Takumi yanai5/29/2023 However, with "Gate" becoming an anime this month, it may be only a matter of time before the series is known the world over. Though it’s been incredibly popular in Japan, selling over 2.4 million volumes of books, light novels, and manga all together since 2006, it’s not that well-known overseas. If you’ve never heard of "Gate" before, it’s not surprising. You can bet the JSDF is milking it for every last drop they can, starting with posters that are giving us a strange urge to visit our local recruitment center. It’s about the JSDF traveling through a portal to another world, taking down monsters, teaming up with cute girls, and just generally making it look like joining them would be the most amazing thing ever. We’ve seen the Japanese Self-Defense Forces get quite creative with trying to entice new recruits, but never before have we seen them do an all-out official collaboration with an anime.Īnd "Gate" is the perfect anime for them to team up with.
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Unforgettable You by Georgina Penney5/29/2023 So in Unforgettable You, we have the heroine, Jo, who works on an oil rig off Mauritiana in the glamorous-sounding role of ‘Mud Engineer’… yes, I think that’s kind of different for a leading romance lady, too. So I set out to learn more about what makes Mud Engineers tick on a mission to discover the murky depths of the character of Jo Blaine in Unforgettable You. Which order you decide to tackle Georgina Penney is your decision. The two books are part of a series, but while Irrepressible You was released first, Unforgettable You is actually its prequel. Georgina Penney (author of Irrepressible You, my most giggled-over book of 2014) has a new book out this month called Unforgettable You. I’ve been lucky enough to read it already, and I loved it every bit as much as Irrepressible You. Tony and susan5/29/2023 “Put your dress on,” she would tell her daughter Christhianon Coie, “we’re gonna go do a church.” According to an interview Christianon did for the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2008, she was present when her mother met her match. She had moved to Hollywood to become an actress, but was supporting herself in the meantime scamming churches. Susan was born Edith Opal Horn, also of Jewish descent, in Alma, Arkansas. From Tony Alamo News, Tony singing at his restaurant banquet hall. He would tell everyone who would listen that he was a hotshot music promoter who’d worked with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Sonny and Cher. He recorded a single “Little Yankee Girl” that’s weird as hell, but mostly he just talked the big talk. As a teenager, he left Missouri for Los Angeles, CA to find fame in the music industry. He claimed his father, a Jewish immigrant from Romania, had been a dance instructor for Rudolph Valentino. Tony Alamo was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman in 1934, in Joplin, MO. This is the story of Tony and Susan Alamo. The story of a bad boy who wants to be Elvis, a girl with a bleached blonde bouffant, a stolen corpse, the mind-altering power of Jesus Christ, –all encrusted in rhinestones. If I had been born about 20 years earlier and one hour south of here, I may have appeared in this story. The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith5/29/2023 It is revealed that the Pegasus group is owned by Herr von Schiller, a ruthless German collector. They find the tomb's location, but are attacked by the Pegasus group, which were behind attempts on Royan's life. Together, they travel to Ethiopia following clues laid out by Taita.Īs the pair journey along together, they grow fond of each other's company. Royan heads to England and convinces an old friend of Duraid, Nicholas, of the existence of the treasure in Pharaoh Mamose's tomb. Duraid is brutally murdered, but Royan escapes. They are attacked and their work is stolen. Royan Al Simma, as they uncover the tomb of Tanus.ĭuraid Al Simma and his wife Royan decipher the seventh scroll from the tomb of Lostris. This book is set in the present and follows the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper and his love interest, Dr. The novel was adapted into a miniseries in 1999. The tomb of Tanus, which is the focus of the book, refers to another novel by the author, River God. It is part of the 'Egyptian' series of novels by Smith and follows the exploits of the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper and Dr. The Seventh Scroll is a novel by author Wilbur Smith. A Pink Lady by Elizabeth A. Miller5/28/2023 She was loved and admired by countless students who she taught and mentored.īeth enjoyed the company of her family, as well as many friends. Beth was a Social Studies teacher at Plainville High School since 2002. In May, 2011, Beth earned her Juris Doctor (Law Degree) from Western New England College in Springfield MA. Joseph’s College in West Hartford in 2001. While raising her 3 sons, Beth earned her B.A. She also leaves her mother and father-in-law, Cindy and Jim Miller of Enfield her sister-in-law, Marlene Moranino and her children David, Alexis, and Nicole of Torrington and her “second family”, Sara Boissonneault of Huntington, MA, Jeanne and Steve Champagne, Christopher, Natalie, and Jackson Champagne of Enfield. She also leaves her mother, Sherrill Marshall Hitchings and her husband, Gerald of Virginia Beach, VA as well her sister, Kelly Marshall Englehardt and her son Sam of Virginia Beach, VA. Beth grew up in Virginia Beach and moved to Connecticut in 1990.īeth leaves her husband of 20 years, Douglas Miller of Enfield and her 3 sons, Brian, Kevin and Daniel. She was the daughter of Sherrill Marshall Hitchings of Virginia Beach, VA. Miller, 40, died suddenly as a result of a brain aneurysm on Sunday March 18, 2012. Charles duhigg faster smarter better5/28/2023 They view the world, and their choices, in profoundly different ways.Ī young woman drops out of a PhD program and starts playing poker. Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics-as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, FBI agents, airplane pilots, and Broadway songwriters-this painstakingly researched book explains that the most productive people, companies, and organizations don’t merely act differently.
