6/9/2023 0 Comments Folio society dune![]() ![]() Every fiber of her body accepted the fact that something profound had happened to it. ‘Whirling silence settled around Jessica. They each have vital parts to play in the story and are served well by the author. What is especially impressive–when you consider Dune was published in 1965–is the strong female characters of Jessica, Chani, and even the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam. This helps make them feel more real and we sympathize with their different plights. I like it when we are dropped into the characters’ minds and hear their direct thoughts. Herbert gives each of them individual voices and mannerisms. ![]() And the concept of the “stillsuit” is genius.Īll of the main characters have strong, distinctive personalities. We get a strong feeling of just how precious water is on this planet, particularly when Herbert expands on the native Fremen’s traditions and beliefs. I could visualize the sand dunes, the rocks, the huge worms, the Fremen and their dwellings. Arrakis feels like a real place by the end of the book. Herbert creates a vivid world without getting lost in overly-detailed descriptions. But it is easy to sit here and write superlatives about Herbert’s novel. I cannot stress enough how glorious this story is. ![]() Frank Herbert’s years spent researching and writing Dune are worth every last grain of spice from his stunningly-realized desert planet. Well, the question is does the book hold up after all these years? Quick answer, yes, it does. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() These include The Grey House Café, formerly the Victorian Rose Tea Room, featured in the Cedar Cove Series, and A Good Yarn Shop, introduced in her popular Blossom Street novels. Macomber owns two businesses in Port Orchard, WA, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove Series. Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons. ![]() Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published two bestselling cookbooks, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.Ĭelebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and five have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. In 2016, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publications include A Girl’s Guide to Moving On (February), Sweet Tomorrows (August), and Twelve Days of Christmas (October) and an adult coloring book, The World of Debbie Macomber: Come Home To Color (April). Ten of these novels hit the number one spot. Macomber’s novels have spent over 950 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments 180 Seconds by Jessica Park![]() ![]() When time is called, the intensity of the experience overwhelms Allison and Esben in a way that unnerves and electrifies them both. Neither she, nor Esben Baylor, the dreamy social media star seated opposite her, is prepared for the outcome. Suddenly, she finds herself in front of a crowd, forced to interact with a complete stranger for 180 seconds. One unsuspecting afternoon, Allison is roped into a social experiment just off campus. But as she begins her third year in college, she finds it increasingly difficult to disappear into the white noise pouring from her earbuds. Adopted at sixteen, she knows better than to believe in the permanence of anything. For Allison Dennis, all it takes is 180 seconds…Īfter a life spent bouncing from one foster home to the next, Allison is determined to keep others at arm’s length. Some people live their entire lives without changing their perspective. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Slide by garrett leigh![]() ![]() Pete is a paramedic and needed a roommate for his Chicago apartment and Ash became that roommate. I’m going to post all my reviews by pub date though to accommodate the fact that the third book in the Roads series, Circle, has characters from a standalone book called Only Love. Note: So, I definitely binge-read this series over a weekend and read them slightly out of order. Betrayal, secrets, and lies unfold, and when a devastating coincidence takes hold, Pete must fight with all he has to save the love of his life. Traumatic events in Pete’s work life distance him from home, and he doesn’t realize until it’s too late that Ash has slipped away. But fate is a cruel, cruel mistress, and when nightmares collide with the present, their tentatively built world comes crashing down. Years of neglect, drug abuse, and life on the streets have taken their toll, and sometimes it seems the deep, unspoken bond with his lover is the only balm for wounds he doesn’t quite understand.Ĭhicago paramedic Pete is warmth, love, and strength-things Ash never knew he could have, and never even knew he wanted until Pete showed him. ![]() Shy tattoo artist Ash has a troubled past. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Daredevil bendis omnibus vol 1![]() ![]() ![]() An epic of ambition, betrayal and comeuppance culminates with the world learning the devil's mask hides a pair of blind eyes! The hero of Hell's Kitchen is assailed as both civilian and super hero by a wave of his worst enemies - including the Owl, Mister Hyde, Bullseye, Typhoid and the Kingpin of Crime! But it's the heart of the Man Without Fear that gets the real workout with not only the introduction of Milla Donovan - but also the Black Widow, Elektra and Echo! Who? Echo! Plus: the mystery of Leap-Frog and the trial of the White Tiger! Also featuring Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and enough other guest-stars to fill a jury box! Collecting DAREDEVIL #16-19 & #26-50 & #56-60. