![]() We aim to dispatch all items which are in stock on the same working day when orders are received by 14:00. How far will she go to find the answer - and how much is she willing to lose? That the woman sleeping in their house will stop at nothing to get what she wants. And she trusts him - doesn't she? But Marisa knows something is wrong. Is it the way she looks at Marisa's boyfriend? Sits too close on the sofa? Constantly asks about the baby they are trying for? Or is it all just in Marisa's head? After all, that's what her Jake keeps telling her. In Jake, Marisa has found everything she's ever wanted. She puts her toothbrush right there in the master bathroom, on the shelf next to theirs. She makes herself at home without any self-consciousness. ![]() Sometimes Marisa gets the fanciful notion that Kate has visited the house before. 'Magnificent: I read it one sitting' KATE MOSSE, AUTHOR OF THE CITY OF TEARS ![]() It is the book that was missing' LISA TADDEO, AUTHOR OF THREE WOMEN AND ANIMAL 'A book that needed to exist in the world. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Passionate about many things-women, his family, books, science, architecture, gardens, friends, Monticello, and Paris-Jefferson loved America most, and he strove over and over again, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision- the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America. Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation, and yet his understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and to marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes, and to prevail. ![]() Jefferson's genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Thomas Jefferson- The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Bloomberg Businessweek In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review. ![]() ![]() ![]() She moves from place to place in order to protect her secret, and that’s made her feel isolated and alone. ![]() The story follows Mika, a witch who has always had to hide her identity. But I can’t say that any of it was “bad ” there’s a whole lot of good going on here, and some readers are sure to love it. The cinnamon roll hero was adorable, and I probably would’ve enjoyed this a LOT more if we’d had more of that swoon and less overly descriptive passages and magic. I got bored by the extent of the witchy content (most of the book is focused on that), but kept getting drawn back in by the moments of romance. The little nuggets of romance were SO good – swoony, sweet, tender. ![]() ![]() Yes, these are adult characters (31/36), and there is a tiny bit of steam, but it’s so soft, cozy, and found family-oriented that the vibe reads a lot younger. This is the first adult romance by the author, and that could explain why it had such YA vibes. I’ll be generous with my rating, because this wasn’t a good fit for me, but it’ll be just the kind of soft, magical romance that some readers are looking for. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kate spins around, clutching a handful of daffodils in front of her like a cross to ward off a vampire. ![]() ![]() She closes her eyes and thinks, These are the last easy thoughts he'll ever have.Īnd sure enough, a second later, he says, "Oh jeez, oh wow…" He clears his throat. Kate busies herself at the sink arranging daffodils in a vase. I flashed her my pearly whites and then I asked her out to dinner for tonight and she said yes. She's nineteen, like me, studying to be a dental hygienist. Name was Magee, that was her first name, which I thought was far out. Tiger says, "I taught a real cutie today, Ma. The letter uses that first name too-it's addressed to Richard Foley-though no one ever calls him anything but Tiger. He's whistling, wearing the polyester uniform shirt issued by Walden Pond Driving Academy with his name stitched on the pocket: Richard. When Tiger gets home from his job at the driving school, Kate says, "There's a letter for you on the kitchen table." Tiger seems unconcerned about what it might be. Frankly, Kate doesn't care if Vietnam succumbs to the Communists. Le Duan will succumb to the allure of capitalism or Thieu will be assassinated and someone with better sense will take over. There are peace talks going on right now in Paris. Army sends another letter-by which time, this god-awful war in Vietnam might be over. Surely this is every American mother's first instinct? Pretend it got lost in the mail, buy Tiger a few more weeks of freedom before the U.S. When the Selective Service notice comes for Tiger, Kate's first instinct is to throw it away. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although Channing's secretly longed to be the sole focus of more than one man's passions, Colby's demand for complete submission behind closed doors will test her willful nature. Intrigued by Channing's bold proposition of horsing around on the road, Colby impulsively sweetens the deal sexual escapades not only in his bed, but in the bedrolls of his rodeo traveling partners, Trevor and Edgard. What rough and rowdy cowboy could resist a no-holds-barred sexual romp with a sassy young thing starring as his personal buckle bunny? From the moment he sets lust-filled eyes on the sweet and fiery Channing, he knows he's found the woman who's up to the challenge of cutting loose. Enter Colby McKay - bull rider, saddle bronc buster and calf roper. Determined to shed her inhibitions and embrace the steamier, seamier side of life, she sets her sights on hooking up with a real chaps-and-spurs-wearing cowboy. One lucky woman…three sexy cowboys…she's in for the ride of her life!