![]() The following 10 books are all perfect to read when you're recovering from an ended friendship, so pick the one that speaks to you most and pair it with your favorite cheese, because cheese is absolutely, 100 percent better than people. Even if you broke up with him or her, it still effing hurts, and you deserve to feel better soon. If you've lost your best friend recently, I'm sorry. Because, even if you have been friends for years, there's always the chance you could lose your BFF in a petty argument, and there's just no point in investing your emotions in someone who isn't going to respect your friendship. Having been through my fair share of crappy friendships and friend breakups, I've learned - as I'm sure you have, as well - to choose wisely when it comes to getting close to someone new. A friendship might not be sexually intimate, but it hurts just as bad to lose a friend as it does to lose a partner, no matter how the loss happens. ![]() Maybe you have an argument, or you just lose touch, or she ghosts you out of the blue. On the sandy beaches by the Bluefish Wharf Inn, John realizes just how hard love can be.With keen insight into teenage life, Ellen Wittlinger delivers a story of adolescence that is fierce and funny - and ultimately transforming - even as it explores the pain of growing up. It's a sad fact of life that, even though we might say we're "best friends forever," friendships end. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. ![]() To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.Ĭlive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. ![]() Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. ![]() ![]() ![]() Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley star as the three prominent "mothers of Monterey. Liane Moriarty is the author of the 1 New York Times bestsellers Big Little Lies, The Husband’s Secret, and Truly Madly Guilty the New York Times bestsellers Apples Never Fall, Nine Perfect Strangers, What Alice Forgot, and The Last Anniversary The Hypnotist’s Love Story and Three Wishes. ![]() Told through the eyes of three mothers - Madeline, Celeste and Jane - the series' narrative explores society's myths regarding perfection and its romanticization of marriage, sex, parenting and friendship. Amidst doting moms, successful husbands, beautiful children, and stunning homes exists a community fueled by rumors and divided into haves and have-nots, exposing fractured relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and friends and neighbors. Based on the same-titled bestseller by Liane Moriarty, "Big Little Lies" weaves a darkly comedic tale of murder and mischief in the tranquil beachfront town of Monterey, Calif. ![]() ![]() The book shows how three early Anabaptist orders relate to each other, then lays bare the developing hermeneutic on which they were based, offering an insight into worship practices of the earliest Anabaptists. And it describes the defensive measures taken by the victims of official terror, their underground organizations, their secret practices and religious beliefs. It tells of arrest, of imprisonment and of torture, as well as of efforts to care for the orphans left behind by those put to death for their faith. ![]() The Magical Universe : Everyday Ritual and Magic in Pre-Modern. It also provides anecdotes about a number of figures, including Jacob Hutter's wife. Heresy, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe Gary K Waite (Palgrave Macmillan). The book contains a biography of group founder Jacob Hutter, describing his struggle for group leadership, his efforts to save his followers from King Ferdinand's bounty hunters, and his ultimate capture and death by public execution in 1536. By examining these origins, it reveals relationships among early Anabaptist sects. ![]() ![]() This work tells the story of the Hutterite beginnings in their original homelands, particularly in Tyrol and Moravia. ![]() The oldest and largest communal society in North America, the Hutterites - Anabaptists of German origin, like the Amish - have long been the subject of scholarly study and popular curiosity. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It isn't easy, but her life is under control-until she meets the broodingly sensual AJ, who rattles her composure all the way to her toes. Mary Hannah Gallo works with the Second Chance Ranch Animal Rescue to train therapy dogs for traumatized patients. But the scars left by AJ's previous work are more difficult to escape than he thought. Read full overviewĪ rescued dog returns the favor in the latest Second Chance Romance from "USA Today "bestselling author of "Shelter Me." "Marvelous" -"PW" (starred review) Detective AJ Parker left undercover work in Atlanta to join a small-town Tennessee police force, hoping for an easier workload and the solitude of his cabin. A rescued dog returns the favor in the latest Second Chance Romance from "USA Today "bestselling author of "Shelter Me." "Marvelous" -"PW" (starred review) Detective AJ Parker left undercover work in Atlanta to join a small-town Tennessee police for. ![]() ![]() Roy’s life revolves around the small (like trading things to get a piece of fruit) while Celestial’s life changes focus to her business and later, her best friend from childhood. ![]() Roy is now in gaol, while Celestial has to make a go of it alone. He is sentenced and both their lives change forever. In the night, Roy is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. On a trip to see Roy’s parents in country Louisiana, a decision to stay at a local motel instead of with his parents has life-changing consequences. Roy has his career mapped out, while Celestial is an artist known for her baby dolls. Sure, they argue but they have something solid. Roy and Celestial haven’t been married long but they have dreams of children, career progression and a long life together. The plot and the characters are memorable long after you’ve finished reading. I regret that I hadn’t read it sooner as it’s the kind of novel that reminds you why reading is so good. The not-so-good: Some may find the story slow moving.