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments The faithful and the fallen![]() ![]() ![]() They would be wise to seek out both, for if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind’s hopes and dreams will fall to dust. But prophesy indicates darkness and light will demand two champions, the Black Sun and the Bright Star. Some are skeptical, fighting their own border skirmishes against pirates and giants. High King Aquilus summons his fellow kings to council, seeking an alliance in this time of need. Then there will be a war to end all wars. Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. ![]() But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed shields in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors under King Brenin’s rule, learning the art of war. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Buon Natale,” she whispered, “amore mio.”įrom the moment Liza Winthrop meets Annie Kenyon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she knows there is something special between them. ![]() She leaned back, looking at me, her hands still on my shoulders, her eyes shining softly at me and snow falling, melting, on her nose. In the 100 most frequently challenged books: 1990–1999 ( source)īlurb: “If you don’t put that ring on this minute, I’m going to take it back,” Annie whispered in my ear. Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks as “Anonymous” Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler Previous Banned Book Discussion: The Perks of Being a Wallflower If you’d like to joining in there is a list of the books we’ll be reading at the bottom of this post. How/If things have changed since the book was originally published. We’ll be looking at why the book was challenged. ![]() Every month for the rest of 2014 ChrissiReads, Bibliobeth & I (aka Luna’s Little Library) will be reading a Banned or Challenged Book. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Conspiracy of blood and smoke![]() Prisoner of Night and Fog is completely absorbing. It's terrifying and incredible to think how much of this story is true (Elizabeth Wein, author of CODENAME VERITY)Ī tremendously cleverly constructed and terrifically compelling story that puts you right back into History - I read this one obsessively and felt every single moment ( I haven't liked a historical fiction novel quite this much since Elizabeth Wein's Rose Under Fire. To read Prisoner of Night and Fog is to be immersed in a breathtaking evocation of Munich in the 1930s, where life is ordinary and skin-crawling by turns, and in the painful, hopeful story of one young girl's awakening conscience. ![]() I'm in awed envy of the daring with which Anne Blankman plunges into her difficult and sensitive subject matter. Suspenseful and clever, intertwining historical truth with action-packed shootouts ( Kirkus Reviews) The mystery, revolving around Göring and a mistress he might have killed, twists effectively, ramping up to a real-life historical conspiracy ( Booklist) ![]() The book's meld of romance, action, and thriller is utterly convincing. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Unplugged play preschool![]() ![]() In addition, teaching materials need to be appropriate for the children’s age, given that much of the available software, such as Scratch and Alice, requires a level of literacy that many young children do not have. However, they can find it difficult to understand the principles behind programming and coding unless the teaching methods are adapted to their needs. ![]() Researchers into programming and coding with young children have suggested that young children (3–6-year-olds) can use software to program robots when taught on a one-to-one basis. In this feature, we share insights and learnings from the initial session of this coding club. The club took place over six weeks, with each session lasting about an hour. ![]() As part of the study, we devised an exploratory investigation in the form of a coding club with three children aged two years, and another aged four years. As a group of education and computing professionals, we conceived and planned a research study into the teaching of computational thinking skills to preschool children. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Discworld 21![]() ![]() As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch faces unpleasant foes who are out to get him. Penned by award-winning original Overlord scriptwriter Rhianna Pratchett, Overlord: Fellowship of Evil delivers an. And even if they don't have much in the way of actual weaponry. It is after all every citizen's right to bear arms to defend their own. Of course, no-one would dream of starting a war without a perfectly good reason.such as a 'strategic' piece of old rock in the middle of nowhere. Discworld goes to war Somewhere in the Circle Sea between Ankh-Morpork and. ![]() ![]() People'd live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.' When the neighbours in question are the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork, those are going to be some pretty large garden tools indeed. Author(s): Terry Pratchett SFF Sci-Fi / Fantasy. Summary: Fourth book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBC's The Watch 'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld' Sunday Telegraph The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is. Kindle 6.99 Rate this book Discworld 1 The Color of Magic Terry Pratchett 4.00 367,909 ratings12,720 reviews In a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. ![]() |