6/8/2023 0 Comments True Believer by Jack CarrWhen a series of events uncovers his whereabouts, the CIA recruits him, using a Presidential pardon for Reece and immunity for the friends who helped him in his mission of vengeance. The United States government has an asset who can turn the Iraqi against his masters: James Reece, the most-wanted domestic terrorist alive.Īfter avenging the deaths of his family and team members, Reece emerges deep in the wilds of Mozambique, protected by the family of his estranged best friend and former SEAL Team member. The attacks are being coordinated by a shadowy former Iraqi commando who has disappeared into Europe’s underground. When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr’s follow-up to The Terminal List, former Navy SEAL James Reece’s skill, cunning, and heroism put the US government back in his debt and set him on another path of revenge. “Jack Carr and his alter-ego protagonist, James Reece, continue to blow me away.” -Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical Get ready!” -Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal List “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er.
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Her Just Us: An American Conversation, a volume of poems, essays, and images, was published in September by Graywolf Press. She will begin her tenure at NYU in the summer of 2021. Rankine is currently Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University, where she has been since 2016. “She’ll be a brilliant addition to the Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU, where she'll join a distinguished group of internationally acclaimed writers in our Creative Writing Program. We are delighted to welcome her as our colleague.” “Claudia Rankine-whose critique of racism in her award-winning poetry book Citizen electrified readers and critics alike-is one of the most important, essential, and influential writers of our time,” said Antonio Merlo, dean of NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Science. 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We recently got an exclusive preview and cover reveal for the next book in Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series, Restore Me.ĮW just revealed the news yesterday with an exclusive preview as well! (I couldn’t help but giggle throughout it to be honest – It’s great to see the characters again) You can check out the full article HEREĪnd if you would like to see my full review of the series, you can check it out HEREįrom the Tahereh’s small preview she revealed to EW, it looks like we will be getting dual POVs of both Juliette and Warner! Currently, this book is set to release on March 2018 and it terms of plot and content, we will probably be diving deep into the minds of both our characters so I am super excited to see how Tahereh will portray this. Join Scribd and read this and millions of other ebooks and audiobooks on your. Hey Everyone!!! I’m back again with more bookish news! Read Shatter Me Novella series, with a free trial. 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Water Lilies meticulously records our enduring love affair with the most beautiful and exotic of plants, the water lily. Additional Information: Publications/Texts in Print: Barlow, Nic and Caroline Holmes. Water lilies are inextricably linked to the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, Egypt and the Far East, where they were highly valued, just as precious metals or gemstones, their properties were thought to be medicinal, spiritual and purely aesthetic they have been represented in architecture, printed textiles, religious paintings and illustrations, cited in mythology, folklore, mysticism and the creative imagination. 6/7/2023 0 Comments Twisted hate ana huang amazonJosh & Jude have always hated each other, something about the other instantly gets their blood boiling. (Trust me when I say that you do not want to miss out on Alex & Rhys.) 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There are three things I am absolutely certain of: 6/7/2023 0 Comments The lady most willingAnd then there were those who claimed that magic rode vanguard to the snow, sweeping the halls of Finovair Castle and inspiring its laird to heights of greatness.ĭetermined to secure his holdings and frustrated with his two nephews, one half-French and the other half-English (the heir and the spare), for not stepping up to the plate and finding good Scots lasses to wed, widowed and childless laird Taran Ferguson decides to take matters into his own hands. Others said the only madness exhibited that night was born inside a bottle of contraband whiskey. Some said the legendary storm of 1819 that screamed down from the north pushed madness ahead of it. 6/7/2023 0 Comments Cal newport minimalismThe Digital Declutter: A 30-day plan for building a practice of digital minimalism.
6/6/2023 0 Comments Sweet Light by Jen WylieWriting is something I can do from home, so I certainly lucked out there. I didn’t write for a number of years when the kids were little but once they were a bit older, and my brain started functioning again, the need to write came back. I did go to university and got a degree, however things happen, as they tend to do, and I ended up being a Mom rather than finding a career. I have so many stories in my head and they need to come out. It was just something I wanted to do, needed to do. I started writing in public school, but really got into it in high school. I suppose I should also note I live in Ontario, Canada. Otherwise I try to to be Supermom and keep my chaotic house in some semblance of order. When I’m not reading or writing (or editing) I putter about with various crafts. I’m a stay at home mom of two darling boys. Jennifer resides in rural Ontario, Canada with her husband, two boys, Australian shepherd a flock of birds and a disagreeable amount of wildlife. Sweet light is her debut novel to be published in 2011. Jennifer writes various forms of fantasy, both novels and short stories. She constantly has stories floating around in her head, and finds it amazing most people don’t. Thanks to her mother she acquired a love of books at an early age and began writing in public school. In a cosmic twist of fate she dislikes the snow and cold.īefore settling down to raise a family, she attained a BA from Queens University and worked in retail and sales. Jennifer Wylie was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. Her latest book, As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance was published by the University of Minnesota Press in the fall of 2017, and was awarded Best Subsequent Book by the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance. settler colonialism will always define the issues with a solution that reentrenches its own power. Leanne’s books are regularly used in courses across Canada and the United States including Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back, The Gift Is in the Making, Lighting the Eighth Fire (editor), This Is An Honour Song (editor with Kiera Ladner) and The Winter We Danced (Kino-nda-niimi editorial collective). As We Have Always Done Quotes Showing 1-2 of 2. She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba, is currently a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University and faculty at the Dechinta Centre for Research & Learning in Denendeh. Working for over a decade an independent scholar using Nishnaabeg intellectual practices, Leanne has lectured and taught extensively at universities across Canada and has twenty years experience with Indigenous land based education. Her work breaks open the intersections between politics, story and song-bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer and artist, who has been widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation. Leanne Simpson’s Public Lecture: “As We Have Always Done” |