The Sicilian by Mario Puzo5/23/2023 Conceived in America and born in the small Sicilian village of Montelepre, Salvatore Guiliano is a tall and handsome young man living a relatively normal life for the first twenty years of his life, loved dearly by his friends and family and the inhabitants of his tiny village, who know him affectionately as their “Turi”. Salvatore Guiliano – A legendary bandit.These are the principal characters that drive the plot of the story, many of whom are based on real-life figures. He is a very close personal friend of the Guiliano family, a mentor for Turi, and a man who caters to the Friends of the Friends (the word Mafia is rarely spoken in Sicily) Characters His godfather, Hector Adonis, a small man tormented his entire life for his small stature, was a professor of history and literature at the University of Palermo. He was born in the village of Montelepre, west of Palermo. The bulk of the novel focuses on the life of Salvatore Guiliano and how he rose to his legendary status as a bandit and hero to the Sicilian people. This novel, though a work of fiction, is based on the real life exploits of Giuliano. In this novel, the spelling of Salvatore Giuliano’s name was intentionally changed by Puzo to “Guiliano”.
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Alex haley roots the next generation5/22/2023 The series won nine Emmys, was nominated for dozens more, and earned a Golden Globe for Best Television Series-Drama the following year. The finale drew over 100 million viewers in part because the multifaceted interpretation of American history’s ugly truths was so arresting. Roots, the unprecedented miniseries based on Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning exploration of his own family tree, offered a harrowing presentation of slavery upon its 1977 premiere. And the deeper the understanding, the more powerful and valuable the knowledge is-especially during dark times. Finding these bonds, and your place in the world, comes back to understanding who you are. Friends and co-workers, the people you identify with, become networks and communities-even surrogate families, if the connection is strong enough. Family is the first community you’re exposed to, the model for the support groups you seek throughout life. Knowledge of self is instilled by family, which steers the journey of self-discovery. It’s inherent, but not something everyone has immediate access to. Being and time joan stambaugh5/22/2023 Being-in-the-World in General as the Fundamental Constitution of Daseinġ2. The Existential Analytic and the Interpretation of Primitive Dasein: The Difficulties in Securing a “Natural Concept of World” How the Analytic of Dasein is to be Distinguished from Anthropology, Psychology, and Biologyġ1. The Exposition of the Task of a Preparatory Analysis of Daseinġ0. PART ONE: The Interpretation of Dasein in Terms of Temporality and the Explication of Time as the Transcendental Horizon of the Question of BeingĭIVISION ONE: The Preparatory Fundamental Analysis of Dasein The Preliminary Concept of Phenomenology 8. The Phenomenological Method of the InvestigationĬ. The Task of a Destruction of the History of Ontologyħ. The Ontological Analysis of Dasein as Exposing the Horizon for an Interpretation of the Meaning of Being in GeneralĦ. The Double Task in Working Out the Question of Being: The Method of the Investigation and Its Outlineĥ. The Ontic Priority of the Question of Being The Ontological Priority of the Question of BeingĤ. The Formal Structure of the Question of Beingģ. The Necessity of an Explicit Repetition of the Question of BeingĢ. The Necessity, Structure, and Priority of the Question of Beingġ. INTRODUCTION: The Exposition of the Question of the Meaning of Being Author’s Preface to the Seventh German Edition All Grown Up by Vi Keeland5/22/2023 He made me laugh yet I was adamant that because of his age, we could only be friends. Nevertheless, that’s how I met Ford, and we started messaging. Another point that bears repeating-it wasn’t supposed to. Those nicknamed Cunnilingus King were told they’d go straight to the top for consideration. So, without my knowledge, she set up a profile for me on a popular dating site-one that invited men ages twenty-one to twenty-seven to apply for a date. My best friend decided I needed to start dating again. Did I mention young? If I did, it bears repeating. When I first encountered Ford Donovan, I had no idea who he was…well, other than the obvious. #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Vi Keeland #NewRelease ALL GROWN UP by is now available! #oneclick #mustread #agegapromance #sogood #standalone #reviewtour Killers of a certain age characters5/22/2023 Colorful regional details and vividly portrayed secondary characters flesh out this rollicking tale. Flashbacks to several of their high-profile cases, including a Zanzibar hit on an aging baroness that comes back to haunt Billie, keep the reader guessing. They immediately go into investigative overdrive, relying on their expert training and experiences to uncover the means and motives behind their potential demise. Soon after they’re forced to go on an all-expenses-paid retirement cruise in the Caribbean, they discover they’ve apparently been targeted for death by the Museum board. Billie, Mary Alice, Natalie, and Helen have been a cozy quartet of “avenging goddesses” for more than 40 years, one of the “most elite assassin squads on earth,” recruited in late 1978 by an “extra governmental” organization called the Museum. Edgar finalist Raybourn (the Speedwell series) makes a dazzling excursion out of the Victorian era with this uproarious contemporary thriller. Tweet cute by emma lord5/22/2023 The added internet elements of this story brought a fresh