![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() By book's end the reader is unable to resist the heart of this compelling story, a plea for the conservation of habitat to keep these miraculous creatures on-or at least circling-the earth. Scott Weidensaul - Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds, Paperback - Bird migration is the worlds only true unifying natural. From Alaska to Lake Erie to the limestone forests of Jamaica, Weidensaul reaches not only for the scientific particulars but for the universal stories and humanizing, descriptive turns of phrase that keep this book from bogging down in statistics and jargon. The author has traveled all over the world banding and observing birds and talking to the experts-amateur birders and ornithologists who have made many of the important discoveries about bird biology. Yet even the tiniest of birds perform such miracles."įor anyone curious about the lives of migratory birds (and, incidentally, those of bird-obsessed humans), this book is a great nest of information. "To think of crossing thousands of miles under our own power is as incomprehensible as jumping the moon. Did you know that neither temperature nor hunger sparks bird migration? That many species migrate at night? That some birds migrate more than 5,000 miles in a single, uninterrupted flight? "We are such stodgy, rooted creatures," observes the author of this fascinating book. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I loved seeing all of the different powers that the Djinn and Demji had and learning more and more about the mythology that is very cleverly woven throughout this whole trilogy. I just loved it so much that I could literally gush about it all day and night. I mean, we’re talking sand pirates, Djinn, Demji and SO MUCH magical power. The plot was SO strong and kept me flipping through those pages and I particularly loved the huge battle at the end – it was so exhilarating to know we were reaching the climax of the story and it did not disappoint in the slightest! I never knew what was coming next and every time I thought I did something was thrown Amani’s way that had me second guessing everything. It is fast paced and action packed from the very beginning. ![]() Hero at the Fall is just everything I wanted to end this trilogy it honestly couldn’t have been more perfect. I felt every emotion under the sun but it was so flipping worth it. In the final battle for the throne, Amani must fight for everything she believes in, but with the rebellion in pieces, and the Sultan’s armies advancing across the desert plains, who will lead, who will triumph, who will live and who will die? ![]() There were others who said that the Rebel Prince was not a traitor but a hero… The heir had been killed by his own brother, the treacherous Rebel Prince, who was consumed by jealousy and sought the throne for himself. Once, in the desert country of Miraji, there was a Sultan without an heir. ![]() ![]() Yapa also investigates the opposite side of the conflict, exploring the thoughts of two police officers and the Seattle police chief, Bishop, who happens to be Victor’s estranged father. Here, Victor meets King and John Henry, two other activists whose perspectives the narration adopts in other points of the novel. But he soon finds himself rallying to the activists’ cause and volunteering to be placed in lockdown, a circle of protesters chained together. Victor’s primary goal upon arriving at the World Trade Organization protest is to sell marijuana to the protesters. The book opens from the perspective of Victor, a biracial teenager who ran away from home and backpacked around the world. Throughout the novel, Yapa writes from the perspective of seven characters who humanize the concerns and beliefs of a diverse set of individuals. It documents the disruption of civil disobedience, while also exploring the interpersonal bonding that occurs when people come together to express their opinions. Yapa’s novel is set during the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization protests. In doing so, the author, who is a State College native, reminds readers of the value that comes from trying to understand one another. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sunil Yapa’s debut novel “Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist” breaks the mold of our current polarized political climate and examines a controversial moment in American history from multiple angles. ![]() ![]() The usual time for processing an order is 24 hours (1 business day), but may vary depending on the availability of products ordered. Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.Stevens Books offers FREE SHIPPING everywhere in the United States for ALL non-book orders, and $3.99 for each book.For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes. Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. ![]() Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing.Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. May include "From the library of" labels. ![]() ![]() Pages may include limited notes and highlighting.
