![]() And the people you need to become who you are need to be able to hear you scream. It renders polite, protective silences completely futile, entirely absurd. ![]() After, she was freer, her contentment deeper in many ways, and her loyalties, concerns, and communication more intentional. ![]() But in truth, before, the silences she kept and the fears were their own captivity. Whatever you're imagining, multiply it.) unable to ever reclaim the relatively benign, content life she had before. Mireille emerges from 13 days of unimaginable, horrifying captivity (one captive woman, seven men. It's about a willingness to die and come back from the dead, to run and be brave enough to return. It's about the things she keeps quiet to protect those she most ferociously loves. It demands that you speak up.įor me, An Untamed State is about what a woman absorbs. Not about the book, but about a ton of things I'd been bottling up. Depending on who you are, you may need a trigger warning, a stiff drink, a shower when you're reading (and after). ![]() ![]() People will tell you this book about Haiti - about another lightning rod that divides asunder: class. People will tell you this book is about a kidnapping - about the life before for its heroine, Mireille, and about the life after. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Both lyrical and practical, this much-needed book will help children navigate the world around them!" ![]() Parents, teachers, caregivers- and especially kids-will love the different ways to explore mindfulness and breath through animals and story in Breathe Like a Bear. ![]() " Breathe Like a Bear is a beautiful guide to mindfulness. Adapted from the successful Breathe like a Bear hardcover/trade paperback-a collection of mindful moments and exercises for kids-this board book is an easy-to-follow breathing exercise kids can use to manage their bodies, breath, and emotions. Based on Kira Willey's Parents' Choice GOLD Award-winning writing, this board book series ( Listen like an Elephant and the upcoming Bunny Breaths) is the first of its kind and is the perfect tool to help children and parents develop a fun and consistent mindfulness practice. With this board book, kids will learn to control their breathing and soothe themselves slowly to sleep, just like a bear in hibernation! Best of all, it can be performed anywhere: in the backseat of a car, at home, or even at a child's desk at school. ![]() About the Book "With this board book, kids will learn to control their breathing and soothe themselves slowly to sleep, just like a bear in hibernation!"-īook Synopsis Part of the Mindfuless Moments for Kids series, this mindful meditation exercise featuring a sweet bear cub helps kids feel calm, wherever they are. ![]() ![]() ![]() Romantic writers and authors used the nickname to proclaim their worship for Mozart, eventually turning ‘Amadeus’ into everyone’s preferred nickname for the classical giant. Seven years later, the publishing company Breitkopf & Härtel produced an edition of Mozart’s complete works under the name – but the real dominance of ‘Amadeus’ began around 1810, 19 years after the composer’s death. The day Mozart died, on 5 December 1791, his name was entered in the records of the Vienna Magistrate as ‘Wolfgang Amadeus’. In 1998, Mozart scholar Michael Lorenz found a document dated May 1787, in which ‘Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus’ is referred to in conjunction with his friend, Franz Jakob Freystädtler. ![]() Aside from his wedding contract, only once during his lifetime was Mozart referred to as ‘Wolfgang Amadeus’ in an official document. On his marriage certificate to Constanze Weber, he signed his name ‘Wolfgang Amade Mozart’.īut Amadeus was just that – a nickname. Mozart seemed pretty attached to his nickname. ![]() ![]() Since then he has written numerous best-sellers - including JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men - as well as the critically acclaimed creator-owned series THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. ![]() Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. This volume collects Batman & Robin #1-6. ![]() They must also overcome a lethal pair of rival vigilantes with ties to their own tragic pasts - and stay away from each other’s throats long Together, this masked Odd Couple must stop a rising tide of villainy whose savagery and brutality are unlike Tim Drake has laid down the mantle of Robin to search the world for a sign that his mentor can be brought back from oblivion.ĭick Grayson, the original Robin, has taken up the cape and cowl of his former partner, and Damian Wayne, the assassin-raised son of Bruce Wayne, has become a deadly new Robin - ready to fight crime by any means necessary. The Dark Knight has fallen, sacrificing himself in the Final Crisis to defeat the ultimate evil. ![]() ![]() Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, the creative team of ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, reunite to tell the adventures of the all-new Batman and Robin. From the award-winning team behind ALL-STAR SUPERMAN! ![]() ![]() ![]() For if she’s ever tempted to invoke her demonic birthright, it could accidentally unleash nothing less than Armageddon. Teamed up with her childhood crush, Officer Cody Fairfax, a sexy werewolf on the down-low, Daisy must solve the crime-and keep a tight rein on the darker side of her nature. And as Hel’s enforcer and the designated liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, it’s up to her to ensure relations between the mundane and eldritch communities run smoothly.