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Aj finn the woman in the window6/12/2023 ![]() What an elegant, beautifully written thriller. Smart, heart-wrenching-and really scary' NICCI FRENCH `Amazing. ![]() Just plain fantastic!' TESS GERRITSEN `A truly phenomenal debut. He is a tremendous new talent' JANE HARPER, bestselling author of The Dry `Amazing. Full of suspense and surprises and told with heart, The Woman in the Window will send readers racing through its pages. I read The Woman in the Window in a single day. ![]() The way Finn plays off this totally original story against a background of film noir is both delightful and chilling' STEPHEN KING `An incredible debut, I absolutely loved it. The writing is smooth and often remarkable. Hitchcock would have snapped up the rights in a heartbeat' RUTH WARE `The Woman in the Window is one of those rare books that really is unputdownable. ![]() Hitchcockian suspense with a 21st-century spin' VAL McDERMID `A dark, twisty confection with an irresistible film noir premise. Maybe two bottles-I've got a lot of questions for her' GILLIAN FLYNN 'Twisted to the power of max. Finn has created a noir for the new millennium, packed with mesmerizing characters, stunning twists, beautiful writing and a narrator with whom I'd love to split a bottle of pinot. I could weave in more superlatives but you get the idea. ![]()
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Light bringer red rising6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains.īut the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend. If your comment contains spoilers outside of what is tagged in the title use the following markup: SPOILER Sevro >!Sevro is really into unicorns!<ĭarrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age. If the title of a post is spoiler tagged you do not have to tag spoilers from the same or previous book(s) in your comments.Add which chapter is being spoiled if you haven’t finished the book! ![]() If the post contains spoilers from the whole series please tag it as SPOILERS ALL or the lastest book in the series.
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![]() ![]() She has served as a consultant for the National Park Service and currently serves on the boards of the National Portrait Gallery and the Society of American Historians. Her research has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Pew Foundation, the Gilder Lehrman Institute, the Charles Warren Center, and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. ![]() Anthony Lukas Award.Ī co-founder of the magazine Common-place, Lepore’s essays and reviews have also appeared in the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement, American Scholar, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, The Daily Beast, the Journal of American History and American Quarterly. Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Award for the best non-fiction book on race, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize The Name of War (Knopf, 1998), winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize, and the Berkshire Prize and a finalist for the J. She is also a staff writer at The New Yorker. Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History, Harvard College Professor, and chair of Harvard's History and Literature Program. ![]()
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Foundation series by isaac asimov6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() The epic story of the Foundation is one of the great classics of science fiction by the Grand Master of the genre. These are troubled times and Cleon is desperate to find a way to calm them. ![]() and the last Galactic Emperor of the Autun dynasty, Cleon I, sits uneasily on the throne. In PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION, what happed in the many centuries before the events made famous in Asimov's other Foundation novels – hitherto only hinted at – is now revealed.The Key to the Future It is the year 12,020 G.E. When the First Foundation was conquered by a force Seldon had not foreseen – the overwhelming power of a single individual, a mutant called the Mule – the second Foundation was forced to reveal its existence and, infinitely worse, a portion of its power. Seldon's recorded holographic image appeared in the Council Chamber on Terminus at moments of crisis predicted by pshychohistory, and his voice was heard. Everyone except Hari Seldon.įoundation and Empire is the story of first contact between the two Foundations of Hari Seldon.The Seldon Plan guided the First Foundation safely through two centuries of chaos as the Galactic Empire disintegrated. ![]() ![]() The system worked, and grew, for countless generations. The first volume in Issac Asimov’s world-famous saga, winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series.Long after Earth was forgotten, a peaceful and unified galaxy took shape, an Empire governed from the majestic city-planet of Trantor. ![]()
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The whitechapel conspiracy anne perry6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Somehow, unknowingly, he has offended the powerful members of the sinister Inner Circle, and his banishment to the slums puts him in the middle of alleged anarchist plots and dangerous conspiracies. Upon conclusion of the case, Thomas finds himself removed from command of the Bow Street Station and sent to work undercover for the Special Branch in the East End. Four years after the Ripper terrorized London, Thomas's testimony in a murder case is enough to convince a jury to convict distinguished soldier John Adinett of the murder of his friend, Martin Fetters, despite Adinett's having no clear motive for the killing. In her 21st novel featuring Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, Edgar Award-winner Perry pulls out the stops and delivers one of the finest performances of her career. ![]()
