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A bad day for chardonnay5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Still, perhaps beneath it all, he possesses the keys to her disappearance. All evidence points to a local distiller, a dangerous bad boy named Levi Ravinder, but Sun knows he's not the villain of her story. (What kind of people do that? And who hurt them?)īefore she can say iced mocha latte, Sunny's got a bar fight gone bad, a teenage daughter hunting a serial killer and, oh yes, the still unresolved mystery of her own abduction years prior. Turns out, that's about as easy as switching to decaf. You know, the kind that starts with coffee and a donut (or three) and ends with take-out pizza and a glass of chardonnay (or seven). Sadly, full-time Sheriff-and even fuller-time coffee guzzler-Sunshine Vicram, didn't get that memo.Īll Sunshine really wants is one easy-going day. Running a small-town police force in the mountains of New Mexico should be a smooth, carefree kind of job. ![]()
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A world of curiosities book5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() As is also customary for Penny’s books, there are side issues at play, and many currents swirling under the surface. ![]() Penny’s masterful writing makes for smooth reading, and her knack for arousing curiosity about what comes next pulls the reader through the book. While some of the action takes place in other parts of Quebec and in other locales, the bulk of novel revolves around the familiar, quaint village, with the characters Penny’s readers have come to know and love.Īs usual with Penny’s books, there are layers of mystery, numerous suspects, plot twists, and plenty of suspense. Penny often sets at least a portion of her novels in the imaginary town of Three Pines, Quebec, and A World of Curiosities is no exception. And when you’ve set a high bar in the past, it’s always a challenge to meet those standards. After all, this is the 18 th installment in Penny’s Armand Gamache series. As a long-time fan of acclaimed Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny, I awaited the November 29 th debut of her latest work, A World of Curiosities, with both enthusiasm and trepidation. ![]()
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Earth Remembers When by Dawn Wynne5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hey RWYK family! Today, we’re ELATED to have this opportunity to sit down and speak with Farhan Khalid, author of an entertaining children’s book Bilal and the Big Bully that teaches some important life lessons to kids about diversity, individuality, and standing up to bullies. In Conversation with Farhan Khalid, Author of Bilal and the Big Bully! Please click here to get your copy today. Check out The Great Martini, A fun and touching story about Sam, a lovable but far from perfect magician who learns that the greatest transformation is transforming feelings of caring into action to help another human being. The Great Maritini, as an exclusive amazon e book. ![]()
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Star ship trooper book5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() But I'll give you my own-unofficial-views on it. Did your school have a course in History and Moral Philosophy?' You're supposed to know the answer before you join up. Well, the question you asked is one that a sergeant isn't really qualified to answer. Hendrick muttered something Zim said, 'Speak up!' Then he said softly, 'Are you happy in the Infantry, Hendrick? You can resign, you know.' ![]() Zim didn't answer at once, which wasn't like him at all. when you've got a real weapon you can use to win? What's the point in a whole lot of men risking their lives with obsolete weapons when one professor type can do so much more just by pushing a button?' “If we can use an H-bomb-and as you said it's no checker game it's real, it's war and nobody is fooling around-isn't it sort of ridiculous to go crawling around in the weeds, throwing knives and maybe getting yourself killed. ![]()
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Slim's Good-bye by John R. Erickson5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Notes: The first song, 'We're Freezing Our Tails,' is in chapter nine, which is also where we learn that Slim reads Ben K. ![]() I sure did.Slim doesn't know how he'll get those hitchhiking dogs back to Loper, but Mr. Enjoy the scenario Hank comes up with when Slim uses that old phrase about visiting Mrs. (Guess who was at fault.) Still, the earlier chapter called 'I Play Mind Games With the Cat' was more fun. It is snowing, after all.Hank has an encounter with a horse named Bill that reinforces his dislike of horses. I enjoyed the method the dogs used to keep from being forced to sleep outside. It's hardly a dream job, and the place where he'll be staying is much smaller than the hired hand house he lived in on the Loper ranch. ![]() Naturally, Hank first assumes they're in Canada and succeeds in thoroughly confusing Drover before he realizes his mistake (not that he wants to admit to making a mistake).Slim finds some temporary work for a local man. They get as far as Canadian, Texas, before a policeman stops Slim for several legal problems with his truck. Hank assumes that Slim is just going into town, so he and Drover leap into the back of Slim's rattletrap pickup. In Slim's Good-bye, Slim decides to seek work in Alpine because the cattle market isn't doing well and he doesn't want to be a burden to the Lopers. ![]()
