![]() ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. The very essence of imagination, story itself, may be in danger. Their journey takes them to the Emerald City with Dorothy, rocketing on the unruly Quip, and eventually to Venice in Italy, in pursuit of the mysterious Alchemist. But when poisoned copies of The Wizard of Oz are sent to Horatio and Tilly's grandfather, sending them both into deep sleeps, Milo and Tilly find themselves racing against time to save them – and to figure out what is going on. When Horatio takes on a dangerous new job, he needs the help of Tilly Pages. ![]() The train is owned by Milo’s uncle, Horatio, and Milo has witnessed many of his uncle’s dodgy dealings as a book smuggler trading in rare books. ![]() Milo lives on board the Sesquipedalian, or “Quip” – a magical train that uses the power of imagination to travel through both Story and the real world. ‘Joyously imaginative’ Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship – and cake. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Furthermore, do we believe that everything a prophet has ever said, in thier whole life, is doctrine? Of course we don't. Have you read any of Ezra Taft Benson's early books, some of them are scary, scary, right wing lunacy. He also told me that I wasn't the first to tell him that and that he had stopped recommending this book to people.Īs far as the argument that a prophet (or a soon to be prophet) wrote the book, and therefore the book is doctrine I say phooey. I told my Stake President about this and he immediately told me that he felt that I should read the Book of Mormon instead. In my case, I almost lost my soul to the utter hopelessness that this book made me feel. It can also be a dangerous weapon in the hands of a zealot. I don't think that this book does good things for certain kinds of people. ![]() Please don't take this review as blasphemy or a sign of slipping faith. ![]() ![]() ![]() Source: Google ImagesĪccording to the great-grandson of the writer, James Prichard, the text published in the European country was published at a time when the connotations were different. The word appears 74 times in the entire novel. We had to adapt the content of the book to the change of title: the island of the Negro becomes, as in the US edition, the island of the Soldier ”, said Beatrice Duval, general director of Livre du Poche, the publisher in charge of translations of Christie’s works in the Gallic country. “It is not just a title change, it is a whole revised translation inside. The playwright’s great-grandson has taken the lead in replacing the original French translation of an offense.įor the French dictionary, the term «nègres» has a very negative connotation and in its translations, they were changed to soldiers. ![]() Politically correct or not, the renaming of the famous work by the well-remembered British writer, Agatha Christie, has and is a heated debate for the company that is responsible for her legacy, as well as for many of her readers. Agatha Christie’s famous book, «Diez negritos», «the best-selling crime novel of all time», has already changed in France, but in Spain, a suitable title is still being evaluated. ![]() Social reforms because of the Black Lives Matter movement have made their way into the literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And yet something seems to be pulling her and Laurie Holcombe together, drawing them into a secret, thrilling dance that's far too dangerous for a boss and employee. rak s vlemnyek egy helyen A smart, sexy lesbian romance about facing the truth about your desires and risking everything. When a young assistant shows up with bright blue eyes, a cute Southern accent, and a streak of pink hair, Diana's sure she's all wrong for the job. Too bad she can't run her personal life as well as she runs her ordered office. She's driven, ruthless, demanding, and stuck in a failing marriage. How hard could that be?ĭiana Parker is Atlanta's top lawyer and isn't afraid to let everyone know it. All she has to do is put up with the whims of her infuriatingly icy boss, Diana. ![]() When a prestigious law firm hires her as an assistant to one of its senior partners, it feels like she might finally get back on her feet. Laurie Holcombe is out of a job, out of luck, and out of time. ![]() ![]() Now that I've read the series and part of the next series, I find Pride even more charming. I loved it just as much this time, if not maybe even more. Re-read: I Just completed a re-read of Finding Pride. If you have read any of her books, you may also notice that there is a love of food, especially sweets! She has been blamed for a few added pounds by her assistant, editor, and fans. Finding Pride by Jill Sanders (The Pride Series Book 1) I was given this book as a R2R in exchange for my honest opinion. She enjoys heading to the beach, hiking, swimming, wine-tasting, and pickleball with her husband, and of course writing. She has two sons and off-set the testosterone in her house by adopting three furry little ladies that provide her company while she's locked in her writing cave. You will find that the settings of several of her series are inspired by her time spent living in these areas. After Colorado, she decided to move south, living in Texas and now making her home along the Emerald Coast of Florida. ![]() She was raised in the Pacific Northwest and later relocated to Colorado for college and a successful IT career before discovering her talent for writing sweet and sexy page-turners. ![]() ![]() Look for Jill's bestselling stories wherever romance books are sold or visit her at Jill comes from a large family with six siblings, including an identical twin. With over 55 books in eleven series, translations into several different languages, and audiobooks