![]() Interestingly the author, who used Kurban Said as a nom de plume, is almost as enigmatic and intriguing as his work. Although it was originally composed in German, the English translation by Jenia Granam reads smoothly and communicates clearly. Their marriage embodies the cultural and religious diversity of the Caucasus and foreshadows the tension and beauty of modern Azerbaijan.įirst published in Vienna in 1937, the book has been praised as an artistic masterpiece. This story of star-crossed lovers is the epitome of East meets West in the romantic tale of a Muslim Azerbaijani noble-man, Ali Khan Shirvanshir, and a Georgian Christian princess, Nino Kipiani. ![]() ![]() The mystical beauty of the ancient city in the heart of modern Baku springs vividly to life on the pages of the celebrated novel, Ali and Nino. ![]()
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![]() ![]() WalkerĬharlotte Winters is destined to spinsterhood until she turns down an unwanted proposal and everything changes. They strike a bargain together, one which will either push them apart or lead to a future sweeter than either of them could have imagined. ![]() When she confesses to him of her opposition in marrying for a title, he confesses his distaste of the London scene. But what Ellen isn’t expecting is Lord Ravenshire to engage her in the most interesting conversation. What’s in the wager for her? The prize cuttings of her aunt’s extraordinary roses. When her cousin Dinah dares Ellen to attend a ball with no frills and to stand with the wallflowers, Ellen takes on the dare. MooreĮllen might be beautiful and considered a diamond of the first water by Society, but she is so very tired of the pressure to marry a titled gentleman so that her beauty won’t go to waste. But does she want to accept his help when he, too, might be insincere? One man saw her before her life changed forever. ![]() She fights to stay close to the few friends she knows are true. And she is inundated with interested suitors. When she suddenly inherits a huge amount and is the new center of attention all over London, her secret dreams might come true but also her worst nightmares. Does it bother her that no one asks her to dance? Yes, but she’s not sure how to drum up dance partners when she has almost no dowry, no title, and freezes up when anyone tries to talk to her. Lottie Hughes likes people, as long as they aren’t too close. THE WALLFLOWER’S DANCE by Jen Geigle Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I highly recommend this one to anyone familiar with the case & anyone looking for an escape. Wrobel goes down the rabbit hole of answering these questions and Darling Rose Gold is such a tense & believe take on the story. What if the mom is alive & getting out of jail? What in the world would have happened after she gets out of jail? If given the chance, what kind of relationship would the mother & daughter have? THE VERDICT Like the teeth – can we talk about the teeth?įor me, Darling Rose Gold is like a what-if scenario for the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case. Wrobel does a really great job of handling so many pieces of the case. So, when I read the synopsis of this book, I thought this must be a rip off of the case & I’m not sure I’m interested. Truth be told, I know the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case like the back of my hand. Special thanks to Berkley for providing our copy of Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel in exchange for an honest & fair review. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many fans of fantasy also grew up on a steady diet of science fiction stories and sometimes want to pull in elements from those tales without having to completely shift gears in a game. As a cooperative storytelling game, D&D is primed to tell the kind of blended stories that the table is in the mood for. ![]() If Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy roleplaying game, why bring sci-fi elements into it at all? The simplest, most honest answer is because we can and because it's fun. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() Once Anniston Bennet is installed in his basement, Charles is cast into a role he never dreamed of. But financial necessity leaves him no choice. ![]() There is something deeper and darker about his request, and Charles does not need any more trouble. But Charles Blakey is black and Anniston Bennet is white, and it is clear that the stranger wants more than a basement view. The beautiful house has been in the Blakey family for generations, but Charles has just lost his job and is behind on his mortgage payments. The stranger offers him $50,000 in cash to spend the summer in Charles's basement, and Charles cannot even begin to guess why. The man at Charles Blakey's door has a proposition almost too strange for words. The Man in My Basement: A Novel Book Information:Īsterpiece - the finest work yet by an American novelist of the first rank - this