![]() ![]() She pushes her luck too far and exposes her secret to a pain merchant eager to use her shifting ability for his own sinister purposes. Rumors of another war make Nya’s life harder, forcing her to take desperate risks just to find work and food. If discovered, she’d be used as a human weapon against her own people. All she can do is shift it into another person, a dangerous skill that she must keep hidden from forces occupying her city. But unlike her sister, Tali, and the other Takers who become Healers’ League apprentices, Nya’s skill is flawed: She can’t push that pain into pynvium, the enchanted metal used to store it. She is also a Taker-with her touch, she can heal injuries, pulling pain from another person into her own body. Nya is an orphan struggling for survival in a city crippled by war. Series: Yes - book one of trilogy Synopsis: ![]()
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![]() ![]() But why? And someone is watching her.someone who knows she must never learn her truth. The chilling clues she uncovers point to a desperate attempt at erasing her former life. ![]() ![]() She sails over a turbulent ocean to a town hundreds of miles away that, she hopes, might offer insight. She finds a note, but it's more warning than comfort: Start over. A must read." -Katie Lattari, author of Dark Things I Adoreįor fans of The Last Thing He Told Me comes a page-turning thriller about hidden identities and the terrifying realities of climate change.Įss wakes up alone on a sailboat in the remote Pacific Northwest with no memory of who she is or how she got there. "Crackles with urgency and humanity.a book made to meet the moment. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Batman Black and White Mike Mignola Variant Statue is currently available for pre-order at Entertainment Earth and is scheduled to arrive in March 2015. It is painted in monochromatic tones and comes packaged in a delightful black and white box. This limited edition Batman sculpture measures approximately 7 1/2 inches tall by 4 3/4 inches wide by 3 inches long. This wonderful Batman Statue was cold cast in porcelain and features a bat logo shaped base. DC Directs Batman: Black & White line is one of the longest running collectible lines of all time, which pays tribute to all of the artists and fans who. Now, due to popular demand, DC Direct has updated the statue with an oval chest symbol and white base for a sequential release. Mike Mignola’s magnificent vision for Batman Black and White was a sellout success in 2006. This limited edition Batman Black and White Mike Mignola Variant Statue was designed by the creator of Hellboy and offers a unique perspective on the Dark Knight. ![]() The classic Batman statue is back in black (and white) with Mike Mignola’s magnificent vision! ![]() ![]() ![]() To say any more would spoil all the twists that Constantine (the pseudonym of sisters Lynne and Valerie Constantine) has in store along the way to a surprising and entirely satisfying ending. Then, about halfway through, the point of view switches from Amber’s to Daphne’s, and we get a surprisingly different take on the story. The reader watches with shock and delight as Amber cold-bloodedly manipulates Daphne and Jackson and lays waste to anyone else who stands in her way. ![]() With singular focus, Amber moves in on the glamorous couple, befriending Daphne and ultimately seducing Jackson as part of her master plan to become the next Mrs. Coming from an impoverished background in Missouri, Amber sets her sights on Daphne and Jackson Parrish, a wealthy couple living with their two young children, Bella and Tallulah, in the tony coastal community of Bishops Harbor on Long Island Sound. ![]() To the pantheon of Gone Girl–type bad girls you can now add Amber Patterson, the heroine of this devilishly ingenious debut thriller. ![]() ![]() ![]() (It's also the comic that inspired the best part of both previous Joe movies - that insanely cool nine-minute, Himalayan ninja fight in G.I. Joe #21, "Silent Interlude," in which no one speaks. Indeed, in the featurette below, Golding remembers the character as always having been the "silent ninja," while noting that Hama helped fully establish that feature of the fan-favorite character in 1984's G.I. And he has remained pretty much silent ever since. Joe #26 and #27, "Snake-Eyes: The Origin, Part I" and "Part II."īefore that though, Hama had established the coolest character in the franchise as the Uzi-carrying ninja, who silently did cool ninja things. He literally wrote the book on the character's ninja business background - which we expect to see some form of in the film - particularly in G.I. So it's especially exciting to see that Hama (who's also responsible for many of those informative file cards from the Hasbro toy line) is helping to promote Paramount's upcoming Henry Golding-starring Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic book writer/artist Larry Hama is the reason fans are still clamoring to hear even more tales about that most daring of highly trained special mission forces. Perhaps more than any other individual, G.I. ![]() ![]() ![]() Any philosophy of education or approach which failed to do so was inadequate. Wilson argued that the function of education and intelligence was to solve the problems particular to a people and nation, and to secure that people and nation’s biological survival. He believed these power differentials, and not simply racist attitudes, was chiefly responsible for the existence of racism, and the continuing domination of people of African descent across the globe.