Ellen schreiber5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() I also liked that we got some of her thoughts about dating a vampire and the possibility of being turned into one she takes the time to stop and consider the consequences of such a choice. ![]() It reminds us of how feisty and spunky she is. The positive is that her taking initiative and actually doing something is better than just moping around and wondering when Alexander will return. The bad thing is that it makes Raven looks like a clingy girlfriend, needing to know where her boyfriend could’ve gone off to only a few days after he leaves town. I feel like this sequence is both a plus and a minus. She goes out and does some investigating (calling herself “Nancy Drew dipped in black”) to figure out where Alexander could have gone. I know I brought it up when talking about the last book, but comparisons tend to come up between this series and Twilight, since they fall within the same genre and came out within a few years of each other. Unlike Bella, who does nothing in the several months the sparkly one is gone in New Moon, Raven is very active in this book from the beginning. ![]() ![]() Fortunately, this entry in the series held up better than the first. While I remember being very excited when I read this book a few years ago, I have to admit that I had to hold back any fond teenage memories of that reading. When I first discovered the Vampire Kisses series, I read some of them out of order, this entry being the first one I picked up. ![]()
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Ward sing unburied sing5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Instead, her story offers the idea that time is a circular system in which the same events are repeated according to a cyclical pattern. Ward makes a clear point to reject the notion of a perpetual, linear structure of time. As the novel progresses and Jojo is awakened to the suffering in the world, he begins to empathize with Leonie and better understand her. Because Jojo has been harmed by Leonie's negligence, he is unable to understand that Leonie suffers. While Michael is equally as negligent as Leonie, Jojo is far more affected by his mother's absence than his father's. Jojo's feelings towards Leonie also reflect how he has been influenced by societal expectations of motherhood. ![]() Leonie's battle with drug addiction causes her to make brash and self-focused decisions, which often negatively impacts the people that surround her. She also struggles to support her family while her husband, Michael, is in prison. ![]() Leonie experiences intense grief over the loss of her brother, Given. Jojo's own mother, Leonie, is quite different from Mam. He looks to Mam, a supportive, loving, and healing confidante, as the archetypal mother figure. Throughout the story, Jojo has a clear expectation in his mind for what a mother should be. Buy Study Guide The Pressures of Motherhood ![]() Putinomics by Chris Miller5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Today the Kremlin talks up the importance of “strategic partnership” with Xi Jinping’s China, and Vladimir Putin’s government is at pains to emphasize Russian activities across Eurasia. ![]() Most of Russia’s pivots to Asia have therefore been halfhearted and fleeting. ![]() Among leaders, too, dreams of empire have always been tempered by fears of cost. Even when the wider population professed faith in Asia’s promise, few Russians were willing to pay the steep price. With the core of the nation concentrated thousands of miles away in the European borderlands, Russia’s would-be pioneers have always struggled to project power into Asia and to maintain public and elite interest in their far-flung pursuits. In We Shall Be Masters, Chris Miller explores why, arguing that Russia’s ambitions have repeatedly outstripped its capacity. In Asia and the Pacific lay territory, markets, security, and glory.īut all these expansionist dreams amounted to little. And Stalin looked to Asia as a sphere of influence, hospitable to the spread of Soviet Communism. The Trans-Siberian Railway linked Moscow to Vladivostok. Under the tsars, Russians colonized Alaska, California, and Hawaii. Since Peter the Great, Russian leaders have been lured by opportunity to the East. ![]() An illuminating account of Russia’s attempts-and failures-to achieve great power status in Asia. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thomas Piketty’s book has received enormous attention and lavish praise from academics and policy-makers alike, including Mark Carney and Christine Lagarde. One can only hope that his work will actually influence adoption of his policy recommendations.Ĭapital in the Twenty-First Century. No wonder his thoughts have resonated even at the highest political levels. Piketty shows himself to be not only a supereconomist but also a skilled politician, writes Christel Lane. ![]() In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty seeks to analyse a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. ![]() Do you remember me sophie kinsella5/29/2023 ![]() Now, whether you’re a fan or not, you’re going to love this complete list of Kinsella novels. From Kinsella ( Shopaholic & Baby, 2007, etc.), a rags-to-riches fable with a twist. After the initial success of her novel, she has written a few others before starting her Shopaholic series. ![]() Kinsella started her first novel at the age of 24, under her real name, Madeleine Wickham. Kinsella has also written numerous bestselling stand-alone novels including “Remember Me?” and “Twenties Girl”. The series includes eight other novels such as “Shopaholic Abroad” (also published as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan), “Shopaholic Ties the Knot”, “Shopaholic & Sister”, “Shopaholic & Baby”, “Mini Shopaholic”, “ Shopaholic to the Stars”, “Shopaholic to the Rescue” and “ Christmas Shopaholic”. Her first novel in the series, “The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic” (also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic) hit the UK bestseller