![]() ![]() ![]() His first book (Journey Through Pakistan, with photographers Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts) was published in 1981. "In the early 1980's Hancock's writing began to move consistently in the direction of books. He was co-editor of New Internationalist magazine from 1976-1979 and East Africa correspondent of The Economist from 1981-1983. He went on to pursue a career in quality journalism, writing for many of Britain's leading newspapers including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, and The Guardian. Later he went to school and university in the northern English city of Durham and graduated from Durham University in 1973 with First Class Honours in Sociology. "Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hancock's early years were spent in India, where his father worked as a surgeon. He has become recognised as an unconventional thinker who raises legitimate questions about humanity's history and prehistory and offers an increasingly popular challenge to the entrenched views of orthodox scholars. His public lectures and TV appearances, including the three-hour series Quest For The Lost Civilisation, have put his ideas before audiences of tens of millions. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. Graham Hancock "is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Heaven's Mirror. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He feels like he finally has a chance to escape, but how far is he willing to go to get what he wants? With Sin, he suddenly has the power to become the person he has always wanted to be. Falling in love was never part of that plan, but Sin gives him something he’s never had before: hope. He gambles everything to bend one dangerous man to his will in order to escape another. Eastyn brings brightness and humor to Sin’s previously dark and grim world, but there’s far more to Eastyn than he lets on.Įastyn is trapped, a victim of circumstance, and he wants only to find a way out. Sin doesn’t trust anything that’s too good to be true, but resisting the determined and seemingly innocent young man presents the first challenge Sin has had in ages. ![]() Life has no color and little direction until he saves a gorgeous young man from a vicious attack. Drifting through life, he takes on mercenary jobs by day and drinks away the memories of a happier time at night. ![]() ![]() After losing the love of his life, Sin feels like he has nothing left to live for. Sin is a hard man caught in a crumbling city filled with crime. ![]() ![]() Imaginatively and sensitively adapted from historical records, this portrait will evoke admiration for the courage of both those who resisted slavery and those who endured it. An author’s note includes a photograph of a young Diana with Eleanor Roosevelt and offers more information about the success of the WWII. Roosevelt’s White House finds a way to contribute to the WWII effort in Carbone’s (Heroes of the Surf) endearing picture book, based on a true story. ![]() In one of the tale's most wrenching scenes, the girl watches her parents and sister ride off to their new life and realizes that ""the fabric of her family had been ripped again, and she was the piece that was being torn off."" Ann Maria's harrowing escape, masterminded by Bigelow, gives youngsters an immediate, at times thrilling account of the workings of the Underground Railroad the view of the Weemses' family life provides some idea of the incredible determination and ingenuity of slaves aspiring to freedom. A 10-year-old living in President Franklin D. Bigelow, an abolitionist, buys her mother and sister. When the story opens in 1853, the 11-year-old, her mother and siblings are the property of Charles Price her father is legally free, yet he, too, works ""from first light to last light."" Though Papa assures Ann Maria that Price would never break up a family, ""Master Charles"" sells off the three Weems sons and later insists that Ann Maria remain his slave when Mr. ![]() ![]() Carbone (Starting School with an Enemy) bases this dramatic, often poignant historical novel on the life of Ann Maria Weems, a Maryland slave who, disguised as a boy, escaped to Canada at the age of 13. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was the winner of the Young People’s Comic category at the British Comic Award in 2012, and he has been nominated for the Eisner Award’s Best Publication for Kids and Best Writer/Artist in 2013. ![]() He has fast become one of the leading talents of the United Kingdom and United States comics scene, garnering rave reviews from the New York Times and the School Library Journal. Luke Pearson is the artist and writer of the Hilda series of graphic novels. ![]() And to make matters even more difficult, Hilda has to do so…as a troll? Buckle your seatbelts for a crazy body-swapping adventure! Furious with each other, the bickering pair find themselves lost in the land of the trolls, forced to embark on a dangerous journey to make their way home. Hilda may be grounded, but that won’t stop her from heading off on another daring adventure! But everything is thrown off course when her mother catches her and is dragged along for the ride. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel follows the story of Molly Bolt, an orphan growing up in rural Pennsylvania during the 1950s. It is considered a landmark text in lesbian literature, as it was one of the first to feature a lesbian protagonist. Urn:oclc:31289268 Scandate 20090902182642 Scanner . Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown is an iconic and groundbreaking novel published in 1973. OL29546W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 91.23 Pages 232 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0553227920 ![]() Urn:lcp:rubyfruitjungle00browrich:epub:6aef2222-4eb1-43ff-81e8-6c5c4f055e7c Extramarc University of Toronto Foldoutcount 0 Identifier rubyfruitjungle00browrich Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1vd7bf12 Isbn 0913780022ĩ780913780022 Lccn 73086276 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:08:19 Boxid IA101908 Camera Canon 5D City Plainfield, Vt Donor ![]() ![]() ![]() The Japanese Pure Land tradition dates back to the sixth century C.E., when Buddhism was first introduced in Japan. "River of Fire, River of Water" is the first introduction to its practice from a trade publisher and is written for readers with or without prior knowledge of Buddhism. The introduction of this unique form of spiritual practice is certain to enrich the growing practice of Buddhism in the United States, which is already well familiar with Zen and Tibetan traditions. Taitetsu Unno - the foremost authority in the United States on Shin or Pure Land Buddhism - introduces us to the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan. With great spiritual insight and unparalleled scholarship, Dr. The first major introduction to the Pure Land tradition of Buddhism, from one of the foremost Buddhist authorities in the United States. ![]() ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() ![]() These days, there’s nothing between them other than petty insults and academic rivalry. ![]() Which is why Brad abandoned her for the in-crowd years ago. Social media followers eat up her takes on everything from UFOs to holiday overconsumption-yet, she’s still not cool enough for the popular kids’ table. except the ones he shares with his ex-best friend, Celine.Ĭeline Bangura is conspiracy-theory-obsessed. He’s a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes. Publisher’s summary: Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, we didn’t reveal any major plot twists, but you may want to skip this post until you read do get to finish reading. ![]() If you’ve read along, please share your thoughts. HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AND UNFAIRLY CUTE by Talia Hibbert brought many smiles to our faces. We started off the year with a really fun book for our group discussion. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is surely one of the most intense graphic novels ever drawn.” There are passages of heartbreaking tenderness, of excruciating pain, and devastating violence. “Monsters is rendered in Windsor-Smith’s impeccable pen-and-ink technique, the visual storytelling with its sensitivity to gesture and composition is the most sophisticated of the artist’s career. Trauma, fate, conscience, and redemption are just a few of the themes that intersect in the most ambitious graphic novel of Windsor-Smith’s career. ![]() It’s part familial drama, part political thriller, part metaphysical journey it is an intimate portrait of individuals struggling to reclaim their lives and an epic political odyssey across two generations of American history. As the titular monsters of the title multiply, becoming real and metaphorical, literal and ironic, the story reaches its emotional and moral reckoning. ![]() government experimental program - an unholy genetics program discovered in Nazi Germany during World War II…īailey’s only ally and protector, Sergeant McFarland, intervenes, which sets off a chain of cascading events that spin out of everyone’s control. Close-mouthed, damaged, innocent, trying to forget a past and looking for a future, it turns out that Bobby Bailey is the perfect candidate for a secret U.S. A 360-page tour de force of visual storytelling, Monsters‘ narrative canvas is vast and deep. ![]() Monsters is the legendary project Barry Windsor-Smith has been working on for over 35 years. Pin-Up & Adult –You must be 18 or older. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I say *majority*, because while Summer played a big role, Lewis was basically a 12-year-old girl and Clover (*cackle cackle cackle*) was less of a, and I quote, "psychotic freak", and more of a mommy's boy in need of a hug.īut first, I would like to discuss everyone's favorite blue eyed blond haired brainless British broad - Summer. Unfortunately, I was instead thrown into a Lifetime Movie written by an orangutan in dire need of a thesaurus who also works part-time as a florist.įor starters, I blame Summer's immature personality and idiotic thought process to be of blame for the *majority* of my distaste towards this book. I was very excited to start this book, hoping for some mutilation (as one does), and expecting to be thrown into the most twisted and creepy episode of Criminal Minds. you better believe I'll be all up on that chiznit. So when I find a book written from the POV of a kidnapped victim. When I'm not watching Ina Garten, you will find me cuddled under the blankets watching a Criminal Minds marathon or Law and Order: SVU. ![]() Let me begin by saying that I am quite possibly the biggest crime show freak to ever exist in this world. and turn you into my flower mwahaha! But don't you dare pollenate, because pollenating is for sluts. throw you into a very non-cliche white van. ![]() |