5/30/2023 0 Comments The comedians by graham greene![]() ![]() Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. (I have known folks from the Caribbean who are visibly upset when the term “Tontons” is mentioned.) More people die in this book than in a typical Friday the 13th horror movie. The drive around in US military style jeeps and they all wear cheap sunglasses. ![]() Key figures in the story are the Tontons Macoute, perhaps the original “Men in Black.” They are the ‘police’ who run the country basically terrorist authorized to kill, rape, torture and steal. This was the time after Castro’s takeover of Cuba. Despite the blatant brutality of their regimes, the US supported the Haitian dictators “Papa Doc” Duvalier from 1957-1971, and his son, “Baby Doc,” until 1986, because they were anti-communist. The real story is the brutality of the Haitian dictatorship. He attempts to run the hotel and has an affair with a South American ambassador’s wife who is obsessed with her child. His mother dies and leaves him a hotel/cabaret in Port-au-Prince. Disengaged from his courtesan mother and even unsure what his last name really is, he has worked in European restaurants and sold forged low-end paintings. There are so few Europeans in Haiti that all these passengers and some of the crew enter the story again. The novel starts with him returning to Haiti on a cargo ship with just a handful of passengers. ![]() Our main character is a world weary drifter. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Robert galbraith lethal white![]() ![]() But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. Cormoran Strike Series #4 9.3 X 6.2 X 2.0 inches 650 pages "Lethal White is the fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series from the international bestselling author Robert Galbraith.When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. Light edge wear, top edge of DJ A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Emi and Charlotte discover a letter hidden in a Pasy Cline album they bought at a movie stars estate sale, they are suddenly compelled to uncover secrets the movie star kept hidden for a lifetime.Īt the same time the girls are given an opportunity to work on an amazing independent film project. They remain friends but Emi still struggles with feelings of love that Morgan simply doesn’t share. Emi works in the art department with her exgirlfriend Morgan. This part mystery, part romance about young women coming of age and falling in love is set against the backdrop of the Hollywood film industry.Įmi and Charlotte are graduating from high school, but they already have budding careers in the film industry. Reading level / Interest age: ages 15 and up ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Sojourn by ra salvatore![]() ![]() ![]() If reading the Drizzt series, read in this order: – The Dark Elf Trilogy – The Icewind Dale Trilogy – Legacy of the Drow – Paths of Darkness – The Sellswords – The Hunter’s Blades – Transitions – Neverwinter Saga – The Sundering (Just The Companions if reading about Drizzt) – Companions Codex – Homecoming – Generations – Standalone novel Starlight Enclave American author R.A. Reunion: Star Wars Legends: Force Heretic, Book III (By:Sean Williams,Shane Dix) Refugee: Star Wars Legends: Force Heretic, Book II (By:Sean Williams,Shane Dix) ![]() Remnant: Star Wars Legends: Force Heretic, Book I (By:Sean Williams,Shane Dix) Rebirth: Star Wars Legends: Edge of Victory, Book II (By:Greg Keyes) ![]() Cordell)Ĭonquest: Star Wars Legends: Edge of Victory, Book I (By:Greg Keyes) Realms of the Dead (With: Ed Greenwood,Richard Baker,Rosemary Jones,Susan J. Realms of the Dragons II (By:Erin Tettensor) Thomsen,Ed Greenwood,Elaine Cunningham,J. Moore,Douglas Niles,David Zeb Cook,Mark Anthony) Thomsen,Ed Greenwood,Dave Gross,Elaine Cunningham,Mary H. Realms of Magic (With: Christie Golden,Jean Rabe,Brian M. Moore,Troy Denning,Barb Hendee,David Zeb Cook,James M. Realms of Infamy (With: Christie Golden,Ed Greenwood,Elaine Cunningham,Mary H. Realms of Valor (With: Christie Golden,Jean Rabe,Ed Greenwood,Elaine Cunningham,James Lowder,Douglas Niles,Troy Denning,David Zeb Cook,Mark Anthony) ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ī freckle faced, redhead born and raised in Hawaii, Kele Moon has always been a bit of a sore thumb and has come to enjoy the novelty of it. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: violence. With an ex-husband after her and scars from her abusive marriage etched deep, the last thing she expects is to fall for a man who makes a living with his fists, but she can't resist Clay or the tender connection they share.įinding love in the most unlikely of places, the passion is undeniable, but Clay and Melody know their haunted pasts and unpredictable futures leave the odds stacked against them. Melody is running from her past and the small, country town of Garnet is the perfect hiding place. Touched by the gesture when it's obvious she can barely afford to survive, her warm smile and lush body churn up powerful feelings that leave Clay wanting more from her than pie. Everything changes when a new waitress at the local diner buys him a piece of pie on Thanksgiving. People in his hometown keep their distance and Clay is fine with that. Clay's large build and dangerous fists have always intimidated. The stranger ends up being Clay Powers, a famous UFC heavyweight fighter. ![]() ![]() ![]() A slice of pie on Thanksgiving brings these two unlikely lovers together. A famous UFC heavyweight fighter who relies on his fists for a living. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The year of billy miller review![]() The large print, occasional black and white spot art, and strong story structure will bolster young chapter-book readers as well. The action is fairly mild, but Billy’s second-grade thoughts and actions are solid and believable, and the relationships between Billy and the other characters (Billy’s father and sister are particularly dimensional) are warmly and credibly rendered. In “Teacher,” Billy struggles with his fear that he isn’t smart enough for second grade “Father” finds Billy interacting with his stay-at-home artist dad in “Sister,” Billy deals with sibling issues as he tries to get three-year-old Sal to stay up all night after a greatly anticipated sleepover with a pal is cancelled “Mother” finds Billy working on writing and reciting a poem about his mom for a school performance. A school year in the life of second-grader Billy Miller is presented here in four complete episodes, with each set during a different time of year and focusing on a different relationship in Billy’s life. ![]() ![]() ![]() (This book has sheet music in the back and two pages of historical information about the song) Twelve Days of Christmas (a Pop-Up Celebration) (“Twelve Days of Christmas,” Illustrated by Robert Broomfield, is featured in the Scholastic Video Collection) It was really fun to make a whole project with that delightful gift of a tree from friend Cindy.Īdapted from THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS On Facebook and Instagram, I posted them one at a time on that video’s day of Christmas. I was doing it all by myself and made mistakes, or the phone rang, or someone came in the door! I made about 5 at one point thinking they were good when I realized I’d put on the wrong ornament for one and had to do them all over! I got in a lot of practice! To get the 12, I ended up making about 50 videos. For each one, I added that day’s ornament and sang that day’s lyrics along with ukulele Hazel. There’s a short video for each of the 12 days. ![]() It features the fun tree that my pal Cindy gave me for Christmas in 2018. #HappyHolidays #WinterSong #christmassongs #TwelveDaysOfChristmas #LittleGoldenBookġ2 Days of Christmas with Sing Books with Emily 2019, YouTube Playlist ![]() Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Etsy, WordPress, and YouTube THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, an Illustrated Song A post shared by Emily Gleichenhaus Days of Christmas ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Eager the surprising![]() For most of that time, we’d cohabited with Kit, an affectionate piebald mutt we’d adopted from a local shelter. My wife and I had spent the last three years in eastern Washington State, a region landlocked by 600 kilometers of forests, sagebrush, and wheat fields. ![]() Kit saw the ocean for the first time on an iron-skied February afternoon. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app. This article is also available in audio format. ![]() Stream or download audio For this article ![]() What will it take to control beach dogs-and, more importantly, their owners? Authored byĪp| 2,400 words, about 12 minutes Share this article Photo by FLPA/Alamy Stock Photo Gone to the Dogs Man’s best friend is a shorebird’s worst enemy. Off-leash dogs on beaches cause problems for all kinds of life, perhaps most noticeably, shorebirds. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Factotum novel![]() ![]() ![]() A factotum is someone who does all kinds of work, and Henry is a newspaper gopher, subway poster remover and applier, auto parts store clerk, dog biscuit factory oven worker, women’s dresses shipping clerk, potential libretto writer, bakery coconut man, hotel loading dock worker, fluorescent light fixture shipping clerk, art supply store shipping clerk, LA Times janitor, potential Yellow Cab driver, and more. ![]() Working, Drinking, & Loving in Seedy WWII-era USAįactotum (1975) is a short novel told in a series of short chapters that provide a sardonic, amusing, and morbidly fascinating look at down and out life in World War Two era American cities like New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, and especially Los Angeles, as Charles Bukowski's young alter-ego Henry (Hank) Chinaski travels around by train or bus (without being able to sleep or defecate) and half-heartedly interviews for, miraculously gets, and promptly quits or is fired from a series of demeaning, “dull stupid jobs” with grotesque overseers and coworkers. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The millennium saga![]() ![]() On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend Lisbeth Salander. ![]() Mikael Blomkvist, now the crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption on their way to discovering the truth of Harriet Vanger’s fate. Blomkvist is aided by the pierced and tattooed computer prodigy Lisbeth Salander. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist recently sidelined by a libel conviction, to investigate. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to try to discover what happened to her. ![]() Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared without a trace more than forty years ago. Very Good Condition, all three books show a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing, bumping and wear to edges, corners and covers, no inscriptions (see photographs) MacLehose Press, 2009, Complete Three Volume Set, paperback Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland ![]() |