![]() ![]() I would argue love is what motivates the greatest portion of our life and choices. I’ve always loved to read and became hooked on romance at a very young age reading Kathleen Woodiwiss, Gone With the Wind, and devouring my mother’s copies of Danielle Steele, Judith Krantz, and Jackie Collins novels. ![]() I never considered writing as a career, and perhaps wouldn’t have had the patience for it at an earlier time in my life. field as a network engineer, technical trainer, and consultant. She soon discovers that he harbors a dangerous secret and that she risks losing more than just her heart. Sparks fly as Ivy becomes increasingly unable to resist Devon’s charms and finally succumbs to his advances. Enter Devon Clay, a charming and mysterious man determined to insinuate himself into Ivy’s life. ![]() IN HIS SHADOW is Book One in the new series and features Ivy Mason, a beautiful yet tortured soul, afraid to let anyone get close to her. The Big Thrill caught up with Tiffany Snow, romantic suspense author of The Kathleen Turner Series, Blank Slate and most recently, The Tangled Ivy Trilogy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Reviews of these will vary in length/quality depending on my available time/brain power. If you scroll to the end of the reviews linked here, you will find links to all the previous years’ stories, which means NINETY-THREE FREEBIES FOR YOU! i have been gathering links all year when tasty little tales have popped into my feed, but i will also accept additional suggestions, as long as they meet my aforementioned 1), 2) standards. ![]() there will be links provided for those of you who like to read (or listen to) short stories for free, and also for those of you who have wildly overestimated how many books you can read in a year and are freaking out about not meeting your 2019 reading-challenge goals. for those of you new to me or this endeavor, here’s the skinny: every day in december, i will be reading a short story that is 1) available free somewhere on internet, and 2) listed on goodreads as its own discrete entity. This is the FOURTH year of me doing a short story advent calendar as my december project. This explanation/intro will be posted before each day’s short story. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lysistrata turned the tables on the men of her time period, taking away their power in a comedic way in order to evoke social reform. Inside the Acropolis, the women held the treasury, as well as their own bodies, away from the men until peace was declared. As an extra measure of protection against the male suitors, Lysistrata even persuaded the women to seal themselves into the Acropolis, which is also where the State Treasury is kept. To accomplish this amazing accord, Lysistrata knew she first had to unionize all the women of Athens and then convince the women of Sparta to do the same. Essentially, Lysistrata gathered the women of the town together and had them make a pact to withhold sex from the men of their community until the men agreed to stop fighting and find another means to end the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata focuses on the story of a young woman of the same name who attempted to better her community by stopping a war. Clearly, Aristophanes understood this concept quite well when he penned his farcical-humored play Lysistrata. For this reason, comedy can be the perfect medium to effect social reform. ![]() ![]() Almost every joke contains a hint of truth. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How would you review this book in one sentence? Here’s a sampling of Iowans’ reactions to Mayor Buttigieg’s book: We’d love to have you join us ! Congressman Delaney, Senator Gillibrand, Senator Klobuchar, Senator Warren, Marianne Williamson, Andrew Yang, Governor Inslee, Governor Hickenlooper, and Senator Bennet will also be participating in the discussions of their books in some format. Mayor Pete Buttigieg will be joining us for the discussion of his book the evening of Friday, May 17, and all are welcome to attend, even if you haven’t read the book! I started a book club to read the books of all of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, and over 500 people have joined so far from all across Iowa (plus over 250 people from 39 other states). Iowa Democrats take their role in vetting the 2020 presidential candidates seriously. From IDP Vice Chair Andrea Phillips, who organized this year’s 2020 book club. ![]() ![]() Sometimes, the service is better served by a different product. The product is a means to an end that facilitates the service.Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch. ![]()
![]() But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it’s already too late. Every nine years, the house’s residents-an odd brother and sister-extend a unique invitation to someone who’s different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a recently divorced policeman, a shy college student. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.ĭown the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you’ll find the entrance to Slade House. The New York Times bestseller by the author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Named One of the Best Books of the Year by San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Post, BookPage, and Kirkus Reviews ![]() ![]() The Atoner: Ryusuke, for he believes he started this whole mess as a child by brushing off a woman who became the first crossroads suicide from his dismissal.They enter the Despair Event Horizon as ghosts overtake the town. ![]() after he seemingly sacrificed his life to stop Pretty Boy once and for all.
![]() ![]() The son’s name was Cupid.Ĭupid was handsome. People say she is beautiful and they do not pay attention to me. It was dangerous and dark, but Psyche was happy. Go to a dark palace with no light.” Psyche obeyed and went to the dark palace. Psyche’s family said, “Go towards Mount Olympus. If Psyche goes to the dark palace, she will find her true love. A vision said, “Send Psyche to a dark palace at the bottom of Mount Olympus. Venus, the goddess of beauty was jealous! The people said, “Psyche, Psyche! You are the most beautiful princess! You are more beautiful than Venus!” Venus heard this and said, “More beautiful than me? Impossible! I will kill this little human.” She was jealous of Psyche’s beauty. They did not pay attention to the gods and goddesses – only Psyche. ![]() ![]() They could not pay attention to their prayers. The family had three beautiful princesses. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Made no mistake they are connected, these disease outbreaks coming one after another. It is also an intelligent, thoughtful, and occasionally humorous book about the intersection between humans, disease, public health and the animal kingdom. ![]() Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic explores the science behind human pandemics, and is a culmination of decades-long interest in animals, biology and travel. After all, there’s a reason he is has been given an Academy Award in Literature and is a three-time winner of the National Magazine Award. Alright, maybe he isn’t a diviner maybe he merely pays attention to the scientists around him. He appears to have predicted the 2014 Ebola outbreak and ability to country jump years before it happened. ![]() I do think SARS was scary as a healthcare provider because it seemed to circumvent standard isolation and had a high fatality rate.ĭavid Quammen is prescient. I thought the topic might give me heebie-jeebies, but it mostly didn't, except when it comes to traveling to China, Bangladesh or West Africa. And check out the comments below from 2016. Don't say David Quammen didn't tell you so. 2020 Update: Well, here we go, 2020 Covid pandemic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many young people think research is dull you go to anencyclopedia, copy information, give it a title, and call it a report.” Using her books asexamples, Ellen explains how to get other, more interesting information. When she's not writing, Levine likes to share the excitement of research and the importance ofaccuracy with young readers. And one doesn't have to be a grown-up,” sheadds. Nonfiction offers a way tointroduce young readers to real people who have shown tremendous courage, even when facedwith great danger. ![]() They can be ordinarypeople who are willing to take risks for causes they believe in. Real heroes,” Levine says, aren't necessarily on TV or in the news. I enjoylearning new things and meeting new people, even if they lived 200 years ago.” Writing nonfiction lets me in behind the scenes of the story. ![]() How did people escape on the Underground Railroad? What was it like to land on Ellis Island?How did it feel to travel the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon? Ellen Levine has revealed worldsof fascinating adventure with her nonfiction books for young readers.Īlthough Ellen Levine enjoys reading and writing fiction, most of her books for young readershave been nonfiction. ![]() |