6/12/2023 0 Comments Titan ron chernow review![]() ![]() Branded "the Octopus" by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book will indelibly alter our image of this most enigmatic capitalist.īorn the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straitlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world's richest man by creating America's most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. as detailed, balanced, and psychologically insightful a portrait of the tycoon as we may ever have" (Kirkus Reviews). Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families, gives us a history of the mogul "etched with uncommon objectivity and literary grace. ![]() Rockefeller, Sr.-history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty-is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. ![]()
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6/12/2023 0 Comments The passageway image comics![]() We’re setting out to make smart, evocative and emotional horror stories that take readers to places they never could have imagined." "It not only tells a complete, dark and mysterious story, it also opens the doors to the larger universe of The Bone Orchard Mythos. “The Passageway may be the most complete collaboration between Andrea and I yet," Lemire tells IGN. What lurks within-and how will he escape its pull?" Image Comics' official description for The Passageway teases, "In The Passageway, readers meet a geologist who is sent to a remote lighthouse to investigate strange phenomena, he finds a seemingly endless pit in the rocks. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Savage run by cj box![]() ![]() ![]() Three-Inch Teeth (A Joe Pickett Novel #24) (Hardcover): Storm Watch (A Joe Pickett Novel #23) (Large Print / Paperback): Shadows Reel (A Joe Pickett Novel #22) (Paperback): Long Range (A Joe Pickett Novel #20) (Paperback):ĭark Sky (A Joe Pickett Novel #21) (Paperback): Wolf Pack (A Joe Pickett Novel #19) (Paperback): The Disappeared (A Joe Pickett Novel #18) (Paperback): Vicious Circle (A Joe Pickett Novel #17) (Paperback): Off the Grid (A Joe Pickett Novel #16) (Paperback): Stone Cold (A Joe Pickett Novel #14) (Paperback):Įndangered (A Joe Pickett Novel #15) (Paperback): Nowhere to Run (A Joe Pickett Novel #10) (Paperback):Ĭold Wind (A Joe Pickett Novel #11) (Paperback):įorce of Nature (A Joe Pickett Novel #12) (Paperback):īreaking Point (A Joe Pickett Novel #13) (Paperback): In Plain Sight (A Joe Pickett Novel #6) (Paperback):įree Fire (A Joe Pickett Novel #7) (Paperback):īlood Trail (A Joe Pickett Novel #8) (Paperback):īelow Zero (A Joe Pickett Novel #9) (Paperback): Out of Range (A Joe Pickett Novel #5) (Paperback): Trophy Hunt (A Joe Pickett Novel #4) (Paperback): Winterkill (A Joe Pickett Novel #3) (Paperback): Open Season (Movie Tie-In) (A Joe Pickett Novel #1) (Paperback): This is book number 2 in the A Joe Pickett Novel series. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Croak by Robin Evans![]() ![]() ![]() With regular updates when new novels are published, this truly is the ‘Ultimate Creatures vs Mankind’ List. Robin Evans, The Fabrication of Virtue: English prison architecture 17501840, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1982. DLS Reviews offers up an impressively comprehensive list of these novels, broken down by the various species of rampaging beastie. Evans served as the interim director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Denver, Colorado. She was then appointed to the Senior Executive Service as a director of Technology Center 2800. Over the years, horror authors have produced novels utilising a veritable array of creatures. Evans was selected as the first regional manager of the first USPTO regional office in Detroit, Michigan. The content shown may differ from the edition of this book sold on Mighty Ape. From Guy N Smith’s gigantic flesh-hungry crabs in ‘Night Of The Crabs’ to James Herbert’s swarming hordes of savage black rats in ‘The Rats’ creatures on the rampage have always been a sure-fire premise for delivering an action-packed and nail-biting pulp horror novel. : Croak (9780600203315) by Evans, Robin and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Buy Croak by Robin Evans at Mighty Ape NZ. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments The post birthday world![]() ![]() Using a playful parallel-universe structure, The Post-Birthday World follows one woman’s future as it unfolds under the influence of two drastically different men.Ĭhildren’s book illustrator Irina McGovern enjoys a quiet and settled life in London with her partner, fellow American expatriate Lawrence Trainer, a smart, loyal, disciplined intellectual at a prestigious think tank. In this eagerly awaited new novel, Lionel Shriver, the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers an imaginative and entertaining look at the implications, large and small, of whom we choose to love. What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads) : Want to join in? See the guidelines and linky at the bottom of the post, and jump on board! Let’s take control of our shelves! ![]() Shelf Control is all about the books we want to read - and already own! Consider this a variation of a Wishing & Waiting post… but looking at books already available, and in most cases, sitting right there on our shelves and e-readers. Welcome to the newest weekly feature here at Bookshelf Fantasies… Shelf Control! ![]() ![]() ![]() She has also been nominated seven times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, winning in 2005 for A Soldier's Quest. Handeland is a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award, in 2005 for Best Paranormal Romance for Blue Moon and in 2007 for Best Long Contemporary Romance for The Mommy Quest. She has also had several contemporary romance novels published in the Harlequin Superromance category line. Martin's Press, Handeland writes single-title paranormal suspense romance novels, some of which are written in first person narrative. 