life really begins at night in the bars, clubs and parties as these two young women coast through life. In an informal arrangement, they rent the top apartment from another young woman who is spending the summer surfing. It’s a chaotic beginning with the two young women moving in on the night their apartment neighbours decide to throw a party. This episodic novel, in diary-form, covering just a few months, is written by 21-year-old Isa Epley who arrives in New York followed by her friend Gala Novek. “You should always keep old friends happy because they know more about you than you’d like.”Īdd Happy Hour from author Marlowe Granados to the sub-genre: New York novels. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments To catch a cheat by varian johnson![]() ![]() And as they execute another exciting caper full of twists and turns, they'll prove that sometimes it takes a thief to catch a cheat. To get the test adn clear their names, they'll have to outrun the school's security cameras, outwit a nosy member of the Honor Board, and outmaneuver the blackmailers while setting a trap for them in turn. and To Catch a Cheat, another Jackson Greene adventure and a Kids Indie. So Gang Greene reunites for their biggest job yet. Buy A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Varian Johnson (signed first edition) from a. The jerks behind the video threaten to pass it to the principal - unless Jackson steals an advance copy of the school's toughest exam. And he's been hanging out a lot with Gaby de la Cruz, so he thinks maybe, just maybe, they'll soon have their first kiss.Then Jackson receives a link to a faked security video that seems to show him and the rest of Gang Greene flooding the school gym. His friends have great new projects of their own. He is officially retired from conning, so Principal Kelsey is (mostly) off his back. The book has a sequel, To Catch a Cheat, where the heroes are blackmailed into helping some students cheat on a. When a video frames Jackson Greene and his friends for a crime they didn't commit, Gang Greene battles the blackmailers in this sequel to the acclaimed The Great Greene Heist. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments The thorn birds book 1977![]() ![]() Then Michael Wilson arrives under a cloud of mystery and shame to change everything. AN INDECENT OBSESSION - To the battle-broken soldiers In her care, nurse Honour Langtry is a precious, adored reminder of the world before war. ![]() The complex, passionate plot, along with McCullough's vivid descriptions of the Australian outback, made the book a best-seller-and the movie made from it in 1983 a huge success. THE THORN BIRDS - Colleen McCullough's wildly popular epic blockbuster, first published in 1977, follows the fortunes of the Cleary family over three generations, but concentrates mainly on Meggie and her passionate, obsessive love for a Catholic priest, Father Ralph. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. ![]() Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. ![]() ![]() So, the brain faithfully performs its duty to help you by sending more intrusive thoughts and feelings your way. Ultimately, this compulsive relationship to moral doubt sends the message to your brain that thoughts about morality are codes to be cracked, problems to be solved. ![]() So, you find yourself trying to get away from the pain of bad feelings while at the same time clinging to those bad feelings for proof of inherent goodness. Bad feelings at least reminded you that you care and reassure you that you would never intentionally be immoral. ![]() What’s worse, ceasing to feel bad makes you feel like you’re getting away with something, like you stopped caring about your moral compass. You set up a series of rigid rules that apply only to you to guarantee you’ll never do a bad thing, but since these rules are impossible to follow perfectly, they also make you feel bad. You may seek reassurance, try to make sure you’re not doing bad things, check to see if you have, and engage in other compulsions. Because you feel bad, you try to get the feeling to stop. ![]() You have a thought about something you did or thought about doing, or felt an urge to do, and so forth, and because this experience doesn’t line up with your presumed identity as a moral person, you feel bad. Moral scrupulosity OCD, or the relentless pursuit of certainty about one’s morality, can feel like a truly impossible situation. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Tony hsieh happiness![]() ![]() Then he runs through the ten Zappos "Core Values" - such as "Deliver WOW through Service", "Create Fun and A Little Weirdness", and "Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit" - and explains how you and your colleagues should come up with your own. He starts with the "Why" in a section where he narrates his quest to understand the science of happiness. ![]() Even better, he shows how creating happiness and record results go hand-in-hand. Using anecdotes and stories from his own life experiences, and from other companies, Hsieh provides concrete ways that companies can achieve unprecedented success. In this, his first audiobook, Tony Hsieh - the widely admired CEO of Zappos, the online shoe retailer - explains how he created a unique culture and commitment to service that aims to improve the lives of employees, customers, vendors, and backers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But with all this freedom (and speed!) come a lot of obstacles. So when Keith leaves the bike unattended in his room one day, Ralph makes his move. In this imaginative adventure from Newbery Medal'winning author Beverly Cleary, a young mouse named Ralph is thrown into a world of excitement when a boy and his shiny toy motorcycle check in to the Mountain View Inn.When the ever-curious Ralph spots Keith's red toy motorcycle, he vows to ride it. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book was so long and boring that I was just about ready to fall asleep. There was still another hour until school was over and I had to pick up Boots, my little sister, from the preschool down the block. ![]() I groaned after taking a glance at the clock for the fourteenth time. “No! the girl ran to her friend, crying…”. Jameson continued reading a story about some little girl in the eighteen hundreds out loud as we followed along with the book. “… The girl ran across the field, trying to get to the wagon before they did.” Mrs. In fact, I am in history right now, sitting in the back seat in the back corner, hoping that I do not get called to read. Surprisingly, I caught up with the school work during the summer and got to go to the middle school, but even then I still get confused with history. It seems that everyone is doing fine since we moved to my Uncle’s everyone except for me. My father and mother both work, my sister Boots is just learning how to read, and my other sister Lizzie is the smartest girl in the fifth grade right now. So much has happened in a year, starting with the thousand dollars that Vikus gave us. One year since I saw Luxa, the young queen of Regalia. One year since I was known as the chosen one, treated like a person other than some outcast. It’s been about a year since I said the words “fly high”. ![]() |