![]() ![]() Kristin Lavransdatter is a compelling heroine, even for the twenty-first-century reader, because she is strong-willed, but also because she is so steeped in her time. ![]() Undset’s three books demonstrate her study of medieval texts through her accurate portrayal of Kristin’s life in fact, these books led to Sigrid Undset winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. From maidenhood to death, Kristin’s life weaves together details from northern Europe’s medieval history, politics, religion, and family life. ![]() Originally published in 1920-1922 as The Bridal Wreath, The Mistress of Husaby, and The Cross, Undset’s trilogy follows the life of its fourteenth-century Norwegian heroine. Kristin Lavransdatter is Sigrid Undset’s three-part epic chronicling the life of the titular character from early childhood to medieval old age. ![]()
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![]() As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen what heaven is intermarriage forgiveness doubting God and the importance of faith in trying times. ![]() ![]() Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor-a reformed drug dealer and convict-who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy. ![]() What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds-two men, two faiths, two communities-that will inspire readers everywhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the singing quality of The Russia House, written at the height of le Carre's powers, is its pervading sense of the increasing waste and irrelevance of ongoing cold-war machinations: ``That is. ![]() Le Carre's Russia is funny and touching by turns but always convincing, and the love affair between Barley and Katya, subtly understated, is by far the warmest the author has created. The portraits of American and British intelligence agents are, as always, wonderfully acute, and the plot is a dazzling creation. Barley, after extensive vetting by both MI5 and the CIA, is made the go-between for further invaluable information, and in the process becomes involved with the physicist's former lover, Katya. When the physicist attempts to have Barley publish his insider's study of the chaotic state of Soviet defense, British intelligence steps in. ![]() Barley Blair is a down-at-heels, jazz-loving London publisher who impresses a dissident Soviet physicist during a drunken evening at a Moscow Book Fair. ![]() Le Carre's latest is both brilliantly up-to-date and cheeringly hopeful in a way readers of the Smiley books could never have anticipated. The master of the spy novel has discovered perestroika, and the genre may never be the same again. ![]() ![]() "Ruby's a spitfire who faces her challenges with grit."- Kirkus Reviews ![]() ![]() Readers will be eagerly anticipating the next book in the series."- Booklist "This enchanting and fast-paced debut lights up the page with magic, romance, and action, all of which is expertly interwoven throughout the text. A strong addition to any YA fantasy collection."- School Library Journal Praise for Frostblood:"This series opener is perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen and will delight those who love fantasy, adventure, and romance. "Fans of Frostblood will find themselves smitten with this second installment, and the breathtaking climax will leave them eagerly awaiting the third."- Shelf Awareness Fans of the first adventure will definitely be drawn to this sequel."- Booklist The plot is well paced and engaging.Fans of the series will not be disappointed."- School Library Journal A sucker punch of escalating evil, sizzling romance, and a spitfire coming into her own."- Kirkus Reviews ![]() a thrilling romp through an engrossing world. Praise for Fireblood:"Brimming with new adventures, Ruby's story shimmers and expands. ![]() ![]() I absolutely loved every single book in this series, which is quite the feat, since there are 10 already!! As far as I am concerned, I could do with 10 more.□ As secrets are unearthed, a deadly betrayal is revealed, and Dex and Sloane must call on their Destructive Delta family for one last hurrah to put an end to the secret organization responsible for so much devastation.ĭex and Sloane will have plenty of bullets to dodge on the way to the altar, but with happiness within their grasp, they are determined to get there come hell or high water… With their family in danger, Dex and Sloane are put to the test on how far into darkness they’ll walk to save those they love. Unfortunately, as the countdown to their big day begins, an enemy declares war on the THIRDS… Now their big moment is finally in sight, and they’re ready to stand up together and make it official. Now four years later, they’ve faced dangers, fought battles both personal and professional… and fallen deeply in love. ![]() Daley met Team Leader Sloane Brodie, he couldn’t have imagined how slamming into his new partner-literally-would shake both their worlds. ![]() Genre(s): M/M Romance, Mystery/Suspense, Fantasy, Shapeshifters ![]() ![]() ![]() The love languages are the means by which we fill our spouse’s emotional tank and assure them of our continued and lasting love. ![]() These problems could be solved (or at least softened) by employing the love languages with sincerity.