![]() Lily and Dunkin could be an agent for change. He does try so hard to understand and protect Lily. I think my favorite character was Lily’s Dad, who represents a huge chunk of the American population in proclaiming that “A boy is a boy is a boy.” Both Dunkin’s and Lily’s families are strong and (mostly) supportive, but Lily’s dad really struggled. The strong characters feel like real people, and now that I’m finished, I am sad to see them go. I cannot imagine that someone could read this book and not come away more sensitive to transgender and bipolar individuals. Author Donna Gephart tackles some serious issues here – gender identity, bipolar disorder, bullying, abuse, grief, homosexuality – with grace and sensitivity. I loved this book! It’s a beautifully-written story of an emerging friendship between two eighth graders dealing with some pretty heavy secrets. Alternates between Lily’s and Dunkin’s voices. ![]() Dunkin is a boy who misses his father and deals daily with his bipolar disorder. ![]() Lily is a transgender teen who is taking small steps to embrace who she truly is: a girl with male anatomy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A remarkable achievement." - Richard Taruskin, author of the "Oxford History of WesternMusic", ".his is no plodding hisotry. An enticing and bold invitation to learn something of the great themes of the past century." - Fritz Stern, author of "Five Germanys I Have Known" " With every page you turn, the story departs further from the old fairy tale of giants bestriding the earth and looks more like the twentieth century we remember, with fallible human beings reacting to, reflecting, and affecting with symbolic sounds a flux of conditions and events created by other fallible human beings. ![]() ![]() A great, inspiring ride." - Osvaldo Golijov " In words that are beautiful, passionate, witty, and utterly compelling, Alex Ross has written a true rarity- a book about music that makes you want to run and listen to every note he talks about." - Emanuel Ax " A rare and successful weaving together of musical and cultural history, at once sweeping and accessible, written felicitously by a seasoned music critic at home in the history of the last century. " You don't have to be an aficionado of modern music to love this book: Alex Ross' s extraordinary gifts as a writer, his deep knowledge of music, and his fresh forays into cultural history make "The Rest is Noise" a complete delight." - Jean Strouse, author of "Morgan: American Financier" " "The Rest Is Noise" reads like a sprawling, intense novel, one of utopian dreams, doom, and consolation, with the most extraordinary cast of characters from music and history alike. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ellis Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions (. ![]() Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Gabon Republic, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S. Gods and Myths of Northern Europe (9780140136272) by Davidson, H.R. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s not one of my favorites, but that is more about preference than competence. ![]() The narrator is fine, doesn’t mispronounce words, overact or jar you out of the story. If you like Rachel Grant a lot, maybe you’ll like this, but I don’t think it’s one of her better books. Those are not the behaviors of an insecure woman. She’s the sexual instigator most of the time and evidently has thigh-high boots and teddies she has ready and waiting to be pulled out for the right guy. : Withholding Evidence (Evidence Series) (9780989301039) by Grant, Rachel and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books. In today’s first washingtonpost TikTok, drugmaker Eli Lilly has agreed to pay a 13.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging systemic overpricing of insulin. But, with one minor incident as the exception, she never acts that way. We’re introduced to her that way rather explicitly. I would’ve liked to see that part developed a bit more, instead of smack, “can’t live without you.” Also our female protagonist/romantic lead was supposed to be insecure about her appeal as a woman. First off was how quickly our romantic leads were absorbed with each other. Withholding Evidence - Rachel Grant - Google Books Some secrets are worth dying for Military historian Trina Sorensen has a nearly impossible task before her: get recalcitrant but tempting. This story seemed a bit more contrived than some of the others. ![]() Rachel Grant isn’t my favorite in the romantic suspense genre, but one I go to when nothing else is out from an author I like more. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It tells you everything about the Krampus and then then some. A perfect read for Christmas to discover the whole meaning and celebration they have for Krampus.ĭang where do I begin. Plus there are certain chapters in the book that the author rambles and I got lost which were the perfect place to add the footnotes to help readers on what’s going on. I wanted to give this book five stars but didn’t since the only thing I wish the the author could’ve done to help readers were to add some footnotes to help us out on German and Austrian pronunciations since I was a little frustrated pronouncing the names of certain nicknames they had for Krampuses. There’s even other folktales about other Krampus like devils which I found very interesting. I simply enjoyed this book since I’m so fascinated with Krampus ever since I saw the 2015 film and oh boy, this book explains and tells a lot about Where Krampus came from and it’s traditions in Austria and Germany. If you’re expecting a novel or a quick read, you’re out of luck since this book goes further depth into the Christmas devil