![]() ![]() ![]() Yet, when an early snowstorm threatens the mountains, and Ranger Daniels is charged with getting hikers to safety, that includes hot-tempered Olive Perry. ![]() Determined to finish the long trek by herself, she doesn't need a prince-or broody and taciturn ranger-to save her. After getting dumped and promptly abandoned in the middle of her multi-month hike, Olive swears off men. The path of true love never has run smooth for Olive Perry. Yeah, he'd most definitely prefer a bird-any bird, any bird at all, take a vulture for instance-to the human-tornado hybrid that just blew onto his peaceful stretch of the Appalachian Trail. Never quite fitting in with either side of his family, he prefers the company of birds and trees to people. A man of few words, Ranger Jay Daniels values the calm, quiet solitude of the Great Smoky Mountains. ![]()
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![]() Thompson travelled across the U.S.A covering the democratic primaries and ultimately the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon and George McGovern. ![]() He took his own life in 2005 at the age of 68. Many of his books are Penguin or Harper Perennial modern classics including “Hells Angels: A strange and terrible saga”, cult classic “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas” and “Fear and Loathing on the campaign trail ’72”. ![]() Thompson was born in Louisville Kentucky in 1937, during the course of his colourful life he worked as a journalist in South America, ran for sheriff of Aspen Colorado on a “Freak Power” ticket and lost by a very small margin, participated in Ken Kesey’s first “Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests” and is attributed with pioneering “Gonzo” journalism. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And learning the lesson that, with cheese, as with life, what matters most is not how strongly you smell, but how strong you are on the inside. It is also a tale of great love (of cheese) and great danger. It is about one independent mouse who gets fed up with the other mice, and sets out on a quest of his own to prove that cheese exists, and learns to appreciate other creatures. It's a tale of mice and men (and more mice). ![]() A Mouse Called Miika is an epic adventure story on a miniature scale. But before the events of A Boy Called Christmas, this little mouse was the hero of his own story. From the author of A Boy Called Christmas– now a Netflix movie starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull! When Nikolas left the only home he had ever known, it was a mouse named Miika who kept him company, and it was Miika who accompanied him on his journey to the Far North, in search of his father. Ratatouille meets Roald Dahl in the funny and fantastical story of a determined mouse on a mission to procure the world's tastiest cheese. ![]() ![]() “Death and the Woman,” which features a young wife sitting up alone with her husband on her deathbed, is a prime example “A Tragedy,” featuring a woman who wakes up after being rejected by a suitor to find that things have changed a great deal, is another.ĭespite voicing opinions that would align her with materialists, Atherton was fond of using spiritualism as a starting place for supernatural stories. A great deal of her supernatural horror is psychological, more akin to Bierce than James in its simplicity. Atherton was on friendly terms with both Ambrose Bierce and Henry James (to whom Bell was dedicated), and it shows. Two Joshi says were previously uncollected five come from her 1905 collection The Bell in the Fog (which includes five non-supernatural stories as well). ![]() Sebald Beham (1500-1550) tackled it at least twice, once chastely. ![]() “Death and the Woman” is also a common artistic motif. ![]() ![]() ![]() It feels like this novel expresses a lot of anxiety about class. Many years later Cat recalls this lost friend and how those formative years led her to question her privilege and position in life. The intense bond she formed with Marlena challenged and changed her in ways she didn’t anticipate. Although there would obviously still be opportunities for advancement at her new public high school, Cat turned her back on developing her academic future by befriending her new neighbour Marlena and a group of drug dealers/users who frequently skipped school. At that time, her parents separated in a way which inadvertently derailed Cat’s promising academic progress at a private school. Julie Buntin’s debut novel “Marlena” tells the story of a young woman named Cat reflecting back on one such friendship she formed after moving to a depressed rural Michigan town as a teenager. Our teenage friendships often have such a strong impact on the way we formulate our identities in adulthood. ![]() ![]() ![]() This was a different type of paranormal story line revolving around vampires and humans. When Logan returns, sparks fly and attraction sizzles, but they’ll have to escape some very real demons if they have any chance of lasting forever.