![]() He will hunt down the sultry woman who haunts his dreams and show her just how sweet payback can be. New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns with an all new sizzling historical romance in her Duke Hunt series about a woman determined to reclaim her family home from the dangerously handsome owner of London’s most popular gaming hell. Even if he could forget the dark-haired seductress who undid him, he can’t allow anyone to steal from him. The rake gets ravished Author:Sophie Jordan(Author) Summary:New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns with an all new sizzling historical romance in her Duke Hunt series about a woman determined to reclaim her family home from the dangerously handsome owner of Londons most popular gaming hell. ![]() Thank goodness she’ll never see him again! Safe at home and determined to settle back into her quiet, uneventful life, Mercy burns at the memory of her night spent ravishing the most compelling man she’d ever met. But things don’t go to plan…Ĭaught in the act, Mercy must be bold to save herself.even if it means seducing the dangerous rogue and then disappearing with the dawn, debt voucher in hand. When the blackguard wins her family home in a game of cards, Mercy steals into Silas’s rooms, intent on destroying the proof. ![]() The owner of London’s most popular gaming hell, wealthy and powerful Silas Masters, is feared by men and desired by women-except Mercy Kittinger. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns with an all new sizzling historical romance in her Duke Hunt series about a woman determined to reclaim her family home from the dangerously handsome owner of London’s most popular gaming hell. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “A Swim in the Pond in the Rain” includes each translated short story in full, with Saunders’ analysis of each one, as well as his afterthoughts, which are meditations on writing and life inspired by each work. ![]() He writes with a voice so intimate, warm and unpretentious that it is like listening to the words of an old friend. Saunders examines what these stories have to teach us about good storytelling in paragraphs that are easy to understand, compelling and highly enjoyable. “A Swim in the Pond in the Rain” is full of lessons on life, art, death and the power of fiction. ![]() His latest book, “ A Swim in the Pond in the Rain ,” is a condensed version of that class, where Saunders gives a moving analysis of seven Russian short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol. George Saunders, Booker prize-winning author of “ Lincoln in the Bardo,” has taught a class on the Russian short story in translation at Syracuse University in New York for over 20 years. ![]() ![]() ![]() White Honor, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book award, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, and five New York Times bestsellers. ![]() Peter’s books have earned him numerous honors, including a Caldecott Honor (2013) for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. Peter quickly signed up his second and third books, and his career as an author and illustrator of children’s books was under way. ![]() He was working on animated TV shows when he signed a book deal to write and illustrate his first picture book, Flight of the Dodo. While studying illustration at Art Center College of Design, Peter’s love of both words and pictures led him to take several courses on children’s books, and before long he knew he’d found his calling.Īfter graduating from Art Center Peter moved to New York City to be closer to the publishing industry. Then, as a teenager, he fell in love with writing, and told his tales with words. Growing up in New Jersey, he told stories by drawing whimsical characters and scenes from his imagination. Peter Brown is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. 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Denied what she desires by social convention, she does what Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and the male leads in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest do: she changes her external identity in order to get what she wants. ![]() In All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen, Violet Adams doesn't necessarily want to be a man, but she does want to attend the prestigious, all-male Illyria College. ![]() ![]() Bookshelves is not for downloading or buying books directly. Similarly, books are not available to purchase directly from. One important thing to note is that books are generally not available to download directly from Bookshelves, and nowhere on our website do we represent they are. ![]() In one way, Bookshelves is the version of Goodreads, except with Bookshelves you are able to get a much more personalized experience. 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Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything.To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice normal relationship.and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. His rock-star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Luc O'Donnell is tangentially - and reluctantly - famous. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then she disappeared from the public eye. ![]() Huge crowds came to see her talk and ride, and she helped to popularise the Ned Kelly story as a celebrity in her own right. ![]() After Ned’s execution, she appeared at public gatherings around Australia. While only a teenager, Kate rode as a messenger and decoy for the Kelly Gang, and was present at the gruesome Glenrowan siege. Was it suicide, accident or murder, and why had she changed her name to Ada? However, a neighbour testified that she had only known Kate to drink since the recent birth of her baby and that she never spoke of suicide. Kate Kelly, the daring sister of legendary bushranger Ned Kelly, was mysteriously found dead in a lagoon outside the NSW town of Forbes in 1898.Īt the inquest, Kate’s husband Bricky Foster claimed that she was addicted to drink and frequently spoke of suicide. This moving biography tells her astonishing story in full for the first time. Synopsis: Kate Kelly has always been overshadowed by her famous brother Ned, but the talented young woman was a popular public figure in her own right. ![]() ![]() Let’s take a game-by-game look at their schedule and see how their season will play out. Last year’s meteoric collapse to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Wild Card round certainly left a sour taste in the mouth of the Chargers, and this season they are out to make sure that outcome was just a fluke. Even with Ekeler’s off-season trade request, this team looks to be locked and loaded for another postseason appearance. Justin Herbert, Austin Ekeler, Keenen Allen, and Mike Williams welcome in first-round rookie Quentin Johnston to their skill player group, making an already-dangerous unit even more lethal. With two early stretches consisting of two road games in a row and two home games in a row, the Chargers have a tough schedule. Two Monday Night Football games and a Thursday Night Football game are the highlights of the 2023 NFL season for the Los Angeles Chargers. ![]() ![]() “Clear and concise… Among economists of the past thirty years, Thomas Sowell stands very proud indeed.”- Wall Street Journal ![]() This fifth edition includes a new chapter explaining the reasons for large differences of wealth and income between nations.ĭrawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim. ![]() Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. The bestselling citizen's guide to economicsīasic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. ![]() ![]() Organizations have found new ways to manufacture new desires and aspirations in our minds to create a necessity for their products. He later concludes that media actively alters human perception, interactions, and relationships. However, Debord was not entirely against new technology but objected to the use of these technologies for economic gain.īy quoting Marxist philosophy on alienation and commodity fetishism, Debord examines the direct connection between mass media and the economy. The book narrates how human beings have become so technology-driven that they have forgotten to actually live through their experiences. The Society of the Spectacle is one of the most revolutionary texts of all time written by Guy Debord. ![]() Written by people who wish to remain anonymous ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() |