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![]() ![]() In recent years, the author found himself with students as young as he once was who, as contemporary hip-hop fans, “had never heard of A Tribe Called Quest, and then, later, only knew them as a phoenix, risen from the ashes.” There was a 17-year interval between albums, and by the time what appears to be the last one was released in 2016, friendships had frayed and a crucial collaborator had died. He somehow does full justice to the musical achievements of Q-Tip and his crew, to the influence of the musical world on this singular group, and to how deeply the experience permeated the young fan who might not have become a writer-and certainly not this writer-without their inspiration. Poet and essayist Abdurraqib ( They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, 2017, etc.) avoids the temptation to oversell his subject while maintaining a tricky structural balance. Memoir meets cultural criticism in this bittersweet appreciation of hip-hop visionaries A Tribe Called Quest. ![]() ![]() In this series, we follow a girl named Feyre who has hunted and killed predators all her life to survive. It originally started out as a Beauty and the Beast retelling but quickly took a twist when hitting the second and third installments. This series consisted of three full-length books and one novella in total but with the new release, there are now five books. In June 2020, the ACOTAR series got a new cover look and only these books were placed in the adult section in all stores. Maas later released the first book to the ACOTAR series in 2015. She became a New York Times bestselling author for the YA series that had readers falling in love with the fictional story of a young assassin, Celeana Sardothien. ![]() “Throne of Glass” was the first book in the series which she started writing back when she was just 16 years old with her first book released in 2012. “Throne of Glass” is a series that consists of seven books and one prequel. While her books are technically marked as Young Adult High Fantasy, many believe that it should really be considered Adult Fantasy since Young Adult describes works written for the ages 12 to 18. Maas is one of the many authors best known for her High Fantasy writing. Millions of copies have been sold and are translated into 37 languages. ![]() Maas is the author of the “Throne of Glass” series, the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” (ACOTAR) series, as well as the newest edition still being worked on, the “Crescent City” trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mark Lewisohn's biography is the first true and accurate account of the Beatles, a contextual history built upon impeccable research and written with energy, style, objectivity and insight. The whole product comes shrinkwrapped for extra protection. The two books will sit within a specially designed box and lid featuring soft touch and varnish finishes. It is the complete, uncut and definitive biography of the Beatles' early years, from their family backgrounds through to the moment they're on the cusp of their immense breakthrough at the end of 1962.ĭesigned, printed and bound in Great Britain, this high-quality edition consists of two beautifully produced individual hardbacks printed on New Langely Antique Wove woodfree paper, with red-and-white head and tail bands and red ribbon marker. ![]() This extended special edition of Mark Lewisohn's magisterial book Tune In is a true collector's item, featuring hundreds of thousands of words of extra material, as well as many extra photographs. ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers will see an alternative male role model in Leonard: a strong-looking lion who thinks for himself, choosing creativity and friendship over superficial toughness. ![]() The nub of the poem (which is simple, profound, and utterly lacking in schmaltz) is, “why don’t you, be you… / and I, will be I.” Beyond this universal sentiment, however, lies a timelier one. The other lions, stuck on the idea of fierceness, tell Leonard that they’ve heard he’s gentle and makes up poems, but befriending a duck instead of “chomping” her is going “ too far!” Leonard and Marianne wander off to their “thinking hill” to mull this over, and they come up with… a poem to share with the “fierce” lions. Instead he notices “the grass under his paws,” thinks up poems, and befriends Marianne, a duck. Leonard is a lion, and while he is aware that the general expectation of lions is to be fierce, he opts not to live up to it. A thoughtful lion decides whether he can be something other than fierce in this picture book. ![]() ![]() ![]() I did that for this series because I am besotted with the idea of the Library and its multiverse-trotting spy/burglar/diplomats the Librarians. It isn't often that I finish a series read, immediately procure the next, and devour that one in a day. Action, excitement, and several passages of astonishing violence are the key drivers of events down surprising channels. Many, many things have changed since book one and in this story the changes truly come home to roost in the attic. This is a high-stakes story within the Invisible Library series. And if it