![]() His books have been translated into over twenty- five languages, and many have been made into films and plays. Michael Morpurgo is the author of more than a hundred titles. His first novel, Armistice, was published in 2010. His screenplays include The Blue Suit, Pity (winner of Dennis Potter Play of the Year Award 1998) and Katherine Desouza. ![]() His plays for radio include A Matter of Sex (winner of Sony Gold Award Best Original Script), Ring of Roses, La Petite Mort, The List, A Year and a Day, The Fire Inside, Birdsong, A Thousand Acres and Frankenstein. ![]() ![]() Nick Stafford's stage plays include The Canal Ghost, The Whisper of Angels' Wings, Moll Cutpurse, The Snow Queen, Listen with dA dA, The Devil's Only Sleeping, The Go Between, Battle Royal, Luminosity, Love Me Tonight, Katherine Desouza and his adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel, War Horse (Tony Award, Best Play 2011). ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Susan Verde, author of I Am Yoga and I Am Peace Both lyrical and practical, this much-needed book will help children navigate the world around them!” Parents, teachers, caregivers- and especially kids-will love the different ways to explore mindfulness and breath through animals and story in Breathe Like a Bear. ![]() “ Breathe Like a Bear is a beautiful guide to mindfulness. When not illustrating, she can be found exploring the historic sights and natural beauty of the United Kingdom and Europe, baking sweets, going for long walks, and sewing colorful clothes to wear. Originally from Illinois, she now lives in Durham, England, with her archaeologist husband, Kamal, new son, Emmett, and adorable dog, Logan. Learn more at !Īnni Betts is a professional illustrator who creates vibrant, cheerful drawings for books, magazines, advertisements, greeting cards, and more. Kira created and hosts several yoga-for-kids programs which air on PBS TV affiliates nationwide and her TEDx talk, “Bite-Sized Mindfulness,” can be viewed online. Her hits include “Colors,” which was featured in a worldwide Dell ad campaign. She has released five albums of kids’ yoga and mindfulness songs her work has won Parents’ Choice Gold, four Independent Music Awards, and the ASCAP Foundation Children’s Songwriting Award. Kira Willey, author of Breathe Like a Bear and the Mindfulness Moments for Kids series, is a children’s music artist, kids’ yoga and mindfulness expert, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. ![]() ![]() Yet providence had interfered with our plans, which was why we were now wandering haphazardly across Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia, all the while making urgent - even desperate - efforts to return to America and wed. ![]() Marriage was not something we had ever planned with each other, nor was it something either of us wanted. In fact, neither one of us was very comfortable with this whole idea of matrimony at all. I suppose the conventional term for such an individual would be "fiancé," but neither one of us was very comfortable with that word, so we weren't using it. (CNN) - Late one afternoon in the summer of 2006, I found myself in a small village in northern Vietnam, sitting around a sooty kitchen fire with a number of local women whose language I did not speak, trying to ask them questions about marriage.įor several months already, I had been traveling across Southeast Asia with a man who was soon to become my husband. Reprinted by arrangement with Viking, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., from "Committed" by Elizabeth Gilbert. ![]() ![]() Editor's note: Below is an excerpt from Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, "Committed." She begins the first chapter by explaining her resistance to getting married again after a bitter divorce. ![]() ![]() ![]() Right away they know that something is wrong, as Ruben and Cole can get no answers or service in the local tavern, the local police warn them off, there is an attempted assault, and it seems that most of the businesses have closed up, making Dartmoor a virtual ghost town.Ībbie is not happy to see them, and seems to be hiding something, her husband Vince is even less happy, and seems to be hiding even more. ![]() Ruben and Cole are dispatched by Mary to go to Dartmoor to retrieve Rachel's body and bring her home, and to do this they have to find out who killed her, and where his body is buried.Īrriving in Dartmoor, they call Abbie, Rachel's friend, the woman that she spent her last night with, and arrange for her to put them up. Ruben's is a tough family of lower class, Irish/English citizens, they have no faith that the police will find out who killed Rachel, or why, and they don't care. Then the police inform the Fords they can't take Rachel home until her murder is solved. Ruben has another vision, and he knows that the person who killed Rachel is now also dead. Then the police show up and inform his mother (Mary) and his brother (Cole), his father is in prison for manslaughter, that his Rachel's body has been found, and it hadn't been an easy death. ![]() ![]() We start out with young Ruben Ford having a psychic experience, learning that somebody has killed his sister Rachel. ![]() ![]() ![]() “I wanted to not what to want you, but I do. But the more time they spend together, the more something stronger takes root, and both of them feel what they think they should not be allowed to feel. In their grief, with months passing difficultly, they cling to each other as friends, as people who mourn a person they loved. Left behind, on her own with only her now-infant daughter, Natalie (Lee) barely gets by until her husband’s best friend, Liam, is determined to help her. “It’s difficult to love someone and know they might not come home, but the idea of not loving him is unimaginable.” Especially with their baby coming soon.īut Aaron didn’t come back, and Natalie’s life splintered into a million pieces. That the man she fell in love with in her teens, the man she married, the man she said goodbye to, would never again come back. For Natalie, she never imagined that her worst nightmare would become reality. It’s a love story, but not the way one should be… it’s a love story interrupted, a love story unexpectedly found. ![]() The Consolation Duet is rife with heartache, turmoil, guilt and hope. My Review “Lee, If you’re reading this, I’m no longer here.” ![]() Now I have to decide if I truly love Liam or if he’s just the consolation prize. Liam wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after.