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The Promise by Danielle Steel6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Since then, she’s been a mainstay in the New York Times bestseller’s lists, and she continues to churn out multiple chart-topping novels year after year. But while it earned her a respectable sum of money at the time, it wasn’t until her 1977 release, ‘ Passion’s Promise,’ that this talented author started becoming a household name. By the time she was a teenager, she was regularly penning poetry, and it was clear she was a natural wordsmith.Īnd so, after returning to her homeland of New York, she went on to study French literature while simultaneously working on her first manuscript.įast forward to 1972, and Danielle Steel’s debut novel, ‘Going Home,’ was published. She spent much of her childhood living in France, where she first discovered her love of writing. ![]() Her German father and Portuguese mother were wealthy socialites living in New York, and so, from a young age, Danielle was surrounded by the rich and famous. Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel, better known as Danielle Steel, was born in 1947. ![]()
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Devoted by koontz6/29/2023 ![]() Kipp is bereft as he deeply loves Dorothy, who returns that love completely. We also meet Kipp, the extraordinary dog whose companion, Dorothy, is on the brink of death. ![]() He has investigated his father’s death and believes he knows the truth, which he has written in a huge report that he has not shared with his mother or anyone else. ![]() Woody has never spoken to Megan or anyone, but he reads voraciously and is exceptionally computer savvy. Her son, Woody, is autistic but high functioning. She is a widow of three years her husband was killed in an accident that wasn’t entirely plausible. ![]() And Kipp, the loyal golden, is the kind of dog every dog lover dreams of having - a dog who understands us completely and can communicate with us freely. In “Devoted,” Koontz creates a dog, and then a network of dogs who - maybe, he hints - descend from that highly intelligent dog. The Dean Koontz book that got me hooked on him was “The Watchers,” and the dog in that book, a brilliant golden retriever, thoroughly enchanted me. ![]()
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Wislawa szymborska map6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, Szymborska earned the Nobel with a relatively modest body of poetry, one that is less baroque and immediately political than Milosz's and less classical and bitingly ironic than Herbert's, but which is by turns curious, empathetic, accessible, unflinching in the face of suffering, and astonished in the face of creation. Though known in Polish literary circles and through her Samizdat contributions, she lacked the public profile of her countryman, the poet Czeslaw Milosz, who received the Nobel Prize in 1980, or of Zbigniew Herbert, who was viewed as the next Polish poet likely to receive the honor. It came as something of a surprise in 1996 when Szymborska received the Nobel Prize in Literature. ![]() In this remarkable, final collection, Szymborska (who died in 2012) proves herself as clear-headed as that later generation of cartographers, yet equally capable of creating lyric poems that seem worlds unto themselves, worlds that offer shelter to the most marginalized, weak, and mute members of society. Because they give no access to the vicious truth. ![]()
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A temporary gift by asmaa hussein6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() “Asmaa’s heartfelt prose skillfully takes us on a journey of wisdom and insight that could only be forged by experiencing great pain with courage. ![]() Your contribution will also help me spread awareness of the mass injustices that have taken place (and continue to take place) in Egypt, and keep the memory of my husband alive. Here’s why your contribution is important… With your generous contribution, you will help this book’s message of hope and renewal reach the hands and hearts of other women and men who are saddled with grief or silently suffering through loss. Tariq Ramadan, professor at the University of Oxford Having lost her beloved husband and as she continues to strive for justice and dignity, she is so right in recalling this fundamental truth: ‘Nothing is permanent. She makes sense of a dramatic experience while remaining faithful to both her values and hopes. This book is the journey of a courageous woman, a committed wife and a sincere and principled believer. “Asmaa Hussein’s testimony is deeply moving, and eye-opening. ![]() The weeks and months that followed were the most difficult and challenging of my life.Ī Temporary Gift is a book of my personal reflections that have given me comfort and have reminded me that beyond the pain and darkness of loss there is still the potential of light in patience and constancy… A Temporary Gift: Reflections on Love, Loss, and Healing On August 16, 2013, my beloved husband Amr Kassem was shot and killed by the Egyptian military for attending a peaceful anti-coup protest in Alexandria, Egypt. ![]()
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Rosalie ham the dressmaker's secret6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Sergeant Farrat, who had also left Dungatar for Melbourne, gallantly offered to marry Tilly in a marriage of convenience so she could bring Joe home but on their wedding day, he fell in love with another woman. ![]() ![]() As Tilly was a single mother Joe had been taken to a children’s home where Tilly visited him every Sunday. I’m not giving anything away by saying that Tilly’s secret was that she had a baby who she named Joe after the death of Teddy (played by Liam Hemsworth in the movie). Tilly Dunnage had left Dungatar for Melbourne where she was working as a dressmaker for a would-be fashion house in the Paris-end of Collins Street. ![]() I enjoyed reading The Dressmaker by Australian author Rosalie Ham, and adored the film starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving and Liam Hemsworth, so was excited to learn that The Dressmaker’s Secret continued Tilly Dunnage’s story.įor women in Melbourne in 1953, wearing a beautiful dress to a ball to celebrate the queen’s coronation was the only thing that mattered. ![]()
