![]() ![]() However, she is determined to become a writer-and to work hard to build the kind of life her husband dreams of, complete with children.Īt first, the old house seems to resent Alice as much as she resents it, but when she finds an old cookbook buried in a box in the basement, she becomes captivated by the cookbook's previous owner: 1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. When Alice Hale reluctantly leaves a promising career in publicity, following her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. This is a thrilling, audacious story about women daring to take control."-Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the Six Karma Brown has long been a favorite of mine and this book is proof she just keeps getting better and better. ![]() ![]() " Recipe for a Perfect Wife is a bold, intoxicating, page-turner. ![]()
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![]() ![]() So what if her knight in shining armor is a vampire? Nobody’s perfect. And when he claims she is his one true mate, destined to be his for all eternity, it’s a fairytale come true. Because an attraction this mind blowing only comes along once in a lifetime-or existence. Can he win her over before it’s too late? Not if his enemies have anything to do with it.ĪN UNWILLING BRIDE: On the night Helena Strauss meets the fierce, devastatingly handsome vampire who saves her life in the jungles of Mexico, she knows her world will be forever changed. Because his mate won’t be born for another three centuries, and when he wakes up in the goddess’ tomb, not only is his life a mess, but his destined female isn’t about to settle for a coldhearted vampire. After all, how hard could it be to seduce a human female into taking the immortal plunge? Harder than he thinks. ![]() So when a powerful goddess prophesies he will meet his salvation-a human woman he must turn into a vampire with her consent-he eagerly rises to the challenge. However, no one has ever left her side and lived to tell. THE DETERMINED VAMPIRE: Niccolo DiConti has faithfully served as leader of Her Majesty’s army for over a millennium, but he’d rather sunbathe in the Sahara than spend another grueling day under his demented queen’s command. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But here he reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood-and riotous triumphs at Yale-to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes. Renowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, Metaxas is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, the witty host of the acclaimed Socrates in the City conversation series, and a nationally syndicated radio personality. Now in paperback! What Happens When One of America’s Most Admired Biographers Writes His Own Biography? For Eric Metaxas, the answer is Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life-a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit. Learn how Eric Metaxas became the thought leader he is today. Fish Out of Water A Search for the Meaning of Life ![]() ![]() He maintained a correspondence with Hesse, only recently discovered, from 1939 to 1951. George Goetz was a Danish Jew living in Sweden because of persecution. It was made into a beautiful film in 1972 by Conrad Rooks. The story of a son rebelling against his father's teaching and traditions and eventually finding true enlightenment resonated with those maturing in the 1960s and 1970s making this title something of a cult classic. ![]() Hesse based this book on the early life of Gautama Buddha. This copy is SIGNED in ink by the author with a brief inscription on the front endpaper. The true First Edition with the text in German of one of this Nobel Prize winner's two famous and important novels, the other being of course STEPPENWOLF. Thin octavo (5-3/4" x 8-3/4") bound in the publisher's heavy brown wraps with black lettering on the front cover and a later cloth tape hand-lettered spine, 9-146,. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Located between the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, and the Chesapeake Delaware Canal, it is the largest inland body of water on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ![]() The Chesapeake Bay measures almost exactly two hundred miles from north to south. Events in History at the Time the Novel Takes Place The fishing industry in Chesapeake Bay Jacob Have I Loved captures the lifestyle of the fishermen in the Chesapeake Bay, also depicting the types of experiences a teenager such as Paterson’s character Louise would have had there during the 1940s. Additionally, Paterson attributes her inspiration for the book’s Chesapeake Bay setting to William Warner, author of Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay. She relied on her extensive knowledge of biblical tales involving sibling rivalry to create the young adult novel Jacob Have I Loved. The daughter of Presbyterian missionaries, Katherine Paterson studied religion in college. ![]() A novel set on a small island in the Chesapeake Bay during the 1940s published in 1980.Īn adolescent girl struggling to cope with her own individual passage into adulthood and a sense of rivalry with her twin sister finds comfort in becoming an expert crab fisher like her father.