![]() ![]() 1920, The Review of Reviews Co., New York. He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as we know it today. Oppenheim wrote about one hundred and fifty novels, most of them suspense and international intrigue stories, but also included romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. Pages quite clean, lightly toned, no marks of any kind, no creases. ![]() Orange cloth binding with paper affixed title panel to spine, very clean and unmarked, front corners slightly bumped and scuffed, spine head and heel with slight wear. ` This phrase epitomizes best the subject of this work. and we shall never get on with the war till we've weeded them out. E Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was a prolific British novelist. Hardcover 1920 Book in Very Good Condition. LOUISE PENNY is the 1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. Type: Hardback One Volume Only: "The Kingdom of the Blind". ![]()
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![]() ![]() That this mind, and soul, are corporeal, acting on the body by material impact, and consisting of minute atoms, imperceptible to the senses. Uses the terms mind and soul indiscriminately, yet shows that the mind (animus) is the chief part, residing in the middle of the breast, the soul (anima) being diffused throughout the body, and under the direction of the mind. Reasons on the separate affections of the body and mind, on sleep, on corporeal mutilations, and on the cessation of breathing. He then shows that the mind and soul are a part of man, not less than the hand or foot, and not a mere harmony of the parts of the body, as some philosophers taught. ![]() Many who pretend to be free from this fear are still disquieted with it and it is often the source of crimes. ![]() “In the third book, he describes the nature of the mind and the soul, commencing with a eulogy on Epicurus, who taught that the world was formed, not by any divine power, but from a fortuitous concourse of atoms, and who succeeded, beyond any other philosopher, in relieving the minds of men from the fear of the gods, of death, and of torments after death. ![]() ![]() Whereas Ward’s previous novels were historical chillers set in remote corners of Britain, featuring young women traumatised by cursed families and social oppression, the new book looks at first like a contemporary American thriller. Buzz has been building for months around a dark, audacious highwire act of a novel that can be only tentatively described for risk of giving too much away. And there’s nothing else quite like it, that fear in the dark.”įear in the dark is what powered her 2015 gothic horror debut, Rawblood, the follow-up Little Eve, and now her breakout third book, The Last House on Needless Street, published on 18 March. “But it doesn’t matter whether it’s real or not the fear is real. ![]() ![]() I could feel that there was someone in the room.” Had Google been around in the early 1990s, she might have found out sooner about hypnagogic hallucinations, intensely real sensations on the border between wakefulness and sleep. W hen Catriona Ward was about 13, she’d wake up each night with a hand in the small of her back, pushing her out of bed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her portrayal of the prisoners perpetuates this notion of glamour. “Her life story has a real glamour,” he wrote. You get the sense that if Kerman weren’t forced to go to jail, she would have seen those heroin-running years as a great cocktail party story-at least that’s what her husband makes it seem like in his first of two New York Times “Modern Love” columns about the couple’s relationship. Everything is blissful until she is nabbed by federal agents for her earlier crimes. She moves on seamlessly to a straight life in San Francisco (straight in both senses of the word-she starts dating her future husband and quits the drug-trafficking business). She talks about lounging at Bali beach clubs, free spa treatments in many different countries, and skinny dipping in waterfalls. * She becomes enthralled with an older, raspy-voiced lesbian named Nora, and through her romance with Nora, she falls into an international drug-running ring helmed by a West African. ![]() Kerman’s book starts out with her as a punchy postgrad with “a thirst for bohemian counterculture” stuck waitressing in her college town of Northampton, Mass. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In her previous movie The Rider, which was the film that persuaded McDormand to hire Zhao, for example, real-life rodeo star Brady Jandreau recreated his own story, which saw his career come to an end after a bronco stomped on his skull after Brady was thrown. Having real people play themselves has been central to Nomadland director Chloe Zhao's previous movies too (though this will probably not be the case with her upcoming Marvel film Eternals). As well as featuring people playing themselves, the film is also based on a non-fiction book by author Jessica Bruder, which depicts a group of mostly older people who have taken to the road to take up seasonal jobs following the Great Recession of the late 2000s. This is one of the many layers of true stories that combine to make the fictional Nomadland. Apart from McDormand, however, nearly everyone in the film (which is streaming now on Hulu) is a real person, playing a fictionalized version of themselves. Nomadland has spent the last few months racking up awards, with the central performance of Frances McDormand as a woman who goes out on the road after her husband died. ![]() ![]() She steadily begins making new friends, but also faces bullying from the resident "bad seed," struggling to tamp down her own worst nature in response. ![]() and more tormented.