5/22/2023 0 Comments Heartburn ephron![]() I remember that "Heartburn" was reviewed by a lot of critics as whiny and self absorbed when it was published 31 years ago, but today, it is snarkily amusing and a wry slice of the 80's. I did like the Audible of "Heartburn" very much. I didn't like the movie version of "Heartburn," though - and I never read the 1982 book. Meryl Streep is a true wonder - remember "Sophie's Choice" (1982)? And I truly forgot she wasn't really Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" (2009). ![]() I've seen the movie version of "Heartburn" (1986). ![]() Ephron's New York is a vibrant, colorful place full of native and transplanted New Yorkers who adore the city, from sidewalk trash pickup to astounding views from the tallest skyscrapers. I love these films, and I've seen them so many times I can say the lines along with the characters. Nora Ephron (1941 -2012) wrote the scripts for "When Harry Met Sally" (1989), "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), and"You've Got Mail" (1998). ![]()
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![]() ![]() His love for the theatre may be traced back to his membership in L'Equipe, an Algerian theatre group, whose "collective creation" Révolte dans les Asturies (1934) was banned for political reasons. He also adapted plays by Calderon, Lope de Vega, Dino Buzzati, and Faulkner's Requiem for a Nun. But his journalistic activities had been chiefly a response to the demands of the time in 1947 Camus retired from political journalism and, besides writing his fiction and essays, was very active in the theatre as producer and playwright (e.g., Caligula, 1944). The man and the times met: Camus joined the resistance movement during the occupation and after the liberation was a columnist for the newspaper Combat. ![]() ![]() ![]() Of semi-proletarian parents, early attached to intellectual circles of strongly revolutionary tendencies, with a deep interest in philosophy (only chance prevented him from pursuing a university career in that field), he came to France at the age of twenty-five. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Gender outlaw book![]() ![]() In thought-provoking essays, poems, and comics, contributors address the problematic nature of language and labels, which often force people into two categories "People get upset with transgender people who choose to inhabit a third gender space rather than ‘pick a side.'" A lack of acknowledgment of alternate gender labels in public spaces such as restrooms, and on official documentation highlights this issue on a daily basis. ![]() ![]() Fifteen years after Bornstein's groundbreaking Gender Outlaw, this follow-up collection presents the wide-ranging voices of a new generation of gender radicals. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. ![]() Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments A summer secret by kathleen fuller![]() ![]() Before they can find out, the money disappears again and threatens the trust of the three friends. As they search further, Jeremiah and Anna Mae realize there is a missing third party who must certainly hold the answers to this puzzle. Upon further inspection, they discover that it is a lot of money.Īs the three set out to solve the mystery, they learn that Jeremiah and Anna Mae's grandmothers were once great friends, something they would have never guessed since the two women have only been distantly civil to each other in their lifetimes. ![]() No one is seriously hurt, but when they take a second look, they see that a metal box of money and a diary are hidden under the floor in the crook of the tree branches. During a game of hide and seek they stumble upon a mystery that will threaten to tear apart their friendship, and-as they soon discover-it's a mystery that caused a rift in their families decades earlier.Īnna Mae and her friends are playing in the old tree house in the woods when a floor board suddenly breaks. Anna Mae Shetler is a tomboy who loves nothing more than exploring the woods with her two best friends, Amos and Jeremiah. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Pain Slut by J.A. Rock![]() Highly enjoyable and extremely clever in its execution, J.A. In fact, it’s so good that I actually rated it higher than most of the other stories in the series. ![]() In the last two years, I’ve read quite a few stories written to “tie up” the loose ends in a series, and this is by far one of the very best. Or at least, remind them that love is the greatest victory of all. Narrated by ten different characters, Slave Hunt tells the story of two hours in the woods that will change everyone forever. And Kamen inadvertently becomes a double agent when he aligns himself with two different parties.īy the end of the hunt, alliances will be forged and broken, loyalties will be tested, relationships will be strengthened…and someone will barrel roll. Gould finds himself torn between obeying his master’s orders and living out a longtime fantasy. ![]() Dave is determined to show up D, who thinks Dave won’t last two minutes in the woods. Miles and Drix are at odds over Miles’s reluctance to move in together. ![]() But on the morning of the hunt, nothing’s going according to plan. Captives strung up on whipping posts, at the mercy of their captors? Hell yes. ![]() Tops hunting bottoms in the woods with paintball guns? Yes. When Riddle decides to put on a slave hunt, the Subs Club is on board. