![]() ![]() Mingling fictional characters with real ones, Palma weaves a historical fantasy as imaginative as it is exciting, a story full of love and adventure that also pays homage to the roots of science fiction while transporting its readers to a fascinating Victorian London for their own taste of time travel. Palma raises such questions in The Map of Time. But, what happens if we change history? F lix J. Wells is called upon to investigate purported incidents of time travel and thereby save the lives of an aristocrat in love with a murdered prostitute from the past of a woman bent on fleeing the strictures of Victorian society and of his very own wife, who may have become a pawn in a 4th dimensional plot to murder the authors of Dracula, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, in order to alter their identities and steal their fictional creations. ![]() THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Set in Victorian London with characters real and imagined, The Map of Time boasts a triple play of intertwined plots in which a skeptical H.G. The Map of Time, his first book published in the United States, was an instant New York Timesbestseller and received the prestigious 2008 Ateneo de Sevila XL Prize. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Bound in the original Sendak-illustrated glossy laminated boards which duplicate his art on the dust jacket. 0062P" on the jacket's rear panel and "Harper & Brothers" on the front and back cover, as well as on the dust jacket. This copy has all the first edition points of the Rosenbach copy, as identified by Hanrahan, including: code "40-80" on the jacket's front inner flap code "No. Little Bear Boxed Set: Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, and Little Bear's Visit Paperback Jby Else Holmelund Minarik (Author), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 737 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback 13.99 Other new and used from 4. This book, handsomely illustrated by Maurice Sendak, was a Caldecott runner-up. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy of the uncommon first edition. Protected by a Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (removed for photos). Little Bear's Visit (An I Can Read Book) Paperback Decemby Else Holmelund Minarik (Author), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 553 ratings Part of: I Can Read (22 books) See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 16.95 65 Used from 1.83 18 New from 12.48 14 Collectible from 12. Partially price-clipped, with only part of the dollar ($) sign still present on the upper corner of the front inner flap. ![]() ![]() Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. ![]() ![]() “It’s certainly going to be Wolf Hall wall-to-wall, isn’t it?” Mantel says with a birdlike laugh.Īt first or even second glance, the sprawling Wolf Hall books wouldn’t seem an obvious fit for the stage. But first there are the critically heralded Royal Shakespeare Company stage productions of the novels, which, after wildly successful runs at Stratford-upon-Avon and on the West End, arrive in two parts on Broadway this month, bringing the particular mix of highbrow cachet and juicy storytelling that makes for a big-ticket event. Now Mantel is working on the feverishly anticipated third book of the trilogy, The Mirror & the Light, while the earlier two are soon to debut on PBS as a six-part miniseries starring the peerless Mark Rylance. Mantel, of course, is the English writer who, after 25 years as an acclaimed if not-quite-chart-topping author of fiction, criticism, and memoir, set the literary world on fire in 2009 with her Tudor-era historical novel Wolf Hall and its 2012 sequel Bring Up the Bodies, which earned her Man Booker Prizes (she is the first woman to win twice) and planted flags atop best-seller lists. ![]() ![]() Hilary Mantel is having what might be called a moment-albeit one with staying power. ![]() ![]() ![]() Let me start by saying there is a lot to love about this book. Can’t say I regret it though – I tore through the book in 3-days. If I had known this one was yet again part of a series, I might have pushed it back up on the ‘to-read list’ but, here we are. Guess the next best option is Science fiction! I tried to switch that up by quickly grabbing a thriller, which in truth wasn’t much better, as you can read here. I decided to dive into it right now because I have been reading a lot of fantasy books recently. This is yet another book that I received in one of the more recent subscription boxes from the fabulous Chocolate and Book. Oh well – I guess reading more books isn’t exactly going to change anything but at least it means I get to fill my time with countless adventures. Jeez, is March really almost over already? I don’t know about you but I spend half my time wondering if it is still March 2020 and the other half I keep begging for time to slow down. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Heat Wave is a great conclusion to the series. This brings us to the newest book in the series: Heat Wave. I loved the way that the story unfurled and the way that Nick and Seth were getting to know one another. There were so many superheroes around at the time and having a queer and neurodiverse MC in a superhero book was really needed.īook two, Flash Fire, was a great continuation of the series. For a first book in a series, it was everything that I could want. Nick, Seth, Gibby, and Jazz are back in action bringing justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City.Īn unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick’s home, upturning his life, his family, and his understanding of what it means to be a hero in the explosive finale of the thrilling and hilarious Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune. ![]() Heat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune! ![]() ![]() ![]() From the pyramids of Egypt to the skyscrapers of New York City, the human race’s great architectural and engineering accomplishments have been demystified through Macaulay’s elaborate show-and-tells. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.įollowing in this tradition, Macaulay created other books including City, Castle, Pyramid, Mill, Underground, Unbuilding, and Mosque (all Houghton) that have provided the explanations of the how and the why in a way that is both accessible and entertaining. He published his first book, Cathedral (Houghton), in 1973. After working as an interior designer, a junior high school teacher, and a teacher at RISD, Macaulay began to experiment with creating books. After spending his fifth year at RISD in Rome on the European Honors Program, he received a bachelor’s degree in architecture and vowed never to practice. ![]() During this time he began to draw seriously, and after graduating from high school he enrolled in the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He found himself having to adjust from an idyllic English childhood to life in a fast-paced American city. David Macaulay, born in 1946, was eleven when his parents moved from England to Bloomfield, New Jersey. ![]() ![]() Interestingly, hourglass dolphins are possibly one of the few species of dolphin for which no immediate threats – not counting climate change and pollution – are thought to exist, likely as a result of living so far away from the destructive nature of mankind. Although they can join up to form large pods of up to 100 individuals, it’s more common to find them in groups of around a dozen or so. They can reach speeds of around 22km/hr and tend to make a lot of ‘spray’ as they surface to breathe. Hourglass dolphins are incredibly boisterous and are known to be avid fans of bow-riding the wake of fast boats. ![]() What’s life like for an hourglass dolphins?įast and furious. ![]() Hourglass dolphins also have quite distinctive fins which can be hooked and atop a broad base – some fins are even seen to be ‘swept-back’, the owners of these presumed to be adult males. With a base colour of black (except for the belly which is white) there is a white stripe along each side of the body (starting just behind the mouth and extending all the way to the tail) which narrows under the dorsal fin creating the hourglass pattern. Their Latin name ' cruciger' means 'cross-bearing' although this species is more commonly called the hourglass dolphin, due to the distinctive markings on the dolphin's flanks. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But it is a testament to the writing skill of Mr. Would I usually care for a book about a deranged college student obsessed with wrestling? Or even books about sports or college at all? Absolutely not. Running around the streets in a gorilla mask! The writing is gutsy in other ways - listing all 99 names of the wrestlers that Stephen has lost matches to. Stephen is okay but he is such a weirdo! Other characters call him a weirdo! He proceeds to beat them with a shoe. I never really have a problem with unlikable characters unless they are deliberately sociopathic murderers or something. We have Stephen Florida - not the most likeable dude, in his final year of college, when most of his relatives have recently died and his main focus is the sport of wrestling! Even the topic of wrestling should scare most readers away, if Stephen won't do it himself. But Gabe Habash goes all in with this first book. Maybe save the gutsy for a second book, when you have another example of your writing and style in a first book, to compare the second book to. ![]() In my mind, I would think that a first time writer would not want to be so gutsy when they don't have anything else published. I must say, I can really admire a first novel when it is very very gutsy. ![]() ![]() ![]() When notebook paper, pencils, and most schoolbooks were declared dangerous to her health, her GPA imploded, along with her plans for the future. Her parents questioned her behavior, leading to explosive fights. Unable to act “normal,” the once-popular Allison became an outcast. She had to avoid hair dryers, calculators, cell phones, computers, anything green, bananas, oatmeal, and most of her own clothing. Over the following weeks, her brain listed more dangers and fixes. It started with avoiding sidewalk cracks and quickly grew to counting steps as loudly as possible. Allison believed that she must do something to stop the cancer in her dream from becoming a reality. ![]() But after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home. Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder-and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side-in this powerful and inspiring memoir. ![]() ![]() ![]() Samson docks successfully on autopilot, but Delilah crashes into the station. While trying to contact the miners on board the crew witness horrible creatures bursting from the chests of some of the miners on the camera feed. Following a two-day communications blackout with the mining operation on the surface of the planet the shuttles Samson and Delilah return to the ship at full speed. Set between the films Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), the novel follows Chris “Hoop” Hooper and the crew of the Marion, an orbital mining vessel above the planet LV-178. These books also mark a slight change in branding, previous novels having been branded after the second film Aliens. Rather, each are designed to tie more directly into events from the existing films and explore some of the different eras in the franchise. They are not a trilogy that tells a single, continuous narrative. Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon is the first book in a trilogy of new original novels set in the Alien franchise. ![]() |