![]() ![]() The fictionalized backbone of this engaging and informative first novel in the Adventures in Time series is the journey, 2,000 years ago, of a single bolt of blue silk from China to Rome. ![]() Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukee, ORĬopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. On the plus side, there are interesting episodes along the journey, good period background, and an interesting plot.?Cynthia M. However, the writing is stilted at times, lacking a natural flow, and character development is slight. It's a clever way to tie these ancient cultures together, and it is clear that the author has done a great deal of research on this period. That special blue silk is finally purchased in the Roman markets by Julia Sabina to make clothing for her wedding. From Han Tzu, a caravan leader, to Egyptian trader Firmus Parro, readers learn about each individual's culture, everyday life on the road, and the traders' common experiences along way. Each person's story is ingeniously connected by a bolt of fine blue silk that becomes a special trade item for each main character, symbolizing the means to obtain some personal dream. ![]() This story follows the adventures and hardships of caravan members and merchants on the Silk Road from Changan in China to Alexandria, and finally to Rome. Long before Marco Polo's time, caravans crossed the deserts and mountains between China and the Roman empire to trade their wares of carved jade, silk, and bronze. ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments Amy Girl by Bari Wood![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, at Bunner's funeral, Latovsky notes Fuller's Ken-doll eyes and fingers him for the killer but can't nab him before Fuller snatches Eve, hauling her to his childhood home. ![]() ![]() tracks a gory path to the psychic, torturing and shooting Bunner, then a local newsman and his wife, to get Eve's name and address. When, at a party, Bunner lets on to Fuller that Eve-whom he won't identify-saw the killer in her vision, the mad M.D. Eve's call to the cops snares homicide legend Dave Latovsky, who takes her to see psychiatrist Terrence Bunner, who happens to have Fuller as a patient. Like a doll's eyes'') give away his utter inability to feel for others, the product of a buried childhood trauma: Fuller kills in the barren hope of feeling pity for his victims. Hoping to confront him, Eve drives from her Connecticut estate to Sam's new house in Raven Lake, New York, where she's instantly felled by a vision of a woman mutilated and dying-the handiwork of local sociopath Adam Fuller, M.D., whose eyes (``. This time, Wood's usual Lady Luckless is poor little rich girl Eve Klein, whose millions can't buy her relief from her other inheritance: the clairvoyant powers that have recently frightened off her husband, Sam. Wood wrote three occult novels in the 80's (Amy Girl, 1987, etc.), but her current publisher is promoting her as the author of Twins (1977)-a telling comment on a sagging career that may lift a bit with this vivid if formulaic mix of occult and serial-killer chills. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Alvin maker seventh son![]() ![]() Inspections were launched soon after a three-story stand-alone parking structure, about a century old, imploded into shards of concrete and twisted metal on April 18, crushing to death its manager. Two of the parking garages have apartments above them - a 25-story high-rise in downtown Manhattan and an eight-story building in Chinatown - but officials said the residential areas appear to be in no danger.Ĭity officials directed the owners of the parking facilities to make immediate repairs to corroded concrete and other damage. NEW YORK (AP) - After the deadly collapse of a parking structure in lower Manhattan, New York City building officials swept through dozens of parking garages and ordered four of them to immediately shutter because of structural defects that “deteriorated to the point where they were now posing an immediate threat to public safety.” ![]() ![]() Brutus and Cassius escape as Antony joins forces with Octavius Caesar.Encamped with their armies, Brutus and Cassius quarrel, then agree to march on Antony and Octavius. Antony uses a funeral oration to turn the citizens of Rome against them. At the Senate, the conspirators stab Caesar to death. A conspirator, Decius Brutus, persuades him to go to the Senate with the other conspirators and his friend, Mark Antony. ![]() Cassius and others convince Brutus to join a conspiracy to kill Caesar.On the day of the assassination, Caesar plans to stay home at the urging of his wife, Calphurnia. ![]() Brutus, Caesar’s friend and ally, fears that Caesar will become king, destroying the republic. As the action begins, Rome prepares for Caesar’s triumphal entrance. The first part of the play leads to his death the second portrays the consequences. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Long way down krista ritchie![]() ![]() NYT & USA Today Bestselling Authors Krista & Becca Ritchie are identical twins-one a science nerd, the other a comic book geek-but with their shared passion for writing, they combined their mental powers as kids and have never stopped telling stories. It's highly recommended to read the books in the recommended reading order, which is in tangent with the Addicted series. It's possible to only read the Calloway Sisters spin-off series without reading the Addicted series, but you MUST read Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #3) before reading Long Way Down (Calloway Sisters #4). ![]() With their lives on the line, Ryke & Daisy head towards the vast, wild unknown. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to risk, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health. Ones that Connor Cobalt wouldn’t even take. To never abandon their love for each other.īut preserving their happiness also means adding more risks. Known as the most adventurous, fast-paced couple - their next step has always been elusive to the rabid media.īehind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke & Daisy’s resilience and shape their future together. With a seven-year age difference, Ryke & Daisy have faced an uphill battle in the eyes of the world and their families. ![]() ![]() Turn off the light if you have window light to darken the room slightly. Talk about how the children sleep (Kerry always falls asleep first, Roger likes to read a book before he takes a nap, and Ryan you are usually the last to fall asleep). Ask the children why they think naps are important (we grow while we sleep, when we are tired we do not think as well, naps help us from getting crabby). Hold up the cover of the book and say the title. Construction paper that has been made into a weaving frame (see resources). ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() That series is awesome and I’m anxiously awaiting the next book! If you decide to read that series, have your favorite drink on standby! Knox and Aria are seriously on FIRE, and I mean that in a good and bad way. □Ĭhristina: Last month I finished the 3rd book in the Legacy of the Nine Realms series, Ruins of Chaos. Maryse: Thank you Emily!! I really appreciate you letting me know. Just wanted to share since I didn’t see it on your new release list, and there may be others that were anxiously waiting for it like I was. HOLY MOLY LOOK AT ALL THE REVIEWS!! Practically 5 stars across the board!!!Įmily: Hi Maryse! A quick FYI that Ruins of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms #3) by Amelia Hutchins went live today. NEW FANTASY ROMANCE SERIES by a hugely loved author within our reading crew (past series have rocked their worlds!!), and book #3 just went LIVE!! P.S. MARYSE’S SURPRISE FROM HER FAVORITE BOOK BOYFRIEND’S. ![]() ALL MY REVIEWS (ALPHABETICAL BY AUTHOR). ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, as she smothers a deep gasp of need, someone else in the room lets one out. Setting her phone down, she drives her hand under the covers, inside her pajama bottoms, and between her legs. Playing solitaire on her phone-even though the use of electronics is forbidden after lights out-she lets twenty minutes tick by.Īs she hits the half an hour mark, the anticipation of an orgasm has her absolutely gushing and she can’t hold off any longer. Instead, she decides to do as Adel had done last night: wait until everyone else is likely to be asleep, then get down to business. ![]() She also considers setting her alarm twenty minutes earlier than usual, and slipping into the bathroom before anyone else is awake, but she knows she’ll hate that idea when morning comes. ![]() ![]() She considers sneaking into the bathroom for a quick rub, but she can’t be bothered to get up. It’s been days since she’s had the opportunity to tend to certain physical needs, and until this moment, it hadn’t occurred to her how having to share a dorm with eleven other people might negatively impact her ability to sate her passions. Lying there, holding the note to her chest, Rylie stares up at the ceiling, aware of a distinct heat between her thighs. My darling, you’re a tease, and you make me weak. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments 1st to die by james patterson![]() ![]() It is a rare combination, and I think it is why Was my strength as an inspector with the San Francisco Police Department. I can be as logical as hell, but I am also highly emotional, obviously. I have thought it all through a hundred times. Only I'm pretty sure that I'd be back out here tomorrow night, or the night after. They would hold me, hug me, say all the right things. Claire, Cindy, and Jill would be here almost before I hung up the phone. She's a good, loyal friend who's been nuzzling me good-night every single nightĪs I stare into the Border collie's eyes, I think that maybe I should go inside and call the girls. Martha won't leave, though, won't look away. ![]() "It's okay," I call to her through the door. I turn and see she is watching me through the glass doors that lead to the terrace. Quite a sentiment, but appropriate and just, I think. I'm looking out over glorious San Francisco and I have my service revolver pressed against the side of my temple. IT IS AN UNUSUALLY WARM NIGHT in July, but I'm shivering badly as I stand on the substantial gray stone terrace outside myĪpartment. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments O pioneers book![]() Cather in O Pioneers! (O title!!) is neither a skilled storyteller nor the least bit of an artist. ![]() It is practically a novel without a hero." - The New York Times Book Review Through a direct, human tale of love and struggle and attainment, a tale that is American in the best sense of the word, there runs a thread of symbolism. "Miss Cather has written a good story, we hasten to assure the reader who cares for good stories, but she has achieved something even finer.But then the reader is pulled up short by a flash of lyricism, as Cather allows a glimpse into the depths of emotion that lie beneath this deceptively simple surface." - WB Gooderham, The Guardian (.) In fact, at times this landscape threatens to overwhelm the novel itself, dwarfing its protagonists so that characterisation appears thin, and tragic events are rendered as almost incidental. "The prose is clear and - as befitting the subject matter - pared down to often brutal effect.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]() |