Download or read book For Small Creatures Such as We written by Sasha Sagan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A charming book, ringing with the joy of existence." --Richard Dawkins The perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself, For Small Creatures Such as We is part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, a luminous celebration of Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed. Sasha Sagan was raised by secular parents, the astronomer Carl Sagan and the writer and producer Ann Druyan. They taught her that the natural world and vast cosmos are full of profound beauty, and that science reveals truths more wondrous than any myth or fable. When Sagan herself became a mother, she began her own hunt for the natural phenomena behind our most treasured occasions--from births to deaths, holidays to weddings, anniversaries, and more--growing these roots into a new set of rituals for her young daughter that honor the joy and significance of each experience without relying on a religious framework. As Sagan shares these rituals, For Small Creatures Such as We becomes a moving tribute to a father, a newborn daughter, a marriage, and the natural world--a celebration of life itself, and the power of our families and beliefs to bring us together.

Download or read book Iceling written by Sasha Stephenson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A story that delivers action, conspiracy, and betrayal alongside a meditation on love, family connection, and humanity." —Publishers Weekly Sasha Stephenson's intriguing debut is a combination road trip story and sci-fi adventure about the strange, strong bond between two sisters. Fans of Under the Never Sky and The Darkest Minds will devour ICELING, the first book in a new and utterly original sci-fi series. Seventeen-year-old Lorna loves her adoptive sister, Callie. But Callie can't say "I love you" back. In fact, Callie can't say anything at all. Because Callie is an Iceling--one of hundreds of teens who were discovered sixteen years ago on a remote Arctic island, all of them lacking the ability to speak or understand any known human language. Mysterious and panicked events lead to the two sisters embarking on a journey to the north, and now Lorna starts to see that there's a lot more to Callie's origin story than she'd been led to believe. Little does she know what's in store, and that she's about to uncover the terrifying secret about who--and what--Callie really is.

Download or read book Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World written by Sasha Fletcher and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This emotionally resonant dystopian succeeds at turning the end of the world into a new beginning." - Publishers Weekly A love story set in a bad dream about America, concerning permanent debt, secret police, making dinner, and unpaid invoices—right up until the end of the world. It’s Brooklyn. It’s winter. It’s so cold outside you could execute billionaires in the street about it. Sam lives with Eleanor and they are in love. He has three or four outstanding invoices that would each cover rent for a month. At some point, the President is going to make some absolutely wild announcements that will only end in doom. In a surreal, funny, and heart-breaking version of reality, Sasha Fletcher’s highly anticipated first novel occupies that rare register that manages to speak to an increasingly incomprehensible world. Through scenes that poetically transform the mundane into the sublime and the absurd into the tragic, Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World is about the exquisite beauty of being in love in a world that is falling apart.

Download or read book Glitter Up the Dark written by Sasha Geffen and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has music so often served as an accomplice to transcendent expressions of gender? Why did the query "is he musical?" become code, in the twentieth century, for "is he gay?" Why is music so inherently queer? For Sasha Geffen, the answers lie, in part, in music’s intrinsic quality of subliminal expression, which, through paradox and contradiction, allows rigid gender roles to fall away in a sensual and ambiguous exchange between performer and listener. Glitter Up the Dark traces the history of this gender fluidity in pop music from the early twentieth century to the present day. Starting with early blues and the Beatles and continuing with performers such as David Bowie, Prince, Missy Elliot, and Frank Ocean, Geffen explores how artists have used music, fashion, language, and technology to break out of the confines mandated by gender essentialism and establish the voice as the primary expression of gender transgression. From glam rock and punk to disco, techno, and hip-hop, music helped set the stage for today’s conversations about trans rights and recognition of nonbinary and third-gender identities. Glitter Up the Dark takes a long look back at the path that led here.

Download or read book Winter Eyes written by Lev Raphael and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American-born son of the Borowski family, Stefan, is a small boy lost in magic, visions, and fears; a detached but hungry adolescent; a lonely young man on the edge of self-discovery.

Download or read book Heads You Win written by Jeffrey Archer and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heads You Win is international #1 bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious and creative work since Kane and Abel, with a final twist that will shock even his most ardent of fans. Leningrad, Russia, 1968: From an early age it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin... In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander’s future. During an epic tale, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow Alexander through triumph and defeat as he sets out on parallel lives as Alex in New York and Sasha in London. As this unique story unfolds, both come to realize that to find their destiny they must face the past they left behind as Alexander in Russia.

