![]() (Thinking about this now, I kind of feel guilty about it, like I need to go give her some better books.) So I hung onto these few keepers and found a neighbor with a young daughter who was interested in taking the rest of the books off my hands. I was so disappointed.īut there were a handful of more interesting books scattered among the rest, and one of those was Tuck Everlasting. I have NO idea where my MIL got them from, or why. dozens of Sweet Valley High and Babysitters Club books. When I got home and opened the boxes, I found. With visions of a literary treasure trove in my head, I quickly offered to take them off her hands so I could keep what I liked and dispose of the rest. She mentioned, as we were leaving, that she had two boxes of books that she was going to get rid of. ![]() One day I was visiting my mother-in-law, a former high school English teacher. ![]()
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![]() ![]() And the flatness of the animation seems like almost something from the Paleolithic Age. They certainly failed to make any of this contrived story involving, and their voices seem distant and vague. Don't expect any sparks from the voice performances here of Ed Asner or Betty White. The plot then relates the efforts of the elves to satisfy Santa's wish. They're not too pleased when Santa, accompanied by Mrs Gretchen Claus, wishes for the ability to deliver a toy to every child in the world on Christmas. ![]() After rescuing one tiny elf from falling through the ice at the North Pole, the elves and their magician Dad grant Santa one wish. Too many subplots - not enough Santa! We're presented with elves of various stripes, and I guess their father who is a magician apparently. Perhaps because it was made for an hour time slot, the proceedings here seem way too padded and overpopulated. Or at least I was hoping for a campy and lively time, which wasn't really what I experienced. Heck - I was over thirty when it was made! I wanted to get a little "Christmas Spirit," so I thought this might be the ticket. ![]() I watched this now for the first time being way past the age of its target audience. ![]() ![]() ![]() The narrator of the story describes his experience of being tortured. The Pit and the Pendulum (1842) The short story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrative revolves around a person being buried alive-in this case, by immurement. The Cask of Amontillado (1846) The story is set in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year and is about the narrator's deadly revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Fall of the House of Usher (1839) As in all of Poe's short stories, "The Fall of the House of Usher" concentrates on a "single effect", in this case, the degeneration and decay of the Usher house and family. ![]() The murder is carefully calculated, and the murderer hides the body by dismembering it and hiding it under the floorboards. The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) Is a short story told by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of his sanity, while describing a murder he committed. This carefully crafted ebook: "The Best Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, The Black Cat, The Murders in the Rue Morgue" contains the Best Tales of Edgar Allan Poe in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. ![]() ![]() ![]() With his doubt and compassion, and his deep love for a local girl named Kira, Rumata wants to save the kingdom from the machinations of Don Reba, the first minister to the king. Masquerading as an arrogant nobleman, a dueler, and a brawler, he is never defeated, but yet he can never kill. ![]() What if parenting was governed by the Starfleet’s Prime Directive? Photo: woodleywonderworks (CC BY 2.0)ĭon Rumata has been sent from Earth to the medieval kingdom of Arkanar with instructions to observe and to save what he can. ![]() The novel’s core idea is that human progress throughout the centuries is often cruel and bloody, and that religion and blind faith can be an effective tool of oppression, working to destroy the emerging scientific disciplines and enlightenment. “The novel follows Anton, an undercover operative from the future planet Earth, in his mission on an alien planet, that is populated by human beings, whose society has not advanced beyond the Middle Ages. ~Arkadi & Boris Strugatsky, Hard to Be a God Plot summary ![]() Despising and fearing knowledge, they will nonetheless inevitably decide to promote it in order to survive.” “And no matter how much the gray people in power despise knowledge, they can’t do anything about historical objectivity they can slow it down, but they can’t stop it. ![]() ![]() Though he's made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful - and more irresistible - than she ever dared imagine. ![]() Signa's best chance of uncovering the murderer, though, is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family's waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness.But when their mother's restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger, and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer. Belladonna is a hauntingly atmospheric read, with an absolutely fantastic ending that will leave readers begging for more Stephanie Garber, 1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart Adalyn Grace spins a gothic tale immersing the reader in a world of secrets, curses, mystery, romance, and Death She takes us on a. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her wellbeing - and each has met an untimely end. ![]() ![]() For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive, the people in her life have fallen like stars. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This book has already sold over two million copies worldwide, according to Amazon (while other sources claim it has sold over three million copies). One reviewer even described it as “Buddhism with a mix of mysticism and a few references to Jesus Christ, a sort of New Age re-working of Zen.” It seeks to help people find their truest and deepest selves, and leads them toward the “discovery of truth and light.” This book is also designed to help you realize the importance of “now”-the present moment, instead of the past and what has been done, or the future and what’s about to happen.Īccording to expert reviews, the book is a mixture of several spiritual traditions. The book aims to guide individuals in their journeys toward spiritual bliss and happiness. In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Tolle is also a prominent spiritual teacher. It was written by Eckhart Tolle, one of the most influential figures in spirituality and personal growth. The Power of Now is more than just a compilation of modern philosophical and spiritual beliefs. ![]() ![]() ![]() The plot, which borrows a few touches from Dostoevski's The Possessed, is a simple figure around which is woven a vast tapestry of impressions of Petersburg in October. It's easy to see why, since the book really holds up in the present Maguire-Malmstad translation, which is a jewel-cutter's showcase. ![]() Petersburg was Nabokov's favorite 20th century Russian novel, and he ranked it with Joyce's, Kafka's, and Proust's most celebrated works. The Grove Press edition of 1959, translated by John Cournos, is a lumpen affair that has none of Bely's grace or brilliance-and has no notes, which now are absolutely necessary. The first full transhtion of the Russian Symbolist classic by Boris Bugaev (pseudonym Andrei Bely), which was first published in 1913, then revised and republished in 1922. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s a tiny place for love here, but readers familiar with Hopkins’ Burned (2006) or with signs of serious depression will anticipate the tragic ending. The origins that the text identifies for Tony’s sexuality prevent his being a standard-bearer for gayness in literature, but the three main characterizations ring true. Each distinct first-person story slowly reveals its grim secrets, stinging from start to finish. The therapists broach some psychological issues, but Aspen Springs is more behavioral than psychiatric, awarding levels of privilege for acts of progress. 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