![]() ![]() He followed that up with an excursion that could only have come about in 2020-Nick and his wife, Megan Mullally, bought an Airstream trailer to drive across (several of) the United States. In 2018, Wendell Berry posed a question to Nick, a query that planted the seed of this book, sending Nick on two memorable journeys with pals-a hiking trip to Glacier National Park with his friends Jeff Tweedy and George Saunders, as well as an extended visit to his friend James Rebanks, the author of The Shepherd's Life and English Pastoral. In his new book, Nick takes a humorous, inspiring, and elucidating trip to America's trails, farms, and frontier to examine the people who inhabit the land, what that has meant to them and us, and to the land itself, both historically and currently. ![]() Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free-not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual land itself: the bedrock, the topsoil, and everything in between that generates the health of your local watershed. ![]() ![]() A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman ![]()
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![]() ![]() They're still hidden on a shelf in my office, and in files on my computer. I wrote my first three novels in ten months, total, but never submitted the first two. But for me, that road wasn't really long. What was the road to publication like for you? Long, hard? ![]() ![]() He liked the book, and I liked writing the book, so I wrote another one. And since I can't turn down a challenge, I wrote a book. ![]() So.a few years after college, my husband dared me to put my keyboard where my mouth was. And I always said I wanted to write a novel. RV: I don't know! I wrote short stories all the way through high school and college, but never did anything with them. So that gives you a week to comment! Winner will be picked via randomizer and will contact Rachel to give her your address so she can send you your prize! The contest is open to anyone anywhere, so have at it! So read the interview and then leave a comment! That's all! Contest will run until 11:59 PM (Central) Tuesday, March 2. You read right, Rachel has been kind enough to give away 1 signed copy of Shift to one lucky commenter. Anyway, Rachel has been kind enough to take the time to answer some questions and this time I have a contest to go along with the interview!!! Hey everyone! I'm back with an interview with Rachel Vincent! One of my all time favorite authors! Of course I have many favorites because I am a BIG reader. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sunny, chaotic Eve is his natural-born nemesis, but the longer these two enemies spend in close quarters, the more their animosity turns into something else. Before long, she's infiltrated his work, his kitchen - and his spare bedroom. Now his arm is broken, his B&B is understaffed and the dangerously unpredictable Eve is fluttering around, trying to help. Then she hits him with her car - supposedly by accident. The uptight B&B owner expects nothing less than perfection from his employees, so when a purple-haired tornado of a woman applies for his open chef position, he tells her the brutal truth: not a chance in hell. It's time for Eve to grow up and prove herself - even though she's not entirely sure how. But when her personal brand of chaos ruins a wedding, her parents draw the line. No matter how hard she strives to do right, her life always goes horribly wrong - so she's given up trying. ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang!Įve Brown is a certified hot mess. In New York Times best-selling author Talia Hibbert's newest rom-com, the flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard - literally. ![]() ![]() Neurologist Souhel Najjar recognized the symptoms of a newly discovered autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks the brain, a disease now thought to be tied to both schizophrenia and autism, and perhaps the root of "demonic possessions" throughout history. Susannah's astonishing memoir chronicles the swift path of her illness and the lucky, last-minute intervention led by one of the few doctors capable of saving her life. Yet, only weeks earlier she had been a healthy, ambitious twenty-four-year-old. ![]() Her medical records chronicled a month long hospital stay of which she had no memory at all the records showed psychosis, violence, and dangerous instability. the author woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or speak. The story of twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan and the life-saving discovery of the autoimmune disorder that nearly killed her - and that could perhaps be the root of "demonic possessions" throughout history. Diagnostic errors - United States - Case studies. Limbic system - Diseases - Patients - United States - Biography. Frontal lobes - Diseases - Patients - United States - Biography. Autoimmune diseases - Patients - United States - Biography. Encephalitis - Patients - United States - Biography. ![]() Saved in: Bibliographic Details Author / Creator:Ĭahalan, Susannah - Health. ![]() ![]() He believes that ritual symbols, like botanists' stains, enable us to detect and trace the movement of social processes and relationships that often lie below the level of direct observation. Striking a personal note in the introductory chapter, Turner acknowledges his indebtedness to Ndembu ritualists for alerting him to the theoretical relevance of symbolic action in understanding human societies. ![]() Written by an internationally-known social scientist, the book demonstrates