![]() ![]() ![]() The story centers on three characters, the protagonist Elijah Snow and his two teammates, Jakita Wagner and a man only known as The Drummer, who are part of an organization responsible for discovering the secret history of the world. ![]() Published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics, it was originally supposed to run for 24 issues but instead concluded with the 27th issue. Planetary is a comic book written by Warren Ellis, drawn by John Cassaday and colored by Laura Martin. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She earned a Master’s in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor’s in English and Creative Writing from Princeton University. Lee was also a founding faculty member in the Products of Design program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She has done design and branding for Condé Nast, Eileen Fisher, American Express, Kate Spade, Diageo, Pepsico, and the U.S. Lee has been featured as an expert by The New York Times, The Guardian, Wired, Real Simple, The Atlantic, the Today Show, HGTV Magazine, and Fast Company. ![]() Ingrid Fetell Lee’s website ( describes her as “a designer and author whose groundbreaking work reveals the hidden influence of our surroundings on our emotions and wellbeing.” She was a design director at the global design firm IDEO, and the author of “Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.” Her TED talk “Where joy hides and how to find it” has been viewed over 17 million times. “Joyful” author discusses how retailers can adapt in-storeĮnvironments to influence moods and affect shopping ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Every day he asked me to read more to him. ![]() I read this to my 10 year old son because I wanted him to understand the importance of those irritating shots at the doctor. With the humor and suspense that are her trademarks, acclaimed author Peg Kehret vividly recreates the true story of her year of heartbreak and triumph. At first paralyzed and terrified, she fought her way to recovery, aided by doctors and therapists, a loving family, supportive roommates fighting their own battles with the disease, and plenty of grit and luck. 1996 Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction 1997 ALA Notable Books for Children 1997 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers 1997 Pen Center USA West Literary Award 1998 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award (Vermont) 1998-1999 Mark Twain Award (Missouri) 1998 Joan Fassler Memorial Book Award 1998-1999 Texas Bluebonnet Award, Runner-Up 1998-1999 William Allen White Master Reading List (Kansas) 1998-1999 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Master List 1998-1999 Sequoyah Book Award Master List (Oklahoma) 1998-1999 Volunteer State Book Award Master List (Tennessee) 1998-1999 NH Great Stone Face Children's Book Award Master List 1999 Sasquatch Reading Award Master List (Washington State) 2000-2001 Iowa Children's Choice Awards Master List 2001 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Master List (Illinois) 2001 Young Hoosier Book Award 2015 Bluestem Book Award Master List Peg Kehret was stricken with polio when she was twelve years old. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Everything one imagines in the way of genius and fun. 'A Vision of Judgement') ( The Butterfly, September 1899) 'Mr. Le Guin’s selection of twenty-six stories showcases H. 1899) 'A Story of the Days to Come' ( Pall Mall Magazine, JuneOctober 1899), novella 'A Vision of Judgment' (a.k.a. “Wells imagined both dark and bright futures because his creed allowed both while promising neither, and because the eighty years of his life were years of immense intellectual and technological accomplishment and appalling violence and destruction.” -Ursula K. 'Walcote' ( Science Schools Journal, nos. Wells was a visionary, a man of science with an enduring literary touch, and his originality and inventiveness are fully on display in this essential collection. He described the spectacle of space travel decades before men set foot on the moon. He envisioned a sky filled with airplanes before Orville Wright ever left the ground. ![]() Wells’s genius and reintroduces readers to his singular talent for making the unbelievable seem utterly plausible. Le Guin’s selection of twenty-six stories showcases H. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then in a place least expected, a delightful surprise awaits, and Alicia makes a joyous discovery. What will she do when she wakes one morning feeling miserable? At first, none of Alicia's clever and quirky remedies, such as moping in her favorite chair and writing in her notebook, seems to cure her gloom. Alicia is usually a cheerful child who likes to dance very fast and stand on her head. But what do we do about them? Meet Alicia and her trusty friend, Neptune. Funny and original." -Kirkus Reviews Bad days-we all have them. "The zany illustrations suit the amusingly outraged tone of the text. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a tale that will keep you guessing till the very end. Painting a quiet, precise picture of a rugged countryside inhabited by a tenacious, tough population, Harper tells a story that quickly sucks the reader in. ![]() When relatives, employees, neighbors and friends gather for the funeral, long held resentments burst to the surface, tempers flare and dark secrets threaten to destroy people living precariously on the edge of a brutal, unforgiving land. Now he is dead, found at an isolated site far from the family homestead, and miles away from where he was meant to be. But middle brother Cam is charming, educated, and articulate. Their father Carl had been known for his nasty disposition. The men of the Bright family don’t have the best reputations. A mysterious death in the Australian Outback is the chilling center piece for Jane Harper’s latest thriller, The Lost Man. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Merrick is desperate to escape everything at home, so he sets off, against his better judgment, for a tiny mission colony on the edge of the Amazon where a salt line on the ground separates town from forest. Nearly every able-bodied expeditionary who's made the attempt has died, and he can barely walk. ![]() When the India Office recruits Merrick for an expedition to fetch quinine - essential for the treatment of malaria - from deep within Peru, he knows it's a terrible idea. On the sprawling, crumbling grounds of the old house, something is wrong a statue moves, his grandfather's pines explode, and his brother accuses him of madness. In 1859, ex-East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall after sustaining an injury that almost cost him his leg. The eagerly anticipated new novel from the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - a treacherous quest in the magical landscape of nineteenth-century Peru. ![]() ![]() The novel also explores the idea of transformation and growth, as characters are forced to adapt to changing circumstances and learn to see the world in a new way. Tarkington explores the feelings of nostalgia and regret that arise as the characters look back on their lives and wonder what might have been. ![]() He also shows how the rise of the middle class and the decline of the aristocracy in America during this time period affected the power dynamics of society.Īs the novel progresses, the Ambersons’ fortunes decline and they are forced to confront the changes happening around them. ![]() The Ambersons are a wealthy and influential family, and Tarkington explores the ways in which their social status affects their relationships and interactions with others. Tarkington shows how these relationships can be both supportive and destructive, and how they can shape the course of people’s lives. The novel explores the complexities of love and relationships, including romantic love, family love, and the love between friends. ![]() The Ambersons, a wealthy family, resist change and cling to the traditions of the past, even as the world around them is rapidly evolving. The novel is set during a period of rapid industrialization and urbanization in America, and Tarkington explores the impact of these changes on society and individuals. Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Themes □ ![]() ![]() ![]() The actual story of Krokodil v Seth wasn’t as engaging and with its focus on demon action felt more like something from a twisted World of Darkness novel rather than what I was wanting to explore in the Dark Future setting. In fact, my favorite chapters were the ones about media news outlets broadcasting events around the world. Jack Yeovil, again a pen name for Kim Newman, loves pop culture references, so there’s a lot to spot. Jessamyn, herself a cyborg, ends up a vassal for some spiritual force becoming an ultimate weapon of sorts…Krokodil. Last surviving member of the Psychopomps street gang, Jessamyn ‘ Jazzbeaux‘ Bonney, is on the run from Nguyen Seth’s minions – a Californian surfer Op, a serial killer that’s a parody of Hannibal Lector, and some outer dimensional Lovecraftian beast. Krokodil Tears actually takes place after the events in the Route 666 Anthology, but prior to the previous book in the cycle, Demon Download. It’s not that it was bad, but there wasn’t too much in the way of Sanctioned Ops vs Gangcults vs US Road Cavalry action. ![]() ![]() To be honest, this one took me a little longer to get through as it wasn’t exactly what I was looking for in a Dark Future tale. I recently finished off the second book in Jack Yeovil’s Demon Download cycle. ![]() ![]() ![]() In January, Anne Hathaway hit the Valentino Haute Couture show in Paris wearing the same wild leggings and pumps, although she paired them with a strapless mini dress in the same print.Įarlier this week, felines were all the rage on the Met Gala red carpet.ĭoja Cat donned animal ears for her debut at the fashionable event, and Jared Leto went full furry while channeling the late Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette. GC Images Lopez isn’t the first star to wear one of the luxury label’s animal-spotted outfits. On Wednesday, the “Mother” actress struck a pose on the streets of New York. Lopez, 53, isn’t the first to wear superstar to wear one of Valentino’s top-to-toe leopard looks, though she certainly made it her own. The JLo Beauty founder looked ladylike earlier that morning on the Rockefeller Center set, wearing a sheer turquoise Del Core blouse and a matching leather pencil skirt. Lopez was in town for Monday’s Met Gala, and appeared on the “Today” show Wednesday morning to promote her upcoming Netflix film, “The Mother,” out on May 12. The “Hustlers” actress added a pair of oversized sunglasses to amp up the glam factor further. ![]() Jennifer Lopez stepped out in style in New York City rocking head-to-toe leopard print, pairing a feathery Valentino minidress with matching bedazzled leggings, sparkling pumps and even a pint-sized animal-spotted purse. Jennifer Lopez: Ben Affleck trolls me for wearing clothes that are too sexy ![]() |