addition to the romcom format. Tweet Cute takes the established romcom tropes and brings such a refreshing, fun story to them that it didn’t lack from being trope-y. It doesn’t subvert any romcom stereotypes, it doesn’t break any molds, it doesn’t offer anything new and exciting to the genre. As the Twitter feud deepens, so does Pepper and Jack’s relationship. An errant tweet accidentally starts a Twitter war with a local NYC deli, whose Twitter account is run by Jack, one of Pepper’s classmates. Her mother, a fast food chain founder, relies on Pepper’s sarcasm and internet savvy to create tweets for their corporate fast food account. You have Pepper who is somewhat new to New York City after growing up in Nashville. In typical romcom fashion, Tweet Cute focuses on the budding relationship of two teenagers. It is a witty, fun, rom com that is, honestly, perfect for a beach read. If you read my Mid-Year Book Tag, you might already know that I really loved this book. But does that mean the book isn’t good? Far from it. If all of that sounds incredibly cheesy and a little bit silly, you’d be right. It focuses on two teenagers who “meet” through a couple of different online platforms, bond over a viral Twitter feud about grilled cheese, and start a budding relationship. Tweet Cute is a young adult, contemporary novel from Emma Lord. Serafina books by robert beatty5/22/2023 He writes full-time now, but in his past lives he was one of the pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the CTO and chairman of Narrative magazine. Robert Beatty lives in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and three daughters. Even worse, she’s convinced that the stranger was not alone, that he has sent his accomplice into Biltmore in disguise.Īges 9-12 | Publisher: Disney-Hyperion | J| ISBN-13: 978-1484775035 Book Trailer Late one night, Serafina encounters a strange and terrifying figure in the forest, and is attacked by the vicious wolfhounds that seem to be under his control. But Serafina finds herself caught between her two worlds: she’s too wild for Biltmore’s beautifully dressed ladies and formal customs, and too human to fully join her kin. Every night she visits her mother in the forest, eager to learn the ways of the catamount. Publisher’s Synopsis: Serafina’s defeat of the Man in the Black Cloak has brought her out of the shadows and into the daylight realm of her home, Biltmore Estate. The Children’s Book Review | JWe’re celebrating the release of book 2 in the middle-grade mystery-thriller Serafina series by Robert Beatty! Discover both Serafina and the Black Cloak (Book 1) and Serafina and the Twisted Staff (Book 2). Superman morrison5/22/2023 … And what was that about speeding bullets? Scott Lobdell and Rob Liefeld were among the relaunch’s heavy hitters. Instead of courting either exciting new talent or industry veterans, the company had difficulty drawing top-tier talent. The Wildstorm characters were ported over into mainstream continuity, in spite of the fact that they were largely redundant or incompatible. Hellblazer was cancelled so that John Constantine could be dragged under the corporate umbrella in Justice League Dark, all in the name of coporate synergy. In contrast, a lot of the line felt like hedging. The most interesting books were those that dared to do things differently Scott Snyder inverting Alan Moore’s brilliant twist on Swamp Thing made for iconoclastic reading, as did Brian Azzarello’s ground-up reimagining of Wonder Woman. In many respects, the “new 52” felt like more of the same familiar mid-tier talent working on familiar mid-tier ideas. In practice, the execution was more muddled the massive experiment curtailed by a very conservative aesthetic. In theory, this was a great idea anything was possible and everything was on the table. Wow, he IS more powerful than a locomotive…! A Real Southern Cook by Dora Charles5/22/2023 Repeat to make more cookies, leaving at least 1-inch between them. Measure out a tablespoon of cookie dough, roll it into a ball, and place it on one of the cookie sheets. On low speed, add the flour mixture and then the remaining ingredients one at a time, beating until everything is mixed in well. Add the oil, egg, and vanilla and mix well. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and the two sugars until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a bowl and set aside. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set the oven to 350☏ and adjust the rack positions to the top and lower thirds. They have a secret ingredient: crunchy Rice Krispies.Ģ cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips It’s hard to stop eating them, so it’s a good thing the recipe really does make a hundred cookies. They’re chewy, crisp, sandy, rich, buttery, and light, all at the same time. So these cookies have no home and no mama. I got this cookie recipe with the wacky name from my Aunt Laura, who can’t remember who gave it to her. When she is not writing her novels, she can be found volunteering at the “Alpha Workshop,” where she teaches teenage authors, listens to all manner of podcasts, raises cats and watches horror movies at night. Her work has also been featured in prestigious magazines that include “Fireside Magazine,” “The NoSleep Podcast,” and “Huffington Post” among many others. Her debut novel was first published in 2021 to much critical acclaim. Hollowell went to Ball State University from where she got a creative writing degree before she went on to work in customer service at the same institution. She also became famous for writing a tweet that made Netflix change its preview policy that many people had complained about. Sarah Hollowell is an author who is best known as the author of “A Dark and Starless Forest” her debut. |