5/23/2023 0 Comments The stepford wives by ira levin![]() ![]() Ira Levin says that when he published “The Stepford Wives” 30 years ago on Oct. Then those two women changed overnight, finding sudden profound happiness in a well-waxed floor and supportive undergarments and Joanna was left all alone, with her husband and his creepy friends, one of whom had worked-aha!-in the animatronics division at Disneyland. was a bastion of chauvinism, that a dirty kitchen was the sign of a creative mind, that the women in Stepford, with their slim waists and big breasts, were just too perfect and really kind of weird. How there were only two other women in town who felt as she did-that the fenced-in Men’s Assn. Well, we all know what happened next, don’t we? How Joanna began noticing that all the women in the suburban town were perfectly coiffed and groomed and could not be pried from their housewifely duties with a crowbar. “And I want to wish you a sincere and hearty welcome to Stepford.” ![]() “It’s a nice town with nice people!” she told Joanna, who still had boxes in the living room. ![]() It’s three decades now since the Welcome Wagon lady showed up at Joanna Eberhart’s door with her packets of powdered breakfast drink and unrelenting smile. ![]()
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5/22/2023 0 Comments Harry potter minalima editions![]() ![]() ![]() Rowling’s complete and unabridged text is accompanied by MinaLima’s handsome colour illustrations on nearly every page, superb design, and eight exclusive, interactive paper-engineered elements – including Harry’s Hogwarts letter, the magical entrance to Diagon Alley, a sumptuous feast in the Great Hall of Hogwarts and more.ĭesigned and illustrated by the iconic house of MinaLima – best known for establishing the visual graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films – this is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans and a beautiful addition to any collector’s bookshelf, enticing readers of all ages to discover the Harry Potter novels all over again. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition by J.K. Shop MinaLima WIZARDING WORLD Prints Discover the bewitching collection of limited edition artwork, printed exclusively by MinaLima from their design work on the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. ![]() Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, illustrated in brilliant colour by award-winning design studio MinaLima and featuring exclusive interactive paper-engineered elements, including a fold-out Hogwarts letter and more!Īn irresistible new edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone created with ultra-talented designers MinaLima, the design magicians behind the gorgeous visual graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Poznanski erebos 2![]() ![]() I must honestly say, when Lizzy suggested Erebos as her readalong title, I wasn’t thrilled. Exciting, suspenseful and totally unputdownable. ![]() ![]() But what is virtual and what is reality? How far will Nick go to achieve his goal? And what does Erebos really want?Įnter Erebos at your own risk. As Nick loses friends and all sense of right and wrong in the real world, he gains power and advances further towards his online goal – to become one of the Inner Circle of Erebos. The game is highly addictive but asks its players to carry out actions in the real world in order to keep playing online, actions which become more and more terrifyingly manipulative. Nick is given a sinister but brilliant computer game called Erebos. Are you playing the game – or is the game playing you? A highly addictive thriller about power, manipulation and revenge. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Kicking Goals Journal by Sam Kerr![]() ![]() She's been one of the faces of the team during major announcements and product launches on home soil in the build-up to the 2023 Women's World Cup, most recently representing them at the unveiling of the official tournament match ball on a grassy clifftop overlooking Bondi Beach. It was that stellar season that saw Vine earn her first senior Matildas call-up, debuting in the Asian Cup in India last February where she was suddenly teeing up superstars like Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord, who she was more accustomed to watching on television.Īs one of the only Australia-based Matildas, Vine has rocketed to stardom off the field, too. She was part of the attacking triumvirate at Sydney FC that won back-to-back Premierships over the last two seasons, with her best-ever campaign coming last year with nine goals and two assists in 12 games as the Sky Blues broke record after record. On the field, she's developed a reputation as one of the fastest players in the A-League Women her game characterised by luring opponents in before zipping past them in a whirr of pale limbs and fiery-red hair. ![]() Cortnee Vine is not used to doing things slowly. ![]() ![]() ![]() After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiryand the occasional romantic dalliance. Agent: Pam Hopkins, Hopkins Literary Associates. A Curious Beginning ( Veronica Speedwell 1 ) Deanna Raybourn Synopsis: London, 1887. The intrepid Veronica’s witty narration (“I abhorred weakness of any kind but most particularly in my tea”) and the sexual tension she shares with the equally eccentric and articulate Stoker deliver a fun read with promises of more to come. ![]() ![]() When the baron is murdered, Veronica and Stoker embark on a journey marked by present perils and past secrets. A Curious Beginning (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 1) Deanna Raybourn 6,907 Kindle Edition 2. At the urging of the baron, who warns her that she’s in mortal danger for reasons he can’t yet reveal, she hides at the London home of reclusive natural historian Revelstoke “Stoker” Templeton-Vane. After returning home from the funeral of the last of her guardians, Veronica foils an abduction attempt with the assistance of an elderly stranger, Baron Maximilian von Stauffenbach, who remembers the mother Veronica knows nothing about. Set in 1887, this sparkling first in a new Victorian series from bestseller Raybourn ( The Dark Inquiry and four other Lady Julia Grey mysteries) introduces 25-year-old Veronica Speedwell, who as an illegitimate child lived an itinerant existence with two female guardians. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I love that Benedict teamed with Victoria Murray for adding authenticity to Belle’s voice as she wrestles with the costs and consequences of passing as white. Because Belle lived a private life and burned her private correspondence to guard her secret, the authors had limited primary documents and had to heavily imagine parts of Belle’s story. Readers can depend on Marie Benedict for a well-researched story. I love historical fiction when it’s based on a real person and her accomplishment(s). ![]() Writing: The Personal Librarian is told in a straightforward chronological timeline (with some childhood flashbacks) from one perspective. However, she has a well-guarded secret….she is passing as white. In addition to becoming powerful in the art and book world, Belle develops a reputation as a shrewd negotiator and earns her place in New York Society. ![]() Belle curates a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for the Pierpont Morgan Library. The Personal Librarian is the fictionalized biography of Belle da Casta Greene, personal librarian to business tycoon, John Pierpont Morgan. Thanks #NetGalley #BerkleyWritesStrongWomen #BerkleyBuddyReads for a complimentary eARC upon my request. N*This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories/Setting: Biographical Historical Fiction, African-American Women, the Gilded Age, New York City The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray ![]() ![]() She is the creator of two of the most enduring figures in crime literature-Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple-and author of The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theatre.Īgatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, Devon, England, U.K., as the youngest of three. According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author, having been translated into at least 103 languages. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. She wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in Romance. ![]() Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.ĭame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie is the best-selling author of all time. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Castle book by david macaulay![]() ![]() I don’t know if every child reacts this way to Macaulay, a superstar in the field. He explained that if “the enemy” couldn’t scale the castle walls, they tried to tunnel their way in. But Cory pointed to a witty drawing of several of their comrades, who were to trying to reach the ramparts. Cory was still poring over Castle – specifically, a picture of soldiers who seemed to be underground. So I returned him to his mother with three of Macaulay’s books and checked back later. Cory gravitated right away to a picture of how a drawbridge works in Castle (Houghton Mifflin, 74 pages, $9.95 paperback, ages 7 and up), a Caldecott Honor Book about the construction of a medieval castle in Wales. So I pulled a few of Macaulay’s books off the shelves and handed them to him. ![]() But David Macaulay’s wonderful picture books about the making of large structures – Cathedral, Pyramid, Castle and the new Mosque – stood near its spot.Ĭory loves to read – especially The Invention of Hugo Cabret – but hadn’t seen these treasures, which helped to win a MacArthur grant for their creator. The book I thought Cory might like wasn’t on the shelves. This afternoon I found myself in the children’s section of our library with an 8-year-old friend whose mother had agreed to let me to pick out a book for him while she visited the adult stacks. A Caldecott Honor Book about the making of a medieval castle in Wales still appeals to children three decades after its publication ![]() ![]() ![]() Transformers Rescue Bots is a trademark and copyright of Hasbro. Manufactured under license from TOMY Company, Ltd. ![]() Boys and girls will love pretending to race to the rescue with this 6-inch collectible Transformers toy robot!Īlso look for other Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Academy action figures to build a rescue team. Little heroes ages 3 and up can imagine going on daring mission with one of their favorite Transformers Rescue Bots Academy characters! Designed with Easy 2 Do conversion and sized right for small hands, the Whirl the Flight-Bot toy converts from robot mode to vehicle mode and back again in 1 simple step! In bot mode, the Whirl the Flight-Bot figure features a fun, button-activated Wrist Rotors rescue tool, inspired by the one featured in the animated series. ![]() Whirl the Flight-Bot is the Rescue Bots Academys police-bot and most positive member, always ready to step in with a kind word! ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The wind and the keyhole![]() ![]() Reading King's 11.22.63 earlier in the year had appeared a good omen as I found his writing skills and imagination to be undiminished by time, and arguably at a level not achieved for some time. It was magnificent and as I write this review I am tempted to say that it is the best book in the series… But I think I should defer that accolade for a later date. Not all that is eagerly awaited meets the expectations but when this book arrived in April (pre-ordered, that's how keen I was) I read it in only a handful of days. Today, to my horror, I realised that I had yet to write up a review for Stephen King's The Wind Through The Keyhole, a book that was one of - if not - the best books I read in 2012. 'Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them.' And stories like these, they live for us. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, 'The Wind through the Keyhole.' 'A person's never too old for stories,' he says to Bill. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape shifter, a 'skin man', Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter. ![]() ![]() Roland tells a tale from his early days as a gunslinger, in the guilt ridden year following his mother's death. Visit Mid-World's last gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and his ka-tet as a ferocious storm halts their progress along the Path of the Beam. ![]() |