![]() ![]() But can she escape her family's bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too? Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon's youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding. ![]() In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology's most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. This Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition includes a bonus deleted scene and has special case and endpaper colors. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It has also said it is considering "in-court restructuring," i.e. This past Sunday Borders announced that it is delaying January payments to "certain parties-vendors, landlords and others" ( Shelf Awareness, January 31, 2011). Bloomberg also said that "several private equity groups are weighing whether to provide a junior loan" to Borders. At the same time, Barnes & Noble rose 7.4%, to $16.92. The company's market capitalization is just under $34 million. Volume yesterday was three times the usual. ![]() Late yesterday Bloomberg reported that Borders Group plans to file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week and will likely close at least 150 stores, "according to three people familiar with the matter." As a result, Borders stock plummeted 36%, to 47 cents a share, a 52-week low and near its historical low in late 2008 during the financial meltdown. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The House of Apollo Audiobook, narrated by Ari Fliakos and released November 2020, is available for digital download directly from here, and soon everywhere else. ![]() Read the beginning and get your appetite good at whetted. and find that - surprise! - intellectualism isn’t really a thing here. Maxwell Massa spent five years in China (including a year-long stint as a Mandarin TV star), only to return to the U.S. Like a thought experiment where Orwell drinks with Bukowski and Mervyn Peake transcribes, this novel of ideas is anything but predictable. But fate cannot be so easily conquered, and when a priest in this temple of rationality meets his Dionysian match, comic chaos ensues. At Longshot Insurance, it’s been years since the last claim, and HR has happily eliminated every department but Marketing. The actuaries have won: Big Data predicts it all. If you could know exactly how and when calamity would strike, would you want to? And more importantly, would you tell your insurance company? What if it was something smaller, like the next time you were going to get a bad case of athlete’s foot… would you let them know then? ![]() ![]() ![]() USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. ![]() ![]() Like any cowboy, he’s good with a rope and knows exactly how to tie me up. Nothing has ever felt so right, but his past has taught him not to believe in happily ever after, and every perfect night I spend in his arms brings us closer to goodbye. And once we give into each other, we can’t stop. That’s not the only big thing he’s got–which I discover the night I finally sneak across the hall to his bedroom and shed my inhibitions right alongside my pajamas. I only returned to my hometown of Bellamy Creek to sell my late mother’s house, and he just invited me and my son to stay with him because he’s got a big heart. ![]() But I’m a single mom trying to move on with my life, and he’s running that ranch single-handedly while taking care of his elderly father. And who wouldn’t appreciate those strong hands, that massive chest, and the way he fills out a pair of Levis? He makes a girl sweat just looking at him. Yes, I’ve had a secret crush on him since we were seventeen. Sure, he’s a hot cowboy who left Wall Street behind to take over his family’s ranch. That’s all Beckett Weaver and I have ever been. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No typhoid resulted from eating these germ-laden foods. There were germs on them! “There are typhoid germs on all uncooked vegetables.” But under the leadership of the “cranks,” “faddists” and “quacks” the people took to eating these raw foods, and as the fresh foods entered the diet the germs vanished. Fresh fruits and vegetables were scarce in the diet.Īt that time the medical profession was horrified at the thought of eating uncooked fruits and vegetables. It was an era when a flesh, bread and potato diet with such accessory foods as butter, cream, mayonnaise, sugar and sweet desserts were the most common reliance of the people. The addition of a suitable salad to a meal always improves the nutritional value of the meal.Īt the turn of the century cooking was much worse than now and the diet more gross-flesh, bread and potatoes or beans three times a day, with an assortment of side dishes, cakes, pies, etc., that would have made a meal for a 600-pound boar, all jumbled together in the most abominable combinations. ![]() Salad eating, at least in this country, is a recent innovation and had its origin among those who have been dubbed food faddists. ![]() As a preventive of disease, it is far superior to all the vaccines and serums ever devised. SheltonĪ large raw vegetable salad with each dinner is one of the most important elements of the diet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hannah notices that Charlie changes when he is around Jules he puts on airs. Charlie, who is Jules’s long-time best friend, arrives with his wife, Hannah. Some family and friends in the wedding party begin arriving on the island on the day before the ceremony. ![]() The couple is Aoife and Freddy: Aoife is the wedding planner, and Freddy is the chef. The island, also known as The Folly, is owned by a couple who planned to turn it into a popular wedding destination. The perspective shifts to before the wedding. ![]() When the lights finally come back on, a distressed waitress screams that she has found a dead body. On the night of the wedding, a storm leaves the island in a blackout. Jules is the editor of an online magazine, and Will is the celebrity host of a survival reality television show.