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Ghosts a graphic novel raina telgemeier6/11/2023 ![]() Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age This study guide specifically refers to Ghosts: A Novel by Raina Telgemeier : Graphix, imprint of Scholastic, Inc.Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants. Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels As the girls explore their new home, a neighbor lets them in on a secret: There are ghosts in Baha de la Luna. Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya."Raina Telgemeier's characters fizz with visual energy." - The New York Times Book Review Product Details ![]() " gem of a graphic novel" - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * "The story is consistently engaging, the plot is tightly built." - Publishers Weekly, starred review ![]() * " A can't-miss addition to middle grade graphic novel shelves hand to fans of the author and newcomers alike." - School Library Journal, starred review Ghosts is a fictional graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier which tells the story of Catrina and her family, who have recently moved to Baha de la Luna. * "Telgemeier's bold colors, superior visual storytelling, and unusual subject matter will keep readers emotionally engaged and unable to put down this compelling tale." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Telgemeier has her finger on the pulse of middle-grade readers, and this might be her best yet." - Booklist, starred review ![]()
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![]() ![]() Save Californians $200 billion in health costs due to pollution in 2045.Reduce fossil fuel consumption (liquid petroleum) to less than one-tenth of what we use today – a 94% reduction in demand.71% reduction in smog-forming air pollution.Cut greenhouse gas emissions by 85% below 1990 levels.Under this proposal, by 2045 California would: ![]() The achievable roadmap for the world’s fourth-largest economy proposes an unprecedented shift away from petroleum in every sector of the economy and a rapid transition to renewable energy resources and zero-emission vehicles. The update to the scoping plan is unprecedented in scale and scope, representing the most aggressive approach to reach carbon neutrality by any jurisdiction in the world. SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board today laid out the policies and actions California proposes to take to drastically reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and get to carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier, following Governor Newsom’s call for more aggressive climate measures. ![]()
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Imperfect Illusions by Vanora Lawless6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The choreography and kinetic action in these parts is where the movie shines. This set-up leads to all sorts of bananas action scenes (and The Warriors references), with fights in the middle of moving traffic, glass-filled display rooms, and up a comically endless flight of stairs. Wick is hiding from the heaps of enemies he made in the previous three films and has to shoot his way across multiple countries and through the streets of Paris to get to a church for a big duel. ![]() Like the previous three Wick outings, John Wick 4 is an ultra violent gun-fu spectacle mixing gorgeously filmed action set pieces and cinematography with a surreal, ever-expanding criminal underworld mythology. This one’s a bit hit and miss for me but still worth recommending. But speaking of nerds, one of the main characters looked exactly like the ranger I played in a long-running D&D campaign and this brought me much joy. ![]() There are plenty of D&D in-jokes (having characters fail their actions was a particular highlight) but the story of a group of thieves working together to do a heist/save a daughter is broad enough that I think you can enjoy it without being a nerd. ![]() Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thievesĭungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is exactly what it needs to be: silly, comfortingly predictable, and full of beautiful, charismatic people going on a quest. ![]()
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Why Not Women by Loren Cunningham6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Daring to Live on the Edge: The Adventure of Faith and Finances. ![]() Is That Really You God? Hearing the Voice of God.Loren Cunningham is the author of a number of books including: If you head over to the YWAM Teaching Podcast web-site, /teaching, you can subscribe to future teachings, find links to the books that Loren talks about, and share this podcast with others. Thanks goes out to Ian Matchett from YWAM Seamill in Scotland as this is another teaching generously provided to us for remastering and distribution on the YWAM Teaching Podcast. The teaching was recorded in the early 1990’s while Loren Cunningham was writing his book Why Not Women, so we get to hear some of his thinking about Women in Leadership, and stories about some of the women who have been released into ministry in Youth With A Mission. You will get to hear about when some of YWAM’s leaders joined the mission and how many of Loren’s views about leadership developed. Loren shares with us some exciting stories from the early years of Youth With A Mission. He is also a leader at the YWAM, U of N Campus in Hawaii, and a member of the YWAM International Eldership. Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the co-founder of the University of the Nations (U of N). In this episode of the Youth With A Mission Teaching Podcast Loren Cunningham shares with us a teaching about The Great Commission. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed ![]()
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The taking of jake livingston genre6/10/2023 ![]() Now he's a powerful, vengeful ghost and he has plans for Jake. ![]() In life, Sawyer was a troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school before taking his own life. Though most ghosts are harmless and Jake is always happy to help them move on to the next place, Sawyer Doon wants much more from Jake. Unfortunately, life as a medium is getting worse. Clair start looking up with the arrival of another Black student-the handsome Allister-and for the first time, romance is on the horizon for Jake. Both are a living nightmare he wishes he could wake up from. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. ![]() Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee. ![]() |