![]() ![]() Meanwhile, gene-spliced life forms are proliferating: the lion/lamb blends, the Mo'hair sheep with human hair, the pigs with human brain tissue. Have others survived? Ren's bioartist friend Amanda? Zeb, her eco-fighter stepfather? Her onetime lover, Jimmy? Or the murderous Painballers, survivors of the mutual-elimination Painball prison? Not to mention the shadowy, corrupt policing force of the ruling powers. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God's Gardener barricaded inside a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible. ![]() Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners-a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal life-has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. FROM AMAZON: The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. ![]()
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![]() "The plot gets complex, with suspects galore. As potential witnesses start disappearing, Decker and White are inexorably pulled down a twisted tunnel of secrets, crimes, and scandal-at the end of which lies Decker’s deadliest threat yet. and forces him to reckon with his future. ![]() Meanwhile, Decker must contend with a series of unsettling changes, including a new partner-Special Agent Frederica “Freddie” White-and a devastating event that brings Decker’s own tragic past back to the present. Who was the real target in this vicious attack? ![]() What at first seems cut and dry is anything but: Not only did the judge have more enemies than Decker can count-from violent gang members, drug dealers, and smugglers to a resentful ex-husband-but the bodyguard presents additional conundrums that muddy the waters even further. ![]() When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears straightforward: A federal judge and her bodyguard have been found dead, the judge’s face sporting a blindfold with two eye holes crudely cut out, a clear sign that she’d made one too many enemies over her years on the bench. From the author of The 6:20 Man, “Memory Man” Amos Decker-an FBI consultant with perfect recall-delves into a bewildering double homicide in this new thriller in David Baldacci's #1 New York Times bestselling series. ![]() ![]() My Ex-Wife Said Go To Hell (Immortal Divorce Court Series) – Kirk Zurosky Night Pleasures (Dark Hunters Series) – Sherrilyn Kenyon Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress Series) – Jeaniene Frost Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock Series) – Faith Hunter Unchained (Blood Bond Saga) – Helen Hardt Touch the Dark (The Cassandra Palmer Series) – Karen Chance Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows Series) – Kim Harrison King of Battle and Blood – Scarlett St Clair Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series) – Laurell K. Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy) – Nora Roberts Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse Series) – Charlaine Harris Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires Series) – Rachel Caine Dark Lover (The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series) – J.R. A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy) – Deborah Harkness Critically Acclaimed Vampire Romance Books.What to Expect From Vampire Romance Books?. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard, Kiera Cass, and Kendare Blake, Evermore is the high-stakes, star-crossed follow up to the New York Times bestselling Everless that fans have been waiting for. Now Jules must piece together the stories of her past lives to save the person who has captured her heart in this one. And Caro is intent on destroying Jules, who stole her heart twelve lifetimes ago. ![]() She graduated from Wesleyan University and worked in a tea shop, a dentist’s office, and. Sara Holland grew up between small-town Minnesota and the countless fictional worlds of books. Product Details About the Author Product Details. The whole kingdom believes that Jules is responsible for the murders, and a hefty bounty has been placed on her head. Plus dont miss the thrilling sequel, Evermore Related collections and offers. ![]() But she has just learned the truth: She is the Alchemist, and Caro-a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules's first love, Roan, in cold blood-is the Sorceress. Jules Ember was raised hearing legends of the ancient magic of the wicked Alchemist and the good Sorceress. Jules Ember confronts the girl who is both her oldest friend and greatest enemy in the highly anticipated sequel to Everless, praised by New York Times bestelling author Stephanie Garber as "an intoxicating blend of blood, secrets, and haunting mythology." ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Set decades before THE MATCHMAKER, “The Tailgate” focuses on one pivotal weekend in the 1980s, a college football game, a tailgate picnic and J.D. We see Margot and Drum in the early days of their relationship and how past loves still figure into our collective stories, for better or worse. ![]() “The Surfing Lesson” occurs a few years prior to the action in BEAUTIFUL DAY. For newcomers, ENDLESS SUMMER can offer a primer on just why she has been a beloved, bestselling author for over two decades." "Fans of Elin Hilderbrand will love learning more about some of their favorite characters. Three works here have never been published and the rest have been published only in exclusive editions by certain retailers or only in electronic form.” They are meant to offer texture and nuance to the original novels, and she writes a personal intro to each piece. Included here are novellas, short stories, and extra chapters that are related to but not part of my summer novels. ![]() In her Introduction, Hilderbrand