![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story actually starts in present day as Caleb and Nico are outed at school, then begins a series of flashbacks from the time they first meet at age ten. Kennedy so totally captures that feeling of innocent exploration, of wonder and excitement as these guys take their first steps together. You all know I adore a good young love story and this one was just fabulous. But when the boys accidentally out themselves at school, they must face their friends and families with their true feelings for one another. Now at around 18 they are totally in love and committed to one another, however they continue to keep their romance a secret from everyone. But they are always there for each other and Caleb’s number one goal is to make Nico feel safe and protected, especially as he faces his abusive, alcoholic father. Cody is strong and confident and the captain of the swim team. Caleb Deering and Nico Caro have been best friends since they were ten and boyfriends for nearly that long. ![]()
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![]() ![]() (Read to the end and you’ll find Austen’s original text in the appendix.) And earlier this month, Stillman published an equally funny companion novel, Love & Friendship: In Which Jane Austen’s Lady Susan Vernon Is Entirely Vindicated. ![]() Tomorrow, the director’s hilarious Love & Friendship, a 12-years-in-the-making movie adaptation of Austen’s book, hits theaters. If Whit Stillman has his way, that may change. Then again, it’s likely that few have cracked Lady Susan, the comic, epistolary, zinger-filled novella about an unscrupulous, gold-digging widow that Austen penned shortly before embarking on an early draft of Sense and Sensibility, and never published in her lifetime. ![]() Jane Austen’s novels are delightful, amusing, entertaining, and witty, but even her most zealous fans might hesitate to call her laugh-out-loud funny. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Both philosophers have points in common and points of difference. Noam Chomsky, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Michel Foucault, of the Collège de France, and Mr. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the third debate of the International Philosophers’ Project. ![]() This is an intellectually exciting record of a meeting between two important philosophers and it also serves as the best possible introduction to the essential concerns and ideas of contemporary philosophy. While the debate began rooted in linguistics and theory of knowledge (the core interests of the two philosophers who are arguably the defining academic minds of the late twentieth-century) it became a much wider discussion, encompassing topics from history and behaviourism to creativity, freedom and the struggle for political justice. Their debate was one of the most provocative and original debates to have occurred between contemporary philosophers and serves as a concise introduction to their respective philosophical theories. In 1971, at a time of enormous political and social change, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, were invited by the Dutch philosopher Fons Elders to debate the question: is there an 'innate' human nature independent of our experiences and external influences? ![]() ![]() ![]() When a ghost from her past resurfaces-the bully who broke her down completely-she decides it’s time to live up to her own legend. She’s not looking for new friends, but they find her: charming, handsome Armin, the only guy patient enough to work through her thorny defenses-and fiery, filterless Blythe, the bad girl and partner in crime who has thorns of her own.īut Laney knows nothing good ever lasts. ![]() College is her chance to start with a clean slate. If Laney could erase that whole year, she would. Mentally ill, messed up, so messed up even her own mother decided she wasn’t worth sticking around for. It only took one moment of weakness for Laney Keating’s world to fall apart. The next dark and sexy romantic suspense novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Unteachable. Black Iris: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes.Both chilling and evocative,īlack Iris draws you in and keeps you captivated until the very end. A dark and gritty psychological thriller brilliantly woven together ![]() ![]() ![]() So I feel like maybe we should start there. Secondly… there are a lottttt of characters in this book. I can’t wait to see all of this come to life on screen! Regardless of what she decides, kings and interested parties everywhere will do what they can to claim the sword for themselves, even if that means allying with unlikely groups of murderers… or worse.įirst of all, I’m super excited that this book is being adapted into a Netflix show. ![]() ![]() Will the sword of power take over her mind and turn her into a bloodthirsty, power-hungry killer? Will she be able to give the sword to Merlin when she finds him? Or will she use the sword’s history to proclaim herself Queen since whoever wields the sword is the “one true king”? Nimue struggles between her thirst for revenge against the Red Paladins and her decency and sanity. Nor the company of many other kinds of Fey folk who are on the run from the Red Paladins. She never expected that this would land her in the company of Arthur and Morgan who mean to help her find Merlin at whatever costs. So Nimue sets out to find Merlin per her mother’s final wish. Lenore gives Nimue the sword of power and tells her to find Merlin. Until one day, the Red Paladins ride in and lay waste to Nimue’s people. But her mother, Lenore, the Arch Druid of their village, makes sure Nimue is taught to hold her own. Because of this, she’s viewed as an outcast in her lands and is called “cursed”. Nimue is a Fey who holds within her the power of The Hidden. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the kind of big idea, little detail story I tend to associate with older Science Fiction stories. ![]() There are some big ideas about Time Travel, and he is consistent within his own rules for how it works, without spending too much time getting into the "science". Tom does a good job of showing and not telling, which is especially important to me in a book this short. ![]() I haven't read any of his previous works, but this book is well written. I know Tom has dabbled in writing on and off, especially during Nanowrimo, and that shows here. I picked this book up once I saw that I could get it in audio because I wanted to support Tom, but I seem to have very little time to read lately. Tom might be better known for his work as a tech blogger and podcaster, but to me he's always been someone whose opinions on Science Fiction I've come to value. ![]() Tom lucked out with a good narrator who added a little something extra to the book.įor what it's worth, I've been a member of Tom's online book club Sword & Laser for nearly 5 years, and helping to moderate the group for the last 2.5 years. He reads clearly at good volume and does a few voices as well. Collins prior to listening to this book, but I'll be keeping an eye out for him in the future. Executive Summary: A fun, quick read that fans of Doctor Who or classic Science Fiction will probably enjoy.Īudiobook: I was unfamiliar with Kevin T. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though the dreams and eerie visions plaguing Nancy are certainly just products of her own mind.right?Īll old towns have their traditions and histories, but as Nancy will soon discover, they don't always tell the whole story. A vandalized locker and ominous notes are one thing, but soon enough lives-including Nancy's own-are at stake. And no way is she letting this person stand in the way of her best friend, Daisy, finally getting her day in the spotlight as the lead in the much-anticipated Naming Day reenactment.īut as Nancy begins investigating, the so-called marks of the curse become bolder.and more sinister. ![]() ![]() So when the annual Horseshoe Bay Naming Day celebration is threatened by eerie warnings of an old curse, Nancy is sure someone-someone human-is behind them. This is Nancy Drew for today, perfect for fans of Riverdale, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Stranger Things!Ī curse is just a mystery dressed up in a sharp, stern warning.Īnd everyone knows that I love a mystery. ![]() In this prequel novel, the beloved teen sleuth investigates a sinister, once-dormant curse that may be threatening her town once more. This is Nancy Drew for today, perfect for fans of. Based on the TV series Nancy Drew, the most-watched new show on the CW! Based on the TV series Nancy Drew, the most-watched new show on the CWIn this prequel novel, the beloved teen sleuth investigates a sinister, once-dormant curse that may be threatening her town once more. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence. ![]() For centuries they have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every mile of it. Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art. “I’d be surprised if there’s a better book about the sport, spirit and science of endurance running than Born to Run by Christopher McDougall.” - David Fleming, įull of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rich socialites on the east coast who knew “Clark Rockefeller” as a loving father. He interviews a hairdresser who knew “Christopher Chichester” as a charmer who swept through the well-off community of San Marino, California. Seal helps us get to know Gerhartsreiter and all his many identities without ever talking to the man himself. "Clark Rockefeller" appears in municipal court in Boston. He couldn’t have found a more interesting or complicated story to tell, but he easily navigates the twisted and complex details. It’s long-well over 10,000 words-but Seal does such a remarkable job seamlessly moving from false identity to false identity, weaving us deeper into the con story, that it never felt like a task to plow through the story. ![]() Seal drops us into the life of the man born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter near the end of his time as “Clark Rockefeller,” then takes us on a suspenseful journey through all of Gerhartsreiter’s many identities, spinning the reader into the personas of a professional faker. ![]() Last semester, her Advanced Writing students at Missouri chose stories they liked and gave them the Storyboard treatment. Jacqui Banaszynski is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who now is an endowed Knight Chair professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. Tomorrow’s journalists exploring the masters of today ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Around 1536 he became the protégé of Count Giangiorgio Trissino (1478–1550), the leading intellectual in Vicenza, who stimulated the young man to appreciate the arts, sciences, and Classical literature, granted him the opportunity to study Antique architecture in Rome, and called him ‘Palladio’ (from Pallas, a name for Athene, the Greek goddess associated with Wisdom). He also drew on precedents provided by Italian architects, notably Bramante, Raphael, Giulio Romano, Sanmicheli, and Sansovino.īorn Andrea di Pietro della Gondola in Padua, Palladio began his career as a stonemason, and joined the Guild of Masons and Stonecutters of Vicenza in 1524. Interpreting the texts of Vitruvius in his architecture and theories, he further explored the potential of symmetry in design, and developed various other concerns of the Renaissance, including the theory of harmonic proportions. Palladio's studies of the architectural remains of ancient Rome led him to attempt to emulate its nobility and grandeur. ![]() One of the most gifted, professional, and intelligent of architects working in Italy in C16, whose work provided the models for the Palladian style ( Palladianism) and had a profound effect on Western architectural thinking. ![]() |