Download or read book Immortal Blood drinkers written by Emily Rayven and published by Rayven Tales. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quintus Aurelius has gone by many aliases over the passing centuries. Originating from ancient Rome now to over 2100 years later he's found home in a sleepy little beach town in New Zealand. It's 1986 and the world has changed a lot, being born totally deaf the road has been a hard one to live in with little communication with people over the passing centuries. Being totally estranged from his twin brother for the past millennium he has to cope with accidentally exposing himself as the vampire he is to a human, not just any human an employee that has been working for him for the last six years. With the immortals being a constant threat to vampires and their way of life, what happens when an immortal shows up who Quintus believed was dead from a time when he was still mortal. This book is written in New Zealand English and it is written more to the way New Zealanders speak, if you have never heard a kiwi speak the lingo in this book might not make sense to you. All of my books are written like this and I like to keep with my kiwi roots, in a sense it gives the characters each a character to them that they wouldn't have if they were American. I've based it at Kaiteriteri which is my most favourite beach in the world, it has a golden coarse sand that you don't see anywhere else with the clearest blue sea.

Download or read book The Church is a Mess But I Can t Leave written by Phenicia Johnson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a church girl can be hard at times but going to a church full of drama and betrayal can be even harder. Tarika is a single parent with a good job and she loves the Lord. Although, loving the Lord isnÕt as hard as trying to stay celibate, losing a fiancZ and dealing with a dead-beat dad. She has two good friends who are willing to help her through the tough times naturally and spiritually, but there are times when following what the Lord says just doesnÕt cut it. Tarika is tired of the celibate life and she is tired of the struggle of being a single parent. She thinks sheÕs willing to risk her morals, but isnÕt sure if the risk is worth it. And she canÕt go to her Pastor about it or risk having her problems preached back to her the next week. Is she just better off leaving the church and doing her own thing? If the Lord doesnÕt intervene, TarikaÕs life will endure a shift that will cause her to leave the church, but maybe thatÕs what she wants. The church is mess, but can Tarika leave?

Download or read book Hotshot written by Ahren Sanders and published by Ahren Sanders. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling Author, Ahren Sanders, brings you Miami's Hottest Bachelors. Get ready to fall in love with the Bennett Brothers. I don’t remember a time I didn’t love Crenshaw Bennett. I tried to deny it, but my feelings grew deeper. I thought he could never love me the way I love him. I was wrong—outrageously, deliriously, and beautifully wrong. One innocent kiss changes my life forever. Suddenly, Shaw is mine. Loyal, devoted, and the most loving man on this Earth. Together, we create an explosion of fiery passion, devotion, and chemistry I never knew was possible. All of my dreams are within reach, but I should have known it was too good to be true. The past always catches up to you, and I’m left staring at my worst nightmare. Faced with the unthinkable, I am forced to choose between the man I love and a past I cannot change. Shaw’s fighting like hell to prove we can have it all, but can I find the strength to be the woman he needs?

Download or read book Overwhelming Insecurities written by Amy Eing and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trust and Safety written by Laura Blackett and published by CMC Verve. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** 'Wickedly funny, astute and brilliantly, terribly relatable... I could not put it down' – LAURA KAY ** ** ‘Sexy, surprising, witty and beautifully written... A complete delight from start to finish’ – ANDREA BARTZ ** Newlywed Rosie has grown disenchanted with NYC. Inspired by Instagram ads, she starts thirsting for a rural life upstate – one full of beauty and simplicity. Willing to do anything for Rosie's happiness, her tech-bro husband, Jordan, acquiesces to her vision for the future, and they offer – well above asking price – on a beautiful, historic fixer-upper in the Hudson Valley. But when Jordan suddenly loses his job on the day they close the deal, the couple is forced to rent out the property's dilapidated outbuilding. Enter Dylan and Lark: an incredibly attractive and handy queer couple who offer to rent the outbuilding and help Rosie and Jordan with repairs. They're living the life Rosie had envisioned for herself: hand-built furniture, herbal tinctures, guinea hens, and hand-dyed linens. Rosie grows increasingly infatuated with their new tenants, especially with model-esque and charismatic Dylan – to Jordan's increasing distress. Whip-smart and wickedly funny, Trust and Safety is a messy romcom perfect for fans of Naoise Dolan, Kristen Arnett and Torrey Peters. 'The perfect book for reminding you about the dangers of believing what you see advertised on Instagram, Trust & Safety satirically pierces everything from idyllic countryside living in massive do-upper houses and New York influencers, to polyamory and pickle jars' - Stylist ‘Trust and Safety is distressingly smart, wickedly sly, and side-clutchingly hilarious... What a brilliantly observed and witty take on the sometimes absurd ways we choose to live. And how blessedly and wonderfully gay’ – Vanessa Chan, author of The Storm We Made ’What happens when we try to live the life that Instagram is selling us? This is the question that Trust and Safety hilariously-and poignantly-asks... It's a smart, funny, and timely exploration of what happens when our obsessions get the better of us, and when we discover that authenticity is not as authentic as it seems’ – Grant Ginder, author of The People We Hate at the Wedding ‘Laugh-out-loud... I felt like I was reading the version of Pride and Prejudice we all want – namely, where Darcy is a woodsy, stick shift-driving butch. If you want a book that perfectly evokes millennial sexual politics under late-stage capitalism, and in which all of us – gay, straight, cis, and trans alike – are read for absolute filth, then look no further than Trust and Safety’ – Rafael Frumkin, author of Confidence and Bugsy ‘Irresistibly hilarious and weird, sexy and surprising, and gently profound, Trust and Safety delighted me at every turn and delivered razor-sharp insights into our contemporary search for authenticity, beauty, and the perfect vintage doorknob’ – Jenny Fran Davis, author of Dykette ‘Sharp, hilarious, and thought-provoking, Trust and Safety is about the aspirations, absurdities, and longings of contemporary life – a story that will make you question your own life choices when you're not lingering over each pitch-perfect line or racing to find out what happens next’ – Jane Pek, author of The Verifiers

