![]() ![]() Smith- The Awakening and The Struggle-features a stunning new cover and will introduce new readers to the heart-stopping suspense, fierce romances, and jaw-dropping surprises that captured millions of fans and inspired the hit TV show. Perfect for fans of Midnight Sun, The Beautiful, and Crave, this paperback bind-up repackage of the first two books in the New York Times bestselling Vampire Diaries series by L. What’s more, Stefan’s dark, dangerous vampire brother Damon has just arrived in town.Īnd wherever Damon goes, trouble always follows. She could never know the real reason Stefan is struggling to resist her: Stefan is a vampire, and Elena’s in danger just by being around him. ![]() But when the boy she’s set her sights on-the handsome and haunted Stefan-isn’t interested, she’s confused. ![]() Stefan: desperate for the power to destroy Damon, and protect Elena, he gives in to his thirst for human blood. Summary Torn between two vampire brothers Damon: determined to make Elena his, he'd kill his own brother to possess her. She has also written the bestselling Night World series and The Forbidden Game, as well as the 1 New York Times bestselling Dark Visions. The Struggle is the second novel in The Vampire Diaries series by L. A brand-new look for the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit TV show The Vampire Diaries!Įlena Gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. Smith has written over two dozen books for young adults, including The Vampire Diaries, now a hit TV show. ![]()
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Hargreaves was born in a private hospital at 201 Bath Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, to Alfred Reginald and Ethel Mary Hargreaves, and grew up in High Lees, 703 Halifax Road, also in Cleckheaton, outside of which there now is a commemorative plaque. ![]() ![]() ![]() If I tell you the book is also loaded with heavy-handed religious imagery, implausible love affairs and unbelievable dialogue, generally relating to the deep, dark tea-time of the soul – oh, and that it's more than 600 pages long – I expect I will have gone a long way towards putting off the uninitiated. ![]() There is a man who masturbates over a cliff edge onto lovers hiding in lantana bushes. Lovers "drink saliva" and "claw at each other". Copulation is a matter of disgust, "wrinkled, ugly old cocks" and "gluttony". We see souls laid bare and human weakness examined in all its forms, especially when it comes to sex – or, as White prefers to describe the act of love, "depravity". ![]() We see all manner of offal and dead matter and sheep guts torn out by hand. True to its title, The Vivisector also deals enthusiastically in viscera. Even when there's no toilet around, there's always a good chance Duffield will let loose a good "fart" or at least a "belch". Great swathes of the novel are set out in the "dunny" – and it's here Duffield gains his greatest enlightenment. Poo, in fact, is a very important element in this book. Given that context, it probably won't come as a surprise that Duffield is the kind of artist who paints in blood. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Jesus Storybook Bible Deluxe Edition -with its full-color illustrations and three read-along CDs-brings the knowledge that Jesus is the center or God's great story from Creation to Revelation to everyone This beautifully crafted deluxe edition of The Jesus Storybook Bible by bestselling author Sally Lloyd-Jones is the perfect year-round gift and will become a family treasure for years to come. ![]() ![]() The personality of each friend and family member is presented in such as way that the reader feels as if they, too, know the family personally. Pacy shares her everyday experiences from school and from home. ![]() Since dogs are also honest and sincere, it’s a good year to find yourself.what you want to do-that kind of thing.” The Year of the Dog is also for thinking. Told in first person using the voice of a child, Grace, also known as Pacy by her family, shares her experiences throughout the Year of the Dog as she searches for friends and for her hidden talent after all, the Year of the Dog is for finding your best friend, “because,” as her mother explains, “dogs are faithful. Raised in upstate New York, Grace Lin is Taiwanese-American and uses her childhood experiences to create the story The Year of the Dog. ![]() As the year passes, each of her friends finds their talents, but it wasn’t until the end of the year that Pacy discovers her own, the ability to write and illustrate stories. Through stories from her mother and her friendship with Melody, Pacy, also known as Grace Lin, explores her Taiwanese culture and the way other Taiwanese-Americans view their heritage. But finding out about herself and her talent takes more time. Now she has two good friends, Melody and Becky. ![]() Pacy quickly finds a new friend in Melody Ling, another Taiwanese-American. Pacy’s mother tells her that the Chinese Year of the Dog is a good year for friends, family, and discovering yourself and your talent. ![]() ![]() ![]() “ The Silent Corner is vintage Dean Koontz: paranoia-fueled suspense. ![]() The Silent Corner brims with both action and emotion.” - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “In this era of stingy text-message prose, Mr. Koontz rocks it again.” -Associated Press Koontz has created wonderful character in Jane Hawk. The paranoia and mystery increase as the story unfolds. Because it is born of love.