6/29/2023 0 Comments King city by brandon graham![]() ![]() ![]() Yet, people here still greedily hunt for connections of some sort or another. Through their misadventures, you see that King City happens in a world that’s never getting fixed because it’s so way past broken. King City‘s about Joe, a guy who’s returned to the titular cyberfunk metropolis after spending years away at a farm where he learned how to turn a hyper-intelligent cat into a shape-shifting, do-anything tool of espionage and combat.īoth Joe and his underground engineer friend Pete Taifighter get by by doing shady jobs for shadier people. (Hat tip to David Brothers, who I think was the first person to convince me to read King City.) The long-running series debuted from Tokyopop and wrapped up with the Image Comics banner after its first publisher went under. The cat in question-a pointy-eared fella named Earthling-appears in King City, Graham’s most stunning, freewheeling work so far. Put it this way: he’s made comics with a cat that vomits up keys, turns into periscope and gets ridden like a hoverboard. But, right now, the creator that manages to take me to the most weirdly seductive places and shows me the most oddly compelling things is Brandon Graham. Along with those two, lots of top-flight idea generators exist in the comics landscape of 2012. And I swoon every time a comic with Jonathan Hickman’s name on it comes out. ![]()
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6/29/2023 0 Comments Wizard of oz story book![]() ![]() Langley, South African-born, was selected as the screenwriter because of his whimsical 1937 children’s book, The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel for children, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Harburg, who penned “Over the Rainbow,” would refine and polish the story, this draft is the work of Noel Langley. Though other writers, including lyricist E. ![]() The original, in the collections of the National Museum of American History and dated May 4, 1938, consists of about 100 pages. On a recent afternoon in my study, I pored over a photocopy of a touchstone memento from the film-a typewritten studio script. Thanks to MGM’s 1939 film, Dorothy’s adventure in Oz has become a foundation myth of American culture. Years, too, before I would come up with the idea for a novel, Wicked, which inspired the Broadway musical. It would be years before I saw the Technicolor land of Oz bloom outside Dorothy’s black-and-white farmhouse, as we didn’t have a color TV. The annual television broadcast of The Wizard of Oz was a national ritual when we baby boomers were kids. In our pajamas, we huddled together under a blanket. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Fallen kate lauren![]() ![]() Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts-immortals who want to kill Luce. even if it kills her.Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, FALLEN is a page-turning thriller and the ultimate love story. How many lives do you need to live before you find someone worth dying for?TormentHell on earth.That’s what it’s like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel.It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. ![]() Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are screwups, and security cameras watch every move.Except Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce-he goes out of his way to make that very clear. ![]() Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at Sword & Cross boarding school in Savannah. Product DescriptionThe Fallen Sequence: An Omnibus EditionLauren Kate’s New York Times bestselling FALLEN novels: FALLEN, TORMENT, and PASSION, available for the first time together in an ebook omnibus edition.What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours?FallenThere’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments 50 shades of gray book 2![]() Nothing has exercised the novel’s devotees-the Jamesians, as we must think of them-quite as much as the proper occupants of the central roles. ![]() Now, after an enticing buildup, which took to extreme lengths the art of the peekaboo, the film of the book is here. That leaves a solid eighty million or so who, upon reading sentences such as “He strokes his chin thoughtfully with his long, skilled fingers,” had to lie down for a while and let the creamy waves of ecstasy subside. James, has been bought by more than a hundred million people, of whom only twenty million were under the impression that it was a paint catalogue. ![]() If the figures are correct, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by E. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Allie brosh![]() “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations.Įvery time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some state legislatures seek to impose criminal penalties on local election officials alleged to have committed “ technical infractions,” including obstructing the view of poll watchers. An Arizona bill flatly states that the legislature may “revoke the secretary of state’s issuance or certification of a presidential elector’s certificate of election” by a simple majority vote. As of this spring, Republicans have proposed or passed measures in at least 16 states that would shift certain election authorities from the purview of the governor, secretary of state or other executive-branch officers to the legislature. ![]() Republican legislatures are giving themselves greater control over the election certification process. Those recalcitrant Republican state officials who effectively saved the country from calamity by refusing to falsely declare fraud or to “find” more votes for Trump are being systematically removed or hounded from office. Meanwhile, the amateurish “stop the steal” efforts of 2020 have given way to an organized nationwide campaign to ensure that Trump and his supporters will have the control over state and local election officials that they lacked in 2020. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments The mortal instruments book 6![]() ![]() Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe. Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch. ![]() You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. 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The New York Times bestseller from award-winning author Rachel HauckCharlotte own. Written with the classic charm that Hauck brings to each of her novels, you’ll be enchanted by the small-town charm. Go pick up The Wedding Dress at the least.) This particular title is easy to read as a stand alone – you won’t get lost – but it’s all the sweeter when you know the history of the dress. (Hint: If you haven’t read any of the titles in this series, you’re missing out. The Wedding Dress Christmas follows the saga of one remarkable dress. I didn’t get around to reading my copy until February and the magic wasn’t missing just because it’s a holiday-read. It was set at Christmas, but that shouldn’t stop you from reading it any time of year. I requested The Wedding Dress Christmas by Rachel Hauck and it was such a delightful warm and cozy read. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Homesick for another world review![]() Her characters are all unsteady on their feet in one way or another they all yearn for connection and betterment, though each in very different ways, but they are often tripped up by their own baser impulses and existential insecurities. There's something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh's stories, something almost dangerous, while also being delightful, and even laugh-out-loud funny. Homesick for Another World is the rare case where an author's short story collection is if anything more anticipated than her novel.Īnd for good reason. But as many critics noted, Moshfegh is particularly held in awe for her short stories. Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle, nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. ![]() Ottessa Moshfegh's debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015. She’s brilliant, this young woman."-David Sedaris Simultaneously, I’m shocked and scandalized. ![]() "I can’t recall the last time I laughed this hard at a book. ![]() A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017Īn electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers of our time ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Kane and abel book jeffrey archer![]() Abel is a poor penniless man born in war-struck Poland, and ends up being an immigrant in Boston and Kane is born to a millionnaire father in Boston itself. It is the story of these two powerful men with opposite fates who end up destroying each other in a battle of hatred that consumes them completely. The book revolves around a similar story of William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, who were born at the far ends of the world on the same day. As per the bible, Cane and Abel were the first case of sibling rivalry on earth. One of the best Jeffrey Archer books, Kane and Abel is an internationally acclaimed book. Here is our set of 10 best Jeffrey Archer books that you should definitely read once in your lifetime: The success of this writer is unquestionable. His work is available in 33 languages as translated for the wide range of readership. Till today, he has published over 34 titles that have been distributed worldwide across 97 countries. Every bookstore has at least three to four different titles at any time among the best Jeffrey Archer books because of the wide readership of the author. ![]() Whether you are an avid reader or an amateur one, you ought to be familiar with this name if you have visited a few bookstores in your lifetime. An English novelist with so many of his books turned into movies, he established himself as a very talented writer and storyteller with his very first novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jeffrey Archer is a name that needs no introduction. ![]() |