6/27/2023 0 Comments Darren shan the vampire prince![]() ![]() I spoke with Darren Shan after one of his author visits and got him to disclose some thoughts about his writing process, children's literacy, and his relationship with the other Darren Shan. Today, he divides his time between writing his new "Demonata" series and touring the world thrilling kids with news about his upcoming projects. Rowling) helped him sell his first "Cirque Du Freak" book, Shan's writing career took off. ![]() But when his agent (who happened to be representing a then-unknown J.K. But to those who've met him in person, Darren Shan is also the very human and very talented author of the "Cirque Du Freak" books, which have sold over 10 million copies in 30 different countries.īorn Darren O'Shaughnessy, Shan intended to write for adults. Crepsley after sacrificing his humanity to save a friend. To fans of the popular "Cirque Du Freak" series, Darren Shan is a half-vampire who must serve the mysterious Mr. ![]()
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6/27/2023 0 Comments Jhereg by Steven Brust![]() This ability changes the rules in the game of assassinations. Another part of sorcery is the ability to put the soul back into a body if the body still has its head, it has been less than 3 days since the person has died, and there are no more powerful magics preventing the body from receiving the soul. Humans can do sorcery, but we don’t see if the Dragaera can do witchcraft. Sorcery appears to be based on psychic abilities, while witchcraft is more ritual based. ![]() ![]() There are two main magic types in this world: the sorcery of the Dragaera and the witchcraft of the humans. My least favorite part of the book was the underuse of Vlad’s wife, Cawti, and the lack of elves, despite the recommendation for this month’s theme ![]() I did enjoy the rules of magic, and the way the non-permenance of death affected the world and society was my favorite part. I cannot pin down what I did not like about the book other then it iss possible I was not in the mood for it and was not fully engaged while reading. I will say that I was not that impressed with the book and do not plan on continuing the series at this time. ![]() Using his familiar, witchcraft, and sass Vlad must find and kill the thief before the general population hears about the robbery and start to get ideas. Vlad is a human witch in a world of tall sorcerers called Dragaerans. Jhereg is the story of Vlad, a human assassin, in his journey to kill a thief who stole millions from the treasury. This book review was part of a podcast discussion. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments The giving tree full book![]() We appreciate your understanding and patience. If you need your order any sooner than our listed processing times, please contact us 1-80 or email us at Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30. 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Being the only one out of her friends that is still a virgin, she decides the only way to ‘get rid’ of it is to have a one night stand. The thing is, she still has her virginity in tack. “I’m going to pretend you didn’t just say my best friend was the best thing to ever happen to you.”īliss is twenty two and about to graduate from college. “Best thing that ever happened to me…that girl finding out about us.”… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Contact had lapsed between Douglas and Wilde and the latter had suffered from his close supervision, physical labour, and emotional isolation. The letter began "Dear Bosie" and ended "Your Affectionate Friend".Wilde wrote the letter between January and March 1897, close to the end of his imprisonment. In the second half, Wilde charts his spiritual development in prison and identification with Jesus Christ, whom he characterises as a romantic, individualist artist. ![]() He indicts both Lord Alfred's vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those wishes. De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to "Bosie" (Lord Alfred Douglas).In its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency. ![]() ![]() ![]() The result is as ambitious and genre-bending as the rap group itself.Ībdurraqib traces the Tribe’s creative career, from their early days as part of the Afrocentric rap collective known as the Native Tongues, through their first three classic albums, to their eventual breakup and long hiatus. ![]() ![]() Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib digs into the group’s history and draws from his own experience to reflect on how its distinctive sound resonated among fans like himself. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It from Here … Thank You 4 Your Service, which arrived when fans needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. ![]() "Warm, immediate and intensely personal."- New York Times And a Winter’s Most Anticipated Book by Vanity Fair and The Week Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by Buzzfeed, Nylon, The A. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Mohandas Gandhi by Mahatma Gandhi![]() ![]() Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times between 19, although he never received the award because of the deep divisions within India over independence from British rule and beginning of war between India and Pakistan in 1948. Gandhi named his autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth because he had dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering truth, or Satya. But through the freedom of India I hope to realize and carry on the mission of the Brotherhood of Man." My mission is not merely freedom for India. "My mission is not simply the brotherhood of Indian humanity. A student of Hindu philosophy, Gandhi lived simply and was recognized in India as the Father of the Nation. ![]() Gandhi earned the title of Mahatma (Great Soul) for his efforts to ease the burden of poverty and ignorance for the poor. His use of civil disobedience (to peacefully disobey laws in protest of government policy) to achieve change inspired similar movements for freedom and human rights around the world. In an age of empires and military dominance, Gandhi used nonviolent activism to free his people from colonial rule (one nation gaining political and economic control of another, usually lesser developed, country and its resources) in India and racial oppression in South Africa. ![]() Mahatma Gandhi was a major political and spiritual leader of India. Indian political leader, spiritual leader ![]() ![]() ![]() opted for a look arguably more befitting of one of Hollywood’s most beautiful people. ![]() Which in turn meant that instead of fulfilling Blanchett’s wish to play completely against physical type, Roth and co. That meant bypassing any of Bellairs’ contradictory physical descriptions of characters in favour of Gorey’s interpretation. Instead, they preferred to recreate the illustrations of Edward Gorey, whose pictures adorned the pages of Bellairs’ story set in a magical world of witches and warlocks. However, it wasn’t to be, since director Eli Roth and the creative team behind the screen adaptation of John Bellairs’ 1973 childrens’ novel, The House with a Clock in its Walls, wanted a different aesthetic to the one described in the book. Difficult, yes, but undoubtedly cinematic gold, and something the talented actress would have embraced – and, without doubt, pulled off. Imagine the ethereal Cate Blanchett as an enormous, wizened crone with a penchant for cheap cigars. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are specific channels for the monthly selections as well. Feel free to discuss anything in that server. ![]() We have started a Discord server for additional discussion. ![]() If you believe your post was removed in error, please contact the mods! Each book is read over the course of a month, typically with one or two check-ins each week posted by a mod.Ĭan I post about other books? Most activity is for books selected (by vote) for the current month, but you can post about any previous selection anytime.ĭon't post about other topics until you read the FAQ if you post about a random book we delete your post. Discussion schedules are posted shortly thereafter. Winners are posted a week or so before the end of the month. The book with the most upvotes is selected for the next month's read. Anyone can suggest a book to read (you DON'T have to lead the discussions if you suggest a book - the mods will do that!). How do we pick books? About halfway through each month, we create a thread for suggestions for the next month's read. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Life after death sister souljah![]() ![]() ![]() She even planned to write a Ricky story (and still hopes to). So instead she wrote spinoffs: three books about Midnight, the handsome and capable lieutenant of Winter’s father, Ricky Santiaga, and one about Winter’s younger sister Porsche, who ends up in juvenile detention. There are real consequences to the things that happen in real life.” ![]() “Like ‘ Ta-da! Here she is,’ and it’s all good. “I didn’t want to feed the hood a fantasy that going to prison is a joke or a cakewalk,” she said. “Quite naturally, the book company and everyone expected me to write the sequel,” said Souljah by phone from the United Arab Emirates, where she had gone to find “peace of mind” and to finish a draft of the book’s long-awaited screen adaptation.īut because Winter Santiaga‘s story had ended with a mandatory 15-year prison sentence, Souljah felt she had to wait until Winter’s time was served. Needless to say, the publisher wanted more. “ The Coldest Winter Ever” was one of the best-selling novels of 1999 and has since sold more than a million copies. Its heroine, Winter Santiaga, the pampered daughter of a Brooklyn drug kingpin, uses her feminine wiles and hustler mentality to survive after her father’s empire suddenly comes crashing down. In 1999, Sister Souljah published her first novel, “ The Coldest Winter Ever,” considered to be the mother of what’s been called urban or street fiction and its first classic. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores. ![]() |