![]() ![]() ![]() However, the costs of operating the technology mean that colony planets remain isolated from Earth until they can produce something to justify two-way trade. The novel's setting involves a future when Malthusian overpopulation on Earth has been averted by the invention of teleportation, called the "Ramsbotham jump", which can send Earth's excess population to colonize other planets. The themes of the work include the difficulties of growing up and the nature of man as a social animal. The story describes a group of students sent on a survival test to an uninhabited planet, who soon realise they are stranded there. ![]() Heinlein, published in 1955 by Scribner's as one of the Heinlein juveniles. Tunnel in the Sky is a juvenile science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() So feminism’s about way more than equality for women. And sometimes-even with our pal Miley-that leads to trying to change the stereotypes and discrimination that are built into many social norms. ![]() It’s usually not about whether you want to send your undergarments up in flames, but it does have a lot to do with trying to understand why a lot of the world operates in a way that’s pretty freakin’ contrary to people who do have a tendency for pyromania with over-the-shoulder boulder holders. The thing is, even though the word “feminist” gets thrown around like props at a pool party, it can refer to tons of different kinds of activism, politics, media, art, and critical theory. Or wait, maybe it’s just about grrrl power and doing whatever you wanna do whatever your gender, like Miley Cyrus says. And being a witch, lesbian, and communist all lumped into one (they’re all the same anyway, right Pat?). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So he's heir to the throne of England, which he demonstrates by drawing a magical sword from the famous stone. In fact, the entire country is pretty much under the rule of the strongest: those who have the Might are automatically Right.Īt the very end of the opening book, we learn that our little guy Wart is actually Uther's son. Plus, there are a lot of violent barons who have no regard at all for the poor people. Uther Pendragon is king, and he's basically a tyrant (lite). The Sword in the Stone eases us into the story by giving us the gist of the general situation in England. Exposition (Initial Situation) They Don't Call It "The Dark Ages" for Nothing Since we're dealing with a tetralogy of novels, there's one big story arc that follows the typical plot structure, but each book also has its very own crises and turning points. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.Ībby Jimenez books like chicken soup for soul with a little extra spice that refers the angsty parts! They actually have healing powers, embracing both of your heart and soul and whispering your ear “ everything is gonna be okay”Īs soon as I read the plot about two broken hearted souls’ second chances story that started with enemies to lovers trope mixes with fake dating, I knew I would love this book so much! But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable-a kidney for her brother-she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. ![]() by sending Briana a letter.Īnd it’s a really good letter. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match.ĭr. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the introduction Watson asserts that ‘he key to the tragic course of the continent’s modern history lies in this region, and in the extraordinary exertion, unredeemed sacrifices and physical and moral displacement undergone by its people in 1914–18’. ![]() (1) This massive ancestral castle of the Banffy family in Transylvania was gutted and largely destroyed by Nazi troops shortly after Banffy wrote those words.Īlexander Watson’s compelling synthesis of the Central Powers in the First World War locates itself in the flux of Central and Eastern European history, in particular highlighting the links to later traumatic events such as the Holocaust, population displacement and official repression. ![]() The novel ends with the telling words ‘Bonczhida, May 20 th, 1940’. It is a personal and private farewell to his childhood home and to a whole generation of Hungarian nobles, of which Balint/Banffy was highly critical. ![]() At the end of Miklos Banffy’s entertaining panoramic novel of pre-WWI Hungary, the protagonist Count Balint takes a final tour of Transylvania before joining his regiment. ![]() ![]() ![]() Did I truly have the tenacity to enact such a preposterous scheme? It wasn’t too late to simply comply with Papa’s demands and marry Lord Denhurst’s son. My palms were clammy within my gloves, and I mindlessly rubbed them against my middle. “Miss Crauford?” The servant, whose blue livery matched the opulent cloth on the coach’s driving box, approached me. But sometimes love has its own agenda, and the revoking of a once undesirable arrangement may just prove to be the greatest sacrifice of all. Realizing they both desire freedom, Graham and Honora join forces to restore the Whitworth estate and return Honora to her beloved India. A lady likely capable of fixing his family’s