![]() ![]() ![]() So what’s a girl to do? Nikki has the perfect solution: to hire a fake boyfriend. But she has no time to meet men or to try the newest dating app, she’s too busy working as a video producer for an advertising agency. ![]() Nikki can’t possibly survive an entire week trapped home as the family’s spinster. A Hilarious Fake Relationship holiday romance… No one wants to be single at the holidays.Įven Little Miss Grinch, Nikki, a successful and independent woman, must face her bachelorette status at the most horrible time of the year.ĭecember is her personal version of holly-jolly hell: a merry torture made of couples kissing at every corner, forced vacation days, and an inescapable family reunion.Īnd when her baby sister announces she’s engaged-to Paul, the man Nikki is secretly in love with-and that he’s spending the holidays with them, Christmas starts looking bluer than ever. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Contra Willenborg, the possibility of the antecedent of (EP) does not entail Theism and Arguments from Evil that employ (EP) not only (a) provide reason to suppose Atheism is true, but also (b) provide the required epistemic justification for the rejection of the key premise of the Modal Ontological Argument. I argue that Willenborg is incorrect with respect to the first horn. On the other hand, if the antecedent of (EP) is impossible then (EP) cannot be epistemically justified. ![]() Willenborg argues that if the antecedent of (EP) is possible it entails Theism by the Modal Ontological Argument. Willenborg argues that there is a conditional premise-(EP)-that is essential to any Argument from Evil and which ensures that no such argument can meet both conditions (i) and (ii). According to Willenborg, the two conditions that must be met are the following: (i) the argument must lower the probability of Theism being true beyond an acceptable epistemic threshold, and (ii) the argument must not employ any premises that entail the truth of Theism. ![]() Michael Willenborg argues that no Argument from Evil can meet two necessary conditions for a successful piece of atheology. ![]() ![]() In 2003, Carle received the Childrens Literature Legacy Award for lifetime achievement in children's literature. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into seventy languages and sold over fifty-five million copies. ![]() ![]() Eric Carle (1929≢021) was acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children, including Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me Have You Seen My Cat? and The Tiny Seed. ![]() ![]() The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command by Edwin Coddington Here are five excellent ones to consider.ġ. There have been thousands of books written on the subject. Lee after the Union victory? Was Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet a hero or a villain?Īn understanding of American history is incomplete without a solid grasp of what happened at Gettysburg. Who was responsible for the failure of Pickett’s Charge? Why did Major General George Gordon Meade fail to pursue Robert E. There are also numerous controversies surrounding the battle. ![]() ![]() The heroic death of John Reynolds is just one of many unforgettable episodes from the Battle of Gettysburg. The decision of Reynolds to fight outside of Gettysburg may have ultimately led to a Union victory in a battle that was crucial for the survival of the Republic in 1863. His final words were, “Forward men, forward for God’s sake and drive those fellows out of those woods…” One veteran would later write of Reynolds, he “was one of the soldier Generals of the army, a man whose soul was in his country’s work, which he did with a soldier’s high honor and fidelity.” Just as the most important battle in American history began, Reynolds was struck and killed by a Minie ball behind the right ear, while leading his men on the battlefield. ![]() After considering the strength of the Union position, Reynolds decided to fight the larger Confederate force right there. ![]() Major General John Reynolds found Brigadier General John Buford about a half mile west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, around 10:00 a.m. ![]() ![]() This fabulous epic fantasy debut will appeal to readers of Joe Abercrombie and Terry Brooks, Robin Hobb and Mark Lawrence and all points in between. WINNER of the Ditmar Awards for Best Novel and Best New Talent, the Norma K Hemming Award, and the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel Poison. It falls to Jovan and Kalina to protect the heir and save their homeland – but first they must make their way through a new world of unexpected treachery, a world where the ancient spirits are rising. But when the Chancellor succumbs to an unknown poison and an army storms the gates, the so-called Bright City is completely unprepared. Until now, peace has reigned in Silasta for hundreds of years. ![]() While other women of the city hold positions of power and responsibility, her path is full of secrets and lies – some hidden even from her own brother. His sister Kalina is too frail to share in their secret family duty. ![]() In reality, Jovan has been trained for most of his life to detect, concoct and withstand poisons in order to protect the ruling family. The quiet, forgettable friend of the Chancellor's charming, irresponsible heir. To most, he is just another son of the ruling class. Only a handful of people in Silasta know Jovan's real purpose in life. ![]() I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me. ![]() Random House presents the audiobook edition of City of Lies by Sam Hawke, read by Rosa Coduri and Dan Morgan. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Enrique goes with Tristan into the greenhouse to try and set a trap that will keep anyone else from following them. They all promise to help him and use a party at an opera house called the Palais de Reves to interrogate House Kore’s courier to learn where the Hours Eye is.Īt the House Kore estate, everyone splits into their roles and begins working toward stealing the Horus Eye. ![]() Séverin reluctantly agrees and returns to the group. ![]() Unfortunately, a few weeks later, Séverin receives a letter from Hypnos who knows he stole the compass.Īfter Séverin meets Hypnos, Hypnos asks Séverin to help him obtain the Horus Eye from House Kore and, in return, Hypnos will readminister the inheritance test on Séverin, as the previous test’s results had been fabricated to keep Séverin from becoming the Patriarch of House Vanth as a child. It reveals the symbol for a legendary artifact known as the Eye of Horus, rumored to show the legendary Babel Fragment to any who look for it. When Séverin and Enrique return, all five of them work together to figure out the puzzle in the compass. Laila then finds Tristan, the youngest of the group with powerful Forging abilities like Zofia. While Laila ensures that the courier of House Kore recieves an important invitation, Zofia arrives, only to steal some cookie dough and leave again. The Gilded Wolves Trilogy The Gilded Wolves ![]() ![]() ![]() Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive. ![]() Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows.īy 1934, the world has changed millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. ![]() "The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."-Publishers Weeklyįrom the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story continues in Oathbringer: Part Two. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together?and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past?even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilisation. ![]() And Dalinar realises that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Hardcover: Pages: 1243: ISBN: ISBN 978-0-7653-2637-9: Preceded By: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Edgedancer: Followed By: Dawnshard, Rhythm of War: Oathbringer is the title of the third novel in The Stormlight Archive, an epic fantasy series by Brandon Sanderson expected to consist of ten volumes. Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified. In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.ĭalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. ![]() ![]() Since the mid-1990s and Colin Firth’s decidedly non-canon jump in a lake, Austen has spawned a lucrative cottage industry, inspiring everything from a publishing sub-genre to web series to travel itineraries to merchandise littered with her quotations, silhouette, and characters. This has made Austen a rich source for film and television adaptation from traditional iterations like the Laurence Olivier Pride and Prejudice (1940) and Emma Thompson Sense and Sensibility (1995) to modern retellings like Clueless (1995) and Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) to the newest take on her work, Whit Stillman’s Love and Friendship. ![]() Since the publication of Sense and Sensibility in 1811, Jane Austen’s characters and heroines have captured the imaginations of readers-and those readers have related to them in their realness. Long before women were debating whether they were a Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha or Miranda, they were contemplating whether they were more an Elizabeth Bennet, Elinor Dashwood, Anne Eliot or Emma Woodhouse. ![]() ![]() The publisher gave me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Josephine is a great book to read during African-American History Month in February, National Poetry Month in April, or anytime. Together they bring to life the story of a truly remarkable woman who broke barriers of all kinds following her passion. The illustrations by Christian Robinson capture the determined, free spirit Josephine had. Patricia Hruby Powell tells the tale in sparse prose with a rhythm of its own, with sections divided into pivotal times in Josephine’s life. Josephine made things happen for herself, in spite of the restrictions that others wanted to hold her to. ![]() Josephine has been found in 18 states including Indiana, Minnesota, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio. Throughout the story runs the thread of a spirit that would not be stopped, either by her personal circumstances coming from a large family with little money or a country that separated black entertainment and audiences from white. We have 45 records for Josephine Christian ranging in age from 20 years old to 95 years old. Louis, to her performance on stage in the U.S., to the fame she found in Paris. A new illustrated book for young readers, Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, tells the incredible story of her rise from the slums of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1906, she rose to become a world-celebrated performer who advocated for civil rights and helped the cause of the French in World War II. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story of Josephine Baker is legendary. ![]() |