![]() ![]() When he gets a crazed letter from someone who self-identifies as the “perk” and threatens an even more diabolical attack, Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing another tragedy.īrady Hartsfield lives with his alcoholic mother in the house where he was born. ![]() In another part of town, months later, a retired cop named Bill Hodges is still haunted by the unsolved crime. Eight people are killed fifteen are wounded. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. #1 New York Times bestseller! In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. Rate & Recommend: I am starting to think King is a must read author e.Publisher & Release: Scribner, June 2014.I would also listen to anything Will Patton narrates, including the Bible, dictionary, or cereal box, although he truly delivers another WOW performance in the audiobook I thought they were all horror but he has branched out into many other genres including serial killers, thrillers, and cops, which is where Mr. I find it utterly embarrassing, as a reader, that I haven’t read many of his books. I am finally adding King into my backlog book rotation. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Keep your Pom happy, healthy, and well-groomed.Decide whether the Pom is right for you.From finding your canine soul mate to breeding Pomeranians for show or companionship, this fun and practical guide is written in plain English and covers all the bases, including how to: How do Poms stack up to other toy dogs? How do you properly socialize a Pom with people and other dogs, so she's well-adjusted? How is caring for tiny dogs-especially when they're puppies-different from caring for larger breeds? You'll find the answers to these questions and so much more. Whether you're a new or an aspiring Pom owner, Pomeranians For Dummies teaches you everything you need to know to find, choose, raise, care for, and have a ball with a member of that outstanding breed of dog. As with any breed, and dogs in general, it's important for you to know what to expect when you bring a Pom into your life. Pomeranians are among the fluffiest-and most loyal-of the tiny dog breeds, but is a Pom the perfect pooch for you?ĭistinguished by its vivacity, intelligence, extroversion, and fierce loyalty to its family, the tiny Pomeranian can make an excellent companion-for the right person. ![]() ![]() ![]() But because she's aware of this, she no longer is the empty mindless person. That is, until her gamer "logs out", in which Claudia is supposed to be left in a suspended, mindless state of rest, until her gamer returns. Her thoughts are her own, but her motions are not. ![]() Claudia, upon receiving a hit to the head, becomes sentient, and starts to realize that she actually can't control her actions or words. And it really shows the structure of society, how the high class lives off the lower classes' suffering, because think about it: if you had the choice to either control someone or be controlled, everyone would definitely rather be the one in power, the one controlling. ![]() This is just a touch spoilery, but think about it: the low class/poor people are forced to be characters that the high class pay to control. The idea of a characters in role-playing games actually being real people controlled by other gamers? Daaang. ![]() This book definitely has a seriously cool idea. I must say, it feels nice being able to finish a book in a day again. I don't think I'll ever look at video games the same after this! Hi! Today, I happen to be Claudia from Jen Alexander's book The Aftermath!Ĭomments: very unique concept. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She looks humanish, but she wouldn’t fool anyone into thinking she was actually human. ![]() A highly sophisticated, intelligent and self-aware robot, to be sure, but a robot none the less. The novel is narrated by Klara, who it soon becomes apparent is a solar-powered robot. In Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro was worried about cloning in Klara and the Sun it is artificial intelligence. His style is one of retro science fiction comprising an old-fashioned sensibility and a chilling technology from the future. He lays a blanket of melancholy over a recognisable but slightly off-kilter world. As in Never Let Me Go, his 2005 novel about human clones raised as organ donors for their original bodies, Ishiguro creates a sort of nostalgic dystopia. Klara and the Sun is about a solar-powered robotĪs soon as I started reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s new novel, Klara and the Sun, I fell into the warm and familiar embrace of his writing. ![]() ![]() Christina and composer and co-lyricist David Nehls used music from different periods to show the passage of time: 1940s jazz, 1960s doo-wop and 1970s folk. The musical follows the same timeline, from the Hollywood glamour of the 1930s to 1977, when Joan died. The memoir detailed the physical and mental pain she and her brother allegedly suffered at the hands of their adoptive mother. It’s in a way that feels real to Christina, an actual survivor of abuse.” Christina Crawford Getty Images ![]() Granted, the scenes we know from the Faye Dunaway movie are still there, music director Drew Wutke says, “but it’s not portrayed in a campy kind of way. “I want people to understand it is possible to confront your demons and come away on the other side as a full human being.” “This is not just a fun-and-games musical,” says Christina Crawford, whose best-selling 1978 memoir, “Mommie Dearest,” described life with the Hollywood legend. ![]() It seems a given that “Mommie Dearest: The Musical” would depict Joan Crawford screeching “No more wire hangers, ever!” But the show playing Birdland on Monday isn’t big on histrionics. ![]() ![]() ![]() But is Holly more than he can handle?AlluringTara Pierpont has had it with her interfering parents who want her to find a rich guy to marry