5/21/2023 0 Comments Thumbelina by Brian Pinkney![]() This Thumbelina, a black child who springs from a gold and flame-red blossom, spends her days floating on a tulip petal, "rowing on a little lake that was really a bowl of water decorated with flowers." In a rather choppy narrative, the author chronicles the tiny heroine's adventures after she is kidnapped by a toad (who sports a gaily patterned kerchief and has spectacles perched on her nose). Rendered in colored inks on clay board, the wispy art accentuates the natural setting among pond reeds and flower stalks, and features a sunny palette punctuated by electric hues. ![]() ![]() Two-time Caldecott Honor artist Pinkney ( The Faithful Friend Duke Ellington) presents a visually snappy adaptation of this Hans Christian Andersen tale. ![]()
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![]() You can learn more about her and her work at Kresle圜ole.com or /Kresle圜ole. Her IAD books have been translated into nineteen foreign languages, garnered three RITA awards, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists, in the US and abroad. A master's grad and former athlete, she has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings. If they can defeat the sinister enemy that stands between them, will Sabine make the ultimate sacrifice for her demon? Or will the proud king lay down his crown and arms to save his sorceress? About the Author: Kresley Cole is the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of the electrifying Immortals After Dark paranormal series, the young adult Arcana Chronicles series, the erotic Game Makers series, and five award-winning historical romances. ![]() With each smoldering encounter, their shared hunger only increases. THEY WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO WANT EACH OTHER THIS MUCH. ![]() If You Desire by Kresley Cole, Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley, Rock Chick by. ![]() Rydstrom Woede: the ruthless warrior who vows to keep her at all costs. The novel The 5-time Rejected Gamma & the Lycan King is a Werewolf. Sabine, Sorceress of Illusions: the evil beauty who surrenders her body, but not her heart. From "New York Times" bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this spellbinding story of a demon king trapped by an enchantress for her wanton purposes - and the scorching aftermath that follows when he turns the tables and claims her as his captive. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Essex county lemire![]() ![]() ![]() It has taken some six years for the series to make the leap to the screen from the pages of Lemire’s first “Essex County” book, published in 2008. That scene echoes the opening pages of Jeff Lemire’s acclaimed graphic novel trilogy of the same name and also portends what viewers can expect from this CBC drama: a quiet but moving show in which silences convey underlying emotions as powerfully as words. Then his uncle interrupts his reverie, asking if he’s fed the chickens. There’s a vulnerability in the sight of the back of his curly head and exposed neck, but he determinedly straps a black mask over his face, clenches his fists, closes his eyes and rises into the air while a woman in a white dress smiles at him. As the TV series “Essex County” begins, a boy in a red cape stands staring at a field of wheat. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Can You See Me? by Romilly King![]() ![]() ![]() This isn't about retribution this is cleaning up the past so I have a chance at a future.Ĭleansed is the second book in the Handled trilogy, it is a dark gay romance dealing with adult themes and contains graphic scenes that may upset some readers. For the first time in my life I open my mouth and I speak my own truth to the man I love. I can't allow that to continue, particularly as he threatens the Witness who has caused the frozen lump in my chest that I laughingly refer to as a heart, to sporadically beat. Now someone else is watching, the man who refined the monster in me. ![]() I only perform for an audience of one for my Witness, with his hot eyes and his innocent heart, and the pure white soul that I dirtied up so beautifully. Rom is the silent type - it's better that way. Romilly King: Genre: MM Romance: File Name: can-you-stop-me-by-romilly-king.epub : Original Title: Can you stop me (The Outreach) Creator: Romilly King : Language: en : Identifier: MOBI-ASIN:B08WS1ZRW9 : Date: 1616688000 : File Size: 188405. ![]() I am a Handler I deal with serial killers, legally, ruthlessly, and in the presence of my Witness, because justice must be seen to be done. Rom writes character driven gay romance and suspense with sneaky thought provoking bits to them and steamy scenes that have been seriously researched - it's been an interesting life, often filthy, but certainly interesting. Sometimes you have to go back in order to go forward - Gray is going back to handle the man who saw him as an angel, and unleashed the demon in him. ![]() ![]() ![]() The stupid person is the most dangerous type of person, and in groups far more powerful than the Mafia, the Military or Communism, Cipolla warned. ![]() In 1976, Carlo Cipolla, a professor of economic history, derived a social law, by which we can group people into four categories: The first he called “the helpless”, the second are “the intelligent”, the third are “the bandits”, and the last are “the stupid”. Today Cipolla’s law is often used to highlight the importance of critical thinking and careful decision making in order to counteract the potential effects of endemic ignorance in politics and corporations. Even though Carlo Cipolla originally formulated his principles in the form of an amusing letter to his friends, it soon gained wide attention among social theorists. Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation, Cipolla’s Law of Stupidity states. ![]() ![]() ![]() If I had to pinpoint a problem with the plot, I think I would say that the different bits of plot don’t really mesh. She has to rescue her friends from the clutches of the villain – blah, blah, blah – she has a crush on Kai but he’s invisible and (mostly) intangible – blah, blah blah. It was about a little girl called Dana whose friend Kai is invisible to everyone else and then she goes away to study magic and then there’s intrigue and deception, but it’s all kind of blah. ![]() ![]() The problem with The Valley of the Wolves was that the writing was awkward and uninspiring (very possibly the fault of the translation), and the plot was – frankly – not very interesting. Picked up randomly because I absolutely loved the cover. “My name is Kai,” the boy said to her back. Even so, she did not reply to his greeting but merely returned to her berry picking. ![]() He was skinny, with unruly blond hair that fell to his shoulders, and his green eyes shone in a friendly fashion. Though he was about her age, Dana had never seen him before but her family tended to keep to themselves, so that was not unusual. A smiling boy was sitting on the rock wall, watching her pick the sticky fruit. ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, nobody has yet found a clear answer to these important questions concerning especially psycholinguistics, because the investigation of the human brain is one of the most unexplored sciences. The important question is, if a language instinct really exists and which evidence one can provide to assume that our language ability is inherited. This important debate which concerns linguistics until today will be the topic of the following work. In 1994, when Steven Pinker’s book “The language instinct” was published, the linguistic world was confronted with the renewed debate, whether language comes from innate ideas or is just the result of experiencing and learning. Counter arguments to Pinker’s view: Geoffrey Sampson and Stefan Schadenģ.1 Schaden concerning pidgins and creolesģ.2 Sampson’s view towards the case of the KE-Family ![]() 1.3 The return of the native – basic assumptions of Noam Chomsky.Ģ.2 Pinker’s evidence for the existence of a language instinctģ. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Mister Touch by Malcolm Bosse![]() ![]() Reticent, beautiful, and musically gifted, she's an alluring mystery, possessing little more than a dangerous and troublesome past. But his biggest challenge is fighting his desire for an unexpected, enigmatic young woman who's recently joined his staff. It's a role he's not prepared for and one he struggles to face. But all that changes when tragedy strikes and Maxim inherits his family's title, wealth, and estates, and the responsibility that entails. ![]() With his good looks, aristocratic connections, and money, he's never had to work, and he's rarely slept alone. Life has always been easy for Maxim Trevelyan, the "spare" to the earldom of Trevethick. She tastes of warmth and grace and sweet seduction. I deepen the kiss, my tongue teasing her lips, and she opens her mouth. She stills in my arms, then brings her hands up to clutch my biceps, closing her eyes as she accepts me. "Alessia," I breathe, and kiss her again, softly, slowly. Clasping her plait at the base of her neck, I tug lightly, bringing her lips up to mine. The #1 New York Times bestseller-a thrilling and seductive Cinderella love story from E L James, author of the phenomenal bestselling Fifty Shades Trilogy. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Disclaimer: This site does not store any files on its server. ![]() ![]() ![]() The film was directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. The film stars Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts, Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious, Lionel Jeffries as Grandpa Potts, James Robertson Justice as Lord Scrumptious and Robert Helpmann as the Child catcher. The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was nominated for an Academy Award. The film's script was written by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes and its songs by the Sherman Brothers. It was made into the 1968 British musical film on the novel. It was the last book he wrote and did not live to see it published. Fleming had known Higham Park as a guest of its later owner, Walter Wigham, chairman of Robert Fleming & Co. ![]() Fleming, better known as the creator of James Bond, took his inspiration for the subject from a series of aero-engine racing cars called "Chitty Bang Bang", built by Count Louis Zborowski in the early 1920s at Higham Park. ![]() American edition of the classic childrens book by Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond books and films. ![]() ![]() ![]() Get To Marry and to Meddle from your local independent bookseller or from one of Martha's - she's moved to Maine, so her new bookstore is Print, and her (finally in person!) party will be at her old North Carolina haunt at Flyleaf Books. But when a fleeing actress, murderous kitten, and meddlesome friends enter the fray, Emily and Julian will have to confront the fact that their marriage of convenience comes with rather inconvenient feelings. But they soon realize they have very different plans for their marriage-Julian wants Emily to remain a society wife, while Emily discovers an interest in the theater. With a marriage of convenience, Emily will use her society connections to promote the theater to a more respectable clientele and Julian will take her out from under the shadows of her father’s unsavory associates. When their lives intersect at a house party, Lord Julian hatches a plan to benefit them both. Meanwhile, Lord Julian Belfry, the second son of a marquess, has scandalized society as an actor and owner of a theater-the kind of establishment where men take their mistresses, but not their wives. ![]() ![]() Overview: Lady Emily Turner has been a debutante for six seasons now and should have long settled into a suitable marriage. However, due to her father’s large debts, her only suitor is the persistent and odious owner of her father’s favorite gambling house. To Marry and to Meddle by Martha Waters Series: Book 3 of The Regency Vows Publisher: Atria Books Publish Date: ApISBN-13 : 978-1982190484. Lady Emily Turner has been a debutante for six seasons now and should have long settled into a suitable marriage. ![]() |