![]() ![]() Instead, it was the rumor of Nameless: the followers of the devil himself, and the dark pantheon around him. ![]() And the land itself takes pause to listen.īut it turns out that neither gold nor glory led Gause and his crew into Devil’s Tower. The sword that, when it kills, echoes a bell toll across the land.Ī toll that has now sounded. Something so ancient and cruel to be beyond their worth-except for the sword of legend that one now carries. Stjepan and Erim travel to Devil’s Tower in search of Gause Three-Penny, and are confronted by the terrible demon that lives within. The Barrow of Azharad has been opened, and the famed sword Gladringer found. ‘ For in the Middle Kingdoms, the clothes made the man, or the woman, or the woman into a man.‘ ![]()
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![]() Then, as in her novels Black and Blue and One True Thing, Quindlen starts to pull at the world she has knitted, and lets it unravel across the pages."- The Seattle Times "Packs an emotional punch. ![]() ![]() Never read a book that made you cry? Be prepared for a deluge of tears."- USA Today "Anna Quindlen's writing is like knitting prose that wraps the reader in the warmth and familiarity of domestic life. ![]() "Spellbinding."- The New York Times Book Review "In a tale that rings strikingly true, Quindlen captures both the beauty and the breathtaking fragility of family life."- People "We come to love this family, because Quindlen makes their ordinary lives so fascinating, their mundane interactions engaging and important. ![]() ![]() ![]() Look at the flaming lights shining high in the sky, 12 syllables The book is written in rhyming couplet of varying syllable counts: The yellow airplane featured in the travel book series is superimposed on a altered photograph. The first natural wonder featured is the spectacular Northern lights or aurora borealis in the Arctic. It then shows up world map marking the special places. The book begins with the seven flags of the countries where the natural wonders are located. My First Travel Books: The Seven Natural Wonders of the Earth by Anna Othitis This review is from: The Seven Natural Wonders Of The Earth (My First Travel Books) (Volume 2) (Paperback) Strap on your seatbelt!, November 9, 2016 she has flown across the world in her travels. This is Anna Othitis’s second trip with Captain Frankie and the crew. ![]() Captain Frankie is waiting for you to book your ticket, safely stow your bags, and open your eyes to the beautiful places created for all of us to visit in ![]() Come join the adventures of Captain Frankie and the Airlines flying angel as they travel across the world to the Seven Natural Wonders of the Earth. ![]() ![]() ![]() Morgan Stanley started cutting 7% of its Asia-Pacific investment banking workforce this week, people familiar had said. Kwok, Xiao and Yin didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Bankers affected were based in places including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, they said.Ī Hong Kong-based spokeswoman declined to comment. The New York-based firm started communicating with affected staff in Asia this week, the people said. China’s economic rebound is weaker than expected, and global investors are shunning the market, contributing to a slump in dealmaking. The latest reduction in China-focused investment banking jobs would be the deepest among Wall Street banks because Morgan Stanley has historically had a bigger team focused on sourcing deals in the world’s second-biggest economy. ![]() ![]() Some of the senior bankers being cut were promoted in the last two years, said the people. (Bloomberg) - Morgan Stanley is letting go of at least six managing directors, including some key China bankers, as part of broader job cuts in Asia where dealmaking has been stymied by growing China-US tensions and tepid economic growth.Ĭlarence Kwok, who’s focused on mergers and acquisitions in China, Julia Xiao in corporate finance, and Tony Yin on the technology coverage were among managing directors let go, according to people familiar with the moves who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly. ![]() ![]() Let’s run to the store and pick up a few things. “I was talking first, Rowan,” Ophelia said with angry words and a shove. Rowan looked up for the answer and I grinned at her, brushing a lock of her blond hair aside. “Can I sleep in your bed?” Rowan asked, worry in her crystal-blue eyes. ![]() I sucked my lips between my teeth to keep from laughing. Up to a sun hidden somewhere behind dark clouds. Ophelia cupped one hand over her brow as if the sun was bright. “I like it,” Ophelia interjected, her little body squeezing between her sister and me. Are you all set in case we lose our power?” The wild energy of the storm loomed before us, sending a rush of rain-scented air and a prickle of apprehension up my spine. My palm rested on her back, covering it entirely as we stared up at the sky, the earlier bright blue gone, replaced with a cold, charcoal gray. I smiled down at her and ran my hand through her long hair. “Is it going to storm now?” Rowan asked as she joined me at the window. The room filled with darkness as the heavy clouds lingered over the neighborhood. ![]() Suit (The Twin Duo, #1) by Jettie Woodruff ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The sun begins its descent beyond the Taygetus mountains, filling the sky with a golden glow as the honor of my family balances upon my shoulders. Guided by Artemis's twin-the handsome and entirely-too-self-assured god Apollo-Daphne's journey will take her from the labyrinth of the Minotaur to the riddle-spinning Sphinx of Thebes, team her up with mythological legends, such as Theseus and Hippolyta of the Amazons, and pit her against the gods themselves.