![]() ![]() ![]() Let’s face it, real people are rarely all good or all bad – even the Boston strangler could be charming, and Ted Bundy’s friends were shocked to learn of his crimes – and if someone is described as the salt-of-the-earth, I like to think it’s because they’re a little coarse and hard to take in large doses. They may be crass, and cruel and so infuriating you want to smack them, but they are never, ever dull. ![]() I have to admit that I like difficult characters, the ones who are multi-dimensional and intelligent, sporting scars that are both physical and emotional, because they always seem the most real to me. Is it difficult to write a character that may not always be likable? Both Ruby and Liz were, at times, so hard to like. Lynda was kind enough to answers some questions and be a part of my first guest post.ġ. As part of TLC Book Tours please welcome Lynda Simmons, author of Island Girl. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Tumnus, the Faun the White Witch and, of course, Aslan the Great Lion, guardian of Narnia - all spring vividly to life in these richly detailed paintings. Lewis's timeless classic, the orignal illustrator of The Chronicles of Narnia, Pauline Baynes, has created beautiful new full-color plates for each chapter. Now, in this special gift-book edition of C.S. Since then the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers have been captured by the story of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, who step through a magic wardrobe into Narnia, once the peaceful land of Talking Beasts, Dwarfs, Giants, and Fauns, but now frozen into winter by the evil White Witch. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe introduced readers to the wonders and enchantment of Narnia when it was first published almost fifty years ago. ![]() ![]() Neil Gaiman's work has been honored with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. I discovered that librarians actually want to help you: They taught me about interlibrary loans." I was the sort of kid who devoured books, and my happiest times as a boy were when I persuaded my parents to drop me off in the local library on their way to work, and I spent the day there. ![]() ![]() A self-described "feral child who was raised in libraries," Gaiman credits librarians with fostering a lifelong love of reading: "I wouldn't be who I am without libraries. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C. Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis. ![]() ![]() ![]() Signed by Author(s).Ĭondition: About fine in like jackets. Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982). 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The author has not inscribed this book to anyone it is just signed by the author. ***** This is the true first edition, first printing (with "First Hardcover Edition: October 2011" and "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" stated on the copyright page.) ***** This book is SIGNED by the author ("Stephenie Meyer") on the title page. ![]() ![]() I’ve read some claims that the superstition comes from Italy, and others that the language itself points to its English origin. Buttered bread, after all, cannot be unbuttered. ![]() The idea is that the incantation will prevent a division-the pair will stick together. There is a superstitious belief that if a pair, walking together, is forced to pass on opposite sides of some obstacle, they should say “bread and butter” or risk a permanent separation. I whisper “bread and butter” fourteen times over, to stem the anxiety percolating in my stomach and rising into my chest, to feel a moment of ease. There are fourteen pillars on the sidewalk. ![]() As my son passes a pillar, the briefest of separations occurs, and I whisper “bread and butter” under my face mask, too embarrassed to speak louder. He walks on the left side, and I walk on the right so that my body is a barrier between him and the cars zooming by. Pillars jut out from storefronts, cleaving our path. The sidewalk leading to my son’s school is too narrow for us to walk side by side. ![]() This is A Modern Guide to Superstition, a column by Dorothy Bendel on folk belief and ritual in chaotic times. ![]() ![]() ![]() Karou herself isn’t even aware of where she came from as the only family she has known is a quartet of chimera (human-beast hybrids). ![]() She truly is an enigma with naturally blue hair, sundry tattoos, and mysterious origins. Plot-wise, we are introduced to Karou, an art student living in Prague, Czech Republic. But in the end, while there were aspects of this novel I enjoyed, it ended up confirming my inherent misgivings.ĭaughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor, is the first novel in a trilogy of the same name. I finally decided to give it a try just to settle my curiosity. But there were some obvious negatives for me such as teen drama and a star-crossed lovers plot that focused more on lust than love. (So long ago, in fact, that the book still had its original cover sporting a blue-feathered mask as opposed to this updated version, which I think makes more sense and is a better fit for the story.) On one hand, it sounded like an atmospheric read with interesting world-building, two things that appeal to me as a reader. One such book is this novel, and I had debated over perusing it for quite some time. There are some books I have gone back and forth on, trying to decide whether or not they’re worth reading. ![]() ![]() ![]() After its demise a year later, he returned to New York and in 1979 joined the staff of The New York Times. He moved to Minneapolis and helped found an alternative weekly newspaper, Metropolis. Biography Ī native of New York City, Gleick attended Harvard College, where he was an editor of The Harvard Crimson, graduating in 1976 with an A.B. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2012 and the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012. Three of his books have been Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalists and The Information was awarded the PEN/E. Gleick's books include the international bestsellers Chaos: Making a New Science (1987) and The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (2011). He is part of the inspiration for Jurassic Park character Ian Malcolm. ![]() Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called "one of the great science writers of all time". James Gleick ( / ɡ l ɪ k/ born August 1, 1954) is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. ![]() ![]() b_4()Īt .AsyncControllerActionInvoker.c_Displa圜lass3_1. Fluorescing World of Plant Secreting CellsV V Roshchina, The Insiders Guide to JapanNik. b_2()Īt .AsyncControllerActionInvoker.EndInvokeActionMethodWithFilters(IAsyncResult asyncResult)Īt .AsyncControllerActionInvoker.c_Displa圜lass3_6. Rustle of SpringVictoria Leigh, Renegades Honor (Renegade. b_1(IAsyncResult asyncResult)Īt .AsyncControllerActionInvoker.EndInvokeActionMethod(IAsyncResult asyncResult)Īt ._Displa圜lass11_0. 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Interaction of living cells with fluorescent derivatives of biogenic amines. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ī pleasingly tactile exploration of the possibilities inherent in mistakes. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”-each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator.Īn award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing-not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. ![]() In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. When you think you have made a mistake, think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful!Ī life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. ![]() ![]() ![]() For she is the Undersecretary of State for the Home Office, one of the most high-profile Junior Ministers and quite possibly the next Margaret Thatcher. Yet it's not only Luxford's reputation that's on the line: It's also the reputation-and career-of Charlotte Bowen's mother. Luxford knows that the story of Charlotte's paternity could make him a laughingstock and reveal to his beautiful wife and son the lie he's lived for a decade. But Charlotte's existence is Luxford's most fiercely guarded secret, and acknowledging her as his child will throw more than one life and career into chaos. He learns from this letter that ten-year-old Charlotte Bowen has been abducted, and if Luxford does not admit publicly to having fathered her, she will die. But when he opens an innocuous-looking letter addressed to him at his tabloid The Source, he discovers that someone else excels at ferreting out secrets as well. Hailed as the "king of sleaze," tabloid editor Dennis Luxford is used to ferreting out the sins and scandals of people in exposed positions. ![]() |