![]() I've never watched America's Got Talent, so I went into this book unaware of Brandon Leake's accolades or criticisms, but I'm now a huge fan of his. And "Mutuality" spoke deeply to my tension with many so-called Christian leaders right now. ![]() ![]() The changing dynamics of schools in "The Secret Life of Teachers" made my heart ache. My mind is still ruminating on "Vice Versa" and its line about comparison vs. Unraveling is some of the most moving poetry I've read (listened to) in a while. My thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and Brandon Leake for an advanced audio copy of this poetry in exchange for my honest opinion. I thought it was amazing and unapparelled to anything I have ever seen expressed before in poetry. Truly, Leake is gifted with word expression, and although I found many of his poems beautiful, full of deep heart-felt spontaneous sentiment, the message(s) of the poet, will speaks (or not) to each individual's heart. Many of the very last lines of a poem, deliver a "wow moment". ![]() Leake's poetry is dramatic and intense, yet delivered with smooth elegance. ![]() In Unraveling: Poems, his poetry themes include religion, Christ, being black, prejudice, love of family, friends (or rather lack of true friends), injustice. Brandon Leake, author of "Unraveling: Poems", no doubt is gifted in turning his deep, heartfelt, expressive thoughts, into poignant vocabulary dripping with emotion, and is most especially noticed and appreciated as he narrates his own poems in the audiobook. ![]()
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![]() Later paperback editions have paired Revolt in 2100 with Methuselah's Children. The short stories, "Coventry" and "Misfit", describe the succeeding secular liberal society from the point of view of characters who reject it. Heinlein rewrote the work for this appearance. The work is not an attack on religion in general, however, as he has a Mormon community take part in the anti-theocratic revolt. The short novel, "If This Goes On-", describes a rebellion against an American theocracy and thus served as the vehicle for Heinlein to criticise the authoritarian potential of Protestant Christian fundamentalism. Afterword: "Concerning Stories Never Written"." Misfit" (1939 originally published in Astounding Science Fiction)." Coventry" (1940 originally published in Astounding Science Fiction)." If This Goes On-" (1940 originally published in Astounding Science Fiction).Foreword by Henry Kuttner, "The Innocent Eye".Heinlein, part of his Future History series. Revolt in 2100 is a 1953 science fiction collection by American writer Robert A. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1959- The Rauschmonstrum has his first public interview, appearing on the ABC program The Mike Wallace Interview. 1958- Jesus & Me reaches the top of the New York Times Bestseller list. The Rauschmonstrum’s book Jesus & Me is released. Eisenhower is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. Then again, if you think these interviews with a shapeshifting cloud of smoke actually occurred, you need some professional help. No interactions with public figures are meant to be portrayed as having actually occurred. Front and back cover designed by Valentina Talijan.ĭedicated to Charlie Rose and Dick Cavett, my favorite television interviewers. ![]() This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without permission from the author. Interviews With The Rauschmonstrum By Nick LaTorreĬopyright © 2017 by Nick LaTorre. Also By Nick LaTorre The Gospel of the Rauschmonstrum Further Sketches of the Rauschmonstrum The Rise and Fall of the Horde ![]() ![]() ![]() Like Thackeray, Trollope chooses a bitch as his protagonist. Like Collins’ novel, diamonds go missing, and much authorial effort is expended navigating their disappearance and whereabouts. In some respects, The Eustace Diamonds is a fusion of Vanity Fair and The Moonstone. All I can say is that maybe there’s hope for Moby Dick, another classic with which I’ve endured some false starts. I can’t say it was an altogether pleasant experience, but it was never an unilluminating one. ![]() ![]() This time I made my way through a considerably bulky exemplar, nearly 600 pages of the dense prose of The Eustace Diamonds, to the literal bitter end for Trollope’s protagonist. I’ve started Trollope novels a few times over the years, but never got past a few chapters. With regard to the pantheon of great Victorian writers, I’ve adored Dickens, Thackeray, Collins, and, most of all, Eliot, but I’ve never been able to plow through a Trollope novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() With most fantasy series, there is a period in the beginning that involves some serious world-building. That said, the book really picks up after the first 100 or so pages. I’m a slow reader at the best of times and was still firmly giving all the hype surrounding these books a fair amount of skepticism. I’m going to be honest, it took me quite a bit to get into the first book. To set the mood, here’s a TikTok that perfectly captures what a joy I’ve been to my friends since I started reading these books: of the blessed at your service □ #booktok #bookishhumor #bookworm #bookish #fantasybooks #faerie #acotar #acomaf #acosf #throneofglass #fyp Wondering if the A Court of Thorns and Roses books are really that good? Here’s my spoiler-free review (and