financial troubles. But when Honora missteps, Graham discerns her farce and begins to see who she truly is-a most impressive lady. It seems the only way to save his family’s insolvent estate is to comply with his father’s demands and marry the extremely wealthy, but utterly ridiculous, nabob’s daughter. Graham Whitworth can hardly believe his wretched luck. So when her father informs her of his latest business transaction-marrying her off to a bankrupt nobleman in England-her only hope for returning home is to convince her betrothed, by whatever antics necessary, that marriage to her comes at a cost that not even the greatest fortune can justify. Honora Crauford relishes her life in India. ![]() ![]() She’ll do anything to escape an arranged marriage. ![]() ![]() ![]() By the same token, if my ex-husband were ever to want to reconcile, I’d buy myself a copy of this book, in order to avoid some of the mistakes of the past, which I can see clearly written here. I think this is one of the best guides I’ve ever read to choosing a partner with whom you can more easily build a harmonious relationship. If I ever decide to seriously date again, I am definitely going to buy myself a copy of this book. What’s more, I would love to be more secure in relationships, and this book has much to teach me about that, too. There’s much here that’s applicable to any relationship, not just a romantic one, and it also gives me insight into myself and what makes me anxious. But I think it’s important to figure out what went wrong and how I could do better next time, if there is a next time. Perhaps it’s silly for me, recently divorced, to read books on relationships. And How It Can Help You Find - And Keep - Loveīy Amir Levine, M. ![]() ![]() Looking For the Gulf Motel by Richard Blanco Poetry Seasonal Velocities: poems, stories and essays by Ryka AokiĪmericano: Growing up Gay and Latino in the USA by Emanuel Xavier Of course, I'll be happy to add books to the list if you have any suggestions that fit the theme! Here's what I found, arranged by genre: If I was unsure about a book's contents (that is, if I was unsure if the queer characters were prominent, or if I thought the book might be exploitative), I tended to give weight to who the author is (that is, I was more likely to include books I know were written by queer people of color). There were some good books suggested (like Chulito and God Loves Hair) that aren't included because they were published before 2012. ![]() ![]() It should be said that there's no way this list is exhaustive, or even close. Here's the first of two lists aimed at promoting more diverse queer lit. ![]() ![]() ![]() In short, Champ needs an extraction plan ASAP before he finds himself well and truly… hitched. And, most troubling of all, protecting his traitorous heart from all the romance in the air.Thankfully, the sexy stranger sitting next to me is more than willing to share a few kisses in the name of revenge. Stopping the pun-happy matchmakers of the Thicket from destroying the sane, well-ordered life he’s built for himself. by Lucy Lennox (Author) (3,869) Blue: When my ex walks into the resort bar with his new husband on his arm, I want nothing more than to prove to him that I’ve moved on.Fighting the pull that lands him in Quinn’s bed night after night, despite his very best intentions.Preventing Quinn Taffet, Licking Thicket’s gorgeous, charming new wedding planner-and Champ’s fake fiancé-from getting into danger… or from getting the wrong idea about their relationship.Keeping his jerk of an ex from threatening his business.Going undercover as a wedding planner to retrieve some missing cartel data in time to avert an international crisis.He’s gotten the job done without a hitch each and every time.īut it turns out there are some situations Champ can’t handle alone, like: ![]() Flying bullets? Daring rescues? Building Champion Security from the ground up? Making people seriously regret using his hated first name? No problem. Former Marine Percy “Champ” Champion has never encountered a problem he can’t handle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bone Universe 1) Updraft 2) Cloudbound 3) Horizon Kirit begins to doubt her world and its unassailable Laws, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead to a haunting choice, and may well change the city forever-if it isn't destroyed outright. As she grows in knowledge and power, she starts to uncover the depths of Spire secrets. In an attempt to save her family from greater censure, Kirit must give up her dreams to throw herself into the dangerous training at the Spire, the tallest, most forbidding tower, deep at the heart of the City. When Kirit inadvertently breaks Tower Law, the city's secretive governing body, the Singers, demand that she become one of them instead. Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass her wingtest and begin flying as a trader by her mother's side, being in service to her beloved home tower and exploring the skies beyond. From Fran Wilde comes Updraft, the Nebula finalist and Andre Norton Award-winning first novel in the Bone Universe saga Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage. ![]() |