![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this case, Homer gets away with using such nontraditional artistic devises because he has set up interesting dynamic tensions and a strong sense of movement. In addition, Homer has cut the painting in half with two very strong horizontal lines. But even this invitation into the middle area of the painting is situated uncomfortably far to the left and leads us away from the main focal point: the white sailboat. The vertical opening into the cool tropical greens and blues of the water’s edge provides the only relief. The obtrusive wall not only dominates the lower half of the painting it also is simple and untextured. Far from a typical scenic panorama, Homer has blocked the classic view of the shoreline with a thick gray wall. To be sure, the scene is filled with lush tropical colors and striking Caribbean light, but the viewpoint is very unusual. But in his watercolor, A Wall, Nassau, Homer doesn’t give the viewer the classic picture postcard view. ![]() Popular for its beautiful setting and temperate climate, this Bahamas port was a fashionable resort even then. In the winter of 1885-86, Winslow Homer (1836-1910) painted a number of striking watercolors while on holiday in Nassau. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Within these pages are the Punic Wars against Hannibal and Carthage the slaves’ uprising under Spartacus the mighty conqueror Julius Caesar and his rivalry with Pompey the formidable Livia, Rome’s first Empress consort Cicero, author of unequalled speeches and writings the brutal assassination of the notorious Caligula Trajan’s military campaign in the east, and the spread of the Roman empire, from Spain and Syria to Gaul and Britain. ![]() ![]() ![]() The ‘Original Position’ and ‘Veil of Ignorance’ Nearly every contemporary scholarly discussion of justice references A Theory of Justice. John Rawls (1921-2002) was a Harvard philosopher best known for his A Theory of Justice (1971), which attempted to define a just society. A successful theory of justice must explain why clear injustices are unjust and help us resolve current disputes. Others disagree: even if these facts are regrettable, they aren’t issues of justice. 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The award-winning novel Starblood, from Scottish horror author Carmilla Voiez, is making a glorious comeback. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, rather than dashing country doctors or muscled bartenders, she keeps running into Charlie Lastra, an editor she’s not had fond interactions with in the past. ![]() That same sister talks her into a trip to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, with the mission of Nora becoming the heroine in her own story. However, she’s cut-throat when it comes to championing books, and her little sister, Libby. She’s no one’s sweetheart, not laid-back, and definitely can’t be called plucky. She’s not a heroine in the traditional sense. It certainly belongs on every romance shelf, if you haven’t picked it up already.īook Lovers follows Nora Stephens, a literary agent who brokers book deals for her clients. Meld that together with a meddling sibling on a mission create a one-in-a-lifetime moment for Nora, and you’ve got yourself a winner. With books being her world, it was so refreshing to turn the ice-queen trope on its head-even sharks need love. I’ve had the opportunity to read many kinds of rom-coms, but never one centred around the publishing industry, so it was so fun to get inside Nora’s head and see what she was thinking. Book Lovers had me curled up in a little ball of laughter, tears, and smiles. ![]() When I found myself in a reading slump this summer, I walked into a bookstore and picked this book off the shelf. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The question remains: Will the lure of money and power win again?Įach character in this brand-new dark and delicious duet lives in their previously written worlds, so you’ll be reconnected with your favorite crime lord characters and get to meet some exciting new ones along the way. When two women become entangled in their deadly web, they’re forced to unravel the dark ties that keeps them chained to the past. Each man ruthlessly vows to never let another woman into their dark lives again. Desmond lost a love that never was while Dante lost a wife he cherished. An interweaved duet that holds two sexy stories with the hottest of billionaire alphas.ĭesmond Beck and Dante Caruso know the cost their infinite wealth gained when they spilled innocent blood. Dark ties cannot be broken when you’ve sold your soul for money over the ones you love…įor the first time, USA Today bestselling mother & daughter writing duo, Jamie Begley & Sarah Brianne, have collaborated to give you Dark Ties. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re like most people these days, you set your watch, if you wear one, to the time on your smartphone. ![]() But when I awoke, the clocks in the house once again matched my father’s watch. I fell asleep on the floor, having finally seen the sunset on June 21, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. I, the master of time, would never again be sent to bed. When the authorities-my parents-failed to notice, I was mad with power, galloping laps around the living room. So I went about covertly resetting all the clocks in the house by several hours, trying to trick my parents into thinking it was earlier in the evening. I had just had one of the best days of my life, complete with friends, a party, and gifts, and I wasn’t about to let it end. Until the night I turned six and discovered direct action. Many nights of the first several years of my life ended in civil disobedience: crying, begging, bargaining. When I was young, it always felt unfair that my parents forced me to go to sleep before they or my sister did. The first thing I ever hacked was bedtime. ![]() ![]() ![]() I knew this book would be good and it certainly lived up to my expectations. Still gonna continue my Rina Kent binge anyway! For that reason, I am rating this two stars instead of the one I was initially going to rate it.Īny why one star? Because of the initial reasons I mentioned above coupled with the fact that I just can't in good conscience rate a book I skimmed so heavily any higher than that.īut oh well. ![]() As a result, I already knew some of the twists that occurred here and therefore didn't have that surprise/tension that I might have experienced otherwise. The bright side is that at least this was one of her earlier works, which means I have already seen how she has progressed with her writing and storytelling since then (as the series I first read by her were written later than this one).Īnd in Kent's defense, I also did read these connected series VERY out of order. It just felt very.directionless, messy, and childish, sadly. Literally, the same thoughts, emotions, and plot directives regurgitated themselves over and over again here. ![]() ![]() It was SO repetitive with the characters' inner thoughts and motivations. I really enjoyed book one, but the book two and three writing felt like it was done by a different author. Honestly, I'm glad this series wasn't my first thing by Rina Kent or I might have never made it to the other series I loved. ![]() ![]() Markam (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 170 ratings Book 5 of 8: Succubus See all formats and editions Kindle 0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles 4.99 to buy Audiobook 0. And if there was more than one narrator, but then that's asking something else entirely. Markam Succubus 5 (Hardcore Dungeon Core): A LitRPG Series Kindle Edition by A.J. Markam Narrated by: Tad Branson Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins 4.7 (678 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. I could actually really like this if "narrative distance" was tightened up. But there's definitely parts of this where it's a real slog and hard to get through. ![]() But then there's long (and this is literally spelled out) expletives which just completely bring you OUT of whatever mood is being set (the adult ones, especially). Like a comic book, sometimes characters are talking or thinking WAY too much when things are happening that discussing actions while in the heat of battle is just a curious superpower. The scenes and overrall story was good, but just the little problems keep adding up. Markham's writing style just isn't up to snuff. ![]() So I pulled this book up in Kindle, and that's where I found the issue. There's still something missing and maybe I've been spoiled listening to multi-cast narrations, but there was just a frustrating sameness about it. Markam Succubus: A LitRPG Series Kindle Edition by A.J. ![]() I generally don't mind Leo Barnabas, and initially it was refreshing change from Tad Branson. Voice Actor Change, but that's not the problem. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We surrender control of the results of our actions and suddenly, this moment is it, the one that matters. We accept that this very moment is the only thing we have any real say about we might as well pay attention to it. Surrendering the results of our actions puts our attention on how we are in this moment, what's actually here, what life is now. When everything we're doing, saying, and making is no longer aimed at controlling the future, at producing a certain result, we're able to drop into the present moment and experience this moment directly, as it is. When we turn the results over, we are, amazingly, granted access to the present moment in a new and fresh way. We accept that we can do everything right and well, and still not reach the goal we had set out to achieve. When we surrender, we let go of the results of our actions. ![]() |