Ī reinterpretation of the classic Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo, Daughter of Sparta by debut author Claire Andrews turns the traditionally male-dominated mythology we know into a heart-pounding and empowering female-led adventure. ![]() Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus and if Daphne cannot find them, the gods' waning powers will fade away, the mortal world will descend into chaos, and her brother's life will be forfeit. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis, who holds Daphne's brother's fate in her hands, upends the life she's worked so hard to build. Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. ![]() In this thrilling reimagining of ancient Greek mythology, a headstrong girl becomes the most powerful fighter her people have ever seen. Don't miss the page-turning sequel, Blood of Troy! ![]() ![]() ![]() Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. But beneath is its beating heart: a biting critique of American colonialism, Indigenous displacement, and gentrification, and a heartbreaking portrait of a broken young girl who uses horror movies to cope with the horror of her own life. Shirley Jackson meets Friday the 13th in My Heart Is a Chainsaw, written by the author of The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones, called “a literary master” by National Book Award winner Tananarive Due and “one of our most talented living writers” by Tommy Orange.Īlma Katsu calls My Heart Is a Chainsaw “a homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre.” On the surface is a story of murder in small-town America. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones. ![]() ![]() ![]() Infidelity in Romance is tricky, and Sarah’s book Day of the Duchess is an example, and there really aren’t that many out there. If you’re interested, check out the book Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux.īees that make honey from the nectar of lavender flowers is a different thing than people who make lavender-infused honey. For example, chrysanthemums and lavender ( and yes rosemary is for remembrance is from Hamlet) have very specific meanings. Floriography is the Victorian name for the language of flowers, which ascribes meanings to flowers and plants. Here’s a primer on women in business in the Victorian era. Give us some credit for not making a joke about Of Mice and Men, thank you. Millie is 16 at the beginning of the book, and because Jen forgot to talk about it, she wrote a thread about Sherry’s deep respect for teenage girls.Ī little bit about the history of tinned food and the rise of advertising in Victorian England.Īll about the dormouse and keeping them as pets, if you’re into that sort of thing. We talked about time slip quite a bit on the episode for A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh. Here’s an interview where Sherry Thomas talks about how reading romance influenced her as a writer. ![]() Jen was texting Sarah in the middle of the night about Ravishing the Heiress, because of the angst! ![]() There is a very funny tweet thread trying to drag the Shadow and Bone TV show, but the replies are terrific. This is the Eurographics Moon Puzzle that Jen is doing, and it’s too hard. ![]() ![]() William Webster published A plaine and most necessarie booke of tables, for simple and compound interest, in 1625. The earliest surviving ready reckoner in English dates from the 1570s other sources attribute the invention to the Dutch mathematician Simon Stevin, who calculated and published decimal tables in the 1580s. These could be either general-purpose – aimed to meet the needs of a variety of trades – or designed specifically for one trade or group of trades. Various devices were invented to aid this process, such as the abacus, log tables, slide rule, stepped reckoner, or the comptometer, but the most commonly used device for everyday commerce was the ready reckoner. This was especially so when calculations involved non-decimal currencies. Prior to the 1960s and the widespread introduction of calculators, multiplication was a laborious chore, often prone to error. ![]() ![]() They were widely used in shops and by tradesmen before the advent of cheap electronic calculators, metric weights and measures and decimal currencies in the 1970s. The Ready-Reckoner, or Farmer’s Complete Table Aberystwyth, 19th centuryĪ ready reckoner is a printed book or table containing pre-calculated values, often multiples of given amounts. ![]() ![]() Robert Greene is an author and speaker known for content on strategy, seduction, and power. Since its launch, the work has sold more than 1 million copies, translated into 24 languages. The 48 Laws of Power has 480 pages, on which are listed each of the laws, presenting the author's interpretation of it, examples of where and when it was observed and the consequences of its transgression. Got interested to learn what are the 48 laws of power and how to apply them in your life? Stay with us in this summary and discover more about it! The book "The 48 Laws of Power"įirst published in 1998, the book brings a comprehensive collection of laws based on the analysis of more than 3000 years of humanity's use of power. In the book, Robert Greene presents 48 laws of power, formulated from historical examples and renowned studies. In this way, it is clear that we must be prepared for the power that we face daily, and thus make good use of this essential tool. ![]() ![]() ![]() What can be bad is the way you choose to use it. However, Robert Greene brings in "The 48 Laws of Power" the idea that power is not good or bad. In today's world, people with an intense thirst for power are not very well seen, they often get the impression of bending the limits of equality and justice. ![]() |