Download or read book The Prince s Choice written by Elizabeth Reed and published by LB Books. This book was released on with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a fantasy fiction and sweet romance short story (word count 4,278). Prince David of Stratford has to make the choice of a wife from Lord Merton’s many daughters. Not wanting to marry at all David is reluctant to join with any of the prospects meant as a bride for him, until that is someone quite unexpectedly catches his eye, and what follows onwards can only be described as pure magic!

Download or read book The Witches In Love Part 3 6 Fantasy Fiction Romance Short Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by LB Books. This book was released on with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Witches In Love Part 3: 6 Fantasy Fiction Romance Short Stories Total word count 22,560. Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story. The Lady Of The Woods Lord Godfrey Merton finds himself frustrated on taking the wrong path which sees him soon lost in the wild woodlands. However, he could not foresee that his mere mistake would see him making the most important discovery of his life as he comes face to face with the mysterious lady of the woods. The Prince’s Choice Prince David of Stratford has to make the choice of a wife from Lord Merton’s many daughters. Not wanting to marry at all David is reluctant to join with any of the prospects meant as a bride for him, until that is someone quite unexpectedly catches his eye, and what follows onwards can only be described as pure magic! A Journey’s Start Zachary is eager to embark on a new beginning far away from the mundane life he had once known. He had hoped for much adventure, but even he could not have foreseen that his fate would be entwined with a mystery woman possessing the most magical of voices and spirit. The Witch’s Secret Ronan is taken by surprise when his uncle Master Sultan brings back after his long travels a troop of prisoners from a distant land to which he is unfamiliar with. Little information is disclosed to him of their origins or the reason for their gloomy fate, but he is given specific instructions to guard them carefully under lock and key. If only it were that easy, with Ronan becoming obsessed to find out the mystery behind the prisoners, and especially one prisoner specifically, a young beautiful woman called Samira, who possesses the most amazing blue eyes that haunt him in his dreams. A Place Of Love And Magic Frazer was looking for a place of sanctuary when he ran away into the forbidden forest. He had only expected a little peace and quiet away from his troubles, but what and whom he discovers in the forest will change his life forever! A Place Of Love And Magic: The Return Princess Oona enters into the sacred forest with Tristan the stable master, hoping to find the one who has summoned her there. She had not envisaged just how much her visit would change her. Not only does she get the answers back to the mystery surrounding her origins, but she also comes to learn more importantly the true nature of love!

Download or read book The Witches In Love Complete Collection 20 Fantasy Fiction Romance Short Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by LB Books. This book was released on with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Witches In Love Complete Collection - 20 Fantasy Fiction Romance Short Stories Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story, as well as in parts 1 to 4. A Witch’s Touch Ethan is left on his sick bed with fatal battle wounds. To Woo a Witch Once in close proximity, Connor tells Kaelyn the surprising truth—that he has seen her in his dreams. The Witch’s Torment Victor is overjoyed when a hooded woman uses her magical ability to save him from his elder brother. The Witch’s Music Rebecca is outraged when the outlaw Nathan catches, robs and kidnaps her. She has little regard or respect for a man who seems to have such a poor moral code. The Lonely Witch Joy is having a terrible day, carrying her very sick brother Lance in her arms, when she first meets Noah The Look of a Witch Jess is taken by surprise when she discovers that she is being watched and followed. A Witch’s Inner Magic Lara’s village is on the verge of being seized by a new order of witches who expect all other witches to join with them in their battle against humankind – and they will not take no for an answer! The Witch’s Fight Lord Daniel Clifford, a powerful witch, is woken up in the middle of the night by his maid Rhiannon, who comes to warn him about a group of witches called the new order who are on their way to imprison him. The Lady Of The Woods Lord Godfrey Merton finds himself frustrated on taking the wrong path which sees him soon lost in the wild woodlands. The Prince’s Choice Prince David of Stratford has to make the choice of a wife from Lord Merton’s many daughters. A Journey’s Start Zachary is eager to embark on a new beginning far away from the mundane life he had once known. The Witch’s Secret Ronan is taken by surprise when his uncle Master Sultan brings back after his long travels a troop of prisoners from a distant land to which he is unfamiliar with. A Place Of Love And Magic Frazer was looking for a place of sanctuary when he ran away into the forbidden forest. A Place Of Love And Magic: The Return Princess Oona enters into the sacred forest with Tristan the stable master, hoping to find the one who has summoned her there. The Witch’s Sight Tessa can see what most people cannot, including the long voyage of her best friend Edward who will sail off leaving her to find his fortune. The Witch’s Promise Alanna promises to give Ramsey anything he wishes so long as he releases her unharmed. She presumed that he would want riches or power. The Witch’s Chosen Companion Maria has always cared for her carefree friend Ali, but the thought of leaving all she has known to start upon a long journey with him leaves her afraid. The Witch’s Kidnap When Cole kidnaps Edith from her chamber, he believes he has everything all under control and Edith entirely in his power. The Witch’s Deception Cassius is not having much luck of late. First tricked by a beautiful thief named Arianna who has stolen his priceless family dagger and then later by half senile old woman who delivers him false information. The Witch’s Revelation Ragor has battled his whole life with his identity, not knowing who or what he is.

