![]() ![]() ![]() The "only-with-our-powers-combined" story felt a little like a Captain Planet episode. Well, let's say Jemisin writes the English accent about as well as I do the New York accent and leave it at that, eh? Luckily they don't appear again after the first few chapters. Like, are Brooklynites really so different from Manhattanites? The sole British character is. I don't get the fetishisation that some city dwellers have for people from their sub-regions. I only stuck with it because I enjoyed the author's previous book " How Long 'til Black Future Month?" I'm glad I did - because it has an immensely satisfying pay-off.Īt the start, it's confusing whirligig of a book. I found the sycophantic attitude to New York alienating and pretentious. I intensely disliked the first half of the story it was all build-up with no action. A roiling, ancient evil stirs beneath the earth, threatening to destroy the city and her five protectors unless they can come together and stop it once and for all. ![]() New York City? She's got five.īut every city also has a dark side. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. Five New Yorkers must band together to defend their city in the first book of a stunning new series by Hugo award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It takes a great deal of hubris to be able to run a company the way Lee managed to do, especially in the early days, and we see that hubris later on as Lee lends his name to new companies – including one that appeared to be nothing more than a ponzi scheme to capitalize on his name. ![]() ![]() ![]() But reading through this biography I have a new appreciation for the quickness by which he wrote, practically keeping Marvel running single-handedly during some of its earliest days. He seemed, to my teen mind, too obvious and gregarious. First – I didn’t even know there was such as a thing as ‘playwright’ as an official Army designation.Įven as a teen reader of comics, and despite my appreciation for all things Lee and Marvel, I was never a fan of Lee’s actual stories. I enjoyed getting the scoop on Lee’s early days, particularly his war years, which was something I had never known about. Bob Batchelor’s biography addresses some of this, which I found interesting, and typically seemed to relieve Lee of any wrong-doing (though it does mention that the memories of those days may not be the most clear in anyone’s memory). While I was big into comics for much of the 1970’s I didn’t really stay with it, but I did hear rumors of frustrations between different members of the artistic staff (writers and artists) and Marvel – and by extension, Lee. Plus, he worked in comics – how cool is that?! Like many baby-boomers, I grew up reading comics and thinking of Stan Lee as that crazy but lovable uncle who knows how to talk to kids. ![]() ![]() ![]() He is shocked someone has been able to sneak up and, above all, he is furious that someone murdered Goldie, who has been nothing less than an angel for him. So, when the beautiful prostitute Goldie approaches and gives herself to him, Marv is in heaven and worship the girl.Īfter spending a wild night, Marv wakes up and finds Goldie is dead right next to him on the bed. He is not actually a looker, instead most women and men will stay away from him because of his look. Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye graphic novel follows the story of Marv, a bulky and tough professional assassin. The minimalist black-and-white illustrations used by Miller in the books create a brilliant atmosphere that enhance the thrill of the story. The comic noir series has captured worldwide readers who admire its story and artworks. ![]() The Hard Goodbye is the 1st volume of Sin City graphic novel series by Frank Miller. ![]() ![]() ![]() evil in a world where the good guys don’t always win. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute.Īs psychically terrifying as Firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power of It, The Institute is Stephen King’s gut-wrenchingly dramatic story of good vs. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, “like the roach motel,” Kalisha says. ![]() And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents-telekinesis and telepathy-who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. ![]() The operation takes less than two minutes. In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the most riveting and unforgettable story of kids confronting evil since It-publishing just as the second part of It, the movie, lands in theaters. ![]() ![]() It is a noteworthy performance." The Times Literary Supplement wrote: "Brilliantly successful. Rowse called it "The best biography of Richard III that has been written.", whereas Saturday Review's Geoffrey Bruun opined: "A definitive biography of Richard III. ![]() ![]() This work was critically very well received and was a runner-up for the National Book Award in 1956, also picked one of the best books of the year by the American Library Association. Richard was not king long enough to write his own history, but the fascination he has cast over both professional and amateur historians continues today. Richard III may have reigned only from 1483 to 1485, but those two short years and the events leading to them have provoked centuries of historical debate over Richard's character. Yet, if Richard did not kill them, then who did? Similarly, there is no evidence he slew Henry's heir, Edward of Lancaster after the Battle of Tewekesbury. It is quite likely Richard was present at the death of Henry VI, but on Edward's command, and there is no evidence that he wielded the knife. Did Richard III Really Kill The Princes in the Tower? Richard cannot escape all blame as they were in his custody when they disappeared. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Masanobu Fukuoka (1913-2008) was born and raised on the Japanese island of Shikoku. Whether you're a guerrilla gardener or a kitchen gardener, dedicated to slow food or simply looking to live a healthier life, you will find something here-you may even be moved to start a revolution of your own. Over the next three decades he perfected his so-called "do-nothing" technique: commonsense, sustainable practices that all but eliminate the use of pesticides, fertilizer, tillage, and perhaps most significantly, wasteful effort. Trained as a scientist, Fukuoka rejected both modern agribusiness and centuries of agricultural practice, deciding instead that the best forms of cultivation mirror nature's own laws. ![]() It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture." As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book "is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. Call it "Zen and the Art of Farming" or a "Little Green Book," Masanobu Fukuoka's manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This includes a near accident for a train (which Alain does not mention to his elders that he's traveling on), breaking a lock through combined skills, Mari's teaching Alain what a friend is, Alain's explaining that dragons don't hiss, discussion of a Roc, the secret knowledge of a computing machine's contagion, a prophecy, and much more. Surviving first in the wilderness and then in events after teaches them much. Both teach their students that the other guild has no real powers - when the Mechanics do the machines, and the Mages can, by dint of regarding the world as illusion, alter things mentally. The Mages and the Mechanics are the two Great Guilds. (Normally they send two Mages.) When it is attacked by unexpectedly powerful bandits, only he and one other survive. It opens with the Mage Alain - the youngest Mage in history of his guild - guarding a caravan alone. Marycatelli The Dragons of Dorcastle by Jack CampbellĪ fantasy/steampunk tale with just a bit pointing toward a far future setting on another planet. ![]() ![]() Something about James Drinker seems off from the start but Kolarich doesn't give it too much thought. Believing he's the target of a frame up, Drinker hires Kolarich for his defense. He's the only link between the victims and he has no alibi for the night of either murder. One woman was his ex girlfriend and the other was a friend. Two women have recently been murdered, seemingly by the same killer, and Drinker thinks he will be the main suspect. A funny looking geeky loner, he walks into Jason Kolarich's office one day with a preemptive concern. (Fleming Marrs Inc)īack in print, the first book in Coleman's two-time Edgar Award-nominated Moe Prager private-eye series. Set in the gritty city streets of the late seventies and the present day, Walking the Perfect Square is a unique mystery that delivers a compelling look at one man's efforts to find a man who was never really there and to protect his family from an unbearable truth. Hired by the student's desperate family, Moe plunges deep into the world of New York's punk underground, sex clubs, and biker bars.Politicians, journalists, and crooked cops seem hell-bent on stopping him in his tracks. When a suburban college student vanishes off the streets of Manhattan, Prager's universe is turned upside down and his life changed forever. ![]() In pain and without the job he loves, Moe relunctantly settles on the notion of going into the wine business with his brother. ![]() ![]() ![]() Recently retired due to a freak accident, NYPD officer Moe Prager is lost. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And if the Order finds out her secret, they’ll kill her. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she’s left bruised and devastated-and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. Torn between duty and survival, nothing can be the same.Įverything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. I’d love to hear if you have already read the first book or are planning to read this series because I am in desperate need to talk about what happened! WOW, this book was soooo much fun! I loved this book! I loved these characters! Oh my gosh, I am so excited to see where this series is going to go! And in case you didn’t know, Torn is out today woohoo! I’m so grateful to have read an early copy because Torn was a solid 5 Stars! So check out my 5 Star Review below, read an excerpt that’s a scene between Ivy and someone I loathe (well for 95% of the time because clearly I have issues). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Should we (librarians/readers) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? Yes! This one is fun. Text and author: Patient Zero by Marilee Peters Lexile: 920 Text Overview Readers join epidemiologists from the past and present as they race to solve the mysteries of deadly epidemics across cities, continents, and history. ![]() ![]() Where would you shelve it ? Nonfiction 614.49 Who should buy this book? Middle Schools and high schools To whom would you recommend this book? Any student interested in disease, mysteries or “yucky stuff” should like this one. Severine Autesserre (Goodreads Author) 4. The Frontlines of Peace: An Insiders Guide to Changing the World. Highly readable!Īnything you didn’t like about it? No. A list of books were intrigued by which come out in March 2021 flag. Includes index, glossary and many interesting sidebars. From the plague to ebola and AIDS, this book uses narrative to tell the story of each epidemic, those who suffered (including Patient Zero for each if possible) and the individual who solved the case. What did you like about the book? Fascinating look at epidemiology through the lens of mysteries to be solved. Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics by Marilee Peters from Annick Press, (978-1554516711), 2014 ![]() |