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![]() Groups of musicians were scattered across the island they could be glimpsed among the hardy green that had survived the winter months. ![]() Music drifted like perfume on the air, enough to sweeten but not overwhelm. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Īt least, Radu was fairly certain that whatever hell there was would certainly resemble this party. If she dies, he could never forgive himself, but if he fails in Constantinople, will Mehmed ever forgive him? Torn between loyalties to faith, to the Ottomans, and to Mehmed, he knows he owes Lada nothing. Radu longs for his sister’s fierce confidence but for the first time in his life, he rejects her unexpected plea for help. But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople as his reluctant spy. Lada needs her brother Radu’s subtlety and skill. And thinking of Mehmed, the sultan she might have been in love with, brings little comfort to her thorny heart. But brute force isn’t getting her what she wants. Filled with a white-hot rage, she storms the countryside terrorizing the land. After failing to seize the crown she believes is hers, Lada is out to punish anyone who dares to cross her. Starring the inimitable anti-princess Lada, the dagger-wielding drama of her story is perfect for fans of Sarah J. ![]() ![]() The mind-blowing sequel to AND I DARKEN, described by Buzzfeed as ‘A dark, gritty, and seriously badass epic’ is a sweeping Ottoman-inspired historical adventure. Empires will topple, thrones will be won. ![]() ![]() He is also a member of multiple bar associations, including the American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in California, Illinois, New York, Colorado, and the District of Columbia as well as the United States Supreme Court, and several United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts. ![]() Stein is a graduate of Stanford Law School and Princeton University. He has more than two decades of experience representing entrepreneurs and C-Suite executives, board members, venture capitalists, private equity principals, and investment bankers as well as less senior employees of all size companies. ![]() ![]() “It’s essential to understand the dynamics at play in any work situation and how best to use them to protect yourself, your family, and your friends.” He is the principal of the Law Offices of Jotham S. Stein “It is imperative to protect yourself in business and employment,” says Stein. A fascinating enjoyable read not just for executives but for everyone in the corporate world!About Jotham S. Stein, the author of "Executive Employment Law: Protecting Executives, Entrepreneurs, and Employees," a how-to guide for practitioners about his new book, "Negotiate Like a CEO," a book that specializes in helping executives and entrepreneurs protect themselves in the corporate world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Snapshot is a story in the same universe (taking place sometime after Calamity) unconnected to the trilogy. The third and final book, Calamity, was released in February 2016.Ī short story, Mitosis (taking place between Steelheart and Firefight) is available for digital download from Sanderson's website. The second book, Firefight, was released in January 2015. The first book, Steelheart, was released in September 2013. Because they can't be effectively resisted, the United States government has declared them officially above the law, and the fiefdoms of powerful Epics have replaced most of the territory of the US. ![]() The supers are called Epics, and they are invariably evil, violent, and power-hungry. Ten years ago, people started gaining superpowers- but there are no superheroes. The Reckoners Trilogy is a series by Brandon Sanderson, set not in his usual universe ( The Cosmere), but 20 Minutes into the Future in a devastated Earth. ![]() ![]() ![]() Reissued here, forty years after its inception, this anniversary edition contains a new preface by Moraga reflecting on Bridge's "living legacy" and the broader community of women of color activists, writers, and artists whose enduring contributions dovetail with its radical vision. Through personal essays, criticism, interviews, testimonials, poetry, and visual art, the collection explores, as coeditor Cherr e Moraga writes, "the complex confluence of identities-race, class, gender, and sexuality-systemic to women of color oppression and liberation." Originally released in 1981, This Bridge Called My Back is a testimony to women of color feminism as it emerged in the last quarter of the twentieth century. ![]() ![]() ![]() Infrequent strong language includes "bitch," "damn," "hell," and "whore. Cigarettes and smoking are occasionally mentioned the