![]() ![]() Indeed, Lewis sees this fantastic setting as absolutely critical to his goal of influencing his readers to think about and engage with Christian ideas and beliefs, disrupting the “stuffy” lectures and moralistic plays that Lewis assumes most people associate with Christian teaching. ![]() Elwin Ransom’s experiences on the new planet Malacandra (Lewis’s name for Mars). ![]() In Out of the Silent Planet, Lewis uses the creative and exciting framework of a science fiction adventure to offer a new way for readers to think of Christianity through his protagonist Dr. Lewis, a devout Christian for much of his adult life, includes his interpretation of the fundamentals of Christian belief in all his novels. ![]()
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![]() ![]() How Duck (Duck) discovered she was wanted. How Peep (Yoker) thwarted the total annihilation of all laughter. How Chug (Zombryo) came back from the dead to play his banjo. How Bud (Poultrygeist) learned the true spirit of haunting. How Bitsy (La Niña) donned her mask to defend El Corazón. How Popper (Master Cluck) unravelled messages amid the alien corn. How Marty (EZ’Lectricity) got zapped and saved the day. How Geek (Whacky Wand) discovered his hidden talent for randomizing. How Betsy (Penny Coop Keeper) unlocked her past with a skeleton key. It is a book about legends, and how these legends came to be. ![]() Its a book about eleven dreamers, eleven misfit birds, how they discovered their extraordinary talents and became part of Plumedinis Traveling Circus of Super Chickens. How Billy (Rhode Island Red) took his tip-tap routines on the road. Some worlds are not that far off, all it takes is a nudge in the right direction. How Hopper (Rocket) used his Burst-a-Flightless-Bird pack to sail the stars. Here are a few hints as to what you will discover from these chicken biographies: A collection of stories retold through the words of a wanderer, Cob Watson, who, for a happy period of his life, was given a chance to tag along with Plumedini’s caravan and chronicle the clucking tales of some unexpected friends. It is a book about legends, and how these legends came to be. It’s a book about eleven dreamers, eleven misfit birds, how they discovered their extraordinary talents and became part of Plumedini’s Traveling Circus of Super Chickens. Some worlds are not that far off, all it takes is a nudge in the right direction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Several of the chapters in “Rogues” are about corporate crooks, traders and bankers and mining moguls - Keefe has a gift for clearly explaining deliberately arcane financial transactions. His interviews with her family and with Bishop herself go far beyond the usual mass-shooter headlines. ![]() Keefe finds that when she was 21, Bishop had shot her brother to death in what was deemed an accident - a judgment that might have been tragically wrong. In “A Loaded Gun,” Keefe looks into the case of Amy Bishop, a neurobiology professor at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, who in 2010 came to a faculty meeting and shot six of her colleagues, three of them fatally. The story expands to retell the legal battles that followed and to offer a fascinating glimpse inside the world of wine counterfeiting. ![]() Some of the stories would make entertaining caper movies, like the first, “The Jefferson Bottles.” It recounts how a wealthy wine dealer with a sketchy past, Hardy Rodenstock, scammed a much wealthier wine collector - Bill Koch, one of the billionaire Koch brothers - out of large amounts of money with some dusty old bottles of French wine that allegedly had belonged to Thomas Jefferson. ![]() ![]() He likes oversteeped tea, feeling superior for not owning a car, and streets paved with brick.ĭavid is so excited about his first novel that he is constantly nauseated. He would like to set them down somewhere, but not before he figures out a way to use them. ![]() He holds a BA in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a Master's in Library Science from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. You can also read several of his stories online: "The Water-Poet and the Four Seasons", "Oma Dortchen and the Pillar of Story", "Iron Ankles, "Screen", "The Colossus Vignettes", "The New Year's Party, "Vagina Music", "The Love Thing" and "The Lethe Man".ĭavid has lived in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin he now resides in Saint Paul, where he was born and raised. They have appeared in numerous publications, including the anthologies Fantasy: Best of the Year 2007, The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet and the World Fantasy award-nominated Twenty Epics. If found, please return to the nearest person wearing flannel.īecause his luggage is full of lakes, he keeps his stories in his head. ![]() ![]() Scott Fitzgerald's head, dividing it by the secret formula on the Kensington Runestone, and adding the ghostly cry of a loon (usually a negative number). Schwartz carries Minnesota with him in a small camel-colored attaché with a combination lock it can only be opened by taking the number of hairs on F. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has written and illustrated several books for young readers, including The Sun Girl and the Moon Boy and Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong by Frances Park and Ginger Park. From acclaimed creator Yangsook Choi comes the bestselling classic about finding the courage to be yourself and being proud of your background.Ībout the Author Yangsook Choi grew up in Seoul, Korea. With the help of a new friend, Unhei will learn that the best name is her own. But while Unhei thinks of being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, nothing feels right. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she decides to choose an American name from a glass jar. Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what happens when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious about fitting in. Illustrations.