![]() ![]() 'Those two things are totally unrelated,' Gunn told io9. ![]() ![]() The volume contains Black Panther (2016). Now that James Gunn is directing his own Superman reboot movie as co-CEO DC Films, he says theres room for both his vision and a previously announced Superman movie written by longtime Black Panther comic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and produced by JJ Abrams. When a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the country famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil! As Zenzi and Tetu, leaders of The People, poison the populace against its king, the spirit of T’Challa’s presumed-dead sister, Shuri, makes a transformative journey through Wakanda’s past, and a group of heroes, including Storm and Luke Cage, come together as The Crew to help Black Panther out. This book contains the first arc of a three arc story written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a 2015 National Book Award winner. Ramonda Solicit SynopsisĪ new era for the Black Panther begins as the kingdom of Wakanda enters what might be its final days! National Book Award winner and New York Times Best-Selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me) confronts T’Challa with dramatic upheaval in his homeland that will make leading the African nation tougher than ever before. And it is not enough to be the sword, you must be the intelligence behind it. ![]()
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5/13/2023 0 Comments The giving tree poetry![]() But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.Įvery day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk.and the tree was happy. ![]() So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. "Once there was a tree.and she loved a little boy." ![]() This classic is perfect for both young readers and lifelong fans. From Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Cuz by Danielle S. Allen![]() ![]() So it's turned me into a person who thinks that the war on drugs is really at the deep-root heart of our problems. The thing that surprised me the most was that digging into this really led me to change my position on thinking about drug policy. And I think then needing community in Los Angeles, the gang community, became what pulled him into the danger. And he was sort of a lost kid at a certain point. ![]() Their lives are shot through with violence. So what could possibly have gone wrong?Īnd it really is, I think, this moment, between 10 and 14, when his mother married. I really wanted to give his voice to the country.Īnd so you want to look back and figure out, how could this bright, talented person who had a big family who loved him - and his immediate family was struggling, yes, but he had these aunts and uncles and cousins who all cared and were trying to help. Well, when you look back, you can make sense of it, right? That's why the book is called "Cuz." It's for my baby cousin, whom I love, I still love deeply.Īnd the word also means "because," you know, because of this. ![]() ![]() New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's enchanting third novel in the Smythe-Smith quartet is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud and tug at your heartstrings in equal measures. And when one kiss leads to two, three, and four, the mathematician may lose count, and the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless. ![]() But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. ![]() She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. Julia: 9780349430485: Books Religion & Spirituality Spiritual Literature & Fiction Historical Buy new: 6.99 RRP: 9.99 Details Save: 3.00 (30) FREE Returns FREE delivery Thursday, March 30 on your first eligible order to UK or Ireland. ![]() But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. The Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet): .uk: Quinn. ![]() Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her. Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. From Julia Quinn, the New York Times bestselling author of steamy historical romances, comes the third seductive installment of the Smythe-Smith Quartet. ![]() ![]() ![]() He disappears and is presumed dead, and their mother suffers an apparent breakdown. But their lives quickly unravel as their father's lucrative catering business collapses. Set in west Philadelphia in the early sixties, Tempest Rising tells the story of three sisters, Bliss, Victoria, and Shern, budding adolescents raised in a world of financial privilege among the upper-black-class. (Set in west Philadelphia in the early sixties, Tempest Ri.) Diane McKinney-Whetstone's Tumbling is a poignant, exquisitely rendered story of the ties that bind us and the secrets that keep us apart. Suddenly and unexpectedly a family, Herbie, Noon, and their two girls draw closer - until an outside threat reawakens a fire in Noon, causing her to rise up and fight to hold her family and her community together. Then one day an infant girl is left on their doorstep, and later Ethel blesses them with her five-year-old niece. ![]() But their marriage remains unconsummated because of a horrible incident in Noon's past, so each seeks comfort elsewhere: Noon in the warm acceptance of the neighborhood church Herbie in the arms of Ethel, a jazz singer. Noon and Herbie are deeply in love and living in a tightly knit African American neighborhood in South Philadelphia during the 1940s. (Noon and Herbie are deeply in love and living in a tightl.) ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Uncommon Valor by Melvin Claxton![]() Also portrayed in the painting are two fellow Medal of Honor recipients from the battle, Nathan H. The painting is scheduled to be unveiled Jat the Union League of Philadelphia. Kelly's courage at New Market Heights is depicted in a painting, Three Medals of Honor by artist Don Troiani. ![]() He died at age 67 and was buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He went to Homestead, Pennsylvania after the war and for a time, served as the night watchman at the Pittsburgh Police stables.Īlexander Kelly married but never had children He took in orphans off the streets. He was mustered out in September 1865.īefore the war, he worked as a coal miner in Western Pennsylvania. On that day, his unit participated in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in Virginia, and it was for his actions during the battle that he was awarded the Medal of Honor six months later, on April 6, 1865. He enlisted as a substitute in August 1863 and by September 29, 1864, was serving as a First Sergeant in Company F of the 6th U.S. ![]() Alexander Kelly was born in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania in 1837. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hooks speaks to all those in search of true liberation, asking readers to take look at feminism in a new light, to see that it touches all lives. In language both eye-opening and optimistic, hooks encourages us to demand alternatives to patriarchal, racist, and homophobic culture, and to imagine a different future. With her customary insight and unsparing honesty, hooks calls for a feminism free from divisive barriers but rich with rigorous debate. ![]() ![]() Hooks applies her critical analysis to the most contentious and challenging issues facing feminists today, including reproductive rights, violence, race, class, and work. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice. In this engaging and provocative volume, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. A genuine feminist politics always brings us from bondage to freedom, from lovelessness to loving.There can be no love without justice.-from the chapter "To Love Again: The Heart of Feminism" ![]() ![]() ![]() On Violet’s first day she has an experience with a particular minotaur which she finds arousing. Although, to be fair, there is a fair bit of weird minotaur sex as well.) (A note to DA Readers: there’s more to this book than weird minotaur sex. She clicks on an ad for the Morning Glory Milking Farm in Cambric Creek and before she knows it, she’s “milking” minotaurs for a living. Violet, is a human who needs a better-paying job. It’s a longish novella – around category length really and the cover really does give much of the game away. For now at least, it seems to be only available from Amazon. Geddit? There are sheep people populating this world but they are not major players in the story.) It’s not the kind of book I would usually pick up – it’s definitely one which was purely as a result of multiple *multiple* Twitter recs. ![]() I saw the buzz about this book on Twitter and I bought it because apparently I’m a sheep. ![]() Kaetrin B Reviews / Book Reviews Erotic-Romance / Fantasy / minotaur / novella / SFF 10 Comments AugREVIEW: Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments นครอรุณรุ่ง by Isaac Asimov![]() ![]() Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).Īsimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Stop and Stare by Katia Rose![]() ![]() Hell could freeze before either woman would admit their attraction, but that won’t stop them from using it to play dirty-and getting caught in the crossfire of their feelings along the way.Īfter all, sometimes the devil wears tartan. ![]() The stakes are higher than ever, but between shooting daggers at each other’s backs and insults at each other’s faces, their eyes start lingering, their hearts start pounding, and the sparks begin to build into a fire neither of them can control. Starting college has forced both women to hang up their kilts, but when their local highland dance association announces a scholarship for a life-changing amount of money, they find themselves back onstage for one last season. Moira could never keep Kenzie’s icy glares from getting under her skin, and Kenzie could never hold back an eye-roll as she watched the crowds fawn over her rival’s happy-go-lucky charm. Raised as the shining prodigies of warring highland dance schools, the two grew up with blaring bagpipes as the backing track for a feud that took them all the way to the world championships. Moira and Kenzie are convinced the only place they’re a match is in hell. ![]() |