![]() Yoru Sulfur – his butler, bodyguard and chief bookkeeper.ĭenka and Saurizin – two old Adepti of the University of Adua, academics conducting an experiment for Bayaz. Rurgen and Younger – his faithful servants, one old, one … younger.īayaz, the First of the Magi – a bald wizard supposedly hundreds of years old and an influential representative of the Closed Council, the king's closest advisors. Lord Marshal Kroy – commander-in-chief of his Majesty's armies in the North.Ĭolonel Felnigg – his chief of staff, a remarkably chinless man.Ĭolonel Bremer dan Gorst – royal observer of the Northern War and disgraced master swordsman, formerly the king's First Guard. ![]()
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![]() Spark goes on to tell us the entire story of what exactly happened during Dougal's residence in Peckham. Humphrey's immoral behaviour is assumed to be a result of his recent association with Dougal Douglas, a Scottish migrant who has since left the area of Peckham. The novel begins with the telling of Humphrey Place saying "No" at the altar where he was due to marry Dixie Morse. ![]() The text draws upon the supernatural, as well as issues of Irish and Scottish migrancy and offers a critique of the sterile and unremarkable nature of the lives of the Peckham working class. It tells the story of a devilish Scottish migrant, Dougal Douglas, who moves to Peckham in London and wreaks havoc amongst the lives of the inhabitants. The Ballad of Peckham Rye is a novel written in 1960 by the British author Muriel Spark. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dekker is among a very small number of writers who have mastered the challenge of blending sound theology with knock-your-socks-off storytelling. ![]() "Rarely does a novel grip a reader's heart and soul the way Heaven's Wager does. A fiction writer with a rare knack for a compelling story, an expansive reservoir of clever ideas, and a unique dry wit that makes me laugh." - Frank Peretti, New York Times bestselling author ![]() Heaven's Wager is a story that will bring you face-to-face with a hidden world more real than most people ever realize-a world where the unseen is more powerful than anything seen. In his very first novel, New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker delivers a fascinating story of the almost perfect crime, interwoven with a tale of bittersweet love that is almost enough to save a soul. He's finally living the idyllic life, far from thoughts of theft and murder and other kinds of horrible criminal behavior. Ted Dekker’s fans are comprised of readers of all ages, backgrounds, and belief systems who love his compulsively readable stories, authentic characters, and universal and relatable themes that he explores from a unique point of view. Kent Anthony is a brilliant software engineer who is cashing in on a brilliant career. It was republished in August 2005 and in 2010 it was made into an unabridged audio CD narrated by Tim Gregory. until everything went absolutely perfectly wrong. Heavens Wager, first published in October 3, 2000, is the first book in The Martyrs Song Series. ![]() ![]() Students can consider why the witch continued to make room on her broom when there wasn’t really room.Īll of the animals in the story help the witch. Would you have made friends with the witch? How do you treat your friends? Further, because the witch allows everyone on her broom, it snaps in two. Are all of these characters considered friends? Students can discuss what makes people friends. The witch eventually makes room on the broom for a cat, dog, bird, and frog. At the end of the book, the animals must unite and work together to save the witch from the mean dragon. In return, she makes room for them on her broom. Throughout the story, many different animals help the witch collect items that she has lost. ![]() Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler raises questions about what it means to be a friend, helping others, and teamwork. Read aloud video by Alan Mandel Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion ![]() The witch says yes to them all, but is there room for all of these new friends? Other animals on the ground return her items to her and ask for a ride on the broom. ![]() Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary Room on the Broom considers questions about friendship, helping others, and teamwork.Ī witch and her cat fly around on a broom and the witch accidentally drops some of her things. ![]() ![]() I took her in the middle of the night and kept her locked up until she realized she was mine and mine alone. ![]() So when she was forced to marry another, I did the only thing that made sense. I was carved out from the very devil himself, and although I would ever be good enough for Anastasia, that didn’t mean I’d ever let anyone else have her. And so I followed her, watched her through her bedroom window, broke into her apartment, and held her as she slept. 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From USA Today bestselling author Jenika Snow comes a new full-length standalone dark mafia romance set in the Underworld Kings world.Įven the beast could get the beauty… he just had to take her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each of these stories leans un-self-consciously into the speculative, illuminating Ma’s phantasmagoric interests. Wry, peculiar stories like Los Angeles and Yeti Lovemaking confirm that Ma’s imagination operates on the same chimerical frequency as those of Helen Oyeyemi, Samanta Schweblin, Meng Jin. The connections between them are loose, tethered by similar leads. Some stories are confident in their strangeness and ambiguity, a handful feel like promising sketches of sturdier narratives and the rest fall somewhere in between. an assured follow-up, a striking collection that peddles in the uncanny and the surreal, but it often lacks Severance’s zest. The eight wily tales mark the return of an author whose inventive debut, Severance, urgently announced her as a writer worth watching. As they move languorously through the world, observing and operating with a cool detachment, their questionable choices - stalking an ex-lover, having sex with a Yeti, living with her husband and 100 ex-boyfriends - fuel the narratives, and heighten their stakes. ![]() ![]() ![]() The women populating these stories are not merely at the center, they are the center. ![]() ![]() ![]() And as their friendship deepens into love, as they meet the obstacles that life presents, Danielle Steel touches the heartbeat of two wonderful people in a challenging modern-day relationship. Bill and Adrian meet by chance, and are irrevocably drawn to each other. Until she got pregnant, and Steven gave his ultimatum. It was an enviable life - the American Dream. Adrian Townsend thought she had everything: a job she liked as production assistant for a TV network show. ![]() Now, nine years later, he believed his life to be in perfect balance. He was so busy watching his career soar that he never noticed his marriage collapse - until it was too late. Adrian Townsend thought she had everything: a job she liked as production assistant for a TV ne Bill Thigpen had his finger on the heartbeat of America as writer and producer of a popular TV drama. Danielle Steel touches the Heartbeat of two. Now, nine years later, he believed his life to be in perfect balance. But does he need the heartache of another mans baby, another wife Neither does. ![]() ![]() Bill Thigpen, writer producer of the No.1 daytime TV drama was so busy watching his. Bill Thigpen had his finger on the heartbeat of America as writer and producer of a popular TV drama. Heartbeat (English, Paperback, Steel Danielle). ![]() ![]() ![]() In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as "colored computers," and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career. ![]() ![]() And they used their genius minds to change the world. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!ĭorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math… really good. ![]() ![]() It features a detailed overview of the pop art icon from birth to early death including work from all stages of his career. The razor-sharp attention to detail and bright colors make any of these coffee-table books a good accessory for your home.īody of Art PHOTO COURTESY OF PHAIDON PRESSĪ major centerpiece in this collection is the classic Andy Warhol “Giant” Size book, a tongue-in-cheek name for this massive 15-pound tome. 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