Queen by alex haley5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() And that is what most surprises me: very few voters on IMDb and nobody has troubled to write a commentary (as of August 2001). Apart from 'North and South' (1985/1986) nothing else is comparable. ![]() OK: you need to get up, take a walk around the house during the commercials, make a pot of coffee, phone your mother-in-law and tell her what she is missing, take a cold shower around the 180 minute break, and so on but it is worthwhile. No not at all: this is a gripping and powerful production, masterfully portraying human feelings, suffering, joy. Alex Haley's 'Queen' - Full Cast & Crew 1993 -1993 1 Season CBS Drama TV14 Watchlist Where to Watch Alex Haley's saga about his ancestry tells the story of his grandmother, the daughter of a. Shown here on Spanish National Television (RTVE) in just one episode in the middle of the summer a few years ago: you might say 260 minutes (plus the advertisement breaks) for an epic saga is pure masochism. You will never see anything better by her. The gorgeous (any other adjectives, anybody?) Halle Berry enacts the best rôle of her life. Such that you feel you are right there with them in the tobacco plantations, enjoying and suffering throughout Queen's life her happy and anguishing moments. Queen is a mulatto her mother, Easter, is a black slave who does the weaving on the plantation, and her father, Jass, is the white massa of the plantation. This is a great slice of American history, beautifully filmed and with an extraordinary cast and excellent ambientation. One of those grandiose episodic films, in this case based on Alex Haley's mother Queen (Halle Berry) living through the traumatic experiences of the end of slavery. ![]()
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Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Want more sexy, fun romance? Return to Sunshine, Idaho for more of the captivating Animal Magnetism series, visit spellbinding Lucky Harbor or take a trip to Cedar Ridge's unforgettable Colorado Mountains in Jill's other bestselling series. Brady is just passing through, but there's something about Lilah and her menagerie that makes the temptation of staying in Sunshine one that's difficult to resist. Still, she doesn't find it hard to focus on the sexy, gorgeous stranger she's collided with. As the co-owner of the town's only kennel, Lilah Young has good reason to be distracted behind the wheel - there are puppies, a piglet and a duck in her Jeep. ![]() Well, maybe not for man, as pilot-for-hire Brady Miller discovers when his truck is rear-ended by what appears to be Noah's Ark. Sunshine, Idaho, is a small, sunny town - the perfect home for man and beast. Fans of Bella Andre, Robyn Carr and Rachel Gibson will adore these romances with Jill's irresistible combination of humour and romance. The first in the sexy, heartwarming Animal Magnetism series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Cedar Ridge and Lucky Harbor series. ![]() The hard goodbye frank miller5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() * With Miller and codirector Robert Rodriguez gearing up for Sin City 2, this third edition is being released at just the right time! * Over a million Sin City books in print! With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller's masterpiece! ![]() A few hours later, Goldie's dead without a mark on her perfect body, and the cops are coming before anyone but Marv could know she's been killed. It's a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town. ![]() The first volume of the crime-comic megahit that introduced the now-infamous Marv and spawned a blockbuster film returns in a newly redesigned edition, with a brand-new cover by Frank Miller-some of his first comics art in years! ![]() Eversea book5/30/2023 ![]() He doesn’t count on meeting Keri Ann Butler. Jack hopes the sultry southern heat in this tiny coastal Lowcountry town will hide him not only from the tabloids and his cheating girlfriend, but his increasingly vapid life and the people who run it. When his co-star and real-life girlfriend is caught cheating on him with her married and much older director, A-list hottie, Jack Eversea, finds himself in sleepy Butler Cove, South Carolina. A chance encounter that leads to an unlikely arrangement and epic love affair that will change them both forever. A Hollywood A-list mega-star, on the run from his latest scandal and with everything to lose. "Can't wait for book 2!" Michelle, All Romance Reviews Blog An orphaned, small-town, southern girl, held hostage by responsibility and self-doubt. I really couldn't get enough." ~ Jess, Book Passion for Life Blog "Oh EM GEE. It is a beautiful coming of age story with lots of lovely romance mixed in." ~ Laura Carter, Founder New Adult Book Club on Goodreads and Bookish Treasure Blog. Emilia Pisani of Simon & Schuster (judge) says "Great Southern Flavor!" and "Jack is an alluring leading man!" "I LOVED this book!" and "This book is escapism at its very best. ![]() ![]() ![]() Eversea, a love story, is a Winter Rose Contest FINALIST 2013. ![]() Impyrium series5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() So, here’s a tiny sampling to give you a taste of the creatures great, small, and strange that inhabit IMPYRIUM’s world.įollow Henry: Website | Twitter | Facebook ![]() Some are silly or endearing others can be remote, godlike, and truly terrifying. And still others-most notably hags-are traditional creatures that have been customized with unique habits and an entire subculture (Hag Law!). While some are taken from various mythologies and folklore, others are my own invention. The countless creatures that inhabit IMPYRIUM are a mix of old and new. Yes, it was important to construct its geography, economy, and political systems (sober, very-adult sounding stuff) but I also got to populate that world with monsters! And I’ve been obsessing over monsters since I was old enough to hold a crayon. ![]() ![]() Building IMPYRIUM’s world was a little like those frosted mini-wheats. When I was a kid, they used to broadcast commercials for a breakfast cereal whose whole grain half was for adults and the other-the frosted, sugary side-was for one’s inner kid. ![]() ![]() In addition to the new poetical matter included in this volume, attention should, also, be solicited on behalf of the notes, which will be found to contain much matter, interesting both from biographical and bibliographical points of view. Such verses have been gathered from printed or manuscript sources during a research extending over many years. Besides the poems thus alluded to, this volume will be found to contain many additional pieces and extra stanzas, nowhere else published or included in Poe's works. