![]() Instead of the beautiful family life she dreamed of creating for her nieces, Rebecca feels as if her world is being torn apart by two different cultures, leaving her to question her place in the Amish community, her marriage, and her faith in God. Younger sister Lindsay is caught in the middle, and the strain between Rebecca and Daniel mounts as Jessica’s rebellion escalates. Rebellious Jessica is resistant to Amish ways and constantly in trouble with the community. Rebecca struggles to give the teenage girls the guidance they need as well as fulfill her duties to Daniel as an Amish wife. Instant motherhood, after years of unsuccessful attempts to conceive a child of her own, is both a joy and a heartache. Rebecca Kauffman’s tranquil Old Order Amish life is transformed when she suddenly has custody of her two teenage nieces after her "English" sister and brother-in-law are killed in an automobile accident. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life-and the decisions and consequences that follow. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. ![]() Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. ![]()
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![]() ![]() His tale is riddled with folk stories recounted to him by the farmers and peasants he meets. He encounters the people of the region, so different to those near Paris or those in urban France. Stevenson travels an area mostly inaccessible to the outside world. Yet, it is also an unusual and valuable historical source. This book, short in length and filled with Stevenson’s dry humour is an easy and enjoyable read. ![]() It is a commentary on his journey, the people of that region, unusual in France for their Huguenot, French Protestant heritage, and his trials with his mode of transport, Modestine, a donkey. In brief, the book is a description of Stevenson’s travels through the Cevennes, an area in central France. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes may, at first, seem an odd choice of book for a history undergraduate. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After two weeks Bedford accosts the man, who proves to be a reclusive physicist named Mr. He is bothered every afternoon, however, at precisely the same time, by a passer-by making odd noises. Bedford rents a small countryside house in Lympne, in Kent, where he wants to work in peace. The narrator is a London businessman named Bedford who withdraws to the countryside to write a play, by which he hopes to alleviate his financial problems. Plot summary Ĭaption: "I was progressing in great leaps and bounds" In that opera the word "selenites" is used for the first time for moon inhabitants. The inspiration seems to come from the famous 1870 book by Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon, and the opera by Jacques Offenbach from 1875. ![]() Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilisation of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites". The novel tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists: a businessman narrator, Mr. Wells, originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from December 1900 to August 1901 and published in hardcover in 1901, who called it one of his "fantastic stories". The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance by the English author H. ![]() ![]() We owe it to all humankind to guide them in terms of awareness, education, care, treatment, and scientific research during this dreaded pandemic. As healthcare professionals, we are both debtors and creditors. This is to facilitate cross-reference by the reader and go through the same language and terms the general public understand. ![]() In terms of references and sources, I often refer to verified and credible general media sources rather than specialized references. It succinctly focuses on straightforward practical information: no profuse introductions, no enigmatic theories, and no boring details that may repel you, unnecessarily prolong the book, or restrict the required diversity to review all aspects of dealing with the pandemic in everyday life. This book simplifies scientific terminology for the non-specialist reader. ![]() Although we are still in the "crawling" stage to come at grips with the virus, we have a thousand-year repertoire of common sense, hundreds of years of development in preserving public health, and decades of evidence-based medicine. ![]() ![]() In these uncertain times engulfed by clouds of doubts, suspicion, panic, lack of scientific and logical thinking, and inability to plan even for the near future, I have opted to decipher some haunting mysteries, de-obscure the overall foggy situation, and disengage the alleged conflict between science and quackery. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seven words to describe Kennedy Clarke, Kenz: Stubborn, naïve, spoiled, reflective, feisty, snarky and impatient. Seven words to describe Shay Coleman: Charming, cocky, private, patient, possessive, intense and enigmatic. The story follows them for a tumultuous year filled with unlikely friendships, secret crushes, butterflies-in-your-belly romance shadowed by lies, jealousy, betrayal and danger as Kenz comes to terms with herself and breaks all her rules by falling in hate-love with every girl’s wet dream Shay Coleman. Shay also has plans which may include a feisty girl in his political science class… ![]() But there is more to Shay than meets the eye. Shay’s reputation precedes him a god on the field and in the bedroom, he can pick and choose. Kenz has plans and rules which do not allow for a cocky heartthrob. Hate to Love You (stand-alone) opens up to college freshman Kennedy Clarke, Kenz first political science class meeting and taking an instate dislike to her classmate, football star quarterback Shay Coleman. ![]() “Shay Coleman tanked my dream of going pre-law.” College romance with lust, secrets, gossip, lies, jealousy & danger as girl falls hate over love for star athlete! