![]() ![]() ![]() Moments of strength amid indescribable pain, resilience despite rage hope while mired in despair each of which remind us in law enforcement to uphold our oath to protect and serve by never giving up," said Gainesville Sheriff Sadie Darnell, Chair of Florida Cold Case Advisory Commission "These stories reflect the authentic voices of individuals at the unexpected moment their lives were shattered and altered forever. "These accounts portray an accurate picture of just what full-force repercussions follow the taking of a life," said Jay Howell, co-founder of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, who wrote the book's foreword. ![]() The book features 22 true stories that reveal the candid aftermath of losing a loved one to an unsolved crime to help raise awareness and offer comfort to others who share the same path. ![]() homicides and kidnappings while linking information with families and law enforcement. The anthology is the 18th title in the popular Grief Diaries book series created by Lynda Cheldelin Fell, an award-winning author and emotional healing expert.Ĭheldelin Fell partnered with Ryan Backmann, Founder and Executive Director of the national nonprofit organization Project Cold Case, that works to publicize all unsolved U.S. PRLog - AlyBlue Media announced today that "Grief Diaries: Project Cold Case" is now available on Amazon and will soon be in more than 40,000 retail outlets around the world. 22 Men and Women Share Poignant True Stories About Losing a Loved One to an Unsolved Murder ![]()
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![]() Unless, of course, I finally accept my foretold destiny of dark sorcery and destruction. And even if I somehow make it through the endless waves of maleficaria that it keeps throwing at me in between grueling homework assignments, I haven’t any idea how my allies and I are going to make it through the graduation hall alive. Our beloved school does its best to devour all its students-but now that I’ve reached my senior year and have actually won myself a handful of allies, it’s suddenly developed a very particular craving for me. I suppose you could even argue that it’s true-only the wisdom is hard to come by, so the shelter’s rather scant. That’s the official motto of the Scholomance. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Polygon, Thrillist, She Reads. ![]() ![]() “The climactic graduation-day battle will bring cheers, tears, and gasps as the second of the Scholomance trilogy closes with a breathtaking cliff-hanger.”- Booklist (starred review) The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I liked that the main character was the setting, Mars. Can you tell what my favorite decade is?) This says to me that Bradbury inspired all the Twilight Zone reruns I watched as a child. (For the record, I’ve typed 1920 when trying to put a year every time. It goes to show how cutting edge Bradbury’s book is because it was published in 1950. To me, Martians and aliens had a very 1970s feel and wasn’t something I was interested in. I ended up liking this book a lot more than I thought I would from the description. In the end, another World War starts on Earth and everyone goes home, leaving a stranded few on Mars for the forseeable future as rocket technology is wiped out on Earth. Subsequent stories talk about human adjustment to life on the new planet from how they change it to be more like Earth, the relationship with those back on Earth, and interactions with the native Martians. The book starts off with the four successive exploratory missions of human spacemen to Mars to see if the planet is fit to inhabit. The Martian Chronicles is a collection of short stories that Bradbury wrote focusing on the human colonization of Mars. Well, I listened to it, but I think that counts still. ![]() I’ve never been much of one for science fiction, but our facilitator said she’d have me read a science fiction book by the time she was through with me and she succeeded. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A nice first edition copy of this experimental novel by Virginia Woolf, one of her most puzzling publications, here in the original beautifully designed dust wrapper by Vanessa Bell. Slipcase shows minor wear to edges and corners but otherwise has held up well. ![]() Some light creasing and faint tears to all d.j folds but has been well protected by p.o.'s plastic covering. bottom edges and spine tail end with wear to forcorners. joint entirely split along fold but is hard to see as p.o. with uneven darkening to front panel and small faint dampstains near top edge. Small dark spot on spine under author's name may correspond to faint dampstain on dust jacket spine. Light wear to board edges, forecorners, and bumped spine ends. Darkening to spine of boards with rubbing that has made some faint patches of uneven tone. Foxing and slight darkening along both hinges with previoues seller's small sticker on corner of rear paste down and previous owner's name inscribed on f.f.e.p. General toning to textblock with faint soiling and foxing along edges. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In her debut novel, Cuthew flips a horror story about toxic masculinity and internet-enabled misogyny into a tale of empowerment as Frankie begins to see she’s not in the wrong, and she and her friends reclaim each other and the narrative. Feeling betrayed and utterly alone, Frankie must find a way to persevere as the internet piles on to shame her. When someone creates a meme about Frankie getting her period during a moment of intimacy with Benjamin, it’s easy for Frankie to blame Harriet-and Benjamin, of course, since he is the only one who knew that it happened. ![]() Frankie loves astronomy, but all Harriet seems to care about is boys (“Does she actually like him/ or does she just like flirting?”), while Harriet thinks Frankie “can be/ such a nun.” By the time Frankie gets together with fellow science lover Benjamin Jones, she and Harriet aren’t speaking. Though Frankie and Harriet have been best friends forever, Frankie feels like they’re growing apart. ![]() ![]() ![]() He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men.