![]() ![]() Although the writers emerge from widely different backgrounds, their voices come together in an alchemy of the written word, embodying creativity, resourcefulness, and strength as they raise children in a world that can be hostile simply because of their identity. Recognizing the need for diverse perspectives of motherhood, editors Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai’a Williams center the experiences of mothers of color and other marginalized mothers, including those who are disabled, single, queer, teenagers, and low-income. The same can be said of Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines, an anthology of essays, letters, and ideas expressed through hybrid and experimental forms. Each item retains its own distinct flavor yet melds with the other ingredients into a complex and sumptuous whole, rendering the palate at once delighted and satisfied. He prepares it by first focusing his attention on the broth, adding the proteins after they are sautéed. ![]() The list of ingredients required to make my cousin’s coveted gumbo is a long one: shrimp, andouille sausage, Dungeness crab, chicken wings, hot links, tomato paste, chicken stock, filé powder. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Soon after, Theresa takes vows, becoming Sister Cecilia Nora goes on to raise three more children, none of whom know anything about their aunt or Patrick’s true parentage. And Dolly isnt sure if shell ever get back.A compulsively readable work of psychological suspense from the first mile to the last, All the Lost Things introduces a remarkable young heroine who leaps off the page, charts a life-changing journey, and ultimately reveals the sometimes heartbreaking intersections of love, truth, and memory. To escape scandal they deposit Theresa in a convent, and when the child-Patrick-is born, Nora claims him as her own. ![]() ![]() Theresa and her older sister, Nora, have emigrated from rural Ireland to Boston, where Nora’s fiancé has taken a job. Sullivan’s branching story is planted in 1957, when a teenage girl named Theresa Flynn becomes pregnant after being seduced by a married man she meets at a dance. Courtney Sullivan, whose Irish-American family drama “Saints for All Occasions” (Knopf, 335 pages, $26.95) is touched with the same warmth, kindness and gentle wisdom. Few writers today can inspire the feeling of consolation that she so reliably provided. Binchy specialized in intimate portraits of small-town life, and she suffused each of her novels with a benevolence that was almost maternal, always finding the best in her characters, however flawed. Literature lost more than it realized when the Irish novelist Maeve Binchy died in 2012. ![]() ![]() With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. ![]() ![]() Rich and diverse, The Canterbury Tales offer us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of medieval England.įor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook. In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. ![]() Description Nevill Coghill's masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English ![]() ![]() ![]() Walker needs this scientist to save his life as he is now a second Mr. ![]() Freeze is in custody at Wayne Enterprises where the villain of Deep Freeze, the Walt Disney pastiche, Grant Walker bursts in to kidnap Dr. Serving as a direct sequel to Deep Freeze and Subzero, we see Mr. The comic tie in eventually gets around to using him in this Gotham Adventures series. Done so perfectly well by that team, he only appears in one more episode, Deep Freeze, as well as a feature movie Batman & Mr. Freeze owes his modern popularity to the reimagined version of him introduced in the Batman the Animated Series’ episode “Heart Of Ice”. Batman Gotham Adventures #5: By Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty, Tim Harkins & Lee Loughridge.Perfect 10 is a series of essential recommendations that fully encapsulate a comic character – 10 desert island picks of runs, single issues, arcs, etc – curated by Comfort Food Comics. ![]() ![]() ![]() I loved when she explained that forgetting is not evil. How can we remember more? Genova suggests trying something new, experiencing what is happening around you without your phone, getting in touch with your feelings as emotion helps encode memories, reflecting on what happened so you retain your memories and keeping a journal to jot down your experiences. She explains about types of memory like muscle memory which allows us to drive a car, ride a bicycle and eat with chopsticks, semantic memory, which is the facts you know about your life or the Wikipedia of your brain and episodic memory which is personal and always about the past. But most importantly we must pay attention. You have to put the information into your brain (encoding), weave the information together (consolidation), store that woven information(storage), and fetch the woven information when you want to access it (retrieval). ![]() Genova explains how memories change our brain and the four steps to create a memory. ![]() ![]() I pictured a Steve Buscemi in the book far more than