![]() ![]() ![]() After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. Unlikely alliances form, and the mystery of Scott's affliction brings out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.įrom the master storyteller Stephen King comes this compelling tale about finding common ground despite differences, a magical story with deep resonance for our time. Missy may be warm and friendly, but Deirdre is as cold as ice.Īs the town prepares for its annual Thanksgiving 12K run, Scott begins to understand the prejudices the women face, and tries to help. And now Scott seems trapped in a feud with the couple over their dogs dropping their business on his lawn. Scott also has new neighbors who have opened a "fine dining experience" in town, although it's an experience being shunned by the locals: Deirdre McComb and her wife Missy Donaldson don't exactly conform to a lifestyle the community approves of. ![]() That's why Scott Carey wants to confide only in his friend Doctor Bob Ellis about his strange condition he's losing weight without getting thinner, and the scales register the same whether he is in his clothes or out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Castle Rock is a small town, where word gets around quickly. ![]()
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![]() Any dominant male would be proud to have a mate as strong as Roni. She was also so damn tough it was admirable. She made him laugh, and she fascinated him with her complex character. Was it a possibility? He did feel incredibly possessive of Roni, so much so that he would happily slash the throat of any male who tried to take her from him. Marcus opened his mouth, but no words came out. You can at least admit it’s a possibility that she’s your mate.” ![]() ![]() “Sometimes our animals have strong reactions to certain females and it doesn’t mean anything.” They should have listened to their wolves, but they didn’t, because they were too wrapped up in their human issues.” Look at Dante and Trey-it took them both months to figure out they had their own mate right under their noses, and that’s just plain pathetic. “All I’m asking is that you keep an open mind about it. ![]() “Just because I don’t want to give her up yet doesn’t make her my mate.” That would mean Roni has a mate out there somewhere too, waiting to claim her.”Ī growl of objection rumbled out of Marcus before he could stop it-it was a growl that came from both him and his wolf. Let’s say this other female the Seer described is the one for you, and she’s out there somewhere. “Yeah, well, her vision was very specific.” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “This was a major feat, a huge act of love and solidarity, of sisterhood, of soul generosity and shared joy, for which she will be remembered as she will be remembered with immense gratitude for her extraordinary biography ‘Wrapped in Rainbows’ of our revered and irrepressible Medicine Ancestor, Zora Neale Hurston.”īoyd was a native of Atlanta who studied as an undergraduate at Northwestern University and received a master’s degree in creative nonfiction writing from Goucher College. Even though illness was stalking her the past several years, she accompanied me in gathering, transcribing, and editing my journals,” Walker said in a statement issued through Simon & Schuster, “Valerie Boyd was one of the best people ever to live, which she did as a free being. ![]() ![]() ![]() But then as the other sailor’s cry out in dismay, the Mariner, for reasons unexplained, shoots and kills the albatross with his crossbow.Īt first, the other Sailors are furious with the Mariner for killing the bird which they believed a god omen and responsible for making the breezes blow. Day after day the albatross appears, appearing in the morning when the sailors call for it, and soaring behind the ship. The sailors greet it as a good omen, and a new wind rises up, propelling the ship. An Albatross breaks the pristine lifelessness of the Antarctic. A tremendous storm then blows the ship even further to the South Pole, where the crew are awed as they encounter mist, snow, cold, and giant glaciers. ![]() ![]() The Mariner’s story begins with the ship leaving harbor and sailing southward. Despite the Wedding Guest’s efforts to leave, the Mariner continues to speak. The Mariner stops the young man to tell him the story of a ship, providing no introduction but simply beginning his tale. The poem begins by introducing the Ancient Mariner, who, with his “glittering eye,” stops a Wedding Guest from attending a nearby wedding celebration. ![]() ![]() ![]() The twist in the anticipated outcome and the deep richness of Chato's voice are memorable. Dreaming of a mouse feast, Chato and his cat buddy think up and stir up a delicious meal with Spanish flavor, only to be greeted at the door by the mice and their special guest. In hospitable fashion, Chato invites his new neighbors to dinner. Food is also center stage in CHATO'S KITCHEN. The giggles of Pete and the listeners increase as Pete is kneaded, stretched, spread, baked, and (almost) sliced. In PETE'S A PIZZA, Pete is in a terrible state, and it is his father who has the wisdom to humor him back to his usual self by making Pete into a pizza pie. Listeners will appreciate the interplay of Grandpa's adventure with Kate's dream and the relationships of the fantastic foods. In PICKLES TO PITTSBURGH, Judi Barrett revisits the wonderful world of Chewandswallow, featuring immense foodstuffs, and from this world distinct characters emerge. The relaxed pace of this recording provides the time to savor these memories. Similar car trips, greetings, spreads of food and conversation, and bulging houses will spring to mind. In THE RELATIVES CAME, the annual summer trip is fondly remembered. ![]() ![]() Each character becomes a vivid part of the listener's imagination. Special relationships between characters are