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The serious man simone de beauvoir6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() More often than not, the first time I meet a guy from a dating app is usually the last. Once we meet someone from a dating app in real life, we must evaluate their character to determine whether they will indeed be a suitable mate. ![]() Dating apps require us to make decisions based mainly on aesthetic presentation. Unfortunately, these traits can be comorbid with certain undesirable personality traits as well. On dating apps, I frequently swipe right on men with small beanies, mustaches, skateboards, or an interest in obscure music, film, or literature. In the search for a potential mate, I often find myself repeating patterns in the way my relationships play out and the men I take interest in. ![]()
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![]() However, there is one honourable European, natty Bumppo, the loyal and corageous woodsman, who prefers the simple code of natural law to the machinations of the white man. It also tells of the cynical exploitation of the native tribes by the two protagonists, setting Indian against Indian, Mohican against Huron. Skirmishes, captures, flights and rescues are only some of the ingredients of this classic tale of bloody conflict between the British and the French in the forests of North America. Summary (from Goodreads, same as back cover of book) Definitely worth a read if you are a fan of geography. ![]() ![]() Lavish and lengthy descriptions of stunning scenery combine with a tale of adventure in this classic of American literature. The Last of the Mohicans is the second book in The Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper. ![]()
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Cursed bunny stories6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Sandal Trends 2023: 10 Styles To Slip-On This Summer These Zodiac Signs Will Have the Worst Week, So Beware of Energy Vampires Selkie's Latest Show Proved Fashion Really Can Be Inclusive The duo wore head-to-toe leather looks for the night out. ![]() While other celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Winnie Harlow were also apparently present at the event, none appeared in coordinating outfits like Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny did. On May 14, Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny spent the evening together in Santa Monica at a birthday party for a friend at Giorgio Baldi followed by a nightcap at Shorebar. Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny’s matching outfits have taken over date night spots in New York and Los Angeles-but could the couple’s elevated wardrobe coordination lead to a relationship curse? A quick scroll through the celebrity relationship archives could reveal the answer. ![]() Nothing says “hot new celebrity item” more than synchronized looks and courtside seats at a Lakers game. ![]() Still, the duo has taken every opportunity since then to present themselves as a couple. Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny may not have made their rumored relationship official at the Met Gala this year. ![]()
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The bone houses review6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() What is it about Ellis that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good? ![]() When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. The risen corpses are known as “bone houses,” and legend says that they’re the result of a decades-old curse. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead. ![]() Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family, and her family’s graveyard. ![]()
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The needle ken follett6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. ![]() ![]() Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.īorn on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995. Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 197 Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director. ![]() Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995. Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages. Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. ![]()
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Women and Madness by Phyllis Chesler6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Politically, the mental-health professions are not the bastions of patriarchy they were when Chesler first wrote about them: lots of women are in these professions, and lots of therapists are feminists, and incorporate feminist principles into their practice. The book was first written in 1972, but the edition I have is a revised one from 2005, in which she addresses how much things have changed since she first wrote it, both in terms of science and politics. I'd give it 4 1/2 or 4 3/4 if fractional ratings were allowed on this site. ![]() I have some criticisms of it, which explain the non-perfect rating, but I love it so much I feel conflicted about that non-perfect rating. It is also among my favorite feminist texts, and whenever I open it to look something up, I inevitably find myself rereading entire sections or chapters because I can't put it down. So this is an amazing, wonderful, shocking, revelatory book that is well-researched, beautifully written, thoughtful and that frames a moral imperative of undeniable power. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Her very life may be the ante she risks to get to the bottom of everything that's been plaguing her since birth-and if she can't bluff her way to winning, Dahlia Poplar may prove to be the dead card that's no longer in play. Somehow, she needs to brew the right potion to break her curse while solving the paranormal message encoded in the club's playing cards, all while keeping her loved ones safe. When the tournament ends prematurely, there's a body charred to ashes, and Dahlia takes it upon herself to figure out if the wicked witch is behind the disaster. Unfortunately, her efforts stir up unwanted attention from the one who cursed Dahlia to begin with, the evil witch whose shadow has loomed over all of the dreadful events in Luna Lane. Potions and Playing Cards Large Print Edition by Amy McNulty. ![]() With visiting professor Cable Woodward due to depart to spend more of his sabbatical on the road, Dahlia can't admit that he may be the reason she's so determined to finally leave behind the cozy comforts of home. Potions and Playing Cards by Amy McNulty, 2021, Snowy Wings Publishing edition, in English. Fixated on researching ways to break her curse once and for all, jinxed witch and do-gooder Dahlia Poplar doesn't know how well she'll do in the upcoming Euchre Tournament, the Luna Lane Spooky Games Club's first sponsored event. ![]()
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![]() Then, however, she could just leave and come back when that time was over. It was these excuses that got her through all the visits to the McKnight ranch when dropping off her daughter with the girl's father for a select amount of time each summer. But, hey, whatever makes her sleep at night. ![]() Her excuses? They were young and dumb, they thought love conquered all, etc. YAY!! But mostly because of the topic of books I have been reading.Ī Dark & Stormy Knight is a wonderful wonderful story of cowboys and the women who love them.or believe that they don't in the case of Georgia McKnight, who left her bull riding husband years ago and has believed ever since she left him that it was the right thing to do. And also thanks to the fact I just found out my phone has FM radio and country is what comes in best on it. Thanks, for the most part, the topic of books I have recently been reading. ![]() ![]() Okay, so I have been listening to a load of country music this past week. ![]()
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Shades of lovers poetry book6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() She is the author of four poetry collections: "shades of lovers" (2020), "sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you" (2021), and "i gave myself the world" (January 2023), all published with Central Avenue Publishing, and "sprout: selected poems," self-published in 2022. ![]() Over the next 9 years, her platform has grown to an audience of over 300,000. Having been a bookworm and writer all her life, her passion for poetry began at the age of 13, and shortly afterward, she began sharing her writing online. Aside from music, poetry is her other great love. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Kentucky and is currently earning her Master of Music in Voice degree at Indiana University. Catarine Hancock is a 23-year-old poet and opera singer from Lexington, Kentucky. ![]()
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Summers with Juliet by Bill Roorbach6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Bill taught at the University of Maine at Farmington, Colby College, and Ohio State before taking his last academic position, the Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts, a five-year position. His story "Big Bend" was featured on NPR's "Selected Shorts," read by actor James Cromwell at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. His short work, both fiction and nonfiction, has been published in Harper's, Orion, The Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, The New York Times Magazine, Granta, New York, and dozens of other great places. His famous craft book, WRITING LIFE STORIES: Making Memories into Memoir, Ideas into Essays, and Life into Literature, is used in writing programs around the world. Other nonfiction books include INTO WOODS: ESSAYS, and the romantic memoir SUMMERS WITH JULIET. Henry Prize winner BIG BEND, just reissued by The University of Georgia Press, and the classic novel of competitive skiing and suppressed trauma, THE SMALLEST COLOR. His other books include the Flannery O'Connor Prize and O. TEMPLE STREAM, winner of the Maine Prize for nonfiction, is about to be reissued in a quality paperback by Down East Books. ![]() LIFE AMONG GIANTS is in development at HBO for a multi-year drama series. BILL ROORBACH's newest novels are The Remedy for Love and the bestselling Life Among Giants, both from Algonquin Books. ![]() |