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Romily bernard books![]() ![]() I always like to give credit where it's due and I think Ms Bernard probably writes fantastic short stories. Plus, I found his habit of calling the MC "Wicked" instead of Wicket rather annoying, not cute or sexy which I'm guessing it was supposed to be. Not only is it out of place, but it also offers the same old cliches - he, of course, is your typical male YA love interest characterized by familiar "bad boy" traits. The entire creation of the love interest character feels like a last minute add-on that doesn't fit neatly with the rest of the plot. But such scenes worthy of mention are few and far between, weakened by long spells of dullness and a romance that is thrown in because it's believed to be a necessary component of young adult novels. ![]() There are individual scenes that standout from the rest of the book, scenes that make me think I might want to check out the author's future work. ![]() I think the book lacks a certain spark to set it apart from the overcrowded mystery/thriller genre - maybe a better protagonist? Maybe an interesting subplot? Maybe less badly-timed romance? Perhaps the exciting tension, some fast-paced action scenes towards the end and the author's sometimes engaging style would have been enough. The main question running through my mind after finishing Find Me is this: would I have liked it more if I hadn't worked out exactly who the culprit was about 25% into the book? Perhaps I would. How can we all just keep swimming along when some of us are drowning? ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments The silmarillion book![]() ![]() The Lord of the Rings (2004) - 1st edition 2nd or 3rd impression (differs between individual sets) This is the only edition of The Hobbit to feature all 13 of Tolkien's own illustrations for the book reproduced in full colour, together with his original maps reproduced as he originally intended but not previously achieved in nearly 70 years. The Hobbit (2004) - 1st edition 1st impressionįeatures Tolkien's drawing of the dragon Smaug embossed in gold and red foil on the case. The books that make up the collection - all in mint unread condition, still in shrinkwrap: * This collection is double-slipcased: a matching slipcase houses the four individual slipcased editions * The books have sewn bindings, silk ribbon markers, and include a number of exclusive features unique to these editions * All four books are quarterbound in textured paper in a slipcase with a curved edge and are embossed with Tolkien's own motifs on the books The series is completed in November this year with the release of The Silmarillion to commemorate the 30th anniversary of that book's original publication.įor the first time ever, you can buy the complete collection of four books as a set. Since the 50th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings in 2004, HarperCollins has published a series of new deluxe editions of the principal Tolkien works. ![]() A unique set of never-before-collected deluxe editions in original publishers slipcase. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments The illustrated guards guards![]() ![]() Carrot's arrival changes this Whereas the existing officers are either cynical, incompetent, mildly crooked or all three, Carrot is honest, straightforward and idealistic. The Watch is generally regarded as a bunch of incompetents who walk around ringing their bells without accomplishing anything. It is the task of the Night Watch – Captain Vimes, Sergeant Colon, Corporal Nobbs, and new volunteer Carrot Ironfoundersson – to stop them, with some help from the Librarian of the Unseen University, an orangutan trying to get the stolen book back. ![]() Once a suitable state of terror and panic has been created, the Supreme Grand Master proposes to put forth an "heir" to the throne, who will slay the dragon and rid the city of tyranny. Using a stolen magic book, they summon a dragon to strike fear into the people of Ankh-Morpork. ![]() The story follows a plot by a secret brotherhood, the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night, to overthrow the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork and install a puppet king, under the control of the Supreme Grand Master. ( October 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ![]() Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments The inimitable jeeves gutenberg![]() ![]() I streaked for the horizon, closely followed across country by the dumb chum. JEEVES: I fancy it might be judicious if you were to make an exit, Sir.īERTIE (narrator): No sooner s. ![]() that it was going to be difficult for me to find a formula. Its eye was bleak and it gnashed a tooth or two, and I could see at a g. If you will turn your head, you will observe that a bear is standing in your immediate rear inspecting you in a somewhat menacing manner.īERTIE (as narrator): I pivoted the loaf. ![]() JEEVES: Pardon me, Sir, the noise to which you allude does not emanate from my interior but from that of that animal that has just joined us. A savage clamour! Well may I get aboard! This is the chase: I am gone for ever.Īnd then comes literature's most famous stage direction, "Exit pursued by a bear." All well and good, but here's the way I would handle it: Here is how Shakespeare handles it in "The Winter's Tale," Act 3, Scene 3:ĪNTIGONUS: Farewell! A lullaby too rough. Take the familiar farcical situation of someone who suddenly discovers that something unpleasant is standing behind them. “I suppose the fundamental distinction between Shakespeare and myself is one of treatment. ![]() |