Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty years. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change. This edition features cover art by Cliff Nielsen and interior black-and-white illustrations by the series' original illustrator, Pauline Baynes.įour adventurous siblings-Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie-step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.Ī mass-market paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Several sentences are repeated and at times it’s easy to tell the audio was not recorded in one go as the breaks are clear and the volume changes dramatically no just between chapters but also within the chapter. The narrator was very good, specially by changing her voice depending on which character she was voicing but the editing is not great. Falling in love with her boss was never her end goal but she can’t stop the feels. When Damon sees a frightened girl run into the bar looking like a fish out of water, he knows he has to help her. She doesn't know where she's going, only that she has to run. Stalked by the Billionaire Audible Audiobook Unabridged Emma Bray (Author, Publisher), The Rebel Mistress (Narrator) 542 ratings Audiobook 0. Maddie is 18 and alone in the world working in a seedy hotel but when the opportunity to move someplace better comes along she doesn’t think twice and grabs it. When Hadley's stepdad creeps into her room one night, she knows she has to run away from the only home she's ever known before he steals her innocence. Hunter falls madly in love with Maddie when he sees her in the street and moves the world to get her to work for him so he can keep an eye on her. This is a short story but we get enough background on the characters that it doesn’t feel like we are missing anything. Another great stalker billionaire romance from Emma Bray. "A significant contribution to the story of industrialization in the New South."-Choice Ultimately, manufactured fertilizer contributed to fundamental changes in southern agriculture."-American Historical Review "McKinley posits that the fertilizer industry emancipated former planter elites from the slave-based antebellum economy. A well-written, engaging history."-Journal of Economic History "Places the rise of these industries in the context of the struggle for southern economic leadership in the years following the Civil War. "An insightful analysis of the rise of the phosphate and fertilizer industries in the South Carolina lowcountry."-Business History Review "A solid contribution."-Journal of American History South Carolina Historical Society George C. It is a book about books, reading, writing, idealism vs. By imitating his admired literary heroes, he finds new meaning in his life: aiding damsels in distress, battling giants and righting wrongs… mostly in his own head.īut Don Quixote is much more. He becomes a knight-errant himself: Don Quixote de la Mancha. Published in two parts in 16, this is the story of Alonso Quijano, a 16th-century Spanish hidalgo, a noble, who is so passionate about reading that he leaves home in search of his own chivalrous adventures. This line, arguably the most famous in the history of Spanish literature, is the opening of The Ingenious Nobleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, the first modern novel. Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra (1547-1615) is commonly attributed to Juan de Jáuregui, yet no portrait of Cervantes has ever been authenticated. The apology of socrates by plato7/7/2023 After Socrates was found guilty the penalty still remained to be determined. No penalty was prescribed by law for the offence with which Socrates was charged. If the accuser did not receive a fifth part of the votes cast in a case of this kind, he was subject to a fine of 1000 drachmae (about £35 or $175). Socrates was tried before a court of 501 ( Apology, 36 a). One additional judge was added to these even numbers to avoid a tie. The court did not however, usually sit as a whole, but was divided, so that cases were tried before smaller bodies, consisting generally of five hundred jurymen or judges, though sometimes the number was less, as four hundred or two hundred, and sometimes more, as one thousand. He seems to have been a person of no great importance.Ĭases involving religion came under the jurisdiction of the King Archon, to whom Meletus submitted his indictment of Socrates (see the beginning of the Euthyphro), and such cases, like others, were tried before the heliastic court, which consisted altogether of six thousand citizens chosen by lot, six hundred from each of the ten tribes. Twice tempted by jeaniene frost7/7/2023 As they attempt to stay out of reach of her all-powerful ex, the two are abducted by henchmen of an unknown enemy. She and her escort, Maximus, who carries a torch for her, decamp, trying to figure out who wants her dead. Returning to the circus community she formerly called home, Leila barely survives a firebomb that kills her best friend. Realizing she can never be truly happy in the inadequate relationship, Leila leaves. When she misinterprets an anticipated public event as a prelude to a marriage proposal, he reminds her in no uncertain terms that his heart is not up for possession. It’s hard enough being the girlfriend of The Prince of Darkness, an emotionally distant vampire who is the inspiration for humanity’s greatest nightmare but when Vlad Tepesh’s enemies try to get to him by coming after Leila, they may all have some shocking surprises in store.