![]() ![]() One did not have to look at the map to see what it meant. ![]() ![]() Brazzaville and Leopoldville were in danger. The mid-day bulletin had not mentioned any definite area, but it was probable that already the mouth of the Congo was a battlefield. A Eurasian army (Oceania was at war with Eurasia: Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia) was moving southward at terrifying speed. On and off he had been worrying about it all day. The news from the African front was disquieting in the extreme. At present only music was coming out of it, but there was a possibility that at any moment there might be a special bulletin from the Ministry of Peace. It was saccharine flavoured with cloves, the speciality of the cafe. Unbidden, a waiter came and filled his glass up with Victory Gin, shaking into it a few drops from another bottle with a quill through the cork. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said. Now and again he glanced up at a vast face which eyed him from the opposite wall. Winston sat in his usual corner, gazing into an empty glass. A tinny music trickled from the telescreens. A ray of sunlight slanting through a window fell on dusty table-tops. ![]()
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It is a subject that has come into focus: The masculine image, a man’s personal style, changing attitudes to the male face and body.”įrom Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, Mario Testino is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. ![]() ![]() “The way men are seen in photography, in fashion, and the way that men look at pictures of themselves has changed in recent years. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you want endearing characters, a charming setting, and characters that refuse to bend to the world’s injustices then Bacchanal is the book for you.” ― FIYAH Magazine And most importantly, it’s Black and never lets you forget it. It captures a sense of wonder and reminds you that too much curiosity can lead to danger. “ gorgeous while somehow never losing sight of the need to unsettle. ![]() ![]() The carnival setting works perfectly for bringing together various strange and magical people who aren’t at home anywhere else…Come one, come all, this magical carnival has all the delightful dangers a reader could wish for.” ― Kirkus Reviews “Henry’s debut draws on a rich history of folklore from various African traditions, as well as African history and Black American history, and almost the entire main cast is Black. Henry is a writer to watch.” ― Publishers Weekly “Henry skillfully layers historical realism with fantastic elements to explore the way times of desperation test the ethics of oppressed communities. ![]() ![]() ![]() Only painstaking effort and skilled legal work by the team led by Stevenson forced acknowledgment of the justice system’s shoddy practices and the humanity and innocence of the person who was sentenced. Stevenson’s central story is of a black man who found himself framed for murder and sentenced to death. In story after story, he details the horrors faced by people on the margins of United States mainstream society-poor people, mentally ill people, children, and people of color-when they come in contact with the systems we have built to respond to criminal or antisocial acts. The author explores ethical, moral, and spiritual questions as he uncovers truths many would prefer not to know. ![]() This beautifully written book looks closely at the life stories and circumstances of people who have been sentenced to die at the hands of the state or to live out their lives in prison. ![]() Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson is the 2015-16 UUA Common Read. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has over two hundred million books in print worldwide, and her books have been translated into over 40 languages. The whole gang's here for mirth and mayhem. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at 1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit 1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. Her mother wants her to find Uncle Fred who's missing after arguing with his garbage company homicidal rapist Benito Ramirez is back, quoting scripture and stalking Stephanie vice cop Joe Morelli has a box of condoms with Stephanie's name on it and Stephanie's afraid Ranger has his finger on her trigger. But hey, nobody's perfect! Anyway, Stephanie has other things on her mind. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fifth in the award winning series featuring New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. So, a scumball blows himself to smithereens on her first day of policing a crack house and the sheik she was chauffeuring stole the limo. Her Uncle Fred has disappeared and Grandma Mazur is convinced hes been abducted by aliens. Out of bail skippers and rent money, Stephanie throws caution to the wind and follows in the entrepreneurial bootsteps of Super Bounty Hunter, Ranger, engaging in morally correct and marginally legal enterprises. Stephanie Plum has a whole lot of trouble on her doorsteps. Mass Market Paperback in Good (G) condition. In High Five by Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum is up to her usual adventures as a bounty hunter for her cousin Vinny. ![]() Please see our guide to book conditions for more details. ![]() ![]() While Erin was found safe, Anna Beth vanished forever. Įrin MacDonald remembers little about the long-ago night she and her sister, Anna Beth, were kidnapped. Only when Rayne finds a box of mementoes from that time does she realize how wrong she may have been about Natalie’s death-and how far someone will go to keep the truth hidden. Cecilia’s, until her roommate, Natalie, committed suicide. ![]() ![]() Rayne Taylor found unexpected happiness at St. And he’s going to find Lucy and make her pay, no matter how far and how fast she runs. ![]() Lucy’s damning testimony landed Ray a twenty-five-year sentence. 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Her solo novel “The Nightingale” becomes highly relevant in the backdrop of the current economic crisis in the European Union, again pitching countries against each other as they fight a war on the economic front, although, this time as a united force. Kritin Hannah is a New York Times Best Selling American author. ![]() ![]() Not many have the courage for what needs to be done to maintain power. I am the darkness, the man whose illicit empire stretches around the globe. The book is available on Kindle Unlimited. If you are looking to read a Penelope Douglas book but are unsure where to start, may I suggest Birthday Girl first? I like this one better than Punk 57. This book features forced proximity along with the will they, won’t they hook up. ![]() Pike and Jordan had an instant attraction that they can’t act upon it. ![]() Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house. The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she’s becoming a part of me. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. She’d cook a few meals and clean up a little. I took her in, because I thought I was helping. Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one. My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He doesn’t treat me like I’m nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. The book is available on Kindle Unlimited ![]() ![]() ![]() Cringe, cringe, cringe.Īshleigh’s new best friend, Nathalie, was supremely unlikeable. To add to the cheese of the whole book…his last name is Wynter. He takes Ashleigh on a lot of cute adventures, snow volleyball, sleigh ride, skiing, etc., all very cute dates that would make me swoon in real life. He’s a carpenter whose is doing work on her family’s new home. The love interest Josh was sweet and pretty memorable. ![]() Her last name…Sneaux…like “snow”…so cheesy, it made me cringe a little. However, she was still a sweet character confused by her feelings, which made her likeable. ![]() I think this is a pretty standard character type, and she wasn’t really a unique character as such. Rachel Hawthorne is the penname of Jade Parker, and also writes as Lorraine Heath.Īshleigh doesn’t want to have a boyfriend, she wants to date around, but she doesn’t want to commit. I love wintertime so I thought the romance set in the snow was really cute. Ashleigh’s move north is a little ridiculous because it doesn’t snow that much all the time forever where she would be moving to, but I get that’s the humor of the book…the snow. ![]() This book is just…fluff and romance and cute and sweet. But I gotta say there are quite a few hot guys on this cold island. Um, it’s a tiny island with not much to do, unless you really like sleigh rides. And named it after me, Ashleigh, which was nice. Well, apparently I live here now-my mom just bought the place. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bennett continues his theme of the influence of imperialism on what appears to be a very similar world to ours (albeit one in which gods helped shape the geopolitics), seamlessly melding spycraft and mythology. ![]() Turyin is also reunited with her wartime comrade Biswal, with whom she committed atrocities that still affect them decades later. 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