Beautiful lawman by sophie jordan5/10/2023 ![]() A twist here and turn there make this heady tale very fulfilling." - Publishers Weekly "The latest in Jordan's potently sensual Devil's Rock series delivers all of the realistically flawed characters and red-hot sexuality fans of these books have come to expect." - Booklist "Sure to keep the pages turning and fans of the series enthralled. Piper's dedication to her family balances out her rough edges. ![]() ![]() Heat-loving readers will enjoy Hale's naughty, sexy side. A twist here and turn there make this heady tale very fulfilling., "Hilarious, sexy, and great fun." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Jordan's thoroughly enjoyable fourth Devil's Rock contemporary brings family drama to the tiny town of Sweet Hill, Tex. Piper's dedication to her family balances out her rough edges. Sophie Jordan excels at writing sizzling hot reads -New York Times Bestselling Author Jill ShalvisFrom the wrong side of the tracks and with most of her. ![]() The latest in Jordan's potently sensual Devil's Rock series delivers all of the realistically flawed characters and red-hot sexuality fans of these books have come to expect., Jordan's thoroughly enjoyable fourth Devil's Rock contemporary brings family drama to the tiny town of Sweet Hill, Tex. ![]()
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The digital minimalism5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s easy to become overwhelmed with the idea of decluttering your entire house or simplifying all aspects of your life overnight. If you’re new to minimalism or looking for ways to simplify your life further, here are some tips for beginners: ![]() While it may seem daunting at first, adopting a minimalist mindset can lead to benefits such as reduced stress levels, increased productivity, improved creativity, and ultimately a happier life. This is where minimalism comes in – a lifestyle that encourages simplicity by removing excess physical possessions and mental clutter. We accumulate things, activities, and commitments that end up taking away from what truly matters – our health, happiness, and relationships. In a world that’s always on the go, we often find ourselves caught up in the chaos and clutter of our daily lives. Minimalism for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Simplifying Your Life ![]() Eleven minutes5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Instead, it rendered its users emotionally and physiologically empty, disrupting fertility, family stability, productivity and almost every aspect of life for generations. It was smoked through a pipe and, unlike today’s opioid drugs (morphine, heroin, hydrocodone, and fentanyl), rarely fatal. Once it was distilled, dried and formed into balls, it was compact, stable and easily transported. ![]() Opium, as it was traded at the time, was made from the sap of a certain type of poppy. Photography by Mel TaingĪs heart-wrenching as this crisis is, it pales in comparison to the millions of lives in China and South Asia that were devastated by illegal opium in the 18th and 19th centuries. To put that number in perspective, it’s another life lost-someone’s mother or brother or partner or best friend-every eleven minutes. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 47,000 people died from opioid-related overdoses in the United States in 2017. ![]() Sistersong book review5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Praise for Sistersong : " Sistersong truly reads like a ballad-beautiful and mournful, a melody that sticks in your head. Their story will shape the destiny of Britain. Riva, Keyne and Sinne-three siblings entangled in a web of treachery and heartbreak, who must fight to forge their own paths. And Tristan, a warrior whose secrets will tear them apart. It brings with it Myrdhin, meddler and magician. However, change comes on the day ash falls from the sky. All three fear a life of confinement within the walls of the hold, their people's last bastion of strength against the invading Saxons. ![]() And Sinne dreams of seeing the world, of finding adventure. Keyne battles to be accepted for who he truly is-the king's son. Riva can cure others, but can't seem to heal her own deep scars. ![]() King Cador knew this once, but now the land has turned from him, calling instead to his three children. In the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia, there is old magic to be found in the whisper of the wind, the roots of the trees, and the curl of the grass. "A beautiful reimagining of an old British folklore ballad, Sistersong weaves a captivating spell of myth and magic around the reader." -Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne My sister's heart broke on the river-and the river took it and bore it away. ![]() These are my words ruby slipperjack5/9/2023 ![]() Although it has been gaining some media exposure with the movement towards reconciliation, I think it forms much less of the popular conception. ![]() But, rightly, Scholastic Canada probably figured they had a bunch of books set during that time period, and they were due for one set in a more recent period and they could focus on the residential school experience in the “modern” era, which is a lot less popular. When I heard DC was putting out a book about residential schools, I was super excited, but I also thought they would be setting it on the prairies between, oh, the 1880s and 1930s or so, which I think is what people tend to associate with the “classic” residential schools experience. Ruby Slipperjack, the author, is a survivor of a residential school herself, and this book is based loosely on her experiences of growing up in a remote area and going to a city school beginning in Grade Five. These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens, Northern Ontario, 1966, Ruby Slipperjack, 2016. Did anyone seriously think that I would not buy and review this book immediately, as soon as it came out, with great fanfare and excitement? It’s the latest Dear Canada installment! ![]() Franzen crossroads review5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Clem’s sister, Becky, long the social queen of her high-school class, has sharply veered into the counterculture, while their brilliant younger brother Perry, who’s been selling drugs to seventh-graders, has resolved to be a better person. Their eldest child, Clem, is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism, having taken an action that will shatter his father. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joyless – unless his wife, Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it. It’s December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Set in a historical moment of moral crisis, Crossroads is the stunning foundation of a sweeping investigation of human mythologies, as the Hildebrandt family navigate the political and social crosscurrents of the past fifty years ![]() A LIT HUB BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘His best novel yet … A Middlemarch-like triumph’ Telegraph ![]() ![]() ![]() A wide-ranging treatment of enduring questions, The Two Faces of Justice can also be read as a remarkably discerning contribution to the Western discourse on justice re-launched in our time by John Rawls. ![]() Rather than pursue a search for normative principles, he probes the human psychology of justice to understand what motivates moral agents who seek to behave justly, and why their desire to be just is as precarious as it is uplifting. In this book, Jiwei Ci explores the dual nature of justice, in an attempt to make unitary sense of key features of justice reflected in its close relation to resentment, punishment, and forgiveness. Read online or download PDF The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints. Even if we appear to have overcome the difficulty, our reluctance often betrays itself in certain moral emotions. Author: Publisher: Size: 77.73 MB Format: PDF, Kindle Access Book Description ebook The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints PDF Download. ![]() We find it difficult to exercise the virtue of justice when others regularly fail to. But our will to act justly is subject to conditions. Under favorable circumstances, we can be motivated to act justly by the belief that we must live up to what justice requires, irrespective of whether we benefit from doing so. Two Faces of Deviance: Crimes of the Powerless and the Powerful: Editors: Paul R. ![]() Justice is a human virtue that is at once unconditional and conditional. ![]() The Fourth Child by Jessica Winter5/9/2023 ![]() And what Jane endures in her marriage does seem realistic to me (Yes, I’m jaded…I see the bad characters as true and not the purely good characters). She marries the father, of course, as that’s what all good girls do. Jane gets herself in a family way when she’s a Senior in high school. In the interest of honesty, I will confess that I’m a bit jaded when it comes to the overly devote. Realistically, I have never met such a person as Jane, not even in nuns. Jane’s kindness and patience is almost unreal though. What sets Jane apart from many catholic enthusiasts is that she does practice forgiveness, compassion, and love. From the start, the reader is concerned for Jane who is taking her faith to a frightening level, fantasizing on how she too could be a saint, with all their suffering and humiliation. It begins with Jane, who is a zealous catholic young girl, dreamy in her thoughts of all the female saints and Jesus. ![]() “The Fourth Child” is an amazing literary domestic fiction story that is told from two viewpoints. ![]() Books like warcross5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() The protagonist, Winston Smith, rebels against the regime and attempts to find freedom and love in a world where such things are forbidden. ![]() In the novel 1984, George Orwell depicts a future society in which an all-powerful government, led by the figurehead "Big Brother," controls every aspect of citizens' lives, including their thoughts and emotions. Our aim is to inspire educators to breathe fresh life into lessons around these works by giving students context to understand why these classics are still relevant today.īe sure to check out the 2022 “Refreshing the Canon” lists for more read-alikes of longtime summer reading picks. Inspired by the most popular titles that emerged, SLJ editors and members of NCTE’s Build Your Stack® Committee have curated this year’s round of “Refreshing the Canon” selections.Īdditionally, we’ve put together multimodal lists of recommendations-including nonfiction, graphic novels, documentaries, and more-that educators can feature in classrooms and libraries alongside the exemplar texts. Last month, SLJ asked librarians and educators to weigh in on which classics should remain on summer reading lists. ![]() The plague dogs novel5/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Something too much of this.” and “Besides, who in his senses could reasonably expect Dr. Boycott: “He represented, in fact, a most ingenious paradox, noble in reason, express and admirable in action, his undemonstrative heart committed with the utmost detachment to the benefit of humanity. The book also explores the motivations and personality of the researcher Dr. The omniscient narration allows Adams to delve into numerous perspectives most notably the dogs: Rowf, a loyal eager-to-please Labrador to the core, and Snitter, a prescient fox terrier who has undergone brain experimentation and acts a lot like Fiver, the mad rabbit in Watership Down. Adams credits Victims of Science: The Use of Animals in Research (1975) by Richard Ryder and Animal Liberation (1975) by Peter Singer as influences for this book, which tells the story of two dogs’ escape from an animal research station in North West England. While most may be familiar with his novel Watership Down (1972) from childhood, readers of EcoLit may especially appreciate The Plague Dogs (1977). ![]() No one gives animals a voice like author Richard Adams. ![]() |