![]() ![]() I really can't believe this happened! The best volume to date and worthy of a 6. But wow this volume concentrates on the new 4th pilot and the battle is extremely intense, the whole storyline is unexpected and emotional. He's appeared that way from the beginning, but he just keeps getting worse and worse! There is something really weird we are going to find out about his mom too, I'm sure as he keeps remembering his past. ![]() At this point it's looking like Shinji's dad is a bad guy. The intrigue gets deeper with the corporation. Loving both the plot and the characters! (5/5) A great battle in the middle as some freaky giant eye thing attacks the city. He then lets Misato and Shinji in on a creepy secret and tells Shinji some secrets about Nerv, his dad and his dead mother. The plot thickens as we learn there is an enemy within Nerv itself and Mr. More serious stuff in the relationships between Shinji and Ayanami and Shinji and his dad. 5 - Oh man, this is getting so good! Asuka moves in with Misato and Shinji, lots of fun comic stuff there. Along with Shinji came a man who was a former lover of Misato's and there is some character development there along with some storyline. Needless to say this causes a lot of tension. When it is discovered that the Angel works in harmony with itself when split in two Asuka and Shinji have to live together and learn to work in tandem in five days. And wow, does she ever have a chip on her shoulder! She comes in with major attitude, all bossy and mean. 4 - A new member is brought in to pilot Eva 3, Asuka from Germany. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Shortlisted for the Argosy Irish Nonfiction Book of the Year Award More info » The Stolen Village is a fascinating tale of international piracy and culture clash nearly 400 years ago and is the first book to cover this relatively unknown and under-researched incident in Irish history. ![]() Des Ekin's exhaustive research illuminates the political intrigues that ensured the captives were left to their fate, and provides a vivid insight into the kind of life that would have awaited the slaves amid the souks and seraglios of old Algiers. The Sack of Baltimore was the most devastating invasion ever mounted by Islamist forces on Ireland or England. ![]() The old city of Algiers, with its narrow streets, intense heat and lively trade, was a melting pot where the villagers would join slaves and freemen of many nationalities. The prisoners were destined for a variety of fates - some would live out their days chained to the oars as galley slaves, while others would spend long years in the scented seclusion of the harem or within the walls of the Sultan's palace. They captured almost all the villagers and bore them away to a life of slavery in North Africa. ![]() In June 1631 pirates from Algiers and armed troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, led by the notorious pirate captain Morat Rais, stormed ashore at the little harbour village of Baltimore in West Cork. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m working on Reign of Wrath, the third book in the Dirty Broken Savages series. Then I knew I had to write the book, since the characters were screaming at me to tell their story. The blurb for the first book just popped into my head one day, and I had to scramble to find a pen to write it down as fast as I could. My current series is called Dirty Broken Savages, and the inspiration for that one sort of hit me upside the head, lol. What was your inspiration for your current book/series? The first book I ever wrote was because I was dying to read a certain trope in a book and I couldn’t find it, so I decided I would write it myself. No, but I’ve always been a huuuge reader! For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a voracious reader, and the moment I discovered romance novels, it was all over, lol. ![]() ![]() ![]() Have you always wanted to become an author? She’s a sucker for reverse harem, bully romance, enemies to lovers, heroes who redeem themselves, and all the drama and passion of new adult love. She loves telling stories of alpha males and the fierce women who bring them to their knees. Please give a warm welcome to author Eva AshwoodĮva Ashwood has been a reader her whole life and a writer for several years. ![]() ![]() ![]() For the first time in her life, she feels threatened and as vulnerable as those who Mai protects. People aren’t who they seem and allies turn out to be enemies. As Xóchitl’s job as an enforcer, part of an elite team of law enforcement officers in the secret Meta community, she hunts and punishes anyone who dares to break their rules.īut when she has to protect Mai from the others in her powerful family, Xóchitl’s soft underbelly is exposed. Hard-hearted and thick-skinned, the softest thing about her is her love for Mai. Xóchitl, the woman who loves her, is the complete opposite. ![]() Item Weight: 18.1 Oz Number of Pages: 342 Pages. To those who know her though, she’s as delicate as a cobra lily. BLISS By Fiona Zedde BRAND NEW Genre: Fiction Topic: Lgbt / Lesbian Item Width: 5.5in. In costume as Mercy, she prowls Atlanta trying to save people from themselves and from each other, and with her new and strong powers, she acts like she’s invincible. ![]() ![]() ![]() Living in Bill Wynne’s tent, sleeping on a piece of green felt salvaged from a card table,and sharing his rations, Smoky became the de facto mascot of the regiment. A mystery, she was adopted by Corporal William ‘Bill’ Wynne, an air-crewman with the US 5th Air Force’s 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. The GIs who discovered her presumed she had been some kind of Japanese army mascot, but it soon turned out that she understood neither commands rendered in Japanese nor English. In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to engulf Australasia, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshire terrier was discovered hiding in a Japanese shell scrape amidst the thick jungles of Papua New Guinea. Smoky the Brave is the extraordinary, touching and true story of a heroic dog and her adoptive masters in the jungles of the Pacific War. Wynne sadly passed away in 2021, but he is survived by his loved ones who are determined to keep the memory of his and Smoky’s wartime story alive and to cherish its legacy. Wynne, who recounted his and Smoky’s wartime story in