Later on, somehow, someway, Bianca finds herself drawn to Wesley, and before she knows it, they've created a complex, enemies-with-benefits relationship that the YA market has never seen before. Especially when high-school man-slut Wesley Rush tells her she's the Duff, her friends' "designated ugly fat friend," and tries to cozy up to her in order to get into her friends' pants. "Downing Cherry Cokes and watching her two best friends hoof it out on the dance floor of the local teen club doesn't make 17-year-old Bianca Piper feel good about herself. IndieBound | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million | Indigo iBooks | Google Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face.īut things aren't so great at home right now. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot.
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The Kurds have been a critical part of the developments in Syria we look at their prior understanding with Assad, their work with the US, and what will happen to them once the US withdraws. We take a brief look at the evolution of the US' role in the region, from supporting Assad's opposition, to its working with Russia against Islamic extremism, to its move toward the goal of forcing Assad to the negotiating table, instead of overthrowing him. This played a huge part in ISIS' ability to quickly establish themselves over so much of the region, and one must understand that part of the goal of ISIS was to create a state for Sunni Arabs in Syria and Iraq where they had long been discriminated against by Shi'a ruling groups. The northeast of the country had long been under resourced and treated unfavourably by the leadership in Damascus, with the region's oil wealth and agricultural potential largely having their economic benefits exported to the capital. We look at the early days of the conflict, how it quickly devolved into an ethnically driven war, the early involvement of al-Qaeda, and the short amount of time it took for any democratic opposition groups to be pushed out by more authoritarian factions. Landis takes us through the deep religious, cultural, economic, and ethnic divisions in Syria that played a part in the country's civil war, and the extent to which it was caused or sparked by the 2011 Arab Spring protests. In The Road Back to You Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile forge a unique approach―a practical, comprehensive way of accessing Enneagram wisdom and exploring its connections with Christian spirituality for a deeper knowledge of God and of ourselves.įunny and filled with stories, this book allows you to understand more about each of the Enneagram types, keeping you turning the pages long after you have read the chapter about yourself. The Enneagram is an ancient personality type system with an uncanny accuracy in describing how human beings are wired, both positively and negatively. Do you want help figuring out who you are and why you're stuck in the same ruts? It can also keep you in the shallows with God. What you don't know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships―and maybe even how you make your way in the world. 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That shadow world and the violence it breeds draw brilliant psychologist Dr. Los Angeles is a city of stark contrast, the palaces of the affluent coexisting uneasily with the hellholes of the mad and the needy. The most enduring detectives in American crime fiction are back in this electrifying thriller of art and brutality from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. "I have these ideas that I came up with two years ago," Riordan said. Disney reportedly asked Riordan if he had anything that he was going to publish that would help support the upcoming streaming show, and Riordan turned to Chalice of the Gods. Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief / The Sea of Monsters / The Titans Curse by Riordan, Rick (2014) Available Book Formats: paperback. This concept has actually been a long time coming for Riordan, who initially developed The Chalice of the Gods as an accompanying piece of his pitches to Hollywood studios for a Percy Jackson television series. As long as you don't mind silly dad jokes and middle grade humor." According to Riordan, returning to Percy after so long was easy, "like putting on your most comfortable pair of jeans." Join Percy Jackson on his adventures as he learns hes not just any ordinary kid but the son of Poseidon, Greek God of the sea. I have readers from eight years old to 80, and everybody's welcome. There's not going to be a huge tonal shift we're not tackling darker or more violent themes. Titled Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods, this sixth installment into the Percy Jackson book franchise will mark the first time since 2009s Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The. I'd feel very comfortable recommending this to middle graders who knew the other books. "He's 17 going on 18 in this, but in terms of tone, it's not that different. In 1944, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for “combining