![]() ![]() Leiber's late short fiction, and the fine horror novel Our Lady of Darkness, combine autobiographical issues like his struggle with depression and alcoholism with meditations on the emotional content of the fantastic genres. Leiber's science fiction includes the planet-smashing The Wanderer in which a large cast mostly survive flood, fire, and the sexual attentions of feline aliens, and the satirical A Spectre is Haunting Texas in which a gangling, exo-skeleton-clad actor from the Moon leads a revolution and finds his true love. He found his mature voice early in the first of the sword-and-sorcery adventures featuring the large sensitive barbarian Fafhrd and the small street-smart-ish Gray Mouser he returned to this series at various points in his career, using it sometimes for farce and sometimes for gloomy mood pieces-The Swords of Lankhmar is perhaps the best single volume of their adventures. ![]() was one of the more interesting of the young writers who came into HP Lovecraft's orbit, and some of his best early short fiction is horror rather than sf or fantasy. ![]()
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5/27/2023 0 Comments Rafa nadals![]() Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, tournament organizers said. Nadal targeting Monte Carlo for injury return. ![]() Rafael Nadal has fallen out of the top 10 for the first time since April 2005 - and a lot has changed since then. The world looks very different from last time Rafael Nadal wasn't ranked in the top 10.Still dealing with a hip issue that ended his Australian Open title defense in January, Rafael Nadal announced Tuesday that he'll miss next week's Monte Carlo Masters tournament, joining Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime, who also withdrew. Nursing hip injury, Nadal to skip Monte Carlo.Rafael Nadal will miss next week's Barcelona Open as he continues building his match fitness after a hip injury suffered at the Australian Open. Nadal 'still not ready,' will skip Barcelona Open.Rafael Nadal will miss the Madrid Open next week because his recovery from a hip injury is going much slower than expected. Nadal extends absence, won't play in Madrid. ![]() ![]() The uncle and former coach of Rafael Nadal says the 22-time Grand Slam winner plans to be back fit in time to play the French Open next month. ![]() To add to her feelings of sticky unease, Lila's little town of Shady Palms has resurrected the Miss Teen Shady Palms Beauty Pageant, which she won many years ago-a fact that serves as a wedge between Lila and her cousin slash rival, Bernadette. No, things are heating up quite literally, since summer, her least favorite season, has just started. Or her professional life, since she can't bring herself to open her new café after the unpleasantness that occurred a few months ago at her aunt's Filipino restaurant, Tita Rosie's Kitchen. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very eligible bachelors. Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. ![]() ![]() ![]() Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie's Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humorous cozy mystery series by Mia P. ![]() ![]() Humboldt was a fearless explorer driven by a visionary conception of nature. The Invention of Nature is a gripping book recounting the incredible life of this XIXth century naturalist. ![]() Nonetheless, Humboldt is their founding father. » – The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulfīorn in 1769 (dead in 1859), Humboldt is the forgotten father of the ecological and environmental movement. ![]() « Environmentalists, ecologists and nature writers today remain firmly rooted in Humboldt’s vision – although many have never heard of him. They usually picture a whole ecosystem along with its scientific data with a great sense of visual synthesis. ![]() Have you ever heard about Alexander Von Humboldt ? If his name doesn’t ring a bell, you might have come across one of his beautiful landscape diagrams. ![]() 5/26/2023 0 Comments Elektra book review![]() Where this fell short for me is with Elektra. While she isn't a big character in mythology, her story is definitely interesting. We also follow Cassandra, a princess of Troy with the gift of foresight but the curse that none would believe her. I was instantly swept up in her narrative and felt sympathy and heartbreak for her plight. ![]() Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon and mother of Elektra, was by far my favorite of the storylines. ![]() Though the title would have you thinking this story is centered on one woman, it actually follows three separate women during the time of the Trojan War. So I'm a bit flummoxed that Elektra didn't turn out to be the reading experience I was hoping for. The tales of passion and tragedy, war and loss, glory and triumph always hit the right spot for me. I cannot hope for the future, for I know what it is to become.Whenever I'm in a reading slump and I need something to shake me out of my funk, Greek mythology is what I reach for. ![]() 5/26/2023 0 Comments Ramona the pest by beverly cleary![]() ![]() ![]() Some sections are funnier than others, but I don't remember crying or feeling emotional.