Īn American Marriage is a novel that I’ve had on my TBR list for far too long (even before it won The Women’s Prize in 2019). ![]() ![]() ![]() The good: Beautifully written with so much emotion. Celestial moves on, but when Roy is released early, he’s keen to pick up their marriage where it left off. But their plan changes dramatically when Roy is gaoled for a crime that he didn’t commit. In brief: Celestial and Roy are newlyweds going places. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Uhtred, despite his differences, fights to make sure that Alfred’s dreams are met. The King of Wessex, Alfred the Great, rallies his troops and begins a very long struggle to unite all the English-speaking kingdoms against the Danes. The story starts with all of England being invaded by the Danes, with only Wessex remaining as the last English Kingdom. ![]() The inspiration for Uhtred’s character comes from the real-life historical figure Uhtred the Bold, of whom Cornwell is a descendant. Uhtred, who is born to a Saxon lord in Northumbria is captured as a child by invading Danes and he is raised as one of their own. The Last Kingdom book series by Bernard Cornwell is a historical novel series that is set in the 9th and 10th centuries and it documents the Birth of England through the eyes of Uhtred of Bebbanburg. So let’s get started! About The Last Kingdom Book Series By Bernard Cornwell Not only are we going to show you the right order to read the books, but we are also going to give you a brief overview of each novel. If you are interested in picking up The Last Kingdom series for yourself but you don’t know what order to read the books in, then you have come to the right place! Due to the success of the Netflix adaptation, The Last Kingdom book series has seen a huge spike in popularity, and even though it was released quite a while ago now, new fans keep discovering the series every single day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is soon joined by Jim, an escaped slave. Chafed by the -sivilized- restrictions of his foster home, and weary of his drunkard father's brutality, 14 year-old Huck Finn fakes his own death and sets off on a raft down the Mississippi River. Manga Classics breathes new life into this American Classic with a faithful adaptation of Mark Twain's masterpiece. After many difficulties, Huck and Jim escape their tormentors, and with the help of an imaginative rescue by Huck's old friend Tom Sawyer, Jim gains his freedom. Their peaceful existence ends abruptly, however, with the appearance of the King and the Duke, an incorrigible pair of con artists who take over the raft. The fugitives become close friends as they weather storms together aboard the raft and spend idyllic days swimming, frying catfish suppers, and enjoying their independence. ![]() Together, they experience a series of rollicking adventures that have amused readers, young and old, for over a century. ![]() ![]() When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. ![]() Through her work at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and her own Roots and Shoots program she has become a tireless advocate for animals and the planet.Īs for that stuffed toy, Jubilee still sits on Goodall’s dresser in London. During her expeditions she braved many dangers and she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees-intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear a surprising resemblance to our own. Jane dreamed of a life spent working with animals, and when she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. While others thought Jane would be terrified by the toy, she adored it and it inspired a life-long love of animals in her. ![]() ![]() Inspired by a stuffed toy, Jane Goodall became the first woman to study chips in the wild and in the process made history.Īs a child, Jane Goodall was given a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee, and she has said her fondness for this figure started her early love of animals. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are wonderful pictures in this book.Īs you prepare to introduce the stories of each creator, allow the children to look at the picture to guess who the creator is. Some names are known, some are not, but all of the women had a lasting effect on the fields they worked in. Readers will meet trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist painter who had a major influence on how color was used in early animated films, actor/inventor Hedy Lamarr, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, architect Zaha Hadid, filmmaker Maya Deren, and physicist Chien-Shiung Wu. Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)įeaturing the true stories of 35 women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World inspires as it educates. Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World ![]() Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up. ![]() |