7/4/2023 0 Comments Thin Places by Jordan Kisner![]() ![]() Not sure why her religious conviction had come or where it had gone, she did what anyone would do: "You go about the great American work of assigning yourself to other gods: yoga, talk radio, neoatheism, CrossFit, cleanses, football, the academy, the American Dream, Beyonce."Ī curiosity about the subtle systems guiding contemporary life pervades Kisner's work. She was, she writes, "just naturally reverent," a fact that didn't change when she-much to her own confusion-lost her faith as a teenager. ![]() When Jordan Kisner was a child, she was saved by Jesus Christ at summer camp, much to the confusion of her nonreligious family. In this perceptive and provocative essay collection, an award-winning writer shares her personal and reportorial investigation into America's search for meaning ![]()
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![]() ![]() Praise for the Novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood "Delicious, erotic, and thrilling."- New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan "Dark fantasy lovers, you just got served."- New York Times bestselling author Lynn Viehl "To die for. But Mary is on a journey of her own, one that will either bring them closer together or cause a split that neither will recover from. After suffering mortal injury in battle, Rhage must reassess his priorities-and the answer, when it comes to him, rocks his world.and Mary's. And that terrifies him-as well as distances him from his mate. But Rhage can't understand-or control-the panic and insecurity that plague him. ![]() Mary, his beloved shellan, is by his side and his King and his brothers are thriving. For Rhage, the Brother with the biggest appetites, but also the biggest heart, life was supposed to be perfect-or at the very least, perfectly enjoyable. But as the Brotherhood readies for an all-out attack on them, one of their own fights a battle within himself. The slayers of the Lessening Society are stronger than ever, preying on human weakness to acquire more money, more weapons, more power. After avoiding war with the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been drawn. Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Rhage and Mary return in a new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series "so popular, I don't think there's a reader today who hasn't at least heard of " ( USA Today ). ![]() ![]() ![]() While she held her Nonno in her arms on his deathbed, she promised his land would never leave their family and that she would continue his legacy. Frankie Cardinale's fondest memories took place on the tiny goat farm owned and run by her "Nonno" in the heart of Barefoot Bay. ![]() Until he meets the woman who currently owns that land and suddenly everything is - hard. Lucky, charming, and blessed with every gift from every god, Elliott expects his simple purchase of property in Barefoot Bay will go the way everything does for him in life - easy. He bought some land in Massachusetts and discovered he sat on two billion dollars worth of rare Goshen stone. Claire set on the sun-drenched beaches of Barefoot Bay, where love is always in the air! 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The term collage derives from the French word “coller,” meaning to stick or glue. To kick off its anniversary, the museum presents Celebrating Collage: A 20th Anniversary Celebration, featuring the work of twenty classic and contemporary picture book artists-from Carle, Ezra Jack Keats, and Leo Lionni, to Oge Mora, Nina Crews, and Bryan Collier. The 43,000-square-foot facility in Amherst, Massachusetts, has served nearly one million visitors since its opening in fall 2002 and houses more than 11,000 objects, including 7,300 permanent collection illustrations. Now for another milestone: the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which the author/illustrator cofounded with his wife, Barbara, is turning twenty. As readers, parents, and bibliophiles, we at Fine Books have always been great fans of Eric Carle (1929-2021), and we were lucky enough to connect with him in our winter 2019 issue when his stupendously famous picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, turned fifty. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nelson is the illustrator of many beloved, award-winning, and bestselling picture books including, We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, winner of the Coretta Scott King and Robert F. Kadir Nelson is an award-winning American artist whose works have been exhibited in major national and international publications, institutions, art galleries, and museums. She wrote the Broadway-produced and Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, as well as numerous works of fiction, including Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo Betsey Brown and Liliane. ![]() ![]() Ntozake Shange (1948–2018) was a poet, novelist, playwright, and performer. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments One life megan rapinoe![]() ![]() ![]() After the 2011 World Cup, discouraged by how few athletes were open about their sexuality, Rapinoe decided to come out publicly as gay and use her platform to advocate for marriage equality. In One Life, Megan Rapinoe invites readers on a remarkable journey, looking back on both her victories and her failures, and pulls back the curtain on events we know only from the headlines. From childhood on, Rapinoe always did what she could to stand up for what was right-even if it meant going up against people who disagreed. ![]() But it was her parents who taught her that winning was much less important than how she lived her life. Only four years old when she kicked her first soccer ball, Megan Rapinoe developed a love – and clear talent – for the game at a young age. Guided by her personal journey into social justice, brimming with humor, humanity, and joy, she urges all of us to ask ourselves, What will you do with your one life? Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. “Rapinoe's 'signature pose' from the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is synonymous to the feeling we got when finishing this book: heart full, arms wide and ready to take up space in this world.”- USA Today Synopsis: An instant New York Times bestseller! ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Darkest minds 2 book![]() ![]() But what if winning the war means losing herself. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But the truth is only saved in one place - in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future and who now wouldn't recognize her.Īs Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam, she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America's children - and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts - has survived every attempt to destroy it. When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet - leaving the Children's League behind. Other kids in the Children's League call Ruby 'Leader', but she knows what she really is - a monster. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis. ![]() ![]() Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. ![]() ![]() ![]() The back story is that the reason for dragon myths being global is that dragons really exist, and each myth documents an appearance of a dragon who hatched out from the egg and came to the surface to see if the planet was warm enough for them to survive. Other reptiles which have evolved an extended rib cage for structural support purposes are turtles whose carapaces are supported by their ribcages. Although the book describes this as being hexapods it is not necessarily so, since the Malaysian Flying Lizard has four legs and a pair of wings, the latter being supported by an extended ribcage. THE GREAT ZOO OF CHINAĭragon myths are a global phenomenon, and pretty well every where dragons are described the descriptions are very similar. His latest novel, The Great Zoo of China, has all the usual features and a few more besides. He writes action adventure stories in which the pace of said action is never in any circumstances below greased lightening. Matthew Reilly is one of my favourite contemporary novelists. ![]() 7/2/2023 0 Comments So stories![]() ![]() We want bedtime routines to be a positive experience for children and parents alike. Plus reading doesn't just help children have a good night's sleep, it helps adults too. Plus did you know reading before bed has been proven to help kids (and adults!) have a better sleep? Studies have shown that reading as little as 6 minutes per day can improve our quality of sleep, reduce stress, and sharpen our mental ability. ![]() ![]() Bedtime stories for kids are important because they help to create a calming environment, whether nighttime stories are read sitting down or in bed, they encourage us to slow down. Nighttime stories are an ideal way to end the day, as they help ease children into a peaceful sleep. We all know a bedtime routine helps to get our little ones off to sleep, and we would argue that a bedtime story is a vital part of the routine. ![]() |