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6/29/2023 0 Comments Poland by James A. Michener![]() The families themselves come very much alive, and through them, Poland itself. Poland is a monumental effort, a magnificent guide to a better understanding of the country’s tribulations.” - Chicago Tribune ![]() “A Michener epic is far more than a bedtime reader, it’s an experience. In the sweeping span of eight tumultuous centuries, three Polish families. a page-turner in the grand Michener tradition.” - The Washington Post Like the heroic land that is its subject, James Micheners POLAND teems with. ![]() Like the heroic land that is its subject, Poland teems with vivid events, unforgettable characters, and the unfolding drama of an entire nation. With an inspiring tradition of resistance to brutal invaders, from the barbarians to the Nazis, and a heritage of pride that burns through eras of romantic passion and courageous solidarity, their common story reaches a breathtaking culmination in the historic showdown between the ruthless Communists and rebellious farmers of the modern age. The Counts Lubonski, the petty nobles Bukowksi, and the peasants Buk are at some times fiercely united, at others tragically divided. ![]() Michener chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies. Michener chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments The darkangel![]() After all, she was the daughter of the village syndic and her mother was half-sister to the satrap. Eoduin was tall and slender, as befitted a person of lineage. "We've still a way to go yet." Aeriel sighed and got up, followed her companion. ![]() "Come on," said Eoduin, digging her toe into Aeriel's backside. Below, she could see her village over to the right: tiny, far away, at the foot of the mountain and the edge of the plain. Oceanus hung, a swirl of blue and white, almost directly ahead of her. Aeriel gazed out over the wide plain of Avaric, fair as a pearl, bright as foxfire beneath the black, starry heavens. Its white light streamed back at her from the eastern horizon, warm on her bare arms and neck and face, warming the broken rock shelf on which she sat. But Solstar was warm, a bare six hours from setting. It was cold up on the steeps, the air too thin to hold any heat. ![]() "I have to rest," she said faintly, and not waiting for her companion's reply, sank down on the hard, grey brittlerock of the mountainside and set the empty basket down beside her. The steep climb she and her companion had been taking the last six hundred paces or so had caused the loose, flowing garment to twist around at the neck and fall askew. Aeriel rested the broad basket against her hip and adjusted her kirtle. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Haidt the righteous mind![]() ![]() ![]() Some liberals began to see powerful corporations and wealthy industrialists as the chief threats to liberty. ![]() Anyone who blames such victims for their own problems or who displays or merely excuses prejudice against sacralized victim groups can expect a vehement tribal response. For American liberals since the 1960s, I believe that the most sacred value is caring for victims of oppression. Liberals are often suspicious of appeals to loyalty, authority,and sanctity, although they don’t reject these intuitions in all cases (think of the sanctification of nature). ![]() The left builds its moral matrix an three of the six foundations, but it rests most firmly and consistently on the Care foundation. More specifically, moral capital refers to “the degree to which a community possesses interlocking sets of values, virtues, norms, practices, identities, institutions, and technologies that mesh well with evolved psychological mechanisms and thereby enable the community to suppress or regulate selfishness and make cooperation possible.” We can define moral capital as the resources that sustain a moral community. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments The gathering by kelley armstrong![]() SERENA STOOD ON THE rock ledge twenty feet above the lake, singing in a voice known to bring tears to the eyes of everyone who heard it. ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. It doesn't help that the new bad boy in town, Rafe, has a dangerous secret - and he's interested in one special part of Maya's anatomy: Her paw-print birthmark. Her best friend, Daniel, starts getting negative vibes from certain people and things. A year later, mountain lions start appearing around Maya's home, and they won't go away. First, the captain of the swim team drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Now, strange things are happening in this claustrophobic town, and Maya's determined to get to the bottom of them. It has less than two-hundred people, and her school has only sixty-eight students - for every grade from kindergarten to twelve. Maya lives in a small medical-research town on Vancouver Island. ![]() On the heels of the wildly popular "The Darkest Powers" series comes the first in another supernatural YA trilogy from New York Times bestelling author Kelley Armstrong. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments The Villain by L.J. Shen![]() ![]() I truly love the story of Cillian and Persephone. But I will also never, ever love you.’”