![]() ![]() This is the story of how a young woman became a monster. That is, until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon. Medusa can no longer look upon anyone she loves without destroying them, and so condemns herself to a life lived in shadow and solitude to limit her murderous rage. Appalled by her own reflection: snakes have replaced her hair and she realises that her gaze can now turn any living creature to stone. When the sea god, Poseidon, commits an unforgivable act in her sacred temple the goddess, Athene, takes her revenge on an innocent - and Medusa’s life is changed forever. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. ![]() Growing up with her sisters, she quickly realizes that she is the only one who gets older, experiences change, feels weakness. Medusa is the only mortal in a family of gods. ![]() Natalie Haynes – the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships – brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before. ![]()
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![]() ![]() No one poses a true threat to Anyanwu - until she meets Doro. She uses her powers to cure her neighbors and birth entire tribes, surrounding herself with kindred who both fear and respect her. She can heal with a bite and transform her own body, mending injuries and reversing aging. Anyanwu is an entity like Doro and yet different. He fears no one - until he meets Anyanwu. With a lonely eternity ahead of him, Doro breeds supernaturally gifted humans into empires that obey his every desire. An ancient spirit with boundless powers, he possesses humans, killing without remorse as he jumps from body to body to sustain his own life. Doro knows no higher authority than himself. ![]() In an "epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant" story of love and hate, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together - and changing the destiny of the human race (Viola Davis). ![]() ![]() ![]() The decision to cast the professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as his protagonist gave Carpenter the additional means to comment on the hypermasculine attitudes and codes indicative of the era. Through a Pair of Cheap Sunglasses Darklyīorn out of the cultural flamboyance and anxiety of the 1980s, They Live (1988) is a hallmark of John Carpenter's singular canon, combining the aesthetics of multiple genres and leveling an attack against the politics of Reaganism and the Cold War. Acknowledgements Introduction: The Becoming-Piper. ![]() Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is involved with 'In the Picture', a lottery funded project run by Scope which aims to get more images of disability into children's books and a charity called 'The Art Room', which gives children with challenging behaviour, the chance to be involved in art activities to build their concentration and self-esteem. ![]() ![]() Her work frequently takes her into schools where she finds the thoughts and responses invaluable and stimulating. Influenced by Paul Klee and Marc Chagall, Jane Ray spends a lot of time at The British Museum looking at folk art from various countries from around the world. Jane Ray was born and lives in London, with her family. Jane Ray works in a studio in her garden where she pins postcards and cuttings to the wall besides her work-table to provide inspiration and 'help her to focus'. 'I am drawn to the fairy tale because of its humanity and its universality', she says ![]() Jane Ray works mainly in watercolour with pencils, collage and coloured and metallic inks, blending decorative styles to create magical and exotic dreamlike pictures. Jane Ray's work reflects a variety of cultural origins which she weaves in with her distinctive hallmarks of stars set in a blue firmament, decorative birds and glorious patterning. Jane Ray also finds writing an equally absorbing art form. Jane Ray is primarily an illustrator and has illustrated numerous award winning books including those by authors such as Jeanette Winterson, Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Rosen and Oscar Wilde. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In spite of the length the majority of the back stories of the characters felt clunky and ultimately shallow. The story suffered for being far too long as a result of introducing way too many characters. The highlight was the last hour or so where everything was wrapped up in, an admittedly, idealistic bow. Ultimately got to the end but I didn't enjoy much of it. I loved bear town and to a slightly lesser degree the second but really struggled with this book. So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home? Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone is coming home after a long time away. ![]() The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them?Īs the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. The long-awaited conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling and 'engrossing' ( People ) Beartown series-which inspired an HBO series of the same name-follows the small hockey town’s residents as they grapple with change, pain, hope, and redemption. ![]() ![]() ![]() Valencourtįrom the Ashes is the debut new adult romance from this author, and it’s an emotional tale of two friends who head out on a road trip after their friend dies. I couldn’t even list them all, so here are some of my faves. We had a LOT of new releases this week that looked awesome. ![]() If you have a book you’d like to see listed, you can submit it, but that’s not a guarantee I’ll list it.