Įvents in History at the Time the Novel Takes PlaceĮvents in History at the Time the Novel Was Written ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But since I'm trying to follow as close to the books as possible, spoilers for the books themselves are contained within the game (duh!). It is not necessary to have read "The Dark Tower" to play/enjoy the game (although it's probably makes the game much easier).My intent was for it to look and function like the classic SNES-era Final Fantasy games (4-6).I mean, it's based on a Stephen King book! So, not really for kids. This game is rated T FOR TEEN, due to adult language, adult content, violence and drug use.I plan to have Demo 4 (which would include the fourth book Wizard and Glass) out in nine months or so. The end result would hopefully be one massive Dark Tower game. This is the first three books (The Gunslinger, The Drawing of The Three and The Wastelands) together the plan is progressively add each book to the game one at a time, while refining the previous books' gameplay. What is this? It's an adaptation of Stephen King's legendary fantasy book series "The Dark Tower", presented as a 16-bit SNES RPG, (very) much like the classic Final Fantasy 4, 5 or 6. Hey there! Just dropped the third demo version of my on-going project, The Dark Tower: A Fan-Made Retro RPG. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s not like they never happened, they have their own ending and don’t specifically lead into House of X or Powers of X.Īdditionally, while there are plenty of references to X-Men lore, you don’t need to do any background reading to understand them. Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men comics are not concerned about what has happened in recent X-Men stories. Is There Any Required Background Reading? ![]() These two series set up years, perhaps even decades, worth of brand new stories. Yes! House of X and Powers of X are the start of a brand new era of X-Men, which introduce drastically new ideas, reinvent older ones, and give the X-Men comics a new feel. ![]() Is This A Good Place To Start Reading X-Men? If that has captured your interest, read on to find out more about House of X and Powers of X – including the recommended reading order. With art by impressive up-and-coming artists Pepe Larraz and R.B Silva, these pair of six-part series will run over a twelve-week period and set up what’s to come for the X-Men in the future? This exciting new era has kicked off two special miniseries called House of X and Powers of X (pronounced Powers of Ten). So far he’s created a new status quo for the X-Men, reinvented characters, gave others a new purpose, created a few new characters, brought back forgotten ideas, and wrapped up them in exciting high concept science fiction. Welcome to a bold new era of X-Men comics! After a few years away from Marvel Comics after his epic run on Avengers and Secret Wars, Jonathan Hickman is back to give the X-Men a massive shake-up. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition, Minnick spends some time busting bourbon's myths, unraveling its mysteries, and exploring distiller secrets, disclosing the recipes you won't find on a bottle's label.As bourbon becomes more ingrained in the culinary world, foodies and drink enthusiasts alike are looking for a basic understanding of America's spirit. This book reveals more than fifty bourbon brands' predominate tastes and suggests cocktail recipes to complement them. While many bourbons boast all four flavor notes, one delicious sensation typically overpowers the rest. ![]() ![]() Using the same tasting principles he offers in his Kentucky Derby Museum classes and as a judge at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Minnick cuts to the chase, dismissing brand marketing and judging only the flavor of the bourbon.Bourbon Curious groups bourbon into four main flavor profiles-grain, nutmeg, caramel, and cinnamon. In Bourbon Curious: A Simple Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker, award-winning whiskey writer and Wall Street Journalbest-selling author Fred Minnick creates an easy-to-read interactive tasting journey that helps you select barrel-aged bourbons based on your flavor preferences. ![]() ![]() He’s had a rough night, but you know that before you saw the socks on the floor or the disheveled bed, because every night is rough for Paul, yet another of Hunter S. It was the tension between these two poles - a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other - that kept me going.Īs Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) wakes in a wrecked hotel room in Puerto Rico, the camera in The Rum Diary pushes close to his bloodshot eye. At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top. ![]() ![]() He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, two years after the play’s premiere. However, Saint Joan is still regarded as one of the playwright’s greatest works. ![]() Shaw’s play, written three years later, was based on the detailed records of Joan’s trial, but Shaw was criticised by historians for giving what they considered to be an inaccurate depiction of the period. She was canonised by the Catholic Church in 1920. ![]() Shaw’s play is based on the life, death and trial of Joan of Arc, the French soldier and national heroine who was burnt at the stake by the English in Rouen in 1431, at the age of 19. In London, Thorndike took the role she was meant to play, with her husband, Lewis Casson, directing her under Shaw’s instruction at the New theatre. In fact, Shaw had written the play with the actress in mind, though it had received its world premiere on Broadway a year earlier with Winifred Lenihan in the role of Joan. The first to tackle this now famous role on the London stage was Shaw’s friend, the great actress Sybil Thorndike, who opened in the UK stage premiere of Saint Joan on 26 March 1924. ![]() The role of Joan of Arc, as depicted by George Bernard Shaw in his play Saint Joan, is considered one of the most challenging parts an actress can play. ![]() |