Īlso loved the Henry Huggins books from Beverly Clearly as narrated by Neil Patrick Harris. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Not one particular thing I loved best.Ĭan't remember a particular favorite. Binding: Paperback Fiction/ Nonfiction: Fiction Subject. Story plus narration were both just excellent. ISBN: 9780380709540 Author: Cleary, Beverly / Rogers, Jacqueline (ILT) Series Title: Ramona Ser. It is a wonder she never got confused, but each voice was slightly different and all were good. All the voices she did were pitch perfect, from the Southern belle teacher to Ramona herself, Ramon's mother, etc. Stockard Channing did a terrific job on narrating. It definitely makes you see things through a child's perspective. ![]() I felt such sympathy for Ramona throughout she reminds me so much of my own daughter with ADHD and many small children today. What did you love best about Ramona the Pest? Stockard Channing hits it out of the park ![]() 5/26/2023 0 Comments Book after one of us is next![]() ![]() ![]() McManus’ writing was just so engaging, so I couldn’t help but get right into the story!Įven though One of Us Is Next is set after a year after the grizzly events of One of Us Is Lying, I felt like the stings were definitely still there! Especially when malicious messages start to surface on an online chat forum, seemingly intending to finish off what Simon (in One of Us Is Lying), had started, wanting to bring down his school-mates. Right from the get go, One of Us Is Next was utterly addictive! I love how fleshed out the characters felt right away and Karen M. I received an ARC of One Of Us Is Next from Penguin Books Australia in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts are my own. The teenagers of Bayview must work together once again to find the culprit, before it’s too late. Choosing the truth may reveal your darkest secrets, accepting the dare could be dangerous, even deadly. It is a year after the action of One of Us Is Lying, and someone has started playing a game of Truth or Dare.īut this is no ordinary Truth or Dare. Truth or Dare turns deadly in the new explosive thriller from the author of One of us Is Lying. Genre: Young Adult Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery. Published in Australia on the 9th January, 2020 by Puffin – an imprint of Penguin Books. The second book in the One Of Us Is Lying series. ![]() ![]() Add One Of Us Is Next to your Goodreads TBR: ![]() 5/26/2023 0 Comments La vieja guardia by John Scalzi![]() Unless they're stopped, the walls between our worlds could fall - and the consequences would be devastating. Tom's 'Kaiju Preservation Society' wants to help. And although Kaiju are their universe's largest and most dangerous animal, they need support to survive. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures roam a tropical, human-free world. Get Instant Access to PDF File: 90b63 La Vieja Guardia By John Scalzi EBOOK EPUB KINDLE PDF. ![]() ![]() The animals aren't even on Earth - or not our Earth, anyway. LA VIEJA GUARDIA SCALZI PDF April 15, 2021admin John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, ) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It seems Tom's 'animal rights organization' is way more than it appears. Es un prolífico columnista y escritor de ensayos. Yet, once again, reality fails to match expectations. John Scalzi nació en California y actualmente reside en Ohio. Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts - it's a no-brainer choice. Things look beyond grim, until a chance delivery to an old acquaintance. Jamie's reality was a humiliating lay-off, then a low-wage job as a takeaway delivery driver.ĭuring a pandemic too. Jamie's dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. 'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today' - Joe Hill, author of The FiremanThey're big, they're bad and they're about to become extinct. Jurassic Park meets Parks & Recreation in The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michel Crichton. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although it can treat testicular torsion, it also has various side effects including: InfectionĪlmost all surgery makes you prone to infections. Testicular torsion surgery should be done immediately to avoid severe complications. What Are The Side Effects Of Testicular Torsion Surgery? After 24 hours, the testicles be saved only by 10 percent. If surgery is done after 12 hours, the success rate is only 50 percent. Generally, testicles can be saved by up to 90 percent if you undergo surgery around 4 to 6 hours. Testicles get damaged depending on the degree of twisting that occurred. ![]() The twisting can be done from 180 to 720 degrees. Your doctor may then require the removal of the affected testicles. ![]() If blood is hindered in the testicles for over six hours, this can result in the death of the tissues. Surgery is performed to restore blood flow to the testicles quickly. ![]() |