![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I remember saying something like, ‘I feel a bit lightheaded maybe you should drive …’ And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats.” The book opens: “‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. Thompson, the self-styled “gonzo journalist”, was covering “the fabulous Mint 400” motorbike race for “a fashionable sporting magazine in New York”.Īs well as a huge red Chevy convertible that he dubs “the Great Red Shark”, he has spent his cash on “two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers … and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls”. Running to 176 pages, Little’s adaptation will faithfully trace the adventures of Thompson, under the pseudonym of Raoul Duke, and his Samoan attorney Dr Gonzo, on their “Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream” in Las Vegas. A page from Troy Hill’s graphic novelisation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() – Ann Packer, NYT bestselling author of The Dive From Clausen’s Pier and Swim Back to Meīetween 18, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by luck or chance. “A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of American history. A finalist for a GoodReads Choice Award, Orphan Train was included on dozens of GoodReads Top Ten Lists, including New York Times Fiction Bestsellers, Historic Fiction Set in the US, Favorite Works by Female Authors, Best Beach Reads, and Best Fiction about Adoption, among others.Chosen as a “One Book, One Read” by hundreds of communities and campuses.Over 100 weeks on the USA Today Top 100 list.5 weeks at #1 on the NYT list, over a year in the top 5.More than 2 years on the New York Times, USA Today, and national Indie bestseller lists.A #1 international bestseller, published in 40 countries. ![]() ![]() ![]() In his story, the author weaves together political and military events with social, economic, and cultural history. These innovations prompted the emergence of mass political parties and stimulated America's economic development from an overwhelmingly rural country to a diversified economy in which commerce and industry took their place alongside agriculture. Railroads, canals, newspapers, and the telegraph dramatically lowered travel times and spurred the spread of information. Howe's panoramic narrative portrays revolutionary improvements in transportation and communications that accelerated the extension of the American empire. ![]() Now, in What Hath God Wrought, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and won control over the richest part of the North American continent. ![]() The series includes two Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Global Public Health.The European Society of Cardiology Series.Oxford Commentaries on International Law. ![]() ![]() ![]() After going through security footage at Stephen's hotel, Armand finds a tampered video that accidentally left in a clip of Claude, Girard and Eugénie Roquebrune (the GHS president) having tea right before the attacks. Armand deduces that the police must've already been compiling this information on Stephen before the attacks. ![]() ![]() Armand and his family are questioned aggressively by the police, and they oddly have a lot of dirt on Stephen's family, despite him being the victim and them only having begun the investigation a few hours ago. Reine-Marie learns that both Claude and Thierry Girard, Claude's former second-in-command, wear the same cologne. They also find out that Stephen had an interest in a large engineering company called GHS, which is having a board meeting at a nearby hotel soon.Īrmand and his wife Reine-Marie find it suspicious that the room had smelled like Claude, the Prefect of Police in Paris, when they'd entered to find Plessner's body. Initial investigation reveals that he man is Alexander Plessner, a venture capitalist, who had clearly known Stephen well (he's found with a special business card marked JSPS permitted access to any of Stephen's accounts). However, Stephen is intentionally hit by a car while crossing the street and the next day the body of an unknown man is found in Stephen's apartment. Armand Gamache, a senior officer in the Québec police, and his godfather, billionaire Stephen Horowitz, are in Paris for the birth of Armand's granddaughter. ![]() ![]() ![]() HIGH STAKES as found in the Kicking It Anthology (Chicagoland Vampires Series #8.25).Biting Bad: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel.House Rules: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel.Biting Cold: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel.Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 5).Hard Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 4).Twice Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 3).Friday Night Bites: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel.Some Girls Bite: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel.Now she’s traded sweating over her thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan “Lord o’ the Manor” Sullivan. Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. ![]() ![]() But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker-and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn’t exactly glamorous, but it was Merit’s. “Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vamps series is Brilliant.” You can expect relationships being tested, new bonds, and heart break over love lost all while her new life as a vampire takes her on adventures and investigations.” “Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland vampire series is pretty awesome! Merit is becoming one bad ass vampire chick. Highly recommended by fellow reader, Susan: MARYSE’S SURPRISE FROM HER FAVORITE BOOK BOYFRIEND’S.ALL MY REVIEWS (ALPHABETICAL BY AUTHOR). ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon enough, a new city is founded: Cloud-cuckoo-land. After concocting a story that the birds had been the rulers of the universe once, Peisetaerus manages to persuade a Chorus of various birds they deserve to rule it again. ![]() They should be able to thus both rule the humans from above and – by intercepting their sacrifices to the gods – starve the Olympians into submission. He realizes that if the birds just stop flying around and instead use their time to build an empire in the heavens, they might become masters of the universe. During the discussion with him, Peisetaerus comes up with a magnificent idea: to found a city in the clouds. Through his servant, the Footbird, the two do reach Tereus and he is sympathetic to their plight. ![]() They believe that he might help them find a better life somewhere in the clouds. Peisetaerus (meaning “Persuader of his Comrades”) and Euelpides (“Son of Good Hope”) – two men fed up with the politics and law-courts of Athens – have fled the city and are in search of Tereus, who has, according to legend, turned into a hoopoe sometime in the past. A “perfectly realized fantasy,” the play is unique among Aristophanes’ works in that it includes very few references to Athenian politics and two unconventional parabases. ![]() First performed in 414 BC at the City Dionysia (where it won the second prize), The Birds is the longest of Aristophanes’ surviving comedies, and perhaps the most acclaimed one. ![]() ![]() ![]() Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. ![]() How much I'd been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become. Entwined with You No one knows how much Gideon risked for me. And our passion would take us beyond our limits to the sweetest, sharpest edge of obsession. Reflected in You Gideon Cross was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest of pleasures. The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. Bared to You Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness - beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white hot. THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING CROSSFIRE SERIES - OVER 18 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEExperience the passion of Eva and Gideon's romance in the first four intensely sensual Crossfire novels : Bared to You, Reflected in You, Entwined with You, and the hotly anticipated number one bestselling Captivated by You. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lawrence's writing and opinions earned him many enemies, censorship and misrepresentation of his creativity, which was his reflection on the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation, while also exploring issues such as emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His depiction of love-making (seen as shocking at the time) and the intimacy and sense of touch derives from his wish to restore an emphasis on the body and balance it with what he perceived to be Western civilisation's over-emphasis on the mind. This novel shines as an example of Lawrence's finite skill in conveying the nature of relationships and his use of characters to communicate his personal philosophy. First edition, limited issue, number 316 of 1000 copies signed by the author large 8vo (23 x 17 cm) publisher's mulberry coloured boards, Lawrence's phoenix device to upper board in black, white paper title label to spine printed in black, minor bump at top of the spine with a tiny scuff but a remarkably fresh copy and distinctly scarce thus. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was the perfect read to kick off the week of Christmas. Then I proceeded to read the entire book in one night. Once I finished the sample, I downloaded the entire book from KU. Well… until she realizes there’s nothing fake about her feelings for Asher, and suddenly tangled tinsel, unsolicited Christmas trees, and celebrity heartthrobs are the least of her worries.Ī fake relationship to lovers holiday romance!Īfter seeing this one mentioned on Instagram a couple of times, I decided to download a sample from Amazon to check it out. ![]() She’s pretty sure that she sleighed this whole fake relationship thing. In an effort to ungrinch the grinchiest man she’s ever met, Olivia enlists herself, Santa’s Executive Helper, to scheme up a plan that includes sleigh rides, snow days, and one too many mistletoe kisses, which certainly gets Asher’s tinsel in a tangle. Kissing her boss at a Christmas tree lighting in front of his ex-girlfriend? Well… it is the season of giving.Īnd Olivia does not come with a gift receipt. Christmas-themed bar crawl? That’s one big jingle bell hell yes. So it’s no surprise when she’s put in charge of Loveridge & McGowan’s holiday festivities. Christmas movies? Yeah, she’s seen them all. Christmas cookies? She’ll take three dozen. Olivia Langley is the human embodiment of Christmas cheer, and she has absolutely no problem spreading it around for all to hear.Ĭhristmas sweaters? She has twenty. Faking Under the Mistletoe by Ashley Shepherd ![]() ![]() Her daughter has a terminal disease and she has subsumed her whole being into caring for Shelby for as long as Shelby has to live. ![]() Andrea's sister Marissa is stultifyingly trapped. Andrea is a single mom who tries to shepherd friend Holly away from temptation but when Holly succumbs, she has few compunctions about trying Holly's settled and comfortable life, including Holly's husband, on for size. ![]() Holly is newly thin and looking for excitement which she finds in multiple affairs. It calls into question what we can legitimately expect from our lives, the meaning of loyalty, love, and friendship, and how marriages can wither away or crumble from lack of effort. Narrated in verse and in turn by all three of the main characters, this is a novel of mid-life crises, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, and infidelity. ![]() |