![]() His powers are greater than hers until she understands the depth of her own. The Firebird focuses on Nicola, a psychic born with a gift she slowly learns to trust, with the help of Scottish policeman Rob McMorran. It’s an enchanting story told with wit and dexterity. Petersburg and the next, transported back almost 300 years with Nicola to the glittering locales of the Empress Catherine. ![]() One moment the reader is with protagonist Nicola Marter in modern-day St. ![]() The first woman to rule Imperial Russia, she died two years later. Her travel goes beyond the present day to, among other eras, the time of Empress Catherine of Russia who ruled after the death of her husband Tsar Peter 1 (the Great) in 1725. It’s amusing that the cover blurb notes that “as a former museum curator, Susanna Kearsley brings her own passion for research and travel to her novels.” I’ll say. Is it any wonder that I loved Susanna Kearsley’s The Firebird? Her travel is magical, her imagination soaring. ![]()
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Susan Cain, author of Quiet A hilarious guide to effectively expressing your emotions at the office, finding fulfillment, and defining work-life balance on your own terms. ![]() Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Next Big Idea Club selection―chosen by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant as one of the two most groundbreaking new nonfiction reads of the season! A must-read that topples the idea that emotions don't belong in the workplace. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The anguish for the girl’s death proved to be the last blow to an already faltering marriage, and now all Barry has to cling to are his work and the alcohol he consumes in worrisome quantities. One of the two main points of view in Recursion is that of Barry Sutton, a troubled New York cop: recently divorced from his wife, he’s burdened with the pain for the death of his teenaged daughter Meghan, who eleven years prior was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. 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Much as that earlier book proved to be an enjoyable read, Recursion stands several notches above it, and even though it requires a very intense focus and some suspension of disbelief, it kept me enthralled for the whole journey and indeed deserved the often-misused term of “unputdownable”. ![]() Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter was one of the most interesting and engrossing recent discoveries I made, so that once I started seeing Recursion mentioned on the blogosphere, I was eager to learn where the author would narratively lead me this time. ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Anna Frankl, Nordin Agency (Sweden). Fans of strong women and powerful men will gladly buy stock in this story. Ahrnstedt neatly balances lusty romance and the tensions of corporate scheming at the highest level. As the final stages of David’s plot are revealed, he must decide whether revenge is worth losing the woman he loves, while Natalia chooses between pride and her heart’s desire. It is well documented, realistic and perfectly written. ![]() Drawn together by sexual sparks and their mutual outsider status, the two become lovers, despite the secrets between them. All In is a Swedish romance set in the merciless world of corporate finance. Search for a digital library with this title Title found at these libraries: View more libraries. But David doesn’t count on falling for Natalia De la Grip, the brilliant but unappreciated daughter of his enemy. After years of planning, all the players are in place he needs just one member of the aristocratic owning family. By Simona Ahrnstedt Format ebook ISBN 9781496707789 Series Author Publisher Release 28 June 2016 Subjects Fiction Literature Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. Notorious Stockholm-based corporate raider David Hammar rose from humble beginnings to become the “baddest big boy of the financial world.” Now he’s prepping the final stages of a plot that will seal the downfall of one of the most powerful financial dynasties in Sweden: the De la Grip family and their megacorporation, Investum. ![]() This passionate love story set in the cutthroat world of big business and venture capital was a bestseller in its native Sweden, and it’s easy to see why: Ahrnstedt easily draws the reader in from the beginning. ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent Gorman (Cameo), George Washington, Captain America, S.H.I.E.L.D. ![]() Truman, Emily Preston (Dead, Ghost), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Adsit, William McKinley, Adrian Van Lundgren, Theodore Roosevelt, Michael (Mad Necromancer S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent), Gerald Ford, Doctor Strange, Millard Fillmore, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Agent Gorman, Avengers Captain America, James Buchanan, Micheal (Mad Necromancer S.H.I.E.L.D. 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While on a two-week mandatory vacation, he plans to relax and help out on his family's farm. Texas State Trooper Cody Turner is moving up the ranks, well on his way to his dream of being a Texas Ranger. ![]() Solving the case that has plagued him for months takes a sudden backseat to finding out all there is to know about the gorgeous, shy blond sitting alone at the bar. While away on an assignment, he blows off some steam at a notorious Dallas nightclub. ![]() His calm, cool, collected attitude and devastatingly handsome good looks earn him a well-deserved bad boy reputation, both in the field and out. Deputy United States Marshal Mitch Knox apprehends fugitives for a living. ![]() ![]() By the next spring, it would have climbed back up to the top of the wall again. I would prune mine shortly after flowering and then lightly in early fall. How fast does Star Jasmine grow? If getting enough sun and water, then it’s fast growing. I’ve also seen it growing as a trimmed hedge, but keeping it the size you want takes regular pruning. It’s a great plant to grow on a chain link fence because it gives it something to grab onto and twine through without much training.Īs a ground cover, it can be kept to 2-3′ as the tendrils will grow more along the ground rather than upwards. It’s a twining vine, so you’ll need to train and attach it right from the start.Īs it grows, it’ll attach to whatever structure on its own and need little guidance from you. ![]() Star Jasmine Traits SizeĪ Star Jasmine plant can reach 25′ tall. It can also be grown as a container plant. It can be trained to grow on a trellis, over an arbor, as an espalier against a wall or fence, as a border plant or hedge, as a groundcover, and to spill over a wall. ![]() It’s an excellent choice to use as an evergreen vine. ![]() This guide I’m standing under a Star Jasmin e arch in the kitchen garden at the Westward Look Resort here in Tucson. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When a friend of the younger woman shows up things take an interesting turn, involving demon masks, jealousy, murder, sex and a really deep pit full of skeletons.ĭirector Kaneto Shindo makes brilliant use of the black and white film and the towering reeds to create a truly menacing atmosphere. The soundtrack of rumbling drums, a bit of jazz and some pigeons cooing is great building up the sense of impending doom. His work impresses readers with a highly confident style that teeters between fluid naturalism and graphic abstraction, and makes inventive use of the comics form to serve his eccentric exploration of complex narrative themes. The plot involves two women who live in marshland (picture the fens in England, but scarier), making a living from killing soldiers who’ve lost their way and selling their armour and weapons for food. Any new work by Belgian artist Olivier Schrauwen is a major event for comics connoisseurs. ![]() This historical drama horror film set during a civil war in 14th century Japan is very spooky and strange. We scared the heck out of ourselves last week watching Onibaba (鬼婆 – literally “Demon Hag”). The tracklist includes super-wonky covers of Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix and Cissy Strut by The Meters as well as original songs by the cream of the Lima scene in the 1960s and 70s. The music is very varied, incorporating funk, soul and psych with a uniting theme of being raw, rugged and energetic. We listened to: Peru Bravo: Funk, soul & psych from Peru’s radical decadeĬurrently getting a lot of spins on the YUK FUN juke box is this compilation of Peruvian music from Tiger’s Milk Records. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As they approached it, four hand prints glowed, one on each side of the meteor. Teenagers Melanie, Pauline, Sam and Lyle found the meteor in the middle of the woods. In 1980, The Kinship's meteor crashed in the center of Chester's Mill. They used an egg inside a meteor to transport themselves across the galaxy, hoping the meteor would crash on another inhabited planet. To survive, The Kinship abandoned their own world, hoping to live on another life-supporting planet. Another species had sought to take over The Kinship's world, during an event known as "The Great Destruction". The Kinship is an alien species that can take over any living person and control its actions. In the TV series, the dome exists to protect the egg that converts other species into The Kinship, an alien species, and to trap suitable subjects within the space to be converted. ![]() |