![]() Makes a perfect gift for the special reader in your life or a wonderful addition to your personal collection. Each book will be personalized to you or a loved with any special message you wish. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past. Get a box set of beautiful hardcover copies of all four of the Serafina books, autographed by bestselling author Robert Beatty. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. ![]() ![]() Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak’s true identity…before all of the children vanish one by one. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore’s owners. But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore’s corridors at night. ![]() ![]() None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists she and her pa, the estate’s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. “Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul.” Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There’s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() PERFECT FOR YOU AND YOUR A great gift for families obsessed with Star Wars, this book is a fantastic way to create engaging galactic adventures for both parents and children.ĬOMPLETE YOUR STAR WARS This book stands alongside fan-favorite titles such as Star Knitting the Galaxy and Star Galaxy’s The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook. YEARLONG Designed to be used throughout the year, this book features family friendly activities that are organized by monthly themes, such as Hope, Friendship, and Adventure. ![]() THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE BOOK FOR STAR WARS FANS : Ashley herself guides you through crafting projects, recipes, mindfulness exercises, and party planning ideas that are fun and accessible for Star Wars fans of any age. Now, you can celebrate your fandom with Ashley, as she shows you how to bring Star Wars into your everyday life, with this unique lifestyle book!ĬELEBRATE STAR WARS WITH ASHLEY This book is a delightful exploration of Star Wars fandom from one of the galaxy’s most positive and inspirational fangirls. She may be the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star The Clone Wars, but first and foremost, Ashley Eckstein is a lifelong fan of the Star Wars galaxy-a passion that led her to start the fangirl fashion brand Her Universe, and become a pillar of the Star Wars fan community. ![]() Join Ashley Eckstein and live your best Star Wars life, with this 12-month guide to party planning, crafting, and cooking inspired by a galaxy from far, far away! ![]() ![]() Symonds begins with the arrival of Admiral Chester A. Symonds paints an unforgettable portrait of ingenuity, courage, and sacrifice. In this absolutely riveting account of a key moment in the history of World War II, one of America's leading naval historians, Craig L. By sunset, their vaunted carrier force (the Kido Butai) had been sunk and their grip on the Pacific had been loosened forever. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. ![]() ![]() Lincoln Prize winner Craig Symonds offers an account of the Battle from a global perspective, as well as of the first six months of the war. ![]() The Battle of Midway in the central Pacific, on the morning of June 4, 1942, marked a dramatic turning point in the Second World War, when Allied forces seized the upper hand from the Axis powers. ![]() ![]() Un huis-clos à l'air libre, tel est le défi réussi proposé par Jean-Pierre Andrevon, dans un présent qui pourrait bien être notre futur. Mais la facture peut, parfois, se révéler mortelle. Tout se paye, tout a un prix, la sécurité comme le reste. ![]() Mais les Woolwright vont bientôt découvrir qu'une autre sorte de danger, plus sournois, fermente dans ce lieu clos 100 % aseptisé. Voilà pourquoi la gentille famille Woolwright va choisir de s'installer dans une résidence hautement surveillée, un paradis truffé d'alarmes, de caméras et de vigiles qui, tels de redoutables sentinelles, veillent à la frontière de ce cocon d'harmonie en marge du réel. Que faire quand la ville devient un champ de bataille où les barbares pullulent dans les parkings, et menacent votre femme, vos enfants ? Fuir, bien sûr ! Se mettre en quête d'un territoire protégé de la folie urbaine, où l'on pourra couler des jours paisibles et oublier la peur. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still better if you’re reading the ebook!