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Bully penelope douglas read online6/29/2023 ![]() Let me start by saying that this book contains adult / mature young adult content and is therefore not suitable for all audiences. He might not have changed, but she certainly has. ![]() She’s done with the games, and she’s done hiding. After spending a whole year in France to avoid him, Tate returns home for her senior year. Tate has been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about her entire High School career and made it a point to stay out of Jared’s way. As time went on, things got worse and worse. For reasons unknown to her, the boy she knew and loved was gone replaced by someone who lived to make her life miserable. Tate and Jared were best friends however, one summer away from each other changed everything. I'm not going to let him bully me anymore. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid him.īut I'm done hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin my senior year. His pranks and rumors got more sadistic as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. ![]() ![]() He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all. Genres: NA, Romance, Contemporary Romance This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]()
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Book the colour monster6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() These are ready in Google Slides for use in Google Classroom. Digital anchor chart, writing template, and a few digital activities.4 FUN follow-up activities (printable & digital included).writing activity to encourage reflection and kids to respond to a prompt.anchor chart idea to organize your lesson.guided questions for your classroom discussion. ![]() a detailed lesson plan that makes teaching simple!.The Color Monster book companion includes: ⭐Children will participate in a classroom discussion and book chat, share their ideas in writing, and engage in fun activities that promote emotional awareness. ⭐Great for your back to school lesson plans or add to your read-aloud any time of year! Perfect for your read-aloud time, SEL block, morning meeting, whole-class discussions, counselor lessons, sub-plans, and more! They will identify how each emotion makes them feel and what they can do when they feel that way. Children will be taught healthy and harmful ways of expressing emotions. ![]() ⭐The Color Monster book companion focuses on the ways that we express our emotions. Do your students need help identifying feelings and expressing emotions? This book companion resource for The Color Monster by Anna Llenas can help! Help kids in your kindergarten, first grade and second grade classroom with this engaging read- aloud lesson and social-emotional learning activities. ![]()
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Rafa us open6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This year's tournament has been moved to New York due to the coronavirus. The women's WTA Tour will signal the return of the professional circuit with the Palermo Ladies Open in the Sicilian capital from Monday.ĭaniil Medvedev after winning the 2019 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. World No 3 Karolina Pliskova, who won the event in 2016, is the highest-ranked player on the women's side that will feature 39 of the top 53 players in the world, including teen sensation Coco Gauff.Īmong the absent are Australia's top-ranked Ashleigh Barty, the reigning French Open champion, and world No 2 Simona Halep of Romania The only top-10 men's players not on the entry list were injured Swiss star Roger Federer, the world No 4, and France's ninth-ranked Gael Monfils. To reach the fourth round of the US Open, Rafael Nadal has had to wipe plenty of sweat from his brow, and also some blood. The ATP Masters 1000 event will be the first on the men's calendar since play was suspended in March because of the virus.Īmong the other early entries on the men's side – which includes 40 of the top 43 ranked ATP players – are world No 3 Dominic Thiem, 2017 champion Grigor Dimitrov and Marin Cilic, who won in 2016. Novak Djokovic accuses critics of 'malicious witch-hunt' over abandoned Balkan event ![]()
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Order of lonesome dove books6/28/2023 ![]() The networks made further films and sequels but none are worthy. Watch the original miniseries of “ Lonesome Dove” on Amazon Prime- it’s wildly dated, but Robert Duvall is incandescent as Gus McRae.Here are additional resources I recommend: ![]() And when I was done, I was not ready to ride on. You can imagine a soaring soundtrack as you read, and feel the rain or wind or sand as you march alongside this motley crew. McMurtry regularly throws convention aside in his storytelling he’s a realist not a sentimentalist, he creates female characters who are as fully formed (and interesting) as the men, and offers up scenes of beauty and brutality in nearly equal measure. Lonesome Dove has been described as an anti-western Western because it undercuts our mythology of cowboys and Indians. Many Dove fans mention Wallace Stevens’ description of a rare type of reading experience in which “the reader becomes the book” – that is, a state in which words and pages melt away and you and the story are one. Mention the novel to anyone and they will tell you they adore this book, even if they haven’t read it for nearly thirty years. ![]() ![]() McMurtry’s beloved novel seems to have had a resurgence during quarantine – perhaps folks are looking back on classics they hadn’t read, or were inspired (as I was) to learn more about Larry McMurtry after reading his obituaries last March. ![]()
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Johnny gruelle raggedy ann books6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() On February 14th were told it would take 3-5 days, but that they would ensure the shipping label was received within 3-5 business days. F/U by phone January 27th & 30th & were again told that we would receive the shipping label via email within 3-5 business days. We were advised shipping label via email within 3-5 business days & that we would then arrange with the Canadian Warehouse to arrange a time for pick up. January 23rd (ticket #*******) we called to request a return shipping label to return the products for a full refund. We called January 16th requesting to speak to a supervisor with no response. The order was shipped January 5th & received January 9th. We called Echelon CS on January 4th & were advised that the issue would be resolved. January 4th (ticket #*******) we were advised request received & the issue would be escalated to be resolved by correcting the form of payment on the company's end. Immediately requested the order be canceled & refunded, initially to reorder. #***** on Decemfor $1,692.67 CAD & realized there was an error in the form of payment. ![]() |