how the study of small-scale events may reveal as much about what it means to be a human being in society as do grand macrosocial and macrocultural surveys.Drawing on two and a half years of fieldwork, Victor Turner offers two thorough ethnographic studies of Ndembu revelatory ritual and divinatory techniques, with running commentaries on symbolism by a variety of Ndembu informants. Find Revelation and Divination In Ndembu Ritual by Turner, Victor at Biblio. The core of this book is a complete description of two important Ndembu rituals of affliction (Chihamba and Kayong'u), and an analysis of the system of ideas underlying more than a dozen modes of divination. Find Revelation and Divination In Ndembu Ritual by Turner, Victor at Biblio. ![]() ![]() ![]() So, McMillan says, after getting a reminder that long life isn't a given, Georgia decides to shake things up and prepares for her future by revisiting her past relationships. Her lucrative career has never excited her and her love life has been on pause for years. But for a lot of people, it feels like settling - and they know it." "You live in your little boring house, and you realize that every day you just do the same thing. "You do all that and then so what?" McMillan says. But, McMillan says, Georgia's accumulation of fine things has left her wondering why she bothered. Georgia is attractive, successful and economically secure. Her protagonist, Georgia Young, is an optometrist. ![]() So it's not surprising that her latest book - I Almost Forgot About You - is about middle age. Terry McMillan's characters have grown along with her. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title I Almost Forgot About You Author Terry McMillan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a more typical feminist retelling, the house would be akin to a prison, where the women are trapped in domesticity because they do not conform to societal expectations. But the women do have tenuous ties to the community: Merricat regularly ventures into town to buy food and books (although she spends a considerable portion of that time wishing all the villagers dead), and visitors occasionally stop by the house. We Have Always Lived in the Castle follows two sisters, Merricat and Constance Blackwood, who already have a somewhat “witchy” reputation at the beginning of the book: most of their entire family died of poisoning a year before, and the women spend most of their time locked in their house with their uncle, away from the villagers who ostracize and despise them. But where most feminist retellings complicate familiar stories, Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle takes an inverted approach: the novel starts with relatable (if spooky) characters, and then tracks their transformation into the “neighborhood witch” archetype. ![]() From Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties to Madeline Miller’s Circe, prominent women writers have recently been reworking problematic feminine archetypes from male-centric myths. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Whimsical and detailed illustrations have pride of place in magical tales that mix natural history with a splash of fantasy, creating a book that you will pore over time and again. This collection of delightful traditional stories and engaging facts will impart a love of nature, and inspire you to look after the world around you.
![]() ![]() The well known plight of children, and especially orphans, in nineteenth century England was widely described as a national disgrace at the time George Müller lived. Born on September 27, 1805, George Müller showed the world that God answers prayer. Over a hundred years after he spoke those words, the life of this man of prayer continues to strengthen the faithful and testify to all men the reality of the things of God. ” – An Hour With George Müller, The Man of Faith to Whom God Gave Millions, by Charles R. When once I am persuaded that a thing is right and for the glory of God, I go on praying for it until the answer comes. ![]() Thousands and tens of thousands of times have my prayers been answered. ![]() I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. ![]() ![]() ![]() Greg has provided art for Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, contributed lead character designs for the award-winning HBO animated Spawn series, was the cover artist for many popular musical groups including Korn and Disturbed, and worked behind the scenes on many projects ranging from toy design to video games for TME. He is also the creator of The Creech, a sci-fi/horror comic published by Image Comics. Batman by Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Omnibus Vol. Other popular comics work includes Marvel Comics' X-Force and Quasar (as well as a slew of one-shot titles). ![]() Prior to that, he was best known for his 80-issue run on Image Comics' Spawn, created by Todd McFarlane. ![]() Greg Capullo is a self-taught illustrator and artist on the bestselling and highly acclaimed Batman series for DC Comics. This second volume collects Batman 34-52 Detective Comics 27 Batman Annual 3-4 Batman- Futures End 1 DC Sneak Peek- Batman 1 Detective Comics 1000. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook and other journals, and has a short-story collection, Voodoo Heart, which was published by Dial Press. His works include Dark Nights: Metal, All Star Batman, Batman, Batman: Eternal, Superman Unchainced, American Vampire and Swamp Thing. Scott Snyder is a #1 New York Times best-selling writer and one of the most critically acclaimed scribes in all of comics. ![]() |