![]() ![]() But even though she’s discovered the government’s secret underground prison network and the fact that negs aren’t going to rehab farms (not even close), she’s still no closer to finding her father. For the last two years, eighteen-year-old Maggie has had only one goal: to uncover the truth and bring him home. Three years ago Maggie’s father mysteriously rated as a ‘neg’ and was taken away from them. Why trust your heart when all you have to do is get within a two-metre radius of someone to record a compatibility rating? Ratings range from the rare ‘perfect match’ to the dreaded ‘negative’ and everything in between. Ever since the development of M-chips which tap into human pheromones, M-Corp has become the new superpower. But nothing, and no one, is going to stand in Maggie’s way. The Mercer Corporation might rule the world through the control of pheromones. The summary of D isruption n from Goodreads: I had a few issues with some things, but overall, the book was really interesting and captivating. She’s a take-no-prisoners kind of person, determined to see her mission through until the end. Maggie fights against the system because she knows it’s flawed. A future where people rely on technology for everything, including telling them who they are compatible with for friendship and romance. ![]() ![]() The concept behind this book is a good one, and completely believable. Published: October 4th, 2016 (US pub date) ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Rich with a thoughtful examination of Eragon's maturing psyche, "Brisingr" explores how Eragon must come to terms with his role as a leader and the moral obligations that weigh heavily upon his young shoulders as a Dragon Rider.īrisingr starts four days after the Battle of The Burning Plains, as Roran, Eragon and Saphira watch as a group of worshipers of Helgrind with missing body parts perform ceremonies on slaves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices - choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength - as are the elves and dwarves. ![]() But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.įirst is Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved, Katrina, to whom Roran is engaged, from the evil clutches of the Ra'zac. Oaths Sworn… loyalties tested… forces collide.įollowing the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2005, Rankine won an Academy of American Poets Fellowship. Rankine uses a vulnerable and authentic voice to examine existence in America at the turn of the 20th century, particularly when it comes to American consumption of media, gender and race politics, and the aftereffects of 9/11.ĭon't Let Me Be Lonely was received very well by literary critics in the months following its publication. Don't Let Me Be Lonely is an evocative meditation on American identity, loneliness, mental health, and death. Rankine is a contemporary poet who is known for her idiosyncratic, politically-charged, and multimedia writing. It was originally published in September 2004. Don't Let Me Be Lonelyis a multi-media book of poetry and photography by Claudia Rankine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon he discovers that the Hawkinses may in fact be the very pirates responsible for his brother's death. ![]() While aboard, however, Damian finds himself falling in love with Mirabelle, distracting him from his plan for revenge. What Mirabelle and the rest of the crew don't know is that Damian's brother, Adam, was killed at sea by pirates, and Damian has concealed his identity and learned sailcraft in order to find the murderous villains. , where he's to serve as the navigator, much to Mirabelle's consternation. ![]() Damian is the newest crew member aboard the Hawkins brothers' ship, the Bonny Meg ) introduces two delightful characters in her sophomore historical romance: Damian Westmore, known as "The Duke of Rogues," is a debauched sensualist who delights only in the pleasures of the flesh Mirabelle Hawkins, a fiery young sailor, is determined to become a pirate like her brothers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Materials and/or content may not be reproduced without express permission from the owner. ![]() | Remarques | Forums | Email | Links | FAQ Home | About Us | Identify US 1st Editions | Identify UK 1st Editions ![]() Want to know where to buy this book?: (Click Here) ![]() #316 - Was originally owned by Michael Whelan E-mail Me with the number and date and I will add it to the list. If you own a copy number that I list as a ? it means I don't know the date it was signed. I have a series of book numbers and signed dates (about half courtesy of Robert at Rare-Collectible-Books the other half by various people who e-mailed me with the dates of books they own) all of the books were signed between July 5-8, 1980. Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic 1 New York Times bestsellernow a major motion picture Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as The Shop. Values for Firestarter last updated - April 2023 The issue price for this book was $35, now $3,750-$5,750 Below this is Stephen King's signature and date. The limitation sheet reads: "This first edition of Firestarter by Stephen King is limited to 725 copies, all of which have been signed an numbered by the author. Limited edition of 725 slipcased copies.Sometimes called "The Asbestos Firestarter" for obvious reasons. 