6/7/2023 0 Comments Murderbot diaries 5"I might have a little bit of a thing for a robot. Network Effect is a wonderful continuation of the series, and I highly recommend it." - NPR Murderbot and the world it inhabits constantly leave you wanting more, in the best possible way. "If the first books were episodes in a four-part TV miniseries, then Network Effect is the feature-length movie with the bigger budget and scope. When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action. I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are. You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot.Ĭome for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. “I caught myself rereading my favorite parts. Named a Best of 2020 Pick for NPR | Book Riot | Polygon The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot Diaries series. WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
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Summoned to Sir William' s castle, the raven-haired innocent is soon overcome by desire and love for the magnificent, golden warrior who has quickly laid siege to her heart. until his world was engulfed in agonizing darkness. Yet it is she who has been called upon to brighten the days of Sir William of Miraval, a proud and noble knight who once swore to live or perish by the sword. Lady Saura of Roget lives a lonely life of servitude-her fortune controlled by her cruel, unscrupulous stepfather. Seller Inventory # 9780061040269īook Description Mass Market Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Reissued for Christiana Dodd' s ever-growing following, this sumptuous historical romance was the author' s award-winning debut. and a dear and deadly price to be paid for surrendering to a fiery, all-consuming love. But there is grave danger awaiting them both just beyond the castle walls. 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Summer turned the air into a wet, simmering stew, one smelling of sweat and drenching green. She didn’t know what woke her, and no matter how many times she relived that night, no matter where the nightmare chased her, she never would. Readers who like their fantasy dusted with gritty realism and who can forgive anachronistic modern dialogue in a period melodrama will find themselves indulged with more than a few twists to this werewolf tale. She elaborates the decadent excesses of the time with gleefully vivid descriptions of gluttonous banquets, grotesque leper colonies and violent lusts sated both on the battlefield and in the bridal bed. In Regeane, whose woman and wolf selves often spar contentiously with one another, Borchardt finds the perfect metaphor for the once opulent Roman civilization, now hostage to its bestial appetites. Intrigues and counterplots abound as Maeniel speeds his way to retrieve his reluctant bride and Regeane lends her supernatural powers to curing the leprous Antonius, whom the Lombards hope to use to discredit his father, Pope Hadrian, and turn the Roman citizens against Charlemagne's advancing Catholic army. Distantly related to Charlemagne, she becomes a pawn between the French and Italy's scrappy Lombards when she is betrothed to Maeniel, guardian of a passage through the Alps who is sympathetic to the French king. Regeane is a secretive shapeshifter living in Rome at the end of the Empire's decline. Borchardt spices her usual recipe for breathy historical romance (Devoted, etc.) with a generous pinch of the supernatural. This important book teaches: what successful teachers do, don't do, and what we can learn from them why it's so important for teachers to work with the unique strengths each student brings to the classroom and how to improve educational outcomes for African American children across the country. In this mixture of scholarship and storytelling, you'll learn how to create intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of all children. She describes eight exemplary teachers, all of whom differ in their personal style and methods, who share an approach to teaching that affirms and strengthens cultural identity. Gloria Ladson-Billings delivers an encouraging exploration of the future of education for African American students. In the newly revised Third Edition of The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children, distinguished professor Dr. Discover how to give African American children the education they deserve with this updated new resource. 6/5/2023 0 Comments The body code bradley nelsonThe Body Code method allows readers to tap into this inner knowing, and find imbalances in 6 key areas―Energies, Circuits and Systems, Toxicity, Nutrition and Lifestyle, Misalignments, and Pathogens―that are the root causes of our physical, mental and emotional issues. The Body Code is based on the simple premise that the body is self-healing and knows what it needs in order to thrive and flourish. Bradley Nelson, a globally renowned expert in bioenergetic medicine, has spent decades teaching his powerful self-healing method and training practitioners around the globe, but this is the first time his system of healing will be available to the general public in the form of The Body Code. 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6/5/2023 0 Comments The intimacy experiment bookThey've built the syllabus for love's latest experiment, but neither of them expected they'd be the ones putting it to the test. Together, Naomi and Ethan host a buzzy seminar series on Modern Intimacy, the perfect solution to their problems - until they discover a new one - their growing attraction to each other. Unfortunately, his shul is low on both funds and congregants so the board gives him three months to turn things around or they'll close the doors for good. Ready to conquer new worlds, Naomi wants to extend her platform to live lecturing, but higher education won't hire her.Įthan Cohen has recently received two honours: LA Mag named him one of the city's hottest bachelors and he became rabbi of his own synagogue. When the sex-positive start-up she co-founded becomes an international sensation, her responsibilities shift from the bedroom to the boardroom. Theyve built the syllabus for loves latest experiment, but neither of them expected theyd be the ones putting it to the test. Naomi Grant has built a life around going against the grain. Naomi and Ethan join forces to host a buzzy seminar series on Modern Intimacy, the perfect solution to their problemsuntil they discover a new onetheir growing attraction to each other. |