![]() It takes money, yes, but you also need a vision of the superior sofa. Procuring a good sofa, on the other hand, requires style and experience and philosophy. If you have the money, you can buy it, anyone can buy it. ![]() An expensive automobile may be well worth its price, but it's only an expensive automobile. ![]() “There are people who drive luxury cars, but have only second- or third-rate sofas in their homes. Certainly there is something lost in any translation, but Japanese literature gives me that "Something got lost there" feeling more than most. ![]() It's evident in everything from the way sentences are constructed to the way thoughts flow together and the details an author focuses on that the impression a Japanese reader is getting is probably very different from what we're getting in English. It's only my impression, but I generally get the feeling that Japanese fiction suffers more than most in translation. Told in alternate chapters, the two stories converge and combine to create a novel that is surreal, beautiful, thrilling and extraordinary. ![]() But there is something eerily disquieting about the changeless nature of the town and its fable-like inhabitants. In the End of the World a new arrival is learning his role as dream-reader. A specialist encrypter is attacked by thugs with orders from an unknown source, is chased by invisible predators, and dates an insatiably hungry librarian who never puts on weight. Information is everything in Hard-boiled Wonderland. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Able to call up the most powerful demons in the world who can’t be exercised by Christianity because they were before Christ, the shaman’s chief demon is a squid spirit and, yes, I believe it’s Cthulhu. Reborn from a neck, the Native American is squat, has stunted limbs, but is none the less powerful. Erskine helps the doctors discover that an ancient Native-American medicine man named Misquamacus, the most powerful Shaman ever, is back to seek revenge against the white man for stealing his country, as well as other atrocities. In 1976’s The Manitou, based in San Francisco, something is growing on the back of an attractive woman named Karen Tandy’s neck-perceived as a tumor-which baffles her doctors.ĭesperate for help, the good docs bring in a charlatan psychic named Harry Erskine-an unlikely hero who’s the perfect protagonist-as a paranormal investigator. ![]() ![]() He went on to write many great novels, a total of 101 in all! The Manitou is definitely Graham Masterton’s bread-and-butter, the series being the best books he’s ever written. ![]() ![]() ![]() An important story about anxiety, change, and courage.” - Kirkus Reviews ![]() “In this thoughtful novel populated with well-developed characters, Levine slowly and realistically reveals Becca’s growth. “An engaging historical novel with an unusual, vividly realized setting. A moving resolution.” - Booklist ![]() Reviews Praise for The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of: What matters most is what you do when faced with them. As Becca explores Vienna and becomes close to her new friends, she soon learns she is not alone in her fears. Or Sara, the nineteen-year-old Bosnian refugee tasked with watching the two of them for the summer. Like Felix, the short and bookish son of Becca's dad's new girlfriend. Routines and plans help Becca cope but living in a new country is full of the unexpected-including Becca's companions for the summer. By writing down her fears and what to do if the worst happens, Becca can get by without (many) panic attacks. Luckily, she's packed her Doomsday Journal, the one thing that always seems to help. Suffering from severe anxiety, she fears that the metal detectors at the airport will give her cancer and the long international flight will leave her with blood clots. Most twelve-year-olds would be excited to fly to Austria to see their dad for the summer but then Becca is not most twelve-year-olds. A new middle-grade tale from critically acclaimed, award-winning author Kristin Levine about facing your fears, set in Vienna during the Bosnian genocide. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments In the heart of the sea philbrick![]() ![]() Thankfully, their luck turns around by the time they round the base of South America.Īfter reaching the Pacific Ocean, the crew decides to head to the Offshore Grounds, a newly discovered breeding ground that boasts tons of whales but is thousands of miles away from land. Unfortunately, they have a tough time finding whales-they don't spot a single one until crossing the equator. Though Captain Pollard wants to return to Nantucket for repairs, he's convinced to continue by Chase and Joy. Within a few days, the Essex nearly flips after being slammed by a freak storm. and his mates Owen Chase and Matthew Joy, the Essex is manned by an amateurish crew that includes fourteen-year-old Thomas Nickerson and Chase's nephew Owen Coffin. Led by the newly promoted Captain George Pollard Jr. Launched from Nantucket in 1819, the Essex is expected to take a two- to three-year jaunt to the Pacific Ocean before returning home with oodles of whale oil. What was supposed to be a routine mission becomes an unprecedented disaster for the whaleship Essex. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Sam is called away to a crime scene in the middle of the night, Jory realizes that his fear has nothing to do with being emotionally vulnerable. He wants Jory back and this time he wants him for keeps. ![]() When a chance encounter brings Sam back into his life, Jory doesn’t know what to do. He’s been unable to make that deep connection with another man, the kind of connection he’s only had with Sam. Jory now owns his own business, and has a life he enjoys. He changed his name to Harcourt and shut the door forever on a past full of pain. Jory walked through fire and came out the other side stronger. Three years have passed since Jory Keyes was kidnapped, shot, and left by his lover, Detective Sam Kage. You can read this before A Matter of Time Book III (A Matter of Time, #3) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book A Matter of Time Book III (A Matter of Time, #3) written by Mary Calmes which was published in November 30, 2009. Brief Summary of Book: A Matter of Time Book III (A Matter of Time, #3) by Mary Calmes ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Blizzard by Cindy Rinaman Marsch![]() *(Box Set Deal, Not Free) Wolf Rampant Box Set: A Fantastical Werewolf Adventure (Deal, Not Free) by Aimee Easterling. Genre: Contemporary Romance of the Day, Inspirational, Romantic Suspense. **You Loved Me At My Ugliest by Evie Harper. Genre: Science Fiction Deal of the Day, Sponsor, Space Opera, Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Horror. *Her Dangerous Visions (The Boy and the Beast Book 1) (Deal, Not Free) by Brandon Barr. USA Today Bestselling Author Isaac Hooke. Genre: Science Fiction Box Set of the Day, Sponsor, USA Today Bestselling Author, Cyberpunk, Space Opera, Adventure, Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction. **The Forever Gate Series: Books 4-5 by Isaac Hooke. Promote Your App to 301,500+ App Customers.įree Kindle Books – KEBooks Books of the Day Free Book Blogs – Apple, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Free Books in Return for Reviews. Book Covers View. Please Confirm Price at Amazon BEFORE buying. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis![]() ![]() ![]() In this interplanetary retelling of Snow White, debut author Lewis reveals a talent for worldbuilding and creating complex, memorable characters. Essie is a valuable find%E2%80%94she's actually a young princess who escaped the clutches of the stepmother who tried to kill her when she was nine. She's taken to Dane's planet, Candara, where his people plan to trade her to the king in exchange for the release of Candaran prisoners, one of whom is Dane's father. ![]() After a stranger named Dane crashes on Thanda, Essie tries to help him, but ends up getting kidnapped. Even by the rough-and-tumble standards of the frozen planet Thanda, Essie is unusual%E2%80%94she likes to cage-fight angry men just back from working in the mines, and when Essie isn't fighting, she's a mechanic, fixing ships and tinkering with drones. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Married by morning kleypas![]() ![]() Though I could tell they were meant to be matched, I never really appreciated the antagonism between Leo and Cat in previous books the way other readers did. However, remnants of his own heart break, and the attractive and feisty Cat Marks and the mystery she poses, are deterring him from finding a bride and saving the Hathaway’s beloved home. Meanwhile, the copasetic and eccentric life the family has built for themselves is also at risk a complicated and previously unnoticed clause in the inheritance requires Leo to marry and reproduce an heir by a deadline, or they lose the house they have rebuilt to the previous viscount’s widow and daughter. However, behind Cat’s uptight façade is a secret past that may jeopardize her future with the Hathaways. ![]() His sisters’ straitlaced governess holds a particular prejudice against him, which causes sparks between them-all interactions are filled with insults, sparring, and general unpleasantness. ![]() ![]() Though he’s since mostly reformed, his reputation precedes him. That said, this is a Lisa Kleypas novel, so it’s guaranteed to be better than a lot of the historical romances out there.Īfter Leo’s fiancé died in his arms, he lost himself thoroughly in grief, alcohol, and vice. While it certainly doesn’t disappoint, it doesn’t quite reach its full potential. Those who have been following Lisa Kleypas’ Hathaway series have been greatly anticipating Leo’s match with Catherine Marks, which finally happens in Married by Morning. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The giver novel![]() ![]() Jonas lives with his father, a new child Nurturer, his mother, a Department of Justice worker, and his seven-year-old sister Lily. ![]() They are just used to this way of living. No one resists or protests about this control because the citizens believe the elders always make the right choice. The elders choose everything for the citizens in this community-from their partner to their kids to their housing. ![]() In his world, elders assign jobs to all children at the age of twelve. The main character is Jonas, a boy who lives in this community and who just turned twelve. The story is set in a wonderful world free from crimes and sadness, where every citizen treats each other with kindness. ![]() The author’s own father’s memory loss inspired her to write this book. It is a well-written dystopian novel by the famous Canadian author Lois Lowry. The Giver is beyond well known, and you may have read it once or twice in your life. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in The Giver? Special thanks to Fiona Li, a new BSR contributor who wrote this great recap! If you are wondering what happened in The Giver, then you are in the right place! Read a full summary of The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, right here! This page is full of spoilers, so beware. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments I Think, I Am! by Louise Hay![]() ![]() Used-like N**: The book pretty much look like a new book. ![]() There may be some creasing through previous use but not much. Used-Very Good: The book will be clean without any major stains or markings, the spine will be in excellent shape with only minor creasing, no pages will be missing and the cover is likely to be very clean. What can you expect depending on book condition? 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