![]() ![]() ![]() He eventually recovers enough to become a private investigator. Decker’s first impulse is to commit suicide because he doesn’t know how he can function without his family.ĭecker can’t forget the horrific murder scene, and he goes into a downward spiral, losing his job and home. Decker builds a successful career as a detective until the night someone murders his wife, brother-in-law, and daughter. ![]() His new mental condition makes it difficult for Decker to relate to other people, and he’s only able to function because his wife and daughter act as a grounding influence. Unlike people who are born with these attributes, Decker is a manufactured savant. He is incapable of forgetting anything, even the smallest details about an event, and his brain categorizes information using a system of numbers and colors. Decker spends time at the Cognitive Research Institute, where his condition is diagnosed as a combination of hyperthymesia-which Decker refers to as his inner DVR (that is, digital video recorder)-and synesthesia. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the middle book, chronologically, in the Logans series that also includes titles such as The Land, Song of the Trees, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, and The Road to Memphis. Taylor's most famous book is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. " Taylor has talked about how much history was in the stories some stories took place during times of slavery and some post-slavery. She has stated that these anecdotes became very clear in her mind, and in fact, once she realized that adults talked about the past, "I began to visualize all the family who had once known the land, and I felt as if I knew them, too. Many of her works are based on stories of her family that she heard while growing up. She now lives in Colorado with her daughter. Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, but lived there only a short amount of time, then moved to Toledo, Ohio, where she spent most of her childhood. Mildred DeLois Taylor is an African-American writer known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crash's conscience gets a workout, and Anon and Scam face harsh truths about belonging. Bellwether's confidence is challenged, and Mob questions the nature of her power. Meanwhile each of the Zeroes also has their own issues to deal with. The Zeroes must learn all they can about this dangerous new player if they are to stay safe. The Zeroes pursue them, only to discover that they're fleeing an even more sinister power-wielder, Swarm. It's the holiday season, but the celebration at the Zeroes' underground nightclub is blown apart when two strangers with new powers take to the dance floor. But there's no relaxing for the reunited Zeroes. They thought they'd already faced their toughest fight. ![]() ![]() ![]() It takes a while for both of the main characters to find their truths.even as much as I disliked Madison and her attitude, I couldn’t help but root for Madison and Sherry and there make shift family. It’s not all sunshine and roses threw out the story and when I say slow burn, it’s truly that. ![]() Now the difference between this book to many of the others with this familiar plot is that the characters seem more real (specially Madison). Without giving to much away and or any spoilers, let’s just say both find themselves in a predicament where they can help each other out. Working two jobs to make ends meet and living in a run down trailer park while raising a sick child. Then you have Sherry, a single mother with a young child who is just barely getting by. She also has a chip on her shoulder and answers to nobody but herself. This one we start with Madison who is nothing but a trust fund baby who likes to party and go threw women as fast as her money. “Contract for Love” is like many other books about a fake relationship between two adults. Plot: Wow am I really glad I was given an opportunity to give it a listen. I also received this audiobook when codes were given away for an honest review. ![]() First off let me start with the fact that I’ve never read or listened to anything by Alison Grey. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group. In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicia's entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart. But they are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy’s who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer. Remy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers, are not particularly happy together. "Um, holy shit.This novel will be the most fun you'll have this summer." -Emily Temple, Literary Hub A young couple's toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny, "bananas good" story (Carmen Maria Machado). ![]() ![]() ![]() Michael Lewis who was a specialist in the education of the deaf at the University of Nottingham. The novel in turn was inspired by the work of her husband Professor M. The 1946 novel The Day is Ours about a young deaf girl was the basis of the film Mandy. She also wrote a noted children's book, The Ship that Flew (1939) which concerns Norse mythology and time travel. Her young