5/24/2023 0 Comments Oryx book![]() ![]() Atwood's work has been published in more than forty languages, including Farsi, Japanese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean, Icelandic and Estonian. Her non-fiction book, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth in the Massey series, appeared in 2008, and her most recent novel, The Year of the Flood, in the autumn of 2009. Her most recent volume of poetry, The Door, was published in 2007. The Tent (mini-fictions) and Moral Disorder (short stories) both appeared in 2006. Atwood's dystopic novel, Oryx and Crake, was published in 2003. She is the author of more than thirty-five volumes of poetry, children’s literature, fiction, and non-fiction and is perhaps best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman (1970), The Handmaid's Tale (1983), The Robber Bride (1994), Alias Grace (1996), and The Blind Assassin, which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2000. ![]() Throughout her writing career, Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards and honourary degrees. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College. Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario, Quebec, and Toronto. ![]()
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5/24/2023 0 Comments Leonard nimoy i am not spock![]() He continued to work well into his 70s, playing gazillionaire genius William Bell in the Fox series "Fringe." He played Israeli leader Golda Meir's husband opposite Ingrid Bergman in the TV drama "A Woman Called Golda" and Vincent van Gogh in "Vincent," a one-man stage show on the troubled painter's life. ," which attempted to probe such mysteries as the legend of the Loch Ness Monster and the disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart. ![]() ![]() He said he hoped his work helped people understand their lives and the world.Īfter "Star Trek" ended, the actor immediately joined the hit adventure series "Mission Impossible" as Paris, the mission team's master of disguises.įrom 1976 to 1982, he hosted the syndicated TV series "In Search of. I would hope the work I chose to do had some reason for being done other than just simply being a job." "If that's part of the legacy, then I'm very pleased with that. "I've fulfilled that dream, including 'Star Trek,' for that matter," he said. ![]() ![]() In a 2009 interview with The Associated Press, Leonard Nimoy recalled how an early stage role left him "obsessed" with pursuing work that had a social impact. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Under Locke by Mariana Zapata![]() Luckily I'd found a spot in the lot adjacent to the trendy shopping center the business was found in. ![]() With trembling fingers, I took the keys out of the ignition and slipped out of my car. It'd stripped me of what made me up pride, perseverance, and apparently, the ability to make good choices.īecause someone who made good choices wouldn't be taking a job from a man like Dex Locke. The knowledge that my bank account was bleeding a slow death had wrung me dry. Staying with Sonny.īeing broke had made me desperate. What in the hell were you thinking, Iris? My stomach churned at the same time nervous tears threatened to well up in my eyes. The white number on my dashboard clicked to 3:55. It wasn't going to be classy or snot-less, and I'd probably sound like a wheezing baboon. And exactly like my puking, it was going to be nasty. ![]() Nasty, projectile vomiting straight out of a horror movie.Īnd if that wasn ’t bad enough, immediately after throwing up all over the dashboard of my t welve -year-old Ford Focus, I was going to burst into tears. Foreboding.Īnd it wasn't going to be a pretty puke like when you're a baby and even farting can be considered cute. ![]() ![]() ![]() So cartoons can surprise us simply by saying the truth. Whether it's derivative morality: getting fired, or ill, or, as in this case, actually dying, we're always dealing with dualities of the fact that we're conscious we're mortal, but for the most part we need this elaborate cultural façade to protect us from looking into the abyss.īob: (continuing) We don't want to see what's right in front of us because we want to feel safe or, also we want to be polite. ![]() And maybe the essence of our pain is our mortality. I think all cartoons - all humor in a way is a type of truth plus pain at some distance. ![]() So let's say, you know, Roz Chast's cartoon where the guy's looking at the obituaries and they say things like "Two years older than you", or "Three years your junior" and then, "Your age on the dot" -yeah, that's funny, but you're gonna laugh a lot harder at other things, but those things might not have the poignancy - the helping us sort of understand our existential plight. What's nice is this combination of meaning and something funny. But when you're trying to be funny and do something else, like in an editorial cartoon or even a New Yorker cartoon, then it's. The funniest things in your life aren't cartoons and the funniest things you laugh at often will be fairly gross or crude because they pull those triggers. Bob: It's the things that happen with your friends. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Books like hyperbole and a half![]() ![]() Will certainly help you, should you perhaps decide to indulge in a spot of "self-gifting" in this instance, survive Christmas with your more crazed relatives - Rachel Cooke * Observer *įantastic, hilarious, emotional * Mayaland * Review: A hilarious collection * Mashable * If she doesn't get to you with her funny childhood anecdotes (eating an entire birthday cake) then her honest reflections on depression will' Grazia 'It's impossible not to warm to cartoonist and blogger Allie. It includes stories about her rambunctious childhood the highs and mostly lows of owning a mentally challenged dog and a moving and darkly comic account of her struggles with depression. Now her full-colour debut book chronicles the many 'learning experiences' Brosh has endured as a result of her own character flaws. She tells fantastically funny, wise stories about the mishaps of her everyday life, with titles like 'Why Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving' and 'The God of Cake'.īrosh's website receives millions of visitors a month and hundreds of thousands per day. Hyperbole and A Half is a blog and webcomic written by a 20-something American girl called Allie Brosh. ![]() ![]() Fully illustrated with over 50% new material. Hilarious stories about life's mishaps from the creator of the immensely popular blog 'Hyperbole and a Half'. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Bittersweet by Winnie Mack![]() ![]() You’ll usually find her daydreaming about the characters that waltz through her thoughts, begging for a happily ever after. ![]() ![]() During family camping trips, she and her brother had to keep daily journals of what they were doing and seeing. Her parents were both teachers, so school never really ended for the summer. Grab your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!Ĭatharina Maura writes deliciously angsty romance that’ll give you all the feels. Mack, who also writes as Winnie Mack, was born and raised in Vancouver. Including the past she’s forgotten and the memories that evade her…and some secrets are better left buried. It should have been simple, until she finds out he’s her new boss.Īs they work together it soon becomes clear, Silas knows more about her than he should. When her boyfriend breaks her heart Alanna goes after his older brother in a quest for revenge. Bittersweet Memories, an all-new passion-filled and must-read forbidden billionaire standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Catharina Maura is live now! ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale![]() ![]() ![]() The stories (told from Hap's point of view) are violent, and characterized by strong language and sexual situations. Hap is a white working class laborer in his mid forties who once protested against the war in Vietnam and spent time in federal prison rather than be drafted, and Leonard is a gay black Vietnam vet. His Hap and Leonard series of twelve novels, four novellas, and three short story collections feature Hap Collins and Leonard Pine who live in the fictional town of Laborde, in East Texas, where they find themselves solving a variety of crimes. ![]() Kennedy battling a soul-sucking Egyptian mummy in a nursing home (the plot of his Bram Stoker Award-nominated novella, Bubba Ho-Tep, which was made into a movie by Don Coscarelli). Lansdale's writing is characterized by a deep sense of irony, and features strange or absurd situations or characters, such as Elvis Presley and John F. Lansdale grew up in East Texas, the son of a mechanic. He is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and eleven Bram Stoker Awards. Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television. A prose writer in a variety of genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense, he has also written comic books and screenplays. Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. ![]() Horror, mystery, western, adventure, crime ![]() ![]() ![]() Since your libido will be heightened, the other areas of your activities will also get better. Although most of the sexual benefits are geared towards women, the sexual life of a man could also be much better once they start consuming this fruit. Apart from the sexual benefits, the fruit has many other health benefits you should know about.Ĭan a man use Goron Tula? Yes, indeed, a man can use the miracle fruit. ![]() The fruit has many benefits, although it is mainly known for its ability to improve the sexual activities of the person eating it. What is Goron Tula used for? This is a question that you are probably asking yourself, especially if you just found out about this fruit. Like Prekese, it is a common fruit in West Africn countries. It contains certain chemical constituents that help improve the body, thus the many benefits of the miracle fruit. The fruit belongs to the family Malvaceae. Goron Tula is an indigenous fruit that is semi-domesticated by the people of Tula in Gombe state. Once you learn about the many benefits of eating this fruit, it will be no surprise why many of its users call it the miracle fruit. The fruit is also known as tree hibiscus, Azanza Garckeana, and snot apple. It is made up of a sweet and chewy nut, hence the fruit's nickname, "African Chewing Gum". ![]() Goron Tula is a multipurpose edible fruit popular in West African countries because of its many benefits. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase![]() ![]() Chase's books Join Goodreads 0 ratings 0 reviews avg rating:0.0 read (0) L.C. Either they find a way to beat the odds, or they lose each other forever. Chase (Author of A Fortunate Blizzard) Discover new books on Goodreads See if your friends have read any of L.C. Finding comfort in each other is a welcome surprise, but time is not on their side. When the biggest snowstorm to hit Colorado in decades leaves Marc and Trevor stranded at the same hotel, a chance encounter and a night of passion leads to more than either of them expected. ![]() Add in the fact that his family discarded him long ago, and he's facing yet another holiday season alone. In reality, though, his drive for success has meant no time for friends or relationships. He's handsome, financially sound, and on the fast track to partnership at a prestigious law firm. 5 Ferry-Tale 6 A Fortunate Blizzard 7 Pickup Men 8 Pulling Leather. But he won't be unrealistic, either - which means romantic commitments are off the table. Chase has published 17 romance books, with an average book rating of 3.79 out. ![]() When he learns just how numbered his days truly are, he resolves not to take them for granted. And with good reason: he's been on the transplant-recipient list for too long now. When a blizzard leaves both men stranded at the same hotel, a night of passion leads to more than either of them expected. There are worse things than being stranded in a blizzard.Īrtist Trevor Morrison has always appreciated the little things in life, treating each day as a gift. Chase Adult There are worse things than being stranded in a blizzard. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, there are several endings that rhyme with “you,” one of the most frequently used words in the book. The rhyme scheme throughout the poem is more consistent in some places than others. Seuss is a simple, three- stanza poem that is stretched over the sixty-four pages of the children’s book. ![]() Structure and Poetic Techniques in Happy Birthday to You! If they weren’t born as they are they might’ve ended up as a bag of tomatoes or a toad in a tree, or worst of all, a “wasn’t!” The poem concludes with the speaker asking the reader to wish themselves a “Happy Birthday!” and always remember that they are special because there is no one else like them in the world. There is no one like them in the world and that’s something to be happy about. These remind the reader that they are lucky to be who they are and they should appreciate it. ![]() The poem follows the Birthday Bird and a series of celebratory images. Seuss addresses the reader asking them to celebrate themselves and take joy from simply existing as they are. ![]() |