From Here to Timbuktu by Milton J. Davis5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The book is a culmination of world building and serials he’s been publishing on his group page Wagadu for several years. ![]() That’s how author Milton Davis introduces us to his new novel From Here to Timbuktu. The result is an action adventure like no other! And in the newly formed nation of Germany, an ambitious Prussian officer seeks the book as well for its secrets that could make Germany the most powerful nation in the world. In the kingdom of Mali on the continent of Africa, veteran warrior Famara Keita has been assigned to find that same book and bring it back to its rightful owner. As the young country of Freedonia prepares to celebrate fifty years of existence, a young bounty hunter by the name of Zeke Culpepper is hired by a wealthy businessman to find a valuable book. Not so however for racist trolls, who live to crush black dreams. It’s a fascinating, imaginative bit of world building that should be welcomed by everyone in the genre. Filled with heroes, heroines and (of course) all things steam, the story is set an alternate 19th century world where the United States shares North America with a nation of liberated slaves called Freedonia, Mali is still a powerful kingdom in West Africa and an ambitious Prussian officer has nefarious motives. This March, African-American indie author Milton Davis released his long-awaited Steamfunk adventure From Here to Timbuktu. ![]()
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The dead zone paperback5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The book spawned a 1983 film adaptation as well as a television series. The Dead Zone is King's seventh novel and the fifth under his own name. The TV series Castle Rock takes place in this fictional town and makes references to the Strangler whom Johnny helped track down in The Dead Zone. The Dead Zone is the first story by King to feature the fictional town of Castle Rock, which serves as the setting for several later stories and is referenced in others. The book was nominated for the Locus Award in 1980 and was dedicated to King's son Owen. Though earlier King books were successful, The Dead Zone was the first of his novels to rank among the ten best-selling novels of the year in the United States. When some information is blocked from his perception, Johnny refers to that information as being trapped in the part of his brain that is permanently damaged, "the dead zone." The novel also follows a serial killer in Castle Rock, and the life of rising politician Greg Stillson, both of whom are evils Johnny must eventually face. ![]() ![]() The story follows Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma of nearly five years and, apparently as a result of brain damage, now experiences clairvoyant and precognitive visions triggered by touch. The Dead Zone by Stephen King paperback book vintage Movie Tie In Ad vertisement by VinylJunction VinylJunction. The Dead Zone is a science fiction thriller novel by Stephen King published in 1979. ![]() ![]() Unlike Gregor, who cannot wait to leave, readers will likely find to be a fantastically engaging place.” ( Publishers Weekly) “Collins does a grand job of world-building, with a fine economy of words. Creature depictions are soulful and the plot is riveting. “Gregor’s luminous, supremely absorbing quest takes place in a strange underground land of giant cockroaches, rideable bats, and violet-eyed humans. NY Public Library 100 titles for reading and sharing. ![]() Praise for Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods: Suzanne Collins is also the author of the best-selling Hunger Games trilogy. Rich in suspense and brimming with adventure, the New York Times best-selling Underland Chronicles unfold the fate of the Underland and the great warrior, Gregor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Both were obsessed with documenting everything, and In A Whisper pulls these two halves together into a coherent narrative whole. Woman Prayer JournalShanta Scott, Last HeroesAlex Baldwin, Whisper of Warning. ![]() Her journey was more tumultuous, taking several menial jobs and a failed marriage. Whisper Of LightningJessica Hemingway, International Trade: Theory and. While Pérez Fernández was left reeling by this, she later came to realise she herself could no longer stay in Cuba and relocated to Spain. Scott Macfadyen Author A Whisper in the Shadows Layla is a devoted mother and wife, but when someone from her past is gunned down and left for dead, she returns to her previous life that her family knows nothing about. However, their collaborative relationship was cut short, when Hassan made the decision to leave Cuba for a new life in Europe eventually settling in Geneva and marrying a fellow Cuban ex-pat. ![]() As adolescents, they turned their love of cinema into a filmmaking pursuit. Hassan and Pérez Fernández have been friends since childhood, a bond that was cemented by