![]() ![]() My friends and I dug foxholes and played War complete with an arsenal of cap guns, jack knives, and hand grenades (empty soup cans.) We all knew whose uncle hadn’t returned from the war, whose father was having a problem with alcohol, and which families had broken from the strain of battle fatigue-the yet unrecognized post-traumatic stress disorder. Steel helmets, scratchy army blankets, and canvas cots were common in most homes in my neighborhood as were foreign coins, German buttons, and military patches. My many uncles had served on battleships and overseas, and pictures of them in uniform serving in faraway places were carefully preserved in albums. My mother was trained as a nurse, and though she never worked outside the home, she was the “go to” person in the neighborhood when someone needed patching up. My grandfather and grandmother were nurses. ![]() I grew up in the post World War II years. The class was 3 credits and cost $11 per credit hour, and that gives a clue to how old I am. Deciding to finish my truncated education, I took a creative writing class at the junior collage. But, I was in my thirties with a husband and three young children before I discovered how much fun writing can be. I had a knack for putting my thoughts on paper, if not elegantly, then, at least, understandably. ![]() As a student, I seldom took an essay test I didn’t ace. ![]()
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![]() Petersburg, Florida, and they spend the hot summers in Ontario, Canada, where they have their two adult sons and three grandsons. With her husband retired, they live most of the year in St. She is the recipient of more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. Virginia Henley is a New York Times bestselling writer of historical novels. ![]() ![]() Her novel, The Irish Gypsy, was published in 1982. She asked her to pop it in the mail, and when she read it, she bought it. The Raven and the Rose (1987) The Hawk and the Dove (1988). She submitted her first manuscript to an editor at Avon Books and told her a little about herself and a little about the book. The Hawk and the Dove by Virginia Henley. Virgina Syddall Henley, nada en 1935, unha escritora inglesa de grandes xitos comercial. Woodiwiss and she immediately knew that she too could write one. ![]() The marriage was installed in Toronto, Canada, when around 1978, Virginia read "The Wolf and the Dove" by Kathleen E. Married by proxy, and abandoned, Sara Bishop is determined to wreak revenge.As flame-haired, emerald eyed Sabre Wilde, she would scandalize Queen Elizabeths court as she sets out to seduce her unknown husband, become his mistress and make him her slave. ![]() In 1956, Virginia married Arthur Henley and they had two sons. With this book youll find yourself sharing the emotions, and forgetting to sleep. Her father, Thomas Syddall, taught her to love history, and she obtained a degree in History in the University. Virginia Syddall was born on Decemin Bolton, England, UK. The Hawk and the Dove by Virginia Henley, 2009, Random House Publishing Group edition, eBook in English. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is also the author-illustrator of Hug? When they are not making art, they enjoy cooking, reading, and playing with their cats. Elizabeth Warren and the Amy Wu book series. Learn more: Charlene Chua (she/they) is the illustrator of several picture books, including Pinkie Promises by Sen. Originally from frosty Minnesota, she now lives wherever her wife is stationed, recently in San Antonio, Texas and then Italy with a flock of spirited hens. She has previously worked as an educator, bookseller, volunteer radio host, and creator of children’s literature events. ![]() Her debut picture book The Amazing Idea of You was illustrated by Mary Lundquist. Love, Violet, illustrated by Charlene Chua, was a Stonewall Book Award winner, Charlotte Huck Honor Book, Lambda Literary Award Finalist, and Bookstagang’s Best of 2022 winner for Future Classics and Community Favorites. Charlotte Sullivan Wild is the author of several picture books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Basically the system comprises two foot pads capable of measuring weight on each pad and on the front and rear portions of each pad, a display for displaying weight information in digital and/or graphical form, a sound sensor for sensing the impact of a golf club against a golf ball and a microprocessor system for receiving information from the pads and generating the display.
