![]() ![]() It’s safe to say this is never ever leaving my favorites shelf and same goes for my heart. “ I know you’re not around to live, and I know you’re always going to live through me.” You know it’s going to be unforgettable when every line after doesn’t lose that effect. ![]() You know, it’s going to be a great book when the first line captivates you. I was a sobbing mess by the halfway mark, and I had to put the book down and buy some fucking ice cream to get me through it. This was the most I have ever cried with a book. “We were something, but history isn’t enough to keep something alive forever.” ![]() In a way, not only do both Theo and Griff die in their respective manner. ![]() This book will haunt you for a long time. It sunk it’s way into your bones and manifested into something ugly and beautiful and raw. Please let it.Įvery page was a physical pain to turn. Given the chance, this novel will do so many amazing and breathtakingly beautiful things to you. Please, please – if you haven’t already read this… Please do. Very rarely do you come across a book that has the ability to snatch the air from your lungs, pull your heart straight out your ribs, plant a twinkle in your eye through the tears, and root itself so deep in your nervous system, that every-time you move – you move with the story. “You and I loved riding the L train together, always wondering if whatever car we were in was the exact car where our own history began, the prologue to what should’ve been an epic love story.” History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera ![]()
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![]() ![]() This quote from Black Beauty’s mother expresses one of the key lessons of the book: that ignorance and cruelty both cause great harm, and that the former is just as bad as the latter. ![]() Besides, there are a great many foolish men, vain, ignorant, and careless, who never trouble themselves to think these spoil more horses than all, just for want of sense they don't mean it, but they do it for all that." Duchess, "," said she, "there are a great many kinds of men there are good thoughtful men like our master, that any horse may be proud to serve and there are bad, cruel men, who never ought to have a horse or dog to call their own. Indeed, he is probably best described as the one who lives always by this advice. Her philosophy of always doing good, being gentle, and giving a strong effort remain with Black Beauty for his entire life. This quote from Black Beauty’s mother expresses one of the central themes of the story. "I hope you will grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways do your work with a good will, lift your feet up well when you trot, and never bite or kick even in play." Duchess, ![]() ![]() Neither did her parents, or at least her mother didn’t while her father claimed otherwise but was proven despite protestations to have a limited understanding of the modern English tongue.įrom the heart-in-throat start to her American elementary school experience where not only was language something of a barrier but no one, not even the teachers even knew where Iran was on a map, to her father’s absolute obsession with the American Dream even in the face of the growing unrest and bigotry following a then well-known hostage crisis, Dumas’ story could have easily become a depressing look at the problems immigrants face. Unlike Ansari from My Dream of Stars, Dumas didn’t learn the English language until after she started school. ![]() In 1972, Firoozeh Dumas moved to the US at age seven, her family following her father to his new job with an Iranian oil conglomerate at their international offices in Whittier, California. ![]() ![]() ![]() Step-by-step tutorials for 50 beautiful motifs including plants, flowers, animals, & more Best of all, the projects can be completed in 30 minutes Experience the magic of watercolor, spark your creativity, and discover your inner artist with this book.", Also included are hand-drawn patterns that can be traced onto your watercolor pad, brush recommendations, helpful hints, and color palettes. ![]() Each of the 50 tutorials is broken down into key steps so you can clearly see how to begin your painting, layer color, and add detail. Then, you will find a vast collection of 50 stunning pictures to paint. Brush recommendations, color mixing, color palettes, and all the basics included Love the look of watercolors but think you lack the skill? Think againWith Watercolor the Easy Way, you will learn all about color mixing, brush strokes, and more. Detailed paint patterns included for each tutorial. Printed on smooth watercolor paper so you can paint right inside the book - Learn-at-a-glance instructions make the process easy for beginners. "item_description" : "Step-by-step tutorials for 50 beautiful motifs including plants, flowers, animals, & more - 50 beautiful motifs to paint in 30 minutes or less. ![]() "item_title" : "Watercolor the Easy Way", ![]() ![]() Interest Level 8+ Entertainment Score Reading Level Discover Game of Stars as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Sayantani DasGupta. Game of Stars Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #2 by Sayantani Dasgupta. Interest Level 8+ Entertainment Score Reading Levelīeing a monster or a hero was about what you choose to do with every minute of your life," K.P. Being a monster or a hero was about what you choose to do with every minute of your life,” K.P. Kiranmala must leave the Kingdom Beyond and travel to her hometown of Parsippany to save Prince Lal, who has been spirited to the unlikeliest of places - a tree in the yard of her best-enemy-for-life. Creating order out of chaos has frightening consequences in this New York Times bestselling series!. Book #3 in the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond Series. “DasGupta once again wittily meshes Bengali folktales, intergalactic science, and a spectacular world of her own creation in a yarn that is part hero’s quest, part immigrant coming-of-age tale.” -Kirkus, Starred Review “Game of Stars a fun, funny adventure, more exciting than an auto rickshaw ride across dimensions. ![]() ![]() Sen’s work on redefining poverty, which earned him the Nobel in 1998 and led to the publication of Development as Freedom in 1999, has