įor a man who lacks emotions, reading The Villain fills you with all of them, from joy to sadness, disappointment to anger we experienced it all. ‘Hate you?’ He wiped the tears with the back of his hand. Tears blurred my vision, but I refused to let them fall. A relationship between the two formed, but instead of emotions, it was with a contract. Until one day, she appeared at his office seeking help. For years, she was out of sight but never out of his mind. He rejected her, pushed her away into another man’s arm. But he was without emotions, especially love. The minute she laid eyes on him, she knows she loved him. I’m going to save your life in my own way.’” There’s a world beyond your ice walls, Cillian Fitzpatrick, and it is full of laughter and joy and warmth.’ I took a step in his direction, my knees wobbling. When my Aunt Tilda died, she granted me one miracle. ![]() ![]() “‘I wish you’d fall in love with me so hard you won’t be able to think about anything else. She had a heart so pure and a force to be reckoned with. She is soft and sweet but tough when needed to be. ![]() Expect the one person he laid eyes on years ago. Cillian was a billionaire that had everything. With no emotions, everything he did was calculated and callous. Cillian “Kill” Fitzpatrick was a cold-hearted piece of perfection. ![]() ![]() National book award finalist Beth Kephart has written another gorgeous novel full of characters that are slowly brought to life. ![]() Details of the exhibition leap off the page. It's very evident that the author has done a large amount of research all that work has not gone to waste. Rather than just a general time and place, the setting was very clear: the Philadelphia Centennial fair of 1876. I loved how specific the setting was for this novel. ![]() Katherine is on a journey to destruction, but if she takes a closer look at herself and the world around her, she may be able to reverse her path before it's too late. She reaches a high level in a tall building, but her sister's former lover reaches her just in time, begging her to allow him to say something incredibly important.īut Katherine does not stay to listen neither does her resolve waver. Katherine, her twin, is convinced there is nothing left to live for. Reviewed by Melanie Foust for Īnna died in a horrible accident. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments The Third Witch by Rebecca Reisert![]() ![]() I absolutely adore 'Macbeth.' It is possibly my favourite Shakespeare play. In an interview with The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet, when asked, "What if never heard the prophecy?", she said, "It's the 'Macbeth' idea. Rowling has cited the Three Witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth as an influence in her Harry Potter series. Gilly seeks Macbeth's death out of revenge for killing her father. The Third Witch, a 2001 novel written by Rebecca Reisert, tells the story of the play through the eyes of a young girl named Gilly, one of the witches. ![]() The opening line: “When did we three last meet?” recalls the “When shall we three meet again?” of Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 1. ![]() It features only three characters, all women, named Flo, Vi, and Ru. Come and Go, a short play written in 1965 by Samuel Beckett, recalls the Three Witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Blyssful Lies by J.C. Cliff![]() ![]() She quickly learns that gentle, kind Nick is gone and heartless, savage Nick has returned. ![]() ![]() more ts her like a princess to start with, he soon discovers she has fooled him and her acting skills can no longer cover her betrayal. His volatile personality has her walking on egg shells every moment she's in his presence. Review 2: 4.5 STARSKnowing she's been abandoned by Travis, Julianna's only plan is to survive whatever Nick has in store for her until she can find a way to escape. this book has some hot sex, so much compassion shown to the one you love. while on the run when you think your safe your enemy sneaks up on you and that's just what happens Nick shows up. Review 1: this is book 2 and it's just as great as Blyss Jules is learning to adjust to your life that she has been dragged into always trying to outwit her enemy only to get caught and pays the price, but Travis comes and rescues her and tries to show and express his love for her. ![]() ![]() ![]() He plans to keep writing novels until they drag him from his desk. He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Emily, daughter, Alice, and son, Henry. After three long years working as a litigation attorney, he abandoned the trade to co-write the Virals series. ![]() ![]() He graduated from Wake Forest University in 2000 and The George Washington University School of Law in 2006. ![]() For more information, please visit Brendan Reichs was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her latest novels, Bones Never Lie and Terminal, were both instant Sunday Times bestsellers. Her first book, Deja Dead, catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Biography: Kathy Reichs is vice president of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists a member of the RCMP National Police Services Advisory Council forensic anthropologist to the province of Quebec and a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. ![]() |