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The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() And an experimental relationship unfolds with Bennett playing the role of a white prisoner, with Blakey as his black jailer. But there are a few conditions:Īs a kind of self-punishment, Bennett transforms the basement into a locked cage. One day, Anniston Bennett, a wealthy, 57-year-old WASP, appears at Charles' doorstep and offers $50,000 to rent his basement for the summer. Mosley pursues that goal by matching two characters whose lives are worlds apart.Ĭharles Blakey, the protagonist, is an African-American slacker who has lived a directionless life since being fired from his latest job. "I wanted to show a meeting between evil and innocence," he tells NPR's Cheryl Corley during a discussion of his book and its underlying themes. But this time he has even more fundamental mysteries in mind. ![]() ![]() Walter Mosley's latest novel, The Man in My Basement, examines race, power and identity - core subjects of much of his past work. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Eric is overweight and Sarah has burn scars covering her entire face. ![]() His best friend is Sarah Byrnes, and they have been close since they were younger, due to their flaws. ![]() This book was narrated in first person, by the protagonist Eric Moby Calhoune. O元454732W Page_number_confidence 90.09 Pages 234 Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0440220092 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is a story that was written by Chris Crutcher. Urn:lcp:stayingfatforsar00crut_0:epub:1455ed39-a8c9-42b7-b7d8-f2461b82b7b8 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier stayingfatforsar00crut_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t85h8m82r Isbn 9780688115524Ġ688115527 Lccn 91040097 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL1559110M Openlibrary_edition Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Audio CD Jby Chris Crutcher (Author) 433 ratings Teachers' pick See all formats and editions Kindle 11.49 Read with Our Free App Library Binding 16.00 1 New from 16.00 Paperback 9.39 20 Used from 2.91 19 New from 8.58 1 Collectible from 33. Sarah has always been tough about her situation but suddenly stops talking and is put in a mental hospital. ![]() Their bond has been their outcast status: he is overweight and her face is badly scarred from an accident when she was three. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:26:59 Boxid IA174601 Boxid_2 CH100901 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Containerid_2 X0001 DonorĪllen_countydonation Edition 1st ed. Eric Calhoune and Sarah Byrnes have been best friends for years. ![]()
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The hollow gods aj vrana5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Note: I received this book from the author through Storytellers on Tour. Can three unlikely heroes put aside their fears and unite to confront a centuries-old evil? Will they uncover the truth behind the fable, or will the cycle repeat? Can she trust Kai as their paths collide, or does he herald her demise?Īnd after losing a young patient, crestfallen oncologist, Mason, embarks on a quest to debunk the town’s superstitions, only to find his sanity tested.Ī maelstrom of ancient grudges, forgotten traumas, and deadly secrets loom in the foggy forests of Black Hollow. Miya, a floundering university student, experiences signs that she may be the Dreamwalker’s next victim. When Kai wakes up next to the lifeless body of a recently missing girl, his memory blank, he struggles to clear his already threadbare conscience. And after they return, they almost always end up dead. ![]() Yet the boundary between fact and fable is blurred by a troubling statistic: occasionally, women do go missing. ![]() For centuries, residents have foretold the return of the Dreamwalker-an ominous figure from local folklore said to lure young women into the woods and possess them. Black Hollow is a town with a dark secret. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Naturally, the only person who can save the Night Court and likely the world. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile the human queens have popped their ugly heads out of their hiding places to stir up trouble. Nesta and Cassian are forced together and they catch fire, if it will bond them for life or eat them alive remains to be seen. We also see the Night Court battling to keep the all too new peace that was won during that same war. The book follows Nesta’s journey as she works to either drown her sorrows or work through her trauma after the war with Hybern. ![]() It’s a story that we read mostly from the perspective of Cassian and Nesta, two of the main characters from the previous books. Maas is book five in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. It’s probably a good thing someone finally wised up and decided this is not a young adult series…how did that ever happen to begin with?! What is this book about?Ī Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. This one has all the feels and all the steam. There was a lot to read and a lot to think about and a lot of moments where I wasn’t sure if I would cry from anxiety, anger, or just sheer heartbreak! This post contains affiliate links to products or services I think are great! If you click through and make a purchase I make a small commission at no cost to you, thank you! ![]()
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Manuele fior 5000 km al secondo5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It was hard not to take immediate notice of the utterly beautiful cover of this book. Un’opera che è valsa a Manuele Fior numerosi riconoscimenti, tra i quali Libro dell’anno ad Angoulême 2011, Miglior fumetto a Lucca Comics 2010 e Napoli Comicon 2011. Come suggeriscono i toni dell’acquerello, ad attenderli però sono non i colori vivaci di un amore giovanile, ma la sua opaca, illusoria eco.Ĭinquemila chilometri al secondo arriva in libreria in una nuova e imperdibile edizione, cartonata e di grande formato, arricchita da una prefazione inedita firmata dall’autore. A distanza di anni, Piero e Lucia non riescono a dimenticare, a colmare la mancanza nutrita dalle illusioni della distanza e, di nuovo a casa, decidono di rivedersi. Nicola, amico del cuore di Piero, anima spavalda del triangolo adolescenziale, invece resta. ![]() Dopo una brusca rottura, Piero e Lucia si trasferiscono altrove, lei in Norvegia, dove incontra quello che sarà il padre di suo figlio, lui al Cairo per lavorare come archeologo. Mettere cinquemila chilometri tra sé e il proprio passato, geografico ed esistenziale, e rendersi conto di non poter appartenere a nessun luogo. ![]()
