![]() ![]() Zadie Smith was born in north-west London in 1975. ![]() ‘Relentlessly funny … idiosyncratic, and deeply felt’ Guardian ‘Outstanding … A strikingly clever and funny book with a passion for ideas, for language and for the rich tragic-comedy of life’ Sunday Telegraph ![]() ‘Smith writes like an old hand, and, sometimes, like a dream’ New Yorker ‘Quirky, sassy and wise … a big, splashy, populous production reminiscent of books by Dickens and Salman Rushdie … demonstrates both an instinctive storytelling talent and a fully fashioned voice that’s street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time’ New York Times ‘The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages’ Julian Barnes, Guardian ‘An astonishingly assured debut, funny and serious … I was delighted’ Salman Rushdie ‘Funny, clever … and a rollicking good read’ Independent ![]() Dealing – among many other things – with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-read of a book. One of the most talked about fictional debuts of ever, White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Zadie Smith’s White Teeth is a classic international bestseller and an unforgettable portrait of London ![]()
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![]() ![]() “So I’m your typical clean-cut, all-American college grad from University of Minnesota that decided he believed in a band so much he quit his job and took a more flexible job so he could run away with a rock ‘n’ roll band, and has never regretted it once,” McGlaughion said. After doing some odd jobs for them, he quit his day job because he became so confident in the band’s eminent success. ![]() The band’s sound transcends multiple genres, which have probably been a factor in earning it multiple “Best Pop Band” awards from the Minnesota Music Association.ĭave McGlaughion, the band’s manager, said he originally met the band as a fan. “Dazy Head Mazy ended up being extremely catchy and I just couldn’t hate them,” said the site’s reviewer. The band’s regular gigs in the Twin Cities area have made it a Midwest favorite, and according to a review from, it has a friendly sound similar to the likes of Dave Matthews and the Barenaked Ladies. “I wanted our name to be called ‘Phone Cops,’ but Dazy Head Mazy has grown on me over time. ![]() Seuss book “Daisy Head Maisy.” Bauermeister said the band’s original bass player was a huge Seuss fan, and he agreed upon the name without objection because he didn’t initially think the band would last very long. The bands name, as one might guess, is taken from the Dr. What: Dazy Head Mazy at Live VEISHEA with others ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has written three novels: ‘Girl Saves Boy’, ‘All This Could End’ and ‘Night Swimming’ 2017. Author Steph BOWE was born in Melbourne in 1994 and now lives in Queensland. Borrowed from a local library, the novel ‘NIGHT SWIMMING’ is a funny, diverse story of family, love, friendship, crop-circles and goats! Offbeat, quirky and blending light-heartedness and depth, this rich novel is a delight. Emma lives with her husband, two children and two naughty, but really cute dogs. ![]() Emma CHASE is author of an hilarious legal briefs’ series of novellas. The Novella is a short novel or narrative. Almost holiday time for some!! Wonderful wit, warmth and wisdom wait for us, this holiday season!įor the ‘pocket-poor’ there’s the library!įor the eternally avid reader, there’s a range of interesting publishing houses!įor the heart-sore, the saddened, there are songs and there is world music!įor the seekers of social, political and cultural truths – there are some welcome reprints!įor the newer arrivals, there are visually artistic images and photographs of our diverse cultural mosaic in small and large galleries! ![]() ![]() ![]() But as she delves further into the mystery, Tempest can't help but wonder if the Raj family curse that's plagued her family for generations-something she used to swear didn't exist-has finally come for her. Fearing she was the intended victim, it's up to Tempest to solve this seemingly impossible crime. When Tempest visits her dad's latest renovation project, her former stage double is discovered dead inside a wall that's supposedly been sealed for more than a century. Secret Staircase Construction specializes in bringing the magic of childhood to all by transforming clients' homes with sliding bookcases, intricate locks, backyard treehouses, and hidden reading nooks. Though she resists, every day brings her closer to the inevitable: working for her father's company. The intrigue of hidden rooms and secret staircases.Īfter a disastrous accident derails Tempest Raj's career, and life, she heads back to her childhood home in California to comfort herself with her grandfather's Indian home-cooked meals. If a person, especially a criminal, is under lock and key, they are being kept in a place from which they cannot escape, usually a prison. Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers stunning architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-room mysteries that will leave readers enchanted.Īn impossible crime. Meaning of under lock and key in English under lock and key idiom Add to word list locked away safely: Her jewellery is securely under lock and key at the bank. Known for her wonderfully addictive characters, multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian introduces her newest heroine in this heartfelt series debut. "Wildly entertaining." - The New York Times Book Review ![]() ![]() ![]() Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. The forty-four books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss-is, quite simply, one of the most beloved childrens book authors of all time. About the Author Theodor Seuss Geisel-aka Dr. Seusss solid-gold morals, the joy of letting ones imagination rip.