![]() ![]() Ella adjusts to life in a new apartment and answers every call on her phone, hoping her daughter will reach out.Īfter the sudden death of her father, Kirsten Bonato set aside her veterinary school aspirations, finding comfort in the steady routine of working at an animal shelter. Now, just months after Cat's death, Chuck finds that he can't let go of her belongings-her favorite towel, the sketchbooks in her desk drawer-as he struggles to pack for a trip he can't imagine taking without her.Įlla Burke delivers morning newspapers and works at a bridal shop to fill her days while she anxiously awaits news-any piece of information-about her missing daughter. Set in a close-knit suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding a tender wisdom in their grief.Ĭhuck Ayers used to look forward to nothing so much as his annual trip to Hilton Head with his wife, Cat-that yearly taste of relaxation they'd become accustomed to after a lifetime of working and raising two children. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the author of A Little Hope-a Read with Jenna Bonus Pick-comes another "heartwarming, character-driven" ( Booklist) life-affirming novel about three individuals whose lives intersect in unforeseen ways. ![]()
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![]() You won’t see any extraterrestrials, but many strange illusions arise from taking colors out of place and putting them in an unusual context. This article features some of the most spectacular color phenomena this side of the galaxy. The unfortunate farmers who encounter the bizarre hue fall prey to insanity and untimely death.Īnd you thought vision research was for wimps. Slowly but surely the otherworldly color mutates and destroys crops, insects, wild animals and livestock. The extraterrestrial villain is not a face-hugging or chest-bursting alien but something far more terrifying: a weird color. In this 1927 classic tale of cosmic horror, a small Massachusetts farming community faces unspeakable evil from the outer reaches of the universe. Lovecraft considered The Colour Out of Space his best story. It was just a colour out of space-a frightful messenger from unformed realms of infinity beyond all Nature as we know it from realms whose mere existence stuns the brain and numbs us with the black extra-cosmic gulfs it throws open before our frenzied eyes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Treasure Hunt" by D'Arcy O'Connor, January 1978. Much of the introductory material is from "The Money Pit: The Story of Oak Island and the World's Greatest.After clicking on the links, either use your computer's "back" arrow to return to these pages, or if that does not work, just click on the email button. ![]() ![]() Some sources and diagrams are linked to other pages. Neither will I be discussing the various theories about what lies below (pirate's treasure, Shakespeare's manuscripts, etc.) because at this point they are wishful thinking, unsupported by any hard, specific evidence.Īlthough popularly called the "Money Pit," I will try to avoid using that term because I believe it to be a term which is misleading and diverts one from critically thinking about other possibilities. I will not dwell on it, but small portions of the history are included in my material for purposes of perspective. Much of the material in the introduction is already known to you. This is a follow-up to earlier email correspondence with Rick Lagina in which he expressed interest in receiving the information I have developed over the years about the Oak Island quest. THE 5 FINGERED "VENT OPENINGS" AT SMITH'S COVE. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is life, with a dash of the fantastic. Whatever liberties have been taken…the reader is assured that they have been taken with due abandon.” Author and Pittsburgh native Michael Chabon. Chabon gleefully warns the reader of this in the preface to the novel, writing “I have stuck to facts except where facts refused to conform with memory, narrative purpose, or the truth as I prefer to understand it. Inspired by Chabon’s own deathbed visit to his grandfather in Oakland, California in the 1980s, the author blurs the line between autobiography and outlandish fiction so successfully that the reader has no idea what is true and what’s pure fantasy (although we can hazard a guess at times). Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Pittsburgh-native Michael Chabon’s latest novel is an absorbing fictional memoir that is based in large part based on a dying man’s recollections to his writer-grandson as he looks back on his life. ![]() ![]() ![]() There was a movie of the same name in 2006, one that at the time was expected to be first instalment of a new blockbuster fantasy movie series. As fans of the novels know, the proposed Disney+ series is not the first time that Eragon has been adapted for the screen. "This has been a long time coming," Paolini wrote on Twitter after the announcement, and it certainly does seem like an adaptation was a long time in the making. Paolini has now told Eragon's story over four books – The Inheritance Cycle – and last month, it was reported that Disney+ is developing a live-action series, co-written by Paolini, based on the novels. ![]() The story of a farm boy named Eragon who finds a dragon egg in the mountains and becomes bonded to the dragon (Saphira) that emerges from inside, the book became something of a publishing sensation, and ripe for a big (or small) screen adaptation. Back in 1998, Montana teenager Christopher Paolini began writing a YA fantasy novel entitled Eragon. ![]() ![]() > 28-29 OCT - PRATTVILLE, AL (42nd Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival) - Spinners