Post traumatic chantal5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will she find a way to repair what matters most to her?Ī debut from a stunning talent, Post-traumatic is a new kind of survivor narrative, featuring a complex heroine who is blazingly, indelibly alive. But after a family reunion prompts Vivian to take a bold step, she finds herself alone in new and terrifying ways, without even Jane to confide in, and she starts to unravel. She lives in a constant state of hypervigilant awareness that makes even a simple subway ride into a heart-pounding drama.įor years, Vivian has self-medicated with a mix of dating, dieting, dark humor and smoking weed with her BFF, Jane. Privately, Vivian contends with the memories and aftereffects of her bad childhood-compounded by the everyday stresses of being a Black Latinx woman in America. To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story-a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. In this “deeply original” (Elif Batuman) and “violently funny” (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer finally confronts her dark past so she can live in a more peaceful future. ![]()
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Testy and imperious, Spider Woman isn't patient with their questions, so even when the lesson is complete the women don't understand, at first, what they have learned. The unsourced tale tells how two women, concerned for their cold and hungry people since ``Even when winter had come and gone, it stayed winter in their hearts because the white wolf of fear crept among them,'' encounter Spider Woman, who pulls them into her land near the sky, makes a giant loom, and shows them how to prepare wool, gather colors from all creation, and weave with reverence as well as skill (``Weave with your very souls and be sure to bind each end of the rug carefully''). ![]() A second Navajo myth from the team that collaborated on How the Stars Fell into the Sky (1992). ![]() Krishna book by osho5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The main attractions at Krushnai Water Park are Pirate Island, Black Hole, Twister, Wave Pool, Crazy Cruise, Aqua Dance, and many more. A perfect combination of fun and relaxation, there are so many things to do at the water park. ![]() ![]() The Krushnai Water Park is the most visited picnic spot in Pune. So, you can relax around the park and appreciate the beauty of nature. The park is surrounded by lush greenery and picturesque hills. Located on the Donje Gaon-Sinhagad Road, Pune, the water park is spread over an area of 15 acres. Situated amid the historic Sinhagad Fort and the Khadakwasla Dam, Krushnai Water Park & Resort is a great spot to have fun-filled, adventurous, and adrenaline-rushed family activities. ![]() When you’re planning a trip to Pune and looking to escape the boring daily life, the Krushnai Water Park is an ideal treat for your loved ones. One such place for adventure lovers is the Krushnai Water Park & Resort. Pune also offers adventurous activities and fun places like various amusement and theme parks. Pune is famous for its educational institutes, historical monuments and temples. With a large number of people visiting Pune every year, this city has become one of the favourite tourist destinations in India. Known for its rich history, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, Pune, offers a wide variety of tourist attractions to people who come here. ![]() Star wars by george lucas5/30/2023 ![]() Sure, we know George Lucas’s Star Wars films were ahead of their time both in terms of story and special effects. Here are 10 interesting things we learned from The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005. The latest volume, once again written by film historian Paul Duncan, covers all things prequel-era from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace to the fall of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. The heavy tome from Taschen and film historian Paul Duncan explores fresh insights and imagery from the era that brought fans the Star Wars prequel trilogy.Īs fans who picked up The Star Wars Archives 1977-1983 may already know, the Taschen book series contains so much knowledge and so many never-before-seen images and artifacts, they could rival that of Jedi Master Jocasta Nu’s archives! And today, we’re taking a dive into the newest addition to the series, arriving on bookshelves later this week. ![]() The Sugar Babies by O.M. Faye5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() My cake designs have been popular and influential over the years and we now teach classes on sugarcraft and love working with other decorators, from beginner to advanced. Not only was he the producer of the whole Sugar Family (Sugar Daddy and Sugar Mama and later Sugar Step-Mama) but also Junior Mints and Milk Duds as well as a long-gone line of fudge bars. You can combine any of our cake and filling flavours to suit your own taste and menu. Sugar Babies were originally made in 1937 by the James O. MANY OF OUR WEDDINGS ARE SELECTED TO APPEAR IN THE PAGES OF LEADING BRIDAL MAGAZINES AND WE HAVE A STRONG ONLINE REPUTATION CREATED BY OUR MANY HAPPY COUPLES.Īfter your guests have admired the look of the cake, they should not be disappointed by the taste! Our cakes are layered and masked in delicious white, dark or flavour-infused ganache and perfectly shaped to allow us to keep the fondant ultra thin and achieve our tailored corners and lines. We love to tailor a design to reflect your individual personality and event styling. Rather than using standard imported flowers, all of our beautiful sugar flowers are made in-store. Please consider supporting us by whitelisting. We pride ourselves on our finely detailed work and application of design and harmony principles. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. ![]() Founded in 2006, Faye Cahill cake design is now a busy studio specialising in wedding cakes and producing the most highly regarded cakes in the market. ![]() Golden gates conor dougherty5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The adage that California is a glimpse of the nation’s future has become a cautionary tale. Nowhere is this more visible than in the San Francisco Bay Area, where fleets of private buses ferry software engineers past the tarp-and-plywood shanties of the homeless. ![]() Today, however, punishing rents and the increasingly prohibitive cost of ownership have turned housing into the foremost symbol of inequality and an economy gone wrong. 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Penelope's Daughter by Laurel Corona5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() With her father Odysseus gone for twenty years, Xanthe barricades herself in her royal chambers to escape the rapacious suitors who would abduct her to gain the throne. This variant and dreamy confection of Greek mythology and romance achieves, thanks to Xanthe's first-person account, a great deal of intimacy. The award-winning author of The Four Seasons retells The Odyssey from the point of view of Odysseus and Penelope's daughter. The Iliad, The Odyssey, and other Greek myths inform and enrich Coronas. Xanthe becomes involved with the son of the king of Phylos, but the gods decide she should return to Ithaca while there's still hope that her father will return and peace may prevail. Laurel Corona, S&S/Gallery, 15 trade paper. There, Xanthe learns the mysteries of Bronze Age womanhood and witnesses an attempt on Helen's life, possibly made by her own daughter, the bitter Hermione. ![]() As a precaution, her mother fakes Xanthe's death and sends her to Sparta, where her cousin, the fabled Helen of Troy, can better protect her. With Penelope's legendary husband missing for more than 20 years, Xanthe must come of age sheltered from those who would usurp the kingdom, force her and her mother into marriage, and kill her brother, the heir to the kingdom. Ethiopia (Modern Nations of the World) by Laurel Corona and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. ![]() The Iliad, The Odyssey, and other Greek myths inform and enrich Corona's (The Four Seasons) fanciful first-millennium tapestry of Xanthe, the daughter of Odysseus, king of the Cephallenians, born on the island of Ithaca to Penelope after Odysseus embarked on his mystical journey. ![]() Alex a cold fury hockey novel5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() But he’s also funny and charming-a tempting combination. Reed is everything she imagined: a little too good-looking, with a body that puts Greek gods to shame. His headboard banging against the wall is keeping her up at night-not to mention inspiring some very naughty dreams. ![]() ![]() Josie Ives desperately needs something her celebrity neighbor obviously doesn’t: sleep. And the brainy beauty is impossible to ignore. But when his bed starts rocking, it’s his unexpectedly sexy neighbor who comes knocking. Reed has a specific type-blond, busty, not too bright-and a little black book full of options. Good thing there’s no shortage of women ready for a summer fling with a sports star. After back-to-back championships, Reed craves a different kind of action. In the off-season, no one plays like him either. Hockey season may be over, but in New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett’s new novel, a Carolina Cold Fury heartbreaker is heating things up off the ice and eager to score with the girl next door. ![]() Mr benn books5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() He became great friends with everyone he encountered – staff, authors and illustrators alike. ![]() “He was there from the very beginning and essential to the origin of the company. He was as close to Andersen Press as I am. Tributes have poured in for the iconic author with his long-time publisher Klaus Flugge saying: “I am devastated by the sudden death of my best friend, David McKee. The story followed the eponymous explorer as he left his house at 52 Festive Road in London before being transformed at a fancy dress shop and entering another world appropriate to his outfit. He wrote and illustrated 29 original Elmer books, which have collectively been translated into more than 60 languages and were turned into an animated series and soft toys.Īnother of McKee's most famous creations, Mr Benn, began life as a children’s picture book in 1967 and later became a BBC TV series. ![]() Heart berries mailhot5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Heart Berries: A Memoir is a profound exploration of one indigenous woman’s journey through posttraumatic stress order, bipolar II disorder, and a tumultuous upbringing on Seabird Island Band in the Pacific Northwest. As she writes, she discovers her own true voice, seizes control of her story, and, in so doing, reestablishes her connection to her family, to her people, and to her place in the world. Her unique and at times unsettling voice graphically illustrates her mental state. The triumphant result is Heart Berries, a memorial for Mailhot's mother, a social worker and activist who had a thing for prisoners a story of reconciliation with her father-an abusive drunk and a brilliant artist-who was murdered under mysterious circumstances and an elegy on how difficult it is to love someone while dragging the long shadows of shame.Mailhot trusts us to understand that memory isn't exact, but melded to imagination, pain, and what we can bring ourselves to accept. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder Terese Marie Mailhot is given a notebook and begins to write her way out of trauma. ![]() ![]() Heart Berries is a powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest. ![]() |