26 Lettered copies wrapped in aluminum-coated cloth.Want to be notified about the latest news and updates? ![]() ![]() ![]() Given this second chance, Hatch and his wife Lindsey approach each day with a new appreciation of the beauty of life - until a series of mysterious and frightening events brings them face to face with the unknown.Īlthough Hatch was given no glimpse of an afterlife during the period when his heart had stopped, he has reason to fear that he has brought a terrible presence back with him. 'Not just a master of our darkest dreams but also a literary juggler' - The Times.Īlthough accident victim Hatch Harrison dies en route to the hospital, a brilliant physician miraculously resuscitates him. If you delight in the suspense of Stephen King and The Stranger by Harlan Coben chilled you to the bone (in the best possible way), you'll love Hideaway - the classic thriller by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. ![]() ![]() ![]() So Isaak may not be a particularly brave dog, but he is definitely a good dog. of course the author's greatest accomplishment in this book is AN AWESOME HUSKY NAMED ISAAK. ![]() Dark Matter is essentially a haunted house story that takes place in a fairly original setting, full of wide, dark spaces although centered around a small, lonely cabin. Paver is particularly skilled at painting a locale that is highly atmospheric, dislocating, and eerie. Jack is an interestingly almost-unreliable narrator. she creates her characters quickly yet they retain nuance and realism. Paver does an excellent job at conveying the time and the place. ![]() ![]() there are some other human characters as well but eh whatever, the most compelling part of the story is that Jack meets AN AWESOME HUSKY NAMED ISAAK! who will teach him that only morons hate dogs. there he will find meaning to his life, camaraderie and fellowship and an intense crush on one of his fellow adventurers, and an atrocious and deadly ghost. So Jack - a poor, depressed, dog-hating, lower class and very class conscious 28-year-old - finds the perfect solution to his angst and alienation: he will join a small expedition to the abandoned mining outpost of Gruhuken in the Arctic circle. Perfectly executed little ghost story set in the Arctic wastes in the late 1930s, featuring the adventures of AN AWESOME HUSKY NAMED ISAAK and I suppose some humans as well. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They abide beyond the end of the mind's reach we cannot catch up to them. He knows us better than we do: 'The plays remain the outward limit of human achievement: aesthetically, cognitively, in certain ways morally, even spiritually. In short, Shakespeare invented our understanding of ourselves. How to understand Shakespeare, whose ability so far exceeds his predecessors and successors, whose genius has defied generations of critics' explanations, whose work is of greater influence in the modern age even than the Bible? This book is a visionary summation of Harold Bloom's reading of Shakespeare and in it he expounds a brilliant and far-reaching critical theory: that Shakespeare was, through his dramatic characters, the inventor of human personality as we have come to understand it. In this magisterial interpretation, Bloom explains Shakespeare's genius in a radical and provocative re-reading of the plays. Harold Bloom, the doyen of American literary critics and author of The Western Canon, has spent a professional lifetime reading, writing about and teaching Shakespeare. ![]() ![]() ![]() The reality of how hard it is for people to talk about it and how it isn't so easily diagnosed, made this book all the more real. One of the topics most prevalent in All Of The Rogers is mental illness. But, for the first time in a long time, I’m excited about my future." The relationships with peers, parents and teachers, as well as the drama that comes with each of these topics. ![]() Taking us back to high school, the setting Erin portrays takes us into real life struggles that teenagers deal with everyday. The ups, downs, happy, sad, worried and broken. This book did me in! The emotions I had while reading All Of The Rogers had me feeling like I was on an emotional roller coaster. I had the honour of reading and reviewing All Of The Rogers, a novel by Erin Lockwood. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What Goebbels rightly feared - with a prescience drawn from his own use of public opinion as a weapon - was the threat that a far greater master of words and ideas would unite the West in a resolute defense against Nazi domination. “Every German,” Goebbels proclaimed, “must be clear in his mind that listening in to these broadcasts represents an act of serious sabotage.” Convinced that tuning in to Churchill’s soaring speeches was not only a dangerous vice but also a traitorous act, he was determined to crush so-called “radio offenders” at any cost. Still worse, Goebbels knew that growing numbers of Germans had begun listening, too. Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people. “England cannot hold out forever!” What the Nazis’ minister of propaganda resented even more than the British prime minister’s stubbornness, however, were his powers of persuasion. ![]() ![]() “When will that creature Churchill finally surrender?” he complained. In the winter of 1940, as Germany’s brutal bombing campaign against Britain dragged on, Joseph Goebbels poured out his frustrations in his diary. THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz ![]() |