![]() It reads like a push and pull of demands and dreams as it lingers on a constant attempt at quenching some inert hunger it can never fulfill. It builds on the tale, The Death of Koschei the Deathless, also known as Maria Morevna. This book is an oddity, and for half the time I had no idea what was going on but I loved it. The author used the stakes at play so well, it sums itself up with the line: "There's always more to take."ģ. The first book wasn't lit, but this one got me so bad. This is the second book in The Remnant Chronicles. This book is long, but the story is so stuck with me. It takes you across Istanbul, Budapest, and Eastern Europe in what feels like a travel journal. ![]() ![]() It is a travel story narrated by an unnamed female, main character as they try to unravel the truth behind her fathers strange letters, and several generations of historians that have hunted for the truth about Vlad the Impaler (or Dracula). The Historian (2005) by Elizabeth Costova. ![]() ![]() His gift of a silver locket is a far cry from the luxuries she's left behind. As he recovers from his wounds, he sets out to win her trust. ![]() Alex's marriage is a sham and Rose is the only woman he's ever wanted. He's the last man in the world she'd get involved with - especially now he's married. Working in France, she meets Lieutenant Alex Denham, a dark figure from her past. Please her wealthy parents by marrying the man of their choice - or play her part in the war effort? The chance to escape proves irresistible and Rose becomes a nurse. ![]() ![]() If life is cheap, how much is love worth? It's 1914 and young Rose Courtenay has a decision to make. Moving from rural Dorset to war-torn London and the horrors of the Western Front, The Silver Locket is a compelling story about different kinds of courage and the enduring power of love. ![]() ![]() ![]() The arguments given are the products of a contrived reality, a façade of sanity. The narrator speaks of how he “was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before killed him,” taking logical precautions that might just as well have been taken by a sane man as an insane one. The narrator, in order to prove his sanity, characterizes himself as calm and even-minded, painting a picture of sanity through his explanation of the manner in which he planned the murder. ![]() Through his portrayal of the conflict between the reality of the actions of the narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” and the reality manufactured by said narrator, Edgar Allen Poe shows his reader that the line between sanity and insanity is indeed a fine one. ![]() ![]() A short analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”. ![]() ![]() ![]() The density was always obvious, but reading all Hickman’s post- House of X/Powers of X work in one run offers a completely different perspective. While it could be admired how casually Hickman throws in another mind-boggling notion, the impression given was that these were all that mattered to him, and the cost was the character interactions that had sustained the X-Men for years, and any sense of an ongoing plot. Hickman then wrote the core X-Men title developing those ideas, while other creators picked up on different aspects for separate titles featuring Marvel’s mutantsĪs individual issues, and even three trade paperbacks, Hickman’s vision for the X-Men stuttered because the ideas appeared prioritised above all else. That set out a blueprint of the X-Men’s future, introduced several threats, and established a community open to all mutants on the island of Krakoa, connected to the wider world via transportation gates and offering an array of new florinic-based technology. What he supplied was an innovative rebuilding of their world set over three separate eras introduced during House of X/Powers of X, mystifyingly absent from this Omnibus. ![]() In 2019 Jonathan Hickman was given free reign to re-imagine the X-Men and the world they occupied. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, as the cities fall, Tavia, Saxony and Karam prepare for a fight unlike any other. ![]() As Wesley realises the truth of his power and Zekia tries to lure him to darkness, he must fight against the deadly magic that invades his mind and find a way back to his friends before it's too late. ![]() With Wesley as their prisoner, Dante Ashwood and Zekia tear through the streets of Uskhanya, conquering cities at a time with their army of Crafters and enthralled citizens. From the author of TO KILL A KINGDOM and INTO THE CROOKED PLACE comes the second in a spectacular fantasy duology, in a world thriving with black magic. ![]() ![]() ![]() She goes on to make colossally horrible decisions but instead of detracting from the story, they enhanced the ensuing circus of events. Fortunately, that’s where our similarities ended. As a constantly sticky mom of toddlers, I identified with Finley Donovan from the very first sentence of the book. ![]() All hell breaks loose in fantastic hilarity. Struggling single mom Finlay Donovan gets mistaken for a hit woman. ![]() When Finlay’s overheard discussing the plot of her new novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet.and she soon discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books The new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head. "Getting the job done" for one single mom takes on a whole new meaning in Finlay Donovan is Killing It, a deliciously witty adult debut - the first in a brilliant new series from YA Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano.įINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT.except, she’s really not. "Angela Dawe's narration makes YA author Elle Cosimano's debut novel for grown-ups a wild and funny romp.Dawe offers Cosimano's laugh-out-loud moments with just the right sparkle." ( AudioFile Magazine ) ![]() |