![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jackson ("The Cask of Amontillado"), Stephanie Kuehn ("The Tell-Tale Heart"), Emily Lloyd-Jones ("The Purloined Letter"), Amanda Lovelace ("The Raven"), Hillary Monahan ("The Masque of the Red Death"), Marieke Nijkamp ("Hop-Frog"), Caleb Roehrig ("The Pit and the Pendulum"), and Fran Wilde ("The Fall of the House of Usher"). Whether the stories are familiar or discovered for the first time, listeners will revel in both Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and in the 13 unique and unforgettable ways that they've been brought to life.Ĭontributors include Dahlia Adler (reimagining "Ligeia"), Kendare Blake ("Metzengerstein"), Rin Chupeco ("The Murders in the Rue Morgue"), Lamar Giles ("The Oval Portrait"), Tessa Gratton ("Annabel Lee"), Tiffany D. Thirteen of YA's most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.Įdgar Allan Poe may be 150 years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But this wish only camouflaged the deeper feeling Sasha always had: that at, tender wallet, offering itself to her hand - it seemed so dull, so life-as-usual to just leave it there rather than seize the moment, accept the challenge, take the leap, fly the coop, throw caution to the wind, live dangerously ("I get it," Coz, her therapist, said), and take the thing. It was easy for Sasha to recognize, looking back, that the peeing woman's blind trust had provoked her: We live in a city where people will steal the hair off your head if you give them half a chance, but you leave your stuff lying in plain sight and expect it to be waiting for you when you come back? It made her want to teach the woman a lesson. ![]() Inside the rim of the bag, barely visible, was a wallet made of pale green leather. Sasha was adjusting her yellow eye shadow in the mirror when she noticed a bag on the floor beside the sink that must have belonged to the woman whose peeing she could faintly hear through the vaultlike door of a toilet stall. ![]() It began the usual way, in the bathroom of the Lassimo Hotel. ![]() ![]() ![]() They’re provided with complete responsibility for managing tasks, defining goals, and achieving them successfully. Teams comprise designers and programmers, and they’re empowered with more autonomy than they may be through other product development methods. Teams will reflect on what they’ve learned at the end of a cycle and recognize how these new techniques/skills/problem-solving capabilities can be applied to future projects effectively. Each cycle is followed by a cooldown period typically lasting two weeks, during which teams can take on unscheduled work as required.Įach cycle usually starts with a problem to be fixed and takes teams right through to a satisfactory solution. It creates a rigid, iterative structure in which small teams complete project tasks in six-week cycles before deploying their work. ![]() The Shape Up Method is a product development approach designed to help teams shape and build products to a higher standard through clear definition and prioritization. ![]() ![]() ![]() Don’t get me started on how well “Law & Order: SVU” embeds its messages into the mystery-of-the-week format. And shows like “ Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder” found ways to incorporate real-world messages into tabloid narratives, anchored by great central performances. ![]() For example, I enjoy the way Ryan Murphy and company take things so far over the top that they almost parody the emergency subgenre on “9-1-1”. I’m down for escapism as much as the next critic. ![]() Don’t get me wrong – not everything on television needs to be deep. The issues at play in FOX’s “Proven Innocent” demand a level of nuance that the writing team behind this show are either uninterested in providing or incapable of doing so. There’s something disheartening about seeing talented performers and socially resonant themes smothered in weak writing coming out of the mouths of two-dimensional characters. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() He gets big points from me for focusing on his youngest after the start of WW2 he had to have been worried about his oldest boys, who were 22 and 19 in 1939. They offer a lovely snapshot of family life and what Tolkien was like as a father. With dates from 1920-1943, many contain wonderful little stories that are so very creative and sweetly innocent. Who knows? It might even inspire some parents to add a little spice to Christmas mornings, themselves.įunny, charming letters from Father Christmas written by Tolkien to his children, in reply to their letters. ![]() This audio experience is just as much silly fun for the older as it is for the younger. This audiobook is recommended to listeners who enjoy a bit of imagination blended into their Christmas holiday and want something shorter than two hours in length. Hats off to Derek Jacobi, John Moffatt, and Christian Rodska for bringing these fun little characters to life and putting a smile on the faces of listeners everywhere. The narration was also absolutely terrific, it's hard to imagine anyone could have done better. The level of creativity is heart warming as the letters relate the yearly adventures of Father Christmas and his helpers as they prepare to make their great gift deliveries, most notably the clumsy and lovable North Polar Bear. ![]() ![]() This book is less a book and more of a collection of letters from "Father Christmas" and his silly companions to the children of the famous author J.R.R. Heart warming letters from a creative father. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Susie is convinced they're wrong, but just as they start dating, Alex tells Susie he has to leave. The women in her quilting circle aren't as excited about Alex's return, assuming that he'll leave again in search of adventure. Susie was just a kid when he left, but now she's a woman-and she definitely has his interest. Alex left Middlefield to explore the country, and now he's back and ready to join the church. On the bus ride, Alex Lehman-her crush from three years ago-sits next to her. A common thread: Susie Glick returns from a shopping trip laden with beautiful fabric for her quilting group.Will Joanne look past his list of responsibilities and see him for who he truly is? ![]() Colin soon feels himself developing feelings for her, but he's held back by the knowledge that a future with him would involve care of his grandmother and his farm. When Joanne Lapp hears about the loss, she decides to re-create the quilt. ![]() Patchwork promises: When Colin Zook and his beloved grandmother lose everything in a fire, their greatest loss is a beloved family heirloom quilt that helped keep her dementia at bay.Three charming stories of cozy quilting circles and budding romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() So they pack their lives and blind Shih Tzu into a once-luxurious thirty-one-foot RV and hit the open road.Īs they roll through the Midwest, heading for the Deep South, they soon discover "RV" doesn't mean "Reliable Vehicle." Historical sites give way to repair shops and the excitement of the once-in-a-lifetime trip quickly turns into apprehension of what's around the next corner. Buying a second-hand RV, visiting states unknown, and selling the campervan after reaching Florida seems like the perfect exit. Mark TwainĪfter selling their Minnesota home, Travis and Wendy plan an elaborate departure from the United States before repatriating themselves to the UK. It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their rise was marked by dramatic duels, fierce debates, scandal and political betrayal. ![]() Together these heirs of Washington, Jefferson and Adams took the country to war, battled one another for the presidency and set themselves the task of finishing the work the Founders had left undone. ![]() South Carolina's John Calhoun, with piercing eyes and an even more piercing intellect, defended the South and slavery. Henry Clay of Kentucky, as dashing as he was ambitious, embodied the hopes of the rising West. Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, a champion orator known for his eloquence, spoke for the North and its business class. ![]() In the early 1800s, three young men strode onto the national stage, elected to Congress at a moment when the Founding Fathers were beginning to retire to their farms. From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War comes “a historical spellbinder” ( The Christian Science Monitor) about a trio of political giants in nineteenth-century America-and their battle to complete the unfinished work of the Founding Fathers and decide the future of our democracy. ![]() ![]() The Hunger Games prequel film will cover the plot of Suzanne Collins’ book, which is set during the 10th Hunger Games, 64 years before the original trilogy. Lionsgate The Hunger Games dominated the 2010s One of the stars of the film, Rachel Zegler, confirmed via Twitter the movie has officially finished filming. The movie is set to arrive on November 17, 2023, over 11 years after the first Hunger Games film was released. Hunger Games prequel release date: When will The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes premiere?
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