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Forster 'The poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love, and they can hardly ever escape from those whom they love no longer. Neuware -The Penguin English Library Edition of Howards End by E. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author packs a wide-ranging narrative into a fairly brief and readable text. While this is a valuable contribution to early modern Ottoman and world history, the work is not necessarily targeted toward historians of science or technology it remains firmly focused on the political and military narrative, with only occasional forays into Ottoman geography, cartography, and navigation. Instead, he explains Ottoman actions in terms of a deliberate geopolitical strategy and domestic factional politics. Drawing on both Ottoman and Portuguese sources, author Giancarlo Casale overturns the older view that Muslim powers responded slowly or ineffectually to European maritime expansion. The Ottoman Age of Exploration offers an original and insightful narrative of imperial expansion into the Indian Ocean world at the height of Ottoman power in the sixteenth century. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Which means upping her newly acquired princess game.īut at what cost? Izumi will do anything to help her parents achieve their happily ever after, but what if playing the perfect princess means sacrificing her own? Will she find a way to forge her own path and follow her heart? At the threat of everything falling apart, Izumi vows to do whatever it takes to help win over the council. And on top of it all, her bodyguard turned boyfriend makes a shocking decision about their relationship. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citing concerns about Izumi and her mother’s lack of pedigree. Her parents’ engagement hits a brick wall. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true. ![]() ![]() Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. ![]() ![]() ![]() Walt's Comic Shop cannot be made responsible for an eventual loss of the returned item. The buyer is responsible for careful packaging, shipping costs and insurance for the return shipping. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. To start a return, please contact us first at If your return is accepted, we’ll give you instructions on how and where to send your package. ![]() For example, if the comic book was sealed, you must return it in sealed condition, if it was in a special case or box it must be returned in its original packaging, etc. ![]() To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it. We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return. ![]() ![]() ![]() Omnistellar has put a bounty on Kenzie's head-and the question is whether the aliens or Omnistellar get to her first. What Kenzie doesn't know is that the aliens aren't the only ones on the hunt. Because if the monstrous creatures who attacked Sanctuary reach Earth, then it's game over for humanity. When Kenzie intercepts a radio communication suggesting that more aliens are on their way, she knows there's only one choice: They must destroy the ship before the aliens follow the signal straight to them. ![]() Worse still, she's haunted by memories of the aliens who nearly tore her to shreds-and forced her to accidentally kill one of the Sanctuary prisoners. Everyone has their own dark secrets: Omnistellar, her parents, even Cage. Kenzie is desperate for a plan, but she doesn't know who to trust anymore. Now they're stuck in a stolen alien ship with nowhere to go and no one to help them. Alien meets Alexandra Brackens The Darkest Minds in this thrilling debut novel about prison-guard-in-training. ![]() They may have escaped Sanctuary, but Kenzie and her friends are far from safe.Įx-Omnistellar prison guard Kenzie and her superpowered friends barely made it off Sanctuary alive. In the thrilling second book in a series best described as Alien meets The Darkest Minds, Kenzie and her friends find themselves on the run and up against another alien invasion headed towards Earth. ![]() ![]() Basically, the book starts with the Covington siblings (Jace, Cole, and Bianca) talking about how their brother, Liam, committed suicide because he was bullied and they make a pact to essentially be the biggest bullies and make everyone pay. I’m still not a fan of the bullying and downright abusive elements of the book, but Jade created insanely complex characters in a fucking complicated situation where it was almost understandable why the characters acted the way they did. ![]() ![]() At first I was hesitant because while I liked the sound of the description and the quotes I’d seen pop up on my social media ads for this book I wasn’t sure how I felt about a self-proclaimed “bully romance” and was pretty sure I wouldn’t like it, but was willing to give it a shot.Īnd then I was hooked. Honestly, I was surprised that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was only after he returned to Montreal that he received the harrowing news: his climbing team, all 11 members, had been massacred by the Taliban. Recognizing the peril that lay ahead, Filippi eventually made the gut decision not to pursue the climb, keeping his daughter in mind. In 2013, Filippi, a team of 10 climbers and one guide were set to climb Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat. Born in Lac-Mégantic, the undeterred mountaineer has been to over 40 countries and scaled six of the seven highest summits in the world, which he details in his book, The Escapist. ![]() Climber and author Gabriel Filippi discusses the danger of comfort zonesĪs the first Canadian to climb Mount Everest three times, Gabriel Filippi has experienced both remarkable achievements and unbounded loss. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The images before him generated a love of detail, an admiration for the creative process, and a curiosity about the hand behind the drawings. When the everyday play stopped, he would follow his imaginary playmates into the pages of books, wandering among dinosaurs in the World Book Encyclopedia. His home and his neighborhood became anything from a faraway planet to a prehistoric jungle. Perhaps it was this decor which awakened his creativity and gave it the dreamlike, imaginative quality so often found in his work.Īs a child growing up in suburban New Jersey, Wiesner re-created his world daily in his imagination. During David Wiesner's formative years, the last images he saw before closing his eyes at night were the books, rockets, elephant heads, clocks, and magnifying glasses that decorated the wallpaper of his room. ![]() ![]() ![]() For the third edition the text has been radically revised and expanded, incorporating much new material and a fresh appreciation of regional identity and variety. Throughout the book the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. ![]() |
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