-The New York Times. Seuss stories, printed in a sturdy board format thats perfect for little hands ages 0-3! At 4 1/4 x 5 3/4, theyre about 1/4 the size of the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places Youll Go! and ideal for babies and toddlers too young for the original stories. Bright and Early Board Books are simplified editions of your favorite Dr. ![]() Oh, the Thinks you can think up if only you try. about thinking! Think left and think right and think low and think high. Young readers will delight in this Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! which celebrates the imagination and encourages young readers to think. Book Synopsis The possibilities are endless in the board edition of this classic Dr. Seuss wise words are now available in a bigger board-book format, ideal for the youngest readers. About the Book A classic celebration of imagination, Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() And keep in mind that Wilde specifically ordered that the comedic script should be acted with the utmost seriousness. Not long after, Gwendolen arrives and meets Cecily, and the ladies soon find that both of them are engaged to a man named Ernest Worthing. Jack, meanwhile, had "killed" his fictional brother Ernest, only to find that Cecily had already met "Ernest" in the form of Algernon. ![]() ![]() Furthermore, as luck would have it, his girlfriend Gwendolen (Algernon's cousin) has always dreamed of marrying a man named "Ernest." Algernon finds out Jack's ruse, but keeps Jack's secret for his own mischievous purposes: since he knows that there is no such person as "Ernest Worthing," he can sneak off to Jack's country home and pose as "Ernest Worthing," where he meets and falls in love with Cecily. Jack lives in the country with his ward, Cecily Cardew, but spends much of his time in London - where he calls himself "Ernest Worthing," so that he can do as he likes without anything getting traced back to his real identity. The play follows the lives of two best friends, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. It is a farce on the societal conventions and restrictions of late-Victorian society, and remains enormously popular today. The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is an 1895 play by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. ![]() ![]() ![]() And then Briseis inherits an old house from her birth mother and suddenly finds herself with the space and privacy to test her powers for the first time.īut as Briseis starts to bring the house's rambling garden back to life, she finds she has also inherited generations of secrets. It's a power she and her adoptive mothers have spent her whole life trying to hide. ![]() Flowers bloom in her footsteps and leaves turn to face her as though she were the sun. 'A delicious mix of intoxicating fantasy and coming of age, steeped in Greek mythology and peppered with references to the Jordan Peele films Get Out and Us' - Observer New ReviewĮver since she can remember, Briseis has had power over plants. 'Brings much-needed inclusivity and contemporary flavor to the teen fantasy genre' - Kirkus Reviews She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after' - Brigid Kemmerer 'Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Simply 1/2 cup of blueberries offers 42 calories, 10.5 grams carbs, virtually no fat.5 gram of protein, 2 grams of fiber and 64 grams of water.Ģ. Restriction them if you have signs of dis-ease. Blueberries do offer natural sugar and stimulate the growth of microforms in your body by feeding them exactly what they adore to eat, sugar. 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Nutrients are had to preserve wellness and fix our physical body. ![]() ![]() ![]() She made a sort of chart, superimposing the different religions as I described them, with a pin run through them all, as it were their common basis being a Dominant Power or Powers, and some Special Behavior, mostly taboos, to please or placate. A clear methodical luminous mind had my Ellador, not only reasonable, but swiftly perceptive. She soon found that we had many, that they varied widely, but had some points in common. When I asked her about it, she tried at first to tell me, and then, seeing me flounder, asked for more information about ours. ![]() I think it was only as I grew to love Ellador more than I believed anyone could love anybody, as I grew faintly to appreciate her inner attitude and state of mind, that I began to get some glimpses of this faith of theirs. Its deification of motherhood was obvious enough but there was far more to it than that or, at least, than my first interpretation of that. It took me a long time, as a man, a foreigner, and a species of Christian-I was that as much as anything-to get any clear understanding of the religion of Herland. ![]() ![]() Before Owen knows it, the death of his werewolf boss catches MHI’s attention, and he’s recruited to the team to help hunt vampires, zombies, wights, and worse, armed with more ordinance than anyone not in the US Army. ![]() “Have gun, will travel” might apply, but it’ll be the “things that go bump in the night” that they respond to. ![]() Yes, there’s a whole agency of freelance monster “bounty hunters.” Think of them as something like the Ghost Busters, but less urban, and less focused on ghosts. Owen kills him with his bare hands, catching the attention of the premier monster hunting company in the country, Monster Hunter International (or MHI for short). It opens when Owen, a mild mannered but not small of stature accountant who just happened to work his way through college fighting in off-the-books prize fights, is attacked by his boss, a newly turned werewolf with a hunger for man. Though it could probably be classified as horror (ater all, it’s about werewolves, zombies, ghosts, and other monsters) pick up Monster Hunter International, and you’re going to to find something akin to fantasy (or maybe science fiction?), if it was written by a Second Amendment and gun enthusiast. ![]() ![]() And now for something completely different: Monster Hunter International. ![]() |