![]() ![]() This novella became the movie Stand By Me.įinally, a disgraced woman is determined to triumph over death in "The Breathing Method." In "The Body," four rambunctious young boys plunge through the façade of a small town and come face-to-face with life, death, and intimations of their own mortality. ![]() Next is "Apt Pupil," the inspiration for the film of the same name about top high school student Todd Bowden and his obsession with the dark and deadly past of an older man in town. This gripping collection begins with "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," in which an unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge-the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption. Includes the stories "The Body" and "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption"-set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, MaineĪ "hypnotic" ( The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas-including the inspirations behind the films Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption-from Stephen King, bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters. ![]()
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Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. ![]() Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name. ![]() ![]() Oftentimes, they only replicated Star People technology without fully understanding it. Since the Ruin Haunters lived on a world where the Qu didn't destroy the ruins of the Star People's civilization, they learned from the ancient wisdom of their ancestors and used it to build an advanced civilization that quickly rivaled that of the Star People. Though they were reduced to the intelligence of chimpanzees or gorillas, the Qu didn't do much to avoid sapience to re-evolve. ![]() Ruin Haunters bore thick necks and somewhat elongated faces, with large, drooping, rounded noses, with no hair atop their heads and small triangular ears. They bore humanoid bodies that appeared nearly identical to Humans, but differed in the structure of their heads and necks. ![]() The Ruin Haunters were one of the most Human-like of any Qu-created posthuman species. ![]() The Ruin Haunters were a posthuman species created by the Qu from a colony of the Star People, and were among those to regain sapience. ![]() ![]() ![]() GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Spain ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Uganda ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Greek ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Denmark ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_USA ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Turkey ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Russia ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_China ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_UK ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Germany ) GetPersonGenerator().AddProvider( new TPersonGeneratorCountry_Austria ) ![]() ![]() ![]() Once Napoleon gains control of Animal Farm, he uses his guard dogs to attack Snowball and manipulates the farm into believing all he had done before was the cause of problems for the farm. ![]() Later all the commandments are replaced with one phrase: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". Snowball writes the Seven Commandments for Animal Farm, which are later altered by Squealer under the orders of Napoleon, to accommodate the actions of the pigs the commandment stating "No animal shall drink alcohol" is changed to "No animal shall drink alcohol to excess", "No animal shall sleep in a bed" has been changed to "No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets", and "No animal shall kill another animal" is changed to "No animal shall kill another animal without cause". However, Napoleon always disagrees with any ideas that Snowball has because he does not want Snowball to lead Animal Farm, wanting to lead it himself in the same vein as a tyranny. Snowball believes in a continued revolution: he argues that to defend Animal Farm, he must strengthen the reality of Old Major's dream of a life without humans and that they must stir up rebellions in other farms throughout England. ![]() ![]() The flag of Animal Farm designed by Snowball ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 19 also had to be between 5′3" and 5′9", between 105 and 140 pounds, and under 26 years of age at the time of hire.Cooke’s intimate storytelling weaves together the real-life stories of a memorable cast of characters, from small-town girl Lynne Totten, a science major who decided life in a lab was not for her, to Hazel Bowie, one of the relatively few Black stewardesses of the era, as they embraced the liberation of their new jet-set life. Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men–era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up ![]() ![]() ![]() Here you will find stories of a nymph transformed into a heifer, a young soldier. ![]() Set in ancient and modern Greece, and in contemporary Europe and North America, these tales tell of evil-eye curses, women healers, ghosts, a changeling, and people struggling to retain or gain power in a world of changing beliefs. An unfinished musical composition for piano magically completes itself whenever it is played. Myth, folklore, and magic permeate the stories in Marianne Micros' collection Eye. A temple in honour of the old gods comes again to the surface. The paving of a village does not destroy the power of the evil eye or the ability to repel it. Myth, folklore, and magic permeate the stories in Marianne Micros collection Eye. ![]() Some stories show that people still seek refuge in myth and folk beliefs the ways of the past are not gone. Here you will find stories of a nymph transformed into a heifer, a young soldier who returns home to discover that his brother is a changeling, an ancient temple uncovered during the construction of a church, a betrayed woman lost in a labyrinth, a wise woman confronting changes to her position when modern technology comes to her village. Myth, folklore, and magic permeate the stories in Marianne Micros' collection Eye. Finalist for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award ![]() ![]() ![]() In essence, George dreamed of that terribly persistent political fantasy: a future inspired by the past. ![]() His words swam in oceans of irrationalism: of pagan gods, ancient destinies and a “spiritual empire” he called “Secret Germany” bubbling beneath the surface of normal life. But that didn’t matter to his followers to them he was something more than human: “a cosmic ego,” “a mind brooding upon its own being.” Against the backdrop of Weimar Germany - traumatized by postwar humiliation and the collapse of faith in traditional political and cultural institutions - George preached an alternate reality through books of poetry. ![]() George was 61 years old that year, had no fixed abode and very little was known of his personal life and past. ![]() His name was Stefan George, but to those under his influence he was known as “Master.” Alongside them was a picture of a long-since-forgotten German poet. President Woodrow Wilson, the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and India’s anti-colonialist leader Mahatma Gandhi. In 1929, one of Germany’s national newspapers ran a picture story featuring globally influential people who, the headline proclaimed, “have become legends.” It included the former U.S. Joe Zadeh is a writer based in Newcastle. ![]() ![]() But Aaron can't deny the happiness Thomas brings or how Thomas makes him feel safe from himself, despite the tensions their friendship is stirring with his girlfriend and friends. Aaron's crew notices, and they're not exactly thrilled. When Genevieve leaves for a couple of weeks, Aaron spends all his time hanging out with this new guy, Thomas. But grief and the smile-shaped scar on his wrist prevent him from forgetting completely. With the support of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he's slowly remembering what that might feel like. In the months after his father's suicide, it's been tough for sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto to find happiness again-but he's still gunning for it. This special 5th Anniversary Edition features an introduction by Angie Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hate You Give a brand-new epilogue by Adam, and more. ![]() ![]() ![]() In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving New York Times bestselling-debut-also called "mandatory reading" and selected as an Editors' Choice by the New York Times-Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story’s emphasis on the value of empathy has resonated with many educators, parents, and children, while the struggles of its main character have spurred a greater awareness of craniofacial conditions, which affect the formation of the skull and face. Wonder, both the book and the film, has received praise for being a nuanced tear-jerker about a difficult subject. Wonder begins with Auggie facing a new sort of challenge: entering fifth grade at a mainstream prep academy after being homeschooled his whole life. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) has had to undergo nearly 30 surgeries, and his mother (Julia Roberts) gave up working on her Ph.D. Palacio and follows a boy who was born with a craniofacial condition known as Treacher Collins syndrome, which causes disfigurement. ![]() The film is based on the 2012 bestselling novel by R.J. Since its premiere last month, Wonder has been touted as a “feel-good,” family-friendly movie for the holiday season. ![]() |