ĭon’t miss any of Dean Koontz’s gripping Jane Hawk thrillers: Her powerful enemies are protecting a secret so important-so terrifying-that they will exterminate anyone in their way.īut all their power and viciousness may not be enough to stop a woman as clever as they are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless-and who is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. When Jane seeks to learn why, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what. These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for-but took his own life. ![]() “This gripping thriller grabs readers from the first few pages and sweeps them along to the rousing finale.”- Booklist Meet Jane Hawk-a remarkable new heroine certain to become an icon of suspense. THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JANE HAWK SERIES ![]() ![]() There, Cassie bumps into Lillian Jean Simms. travel to Strawberry with Big Ma to sell goods. ![]() Mary learns they were at the store and takes them to see Mr. for stealing his mother’s test scores and letting him take the blame. Cassie sees White men outside of the Logan home that night, but they leave without incident. The Logans worry the men will target her family because of their bus prank. Later, they hear that a party of White men is going after more Black families. The bus becomes stuck in the trench, damaging it. ![]() The bus driver from the White school intentionally splashes mud on the Logans, and Stacey devises a plan: the Logan children dig a trench in the road, which fills with rainwater. David decides that his family will no longer shop at the local Wallace store, as they are likely responsible for the attack on the Berrys. Morrison, who is to help protect the Logans’ home. ![]() Cassie’s father, David, returns home from his job working on the railroad with Mr. One of the friends, T.J., tells the Logans that White men set fire to three members of the Berry family. The group must dodge a school bus carrying White students to the better-funded Jefferson Davis School. She and her three brothers-Stacey, Christopher John, and Little Man-walk to the Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School for Black students along a dusty road with their friends. In 1933, 9-year-old narrator Cassie Logan lives with her family in rural Mississippi. ![]() ![]() ![]() Peter Benchley was an alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University.Īfter graduating from college, he worked for The Washington Post, then as an editor at Newsweek and a speechwriter in the White House. ![]() His younger brother, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor. He was the son of author Nathaniel Benchley and grandson of Algonquin Round Table founder Robert Benchley. Benchley also wrote The Deep and The Island which were also adapted into films.īenchley was from a literary family. The subsequent film directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by Benchley is generally acknowledged as the first summer blockbuster. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs and the like threatening communities. ![]() Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “One of the pieces of the “what else” that I’m having fun with is researching books as physical objects. The new series is being illustrated by Tom Fowler and puts Hunter back in high school and very out of touch with the world of magic which is all around him.Īs to how Howard is tackling the new series: That is just about where the comparison can stop, though, as the focus is more of a “search for identity, belonging and, of course, understanding about the magical abilities he has.” Debuting four years before the appearance of Potter, this young English wizard wears glasses, has a huge magical destiny, and has a best friend that is an owl. Tim Hunter is returning to print as Neil Gaiman‘s ‘ The Books of Magic‘ are coming to DC Vertigo thanks to the expanding Sandman Universe! The character is slated to come back this week in Kat Howard’s new series and might throw Harry Potter fans for a loop who aren’t familiar with him. ![]() ![]() Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. ![]() As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. ![]() But my own particular emotional response aside, let’s note that this is very much a story of ideas. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. The Unknown Masterpiece by Honor de Balzac, 1832 The magic trick: Making the artistic philosophy espoused by one of the characters truly brilliant This story makes me very sad. Reprinted in 2023 with the help of original edition published long back. ![]() Unique Leather Bound Edition having Spine and corners bind with leather with Golden Leaf Printing on round spine. 346 CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CHARGES, JUST CLICK ON MORE IMAGES FOR OPTIONAL COLORS and inform us your choice through mail. ![]() |