![]() ![]() In the terrible mass extinction that followed, more than half of known species vanished seemingly overnight. An asteroid some seven miles across slammed into the Earth, leaving a geologic wound over 50 miles in diameter. The cause of this disaster was identified decades ago. Tyrannosaurus rex will be toppled from their throne, along with every other species of non-avian dinosaur no matter their size, diet, or disposition. In a matter of hours, everything here will be wiped away. A Triceratops horridus ambles along the edge of the forest. ![]() It’s a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek of ancient Montana 66 million years ago. ![]() Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. "A real-life, natural history page-turning drama that is necessary reading for almost anyone interested in the history of life." -Library Journal, starred review Even if dinosaurs aren't your thing, I recommend checking this book out from the library for the last chapter on it's own it's one of the most beautiful meditations on life, identity, death, and the earth I've ever read." -Scarleteen "Captivating, conveying piles of scientific information with a poets grace. "This is top-drawer science writing." -Publishers Weekly, starred review Philadelphia Inquirer's Best Books of April ![]() Out now! Hardback, ebook, and audiobook available here. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Shadow Tarn once defeated has woken before him and now he is the only one left to defend his new friends, his desert, and all that lies below the protective shadow of his wing. As Tarn and his new friends press deeper into the desert, their path grows perilous, and it soon becomes obvious that something dark and terrible has returned to the world. Posing as a caravan guard, he sets out across the Alagard Desert in search of the spirit who made him smile.īut it isn’t just a single dragon who has woken again. For rebel leader Iskandir, rebuilding his shattered country is an even greater challenge. Determined to try again, Tarn takes human form and sets out to explore this new world, battling his grief and bewilderment as he realises all he once loved has faded into legend: his armies, his brothers and sisters, even the lover who grew old without him centuries ago. Resistance (Reawakening: Book Two) Overthrowing the Shadow that ruled Tiallat was only the first step. Tarnamell’s first venture back into the world finds him rebuffed by a feisty desert spirit who thinks he is nothing more than a large and scaly nuisance. A dragon wakes from a thousand-year sleep to a world he no longer recognises… ![]() ![]() ![]() One wonders if the author herself is psychic, for the mad scientist's plan to bring the world to a halt bears an uncanny resemblance to the unfolding terror of the past few months. ![]() A travel writer suffering from a mysterious illness, a beautiful little boy who can't speak and, finally, Roger Gillespie, an intelligence officer on the trail of a rogue genius who plans doomsday from his headquarters at an electronics company in Maine-all bring their pains and problems to Madame Karitska's shabby brownstone, where they find not only solace and solutions but frequently soul mates among her other clients. ![]() (1975), whose psychic heroine is adept at psychometry, "the faculty of divining knowledge about an object or a person connected with it through contact with the object." Here Madame Karitska and her friend on the Trafton police force, Detective Lieutenant Pruden, share a series of adventures in which they confront the heartless killer of a talented young violinist, save a deaf-mute child from the accusations of her supposed benefactress, help a spoiled heiress find a purpose in life and assist a timid artist to gain confidence and fame. Pollifax series will welcome this tantalizing sequel to The Clairvoyant Countess ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I spoke with him recently about the novel, and about what it means to be a black writer in this moment working to capture the rural and Southern experience. Cosby’s pedal-to-the-metal prose is not to be missed. ![]() His writing rips at the paper-thin walls that have always defined “the Southern identity.” And while he has long been respected and praised in the crime writing community - having garnered honorable mentions in Best Mystery Stories, and even winning an Anthony Award for short fiction - Blacktop Wasteland marks the premiere of him standing on the stage he deserves. Its propulsion is matched and even exceeded by a full cast of fleshed-out characters and an undeniable understanding of place.Ī born and raised Southerner with generational ties to southeastern Virginia, Cosby has a distinctive voice that screams from a land overlooked and ignored. But let this be certain: this novel is more than just a high-octane page-turner. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland roars to life in a street race fever pitch equal parts breakneck thriller and rural noir. WITH SMOKING TIRES, loud exhaust, and blue lights flashing, S. ![]() ![]() ![]() Was swooning during their first texts! And the way it was integrated In high school and this totally tapped into that nerdy side of me. I had an amazing class and teacher of British literature Spectrum- a combo of too fast and too slow communication) who somehow Two reallyįlawed main characters (one with ADHD and the other on the autistic Letters of Abelard and Lily hit all the things that I love. I've read some really darn good contemps this year, and I'm happy toĬontinue on the ride for as long as they're this good! ![]() That will stay with you long after you finish reading.Ībsolutely loved this book! For someone who probably reads the fewestĬontemporary YAs (I'm usually drawn in by sci fi, fantasy, thrillers), Human connection between two neurodivergent teens creates characters Online, their mutual affinity for ancient love letters connects them. ![]() When Abelard posts a quote from The Letters of Abelard and Heloise Goodreads Book Description: When Lily Michaels-Ryanĭitches her ADHD meds and lands in detention with Abelard, who hasĪsperger’s, she’s intrigued-Abelard seems thirty seconds behind, while I've been so impressed with them, and this was one of my favorite titles. I have been so lucky to get several HMH Teen YA contemporaries that are coming out soon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rowland (IDR) has done a tremendous service to all those interested in classical architecture. The value of the De architectura libri decem and its subsequent translations cannot be overemphasized.