![]() ![]() Whites masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as. Edition similar to this once selling for over NZ$21.00. Buy a cheap copy of The Book of Merlyn book by T.H. In excellent preloved condition with the exception of some yellowing to the pages consistent with a book published in 1978 and two pages creased inside book. ![]() ‘A marvellous evocation of White’s muddled and magnificent character, the magician Merlyn … enthusiasts for White’s profound, funny and tragic story will not want to miss it.’ Los Angeles Times ![]() ‘A far better ending to The Once and Future King, this is one of White’s best books, recapturing the spirit of The Sword inn the Stone … An excellent book and self-portrait of its mixed-up and lovable author.’ Books and Bookmen The final chapter, in when Guenever and Lancelot meet their quiet ends, contains some of White’s finest writing’ Sunday Telegraph Argument is only a display of mental force, a sort of fencing with points in order to gain a victory, not for truth. ‘King Arthur, now old and world-weary, is visited by Merlyn on the eve of his last, fatal battle …Arthur undergoes transformations into an ant and a goose, both brilliantly described – and then goes forth to face his doom. Neither force, nor argument, nor opinion,' said Merlyn with the deepest sincerity, 'are thinking. ![]()
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![]() Maté's most dire patients who steal, cheat, sell sex, and otherwise harm themselves for their next hit. As Maté observes, "Those whom we dismiss as 'junkies' are not creatures from a different world, only men and women mired at the extreme end of a continuum on which, here or there, all of us might well locate ourselves." In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts begins by introducing us to many of Dr. His book is a powerful call-to-arms, both for the decriminalization of drugs and for a more sympathetic and informed view of addiction. ![]() ![]() Diligently treating the drug addicts of Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside with sympathy in his heart and legislative reform in mind can't be easy. He would probably dispute it, but Gabor Maté is something of a compassion machine. ![]() ![]() ![]() As her horizons expand, she faces a choice between the status quo and, perhaps, personal fulfillment. Already restless in her marriage to the passive Cub, for whom she gave up college when she became pregnant at 17, unsophisticated, cigarette-addicted Dellarobia takes a mammoth leap when she starts working with the research team. Equally threatening is the fact that her father-in-law, Bear, has sold the land to loggers. But the arrival of a research team led by sexy scientist Ovid Byron reveals the troubling truth behind the butterflies’ presence: they’ve been driven by pollution from their usual Mexican winter grounds and now face extinction due to northern hemisphere temperatures. The sight that young wife and mother Dellarobia Turnbow comes upon-millions of monarch butterflies glowing like a “lake of fire” in a sheep pasture owned by her in-laws-is immediately branded a miracle, and promises a lucrative tourist season for the financially beleaguered Turnbows. ![]() Set in a rural Tennessee that has endured unseasonal rain, the plot explores the effects of a bizarre biological event on a Bible Belt community. ![]() ![]() With her powerful new novel, Kingsolver (The Lacuna) delivers literary fiction that conveys an urgent social message. ![]() ![]() ![]() Similar efforts raised millions to computerize police stations and patrol cars and helped finance the successful 1999 campaign for charter reform against City Council opposition. Early in his first term, he tapped longtime friend and philanthropist Eli Broad to raise money to get the stalled Walt Disney Concert Hall project back on track. Justice Department in the form of a federal consent decree.Ī self-proclaimed “problem solver,” Riordan liked to gather people outside government to come up with solutions. Critics accused him of failing to act quickly enough on reform, and Riordan later reluctantly ceded control of the LAPD to the U.S. He also played a key role in revamping the City Charter to require more accountability from department heads and give residents more voice in city government through a new system of neighborhood councils, helping defuse efforts by San Fernando Valley activists to split from the city.īut also on Riordan’s watch, the Rampart police corruption scandal surfaced in late 1999. Riordan shepherded L.A.’s rebound from the 1992 riots, expanded its police force and led its recovery from the Northridge earthquake. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You're the last of an elite group, don't end it like this.īack there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job *parking cars*! It's all in the past now.įor *you*! For me civilian life is nothing! In the field we had a code of honor, you watch my back, I watch yours. Calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there and know what the hell they're yelling about! Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Do you understand me? This mission is over! Look at them out there! Look at them! If you won't end this now, they will kill you. You did everything to make this private war happen. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I have to say, I was NOT feeling this book to start. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him.Ĥ Stars! A really remarkable read that lives up to the hype. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah.īut when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High’s prestigious Seminar-where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester-Tanner can’t resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I also already had a Hario Drip Scale which measures down to tenths of a gram which Ken recommends (optionally) for yeast measuring. OXO Good Grips 5-lb Food Scale with Pull-Out Display - I already had the Escali Primo, Wirecutter and others top recommended kitchen scale, so I didn't get this one. Maybe someone else can confirm which model is correct? I found it to be out of stock most places but was able to find one at a Lodge Factory Store (called each of them) and they shipped it for $10.Įmile Henry 4.2-quart Dutch Oven - I went with the Lodge one so I'm not 100% sure if Ken's using this 4.2-quart Emile Henry Dutch Oven or the 5.5-quart model since again he only gives his own diameter and depth measurements which are slightly ambiguous. Lodge 4-quart Cast Iron Dutch Oven - Ken gives his own measurements and doesn’t name the model specifically but you can tell from the picture that this is the model he owns and is referring to. ![]() I'm sharing the list I came up with in my research so that others can hopefully get a faster start than I did. I'm just getting started with bread baking using Ken Forkish’s Flour Water Salt Yeast and found it frustrating, as a perfectionist, trying to track down all the exact equipment he recommends. ![]() ![]() And with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds-and the mysterious man who rules it-she soon faces an impossible decision. Now eighteen and helping to run her family’s inn, Liesl can’t help but feel that her musical dreams and childhood fantasies are slipping away.īut when her own sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. They’ve enraptured her mind, her spirit, and inspired her musical compositions. Now the days of winter begin and the Goblin King rides abroad, searching for his bride…Īll her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. ![]() ![]() Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints and Ruthless Godsĭark, romantic, and unforgettable, Wintersong is an enchanting coming-of-age story for fans of Labyrinth and The Cruel Prince. ![]() "Darkly romantic and atmospheric in all of the best ways, this book reads like a fever dream you never want to wake from." -Emily A. ![]() ![]() But you also can’t be on a track team and dance. ![]() But you can’t be on a track team and not run. With his relationship with his dad now worse than ever, the last thing Sunny wants to do is leave the other newbies-his only friends-behind. But Sunny doesn’t like running, never has. It seems the only thing Sunny can do right in his dad’s eyes is win first place ribbons running the mile, just like his mom did. ![]() His mother died giving birth to him, and based on how Sunny’s dad treats him-ignoring him, making Sunny call him Darryl, never “Dad”-it’s no wonder Sunny thinks he’s to blame. Or at least he thinks of himself that way. But his life hasn’t always been sun beamy-bright. Always ready with a goofy smile and something nice to say, Sunny is the chillest dude on the Defenders team. Sunny is the main character in this novel, the third of four books in Jason Reynold’s electrifying middle grade series. ![]() ![]() They all have a lot to lose, but they all have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team-a team that could take them to the state championships. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds, with personalities that are explosive when they clash. Sunny tries to shine despite his troubled past in this third novel in the critically acclaimed Track series from National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds. ![]() ![]() ![]() She likes romance, adventure, a little mystery and happy endings. She likes to read them and she likes to write them. She likes kick-ass heroines and big stories. She is lucky to be married to the love of her life and they have one beautiful daughter who was, and continues to be, perfect so she saw no reason for others! Three weeks and fourteen hours a day later, she had a 450 page handwritten novel on her hands. After blowing out several ligaments in her foot – from a beautiful backhand gone wrong on the tennis court – and a very intense dream (she apparently couldn’t stop talking about) her husband said, “Just write it down.” Prophetic words! With a lot of time on her hands since she was laid up, she took it to heart. ![]() ![]() (That's code for acting coach and also means she helped the actors learn their lines.) (Screen Actors Guild in case anyone is wondering.) She also worked as a Dialogue Coach in sitcoms. Got enough acting work to pay the rent and keep the S.A.G. After graduating high school, she moved to Los Angeles and did what most people do in L.A. ![]() |