![]() Many are threatened by a woman who leads, and Joan draws wrath and suspicion from all corners, while her first taste of fame and glory leaves her vulnerable to her own powerful ambition. ![]() This meticulously researched novel is a sweeping narrative of her life, from a childhood steeped in both joy and violence, to her meteoric rise to fame at the head of the French army, where she navigates the perils of the battlefield and the equally treacherous politics of the royal court. Chen’s hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, becoming an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. France is mired in a losing war against England. ![]() “A secular reimagining and feminist celebration of the life of Joan of Arc that transforms the legendary saint into a flawed yet undeniable young woman.”-USA Todayġ412. ![]() “It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.”-Hilary Mantel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall ![]() If every generation gets the Joan it deserves, ours could do worse than an ass-kicking, avenging angel fighting simply for the right to fight.”-The New York Times Book Review ![]()
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![]() In search of a path, he finds more than he bargained for. Upon checking in at his remote hotel, he decides to go for a short hike out back, to pass the time with. The story surrounds a businessman by the name of Ben, who is traveling for work. Magary is a colorful person and you can see this in his text all the same. Since then, I was sent out a copy to read and share with you (the reader) how I felt about it. Magary at a convention last year, where I was first introduced to the book. It’s an easy read because the pages seem to just flow, and they aren’t filled edge to edge with a heavy volume of text. Reserved for mature readers (no kids, as there is a lot of language and references to sex and nudity), this book traverses the realm of fantasy fiction and comedy. A book that you might find yourself flying through, not only because it is an easy read, but because it is fun. ![]() The Hike by Drew Magary, happens to be one of them. ![]() Because of this, it allows me to truly appreciate my time with the books I do decide to pick up (and brag about). ![]() I have a very strong pickiness when it comes to what I will read and will I even brag about it at all, once I have finished. Also in my list, you’ll find books like the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (of course) and other fun sci-fi/fantasy books. So far, Ready Player One takes the prize for one of the best books I have ever read. I have been on a solid kick this last year, looking for my favorite reads. ![]() ![]() ![]() The real value of Code is in its explanation of technologies that have been obscured for years behind fancy user interfaces and programming environments, which, in the name of rapid application development, insulate the programmer from the machine. It's a fascinating progression of technologies, and Petzold presents a clear statement of how they fit together. ![]() From Louis Braille's development of his eponymous raised-dot code to Intel Corporation's release of its early microprocessors, Petzold presents stories of people trying to communicate with (and by means of) mechanical and electrical devices. There's loads of historical information too. Readers learn about number systems (decimal, octal, binary, and all that) through Petzold's patient (and frequently entertaining) prose and then discover the logical systems that are used to process them. It's a carefully written, carefully researched gem that will appeal to anyone who wants to understand computer technology at its essence. Charles Petzold's latest book, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, crosses over into general-interest nonfiction from his usual programming genre. ![]() ![]() Facing pressure from the mayor's office-as well as a federal investigation of the department over Gray's death-Baltimore police commanders turn to a rank-and-file hero, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, and his elite plainclothes unit, the Gun Trace Task Force, to help get guns and drugs off the street.īut behind these new efforts, a criminal conspiracy of unprecedented scale was unfolding within the police department. Drug and violent crime are surging, and Baltimore will reach its highest murder count in more than two decades: 342 homicides in a single year, in a city of just 600,000 people. Riots are erupting across the city as citizens demand justice for Freddie Gray, a twenty-five-year-old Black man who has died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. ![]() "A work of journalism that not only chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police unit but can stand as the inevitable coda to the half-century of disaster that is the American drug war."-David Simonīaltimore, 2015. ![]() NOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE The astonishing true story of "one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation" ( The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American city ![]() ![]() ![]() Pages are bright and clean with some odd spots. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Rebound in a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. She also wrote adult novels, including 'The Shuttle', 'The Making of a Marchioness', and 'A Lady of Quality'.Complete with illustrations by Charles Robinson.Half-title is present.Six pages of adverts to the rear. Burnett wrote two other children's books, 'Little Lord Fauntleroy', and 'A Little Princess'. The novel was published in the U.S earlier the same year.?Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and seven colour plates, with all tissue guards present.Collated, complete.'The Secret Garden' didn't receive as much popularity as Frances Hodgson Burnett's other novels during her lifetime however, its popularity has greatly increased since, and is now considered one of the best children's book from the twentieth century. edition of the popular charming novel 'The Secret Garden', complete with the original colour illustrations by Charles Robinson. ![]() ![]() Anything that is meant to demean, promote, or target a specific group or person will not be tolerated. 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Welcome to the Grishaverse subreddit! This is a place dedicated to the discussion of Leigh Bardugo's books set in the Grisha-universe as well as the upcoming Netflix series Shadow and Bone, an adaptation of the Grisha trilogy and Six of Crows novels. ![]() ![]() Best of all, it will inspire them to want to explore other books. Whether you’re already a Greg Pizzoli fan or experiencing one of his books for the first time, The Book Hog is guaranteed to make you and your kids smile. He’s a fun character that will ride his scooter full of books right into their hearts and minds. ![]() And in turn, he might inspire them to share the things they love with their family and friends. Pizzoli’s Book Hog really wants to share his love of books with your kids. Fans of his work will find a few of his other books and characters scattered throughout The Book Hog like Easter Eggs. Seuss books, and it's no wonder that Pizzoli is a Geisel Award Winner. The signature style of Greg Pizzoli is on display here, with various shades of pink and turquoise as the primary colors used. But when a helpful Librarian offers to share her time to help him read, he discovers the stories within the pages and finds a newfound joy in sharing them with friends. The only problem is, he doesn’t know how to read. He selfishly grabs as many as he can and keeps them all to himself. ![]() The Book Hog loves books so much, especially ones with pictures. And parents can ask them to remember the silly hoarder of a pig when they’re having a hard time sharing toys with siblings or friends. ![]() In The Book Hog, they’ll learn about the benefits of sharing with their friends. Greg Pizzoli’s newest picture book from Disney Press is silly and fun, but has a message for kids that can be hard to learn. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe. Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. 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His previous novel, The Dog Stars, a post-apocalyptic yarn set in a depopulated Colorado, also dealt with the complicated dynamic of male friendship amid the overweening presence of nature, which is by turns gorgeous and indifferent.īefore finding a second vocation in fiction, Heller worked as a contributing editor for Outside magazine and wrote frequently about kayaking in spots around the globe. His new novel, The River, tells the story of two college friends on a canoe journey toward Canada’s Hudson Bay in the midst of a forest fire, and an encounter with a man who may or may not have tried to murder his wife. THE NOVELIST PETER HELLER grew up in New York City and found a love of moving waters while paddling the Connecticut River during his time as an undergraduate at Dartmouth. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1994, she received the distinguished honor of an appointment to the University of California Presidential Chair in African American and Feminist Studies. Angela is currently Distinguished Professor Emerita in the History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies Departments at the University of California, Santa Cruz. PART I, PRISONS, REPRESSION, AND RESISTANCE. Davis Reader” (1998), “Are Prisons Obsolete?” (2003), a new edition of “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” (2010) and “The Meaning of Freedom” (2011). Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and she is the author of nine books, including “Angela Davis: An Autobiography” (2013), “Women, Race, and Class” (1981), “Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday” (1998), “The Angela Y. During the last twenty-five years, Angela has lectured in all of the fifty United States, as well as in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Internationally, she is affiliated with Sisters Inside, an abolitionist organization based in Queensland, Australia that works in solidarity with women in prison. She is a founding member of Critical Resistance, a national organization dedicated to the dismantling of the prison industrial complex. Davis is a longtime revolutionary, activist, organizer, writer, teacher and scholar dedicated to fighting all forms of oppression in the U.S. ![]() |