![]() ![]() William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943), author of novels and short stories, wrote in a number of genres, but is best known for his supernatural thrillers such as The Monkey's Paw. Inscribed first editions of this work are rare and this one has the added bonus of being a gift to another 19th century detective fiction writer. ![]() Wells explores the morality of being able to go unseen as it causes the protagonist to become mentally unstable. Probably the most famous of Wells's 'scientific romances', in which a scientist finds a way of turning himself invisible without the means to make himself visible again. Loosely inserted in the book is Jacobs's woven silk bookmark bearing his monogram. This novel was inspired in Well's years as. Wells early in his career, the novel helped establish the British author as one of the first and best writers of science fiction. Part of a series of pseudoscientific romances written by h.G. The covers are bright and the hinges sound, with some browning to the page edges. First published in 1897, 'The Invisible Man' ranks as one of the most famous scientific fantasies ever written. Wells".Ī very good copy, with the spine faded and a little wear to the corners. Wells, The Invisible Man tells the tale of a mad scientist who creates a potion that makes him invisible. ![]() Author's presentation copy, to fellow author, W.W. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and vignette in black on the front cover. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Kris’ husband and brother in law are arrested and she has no idea where they are being held or what has happened to them. Many people are disappearing and being held or killed. ![]() They must fight for the God-given rights that were bestowed on this nation by our Creator. Kris and Kyle Mitchell must fight against this government that has taken complete control. Don’t agree with what the government is doing? You can be arrested. What happens when a handful has complete control over everyone’s thoughts and actions? People are kidnapped and imprisoned as terrorists without trial and without proof. The Electronic Communications Agency, ECA, is formed by the government and it redefines anti-American speech to be anything the administration deems it to be. This is an eerie conclusion to what can happen when the government has complete control. The Chosen, by Alexandra and Joyce Swann, is the sequel to The Planner. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() James’s writing evokes the time period without pretension, the pacing is just right, the ghost story plausible, and the love story important but not all-consuming. It’s haunting but (despite disturbing elements) not nightmarish. ![]() This book is just right for those who prefer suspense to be scary but not too scary. The Haunting of Maddy Clare (2012) The Haunting of Maddy Clare, published Maby Berkley Books, is a mystery novel with paranormal and romance elements. Soon Alistair and Sarah realize that they’re not just investigating a haunting but also a murder. The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly and was nominated for Goodreads Choice Award for Horror (2014). It turns out that Alistair needed her because the ghost of Maddy Clare becomes too violent around men. She’s far from home the next day when she learns she’s not just going to be taking notes for Alistair, but will go alone into the barn where the hauntings are taking place. ![]() She travels with him by motorcar to the distant and (for her) exotic countryside. When a job offer comes in to work as an assistant to handsome and wealthy Alistair Gellis, a researcher who writes about ghosts, Sarah hesitates but accepts the strange job. Sarah Piper, a young woman with a wretched past, is alone and adrift in London, working for a temp agency in 1922. James has written an atmospheric and resoundingly old-fashioned ghost story that pulls you in from the first pages. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When a disturbing apparition makes its presence known, guests at the inn become apprehensive.and for good reason, because soon after, a young bride turns up dead. He tells the story of the Greenbrier ghost, a newlywed who supposedly came back from the grave to tell her family that her husband murdered her. She books a Halloween-themed getaway at a local inn and talks Macy into coming along with her to spy on her prime suspect.Īs they join a ghost tour of the candlelit town, Macy and Della feel their guide is a little too fanatical as he shares his spooky tales. Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java.and where murder sometimes pays a visit.Ĭonvinced that the elderly lady in her care didn't die of natural causes, Macy's friend Della determines to look into the broken relationships surrounding the woman. * I purchased this book and was under no obligation to provide a positive reviewīOOK FIVE in the bestselling BARKS & BEANS CAFE cozy mystery series!! ![]() Anyone and everyone is a suspect, so cozy up, there's "trouble brewing"! Another wonderful addition to the Barks and Beans Cafe series. ![]() ![]() Green Island places at its center the victims of Taiwan’s White Terror era-the families destroyed by the mass arrests under the Chiang Kai Shek dictatorship and thirty-eight years of martial law. Booklist called Water Ghosts “accomplished and affecting,” while The Boston Globe pronounced it a “notably assured debut.” ![]() The novel also confronts the topics of race, gender, sexuality, and class that are embedded in the design and effects of such laws. The novel takes place in the Sacramento Delta in 1928 and employs magical realism to address the trauma that harsh immigration laws enacted upon early Chinese American communities. My debut novel Water Ghosts was published by the Penguin Press in 2009. ![]() My creative work is engaged with critical global issues around justice, history, identity and immigration. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even though she is being honest, he is furious. Lear expresses his newfound hatred for Cornelia. One of his biggest mistakes is banishing Cornelia. He makes mistakes and he is too proud to admit them. However, the flaw that causes him most trouble is his hubris. King Lear is a complex character that has many flaws. King Lear is a tragic hero because wrought his suffering, brought on by his pride, he learns to Judge people based on character rather than appearances. However, Lear eventually realizes his mistakes and tries to mend his relationships. When he discovers that his other daughters General and Reagan do not actually love him, he starts to go insane. Cornelia, even though she is the only one that truly loves him. King Lear wrongfully judges his daughters when he asks them to describe their love for him. The mall character, King Lear, Is the tragic hero, which Is one of the aspects of a tragedy. King Lear: A Tragic Hero King Lear by William Shakespeare Is an example of a classic tragedy. ![]() ![]() ![]() In late August 2012, Bach was badly injured when on approach to landing at Friday Harbor, Washington, his aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed upside down in a field. Bach has pursued flying as a hobby since the age of 17. Bach is noted for his love of aviation and for his books related to flying in a metaphorical context. Bach's books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance. Discover more authors youll love listening to on Audible. Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977). Browse Richard Bachs best-selling audiobooks and newest titles. It seems the messiah is reluctant for leaving his messianic mission, but what he. It’s a story that unravels a bit slowly, but it has much meaning. 2018 Subject: Illusions: the adventures of a reluctant Messiah. Most of Bach's books have been semi-autobiographical, using actual or fictionalized events from his life to illustrate his philosophy. Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. Publication date 1977 Topics Messiah Publisher New York : Delacorte Press Collection inlibrary printdisabled. Bach has written numerous works of fiction, and also non-fiction flight-related titles. Bach is widely known as the author of some of the 1970s biggest-sellers, including Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977). Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() The heroes definitely displayed a lot of similar traits and behaviors as in other works, like clarity of mind, focus, attention to posture and how they used their bodies, and generally an orientation that's aiming towards life rather than death. I also saw inklings of a lot of the individualistic philosophy she would later expound on in other works a lot more clearly. I drew a lot of parallels in the general tone of the work to 1984, which was similarly a description of drab and at times unbearable life in a socialist state. I got a really rich sense for how horrible things were. However, for me, the most interesting aspects were actually the details of Soviet life, like ration cards, propaganda slogans, and bribery techniques. I know that I enjoyed this work less than her other fiction (it seemed to drag somewhat and the plot turns were somewhat random, with less clear explanation). It's actually the first novel she published, and it's a strong statement against communism, collectivism, and the horrible conditions individuals faced in Soviet Russia. ![]() The first book I finished this year was We the Living by Ayn Rand. ![]() ![]() Why? Because Wall Street and the Frankfurt banks would scream bloody murder, fearing (correctly) the loss of their monopoly over payments once the central banks grant every citizen a digital wallet. The Chinese central bank’s experimentation with a digital renminbi will continue to send shivers down spines at the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, but their leadership will prove too timid to issue their own crypto dollar or euro. My prediction The coming year will prove that all the talk of renewed 1970s-style stagflation was wildly exaggerated. Plus, two eye-opening books I recommend to people kept up at night by concerns similar to mine. So, to tempt fate, here is my prediction for the 2022. No impending New Year deserves to be unaccompanied with predictions that it, the New Year, will then proceed to ridicule. ![]() ![]() ![]() In it, he sought to present a balanced portrait of the different aspects of love – all of them created by God – using various Greek words that either appear in the Bible or else embody a biblical facet of love.Īcross every era, love remains one of humanity’s chief preoccupations, enjoyed and celebrated but also abused and misunderstood. Lewis wrote one of his last books, The Four Loves. The two phrases are signposts along a cultural trajectory from idolizing romantic love to worshipping sexuality as the core of human identity, its every expression beyond critique.Ī few years before the Beatles recorded their classic song, C.S. ![]() And half a century later, “love is love” has become the rallying cry of celebrities and social media influencers alike. “All you need is love,” sang the Beatles back in the 1960s. ![]() |