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Hate to Love You (stand-alone). ![]() ![]() ![]() This series joins my favorite movies of the Civil War:Īs I reviewed portions of the North and South, I looked at those conflicts again, foremost among them, slavery. The conflicts of the United States are dramatically displayed, slavery in the South, industrial revolution in the North, the politics of war, states’ rights versus central government, and profiteering. During the period before the Civil War, they faced struggles in their friendship, mirror conflicts in the nation. ![]() The two main characters-Orry Main from South Carolina and George Hazard from Pennsylvania-became best friends and remained best friends through the Mexican American War. Although they are a romantic adaptation of historical fiction of the Civil War following two West Point cadets, it is a very good representation of the causes of the war. John Jakes’s North and South Books I and II became one of my favorite Civil War miniseries. ![]() ![]() ![]() Praise for The Last Star “ Yancey’s prose remains achingly precise, and this grows heavier, tighter, and more impossible to put down as the clock runs out…this blistering finale proves the truth of the first two volumes: it was never about the aliens.”- Booklist, starred review “A haunting, unforgettable finale.”- Kirkus Reviews “Yancey doesn’t hit the breaks for one moment, and the action is intense, but the language always stays lyrical and lovely. In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves . . . ![]() Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. ![]() They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. Summary: The highly-anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling 5th Wave series. ![]() ![]() There are two art books for Magic Knight Rayearth, each dedicated to one half of the story. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel. ![]() In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. ![]() The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. Currently, there are four members in the group. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. ![]() CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. ![]() ![]() ![]() Written decades ago, the story-line of Matarese Circle seems almost prophetic despite it being dated, the world finally catching up to the plot. What it lacks in literary aspirations it more than makes up for in sheer excitement and fun. ![]() Some spy novels get better and more relevant with age, and Robert Ludlum's fabulous The Matarese Circle falls into that category. The Bourne movies, starring Matt Damon in the title role, have been commercially and critically successful ( The Bourne Ultimatum won three Academy Awards in 2008), although the story lines depart significantly from the source material. ![]() A non-Ludlum book supposedly inspired by his unused notes, Covert One: The Hades Factor, has also been made into a mini-series. Some of Ludlum's novels have been made into films and mini-series, including The Osterman Weekend, The Holcroft Covenant, The Apocalypse Watch, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. He is the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and the Jason Bourne series- The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum-among others. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. ![]() Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-seven novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. ![]() ![]() ![]() Everything isn’t so simple as the ultimate war between Good and Evil. Perhaps the greatest thing about this story is that while it explores good and evil in their purest forms, it also seasons the side of Good with evil: heroes have deep flaws, and bad people run amok among the good. Ultimately, the villain’s backstory is explored, giving reasons for the hatred that drives it. Unrelenting, malicious, and wicked, the villain presents a terrifying figure of pure evil. The villain is completely opposite of the heroes, as the theme of Good and Evil demands. The two main characters each have an aspect of Good: Agnieszka has the wild, heartfelt kind of goodness, and the Dragon has the orderly kind of goodness. This theme plays out most prominently in the heroes and villain. A few elements make it so engaging, but one stands out above the rest: the theme of Good versus Evil. ![]() At first, Agnieszka doesn’t care about magic, but when the Wood threatens her village, Agnieszka must embrace her magic to save everyone she loves…or the Wood will destroy humanity.Įverything in this story feels so raw, dirty, and real that it’s impossible to look away. She’s dirty, mud-stained, and constantly ripping her clothes while gathering food, so all the villagers are shocked when the Dragon-a wizard who fights the Wood-forces her into an apprenticeship. ![]() Uprooted is a YA Fantasy story with brilliant themes of Good and Evil, a likable heroine, and a villain that will make your hair curl.Īgnieszka lives in the shadow of the Wood: a malignant forest bent on destroying humankind. ![]() |