![]() Books are judged by their covers all the time, and these covers scream “DON’T BUY US!!! WE ARE GENERIC AND TERRIBLE!!” All three of the books have ridiculously terrible covers, and we attribute part of the series’ obscurity to that fact. ![]() And it deserves a ton.īefore Steve explodes from holding it in (it’s not what you think…), we need to say that we absolutely hate the covers for this series. Jones is one of our favorite authors, the most common response is, “Who?” So, instead of reviewing the latest book, we thought we would do this first book as an introduction to a series that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. ![]() The most recent entry to the series was A SWORD FROM RED ICE ( Amazon) in 2008 and we are expecting the fourth book soon. Jones, was published back in 2005, and is the first in the Sword of Shadows series. ![]()
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![]() ![]() That fantasy is not harmless-our embrace of dominance means subordinating people who don’t look like us, which creates an incentive for White men to remain clueless. White guys need the unearned advantages to keep alive the fantasy that we deserve to be on top. A White supremacist, patriarchal, and capitalist society props up White guys not because we’re superior but precisely because we’re not. I’m not special, but I live in a culture that designates people who look like me as the standard. My quip wasn’t the result of a lack of self-confidence I was simply suggesting that an honest self-assessment helps one do useful work. Rather than being satisfied with being competent-a hard enough standard to meet-professors too often puff themselves up, a weakness to which White guys are especially vulnerable. ![]() But most of us aren’t big thinkers, and original ideas are rare. In universities, the coin of the realm is being a big thinker with original ideas. That comment came in conversations with students about inflated faculty egos, partly as a caution to myself. When I taught at the University of Texas at Austin, I routinely joked that “the secret to my success is that I’m mediocre, and I know it.” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thriller.' - The Radio Times the final pages are thrilling.' - The Spectator 'Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature. His version of 007 is great fun.' - The Sunday Times 'Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious. ![]() there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer.' - The Daily Mail The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour .' - The Metro Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. ![]() ![]() I’ve never yet had my fill of Lynn Kurland stories Ha! I’m always already looking forward to the next as soon as I close the current book’s cover!Conversely,I’ve walked out of the House of Mouse frequently without intending to return (but I always do anyway □). I guess I somehow got removed from the newsletter list, since I haven’t received anything in longer than a year, so I signed up again… Can’t bear the thought of missing anything important again, especially for 2 MONTHS!!! (FOMO never really affects me except in regards to your books Those, to me, are better than a weekend at Disneyland,and obviously much, much,much less expensive! There’s also the added benefit that I’ve never yet felt let down or disappointed at the end of your stories, and I can’t say that about the Magic Kingdom. ![]() ![]() And here it is, almost October (!),and I only just discovered that you’ve recently posted something new! So pleased to hear that you are doing well and staying positive □ ![]() ![]() ![]() He didn't know how he felt about this country. There were supposed to be some wild boars roaming this island military resort, which was all he had seen so far of the Philippines. Now it was late in the morning, and Seaman Apprentice William Houston, Jr., began feeling sober again as he stalked the jungle of Grande Island carrying a borrowed. ![]() The Armed Forces Network from Subic Bay stayed on through the night, broadcasting bulletins about the unfathomable murder. The two marines sat with the three sailors on the bunks in the Quonset hut for transient enlisted men, watching the air conditioner drip water into a coffee can and drinking beer. ![]() There was one small nightspot on the island, a dilapidated club with big revolving fans in the ceiling and one bar and one pinball game the two marines who ran the club had come by to wake them up and tell them what had happened to the President. ![]() Seaman Houston and the other two recruits slept while the first reports traveled around the world. Note: This book excerpt includes language that some readers may find offensive. Read more about this selection and other winners. The following is an excerpt from the winner of the 2007 National Book Award for fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Women’s roles are still to be somewhat submissive and the aim of a lady’s life is to find a suitable husband, it does seem odd to think that this was actually not that long ago. As this all goes on we are once again given an insight into the society of the 1930’s between the wars. Told once again through the eyes of Fanny who narrated its predecessor we follow the story of the beautiful and perfect Polly Hampton from their childhood friendship, through to their ‘coming out’(no, not that sort) and onto a rather scandalous relationship that she then embarks upon. Technically ‘Love in a Cold Climate’ is a sequel to the wondair (those of you who love Mitford will know what I mean) ‘The Pursuit of Love’ though in many ways it runs alongside it in terms of nattaive and time scale. Having been in the need of some comfort reading over the last few weeks, as well as having something of a crime fest, ‘Love in a Cold Climate’ was a book I knew I would adore and indeed did. Ever since reading their collected letters a few years ago ( one of my very favourite reads) I have watched endless documentaries about them and the like and yet I read their memoirs and Nancy Mitford’s novels rather sporadically. ![]() ![]() I am sure that you are well aware by now that I am something of a Mitford maniac. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But in this rural area-with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service-it’s hard to know what to believe. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. are an older couple-it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped-and unexpected new ones are forged-in moments of crisis.Īmanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. ![]() A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!įinalist for the 2020 National Book Award (Fiction)Ī Best Book of the Year From: The Washington Post * Time * NPR * Elle * Esquire * Kirkus * Library Journal * The Chicago Public Library * The New York Public Library * BookPage * The Globe and Mail * EW.com * The LA Times * USA Today * InStyle * The New Yorker * AARP * Publisher's Lunch * LitHub * Book Marks * Electric Literature * Brooklyn Based * The Boston GlobeĪ magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.įrom the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lehrs was also convinced that the 'Crosier' and the 'Censer' (.106) offered evidence that Schongauer had actually been trained as a goldsmith to some extent in his father's workshop - another reason for an early date. The part of the print signed with the artist's monogram has been cut off in this example. The print has been cut in half at some stage and given A and B numbers (14001A and 14001B). The polygonal shaft of the crozier rises through an architectural section fitted with niches with small figures beneath Gothic arches with finials, showing St Margaret, a king with a sceptre and orb and St Barbara, standing on consoles. A blank shield rests on the bottom of the circle, ready to receive the bishop's coat of arms. The Madonna holds the naked Child who is standing and blessing. At the centre of the crozier are the crowned Madonna, seated on a throne between two angels playing a lute and an organ. Four tiny male figures climb through the tracery on top. ![]() ![]() The curl of the crozier is decorated with seven crockets (although this print has been cut irregularly following the shape of the crozier and through three of the seven crockets). This engraving depicts a bishop's crozier. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On the face of the sun its countenance gazes, then all of sudden nothing is there!” ![]() Ever the river has risen and brought us the flood, the mayfly floating on the water. “Ever do we build our households, ever do we make our nests, ever do brothers divide their inheritance, ever do feuds arise in the land. Later, upon Enkidu’s death, Gilgamesh journeys to the edge of the earth where he goes in search of the secret of eternal life and, not finding it, returns home to Uruk having in some manner, in spite of life’s sorrows and travails, made peace with his own mortality. They undergo various battles including fighting and defeating the bull of heaven. The basic story follows the King Gilgamesh of Uruk (modern-day Warka, Iraq) and his friendship with the wild man Enkidu. Fragments of the story on stone tablets continue to be found in modern-day Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Much of the reason it is lesser known than the younger works of Homer is because the epic itself was not rediscovered until 1853, cuneiform was not deciphered until 1857, and it wasn’t well translated until 1912. ![]() The epic poem, one of oldest works of world literature, was composed in its earliest versions over 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and written in Babylonian cuneiform on clay tablets. The Epic of Gilgamesh, or He Who Saw Deep translated by Andrew George ![]() ![]() ![]() The show was such a hit that in 2009 with ABC channel, he received a $25 million five-year contract for the extension of his show. There was a show named after him where he was the host named, The Sean Hannity Show which started in 2001. Sean also worked on the radio where he used to talk about opinions and ideology related to current issues and politicians. This host has shown his talent as a host on Television in Fox News, Hannity & Colmes program. He co-hosted this show with Alan Colmes. When Alan Colmes departed in 2008, the show was named Hannity. In 1996, he joined Fox News and got a show with Alan Colmes. Subsequently, he joined a radio station in Huntsville, Alabama. He was fired from his first radio host job on a college station in Santa Barbara, CA for allegedly encouraging the guest to utter inflammatory racist remarks. Later he took up his career as the job of a contractor. ![]() He also attended the University of California. ![]() He was enrolled at New York University and Adelphi University but left in between to start work. Sean was interested in pistol marksmanship since 12 years of age. He has three elder sisters with whom he spent his childhood. Hannity is his father, and his mother’s name is Lillian F. He was born on, in New York, Sean spent his early life and was raised in Franklin Square and studied at St. Sean Hannity: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education ![]() His radio show titled ‘The Sean Hannity Show’ which airs on Fox News Channel is quite famous. ![]() |