a shared love of swimming. In a Whisper ( Spanish: A media voz) is a 2019 documentary film directed by Cuban filmmakers Patricia Pérez Fernández and Heidi Hassan. ![]() Fifth business novel5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ” (Davies, 113) Boy spent his energy on making sure he was always above Dunny and Dunny secretly envied boy despite the exterior of friends they gave off to the world. I didn’t really want the clothes, I didn’t really want the girl or the booze, but it scalded me to see him enjoying them, and I hobbled away grumbling to myself like Diogenes. “I was filled with a sour scorn that I now know was nothing but envy, but then I mistook for philosophy. ![]() ” (Davies, 111) But as they grow up and Boy becomes a successful business man, he helps Dunstan with his financial investments by giving him advice and own personal knowledge. I had not yet developed any expensive tastes and seen nothing wrong with a good boarding-house. I changed my shirt twice a week and my underwear once. I though twenty-four dollars was plenty for a ready made suit, and four dollars a criminal price for a pair of shoes. On the other hand, Dunny shows how unimportant materialistic objects really are to him. ![]() John grisham playing for pizza review5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian. The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player-any former NFL player-at their helm. Against enormous odds, Rick finally gets a job-as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers.of Parma, Italy. ![]() ![]() Overnight, he became a national laughingstock-and was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.īut all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent find a team that needs him. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. In the AFC Championship game, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. ![]() Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The survivors must endure a harrowing trek across an unforgiving landscape to make it back to Monsea. During the crossing, Hava makes an unexpected discovery about one of the ship’s crew, but before she can unravel that mystery, storms drive their ship off course, wrecking them in the ice far north of the Royal Continent. In Seasparrow, Hava sails across the sea toward Monsea with the queen, the royal entourage, and the world’s only copies of the formulas for the zilfium weapon she saved at the end of Winterkeep. In other words, hiding hiding is an integral part not just of Hava’s life but of her personality. Hava has the Grace of changing what you think you see when you look at her. Coming in November 2022, Seasparrow, the fifth novel in the bestselling Graceling Realm series, is told from the point of view of Hava, Queen Bitterblue’s spy. ![]() Digital fortress book review5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Where to begin? Let me just hit some of the high notes: But don’t worry about it because (a) you shouldn’t read this book, and (b) the plot is so predictable that I doubt it can really be spoiled.) (Before I go further, I should warn you that there are huge spoilers below. Miraculously, the end result is so ridiculous that it’s almost tolerable. ![]() I’m hoping so, anyway, because the alternative - that Dan Brown spent time learning about cryptography and this is what came out - is too terrible to contemplate. Needless to say, Dan Brown’s Digital Fortress is not one of those books. They’ve made us all a little bit smarter. Once in a while I run into a work of dramatic fiction that takes such a powerful, realistic look at modern cryptography - and its implications for our national security - that we should all be grateful to the author. ![]() Chivalry short story by neil gaiman5/13/2023 ![]() Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer. To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. ![]() ![]() It must also be in the original packaging. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. ![]() If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange. ![]() Prapovijest by Stojan Dimitrijević5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The main focus of this paper describes the various ways in which religious life changed its appearance (and very probably its substance) with the Roman domination, by either accepting the worshipping of Roman deities, making the local deities similar to those of the Romans (interpretatio Romana) and/or adapting their natures but also places of worship. They, thus, responded in various ways to the Roman presence at the Eastern Adriatic and its hinterland, and eventually accepted new - Romanised - life patterns. The province was inhabited by populations of different linguistic and/ or ethnic affiliations as well as of different cultural habits. CE, but the Roman presence in that region was already centuries long, especially in the littoral areas. Roman Dalmatia as a province emerged at the beginning of the 1st cent. ![]() |