![]() ![]() Alexandra attempts to help by taking in sewing for the local gentry. Their house has become threadbare and they eat very poorly. He’s taken any of the money that the household has and has wasted it away on his own fun – not really caring about his 3 daughters…their present or their future. But when passion finally brings them together, a terrible secret threatens to tear them apart….Īlexandra Bolton’s father is a drunk and a gambler. But Alexandra Bolton inflames him as no woman has ever done, and she also serves him his first rejection! Now Clarewood-who always gets what he wants-will choose which rules to play by. He is the wealthiest, most powerful peer in the realm, and having witnessed the cold horror of marriage as a child, he has vowed never to wed. Yet she cannot accept his shocking proposition! But when she meets the infamous Duke of Clarewood, old dreams-and old passions-are awakened as never before. Now, with the Bolton name in disgrace due to her father’s profligate ways, marrying an elderly squire might be the only way to save her family from absolute ruin. With her mother’s passing, Alexandra Bolton gave up on love to take care of her family. ![]()
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These are some of the books that spur our imaginations, and set us free to explore the often ignored psychological depths of the empty space between four walls, the symbolic meaning of a glass façade, or the power struggles inside an imposing concrete structure. ![]() ![]() Placing the books on the counter with a heavy thud and a nostalgic smile, we’ll hear the now familiar phrase “I’m only buying boring books today, I’m afraid”.īeyond the maze of planning applications, endless varieties of contract administration forms and keeping up with the latest change in Building Regulation Part L, exists a world of architecture fiction that explores ideas, philosophies, dreams and fears that lurk behind the facades of buildings. ![]() Quite often an architect will approach the bookshop till with an armful of books about contractual procedures and CDM regulations and a look of resignation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With settings like Victoria-era London, Ottoman-era Constantinople and the slippery rooftops of Paris, the Assassins Creed adventures are a thrill ride not to be missed.Ībout the book: Nothing in Owen's life has been right since his father died in prison, accused of a crime Owen is certain he didn't commit. Starting with the Third Crusade, the games and novels have explored a wide variety of settings including the Renaissance, Colonial America, the Golden Age of Piracy, the French Revolution, Imperial China, and Russia’s October Revolution. In the games, our heroes use the Animus, a futuristic device developed by the Abstergo Corporation that allows them to experience the ancestral memories of their family’s bloodline. These adventures feature real world events from history and follow the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. ![]() Interested in attending? Reserve your seat here!Īssassins Creed is a thrilling adventure franchise that has inspired video games, comics, novels and now movies set in a mysterious alternate history that rockets between the near future and the far-flung past. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Norton's renowned story-telling magic is present in abundance. “Andre Norton is a superb storyteller whose skill draws the reader completely into a fantastic other world…”– Chicago Tribune Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Iron Cage by Andre Norton (BCE, 1974, Hardcover, Dust Jacket, Science Fiction) at the best. “One of the all-time masters.”–Peter Straub "The Grand Dame of Science Fiction…”– Time Now humans return and the People are in no mood to deal once again with the “demons” who abandoned them to fate so long ago. But from that devastat ed past, a new breed of intelligence arises: the catlike People. But when a star ship arrives carrying Johnny’s original species, humans–humans who seek to exploit the People for their own ends–Johnny is forced to choose between loyalty to the creatures he considers his family, and the need to reconnect with his long lost heritage.īreed to Come: On a distant future Earth, humans have polluted the planet and departed, leaving their pets behind to inherit a blasted world. The Iron Cage: Johnny has always loved and been protected by the People, the bearlike inhabitants on the planet he calls home. ![]() ![]() A young woman and a young man face down powerful enemies as they come of age in a far future universe full of menace and technology so powerful as to be almost magic. Two bestselling novels of science fiction adventure from legendary storyteller Andre Norton collected together for the first time, The Iron Cage and Breed to Come. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has written over 70 best-selling books, and several have even been adapted for TV – most famously The Story of Tracy Beaker. Girls keeping their families going, girls trying to get away… Jacqueline Wilson’s written about them all! These powerful stories of plucky girls in difficult circumstances won’t fail to strike a chord. Smart girls, strong girls, bad girls, brave girls. Her insightful and emotionally challenging books not only stretch reading ability, but give young readers a glimpse into many kinds of lives. ![]() Since having her daughter, Emma, she has been writing full time. She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first “novel” when she was nine, filling countless Woolworths’ exercise books as she grew up. Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, but spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And a lot of people had their phone cameras running.