![]() ![]() As each minute of silence passes, it feels more and more like I should have left him at home. Saad keeps his back perfectly straight and stares straight ahead. We flew into Sacramento this morning instead of Portland because it’s closer, and we wouldn’t have to wait another day until the next flight into Medford. Maybe we used up all the conversation on the flight from Cleveland. Some kind of folk music plays between static crackles. In the distance, far from any roads or trails, I can see pristine old-growth patches of western hemlock and Douglas fir. ![]() Just trees on either side of the highway, broken up by the odd rocky outcropping or pond filled with cattails and floating logs. Sanderson, “The Story of America’s Abominable Snowman,” True, 1969 What did startle him, however, was that these footprints were of a naked foot of a distinctly human shape and proportion but, by actual measurement, a whopping 16 inches long! ![]()
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![]() ![]() At just twenty-two-years-old, Ona became the subject of an intense manhunt led by George Washington, who used his political and personal contacts to recapture his property. Yet freedom would not come without its costs. So, when the opportunity presented itself one clear and pleasant spring day in Philadelphia, Judge left everything she knew to escape to New England. Though Ona Judge lived a life of relative comfort, she was denied freedom. Every six months he sent the slaves back down south just as the clock was about to expire. Rather than comply, Washington decided to circumvent the law. As the President grew accustomed to Northern ways, there was one change he couldn't abide: Pennsylvania law required enslaved people be set free after six months of residency in the state. In setting up his household he brought along nine slaves, including Ona Judge. ![]() When George Washington was elected president, he reluctantly left behind his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphia, the temporary seat of the nation's capital. Abstract:"Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction A startling and eye-opening look into America's First Family, Never Caught is the powerful story about a daring woman of "extraordinary grit" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny is studying with her mentor Sugar Cream and struggling to unlock the secrets in her strange Nsibidi book.Įventually, Sunny knows she must confront her destiny. ![]() As she began to develop her magical powers, Sunny learned that she had been chosen to lead a dangerous mission to avert an apocalypse, brought about by the terrifying masquerade, Ekwensu. “The most imaginative, gripping, enchanting fantasy novels I have ever read!” -Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of SpeakĪ year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. Synopsis: The newest novel by the author of Akata Witch and the forthcoming Marvel comic book series about Shuri, Black Panther's sister! ![]() ![]() ![]() It is inappropriate to do something which is not in her power and not to do what is in her power. And if she thinks that she cannot do something though she desires to execute it, then it is also not up to her to go for that. Her argument is that if there is something in her power to do and she wants to do that, she should go for it. The same goes for the place, action, and requirement.
![]() “ Adrenaline Junkie is a raw and harrowing memoir that brilliantly combines great sensitivity with brutal honesty. Meet a real-life, twenty-first-century Renaissance man. And, as uncomfortable at times as Les’s life adventure may be for us to witness, we come away grateful he took us with him. ![]() Fighting for a moment-regardless of how fleeting-to feel in control of his life. Like the tough, raw, vulnerable characters Les writes about in his short stories and novels, he exposes us to a man fighting against family, society, and his own sense of injustice. With his life-saving humor, an indomitable spirit, and a fierce courage to expose the ugly and painful. What drove him to excel, then flee success, only to strive for supremacy in another field?Īdrenaline Junkie holds the answers. Why was he compelled to be the best he could be in all his endeavors-legal or otherwise. Seeking answers for his thrill-seeking, devil-may-care, often self-destructive, behaviors. ![]() So he journeyed through his past seeking answers for why he was the way he was. ![]() Les Edgerton understands that backstory matters. Adrenaline Junkie is more than a renowned, multi-award-winning author entertaining with his life history. ![]() ![]() ![]() "I was never a very good journalist, but I loved being a journalist, and I loved it because it taught me two really, really important things about writing. "I actually had to decide, well, there's a lot of stuff in here that kids would like, but it's obviously not a children's book, even though it has the lovely fluffy stuff, it has claws." "This is a book that, on the outside, could appear very cute," Gaiman tells NPR's Scott Simon. ![]() ![]() Luckily for both the boy and the world, a slightly older girl named Lettie Hempstock, who lived at the titular end of the lane, stepped in to save the day.