![]() ![]() In an authentic, unaffected, and mordantly funny voice, Michael Harmon tells the wrenching story of an uprooted and uncomfortable teenaged guy trying to fix the lives around him-while figuring out his own. If you own the copyright to this book and it is wrongfully on our website, we offer a simple DMCA procedure to remove your content from our site. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Winner Blurb: To get him on the right track, Ben Campbells dad and stepdad accompany him to Montana, where he encounters small town life, homophobia, an abused boy, and a special girl. He's hiding a secret about his family, and Ben is determined to uncover it and set things right. 27 downloads 532 Views 312KB Size Report. ![]() As if it's not painful enough living in a hick town with spiked hair, a skateboard habit, and two dads, he soon realizes something's not quite right with Billy, the boy next door. But he never thinks he'll end up yanked out of his city life and plunked down into a small Montana town with his dad and Edward, The Boyfriend. It's true: After 17-year-old Ben's father announces he's gay and the family splits apart, Ben does everything he can to tick him off: skip school, smoke pot, skateboard nonstop, get arrested. Michael Harmon is the author of Skate (A remarkable first novel according to Kirkus Reviews) and The Last Exit to Normal (An excellent read according to a. ![]()
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Though a passion for food provides Hamilton’s theme and focus, her passion for writing distinguishes this memoir from similar behind-the-kitchen volumes. In this provocative debut, a renowned chef finds her fulfillment as a writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() These lost souls often fall in with groups of mercenaries or wanderers, and may end up rededicating their oath to their new comrades. Some paladins manage to outlive the warlord to whom they first swore their oath. ![]() Such is the drive and loyalty of a powerful sworn sword that their mere presence next to their oathkeeper on the battlefield is enough to urge allied troops greater violence or to break the spirits of oathkeeper’s foes. The most devoted warriors swear the Oath of the Sworn Sword, calling upon their warlord for favor in battle, and in the warriors’ final moments, invoking that favor so that the warrior might find the ultimate glory in a violent death, inflicting as much pain upon their foes as they are able before their bodies finally give out. ![]() It is perhaps inevitable, then, that the most powerful of these warlords begin to be worshiped as divine beings. Regardless, they all know that their power can be held only through complete and utter control. Some of these despots rule benevolently, while others show themselves as truly selfish tyrants – and many fall somewhere in between, once-noble intentions caught up and strangled in the fight for survival. many regions will fall under the control of powerful and charismatic warlords, who impose their rule through might and cunning. 5e SRD > Class Options > Oath of The Sworn Sword ![]() ![]() ![]() 44).īricker and Ibbitson dispute this approach. The UNPD predicts that the fertility rate of Country A will also decline from four to two over forty years (p. Country B then lowered its fertility rate from four to two in the space of forty years. Country B once had a fertility rate of six, and it also took thirty years to reduce its fertility rate to four. Let's say Country A has lowered its fertility rate from six to four over the space of thirty years. Simply put: the UNPD assumes the fertility rate in a given country or region will match other countries or regions that have had similar experiences but that are further down the road. In particular, the model is based on an assumption that future fertility declines will match past declines in their pacing here's their description of the UN calculation process: They believe that the UN model, respected though it may be, is flawed. Now, a new book, Empty Planet by Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson, promises some good, or at least different news, as indicated in the book's subtitle, The Shock of Global Population Decline. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are plenty of backstage stories that can amuse or shock, but this biography gave me much pleasure mainly because of its concentration on telling how each work was written and produced it places each work in the context not only of the life of Williams but also in that of the contemporary culture. Like Allen Shawn, Lahr takes the line that the work is an important and central aspect of and also reflection of the life. John Lahr is a respected critic and biographer and in his latest book, a definitive life of Tennessee Williams, he has outdone himself in giving us a completely readable and somewhat provocative re-telling of a story that is almost as bizarre as any of the Williams plays and just as compelling. ![]() ![]() Never much of a talker, Beka is a good listener. ![]() What they don't know is that Beka has something unique to offer. They're tough, they're capable, and they're none too happy about the indignity of being saddled with a puppy for the first time in years. She's assigned to work with Mattes and Clary, famed veterans among the Provost's Dogs. But it's also where Beka was born, and she's comfortable there.īeka gets her wish. 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Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson, Susan Hill, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Girl from Rawblood will pull readers through time into the early 1800s and 1900s, mesmerizing them with this lyrical story of cunning folk horror right until the breathtaking finish. ![]() As the world falls apart around her, she must take a final journey back to Rawblood where it all began, and where it must all end. For generations, the Villarcas have died young, under mysterious circumstances.īut Iris dares to fall in love, and the consequences of her choice are immediate and terrifying. They are haunted by "her," a curse passed down through the generations that marks each Villarca for certain heartbreak and death. Young Iris Villarca is the last of her family's line. What if it's not your mansion that's haunted-it's you? The winner of BEST HORROR NOVEL at the British Fantasy Awards by the author of The House on Needless Street! 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His Cavalry at Gettysburg won the Fletcher Pratt. The mounted operations of the campaign from organizational, strategic, and tactical viewpoints are examined thoroughly. Longacre is an award-winning author of twenty books and more than 100 articles on the Civil War. ![]() bristles with analysis, details, judgements, personality profiles, and evaluations and combat descriptions, even down to the squadron and company levels. ![]() "For cavalry and/or Gettysburg enthusiasts, this book is a must for other Civil War buffs, it possesses the qualities sought by students of the conflict. ![]() |
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