![]() Once I realized it though it proved an interesting way of revealing back story without using a recap. This was obviously intentional, but was not clearly explained at first that that is what was happening. This book started off a bit oddly with Murgen (the Narrator) sliding between locations and times with little or no warning. His latest work is Working God’s Mischief, fourth in the Instrumentalities of the Night series. His other series include Dread Empire and and the Garrett, P.I. He is best known for his Black Company series, which has appeared in 20+ languages worldwide. ![]() He has three sons (army officer, architect, orchestral musician) and numerous grandchildren, all of whom but one are female. He met his wife of 43 years while attending the Clarion Writer's Workshop in 1970. He began writing with malicious intent to publish in 1968, eventually producing 51 books and a number of short fiction pieces. He started writing short stories in 7th grade, had several published in a high school literary magazine. He worked for General Motors for 33 years, retiring some years ago. ![]() Navy and attended the University of Missouri. Glen Cook was born in New York City, lived in southern Indiana as a small child, then grew up in Northern California. ![]()
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Hiccup's father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Read the hilarious books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! ![]() ![]() ![]() The stories have repetitive elements, almost like a chorus or refrain, which suggests a musical element. ![]() Homer’s style, whoever he was, falls more in the category of minstrel poet or balladeer, as opposed to a cultivated poet who is the product of a fervent literary moment, such as a Virgil or a Shakespeare. A variation on the group idea stems from the fact that storytelling was an oral tradition and Homer compiled the stories, then recited them to memory. Some scholars believe him to be one man others think these iconic stories were created by a group. The Greek epic poet credited with the enduring epic tales of The Iliad and The Odyssey is an enigma insofar as actual facts of his life go. He is famous for the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which have had an enormous effect on Western culture, but very little is known about their alleged author. ![]() ![]() The Greek poet Homer was born sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries BC, possibly somewhere on the coast of Asia Minor. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon the walls around Chase’s heart are crumbling. But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty historical romances. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to give her an education-in pleasure. Buy The Governess Game: Girl Meets Duke by (ISBN: 9780062672124) from Amazons Book Store. Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. The ladies of London have tried-and failed-to make him settle down. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud: duke’s heir in the streets and devil in the sheets. 4.3 623 Ratings 8.99 8.99 Publisher Description. The Governess Game Girl Meets Duke By Tessa Dare On Sale: Aug8.99 Now: 7.19 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC. However, the girls don’t need discipline. He’s been a bad, bad rake-and it takes a governess to teach him a lessonĪfter her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet underneath the glittering surface there is an obsessive probing of metaphysical questions: the meaning of good and evil, the need for salvation, the search for significance. And THE ONLY PROBLEM is a witty fable about suffering that brings the Book of Job to bear on contemporary terrorism.Ĭharacters are vividly etched in a few words earth-shaking events are lightly touched on. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a brilliantly comic novel featuring one of the most unforgettable characters in all literature. THE DRIVER’S SEAT follows the final haunted hours of a woman descending into madness. THE GIRLS OF SLENDER MEANS is a beautifully drawn portrait of young women living in a hostel in London in the giddy postwar days of 1945. Spark’s most celebrated novel, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, tells the story of a charismatic schoolteacher’s catastrophic effect on her pupils. The character of Miss Jean Brodie brought Spark international fame and brought her into the first rank of contemporary Scottish literature. 1 It was first published in The New Yorker magazine and was published as a book by Macmillan in 1961. ![]() Despite the seriousness of their themes, all four are fantastic comedies of manners, bristling with wit. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a novel by Muriel Spark, the best known of her works. These four novels, each a miniature masterpiece, illustrate her development over four decades. ![]() The brevity of Muriel Spark’s novels is equaled only by their brilliance. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of her most recent stories has to do with music therapy before surgery with women diagnosed with breast cancer. ![]() This was almost 30 years ago and since then, Dr Deforia Lane has conducted many ground-breaking studies on different aspects of music therapy. I believe that her research showed that the music therapy session did increase the amount of salivary iGA, which means it does boost the immune system. Her PhD dissertation had to do with testing salivary iGA (immuno-globulin, in patients that had just had a music therapy session. ![]() Deforia joined us at the very end of the workshop and I could tell that she was extremely passionate about music therapy and about music therapy research. Arthur was presenting a workshop in Cleveland and invited me to go with him to see how he presents. This was mid-1990 and I had just met my soon-to-be mentor, Arthur Harvey, DMA. Deforia had just taken her PhD dissertation defense and she was feeling very relieved. One of the first music therapists that I ever met was a lady named Deforia Lane. ![]() ![]() But, please, can we stop with all the dry fingering? Having three fingers shoved up you completely dry has felt good for no one, ever. Lots of really rough sex, lots of bruising and sort of BDSM-y but less formal. ![]() It is hard to talk about him without giving away any plot spoilers, but I wanted to shout, "This isn't a freaking 80's movie!" It felt as contrived as one. Sure, I know he has lots of tattoos and likes rough sex, but other than a few tell-y details, I knew nothing about him. Did that strike anyone else as odd? And later, when things start to fall apart (no spoilers here!), Ridley is just happy as can be to do whatever Alex says? He is also extremely underdeveloped as a character. ![]() Was I the only one who thought that Ridley was sort of insane? And not fun insane, ACTUALLY crazy? First of all, he stalks Alex relentlessly, spending time and money that he says that Alex better appreciate to look good for him, visiting the library where he works for MONTHS with no backpack or books and pretends to read while staring at him. I had so many issues with this one that I'm not quite sure where to start? The lack of character development? The telling vs showing? The sub-par audio narration? Where do I begin?! I'll just jump right in. 1 star for default plus 1 star for dirty talking. ![]() Me? Yeah, I'm for SURE in the second category. This book seems to be love it or hate it for most readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() The simplicity of the play, however, quickly dissolves into filial ambiguity, civic paradox, and philosophic complexity. He hopes the insurance money will somehow expiate, or at least minimize, the guilt which he feels for his affair at the Standish Arms Hotel a lifetime ago. Realizing that in death he may provide for his family in ways he never could during his lifetime, Willy commits suicide, hoping that his insurance will grant Biff a “twenty-thousand-dollar” deliverance, an extended period of grace. In Death of a Salesman, the diamond is a recurring symbol that represents both success and failure for Willy Loman, the plays protagonist. Subtitled “Certain private conversations in two acts and a requiem,” the play has a narrative which unwinds largely through Willy Loman's daydreams, private conversations revealing past family hopes and betrayals, and how those past experiences, commingled with entropic present circumstances, culminate in Willy's death. Its plot revolves around the last twenty-four hours in the life of Willy Loman, the hard-working sixty-three-year-old traveling salesman whose ideas of professional, public success jar with the realities of his private desires and modest accomplishments. ![]() ![]() Death of a Salesman is a deceptively simple play. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collectors item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old. This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardans perspective. #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhames enigmatic high king, Cardan. Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. ![]() Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue. Book Synopsis Return to the captivating world of Elfhame with this illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy that began with The Cruel Prince, from award-winning author Holly Black. About the Book Cardan Greenbriar, High King of Elfhame, visits the mortal world to face the troll woman, Aslog of the West. ![]() |