![]() ![]() ![]() But when the relationship verges on something more, Emily will have to rethink what she truly wants and the chances she’s willing to take. Although Emily’s inquiries about the house are rudely rebuffed, her rocky start with the owner eventually blossoms into a friendship. ![]() She has her eye on one house in particular-with room for kids. Having given up on marriage, Emily dreams of adopting children someday. Recovering from a twice-broken heart, Emily Gaffney, a young teacher, is staying at the inn while she looks for a home of her own. Determined to move forward, she begins dating again, and finds companionship when she takes on a boarder who is starting a new chapter herself. The Rose Harbor Inn barely seems the same without Mark, but Jo Marie can’t bear to lose herself in grief once more. Though Mark finally confessed his love for her, innkeeper Jo Marie Rose is unsure if he’s ever coming back. ![]() Nine months ago, Mark Taylor abruptly left Cedar Cove on a perilous mission to right a wrong from his past. The much-anticipated conclusion to Debbie Macomber’s beloved Rose Harbor series, set in the picturesque town of Cedar Cove, Sweet Tomorrows is a vibrant and poignant novel of letting go of fear, following your heart, and embracing the future-come what may. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The characters are charming without being unbelievable, and that’s a difficult tightrope to walk. The little details-instant oatmeal for breakfast, buying groceries at a convenience store-offer windows and mirrors to contemporary readers. There’s no over-the-top drama the story is a gentle look at regular life. ![]() The Scrumptious Life of Azaleah Lane is a refreshing book, with its story of a family of people who have occasional little difficulties in their relationships but who genuinely care about each other. But the cookies are awful, and it takes all of Azaleah’s skills of solving a mystery to figure out what went wrong. Azaleah gets the idea to make cookies for her parents, so with Auntie Sam’s permission and little sister Tiana’s help, she carefully makes a batch. When Mama and Daddy head out of town to a food-truck festival, their three daughters, Tiana, Azaleah, and Nia, are delighted to get to spend the weekend with their Auntie Sam. 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JavaScript: The Good Parts is easy to read and covers a subset of the language in 100 pages. Douglas Crockford: JavaScript: The Good Parts. While being a little outdated and covering only the ES3 JavaScript specification, the book is valuable today and holds its key takeaways. Douglas Crockford, the author, is a familiar name in the JavaScript community and also serves on the ECMAScript committee. ![]() JavaScript: The Good Parts is a classic title from 2008 that many refer to as the go-to introduction to the language. ![]() ![]() ![]() worked at an automobile factory, but he was often out of work and the family lived in terrible conditions when they arrived in the city. They were hoping for better jobs and better race relations in Detroit, Michigan, but they found that was not the case. had married in Nashville, Tennessee, but joined the many families moving North during the 1950s and 60s. ![]() Playing Numbers became an integral part of the social network and a multi-million-dollar business, despite the fact that it was illegal.įannie and John T. The game allowed players to bet a small amount of money on a three-digit number, with a 500-1 payout for winners. A black man came up with the idea in the early 1900s, and it became an important part of black culture. Numbers referred to the business of taking bets on a three-digit number, with the winning numbers determined and announced in various ways over the years. Bridgett was the youngest child of the family and was born after her mother had launched a business based on the Numbers in Detroit. Kindle AZW file.īridgett Davis was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Fannie and John T. ![]() Hachette Book Group, New York, New York, 2019. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Davis, Bridgett M., The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In My Fair Lady, Alan Jay Lerner takes the legend one step further-the barrier is swept away and Higgins and Eliza are reunited as the curtain falls on one of the loveliest musical plays of our time-winning seven Tonys® for its original Broadway production, and seven Oscars® for its film adaptation. Shaw expected Eliza to end up with Freddy and run a flower shop. Pygmalion became Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, his statue an untutored flower girl from the streets of London, and the barrier between them is class. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride.Ĭenturies later, George Bernard Shaw captured the magic of this legend in his celebrated play, Pygmalion. The ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. ![]() A play in two Acts based on Pygmalion by Shaw. Adaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical comedy-drama film adapted from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe stage musical based on George Bernard Shaw s 1913 stage play Pygmalion. Then, in 1956, it was adapted into the definitive musical. See images for the condition of this Swedish book.