there's plenty to choose from. Jill Sanders is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Sweet Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Western Romance, and Paranormal Romance novels. ![]() ![]() Still, there’s no question Marsalis will take the job. And like his pursuer, he was bred to fight to the death. He’s another Thirteen–one who’s already shanghaied a space shuttle, butchered its crew, and left a trail of bodies in his wake on a bloody cross-country spree. All Marsalis has to do is use his superior skills to bring in another fugitive. A new chance at freedom beckons, courtesy of the government. Luckily, his “enhanced” life also seems to be a charmed one. But Marsalis found a way to slip back–and into a lucrative living as a bounty hunter and hit man before a police sting landed him in prison–a fate worse than Mars, and much more dangerous. The project was scuttled, however, when a fearful public branded the supersoldiers dangerous mutants, dooming the Thirteens to forced exile on Earth’s distant, desolate Mars colony. government to embody the naked aggression and primal survival skills that centuries of civilization have erased from humankind, Thirteens were intended to be the ultimate military fighting force. ![]() ![]() Morgan radically reshapes and recharges science fiction yet again, with a new and unforgettable hero in Carl Marsalis: hybrid, hired gun, and a man without a country. ![]() ![]() ![]() Heavily fortified, the impregnable Spanish outpost is guarded by the blood-swiller Cazalla, a favorite commander of King Philip IV himself. Word in port is that the Spanish treasure galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is stalled in nearby Matanceros harbor awaiting repairs. And law in the New World is made by those who take it into their hands. ![]() ![]() In the name of His Majesty King Charles II of England, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking. But for Captain Charles Hunter it is a life that can also lead to riches, if he abides by the island′s code. Port Royal, Jamaica′s capital, a cut-throat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses, is devoid of London′s luxuries life here can end swiftly with dysentery or a dagger in your back. Jamaica in 1665 is a rough outpost of the English crown, a minor colony holding out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. ![]() ![]() ![]() They saw the perfection of a type of warfare that would eventually be exported to Afghanistan and Iraq. ![]() The years in question were pivotal ones, and not just for Israel. Journalistic reporting, part military history. ![]() The hill was called the Pumpkin flowers was the military code word for "casualties." Friedman's visceral narrative recreates harrowing wartime experiences in a work that is part frontlines memoir, part It was small hilltop in a small, unnamed war in the late 1990s, but it would send out ripples that continue to emanate worldwide today. Longlisted for the 2017 BC National Award for Canadian Non-FictionĪ Globe and Mail Pick for Best Canadian Non-Fiction of 2016įrom an award-winning Canadian-Israeli writer comes the true story of a band of young soldiers, the author among them, charged with holding one remote outpost in Lebanon, a task that changed them forever and foreshadowed today's unwinnable conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Shortlisted for the 2017 RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction ![]() Shortlisted for the 2016 Hilary Weston Writer's Trust Non-Fiction Prize ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Relic Hunter is a Canadian fantasy adventure series that focuses more on the idea of treasure in a historical context that is, the protagonists are usually hunting for a historical artifact or relic as opposed to a whole hoard of treasure! While on his tail, they end up in the middle of a centuries-old mystery of civilizations and a secret Brotherhood that everyone wants to discover the secrets to. The unexpected pair team up to pursue an international smuggler who uses stolen art to finance his operations. ![]() ![]() In particular, it follows the adventures of Danny McNamara, a former FBI agent turned expert in antiquities and stolen art, and Lexi Vaziri, an art thief. Here are some of the best scripted and unscripted TV shows about treasure hunting! The best scripted treasure hunting TV series Blood & Treasure, CBS/Paramount+ (2019 – 2022)īlood & Treasure sets out just like all of our greatest childhood daydreams: on the hunt for treasure all around the world. With the series on this list, we can revisit those good ol’ days through our TV screens. Want a quick version of the first half of this article? Then check out our video on the 7 best scripted TV shows about treasure hunting: When we would let our imaginations run wild with the images of ourselves on adventures out in the deepest seas and the most dangerous jungles to find some kind of treasure. We all had the pirate-loving, treasure-hunting phase in our youth, didn’t we? ![]() ![]() ![]() But as time passes, this supposed divine favor begins to drive the family apart: Nainoa, working now as a paramedic on the streets of Portland, struggles to fathom the full measure of his expanding abilities further north in Washington, his older brother Dean hurtles into the world of elite college athletics, obsessed with wealth and fame while in California, risk-obsessed younger sister Kaui navigates an unforgiving academic workload in an attempt to forge her independence from the family's legacy. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods - a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. ![]() But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. ![]() In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. ![]() |