But it was under these unexpected circumstances that Metaxas found himself on the path to finding God and, finally, the purpose he'd been searching for the whole time. He moved home with his parents and accepted a dead-end, menial job. But those same questions continued to haunt him.Īfter graduating from college and spending a few years working as a writer, Metaxas found himself lost, adrift in life. When he was accepted to Yale, a place that seemed to him to be a rarefied world devoted to exploring the bounds and landscape of the rational human mind, Metaxas thought he would find answers. The studious son of middle-class immigrants, Metaxas had always dedicated himself to the pursuit of knowledge-to philosophy and history and literature. Who am I? Where am I going? What is the meaning of life? These were the questions that had dogged Eric Metaxas his whole life. A lively and inspiring memoir from #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas that chronicles his unlikely journey from skeptic to believer
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With wit, intelligence, and an unflinching eye, Landis and Clifford offer the definitive document of cinema's most intense and shocking moments as they came to life at a legendary place Both a travelogue of the infamous grindhouses of yore and a comprehensive overview of the sleaze canon, Sleazoid Express offers detailed reviews of landmark exploitation classics and paints intimate portraits of directors whose notorious creations played the back end of triple bills for years on end. In Sleazoid Express, Landis and Clifford reproduce what no home video can - the experience of watching an exploitation film in its original fight-for-your-life Deuce setting. For dedicated lovers of extreme cinema, buying a movie ticket on the Deuce meant putting your life on the line.Īuthors Bill Landis and Michelle Clifford came to know those grindhouses better than anyone else, and although the theaters were gone by the mid-1980s, the films remained. If the gore epics, women-in-prison films, and shockumentaries showcased within their mildewed walls didn't live up to their outrageous billing, the audience shouted, threw food, and even vandalized the theaters. In a bygone era, when Times Square was crammed with porn shops, gun stores, and drug pushers, disenfranchised moviegoers flocked to the grindhouses along 42nd Street. Book Synopsis Warning: Watch your wallets and stay out of the bathroom! She grows up in California with her dedicated, hardworking mother, her disconnected, traumatized father, her two older sisters Lan and Bích, and her younger brother and closest peer, Tâm. Born in Sài Gòn only “three months before South Việt Nam lost the war” to the North, Thi Bui flees Việt Nam with her family and moves to the United States at the age of three. She hopes that undertaking this project will help her “learn to love better,” prepare her to communicate her family’s history to her own son, make sense of differences between Vietnamese and American cultural expectations, and understand the history and tragedy of the country where she was born. The author, illustrator, and central protagonist of The Best We Could Do is a Vietnamese American writer and artist who sets out to uncover her family’s roots and trace their history in Việt Nam. With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army.īut as the truth of Alina's destiny unfolds, she slips deeper into the Darkling’s deadly game of forbidden magic, and further away from her humanity. The Darkling is more determined than ever to claim Alina’s magic and use it to take the Ravkan throne. But she and Mal can’t outrun their enemies for long. She is the Sun Summoner-hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. Alina Starkov’s power has grown, but not without a price. Daring rogue Nikolai finally joins the fold in Season 2 - covering explosive events of both Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising - streaming now!Įnter the Grishaverse with Book Two of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone. Richardson is an awful mother to her, I do believe that she would spend the rest of her life searching for her. I also didn't like not knowing what happens to Izzy. Richardson had no trouble at all believing it. It would have been more believable if Lexie just privately wrote Pearl's name showing her true nature, at lease how she was raised, to believe that she's somehow superior and isn't the kind of girl who would have an abortion, but would consider Pearl to be the kind of girl who would have one. I'm surprised the book was written that way. I know many teenage girls and not one would ever let her friend put her name down on that kind of a form. Richardson never received clarity on who had the abortion, of course I saw that coming a mile away when Lexie gave Pearl's name at the clinic. I usually prefer long novels 500+ pages so there's time to truly develop characters and explain endings. (view spoiler) [I had mixed feelings about the ending too. With his eighteenth birthday only three months away, and only Matt in on the secret, Arek embarks on a desperate bid to find a spouse to save his life–starting with his quest companions. Now Arek is stuck as king, a role that comes with a magical catch: choose a spouse by your eighteenth birthday, or wither away into nothing. As a temporary safeguard, Arek’s best friend and mage, Matt, convinces him to assume the throne until the true heir can be rescued from her tower. So now that he’s finally managed to (somewhat clumsily) behead the evil king (turns out magical swords yanked from bogs don’t come pre-sharpened), he and his rag-tag group of quest companions are at a bit of a loss for what to do next. Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. You can read this before So This Is Ever After PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.Īn instant New York Time bestseller! Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this subversive, “delightfully original and whimsical” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult fantasy about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and to stay alive. Here is a quick description and cover image of book So This Is Ever After written by F.T. Brief Summary of Book: So This Is Ever After by F.T. And when it all comes together at the satisfying climax, readers might go straight back to the beginning to read the book again." - Horn Book Magazine "Working on many levels, Milford delivers a head-scratching mystery, an eerie ghost story, hints of romance, and tales within tales that explore the (fictional) history of Nagspeake. A recommended purchase for most libraries, especially where there are fans of the first installment." - School Library Journal A solid middle grade book best for those who appreciate a good plot twist and a great story. Characters are quirky, scheming, funny, and not entirely what readers may expect. "Milford artfully weaves a mystery that revolves around a large group of characters, new and old. A brainy, satisfying assemblage of puzzles with an immensely likable protagonist." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Milford's clever, complex plot is full of humor, tantalizing clues, and stories within the story. The lines featured in this picturebook are predominantly curved to show similarities between our modern world and classical Islamic architecture. The illustrations in Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns are fully saturated and vivid throughout, inviting the reader to experience the boldness and life in the colors of her world. The tone of the colors change throughout the pages, to soften or brighten the depicted scene. The illustrator of this book, Mehrdokht Amini, is known for their oil on canvas technique, but it seems almost as if “Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns” is a blend of oil on canvas and mixed media art.Īs this is a picturebook is about colors it features both warm and cool hues. The endpapers are vivid, intricate, full-bleed patterns that prepare the reader for the art inside. The endpapers are an example of the illustrator translating classical elements of Islamic art into a modern work. The title, “Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns” is featured in the cover illustration. The cover of this book features the young girl that narrates the story of her colorful world. This is to add greater emphasis to the landscape panoramas featured by the illustrator. This book is in landscape format, the width is significantly greater than the height. Book Title: Golden Domes and Silver LanternsĪmerican Library Association Notable Book 2013 for “Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns.” Watch for Italian beauty Monica Bellucci as one of Oldman's beautiful, but deadly wives. Coppola's direction is strong, but a bit overbearing at times and sometimes it is unclear what the tone of the production truly is. Overall "Dracula" is an amazingly good looking film that benefits from high production values and guaranteed performances (mainly from Oldman and Hopkins). By the late-19th Century, the titled character is trying to lure back a reincarnation of his one true love (Winona Ryder) and of course attempting to eliminate all those that might stand in his way (Ryder's fiance Keanu Reeves and professor Anthony Hopkins most notably). The film is naturally about the titled character, an immortal man (played superbly by the nearly always exceptional Gary Oldman) who has turned against God and now lives through the powers of darkness. Digital Copy Yes, full version with Vision & Atmos. Of course have to change to another custom HDR setting to avoid magnifying grain & ended up looked clean, smooth, yet sharp with strong color. This naturally turned off many horror enthusiasts who would rather see a film that thrives on shock value rather than a movie that thrives on heart, brains and emotion. Pros: -Picture Great to see it release in 4K. Instead, director Francis Ford Coppola stayed more true to Stoker's novel and put a focus on an intense love story that transcends time, the elements and even life and death. "Bram Stoker's Dracula" is one of those films that reeled people in by making its audience believe that it would be an intense horror film on par with productions like "Rosemary's Baby" or "The Exorcist". I really hope it doesn’t disappoint, although the novel was so filmic I don’t see how it couldn’t translate into a bad movie. I am now looking forward to watching the 2008 adaptation which stars Frances McDormand as Miss Pettigrew alongside a great cast including Ciaran Hinds, Amy Adams and Lee Pace. What is so lovely about the novel aside from this positive message, is the comedy and the pathos of Miss Pettigrew and how she grows as a character, from this strait-laced governess to a woman full of passion and humour and I really can’t recommend it enough! but I really can’t think of anyway to better describe it!) and is a really up-lifting account of how, just when you things can’t possibly get worse, they actually get far better than you ever expected. Focusing on one day of her life (kind of like a 1930’s ‘24’), the book follows Miss Pettigrew through a heart-warming journey of self-discovery (yes I know that sounds trite. The novel was written in 1935 and focuses on Miss Pettigrew, a down and out governess with pretty much nothing live for. Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is a glitzy snapshot into 1930’s high society just before the Second World War broke out a story of impromptu rags to riches, glamorous nightclubs and indecisive passion. I had never heard of Winifred Watson before, or this particular novel… Yes, even in spite of the recent Hollywood adaptation of the book(!) I have to say how much I loved it and how much in general I love that feeling of finding something ‘new’, which totally takes you by surprise. I stumbled upon this novel recently and took it up upon reccomendation by a friend. |