Download or read book The Trouble with Leopard Queens and Shifter Wars written by Kat Simons and published by T&D Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trouble Takes a Holiday… Though for Cary Redmond, meeting her shifter boyfriend’s mother for the first time doesn’t feel much like a vacation. Dealing with Deacon’s gorgeous ex-girlfriend, his complicated family, the truth about who he really is, her faery mentor’s emotional declarations, and the troublesome conflict escalating between the leopards and the cougars just adds spice to an already interesting month. Cary’s used to surviving in the midst of chaos and impending preternatural wars. The real trick will be surviving Deacon’s protective mother who just happens to be the Queen of the Leopards. Life in Cary’s seventh year as a Protector just keeps getting more interesting. And more deadly. Keywords: urban fantasy; urban fantasy romance; paranormal romance; shapeshifter romance; paranormal romance series; contemporary fantasy romance series; magic and mayhem; dark fantasy; vampires and shifters; witches and wizards; fairies and legends; leopard shifter romance; cat shifter romance; demons and devils

Download or read book Chekhov Plays written by Anton Chekhov and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anton Chekhov's popularity in the west is without parallel for a foreign writer. He has been absorbed into our culture, and accepted as one of our own. His plays lend themselves easily to the stage, calling for actors with intelligence and common sense rather than a dramatic voice or histrionic skills.

Download or read book The Witches in Love Collection Part 3 4 12 Fantasy Fiction Romance Short Stories written by Elizabeth Reed and published by LB Books. This book was released on with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Witches in Love Collection Part 3 & 4 12 Fantasy Fiction Romance Short Stories. Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story, as well as in parts 3 and 4. The Lady Of The Woods Lord Godfrey Merton finds himself frustrated on taking the wrong path which sees him soon lost in the wild woodlands. The Prince’s Choice Prince David of Stratford has to make the choice of a wife from Lord Merton’s many daughters. A Journey’s Start Zachary is eager to embark on a new beginning far away from the mundane life he had once known. He had hoped for much adventure, but even he could not have foreseen that his fate would be entwined with a mystery woman possessing the most magical of voices and spirit. The Witch’s Secret Ronan is taken by surprise when his uncle Master Sultan brings back after his long travels a troop of prisoners from a distant land to which he is unfamiliar with. A Place Of Love And Magic Frazer was looking for a place of sanctuary when he ran away into the forbidden forest. A Place Of Love And Magic: The Return Princess Oona enters into the sacred forest with Tristan the stable master, hoping to find the one who has summoned her there. The Witch’s Sight Tessa can see what most people cannot, including the long voyage of her best friend Edward who will sail off leaving her to find his fortune. The Witch’s Promise Alanna promises to give Ramsey anything he wishes so long as he releases her unharmed. She presumed that he would want riches or power. The Witch’s Chosen Companion Maria has always cared for her carefree friend Ali, but the thought of leaving all she has known to start upon a long journey with him leaves her afraid. The Witch’s Kidnap When Cole kidnaps Edith from her chamber, he believes he has everything all under control and Edith entirely in his power. The Witch’s Deception Cassius is not having much luck of late. First tricked by a beautiful thief named Arianna who has stolen his priceless family dagger and then later by half senile old woman who delivers him false information. The Witch’s Revelation Ragor has battled his whole life with his identity, not knowing who or what he is. But it is only when his adopted people turn against him in the most vicious of ways that he is forced to confront the truth about himself.