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A dream called home5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() She understands that her sisters had children in their teens because they saw it as a way both to escape and to have someone to love them. ![]() Her older self is able to examine how her mother’s abuse at the hand of her grandmother led to her mother’s behavior later. She also has deep empathy as a character in her own story. She calls abuse by its name, and her ability to see family patterns and the impact of the cycle of poverty has a maturity that makes her a narrator you want to believe in. ![]() In fact, the true virtue of A Dream Called Home is the author’s clear-sightedness. Instead, Grande uses her experience to point out reality. middle school, and then gets pregnant by an older man who is wrong for her at best and straight-up abusive at worst. After college, she lives on another sibling’s couch, finds herself underprepared and teaching in a tough L.A. The memoir shows us not only the complex adversities that Grande faced to get to where she is today, but also the everyday dramas of growing up amid poverty, trauma, and the turbulence of immigrant life.ĭuring college, Grande retrieves her troubled teenaged sister from Mexico and tries to raise the girl in her California dorm room. These are impressive accomplishments on their own, but they are made even more so as A Dream Called Home unspools. ![]() Grande is now the author of three novels, a mother of two, winner of the American Book Award, and a U.S. ![]()
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Crucifax autumn ray garton5/13/2023 ![]() Zombie Love (limited edition), Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2003. ![]() Sex and Violence in Hollywood, Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2001. The Folks, Cemetery Dance Publications (Forest Hill, MD), 2001. Lights, Camera, Action!, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1998.Ĥ11, Cemetery Dance Publications (Forest Hill, MD), 1998. The New Neighbor, Charnel House (Lynbrook, NY), 1991.ĭark Channel, Bantam (New York, NY), 1992.ġ-900-Killer, Bantam (New York, NY), 1994. Lot Lizards, Ziesing (Shingletown, CA), 1991. Trade Secrets, Ziesing (Shingletown, CA), 1990. Warlock (novelization of screenplay), Avon (New York, NY), 1989. ![]() Invaders from Mars (novelization of screenplay) Pocket (New York, NY), 1986.Ĭrucifax Autumn, Dark Harvest (Arlington Heights, IL), 1988, abridged as Crucifax, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1988. Seductions, Pinnacle ( New York, NY), 1984, published with an afterword by Richard Laymon, Subterranean (Burton, MI), 1999.ĭarklings, Pinnacle ( New York, NY), 1985. Grand Master Award, World Horror Convention, 2006. Garton, Ray 1962- (Joseph Locke) PERSONAL:īorn in 1962, in Reading, CA married wife's name Dawn. ![]()
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The couple next door online5/13/2023 ![]() Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer. To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases. ![]() Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. ![]() It must also be in the original packaging. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. ![]() If 10 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange. ![]()
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Catwings ursula k le guin5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Two of the kittens – Harriet and James – decide to go back to the city to visit their mother, and there, in a row of buildings that are being demolished, they discover a tiny black kitten, who also has wings but is too young to fly. The last two lines, which I won’t quote here, echoing Leontes’ wonderful line in The Winter’s Tale, ‘O, she’s warm,’ and have almost the same emotional force.Ĭatwings Return takes up the story just a little later. After a number of adventures, involving injuries and close shaves, and hostility, especially from birds who don’t want cats invading their airspace, they are eventually coaxed into contact with two human children. So their mother sends the kittens off into the world by themselves to find a safe place. ![]() ![]() In addition to the dangers faced by ordinary kittens, they run the extra risk of being abducted by curious or exploitative humans and subjected to at best humiliation and at worst vivisection, though the book tactfully avoids being explicit about the latter. The kittens were born under a dumpster (which I read as ‘skip’ to Ruby) in an alley, and their mother rightly fears for their safety. Having dismissed the issue of ‘How come?’, the book moves on to the much more interesting question of ‘What then?’ ![]() Mrs Jane Tabby was surprised when she gave birth to four kittens with wings, but she didn’t feel the need to find an explanation. ![]() |