![]() ![]() Caught between mysteries and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her. What's more, this safe haven is not what it appears-as Jane discovers when she sees familiar faces from Summerland amid this new society. ![]() But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodemus has Jane questioning everything she thought she knew about surviving in 1880s America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. ![]()
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![]() At age three months Lia had had her first epileptic seizure-as the Lees put it, ``the spirit catches you and you fall down.'' Lia's treatment was complex-her anticonvulsant prescriptions changed 23 times in four years-and the Lees were sure the medicines were bad for their daughter. In the Lees' view, Lia's soul had fled her body and become lost. Fadiman, a columnist for Civilization and the new editor of the American Scholar, met the Lees, a Hmong refugee family in Merced, Calif., in 1988, when their daughter Lia was already seven years old and, in the eyes of her American doctors, brain dead. ![]() ![]() A vivid, deeply felt, and meticulously researched account of the disastrous encounter between two disparate cultures: Western medicine and Eastern spirituality, in this case, of Hmong immigrants from Laos. ![]() ![]() ![]() Great book but I think Crouch just tries too hard and ends up over-egging his own pudding. Why can’t he get any phone calls through to his wife and son in the outside world? Why doesn’t anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what is the purpose of the electrified fences surrounding the town? Are they meant to keep the residents in? Or something else out? Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan further from the world he thought he knew, from the man he thought he was, until he must face a horrifying fact-he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive.Ģ013 International Thriller Award Nominee ![]() As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation into the disappearance of his colleagues turns up more questions than answers. The medical staff seems friendly enough, but something feels…off. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase. 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Getting herself hired to sing in Red Hurley's saloon, she immediately gets cheated out of her wages and strikes back by stealing what's owed her and finding herself being chased by Hurley to recover his loot. ![]() Since Bodine owes the deceased grandfather a debt, he agrees to find the girl who's just learned the identity of her long-lost father, an outlaw released from prison with no idea he has a daughter, much less that she's looking for him.Įmmy may be determined but she isn't too smart sometimes. While he recuperates from a wound received in his last run-in with Metcalf, Bodine takes on the job of finding Emma Marie Rourke for her grandmother who wants her runaway granddaughter back in time for her wedding to childhood friend, Grant. Bodine is a bounty hunter after Rusty Metcalf, the man who killed Bodine's twin brother Joshua by mistake. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn’t know if he can do this-live only to lose Luce again and again. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. Like sand in an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. More than 3 million series copies in print! The conclusion to the worldwide bestselling FALLEN series, with exclusive content from the darkly romantic world of FALLEN and an excerpt of Lauren Kate’s novel TEARDROP. If you are looking for a book that will expand your knowledge on everything related to Rapture Kate Novel, then you have come to the right place. ![]() It also has all the updated information about, so no matter why you’re interested in, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. Our most recent edition of has been released, and it’s dedicated to helping you grow your knowledge about everything related to. ![]() ![]() Why were monasteries good targets for the Vikings? They were not protected, the monks were not fighters, and the monasteries had many wealthy religious offerings. ![]() ![]() Men and women are created from trees and the sons of Bor create Asgard, a stronghold for themselves, in the middle of the world known as Asgard (or Troy). To protect humans, they create a fortresss out of his eyebrows called Midgard. His flesh is the earth, his bones the mountains, and his skull the sky. The sons of Bor, Odin, Vili and Ve, create teh world from the body of Ymir. ![]() Odin and his brothers kill Ymir, whose blood floods the Frost ogres, killing all but Bergelmir and his wife. Audhumla licked the ice and uncovers a man named Buri from the ice, who has a son and ultimately 3 grandsons, the first of whom is Odin. The melting frost forms a cow, named Audhumla, from whom 4 rivers of milk originate. ![]() From Ymir's sweat while he sleeps, a man, woman, and children grow. Ymir is created where hot and cold meet and it is from him that the Frost ogres (sometimes called giants) are created. At the beginning there was nothing, the Ginnungagap (Void), until the first world was created, Muspell. ![]() ![]() Well liked and respected by those who work with and under her, she walks a fine line to preserve the military’s chain of command while connecting with those under her care and supervision. Plus, her long-term relationship with a civilian back home is quickly becoming another casualty of war.Ĭolonel Rebecca Keane is an enigmatic career officer who runs the surgical unit like clockwork. ![]() Dealing with loss and mortality, lack of privacy, sleep deprivation, loneliness and the isolation forced on her by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” are all taking their toll. Usually driven and focused, Sabine finds that battles raging both inside and outside the perimeter walls are making it more and more difficult for her to deal with her emotions. She is also one of the thousands of troops who are forced to serve in silence because of the military’s anti-gay policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT).” ![]() Army surgeon deployed to a combat hospital in Afghanistan. ![]() Where can you turn when you’re caught in a crossfire of war and passion?Ĭaptain Sabine Fleischer is a skilled and dedicated U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() During his lifetime, he wrote in a variety of forms, including biography, translation, fiction, and poetry. Moore was born in in New York City in 1779. This beautiful picture book is the perfect Christmas gift.Ībout the Author Clement C. Nicholas landing on a snowy roof, climbing down the chimney, and filling all the stockings with gifts before riding off in his sleigh, wishing "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" This classic poem is now accompanied by stunning, richly detailed illustrations from Antonio Caparo, illustrator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Rudolph Shines Again. Since it was first published nearly 200 years ago "The Night Before Christmas" has enchanted readers young and old with the story of St. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. ![]() 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Moore is now accompanied by enchanting illustrations from Antonio Caparo in this festive holiday picture book. 9 x 12.īook Synopsis The original tale of The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. About the Book First published in 1823, Clement's original tale is now accompanied by enchanting, richly detailed illustrations from Caparo in this festive holiday picture book. ![]() ![]() What's important about his legacy is that WITHOUT him there would probably never have been an H. Arthur was a member of the Order of the Golden Dawn back in the latter part of the 19th Century and hung out with characters like MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley and that crowd. ![]() Machen (and, yes, there's a reason why there's a character in John Carpenter's THE FOG by that name who tells spooky stories to the kids on the beach-yes, he gets carried over in the re-make.sort of.but he's no longer a STORYTELLER which kinda defeats the purpose of giving the character that name).īut, I digress. ![]() This, and his tale "The Great God Pan" have topped my lisat of "favorite stories to give yourself the creeps by" ever since I was 13 (I'm 57 now and SHAME on you for asking a lady's age!!!)ĪNYWAY, what got overlooked about Mr. ![]() I LOVED "The White People".and so will you if you like the kind of tale that's best read around Midnight on one of those Bulwer-Lytton style "dark and stormy nights". ![]() ![]() With performances by Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Derek Trucks and Don White, the album features 16 beloved JJ Cale songs and is named for the 1972 single "Call Me The Breeze. ![]() Kenneth Macauley 3.08K subscribers Subscribe 6.6K 1. YouTube 0:00 5:12 JJ Cale - Eric Clapton - Call me the breeze. ![]() To honor JJ s legacy, a year after his passing, Clapton gathered a group of like-minded friends and musicians for 'Eric Clapton & Friends - The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)'. JJ Cale - Eric Clapton - Call me the breeze. Cale's influence on Clapton and many of today s artists cannot be understated. ![]() Format: 2LP (3 sides only), gatefold coverĮric Clapton has often stated that JJ Cale is one of the single most important figures in rock history, a sentiment echoed by many of his fellow musicians. ![]() |