Īfter settling in Romania with her vampire prince, Leila begins to wonder if she will ever be satisfied with Vlad’s detached nature, despite their explosive sexual chemistry. Roommate by sarina bowen7/7/2023 I’m going to be remembered for Twilight.)’ For anyone curious, the interview is here. But I very much hope that my best book is still ahead of me. It feels like my most important story in a lot of ways. My interest in this book started when I stumbled upon an interesting interview where Stephenie Meyer talked about The Hostand said, ‘If I never wrote another book, I think I’d probably choose The Host. It’s real interesting to have a soul as a friend, and it makes me feel super special that I’ve managed it. And see, here you are, one of the nicest gals I ever met. I’ve always thought that if a person wants to, he can get along with just about anybody. Gosh, I cried at multiple parts of this story and I’m well impressed by the sheer humanity Meyer packed into this alien tale. He closed his eyes, and his pale lips went dead white. Ian is a total pumpkin pie precious cinnamon roll gem, though. That said, I don’t think there’s even teams, because the book is pretty solidly Wanda/Ian, Jared/Melanie. In the second part, the author explains in more detail the model that was used by the new CEO (which is actually the author’s own model) and how it can also be used in real-world companies. The book shows the journey of the new CEO tackling and solving those issues. She discovers a lot of problems with the cooperation within the management team. The board of the company decides to hire a new CEO. The firm struggles to keep up with their competitors even though they have superior technology. The first part is a story based on an imaginary Silicon Valley enterprise. I really like the concept and layout of the book. It took me approximately a week to go through it. And with 230 pages, it is also not that long. I do not read books in particular as much, but this one I liked. Personally, I really like learning and developing my soft skills, so I was excited to read this book.Īctually, I read a lot of shorter pieces, like blog posts or articles on LinkedIn. Later I came to know that in the US, this is considered a classic read when it comes to the management of teams. I read the blurb and noticed that the book was about interpersonal communication, so I decided to give it a chance. This book was on a list of suggestions by my colleague Christian Glück. Tanja, how did you come across this book? There are double standards at play too as many of these self-styled ‘defenders of the dram’ often promote themselves as celebrities within their fiercely territorial domains.Ĭelebrity spirit or not – the actual taste of the whisky is my primary concern. Rather than being open & expansive many in the establishment sitting in clubs, societies & bloggers often come across as exclusive & closed to new methods & means of enlarging the whisky community. Given that the whisky community is predominately male Sassenach appears – at least to Sam Heughan’s Twitter page – to have attracted a large female audience. Image courtesy TwitterĪny celebrity putting their name to a whisky – or in this instance actively taking part in the blending & marketing – helps to open up & expand the whisky market to a new layer of customers & consumers. The whisky in question – Sassenach – has already won awards & appears to be popular – but has attracted a degree of criticism from those in whisky circles. I knew nothing about either of these characters before picking up this book other than one of them – Sam – was an actor in a successful series & had recently released a whisky. Book review sometimes i lie7/6/2023 Amber’s husband read Clare’s diaries, so Amber thought Clare would try to kill him to protect her secret. She crashed it to end Amber’s pregnancy to keep being the most important person in her life. The last diary entry after Clare killed her parents in the fire was “Taylor made me do it” so we don’t know which one was crazy.Įdward was stalking Amber and kept her in the coma, but Clare had been driving the car when Amber was hurt. Clare wrote the diaries (Amber’s maiden name was Taylor). This book was very well written and the twists were very twisty. She is married to Paul and works as a radio presenter. The novel is told from the perspective of Amber Reynolds, who is in a coma but can hear everything that is going on around her. |