![]() ![]() ![]() She belongs to a race of humanoid creatures called Linyaari, who are a peaceful people whose home planet Vhiliinyar (Home of the People) was invaded by Khleevi (an insect like race) that forced them to move to another planet. ![]() She has a flowing silvery mane down her back, and has similar ones growing on her calves. It is only on further inspection that reveals her to not be human. She has a single horn between her brow and forehead, and if dressed right can look like a tall young lady full of grace. The series is from the science fiction genre and features the orphaned Unicorn-girl (Acorna) as the main character. The series is made up of ten novels, with the first seven known as “Acorna” with the final three “Acorna’s Children”. The first two novels in the series were written by Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball starting with the third novel, Elizabeth Ann Scarbourough co-wrote the series with McCaffrey. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases. Description /Buy link takes you to Amazon. ![]()
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![]() John Buchan was a prolific author and wrote poetry and biographies as well as novels, but he is still best remembered for his adventure stories and in particular the five Hannay novels: The Thirty Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast, The Three Hostages, and The Island of Sheep. He returned to the House of Commons in 1927 and then in 1935 he was appointed Governor-General of Canada and became Lord Tweedsmuir. Buchan was elected to Parliament in 1911, served in various capacities during the First World War, including writing speeches for Sir Douglas Haig and taking on the role of Director of Information under Lord Beaverbrook. He entered publishing in 1906 as partner in the firm of his friend Thomas Nelson and married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor, cousin of the Duke of Westminster, in 1907. He went to South Africa to serve as private secretary to the British Colonial administrator, Alfred, Lord Milner and assisted in reconstruction of the country after the Boer War. He exchanged comparative poverty for affluence by his success as an author, but it was as a lawyer that his reputation began. ![]() After being educated locally, he attended Glasgow University and Brasenose College Oxford. As Director of Intelligence in the Ministry of Information John Buchan was in the position to gain knowledge about the first world war and the investigations that took place. ![]() John Buchan was born in Perth in 1875, the son of a Church of Scotland Minister. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While two agents are dispatched on that babysitting job, though, an old Cold War-era spy named Dickie Bow is found dead, ostensibly of a heart attack, on a bus outside of Oxford, far from his usual haunts.īut the head of Slough House, the irascible Jackson Lamb, is convinced Dickie Bow was murdered. As the agents dig into their fallen comrade’s circumstances, they uncover a shadowy tangle of ancient Cold War secrets that seem to lead back to a man named Alexander Popov, who is either a Soviet bogeyman or the most dangerous man in the world. ![]() The disgruntled agents of Slough House, the MI5 branch where washed-up spies are sent to finish their failed careers on desk duty, are called into action to protect a visiting Russian oligarch whom MI5 hopes to recruit to British intelligence. Synopsis: Londons Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away whats left of their failed careers. The CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning British espionage novel about disgraced MI5 agents who inadvertently uncover a deadly Cold War-era legacy of sleeper cells. The CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning British espionage novel about disgraced MI5 agents who inadvertently uncover a deadly Cold War-era legacy of sleeper cells and mythic super spies. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist. ”- Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do. ![]() THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER #5 LibraryReads Pick “A swoony rom-com brimming with humor and charm.”- Entertainment Weekly (The Must List) “ What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel.One of the best books I've read in a while. Summary: A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory-author of the Resse Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick The Proposal. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jake may be cute (really cute), and he may be an eligible Jewish single (hard to find south of Atlanta), but he's also the enemy, and Shoshanna is ready to take him down.īut as the competition intensifies, Jake and Shoshanna grow closer and realize they might be more on the same page than either expects. Recommended for You Audio CD Augby Laura Silverman (Author) 157 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 12.33 Other new, used and collectible from 1.35 Paperback 11.99 Other new and used from 4.29 Audio CD 24.04 2 New from 24. ![]() He doesn't even read! But somehow his sales start to rival hers. Jake is an affront to everything Shoshanna stands for. Recommended for You by Laura Silverman - Ebook Scribd Enjoy millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more, with a free trial Only 11.99/month after trial. ![]() ![]() The only person standing in her way? New hire Jake Kaplan. When her boss announces a holiday bonus to the person who sells the most books, Shoshanna sees an opportunity to at least fix her car, if none of her other problems. And with her moms fighting at home and her beloved car teetering on the brink of death, the store has become a welcome escape. Shoshanna Greenberg loves working at Once Upon, her favorite local bookstore. Description To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You've Got Mail in this "cozy, swoon-worthy" (Ashley Poston, author of the Once Upon a Con series) rom-com following two teen booksellers whose rivalry is taken to the next level as they compete for the top bookseller bonus. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story begins as Lord Edward and Lady Charlotte Malory’s niece, Regina Ashton, is kidnapped by the man known as Nicholas Eden. The novels in the so-called Malory series are all absolutely lavishing and more than worth your time. The series is comprised of a total of twelve novels and they are: The Malory-Anderson series, sometimes familiar as Lindsey’s Malory series, is one of the most famous historical romance works of the writer and, as a series, the lengthiest she has ever put out. Malory-Anderson Families Series Lindsey’s Malory Series Now, having said all of this, we can take a look at the best Johanna Lindsey books. It was on the 27 th of October 2019 that, aged sixty-seven, Johanna died from lung cancer. ![]() She and Ralph had three children in total, Alfred, Garret, and Joseph. It was seven years into the marriage that Johanna first wrote a novel and it was a success. While still very much at school, in the year of 1970, Johanna and Ralph Bruce Lindsey married, with Johanna beginning the next portion of her life as a housewife. ![]() ![]() “Except Christina.” “PPE for Everyone!” reads another. ![]() “Merry Christmas!” reads one with Dunaway in character. ![]() ![]() Its dialogue is shorthand for many, especially gay audiences, and the film continues to inspire imitation, turning up in all manner of memes. In the decades since the film’s initial release, Mommie Dearest, starring Calpito pal Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford, has been elevated to a level unique even among other cult favorites. It's the third line in the infamous, nearly seven-minute “No Wire Hangers” tirade from the camp classic Mommie Dearest, which turned 40 last year. “And I hear people saying, ‘She’s getting old.’” While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable. “I work and work until I’m half dead,” he said into his phone’s camera. ![]() Isaac Calpito, the fitness guru behind Torch'd, was poised on the floor with his legs akimbo. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1980, he spent a year at the American Enterprise Institute, the rightwing thinktank in Washington, and he increasingly became a hero to the American right. ![]() ![]() He attached himself to her as a mentor, saying later that she was “very ignorant in many ways” when she became prime minister, and needed to be taught, presumably by him. Johnson was soon writing as violently against Labour as he once had in its interest, and before long, the devotion he had once shown toward Bevan and then Harold Wilson had been transferred to Thatcher. ![]() Like other defectors, he said he was dismayed by the power of the unions, and claimed, with characteristic hyperbole, that Labour was espousing a “corporatist” policy close to fascism. In 1975, he marked his dramatic break with the left and Labour by writing for the New Statesman a denunciation of a party at the mercy of the “know-nothing left” and the “fascist” anti-intellectualism of the unions, a theme on which he would expatiate with his usual eloquence and intemperance in Enemies of Society (1977). It was followed at the rate of one a year by The Highland Jaunt, a journey in the footsteps of Johnson and Boswell written with George Gale, Elizabeth I, Pope John XXIII, and A History of Christianity (1976), a bestseller in several languages. The first of his popular histories was The Offshore Islanders (1972), a history of English people starting from the Roman occupation. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you paint your toenails, you might be able to get the little ones to come over and gently stroke your feet whenever you have a new color to show them. If one does sting you, your leg is going to go numb and you won't be able to walk for a day or two. Always shake out your shoes before you put them on If your boat is overturned by a hippo, do the opposite and swim down low-hippos will attack anything on the surface of the water. If you're attacked by a crocodile, swim on the surface of the water so it's harder for it to pull you down. If your boat is ever overturned by an animal, choose your strategy wisely. ![]() Escaping from a crocodile is not the same as escaping from a hippo Just be sure to pick one with branches that start higher up. When out walking by yourself, always keep a climbing tree in sight in case lions show up and you need a quick escape. ![]() Lions can climb trees, but not the kind with high branches. Keena Roberts Lions aren't very good at climbing trees The camp where the Roberts' family lived while observing baboons. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not much later, Jake’s friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk. He receives an essay from one of the students-a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. And he introduces readers to a character who has the power to change the course of history. Following his massively successful novel Under the Dome, King sweeps readers back in time to another moment-a real life moment-when everything went wrong: the JFK assassination. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination-a thousand page tour de force. On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. ![]() |