Īs the cold New England autumn arrives, and Jane settles in to her new home, she finds solace in old books and memories of her dad. All they want is a fresh start, but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that leaves them feeling more alone. From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie.įollowing her father's death, Jane North-Robinson and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated old house in Maine where her mother grew up. ![]() ![]() ![]() But much of what we know about Poe is wrong, the product of a biography written by one of his enemies in an attempt to defame the author’s name. He is seen as a morbid, mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of moonlit cemeteries or crumbling castles. Just as the bizarre characters in Poe’s stories have captured the public imagination so too has Poe himself. ![]() Poe’s reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry. He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre, but he made his living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician. This versatile writer’s oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews. His works have been in print since 1827 and include such literary classics as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher. The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. ![]() ![]() ![]() So, straight into it… after one of those ridiculous (but enjoyable) things by Gordon Rennie and Karl Richardson where Dredd is in charge of overseeing a rock band wanting to put on a gig in the Cursed Earth – which goes about as well as you’d expect, it’s into the first of the big tales, Blood Trails, again by Rennie, with art by Andrew Currie. But that really doesn’t scan as well now, does it? ![]() What is it they say? All killer, no filler? Well, okay, mostly killer, a little filler. Sure, every one of these Case Files has something good in it, but this one seems to be eminently readable. As for the Megazine tales, it’s dominated by the 4-part ‘Monsterus Mashinashuns of PJ Maybe’.Īnd all in all, it’s a damn fine collection here. With this one, it’s a couple of major 2000 AD storylines, ‘Blood Trails’ and ‘Mandroid’, 10 and 12 parts respectively, with three one and two-parters in between. Sometimes these Case Files are made up of a load of short Dredds, sometimes it’s got a bigger tale in there. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether family members use the book to brainstorm ideas for their own unique night or follow each game night to the last detail, they will find that family playtime creates wonderful memories that will last forever. Copeland 15 Paperback 15 offers from 1.99 Editorial Reviews About the Author Cynthia Copeland is the best-selling and award-winning author of over 25 books for parents and children. ![]() Interested in family-friendly card games? Suggestions for outdoor family games? Or ideas for last-minute game nights or for game nights that cost less than $10? It's all covered in this comprehensive, reader-friendly guide, along with ideas for snacks and meals that complement each family night theme. Family Fun Night: Second Edition: Your Ticket to New Traditions Cynthia L. From clever twists on timeless classics to brand new games your family will love, this book offers something for every family, during every month of the year. This comprehensive book suggests ways to interest teens (let each one invite a friend or allow them to play their music in the background on game night), to contend with a large age range (form teams or play games of chance rather than skill), and to manage competitiveness among siblings (play cooperative games or ones where players change teams throughout). Family Fun Night offers the antidote: Tips and advice for establishing a weekly family time, as well as dozens of specific ideas for spending quality time together. More than ever before, family time faces stiff competition from other activities that appeal to kids: video games, text messaging, and checking in on friends through mySpace or Facebook. ![]() ![]() ![]() For a detailed list of content warnings (w/light spoilers): https: ///ghost-river-content-warning/ REVIEWS: The thing I enjoyed most about the book was its success in building a world where seemingly fantastical creatures and events could believably exist alongside the mundane modern world we live in. Themes of misogyny, domestic abuse, and sexual assault may be triggering for some readers. It explores sensitive subject matter, including scenes of graphic violence, sexual situations, and disturbing imagery, language, and concepts that readers may find unsettling. ADVISORY: This dark tale is for mature readers (age 18+). Part horror, part American magical realism, Chad Ryan's Ghost River is a dark, gritty, and desolate journey into the peaks and gulches of the human spirit. This is the story about the folks who still live out there. ![]() Whatever the case may be, something evil's stirring under the dirt. Orphan Rock, that little sundown town in the middle of the Ghost River Nation. ![]() |