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Synopsis On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Modern Library publishes Shelby Foote’s three-volume masterpiece in a new boxed set including three hardcovers and a new trade paperback, American Homer: Reflections on Shelby Foote and His Classic Civil War: A Narrative, edited by and with an introduction from Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and including essays by Michael Beschloss, Ken Burns, Annette Gordon-Reed, and others. Shelby Foote's The Civil War-A Narrative 3 volume hardcover box set With American Homer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hutson writes the occasional family drama, brings oral histories and folk tales to the written page, essays on every imaginable subject and even an occasional article on interesting or successful characters. There's always room for variation, however, as Ms. Each is brought into the light and into the lives of everyday characters to haunt even the brightest day time efforts to put the story away long after it's been read.ĭark Poetry holds a small place among these efforts. Paranormal suspense/thrillers (with a little romance thrown in here and there), creature features, tantalizing ghost stories and legends. She enjoys a rural life with lots of wild life, interesting people and inspirational circumstances! The mountains are not without their dark side, with folk stories, superstitions and even a few roaming monsters here and there to feed the imagination and the pen. Hutson grew up in the mountains of Virginia, which bear incredible influence on most of her work. ![]() ![]() The author of the Fourth Gospel states this claim succinctly: in his narrative, Jesus declares, "If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me" (John 5:46). ![]() All four canonical Gospels declare that the Torah and the Prophets and the Psalms mysteriously prefigure Jesus. The claim that the events of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection took place "according to the Scriptures" stands at the heart of the New Testament’s message. ![]() ![]() Mankell peels away Wallander’s layers the decay of his private life starkly contrasting with his dogged determination to solve the crime. The culprit proves elusive but the pace is electric. ![]() Recently and reluctantly separated from his wife and daughter, Kurt Wallander loses himself in whisky and opera, snatching fitful hours of sleep and guilt-ridden fast food while working this perplexing and shocking case: an elderly farmer tortured to death his wife barely alive by his side. ![]() ![]() When Patti Smith writes: ‘I felt a kinship with this slightly alcoholic, melancholic police detective’ in her introduction, she speaks of Mankell’s skilful crafting of his empathetic protagonist. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Heart attacks, strokes, cancer, obesity, ADHD, autism, allergies, and autoimmune diseases all have the same root cause – our addiction to toxic ingredients. The indisputable truth is that our highly processed diet is the source of a national health crisis that is exploding into a genocide with unseen tragic implications. 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As an unspeakable terror sweeps across the realm, Xingyin must uncover the truth of her heart and claw her way through devastation-to rise against this evil before it destroys everything she holds dear, and the worlds she has grown to love. With alliances shifting quicker than the tides, Xingyin has to overcome past grudges and enmities to forge a new path forward, seeking aid where she never imagined she would. While Xingyin is determined to keep clear of the rising danger, the discovery of a shocking truth spurs her into a treacherous confrontation.įorced to flee her home once more, Xingyin and her companions venture to unexplored lands of the Immortal Realm, encountering legendary creatures and shrewd monarchs, beloved friends and bitter adversaries. ![]() But her fragile peace is threatened by the discovery of a strange magic on the moon and the unsettling changes in the Celestial Kingdom as the emperor tightens his grip on power. After her perilous quest to free her mother, Xingyin thrives once more in the tranquility of her home. ![]() ![]() "It's really great to see someone have the courage to expose the insecurities we all feel at times and to detail so humorously those difficult experiences in the first few months. I wish I could give her a big hug and tell her thank you." -Blogmommas Vicki seems to have entered my brain and sucked out all of my feelings and put them down on paper for the world to read. "A breath of fresh, raw, real, no kidding motherhood air. "Not since Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions has there been such an insightful, open account of a new mother's fears of inadequacy, with wicked humor along the way." -Sarasota Magazine “This mom’s memoir shows a different side to the new mom-the mom who is exhausted, has an extremely fussy baby, who wonders if she made a mistake.It’s that kind of frankness that makes this book such a compelling read.” She, her husband, Thad, and her two daughters live in southern New Jersey. Vicki Glembocki is a columnist for Women's Health and a writer-at-large at Philadelphia Magazine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And as the king’s favored, Auren is often scapegoated by others as much as she was lusted after and objectified by men who saw her as nothing more than a thing. She’s a caged bird at Highbell, the grotesquely opulent palace where’s she’s held in thrall by King Midas persistently held captive by her love for her king despite the unmistakable and maddening power imbalance.Ī theme throughout the book was the brutal commoditization of femininity, pitting women against one another. Immediately apparent to the reader is that Auren is a glorified slave- in love with her master, treated better than most, but a slave, nonetheless. This is in addition to his more familiar and singular ability to turn things and people into solid (and very dead) gold. ![]() In a departure from the story we all know, Gild’s Midas can imbue with gold- as he’s ostensibly done with Auren. In this novel, author Raven Kennedy, a veteran of immersive and absorbing Fantasy novels, brings to life the world of Orea and the magic and intrigue it holds. And our heroine is not just any concubine, she’s Midas’ favorite- so much so that he’s gilded her from head to toe. Gild is a riveting and twisty retelling of King Midas’ tale, told from the perspective of his favorite concubine, Auren. ![]() ![]() ![]() What do you think it was about the Bellinger Sisters series that made it such a breakout? 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