5/29/2023 0 Comments The jumbies bookThe only thing more perilous than Corinne’s adventures across the sea is the jumbie that waits for her back home. Corinne and her friends Dru, Bouki, and Malik must travel with mermaids across the ocean to fetch a powerful object for Mama D’Leau. But Mama D’Leau’s help comes with a price. To rescue the missing children and clear her own name, Corinne goes deep into the ocean to find Mama D’Leau, the dangerous jumbie who rules the sea. When local children begin to go missing, snatched from the beach and vanishing into wells, suspicious eyes turn to Corinne. Everyone knows Corinne is half-jumbie, and many of her neighbors treat her with mistrust. Ĭorinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven’t exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home. The second installment of the action-packed, fantasy-adventure series, The Jumbies.ĭeep beneath the waves, a great enemy awakens.
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Dan yergin the prizeMr Yergin also looks at the waning influence of oil, with the rise of clean energy, the growing backlash against fossil fuels in addition to the rise of newer modes of transportation. The latest book looks into the new power dynamics facing the energy markets, with the rise of China and the growing cold war between Beijing and Washington. Mr Yergin, who is vice chairman of IHS Markit, won a Pulitzer for The Prize, which looked at the early entrepreneurialism of America's shale pioneers in Pennsylvania, to the era of the oil embargo by the Arab states in the 1970s. “As a result of the pandemic, an uncharted chasm has suddenly appeared on the map, which the world is now beginning to work its way around,” Mr Yergin writes in his latest book. The book, which explores energy transition in an environment where climate change and slowing crude demand dominate the landscape is published by Penguin Random House. How US oil prices tanked into negative territory 5/29/2023 0 Comments Funnybones allan ahlbergOther titles in the Funnybones series include Funnybones, Mystery Tour, The Ghost Train, The Pet Shop, Bumps in the Night, Dinosaur Dreams, Skeleton Crew, Give the Dog a Bone and A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection, all of which are available from Puffin. 'There can be few families in the British Isles who do not possess at least one well-thumbed Ahlberg' - Independent on SundayĪllan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books, including Peepo!, Each Peach Pear Plum and the Kate Greenaway Medal winning The Jolly Postman. until she slips into their dark, dark cellar. They can't see their bones in the white snow but they can see a black cat. Despite being set in a dark dark house, this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers! The Black Cat is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons, Funnybones. The Funnybones books are a must for children just starting to learn to read - these funny skeletons are definitely not the scary sort Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books and with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children's picture books. I was particularly attracted to Colby’s ecclesiology (see chapter 9 for a beautiful picture of what a church should be). Colby writes authentically about his wrestling with this topic, inviting the reader to feel like a close friend as he studies and rethinks what the Bible says about same-sex relationships. The memoir portions of the book are captivating. As you might guess from the title and subtitle, Colby argues that the Bible’s prohibitions of same-sex sexual behavior don’t apply to modern, same-sex marriages. Colby Martin is a pastor and church planter in San Diego, CA, and he has written an engaging book on “Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality.” The book is half memoir and half Bible study, and it’s written in a light hearted and lively prose that makes the book very easy to read. 5/29/2023 0 Comments Tapping her max monroe read onlinePut them together and they are a match made in chaos.īound by cat-sitting responsibilities, Cass and Thatch have to find a way to right their mistakes-and wade through the dense cloud of sexual tension that seems to suffocate the room whenever they’re together. Thatcher Kelly loves wild women, and Cassie Phillips is about as wild as they come. Luxurious and private, their overwater bungalow in the South Pacific is the perfect backdrop for fun, sun, and enough sexiness to necessitate a dip in the clear water to cool down.īut marriage means more, and Kline and Georgia may have to find a different way to handle the heat. Tapping Her (2016) Banking the Billionaire (2016) Banking Her (2016). Kline and Georgia Brooks are fresh off their wedding and ready to indulge in the honeymoon of a lifetime. Nothing is more important than the correct reading order for Max Monroe books. Can you ever get enough Billionaire Bad Boys? A secret duo of romance authors team up under the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you more from their sexy, laugh-out-loud new series. 5/29/2023 0 Comments The sea the sea irisCharles Arrowby is retiring from the British theatre. The entire plot takes place during a single summer in the mid-twentieth century. The Sea, the Sea alternates between diary form and first-person narrative. The novel won the 1978 Booker Prize, one of the highest awards in British literature. Ultimately, Arrowby’s endeavor to make sure the world knows him proves circular and defeating, landing him back in his original self-obsessed position. Moreover, it illuminates how little insight the modern subject actually has of himself and how he is perceived. Exploring the differences between public and private life, the novel shows how people craft public personas that seem more virtuous than their inner motivations really are. Set in England, British author Iris Murdoch’s psychological novel, The Sea, the Sea (1978), follows self-obsessed playwright and stage director Charles Arrowby who retires to a remote coastal area to write his memoirs. It is notable for exposing sins, including: It is primarily written for an LDS audience. Originally published in 1969, the book discusses the issues of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus Christ in LDS theology. Kimball while he was a member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Miracle of Forgiveness is a book written by Spencer W. As the capital burns in the Great Fire of 64 AD, he bequeaths to her a mission that will take her to Jerusalem. Imprisoned for her efforts to topple the Roman regime, Aislin learns of an alternate philosophy from her cellmate, the Judean known today as the Apostle St. From a precarious hand-to-mouth existence on the streets, she becomes the mistress of a wealthy senator, but their child Faolan is born with a disability that renders him unworthy of life in the eyes of his father and other Romans. A “barbarian” in a “civilized” world, Aislin struggles to comprehend Roman ways. Determined to exact revenge, she travels to Rome, a sprawling city of wealth, decadence, and power. When her village in Albion is sacked by the Roman general Vespasian, young Aislin is left without home and family. 5/28/2023 0 Comments The H-Spot by Jill FilipovicThe specter of another Donald Trump presidency, or a Ron DeSantis presidency, is a national emergency. Still: he should run, and I will vote for him if he does. While Biden has become more adept at using the right language on these issues, his administration’s policies have ranged from largely absent (abortion) to terrible (immigration). He’s a moderate Democrat, and he’s lackluster when it comes to the issues I care most about: women’s rights, abortion rights, LGBT rights, immigration. It pains me to say this, but Joe Biden should run for re-election.īiden was toward the bottom of my picks during the 2020 Democratic primary. LaTosha Brown is the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Aside from the false and fear-based narratives planted by rightwing Republicans, there is nothing in Biden’s leadership, decision-making or policies that indicates he is incapable of leading or serving as president. We live in a country that is riddled with “isms” – including ageism. Whether or not one agrees with all his policies, he has been an effective president. While I remain a critic of Biden’s criminal justice reform policies, it is astounding, given the obstructionist efforts of the Republican party to block any measurable progress, that he has been able to get so much of his agenda through a deeply divided Congress. We need political leadership from someone who believes in democracy, can navigate the intense political polarization of this moment, and bring some sense of civility back to American politics. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. Except even the power of most courageous dreamers can be quite helpless to allow us escape the world, our past, and ourselves, giving rise to one of the most famous closing lines of a novel. Just like the Great Houdini - the association the title of this book so easily invokes - you specialized in illusions and escape. Jay Gatsby, who dreamed a dream with the passion and courage few possess - and the tragedy was that it was a wrong dream colliding with reality that was even more wrong - and deadly. Oh Gatsby, you old sport, you poor semi-delusionally hopeful dreamer with “some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life”, focusing your whole self and soul on that elusive money-colored green light - a dream that shatters just when you are *this* close to it. |