īut my husband is dead and I’m alone. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lifted straight from the book, the call he makes to report it tells us so much about his character. The film opens with Fletch discovering a body in his living room (technically, it’s not his place, though his presence there instantly makes Fletch a person of interest for the police). ![]() Reborn at last with Jon Hamm in the role and Greg Mottola (“Superbad”) behind the camera, “Confess, Fletch” makes no attempt to channel what Chase did before (elaborate costumes, complete with fake hair and teeth), instead going back to Mcdonald’s philosophy that mysteries were but an excuse for a sardonic reporter to wind up other people, be they sources, suspects or professional detectives. The author’s breezy style of repartee - which owed more to Hollywood’s screwball comedy tradition than film noir - should have lent itself well to screenplays, but only two ever got made: Back in the ’80s, we got a couple that positioned Chevy Chase as a goofy sleuth with a penchant for disguise, and others (including Jason Lee, Ben Affleck and Chris Tucker) have been trying to revive him ever since. ![]() Gregory Mcdonald’s popular Fletch novels, of which there are 11, were practically all dialogue. One of the greatest mysteries that ever faced investigative reporter Irwin Maurice Fletcher (“Fletch” to his friends) is why there haven’t been more movies featuring the character. ![]() ![]() Synthesizing basic questions, facts, and dazzling speculations, Wilczek investigates the ideas that form our understanding of the universe: time, space, matter, energy, complexity, and complementarity. Through these pages, we come to see our reality in a new way-bigger, fuller, and stranger than it looked before. With clarity and an infectious sense of joy, he guides us through the essential concepts that form our understanding of what the world is and how it works. In Fundamentals, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek offers the reader a simple yet profound exploration of reality based on the deep revelations of modern science. ![]() One of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical world ![]() “ Fundamentals might be the perfect book for the winter of this plague year. Wilczek writes with breathtaking economy and clarity, and his pleasure in his subject is palpable.” - The New York Times Book Review ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Because once you’re in, the Bartholomew doesn’t want you to leave. Jewelry Bonney, also known as the 'Big Eater', is one of twelve pirates who are referred to as the Worst Generation, being the captain of the Bonney Pirates, a pirate crew from the South Blue. But by uncovering the secrets within its walls, Jules exposes herself to untold terrors. For the character from the second TV special, see Bonney (Non-Canon). Searching for the truth, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s sordid past. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew has a dark history hidden beneath its gleaming façade, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story-until the next day when Ingrid seemingly vanishes. Recently heartbroken-and just plain broke-Jules is taken in by the splendor and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.Īs she gets to know the occupants and staff, Jules is drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who reminds her so much of the sister she lost eight years ago. These are the rules for Jules Larsen’s new job apartment sitting at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile buildings. ![]() No disturbing the rich and famous residents. “Looking for a suspense novel that will keep you up until way past midnight? Look no further than Lock Every Door, by Riley Sager.”-Stephen King Synopsis: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ![]() ![]() However, without these, this book would be entirely different - and probably not as powerful. There is a good amount of drinking/drugs/smoking. If you read this book with a parent (like I did) I think a younger age would be suitable.įor additional warnings for parents, I would say this: The characters are fully developed and the description is stunning.Īs for the 14+ rating, I this is the rating if you read it alone. ![]() Like all John Green books, it is written beautifully. ![]() And yes, it's on the banned booklist, but this is a book aimed at the YA crowd for YA readers, so saying that teens can't read about other teens facing the same problems they might face sort of defeats the purpose. ![]() I think that everyone should read this, especially teenagers. Despite the 16+ rating, I read this book when I was 11 years old. ![]() ![]() The larger context of which these individual narratives intersect - the growing consumer culture of South Korea - informs the very nature of If I Had Your Face, and the book clearly demonstrates an author who knows her city. Cha’s depiction of these interconnected experiences is expressive and richly tinged with references to South Korean culture, society, and identity. The struggles of each woman are magnified in their interactions with one another. ![]() Then there is Ara, the hairdresser who is still dealing with the aftermath of an accident that has left her unable to speak downstairs is Wonna, who struggles with the idea of having a baby within the institutional structures that leave her unable to raise it. Another is Miho, who must confront the implications of her relationship with a wealthy chaebol heir. One is Kyuri, whose job at a room salon relies upon her acceptance of submission. And within society, the ways that we choose to covet reflect our own understanding of what is valuable and what is not.įrances Cha’s If I Had Your Face dissects this idea of coveting by focusing on the lives and desires of four women living in the same Seoul apartment complex. ![]() ![]() We learn to covet being beautiful and the privilege that is given to beautiful people. We learn to covet another’s face, another’s privilege. Throughout our lives, we learn how to covet. ![]() |