Savour the moment nora roberts5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Plus, Del is too protective of Laurel to ever cross the line with her, or so she thinks. What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a man just like Parker's older brother, Delaney Brown, on whom Laurel has had a mega crush since childhood.īut some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. But she's too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that other women seem to long for. ![]() ![]() Now Laurel is repaying the kindness of her friends by creating extravagantly luscious tiers of cakes and other confectionary delights that add the perfect touch to their clients' weddings.Īs for romance, Laurel believes in it - in theory. Laurel McBane has always relied on her friends for support, especially when her dream of attending culinary school was almost ruined by her parents' financial problems. #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies. ![]()
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High Wages by Dorothy Whipple5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() So why the sudden madness at picking one up, you ask? Well, I had ( whispers) five unloved Persephones looming reproachfully at me. I kept saving them because I ask you: what will I do when I run out of Persephones? London is two expensive flights away and I like to have at least one unread Persephone as back-up for when I want to read something really special. ![]() They were too pretty and too precious to read. All the wonderful Persephone books I hauled last December were gathering dust on my bookshelf. ![]() Witchlings by claribel a ortega5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() With action-packed adventure, a coven of quirky witchlings, Claribel A. Forever.īut maybe friendship can be the most powerful magic of all… Well, the last coven to make the attempt ended up being turned into toads. The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work together and succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they'll gain their full powers. Seven invokes her only option: the impossible task. ![]() Even worse, when Seven and the other two Spares perform the magic circle to seal their coven and cement themselves as sisters, it doesn't work! They're stuck as Witchlings―and will lose their magic. Spare covens have fewer witches, are less powerful, and are looked down on by everyone. Ortega!Įvery year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches.Īnd twelve-year-old Seven Salazar can't wait to be placed in the most powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. An instant New York Times Bestseller! Disney's The Owl House meets Nevermoor, in a brilliant new adventure from Claribel A. ![]() A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is beautifully, compellingly written and from the viewpoint of Martin’s narration. Plot: Martin Lynch-Gibbon, established wine merchant, and happily dedicated two-timing sophisticate (he has betrayed his wife, Antonia, by having an affair for some time with Georgie, a friend, and LSE lecturer), tells you the story of the collapse of his marriage, his wife’s affair with no less than two men (one of which, with the manipulative, obnoxiously patronising, slimy psychoanalyst, Palmer Anderson, began even before Martin’s marriage with Antonia the other with Martin’s sculptor brother, Alexander) and his stormy entanglement – and eventual (well, potential) resurrection, with the devilish, deeply disturbing brilliant academic Honor Klein (sister to Palmer). ![]() More reviews of her terrific novels will follow (whether you like it or not – ahem). The Severed Headwas the second fiction of hers that I’d ever read (my first was the overwhelming Philosopher’s Pupil, also reviewed in this blog – click here). To buy this with free worldwide delivery, just click on the imageĪ prolific, brilliant author, intellectual and philosopher, the remarkable Iris Murdoch wrote 26 novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a profound mystery, sci-fi graphic novel that is illustrated so beautifully and with such humanity. ![]() Praise for Sandcastle: " Sandcastle truly inspired my film Old. Levy's dramatic storytelling works seamlessly with Peeters's sinister art to create a profoundly disturbing and fantastical mystery. Soon everybody is growing older-every half hour-and there doesn't seem to be any way out of the cove. Then there is the odd fact that all the children are aging rapidly. It's a perfect beach day, or so thought the family, young couple, a few tourists, and a refugee who all end up in the same secluded, idyllic cove filled with rock pools and sandy shore, encircled by green, densely vegetated cliffs.įirst there is the dead body of a woman found floating in the crystal-clear water. ![]() The movie is scheduled to be released July 23, 2021. Night Shyamalan, from his screenplay based on the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters. The inspiration for Old, a Blinding Edge Pictures production, directed and produced by two-time Oscar nominee M. ![]() How to gain friends and influence others5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() To keep a disagreement from becoming an argument, we can: What if, instead of arguing with someone, we admit their importance through appreciation? This can expand the other person’s ego so he can then become sympathetic and kind. ![]() How to Win People To Your Way of Thinking Fundamental Techniques in Handling Peopleģ. To capture the full lessons behind each of Carnegie's principles (which are listed below), jump or scroll down for quick summaries, tweet-worthy quotes, and practice exercises.