the stuff of engaging stories. ![]() ![]() This 30th anniversary edition includes an appreciative preface by religious scholar Huston Smith and an updated exploration of the chemical evidence by Peter Webster. The book's themes of the universality of experiential religion, the suppression of that knowledge by exploitative forces, and the use of psychedelics to reconcile the human and natural worlds make it a fascinating and timely read. ![]() The authors have played critical roles in the modern rediscovery of entheogens, and The Road to Eleusis presents an authoritative exposition of their views. When you buy books using these links the Internet Archive may earn a small commission. Although controversial when first published in 1978, the book's hypothesis has become more widely accepted in recent years, as knowledge of ethnobotany has deepened. Gordon Wasson, 2008, North Atlantic Books edition, in English. The authors then expand the discussion to show that natural psychedelic agents have been used in spiritual rituals across history and cultures. In this groundbreaking work, three experts-a mycologist, a chemist, and a historian-argue persuasively that the sacred potion given to participants in the course of the ritual contained a psychoactive entheogen. ![]() The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The blurb gives us a wonderful idea of the story and hints at the untraditional course these two characters will take as they slowly fall in love. She refers to this man only as ‘Sensei’ and through the course of the novel it’s difficult not to become truly invested in the individuals you meet.Kawakami creates distinct, memorable, and charming characters who you are truly rooting for throughout the novel. ![]() One of the places hit hardest by this was Japan, which previously had one of the most vibrant and fascinating ancient cultures, brimming with ancient customs which speak louder than laws, and art forms such as kabuki, calligraphy, and tea ceremonies.Īll of this fell apart to make way for a culture now globally defined by cutting-edge technology, long working hours, swathes of businessmen in black suits, and a colourful youth culture of video games and anime.ĭeep in the trench which separates the old and the new, our protagonist Tsukiko is reunited with her old high school Japanese teacher. The twentieth century, and the end of World War II, saw a global shift in culture, technology, and economics never before experienced. Strange Weather in Tokyois a cultural examination of post-war Japan packaged into a touching, life-affirming love story for the ages. ![]() ![]() ![]() Starting with the premise of a young woman with a disability who wants to try inter-species dating, she created The Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasy series before there was a genre called “urban fantasy.” Telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse works in a bar in the fictional northern Louisiana town of Bon Temps. Shakespeare’s Counselor, the fifth-and final-Lily Bard novel, was printed in fall 2001.īy then, Harris was feeling the call of new territory. In 1996, she released the first in the much darker Shakespeare mysteries, featuring the amateur sleuth Lily Bard, a karate student who makes her living cleaning houses. Harris wrote eight books in her series about a Georgia librarian. She switched to novels a few years later, and achieved publication in 1981 with Sweet and Deadly.Īfter publishing two stand-alone mysteries, Harris launched the lighthearted Aurora Teagarden books with Real Murders, a Best Novel 1990 nomination for the Agatha Awards. Though her early works consisted largely of poems about ghosts and teenage angst, she began writing plays when she attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. ![]() ![]() She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area. Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And then he proposes an outrageous experiment to bring back her literary muse and meet her deadline: He’ll take her on a series of experimental dates meant to jump-start her romantic inspiration. Lucas offers to let Rosie stay with him, at least until she can find some affordable temporary housing. Only this one strolls around the place in a towel, has a distracting grin, and an irresistible accent. Lucas seems intent on coming to her rescue like a Spanish knight in shining armour. ![]() But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking-for lack of a better word-on Instagram for the last few months. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. From the author of The Spanish Love Deception, the eagerly anticipated follow-up featuring Rosie Graham and Lucas Martín, who are forced to share a New York apartment. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the confusion of getting rid of the deceased's body - India planned to hide the body, with the help of a street urchin named Vincent - those papers disappeared. Unfortunately, she later learnt that the deceased customer, whom she knew as "Bowser" was in reality the important civil servant Sir Archibald Latham, working at the Foreign Office, and with him he had a briefcase full of top secret documents concerning troop numbers and locations, which the Russians were very keen to get hold of. India decided that she would arrange to get the body rolled up in a carpet and dumped somewhere after dark. ![]() The gentleman in question died whilst with Arabella his regular harlot. It starts on a Sunday in the winter of 1876, when the lady of the title, who is the Madam of a brothel, named "The Lotus House" - appealing to the most discerning and wealthy of clients - is shocked to learn that one of her most regular customers is dead. ![]() This very exciting first novel by this new American author, a former attorney and corporate executive, is one of the best historical mysteries that I've read for some time. ![]() |