![]() When Shay sees him again, she’s shocked at his transformation into a bearded, tattooed farmer and fisherman who values family over everything else. She doesn’t count on Anders seeking her out the moment he learns she’s on his home turf. But Shay isn’t going to let Anders stand in the way of her wanderlust, and besides, it’s a big country, right? The last time she saw Anders, he was a cocky, rebellious, and tortured teenager who couldn’t stop himself from pushing all of her buttons-both good and bad. ![]() What she’s not dying to do is run into her Norwegian ex-boyfriend, Anders Johansson, who broke her heart in America eight years ago before returning to his ancestral home. It’s not that she doesn’t want to visit the land of the midnight sun-far from it she’s obsessed with the culture and is dying to see the majestic fjords for herself. ![]() Bright Midnight: A Second-Chance Romance by Karina HalleĪlso by this author: Come Alive, Shooting Scars, Bold TricksĪfter years of bartending her way across Europe, Shay Lavji has seen almost everything Europe has to offer, but there’s one country she hasn’t crossed off her bucket list yet: Norway. ![]()
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![]() “Luminously intelligent, beautifully written, a delightful blend of magic and mythos.” -Linda Lael Miller, author of McKettrick’s Choiceīy A Lady: Being the Adventures of an Enlightened American in Jane Austen's England Juliet Grey’s Marie Antoinette is completely absorbing.”-Diane Haeger, author of The Queen’s Rival "Wonderfully delectable and lusciously rich, an elegant novel to truly savor. Beautifully written, with attention paid to even the smallest detail, Becoming Marie Antoinette will leave readers wanting more!"-Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Madame Tussaud "In her richly imagined novel, Juliet Grey meticulously recreates the sumptuous court of France's most tragic queen. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Marie Antoinette Series: Becoming Marie Antoinette Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow and Confessions of Marie Antoinette. ![]() ![]() ![]() Butterfly Mosque is an inspiring account of an unlikely cross-cultural love, and the moving story of two young people working within the boundaries of contemporary religion and culture to forge a life together against the odds. Wilson weaves this engaging personal story with deep insights into faith in a fractured world, and gives westerners rare insight into an important young reform movement. When the two find themselves unexpectedly in love, despite their deep cultural differences, they decide that they will try to forge a third culture, a new landscape that will embrace some of each of their cultures, and give their fledgling romance some hope of survival. Willow Wilson’s remarkable story of converting to Islam and falling in love with an Egyptian man in a volatile post-9/11 world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Omar introduces Willow to the bustling city, and through him she discovers a young, moderate nationalist movement, a movement that both wants to divest itself of western influence and regain cultural pride. The Butterfly Mosque is American writer and journalist G. There, she meets Omar, a passionate young nationalist with a degree in astrophysics. The extraordinary story of a young North American's conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with an Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing the Muslim worldĪfter graduating from university, Willow Wilson, a young American - and newly converted Muslim - impulsively accepts a teaching position in Cairo. This is a review of book The Butterfly Mosque: A young American Womans Journey to Love and Islam whose Author is Willon Wilson and published by Atlantic. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They continue to provide feedback, furnish fodder for stories and make frantic phone calls home during the holidays for recipes. ![]() Grown now, the Kelly kids are scattered here and there across the U.S. The mother of five children, Carla has always allowed her kids to earn their keep by appearing in her Regencies, most notably Marian's Christmas Wish, which is peopled by all kinds of relatives. Her entire Indian Wars collection was published in 2003 as Here's to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army. She was the second woman to earn two Spurs from WWA (which, as everyone knows, is all you need to ride a horse). Two of her stories, A Season for Heroes and Kathleen Flaherty's Long Winter, earned her Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America. ![]() (Or as she would be the first to admit, as serious as it gets.)Ĭarla wrote a series of what she now refers to as the "Fort Laramie stories," which are tales of the men, women and children of the Indian Wars era in Western history. Although she had sold some of her work before, it was not until Carla began work in the National Park Service as a ranger/historian at Fort Laramie National Historic Site did she get serious about her writing career. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.