ġ1 Minutes tells its story chronologically, and patiently, introducing us to many of the people who, once the shooting begins, will become victims. And it's told mostly through cellphone videos and police body cams - images taken by people in the midst of the attack, as it was happening. Instead the story is told by interviews with survivors of the event - people who were there as musicians, fans, police, paramedics, nurses, doctors, and so on. There's no host, no narrator and, for the first two hours, virtually no footage from TV news stations. ![]() The new four-hour Paramount+ documentary, 11 Minutes, takes a unique approach to retelling the story of the largest mass shooting in U.S. In 2020 the death toll was raised to 60 to account for victims who later died from complications related to their injuries. Fifty eight people were killed and more than 800 others were wounded. 1, 2017, a lone gunman in a suite of rooms on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel opened fire on the performers and audience at an outdoor country music festival below. ![]() 1, 2017, mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Mourners attend a vigil in Las Vegas following the Oct. ![]() ![]() “Our Shattered Hopes” begins promisingly, with Zhang talking about growing up during the Cultural Revolution, and the optimism in China after Mao Zedong’s death in 1976. Now, in this powerful graphic novel, Zhang pairs with French journalist and Asia specialist Adrien Gombeaud, and artist Ameziane, to share his unvarnished memory of this crucial moment in world history for the first time. ![]() Lun Zhang was just a young sociology teacher then, in charge of management and safety service for the protests. When reports of soldiers marching into Beijing to suppress the protests reverberated across Western airwaves, the world didn’t know what to expect. As tens of thousands of students and concerned Chinese citizens took to the streets demanding political reforms, the fate of China’s communist system was unknown. ![]() Over 30 years ago, on April 15th 1989, the occupation of Tiananmen Square began. ![]() Follow the story of China’s infamous June Fourth Incident - otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre - from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all. ![]() ![]() ![]() EXCEEDINGLY RARE HANDWRITTEN LETTER (Signed "Gordon"), 2pp, over 200 words entirely in her holograph,(20 Cavendish Square, London W1, n.d. "Tey, Josephine" aka "Daviot, Gordon" pseudonyms of Elizabeth Mackintosh (1896-1952), Scottish Golden Age mystery writer, literary author, and successful playwright best known for her small but brilliant oeuvre which included the creation of Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant and her classic detective novels: THE MAN IN THE QUEUE (1927), A SHILLING FOR CANDLES (1936), MISS PYM DISPOSES (1947), THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR (1948), BRAT FARRAR (1949), and THE DAUGHTER OF TIME (1951, voted greatest mystery novel of all time by the British Crime Writer's Association in 1990 The Franchise Affair was 11th on that same list). ![]() ![]() ![]() How would you describe the complex relationship between animals and trees: Good, bad, or neutral? Why?Ħ. On the other hand, birds play an integral role in plant reproduction by spreading seeds over long distances. When a woodpecker drills holes into a tree’s bark, the tree is then susceptible to rot or an invasion of fungi. Is technological advancement working with nature or against it?ĥ. In the forest that he works with in Hümmel, he has banned machines and only allows log removal by horses. Wohlleben mentions how a number of forest conservationist methods that help trees in the short-term actually damage a forest’s health in the long-term. How does this relationship reflect or parallel the one that humans have with the Internet?Ĥ. However, they can also damage trees by invading the bark and causing rot. Fungi, while functioning as the “wood wide web” for trees, can allow them to communicate and share crucial survival information. What is it about the present that makes nature a popular topic right now?ģ. The Hidden Life of Trees became a surprise bestseller, earning a place on the New York Times and many regional bestseller lists. Science often takes these words out, but then you have a language people can’t relate to and can’t understand.” In what ways is the anthropomorphism of trees effective in The Hidden Life of Trees?Ģ. When asked why Wohlleben chose to anthropomorphize trees, he said, “I use words of emotion to connect with people’s experience. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() During these accidents Ben always ends up getting hurt, getting into trouble and worst, almost getting killed. These incidents also added a little bit of mystery in the book. The two are really good together, they have this chemistry that you can’t deny.Īlong the book, these accidents kept on happening to Ben, which I think is definitely the sabotage part in the book. They tried everything they could not to but eventually they fall for each other without any warning. Imogene and Ben were slowly falling in love with each other. Ben on the other hand is quite a gentleman who women loves, has a passion for architecture and dream of being an architect one day. She is awkward to talked to unless they talk about something she loves. Imogene is a shy lady with a passion for arts. The story started as Imogene was supposed to be engaged to Ernest but as we get through the book, Imogene realized that she isn’t in love with Ernest but only see him as a friend because her heart belonged to Ernest’s brother, Ben. ![]() |