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![]() By the time her shift began, she’d be overworked already. ![]() Every Saturday at six p.m., we’d work together. By night, she and her fiancé and a few friends ran a bar. By day, she worked at the offices of the Youth Corps. I secretly looked forward to seeing her during my weekly shift. Because of her despair, I was overwhelmed, and because of her despair, I left her. Despair was in her past and in her present. Xiao Fan was the most desperate woman I’d ever seen. It is a coming-of-age story of queer misfits discovering love, friendship, and artistic affinity while at Taiwan’s most prestigious university. Notes of a Crocodile is set in the post-martial-law era of late-1980s Taipei. ![]() ![]() Qiu Miaojin (1969–1995) is one of Taiwan’s most innovative literary modernists and the country’s most renowned lesbian writers. The following is from Qiu Miaojin's novel, Notes of a Crocodile. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments The tick ben edlund![]() ![]() He’s sort of every kind of superhero, we don’t need to get specifically into his origin.’ That was great, and I think this is the story of what the Tick is, it’s the first time we’re trying to tell that story. Before, it was about, ‘Oh, he has power if he doesn’t have an origin. We’re going to explore something about how the Tick is, sort of, where he comes from, in the course of this five year journey, or whatever sort of number of years it turns into being. Speaking to CinemaBlend, The Tick creator Ben Edlund talked about the biggest differences between the Amazon series and previous versions, chief among them being that we’ll delve into the Tick’s origin in the new show. ![]() Despite appearing in multiple comic series, a cartoon, and a live-action series, we’ve never gotten an origin story for the big blue hero who yells “Spoon!” But that’ll change in Amazon’s live-action series, The Tick. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments Pages & co the book smugglers![]() When Horatio takes on a dangerous new job, he needs the help of Tilly Pages, a uniquely gifted bookwanderer. Aboard the Quip, Milo lives and works with his uncle, Horatio, a book smuggler who trades in rare books. Since he was six years old, Milo has lived on board the Sesquipedalian, or “Quip,” a magical train that uses the power of imagination to travel through both stories and the real world. Perfect for fans of Inkheart and The Land of Stories. ![]() series, starring Milo, the book smuggler. Lemoncello series The fourth magical adventure in the nationally bestselling Pages & Co. If you love books, you're going to LOVE this book!"-Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello would love to go bookwandering at Pages and Co. This book was released on with total page 336 pages. ![]() Book Synopsis Pages & Co.: The Book Smugglers by : Anna Jamesĭownload or read book Pages & Co.: The Book Smugglers written by Anna James and published by Penguin. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments Rice by Michael W. Twitty![]() His books, The Cooking Gene (2017), Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook. ![]() As Twitty gratefully sums up, "Rice connects me to every other person, southern and global, who is nourished by rice's traditions and customs. Culinary historian, food writer, teacher, and author Michael W. Exploring rice's culinary history and African diasporic identity, Twitty shows how to make the southern classics as well as international dishes-everything from Savannah Rice Waffles to Ghananian Crab Stew. Commingled or paired with other foods, rice is indispensable to the foodways of the South.Īs Twitty's fifty-one recipes deliciously demonstrate, rice stars in Creole, Acadian, soul food, Low Country, and Gulf Coast kitchens, as well as in the kitchens of cooks from around the world who are now at home in the South. James Beard Awardwinning author of The Cooking Gene teaches how to trace your culinary roots through. And you have the same kind of food found in parts of Brazil and Latin America. ![]() In some dishes, it is crunchingly crispy in others, soothingly smooth in still others, somewhere right in between. Thiebou niebe literally means rice and cow peas, black-eyed peas, which is the same food as Hoppin John in South Carolina. Filling and delicious, rice comes in numerous botanical varieties and offers a vast range of scents, tastes, and textures depending on how it is cooked. As Michael Twitty observes, depending on regional tastes, rice may be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch, and dinner as main dish, side dish, and snack in dishes savory and sweet. Among the staple foods most welcomed on southern tables-and on tables around the world-rice is without question the most versatile. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whooley’s gambit is to narrate psychiatry from the point of view of its professional persistence in the face of recurrent failure. “ On the Heels of Ignorance is a substantial achievement, addressing a core puzzle in the history of psychiatry. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. On the Heels of Ignorance draws from intellectual history and the sociology of professions to portray an ongoing human effort to make sense of complex mental phenomena using an imperfect set of tools, with sometimes tragic results. Whooley’s book is no antipsychiatric screed, however instead, he reveals a field that has muddled through periodic reinventions and conflicting agendas of curiosity, compassion, and professional striving. ![]() On the Heels of Ignorance begins with psychiatry’s formal inception in the 1840s and moves through two centuries of constant struggle simply to define and redefine mental illness, to say nothing of the best way to treat it. But, as Owen Whooley’s sweeping new book tells us, the history of American psychiatry is really a record of ignorance. ![]() Psychiatry has always aimed to peer deep into the human mind, daring to cast light on its darkest corners and untangle its thorniest knots, often invoking the latest medical science in doing so. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments Game changer matthew sadler![]() The usual time for processing an order is 24 hours (1 business day), but may vary depending on the availability of products ordered. Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.Stevens Books offers FREE SHIPPING everywhere in the United States for ALL non-book orders, and $3.99 for each book.For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes. Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable. 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The First Agreement: “Be Impeccable With Your Word” Take some quiet time for yourself, even just a few minutes, and soak them in.ĭon Miguel Ruiz Quotes on The Four Agreements Relationships and Interpersonal Communication ![]() That way, you can skip ahead to the themes that especially resonate for you. I’ve organized these quotes by the topics listed below. Let them bring you into the heart of truth. ![]() When you feel strong and clear, read them to validate your own inner knowing. ![]() When you feel alone, confused, or unsure, read them to encourage yourself. I’ve gathered my favorite don Miguel Ruiz Quotes to inspire your inner journey. He has authored a number of other popular books as well, including The Fifth Agreement and The Mastery of Love. Ruiz’s first book, The Four Agreements, appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for almost ten years. Ready for some of the best-ever Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes?Ī renowned spiritual teacher, Ruiz combines Toltec Wisdom, scientific perspectives, and common sense to guide people to greater personal freedom. ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments The book the wrong family![]() ![]() It is not until Juno is actually in the house that she realizes all is not what it seems. THE WRONG FAMILY is a mirrorand no one wields a mirror quite like the queen of dark what-ifs: Tarryn Fisher. ![]() Often while sitting in the park across from the Crouch home, Juno looks at the family through rose-colored glasses, seeing a perfect family living in a beautiful house in a tony neighborhood. Suffering constant pain and running from a past she would just as soon leave behind, Juno finds herself in the community of Greenlake, a desirable suburb of Seattle, living with the Crouch family. While it might not be exactly where she thought she would end up, Juno is determined to make the best of her situation. Retired therapist Juno, 67, just wants to live the remainder of her life in peace. Tarryn Fisher's latest thriller, "The Wrong Family" (Graydon House, 336pp., ★★★½ out of four), is the perfect book for readers when one shocking plot twist is not nearly enough. From the wickedly dark mind of bestselling author Tarryn Fisher, The Wrong Family is a taut new thriller that’s riddled with twists in all the right places. Watch Video: Make the most our of your 'staycation' ![]() ![]() While everyone else is moving on with life, Quinn is stuck in a rut. However, things fell apart for Quinn and Burke - on their wedding day no less - leaving Quinn in a decade-long funk. Quinn thought she had found happily ever after with Burke, her high school sweetheart. ![]() The publicity that spun this as the author’s “best book” and “strongest novel yet” was off the mark.Ĭhose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger (2013) This story about healing a strained sibling relationship is peppered with celebrities and not-quite-midlife crisis stuff but overall it didn’t seem particularly authentic. ![]() The sisters – whose father sang a one-hit wonder in the 1970s – have never gotten along, especially since an episode back in high school when a drunk Crosby was seen stumbling off with Frances’ boyfriend at a party. Her younger sister, Crosby, lives in New York and her debut novel was a best seller.īut she’s burnt through all her cash, so when she gets the offer to ghostwrite the memoir of a pop singer, she can’t turn it down. ![]() BETH HARBISON Confessions of the Other Sister (2022)įrances lives in LA, working as a private chef while struggling to make it as an actress. ![]() |