says, “What follows in these pages fuses my love of Nantucket with my longtime affection for short fiction. But the fall release of ENDLESS SUMMER proves that any time is the right time to curl up with a story of hers. Usually a new Elin Hilderbrand book heralds the start of summer. ![]() ![]() Because Rose & Grave is quickly taking her away from her familiar world of classes and keggers, fueling a feud and undermining a very promising friendship with benefits. ![]() And that’s when Amy starts to discover the truth about getting what you wish for. Could they really mean her? Whisked off into an elaborate initiation rite, Amy awakens the next day to a new reality and a whole new set of “friends”-from the gorgeous son of a conservative governor to an Afrocentric lesbian activist whose society name is Thorndike. So when Amy is one of the first female students to receive the distinctive black-lined invitation with the Rose & Grave seal, she’s blown away. She isn’t rich, politically connected, or. Eli University junior Amy Haskel never expected to be tapped into Rose & Grave. But in this power-hungry world where new blood is at the mercy of old money, hooking up with the wrong people could be fatal. ![]() At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country’s most notorious secret society. Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication date: July 18th 2006įans of Beautiful Disaster will devour Diana Peterfreund’s Ivy League novels- Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. ![]() Also by this author: For Darkness Shows the Stars, Rampant, Ascendant, Across a Star-Swept Sea, Omega City, Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress ![]() ![]() ![]() Auntie, Tayo’s Christian grandmother, resents Tayo for his ethnic identity although she willingly raises him, but praises her own son Rocky for preferring science that was introduced by white teachers over Laguna narratives. ![]() While colonialism is a pressing matter in the novel, the Native American characters view white assimilation as something that they should esteem to be, exhibiting the despondent, embedded indoctrination. Revealing severe symptoms of PTSD, Tayo must return to his roots to recover from not only the war he had fought in, but the war within himself for being half-Native American and half-Mexican, a corporeal reminder of racial betrayal and perceived retrogression in his community. The novel begins with Tayo returning to the Laguna Pueblo reservation, where his family and friends live. ![]() ”Ĭentering on Tayo, a Native American soldier returning home from the shattering horror of World War II, Ceremony unveils the persistent reality of dual identity in modern America, implementing mental health as another prevalent but disregarded truth, a conduit for layered conversation. She taught me this above all else: things which don't grow are dead things. ![]() but only this growth keeps the ceremonies strong. “But long ago when the people were given these ceremonies, the changing began. Review by Yelisa Leiva, bookseller at Foggy Pine Books ![]() ![]() Having been raised in the States and hailing most recently from Florida, I was being pushed just to the right of crazy by this late September weather. I’ve always loved it and found the bright blue-and-white-striped awning and matching blue shutters on the windows above to be cheerful, but even they couldn’t defeat the never-ending gloom that seemed to descend upon our section of London. Our shop is nestled in the midst of Portobello Road and takes up the bottom floor of the three-story white building that our grandmother bought over forty years ago. Gray clouds, gray sheets of rain, gray fog filling the streets and alleyways, gray, gray, gray. ![]() ![]() I stood at the counter of Mim’s Whims, the hat shop my cousin Vivian Tremont and I had inherited from our grandmother Mim, and I gazed out the window. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1955, he was appointed director of the National Public Library (Biblioteca Nacional) and professor of Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He was a target of political persecution during the Peron regime, and supported the military juntas that overthrew it.ĭue to a hereditary condition, Borges became blind in his late fifties. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. ![]() On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishing his poems and essays in Surrealist literary journals. In 1914, his family moved to Switzerland where he attended school and traveled to Spain. ![]() Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo, usually referred to as Jorge Luis Borges (Spanish pronunciation: ), was an Argentine writer and poet born in Buenos Aires. ![]() ![]() He is known in particular for his philosophical reflections on the Absurd and for his profound commitment to individual freedom, which he expressed in his writing and which were very influential during his time. The novel is scathing in its criticism of social conventions, and remains influential and widely studied over 75 years after it first appeared.Īlbert Camus was an Algerian-born French writer, dramatist, essayist and philosopher. It tells the story of Meursault, an alienated young man who kills an Arab but refuses to show remorse or apologize for his actions, even when this means that he will be sentenced to death. The Outsider was first published in 1942, and is one of Albert Camus's most celebrated novels. ![]() This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows: ![]() The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including justice, society and the Absurd. ![]() 9782806269140 50 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Outsider by Albert Camus. ![]() |