![]() ![]() Tags adult contemporary, April 2022, book reviews, Dec.With two months to go before 2023, I still have several more books to read and review, and so far they’re more promising, so hopefully I’ll be able to end 2022 on a high reading note!Ĭontinue reading “What I Read In October” → Categories Book Reviews, Mini Book Reviews This was another month of just okay reads, but I managed to knock quite a few books off my TBR pile. Sutanto, Know You by Heart, Lake Union Publishing, Literary Fiction, Love & Luck, May 2018, Montlake Romance, Nov.Ģ021, Delacorte Press, Jenna Evans Welch, Jesse Q. 2022, Shion Miura, Simon Pulse, The Easy Life in Kamusari, Three More Months, Tif Marcelo, webtoons, Well That Was Unexpected, young adult Recently in Romance is a new to this blog review feature where I’ll be sharing my thoughts on some romance novels I’ve read. ![]() This review feature was originally created by Mostly Ya Lit. In a Holidaze is the book for you if you’re looking for a book to get you into the Christmas spirit. ![]()
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6/20/2023 0 Comments Concreterose![]() ![]() The foam is introduced into a cement mixer and displaces aggregates and increases the volume of the concrete without adding weight, which creates lightweight concrete.Īlthough Lightweight Concrete was the standby product for floor underlayments 30 years ago, it also came with a host of issues. This generic product was made using a foaming agent (soap type surfactant material) which is injected under pressure through a nozzle to create “foam” (microscopic air cells). These Lightweight Concrete mixes typically produce approximately 1000 psi and were used extensively in the 1960s,70s and well into the 80s for fire and sound control in wood frame multi-family apartment homes, offices, medical facilities, and many other types of structures. The most common type used in residential construction is air-entrained meaning air is introduced into cement slurry and agitated resulting in a honey-comb matrix of concrete and air voids. The two most common ways to make a concrete mix lighter are by the introduction of lightweight aggregates such as shale, volcanic rock or pumice in place of standard solid rock aggregate and by introducing air into the concrete mix, commonly referred to as “air entrainment”. ![]() Lightweight Concrete is a generic term that covers many types of concrete that are light by nature or manmade and typically range in density from 20 pcf to 120 pcf. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments The kite runner goodreads![]() Hassan is Amir’s unwavering loyal and devoted friend, forever his companion in the kite competitions that are a popular pastime for children in the city. Since his mother died in childbirth, his father is the axis around which his life spins. A complex figure, in equal parts imposing and charming, Amir longs for his father’s attention and approval. ![]() Despite their close friendship and Amir’s objectively much better lot in life, Amir finds himself prickling with jealousy at his Baba’s fondness for Hassan. Hassan is the son of their household servant, and can’t attend school. Within a few decades, nothing will be left ‘the Afghanistan of our youth is long dead.’īut before all of this tragedy unfurls, Amir and Hassan are just kids. Of course, there’s a darkness simmering under the surface, as Afghanistan teeters on the brink of catastrophe – the monarchy falls, the Soviets invade – and, eventually, the tyrannical Taliban seize power. ![]() And Afghanistan of the 60s and 70s has a haze of nostalgia to it – Amir lives a charmed childhood, flying kites, watching Hollywood Westerns, reading adventure stories to his best friend Hassan. ![]() Amir is a young Afghan boy, born to a wealthy merchant father in 1960’s Kabul. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments Siberia by ann halam![]() ![]() In a moving and totally absorbing novel, Sloe evolves into a heroine equal to anything amidst this dazzling combination of science, adventure, fantasy and fairy tale. When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared and she and her mama went to live in a prison. At 13, and with only the Lindquists for company, Sloe sets off on an epic 1000 mile journey embracing breathtaking adventure, danger and hardships in her quest to be reunited with her mother. Affordable digital textbook from RedShelf: Siberia by: Ann Halam. ![]() These tiny, magical creatures hold the secret to life itself. Siberia by Ann Halam, November 14, 2006, Laurel Leaf edition, Mass Market Paperback in English. ![]() But her Mama has bequeathed Sloe six tiny animals - like creatures from a fairy tale. Read more is sent to prison school and Mama disappears. To Sloe, Mama's secret work is magic, as enchanting as Mama's tales of a bright city across the ice where the sun always shines and one day they will be free. Mama's crime teaching science, and her dedication to the hope that the lost animal species can be reborn. Mamas crime teaching science, and her dedication to the hope that the lost animal species can be reborn. When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared and she and her mama went to live in a prison camp in the snowy North, in a time and place when there are no more wild animals. When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared and she and her mama went to live in a prison camp in the snowy North, in a time and place when there are no more wild animals. Good clean copy with some shelf wear SIBERIA is a state of mind. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments Judith mcnaught whitney![]() ![]() ![]() Outraged, she defies her new lord.īut even as his smoldering passion seduces her into a gathering storm of desire, Whitney cannot - will not - relinquish her dream of perfect love. Under the dark, languorous eyes of the Duke of Claymore, Whitney Stone grew from a saucy hoyden into a ravishingly sensual woman.Fresh from her triumphs in Paris society, she returned to England to win the heart of Paul, her childhood love…only to be bargained away by her bankrupt father to the handsome, arrogant Duke. Now in a special edition that features a brand-new, enhanced ending and endows familiar characters with new depth, Whitney, My Love lives on as “the ultimate love story, one you can dream about forever” (Romantic Times). One of today’s best-loved authors, Judith McNaught launched her stellar career with this dazzling bestseller. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments Twilight series books![]() The essays in this volume consider both the books and the movies, emphasizing the relationships among the texts, the audience, the entertainment industry, and other aspects of the multimillion-dollar franchise. In The Twilight Saga: Exploring the Global Phenomenon, Claudia Bucciferro has assembled a collection of essays that examine the series from a variety of perspectives. ![]() But why is this? What is it about Twilight that makes it so appealing to people? And what does Twilight ’s success reveal about transnational cultural trends? The worldwide success of the movie adaptations further cemented the series as a cultural force on par with other popular franchises such as Harry Potter. ![]() The three sequels that followed- New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn -became international bestsellers as well. When Stephenie Meyer’s first novel, Twilight, was published in 2005, it had an astounding reception, selling millions of copies. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments Slow Brewing Tea by Randy Loubier![]() ![]() However, if you would like to get to know the teacher, Pastor Randy Loubier, here are some videos that will give you a flavor for his dynamic personality and some basic background information. If you are ready to learn, you can skip the following videos and go straight to the courses. "If you join me on this journey, you will fall in love with Jesus in the tea room. If your background is "spiritual" or leans towards the Eastern faiths, it might seem like Christianity is foreign or distasteful. The Tea Room Scrolls courses will teach you pure scripture, in an Asian context, so you may see how the mysteries of Christ fit into your life. Pure, fantastic, come-as-you-are love."Īnd what he also found was that Jesus is an amazing fit with the culture surrounding Asian faiths. ![]() ![]() "I had a lifetime of arguments against Jesus and the Bible, but I made a commitment to read it. Randy got curious about the book he had vowed he would never read, the Bible. At the age of fifty, several events in his life led him to wonder if he was missing something spiritually. From the age of seventeen, Randy Loubier pursued "spirituality," engaging in many spiritual practices including the faiths of Shinto, Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments Catarine hancock books![]() Following on the success of her debut collection, shades of lovers, her sophomore work, sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you, is the final tribute to a relationship that has kept her up at night too many times.įans call Catarine's writing "beautiful", "raw" and "real". Catarine writes predominantly love poetry, but she also writes about music, friendship, and self-love, as well feminism and other political topics. she has garnered an audience of over 100,000 people, reaching across all races, ages, and genders. ![]() known for writing unique, raw and captivating pieces. the boys ive loved and the end of the world is the long awaited poetry and prose collection by catarine hancock, popularly known by the user evanescent.love on instagram. ![]() ![]() A feeling of responsibility to acknowledge young love and its viability is what drives her writing. From a very young age, Catarine has been a bookworm with a desire to tell her own stories. the boys ive loved and the end of the world is the long awaited poetry and prose collection by catarine hancock, popularly known by the user evanescent.love on instagram. Photo by Catarine Hancock Literature She’s a young author who’s love for reading and influence from her mother inspired her passion for poetry. ![]() Catarine Hancock is a young writer from Lexington, Kentucky, currently finishing her undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance at University of Kentucky. ![]() 6/20/2023 0 Comments The story of civilization durant![]() ![]() "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." "Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice." The writing is done with the eloquence of a great bard or statesman - behold, just two quotes among thousands: By the time I finished book 11 in February of 2019, I felt like my whole entire life (and language) had been upgraded in a deep and meaningful way. ![]() I didn't make it halfway through the first book before I realized that there was simply too much that was quotable. When I first started reading the series in March of 2018, it was my intent to keep a little book of quotes. But, forgiving those shortcomings, the work.the work is amazing. Yes, the books have a fair share of misogyny and racism, homophobia and anti-communist propagandizing as one might expect from anything published during it's tenor. As full of wonder and quotable prose as any other work you will ever read. ![]() 6/19/2023 0 Comments Selected works of oscar wilde![]() With Logos, the most efficient and comprehensive research tools are in one place, so you get the most out of your study. Tablet and mobile apps let you take your study with you. Powerful searches help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Important terms link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a wealth of other resources in your digital library. Study Wilde’s texts alongside a library of classic literature and philosophy. The digital edition of these valuable volumes are enhanced by amazing functionality. And De Profundis is a contemplative epistle written from prison, in which Wilde expresses regret over a formerly lavish lifestyle and meditates on his spiritual development. The Tocquevillian Impressions of America is an early lecture on American ethics and aesthetics. The Happy Prince and Other Fairy Tales collects several short children’s stories. ![]() Poems in Prose and the Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray, Mason Hill Press (Pownal, VT), 1974. Selected Writings of Oscar Wilde, edited and introduced by Russell Fraser, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1969. ![]() This collection gathers a diverse array of Wilde’s work, in addition to his classic novel and beloved comedy. Works, introduction by John Gilhert, Spring Books (London, England), 1963, reprinted as The Works of Oscar Wilde, 1977. He is best known for his novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray his satirical black comedies, including The Importance of Being Earnest and a tumultuous personal life that ended with his death in exile and poverty. Writing in the height of the aesthetic movement in Europe, Oscar Wilde rose to the pinnacle of popular society on both the strength of his writing’s biting social commentary and his glittering public persona. ![]() |