Īlrighty then, let’s get started! I think this is one of the longest lists we’ve ever had, so brace yourself, LOL. This is not a paid list or ads, but simply deals I’ve found and books I’m excited about reading, so all personal recommendations from me. Welcome to this week’s hot new releases, 99c deals, and freebies in gay romance! All deals are valid today, Saturday October 13th in the US and the UK, but they may not be valid tomorrow or in all Amazon stores. ![]() ![]() The poet Dante Alighieri is lost in a forest and is looking for the way out. The poem begins on Good Friday in the year 1300. Urn:oclc:record:1047582405 Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier inferno00dant_2 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3418kj1x Isbn 0451531396ĩ780451531391 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Openlibrary OL24225695M Openlibrary_edition What Dante truly did well with Inferno is to write a universal work that critics would praise due to its elevated style, but ordinary people could also access and enjoy it. Addeddate 14:07:48 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA187101 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor ![]() ![]() As in real life, such desires are met with sometimes-violent opposition from society's leaders in the name of maintaining the status quo.Victorian clergyman and Shakespearean scholar Edwin Abbott penned this mathematical allegory about the dawn of reason seemingly in response to the puritanical environment of his era. Square can be contented no longer with what he has already seen, he dreams of visiting a land of four dimensions, the so-called Thoughtland. Square's mind to new possibilities, illuminating the path to knowledge through careful observation and commonsense experimentation. Square realizes that there is indeed more to the universe than the world he lives in. Through his encounters with these other lands, A. Sphere on the last day of Flatland's year 1999. Square recounts how he was led on a series of visions and travels to Pointland, Lineland, and Spaceland by A. After an overview of Flatland society in all its aspects, A. Square, an inhabitant of the two-dimensional world Flatland. ![]() ![]() ![]() This highly original and entertaining short novel (which has been in print continually since its original publication in 1884) tells the story of A. ![]() ![]() ![]() Follow the instructions and play though rounds one to threeĦ. Print Detectives Notes sheets for all participantsĥ. A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Hide the clues around your house or party venueĤ. Print out the character labels and profiles and distribute them to your guestsģ. As party host, print out the Murder at Rivets and Gripps script and instructions and read throughĢ. The only things you will need to provide are a fountain pen and pair of spectacles, both key clues in the murder. In this pack you will find all the materials you need to work through the mystery – this script (expertly guided by me, Daisy Wells), profiles for each character, the crucial alibis and confessions for the main suspects and activity sheets for you to photocopy and share with participants for all their detective theories. ![]() So I am in a perfect position to guide you through this murder mystery game. ![]() Along with my vice-president Hazel Wong, I have already solved five murders - very cleverly, I might add. You may well know me from my excellent detective work. ![]() ![]() The characters are so unlike what they stand for: But when I started reading it - even though our life had its quota of dramatic situations & characters, especially with me the drama queen being a part of it - the book seemed so far from reality. ![]() So when my husband read it he vouched that I should read it and I would find similarity between them & us. ![]() Well I was very excited to read it cos my marriage has the same elements if not the story - I am a Punjabi girl married to a Tamil Brahmin Boy, we also faced oppositions, threats, long distances, break ups, emotional blackmails and cultural gaps, etc. Now the 4th Book - 2 States is actually so typical, there have been 100s of movies made already, the situations and characters are most predictable and shallow. ![]() Then came 'One Night at the Call Centre' - It was ok ok, not so real especially the GOD part.But then came 3 mistakes of my life and it was a complete disappointment - with shallow characters having no purpose in life except cricket - I understand the craze of cricket but I still dont treat it as a life & death matter and that is what Chetan was trying to capitalise on. Long back when I read Chetan's 5 pt Someone, I liked it, as in it was a fresh perspective touching the educated youth of today - it wasn't movie stuff but definitely a piece of my life or those around me. At time you think it is a script written for a movie & by chance printed as a book. well 2 States is definitely not the former 2. There is Fiction, then there is Drama and then there is Bollywood. ![]() |