6/25/2023 0 Comments Mark waid alex ross![]() ![]() He just felt he couldn't be Superman anymore. Superman has "retired" for 10 years because he lost his parents and Lois. But even Ross' photo-realistic art can't save it from the literary quagmire it drives itself into and fails to leave for the entirety of this book. The saving grace of this book is Alex Ross' artwork which may be the reason so many people think it's a "classic" of the superhero genre. Mark Waid's writing on this book is truly abysmal. It lacks a coherent narrative, competent writing, strong characterisation, and, maybe most basic of all, an interesting story. ![]() "Kingdom Come" is one of the most boring, overrated, and simply bad "event" books from DC I've read. This is going to have lots of spoilers in the article, so even though it's a 17 year-old comic at this point, just so you're aware going in. ![]()
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![]() She rolled her eyes when she remembered her own ill-fated and short marriage that took place right after her 21st birthday. Who gets married at 22 for god’s sakes?ĭumb chicks like herself who got steamrolled into doing what parents wanted, she thought. The girl just finished her studies last year. They could easily wait for another two years at least. What’s the big hurry in getting Mahrukh married anyway, she thought. She was just going to have to deal with it, she thought as she started the car. ![]() The long peacock blue kaftan type kurta that she had paired with white leggings was stylish but if Haniya Apa’s in-laws were at home, that meant they would certainly look down at her and make faces. ![]() She left the boutique and got into her car and took a deep breath as she glanced down at herself once more. It would stay there forever if she had anything to do with it. ![]() Noorain shuddered as she thought of her gold jewellery lying in her locker in the bank. She didn’t really care what she looked like but she knew that she had to be at least presentable or she wouldn’t hear the end of it.įor Haniya Apa, being presentable meant wearing at least half a kilo of gold. She glanced at herself in the full-length mirror in the foyer once and shrugged. ![]() But she kept a smile on her face as she said goodbye to her employees Kamala and Mona who would be locking up the boutique after she left. ![]() ![]() ![]() Later, he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years. ![]() Soon he found a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.īorn in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, in Stuttgart. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. ![]() Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Anathem book![]() ![]() ![]() It should also be noted that not only must the avout memorize the information contained in the Book, but they are examined on the content by the Hierarchs.Ĭhapter One is nothing more than nursery rhymes salted with words that almost rhyme. Memorization of a single chapter can take a day or less Fraa Erasmas's penance of five chapters took several weeks. The more an erring avout must memorize, the longer he or she spends in an austere cell and the greater the damage to his or her ability to learn or to process information in a useful manner. Each chapter is ten times more difficult than the previous chapter. The content of the Book is designed to be illogically annoying, and becomes exponentially more complex and difficult to memorize. In the Mathic Society, the Book is a volume consisting of twelve chapters, some number of which are assigned to be memorized as penance for infractions of the Discipline. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments The jason bourne books![]() ![]() The original Bourne novels by Robert Ludlumįor a long time, the Jason Bourne series was just a trilogy by Robert Ludlum. And in 2022, a new series focusing on Blackbriar operatives written by Simon Gervais was launched. ![]() Called Treadstone, those new books follow Adam Hayes, another Treadstone agent. First, Eric Van Lustbader wrote almost a dozen new novels, then Brian Freeman took over.Īlso, in 2020, a new spin-off series by Joshua Hood was launched. In fact, Jason Bourne’s adventure continues to this day as new authors took over the series years after the conclusion of the original trilogy. That’s just the beginning for the most famous super spy since James Bond. He suffered from retrograde amnesia and must find out why the CIA wants him dead. When we met Bourne in the 1980 spy fiction thriller by Robert Ludlum ( Covert-One), he didn’t know who he was. As usual, we are here to speak about books, so let’s go… Who is Jason Bourne? ![]() If you didn’t live outside civilization during the last 15 years, you probably have heard of the Jason Bourne movie series with Matt Damon. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Serious moonlight book![]() In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, she’s cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. “An atmospheric, multilayered, sex-positive romance.” -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel where a famous author leads a mysterious and secluded life in this romantic contemporary novel from the author of Alex, Approximately. ![]() You can read this before Serious Moonlight PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Serious Moonlight written by Jenn Bennett which was published in. ![]() ![]() Brief Summary of Book: Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Vega jane the finisher![]() ![]() No one is allowed enter the Quag or even question what lays beyond it. Wormwood is surrounded by the Quag, an area lurking with dangerous monsters. Vega works as a Finisher at the Stacks, where she finishes pretty things for people with more money than she, can afford. Vega Jane lives in the village of Wormwood, looking after her younger brother John (as their parents have befallen an illness that has sent them to the Care). With THE FINISHER, master storyteller David Baldacci conjures a thrilling, imaginative world where things are as wrong as wrong can be - and introduces us to an unforgettable heroine who must think fast, look close, and defy all odds in her fight to do what’s right. Vega is determined to uncover the truth - but the closer she gets, the more she risks her life. It is a place built on lies, where influential people are willing to kill to keep their secrets. But just as deadly are the threats that exist within the walls of Wormwood. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers. And he’s left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. Vega knows Quentin didn’t just leave - he was chased. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. But this isn’t unusual - nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. ![]() Why would Quentin Herms flee into the Quag? There was nothing in the Quag e xcept certain death. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Cloud cuckoo land review![]() ![]() By various mishaps and trickery, Aethon has to spend time as a donkey and a fish – a mistreated domestic beast of burden and a wandering, then trapped, wild animal. To get to the city and enter it, Aethon must be a bird and not a human, since humans are wreckers and ruiners expressly banned from this wonderful utopia. Aethon longs to travel to a rumoured paradise, a city in the sky populated by birds. It tells of a shepherd, Aethon, known by his neighbours as “a dull-witted mutton-headed lamebrain”. Antonius Diogenes’ Cloud Cuckoo Land is a fabulous adventure story written by Diogenes for his niece, to beguile and console her during an illness. ![]() ![]() The story crystallises around a book within a book, the existence of which is imagined by Doerr, though its author is a real writer of the ancient world. ![]() Following his Pulitzer winner All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land is a deep lungful of fresh air – and a gift of a novel. T here is a kind of book a seasoned writer produces after a big success: large-hearted, wide in scope and joyous. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you are found to be excessively promoting your book in the comments, you will be banned.īeware: Amazon links could be caught in the spam filter. This is not the place to advertise your book. Any illegal content will be removed at the moderators' discretion. ![]() If you want to include a link in your suggestion we encourage you to link to the author's page or to an amazon alternative.ĭon't link to illegal content. Top level replies must be suggestions or question to clear up the request. Don't attack the requests or any suggestions made, and definitely do not attack or scold individual users (it's sad really, that we actually have to specifically say this.) ![]()
6/23/2023 0 Comments Creativity book pixar![]() ![]() ![]() You are not a weak person for ever needing help. People think that in itself is a weakness, but it may be a leader’s #1 strength. He is the first to admit what his weaknesses are, and expose his ignorance. ![]() Ed continually expresses his shortcomings throughout the book. Just a nerd with an idea that would go on to create the first full length 100% computer generated film, Toy Story, grossing $358 MILLION worldwide.īack to this humility and curiosity. He wasn’t a filmmaker, or a master story teller. He’s a computer engineer that wanted to create movies using computer generated graphics. How did they achieve this? Simply through humility and curiosity. At most, they’re minor hiccups in an otherwise perfect company. You ever wonder why Pixar seems to crush it every time? Its led from the top, and Ed Catmull does an amazing job detailing his journey from decades before Pixar was a thought, through its successes and “failures.” I put failures in quotes, because from my perspective they’re not real failures. Years ago, I thought it was immature for an adult to want to watch these cartoons, especially an adult man. A meat head to some, and sometimes a bit of an animal. Just want to make that clear, that I’m a 32 year old man. ![]() This book will tell you that’s because of two things: humility, and curiosity. It’s odd that just about every Pixar movie that comes out is a consensus, certified fresh, blockbuster hit. ![]() |