is the mysterious story of a young black man who agrees to an unusual bargain to save the home that has belonged to his family for generations. ![]() ![]() So pervasive are the devices of racecraft in American history, economic doctrine, politics, and everyday thinking that the presence of racecraft itself goes unnoticed. Fields argue otherwise: the practice of racism produces the illusion of race, through what they call "racecraft." And this phenomenon is intimately entwined with other forms of inequality in American life. Most people assume racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Praised by a wide variety of people from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Zadie Smith, Racecraft "ought to be positioned," as Bookforum put it, "at the center of any discussion of race in American life." ![]() ![]() A new edition of a celebrated contemporary work on race and racism ![]() ![]() ![]() But what if she is too devastated by tragedy to know when he wants more than she should give? Read more Liam demands everything from her, accepting nothing less. ![]() Refusing to take “no” as an answer, he sweeps her into a passionate affair, pushing her to her erotic limits. A man who knows what he wants and goes after it. On a plane, struggling to face the devastation of losing everything again and starting over, Amy meets Liam Stone, a darkly entrancing billionaire recluse, who is also a brilliant, and famous, prodigy architect. But just when she lets her guard down, the ghosts of her past are quick to punish her, forcing her back on the run. Now years later, with a new identity as Amy, she’s finally dared to believe she is forgotten-even if she cannot forget. But how do I not when he is the reason I breathe? He is what I need.Īt the young age of eighteen, tragedy and a dark secret force Lara to flee all she has known and loved to start a new life. ![]() His touch spirals through me, warm and sweet, wicked and hot. The first book in the sexy, suspenseful Secret Life of Amy Bensen series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. ![]() *The Secret Life of Amy Bensen is now a streaming series on Passionflix!* ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kennedy's enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues-courage and patriotism-and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable American spiritĭuring 1954-55, Kennedy, then a junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, profiled eight American patriots, mainly United States Senators, who at crucial moments in our nation's history, revealed a special sort of greatness: men who disregarded dreadful consequences to their public and private lives to do that one thing which seemed right in itself. Kennedy and introduction by Caroline Kennedy ![]() THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITY ![]() ![]() Their business model, Morgenson says, widens the income gap by extracting wealth from the many to enrich the few. But it's hard to know whether a company is owned by a private equity firm because PEFs are shrouded in secrecy. The ultimate goal is to sell off the newly acquired company in a few years, scoring a big profit for the PEF. The plunderers she's referring to are private equity firms, PEFs, which typically buy companies, then lay off employees and cut costs, services, benefits in order to expand profits. That's what my guest Gretchen Morgenson writes in her new book. ![]() ![]() The place where you buy your coffee and doughnut, your child's pre-K learning center, your loved one's nursing home, your dentist or dermatologist's office, the ER and the ambulance that took you there and your pet care provider may be owned or overseen by plunderers. ![]() ![]() ![]() They then reunite after Cece gives a warm fuzzie to Martha. Cece tries to make Martha her friend again during the rest of the summer and even in fifth grade after martha throwing up twice. When they were playing tag Cece is chasing Martha and then a tree hits her eye. They then become friends over the summer as they play tag after jumping on Cece's crush: Mike Miller's trampoline. Martha is talking to Cece and suddenly, Cece turns off her hearing aids to get some sleep then she lip reads Martha saying: "Did you just turn your hearing aids off on me?" Cece then apologizes by telling Martha that she needs some sleep. This offbeat story by a master of the genre builds to an exhilaratingly absurd surprise ending. ![]() Cece is happy because Martha wouldn't notice her as she is in third grade while Cece is in fourth. Is it an egg or an eyeball The inimitable Cece Bell is back with a second hilarious primer on good manners gone awry and arguments run amok. They then have a sleepover and Cece is very happy. ![]() ![]() Martha invites Cece to play with her after making dirt soup. They become friends when Cece is sent outside after making an excuse not to play with Ginny Wakeley, Cece's former best friend. Martha Chadwick is Cece Bell's best friend. ![]() |