![]() Colonial France conquered Algeria in 1830 and ruled it until 1962. It is a story of a pestilence in a modern European city on the African continent with telephones, cars, and other postwar technologies. There have been as many plagues as wars in history yet always plagues and wars take people equally by surprise.”Īrguably the best work of fiction about a disease nemesis ever written, The Plague describes a fictional outbreak of bubonic plague in the French Algerian city of Oran shortly after World War II. ![]() No, he didn’t predict that a novel coronavirus would leap from bats to humans in the closing days of 2019, but he knew as well as any epidemiologist that terrible diseases periodically explode through human populations, and in his novel The Plague (translated from the French La Peste), he warned his contemporaries about it: “Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world, yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a blue sky. ![]() In the late 1940s, Nobel Prize–winning French author Albert Camus saw it all coming: pestilence, quarantine, untreatable illness, a cratering economy, citizens cowering in their homes, and “frontline workers” willing to sacrifice themselves for their neighbors. ![]() ![]() ![]() I love Michael Crichtons' novel (less so the films) and The Great Zoo does pay homage to that classic in it's own way. ![]() ![]() Yes The Great Zoo of China is essentially Jurassic Park with Dragons. A big Zoo filled with dangerous animals and a small group of outsiders, what can possibly go wrong?īefore I get really started on the review itself I'm just going to address the Elephant (or in this case Dinosaur) in the room, the inevitable comparisons to Jurassic Park. The Great Zoo of China isn't just bigger and better though, it's unique - inhabited by creatures considered the stuff of legends - Dragons.Ī select group of VIPs and Journalists are invited to be let in one the worlds best kept secret and be shown these magnificent beasts. Over Forty years in the making, China is almost ready to share with the world the greatest Zoo ever conceived. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He arrived in Milan and immediately received a baptism of fire when he was sent to the scene of a bombed munitions factory to collect "the fragments" of female workers. In 1918, as war raged in Europe, an 18 year old Ernest Hemingway responded to a plea for ambulance drivers on the Italian front, and left for Europe. On its original publication, in 1928, A Farewell to Arms reached the bestseller list and cemented Hemingway’s reputation as a literary heavyweight.Īlthough Hemingway is most commonly associated with Florida’s Key West, Spain and Cuba, the latter serving as inspiration for his Nobel Prize Winning novella The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway also had a long, and sometimes painful, relationship with Italy. The new edition includes not only the original artwork, but also 47 alternative endings that give new insight to this First World War masterpiece. In the summer of 2012, American Publishing giants Scribner released a revised version of Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel, A Farewell to Arms. ![]() ![]() ![]() What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a man just like Parker’s older brother, Delaney Brown, on whom Laurel has had a mega crush since childhood.īut some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. But she’s too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that other women seem to long for. As for romance, Laurel believes in it - in theory. Now Laurel is repaying the kindness of her friends by creating extravagantly luscious tiers of cakes and other confectionary delights that add the perfect touch to their clients’ weddings. Laurel McBane has always relied on her friends for support, especially when her dream of attending culinary school was almost ruined by her parents’ financial problems. #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut’s premier wedding planning companies. Savor the Moment (Bride Quartet, #3) by Nora RobertsĪlso in this series: Vision in White (Bride Quartet, #1), Happy Ever After (Bride Quartet, #4)Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s survived the changing styles of landscape design over the centuries and remains a testament to wackiness. What are some of your favorite iconic landscape spaces?Ĭhip: The topiary garden at Levens Hall is so unusual and surreal. This guide includes: Storyboards, case studies, and visual narratives toportray spaces Plan, section, and elevation drawings of key spaces Summaries of design concepts, principles, and vocabularies Historic and contemporary works of art that illuminate a specific era Descriptions of how the landscape has been shaped over time in response to human need Directing both students and practitioners along a visually stimulating timeline, Illustrated History of Landscape Design is a valuable educational tool as well as an endless source of inspiration. Organized by century and geographic region, this highly visual reference uses hundreds of masterful pen-and-ink drawings to show how historical context and cultural connections can illuminate today's design possibilities. Illustrated History of Landscape Design takes an optical sweep of the iconic landscapes constructed throughout the ages. As an art form, these architectural landscape creations are stamped with societal imprints unique to their environment and place in time. A visual journey through the history of landscape design For thousands of years, people have altered the meaning of space by reshaping nature. ![]() |