intellectual curiosity of a wide scope with a bold, freshly creative style.” Tags: 20 January 1873, 25 November 1950, Johannes V. Johannes V Jensen died on 25 November 1950 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His theories of evolution were developed in six novels, Den lange rejse (1908–22), translated into English as The Long Journey (1923–24), and published in two volumes in 1938. His essays were mainly on anthropology and evolution. In 1906, Jensen published his greatest work: Digte 1906 (Poems 1906), which introduced the prose poem to Danish literature. He later wrote Madame d’Ora (1904) and Hjulet (1905 “The Wheel”). Jensen wrote his first masterpiece, Kongens Fald (1900–01 The Fall of the King, 1933) which is a modern historical novel about King Christian II. He got his start with Himmerland Stories (1898–19010), a series of tales set in his hometown of Denmark. He was influenced by fin-de-siècle pessimism in his early work as an author. After that, he studied medicine for three years at the University of Copenhagen. In 1893, he graduated from the Cathedral School of Viborg. Jensen was born on 20 January 1873, in Farsø, Jutland, Denmark. In 1944, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Jensen (20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of the 20th century. This is what she’s been drawn to-and fled from-her entire life. Wearing a collar again is terrifying, but under the powerful dominant’s care, Kim starts to heal and then to blossom. Desperate to help the Feds locate the big auction, she agrees to pose as Master Raoul’s slave. An FBI raid is their only hope for rescue. Kimberly’s freedom has come at a devastating price: the other women are still slaves. Ruining the FBI’s carefully laid plans, he buys her. She has a scarred body…and an unbroken spirit. To Raoul’s shock, one of the slaves is the kidnapped friend of a Shadowlands sub. Once informed, the FBI orders him to reject the limited choices so the slavers will invite him to the big auction. Posted on 28 November, 2013 by momsread in Cherise Sinclair, Review / 0 commentsĭetermined to find the human traffickers preying on Shadowlands’ submissives, Master Raoul gets himself invited to a small slave auction. Subscribe Reviews: To Command and Collar and This Is Who I Am (Masters of the Shadowlands #6 and #7) by Cherise Sinclair Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email. This book demonstrates the extraordinary similarities, in a broad geographic range, of depictions and descriptions of magical female figures who give fertility and strength to the peoples of their cultures by means of their magical erotic powers. 9000 BCE, and existing from the beginning of the second millennium of this era up to the present era. These very similar female figures were depicted in Anatolia, Europe, Southern Asia, and East Asia, in a broad chronological sweep, beginning with the pre-pottery Neolithic, ca. It is a look at female display figures both cross-culturally and cross-temporally, through texts and iconography, beginning with figures depicted in very early Neolithic Anatolia, early and middle Neolithic southeast Europe-Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia-continuing through the late Neolithic in East Asia, and into early historic Greece, India, and Ireland, and elsewhere across the world. This book discusses erotic and magical goddesses and heroines in several ancient cultures, from the Near East and Asia, and throughout ancient Europe in prehistoric and early historic iconography, their magical qualities are often indicated by a magical dance or stance. Two of the men had had mountain-climbing experience, but that had been with proper equipment and unencumbered by two complete amateurs. None of the four fell into that classification. The climb was not an easy one, would not have been for a professional athlete. The alternative was ghastly, under the circumstances. Each knew that it would have to be tonight-or possibly never. The figure they were pursuing soon was lost to their view, but each had seen the limping gait with which he ran. They hurried, the four of them keeping their eyes focused on the fortress-like walls above them as they scrambled upward. But it will be up by the time we reach the castle. When the sun rises, you mean, the second Englishman corrected.Īye, when the sun rises. Only a little way now-then he is ours! the lead man urged. The figure they pursued would have understood the language too, had he heard the Englishman’s words, but he did not. All were foreigners themselves three, including the girl, were British and the fourth a Dutchman. The shout, in English, sounded foreign in this land, but the other three understood it. On the great stone structure capping the highest pinnacle, a lone running figure was now silhouetted against the pale moon. He halted his climb just long enough to be sure that the three others in his party had seen the direction of his stabbing index finger. The man who had called out pointed up the craggy hillside. The shout that echoed through the still air of the pre-dawn night was one of encouragement and warning. |