1.746.000 bekannte Programme - 5.228.000 erkannte Versionen - Software-Nachrichten. Shes hunted on her own after her father is also killed by a werewolf. As an adult, she wrote her first book in a two-year span. Lori Handeland - Marked by the Moon: Alex is a werewolf hunter, trained by her Jäger-Sucher father after her mother was killed by a werewolf. ![]() Handeland has wanted to be a writer since she was 10 years old. ![]() She has twice won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. Lori Handeland (born 1961) is an American author of romance novels. American author of romance novels (born 1961) ![]() ![]() Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. The one thing you never talk about while you’re in the Scholomance is what you’ll do when you get out. Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times-bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate. Can't make it to the event? We can ship you a signed copy of the book! Pick "RESERVE Golden Enclaves (priority mail)" when you order on the registration page for this option. Signed books! This event will include a live book signing at the end of the talk, taking place across the street from the theater at Brookline Booksmith. Ticketholders will receive email updates with important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates. ![]() Tickets include a general admission seat at the event OR entrance plus either a copy of A Deadly Education or The Golden Enclaves. Register for the event! This event is ticketed. ![]() ![]() Live and in person with Brookline Booksmith, at Coolidge Corner Theatre! Celebrate the release of The Golden Enclaves with author Naomi Novik. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Koshchei the deathless hellboy![]() ![]() She now sends him on a quest, to kill dragons. Searching for a way to redeem himself, he met Baba Yaga. Then he began having nightmares, fearing that he had become evil and condemned his immortal soul. In this second issue, we have already watched Koshchei as he turned, successively, into: an unbeatable soldier, a king, a betrayed corpse, a revived and re-stitched fellow with his soul hidden at the end of the world, and a man who raised an army to pillage and to conquer, seemingly forever. She is also cunning and deadly, and has an important role in this comic. You know her: she only has one eye, rides in a cauldron and lives in a hut that stands on a chicken leg. In which Koshchei discovers that his soul is in danger, and where he meets Baba Yaga, who sends him on a quest.īaba Yaga is an ancient Russian witch. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Penny reid ten trends![]() ![]() Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend knocked my socks off with its unique and highly entertaining take on fake dating and enemies turned lovers scenarios. Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend is a full-length, complete standalone, adult contemporary romantic comedy. Sometimes, it takes a public audience to reveal the truth of private feelings, and rarely-very rarely-you should believe what you see online. ![]() When a simple case of tit-for-tat trends between nonfriends leads to a wholly unexpected kind of pretend, nothing is simple. ![]() So why are they faking a #bestfriend relationship for millions of online spectators? She’s looking for a side hustle to help pay down a mountain of student debt, and his financial portfolio is the stuff of fiduciary wet dreams. She loves sharing her passion for promulgating women in STEM careers and building community via social media, and he eschews all socialization, virtual or otherwise. She’s a public school science teacher with stars in her eyes, and he’s a pretentious, joyless double PhD turned world-famous bestselling fiction author. The truth is, they have nothing in common. Winnie considers them more like casual, distant acquaintances who find each other barely tolerable, especially when he's being condescending (which is all the time). ![]() Yes, they’ve known each other for years, but they’re not even friendly. Winnifred Gobaldi and Byron Visser are not best friends. Genres: Romance, Romantic Comedy, Women's Fiction Published by Cipher-Naught on April 12, 2022 Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend by Penny Reid ![]() ![]() Jacobsen graduated from Princeton University where she served as Captain of the Women’s Varsity Ice Hockey Team. AREA 51 won the Goodreads Choice Award, Best History and Biography. ![]() OPERATION PAPERCLIP was chosen as one of the best non-fiction books of 2014 by The Boston Globe, Apple iBooks, and Publishers Weekly. THE PENTAGON’S BRAIN was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in history one of the Washington Post’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 one of The Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2015 and one of Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2015. SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH was reported by Apple to be one of the most popular nonfiction audiobooks of 2019. She also writes and produces TV including Tom Clancy’s JACK RYAN (Amazon) and CLARICE (CBS). ![]() She has appeared on countless TV programs and media platforms-from PBS Newshour to Joe Rogan-discussing war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. ![]() Her work has been translated into a dozen languages. ANNIE JACOBSEN is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of AREA 51, OPERATION PAPERCLIP, THE PENTAGON’S BRAIN, PHENOMENA, SURPRISE, KILL VANISH, and FIRST PLATOON. ![]() |