Chapters detailing the sinking, the scramble for lifeboats, and the harrowing wait for the Carpathia’s arrival are fast-paced and riveting. Hopkinson packs her thoroughly researched story with a wealth of information about the ship itself (this book is an invaluable resource for students), and her portraits of the shipmates are fully realized and often heartbreaking. The author quotes these four and others freely, their voices forming a deeply intimate account of the tragedy. She threads together the stories of many passengers and crew members, focusing on a handful of survivors that includes an Argentine-born stewardess, a rambunctious nine-year-old British boy, a science teacher from England, and an American teenager traveling with his parents. Hopkinson puts a human face on the Titanic’s sinking in this riveting nonfiction chronicle of the ship’s collision with an iceberg and the tragic aftermath.
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Cold Iron Heart by Melissa MarrThis is Irial's story set in 1890s New Orleans, brimming with faerie court drama and steamy romance. Readers will be pleased." -Publisher's Weekly (November 2020) "What a delight to discover how much I loved being back in the Wicked Lovely world, discovering details about beloved characters that made me want to race back for a series reread. The resulting conflict delivers all the magic, intrigue, and romance that Marr's fans expect. Irial is determined to protect her from the other faery monarchs, but his former lover and would-be successor, Niall, is just as dead set on turning her over to the Summer King. But unbeknownst to Tam, she is the key to ending a curse on the fae Summer King, placing her at the center of an age old conflict between the Summer and Winter Courts. But when Tam first encounters the Dark King Irial, the faery ruler frightens and intrigues her in equal measure-and the two fall for one another rather quickly. Human jeweler Thelma "Tam" Foy hides the fact that she can see the invisible world of the fae to keep herself safe from retribution. "Set against the lush backdrop of 1890s New Orleans, Marr's spellbinding prequel to the Wicked Lovely urban fantasy series invites readers back into the world of the fae. This episode is brought to you by my new book, Redefine Wealth For Yourself: How To Stop Chasing Money and Finally Live Your Life’s Purpose. The 2 Parts To Setting Boundaries - 15:10 Key discussion points from this episode include: Nedra is also the New York Times Best Selling Author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, and today, she is teaching us how to implement boundaries that create healthy relationships with both ourselves and others. She has practiced relationship therapy for 12 years and is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice, Kaleidoscope Counseling. Nedra Glover Tawwab is a licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert. Today’s guest lives by the philosophy that a lack of boundaries and assertiveness underlie most relationship issues and she is here to help us set boundaries by letting go of the toxic habits that keep us from finding peace. It places us in a position to remove relationships that no longer serve us and it forces us to set and enforce boundaries that may change how we communicate with others. Letting go can be an active process that often requires some discomfort. Over the last few weeks, we’ve focused on the power of letting go! During this series alone, we’ve learned about the magic of surrender, how to let go of guilt, how to gain freedom and to close out our Let It Go Series we are finding peace by setting boundaries. 5/29/2023 0 Comments The geography club bookThe teens desperately need to talk about their shared situation, so in an effort to find a safe haven and discourage other kids from coming around, they create the dullest after-school organization they can think of, the Geography Club. In a necessary but not very plausible plot twist, Russel confesses to his close female friend Min, who in turn admits to having a girlfriend. Then Russel finds out that classmate Kevin Land, a handsome and popular star athlete, is a clandestine homosexual too. News like that is tantamount to dynamite socially it could blow him out of the “border region of high school respectability” he inhabits and into the land of the ostracized and set upon. Although he hasn’t had physical sex yet, he knows in his heart that he’s gay. Russel Middlebrook, a sophomore at Goodkind High School, has a secret. Much to his surprise (and relief), a closeted gay boy in high school discovers that he isn’t the only homosexual teenager in his community. 