ĭating the Undead by Juliet Lyons is the 1st book in her Undead Dating Service series. What Silver doesn’t know is that the site is more dangerous than she could ever imagined, and soon she’s in over her head. ![]() Convinced she’ll never see him again, she joins the uber-popular vampire dating site,. When Silver Harris kisses sexy Irish vampire Logan Byrne on New Year’s Eve, she knows other humans just won’t suffice. It’s Bridget Jones with vampires in this fresh and funny paranormal romance from debut author Juliet Lyons Dating the Undead by Juliet Lyons – Review, Spotlight, & GiveawayĪmazon / B&N / Kobo / BAM / Book Depository ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Watch for the sequel coming soon from Local Hero Press: Moon Gone Dark! Publisher's Note: This is the second edition of this book, not a new tale. Miller, was published by Putnam on 7/16/19 Genres: Mystery Novels The Other Mrs. The theft sets off a horrific chain of events for all three, testing their wills and changing them them forever. Dickson is the author of several well-reviewed independently published novels and short stories covering everything from horror and sci-fi to suspense. Meanwhile, the brothel's sadistic madam has been secretly hoarding money so she can move up in her family's organization, and she's depending on that windfall to tip the scales in her favor, but her driver Ramón has other ideas, making off with the money in a bid for his own freedom. She just needs to see one more client, a recluse who always pays a half-million in cash for a night with the brothel's best girls, but this last trick soon becomes a battle for Nina's soul. After four years working in a New York brothel to pay off a debt to the mob, Nina is nearly paid up and ready to go home. All on a collision course to a place where madness holds sway. ![]() ![]() ![]() It centers upon a top secret mission, Source Columba, and the countless number of those pressed into service delivering coded messages across enemy lines the daring acts were fulfilled by homing pigeons - over 200,000 in fact, utilized by British Intelligence between 19, and contributed in incredibly significant ways to the successful defense of Great Britain.Ī Note from the author : In 2012, I became captivated by a British news report about a man who made an extraordinary discovery while renovating an abandoned house in the Surrey countryside. ![]() ![]() The story quickly draws you in to the plight of London, of England, and all of Europe, while endearing you to its main protagonists, Ollie, Susan and dear dear Duchess, as they try desperately to save London, win the war, and move forward with their lives - which at this time hang in the balance. A well-researched historical fiction piece, it’s set during the London Blitz of WWII (before American had become involved in the battle,) a rich backdrop for a diverse cast of characters which include the ordinary, the extraordinary, and the downright intriguing men, women, and… pigeons! This is one of those rare stories that Has. The Long Flight Home You are all going to LOVE my July Book Club pick, The Long Flight Home, by Alan Hlad. ![]() ![]() ![]() Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy Inventory No: 0129512. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Jose' Mario Garry Ordoflez Edmondson y Cotton, 1922- biography in- cl uded Blue face. Light age toning of the textblock edges and panels with some faint foxing to the textblock edges. see 04691A EDMONDS, HELEN see: KAVAN, ANNA EDMONDSON, G. ![]() Rubbing of the book edges and panels with signing of the backstrip. Minor creasing of the book corners with some creasing to the lower left-hand corner of the front panel. ![]() Nash thought that the discovery would really ignite his faltering academic reputation but, found that the discovery was more akin to catching a tiger by the tail, and then trying to let it go without being eaten. Nash Taber was stunned to find an alien living among the Yaqui Indians they had accepted the stranded alien as one of their mythological demons. Colour illustrated paperback binding with blue coloured titles to the front panel and pink and black coloured titles to the backstrip. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He later received a Masters degree from the University of California, Berkeley. White was born in Oakland, California, and went to college at the University of Southern California. In a poll of 17 detective story writers and reviewers, his novel Nine Times Nine was voted as the ninth best locked room mystery of all time. Holmes', which was the name of a 19th-century serial killer. In addition to 'Anthony Boucher,' White also employed the pseudonym 'H. Between 19 he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was particularly influential as an editor. Anthony Boucher (born William Anthony Parker White) (Aug– April 29, 1968) was an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories. ![]() |