![]() ![]() “That was what his brilliance was,” Adrianne says, “in making these tiny stories so absolutely complete.” It’s a sweet metaphor, perhaps, about tenacity-but also, as Lobel always made Frog and Toad, about the value of friendship. “That thing is Toad!” Toad falls into the pond and the ice cream washes away, but all’s well that ends well: The friends run back to the store, buy two new cones, and eat them contentedly in the shade. Except it’s too hot: The ice cream melts all over Toad, and the cones stick to the top of his head, creating the illusion of horns.Ī mouse, a squirrel, and a rabbit all briefly warn Frog about the big, brown monster headed his way. ![]() And off Toad goes to the ice cream store, where he buys two chocolate ice cream cones (their favorite), and tries his best to bring them back. “I wish we had some sweet, cold ice cream,” says Frog. In the book, Frog and Toad are sitting by a pond on a hot summer day. Take, for example, “Ice Cream,” a delicious tale from Frog and Toad All Year. And the stories involving Frog, Toad, and the woodland creatures they encounter satisfy on several levels. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Read more law-enforcement attention - from stop-and-frisk programs and the immigrant dragnet, to invasive surveillance and the abuse of debtors. Meanwhile, everyone else finds their daily existence the subject of massive. The wealthy 1 per cent operate with near impunity, protected by their class, their peers, and their system however large and outrageous their crimes, they are hardly ever charged and rarely jailed. ![]() Written with forensic zeal and righteous rage, this is an exploration of an unprecedented wealth gap that is not just changing the US’s economic life, but transforming the meaning of rights, justice, and basic citizenship. In The Divide, Matt Taibbi - the scourge of America’s financial plutocrats - takes on his most important story yet. Driven by immersive reporting, this is a stunning, enraging revelation of the newest high-stakes divide in the US: between a lawless aristocracy of hyperwealth and everyone else, living under the shadow of an incipient American police state. Description for The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap Paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() Early on in life, Jeanne was recruited to be a prostitute for wealthy men. Jeanne eventually becomes the Comtesse du Barry, but her origins are far from noble. In this third installment, Christie examines the last period of Louis XV's reign from the perspective of his final mistress, a woman named Jeanne Bécu. This series is one of those that managed to transport me - while reading, there was little to distract me from the delicious details, incredible scandal, and suspense of the court of King Louis XV. If you're interested in starting from the beginning (I highly recommend it - every detail is worth reading), you can find my review of the first and second on my blog (Top Shelf Text). With this last look at the many women behind his throne, Sally Christie once again completely captivated me and had me dreaming of life at Versailles. ![]() ![]() The Enemies of Versailles continues the story of King Louis XV's reign through the lens of his last mistress. ![]() ![]() Much of the book is based on the life of Kim’s own mother, which may be why Kim writes with such a tender hand. The next ten years of her life are filled with agony as her country is torn apart by war. After their wedding, Najin is heartbroken when she is forced to remain in Korea, denied a passport, while her new husband goes abroad to America to continue his studies. Her parents choose another husband for her, and Najin is delighted to find that she is in love. She continues on to college and studies to be a teacher, proving that she is intelligent and gifted. When her father finds her a husband at the age of fourteen, her mother objects, and instead Najin is sent to the court of the ruling family to learn from the princess during the end of the dynasty. The novel is set between the years 1915 to 1945 while her family’s fortunes change as the Japanese extend their control over the lives of the Korean people. ![]() She comes to be known by Najin, the name of the town of her mother’s birth. ![]() ![]() Narrated by Najin, the daughter of a calligrapher from the yangban or aristocratic class, is not named when she is born, due to the fact that her birth occurs when the Japanese first occupy Korea. ![]() Eugenia Kim’s debut novel is a beautiful, poignant story that portrays the life of a young woman during one of the most difficult time periods in Korea’s history. ![]() ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Set on the serene waters, in the creative studio, and beneath the hot lights of a bangin' Indian wedding, JUST FRIENDS is the perfect way to end your summer romance reading. ![]() "I'm not ashamed to say I'm halfway to loving you." A game of hard to get culminates with Rachel agreeing to one thing: being "just friends" with a man who has made his intentions clear. And no one amuses him more than Rachel, the beguiling woman he meets in a quiet coffee shop. Which is why he spends his whole day on his yacht when he's not pursuing his next artistic endeavor. Playboy Zack, third son of the affluent Feldman Steel empire, doesn't have a lot expected of him. Sometimes what an old, broken heart needs is a second chance at love. Too bad she's just made a vow of celibacy. Then hot, young, and artistically talented Zachary Feldman walks into her life. And her love life? Duds and heartbreakers. ![]() ![]() Her social life is confined to one friend working at the neighborhood coffee shop. Rachel Taylor's freelance business barely pays her own bills, let alone her mother's. Too bad that's what they desperately need. ![]() ![]() Told from alternating points of view, Good as Dead draws together an unlikely group of people bound to one another