![]() ![]() They can pretend a little longer-until after the wedding. How can they spoil her joy with their announcement? But at the family meeting where they plan to tell their children, Nicole shares a surprise of her own: she's getting married, and she wants to have a marriage as happy as her parents'. In fact, they're waiting for the right time to tell the kids they're going to divorce after 21 years of marriage. ![]() ![]() But John and Abby know they're just pretending to be happy. John and Abby Reynolds are the perfect couple-envied by their friends, cherished by their children, admired by their peers. But is that the real reason their marriage is about to crash? Now a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel event! Abby Reynolds, the wife of a high-school football coach in a small Illinois town, suspects her husband, John, of having an affair. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() To anyone who has enjoyed Le Guin's writing and yearns for a deeper window into her mind-or to all who simply wish to explore the philosophical bedrock that shaped an incredible, historically significant author-Le Guin's Lao Tzu- Tao Te Ching will be an incomparable treasure. Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way. ![]() Also included are Le Guin's personal reflections and notes on the text throughout. Avoiding traditional patriarchal interpretations, scholarly fixations, and esotericism, she embues the Tao Te Ching with transformative, awe-inspiring power like no other. Le Guin Translated the Chinese Classic, the Tao Te Ching in Books, Gender, Literature, Religion March 3rd, 2021 5 Comments Brenda (laughing): Can you imagine a Taoist advertising agency Buy this if you feel like it. Reflecting more than forty years of Le Guin's personal study and contemplation, her rendering of the text is a brilliant testament to her deep-seated understanding of Taoist principles and their value for our troubled world today. And in Lao Tzu- Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin's unique take on Taoist philosophy's founding classic. ![]() Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy writing. ![]() ![]() She knew Grace would remind her that she’d done all she could, all anyone could-that she’d paid for five treatment centers and given Melody all the support possible, until it was time to release her with love. If only she’d gone looking for her daughter, offered her more help, maybe Melody would still be alive. Jane hadn’t been to the city in a long time. She watched as a seagull flew in front of the ferry, riding the wake of air thrown from its bow. 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One example: The dominant World War II narrative celebrates the unity of the nation - at home and abroad - in the face of fascism. ![]() He writes, “Nearly everything about the war - the start and end dates, geography, vital military roles, the home front, and international implications - looks different when viewed from the African American perspective.” People of the era are valorized as “the greatest generation.” World War II is glorified because it is understood as the “good” war: The United States fought for a just cause and defeated fascism.īut Matthew Delmont’s new book asks readers to rethink what they know about the war by centering Black protagonists. Marines hoisting the flag at Iwo Jima or of a sailor kissing a parade-goer at the V-J Day celebration in Times Square are iconic. ![]() ![]() There are more World War II feature films and documentaries than one can count the image of U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() Romance Book Review & Recommendation:īlind SideBook Review: Blind Side by Kandi Steiner original sound - Faatimah. ![]() Book 3 in this series comes out next week so now is the perfect time to read Fair Catch and Blind Side if you haven't already!□❤️ #booktiktok #bookrecsromance #blindsidekandisteiner #sportsromancebooks #romancebookrecommendations #bookreview #spicybook". ![]() ![]() Book 3 in this series comes out next week so now is the perfect time to read Fair Catch and Blind Side if you haven't already!□❤️ #booktiktok #bookrecsromance #blindsidekandisteiner #sportsromancebooks #romancebookrecommendations #bookreview #spicybookĥ2 Likes, TikTok video from Faatimah "□ Blind Side by Kandi Steiner□❤️ such a good sports romance book!□ if you thought Fair Catch was good, just wait until you read Blind Side! 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On a quiet fall evening in the peaceful town of Mill Valley, California, Dr. ![]() Celebrate one of the earliest science fiction novels by rediscovering Jack Finney's internationally acclaimed Invasion of the Body Snatchers -which Stephen King calls a story "to be read and savored for its own satisfactions," now repackaged with a foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Dean Koontz. ![]() ![]() Seuss’s Children’s Books,” is important context for the current battle, not just over whether Seuss’s works should be published, but whether they should be allowed to be sold or held in libraries. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, is a primary target of “The Conscious Kid,” and the group believes that some of the author’s most beloved characters, including the Cat in the Hat and Horton the elephant from “Horton Hears a Who,” are truly racist metaphors that promote ideas of white supremacy and white paternalism.Īlthough neither of those books is yet banned, the 2019 study, titled “ The Cat is Out of the Bag: Orientalism, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy in Dr. ![]() “We support organizations, families, and educators in taking action to disrupt racism in young children,” says the group.ĭr. The study, which follows the controversial “Critical Race Theory,” was authored by a pair of researchers behind “ The Conscious Kid,” which calls itself “an education, research, and policy organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity development in youth.” Seuss books have elements of racism and sexism and that the author himself deserves to be fully “canceled.” Seuss Enterprises to re-examine the famous children’s author’s books suggests that most, if not all, of Dr. ![]() ![]() Seuss Enterprises may have pulled just six books from publication, citing “hurtful and wrong” depictions, but the study that prompted Read Across America and, potentially, Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When I was in college, I spent a semester in London. To this day, I look back on it as one of the most amazing seasons of my life. I mean, you guys, the crinkly eyes…īut my Logan love started long before I ever saw that cover.Īnd it started with one little line. Now, some might think I love Logan because the cover model portraying him on the front of the book-what little you can see of him anyway-is just perfection. It’s, hmm, shall we say…kinda ridiculous. ![]() Here’s the thing: If you’ve heard me talk about Logan Walker, the hero of Like Never Before, then you know my love for this character goes beyond your normal author-who-understandably-likes-the-characters-she’s-created. ‘Cause, you know, why wouldn’t I write a post about how and why I fell in love with my own fictional character?Īnd it’s release day for Like Never Before, so the timing is perfect!! Yeah, this post was bound to happen sooner or later. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.Īs Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. The sequels The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. First in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. ![]() Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. ![]() Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. They will live forever.Īnd Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story begins in an asylum where Juliette is starved and isolated. The main character, Juliette, as well as two other characters grow up with abuse and neglect. Two common dystopian themes combine in this series: what the world could look like after humans wrecked the environment, and what could happen if a totalitarian government took over. Newer editions of Shatter Me come with the first novella, Destroy Me, which tells much of the story from the villain's perspective. ![]() There is also follow-up trilogy with the same characters as well as four novellas. It's part of a trilogy that includes Unravel Me and Ignite Me. ![]() Parents need to know that Shatter Me is the first book in a dystopian romance series by Iranian American author Tahereh Mafi. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]() |