Krampus. ![]() ![]() ![]() I must have read 3 others books in the chosen universe and thus I’m not very familiar with it. With a terrifying threat looming, Shaq and Drew are in danger of losing more than their hearts. ![]() Magical forces are at work, beginning a battle that will require all of Shaq’s skill as the goddess’ champion. What Shaq does know is that Drew needs his protection. Shaq doesn’t understand why he’s so drawn to the human whose life is shrouded in mystery and danger. When Drew and Shaq’s worlds collide, a different kind of magic happens. He makes Drew feel safe, something he hasn’t felt in a long time. But there’s something different about the man slinging drinks. When he finds himself in a biker bar surrounded by leather-wearing giants, he thinks he’s a goner. ![]() If his duty leaves him lonely and longing for a mate and a larger pack, well, the goddess knows the secrets of his heart, and she will grant them if it is her will.ĭrew Metcalf is a man on the run. He’s the police of other creatures and the enforcer of the goddess’ rules. As alpha of the hellhounds, his goddess has tasked him with protecting the secrets of the supernatural world. ![]() ![]() ![]() In lively and biting prose, Packer shows that none of these narratives can sustain a democracy. ![]() He explores the four narratives that now dominate American life: Free America, which imagines a nation of separate individuals and serves the interests of corporations and the wealthy Smart America, the world view of Silicon Valley and the professional elite Real America, the white Christian nationalism of the heartland and Just America, which sees citizens as members of identity groups that inflict or suffer oppression. In Last Best Hope, George Packer traces the shocks back to their sources. With pitiless precision, the year exposed the nation’s underlying conditions-discredited elites, weakened institutions, blatant inequalities-and how difficult they are to remedy. ![]() A ruthless pandemic, an inept and malign government response, polarizing protests, and an election marred by conspiracy theories left many citizens in despair about their country and its democratic experiment. In the year 2020, Americans suffered one rude blow after another to their health, livelihoods, and collective self-esteem. Acclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America’s descent into a failed state, and envisions a path toward overcoming our injustices, paralyses, and divides ![]() ![]() For instance, the book never mentions the disturbing political reality that it is rational to be ignorant of democratic policy, because one’s votes are so unlikely to make a difference. It is weaker in discussing reason’s frailties, particularly in group decision-making. ![]() The book is best when articulating the nature and importance of rationality. But human nature also restricts reason’s domain and effectiveness. Whether in a hunter-gatherer society or in the modern world, people make inferences from the evidence to achieve their goals. His overall thesis is that man is a pretty rational creature. In his latest, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce and Why It Matters, Pinker explores human rationality, this dynamo of improvement, in more detail. In his view, the limits to reason are what hold us back. ![]() All we need for more progress is better science and more peaceful collaboration. In both cases, he sees human reason as the engine of social amelioration, both in the technology it creates and the cooperation it commends. ![]() In Enlightenment Now, he argued that humankind has never been better off, despite persistent claims that things are getting worse. In The Better Angels of Our Nature, he showed that violence-whether in the form of crime or wars-has been on the decline for thousands of years. In book after book, he argues that the world is improving through the continual application of our rational intelligence. Steven Pinker is the greatest Whig theorist of our day. ![]() ![]() ![]() So he comes and faces me and I look at him and he's a little taller than me, not much taller, but a little taller, and I say, "I like you." And he says, "I like you too." But he starts beating me up, RA RA RA RA, and I'm down on the floor - and then all of the sudden, he turns into a little baby, like a baby, just a few months old, and then I fuck him, ha ha ha ha. I keep hearing voices that say, "It's him! It's him!" And I go, "Okay." He doesn't have any clothes on, of course, and he's blue and shiny. He looks like a mannequin, he looks like a robot. I'm in the nude and the devil appears, and he is a beautiful blue. My favourite dream is always the one where I face the devil. “Arturo Vega: I always thought the ONLY way to really conquer evil is to make love to it. ![]() ![]() Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ![]() The Lawrences’ marriage has been on the rocks since Chad announced his career took precedence over his wife and future family and moved out.Īs more victims fall prey days after the initial outbreak, time’s running out to hunt down the killer, one who may be closer to the victims than anyone ever expected. While Heather remains quarantined with other survivors, she works with her FBI colleagues to identify the person behind this attack. As the virus quickly spreads and dozens of passengers fall ill, Heather fears she’s witnessing an epidemic similar to ones her estranged husband studies for a living-but this airborne contagion may have been deliberately released. ![]() ![]() Mere hours into the transatlantic flight, the Houston FBI agent is awakened when passengers begin exhibiting horrific symptoms of an unknown infection. Heather Lawrence’s long-awaited vacation to Salzburg wasn’t supposed to go like this. ![]() |