6/12/2023 0 Comments The rising by mira grant![]() The tale is macabre and dark the type of horror novel that makes me shiver and grin devilishly. Grant shares the tale from a report that was taken after the events occurred and by taking us into the actual event. Elaine Oldenburg is a first grade teacher, and our hero but fans of Blackout will squee because this is a character we know as Foxy! We first made her acquaintance in Blackout. *shivers* Grant shares with the reader events that occurred post-rising at an elementary school in the northern pacific region of the United States. Imagine a school with electronic shackles on student’s chairs and amplification tests. I have yet to be disappointed, in fact I only crave more! I am not a huge fan of novellas but Grant tells a complete story and this triolgy is one of my all time favorites so I make sure to read each one. The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell by Mira Grant offers us another glimpse of life post-rising that occurred in her Newflesh Trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() On what will be the last day in the teaching career of Elaine Oldenburg, who fans of the series know as Foxy, she must fight to survive and protect her students when the zombie outbreak shatters the safety of her school. Outside the classroom walls the Rising was spreading, but inside was a carefully protected sanctuary against the growing threat. ![]()
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![]() She is the author of Annie Besant and Progressive Millennialism (1988) and How the Millennium Comes Violently: From Jonestown to Heaven’s Gate (2000). She is co-director of the Women in the World’s Religions and Spirituality Project, which is part of the World Religions and Spirituality Project online encyclopedia and archive.ĭr. Wessinger is editor of the Women in Religions series at New York University Press. ![]() Wessinger has served as co-general editor of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions published by University of California Press.ĭr. Her articles in journals and chapters in edited books include history of religions and theoretical treatments of women and religion, millennialism, new religious movements, and religion and violence. Her primary research and teaching areas are women in religions, new religious movements, religion and media, and Tibetan and Indian religions. She is director of the Religion and Media Minor. She is co-director of the Loyola Himalaya Adventure: Summer Study in Dharamsala, India program. ![]() Professor of the History of Religions at Loyola University New Orleans. ![]() ![]() ![]() Akemi Dawn Bowman's writing is lyrical and full of life. "Achingly beautiful and exquisitely crafted, Summer Bird Blue is an emotionally raw and utterly honest story about loss, about hope, and about finding the courage to sing your own song. ![]() A strikingly moving book about teenage grief." - Kirkus Will leave readers breathless." - Booklist With the help of the "boys next door" - a teenage surfer named Kai, who smiles too much and doesn't take anything seriously, and an eighty-year-old named George Watanabe, who succumbed to his own grief years ago - Rumi attempts to find her way back to her music, to write the song she and Lea never had the chance to finish.Īching, powerful, and unflinchingly honest, Summer Bird Blue explores big truths about insurmountable grief, unconditional love, and how to forgive even when it feels impossible. Now thousands of miles from home, Rumi struggles to navigate the loss of her sister, being abandoned by her mother, and the absence of music in her life. Then Lea dies in a car accident, and her mother sends her away to live with her aunt in Hawaii while she deals with her own grief. But there is one thing she is absolutely sure of - she wants to spend the rest of her life writing music with her younger sister, Lea. Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn't have the answers to everything. A mixed race teen struggles to find her way back to her love of music in the wake of her sister's tragic death in this incisive, lyrical novel. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments The devil and the dark water book![]() ![]() Yes, Samuel Pipps is the main detective but we see the assistant/protector (arent is the name) act throughout. The devil and the dark water, a mystery book, rises above common detective identities.The BEST AND MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE PART ABOUT THE BOOK IS THAT all the characters dialogues are so well proportionately written, we don’t get to see too much of anyone. REVIEW- Ships will never be the same for me and for anyone who reads this tale that surpass’s time and crime in the world of books Now.that I have set the mood, come with me further, let’s talk about the devil and the dark water. As we explored more the brave navy officer gave us the scenario of what’s it like during a sail day or during wartime. Though definitely every ship has its unique features, the one I saw had a particular form of a ladder as a mode of connecting different rooms and it was particularly difficult to climb or walk on them, the rods were very thin. ![]() In my early teenage years, I had the opportunity of seeing the insides of a military ship just before it’s decommissioning. What are ships for you? How do you know them as.įor me, ships and me go a long, positive way. I suggest the reading age for this book- 18+ but if you are alright with mentions of rape and domestic violence then it’s alright for 13+ I DID NOT EXPECT THIS, SOMEBODY SEDATE ME STUART TURTON IS GOING TO BLOW YOUR MINDS OFF. ![]() ![]() Kellie, known as Coco, wants to finally confront the boy who callously broke her heart. And as she discovers the secret behind Mark’s decision to leave, she welcomes two visitors also seeking their own answers.īest friends Kellie Crenshaw and Katie Gilroy have returned to Cedar Cove for their ten-year high school reunion, looking to face down old hurts and find a sense of closure. ![]() Just when she is starting to open herself up again to love, she feels once more that she is losing the man she cares about. When Mark tells her that he’s moving out of town, Jo Marie is baffled. Jo Marie and Mark are good friends-and are becoming something more-yet he still won’t reveal anything about his past. Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has grown close to her handyman, Mark Taylor. Set in Cedar Cove’s charming Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber’s captivating new novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find. ![]() ![]() The South Korean monk studied film in the United States, having graduated from Princeton and Harvard, where he had his call to religious life. Who is Haemin Sunim?