5/29/2023 0 Comments The Bitterroot Inn by Devney PerryThe Outpost: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio The Lucky Heart: My Review | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio The Clover Chapel: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio The Coppersmith Farmhouse: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Print | Audio (standalone novels with interconnected characters) But if you keep scrolling, you’ll also find out where they fit in their respective series. Each one of them is a perfect example of this author’s compelling brand of storytelling, and they can all be enjoyed on their own. If you wish to experience Devney Perry’s writing for the very first time but need a good starting point, I suggest any of the following books. With more than thirty books in her catalogue across half a dozen different series so far, Perry is one of the most prolific Contemporary Romance writers of our time, as well as a consistent powerhouse in the small-town romance subgenre, and this page is intended to be a quick point of reference for anyone interested in her novels. Devney Perry is the kind of author who not only knows how to weave a story that’s got the perfect balance of escapism and complexity, but who also always delivers characters that are unique, interesting, and easy to love. 5/28/2023 0 Comments If we were villains aboutThis book made me homesick for a place I had never been, for friends I have never had. If We Were Villains is such an intricate, multi faceted read that there is no doubt I will get more from it when I inevitably re-read it in the future. Still and calm and clear, like everything was fine. The Water, too, was still, and I thought, what liars they are, the sky and the water. Oliver and his classmates James, Richard, Alexander, Wren, Filippa and Meredith immerse themselves into the world of Shakespearean tragedy, and as they do their lives turn into a tragedy in ways they could never have foreseen. Their fourth year would be their most crucial, and none of them would be left untouched by the goings on of their final year. Little did they know that the rivalries, the violence and the tragedy of the plays they were studying would seep into their lives at school. Oliver Marks and his six fellow theatre students are going in to their fourth and final year at Dellecher, and that means they finally get to perform some Shakespearean tragedies. Rio is an extraordinary novel set at a prestigious arts academy called Dellecher. The book is woven together with a cast of intriguing supporting characters scientists and scholars at Oxford, and family intrigue revealed in snippets from Diana’s Aunt Sarah and her partner Emily, a French castle dwelling vampire family, and a covenant of creatures. When vampire Matthew de Clermont spies Diana using magic, their paths become crossed with consequences only few with the gift of presight could have foreseen. In the library, Harkness brings the four species of creature into direct contact human, witch, vampire, and demon. And fans of conspiracies in Wicked will enjoy the magical plotting. Likewise, fans of Pullman’s Lyra will get a chance to explore more of the city, running and rowing through this antiquated world. For those missing Hogwarts, these libraries feel wonderfully familiar. The story of reluctant witch and keen academic of alchemy, Diana Bishop, begins in the dusty and mysterious setting of the Bodleian library. The first in a series of adult novels that are filled to the brim with details that place the magical world directly in to modern day Oxford. Recommended Age: Adult with crossover appeal, 15+ 5/28/2023 0 Comments The immortals of meluha storyCustomers who viewed this item also viewed From the Publisher Product details Publisher : HarperCollins India (Nov. |y . This item: The Immortals Of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy Book 1) 2287 + The Secret of the Nagas 1999 + The Oath of The Vayuputras 3063 Total price: Add all three to Cart Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Is the unexpected, rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva that hero? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, duty, and by love, Shiva will attempt to move mountains and lead the Suryavanshi to destroy evil.". The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, a hero will emerge. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracized and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills. It is set in 1900 BC, in what the modern Indians wrongly call the. The Suryavanshi rulers are challenged with devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. The Immortals of Meluha is Amish Tripathis first novel from the Shiva Trilogy series. |a "1900 BC in what modern Indians call the Indus Valley Civilization and the inhabitants called the land of Meluha: a near-perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram-one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived-faces peril as its primary river, the Saraswati, is slowly drying to exctinction. 5/28/2023 0 Comments 12 more rules of lifeIn times of instability and suffering, Peterson reminds us that there are sources of strength on which we can all draw: insights borrowed from psychology, philosophy, and humanity's greatest myths and stories. Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality - order and chaos - and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Now in this much-anticipated sequel, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know, and adapting to an ever-transforming world. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. The long-awaited sequel to 12 RULES FOR LIFE, which has sold over 5 million copies around the world 5/28/2023 0 Comments Diaz canales blacksadGuarnido reinvents anthropomorphism in these pages, and industry colleagues no less than Will Eisner, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale are fans! Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable. Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrant life, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the red scare Communist witch hunts of the time. of cover.īook Synopsis Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. |