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This should tell you much about the quality of the book itself, for rare indeed is an original story ‘adapted’ for the screen with so few alterations.įor me, reading Terry Pratchett’s work is not only a joy but an indulgence, too. Vadim Jean’s TV adaptation is superb: I watch it religiously every Christmas, struck each time by just how much of it – dialogue, stage directions, settings, narration, everything – is lifted directly from the source material. Of the quarter or so of the Discworld I’ve explored, Hogfather is my favourite. sent my true love back,Ī nasty little letter, hah, yes indeed, and a partridge in a pear tree-’ ![]() ![]() This 30-book box set includes A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Blue Carbuncle, The Speckled Band, The Red-Headed League, The Reigate Squires, The Naval Treaty, The Sussex Vampire, The Veiled Lodger, The Three Students, A Scandal in Bohemia, The Copper Beeches, The Six Napoleons, The Engineer's Thumb, Charles Augustus Milverton, Silver Blaze, The Bruce-Partington Plans, The Musgrave Ritual, The Stockbroker's Clerk, The Final Problem, The Empty House, The Solitary Cyclist, The Dancing Men, The Dying Detective, The Beryl Coronet, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Devil's Foot, The Creeping Man, The Second Stain and The Lion's Mane. ![]() ![]() Plus, each book includes a QR code to the FREE audiobooks! Sherlock and Watson - the original crime-fighting duo!Ĭatching curious criminals, solving ancient riddles and defending the honour of the king and the country are all in a day's work for this world-famous detective and his faithful biographer.Ī collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless Sherlock Holmes stories, adapted and illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to the classics. ![]() ![]() ![]() The dry minutiae of battles and sieges, of tortuous statecraft of tyrant and king, get the minor emphasis in what is preeminently a vivid recreation of Greek culture, brought to the reader through the medium of supple, vigorous prose. ![]() ![]() Here Durant tells the whole story of Greece, from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the final extirpation of the last remnants of Greek liberty, crushed under the heel of an implacably forward-marching Rome. The second volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize–winning series, The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Volume 2 chronicles the history of ancient Greek civilization. The second volume of Will Durants Pulitzer Prize-winning series, The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Volume 2 chronicles the history of ancient. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bean began to experiment with her live show, introducing backup tracks and live looping, giving her an interesting edge. ![]() She started songwriting at age 11 and has been honing her craft since. She showed an immediate interest in the piano, often teaching herself her favorite melodies by ear. Studio, the aptly-named Studio 1, which is rented out to a notable writer who has requested anonymity.) BeanĪqua Books Songwriter-in-Residence January-March 2012ĭana Bean grew up in small town Manitoba, starting music at a young age. Jane Walker, writerĪqua Books is one of only two bookstores in Canada with a writer-in-residence program, the other being the U of A Bookstore.īut I bet the U of A Bookstore doesn't have two spacious studios dedicated for such a purpose, do they? I thought not. Thanks for the after dinner cupcakes (nice touch). Most importantly, everyone was so does make a difference. Would also like to thank you and your staff for being so accomodating and so very helpful in every way. It was interesting, very informative, and he had great advice for everyone. I just wanted to say what a great workshop Michael had. ![]() ![]() With more than lust at stake, the truth may be our game changer. A Lie for A Lie by Helena Hunting is a must read hockey sports romance with a twist that I for one stood up and cheered for. But I still have a lie hanging over my head, and Lainey’s keeping secrets of her own. But I still have a lie hanging over my head, and Lainey’s keeping secrets of her own. A year later, a chance encounter throws Lainey and me together again. This book centers on Rook, now Captain of the Chicago team several years after the Pucked series, and Lainey, a marine mating specialist. When I’m called away on a family emergency, I realize too late that I have no way to contact Lainey.Ī year later, a chance encounter throws Lainey and me together again. A Lie for a Lie is the first book in Helena Hunting's All In series, which is a spin-off from her Pucked series. But it ends just as abruptly as it began. My plan for seclusion becomes a monthlong sex fest punctuated with domestic bliss. Lainey is the perfect escape from my life. Even better, she has absolutely no idea who I am. So when I leave Chicago for some peace and quiet, the last thing I expect is for a gorgeous woman to literally fall into my lap on a flight to Alaska. ![]() I just want to be a normal guy for a few weeks. ![]() ![]() Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series comes a romantic comedy about instant attraction, second chances, and not-so-little white lies. ![]() |