![]() ![]() Join us as we uncover the untold truth of "Queen of the Damned." A myriad of issues beleaguered the film, with challenges starting in development, and carrying through to the delayed release of the film in 2002. ![]() Lestat must choose between the power she offers him and the world as he knows it.Ĭritics ridiculed this flawed film upon its release, but it has since built a cult following because of its goth sensibilities, the incredible soundtrack, and the tragic death of its titular star. After Lestat's music awakens Queen Akasha ( Aaliyah), the ancient mother of vampires, she wants Lestat as her consort, ruling over humans and vampires alike. Jesse travels to Los Angeles, setting herself on a collision course with these creatures of the night. Although most assume The Vampire Lestat is nothing but a publicity gimmick, Jesse Reeves (Marguerite Moreau) with the Order of Talamasca, a secret society dedicated to paranormal studies, believes Lestat is a vampire, who is revealing their secrets in the lyrics of his enigmatic songs. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The rise of the Dutch republic is reinterpreted as the triumph of the world's first modern bond market over insolvent Habsburg absolutism. ![]() Suddenly, the civilization of the Renaissance looks very different: a boom in the market for art and architecture made possible when Italian bankers adopted Arabic mathematics. Through Ferguson's expert lens, familiar historical landmarks appear in a new and sharper financial focus. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential back story behind all history. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. Bread, cash, dough, loot, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But that’s where asexual people are left outthey don’t find other people sexually attractive, and if and when they say so, they are very rarely treated as though that’s okay. Most people believe that everyone” wants sex, that everyone” understands what it means to be attracted to other people, and that everyone” wants to date and mate. They aren’t sexually attracted to anyone, and they consider it a sexual orientationlike gay, straight, or bisexual.Īsexuality is the invisible orientation. What if you weren't sexually attracted to anyone?Ī growing number of people are identifying as asexual. Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2015 Winner in LGBT Independent Publisher Book Awards 2015 (IPPY) Silver Medal in Sexuality/Relationships Lambda Literary Award 2014 Finalist in LGBT Nonfictionįoreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award 2014 Finalist in Family & Relationships ![]() ![]() ![]() Not to mention that he throws in a few twists along the way. James Patterson is mostly noted for his thrillers, but he knows the romance genre too. Highly recommended!"- Brenda Castro, A touching and emotional read. Normally when I think of James Patterson I think of action packed thrillers, but he can certainly pull of a nice Christmas time family story as well. A good book to brighten any day."- Pamela Mason, ., "If you enjoy family stories where the family seems as real as a your next door neighbors, and want to feel a bit of the magic of the holiday season then you're going to want to pick this book up. ![]() This is a quick storyline that will delight readers with bits of humor and tender moments. I can honestly say I will miss these characters very much."- Yvonne, SocratesBookReviews, "A heartwarming story of family and love with Christmas cheer as an added bonus. It's a fast-paced story with realistic characters. The storyline flowed beautifully from page to page. They are people I truly came to care about. The characters feel like real people with real problems. ![]() ![]() A good book to brighten any day., "A touching and emotional read. A heartwarming story of family and love with Christmas cheer as an added bonus. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her descriptions of settings gave a complete picture of what was taking place at any particular scene. II: Hawkins’ writing stood out in Into The Water. The story got more exciting once I reached Part Three and from there onward, the story became enjoyable and interesting to read. Once I hit Part Two, I really started getting into the story I found myself falling asleep while reading this book less and could actually read a few pages before closing it for the night. If it wasn’t for Melinda over at The Book Musings constantly pushing me to finish Into The Water, I would only have finished it in 2018. I found myself putting the book away to read something else on numerous occasions. I: Part One of the book drags tremendously. I’ll tell you what I think about Into The Water in four parts, like the book (fitting hey?) I thought for this review I’d skip the typical intro of what the book is about because let’s face it, the hype around this book was huge after Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train hit the big screen. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The black pearl steinbeck![]() Steinbeck often populated his stories with struggling characters his works examined the lives of the working class and migrant workers during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Later, he used real historical conditions and events in the first half of 20th century America, which he had experienced first-hand as a reporter. ![]() In his subsequent novels, Steinbeck found a more authentic voice by drawing upon direct memories of his life in California. An exception was his first novel Cup of Gold which concerns the pirate Henry Morgan, whose adventures had captured Steinbeck's imagination as a child. Most of his earlier work dealt with subjects familiar to him from his formative years. Steinbeck moved briefly to New York City, but soon returned home to California to begin his career as a writer. This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing, giving many of his works a distinct sense of place. Steinbeck grew up in the Salinas Valley region of California, a culturally diverse place of rich migratory and immigrant history. In 1962, Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature. In all, he wrote twenty-five books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, and the novella, Of Mice and Men, published in 1937. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Isaac asimov i robot book![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However you will be responsible for the cost of returning the goods to us. If a full refund including original delivery costs is required then the entire order needs to be returned back to us within fourteen (14) working days. 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To return an item(s) firstly write a covering letter with your order reference number and return it with your invoice and goods to: We do our best to ensure all of our customers enjoy a happy shopping experience with however occasionally you may need to return an item. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch![]() But when you're livin' in the woods like Jenessa and me, with no runnin' water or electricity, with Mama gone to town for long stretches of time, leavin' you in charge of feedin' a younger sister-nine years younger-with a stomach rumblin' like a California earthquake, inventin' new and interestin' ways to fix beans becomes very important indeed. It's just beans, after all, the cause of square farts, as my sister used to say with a giggle on the end. ![]() ![]() From the dried, soaked-in-water variety to beans in the can-baked beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans … But I like how free sounds all poetic-like.īeans ain't free, but they're on the cheap, and here in the Obed Wild and Scenic River National Park, dubbed "the Hundred Acre Wood," I must know close to one hundred ways to fix beans. Happiness is free, Mama says, as sure as the blinkin' stars, the withered arms the trees throw down for our fires, the waterproofin' on our skin, and the tongues of wind curlin' the walnut leaves before slidin' down our ears. Or the creek itself, babblin' music all day long like Nessa when she was a baby. ![]() Like, the way the white-hot mornin' light dances in diamonds across the surface of our creek. ![]() Mama says no matter how poor folks are, whether you're a have, a have-not, or break your mama's back on the cracks in between, the world gives away the best stuff on the cheap. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments David sirota back to our future![]() ![]() ![]() The idea of the Back to Our Future is that one of the ways the right fought back after the twin disgraces of Vietnam and Watergate was through pop culture. I don’t often pimp my friends’ work, among other things because I’m not that nice of a guy, but I had to read Back to Our Future for blurbing purposes six months ago and definitely want to recommend it, as it’s extremely funny and kind of a mind-fuck, given that its purpose is to make you confront all the insane propaganda buried in the movies and TV shows you grew up watching. ![]() In the meantime, I should take the time to point out that one of the Court’s justices, Justice David Sirota of Colorado, has a book that hit the shelves this week called Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live In Now. Much interesting deliberation in this case, all of which will be revealed later on. Without revealing too much, I will say that our defendant is a woman who has been in the news a lot lately. For those of you tuning in to see if there is going to be a Supreme Court of Assholedom ruling today, there will be – later this afternoon. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Talk about kevin book![]() ![]() ![]() The role of Eva Khatchadourian was played by Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller played the title role of Kevin, and John C. In 2011, the book was adapted into a film directed by Lynne Ramsay. Eva's ambivalence contrasts with her husband Franklin's unwavering and blind optimism. The novel explores the dissolution of American optimism and "high-hopes-crushed" through the lens of Eva's awkwardness and resentment about motherhood. The series of letters chronicles Eva's attempts to make sense of her son's massacre, along with her final meeting with Kevin before he is sent to a maximum security prison. This novel was widely acclaimed and won the Orange Prize, a UK prize for female authors in 2005. The story is delivered from the perspective of Kevin's mother, Eva, in the form of letters to her deceased husband. We Need to Talk About Kevin, a fictional novel written in 2003 written by Lionel Shriver, is about a teen psychopathic killer named Kevin who commits a fictional school massacre. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() |