historical setting can be a good opportunity to talk about how attitudes have changed and medical knowledge has advanced since World War II. Main character Lorna has spiked lemonade and throws up. It’s 1945, and Lorna Anderson’s life on her father’s farm in Scotland consists of endless chores and rationing, knitting Red Cross scarves, and praying for an Allied victory. ![]() A pregnant woman has a miscarriage scare that mentions blood. Violence is infrequent and includes a scary attack by enemy plane on the farm, an incident of unwanted sexual advances, and an apparently drunk man acting hostile and volatile. An unwed 20-year-old woman gets pregnant. Sexy stuff is infrequent, usually kissing, and once or twice passionate kissing is briefly described. Parents need to know that Wait for Me is a romance set in rural Scotland during World War II. ![]() Occasional mention of incidental smoking.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Care packages for soldiers on the front include cigarettes. People drink beer at social occasions and celebrations. Lorna unknowingly has spiked lemonade, which makes her throw up. Lorna's father sometimes drinks whisky in the evenings. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the course of his (mythical) adventures he meets up with other, genuine giants of the age. The novelist George MacDonald Fraser, creator of the caddish Victorian anti-hero Harry Flashman, has died at the age of 82, his publisher said last night.ĥ.0 out of 5 stars Awfully good! The Flashman novels are the “found” papers of a storied Victorian soldier, a hero of his age. Who wrote a series of novels about Harry Flashman? George MacDonald Fraser, a British writer whose popular novels about the arch-rogue Harry Flashman followed their hero as he galloped, swashbuckled, drank and womanized his way through many of the signal events of the 19th century, died Wednesday on the Isle of Man. ![]() ![]() In what order should you read the Flashman books? ![]() ![]() ![]() Growing up, Eva Ashwood was a huge reader and she would voraciously devour all manner of books. Eva now has more than twenty novels across more than seven series. She published “Lost Boys,” the debut novel of the “SlateView High” series of novels in 2019 and has never looked back since. She is also a sucker for heroes that redeem themselves, reverse harem, enemies to lovers, bully romance, and the passion and drama of new adult love. She has said that reading is something that she has been doing her whole life, even though she only got into writing several years ago.Īshwood has become known for writing intriguing tales of handsome alpha men and the feisty women that bring them to their knees. Eva Ashwood is a bestselling paranormal romance and new adult romance novelist. ![]() ![]() In 1964, Avital joined his friend (and a fellow student of Etienne Decroux), Moni Yakim, in New York, performing with him in his Pantomime Theatre of New York. Avital later performed with the Compagnie de Mime under the direction of Decroux' son, Maximilien Decroux. In 1958, he traveled to Paris, France, to study dance and drama at the Sorbonne, as well as to study mime with the French masters, Etienne Decroux, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Marcel Marceau. There he spent the next ten years living in a kibbutz and studying physics, agronomy, theology, and theatre. At the age of 14, Avital left his home in Sefrou to travel (via Algiers and France) to the newly established state of Israel. ![]() ![]() Samuel Avital was born Shmuel Abitbol in 1932, in the small town of Sefrou, near Fez, in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Samuel Ben-Or Avital is a professionally trained mime artist, teacher of mime, kinesthetic awareness, and Kabbalah. ![]() ![]() ![]() He focuses throughout on the people involved, offering telling portraits of Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, Spruance and numerous other Americans, as well as the leading Japanese figures, including the poker-loving Admiral Yamamoto. Nimitz at Pearl Harbor after the devastating Japanese attack, and describes the key events leading to the climactic battle, including both Coral Sea-the first battle in history against opposing carrier forces-and Jimmy Doolittle's daring raid of Tokyo. Symonds begins with the arrival of Admiral Chester A. Symonds paints an unforgettable portrait of ingenuity, courage, and sacrifice. In this absolutely riveting account of a key moment in the history of World War II, one of America's leading naval historians, Craig L. By sunset, their vaunted carrier force (the Kido Butai) had been sunk and their grip on the Pacific had been loosened forever. ![]() At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. ![]() |