The Pack or the Panther by Tara Lain5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() What started as a land dispute turns into World War Wolf! But the bigger fight is the battle between cats and dogs. Then Cole discovers the gangster wants Paris too and won't rest until he has him. When Analiese runs off to marry a human, Cole finally has a chance with Paris, but the solitary cat rejects him, the pack, and everything it represents. Then Cole meets Analiese's half-brother, panther shifter Paris Marketo, and for the first time, Cole wants something for himself. For twenty-four years, he's lived to please his family and pack - even letting them promise him in marriage to female werewolf Analiese to secure a pack alliance and help save them from a powerful gangster who wants their land. Tales of the Harker Pack: Books One & Two The Pack or the Panther Cole Harker, son of an alpha werewolf, is bigger and more powerful than most wolves, tongue-tied in groups, and gay. ![]()
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Perfect peace novel by daniel black5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Mephistopheles, the new world is a vicious one indeed. From a group of Minotaurs raping an elf girl to the torture of a cat named Mr. One character observes, “We did this, you know….I thought everything would be better with magic, and it could have been, but it’s not.” The reader soon learns that this is an understatement. In an area around New Orleans, there are monsters in the streets eating each other. Though their magical abilities have matured, the world around them has become even more barbaric. After a wild adventure in Book 1 involving a misplaced wish, unrelenting supernatural changes, and the federal government, Book 2 finds the same main characters in an altered landscape. ![]() From author Black ( Be Careful What You Wish For, 2013, etc.) comes the second installment in an urban-fantasy series about a group of young people with magical powers.Ī group of college students has gone from unleashing the magic of Dungeons and Dragons into the world to dealing with the resulting chaos. ![]() Thin by lauren greenfield5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Greenfield’s latest body of work, Generation Wealth, garnered her The Paris Photography Prize (PX3), and the Photographer of the Year from the Art Directors Club, opened the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and is being released by Amazon Studios. Greenfield’s viral ad, #LikeAGirl, swept commercial awards, including 14 Cannes Lions (2015), was named 3rd Best Ad of the Decade, and earned her the #1 Director/Most Awarded Director by AdAge, the first woman to top this list. The Queen of Versailles won Greenfield the Best Documentary Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was named by Vogue as one of the top documentaries of all time. ![]() Her documentary films Thin, The Queen of Versailles and Generation Wealth, and photography books Fast Forward, Girl Culture, Thin and Generation Wealth have been screened, published, and exhibited around the world where they have provoked international dialogue about some of the most important issues of our time. In 1997, while on assignment for Time, Greenfield began documenting the. Named by the New York Times as “America’s foremost visual chronicler of the plutocracy,” Emmy-award-winning filmmaker/photographer Lauren Greenfield has produced groundbreaking work on consumerism, youth culture and gender for the last 25 years. THIN is a photographic essay and a documentary film about the treatment of eating disorders. ![]() When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Writing for Booklist, Allison Cho also praised Asghar's prose, saying that the novel contains "that same lyricism from her poetry collection". Retta compared the book's content to Asghar's web series Brown Girls, writing that like it, "the novel is committed to an honest portrayal of the lives of queer women of color". ![]() In a positive review published by Chicago Review of Books, Mary Retta praised Asghar's writing as "lyric, gentle, and fierce". Reception and accolades Critical reception Īccording to the literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received mostly "Rave" and "Positive" reviews. Īsghar was inspired by the novel We the Animals. Krista Franklin encouraged Asghar to "write the book however it was coming" as she worked. Before the novel, Asghar had not written fiction, and described writing the book as "one of the hardest artistic endeavors I've ever done". The novel follows the lives of three orphaned sisters sent to live with their uncle after their father's death.Īsghar wrote the novel during a "period of extreme rejection". When We Were Sisters is a 2022 novel by American writer Fatimah Asghar. 2022 novel by Fatimah Asghar When We Were Sisters Author ![]() Dragons of God by Vincent Coppola5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() įor the first eleven years of the Academy Awards, directors were allowed to be nominated for multiple films in the same year. ![]() Nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the directors branch of AMPAS winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the academy. However, these categories were merged for all subsequent ceremonies. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with the award being split into "Dramatic" and "Comedy" categories Frank Borzage and Lewis Milestone won for 7th Heaven and Two Arabian Knights, respectively. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Director winner. ![]() It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry. ![]() The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The 2022 recipients: Daniel Kwan and Daniel ScheinertĮxcellence in Cinematic Direction AchievementĪcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)ġ929 (for direction in films released during the 1927/ 1928 film season)Įverything Everywhere All at Once ( 2022) ![]() Thing explainer online5/19/2023 ![]() Mattie Kahn at Harvard Book Store (6/20).Leah and Richard Rothstein at the Brattle Theatre (6/15).Ali Hazelwood at the Brattle Theatre (6/14).Ocean Vuong at First Parish Church (6/12). ![]() Stephanie Crease at Harvard Book Store (6/5).Elliot Ackerman at Harvard Book Store (6/2).Jonathan Papernick at Harvard Book Store (6/1).Allyson McCabe at Harvard Book Store (5/31). ![]()