his own book entitled Yorkie Doodle Dandy A Memoir, which served as a reference for and is quoted in this book. This book could not have been written without William A. By Damien Lewis The World’s Smallest Dog with the World’s Biggest Heart ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dubois and coming across a brief reference to the founding of Wilberforce University. Perkins-Valdez has said she was inspired to write her debut novel, Wench: A Novel (2010), after reading a biography of W.E.B. She is currently an associate professor at American University in Washington, DC. ![]() Perkins-Valdez has published short fiction and essays in such magazines as The Kenyon Review, StoryQuarterly, StorySouth, African American Review, PMS: PoemMemoirStory, North Carolina Literary Review, Richard Wright Newsletter, and SLI: Studies in Literary Imagination. She completed a PhD in English at George Washington University in Washington, DC. She attended Harvard College as an undergraduate, earning a BA degree. She is chair of the Board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation Board of Directors. Dolen Perkins-Valdez is an American writer, best known for her debut novel Wench: A Novel (2010), which became a bestseller. ![]() ![]() He has appeared in two PBS documentaries- Prohibition and Jackie Robinson-made by Ken Burns and Florentine Films. He lives in Chicago.Įig appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in May 2010. He is married to Jennifer Tescher and has three children. He has written as a freelancer for many outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, and online edition of The New Yorker. Eig has taught writing at Columbia College Chicago and lectures at Northwestern. After college he worked as a news reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Dallas Morning News, Chicago magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. ![]() He attended Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, graduating in 1986 with a bachelor's degree. Eig began working for his hometown newspaper when he was 16. His father was an accountant and his mother was a stay-at-home mom and community activist. Biography Įig was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Monsey, New York. ![]() His most recent book, Ali: A Life, is a biography of Muhammad Ali. Jonathan Eig (born April 26, 1964) is an American journalist and biographer and the author of five books. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet they share Gogol’s characteristic obsessions-city crowds, bureaucratic hierarchy and irrationality, the devil in disguise-and a constant undercurrent of the absurd. Petersburg to the ancient labyrinth of Rome. Written between 18, they span the colorful setting of rural Ukraine to the unforgiving urban landscape of St. These stories showcase Gogol’s vivid, haunting imagination: an encounter with evil in a darkened church, a downtrodden clerk who dreams only of a new overcoat, a nose that falls off a face and reappears around town on its own, outranking its former owner. By turns-or at once-funny, terrifying, and profound, the tales collected in The Nose and Other Stories are among the greatest achievements of world literature. ![]() ![]() Yet Gogol’s peculiar genius comes through most powerfully in his short stories. Nikolai Gogol’s novel Dead Souls and play The Government Inspector revolutionized Russian literature and continue to entertain generations of readers around the world. ![]() ![]() Both Marianne and Luke are relatable, making it easy to root for them to work out their relationship. I loved the way she developed their relationship, even when they couldn’t see each other. And what a meet cute! Somehow, they don’t know who each other are at first, and I was holding my breath wondering what would happen when they found out the truth.īut instead of the back and forth I was expecting, Camden surprised me. In fact, this may be my favorite thus far.įor those who’ve read the other books in the series, the suspense starts immediately when Marianne and Luke meet. Luke is captivated by Marianne’s quick wit and alluring charm, leading them both into a dangerous gamble to reconcile their feelings for each other with Luke’s driving passion for vital reforms in Congress.Ĭan their newfound love survive a political firestorm, or will three generations of family rivalry drive them apart forever? My Thoughtsįor me, Elizabeth Camden’s books are almost always winners. ![]() ![]() ![]() His current mission is to thwart the reelection of Congressman Clyde Magruder, his only real enemy in the world.īut trouble begins when Luke meets Marianne Magruder, the congressman’s only daughter, whose job as a government photographer gives her unprecedented access to sites throughout the city. In reality, he is secretly carrying out an ambitious agenda in Congress. Luke Delacroix has the reputation of a charming man-about-town in Gilded Age Washington, DC. ![]() ![]() Plus, with its geographic location in the far northeastern corner of the country, it's a great place to begin. My impulse to start with Maine was strong three of my all-time favorite writers have made the setting a famous one for me, despite never having actually traveled to the state. ![]() No offense to any residents of any particular state, but it's a lot easier to find books set in New York than Nebraska, if only due to population. I've bugged many of you on here for titles, especially if you were from a smaller state or an area that has had a smaller output of literature. I knew I wanted to start in Maine, I knew I wanted my reading road trip to follow a geographic trail that would make cogent sense in a vehicle, and I knew I wanted to include fiction, middle grades reads, and poetry. Since this past June, I've been somewhat obsessed with compiling my itinerary. ![]() So, why not travel the way I've always traveled best? Through books. It has been far too long since I've had a good road trip, and I am determined to see all 50 states of this still-beautiful nation before I die.īut, despite my itch, my reality has informed me that I'm not going anywhere. ![]() Last summer, as I realized yet again that a road trip across America would not take place (due in part to First Daughter's chronic car sickness and the same daughter's inability to spend 5 minutes in a contained space with Second Daughter), I went into a funk. ![]() |