![]() ![]() Ryder – Review Copy | Duet (The LeBlanc Family #3) by Bella Scott – Review Copy | The Atlas Six (The Atlas #1) by Olivie Blake.Ĭorrupt (Devil’s Night #1) by Penelope Douglas | Credence by Penelope Douglas | Fortune Favors the Cruel (Dark Maji #1) by Kel Carpenter. Clair – Review Copy | Bad Dream: A Dark Dream Prologue Novella by Giana Darling | The Legacy (Off-Campus #5) by Elle Kennedy | Portrait of a Scotsman (A League of Extraordinary Women #3) by Evie Dunmore.ĭangerous Temptation by Giana Darling – Review Copy| Holy Union (Lightbringer Trilogy #2) by A.J. King of Battle & Blood (Adrian X Isolde #1) by Scarlett St. ![]() Also Some of these books I bought and some I received for review. Because this is going to be a pretty decent haul, let’s get right into it. I have read quite a few of them already, but I finally got around to getting physical copies. ![]() As well as some new releases and books that have been on my tbr for some time. I’ve been buying a lot of indie romances from – Off The Book Pages since there has been a lot of new books added to it. This means I bought a lot of books this October. I’ve done pretty good book-buying wise this whole year, but the last two months in lockdown have finally gotten to me. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() That spring two bombs exploded in Rice’s neighborhood amid a series of chilling Klu Klux Klan attacks. But by 1963, Birmingham had become an environment where blacks were expected to keep their head down and do what they were told-or face violent consequences. Throughout the 1950's, Birmingham's black middle class largely succeeded in insulating their children from the most corrosive effects of racism, providing multiple support systems to ensure the next generation would live better than the last. Her achievements run the gamut from helping to oversee the collapse of communism in Europe and the decline of the Soviet Union, to working to protect the country in the aftermath of 9-11, to becoming only the second woman-and the first black woman ever-to serve as Secretary of State.īut until she was 25 she never learned to swim, because when she was a little girl in Birmingham, Alabama, Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor decided he'd rather shut down the city's pools than give black citizens access. This is the story of Condoleezza Rice that has never been told, not that of an ultra-accomplished world leader, but of a little girl-and a young woman-trying to find her place in a sometimes hostile world, of two exceptional parents, and an extended family and community that made all the difference.Ĭondoleezza Rice has excelled as a diplomat, political scientist, and concert pianist. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Regeneration describes how an inclusive movement can engage the majority of humanity to save the world from the threat of global warming, with climate solutions that directly serve our children, the poor, and the excluded. It is the first book to describe and define the burgeoning regeneration movement spreading rapidly throughout the world. Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist Paul Hawken, creator of the New York Times best seller Drawdown ![]() ![]() That is if they don’t get completely lost along the way. As the trio journeys over breathtaking green hills, past countless castles, and through a number of fairy-tale forests, Addie hopes her guidebook will heal not only her broken heart, but also her shattered relationship with her brother. Suddenly Addie finds herself on a whirlwind tour of the Emerald Isle, trapped in the world’s smallest vehicle with Ian and his admittedly cute, Irish-accented friend Rowan. So when Addie discovers an unusual guidebook, Ireland for the Heartbroken, hidden in the dusty shelves of the hotel library, she’s able to finally escape her anxious mind and Ian’s criticism.Īnd then their travel plans change. Miserable, Addie can’t wait to visit her friend in Italy and leave her brother-and her problems-behind. But her brother, Ian, isn’t about to let her forget, and his constant needling leads to arguments and even a fistfight between the two once inseparable siblings. ![]() Genres: Contemporary, Family, Young AdultĪddie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination wedding, and hoping she can stop thinking about the one horrible thing she did that left her miserable and heartbroken-and threatens her future. ![]() Also by this author: Love & Gelato, Love & Olives (Love & Gelato, #3) ![]() ![]() ![]() It is not patriotic to cultivate a relationship with Muammar Gaddafi or to say that Bashar al-Assad and Vladimir Putin are superior leaders. It is not patriotic to admire foreign dictators. It is not patriotic to ask those working, taxpaying American families to finance one’s own presidential campaign, and then to spend their contributions in one’s own companies. It is not patriotic to avoid paying taxes, especially when American working families do pay. It is not patriotic to compare one’s search for sexual partners in New York with the military service in Vietnam that one has dodged. It is not patriotic to discriminate against active-duty members of the armed forces in one’s companies, or to campaign to keep disabled veterans away from one’s property. It is not patriotic to dodge the draft and to mock war heroes and their families. “What is patriotism? Let us begin with what patriotism is not. ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Kirsten Hall, Catbird Productions. A treat, with artwork worth lingering over. Though the gardener leaves soon after and the trees revert to normal as the seasons change, the town thrives, as will William, it seems clear. ![]() One night, William spots the gardener, follows him, and gets a topiary lesson. Something good.” A topiary parrot appears, an elephant, a magnificent dragon townspeople of varying ages and ethnicities rejoice, and the spreads take on livelier hues. The town, initially rendered in gray pencil, shows a blush of color as people gather to marvel: “Something was happening on Grimloch Lane. ![]() In the morning, the man’s artistry is revealed: the tree has been shaped into an owl like the one William has drawn. After dark, readers see the stranger at work with his shears in a tree in front of the building. The Night Gardener by Fan, Terry/ Fan, Eric Seller Revaluation Books Published 2016 Condition New ISBN 9781481439787 Item Price 27.68. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. William, an orphan, sits glumly in front of his orphanage scratching an owl in the dirt as a stranger walks by. Find The Night Gardener by Fan, Terry Fan, Eric at Biblio. Brothers Terry and Eric Fan set their first story in a dreary town and imagine what happens when it is transformed by a gardener’s skill. ![]() ![]() ![]() Smart, sexy, and provocative, Unteachable is about what happens when a love story goes off-script. When the truth comes to light in a shocking way, they may learn they were just playing parts for each other, too. Together, theyre real and genuine apart, theyre just actors playing their parts for everyone else. ![]() Maise and Evan resolve to keep their hands off each other, but the attraction is too much to bear. That someone turns out to be her new film class teacher, Mr. Black Iris Cam Girl Unteachable List View Grid View. ![]() Someone who sees beyond her bravado to the scared but strong girl inside. Books By Leah Raeder Leah Raeder 30 in New Adult & College. It can be an unexpected connection with someone who truly understands her. Hes taught her that a hookup can be something more. But afterward, she cant get Evan out of her head. Which is exactly how she likes it: no strings. When Maise meets Evan at a carnival one night, their chemistry is immediate, intense, and short-lived. The summer before senior year, she has plans: get into a great film school, convince her mom to go into rehab, and absolutely do not, under any circumstances, screw up her own future.īut life has a way of throwing her plans into free-fall. ![]() Maise OMalley just turned eighteen, but shes felt like a grown-up her entire life. An edgy, sexy USA TODAY bestseller about falling for the one person you cant have. ![]() ![]() ![]() How can we inspire nations of learners? An investigation of growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries. Rege M, Hanselman P, Solli IF, Dweck CS, Ludvigsen S, Bettinger E, Crosnoe R, Muller C, Walton G, Duckworth A, Yeager DS. ![]() Gender Categories as Dual-Character Concepts? Cognitive Science. Teacher Mindsets Help Explain Where a Growth-Mindset Intervention Does and Doesn't Work. Yeager DS, Carroll JM, Buontempo J, Cimpian A, Woody S, Crosnoe R, Muller C, Murray J, Mhatre P, Kersting N, Hulleman C, Kudym M, Murphy M, Duckworth AL, Walton GM. Believing that prejudice can change increases children's interest in interracial interactions. Pauker K, Apfelbaum EP, Dweck CS, Eberhardt JL. Implicit theories of opportunity: When opportunity fails to knock, keep waiting, or start cultivating? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. ![]() ![]() Wow, another fantastic novel by this amazing author! However, if anyone out there is looking for Christian Fiction, then you might appreciate this story more than I did. "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited." "I have most of the book of Saint Luke memorized. Then a few pages later, it became crystal clear that this wasn't just any old fairytale retelling of Snow White. I was just about ready to vomit and put the book down at that point. She would make a wonderful wife for Valten." "She truly was a virtuous maiden, nor flirtatious like some, nor selfish, nor anxious to put herself forward. I started getting annoyed when Gabe (hero) was soooooo impressed by Sophie's chaste ways. Ok, admittedly, that last one should have clued me in.īut it wasn't that they prayed to God that got under my skin. I must be kind, I must forgive, I must follow my Savior's example. ![]() I kept wondering why the hero and heroine kept saying things like, "God help me escape", or "God, help me to be strong.".Īnd I also wondered why Snow White (or Sophie) was such a freakin' goody-goody. ![]() Where is Tipper Gore with her little Advisory stickers when you need her?! There is no way I would have picked this thing up if I'd known what I was getting into. I reallyreallyreally would have appreciated knowing that, though, before I invested my reading time in this sucker! ![]() Not that there's anything wrong with that. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And all the detectives started investigating. The stolen pearl necklace became the biggest news on every newspapers’ first pages. The dectecives were searching for evidence and clues very carefully, so it is challenge for Grizzard and his gangs to eliminate the suspects. This detective group was the group that had all the most intelligent and the most experienced detectives of that time. The pearl heist is a challenge for Grizzard, not only for the location of the necklace was in the busiest street in London, but also hard to turn it to money.Īfter Grizzard got the necklace in hand, he also had the greatest detectives on him. It is his first time to steal pearls, he usually steals gems, because they can be cut into pieces and easy to sell it, no one will realize this is the original gem. In the book, Grizzard was planning to steal the Great Pearl Necklace. ![]() |