Īlthough Carla Kelly is well known among her readers as a writer of Regency romance, her main interest (and first writing success) is Western American fiction-more specifically, writing about America's Indian Wars. ![]() ![]() People would commune together and watch sports, and everyone felt safe because “whatever feelings or apprehensions people had when they came, they learned to put them aside” (11). ![]() Blacks and Japanese, as well as other ethnicities, lived together in harmony in Angeles Mesa, and kids could borrow their parents’ guns and shoot squirrels and rabbits. Although the area is now home to crime, drugs and gangs, and is predominantly black, it used to be a veritable country within the city, a place that people from all walks of life found refuge in when fleeing from economic hardships in other states. This is the area where the novel’s major incident (the mysterious death of four black kids during the Watts riots) took place. ![]() The narrator uses the Prologue to describe Angeles Mesa, a former neighborhood in Los Angeles (near the Crenshaw district) that’s now “feared and avoided, even by the people who live there” (9). ![]() ![]() ![]() Chisholm first made her mark on American political history when, in 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, representing New York. This documentary follows the 1972 campaign waged by Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to run for a major party's nomination for United States President. In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish subtitles closed-captioned. ![]() Lesson plan is in pdf format and requires appropriate software. Interviews with: Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Lee, Sandra Gaines, Ronald Dellums, Shirley Downs, Jacqueline Ceballos, Susan Brownmiller, Victor Robles, Muriel Forde, Conrad Chisholm, Robert Gottlieb, Paula Giddings, Tom Asher, James Richardson, Jules Witcover, Walter Fauntroy, Amiri Baraka, Octavia Butler, Arlie Scott, Bella Abzug, Carolyn Smith, Bobby Seale, Wilson Riles.ĭirector of photography, Sandi Sissel editors, Sam Pollard, Sikay Tang music composer, Barry Eastmond. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004.ġ videodisc (77 min.) : sd., col. Chisholm '72 : unbought & unbossed / Lantern Lane Entertainment presents a Realside Production produced in association with P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc., Independent Television Service, National Black Programming Consortium with funding provided by Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a Rock the Vote Film partner director & producer, Shola Lynch producer, Phil Bertelsen.īeverly Hills, Calif. ![]() ![]() ![]() A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.Ĩ – Very good. Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. ![]() A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. ![]() Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as he keeps digging, he has to decide if it's worth blowing up the project - and his newfound friendships - in order to discover the truth. ![]() Things seem to be going pretty okay until Oliver discovers some big secrets buried in the past - and the present. And when he finds out they'll have to research a random soldier named Private Raymond Stone who didn't even fight in any battles before dying of some boring disease, Oliver is sure he's doomed.But Ella turns out to be much more interesting than Oliver expected, and Oliver's lunch buddy Kevin Kim comes to their project's rescue as head writing consultant. Buy The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody by Landis, Matthew Book Online shopping at low Prices in India. So when the last assignment of seventh-grade history is a project on the Civil War, Oliver knows he'll crush it - until he's partnered with Ella Berry, the slacker girl who does nothing but stare out the window. The Not-So-Boring Letters of Private Nobody Written by Matthew Landis Hardcover 16.99 15.80 Unavailable 10 - 14 Reading age 304 Page count 167 Words per page HL580L Lexile measure Publication date Buy from other retailers Amazon What's This Book About Publisher Summary Twelve-year-old Oliver Prichard is obsessed with the Civil War. He knows everything about it: the battles, the generals, every movement of the Union and Confederate Armies. Twelve-year-old Oliver Prichard is obsessed with the Civil War. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A crass and hilarious slice of growing up ‘different,’ as fun to read today as it was in 1973.” - The Rumpus ![]() “You can’t fully know-or enjoy-how much the world has changed without reading this truly wonderful book.” -Andrew Tobias, author of The Best Little Boy in the World I found myself laughing hysterically, then sobbing uncontrollably just moments later.” -The Boston Globe This literary milestone continues to resonate with its message about being true to yourself and, against the odds, living happily ever after. With her startling beauty and crackling wit, Molly finds that women are drawn to her wherever she goes-and she refuses to apologize for loving them back. In bawdy, moving prose, Rita Mae Brown tells the story of Molly Bolt, the adoptive daughter of a dirt-poor Southern couple who boldly forges her own path in America. Winner of the Lambda Literary Pioneer Award | Winner of the Lee Lynch Classic Book AwardĪ landmark coming-of-age novel that launched the career of one of this country’s most distinctive voices, Rubyfruit Jungle remains a transformative work more than forty years after its original publication. If you don’t yet know Molly Bolt-or Rita Mae Brown, who created her-I urge you to read and thank them both.”-Gloria Steinem ![]() “The rare work of fiction that has changed real life. ![]() ![]() If you are here early, you can avoid a lot of tourist traffic on the trails and at the viewpoints. Helpful Tips for the Best Experience Get Here as Early as Possible You can drive right in, tour Bryce, and pay your fee later in the day.īy getting here early, you can walk some of the trails before they get crowded. Before sunrise, there will not be a ranger at the fee booth. Bryce Canyon is open 24 hours per day, which means that you do not have to wait for the entrance to open in order to get into the park. The afternoon is spent going off-the-beaten-path in Bryce Canyon, or you can do what we did…leave Bryce and visit a nearby destination. The first part of the day will include Bryce’s must-see spots. Here is our one day itinerary for touring Bryce Canyon. We spent only half a day here, leaving the afternoon free to explore nearby places ( Kodachrome Basin State Park and Willis Creek slot canyon). ![]() Tim and I visited Bryce Canyon in early May as part of a road trip through Utah and Arizona. ![]() The best way to get the full Bryce Canyon experience is to mix short hikes with the scenic viewpoints. ![]() |