![]() ![]() He is ill-prepared, to say the least, for the outrageous claims of a proper English knight bent on overcoming evil.īorn a commoner, Lancelot was never supposed to be a knight in his own time, never mind now in a modern world he is so woefully untrained to protect. His dad had been obsessed with the magic man of King Arthur’s Court before his untimely death – a loss that had sent Mel reeling in a downward spiral. Merlin always hated being named after some mythological wizard. The King might have won the battle, but now, centuries later, a few chosen men will have to fight the war. ![]() Hundreds of years ago, facing defeat, the witch Morgana sent monsters into the future to vanquish a humanity King Arthur wouldn’t be able to save. To battle an ancient evil, the greatest weapon each hero will have is each other. ![]()
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![]() Ramona’s friendship with the former competitive swimmer picks up exactly where it left off, and soon he’s talked her into joining him for laps at the pool.īut as Ramona falls in love with swimming, her feelings for Freddie begin to shift too, which is the last thing she expected. The return of her childhood friend Freddie brings a welcome distraction. Now, with her sister, Hattie, pregnant, responsibility weighs more heavily than ever. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things: she likes girls, she’s fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows she’s destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi.īut juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning but ineffectual dad forces her to be the adult of the family. Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family against the world. ![]() ![]() Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. ![]() The fourth novel from Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’ -now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, with a soundtrack by Dolly Parton!įor fans of Rainbow Rowell and Morgan Matson, Julie Murphy has created another fearless heroine, Ramona Blue, in a gorgeously evocative novel about family, friendship, and how sometimes love can be more fluid than you first think. ![]() ![]() Reviewed in the United States □□ on August 18, 2022 Customer Reviews: 4.2 out of 5 stars 11,851 ratingsĤ.0 out of 5 stars This book was everything I was hoping it would be.#130 in Psychological Thrillers (Books).Best Sellers Rank: #1,005 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books).Publisher : Gallery/Scout Press (July 12, 2022).As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April’s death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide…including a murder. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her, Hannah’s world is rocked when a young journalist comes knocking and presents new evidence that Neville may have been innocent. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends-Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily-during their first term. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. ![]() Get A Copy of The It Girl Pdf or Paperback By Ruth WareĪpril Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford.The It Girl pdf, Paperback, Hardcover Book Information. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this brainy, playful, shattering account, Machado ultimately tells her own singular tale. Love that dare not speak its name.” Elsewhere, she imagines they are characters in I Love Lucy and Star Trek. In one chapter, she compares her torrid romance to a lesbian pulp novel: “Depraved inversion. Her dazzling autobiography drags that discussion into the light, examining her experience through the prism of different tropes and genres in search of answers to her traumatic past. And by “the silence,” she means a dearth of similar stories: Seldom is domestic abuse in same-sex relationships summoned from the shadows. “I speak into the silence,” Machado writes. When Machado was a grad student in Iowa, she met her first girlfriend it made her feel like “a child buying something with her own money for the first time.” That woman would become her abuser. Now, with her inventive memoir, In the Dream House, Machado continues this thrilling amalgamation of narratives to lay bare the emotional toll of her own real-life horror story. In 2016’s genre-bending short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, she melted the raw materials of literary fiction and fantasy-horror and melded them into an uncannily original assemblage of feminist fairy tales. ![]() Carmen Maria Machado is as much alchemist as author. ![]() ![]() Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), a global community-led conservation, research, and animal welfare organization to advance her vision of a better future for all. Her revelatory observation in 1960 that chimpanzees make and use tools rocked the scientific landscape and forever redefined our understanding of the relationship between humans and other animals. Louis Leakey, she began her landmark study of chimpanzees in the wild. There, under the mentorship of paleoanthropologist Dr. ![]() At the age of 26, Jane followed her passion for wildlife and Africa to Gombe, Tanzania. Jane Goodall was born on April 3rd, 1934, in London, England. Through her global advocacy as an ethologist and environmentalist, she is shaping attitudes and policy on issues ranging from human rights to the climate crisis, and inspiring action through the power of hope. ![]() Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is an iconic voice for holistic, compassionate, and sustainable solutions. ![]() ![]() Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were stranded, Leah has carried part of it with her, onto dry land and into their home. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts, Leah rotates between rooms in their apartment, running the taps morning and night. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. A marine biologist, she left for a routine expedition months earlier, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. From Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year finalist Julia Armfield, a haunting, utterly original debut novel about a couple dealing with the aftermath of a disastrous deep-sea mission ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is unique in bridging the gap between the theory and the practice of programming distributed computing systems. The parallel structure of the chapters in both part one (theory) and part two (practice) enable the reader not only to compare the different theories but also to see clearly how a programming language supports a theoretical model. ![]() The book then presents programming languages that follow the theoretical models already described, including Pict, SALSA, and JoCaml. The major theories of concurrent computation - including the π-calculus, the actor model, the join calculus, and mobile ambients - are explained with a focus on how they help design and reason about distributed and mobile computing systems. ![]() Starting from the premise that understanding the foundations of concurrent programming is key to developing distributed computing systems, this book first presents the fundamental theories of concurrent computing and then introduces the programming languages that help develop distributed computing systems at a high level of abstraction. An introduction to fundamental theories of concurrent computation and associated programming languages for developing distributed and mobile computing systems. ![]() ![]() I think part of what makes people nervous is that the books are written in instant messaging. The series is a testimony to the power of friendship-finding your tribe, having your friends’ backs. ![]() The books are about three dear friends, good girls who make bad decisions. The Internet Girls series is about three high-school girls who like to text each other about their troubles. Says Myracle, “If you’re gonna be on a list, you might as well be No. The Internet Girls series also topped the list in 2009 (and took third place in 2008). It’s not the first time Myracle (yes, that’s her real name, she says) has received top billing. (Translation: Talk to Ya Later, Ta Ta for Now, and Later, Gator.) Critics say the books, which focus on a trio of high-school friends, are sexually explicit and offensive. The books’ titles: ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r. 1 with her Internet Girls series-three books written entirely in “instant-messaging” language. Myracle, who has been called a modern-day Judy Blume, is at No. ![]() The reasons range from “offensive language” to “racism,” according to the American Library Association. In other words, these are the books that receive the most complaints at libraries and schools-the books people want to ban. ![]() A series of her young-adult novels has topped this year’s annual list of “ Most Challenged Books,” released by the American Library Association. ![]() Lauren Myracle, a New York Times bestselling author, knows how to make parents mad. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Alhambra is Spain’s best-kept secret. These monuments have been the subject of many books over the centuries, but our aim, through the skill and stature of the writers, is to get something much more enlightening, stimulating, even controversial, than straightforward histories or guides. Their names will be familiar to almost everyone: they have achieved iconic stature and are loaded with mythological baggage. ' The Wonders of the World' is a series of books that focuses on some of the world's most famous sites or monuments. Robert Irwin enables us to understand the Alhambra's history fully. Its influence on art, and on literature, orientalist painting and Granada cinemas, Washington Irving and Borges, has been significant. Even its purpose - palace or theological college - is not always clear. ![]() ![]() Its highly sophisticated decoration is not just random but full of hidden meaning. Much of what we see is the invention of later generations. In a stimulating new book in the 'Wonders of the World' series Robert Irwin, Arabist and novelist, examines its engrossing and often mysterious history.īuilt by a bloody and threatened dynasty of Muslim Spain, the Alhambra was preserved as a monument to the triumph of Christianity. The Alhambra, the 'red fort' on its rocky hill above Granada with its fountained courts and gardens and intricate decoration has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. ![]() ![]() Kidnapped by a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform into another person. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos. When Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks, and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Discover the "compulsively readable" ("Booklist") first book in the #1 "New York Times" bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series-now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a foreword, and excusive bonus content "Clockwork Angel "is a Shadowhunters novel. ![]() ![]() Magic is dangerous-but love is more dangerous still. ![]() |