Ī web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. The Iron King – Philip the Fair – is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. “Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!” Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, 1) written by Maurice Druon which was published in. Martinįrom the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Brief Summary of Book: The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, 1) by Maurice Druon. The Iron King is the first novel in a seven book series of historical novels entitled The Accursed Kings (Les Rois Maudits) by French author Maurice Druon. ‘This is the original game of thrones’ - George R.R. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you like sophisticated whodunits, charming characters, and novels with a lighthearted tone, you’ll enjoy the seventh installment of the High Society Lady Detective series, Murder at the Mansions, from USA Today bestselling author, Sara Rosett. With dashing Jasper at her side, Olive must discover whose secret is worth killing for. Olive uncovers rivalries, clandestine affairs, and hidden jealousies. They include: society’s “it” girl of the moment, an accountant with a fondness for gadgets, a snooty society matron, and a school teacher turned bridge instructor. To help restore Minerva’s peace of mind, Olive investigates her neighbors. Is Minerva seeing things? Is she barmy? Or is there a more sinister explanation? At least, that’s what Minerva thought she saw, but there’s not a dead body anywhere in the posh building, and the residents are continuing with their lives as they normally do. ![]() Discreet sleuth for the high society set, Olive Belgrave is delighted with her new flat at South Regent Mansions where she’s made several friends, including the modern career woman, Minerva, who draws a popular cartoon about a flapper for a London newspaper.īut then Minerva comes to Olive for help after catching a glimpse of a disturbing sight-a dead body. ![]() South Regent Mansions has all the modern conveniences. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If any of it seems clichéd, bear in mind it was first published in 1993, before dystopia became trendy and the genre became so glutted. On its face, there’s nothing that extraordinary about the plot-it’s a classic dystopian/post-apocalyptic future story, in which a band of survivors travels a ruined country, fending off bandits and natural disasters, searching for a safe haven in which to build a secure new home. ![]() ![]() It’s clear that she has been pigeonholed into only reading audiobooks with black protagonists, and a small number of those, which I think is a gross under-appreciation of her talents. Hungry for more of her work, I looked her up. I hung on every sentence, every word, and was happy to be carried along at the story’s natural pace. Her voice is raw silk, and her pacing and inflections are perfection, adding layers of meaning to a single word of dialog. A few reviewers have complained that she’s too slow, but poetry is not improved by speeding it up, and Thigpen’s reading is just that-pure poetry. While hers is plainly the voice of a mature woman and not a teenager, she perfectly channels Lauren’s “old soul” persona. ![]() ![]() In turning her anger into action, she is faced with two choices: join Ivy, who's campaigning to make the neighborhood a better place to live, or join The Joker, who plans to take down Gotham one corporation at a time.įrom Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning author Mariko Tamaki ( This One Summer) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Steve Pugh ( The Flintstones) comes a coming-of-age story about choices, consequences, and how a weird kid from Gotham goes about defining her world for herself.įirst off, let me just say these DC Ink books are typically YA Elseworlds books and that's what we have here. But then Harley's fortune takes another turn when Mama's drag cabaret becomes the next victim in the wave of gentrification that's taking over the neighborhood. But everything changes when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in.Īnd at first it seems like Harleen has finally found a place to grow into her most "true true," with new best friend Ivy at Gotham High. ![]() ![]() With five dollars to her name, she's sent to live in Gotham City after battling a lot of hard situations as a kid. Mulitple Eisner Award Nominee, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass features the outspoken, rebellious, and eccentric fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel. ![]() ![]() If you’ve read the book and are completely prepared for spoilers, visit the FAQ for much, much more information on the book. Will describes Tiny as possibly the world’s largest person who is really, really gay and also the world’s gayest person who is really, really large. You can buy Will Grayson, Will Grayson from your favorite retailer via the Penguin portal. Summary: Chapter One (Evanston Will) Will Grayson is a teenage high school student in Chicago and best friends with Tiny Cooper. WGWG has also been published in several languages, including German, Portuguese, and Catalan, to name a few. Will Grayson, Will Grayson Series 2 primary works 2 total works Book 1 Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green 3. Will Grayson, Will Grayson debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list for children’s chapter books, the first book starring gay characters ever to appear on the list. ![]() Hilarious, poignant, and deeply insightful, John Green and David Levithan’s collaborative novel is brimming with a double helping of the heart and humor that have won both them legions of faithful fans. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical. ![]() One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens-both named Will Grayson-are about to cross paths. ![]() |