![]() ![]() I read most of Susan Isaacs' subsequent books, most of which I enjoyed a great deal. Maybe it would not seem that original now, but I loved it at the time. ![]() This was a very funny book, and I'd be interested to know if it was the first of the genre of "wisecracking, domestic, comic mystery" as one blurb has it. When a local dentist and "stud" is found murdered, Judith's life takes on a new purpose as she determines to solve the crime - not least when she discovers that several of her women friends (supposedly happily married mothers) have been captured photographically by the dead man - in the compromising positions of the title. The plot concerns a suburban housewife, Judith, who is bored and stifled by the domestic grind. Published in 1985, almost 10 years before the first Stephanie Plum book, the novel was like a breath of fresh air, unlike anything I had read before. Before there was Janet Evanovich or Desperate Housewives there was Susan Isaacs, an author I discovered quite by chance when I noticed a then-just-published bright yellow Penguin paperback with the intriguing title of Compromising Positions. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() She grew to love her captors and became infamous as the "White Squaw" who refused to return until her tragic capture by Texas Rangers in 1860. Against this backdrop Gwynne presents the compelling drama of Cynthia Ann Parker, a nine-year-old girl who was kidnapped by Comanches in 1836. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. ![]() They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined just how and when the American West opened up. The second is the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. ![]() In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story of The Ghost Bride has two settings – one is the real-world setting of Malacca, Malaysia in 1893 and the second is the Afterlife and the Plains of the Dead. Growing up, I was dying to ask one question – if we burn a paper car here, will it be an actual car over in the Afterlife or would it be still made of paper? Yangsze Choo’s debut The Ghost Bride (2013) answers that question and she builds a fascinating hinterland that has its own rules, logic and physics, peopled by ghosts, spirits and half-lives. Someone, I can’t remember who, told me the stuff that were burnt would “reach” my grandfather in the Afterlife. I remember the heat was so unbearable that I had to step back and shield my face, but yet I couldn’t stop looking. Rather than feeling sad, I was more fascinated by all the unusual funereal customs – the chanting, the burning of a paper mansion, paper servant effigies and even an actual sized car made of paper (these days there are even paper iPads and iPhones). My earliest memories of attending a Taoist funeral was my grandfather’s. ![]() ![]() But one thing they do have in common is that they’re both drawn to sad things. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. Beyah’s plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbour Samson throws a wrench in that plan. Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah has to spend the remainder of her summer on a peninsula in Texas with a father she barely knows. With only two short months separating her from the future she’s built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. ![]() Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim’s parents ever gave her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our knowledge of world exploration as it has been commonly accepted for centuries must now be reconceived due to this landmark work of historical investigation. ![]() Unveiling incontrovertible evidence of these astonishing voyages, 1421 rewrites our understanding of history. Also concealed was how the Chinese colonized America before the Europeans and transplanted in America and other countries the principal economic crops that have fed and clothed the world. ![]() Lost in China's long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. ![]() The great ships were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Gavin Menzies (1937-2020) was the bestselling author of 1421: The Year China Discovered America 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance and The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed. When it returned in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. Its mission was "to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Gavin Menzies, a former British Royal Navy officer, argues in the bestseller 1421: The Year China Discovered America, that squadrons from Zheng He's fleets, between 14, did indeed. ![]() ![]() As Phelan’s family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate goes crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman-pursued by enemies and friends alike-holds a stunning surprise of her own. Nate O’Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. Because Troy Phelan’s new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.Įnter the lawyers. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. ![]() With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions-a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. The Testament: A Novel - Ebook written by John Grisham. ![]() ![]() In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. ![]() ![]() La tradizione è quella della letteratura inglese di viaggio, nella quale Tim Butcher si inserisce a meraviglia: centro pieno anche con il secondo tentativo (il primo è quello sul Congo, Fiume di sangue).Į va in compagnia di autori che ho sempre amato: E.M.Forster, E.Waugh, N.Douglas, R.Byron, W.S.Maugham, B.Chatwin, gente che ha trasformato il viaggiare in letteratura, in arte. Il City Hotel di Freetown, in Sierra Leone, reso celebre da Graham Greene. ![]() Se questo libro fosse un’automobile, tanto più per dove è ambientato, lo descriverei così: 4WD (trazione integrale), ABS (Antilock Braking System), PDC (Park Distance Control), ESP (Electronic Stability Control), CC (Cruise Control), Boardcomputer, tettuccio apribile, servosterzo, sedili riscaldati, portapacchi, lettore CD e DVD, autoradio, interni in pelle, immobilizzatore elettronico, filtro antiparticolato, fendinebbia, controllo trazione, controllo automatico clima, chiusura centralizzata, cerchi in lega, antifurto, alzacristalli elettrici, airbag passeggero e laterali,…Ĭ’è tutto in questo libro: avventura, storia, geografia, politica, cronaca, autobiografia, suspense, sentimento, superstizione, paura, pericolo, violenza, guerra, mistero…Īssolutamente on the road, come nella migliore tradizione. ![]() ![]() “Running into a burning building probably wasn’t the smartest move Kenton Lake had ever made. And the reason I’ll do it every chance I get.” That’s the same reason I did the second time, too. “Just so we’re clear, I made love with you the first time because I wanted you more than I wanted breath. “All the better to see the asshole who doesn’t need to be attacking my lady.” “All the better to rip into prey.” Jude took a step forward. “He’s got claws!” Ben shook his head, hard. She swallowed and tilted her head back to better meet his stare. From now on, any wolf who touched her would face him-and death. “And you’re mine.” A claim made before all the wolves in the room. “I’m Jace.” He let her see his own fangs. Choosing Cynthia Eden’s top 10 quotes is not easy, but here they are: Popular Quotes ![]() ![]() ![]() A memorable quote can stay with you and can be used along your journey. Cynthia Eden quotes to remember and here you will find 10 of the best. This article covers Cynthia Eden’s Top 10 Popular and Famous Quotes that we at Australia Unwrapped have collected from some of his greatest works. Love reading? Then it’s likely you will love a good quote from your favourite author. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. This is one number she can't wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98% compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAlly's founder, Dr. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands. Jess holds her loved ones close, but working constantly to stay afloat is hard.and lonely.īut then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that's predicted to change dating forever. After all, her father's never been around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasn't "father material" before Juno was even born. Raised by her grandparents-who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno-Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in. Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Genres: Adult, Contemporary Romance, Romance This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]() ![]() Host, Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular ), F/X, 1998. Voice of Flea, The Moxy Show (animated), Cartoon Network, 1994 –1995.ĭrell, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina ), ABC, 1996 –1997. Host, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Fantasia/2000, Buena Vista, 1999.Īlbert, Fear of Fiction, 2000. Himself, Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart, Fox Lorber, 1997.īarker at Bazooko Circus, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Universal, 1998. Himself, The Best of Ed's Night Party, 1996. ![]() Voice of TV announcer, Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995. Hal, Hackers, Metro –Goldwyn –Mayer, 1995. ![]() Himself, Half Japanese: The Band Who Would Be King, Tara Releasing, 1993. Host, The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents, 1991. ![]() Penn, Penn & Teller Get Killed (also known as Dead Funny ), Warner Bros., 1989. Voice of the Chief of the Deformed, Light Years (also known as Gandahar ), Miramax, 1988. ![]() Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (also known as Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends ), 1987. Half of comedy/magic team, Penn & Teller Buggs & Rudy A Discount Corporation, partner appeared in television commercials for Powerstreet online trading, 1999, Pizza Hut, 2001, and HP Media Center, 2002. Office - Buggs & Rudy A Discount Corporation, 3555 West Reno Ave., Suite L, Las Vegas, NV 89118.Ĭareer: Actor, screenwriter, producer, creator, and composer. Addresses: Agent - William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. ![]() |