Īs a scholar of Africana studies, Wilson felt that the social, political and economic problems that Blacks faced, the world over, were unlike those of other ethnic groups and thus, he argued that the concept of “equal education” ought to be abandoned in favor of a philosophy and approach appropriate to their own needs. Wilson believed that the vast power differentials between Africans and non-Africans was the major social problem of the 21st century. As an academic, Wilson also taught at City University of New York from 1981 to 1986 and at the College of New Rochelle from 1987 to 1995. Wilson worked as a psychologist, social caseworker, supervising probation officer and as a training administrator in the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice. Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1941, Wilson completed his undergraduate degree at the Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, mastered at The New School of Social Research, and attained a PhD degree from Fordham University in New York. ![]() ![]() ![]() Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I. Now Lost Roses, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Carolines mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St. But when Sofyas letters suddenly stop coming she fears the worst for her best friend- Book Synopsis NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. ![]() On the other side of the Atlantic, Eliza is doing her part to help the White Russian families find safety as they escape the revolution. In need of domestic help, they hire the local fortunetellers daughter, Varinka, unknowingly bringing intense danger into their household. But when Austria declares war on Serbia and Russias Imperial dynasty begins to fall, Eliza escapes back to America, while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. Now Eliza embarks on the trip of a lifetime, home with Sofya to see the splendors of Russia. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes. ![]() Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. ![]() Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. About the Book It is 1914 and the world has been on the brink of war so many times, many New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing interest. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'A heartfelt tale of loneliness, love and friendship. This book will stay with you forever.' Jessica Walton, author of the Stars In Their Eyes graphic novel Through the healing power of clandestine sleepovers, op-shopping and zine publishing, Win finds and accepts what it means to be herself. ![]() ![]() Win needs to face her own truths, but she doesn't need to do it alone. They don't look or act like the typical teenagers in her town: they're creative, a little rebellious and seem comfortable in their own skin in a way that Win can only dream of.īut even though Winifred is breaking out of her shell, there's one secret she can't bear to admit to April and Oscar, or even to herself - and this lie threatens everything. Now that her two best (and only) friends have transferred to a private school, Win must navigate high school on her own. It's the first day of Grade Ten, and Winifred is going to reinvent herself. SHORT-LISTED: 2023 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers They teach her how to modify her clothing to feel more comfortable in her skin, using pins and patches to create a suit of armor. Winifred faces her sophomore year of high school with dread until she meets a pair of queer, offbeat freshmen. This tender YA comic is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Drama and Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham's Real Friends who are ready to graduate to their first teen graphic novel. The Greatest Thing is a YA graphic novel and fictionalized memoir. ![]() ![]() Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the price we pay for unrelenting speed, people all over the world are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace - and living happier, healthier, and more productive lives as a result. In Praise of Slowness traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Living on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love. ![]() Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. ![]() ![]() We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Old Yeller was the novel that Gipson considered his best work. Old Yeller has a sequel called Savage Sam, which also became a Walt Disney film in 1962. The novel achieved enduring popularity thanks to the 1957 Walt Disney Studios film. In 1956, his most famous novel, Old Yeller, was published, winning the Newbery Honor. His additional works included The Home Place (later filmed as Return of the Texan, a 1962 Western starring Dale Robertson and Joanne Dru), Big Bend: A Homesteader's Story, Cowhand: The Story of a Working Cowboy, The Trail-Driving Rooster and Recollection Creek. Hound-Dog Man in 1949 established Gipson's reputation when it became a Doubleday Book-of-the-Month Club selection and sold over 250,000 copies in its first year of publication. In 1946, his first full-length book, The Fabulous Empire: Colonel Zack Miller's Story, was published. In the 1940s, Gipson began writing short stories with a western theme which proved to be prototypes for his longer works of fiction that followed. ![]() |