īut when a young man from a nearby college drowns-and signs point to eldritch involvement-the town’s booming paranormal tourism trade is at stake. ![]() To Daisy Johanssen, fathered by an incubus and raised by a single mother, it’s home. The Midwestern resort town of Pemkowet boasts a diverse population: eccentric locals, wealthy summer people, and tourists by the busload-not to mention fairies, sprites, vampires, naiads, ogres, and a whole host of eldritch folk, presided over by Hel, a reclusive Norse goddess. A new urban fantasy series in a fairly conventional vein: Daisy Johanssen is a young woman who is a bridge between human and eldritch, discovering that life. ![]() ![]() “Jacqueline Carey proves her versatility with this compelling and delightful piece of urban fantasy.”-#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris Dark Currents: Agent of Hel Kindle Edition by Jacqueline Carey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 391 ratings Book 1 of 3: Agent of Hel Editors' pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy See all formats and editions Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lamoriello is less than one year on the job, a 73-year-old growing younger by the day. He becomes the centrepiece of Lamoriello’s rebuild. The Leafs will draft Auston Matthews with the first pick in the NHL draft on Friday night. The first big one after Andersen may be the most comfortable. “We have a lot of decisions to make,” said the Leafs general manager. He is more than cordial and less than revealing about the business of his Toronto Maple Leafs.īut he will tell you this: He plans on being busy and active, preparing still for this weekend’s NHL draft, working the phones for trades - he made a lot of calls to a lot of hockey people and wound up with goaltender Frederik Andersen on Monday - seeing what other deals can be made, putting in hours on possible free agents and trying to figure out what’s next for this Rubik’s Cube of a roster with the rather odd payroll circumstance. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]() ![]() ![]() Art and Artifice: Lady Emily's dreams of being an artist are threatened when her betrothed demands they marry.But will the new earl lead her on a treasure hunt that will bring them closer to each other, and to a killer? Secrets and Sensibilities: When Lady Emily's beloved art teacher, Hannah Alexander, accompanies them on a country house visit, she falls for the handsome owner. ![]() ![]() You'll enjoy these warm, witty Regency romance mysteries by an award-winning author that begin the Lady Emily Capers: A shame mysteries keep cropping up that only they can solve. Lady Emily Southwell and her three friends, Priscilla Tate and Daphne and Ariadne Courdebas, are determined that someday the world will speak in reverent tones of the year they made their debuts in London Society. Sweet kisses, longing looks, and a hint of danger… Dangerous Dalliances: The Lady Emily Capers, Set One ![]() ![]() ![]() Finding the majority of the content presented interesting, I didn't mind this at all, however some readers might. The role of clergy and their subsequent decline was interesting, although Bryson seemed to deviate from his own structure on occasion to expound on other tangential topics of interest. This was a disaster waiting to happen for staff rushing up and down stairs countless times a day, and was the cause of many accidents and deaths. The stairs used by servants and domestic staff were steep, cramped, and often included steps of uneven height. My favourite chapter by far was The Stairs, as I'm fascinated by just how dangerous and deadly the stairs were in households. ![]() Read by the author in his instantly recognisable delivery (now a favourite audiobook narrator alongside Hugh Mackay and David Sedaris) the book contains 19 chapters including: The Study, The Attic, The Bedroom, The Scullery and Larder, and The Nursery to name a few. In this offering, Bryson looks at the history of private life by breaking down our domestic lives and examining them through the lens of the rooms contained within the Victorian parsonage in which he lives.* ![]() ![]() ![]() After all, we discovered the laws of nature, lengthened and enriched our lives, and set out the benchmarks for rationality itself. ![]() How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, medical quackery, and conspiracy theorizing? Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational-cavemen out of time saddled with biases, fallacies, and illusions. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity.” – New York TimesCan reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite book of all time”) answers all the questions here Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding-and also appears to be losing its mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() I watched the movie after and then decided to read it again with that different perspective and it has definitely been one of my favorite reads in the last 5 years. ![]() As he gets older, he is what the characters call grumpy and by the books, but it’s always in a way that not only beneficial for him but for everyone in his community. His introduction of such contrasting characters and the way they affect the main character become obvious once you know all the trials and tribulations the main character has been through and how they challenge Ove in a way that allow him to do what he does best, and that it is to always be honest, follow the rules, and do things in the best interest of himself and others. ![]() I try to relate to characters in a way to understand why they may do the things they do, but I was completely unable to at first with Ove, the first person narrator and focus of the book.īut Frederik Backman, the author, does an exquisite job of flashback and the resulting symbolism and character development that is now apparent after the flashbacks both help explain his behavior in earlier chapters. It ended up being the best read in the last few years for me, albeit not relating and even strongly disliking the main character in the first half of the book. Started reading a book named “A Man Called Ove” and finished it a few months ago. Y’all I don’t do this much but I had to share this amazing book. ![]() *potential small spoilers but nothing that will truly spoil any major plot point. ![]() |