Īuthor Haemin Sunim is a Zen Buddhism teacher and is currently one of South Korea's most influential people. Thus, the author reminds us that our strength and joy come when we slow down. ![]() The simple messages expounded in the work directly meet the anxieties that have become part of modern life. “The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down” released in 2012 by the author Haemin Sumin is a guide to mindfulness and meeting with our inner wisdom. Let’s go?! The book “The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down” In this PocketBook, you will learn how to deal with routine setbacks from the teachings of the Buddhist master described throughout the book. Not understanding fully your interpersonal relationships, desires, dreams, and spirituality affects how you relate to everything that's around you. For this to be possible, you need to be at peace with yourself, as well as practicing tranquility and self-compassion.This is the reflection made by Haemin Sunim in his work "The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down". ![]() However, this doesn't mean that you also need to change with it. The world is changing rapidly in all areas. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Forrest's #Win by Jennifer Cody![]() ![]() ![]() The problem is, we’re the sons of Naiads and I’ve never met a Nymph of any kind that cared about her male offspring. “(BISHOP TO KNIGHT ONE) has the sweetness of a Hallmark Channel movie with the intrigue and build of a whirlwind fantasy all rolled into one!” – Noa Rose, co-author of upcoming Witch’s Lullaby.ĭeejay: I have spent every day of the last ten years taking in and caring for my sisters’ sons. Praise for Bishop to Knight One: “A fun and sexy ride! Cody weaves an intricate, thrilling world of supernatural lore and high-stakes drama.” – Aurora Skye, co-author of upcoming Witch’s Lullaby. Deadly, thrilling, and dreaded–it’s only a matter of time before… Check mate. It’s a real life game of chess and each person is merely another piece on the intensely watched board that sits between two Diviners. Introducing author, JENNIFER CODY, and her favorite recipe for BACON PANCAKES!Īuthor Jennifer Cody creates chosen families and relationships that pull heavily on what’s “acceptably” taboo in this M/M gay romance series, The Diviner’s Game Trilogy. Not only will you and I occasionally learn how to make something new and delicious, but we’ll get a chance to check out some wonderful authors. ![]() Welcome to my Friday bonus feature called Karen’s Killer Fixin’s **Author Special**!! Today, in lieu of one of my own recipes, I’m going to introduce you to a new author who will share one of her favorite recipes. ![]() Karen’s Killer Fixin’s **AUTHOR SPECIAL** with JENNIFER CODY! ![]() ![]() Will Hannah get pregnant? Will her pothead husband ever build their house? And just how serious is Hannah’s infatuation with the mysterious Gabby? ![]() Davis made a pdf of the opening chapter available for purchase on her website in 2018, so I’d been in happy suspense for a while. (If you think it’s odd to list those qualities, then you need to read Why Art?). The Hard Tomorrow is a full-sized and full-fledged graphic novel, complete with a main character, supporting cast, and plot points galore. And her 2018 Why Art? is 157 pages of metafiction, technically five pages longer than the newly released The Hard Tomorrow, but Why Art? has only one panel per page and fits in the palm of my hand. Her 2017 You & A Bike & A Road takes nonfiction comics to a new, diary-driven level. Her 2014 How To Be Happy is one of the best collections of graphic short stories (most run about twelve pages) by a single author I’ve read. ![]() Her last three graphic works were already significant accomplishments. ![]() Eleanor Davis has tackled the graphic novel. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Needful things audiobook![]() ![]() You can now move and worke elsewhere with no Kill'g Trouble if needful. And no one takes heed of the little sign hanging on the wall: Caveat emptor. Such things had been known before, and on the same basis the hardheaded doctors. Everyone in town seems willing to make a deal at Needful Things, but the devil is in the details. Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic 1 New York Times bestseller about a mysterious store. The heart’s desire for any resident of Castle Rock can easily be found among the curiosities…in exchange for a little money and-at the specific request of Leland Gaunt-a whole lot of menace against their fellow neighbors. ![]() Nothing has a price tag in this place, but everything is certainly for sale. Its mysterious proprietor, Leland Gaunt, seems to have something for everyone out on display at Needful Things…interesting items that run the gamut from worthless to priceless. The town of Castle Rock, Maine has seen its fair share of oddities over the years, but nothing is as peculiar as the little curio shop that’s just opened for business here. Needful Things Stephen King 3.96 239,213 ratings5,652 reviews Leland Gaunt opens a new shop in Castle Rock called Needful Things. Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestseller about a mysterious store than can sell you whatever you desire-but not without exacting a terrible price in return. ![]() Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Muse of fire dan simmons![]() ![]() The novel, which was praised by Stephen King, is similar to King's It in its focus on small town life, the corruption of innocence, the return of an ancient evil, and the responsibility for others that emerges with the transition from youth to adulthood. Summer of Night (1991) recounts the childhood of a group of pre-teens who band together in the 1960s to defeat a centuries-old evil that terrorizes their hometown of Elm Haven, Illinois. ![]() His first novel, Song of Kali, was released in 1985. He soon started to write short stories, although his career did not take off until 1982, when, through Harlan Ellison's help, his short story "The River Styx Runs Upstream" was published and awarded first prize in a Twilight Zone Magazine story competition. ![]() He subsequently worked in elementary education until 1989. in English from Wabash College in 1970, and, in 1971, a Masters in Education from Washington University in St. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Simmons received an A.B. ![]() |