adult historical novel The Gentle Falcon, was adapted for television. Most of her works were historical novels, some of which, such as I Am Mary Tudor (1972), received critical attention. ![]() Lewis originally worked as a teacher, but started writing when she moved to Nottingham in the 1920s. Her father, Joseph Maizels, was a Jewish jeweler and silversmith who had immigrated to England from Kalisz, Poland he married her mother, Deborah Lipman, in London in 1893. She was born Hilda Winifred Maizels in Whitechapel, London in 1896. Hilda Winifred Lewis (nee Maizels, 1896–1974) was a British writer of historical and children's fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() What dies, in essence, is the egoic sense of self. So we are stuck in between these two states and have no clear sense of identity or a stable home to reside in.Īccording to Eckhart Tolle, the “Dark Night of the Soul” is a term used to describe a collapse of a perceived meaning in life. We realize that the ego’s perspective no longer works for us anymore but we are not yet connected with our soul. The Dark Night of the Soul signifies the beginning of a shift in perspective from our ego to our soul. We act from the ego instead and therefore, we suffer. But the problem is most of us are not in tune with our souls. It’s always expanding and connected to the Higher Power. Our soul is always full of aliveness, joy, freedom, and love. However, this term can be somewhat misleading because it suggests that our soul is suffering. Somehow along the way, the term “Dark Night of the Soul” becomes more widely used instead of the term “Dark Night”. ![]() ![]() ![]() Regardless, the plot twists, which I won't spoil here, come just at the right moments to keep you off-balance in all the good ways that a smart engaging story does. A guide of sorts, though not her watcher (that dude lights himself on fire in front of her, whee!), named Urkonn has been summoned to help train her for the coming war and the complexities he finds in her makes for some nice plot twists that are especially satisfying I suspect for readers already familiar with Whedon's universe. In the series, Fray, a thief and "runner" for a fish man called Guther, is called as the first Slayer in a couple hundred years, to fight a war brewing and a hellmouth about to open up to let in all sorts of dimensional hell beasties. And it's done skillfully enough that readers already well familiar with the universe won't be bored by the history lesson. Fray works as a great introductory character, because she knows as little about her destiny as any new reader might, which makes a natural fit for introducing those unfamiliar with Buffy lore to Whedon's universe. ![]() ![]() If she is able to entice your inner goddesses, then she has done her job. From the Motorcycle Club world, to a twisted Alice in Wonderland, and a very sexy Cowboy series-Crimson's sole goal is to indulge her readers into these steamy reads that will send you into the arms of dangerous alphas and deliciously sexy rogues without leaving the confines of your nice warm beds. Her alphas are rough and possessive, and her heroines are independent, bright women with lots of sexy curves who know how to handle these naughty boys. Today she is the lead on the Royal Bastards MC project, and she is working hard on creating brand new worlds for you to escape into. Her first book, Wolf: Hellbound Lovers MC, was published in March 2017, and ever since she has been focused on bringing her readers page turning, lip biting, bookmarking passion. Born and raised in New York City, to two extremely supportive Colombian parents, Crimson picked up the pen to escape from bullying in school. ![]() International Bestselling Author, Crimson Syn, has been writing since the age of sixteen. ![]() ![]() Boys and girls come to Momo’s amphitheatre to play, knowing that each game they invent while Momo is there will be better than the last.īut then the gray men come, men with gray cars, gray suits, gray briefcases, and gray cigars. Grown-ups come to her, pouring out their problems and their conflicts, and – without Momo saying a word – go away knowing what they have to do. Momo is so good at listening that it almost qualifies as a magical gift. And all she gives them in return is a listening ear. Her only food and home furnishings are things other people have brought her. In fact, Momo lives in the space under the stage of an old, ruined amphitheatre outside an unnamed Italian city. She does not live in an orphanage or foster home. ![]() Momo is the name of a little girl who has no parents or guardian. And third, its setting and characters have the warmth and vitality of Italy and Italians viewed through the eyes of love. Maxwell Brownjohn, whom I take to be the same as John Brownjohn, translator of Mimus (by Lilli Thal) and other German-to-English marvels. Second, it comes to us in English through the very gifted J. ![]() First, it is a beautiful, thrilling, and thought-provoking fantasy conceived by a great storyteller. This tells you three very special things about this story. The author of The Neverending Story wrote this book in the German language, while living in Italy. ![]() |