![]() ![]() Intrigued by the snail’s molluscan anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion, and courtship activities, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer, offering a candid and engaging look into the curious life of this underappreciated small animal. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of her own place in the world. While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. ![]() In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Tova Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her encounter with a Neohelix albolabris-a common woodland snail. “Brilliant.” - The New York Review of Books Winner of The Saroyan International Prize for Writing, the John Burroughs Medal, and the National Outdoor Book Award in Natural History Literature ![]()
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![]() ![]() Paige must navigate a world where powerful sorcerers and other supernatural beings can control and manipulate others, often with little regard for the consequences. One of the major themes of Dime Store Magic is the power dynamics that exist in the supernatural world. The supporting cast is also well-crafted, with the coven members and other supernatural beings adding depth and complexity to the story. Savannah, too, is a well-drawn character, with her half-demon heritage adding an interesting and unique twist to the story. Paige is a strong and capable protagonist, and her struggles to balance her leadership role with her personal life make her relatable and engaging. ![]() ![]() The pacing is also well-done, with the action and tension building steadily throughout the novel.Īnother strength of the book is its characters. The story is full of twists and turns, and Armstrong does an excellent job of keeping readers engaged and guessing. One of the strengths of Dime Store Magic is its complex and well-crafted plot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() From Jewett, Cather learned to write what she knew, to write about the land and the place that had formed her. While in Boston, she met the woman who would become her literary mentor – Sarah Orne Jewett, the author of The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896). ![]() (Like her male narrator, Cather was also born in Virginia, in Back Creek near Winchester, and moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, when she was ten.)Īfter graduating from the University of Nebraska, Cather (1873-1947) left for the East Coast, where she worked as a journalist. ![]() He tells the story of Ántonia Shimerda, the daughter of Bohemian immigrants to Nebraska. The third volume in her “prairie trilogy” (the first two being O Pioneers! and ), My Ántonia is told from the perspective of Jim Burden, who is ten years old and recently transplanted from Virginia to Nebraska at the beginning of the tale. Set in the fictional town of Black Hawk, Nebraska, in the late 19 th century, My Ántonia brings to life the experience of immigrants who settled the prairie. For Jennifer Soule on her birthday, the anniversary of the 1888 Children’s Blizzard.īrrr! With all the harsh winter weather spreading across the country, I can’t help but think of a classic winter scene in Willa Cather’s 1918 novel, My Ántonia (accent on the first syllable). ![]() ![]() ![]() Also joining them are their longtime collaborators, directors David Alexanian and Russ Malkin, following them in their electric Rivians. The new series will follow Ewan and Charley as they journey through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and up through Colombia, Central America and Mexico. The first three episodes of “Long Way Up” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, September 18, and new episodes will roll out weekly.Ĭovering 13,000 miles over 100 days through 16 border crossings and 13 countries, starting from the city of Ushuaia at the tip of South America, Ewan and Charley journey through the glorious and underexposed landscapes of South and Central America in their most challenging expedition to date, using cutting-edge technology on the backs of their electric Harley-Davidson LiveWires in order to contribute to the sustainability of the planet. ![]() Apple TV+ today unveiled a first look at “Long Way Up,” an epic new motorcycle series, starring and executive produced by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, which reunites best friends after more than a decade since their last motorbike adventure around the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. This is the Malayalam version of the novel translated by V Radhamanikunjamma. The inspirational message for the reader is that you need to discover the passion in the life you have, not the life you imagine. She will now do anything to conquer that impossible love and will have to go down to the pit of human emotions to finally find her redemption. Jacob is now a successful politician and, during an interview, he ends up arousing something in her she hadn’t felt for a long time: passion. ![]() All that changes when she encounters a successful politician who had, years earlier, been her high school boyfriend. ![]() Yet what she feels is an enormous apathy. In everybody's eyes, she has a perfect life: happy marriage, children, and a career. Linda in her thirties begins to question the routine and predictability of her days. Adultery deals with the blurred lines between love and infatuation, adventure and self-sabotage. As she rediscovers the passion missing from her life, she will face a life-altering choice. In the latest novel from best-selling author Paulo Coelho, a woman attempts to overcome midlife boredom by rediscovering herself in a passionate relationship with a man who had been a friend in her youth. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A superior sci-fi thriller, both slick and gritty.” - Financial Times on Dust “Sci-fi’s Underground Hit.” - Wall Street Journal on Wool Watson, bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep on Wool “Exhilarating, intense, addictive.” - S.J. “Claustrophobic and, at times, genuinely terrifying.” - Washington Post on Wool What happens when a world built on rules is handed over to someone who sees no need for them? And what happens when a world broken to its core comes up against someone who won’t stop until things are set to right? Juliette, a mechanic from the down deep, who never met a machine she couldn’t fix nor a rule she wouldn’t break. ![]() ![]() When the sheriff of the silo commits the ultimate sin, the most unlikely of heroes takes his place. And no rule is more strictly enforced than to never speak of going outside. In this subterranean world, rules matter. The remnants of humanity live underground in a vast silo. For the first time ever, The Silo Saga Omnibus brings together all of the work in Hugh Howey's ground-breaking, best-selling, acclaimed series, including the individual novels Wool, Shift, and Dust, as well as original essays by the author, and a bonus chapbook of short fiction, Silo Stories ![]() ![]() ![]() At some point, I was yelling (in my head of course) for one of the characters to get the fxck out of that place, and even prayed for that character… (not really, but the book had me on my knees). This novella builds in the reader anxiety, a sense of danger and dread that makes you want to keep reading. Most people are scared of dying because nobody knows for sure what is beyond this reality. Twist, click, turn, click, and then: you are doomed for eternity. This whole story goes around the Lemarchand’s box and its secrets. Hellbound Heart contains almost all of the mandatory elements for it to be a Horror story: “haunted” houses, magic objects, doors to other dimensions, dark characters, tension, sex, violence, and destruction. Get the audiobook companion from the same link for $7.49! BEST DECISION EVER! It scared the shxt out of me! The first time the Cenobites talked, I went nuts, and I had to stop the audiobook and the Kindle book and look for a chamomile tea. I started the Kindle book, but it was not enough, I had to get the audiobook. There, like the Lemarchand’s box luring me and asking me to read its secrets and summon the Cenobites. ![]() I was assigned this book in a class, and they said “You read it! You like that kind of weird things.” I didn’t get why they said that but I took my Kindle and started looking at the sales they had for that month, and there it was, Hellbound Heart, ready and waiting for me. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cook got back to defend the back post, heading the ball down but right in front of goal. With a defender in front, Adriana dumped it off for the oncoming Abello, who shot right at Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.Ī minute later, the Pride almost opened the scoring when Strom sent a dangerous ball into the six-yard box. Bright made a long run, knocking it past Tatumn Milazzo and shielding Tierna Davidson before playing it across for Adriana. McCutcheon quickly played it forward for the sprinting striker. After receiving the ball from Abello, Bright played it back to McCutcheon and made a long run down the right. The Pride had their first chance of the game in the ninth minute. It appeared as though she was offside, so it likely wouldn’t have counted anyway. The midfielder split Montefusco and Madril, receiving the ball in the box, but her shot was right at Moorhouse. The first opportunity of the game came in the sixth minute when Ava Cook moved outside and found Bianca St-Georges making a diagonal run. In the end, the Pride should’ve won by multiple goals. Meanwhile, the Pride kept the ball in the Chicago third for the majority of the game, creating chance after chance. Chicago had an early chance and scored its goal, but created nothing beyond two shots. The Pride dominated this game from start to finish. Your Starting XI in Chi-Town □ #CHIvORL /qwl3OYiWD1- Orlando Pride May 27, 2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Ann Radcliffe's The Italian is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers. ![]() Soon, Ellena disappears, sending Vicentio di Vivaldi on a quest to save her life. When Vicentio informs his mother, the Marchesa, of his desire to marry the girl, she conspires with the wicked Father Schedoni to change her son's mind. Back at his hotel room, he reads a story beginning in 1758 at the church of San Lorenzo, where a young nobleman falls in love with a beautiful orphan named Ellena. When the friar informs him that the man is an assassin, his friend, an Italian, offers to send him the narrative containing the man's shocking confession. At the church of Santa Maria del Pianto, he notices a shadowy stranger sitting near the confessional. A young Englishman meets a friar while touring Naples. Considered an essential work of Gothic fiction, The Italian is an early example of her prowess as a leading novelist of suspense and the supernatural. Published in the aftermath of the French Revolution, the novel investigates the issues of religion and class that had inspired the Republican cause, changing Europe and the world forever. Radcliffe's final novel is a tragic story of romance and mystery set in Naples during the brutal years of the Holy Inquisition. The last of her novels to be published in Ann Radcliffe’s lifetime, The Italian: or the Confessional of the Black Penitents was written in response to Matthew Lewis’s The Monk (1796). The Italian (1797) is a novel by Ann Radcliffe. At last, the first lady of the Gothic makes a long-overdue debut on the blog. ![]() ![]() The stories are scandalous, refreshing, and, of course, incredibly sexy. Misadventures is a romantic series of spicy standalone novels, each written or co-written by some of the best names in romance. A secret big enough to rip Jackson’s carefully ordered world to shreds. But Jackson isn’t used to rejection, and if Piper thinks it’s going to be easy to move on from their tryst, she’s underestimated his determination.Īs their work brings them together, temptation becomes too much, and Piper loses herself in all the wicked pleasure Jackson has to offer. When she agrees to be set up on a blind date, she never expects it to end with the hottest sex of her life.īut when she discovers that her very well-endowed secret lover is also her new boss, heartless womanizer and cutthroat CEO Jackson Dane, she chalks it up to a one-time mistake and puts up her best professional front. At twenty-nine, Piper Daniels is having the longest dry-spell of her life. ![]() |