Ĭhanning Kinkaid itches for a change a wild western adventure with an untamed man. ![]() ![]() ![]() There they would provide sustenance for the survivors until their ships were released from the ice or the men could be transferred to the rescue vessel. President McKinley responds by setting in motion a truly audacious rescue attempt: a rescue cutter will travel as far north as possible, and from there rescuers will begin an extensive Overland Relief Expedition that would start by dogsled along the Alaskan coast then, after convincing two reindeer herders to give up their animals, the team would drive the reindeer up to Point Barrow. ![]() ![]() When an unexpectedly early freeze leaves eight whaling vessels crushed or trapped along Alaska's northern coast in September of 1897, Captain Benjamin Tilton of the Alexander, which had barely escaped a similar fate, apprises officials and journalists in San Francisco of the circumstances of the whalers and calls for a rescue mission. ![]() ![]() ![]() What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us." It is as Robert Kennedy states in the foreword, "not just stories of the past but a hook of hope and confidence for the future. ![]() Taft.Īwarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage-now featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's foreword written for the memorial edition of the volume in 1964-resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. These heroes include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them."ĭuring 1954-1955, John F. ![]() 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. ![]() Kennedy Note to Teachers "This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-courage. ![]() ![]() ![]() The short format is actually quite relaxing as you don't have to make a mental effort to follow a novel. Many stories just give voice to a one-line stray thought the author has spun into a few pages, such as not trying to change a bearable situation as you could make it worse. ![]() Characters are seldom richly fleshed - there isn't space - and most are one-dimensional male, with few realistic females. I like the occasional concept or story more than others. But I got the hang of reading, my mind translating for me as if from French, and it's understandable. At times the stories appear to have been translated, so this may be a partial reason still no excuse. ![]() Whether the book is self-published or not, there is no excuse for this. Where the book loses a star is on the dire editing - words lost or mis-spelt, the spine title mis-spelt, a story repeated because its name is similar to another which is omitted but occurs in the contents. Time travel machines pop up a few times, even operated by a mouse from the past. Putin is a recurring theme, as is a supercomputer. Most of the tales are set in recent America, a few in recent Putin's Russia, but only so far as to show us Putin, not the everyday. So, the author turns the precepts of a religion on its head for his new dogma, and suggests this would attract followers in huge numbers. This book is a collection of short stories, seldom more than a couple of pages long. ![]() ![]() ![]() That was terrifying, but they didn't have the vision that Neil and I had for it." But Ari Aster did it brilliantly in Midsommar. That would've been so horrifying, but they didn't go for that because all the comedy would've emerged from this horror. It probably would've been more clear how funny it was if Avi Lerner let me have the handlebar mustache that I wanted to wear and be burned in the bear suit. I'm going on record right now: That is not a fact. ![]() The remake followed the same story and pulled from Pinner’s original novel as much as the previous movie, but it wasn't quite as well-received with filmgoers of the era, though it avoided winning a handful of Raspberry Awards due to being nominated in the same year as the Wayans’ movie Little Man.Ĭage recently explained to IndieWire, "I know people had fun with that even if they thought the comedy was not intentional. The original movie starred Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee and is often cited as one of the best horror movies of all time thanks to its disturbing final act. ![]() The Wicker Man is based on the 1967 novel Ritual by David Pinner, and tells the story of a mainland police officer who visits a small island in search for a missing girl to discover a sinister group of neo-pagans who live there. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to hundreds of popular and scholarly papers, she has written 13 books, three of which are biographies of people she finds fascinating. Pat Shipman is an anthropologist specializing in human evolution and a freelance writer communicating the mystery and fun of science to non-scientists. Speaker: Pat Shipman Pat Shipman, Author of Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari Was she executed as a scapegoat to explain why the war was going badly? Or was she condemned for being an openly sexual, single woman who lived an extravagant life in time of war? Lecture Pictures ![]() The main witness against her was the man who had recruited her to spy for France. After 6 months of constant surveillance, opening her mail, reading her telegrams, listening in on her phone calls, and questioning nearly everyone she dealt with in any way, the prosecution could not produce a single document or secret she had passed to the Germans, nor any evidence of clandestine contact with the enemy. Despite her fame and adoration, she was arrested and shot in 1917 as a spy for Germany (and against France) in World War I. She was the woman every man wanted on his arm - glamorous, beautiful, cultured and sensual - and was seen with most of the wealthy and powerful men of Europe and performed in sold-out theatres everywhere in Western Europe. In the early years of the twentieth century, Mata Hari was known as the most desirable woman in Europe, an artistic and utterly novel dancer who brought sacred temple dances from Asia to the European public. ![]() |