![]() ![]() ![]() Amal's is a story of love and loss, of childhood, marriage and parenthood, and finally the need to share her history with her daughter, to preserve the greatest love she has."-BOOK JACKETĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:14:48 Boxid IA138901 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st U.S. ![]() Amal's own dramatic story threads its way through six decades of Palestinian-Israeli tension, eventually taking her into exile in Pennsylvania in America. Through Amal, the bright granddaughter of the patriarch, we witness the stories of her brothers: one, a stolen boy who becomes an Israeli soldier the other who in sacrificing everything for the Palestinian cause will become his enemy. The Abulheja family are forcibly removed from their ancestral home in Ein Hod and sent to live in a refugee camp in Jenin. As they move through the trees the green fruits drop onto the orchard floor the ancient cycle of the seasons providing another bountiful harvest." "1948. In the small village of Ein Hod a father leads a procession of his family and workers through the olive groves. Previously published in 2006 under title: The scar of David ![]()
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![]() ![]() When she received a summons to London to the law offices of Brumford, Brumford & Sons, she was curious what it could mean. ![]() Someone to Love, Book 1 of the Wescott series, was about Miss Anna Snow, an orphan and never-before-heard-of daughter of the late Lord Humphrey Westcott, the Earl of Riverdale, and His Grace Avery Archer, the Duke of Netherby.Īnna, aka Lady Anastasia Westcott, had been placed in an orphanage at the young age of 4 and had spent the next 21 years in that place. As London society and her newfound relatives threaten to overwhelm Anna, Avery steps in to rescue her and finds himself vulnerable to feelings and desires he has hidden so well and for so long. Yet something prompts him to aid Anna in her transition from orphan to lady. But the new earl’s guardian is interested in Anna…Īvery Archer, Duke of Netherby, keeps others at a distance. However, they want nothing to do with her or her attempts to share her new wealth. She is also overjoyed to learn she has siblings. Now she discovers that the late Earl of Riverdale was her father and that she has inherited his fortune. ![]() Humphrey Westcott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving behind a fortune that will forever alter the lives of everyone in his family-including the daughter no one knew he had…Īnna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of the family she came from. The New York Times bestselling author of Only a Kiss launches a new series with the death of an earl and the revelation of a scandalous secret… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blowout is informative and fast-paced, even cynical and sarcastic at times. What could have been a professorial and overly detailed book is lifted by Maddow’s playfully saucy tone of reporting, familiar to viewers of her nightly show. ![]() Maddow covers a wide variety of topics to make her case, such as the industry’s use of fracking, the Sochi Olympics, the Russian annexation of Crimea and interference in the 2016 elections, and the British Petroleum oil spill and corruption in Equatorial Guinea, and she manages to tie it all together seamlessly. She argues that the fossil fuel industry’s thirst for profits can subvert moral standards, proper stewardship of the earth’s resources, and good governance, both in the United States and abroad. ![]() But Rachel Maddow, host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, author of The New York Times best seller Drift: The Unmooring of Military Power, and part-time Provincetown resident, has written a page-turner on those very subjects - Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Most Destructive Industry on Earth, published by Crown this month. (Photo courtesy Penguin Random House)Ī book on the oil and gas industry, Russia, and government corruption? Sounds a bit daunting. Blowout author Rachel Maddow deconstructs the mix of politics, capitalism and unrestrained greed that has inevitably led to the climate change crisis and threatens democracy. ![]() ![]() ![]() (A second spin off series that stars the original characters from BDB and the new recruits they're training) ![]() (This is a spin off series set in the same world with a slight crossover of characters) The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide The Story of Son (novella set in the BDB world but about completely unrelated characters) ![]() ![]() But his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both. His tales of brotherhood and blood frighten her. Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn't there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. But when one of his most trusted fighters is killed - orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate - Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of undead. The only purebred vampire left on the planet, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. Yet none of them relishes killing their enemies more than Wrath, the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other - six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Once they are back on dry land, she snaps a picture of him, wet and shivering but laughing, holding the equally wet and shivering pup and then takes her nephew and the sopping hound home. Fortunately, the young lady who had originally gone after the errant animal is able to help Luke to safety. Belly crawling his way along the barely frozen river to the struggling pooch he manages to save it – only to fall into the frigid water himself. When Luke Delacroix sees a young woman attempting to rescue a dog that has fallen through the ice into the Potomac, he springs into action. The backstory from the first two novels plays a large role in this one, so I recommend reading the series in order. This is book three of the Hope & Glory trilogy. However, it combines that appealing romance with some troublesome plot points which made grading the tale a conundrum for this reviewer. Prince of Spies is a tale of star-crossed lovers with a charming hero and heroine who are a delight to read about. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her interest in non-Western philosophies was reflected in works such as "Solitude" and The Telling but even more interesting are her imagined societies, often mixing traits extracted from her profound knowledge of anthropology acquired from growing up with her father, the famous anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber. She was known for her treatment of gender ( The Left Hand of Darkness, The Matter of Seggri), political systems ( The Telling, The Dispossessed) and difference/otherness in any other form. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Over the last 30 years, Ellen has played a pivotal role in introducing and educating a broad spectrum of people to the importance of design in our lives,” says Matilda McQuaid, acting curatorial director. The honorary designation acknowledges Lupton’s decision to continue exploring and advancing contemporary design matters through her teaching, writing, workshops and lectures. Throughout her 30-year career at Cooper Hewitt, Lupton’s exhibitions, lectures and publications have covered every aspect of design – from broad concepts of typography to practical elements of everyday life. ![]() 30 Years Of Introducing People To Importance of DesignĬooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has announced that Ellen Lupton has received the honorary designation as curator emerita to celebrate the conclusion of her tenure as senior curator of contemporary design. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OL1963316W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 93.67 Pages 794 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0593057635 Urn:lcp:terrornovel00simm:epub:43fa2424-5de5-4c08-a88a-cf536b4538ae Extramarc University of Toronto Foldoutcount 0 Identifier terrornovel00simm Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4bp0rs85 Isbn 9780316017459Ġ316017450 Lccn 2009464877 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary_edition The fatal expedition that we’re still piecing together what happened to. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:59:53 Boxid IA117909 Boxid_2 CH113501 Camera Canon 5D City New York DonorĪlibris Edition 1st Back Bay pbk. The Terror is an AMC show and book by Dan Simmons that is a fictionalized take on what happened to Franklin’s lost expedition. ![]() ![]() ![]() A man neither of here nor there, neither of this age nor of another, who has neither sex nor country, who is, in brief, merely an idea. ![]() ![]() He is the legendary featherless biped, the social contractor of Rousseau, the homo economicus of the Manchester school, the homo sapiens of Linnaeus, or, if you like, the vertical mammal. The man of flesh and bone the man who is born, suffers, and dies-above all, who dies the man who eats and drinks and plays and sleeps and thinks and wills the man who is seen and heard the brother, the real brother.įor there is another thing which is also called man, and he is the subject of not a few lucubrations, more or less scientific. Neither "the human" nor "humanity," neither the simple adjective nor the substantivized adjective, but the concrete substantive-man. For to me the adjective humanus is no less suspect than its abstract substantive humanitas, humanity. And I would rather say, Nullum hominem a me alienum puto : I am a man no other man do I deem a stranger. Homo sum nihil humani a me alienum puto, said the Latin playwright. ![]() ![]() She’s always been beautiful to me, but now. ![]() The only problem is, with every second we draw closer to the wedding, I’m starting to see my best girl in a different light. Not scared at all, I accept the challenge as her man-in-waiting–aka, man of honor–and take matters into my own hands. With wedding planning underway and a short timeline, my best friend, Lia, has recruited me to help her battle the snarly beast that is Mrs. Nor has she heard of the term, what the bride wants, the bride gets. Yeah, neither has my best friend’s soon-to-be monster-in-law. Steamy, laugh-out-loud, and full of charm, these two best friends heat up the pages while proving true love might be right in front of you. Pre-order your copy today!įrom USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn, comes a witty take on a romantic comedy classic, My Best Friend’s Wedding. ![]() He comes off all sweet and charming, but I bet you he’s the best in bed out of all of them.Ī LONG TIME COMING, a brand new, standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn will be releasing on January 10 th in all formats! Don’t miss the fantastic cover below and get ready to fall in love with this sexy romance with a witty take on a romantic comedy classic, My Best Friend’s Wedding. We might have underestimated the youngest Cane brother. ![]() |