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![]() ![]() I don’t have a lot more to say about the audiobook version in particularly, so I’ll just preface the entire review with a general recommendation to try out this version if you enjoy audiobooks as a whole. I also found a very good audiobook version at the library with a narrator who I’ve always enjoyed listening to. But, as December is always a really slow time of year for new books, I figured now was the time to get to this one. Likewise, it has been languishing on my TBR list for years now. Review: I’ve seen this book popping up on “best of” fantasy lists for quite some time. ![]() Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game-or die trying. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. Where Can You Get this Book: Amazon | IndieBound | WorldCatīook Description: An orphan’s life is harsh-and often short-in the mysterious island city of Camorr. Where Did I Get this Book: audiobook from the library! Book: “The Lies of Locke Lamora” by Scott Lynch ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (The cider is chemically preserved if sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate are listed on the label.) Your best bet for preservative-free cider is to buy it in season from a local orchard. ![]() If you’re buying sweet cider, start by checking the label to be sure the cider doesn’t contain chemical preservatives, because these will kill your yeast and your cider will not ferment. ![]() The best hard cider is made from sweet apple cider fresh from the cider press - whether your own, or a local cider mill’s. Find the Ingredients for Hard CiderĬhoose Your Juice. Here are the steps you’ll follow to make hard cider of your own. Includes a delicious sparkling hard cider recipe for those of us who enjoy bubbles! How to Make Hard Ciderīrewing hard cider from non-alcoholic, or “sweet” cider is a simple process, and the inebriating end product is as delicious as it is discombobulating. Learn how to make hard cider at home using this guide. Homemade Cheese Recipes: Cheese Making Articles.Sustainable Farming & Agriculture Articles.Power Equipment Articles - Lawn and Garden Equipment.Raising Ducks and Geese: Articles & Ideas.Homesteading Poultry - Chicken, Turkey, Ducks Archives. ![]() ![]() ![]() Later, and a subject of the novel, they took up the fight against the Polish, who had taken control of their land.īulba seems to be an uneducated man, but he can refer to the Roman poet Horace, leading his eldest son, Ostrap, to say: ![]() “… when the flames of war gripped the ancient peaceful Slavic spirit, and Cossackry-that wide, ranging sweep of Russian character-was introduced ….” *ĭuring these tumultuous times, Gogol tells us, Cossacks, and men like Bulba, took up the fight against non-Christian invaders and so saved Europe from them. ![]() His character, therefore, has been formed by the turmoil of Russia in the fifteenth century: Bulba, Gogol tells us, is a man of his age. ![]() He also is always ready to take up the defense of Christendom against the Turks, or Tatars.īulba is a more complicated character than has been depicted in films of the novel. A Cossock, he is ready to fight whenever anyone fails to respect a Cossock elder and his ancestral laws or the Russian Orthodox faith. Unlike many men today, whether real or imagined, Taras Bulba, the character who gives his name to Nikolai Gogol’s novel Taras Bulba, knows exactly who he is and what he is supposed to do with his life.īulba, who “saw himself as the lawful protector of the Russian Orthodox faith,” lives by a simple rule. ![]() ![]() ![]() Book of the Week: Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispa.Teens/High School llegal by Bettina Restrepo. Grades 6-8 Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar. Gorgeous full-page portraits of each subject incorporate elements of the work for which they were known, while inspired spot illustrations add to the volume’s beauty. Bravo: Poems About Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle. Bravo: Poems about Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael Lopez (9780805098761, Amazon) Latino heroes and heroines are depicted in poetry in this nonfiction picture book. The men and women profiled come from across Latin America and were accomplished in many fields. For the most part, I rather like most of these contributions. This book features the lives of a variety of Latinos who faced life's challenges with aplomb and in their own ways written in a poetic form. ![]() ![]() Brief biographical “Notes about the Lives” at volume’s end are a starting point for doing just that, while a concluding poem, “More and More Amazing Latinos,” is a treasure trove of additional names-and lives-to learn about. Bravo: Poems About Amazing Hispanics is a children's picture book written by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Rafael Lpez. “Flight! / I’m the first woman pilot, but I won’t be the last - / every little girl who sees me up here in blue sky / will surely grow up with dreams / of flying too!” (from “The World’s First Woman Pilot,” Aída de Acosta, 1884-1962, Cuba) Biographical poems introduce 18 Hispanics whose lives, notes author Margarita Engle, range from those “celebrated in their lifetimes but have been forgotten by history,” to others who “achieved lasting fame.” Even the shortest poems provide a brief but intriguing sense of their subjects’ lives and accomplishments while nurturing readers’ desire to learn more. ![]() ![]() I could not put it down Jojo Moyes Astonishingly good Lee Child Chilling. Compelling, with a killer twist Paula Hawkins A masterclass in plotting. A wonderful debut thriller, that explores the emotions people feel in the aftermath of a heartbreaking event, as well as peoples relationships to each other. Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner, says, "I read I Let You Go in two sittings it made me cry (at least twice), made me gasp out loud (once), and above all made me wish I'd written it. If you cant get I Let You Go out of your head, dont miss Clare Mackintoshs stunning new thriller The Last Party - out now. As they chase down one hopeless lead after another, they find themselves as drawn to each other as they are to the frustrating, twist-filled case before them. At the same time, the novel tracks the pair of Bristol police investigators trying to get to the bottom of this hit-and-run. I Let You Go follows Jenna Gray as she moves to a ramshackle cottage on the remote Welsh coast, trying to escape the memory of the car accident that plays again and again in her mind and desperate to heal from the loss of her child and the rest of her painful past. The next blockbuster thriller for those who loved The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl.a novel with "an astonishing intensity that drags you in and never?ever?lets you go." (Daily Mail, UK) On a rainy afternoon, a mother's life is shattered as her son slips from her grip and runs into the street. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But dig deeper and a startling truth emerges: Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by persuading someone else to make a purchase. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. You can read this before To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įrom the bestselling author of “Drive “and “A Whole New Mind “comes a surprising–and surprisingly useful–new book that explores the power of selling in our lives. Here is a quick description and cover image of book To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others written by Daniel H. Brief Summary of Book: To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others by Daniel H. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thousands of fans wait in line for hours to attend screenings complete with costumes, audience rituals, merchandising, and thousands of plastic spoons. Ten years later, The Room is an international cult phenomenon. Described by one reviewer as like getting stabbed in the head, the six-million-dollar film earned a grand total of $1800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. ![]() About the Book In 2003, an independent film called The Room-starring and written, produced, directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit of indeterminate age and origin named Tommy Wiseau-made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bernard is quite good at building up the tension leading up to a reveal. ![]() The mystery/thriller aspect of things was very well done. So in that respect, Remember Me is definitely better than the first book. Unlike in Find Me, the motives behind the villain's decisions were a lot better explained, and the reveal wasn't anywhere near as left field. ![]() One of my favourite things about this book is that I wasn't able to predict the culprit! To be honest, in retrospect, it's freaking obvious, but at the time I had no idea what was going on. Remember Me is an edge-of-your-seat thrilling read that’ll have readers turning the pages at lightning speed! The paperback of Find Me is on sale simultaneously, and a digital original novella from Romily, featuring Griff, is on sale just a few weeks before! The pressure might be too much as secrets-including Wick’s own-climb to the surface. And she has to deal with her flirty new hacker friend, Milo, sniffing around-which her boyfriend, Griff, isn’t too happy about. Not only is she embroiled in a new murder case, which starts with a body with “Remember Me” carved into it and doesn’t stop there, but she also discovers new evidence surrounding her mother’s suicide…which leads her right back to her imprisoned deadbeat dad. Will Wick persevere when some secrets refuse to stay hidden? In the sequel to Find Me, Wick Tate, sarcastic teen hacker, is back and once again dealing with criminals and corrupt cops…and a brooding new love interest. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But because the Gordons were biologists at Plum Island, the offshore animal disease research site rumored to be involved in germ warfare, it isn't long before the media is suggesting that the Gordons stole something very deadly. The early signs point to a burglary gone wrong. The local police chief, Sylvester Maxwell, wants Corey's big-city expertise, but Maxwell gets more than he bargained for. Tom and Judy Gordon, a young, attractive couple Corey knows, have been found on their patio, each with a bullet in the head. Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide detective John Corey convalesces in the Long Island township of Southold, home to farmers, fishermen - and at least one killer. ![]() Taking the best elements from two of his most outstanding bestsellers, The Gold Coast and The General's Daughter, Nelson DeMille combines the breathless suspense of an expertly wrought murder mystery with his wry perspective on a peculiarly American social scene to deliver an enthralling and compelling story. ![]() |