![]() ![]() ![]() But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening, an unprecedented explosion of technologies, trade, and ideas. The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() She was killed by the Liopleurodon in Hell's Aquarium when she gets tangled in fishing nets. She is one of the main characters who has appeared in all four books so far. She is one of the biggest influences on the main characters.
![]() ![]() She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors, and she already owns a rather pointy sword.There’s only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags.But Hilary is not the kind of girl to take no for answer. ![]() She can tread water for thirty-seven minutes. Pirates! Magic! Treasure! A gargoyle?!Caroline Carlson’s funny tween novel The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1: Magic Marks the Spot is perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart’s Mysterious Benedict Society.Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. ![]() ![]() Married to Lily, a teacher at the local high school, day to day life is passed in the halls of the local college. The only child of academic parents, Devereaux has followed in their footsteps. ![]() ![]() April always brings fear of downsizing, but with a new computer center being built on campus, Hank truly believes that the funding will come through. Devereaux thinks that the rumors are normal. Rumors abound that the Dean is having all the chairs draw up lists of the staff that is expendable. Budgetary constraints have made it very tense on campus, within all the departments. Railton College, in Pennsylvania is where Devereaux is the temporary chairman of the English Department. is an exasperating man, going through an exasperating time in his life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tami Lewis Brown’s sentences are as crystal clear as the sky on a sunny day. We see her train, both piloting and doing mathematical calculations, take off in a Waco 10 – with a goodbye from pilot Charles Lindbergh – and deal with the unexpected. A man bet she wouldn’t fly under one of the bridges spanning New York’s East River. The book focuses on a dare in 1928 when Elinor was seventeen. She managed to convince her parents to fly solo at age fifteen: her father, a vaudeville showman, knew the importance of dreams (as well as passing along a flare for drama), and her mother was perhaps even more determined that her daughter pursue her passion, since she remembered how her parents had refused to give her voice lessons. Four years later she began flying lessons. Soar, Elinor (FSG) begins when Elinor is six and took her first ride in a flimsy biplane from a Long Island potato field. Amelia Earhart is fascinating, but the early twentieth century saw many more female pilots, and I’m glad to see Elinor Smith featured in a picture book. The grinning young woman in the cockpit of a cherry red plane, the dash of the title on the cover, convey the spirit of this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() First, she encounters a creepy guy named Sully played by Mark Rylance. Maren sets off in search of her mother and meets ‘eaters’ along the way. Later her Dad gets overwhelmed by the lifestyle and leaves Maren to her own devices, giving her a birth certificate and pointing her in the direction of her long-lost mother, played by Chloë Sevigny. Maren panics and runs home to her dad, who quickly grabs all their belongings to head out to the next place. Oh yes, this is how it begins, no giveaways because we see it in the trailer. She slips out of the house to a friend’s sleepover party, when the girls get intimate Maren takes a bite of her gal pal’s finger. We are first introduced to Maren, a seemingly “normal” teen living with her single dad. “Bones and All” follows the adventures of the ‘eaters’ (cannibals), the two main characters Lee, played by Timothée Chalamet, and Taylor Russell as Maren. Imagine 1980s America, road-tripping as a fine young cannibal teen, with your ride or die… I mean, let’s fucking go – amirite? Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, who brought us “Call Me By Your Name” strikes again with this beautifully crafted film. ![]() ![]() ![]() Luckily for listeners, there are more tales of Tom's adventures in the works. By recording's end, Tom seems especially well-suited to his burgeoning, unusual career, even though he's still terrified by his duties (and, yes, a little afraid of his boss). And with the skillful portrayals of the often fast-talking characters of Tom's mam, and his new friend (and future witch), Alice, listeners are intrigued, never sure what they're going to get. The roles of hissing, spooky witches Mother Malkin and Bony Lizzie prove spinetingling entertainment. Listeners are in for some chills, courtesy of Delaney's first book and Welch's commanding reading, in which he portrays the Spook with a good dose of sonorous gravitas and matter-of-fact superiority. ![]() He takes on as his apprentice young Thomas Ward, a seventh son of a seventh son. But current spook, Old Gregory, is getting on in years and he needs to train a successor. And that's what the Spook's business happens to be. ![]() Rid the county of boggarts, witches, ghosts and other evils, that is. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There were real consequences, too, like our income being sliced in half with hundreds of thousands of my law school debt yet to be paid. After all, I had just thrown away a successful career that I’d worked years establishing-all to chase a dream. But it wasn’t long before the oh-God-what-have-I-done set in. That bliss probably lasted a whole 24 hours. Whatever difficulties lay ahead were offset by the comfort of being true to myself and getting the opportunity to devote my life to the work I loved. I was so unhappy working as an attorney that when I finally decided to quit the carpe diem thrill of it sustained me for a long time. How terrifying was it to make the switch to writer? You went to law school and worked for some time as an attorney. All you can do is focus on the job at hand: telling the story in front of you to the best of your ability and hopefully in a way that incorporates a little of what you learned the last time around. How did you approach writing the follow-up to an acclaimed bestseller like Reconstructing Amelia?Įach book comes with its own unique challenges and rewards, even (I can attest from experience) the ones that never see the light of day. ![]() We asked McCreight, who hit the bestseller list with her debut, Reconstructing Amelia, a few questions about this shocking and suspenseful second novel.ĭescribe Where They Found Her in one word. In Where They Found Her, former lawyer Kimberly McCreight tells the story of a small town that’s rocked by an unthinkable crime. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You can’t see hear, touch, or taste them, but you know there are there, like a current in the air. We can’t be anywhere except together.” -Francesca Lia Blockīut love and disease are both like electricity. “What sexual preference do you hope she has?” Happiness. A kiss about the spotlights fanning the sky and the swollen sea selling like tears all over your legs. A kiss about palm tress speeding by, trailing pink clouds when you drive down the Strip sizzling with champagne. A kiss about chocolate, when you haven’t eaten chocolate in a year. A kiss about apple pie a la mode with the vanilla creaminess melting in the pie heat. Besides one of your world leaders would screw it up immediately.” -Francesca Lia Block Okay I wish for world peace,” Weetzie said. ![]() “Really I don’t see what is so amusing,” the genie sniffed. “I am the genie of the lamp, and I am here to grant you three wishes.” Weetzie began to laugh maybe a little hysterically. Francesca Lia Block, Dangerous AngelsĪny love that is love is right. Let’s not be afraid – let’s not be afraid of anything that can’t really hurt us. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sensible Celine manages to keep things deathly dull and under control for a whole week until she enlists the help of the handsome Lord Elmer-a mischievous rogue, an ex-pirate, and an incorrigible flirt who is wanted dead by all of England’s husbands with attractive wives. Miss Celine Fairweather’s life was bobbing along like a boat on a tranquil stream when all of a sudden a summons from her beloved sister Penelope Radclyff, the Duchess of Blackthorne, changed it all.Ĭeline hurtles off to the London to help the duchess run the Blackthorne Mansion and to discover the whereabouts of her lost love Philbert Woodbead. ![]() Here’s a brief synopsis of SEEKING PHILBERT WOODBEAD: Please see the end of the post for the giveaway details. Her third release, SEEKING PHILBERT WOODBEAD, is available as an eBook.Īnya is graciously offering a giveaway today to celebrate this release. ![]() It’s my pleasure today to tell you about a new book recently released by one of my favorite authors and friend, Anya Wylde. ![]() |