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Dark chocolate demise jenn mckinlay5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Knowing that Joe, Angie's brother and Mel's former flame, has been working on a dangerous mob case, Mel worries that the murder is a hit gone wrong and that someone near and dear was the real target. ![]() But the fun turns to fright when Mel finds a real dead body in a prop casket outside of the bakery's truck-and the corpse looks alarmingly like a zombie of their own. Hundreds of fans have gathered together for the first annual Old Town Zombie Walk, and Mel, Angie, and the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew are donning their best undead attire to sell some horror-themed desserts to the hungry hordes. Scottsdale, Arizona, may not be the liveliest place on earth, but it's never been as dead as this. The New York Times bestselling Cupcake Bakery Mysteries bake up sweet surprises, but as the series continues, Mel and Angie are in for a fresh batch of trouble. ![]()
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Scandalous desires5/21/2023 ![]() A frantic Silence receives a note from Mickey, saying he might have something she wants. Almost a year to the day after finding Mary Darling, the baby disappears. She finds a baby abandoned there, and soon Mary Darling is like her own child. Six months later she receives word that he has been lost at sea.Īfter her husband leaves, Silence moves to the Home for Unfortunate Infants and Foundling Children. William can no longer look her in the eyes, and soon leaves on a sea voyage. When she tries to explain that nothing happened, no one believes her – not her family, not her husband, or the neighbors. As a last condition for saving her husband, she must walk home in this state. After spending chaste hours in his bed, the next morning Mickey adjusts her attire and hair to make it appear that she participated in a night of debauchery. Mickey agrees to replace the cargo, only if Silence spends the night with him. Desperate, Silence approaches Mickey O’Connor and pleads for her husband. ![]() Her husband William is accused of stealing the cargo from his ship. On a whim, “Charming Mickey O’Connor,” the most disreputable river pirate in London, destroys Silence Hollingbrooks’ reputation. Others, like me, see Stockholm syndrome, blackmail, lack of character, and honor with no restitution or punishment for past transgressions. ![]() Some people are able to see redemption, reformation, and the power of love. Elizabeth Hoyt’s latest is like a glass half filled with water. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Lawrence, Charles Olson, Alexander Pope, Gertrude Stein, Walt Whitman, and W. To poets such as Lewis Carroll, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Joyce, D. Most poets, at one time or another, write their way into the hearts of their chosen partners, but sometimes something slightly more unusual happens: two poets fall in love with each other. Love poetry is about as old as love itself, from Homer’s vision of Penelope’s steadfastness, to the biblical Song of Solomon, to Shakespeare’s sonnets for his “Dark Lady” (or, some speculate, Dark Lord), to Keats’s love songs for his own depression. Learn how to pair the perfect poem with sweets, drinks, and flora for your partner on Valentine's Day.Įros is often the fuel of the lyric imagination, which chooses to use words, sentences, musical structures of language to re/member the beloved, to enter that inexhaustible source of-not uniquely “carnal”-knowledge which is another person’s body and mind.Īll My Poems Are Love Poems: When Two Poets Fall in Love ![]()
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Harry dresden small favor5/21/2023 ![]() “What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”- Library Journal “A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Storyline : Small Favor (The Dresden Files 10) No ones tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming. ![]() “What’s not to like about this series?.It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”- SF Site The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”- Booklist (starred review) “Butcher.spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. “One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”- Cinescape “Superlative.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) THE New York Times Bestseller Harry Dresdenas life finally seems to be calming downauntil a shadow from the past returns. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”- Midwest Book Review ![]() ![]() “Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”- Entertainment Weekly ![]()
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Mime and Beyond by Samuel Avital5/21/2023 ![]() The festival was documented by articles in newspapers around the world, and also by a ten-page article in the January 1975 issue of Smithsonian magazine. ![]() Lou Campbell, the head of the theater department at the college, with the help of Program Coordinator Bari Rolfe, it set out to be a smorgasbord of experience in master classes and lecture-demonstrations, as well as a film series rounding out the mainstage festival performances. Held on the campus of Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the event ran from July 20th to August 10th. ![]() In the summer of 1974, America was knee-deep in the Watergate Hearings the World’s Fair was in Spokane, Washington and John Denver was serenading us over the airwaves with “Sunshine on My Shoulder.” Amidst all of this, at a small Wisconsin college along the Mississippi River, there was a gathering of some 500 mime performers, teachers, students, news hounds, and townspeople: the International Mime Institute and Festival. ![]() |