![]() ![]() Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition. A "plus" sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. ![]() Boxed items are listed as "code/code" where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents.Claire's spellbinding journey continues through the intrigue-ridden French court and the menace of Jacobite plots, to the Highlands of Scotland, through war and death in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as shocking as the events that gave it birth: the secret of an ancient circle of standing stones, the secret of a love that transcends centuries, and the truth of a man named Jamie Fraser-a Highland warrior whose gallantry once drew the young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the mysteries of Scotland's mist-shrouded Highlands. Dragonfly in Amber.įor twenty years, Claire Randall has kept her secrets. Now Gabaldon returns to that extraordinary time and place in this vivid, powerful sequel to Outlander. ![]() ![]() With her classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon introduced two unforgettable characters-Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser-delighting readers with a story of adventure and love that spanned two centuries. ![]()
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![]() ![]() And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough.Īny Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward.įor Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages - and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Mark of the Dragonfly was listed on Bank Street College of Education's "Best Children's Books of the Year" for 2015 in the category of Fantasy, twelve to fourteen. Her World of Solace series for young readers is described as "must have" for libraries. The girl doesn't remember a thing about her life, but the intricate tattoo on her arm is proof that she's from the Dragonfly. Piper has never seen the mark of the dragonfly until she finds the girl amid the wreckage of a caravan in the meteor fields. Critics describe her characters as relatable and compelling. The Mark of the Dragonfly - A New York Times Bestseller Cover art by Nigel Quarless. ![]() Johnson has been praised for her world building. Jaleigh Johnson is an American fantasy writer. ![]() ![]() Unlike Nibley and FARMS, he doesn’t completely ignore, belittle, and otherwise dance around Brodie’s valid points. Marvin Hill has written a good review of Brodie’s book which acknowledges several of Brodie’s main themes and factual evidences while at the same time poking holes in some others. ![]() Many people–especially active members–may be better off starting with a more up-to-date and less speculative biography like Joseph Smith: The First Mormon by Donna Hill. Although this statement may be partially true, the reality is that the conclusions of those who objectively study Joseph Smith are very different from those of true believing Mormons who “tend to ignore information and resources that don’t support their preconceived ideas”. The book is far from perfect, but don’t take a Mormon’s word for it when they claim that, “She tends to ignore information and resources that don’t support her preconceived ideas”. After reading Hugh Nibley‘s rebuttal, I realized that much more than 10% of it was true. ![]() □ When I finished the book, I thought that if 10% of it was accurate, the Mormon church certainly wasn’t what it claimed to be. ![]() I couldn’t put the thing down–even skipped part of church to read it. This was one of the first books I read in my “search for truth”. ![]() This is perhaps the most famous Joseph Smith biography. Fawn Brodie – No Man Knows My History – book review, critiques, related links ![]() ![]() With deportation looming over her father-despite his hard-won citizenship-Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.Īmerica in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.” And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: “Have you ever heard of such a thing?” It follows the story of Lily Hu, a seventeen year old high school senior in San Francisco who has mostly known Chinatown for her whole life, and her self-discovery of her identity as a lesbian when she falls in love with Kath, a fellow student and social outsider. Last Night at the Telegraph club takes its sweet time setting up characters and plot points, but without realizing it you’re too steeped to stop reading. This book is many things, but a quick read is not one of them. ![]() She couldn’t put into words why she had gathered these photos together, but she could feel it in her bones: a hot and restless urge to look - and, by looking, to know. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wearing diapers and urinating or defecating oneself were rated as especially sexual. Consistent with past research, a substantial minority of participants reported non-heterosexual identities (42%), and a large majority reported some degree of sexual motivation for being AB/DLs (93%). We surveyed 207 male AB/DLs recruited from the Internet about their sexual orientation, sexual motivation, and sexual interests for a primarily quantitative analysis. If AB/DLs are sexually motivated by an ETII, they should experience both sexual attraction to babies and sexual arousal by the fantasy of being a baby. In ETIIs, a person’s external erotic target is inverted into the self, resulting in sexual arousal by the fantasy of being a member of the target class or by imitating one. The fact that AB/DLs change their appearance and behavior to become more like babies raises the possibility that they have an erotic target identity inversion (ETII). ![]() Previous surveys have revealed that AB/DLs commonly report sexual motivation, a finding that is corroborated by case reports in the psychiatric literature and some media interviews. ![]() ![]() They also engage in other related activities, such as urinating or defecating themselves and having an adult care for them. Adult baby/diaper lovers (AB/DLs) enjoy role-playing as babies and/or wearing diapers. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s ornery but lovable, kind but too direct, thoughtful but not very worldly. ![]() In time, she evolves into a more open-minded individual, yet her core beliefs remain stalwart. Britt-Marie does her best to find a way to make the move to a new job and a new residence something positive, but it doesn’t go very smoothly at first. It’s been hit by a financial crisis and no one has money for anything. In Borg, life is basically listless, scarce, and penniless. She succeeds on many levels when she moves to a town, Borg, not too far away from home to get her first outside-of-the-home job since she was a waitress right after high school and right before marrying Kent. ![]() Although she’s independent, Britt-Marie has been cared for too long by others to know exactly how to survive on her own. ![]() All in all, I gave it 4.25 stars as it was better than a 4 but I couldn’t round up to a 5 on this one.īritt-Marie is in her early 60s and has left her husband, Kent, after she caught him cheating on her via the other woman taking him to the hospital as he had a heart attack. If you’re familiar with his work, it’s a combination of ‘A Man Called Ove’ and ‘Beartown’ in terms of the love of sport, the human condition’s intensity, and the desire for a different life. I’m hoping to finish reading them all this year which is why Britt-Marie Was Here made it to my September TBR. I’ve read 4 of his books now, and they always have a profound impact on me. Author Fredrik Backman is in my TOP 5 writers of all time. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Losers in civil wars tend to keep fighting their wars by any means," he said. ![]() While "Confederates in the Attic" is a spellbinding look at a regional peculiarity, Horwitz said that something else - something larger and eerily familiar - struck him personally. Such groups "bring people together," one member tells Horwitz, "just like the war did." They are proud to sleep in ditches once laden with Confederate corpses and starve themselves to acquire the near-dead look of Johnny Reb prisoners of war.Ī chic side of this "unfinished Civil War" has also emerged in Children of the Confederacy clubs that meet in high schools, and in kitsch-laden living rooms where Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy gather religiously. Especially in rural areas, Horwitz discovered, the Civil War continues to be fought through re-enactments by "hard-core" buffs who not only put on battles but also soak their uniform buttons in urine to oxidize the brass. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The basic premise of the story is that BT (that’s what everyone calls him), a man who has everything and whom no woman can “reel in” for marriage, falls in love with a virgin spinster who has worked in a nursing home her whole life. That this undoubted chauvinist also is surrounded by a bevy of gorgeous women, whom he refers to as “prime cut,” would ordinarily have me howling in outrage. The hero’s name is Bobby Tom Denton and I’ve never met a man who has two first names, something I would usually consider to be a “redneck” type of name. The very phrase “good old boy” makes me cringe. I also have not met many people from Texas and certainly no male football players from there. The first book in her football series is It Had To Be You, continues with Nobody’s Baby But Mine, and finishes with Dream a Little Dream. Heaven, Texas is the second book in Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ football series, all of which can be read independently from one another. ![]() ![]() ![]() Midway in the novel, the action starts to race to a climax. Equally fascinating is an enticing and intricate Cryptogram composed of medieval astrological symbols. ![]() Heightening the reader's interest is the mysterious seance during which an ancient blue crystal skull speaks through a medium. The famous Chadwick Art Collection is at stake. Inspector Greystone and his sidekick, Sergeant Tufts, together with input from the inimitable private eye, Aloysius Alexander, make quick work of gathering suspects. ![]() The untimely murder of Lord Chadwick at his guest-filled Manor is soon followed by another grotesque killing. It has the flavor of Agatha Christie, but takes place in a contemporary time frame. This cozy English novel combines mystery with the added intrigue of the supernatural woven into the plot. Download The Secret of the Crystal Skull Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle ![]() |