Of course, Jonas is lured back into the water, back into the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, and yet again is confronted by a Megalodon, actually two. In spite of the more “soap opera” aspects of the book, which fortunately are held to a minimum, the story is full of “pulse-pounding action,” and, as far as I can tell not being a shark, ship, or submarine expert, seems to be full of pretty accurate and well-researched material. His ambitious, career-minded wife has written him off as a failure and is having an affair with his millionaire best friend. Our hero is paleontologist Jonas Taylor, a former deep-sea diver and marine biologist who, after a brief encounter with a Meg fifteen years before, and having caused an accident that caused the death of two Naval personnel, has never been able to get into the water again. One of those “I can’t put it down” novels. Not to sound cliché, but it is a real page turner. I doubt I’ll go see the movie, but curious, I found the first novel (in a series of five) at my local public library. Yes, it’s about a shark, but an extinct species called Megalodon, something about the size of a school bus, but a lot meaner. It’s based on a 1997 novel written by Steve Alten called Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. Cover art for the 1997 novel, “Meg: A Story of Deep Terror” by Steve AltenĪ few days ago, I came across something about a movie due in theaters in a few weeks called The Meg starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, and Rainn Wilson.
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9780349421988 Hideaway 24.9900 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/fiction/romance /shop/books/fiction /shop/books/fiction/contemporary 'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman' What happened that night may always haunt Caitlyn but she must decide if it's what you're running from that matters. But Caitlyn comes to realise that if she wants to not just survive but thrive she must return to the family home to face up to her past. The betrayal she experienced that night will shape Caitlyn's life, and for years she runs and runs, hiding from the aftermath of the trauma. 'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman' How was it that day, that moment, that game never seemed to end?Ĭaitlyn Sullivan is just nine years old when a game of Hide and Seek at a family party will change her life forever. One day, she thought, one moment, one innocent game. 'Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon' Greade:Kindergarten, Lexile:390L, Guided Reading Level: E The only thing I would be wriery of is maybe a sturdent may feel bad becuse their parent isn't there but it is a good book to read on that day non the less. Students would feel proud to have their parents with them after reading that story. This is a good book to read aloud when you have a side-by-side day in your classroom. It can teach children even though mommy and daddy do things differently, they will still love you all the same. This book shows a good sense on how mommies and daddies are different and they love their children in different ways but in the end mommy and daddy gives "lots and lots of love!" This book can be comforting for children who either live with both or only one of their parents. This just tickled me because it had everything that the mommies did, but the daddies did it differently. I flipped the book around and to my surprise "What Daddies Do Best" was there. When I got to the middle of the book I saw "Best of all, mommies can give you lots and lots of love!" As I glanced over to the next page I realized that it said the same thing but upside down and "mommies" was replaced with "daddies". As I read through the book I thought to myself all of the things I've done for my children. I picked this book out because I was being prideful and thought I'd like to read a story about what I do best. One of the best things about anthologies is their ability to help us discover new writers. The title refers to a quote from the inimitable Octavia Butler, which is included in the frontmatter of the anthology: “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” As promised, each piece in New Suns glows with its own inner radiance. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by writer Nisi Shawl, is one of the anthologies that’s come out of this growing demand for diverse speculative fiction. The rise of speculative fiction has coincided with an increased demand for diversity in writing, leading to an explosion of creative new stories. Within the last decade, speculative fiction has become increasingly popular among both literary and mainstream readers and writers. These alternate worlds can be set in the past, the future, or a world that seems like our current one-until it doesn’t. Speculative fiction is hard to define, but this umbrella term generally refers to any fiction about a world different from our own. I’ve started reading more speculative fiction recently, and I’m not alone. She was held in high esteem by many people as an intellectual who was a gracious, kind, respectful listener and participant. Jessica founded and was a Partner in the consulting firm Teneo Studios. She founded and mentored a small group of researchers who conducted qualitative research programs that had global impact. She’s held design and research positions with esteemed firms including E-lab and Ziba with over a decade of experience leading global research and design programs for innovative companies such as HP, Microsoft, Pepsi, Samsung and Whirlpool. State and the Design Research Manager at the Center for Universal Design. Prior to Fiori, Jessica was a Professor at N.C. Jessica was the Senior Director of Research at Fiori Product Development where she led and grew its renowned research business. She earned a Masters of Industrial Design from North Carolina State University. She treasured connecting with people and loved learning from them.