![]() ![]() But when Mouse's unusual gifts give rise to a violence and strength that surprise everyone―especially herself―she is forced to ask herself: Will she be prepared for the future that awaits her?Ī heart-thumping, highly original tale in the vein of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, Bohemian Gospel heralds the arrival of a fresh new voice for historical fiction.ĭana Chamblee Carpenter is the award-winning author of short fiction that has appeared in The Arkansas Review, Jersey Devil Press, and Maypop. ![]() ![]() Caught in the undertow of court politics at the castle, Ottakar and Mouse find themselves drawn to each other as they work to uncover the threat against him and to unravel the mystery of her past. When young King Ottakar shows up at the Abbey wounded by a traitor's arrow, Mouse breaks church law to save him and then agrees to accompany him back to Prague as his personal healer. Even Mouse doesn’t know who―or what―she is. Thirteenth-century Bohemia is a dangerous place for a girl, especially one as odd as Mouse, born with unnatural senses and an uncanny intellect. Set against the historical reign of the Golden and Iron King, Bohemian Gospel is the remarkable tale of a bold and unusual girl on a quest to uncover her past and define her destiny. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Two years after truly arriving on the scene with his win over Randleman, Liddell finally got his long awaited-title shot against ageless Randy Couture. And this time it wasn’t just a catchy nickname it was a warning of what Liddell could do to you if he landed cleanly – you were iced. Liddell had other plans, and there was no denying the fight ending power or quiet charisma of Liddell, who would hence be known simply as ‘The Iceman’. ![]() When Liddell entered his bout with former heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman in Atlantic City, he was seen as a solid contender, but also one who was expected to be a stepping stone for ‘The Monster’, who was making his UFC debut at light heavyweight. ![]() After more than a year on the sidelines, can Liddell add to his list of defining moments against the former middleweight champion? On June 12th, UFC Hall of Famer Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon to face Rich Franklin in a clash of superstars that headlines UFC 115 in Vancouver. ![]() ![]() Today nearly half a million people have played SuperBetter to get stronger, happier, and healthier.īut the life-changing ideas behind SuperBetter are much bigger than just one game. These rules led to a digital game and a major research study with the National Institutes of Health. What started as a simple motivational exercise quickly became a set of rules for “post-traumatic growth” that she shared on her blog. But rather than let herself sink further, she decided to get better by doing what she does best: she turned her recovery process into a resilience-building game. Unable to think clearly or work or even get out of bed, she became anxious and depressed, even suicidal. In 2009, internationally renowned game designer Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion. An innovative guide to living gamefully, based on the program that has already helped nearly half a million people achieve remarkable personal growth ![]() ![]() ![]() Originally from Santa Ana, California, she splits her time between New York and Amherst, Massachusetts. Rating details 523 ratings 78 reviews Praise for Aracelis Girmay: ' Girmay's every lossshe calls them estrangementsis a yearning for connection across time and place her every fragment is a bulwark against ruin. She currently teaches at Hampshire College's School for Interdisciplinary Arts and in Drew University's low residency MFA program. The recipient of a 2015 Whiting Award, she has received grants and fellowships from the Jerome, Cave Canem, and Watson foundations, as well as Civitella Ranieri and the NEA. The recipient of a 2015 Whiting Award for Poetry, Girmay's newest collection elegizes and celebrates life, while wrestling with the humanistic notion of seeing beyond: seeing violence, seeing grace, and seeing each other better.Īracelis Girmay is the author of two poetry collections, Teeth and Kingdom Animalia, which won the Isabella Gardner Award and was a finalist for the NBCC Award. ![]() Central to this project is a desire to recognize the lives of Eritrean refugees who have been made invisible by years of immigration crisis, refugee status, exile, and resulting statelessness. Taking its name from the moon's dark plains, misidentified as seas by early astronomers, The Black Maria investigates African diasporic histories, the consequences of racism within American culture, and the question of human identity. Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available Now. ![]() ![]() ![]() We don't yet know who, but the terrified look on Hannah's face suggests someone dangerous has come for her. Hannah frantically searches the hotel lobby then returns to her room, where someone is waiting for her. She leaves the bathroom to tell Bailey (Angourie Rice), her 16-year-old stepdaughter, that they've "got to get out of here," but the girl is nowhere to be found. In slow motion, Hannah Hall (Garner) places her phone on the floor and stares down at the screen, which shows a photo of her with her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), then stomps on their smiling faces. ![]() But what should be a slam dunk for Apple TV+ is instead a bloated snooze-fest.