The lost names book6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() A former reporter for PEOPLE magazine, Kristin has been writing professionally since the age of 16, when she began her career as a sportswriter, covering Major League Baseball and NHL hockey for a local magazine in Tampa Bay, Florida in the late 1990s. ![]() ![]() Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling and #1 international bestselling author of THE BOOK OF LOST NAMES, THE WINEMAKER'S WIFE, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into numerous languages and sold all over the world. ![]()
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Author nicholas gage6/29/2023 ![]() He is most known for two books of autobiographical memoirs, the best-selling Eleni (1983) and A Place for Us (1989). Eventually, Gage and his sisters joined their father in the United States. The Communists arrested Eleni, who was put on trial and executed. Gage and three of his sisters escaped, but his mother and one of his sisters were left behind. ![]() Fearing that her children would be sent to communist countries, Eleni made arrangements for her family to flee. When the communists began to retreat in the spring of 1948, they took some children with them. In 1947, Communist fighters gained control of Lia. After World War II, Eleni and her children found themselves caught in the Greek Civil War between the communists and the Royalists. His father, Christos, had left to find work in the United States. Gage spent his early years with his mother, Eleni, and four older sisters. Nicholas Gage (original name, Nikos Gatzoyiannis) was born in 1939 in Lia, a village in northwestern Greece. Nicholas Gage (born Nikolaos Gatzoyiannis Greek: Νικόλαος Γκατζογιάννης July 23, 1939) is a Greek-born American author and investigative journalist. ![]() ![]() For the professional wrestler, see Nick Gage. ![]() Arising by Kevin Locke6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout the pages of Arising, Kevin brings his international travels to life in colorful detail reflects on the significance of his Bahá’í Faith recounts his experiences with his mother, a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Award and shares his understanding of Lakota belief and culture. Kevin’s stunning performances have offered audiences in every corner of the globe a glimpse of Lakota culture-reinforcing cultural and spiritual connections between people of all backgrounds. In what would prove to be a pivotal moment in Kevin’s life, he learned the hoop dance for which he is most well known, and which he would travel the world performing. Spending time in Alaska, New Mexico, and South Dakota in his youth, Kevin saw firsthand the inspirational and tireless efforts of his mother, Patricia Locke, to empower native communities, and he began to immerse himself in Lakota customs. Kevin Locke is a member of the Lakota tribe and a renowned hoop dancer, flutist, and storyteller. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to the president, the secretaries of state and defense and the national security adviser have also been privy to the daily brief.ĭavid Priess, who served during the Bill Clinton and George W. Known within national security circles simply as "the book," the daily brief contains summaries and analysis of existing global threats and other international situations. ![]() Kennedy administration on June 17, 1961, the briefing is given to the president of the United States each morning at 7:45. ![]() " THE PRESIDENT’S BOOK OF SECRETS : The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents From Kennedy to Obama," by David Priess, PublicAffairs, $16.99, 400 pages (nf)Ī true mainstay of the modern American presidency is the daily intelligence briefing. ![]() Alone book megan freeman6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Without power for heating and cooking, Maddie must rely on other means to help her survive. They explore as far as they are able to, finding food, water and other essential supplies. Maddie’s only companion is George, her neighbour’s Rottweiler. The bits of information that Maddie can gather make no sense, and there is no one around to ask what happened. ![]() Her whole town has been evacuated, leaving houses empty and personal belongings strewn across roads and footpaths. However, an unexpected event occurs that leaves Maddie abandoned and alone. She gives her mum and dad two separate stories so that they won’t suspect anything. Maddie organises a sleepover with two of her friends at her grandparent’s vacant house. She wants to hang out with her friends and is frustrated at having to spend her weeks between two separate houses. It’s a story of a girl trying to survive on her own after everyone else in her town disappears. ![]() If you’re a lover of verse novels too then you need to read Megan E. Dusti Bowling’s The Canyon’s Edge was my top book of 2020 because of this combination of survival story told in verse. I love both survival stories and verse novels, so any story that combines both is a winner with me. ![]() ![]() ![]() When war came, the state's eastern counties vigorously resisted Confederate authority. ![]() This predominantly yeoman farm region had always