list in September 2000. She is predominantly known for her Shopaholic series. Remember Me By: Sophie Kinsella Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor. ![]() Your first book is Free with trial Sign In with Amazon Browse. ![]() Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. All she remembers is the Lexi from the Prologue (snaggly teeth, bad hair, broke). Download Audiobooks written by Sophie Kinsella to your device. Lexi goes on to discover that she looks totally differenther teeth are perfect, her hair is long and silky, she’s slender and toned, her purse is Louis Vuitton. Sophie Kinsella is one of my whole time favourite rom-com authors. Now Kinsella continues to unfold the story. ![]() Brittainy c cherry loving mr daniels5/28/2023 ![]() a gaping whole, a shattered heart and broken dreams. This is NOT a happy feel good romance - it's gritty, it deals with death, grief and all that comes with the premature loss of loved ones - either by disease or by the actions of another - but the result is the same. so they sacrificed their todays now for a chance of tomorrows sometime in the years ahead. And, as the deadly waters receded, the emotional wreckage that was left behind could only be healed by time. But unfortunately Fate stepped in and threw a major spanner into their budding intense relationship and the reality of their impossible situation would create a tsunami that would bring drama, angst, many tears and much heartbreak. ![]() ![]() and through Shakespeare's meaningful words. However, a chance meeting would bring these two lost souls together and like would find like through mutual attraction, through their shared grief, through sizzling chemistry. unaware of the turmoil, the sorrow - and the guilt that consumed these broken and very complex people. ![]() as the rest of the world laughed and got on with their own lives. A breathtaking NA romance as 22 yr old Daniel and 19 yr old Ashlyn knew what it was like to grieve - and grieve hard. ![]() The secret life of beavers5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() In that, we remove or kill beavers because they keep messing with our perception of how rivers and streams should flow. The author, Ben Goldfarb, does a great job documenting how humans are our worst enemies. ![]() The dams are also useful during salmon and steelhead spawning runs as the fish congregate downstream of the dams.Īlthough I was skeptical of this book at first, for some reason, I picked up a copy.īecause the book is a mesmerizing and thorough investigation of why beavers are a true keystone species.Įven though they’re often called a pain in the ass, labeled destroyers of property, vilified, and sorely misunderstood, beavers can solve many of our environmental issues. For us hunters and trappers, the dams are handy to use as bridges to cross the creeks. Where I grew up, most of the creeks had beaver dams. I first saw Eager The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter I thought, why would anyone want to read a thick book about beavers?Īfter all, these large rodents aren’t unfamiliar to me. ![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, the story is an awesome, wild and sizzling hot read and I loved every page of it! Blurb In addition to the steamy romance, the story is filled with suspense, drama, danger and conflicts that wonderfully add to the plot. And that theatre scene… □ Monsters indeed do it better… And I loved how each of them grew, changed and adapted in this peculiar group. The relationship between all of the characters was very sexy and scorching hot. And their vulnerability, bossiness, support and protectiveness added even more to their appeal. They all had something sexy, alpha and alluring about them. And we have a lot to choose from – a vampire, a sphinx, an invisible man, a stone golem and a Jekyll/Hyde doctor. ![]() She was a genuinely sweet person.Īnd I so loved the males, or in this case the monsters. And I really liked her kindness and acceptance of the “monsters”. I loved that she knew what she wanted and she was not ashamed to ask for it. A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor is the first book of the Tempting Monsters series by Kathryn Moon.Įsther is one curious, kind-hearted and feisty woman. ![]() The shadow of what was lost review5/28/2023 ![]() James Islington thank you sir for something new and original in its own right. The reviews on Amazon keep stating its done like Sanderson and Jordan but I feel it may borrow certain attributes, but it is it's own entity entirely and Islington certainly has a fantasy future in front of him to build on. When you find a surprising read like The Shadow of What Was Lost you end up remembering it more because it was unexpected and so well done. you know the experience is going to be epic and well done. Yes, this series starts off very Wheel of Time-esque. I mean reading a book like Words of Radiance.well. This is one of the few, few series to have an INSANELY satisfying ending- and I'm picky as hell with my endings (Even Wheel of Time, one of my personal favorites, had an okay-ish ending overall). ![]() It is one of the most surprisingly enjoyable reads I have had since Blood Song. ![]() I will admit when I am wrong, and I am wrong for being hesitant. I picked up the self published "The Shadow of What Was Lost" a few days ago, hesitantly I might add as it was being compared to WoT. ![]() Plato apology and crito5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. His wife, Xanthippe, is reported to have been of a perverse temper, and the supposed domestic troubles of this teacher of mankind have often provided the humour ous with a jest. It is probable that Socrates married late in life, for his children appear to have been young at the time of his death. Excerpt from Dialogues of Plato: Containing the Apology of Socrates, Crito, Phaedo, and Protagoras He served as a hoplite, or heavy-armed foot-soldier, in the long siege of Potidaea 432 being then about thirty-six years old, and also in the disastrous Peloponnesian war which followed (apology, c. ![]() |