īefore all that happens, though, the miner replaces poor little kitten Fluffy with an older, snarlier cat - a sort of metaphor for the overall story. More specifically, he returns to the house he lived in as a boy, and suddenly, he's lost in memories of the time his family's lodger (a down-on-his-luck opal miner) stole their car, ran over their cat, and accidentally woke up a dark energy that threatened to swamp the world. The Ocean at the End of the Lane opens with an Englishman - never named - who returns to the Sussex town where he grew up. Neil Gaiman, one of the world's most beloved fantasy authors, has won the Hugo and Bram Stoker awards, and the Newberry Medal - and now he's written his first novel for adults in eight years. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Ocean At The End Of The Lane Author Neil Gaiman ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I felt Embers emotions every step of the way, when Ember was pissed off, I felt pissed off. Which ever way you look at it, Ember is a very stubborn or determined girl, she was not able to be swayed one way or another about what she believes, and doesn't put her trust in anyone and carries a lot of anger, understandably. Ember felt she's cursed and soulless, she's estranged from the life she had before her curse, and she is all alone to deal with her current life. This is one of those books that I had to step away from a few times, it was so intense with emotions, a lot of anger, sorrow, heartache, even paranoia. ![]() I guess I shouldn't have expected her to be all lively and happy, not being able to have that connection with someone is certainly a depressing existence. For most of the book I felt sad and depressed but I was still invested in the story, well, that's understandable since Ember, the main character's touch kills. Although I consider this book one of my favorites, I don't think I would be emotionally prepared to re-read if I ever decided to do so. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and her traveling companion for the summer.ĭex has never had to work for much in his life, and why should he? Touring with his brothers as The Dueling Kilts is going great, and he always finds a woman at every Faire. The only drawback? Dex MacLean: a guitarist with a killer smile, the Casanova of the Faire. ![]() Lulu's cousin Mitch introduced her to the world of Renaissance Faires, and when she spies one at a time just when she needs an escape, she leaps into the welcoming environment of turkey legs, taverns, and tarot readers. The Renaissance Faire is on the move, and Lulu and Dex are along for the ride, in the next utterly charming rom-com from Jen DeLuca.Ī high-powered attorney from a success-oriented family, Louisa Lulu Malone lives to work, and everything seems to be going right, until the day she realizes it's all wrong. ![]() ![]() Not that I have time to think about all of this. ![]() But now that he’s saved me from countless attempts on my life and joked with me through boring Court socials, my thoughts about him have veered into uncomfortable territory. We married for political reasons-my greatest desire was that he wouldn’t kill me after the ceremony. My relationship with Rigel is…complicated. ![]() Once I meet the fae monarchs of the other local Courts, I realize the good times are only just beginning! They hate my guts and don’t even bother to use their fae tricks to hide their disgust of me and my human blood.Īt least I know where I stand with them, which is more than I can say for my husband, Rigel. I thought becoming Queen of the Night Court and marrying the deadliest fae assassin in the supernatural community were the biggest dangers I’d ever face. ![]() ![]() Plot summaryĪrthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, and Zaphod Beeblebrox leave the planet Magrathea on the Heart of Gold. Elements of it are adapted from the radio series, primarily the Secondary Phase, although Milliways itself and Arthur and Ford's final fate come from Fits the Fifth and Sixth of the Primary Phase. ![]() The book title refers to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, one of the settings of the book. The book was inspired by the song "Grand Hotel" by British rock band Procol Harum. It was originally published by Pan Books as a paperback in 1980. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy of six books" by Douglas Adams, and is a sequel. ![]() The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ![]() |