Park - over 20,000 attendees annually! > - MEMPHIS, TN (All Shook Up at Graceland) - The Guest House at Elvis Presley's GRACELAND!!! - OVER 120 AUTHORS!! LOUIS, MO (Books by the Arch) - Hyatt Regency St. > 16-17 SEPT 2023 - BOSTON/SALEM/PEABODY, MA (Getting Witchy With It) - Boston Marriott Peabody Hotel & Conference Center - OVER 330 AUTHORS!!! > 25- HOUSTON, TX (Sultry in the City) - Hilton Houston NASA Clearlake - Over 50 Authors > 17- NASHVILLE, TN (Killer Nashville) - Embassy Suites Nashville ![]() > 11- WINSTON-SALEM, NC (Romance In The Carolinas) - Historic Brookstown Inn - Cozy & Beautiful venue and bonus events Friday night and Saturday night! > 4- KNOXVILLE, TN (Rockin' Romance Readers) - Hilton Knoxville Airport ![]() > 28-29 JULY 2023 - NORFOLK, VA (SaSS) - Sheraton Norfolk Waterfront > 8 JULY 2023 - TRUMBULL, CT (RomantiConn) - Trumbull Marriott Shelton > 10 JUNE 2023 - DOTHAN, AL (Dothan Houston County Library) > 3 JUNE 2023 - TAMPA, FL (Flirty in Tampa) - Hyatt House Tampa Airport/Westshore ![]() * Member - MWA (SEMWA), GRW, TWIG, Royal Society of Literature (London) * 2022 Mystery Writers of America/Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist - Best Suspense Book of the Year & Readers' Choice Award Finalist - Best Book of the Year * Host/Organizer of TropiCon Book Expo & Writing Convention - St. * Formatter/Graphic Designer at Paper Raven Books. * Indie Author living in Sweet Home Alabama Amazon #1 Bestselling Author of Romance Suspense Mystery Thrillers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It includes more than 500 pages of vintage Clowes: seminal serialized graphic novels, strips, and rants, such as "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron," "Ghost World," "Pussey," "I Hate You Deeply," "Sexual Frustration," "Ugly Girls," "Why I Hate Christians," "Message to the People of the Future," "Paranoid," "My Suicide," "Chicago," "Art School Confidential," "On Sports," "Zubrick and Pogeybait," "Hippypants and Peace-Bear," "Grip Glutz," "The Sensual Santa," "Feldman," and many more.įeatures new covers by Clowes, and "Behind the Eightball": the author's annotations for each issue, heavily illustrated with art and photos from his archives. From 1989 to 1997, he produced 18 issues of what is still widely considered one of the greatest and most influential comic book titles of all time. Now, Fantagraphics is collecting every single page of these long out-of-print issues in a paperback edition. The beloved comic book series Eightball made Daniel Clowes name even before he gained fame as a bestselling graphic novelist (Ghost World, Patience, David Boring, Ice Haven) and screenwriter. The beloved comic book series Eightball made Daniel Clowes' name even before he gained fame as a bestselling graphic novelist (Ghost World, Patience, David Boring, Ice Haven) and screenwriter. ![]() ![]() ![]() But we also see the alcohol-fueled parties and fleeting romances, the burnouts and self-doubt, and the struggle to do good in places that have long endured suffering. We watch as she manages a 24,000-person camp in Darfur, collects evidence for the Charles Taylor trial in Sierra Leone, and contributes to the massive aid effort to clean up a shattered Haiti. In this honest and irreverent memoir, she introduces readers to the realities of life as an aid worker. ![]() It was messy, chaotic, and difficult-but she was hooked. But the world that she encountered in the field was dramatically different than anything she could have imagined. Jessica Alexander arrived in Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide as an idealistic intern, eager to contribute to the work of the international humanitarian aid community. ![]() ![]() Now is his last chance to show Dee what she needs isn't some in-your-face Alpha male-but a wily, resourceful wolf who'll always have her back in a fight.and between the sheets. He's wanted the fiercely independent she-wolf from day one, but he never expected their teamwork to be so explosive. Trouble is, her too-cute, rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz is making it real hard for Dee to keep her heart safe. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. ![]() Ric Van Holtz is more than he seems, nothing you expect-and everything you want. A sexy she-wolf with military skills is locked in battle with her rich-boy boss in this hot shifter romance from the New York Times-bestselling author… ![]() ![]() Tough on the outside, sweet and sentimental on the inside. The reason why I really love it is because of my love and admiration for Ryuji. ![]() ![]() This series made me feel happy and light and made me survive quarantine like it wasn’t even there.Īs much as I am partly a Taiga- doesn’t cook, loves to sleep, loves to slap and bite people (but a good friend, especially to her bestfriend Minorin) has issues wtih her dad, clumsy, always hungry, has a particular weakness for anything sweet and deliciousĪnd left alone in a condominium to fend for herself, It’s right there on my top3 lists of Shojou animes. I enjoyed the series and will watch it again and again if I have to. ![]() I wish I could go back to Galleria mall and check if there are more copies.Īnyway, I have loved Toradora since all the hype started. No regrets on getting this one, I will read all volumes if I can. ![]() Wasn’t really familiar with the titles until i scanned on the lower shelves and saw this one and only copy of Toradora! My eyes □ sparkled and my body giggled wd glee! I just knew then that I had to get it. I was looking for some cheap manga at my favorite second hand store here in the Philippines called Booksale, so yes i am officially a “Batang Booksale” □□ ![]() |