by a crime, a cover-up, and compounding deceptions. Because Holly and Savannah aren’t the only ones in the neighborhood with something to hide. But when their sudden appearance in privileged Calabasas, California, piques the curiosity of neighbors, the price becomes greater than they imagined. Holly and her daughter, Savannah, will want for nothing, beginning with a luxury dream house-all for the price of their silence. Then a fixer for the high-powered guilty party approaches Holly with an offer she is in no position to refuse. In one violent moment, a hit-and-run accident turns Holly’s life upside down. Told from alternating points of view, Good as Dead draws together an unlikely group of people bound to one another by a crime, a cover-up, and compounding deceptions. It all starts with a promise from a stranger: We’ll take care of everything. ![]() ![]() Part One: Before - This first part chronicles the story before After, and how several characters came to be who they are.Alongside them, Hardin’s account of his first encounters with Tessa-which will change what you thought you knew about the brooding boy and the angel who loved him. For the first time, these others are given voice as they appear before, during, and after the events in original After novels. ![]() Hardin and Tessa’s dramatic love affair became a vortex pulling in everyone around them. AFTER they got together, the world would never be the same. DURING those first moments they met, he realized he needed to keep her for himself-his life depended on it. BEFORE Hardin met Tessa he was a raging storm. #HESSA Before explores Hardin Scott’s life before Tessa, reveals what happens after After, and gives new insights on their turbulent #Hessa romance. ![]() Book Five of the After series-Anna Todd’s Wattpad fanfiction that racked up one billion reads online and captivated romance readers across the globe! As told by Hardin and other characters, Before will explore his life before he met Tessa, reveal what happens after After, give you new insights on their turbulent romance-and revel in the awesome power of true love. ![]() ![]() ![]() Haidt defines “righteous” as being “just, upright, virtuous” (xiii). He notes that two of the most divisive and vexing topics are politics and religion (xii). He begins by stating, “This book is about why it is so hard for us to get along” (xi). He explores influential studies and theories and provides some interesting conclusions. He also tries to comprehend why certain people value one type of “fairness,” whereas another group prizes a different aspect of fairness. As an evolutionist, he seeks to understand how people determine what is right or wrong. In this book, Haidt examines why people hold such radically different views on religion and politics. But it is interesting to see how honest scientists are often led to similar conclusions as people who accept the Bible as truth. Therefore, I don’t agree with all his conclusions. In fact, he would most likely claim to be a Liberal atheist. I have also read his books The Happiness Hypothesis(affiliate link) and The Coddling of the American Mind (affiliate link), both of which were also very good. ![]() Jonathan Haidt is an interesting writer who draws heavily upon his own and other scientific studies. ![]() ![]() And what happens when people lose this trust is extremely interesting. They worried about whether they should get rid of their money. ![]() And what fascinated me then was not only my own worries of what was happening to my savings but how people behaved when they found that their money was losing its value so fast and what they then did. At that time, certainly in Britain, inflation had risen to above 20%. Fergusson, you have worked as a journalist and even served in Parliament-what provoked you to write When Money Dies, which was originally published in 1975? Was it the inflationary experience we were undergoing at the time?Īdam Fergusson: Yes, it certainly was. Jim Puplava: Joining me on the program as my special guest is Adam Fergusson, author of the classic book, “When Money Dies: The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany”. Here we present a partial transcript of our interview with the book’s esteemed author, Adam Fergusson, airing for subscribers Thursday, May 30 th. ![]() Quoted by central bankers, economists, and even recommended by Warren Buffett, the classic book, “ When Money Dies”, is a brilliant and cautionary account of what happens to society when people lose trust in money as occurred during the 1920's in Weimar Germany. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kirkus Review The pages fly like the bullets, fistfights and one-liners that make this one of my favourite books of the year. Nick Petrie Grim and gritty and packed with action. ![]() Reed Farrel Coleman Campbell writes smart, rollercoaster tales with unstoppable forward momentum and thrilling authenticity. Bruce Robert Coffin, author of the Detective Byron series A cop with a sharp eye, keen mind, and a lions heart. If you enjoy your crime fiction hard-boiled, the Jim Grant series is a must read. Lee Child Theres nothing soft about Campbells writing. Praise for the books by Colin Campbell: Very real. Between the drug cartel that wants her back and a hitman who wants her dead, McNulty must try and find her again before California wildfires race towards her hiding place. He takes the girl under his wing but after somebody breaks into the compound looking for her she runs away again. ![]() ![]() When McNulty finds a runaway girl hiding at the Hollywood Boulevard location during a night shoot it brings back memories of his life in Crag View Orphanage. Do you know how much they charge for location services in Los Angeles? Los Angeles, California Titanic Productions has moved to Hollywood but the producers problems dont stop with the cost of location services. Book Synopsis In hindsight I think we should have stayed in Boston. ![]() |