love letter to) each book. That side-eye lasted approximately 150 pages and then, in what felt like the blink of an eye, this book series became my entire personality for six weeks. I can’t say I’m hype-adverse (I will gladly purchase almost anything someone personally recommends to me without a second thought, making working at The Everygirl quite hard on my wallet), but I was skeptical this series would be just as good as everyone says it is. ![]() Even though these books have been in my orbit for years, I really didn’t know much about the series, just that it had a massive fanbase whose sole aim in life seemed to be to get me to read these godforsaken books. ![]() ![]() The first book in the series is A Game of Thrones and it introduces us to a plethora of characters. Martin plans for the series to span seven books, but he hasn’t ruled out the series stretching longer. There are five books currently available in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Martin’s contribution to the fantasy genre. That article goes into how to read the books in order, while this will be an overview of George R.R. If you’re looking for more information on Game of Thrones, we have a full article dedicated to that here. ![]() About Game of Thronesīut first let’s briefly touch on the series itself. Martin’s books or the epic fantasy battles, we have rounded up 13 books like Game of Thrones that you should read next. Regardless of whether you love the political framework of George R.R. ![]() And with the book series unfinished many are feeling a Game of Thrones-sized gap in their lives. Many fans were disheartened with the conclusion to the massively successful TV adaptation. If you’re looking for more books like Game of Thrones we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re a new or an old fan, Game of Thrones has a strong pull. ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally September and Shadow forge a stormy partnership to rescue the missing and stop the nightmare cure. Shadow does his good-dog duty but can’t protect his boy. As September races the clock, the body count swells. ![]() When her sister trusts a maverick researcher’s promise to help Steven, September has 24 hours to rescue them from a devastating medical experiment impacting millions of children, a deadly secret others will kill to protect. She’s forced out of hibernation when her nephew Steven and his autism service dog Shadow disappear in a freak blizzard. Animal behaviorist September Day has lost everything-husband murdered, career in ruins, confidence shot-and returns home with her trained Maine Coon cat Macy to Texas to recover. A DOG finds his true purpose-when he disobeys. A MOM gambles a miracle will cure-and not kill-her child. AN AUNT searches for her lost nephew-and dooms her sister. ![]() ![]() ![]() Samuel R Delaney has Dhalgren, Vladimir Nabokov had Ada, or Ardor, and James Joyce had Finnegans Wake, or simply “the Wake,” as the true fans prefer. Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, as interpreted by Ursula K. But they get old and die without ever having been there. The next little country might be so close people could hear cocks crowing and dogs barking there. They’d enjoy eating, take pleasure in clothes, be happy with their houses, devoted to their customs. ![]() Instead of writing they might go back to using knotted cords. They’d have armor and weapons but no parades. ![]() They’d have ships and carriages but no place to go. Let them be mindful of death and disinclined to long journeys. Let them have tools that do the work of ten or hundred and never use them. Let there be a little country without many people. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() few are so riotously, effortlessly entertaining as Ruth Reichl. While all good food writers are humorous. In Comfort Me with Apples, Reichl once again demonstrates her inimitable ability to combine food writing, humour and memoir into an art form. She is unafraid - even eager - to poke holes in the pretensions of food critics, making each meal a hilarious and instructive occasion for novices and experts alike. It is an apprenticeship by turns delightful and daunting but unfailingly entertaining, from a summer lunch with M.F.K Fisher to a mad dash through the produce market with Wolfgang Puck and a garlic feast with Alice Waters. Reichl recounts her transformation from chef to food writer, a process that led her through restaurants (and occasionally bedrooms) from Bangkok to Paris to Los Angeles. In the sequel to her best-selling autobiography Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl continues her culinary adventures in pursuit of good meals and good company. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Narbona gazed down on the battlements and cannons of a mighty fort the invaders had built, he realized his foes had been vanquished-but what did the arrival of these “New Men” portend for the Navajo? He had come to see if the rumors were true-if an army of blue-suited soldiers had swept in from the East and utterly defeated his ancestral enemies. In the fall of 1846 the venerable Navajo warrior Narbona, greatest of his people’s chieftains, looked down upon the small town of Santa Fe, the stronghold of the Mexican settlers he had been fighting his whole long life. A Magnificent History of How the West Was Really Won - a Sweeping Tale of Shame and Glory ![]() |