![]() ![]() As she languishes in juvenile detention, she struggles to un-learn everything she has been taught to believe, adjusting to a life behind bars and recounting the events that led up to her incarceration. ![]() ![]() Now their Prophet has been murdered and their camp set aflame, and it's clear that Minnow knows something-but she's not talking. And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too. The Kevinian cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. About the Book "A handless teen escapes from a cult, only to find herself in juvenile detention and suspected of knowing who murdered her cult leader"-īook Synopsis **THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED SACRED LIES, NOW STREAMING ON FACEBOOK WATCH** A Morris Award finalist and Golden Kite Honor Book! A hard-hitting and hopeful story about the dangers of blind faith-and the power of having faith in yourself. ![]()
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![]() Incorporating natural history and evolutionary biology with conversations with eminent ethicists, O'Connor's narrative goes to the heart of the human enterprise: What should we preserve of wilderness as we hurtle toward a future in which technology is present in nearly every aspect of our lives? How can we co-exist with species when our existence and their survival appear to be pitted against one another?ĭescription: The nature of the Genesis narrative has sparked much debate among Christians. Each chapter in this beautifully written book focuses on a unique species-from the charismatic northern white rhinoceros to the infamous passenger pigeon-and the people entwined in the animals' fates. In stories of sixteenth-century galleon excavations, panther-tracking in Florida swamps, ancient African rainforests, Neanderthal tool-making, and cryogenic DNA banks, O'Connor investigates the philosophical questions of an age in which we "play god" with earth's biodiversity. Paradoxically, the more we intervene to save species, the less wild they often become. ![]() ![]() O'Connor explores the extreme measures scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and genetic management to de-extinction. Description: **A Library Journal Best Book of 2015 ** **A Christian Science Monitor Top Ten Book of September** In a world dominated by people and rapid climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. ![]() ![]() ![]() And yes, the webmaster has a copy.) Most of his works were later released in trade paperback, which have recently been re-printed by Mythos Books. (For a particularly extreme example, look here. ![]() He also has a steadfast dedication to the small press, with some of his collections only being produced in editions of under a thousand. Due to having been afflicted with agoraphobia, panic-anxiety disorder, and severe bipolar disorder, Ligotti is unable to meet directly with fans or conduct face-to-face interviews. He has been nominated for and won awards for his short stories and poetry on numerous occasions. Thomas Ligotti (born July 9, 1953) is a supernatural horror writer. Thomas Ligotti, in an interview with Neddal Ayad ![]() ![]() ![]() When a Hero escapes from his book and goes in search of his author, Claire must track and capture him with the help of former muse and current assistant Brevity and nervous demon courier Leto.īut what should have been a simple retrieval goes horrifyingly wrong when the terrifyingly angelic Ramiel attacks them, convinced that they hold the Devil's Bible. Her job consists mainly of repairing and organizing books, but also of keeping an eye on restless stories that risk materializing as characters and escaping the library. Many years ago, Claire was named Head Librarian of the Unwritten Wing- a neutral space in Hell where all the stories unfinished by their authors reside. ![]() In the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories. ![]() ![]() Nickel and Dimed reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity-a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival. And one job is not enough you need at least two if you intend to live indoors. She soon discovered that even the "lowliest" occupations require exhausting mental and physical efforts. But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6-$7 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich moved from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, taking the cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. ![]() Millions of Americans work full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages. ![]() |