opposed the political and economic supremacy of west and middle Tennessee slaveholders and voted over-whelmingly against secession. ![]() In the main body of the Confederacy, Unionists achieved greatest concentration in the highland counties of east Tennessee. However, only in Virginia did Unionists precipitate a successful political movement when the counties west of the Appalachians seceded to formthe new state of West Virginia. SOUTHERN UNIONISTS during the Civil War were most numerous in the border and upper South states, although across the whole Confederacy many people remained loyal to the federal Union. ![]() The poppy war paperback6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, Rin discovers that she possesses a lethal, unearthly power – an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. That she got into Sinegard – the most elite military school in Nikan – was even more surprising.īecause being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. When Rin aced the Keju – the test to find the most talented students in the Empire – it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating to Rin’s guardians, who had hoped to get rich by marrying her off and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free from a life of servitude. ![]() ![]() ![]() Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018Ī brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. ![]() John lewis mens running6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The biggest cause of mental health issues in men’s lives are work (32%), their finances (31%) and their health (23%).29% said this was because they are “too embarrassed” to speak about it, while 20% say there is a “negative stigma” on the issue.40% had never spoken to anyone about their mental health.77% reported suffering with common mental health symptoms such as anxiety, stress or depression.Yet according to the Men’s Health Forum, men are more likely to suffer in silence rather than seek help.Ī mental health survey from The Priory UK found that, of 1,000 men polled: If you’re struggling and need to talk, call the Samaritans free on 116 123.Īt any one time, it’s believed that one in eight men and one in five women have a common mental health problem, such as depression and anxiety. For more information about Men Can Talk visit .uk.“There’s a stereotype about men, that they don’t need to get together and talk – but those are the ones suffering the most,” he says. Around 14% of older men experience moderate to high social isolation compared to 11% of women.Ĭorrin, who’s now busy with his personal training business, doesn’t have the time to attend the group any more but is in regular contact with the members, some of whom have become good friends. Loneliness is a growing problem, with the number of over-50s experiencing it set to reach two million by 2025, according to the Campaign to End Loneliness. ![]() Fear nothing lisa gardner review6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() I think just because I can’t feel pain doesn’t mean my family can’t hurt me.ĭ.D. Except the Rose Killer knows things about my father he shouldn’t. Our father was Harry Day, an infamous serial killer who buried young women beneath the floor of our home. Warren, who still can’t lift her child, load her gun, or recall a single detail from the night that may have cost her everything. The only person who may have seen the killer: Detective D. Six weeks later, a second woman is discovered murdered in her own bed, her room containing the same calling cards from a previous crime scene: a bottle of champagne and a single red rose. Incarcerated for thirty years, she has now murdered more people while in prison than she did as a free woman. My sister is Shana Day, a notorious murderer who first killed at fourteen. All she knows is that she is seriously injured, unable to move her left arm, unable to return to work. She is later told she managed to discharge her weapon three times. Then, a creaking floorboard, a low voice crooning in her ear…. Warren remembers is walking the crime scene after dark. Due to a genetic condition, I can’t feel pain. ![]() The sorrows of ava lavender6/28/2023 ![]() When I venture into the world of adult books, it tends to be in the genre of magical realism like Sarah Addison Allen's books. Leslye Walton's writing style is simply magical. It is a story of heartbreak, but ultimately, one of love. The entire family is both blessed and cursed with an ethereal strangeness that follows from one generation to the next. The torch is then passed to Ava's mother, Viviane who experiences the loss of a beautiful love and is left with a pair of twins: Ava with the wings of an angel and Henry who rarely emerges from the world in his mind. It continues through the life of Ava's grandmother Emilienne and tells the tale of her 4 great loves, all of whom came to a disastrous end. ![]() The story follows her great grandparents as they immigrate to America anticipating an easy life and streets paved with gold. It is told through the eyes of teenage Ava Lavender, born under the strangest of circumstances and possessing a pair of dappled wings. This book is so incredible, yet so difficult to describe. ![]() |