5/29/2023 0 Comments Best Shot by Camellia Tate![]() An accompanying music video for the single, directed by Ford Fairchild, features Allen performing the song while surrounded by childhood pictures. The song also charted in Canada, reaching number 79 on the Canadian Hot 100. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 146,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019. ![]() It also peaked at numbers five and 37 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. "Best Shot" gave Allen his first number-one hit of his career, spending three non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Country Airplay chart. ![]() The song is an inspirational anthem about aiming for opportunity each day to better your life. It appears on his 2018 debut album Mercury Lane. Williams, and released it in February 2018 via Stoney Creek as his debut single. ![]() He wrote the song with Josh London and J.P. " Best Shot" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Jimmie Allen. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Lynn steger strong want![]() Owen is the author of the Merciful Crow duology. for my next trick, perhaps I'll write about health-care reform. ![]() Rather, it's the same pattern we've seen for nearly every crisis handled by the latest wannabe autocrat: deny, mishandle, lie and, finally, weaponize. It didn't take a crystal ball to envision how a selfish, incompetent leader would respond to a pandemic. Well, if we've learned anything, it's that the mechanics of greed and cruelty are terribly predictable. ![]() ![]() I've always known how the story ends, but as for how we got there.? The Faithless Hawk was plotted out and written after. Usually we're splitting the difference between, "When did you say you wrote this?" (mostly August 2018) and, "Okay, now tell me the winning lotto numbers." (I cannot.) What I can tell you is this: The Merciful Crow was written, for the most part, prior to the 2016 election. Now imagine your book is set against an outbreak of a deadly plague that is first downplayed by an opulent demagogue, then weaponized against historically oppressed people through misinformation as the persecuted are pushing for massive institutional change.Īs you may have guessed, this has led to some very interesting interview questions. Launching a book can be a cause of hair loss in the best of times releasing the end of a series can be even more stressful than that. ![]() For your consideration, I'd like to offer an authorial equivalent: "May your book be timely." They say the expression "May you live in interesting times" is not so much a blessing as a curse. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Down pinhole glenn cooper![]() ![]() Está volviendo a actuar y hay que detenerlo a toda costa. Las primeras pesquisas revelan poco después que se trata de un peligroso criminal, condenado y ejecutado. En el lugar donde ella estaba aparece un hombre que huye desesperadamente del edificio. Una prueba fallida se salda con la misteriosa desaparición de Emily Loughty, la brillante física que dirige las investigaciones. John Camp es el responsable de la seguridad de un proyecto científico de alto nivel que se está desarrollando en unas instalaciones secretas cerca de Londres. Hay un infierno más allá de la muerte, pero no es como siempre lo habíamos imaginado. Un proyecto científico ultrasecreto abre accidentalmente un corredor a otra dimensión, a la tierra de las tinieblas y los condenados. ¿Qué pasaría si uniéramos el Infierno de Dante y Juego de tronos? El escritor de referencia del thriller histórico, autor de La biblioteca de los muertos, nos presenta su obra más ambiciosa: un impactante y sorprendente thriller que conjuga historia, intriga, acción y aventura. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The case of origami yoda![]() Tommy shrugs Dwight off, as Dwight is weird, but the boy keeps pestering him until he breaks down and asks the puppet for advice.ĭwight, acting as Yoda, tells Tommy to wait. As Tommy heads over to her Dwight pops up with an Origami Yoda puppet and advises Tommy to ask it for advice. Even though Tommy likes Sara he decides to give asking Hannah to dance a try. The boys all talk Tommy into asking a popular girl, Hannah, to dance but in reality Tommy likes a girl named Sara. When Dwight is shot down he returns back to the stage to Tommy’s group. ![]() Dwight lays down on the floor and mops the drink up with his body before asking her to dance. Dwight ends up bumping into a popular girl, causing her to spill her drink, and the narrator talks about how everything Dwight does after this point is even more embarrassing. ![]() Dwight is the outcast of the outcasts and sits with the group too. Tommy, Kellen, Harvey, Lance, Mike, and Quavondo stay by the stage and off the dance floor since they don’t have anyone to dance with. ![]() The first chapter is a background summary for the book.ĭuring the PTA Meeting Fun Night, Tommy and his friends sit by the stage and it’s apparent that they are the shy social outcasts. Tommy tells the reader that Dwight is the social pariah of the school. The Origami Yoda was made by a child named Dwight who is weird and off putting but manages to give good advice through Yoda. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger, starts out with a quick excerpt by the protagonist, Tommy, explaining about Origami Yoda. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Reviving ophelia by mary pipher![]() ![]() Pipher explains the state of families in the 1990s, asserting that their makeup was diverse, sometimes chaotic, and often lacking in community support. She begins to accept herself as a member of two unique and equally important worlds-that of her biological heritage, and that of her adopted family. Franchesca becomes an advocate for Native American rights at her school. This inspires her and her family to learn and experience Native American culture, which improves her relationship with them as well as her outlook on life. Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 3.99 - 4.69 Paperback 4.69 - 15.52 Mass Market Paperback 4.79 Library Binding 4.59 - 5.19 Select Condition Like New - Very Good 4.69 Good 4.19 Acceptable 3.99 New - See All 21 Editions from 3. Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, PhD: 9781101077764 : Books 1 New York Times Bestseller The groundbreaking work that poses one of the most provocative questions of a generation: what is happening to the selves. Franchesca reveals in therapy that she feels like she is not a part of her own family and longs to know her biological parents and learn more about her cultural roots. However, in junior high her grades and behavior slid, and Franchesca’s parents worried they had not done enough to acknowledge her heritage as a Native American. Like many stories before, her pre-pubescent years were relatively normal. Originally born into a Lakota Sioux tribe, she was adopted as an infant by a white family. Chapter 5 opens with an anecdote about a 14-year-old adopted girl, Franchesca, whose story serves as “an example of how complicated family life could be in the 1990s” (113). ![]() ![]() Since 2012, Zoraida has written more than two dozen novels and short stories, including The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter, and Star Wars: The High Republic: Convergence. ![]() She studied English Literature and Latino Studies at Hunter College, and the University of Montana in Missoula, but neglected her classes in order to write the book that would be her debut novel. As a teen, she attended the National Book Foundation’s writing camp. Zoraida Córdova started writing when she was thirteen years old and hasn’t stopped. ![]() Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories.Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter.Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Borrowing from recent work on the symbolism of whiteness and/as color, I will show how the white-versus-black dichotomy plays a very meaning-full role in Baldwin’s novel, revealing both descriptive and symbolic (sexual) meanings. More specifically, I will be arguing that in Giovanni’s Room race is deflected onto sexuality with the result that whiteness is transvalued as heterosexuality, just as homosexuality becomes associated with blackness, both literally and metaphorically. While apparently raceless, the novel not only makes whiteness visible as a specific ethnic construct but also illustrates its dependence on other hegemonic categories, particularly masculinity and heterosexuality. ![]() Moving beyond these assumptions, however, this article is centrally concerned with race-ing James Baldwin’s early fiction, particularly Giovanni’s Room, illustrating the relevance of race in general to the novel, and of whiteness in particular. AbstractEven though criticism is increasingly challenging the traditional view of James Baldwin’s earlier novels as “whimsical detours,” these texts continue to be read as “white” and, therefore, studied in sexual rather than racial terms, in (white) gay studies rather than African American studies. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Shiver junji ito selected stories![]() ![]() ![]() This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. 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Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive gum-chewer ![]() Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate, and any child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory.Īnd Charlie has found one. Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket from Mr Willy Wonka! Tremendous things are in store for you!Ĭharlie Bucket's life is about to change forever, thanks to one miraculous moment! ![]() *A very special version of the book with amazing bonus content! Read the original before you experience the incredible story of Wonka before the Chocolate Factory, coming autumn 2023* Material, High-quality, 100 spun polyester to deliver the look and feel of cotton, while allowing. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Babe by Dick King-Smith![]() ![]() While not fancy, they were expressive and showed you highlights of the book. The bright spot in all of this was Melissa Manwill’s black and white illustrations. Maybe I was not in the mood for that book. Maybe I just do not like Dick King-Smith as an author. Maybe it was too casual about life on a farm (they mention pigs fates on most farms, but it is almost assumed the reader understands this fact of life). Maybe it was the “Britishisms” that threw me off (there is “language” by American standards as the dog is called a bitch). Maybe it was too young for me (aimed at ages 7 to young 10). The (pardon the rude pun) meat of the story was lost. The other themes of politeness and discrimination are obvious. The theme of family is where you make it is obvious. He is, of course, smart and able to become a sheep-pig with not a lot of trouble. The story is sweet: a sheepdog, Fly, adopts the piglet she names Babe. The finale was also better suited for the big screen and not the page. (Spoiler) The big scene where Babe saves the sheep from the other dogs, I felt like I was reading a script and the action not reading a book. The book has “Babe did this” and “The sheep said this” action. ![]() I can only imagine there is more emotion to the movie. However, I am going to assume that it is only like Babe the Gallant Pig, the book, in the fact there is a pig, farmer and sheep. ![]() Babe, the movie, may or may not have been in my movie viewing. ![]() |