Īt the start, Chapman provides the working metaphor that will appear throughout the text: the emotional tank that we use to bank the love we receive from our spouse. The last five chapters make up the final section of the text, synthesizing the material that came before and addressing a number of obstacles that could occur within marriage. ![]() The second section comprises the next five chapters, each of which discuss one of the five love languages in detail and use examples of real couples to illustrate practical implications of theoretical principles. The first three chapters make up the introduction, laying out fundamentals. The book is divided into three major sections. Throughout The Five Love Languages, Chapman aims to answer a single question: “why is it that so few couples seem to have found the secret to keeping love alive after the wedding?” (14). ![]() ![]() ![]() We associate that with girls but it's not just a thing that girls struggle with. That's a legitimate thing that guys struggle with, and my brothers were very conscious of that, if they were as tall as their friends or if they sounded as old. ![]() ![]() And we want to show that it's fine to look young. That is a thing guys struggle with - am I big enough? Am I tall enough? Do I have facial hair? Do I look manly? And Gar, even when he has a growth spurt in the book, he's still very young and adorable looking, because that's the essence of who he is. The part that he really gets upset about is that he feels like he doesn't look his age. She eventually joined the Teen Titans where she first met Garfield and eventually Damian. She grew up in an alternate dimension called Azarath. But he talks about the fact that his voice hasn't dropped, and he's shorter than everybody and a little bit skinny and people are constantly mistaking him for a freshman, and he's actually a senior. Raven is the love interest of Beast Boy from the Teen Titans, Damian Wayne from DCAMU and Kid Flash in the comics. So, if he were more mature looking and he had a deeper voice, he probably wouldn't mind being short. For him, the biggest issue is not necessarily just his size, it's that he looks young. ![]() GARCIA: I have four brothers, and guys are just as self-conscious about the way they look as girls are. ![]() ![]() ![]() Original GHOST HUNTERS members Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango. ![]() Plumbers by trade, Hawes and Grant are interested in getting to the bottom of everyday, paranormal occurrences. The renowned TAPS team return to the paranormal show that started it all. ![]() From their never-seen-on-television adventures as budding paranormal investigators to the behind-the-scenes accounts of heart-pounding supernatural encounters featured on their popular show, these fascinating and frightening real life tales will keep you up at night! About the Author Jason Hawes, along with Grant Wilson, heads up TAPS, The Atlantic Paranormal Society. Book Synopsis FINALLY IN ONE BONE-CHILLING VOLUME, TVS GHOST HUNTERS SHARE ALL OF THEIR CREEPY TRUE STORIES OF UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA! What did a paranormal investigation uncover at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, the hotel built in 1903 that inspired Stephen Kings The Shining? What is the chilling history behind the Rolling Hills Asylum in Batavia, New York? What happened when a man was overcome by an evil entity as Jason and Grant surveyed his home? How can a Connecticut woman seem to exist in two places at once? In this hair-raising omnibus, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, founders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (T.A.P.S.), reveal the memorable and spine-tingling cases featured in their smash-hit collections, Ghost Hunting and Seeking Spirits. ![]() These stories are both fascinating and frightening. About the Book Televisions ghost hunters share all of their true stories of unexplained phenomena. ![]() ![]() ![]() Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. To keep her younger brother safe, Jude bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. The new novel in the fantasy series, due at the beginning of next year, picks up following the aftermath of the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie. When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a faerie world. ![]() But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. ![]() ![]() To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.Īfter the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Looking back on my work, I realized the degree to which over and over I’ve been writing about people who faced severe adversity, unpredictable adversity, but who came through it because they would not give up. McCullough won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1992 biography of the 33rd president, “Truman.” He has written about many people and events: John Adams, Teddy Roosevelt, the Wright brothers, the Revolutionary War, the building of the Panama Canal. It was a homecoming of sorts at the Wild About Harry gala, a major fundraiser for the Truman Library Institute. McCullough talked of Harry Truman, Independence and the American spirit for more than half an hour Thursday evening. I loved it when he said, ‘I’ve tried never to forget who I was, where I came from, and where I would go back to. … And a man who was traditionally American. ![]() ![]() A man of integrity,” David McCullough said. ![]() |