affected policy-making. ![]() Sen contends that poverty is harmful and unjust because it deprives people of the ability to lead the lives they want, and development is valuable because it allows people to improve their lives as they see fit. Conversely, development is about more than simply increasing wealth it’s about increasing opportunity. As such, poverty is about more than low income it’s about a lack of opportunity. Sen contends that income and wealth are only important as a means to something else, not for their own sake. In redefining development as freedom, Sen takes a holistic view of poverty and characterizes it as impeding people’s ability to lead the lives they want. ![]() Redefining Poverty and Economic Development 1-Page Summary 1-Page Book Summary of Development as Freedomĭevelopment as Freedom by Nobel Prizewinning economist Amartya Sen draws on the works of moral philosophers and economists, from Aristotle to Adam Smith, to argue that economic development goes beyond increasing wealth-it’s about expanding freedom. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is very clear about the point that she is not a moral relativist by any means. The topic is just not overly engaging from any angle, and Lucy is not particularly tactful. Most readers will either be on the side Lucy insults, and they will be offended by the book, or they will agree with Lucy, and therefore have no need to read a couple hundred pages of her lectures. ![]() It also does not do the author favors in gaining an audience. She is occasionally rather preachy about it, and it does not make for a particularly fascinating plot. In fact, it is to a large degree about Lucy’s issues with the anti-gay class in which Ian has been enrolled and her issues with the types of people who run such classes. The story, however, is not particularly about books. Review: The Borrower, featuring a children’s librarian protagonist and alluding to a number of children’s classics, seems like the perfect read for book lovers. The two embark on a cross-country road trip after Lucy finds Ian camped in the library overnight, both parties running away from home and pasts they know will ultimately draw them back. ![]() She was never planning, however, to find herself his kidnapper. Summary: Children’s librarian Lucy Hull is concerned about the welfare of one of her most loyal patrons, ten-year-old Ian Drake, whom she suspects has a bad home life but knows has been enrolled in classes to encourage him to become heterosexual. ![]() ![]() The Harpooners’ captain and de-facto coach, Mike Schwartz, notices an uncanny aspect of Henry’s perfection: Even at full speed his face looked bland, almost bored, like that of a virtuoso practicing scales. The true fielder lets the path of the ball become his own path, thereby comprehending the ball and dissipating the self, which is the source of all suffering and poor defense._Henry, an unlikely athletic prodigy who “weighed a buck and a quarter, maximum,” has been recruited to Westish to play shortstop for the Westish Harpooners: “He didn’t seem to move faster than any other decent shortstop would, and yet he arrived instantly, impeccably, as if he had some foreknowledge of where the ball was headed.” And his arm is the equal of his glove. ![]() Bad fielders stab at the ball like an enemy. One moves not against the ball but with it. To field a ground ball must be considered a generous act and an act of comprehension. Thoughtless being is attained by everyone, the return to thoughtless being by a very few. ![]() Do not confuse the first and third stages. There are three stages: Thoughtless being. ![]() ![]() ![]() #bookish ,#kindleaddict ,#EpubForSale ,#bestbookreads ,#ebookworm ,#readyforit ,#downloadprintīy click link in above! wish you have good luck and enjoy reading your book. Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell. But as lines blur and loyalties shift, she realizes he might take her heart after all.and she's not sure she can survive the loss. Neon Gods (Dark Olympus 1) He was supposed to be a myth. ![]() Psyche vows to make Eros's life a living hell until they find a way out of this mess. Confused by his reaction to Psyche, he does the only thing he can think of to keep her safe: he marries her. But when it comes time to take out his latest target, he can't do it. Psyche knew she'd have to face Aphrodite's ire eventually, but she never expected her literal heart to be at stake.or for Aphrodite's gorgeous son to be the one ordered to strike the killing blow.Eros has no problem shedding blood. He was the most beautiful man alive.And if I wasn't careful, he was going to be my death.*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Psyche and Eros that's as sinful as it is sweet.*In the ultra-modern city of Olympus, there's always a price to pay. ![]() ![]() ![]() His angel is a shy, sweet, timid virgin who gets out of her depth with him fast. ![]() one he can't stop thinking/lusting/romancing over. ![]() ![]() Powerful bad boy Billionaire who has a reputation for 'nail n bail' is suddenly rescued by an angel. Nice easy-going contemporary romance with a little angst. TIMID VIRGIN SHAKES HANDSOME PLAYBOY'S WORLD Warning: the sex scenes are definitely XXX rated and steamy as fuck! Jessica Clare has delivered yet again another must read. Jessica Clare has brought these two characters together in a unique and amazing way in this touching and memorable love story that will have you, experiencing emotions of laughter, sadness, shock and excitement as you journey through the ups and downs of this story. Couple that with a 24 year old women who happens to be inisanely tall, insecure and a virgin and now you have the makings of a great story. A man who can't get the thought of her out of his head she makes him want to be a better man? I personally know a few. Who doesn't know a guy who has a "who gives a fuck" attitude about life and then meets a girl who makes him second guess his life choices and makes him a fucking mess inside. Beware there is alot of "f" bombs dropped throughout this story but that is what makes the characters in the story seem so much more realistic and ones that you can relate to. From the direct, bold, foul mouth of Rob Cannon to the sweet and innocence of Margorie Iverson, this story has it all. ![]() |