just like her older sister did. However, when his wealthy family tries to pressure him into marrying an heiress he has no interest in, he enlists Holly’s help. After one amazing night in her arms, he finds out that Holly is a professional escort. but when a newspaper article exposes Sabrina as an escort, their perfect wedding and happy future are suddenly threatened.ScorchingAt his friend’s wedding, Paul Gilbert meets Holly Foster and is enchanted with her. But not all is rosy for the new couple, who’s barely known each other for two weeks and is having a hard time adjusting to living together.BeguilingA sandy beach in the Hamptons is the idyllic, romantic location for Sabrina and Daniel to say their I Do’s. Their encounter quickly turns steamy until lies threaten to destroy their passionate affair.EnticingAfter their tumultuous beginnings, Sabrina moves in with Daniel in New York, leaving her life in San Francisco behind. Little does he know that she’s not an escort. The Hamptons Bachelor Club box set contains the following books:TeasingEnticingBeguilingScorchingAlluringNote: These books were previously published under the titles: Lawful Escort, Lawful Lover, Lawful Wife, One Foolish Night, One Long Embrace.TeasingWhen Daniel has to travel to San Francisco and needs an escort for a social event, the beautiful Sabrina shows up on his doorstep. Hamptons Bachelor Club (Books 1, The - 5) ![]() ![]() The attacker turns out to be Congressman David Lane Dilbeck, an incorrigible (yet secret) patron of adult establishments. Before the club's bouncer can act, Paul is attacked with a champagne bottle by another customer. Strip Tease was a New York Times bestseller in 1993.ĭuring a late-night bachelor party at the Eager Beaver, a strip club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, drunken groom-to-be Paul Guber climbs on stage and grabs Erin Grant, one of the dancers. In this case, it is the plutocracy of sugar growers in Florida, and the exorbitant subsidies regularly granted to them by the U.S. ![]() Like many Hiaasen novels, the book's plot is set against a backdrop of a particular environmental crime or corruption issue that angers the author. The novel focuses on a single mother who has turned to exotic dancing to earn enough money to gain legal custody of her young daughter, and ends up matching wits with a lecherous United States Congressman and his powerful corporate backers. Like most of his other novels, it is a crime novel set in Florida and features Hiaasen's characteristic black humor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Strip Tease is a 1993 novel by Carl Hiaasen. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to the groundbreaking Eve’s Bayou and Harriet, Lemmons also directed episodes of Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Clark, Lemmons, Layne will also serve as executive producers alongside Marc Evans, Matt Jackson and Skydance Television’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Bill Bost. And Maryse, haunted by events of her past, is the only one who can put a stop to it all.īased on the synopsis, this new series is definitely giving off Lovecraft Country energy - and we all know how that became a TV obsession for audiences. But something even bigger is brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up. ![]() ![]() Armed with blade, bullet and bomb, they hunt their hunters and send the Klan’s demons straight to Hell. Standing in their way is a young Black woman, Maryse Boudreaux, and her two friends and fellow resistance fighters – a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter. 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody' Review: Whitney Houston Biopic Has Tough Time Adapting Singer's Life To ScreenĪcross the nation, they spread fear and violence. ![]() ![]() ![]() This 16-year-old teenage girl is described as skinny due to the lack of food, with green eyes and brown hair. Miranda Evans: She is the main character, or protagonist, in the story. Natural Disasters that appear or are discussed in the book: Why do people react so differently? How do you think you would react in a similar situation? In emergency situations, some people adopt a “survival of the fittest” attitude while others react with charity and compassion. With the moon’s orbit altered, people must now contend with global climate change, numerous natural disasters, and food shortages. Told through the diary entries of a 16-year-old girl, the plot revolves around the struggle of a rural Pennsylvania family to survive an asteroid strike on the moon. ![]() Life as We Knew It, an apocalyptic novel by Susan Beth Pfeffer, tells the story of a cataclysmic astronomical event that threatens the existence of all humankind. ![]() ![]() She recalls it being the loneliest walk and longest day. ![]() Sadly, though, when Erin had to undergo her first open heart surgery, Kane had to walk their baby girl down for surgery alone. Thankfully, Kane says, her husband was by her side no matter what. ![]() Not only were the couple worried about their baby girl’s heart, but the pandemic was forcing hospital restrictions around the world to be implemented. On March 29, Erin made her entrance into the world. The couple was told it was hypoplastic left heart syndrome – something they had never even heard of. Two weeks later, they were told Erin’s heart did not function well, and the aortic arch was narrowing. But, despite the challenges she has faced along the way since her arrival into the world, she continues to go from “strength to strength.”Īt a 20-week ultrasound appointment, mom Clare Kane and dad Dave Rogan were told that something was wrong with their baby girl they would later name Erin. Before she was born, her parents were told of the devastating news at an ultrasound appointment. ![]() A baby girl born with congenital heart failure continues to defy all odds, even after undergoing two open heart surgeries. ![]() |