īook Synopsis A heartwarming story about the new girl in school, and how she learns to appreciate her Korean name. ![]() About the Book Now in paperback-the heartwarming multicultural story of a young Korean girl, new to her American classroom, who says she will choose a name easier for her classmates to pronounce from a jar of names. ![]() ![]() ![]() One summer evening (led by her) I found A little boat tied to a willow tree Within a rocky cove, its usual home. Boat Stealing: The Prelude (Extract) William Wordsworth This represents the boy coming to an age of understanding the dangers of the world. ![]() Then, an event occurs that changes the speaker’s feelings toward the world. This portion begins with the speaker as a boy and explores his feelings of peace with nature. Wordsworth’s prelude explores his childhood thoughts and the ways in which he has changed and grown over time. The context of this extract from The Prelude also provides insight into the speaker and the author. In this poem extract of The Prelude, Wordsworth presents two contrasting ideas about nature and allows the reader to decide what nature means to him or herself personally. Still, others have viewed man’s relationship with nature as one of peaceful tranquillity which helps a man gather himself and feel one with his surroundings. While some believe that we are in control of nature, to make it do as we please and to use it to our benefit, others have proclaimed that we are at the mercy of nature and that it is a powerful and terrifying thing. ![]() ![]() For hundreds of years, poets and writers have written about mankind’s relationship with nature. ![]() ![]() In 2018, Electric Literature proclaimed her “a master of the bitch” for her years of writing “nuanced, wrenching stories about angry unlikable girls.” Her work has been released to critical acclaim, multiple starred reviews and has received numerous awards and honors, including the Edgar Award and the Odyssey Award. Courtney Summers is the author of several novels, including the breakout hit Sadie, which appeared on over 30 ‘Best of’ lists and was published in 26 territories. ![]() You can follow her on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Courtney has reviewed for The New York Times and is the founder of the 2015 worldwide trending hashtag #ToTheGirls. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Formic War series (The First Formic War and The Second Formic War) are the prequels to Ender's story. Earth Hive (Aliens, Book 1) Steve Perry 91 Mass Market Paperback 38 offers from 1.99 The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume One (Earth Hive, Nightmare Asylum, The Female War) Steve Perry 1,111 Mass Market Paperback 10.99 Nightmare Asylum (Aliens) Steve Perry 44 Mass Market Paperback 58 offers from 2. Can Earth's warring nations and corporations put aside their differences and mount an effective defense?Įnder's Game is one of the most popular and bestselling science fiction novels of all time. The Hive: The Second Formic War, Book 2 Audible Audiobook Unabridged Orson Scott Card (Author), Aaron Johnston (Author), full cast (Narrator), 726 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 25.99 27 Used from 6.09 9 New from 16.91 2 Collectible from 15. Now it's clear that there's a mother-ship out on edge of the system, and the aliens are prepared to take Earth by force. New York Times bestselling authors Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston return to the prequels to Ender's Game following The Swarm with The Hive, book two in the Second Formic War.Ĭard and Johnston continue the fast-paced hard science fiction history of the Formic Wars-the alien invasions of Earth's Solar System that ultimately led to Ender Wiggin's total victory in Ender's Game.Ī coalition of Earth's nations barely fought off the Formics' first scout ship. Earth Hive was released in the early 1990s and is book 1 in the Aliens series, but details about Xenomorph behaviour, biology and society is so sparse. ![]() ![]() ![]() They aren't the usual teenagers I have read before in YA novels. Each character are ver interesting and add something different to the story. Eve, Shane and Michael all grew up and Morganville and know how dangerous their town can be. Claire comes to morganville to go to college and gets sucked into the world of vampires and dangers. The four main characters in these books are Claire, Eve, Shane and Michael. The characters in the books are fantastic and there is someone that everyone can related to. The story is mainly about four friends who are trying to survive in a town that is run by vampires. ![]() It a refreshing read and truely mesmerizing. Rachel Caine has managed to create a very unique story with the vampires. ![]() The Morganville Vampires Series is one of my favourites. I really love the blood splatter on the books and the blood at the corner of the girls mouth. The Cover its pure perfection to the storys and fits them perfectfly. ![]() This omnibus edition comes with specially designed end-papers, red paper-edging and a place ribbon. This Edition of The Morganville Vampires includes the first three books Glass Houses, Dead Girls' Dance and Midnight Alley. ![]() ![]() The book has four storylines that all come together at the end. I saw a mass market paperback copy of the book at a Friends of the Library sale some years later and picked up the book for a quarter to re-read it - and finally got around to doing so this month. When I created my LibraryThing account five years later and recorded the book, I gave it five stars. I first read this book in 2002 with the book club I belonged to back then. ![]() There are a few things I will take away from it (the whole immortality thing) but the rest I will forget and it's not a book I would read again. Whilst at times the writing is beautiful, I still find all of his references to sex to be lewd and jarring, I am no prude but his way of talking about sex cheapens it for me and always seems out of place in his novels. I struggled in the beginning to stay interested and almost decided to give up, but I am glad I continued as the story and characters became more interesting as it went on (although it could definitely do with some heavy handed editing of chapters). ![]() It had more of a storyline and dare I say it, the almost random musings did seem to actually tie in with the book and become relevant (although they are talked about to DEATH - e.g Beets, Pan, scent ect). I will admit though that I do much prefer this one to Still Life with Woodpecker. ![]() Hmm it seems I am never sure quite where to start with Tom Robbins' books. ![]() |