5/24/2023 0 Comments Shock Value by John Waters![]() Here is a true love letter from a legendary filmmaker to his friends, family, and fans. Complementing the text are dozens of fabulous old photographs of Waters and crew. Opening with his upbringing in Baltimore ("Charm City" as dubbed by the tourist board the "hairdo capital of the world" as dubbed by Waters), it covers his friendship with his muse and leading lady, Divine, detailed accounts of how Waters made his first movies, stories of the circle of friends/actors he used in these films, and finally the "sort-of fame" he achieves in America. ![]() ![]() If someone vomits watching one of my films, it's like getting a standing ovation." "To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. Opening with his upbringing in Baltimore ("Charm. John Waters - Shock Value: A Tasteful Book about Bad Taste, Paperback - To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. If someone vomits watching one of my films, it's like getting a standing ovation." Thus begins John Waters's autobiography. ![]()
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5/24/2023 0 Comments An era of darkness![]() Tharoor has written numerous books in English. He has also served as a trustee of the Aspen Institute, and the Advisory of the Indo-American Arts Council, the American India Foundation, the World Policy Journal, the Virtue Foundation and the human rights organization Breakthrough He is also a Patron of the Dubai Modern High School and the managing trustee of the Chandran Tharoor Foundation which he founded with his family and friends in the name of his late father, Chandran Tharoor. ![]() He is also an adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva and a Fellow of the New York Institute of the Humanities at New York University. ![]() He has served on the Board of Overseers of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is also a prolific author, columnist, journalist and a human rights advocate. He previously served as the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information and as the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs. ![]() Shashi Tharoor is a member of the Indian Parliament from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Arsenic for tea blurb![]() ![]() ![]() When Lady Hastings – Daisy’s mother – arranges a tea party for Daisy’s 14th birthday, no one guesses that it’s going to end in murder. Ready? Listen carefully.ĭo you swear to be a good and clever member of the Detective Society, and to logically detect the crimes presented to you using all the cleverness you have, not placing reliance on grown-ups, especially the police?ĭo you solemnly swear never to conceal a vital clue from your Detective Society President and Vice-President, and to do exactly what they say?ĭo you promise never to mention this to another soul, living or dead, on pain of medieval tortures?Įxcellent. “Now, I’m going to say the pledge, and then at the end you have to say I do. ![]() If you missed my review of Murder Most Unladylike, the first book in the Murder Most Unladylike series, you can check out my thoughts here. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments The kybalion centenary edition![]() ![]() In an engaging introduction to this unique volume, religious scholar Philip Deslippe surveys the work's context, history, and impact (including as a source of spiritual insight to communities ranging from New Thought to Black Nationalism), and provides a biographical sketch of its elusive author, the New Thought pioneer William Walker Atkinson. It features the complete text of The Kybalion and the first-ever publication of Atkinson's previously unknown post-Kybalion work: The Seven Cosmic Laws. ![]() The Kybalion: The Definitive Edition presents the first full- scale analysis of this work of practical occult wisdom. ![]() ![]() Debate rages over the identity of the Three Initiates, the origin of the book's mysterious title and insights, and the nature of the Hermetic teachings on which it is thought to be based. It is one of the most mysterious and hotly debated occult works ever written-and without question the most popular and widely influential book of arcane philosophy of the twentieth century: The Kybalion has been credited only to the cryptic "Three Initiates" since its first appearance in 1908. Here is the flagship edition of the most popular occult work of the past century, now published with a groundbreaking historical introduction that establishes its authentic authorship and a "lost" bonus work by the original author. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Hons and rebels review![]() ![]() Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe.
