![]() ![]() Within these pages, a desperate asylum seeker is pacing the hallways of Sydney’s notorious Villawood detention centre a Black man joins rioters protesting police brutality and swats away the feeling that he might be the next casualty at the hands of the authorities seven-year-old Sudanese boy has found solace in a patchwork bike an enraged black militant is on the war-path through the rebel squats of 1960s Brixton a Mississippi housewife decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her son from small-town ignorance a young woman leaves rural Jamaica in search of her destiny and an Australian schoolgirl loses her way. ![]() Maxine Beneba Clarke gives voice to the disenfranchised, the lost, and the mistreated in this stunning collection of provocative and gorgeously wrought stories that will challenge you, move you, and change the way you view this complex world we inhabit. “Sterling…a powerful view of the beauty and complexities of globalization.” - Essenceįrom a powerful new voice in international fiction, this prize-winning collection of stories crosses the world-from Africa, London, the West Indies, and Australia-and expresses the global experience. “A tremendous new voice a writer of immense talent and depth.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Clarke is the real deal…” -Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius ![]()
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5/13/2023 0 Comments The Fairy Next Book by Ellie Aiden![]() ![]() Unfortunately, her sexcapade vacay goes sideways when she gets a new boss and finds out the UnSeelie are plotting to kill her uncle. She finds herself working in a bar in a little town in Texas where she meets Mr. When Ell finds out she has one year before she'll have no choice but to ascend, she decides a little trip to Earth is in order. I'll have a little loose fun, if ya know what I mean, and then I'll come back. Ugh, I don't wanna! I mean, I know I have no choice, but can't a girl have a little fun before she has to spend the rest of her life with a stick up her ass? Not to mention, I'm a nymph and I haven't even lost my v-card yet. BOOK ONE in A Fairy Awesome Series I thought I had years before I'd have to ascend to the Seelie throne, but all that went out the window when my Uncle Rowan decided to abdicate early. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Tangled Threads by Pegi Deitz Shea![]() ![]() Asking Grandmother for a tale to stitch, she is told, ""If you do not have a story of your own, you are not ready to do a pa'ndau."" One painful night, Mai decides to stitch the story of her life, which is rendered here in words as well as on a pa'ndau stitched by You Yang, who spent 17 years in Thai refugee camps. ![]() Mai, who helps her grandmother create borders on pa'ndau, wants to make her own story cloth. ![]() During a visit to a Hmong refugee camp in Thailand, Shea (Bungalow Fungalow) saw women embroidering pa'ndau, narrative tapestries, and noticed a girl who became the model for the heroine of this picture book. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Essex dogs dan jones review![]() ![]() Only Dan Jones can carry you through blood, piss and vomit and leave you wanting more.´ Daisy Dunn ´Few books manage to be as compelling on every level as Essex Dogs: it´s adventure, history, and heart.´ Dana Schwartz ![]() So deft and funny that you´d never guess this is Dan Jones´ debut work of fiction.´ Suzannah Lipscomb ´Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched.´ Daily Mail Praise for Essex Dogs: ´A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard Cornwell.´ Jane Johnson The Essex Dogs? They fight for each other. And Loveday FitzTalbot, their battle-scarred captain, who just wants to get his boys home safe. Romford, a talented young archer on the run from his past. Father, a priest turned devilish by the horrors of war. Millstone, a stonemason who´ll do anything to protect his men. Scotsman, strong enough to tear down a wall. ![]() There´s Pismire, small enough to infiltrate enemy camps. ![]() With sword, axe and longbow, the Essex Dogs will fight, from the landing beaches of Normandy to the bloodsoaked field of Crécy. Swept up in the bloody chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long enough to see their home again. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. The Hundred Years´ War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. The sensational historical fiction debut from Sunday Times besteller Dan Jones.July 1346. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Ai 2041 book review![]() AI is at a tipping point, and people need to wake up-both to AI’s radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as we know it. Meanwhile, AI will bring new risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that inherits human bias. In liberating us from routine work, however, AI will also challenge the organizing principles of our economic and social order. ![]() ![]() AI will generate unprecedented wealth, revolutionize medicine and education through human-machine symbiosis, and create brand-new forms of communication and entertainment. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. Eye-opening.”-Mark CubanĪI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Lee and Chen take us on an immersive trip through the future. ![]()
