![]() Petersburg, Paris, London, and Belgrade, and examines the decades of history that informed the events of 1914 and details the mutual misunderstandings and unintended signals that drove the crisis forward in a few short weeks. Historian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.ĭrawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself, but on the complex events and relationships that led a group of well-meaning leaders into brutal conflict.Ĭlark traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute, action-packed narrative that cuts between the key decision centers in Vienna, Berlin, St. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History).One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year ![]() ![]() Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable." - Boston Globe ![]()
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I’m certain you won’t feel a single regret. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet finding love may prove to be the most dangerous act of all. Amara knows her existence in Pompeii is subject to Venus, the goddess of love. To be truly free, she will need to be as ruthless as he is. She longs for her sisterhood of friends-the women at the brothel she was forced to leave behind-and worse, finds herself pursued by the cruel and vindictive man who once owned her. At night in the home her patron bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara’s dreams are haunted by her past. ![]() The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glamorous yet perilous. Her survival depends on the affections of a man she might not know as well as she once thought. From prize-winning and international bestselling author Elodie Harper, the second book in the Wolf Den Trilogy follows Amara as she escapes her life as a slave in the city’s most notorious brothel, the Wolf Den. ![]() ![]() ![]() Things are going swimmingly or so Mia thinks so but when Mia invites Nick home to spend the holidays with Mia and her family, he flips the hell out (internally) and then declines the gift and Mia goes home without him. ![]() ![]() She’s working and she’s dating a really great guy named Nick. She’s doing her own thing and has moved on from Carlos. Mia is all grown up and living in New York City. This story follows Mia, daughter to Ford and Tara from The Sweetest Thing. Jill Shalvis is one of my favorites and even her short stories are the bomb. With love and holiday spirit everywhere, Mia wonders who will kiss her this Christmas under the mistletoe. Only to find that he is happily dating someone else. ![]() Mia Hutchinson, Tara and Ford's daughter from THE SWEETEST THING, has asked her college boyfriend, Nick, to travel to Lucky Harbor for her aunt Maddie's Christmas Eve wedding.ĭespondent when Nick refuses her invitation, Mia returns home alone and faces her high school sweetheart Carlos Rodriguez for the first time since refusing his marriage proposal. Under the Mistletoe (Lucky Harbor, #6.5) by Jill ShalvisĪlso in this series: Simply Irresistible, Forever and a Day, Once in a Lifetime, It's In His Kiss, He's So Fine, One in a Million, Merry Christmas, Baby, At Last (Lucky Harbor, #5)Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seller Rating: Contact seller Book First Edition Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine+ US 17.50 Convert currency US 4.00 Shipping Within U.S.A. Frank Baum, David Guerra, Mary Cowles Clark, and Charles Santore 3. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Baum, L. Urn:oclc:876000784 Republisher_date 20120811065621 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120810195257 Scanner . The life and adventures of Santa Claus by L. The novels title character and protagonist is found as an abandoned baby on the edge of the enchanted Forest of Burzee. Urn:lcp:lifeadventuresof00lfra:lcpdf:46e069ea-2a7e-4ce5-a331-33e88ea81184 The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a childrens fantasy novel of twenty-four chapters by the American author L. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:47:33 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA136001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1999 ed. ![]() ![]() ![]() How glorious it would be if he fell in love with her. Best of all, he had made her heart race, very much like how her mamma had said Papa made her feel. He had been so attentive and good-natured. Now she understood why he hadn’t been flustered when during their discourse she had revealed her father to be Viscount Blagrove. 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Proper society scoffs at the notion of magic, even as it seeps into their buildings, transfiguring the rich and poor alike. Perhaps it is all the fault of the long-rumored "Peculiarities" lurking in London's grey fog? Far worse, leaves are sprouting on Thomas's skin. His childhood friend has died under mysterious circumstances. His elder brother may be sabotaging the family's bank. From popular historical fiction author David Liss ( A Conspiracy of Paper ) comes the tale of a clueless young man embroiled in a deadly supernatural mystery in Victorian London. Thomas's problems are more serious than those of a typical young Victorian gentleman. "Intricate plotting, exquisite pacing, crackling suspense, and fascinating historical rabbit hole revelations." Rooted in strange conspiracies and secret societies, this absurdist comedic romp combines strange bedfellows with murderous creatures, resulting in an unexpectedly delightful consequences. ![]() Mellon Research Fellowship and the Whiting Foundation. From popular historical fiction author David Liss (A Conspiracy of Paper) comes the tale of a clueless young man embroiled in a deadly supernatural mystery in Victorian London. Liss has received several awards for his work, including the Columbia Presidents Fellowship, an A. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the largest Artist's Edition yet, weighing in at a rock solid 200 pages of beautiful Mazzucchelli art in the way you've always wanted to see it-the next bet thing to holding the actual original art!Īs this book requires its own box for secure shipping, an additional shipping charge will be incurred if it is ordered with other products. David Mazzucchellis Daredevil: Born Again was released in the much-lauded. Each page was personally scanned by Mazzucchelli from his own original art. ![]() ![]() Together they combined to craft a story of extraordinary impact that is still regarded as a true masterpiece.Ĭollecting the entire storyline of Born Again, this book will feature the complete issues of Daredevil numbers 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233, plus covers and extras. David Mazzucchelli's superhero work had reached an artistic apex when this series was released, and the same is true for Frank Miller's writing. ![]() Fans who know that it represents two of the finest creators at the absolute peaks of their game. That title strikes a chord with comic fans who know what it means. Scopri Daredevil: Born Again di Miller, Frank, Mazzucchelli, David: spedizione gratuita per i clienti Prime e per ordini a partire da 29 spediti da Amazon. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s deeply embedded in Western culture, this notion that humans have evolved to be… selfish, deep down. Kids love reading about kids on an island who behave in a really terrible way. Why has Lord of the Flies become such a hugely influential novel? Well. ![]() It’s one of the reasons why I write about Lord of the Flies in my book. It’s very hard to write interesting fiction about good people, right? There’s this saying from Tolstey, the Russian author, who once said, “Every family is happy in exactly the same way, while every unhappy family is unhappy in a unique and peculiar way”… It’s just hard to tell good stories about people who behave decently… The good is often pretty boring. Despite much evidence to the contrary, Bregman would like to remind us that humans are wired for kindness. ![]() I recently listened to a n interview with Rutger Bregman, promoting his new book Humankind: A hopeful history. Opposition is unrelated to kind intentions. ![]() This turns two loving characters into natural story-worthy opponents. For the purposes of a story, two characters only need to want different things. An opponent can love you hard, right back. Here’s the thing about opponents: An opponent can be someone you love. Successful stories don’t need conflict… if conflict means arguing, wrestling and wishing each other dead. ![]() ![]() ![]() The pair play together in the woods behind Leslie’s house, which happens to be next door to Jess’s, and they use their imaginations and create a magical kingdom where they are the king and queen. While you would imagine the two would not get along, they end up being the best of friends after a slightly uncertain start. Jess has been practicing all summer long by running through the fields surrounding his family’s farmhouse, and he would have been the fastest if, on the first day of school, Leslie hadn’t shown up and outrun everyone, even the boys. Bridge to Terabithia is a poignant story about a new friendship between Leslie Burke, the new girl at school, and Jess Aarons, who wants to be the fastest runner in fifth grade. When Katherine Paterson’s son David was eight years old, his friend Lisa Hill was struck by lightning and died. This book was inspired by a real tragedy that happened in 1976. It has also been made into two different movies, one was a feature film, and one was a TV movie. ![]() Bridge to Terabithia won the Newbery Medal in 1978 and other significant awards. ![]() |