![]() ![]() "For the first time, Superman's fighting the tide of public opinion, embarking on a mission that billions of people outright oppose. But just why does he want to save the person who's spent his life trying to destroy him? And will he even be able to find the solution? Issue #1 will feature a main cover and interior artwork by Bryan Hitch and soon-to-be-revealed open-to-order variants by Kevin Nowlan and Chris Samnee, a 1:25 variant by Yanick Paquette, and a 1:50 variant by Evan "Doc" Shaner. While the world wants to say good riddance to Luthor, Superman will go to the ends of the universe, through different dimensions, and across time to save his foe. In the three-issue DC Black Label series, Superman learns Lex Luthor is dying-and wants the Man of Steel to help him find the cure for whatever is causing his rapid decline. ![]() What is Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor about? To celebrate, DC will be making the first three issues of Batman/Superman: World's Finest and Superman: Birthright available to read free with DC Universe Infinite registration. Both series are set to be available in July 2023, with Teen Titans arriving on July 11th, and Superman arriving on July 25th. ![]()
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Genre/Categories/Setting: Contemporary Fiction, Canada, Muslim, Complicated Family Drama, Love Story, Prejudice, #OwnVoices ![]() ![]() The first fly-on-the-wall narrative account of the world's largest online retailer and its genius creator, Jeff Bezos. The Everything Store will be the revealing, definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing. Compared to tech's other elite innovators - Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg - Bezos is a private man. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that's never been cracked. ![]() ![]() He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. started off delivering books through the mail. This book is the definitive story of, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. ![]() 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They have no one to trust but each other, and the only thing keeping them safe is the book that sent Becca’s spirit to Ancient Mytica–the same book that their enemies would kill them for.Īncient Mytica: Maddox grapples to keep his newly discovered powers under control, while the ruthless goddess Valoria hunts him down. ![]() Modern-day Toronto: Sisters Crystal and Becca Hatcher are reunited after reclaiming the Bronze Codex and narrowly escaping death. In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Morgan Rhodes’s highly acclaimed Falling Kingdoms spin-off series, danger looms and the mystery deepens as two warring evils vie for possession of one elusive, powerful book. ![]() ![]() “I was just looking for a time and place in which to set a historical novel because I wanted to practise writing one. The leap from academic journals to time-travel in the Highlands is not as huge as you’d imagine.Īt a recent Outlander fan retreat held in Seattle, Gabaldon told me how she moved from zoology and computer science to the Battle of Culloden. It paid the bills, but didn’t ignite her soul like writing fiction, which she’d wanted to do since childhood. Until that point, she had written primarily non-fiction, like a 400-page dissertation on nest site selection of the Pinyon Jay, and technical articles in Science Software Quarterly, a journal she founded in 1984 while an assistant professor at Arizona State University. Years ago, when Diana Gabaldon was looking for an idea, she couldn’t resist the image of a kilted Scotsman on an episode of the popular television series. Subscribe to our magazine for more great content Diana Gabaldon reveals the inspiration behind her Outlander series… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lawyer Vince is now married to his much younger second wife, Kirsten, who has recently given birth to baby Arron. The scene is set for the emergence of dark secrets. ![]() There have been no family reunion since 2002, but Max Temple, the famous psychology professor, notorious for debunking conspiracy theorists has died, so once again the dysfunctional family comes together to remember him. Ivy works in PR, engaged in corporate reputational laundering, a woman who cannot help sabotaging any meaningful relationships in her life, more comfortable being hated and embracing her nickname as Poison Ivy. This tragedy has sown deep divisions within the Temple family, and their daughter, Ivy has become estranged. In 2002, Niamh, a young child disappears, presumed dead during a party thrown by neighbour Vince, and his wife, Laurie for the Temples. It has a dual narrative from 20, mostly set in the Algarve, Portugal, where the Temple family have villas for family holidays. I adore anything that Chris Brookmyre writes and this psychological thriller, which moves in a slightly different direction from normal, is simply terrific. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published by University of Georgia Press, 2015 Robertson, Robert Ryan, Henrietta McBurney Simpson Jr., Marcus B. Preston, Diana Preston, Michael Reeds, Karen Reveal, James L. Laird, Mark Magee, Judith Meacham, Sarah Hand Overstreet, Leslie K. Herbert, Valerie Hurley, Suzanne Linder Jarvis, C. Krech III, Shepard Adler, Kraig Bauer, Aaron M. The Curious Mister Catesby: A "Truly Ingenious" Naturalist Explores New Worlds (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books) But he would have been surprised, and quite pleased, to learn that his creation had inspired so many future authors. Stoker's novel, Dracula, was a hit at the time. ![]() And, of course, he had read Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu and The Vampyr by John Polidori, the writer who is often credited with the creation of the vampire genre. Although he had never visited Eastern Europe, he had an Hungarian acquaintance named Armin Vambery who liked to spin dark and inspirational tales about the Carpathian Mountains. ![]() ![]() Bram Stoker, born in Dublin in 1847, was part of the artistic community in London, the community that included Oscar Wilde, James McNeill Whistler, Arthur Conan Doyle and many others. Wells The Inn by Guy de Maupassant The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe and Captain Murderer by Charles Dickens. James The Judge's House by Bram Stoker Caterpillars by E. Hartley The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood Count Magnus by M. This anthology contains: The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson The Festival by H. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine no interior markings. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seriously, she’s the worst I’ve ever seen. What the fuck was she thinking? Secondly, I hate how she thinks that she’s such a great killer. I was so freaking annoyed with her, that I actually started to dislike her quite a lot. I honestly think that was insanely disrespectful, and she acted like a toddler. ![]() First of all, when she wanted to make Niall happy by Spoiler putting on Ava’s wedding dress. ![]() There were some moments in the story that bothered me, mostly because of Brooklyn. I feel like I’ve already uncovered some plot-twists, but as always, I might’ve just made up my own story lmao.Īll is fair in death and chaos - and if my time has come to pass, let me go with a blade in my hand, and without any class. ![]() I absolutely adored the amount of easter eggs in this there are so many references to KOQ, HC, ZA, RB, all of their series! I completely forgot that Niall is Kyan’s uncle, so that was a nice surprise as well. These characters have such good chemistry that it’s just not possible to be boring. Although the entire book takes place in the same setting, this surprisingly didn’t make it boring at all. When she’s abducted and sold, her life takes a turn – for better or worse.Īlright, it’s no secret that I adore these authors. Brooklyn has lived on the streets for as long as she remembers. ![]() ![]() It ends with the battle for democracy on the city's streets and the ultimate victory of the Chinese Communist Party. The story sweeps the reader from the earliest days of trade through the Opium Wars of the 19th century to the age of globalisation and the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China. ![]() The rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule are told with unique insight in this new history by Michael Sheridan, drawing on eyewitness reporting over three decades, interviews with key figures and documents from archives in China and the West. 'Gripping and richly researched' Rana MitterĪ superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule. ![]() ![]() 'An authoritative history' Financial Times ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gina Detwiler is a mom of three and the author of the Forlorn series, novels about spiritual warfare for teens and young adults. And that is what first drove Priscilla to dream up this fictional story about the very un-fictional topic of spiritual warfareto help raise up a new generation of Prince Warriors under her roof. ![]() Because who has time to check such things while raising three rapidly growing sons? When she and Jerry, her husband of twenty-two years, are not busy leading Going Beyond Ministries, they spend most of their time cleaning up after and trying to satisfy the appetites of these guys. Priscilla Shirer is a homemade cinnamon-roll baker, Bible teacher, and bestselling author who didnt know her books ( The Resolution for Women and Fervent) were on The New York Times Best Seller list until somebody else told her. ![]() |