![]() ![]() ![]() They were local celebrities, often appearing in the "Police Notes" section of The Wellesley Townsman. With a friend they once attempted to fly a rocket into Wellesley Square the rocket malfunctioned and nearly killed a man mowing his lawn. ![]() (Richard went on to write The Hot Zone and The Cobra Event, which tells you all you need to know about what it was like to grow up with him as a brother.)Īs they grew up, Doug, Richard, and their little brother David roamed the quiet suburbs of Wellesley, terrorizing the natives with home-made rockets and incendiary devices mail-ordered from the backs of comic books or concocted from chemistry sets. Notable events in his early life included the loss of a fingertip at the age of three to a bicycle the loss of his two front teeth to his brother Richard's fist and various broken bones, also incurred in dust-ups with Richard. Following a distinguished career at a private nursery school-he was almost immediately expelled-he attended public schools and the Cambridge School of Weston. Douglas Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1956, and grew up in the deadly boring suburb of Wellesley. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Set in British Burma during the waning days of empire, when Burma was ruled from Delhi as part of British India, the novel serves as 'a portrait of the dark side of the British Raj.' At the centre of the novel is John Flory, 'the lone and lacking individual. Burmese Days, first published in 1934, was George Orwells first novel, inspired by the five years he (under his real name, Eric Arthur Blair) spent in the. George Orwell's first novel, inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, Burmese Days includes a new introduction by Emma Larkin in Penguin Modern Classics. Burmese Days is the first novel by English writer George Orwell, published in 1934. Burmese Days is the first novel by English writer George Orwell, published in 1934. Flory's life is changed further by the arrival of beautiful Elizabeth Lackersteen from Paris, who offers an escape from loneliness and the 'lie' of colonial life. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell's first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial ruleīurmese Days describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where, 'after all, natives were natives'. ![]() ![]() ![]() Glitter's childhood was unkind, but her sparkling personality allowed her to persevere. His mentor had both friends and enemies, and in due time, Mithron would have to deal with them all. Early in his training, he connects with Thessylia, a short-eared owl, who becomes his closest companion. His first lesson was the understanding that necromancy deals with both life and death, and he can use that power to destroy undead rather than creating them. Socially awkward, life in a wizard's tower suited him best: generally left to his own devices in a library that could keep him busy for a lifetime. Until a traveling wizard discovered his latent talent, when he chose to follow the path he was destined for. He had no talent for working at the forge, and, in spite of his father's wishes, instead trained with the local herbalist who saved him. As the scrawny son of a village blacksmith, there was little that he could do except remain vigilant. Mithron always hated and feared the undead, ever since a pair of walking cadavers nearly ate him alive when he was a child. ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Wendy Schmalz, Wendy Schmalz Agency. ![]() Poetic descriptions create an uncanny atmosphere, and nods to cozy bookstores and classic mysteries will charm bibliophiles as Leno effectively mixes terror with grief. Leno ( You Must Not Miss) permeates each scene with delicious frights: a piano plays by itself, unseen hands write words on a foggy mirror. Just as Jane starts to make peace with her home and new life, a shocking secret changes her. Despite new friends Alana and Susie, plus an after-school bookstore job, Jane is troubled by anger-fueled blackouts and out-of-body experiences, a high school bully who knows more about Jane’s family than she does, and a mother oblivious to North Manor’s peculiarities. Her seventh book, Summer Reading, will be released in 2022. She is the author of six critically acclaimed novels Horrid, You Must Not Miss, Summer of Salt, Everything All at Once, The Lost & Found, and The Half Life of Molly Pierce. Named “creep house” by the locals, North Manor has been shuttered for years, but its mysterious quirks (the pervasive smell of roses, doors opening on their own) are enough to unnerve Agatha Christie aficionado Jane. Katrina Leno was born on the East Coast and currently lives in Los Angeles. ![]() Moving to Bells Hollow, Maine, from Los Angeles is a shock to Jane, but after her father dies and her mother reveals they are broke, North Manor, formerly home to Jane’s late grandmother, Emilia, is all they have left. ![]() ![]() ![]() Queering Your Craft combines queer aesthetic and culture (like DIY culture and an emphasis on chosen family over formal covens) with pagan and metaphysical spiritual practice in a way that is commonplace but has not been written about until now. While there are books that address magick for resistance and queer myth, until now there has not been one that specifically addresses the practice of queer magick from an LGBTQ+ standpoint. Witchcraft has always belonged to the outsiders and outcasts in society, yet so much of the practice enforces and adheres to the same hierarchy we face in the world at large-a hierarchy that isolates and hurts those living beyond society’s binaries and boundaries. Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick, and Manifestation Through creative and unique journal prompts, introspection, rituals, and spells, Snow achieves this beautifully, and herein lays the perfect guide for the queer witch to stand in their power and stand beside others truly queering our craft with compassion and pride.” ![]() “As evident through the pages of this book, Snow holds a vision for the queer aspirant who hears the call to witchery, to find healing, empowerment, strength, and pride through their craft. ![]() ![]() This first American edition was translated by Basil Creighton and published in 1929. It was first printed in German in 1920, making it one of the first personal accounts of the war, titled In Storms of Steel: from the diary of a Shock Troop Commander, Ernst Junger, War Volunteer, and subsequently Lieutenant in the Rifle Regiment of Prince Albrecht of Prussia. Storm of Steel is the World War I memoir of German officer Ernst Junger, detailing his experiences on the Western Front. Housed in custom clamshell, half brown calf, title in gilt with raised bands. In publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, fold on front panel, short closed tear to top edge of rear panel, but otherwise bright illustrations. Previous ownership signature on title page. ![]() Some rubbing to silver title on spine, light wear to cloth at spine. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. Blue cloth, title and illustration in silver on spine. Jnger was a soldier during the war, injured multiple times but never seriously. First American edition of Ernst Junger’s Storm of Steel, published in 1929, in scarce first state dust jacket. ![]() ![]() In 2010, the filmmaker’s short science fiction Pumzi premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and also landed Kahiu the Venice Film Festival ‘Citta di Venezia’ award. Kahiu’s first 2009 feature From A Whisper was based on the real events surrounding the 1998 twin bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and won Best Narrative Feature in 2010 at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, as well as five awards at the African Movie Academy Award, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. The movie was nominated for the Queer Palme at Cannes. Kahiu’s feature Rafiki followed two girls who fall in love with each other in Nairobi despite the ever-watching gaze of the neighborhood. ![]() The book remained on the New York Times Best Sellers list for more than 100 weeks. The 97% certified fresh Rotten Tomatoes movie tackled socially relevant issues like violence, identity, and injustice. Thomas’ YA novel The Hate U Givesold close to 1M copies and was turned into a Fox 2000 feature two years ago which she executive produced and Tillman Jr. ![]() 'On The Come Up': Paramount Sets Theatrical Day & Date With Pic's Streaming Debut After TIFF Premiere - Update ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You were to abolish war, but were to make converts by making war upon them, and charging them with loving war as the apple of their eye. You were to abolish military force, but you were first to bring all commanding officers who had done their duty, to trial by court-martial for that offence, and shoot them. Though it was not literally true, as was facetiously charged against him by public unbelievers, that he called aloud to his fellow-creatures: ‘Curse your souls and bodies, come here and be blessed!’ still his philanthropy was of that gunpowderous sort that the difference between it and animosity was hard to determine. Honeythunder expanded into an inflammatory Wen in Minor Canon Corner. Always something in the nature of a Boil upon the face of society, Mr. Crisparkle had need of her own share of philanthropy when she beheld this very large and very loud excrescence on the little party. ![]() ![]() ![]() But it's her sarcastic, nerdy individualism with a hint of buried sweetness that will make readers want to spend more time with her. Emily's diary-style narrative includes plenty of lists and her verbal quirks ("Flathering bogyarks") are amusing. ![]() She gleans clues to her identity (such as an affinity for fixing machines) and gets caught up in a power struggle over control of the town, before discovering her connection to Blackrock (with some missteps and memory-related restarts along the way). ![]() Designed to look like Emily's ever-present notebook, the book opens as the 13-year-old finds herself in the very beige town of Blackrock, with no memories of who she is, how she got there or if she has any family ("Got myself so worked up into fake-missing people who might not even exist that I even cried a little fake tear"). Piece of Mind Dec-2011 Book - 4 Emily's Strange To-Do List: 1. ![]() Merchandising icon Emily the Strange no stranger to T-shirts, accessories and Hot Topic stores becomes much more three-dimensional in this novel from creator Reger and coauthor Gruner (the pair has also written Emily comic books). ![]() ![]() In The Weeds is a sweet and steamy second-chance romance about finding your happiness. It has absolutely nothing to do with the hot farmer she spent two incredible nights with. She returns to the last place she was happy, Lovelight Farms and the tiny town of Inglewild. When she disappears again, Beckett resolves to finally forget her and move on.įeeling disconnected from her work and increasingly unhappy, she’s trying to find her way back to something real. He had no idea that the sweet and sexy woman he met at a bar is actually a global phenomenon: social media influencer Evelyn St. ![]() So when she suddenly appears on his farm as part of a social media contest, he is … confused. But Evie wove some sort of magic over him during their tumble in the sheets. ![]() He’s not unfamiliar with hot and heavy flings. One incredible weekend in Maine, and he’s officially a man distracted. ![]() James isn’t the kind of woman you forget.īeckett Porter certainly hasn’t. ![]() |