ġ. In fact, here is a quick snapshot of all 30 principles. That's why we summarized the entire book for you. The book becomes another item on that backlog of to-dos we never seem to go to. Even Warren Buffet, one of the most successful investors of the 20th century, took Carnegie's course at age 20.įortunately for us, all the same lessons were packaged into the now famous book, How to Win Friends and Influence People.īut how do we find time to read and remember all 214 pages? The most successful leaders all have one thing in common: They've read How to Win Friends and Influence People.Īs a salesman at one point in his life, author Dale Carnegie made his sales territory the national leader for the firm he worked for.Ĭarnegie eventually ended his sales career and taught public speaking, earning up to $500 every week - the equivalent of $11,800 today. ![]() ![]() The ensuing saga would feature the great world leaders of the day, popes, bandits and queens intrigue, conspiracy and cut-throat statecraft, as Mexico became the pivotal battleground in the global balance of power, between Old Europe and the burgeoning force of the New World: American imperialism. Instead, Maximilian walked into a bloody guerrilla war - and with a headful of impractical ideals and a penchant for pomp and butterflies, the so-called new emperor was singularly unequipped for the task. Keen to spread his own interests abroad, the French emperor promised Maximilian a hero's welcome, which he would ensure with his own mighty military support. He had been convinced to do so by a duplicitous Napoleon III. ![]() This is history's judgement on the events surrounding the ill-fated reign of Maximilian of Mexico, the young Austrian archduke who in 1864 crossed the Atlantic to assume a faraway throne. ![]() ![]() 'A madness without parallel since Don Quixote,' said a future French president. 'One of the most monstrous enterprises in the annals of international history,' said Karl Marx. ![]() Medair by Andrea K. Höst5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() But Hunting was even better, as well as lighter in tone. But that didn't stop me from enjoying the book.I read this because I had enjoyed Champion of the Rose. It didn't really make any sense even at the end. Their relationship was great.The only piece that didn't work for me was the mystery. Thornaster was interesting, a little too sure of himself, but willing to laugh at himself. more mart and competent without being perfect. There were interesting tidbits about the culture's relationship with the gods that made me want to learn more about it.Ash was s. The world was interesting and you found out little bits of it in appropriate places as you read, instead of a big info dump. Review 2: I loved, loved, loved this book.It was a nice blend of fantasy and romance. especially if this ends up as a lone title (not in a series). However, I wish it had been about 100 pages longer, to give more detail, flesh out characters and relationships further. Hst is a fantasy duology that includes The Silence of Medair and. WHY ISN'T THERE MORE? What happens to our characters? Where do they go next? I loved this story, I thought it was interesting and a nice fresh take on the genre. 81 likes, 12 comments - Chachic (chachicsbooknook) on Instagram: Medair by Andrea K. Review 1: My only complaint about Hunting is this. ![]() 21 lessons of the 21st century5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() If humans are to address these challenges, they’ll need to create new tools and approaches that fit this new context. Technological innovations are changing the structures of society-from politics to the labor market. Part 1: Political, Economic, and Social Realities Are Changing If people don’t become better informed about the present and participate in shaping the future, the world could have a class of obsolete workers whose jobs have been automated, people could lose their ability to make their own decisions, and nuclear weapons could annihilate much of the world. ![]() This book highlights the biggest challenges in the modern world, and it offers advice on making sense of and navigating such transitional times. Globalism and technological innovations are changing the structures of societies worldwide-and the changes are happening quickly. The 21st century will bring changes and challenges unlike any humans have encountered before. 1-Page Summary 1-Page Book Summary of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century ![]() Do you remember me sophie kinsella5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She then worked as a financial journalist (including for Pensions World) before turning to fiction. She studied music at New College, Oxford, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics. ![]() She did her schooling in Putney High School and Sherborne School for Girls. Madeleine Sophie Wickham (born Madeleine Sophie Townley) is an English author of chick lit who is most known for her work under the pen name Sophie Kinsella.
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