Īs twentieth century translator of Vitruvius’ treatise Ingrid D. Architectural principles are elucidated at specific junctures, and Vitruvius’ own view of what the profession should be comes across throughout the text. Topics range widely, from architectural education, city planning and the development of humanity in the first book, to temple design and building typology, climate effects and acoustics, aqueducts and waterworks, astronomy and dials, and in the final book, defense apparatus and other machinae. The De architectura libri decem outlines Roman architecture - or what it should have been according to its author - at a time when its impact on future building ideals was paramount. ![]() Regardless of the errata, Vitruvius remains destined to perpetual memory and the present rendition of his work is proof of that. These errors, however, are part of what makes the work so valuable they offer a glimpse into the mind of a classical architect. Whether he achieved this goal is certainly debatable: errors in geography, history, logic and technique continue to be highlighted. ![]() Writing his architectural treatise during the later part of the first century BCE, one of the ambitions of Vitruvius, retiring architectus, was undoubtedly to be recalled as an erudite and architectural authority. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She lives in Connecticut with her family and one feisty rabbit. Her novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages, worldwide. ![]() Heather is also a freelance editor, and teaches craft courses at a local college. Heather Webb is the award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of The Last Ship Home, The Phantom's Apprentice, Rodin's Lover, and Becoming Josephine. Hazel's forthcoming historical novel, When We Were Young & Brave, set in China during WW2, will be published in North America in October 2020. Their most recent collaboration is Meet Me in Monaco. Last Christmas in Paris (co-written with Heather Webb) won the 2018 Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award. Her 2014 debut The Girl Who Came Home won the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award, A Memory of Violets was a 2015 WHSmith Fresh Talent pick, The Girl from The Savoy was shortlisted for the 2017 Irish Book Awards, and The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter was shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown Award. Meet Me in Monaco: A Novel of Grace Kelly's Royal Wedding Kindle Edition by Hazel Gaynor (Author), Heather Webb (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 732 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author. ![]() ![]() ![]() Through the last 150 years of American history - from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys in the West, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics - Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of color, and white men themselves. ![]() What happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of color, instead of by actual accomplishments? From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, an “illuminating” ( New York Times Book Review) history of white male identity. ![]() ![]() And that is probably why this story has been told and retold in many cultures and contexts, by many saints and teachers. ![]() This is because all humanity faces the same challenge – how to meet death when it comes for us, how to live with total faith in God. ![]() He quotes Guru Nanak saying that the teachings of Nam are meant for all the four castes, meaning that they apply to all humanity. In most of Hazur Maharaj Ji’s Punjabi satsangs, of which video recordings have been made available over the past few months, the Master often says that the saints’ teachings are meant for everyone. The story was even adapted by the British writer Somerset Maugham in 1931, under the title “Appointment in Samarra.” Owing to its universal nature and the appeal of its inevitable truth, it has persisted in the world’s folklore. 1 Some details change from version to version but it’s the same story just the location and names are changed. Today it comes down to us through the writings of the Sufi teacher Idries Shah, in his Tales of the Dervishes. Called “When Death Came to Baghdad,” the story was included in the collected tales of Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ, who was a ninth-century reformed bandit, turned Sufi sage. ![]() It also appears in Muslim Sufi literature. The story first appears in the Jewish Talmud, written in Babylonia (Mesopotamia) about 1500 years ago. There is a well known and ancient tale that illustrates the bracing truth that we can never escape our destiny. ![]() ![]() But it was the revelations at Famalaro's trial that would truly stagger the imagination, laying bare the terrifying details of Denise's final hours, and exposing the dark past of a merciless killer consumed by perversity and unfathomable evil. Inside Famalaro's home were Denise's personal belongings along with neatly arranged "trophies" of other female prey. When authorities finally pried open its doors, they found the nude, handcuffed corpse of Denise Huber stuffed into a freezer-preserved forever in the throes of death. On July 3, 1994, in an affluent suburb of Prescott, Arizona, a padlocked truck parked in the driveway of 37-year-old John Famalaro provoked suspicion. Here are 10 books that authors have personally recommended if you like Cold Storage. ![]() Because the only man who knew what happened to Denise wasn't talking. Its owner, Denise Huber, seemed to have vanished off the face of the earth.įor three years, her disappearance remained a mystery, inspiring one of the most intensive missing-persons searches in history. On June 3, 1991, an abandoned car was found on a busy stretch of highway near Newport Beach, California. ![]() |