For two decades now, Nunzio Medici and Michael Rodriguez have been friends. This novel stars Nunzio Medici and Michael Rodriguez. “Sutphin Boulevard” is the first novel in the “Five Boroughs” series, which was released in the year 2015. Santino has been a finalist for an EPIC Award and a Bisexual Book Award. He was nominated for a prestigious RITA award back in the year 2017. They are also based off of his belief that human relationships are both flawed and complex, as well as some of his own personal experiences. He also became an unlikely romance author that has an affinity for baseball caps.Īll of his novels are influenced by the urban, gritty landscape of New York City, and intensity and passion fuels his desire to write relationships. A transient twenty-something, and he eventually transformed into a grouchy introvert. Author Santino Hassell grew up in a conservative family, but he grew up to be a school cutting, smart mouthed grunge kid.
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There was no build-up and no excited anticipation. This book that I’ve been waiting a whole year for, a book that I was truly excited to read, was not only a hot mess, but also a very short one that didn’t do this series any justice. One of my biggest problems is how short this book is. I still don’t understand why on earth it was used. The plot was just a big question mark and the plot twist left me speechless. I kept waiting for the Jude who is a destructive force of nature, who is constantly on her toes, and constantly scheming, and it didn’t happen. I kept waiting for her to become the Jude I know. She was so soft, much kinder, and a totally different person from the ruthless Queen that she was in TWK.Īnd that was annoying. The plot was incredibly lackluster, the politics were dialed down, and Jude was tame. All the things that made The Wicked King amazing – politics, Jude’s plotting, her ruthlessness, the absolute complexity and amazingness of the characters and the plot – were missing from this book. His bestselling popularization of evolution, The Selfish Gene, published in 1976, was recently named the most influential science book of all time in a Royal Society poll. In a 2013 poll, the readers of a respected British magazine, Prospect, voted him as the world’s top thinker. Richard Dawkins is seen as a superhero by rationalist thinkers seeking to overturn the delusions of monotheistic thought, which have wreaked havoc on the experience of billions of people over the past two millennia. What this controversy misses, however, is the far greater destructive force of other ideas Dawkins has promulgated over decades, which have helped form the foundation of a mainstream worldview that endorses gaping wealth inequalities and encourages the wanton destruction of the natural world. Dawkins and his followers have claimed these were taken out of context and that he’s been equally critical of Christianity. KPFA cited offensive remarks Dawkins has made about Islam. The recent cancellation of a book event with Richard Dawkins by the radio station KPFA has caused reverberations around the world. Lovecraft never wrote a copy, saying that not only did he not have the ability to write such a book, but also: The true power of the Necronomicon lies within the mystery of the book itself. In true Lovecraftian style, the Necronomicon appears in story after story, a whispered horror.'The events surrounding the Necronomicon take place behind closed doors, in sporadic fragments, with only our imagination fuelling our fears. Lovecraft only ever hints at the book, making the first reference to it in his short story 'The Hound' in 1924. As Lovecraft translates it, the Necronomicon means 'An Image of the Law of the Dead’ however, a better etymology would be 'A Book Classifying the Dead.’ The idea for the Necronomicon, as well as its fictional author, came to it's creator, H.P. There are no known surviving copies, which may be a good thing! Origin A book bound in human flesh and inked in blood, a book filled with spells to raise the dead and summon ancient creatures, the Necronomicon inflicts insanity and even death upon its readers.Īs the story goes, the Necronomicon was written by the 'Mad Arab' Abdul Alhazred and is over 1000 pages long. But Jim is raised from the dead by a sorcerer and recruited by a top secret unit dabbling in the occult, known only as the Gemini Cell. Nothing means more to Jim than protecting his loved ones, but when the enemy brings the battle to his front door, he is overwhelmed and taken down. But when he sees something he was never meant to see on a covert mission gone bad, he finds himself-and his family-in the crosshairs. US Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is a consummate professional, a fierce warrior, and a hard man to kill. Myke Cole continues to blow the military fantasy genre wide open with an all-new epic adventure in his highly acclaimed Shadow Ops universe-set in the early days of the Great Reawakening, when magic first returns to the world and order begins to unravel… Gemini Cell takes place in the SHADOW OPS universe, but is a prequel, taking place many years before the events in CONTROL POINT. Is the true meaning of Easter getting lost in the hunt? Or will the miracle of spring help Sister Bear find a whole new appreciation for the season? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. And Valentine' s Day-well, who wouldn' t like to receive 23 valentines? Especially when some of them are sealed with a kiss! With visions of chocolate bunnies and jellybeans dancing in her head, it' s no wonder why Sister can' t wait for Easter and the Giant Beartown Easter Egg Hunt. With Thanksgiving, you get turkey and all the trimmings. Includes over 50 bonus stickers! Sister Bear sure likes to celebrate holidays. The cubs are trying to collect the most Easter eggs, but it's the true meaning of the holiday that they find. (A first time book) summary: The Berenstain Bear cubs are anxiously. Join Brother and Sister as they go on the Giant Beartown Easter Egg Hunt. The Berenstain Bears and the real Easter eggs / by Stan & Jan Berenstain. This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about the beauty of nature and all the wonders it holds! Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book(R) from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Peck crafts his characters impeccably and threads together their fates in surprising ways that not only shed light on them but also on the complicated events and conflicts in America at that time. Acting more charitably than most of her neighbors, Tilly's mother opens her home to the stranded New Orleans natives. Delphine causes a stir in town with her fancy airs and extraordinary sense of fashion. A then-15-year-old Tilly brings images of a divided state and country to life as she tells of the arrival of a Southern belle, Delphine, traveling by ship with the woman they presume to be her slave, Calinda, in April 1861. The narrative then shifts to the dawning of the Civil War, as Howard's grandmother recounts to him the family's history. Louis with his father and young twin brothers to visit their Grandma Tilly, a lifelong resident of Grand Tower, situated on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois. Structured as a framed story, the book begins in 1916, as 15-year-old Howard Leland Hutchings travels from St. Without compromising his superb comedic timing and vibrant portrayals of country folk, Peck ( A Long Way from Chicago A Year Down Yonder) reaches new depth with this Civil War–era novel. Redhead by the Side of the Road is an intimate look into the heart and mind of a man who sometimes finds those around him just out of reach – and a love story about the differences that make us all unique. And when a teenager shows up at Micah’s door claiming to be his son, Micah is confronted with another surprise he seems poorly equipped to handle. His woman friend Cassia (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a ‘girlfriend’) tells him she’s facing eviction because of a cat. But then the order of things starts to tilt. A flabby, fervid melodrama of a high-strung Southern family from Conroy (The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline), whose penchant for overwriting once again. He is content with the steady balance of his life. He measures out his days running errands for work – his TECH HERMIT sign cheerily displayed on the roof of his car – maintaining an impeccable cleaning regime and going for runs (7:15, every morning). What a delightful book Tyler, as always, turns mundane and unremarkable people and details into a wonderfully quirky tale told with a wry humour. His numerous sisters and in-laws regard him oddly but very fondly, but he has his ways and means of navigating the world. Micah Mortimer isn’t the most polished person you’ll ever meet. Buy this book from .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you.įrom the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue Thread: an offbeat love story about mis-steps, second chances and the elusive art of human connection. Raising Lazarus openly advocates for harm reduction, an approach to treating addiction we’ve covered in HPH’s pages that argues for access to support like clean syringes, safe injection sites, and social services to reduce the risk of. The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public Library, Clark County Public Library, Dayton Metro Library, Wright Memorial Public Library, and Tipp City Public. From the acclaimed author of Dopesick, now a television series. Macy's previous book, Dopesick, became the inspiration for an award winning television adaptation. She looks at people on the front lines of the crisis who are utilizing harm reduction techniques. Needle exchange programs are a huge part of that approach yet they remain controversial. Macy believes that helping people break out of the cycle of addiction by employing the harm reduction approach is preferable to the draconian punishments by incarceration which are still prevalent today. This new book grew directly from the previous one as Macy went from saying we have a serious problem to saying that yes, there is also a sensible and compassionate way to address it. Beth's previous book, Dopesick, examined the opioid overdose crisis in America. Beth Macy returned to the program to discuss her latest book. Ryland, wakes up an amnesiac in the new star system and in true Andy Weir protagonist style sciences his way out of problem after problem making for the kind of engaging read if you’re into this stuff. Weir’s protagonists feel like the same person!) who has to make a one way trip to the Tau Ceti star system in search of the solution. The fate of the earth and all humanity is entrusted to Mark Watney, uh.um…sorry, Ryland Grace (it’s an easy mistake to make since all of Mr. I told you it was a bold book! Turns out the only hope of an antidote to this sun eating plague lies in the Tau Ceti star system ~12 light years away. It is climate change in Project Hail Mary but not the one humans are causing, rather an alien microorganism that is literally consuming the Sun. Apocalyptic sci-fi seems quite the rage these days in books and movies, likely driven by our collective scientific angst against the already unfolding climate disaster we are headed towards. |