How music works book review5/28/2023 Club "Essential" -The San Francisco Chronicle "Absorbing" -The IndependentĪbout the Author DAVID BYRNE is an author, a musician, and a filmmaker known for his creative collaborations and work with the Talking Heads. Witty, insightful, thought provoking and always interesting, How Music Works isn’t just for musicians, it’s for everyone who loves music. Praise for How Music Works "Brilliantly original" -The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating" -Booklist "Extraordinary" -The Guardian "Dazzling" -The Onion A.V. David Byrne has created some of the most interesting and intelligent popular music of his era, and this book he proves he’s equally adept as a writer. Byrne's magnum opus uncovers ever-new and thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all. Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. About the Book "Originally published in the United States in hardcover in 2012 and in paperback in 2013 by McSweeneys, San Francisco."īook Synopsis *Updated with a new chapter on digital curation* How Music Works is David Byrne's incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social or technological. Life as we knew it susan beth5/28/2023 Plausible science fiction with a frighteningly realistic reminder of recent tragedies here and abroad. Death is a constant threat, and Pfeffer instills despair right to the end but is cognizant to provide a ray of hope with a promising conclusion. Miranda’s daily litany of cutting firewood, rationing canned meals, short tempers flaring in a one-room confinement is offset by lots of heart-to-heart talks about life and its true significance with her mother, older brother and religiously devout best friend. Pfeffer paints a gruesome and often depressing drama as conditions become increasingly difficult and dangerous with the dwindling of public and private services. Miranda’s American teen view gradually alters as personal security, physical strength and health become priorities. The change in the moon’s gravitational pull begins to cause natural havoc around the globe in the form of catastrophic tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes and other weather-related disasters. Sixteen-year-old Miranda begins a daily ten-month diary documenting the survival ordeal her rural Pennsylvania family endures when a large meteor’s collision with the moon brings on destruction of the modern world and all its technological conveniences. Just seemed out of character for the time period.) The narrator had a pleasant voice but there was not much feeling in her reading. (The part I didn't like about the book was how much Mattie talked about "the marital act," but I guess it was important to the storyline. I think there is nobility in being able to forgive and love again. I think it portrays true love and forgiveness rather well. There are sad parts and hard times in the book but I like the feel overall and the message I take away is that you just have to keep going in life and look for the positive in your experiences and hopefully learn from your mistakes. I really liked the way the author portrayed the main character through her journal and thoroughly enjoyed the writing and speaking style of Mattie. It finally gives closure to the storyline. Even though at one point near the end you feel like you have been left hanging. La candy by lauren conrad5/28/2023 Everyday girls find their lives are everyone elses business when theyre picked to star in a Sex. Make sure you’re doing something you feel really passionate about, and you will feel confident because I think when you’re passionate, you tend to work a lot harder for something. by Lauren Conrad RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2009. I think people tend to feel married to the first career decision they’ve made and they feel stuck with it, and I think it’s okay to say, 'You know what? That’s not for me-I’m going to try something else.' Careers can be long, and you want to make sure you’re in love with what you do at least some days. The novel started off rather slowly for me, but once Jane, our heroine, and her feisty best friend, Scarlett, were picked to be on a new reality tv show, the story picked up. “If you really love something, then it’s a lot easier to feel confident in it. Given my fascination with Lauren Conrad, I was excited to read her loosely autobiographical first novel, L.A. “I think confidence comes along with feeling really passionate about something,” she explains. sort by Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Make sure you’re doing something you feel really passionate about, and you will feel confident because I think when you’re passionate, you tend to work a lot harder for something.Ĭonrad’s even keel has a lot do with the old adage: “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” This passion for her work is also the impetus behind her confident persona. 80,087 ratings 5,121 reviews shelved 160,142 times Showing 30 distinct works. 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