a Will Smith. He was intelligent and given to learning, but he was also very dark, depressed and lonely. He was a normal guy just trying to survive in a world that didn't want or need him anymore. ![]() ![]() I liked that Neville wasn't some super-hero action star in the book. A lot of the questions raised by the movie were not answered, though many others were. Neville was definitely not the same man in the book that Will Smith portrayed in the movie. From the start I knew this book was not going to be the movie. Rather than reading it, I bought it on Audible and let somebody else read it to me. ![]() In fact, I decided to read the book because I was hoping for some clarification about some concepts and ideas that the movie hinted at but didn't explain. Like a lot of reviewers, I saw the movie before I ever heard of the book. ![]() ![]() If you are having trouble finding the link to add a new thread, try this. ![]() She has written for numerous publications, including McSweeney’s, The New. Please avoid all-caps, especially in thread topics, as it is considered SHOUTING. About the author (2017) Jennifer Wright is the author of It Ended Badly: Thirteen of The Worst Break-Ups In History. ![]() They are able to edit and improve the Goodreads catalog, and have made it one of the better catalogs online.Īctivities include combining editions, fixing book and author typos, adding book covers and discussing policies. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who have applied for and received librarian status on Goodreads. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to comment or request changes to book records.įor general comments on Goodreads and for requests for changes to site functionality, try Goodreads Help or use the Contact Us link instead.įor tips on being a librarian, check out the Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. ![]() A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Jennifer Wright, who publicly supported right-wing candidates and then used her office to investigate their election losses, was removed from her position, a spokesperson for the Attorney. ![]() ![]() ![]() once he explained himself, I was somewhat understanding to his logic……. ![]() Honestly, I really didn’t have any issues with Calix except for possibly the force pregnancy issue. I am just like any other red-blooded woman who enjoys reading about a dominant sexy alpha. He will stop at nothing to return to her side and protect her, In every way possible from the evil in the darkness. They created a friendship amongst each other, That would last a lifetime.Ĭalix was Thalia’s protector and hero until something happened in their lives that changed it forever. ![]() To create the next generation of Leaders in their families So basically, to wed them and breed them. (Contract marriage) most were too young of age to know what was going on, until they came of age. They trade it off the females at a young age., amongst the families To keep the hierarchy amongst the families. K I can’t lie, I was so freakin excited to find out more about Calix & Thalia after reading Dreams of the Vengeful If you enjoy any of the following you have found yourself in the right place Where Calix and Thalia story had First begun. Please make sure to read Dreams of the Vengeful This book was intoxicating to read from start to finish. ![]() ![]() ![]() But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of this is reminding Sunshine why she left Del Sol in the first place. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.ĭel Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, strong cups of coffee - and, now, a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff - thanks to her adorably meddlesome parents who nominated her - and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. ![]() New York Times best-selling author Darynda Jones is back with the first novel in the brand-new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series - A Bad Day for Sunshine ! ![]() "Narrator Lorelei King works well with the subtly snarky style of author Darynda Jones.Listeners will look forward to the next installment of this new series, as some mysteries are solved, and others remain." ( AudioFile Magazine ) ![]() “This suspenseful and witty first novel in a new series is a perfect match for narrator Lorelei King." ( Booklist ) ![]() ![]() ![]() But sometimes old feelings are hard to forget, and even harder not to act on. If getting him signed can help save her family’s business, she’ll swallow her pride and do what’s asked. But getting him healthy means being hands-on.Īnd hands on means they might get more than they bargained for.ĭekker Kincade’s job is to woo the only man who has ever broken her heart, hockey phenom Hunter Maddox, over to her agency. And that proof comes in the form of getting phenom Easton Wylder back on the field. Scout Dalton’s out to prove a female can handle the pressure of running the physical therapy regimen of an MLB club. Bromberg comes three full-length novels about wanting what you can’t have.Įaston Wylder is baseball royalty. From New York Times best-selling author K. ![]() |