īlurb: This book is in Swedish! Illustrated by Cecil Beaton with black & white drawings. Adapted from George Bernard Shaws Play and Gabriel Pascalss motion picture. For decades, George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion looked like a play that could never be turned into a musical. Previous owner's name written inside front cover. Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and use. ![]() ![]() ![]() And that this shift had in fact been presaged even in Marx’s earlier writings, making itself ever more evident in fact after Volume I of Capital was done. He is arguing that Marx was indeed significantly shifting his position on the crisis of capitalism, from what we have understood it to be so far, as known through the three volumes of Capital, and the Grundrisse, where it arises from the internal contradiction of capitalism between the means of production and the relations of production. ![]() However, Saito himself has a much more radical objective. Taking a charitable view, one may be open to the possibility that Saito seeks to establish that Marx’s views are not at odds with his (Saito’s) interpretation of capitalism’s ecological crisis, based on substantial textual evidence that was perhaps overlooked earlier. The central theme of the book relates to Saito’s view that the crisis of capitalism arises primarily out of the contradiction between capitalism as a mode of production and Nature – and that the ecological crisis is the fundamental contradiction of capitalism. ![]() ![]() The company’s golden arches are considered an iconic symbol of fast food and American culture around the world. But watch out: after reading this book summary, you might not want to ever eat your favorite burger again! The McDonald Brothers Like it or not, almost everyone has eaten at McDonald’s at some point in their lives. Finally, you’ll discover how fast food chains have changed how most of our food is produced today for the worse. ![]() You’ll find out about the business tactics that disempower workers and spread poverty and crime. You’ll learn not to trust your taste buds when you realize what actually goes into a burger. In this book summary, you’ll discover the devastating consequences this industry has had on towns, workers, and health. The industry’s drive for profit reduces meat’s quality, increases our chances of consuming contaminated meat, and exploits the weakest members of society. ![]() ![]() The fast-food business has an impact on food production worldwide, affecting everything we eat, even if it’s not fast food. We’ve seen that perfect burger in the ads, with the free toys, and unbeatable prices, but behind that bright and shiny imagery, there’s a dark side to the industry. ![]() Book Summary: Uncover The Dark Secrets Behind What’s Really Hidden iI Fast Food When we’re not home and hunger strikes, we’re often tempted by cheap, fast food. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ll keep you informed.” Daniel shut the phone and put it away. I won’t let you down.” A last word from the master. It will take me a while to locate them.” More chatter from the other side, but then they were finished. ![]() There are three or four people here I’d still like to talk to, but the storm has turned this place to shit. James was a good bet, but I don’t believe she told him anything.” He listened again, this time for quite a while. He didn’t provide anything useful.” Daniel listened for a moment before responding. ![]() When the connection was made, Daniel reported. In that time, he stood taller, straightened himself, and resumed his normal manner. He checked the time, hit the speed dial, then waited for a link. The cell stations were out all over the city, but the sat phone worked great. “Daniel reloaded, tucked away his gun, then took out the satellite phone. ![]() ![]() Suzuragi&'s artwork sets a fantastic mood, especially during the scenes in which the girls appear to be possessed and their eyes look like those of a cat reflecting a flashlight in the dark. Sometimes it takes him several pages to worry out loud about whether or not his life is in danger, when the same effect could be achieved more efficiently in a couple of panels. Meanwhile, his new friends continue to act sweet and wonderful one minute and darkly terrifying the next–but is that their fault, or are they being controlled by the village curse? Keiichi alternates between being a sympathetic and an annoying protagonist. ![]() ![]() He spends a lot of time worrying, trembling, and talking to himself. Here, he discovers that each of his new friends is connected in some way to the previous victims, and that they may be more dangerous than Keiichi could have imagined. Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons FeaturesĪbout Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted By Demonsįrom School Library Journal Grade 10 Up–In volume 1, Keiichi moved to a new village and learned that someone has died on the night of the Cotton Drifting Festival for the past four years. ![]() ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. 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