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, on the 19th of January, 1809. Most, if not all, of the specimens issued in my articles have since been reprinted by different editors and publishers, but the present is the first occasion on which all the pieces referred to have been garnered into one sheaf. Excerpt from The Complete Poetical Works. In 1874 I began drawing attention to the fact that unknown and unreprinted poetry by Edgar Poe was in existence. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. ![]() Until recently, all editions, whether American or English, of Poe's poems have been verbatim reprints of the first posthumous collection, published at New York in 1850. ![]() ![]() In placing before the public this collection of Edgar Poe's poetical works, it is requisite to point out in what respects it differs from, and is superior to, the numerous collections which have preceded it. ![]() Supernatural nevermore5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Since then, they have grown up learning how to hunt and kill the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America. Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. A spate of killings, apparently based on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, are occurring near the author's old house.Join Sam and Dean on an all-new monster hunt, in this original Supernatural novel. Since then, they have grown up learning how to hunt and kill the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America.When the brothers hit New York to check out a haunted house, they soon make a more grisly and suspicious discovery. Since then, they have grown up learning how to. This is a Supernatural novel that reveals a previously unseen adventure for the Winchester brothers, from the hit "CW" series!Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. ![]() Bede english history5/30/2023 ![]() From Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus to messages from Pope John Paul II to Mother Teresa (and her back to him), we have in Church history a plethora of saintly correspondences.įuture saints likewise write about past saints, sometimes before the previous saint’s canonization. Even future saints spoke unawarely with other future saints about mundane matters. It is quite common to find the words of one saint-to-be written to another. ![]() ![]() The heroes of our Faith are not mere myths who have gone beyond us, like Greek heroes dancing in the night sky, nor are they historical curiosities, figures one might read about in some dusty tome of historiography. No, the saints are our family, and through the bounty of God’s eternal Love, we can speak to them and unite our prayer with theirs, so that together we can speak to the Father in praise and petition.Īt the same time, there is a mystery to sanctity, for we do not know who around us will be added to the canon of the saints. Perhaps our friend or neighbor, or our sibling or coworker, might one day be recognized for their heroic virtues. ![]() ![]() One of the beautiful teachings of our Catholic Faith is that concerning the Communion of Saints. ![]() Bulawayo noviolet5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Violet was her mother’s name, and No means “with,” so she chose the name NoViolet to honor her mother’s memory. As we settled in for the evening, NoViolet shared the intimate story of how she chose her pen name. The event was an opportunity to meet and listen to NoViolet Bulawayo, the most translated author in modern Zimbabwean history. However, I quickly found myself at ease as I mingled with other book enthusiasts in the room. As an avid reader and book lover, I was excited to attend, but I wasn’t familiar with the format or what the event would entail. Recently, I attended my first Carnegie Circle Donor Event, and I must say, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation board member ![]() Dean r koontz devoted5/30/2023 ![]() A mother, a boy, and a desperate battle against the night. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with USPS Tracking from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. The chilling, unputdownable new novel from Dean Koontz, the master of suspense. The Boards and Slipcase are Fine, no bumps. Dust Jacket Fine in Brodart cover, no tears, no wear. Housed in a custom-made slipcase bound in premium cloth and featuring blind stamping and hot foil stamping on the front boards, and hot foil stamping on the spine. Buy 3 Get 1 Free Ends Soon Buy 3 Books Under 5, Get a 4th one Free. Stunning wrap-around dust jacket painting by Dirk Berger plus eleven beautiful interior paintings printed in full color on Silk Art stock and tipped into the book. Buy Devoted Hardcover Book By: Dean R Koontz from as low as 9.39. Blind stamping and hot foil stamping on the front boards, and hot foil stamping on the spine. Dust Jacket and interior illustrations by Dirk Berger. Introduction by Lansdale written especially for this edition. ![]() This is number 141 of 500 numbered copies. Lansdale who wrote the introduction, and the artist Dirk Berger on the Limitation Page. SIGNED LIMITED HARDCOVER EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated, complete number line to 1) Birmingham, England, Short, Scary Tales Publications, 2021. ![]() AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
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