![]() ![]() All his life, he was haunted by an “inconsolable longing” he called joy. ![]() Lewis was an atheist before converting to Christianity at the age of thirty-two. He maintained that Aslan the Lion is not allegory at all, explaining that the character is an invention that explores the question of what Christ might be like in other worlds if they actually do exist. There was nothing Christian about the initial inspiration for Narnia, Lewis wrote. Lewis had been having dreams about lions at the time. The story did not have any clear direction until the invention of Aslan. Decades later, it became the creative starting point for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The image of a faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood came to C. Other famous works include The Space Trilogy, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and The Problem of Pain. ![]() He served as tutor in English Language and Literature at Oxford University for 29 years and wrote over 30 books. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963), known to his friends as “Jack,” published the seven Chronicles of Narnia books between 19. ![]()
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![]() But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. She doesn't have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. įrom New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readersįrom New York Times bestselling and award. ![]() ![]() ![]() Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Four psychos audiobook![]() ![]() This woman really was such a huge talent. ![]() The more CM Owens books I read, the more heartbroken I become. **Sexual situations/content**Reverse Harem**Dark humor galore**Language warning Maybe I should add seeing a hell-certified psychologist to my list of goals. I probably shouldn't call them damsels, since they're a little murderous and all. But seriously, I really do need a more badass name, considering how much I have to keep saving my damsels in distress. I don't want to overwhelm myself before I even finish checking off my old goals. Goal #7: Stop wasting my breath on lectures and start annoying the quad hell squad every time they annoy me. Goal #6: Get a new name that's more badass. ![]() Goal #5: Get out of hell's belly without letting my ungrateful charges die. So, I've checked off some life goals and added a few new ones to my list. It's not like anyone else is perfect either. Goal #3: Figure out who/what I am and why I can't remember anything past the five years I've been haunting this quad. ![]() Goal #2: Convince the four men I've been haunting for the past five years to pick me to be their new toy after goal one is complete. Goal #1: Become a real girl instead of this invisible ghost thing I currently am. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Twenty Five Mystery Science Theater 3000 Films That Changed M... by Frank Conniff![]() ![]() It's a story that will stay with you for the rest of your life, if you happen to die just as you finish reading the book. It tells the story of how a comedian who was lucky enough to work on beloved Peabody Award winning TV show was transformed into a comedian who was lucky enough to work on a beloved Peabody Award winning TV show. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV Series 19881999) Frank Conniff as TVs Frank, Frank, Gooch, T.V. The new 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' ran for 14 episodes and featured such awful movies as the glorious 1978 'Star Wars' knockoff 'Starcrash,' the Danish monster film 'Reptilicus,'. Thus, because of his actions, the world now knows of Manos: The Hands of Fate, Monster A-Go-Go, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Teenagers From Outer Space, and many other cheesy movies that the world would just as soon not know about.In these essays, TV's Frank focuses on twenty-five of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 films he found and riffed with his fellow MST3K writers and cast mates. It was in a box of films sent to Frank Conniff in 1992, when he chose Manos as one of the films to be shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. And then he was given the sacred duty of finding the films that would be riffed on the show. ![]() ![]() First he was hired as a writer, then he was called upon to play TV's Frank, the bumbling yet lovable Mad Scientist henchman in Deep 13. In 1990, Frank Conniff joined the staff of Mystery Science Theater 3000. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Fallen angels myers![]() Unable to reach out verbally, Myers turned to writing, pouring out his thoughts in poems and short stories. Though Myers describes his young life as happy-filled with basketball games, a loving upbringing, and good books-he suffered from a speech impediment that made it difficult for him to communicate with others, and at first filled him with rage. His foster parents lived in the African-American neighborhood of Harlem in New York City, and he spent most of his childhood and young adulthood there. Myers's mother died three years after his birth, and his father, too poor to raise him, put him into foster care. Walter Dean Myers was born in West Virginia in 1937. Influence of author's military experience on his writing Fallen Angels is listed as number 16 in the American Library Association's list of 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990–2000 due to its use of profanity and realistic depiction of the war. It won the 1988 Coretta Scott King Award. ![]() Fallen Angels is a 1988 young-adult novel written by Walter Dean Myers, about the Vietnam War. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Hood by jenny elder moke![]() ![]() ![]() There has been a spate of creative re-imaginings of old stories, so I was curious to see how Moke reinvented Robin Hood. This novel is a must-read for historical-fiction fans, adventure lovers, and reluctant readers alike! In Hood, author Jenny Elder Moke reimagines the world of Robin Hood in lush, historical detail and imbues her story with more breathless action than has ever come out of Sherwood Forest before. As she joins forces with Robin and his Merry Men in a final battle against the Wolf, will Isabelle find the strength to defy the crown and save the lives of everyone she holds dear? As Isabelle races to stay out of the Wolf’s clutches and find the father she’s never known, she is thrust into a world of thieves and mercenaries, handsome young outlaws, new enemies with old grudges, and a king who wants her entire family dead. ![]() Desperate to keep her daughter safe, Marien helps Isabelle escape and sends her on a mission to find the one person who can help: Isabelle’s father, Robin Hood. But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, King John’s ruthless right hand. Let it rise to meet the call. Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Azu manga daioh kiyohiko azuma![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() AD tells the story of a group of girlfriends (and their not-much-older but occasionally far more immature and messed-up teachers) traveling through their four years of high school in Tokyo. Thus, it's perhaps not the best for sickbed reading, as I did, hoisting it aloft with my trembling ailing wrists, but its sheer substance would make for a wonderful gift presentation! The omnibus format is also recommended because this manga series, like a couple good chipotle peppers packed in adobo, is characterized by a pleasantly cumulative warming-up effect. This Azumanga Daioh 4-in-1 omnibus is a 750+-page volume that's thicker than a brick - sort of an Infinite Jest of manga. That "why, this is unlike anything else!" feeling. Remember the first time you ever ate an unfamiliar food that's since become a dietary staple? - for instance, in my case, sushi, pad Thai, or good authentic hummus or guacamole? Well, that's kind of how I feel having "discovered" manga: that "how can this have been in existence all that time without my having known it!" feeling. ![]() ![]() ![]() We’re going to be on the Bishop first thing tomorrow. Then he followed the crows out of the museum.” His eyes were dry and his dignity was matchless. If you’ll just come with us.”Ĭlovis bowed to Miss Minton, then to Maia. I should like to go on board immediately.” I take it you have reserved a first-class cabin for me?” “And no one shall say that I am not grateful to those who have served me. Trapwood, who had seen the glint of silver. And with it, this token of my thanks.”Īnd out of the pocket of his tunic he took a watch on a long chain which he handed to the Indian. “You have served me well, Kumari,” he said-and every word was crystal clear the words of a perfect English gentleman, speaking slowly to a foreigner. Here before them was The Blood which Sir Aubrey longed for, and they were filled with joy. The boy’s breeding showed in every movement he was an undoubted and true aristocrat. They stared at the golden-haired youth who had appeared at the top of the cellar steps. “Unhand my servant, please,” he ordered the crows. Then slowly, with immense dignity, he climbed the cellar steps. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her, so that Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. The number one bestseller in Mexico and America for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit - and recipes.Ī sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. ![]() Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. ![]() ![]() ![]() The entries, arranged broadly in chronological order, range from technical (overprinting, rub-on designs, split fountain) to stylistic (swashes on caps, loud typography, and white space) to objects (dust jackets, design handbooks) and methods (paper cut-outs, pixelation).ġ00 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design is an inspirational book for dipping into whenever ideas are needed. It is both a great source of inspiration and a provocative record of some of the best examples of graphic design from the last hundred years. "The scope is broad but intelligently refined, connecting all aspects of graphic design, from the age-old technique of text ornamentation to the relatively nascent appearance of pixelated images and digital type." - Cool Huntingġ00 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design is an accessible and compact book which demonstrates how ideas influenced and defined graphic design, with stunning visual examples. ![]() ![]() 100 Ideas is an entertaining, often insightful read." - Geoff Hart, STC Technical Communication Journal ![]() |