Īs guests gather on the island to celebrate with the bride and groom, secrets from the past arise. Jules and Will are the “it” couple-beautiful, successful, and seemingly wealthy. The novel begins a few days before the wedding of Julia Keegan (Jules) and William Slater (Will). The novel is set on a remote island somewhere in West Ireland that’s known for its haunted past. Many perspectives compose The Guest List each chapter jumps from character to character and through time from past to future. ![]() ![]() ![]() A multilayered tale that builds slowly-the use of smells is especially effective-but drives to a shattering climax that honors the traditions of both detective fiction and ghost stories., Genuinely bone chilling, and proves that as well as being the Queen of Icelandic crime fiction, Sigurdardóttir is a generator of fear quite as adroit as such writers as Stephen King., Praise for I Remember You " I Remember You ranks among the scariest, right up there with the best of Stephen King and Peter Straub. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives. In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. ![]() The experience is made all the more evocative by the lush, spectacular artwork of Niko Henrichon. ![]() Now, in this provocative graphic novel, Vaughan examines life on the streets of war-torn Iraq. Vaughan has displayed an understanding of both the cost of survival and the political nuances of the modern world. In his award-winning work on Y: THE LAST MAN and EX MACHINA (one of Entertainment Weekly's 2005 Ten Best Fiction titles), writer Brian K. From one of America's most acclaimed comics writers - a startlingly original look at life on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War inspired by true events. ![]() ![]() Specifically, it helped me broaden my understanding of sexuality, learn a little bit about myself and my husband of 15 years in the meantime which was super neat, and help contextualize why at least some asexual people really struggle to find fulfillment in a world that is structured to prioritize sexual relationships over all others. These did not help clarify what, precisely it meant and how this experience affects the lives of asexuals in a way that is sufficiently similar to the hardships of other 2SLGBTQ folks to join the parade so to speak.Ĭhen goes to great lengths to not only explain a bit of the asexual experience (since there is a huge variation and Chen and her interviewees do not speak for all asexual experiences), but also what it means to exist as an asexual person in an allosexual world. I didn’t know anyone personally who identified that way, so I sought out documentaries to help fill me in. I heard about asexuality first a few years ago and it made very little sense to me. ![]() I picked this book up on recommendation from the cannonball brain trust and am only too happy I did. ![]() This book claims to provide an important perspective of what asexuality can teach us about intimacy and sex more generally. ![]() ![]() ![]() Before Myles sinks any deeper into this dangerous attraction, he needs to solve this murder and get back on the road. ![]() In other words, the insatiable hunger and protectiveness she is awakening is a threat to his peace of mind. She’s also brave and beautiful and reminds him of the home he left behind three years ago. ![]() This board book makes the perfect gift for parents. Sure, she’s stubborn, distracting and can’t stay out of harm’s way. Love You Forever is a timeless classic, telling the story of an unbreakable bond between parent and child. forever Ill like you for always As long as Im living My baby youll be. Although…it is becoming less and less of a hardship to have Taylor around. Discover why Love You Forever by Robert Munsch is such a great book to read. Myles is just there to do a job, not babysit an amateur sleuth. Not to mention her fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders.Ī brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary school teacher: the murder-solving team no one asked for, but thanks to these pesky attempts on Taylor's life, they're stuck together, come hell or high tide. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to catch the killer and refuses to believe Taylor can be helpful, despite the countless hours she's spent listening to true crime podcasts. It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod-just Taylor and her beloved brother-but discovering a corpse in their rental house has really thrown a wrench into their tanning schedule. A spicy rom-com with a murder mystery from Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer! ![]() |