doesn't end well, it could have dire consequences on Irene's job. They'll face gangsters, blackmail, and the Library's own Internal Affairs department. Irene and Kai are locked in a race against time (and dragons) to procure a rare book. And, as the balance of power across mighty factions hangs in the balance, this could even trigger war. ![]() It seems a young Librarian has become tangled in this conflict, and if they can't extricate him, there could be serious repercussions for the mysterious Library. Intrepid Librarians Irene and Kai find themselves caught in the middle of a dragon political contest. ![]() In a 1920s-esque New York, Prohibition is in force fedoras, flapper dresses, and tommy guns are in fashion: and intrigue is afoot. The Publisher Says: After being commissioned to find a rare book, Librarian Irene and her assistant, Kai, head to Prohibition-era New York and are thrust into the middle of a political fight with dragons, mobsters, and Fae. ![]() ![]() In pairing their stories, Shannon helps us reflect not only on the meaning of each individual’s life, but on how they relate to each other and to us.įrom the shepherdesses of ancient Israel who helped raise the future leaders of the people of God, to the courageous early Christians, the narrative of the Bible offers us many vivid and fascinating female characters. ![]() In The Women of the Bible Speak, Fox News Channel's Shannon Bream opens up the lives of sixteen of these Biblical women, arranging them into pairs and contrasting their journeys. The first person to witness Jesus’ resurrection was Mary Magdalene, who promptly became the first Christian evangelist, eager to share the news which would change the world forever. The Bible contains warriors like Jael, judges like Deborah, and prophets like Miriam. It was Queen Esther’s bravery at a vital point in history which saved her entire people. But in fact, they were central figures in numerous Biblical tales. People unfamiliar with Scripture often assume that women play a small, secondary role in the Bible. ![]() The women of the Bible lived timeless stories-by examining them, we can understand what it means to be a woman of faith. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first part gives readers a thorough glimpse of Uganda’s power structures, rooted ways of living and the first family members whose personalities suddenly exist in future family members. Set in 1750, a story of love, duty and tradition about Uganda’s past that culminates in a family curse that hunts the family for centuries. Each part introduces the particular family member it will be about and reflects a different aspect of Uganda, both past and present.Īt first, I was intimidated by the plot- it starts with a mob killing Kintu Kamu in 2004, a character readers know nothing about – but then it tells the story of Kintu Kidda. The structure of the novel is straight forward, it consists of six parts, each corresponding to a distant family member of the ancient Kintu family and a homecoming in the end. Every paragraph is embedded with the tradition of oral history and its transports readers back to 18th Century or 2004 Uganda. I will definitely come back to Kintu again at some point in my life, even if I only read one part, just to read Makumbi’s beautiful narrative and blissful storytelling. All she had to was bury childless Babirye and resurrect Nnakato and life would go back to normal. ![]() If Kintu – the only person to tell them apart – doubted then no one could be sure. Kintu, the family, Mayirika, and even Buddu Province hung on this moment: she could hold it or she could let everything crash. ![]() ![]() Here in Castlebay, perched precariously on the seaside cliffs, the lines between them were clearly drawn. ![]() Power's cherished only son saw in the huckster's daughter the answer to his own heart's desire. Even at fifteen, David Power knew the echo would answer eleven-year-old Clare O'Brien's dearest wish, to win a school prize. "It was sometimes called the echo cave, and if you shouted your question loud enough in the right direction, you got an answer instead of an echo."Ĭlare and David-divided as children by a rigid social code that branded her as shanty Irish and him as gentry.brought together as adults by a desire that knew no class, no barriers, only the urgent hunger of two people destined to love-and ready to defy a world determined to keep them apart. ![]() ![]() WATT BAKRADI is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything about everyone. ![]() RYLIN MYERS’s job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world-and a romance-she never imagined…but will this new life cost Rylin her old one? LEDA COLE’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction-to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched.ĮRIS DODD-RADSON’s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart. Everyone there wants something…and everyone has something to lose. A glittering vision of the future where anything is possible-if you want it enough.Ī hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. ![]() ![]() NEW YORK CITY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.Ī thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. ![]() |