īorn in Philadelphia, where Jessica lived until she attended college at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, she was the first woman to be admitted to their Industrial Design program. Jessica's personal and professional life were guided by her ethics, passion and curiosity about people and the stories of their lives. A beautiful graveside Eulogy, delivered by Pat Schweibert of Peace House, captured the essence of Jessica’s life and spirit. Jessica Zoey Coffey, 46, died peacefully at her friend Neil’s home in Portland. 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Jerome Library (2021)Īdvent and Christmas Wisdom From G.K. John Burns and Valerie Delgado (2021)Īdvent & Christmas Traditions: Traditional Catholic Devotions, Customs and Liturgical Explanations for the Season by St. (2011)Īdore: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation by Fr. Once again this was a buddy read with Cristina My Tiny Obsessionsso go check her blog in the next few days to read her thoughts about this book (spoiler alert: she didn’t like it at all). *I was provided a copy by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review When fate lands them together, he decides to take a chance-even if that chance risks breaking his heart in the end. And running into her everywhere isn’t helping. He can’t get the pesky mainlander out of his head. That is until a sexy brunette shows up on his tour. At the age of twenty-four, he has no aspirations for settling down. Kai Hale is living the life-tour guide by day, playboy by night. Infatuation or first love? Either way, are they strong enough to survive the impossible… But one thing holds firm her V-card won’t be handed over so easily. Kayla’s perspective changes once she gets to know Kai better. And everything falls into place until she goes on vacation to Kauai, and tour guide, Kai Hale, keeps showing up with his swoon-worthy abs. Focused on studies, Kayla has zero time for romance. license and begin the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. A surprise vacation that offers more than relaxation…Ĭollege Senior Kayla Cannon has a plan: obtain her R.N. Even something as small as having the blinds open in his room - the chance that someone could see in, could somehow reach in and hurt him again - it’s a thought that won’t let him go it’s his new reality.įor Landon, he’s furious. For Brian, the pain of the event echoes in the small touches, such as Brian being aware of how vulnerable he feels in the middle of crowded rooms, or how sudden, unexpected noises make him jump. We don’t get to know Brian and Landon before the shooting, because who they were then isn’t who they’ll ever be again. For the young men in this story, Brian and Landon, it is an event that changes their lives forever, and that’s what the story is truly about: Brian and Landon, how they come together, how they overcome, and how the tragic event they suffered turns them into the people they will become. Personally, I did not find it to be gratuitous, but it is graphic. This story involves a school shooting and the event is written out in detail, covering both the physical violence - blood, death, and injuries - and the emotional toll it takes upon the students and faculty. I don’t normally put the trigger warning at the beginning of my review, but I think this particular book requires it. Although Emily Brontë never married and there is no evidence she was ever formally engaged to marry, she may have personally experienced having an intense love for a boy that her family considered beneath her, and experienced a consuming grief at his early death. A few specific characters, such as Catherine Earnshaw, Hindley Earnshaw and Heathcliff, share some personality traits with members of Brontë’s family. The ongoing elements of illness and death function not just as plot devices to advance the story, but as reminders of how common serious illnesses and death were in Brontë’s time, in addition to within her own family. Her unflattering depiction of religious fanaticism, as displayed by the character Joseph, reflects her own adult alienation from organized religion. The childhood activities of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, playing on the moors, parallel Brontë’s own childhood. Instead, Brontë uses familiar events and characteristics of her own personality and that of family members to tell a story about intense love, marriage and death. Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights contains numerous similarities to events and people in her life, but the novel is not autobiography. The Horde was the central node in the Eurasian commercial boom of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and was a conduit for exchanges across thousands of miles. It left behind a profound legacy in Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, palpable to this day.įavereau takes us inside one of the most powerful sources of cross-border integration in world history. For three hundred years, the Horde was no less a force in global development than Rome had been. In the first comprehensive history of the Horde, the western portion of the Mongol empire that arose after the death of Chinggis Khan, Marie Favereau shows that the accomplishments of the Mongols extended far beyond war. The Mongols are widely known for one thing: conquest. Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. “Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Challenging the view that nomads are peripheral to history, The Horde reveals the complex empire the Mongols built and traces its enduring imprint on politics and society in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The Mongols are universally known as conquerors, but they were more than that: influential thinkers, politicians, engineers, and merchants. |