![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Just as Hannah is finally settling into her new life, and perhaps finding a new love, more secrets are revealed and tragedy strikes. Now Hannah must decide if she should run again or dare to fight for the future she has found in Hart County. ![]() But as Hannah and Isaac slowly grow closer, they realize that there’s always more to someone than meets the eye. However, he also understands the importance of being grateful for God’s gifts, and wonders if they will ever have anything in common. When he learns of her past, he knows he's misjudged her. She wonders if she'll ever return to the trusting, easy-going woman she once was.įor Isaac Troyer, the beautiful girl he teasingly called “The Recluse” confuses him like no other. Hannah has become afraid to trust anyone-even Isaac, the friendly Amish man who lives next door. The Amish of Hart County, Shelley Shepard Gray first wrote Her Secret and. After a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her family had no choice but to leave the bustling Amish community. ![]() Now she’s getting a fresh start in Hart County, Kentucky.if only she wasn’t too scared to take it. See all of the The Amish of Hart County books in order and find cheap used. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray begins a new series-The Amish of Hart County-with this suspenseful tale of a young Amish woman who is forced to move to a new town to escape a threatening stalker.Īfter a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her family had no choice but to leave the bustling Amish community where she grew up. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this darkly comedic drama about love and aging, a seen-it-all teacher has more learning of his own to do. But things become complicated when he sees Sorano again-as a new student at school Hara immediately shuts down the possibility of a relationship, although the situation is unearthing issues from Hara's youth, when he himself had complicated sexual feelings in his teens.and the current emotional baggage that still lingers with his now-graduated student, Rihito. While at a gay bar, he meets a young man named Sorano and makes an instant connection. He spends his days teaching at an all-boys school, his nights out on the town. Learn more about the teacher Hara Manabu, a gay man who feels somewhat adrift in the world. Now in English for the first time ever Life goes on after graduation, but a certain former teacher is dealing with a real mess: himself. A FATEFUL MEETING Hara Manabu is a gay man who feels somewhat adrift in the world. The continuation of Asumiko Nakamura's beloved Boys' Love manga 4: Sora and Hara (Trade Paperback / Paperback). ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments The poet connelly![]() “Michael Connelly is at the forefront of his many fields, and we could not be more excited to work with him as the author and screenwriter on this film. From day one we have all been on the same creative page and think there is a movie here that will be a great thrill ride at the same time it takes a hard look at questions about genetic culture and privacy.” ![]() ![]() Said Connelly, “I’m very excited to be joining Denis and the two Jeffs on this project. Connelly and the producers have early plans to tell those stories as well, after Fair Warning. The previous two books in the Jack McEvoy series, The Poet and The Scarecrow, were also New York Times bestsellers. ![]() 'Bosch' Universe Expands With 2 New Series In Works At Amazon Studios Centered On Jerry Edgar & Renee Ballard Characters ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Visual thinking the hidden gifts![]() ![]() ![]() Visual Thinking is a perspective shifting book that will open our eyes to the value of a life in picture. In this landmark book, international bestselling author and activist Temple Grandin transforms our understanding of how our brains are wired differently.Bringing together cutting-edge research and her own experience as a visual thinker, Grandin reveals a ground-breaking new approach to revolutionizing modern structures such as education, health and media so that they equally serve people with all kinds of minds. Buy the Hardcover Book Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts Of People Who Think In Pictures, Patterns, And Abstractions by Temple Grandin at Indigo. ![]() Brought to you by Penguin.Do you think in pictures, patterns or words?In a world engineered for the verbal thinker, those of us with a visual brain can often be overlooked and underestimated. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Raitt said she was especially 'proud' to have been nominated for Song of the Year. Her most recent win at the show prior to Sunday came in 2013, when she collected the award for Best Americana Album for Slipstream. The victorious evening brought Raitt's total number of Grammys won to 13 over 30 all-time nominations. ![]() Raitt, during the Grammy Premiere ceremony earlier in the evening, also won the Best Americana Performance for Made Up Mind and Best American Roots Song for Just Like That. Raitt also cited songwriters in her speech, describing them as the 'soul-digging, hard-working people who put these ideas to music.' Raitt described her victory in the loaded category as an 'unreal moment' in honor of the track, which she said was inspired by organ donors, and the late singer-songwriter Prine. She also paid tribute to the late singer-songwriter John Prine, who died of coronavirus in April of 2020. Her victory marked the first time a song penned by a solo songwriter had been victorious since the classic Rehab from the late Amy Winehouse won in 2008. ![]() |