![]() ![]() René Descartes God is a Supremely Perfect Being with all perfections as his attributes. ![]() Ideas such as: equality, shape, number and understanding what God is René Descartes Supports the Ontological argument - Claims to provide a proof demonstrating the existence of God from the idea of a supremely perfect being. Teleological argument René Descartes (1596-1650) René Descartes 'Fifth Meditation' and 'Meditations' René Descartes Rationalist René Descartes Believed that people are born with innate ideas that are imprinted in our minds from birth, which are universally shared by humanity. ![]() Therefore there is no proof behind the statement Thomas Aquinas God is extraordinary so we can not speak of him in human language Thomas Aquinas Believed that firm evidence was needed to prove the existence of God - evidence that he provided in 5 ways Thomas Aquinas 5 pieces of evidence: 1. ![]() St Anselm The fools says in his heart 'there is no God' Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Thomas Aquinas Criticises the Ontological Argument - God's existence is not self evident Thomas Aquinas 'Truth does not exist' Thomas Aquinas God's existence is logically impossible because 'the fool said in his heart'. ![]() How to Survive a Plague by David France5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and ’90s, filmmaker David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making.īlisteringly powerful, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE transports us back to a vital time of unbridled death, political indifference, and staggering resilience and constructs a commanding archetype for activism today. HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE is the story of how activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.ĭespite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS: France, David: 9780307745439: : Books Skip to main content. ![]() Unbridled death, political indifference, and staggering resilienceįaced with their own mortality, an improbable group of mostly HIV-positive young men and women broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment. ![]() Set on you by amy lea5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() 'Energetic, steamy, bubbly, and so, so fun. ![]() 'Full of wit, charm and Big Firefighter Energy' Are they strong enough to get through it? Bonding over family, fitness and cheesy pick-up lines, she just might have found her person.īut when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their relationship to the test. Description: A gym nemesis pushes a fitness influencer to the max in Amy Leas steamy debut romantic comedy. And, in the lead-up to the wedding, Crystal discovers there's a soft heart under Scott's muscled exterior. Set on You by Amy Lea 21,390 ratings, 3.67 average rating, 3,511 reviews Open Preview Set on You Quotes Showing 1-3 of 3 Four sets of squats and I’ll be high on endorphins for at least a day, fantasizing about the strength of my thighs crushing the souls of a thousand men. Īs the ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents' engagement party. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace. Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls. After a recent break-up, she has little time left for men, instead finding joy in the gym - her place of power and positivity.Įnter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new guy who routinely steals her favourite squat rack. A gym nemesis pushes a fitness influencer to the max in Amy Lea’s steamy debut romantic comedy. ![]() 'Full of wit, charm and Big Firefighter Energy' Lynn PainterĬurvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes. 'Fresh, fun and extremely sexy' Helen Hoang 'Just the right dose of delicious steam' Ali Hazelwood ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, he argues that it is not too difficult for a saint, and he asserts that every disciple of Jesus Christ is a saint. In fact, he acknowledges that it is too difficult for the average, sinful human being. The lifestyle that Bonhoeffer prescribes is difficult. ![]() What is the cost of discipleship? According to Bonhoeffer, discipleship is a lifestyle. Read more to learn about Bonhoeffer’s view of discipleship. Four key aspects of a disciple’s life that he discusses are humility, self-denial, suffering, and pacifism. However, he does draw a blueprint for the general lifestyle of a disciple, based on what Christ taught his original 12 disciples. In the classic The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer emphasizes that discipleship is a matter of personal, dynamic obedience to Christ, not to a program of rituals. What is the cost of discipleship? What does it mean to follow Christ? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "The Cost of Discipleship" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. ![]() |