James insisted that writers in Great Britain and America should be allowed the greatest freedom possible in presenting their view of the world, as French authors were. His method of writing from the point of view of a character within a tale allowed him to explore the phenomena of consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His plots centered on personal relationships, the proper exercise of power in such relationships, and other moral questions. He is primarily known for a series of major novels in which he portrayed the encounter of America with Europe. He spent much of his life in England and became a British subject shortly before his death. Henry James, OM (1843-1916), son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author, one of the founders and leaders of a school of realism in fiction.
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Vedder reads in the newspaper that a hotel is to be built on the land his house stands on, just opposite the new Amsterdam Central Station, and thinks he has an excellent bargaining position with regard to the company developer. In Publieke werken it is the violin-maker Vedder and his nephew Anijs, a country pharmacist, who walk into the trap of their own making, their eyes wide open. Only humans are deadlier to other humans, and hippos are almost twice as lethal as lions. The hippopotamus is the world’s deadliest land mammal.Įven if we consider the estimate of 500 hippo-related deaths per year, it’s safe to call it the world’s deadliest land mammal. They will likely prove even more astonishing and scary. Now that you know how deadly the “river horse” can be let’s look at some other statistics and facts about it. Facts and Stats on the Hippopotamus Species Still, that number is estimated to reach as high as 3,000. 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After studying English at Stanford University, he held several jobs including working as a hod-carrier, apprentice painter, laboratory assistant, ranch hand, fruit-picker, construction worker at Madison Square Gardens, New York, and reporter for the New York American. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, in 17 February 1902. Lou figures it for milk run - how hard could it be to set-up moonshine shipments. THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE NEW ON-GOING SERIES From writer, BRIAN AZZARELLO and artist, EDUARDO RISSO - the Eisner award-winning creative team behind the crime classic, 100 Bullets - comes a brutal new series! Set during Prohibition, and deep in the backwoods of Appalachia, MOONSHINE #1 tells the story of LOU PIRLO, a city-slick "torpedo" sent from New York City to negotiate a deal with the best moonshiner in West Virginia, one HIRAM HOLT. “Sutton, you haven’t even been on a date in almost a year.” She could still feel her best friend’s incredulous stare from the other side of the room. With that, she slid off the stool at the breakfast bar in their shared apartment and went to sit on the couch, balancing the bowl of cereal she was having for dinner on her lap. But that was a while – and several big romantic mistakes – ago. “I’m not waiting for anyone to sweep me off of my feet.” “If you’re waiting for a beautiful woman to come out of nowhere and sweep you off your feet, you’re going to be waiting forever,” Regan stated as factually as if she was reading it from a manual. Thank you to Monica for editing this monster (even if you hate my commas).Īnd forever thank you to Regina for making me feel brave.Ī huge thank you to anyone who has read any bit of this through the years and thought it had potential to be. Thank you for letting me scream about this for what seems like decades. This may not exist (definitely not in the same form) without Kate, Elizabeth, Isadora, and Sam. Library of Congress Control Number: 2018675309 No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Tom is nothing special, just a good kid trying to do his best. What happens is inside him, and that's what author Tony Abbott delicately chronicles. 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Now they were with the grim, surly and miserable family that suffered under the curse - had done so for seven hundred years. Djofull had tricked them into swearing in blood that they would destroy the curse that afflicted Hraedsla-dalur or return to serve his vile plans. In Leifr's attempts to recover his lost love, Ljosa, and Thurid's attempt to escape the Inquisitors, they had fallen into the hands of the evil Master Wizard Djofull. Leifr and Thurid were in trouble - worse than usual. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Curse of Slagfid Mass Market Paperbound Elizabeth H. 1st printing of 1990 edition:- Synopsis: The undiscoverable curse. © 1989: 2nd in the 'Wizard's War' series of books. In the Realm of the Alfar the dark Alfar contest the light Alfar with powerful magic. The stories are set in a world populated by elf-like Alfar, Warriors, Wizards, Frost Giants and Trolls. Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. The Curse of Slagfid- Sequel to the Troll's Grindstone, with Leifrand Thurid. The original trilogy comprises the novels The Blade Itself (2006), Before They Are Hanged (2007) and Last Argument of Kings (2008). Survival is no mean feat, and at the end of the day, dumb luck might be more of an asset than any amount of planning, skill, or noble intention. The story follows the fortunes and misfortunes of bad people who do the right thing, good people who do the wrong thing, stupid people who do the stupid thing and, well, pretty much any combination of the above. In the heat-ravaged south, the Union and Gurkish Empire are in a conflict over control of the city of Dagoska. In the frigid north, it rumbles towards an inevitable war with the Northmen, a rough alliance of barbarous, warmongering tribes. The Union appears to be in a state of near-perpetual war, constantly maneuvered into seemingly useless conflicts by a dysfunctional government and an uncompromisingly proud foreign policy. The action, for the most part, takes place in or regards people from the central realm known as the Union. Magic was once a force in this world, but now seems to be fading, to the point that most people don’t believe in it. The series is set in an epic fantasy world called the Circle of the World, that is reminiscent of medieval Europe. He lives and works in Philadelphia and is the author of BLACK DOG DRINKING FROM AN OUTDOOR POOL (forthcoming from Sibling Rivalry Press, 2019). In 2015, Ozma received a BFA in Community Arts from California College of the Arts in Oakland. Zach Ozma is a poet, potter, and social practice artist. His short films have screened at San Francisco Transgender Film Festival and Trans Stellar Film Festival. He holds a BA in Visual and Critical Studies from Mills College. Sullivan left 8.4 cubic feet of archival material from his life and studies to the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco, of which he was a founding member.Įllis Martin works with digital derivatives in the interstice of art and archive. The first publicly gay trans man to medically transition, Lou meticulously journaled his experiences (romantic, lascivious, challenging, quotidian, poetic, political). Sullivan began writing his life in diaries as an adolescent and continued until his death from AIDS complications. San Francisco, 1991) was a writer, activist, typesetter, trans historian and ground breaking queer activist. |