![]() The Confronting Jesus Study Guide-ideal for individuals, small groups, and churches-is an engaging invitation to learn more about the person and work of Christ. ![]() This companion study guide sparks further discussion about the historical and biblical facts in each chapter, helping readers better understand the Gospels. In Confronting Jesus, Rebecca McLaughlin gives an accessible introduction to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, explaining what each book reveals about Jesus and how it is relevant to life today. ![]() Confronting Jesus Set (Book, Study Guide & DVD) by Rebecca McLaughlin SHOPtheWORD. Learn More about Christ as Revealed in the Gospels with This Study Guide Companion to Confronting Jesus Lifeline Christian Books & Gifts Inc.: Confronting Jesus Set (Book. BookClub with Rebecca McLaughlin (PhD, Cambridge University), who is the author of Confronting Christianity, named Christianity Today's 2020. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Alligators all around an alphabet![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The images that truly stood out in this book were the images of the three alligators themselves as they have tiny black dotted eyes and have humorous expressions on their faces whenever they are doing something crazy in this book. Maurice Sendak’s illustrations may not be as colorful or realistic as his popular books “Outside Over There” or “Where the Wild Things Are,” but they are extremely creative as the characters are a family of three green alligators who are shown doing crazy antics that are representing the letters of the alphabet. ![]() Maurice Sendak comes up with some creative and hilarious verses to teach children the letters of the alphabet such as “A: Alligators All Around” and “D: Doing Dishes,” as he simply uses two words to describe each letter of the alphabet, making the book easier for smaller children to understand the concept of the letters of the alphabet. Maurice Sendak had out done himself in this clever book about learning the alphabet through creative phrases. “Alligators All Around” is a brilliant book about teaching the alphabet in a creative way that children will love for many years. “Alligators All Around” is apart of the popular Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak and it details a family of alligators showing the audience about learning the alphabet through various humorous phrases. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Credence by Penelope Douglas![]() ![]() ![]() Most are not scanned during transit, that is why we specify that items are shipped WITHOUT TRACKING.įOR A RELIABLE USPS ISSUED TRACKING NUMBER PLEASE UPGRADE AT CHECKOUT, shipping upgrade is available at checkout for domestic orders only. *IMPORTANT NOTE: Etsy labels provide a tracking number generated by Pitney Bowes, said numbers are not reliable since USPS employees are not required to scan them. Prints colors in your screen may vary slightly from printed image because of the difference in monitors, tablets or cellphones screens.īookmarks and Stickers are fulfilled with a standard envelope and stamp therefore NO TRACKING NUMBER can be provided. Thick Cardstock (Not Laminated 130lbs 350gsm)ĭesign colors vary slightly depending on the material chosen, Glossy and Laminated have more vibrant colors because of the glossy shine. ![]() Glossy Finish Cardstock (Not Laminated 80lbs 300gsm) Please write the word ~READ~ in the personalization box indicating that you have read and understood the item’s description and shipping info.Ĭhoose from the following cardstock options: PLEASE READ ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SHIPPING INFO Bookmarks inspired in the book Credence by Penelope Douglas ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Stormswept helen dunmore![]() But we have the same blend of fantasy and realism. ![]() I wish I'd known there would be more in the offing! In Stormswept, we have new central characters, both human and Mer. More Ingo! I felt quite bereft when the original quartet in this series was over. When the world of Ingo and Air collide there is always danger and Morveren must face it without the support of her twin. ![]() Determined to save Malin and return him to his people, Morveren is shocked to discover that Jenna won't believe her. Going to his rescue, she is shocked to discover that he is not human but Mer. One day, he will play the special violin of island legend, but for now, Conan's fiddle sits high on a shelf waiting for him.Īfter a wild storm one night, Morveren finds a beautiful boy lying injured on the beach. ![]() ![]() Music is intrinsic to the islanders and Morveren's little brother Digory has a special talent for playing the violin. A causeway leads to the mainland at low tide but at high tide they are cut off. Morveren and her twin sister Jenna live with their parents in an isolated community on an island off the coast of Cornwall. Summary: Hooray! Ingo returns! New characters and a brand new introduction to Helen Dunmore's undersea world in a beautiful, magical story about history, music, and the special relationship between twins. ![]() ![]() ![]() The light, Ethan's virtue, is at this point unmarred by ethical trans-gressions. At the beginning of the novel, "a little light… into the storeroom" (10), and "a gray cat dart to get in, but it away" (10). ![]() The entrance of darkness into Ethan's store, which reflects his inner self, sig-nifies this onset of corruption in his life. In John Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent, the triumph of darkness over light represents the moral degradation of the story's central character, Ethan Allen Hawley. He allows it to exist, knowing that it will convert light to shadow and virtue to dissolution. In the Christian creation myth, God creates light, signifying the introduction of goodness and morality into the world, but he does not wholly eliminate darkness, or immorality. The polar opposites of light and dark traditionally symbolize good and evil, right and wrong. This example literary analysis paper would be a good reference for a student who wants to study how changing images reflect a character's personality change. ![]() The first paragraph about the gray cat is particularly impressive. This sample high school AP English essay artfully explains how Steinbeck trades light imagery for dark as Hawley's character changes. As his morality decays, images of darkness begin to predominate. Light and Dark imagery in Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent - Literary analysis example paperĮthan Allen Hawley, a model citizen in Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent, is tempted by the darkness. ![]() |