Ĭreated by Dave and her husband Josh Singer (the Oscar-winning writer of Spotlight and The Post), The Last Thing He Told Me jumps into its central mystery straightaway, employing one of those in medias res opening scenes that have become all too common on TV. ![]() ![]() It has a widely-beloved, A-list lead in Jennifer Garner the backing of Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, the production company behind Daisy Jones & The Six and Tiny Beautiful Things and rich source material in Laura Dave's mystery-thriller, which spent 65 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list in 20. From the outside, The Last Thing He Told Me seems like a surefire streaming hit. ![]() ![]() When an attempted revenge plot goes dangerously wrong, Ash inadvertently throws the fire and earth gods into a conflict that can only be settled by deadly, lavish gladiator games, throwing Madoc in Ash’s path. ![]() His elemental gift is something else-something that hasn’t been seen in centuries. ![]() But he hides a dangerous secret: he doesn’t have the earth god’s powers like his opponents. Madoc grew up fighting on the streets to pay his family’s taxes. ![]() But after her mother dies in an arena, she vows to avenge her by overthrowing her fire god, whose temper has stripped her country of its resources. ![]() Well, I always so there just aren’t enough gladiator novels out there to read, don’t I? I don’t? Well, I should! This book by the always fabulous Sara Raasch sounds fabulous! Why didn’t I know this one was coming out?Īsh is descended from a long line of gladiators, and she knows the brutal nature of war firsthand. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, as anyone familiar with Irish lore will tell you, mere mortals don't stand a chance against the whims of the faeries. The problem is that Shawn is perfectly happy as a single man he informs Carrick that he will have nothing to do with his plan. The faerie prince hopes to match Shawn with Brenna O'Toole, a fiery-haired carpenter with a longtime secret crush on Shawn. ![]() Now Carrick has turned to Shawn, a handsome daydreamer who spends his days composing music in his head while cooking for the pub. In Jewels of the Sun, the first step of Carrick's plan was completed when Aidan married Jude Murray. In order to break a centuries-old spell that keeps him from his true love, Carrick, Prince of Faeries, must help pub-owners Aidan, Darcy and Shawn Gallagher fall in love. The prolific Roberts adds a second installment to her trilogy set in the village of Ardmore, Ireland. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Focusing in turn on the role of and competition between those who struggled to control the river-the Portuguese, the Mughals, the Dutch, the French and finally the British, who built their imperial capital, Calcutta, on its banks-the author considers how the Hooghly was integrated into global networks of encounter and exchange, and the dramatic consequences that ensued. Hooghly seeks to restore the waterway to the heart of global history. Yet for centuries it was a river of truly global significance, attracting merchants, missionaries, mercenaries, statesmen, labourers and others from Europe, Asia and beyond. The Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges flowing south to the Bay of Bengal, is now little known outside of India. About Hooghly: The Global History of a RiverĪ lyrical history of one of India’s great rivers-the entry-point of maritime commercial colonialism, and the life-sustaining waterway of Bengal and its former capital, Calcutta. Focusing on those who built settlements along its banks and struggled to control its waters, author Robert Ivermee looks at how the Hooghly provided a conduit for trade, warfare, imperialist ambitions, technological change and new ideas. The Hooghly was for centuries a river of global significance. ![]() ![]() The scene where Christian becomes the mouthpiece for Cyrano’s improvised love verses is normally played with Roxane on a moonlit balcony here, the characters sit on plastic chairs on a brightly lit stage and bring out the ironic sadness of the situation. But there is a touch of masturbatory self-pity about his surrogate wooing: he becomes, as Christian says, “the man with the nose / And the acres of highbrow wet-dream prose.” Far from being a simple love object, Roxane is here a bookish intellectual who reacts angrily to the revelation of the truth and even Christian grasps the homoerotic implications of one man using another as the vehicle for his passion.Īt its best, this re-reading of Rostand works beautifully. Their Cyrano is, on one level, the embattled artist who needs hate “so that I can create”. Photograph: Marc BrennerĬrimp and Lloyd are at pains to remind us this is, first and last, a play about the dangerous lure of language: its capacity to both enchant and deceive. ![]() ![]() Honesty and feminist strength … Eben Figueiredo as Christian and Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Roxane. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Disclaimer: Some of the links below are affiliate links. To anyone who has learned a new language, had to settle into somewhere new, and the friends we meet along the way. ![]() Himawari House appeals to those struggling to go back home and to those searching for home. How the notion of home, success, and family changes for us throughout our lives. What I loved is how Becker examines and explores the concept of home. I loved that as Himawari House progresses, it opens to their perspectives and experiences. We get to see their lives, their struggles, and dreams. Himawari House delves into the lives of Nao, Hyejung, and Tina. These moments made me feel seen, they resonated deeply with me. About how she assimilated growing up, self-erasing, and how coming back nothing is the same. ![]() Of not being able to communicate, of meeting new friends, and of finding your own way. Becker transports readers not only to Japan, but also to that feeling of leaving home. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) 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