Sure I’d let him skateboard, but I’d tell him to be careful.Ĭamerlengo Carlo Ventresca: So as this child’s father, you would give him some basic, good advice and then let him go off and make his own mistakes? would you love him?Ĭamerlengo Carlo Ventresca: Would you let him skateboard? It seems He is either omnipotent and uncaring, or benevolent and powerless to help.Ĭamerlengo Carlo Ventresca: Do you have children?Ĭamerlengo Carlo Ventresca: Imagine you had an eight-year-old son. if God Loves us, and He can protect us, He would have to. If He loves us and has the power to change our situation, He would prevent our pain, wouldn’t he? Human tragedy seems like proof that God could not possibly be both all-powerful and well-meaning. Lieutenant Chatrand: Exactly! Terrible things happen in this world. there seems to be a contradiction.Ĭamerlengo Carlo Ventresca: Yes. Lieutenant Chatrand: I understand the concept. “Lieutenant Chatrand: I don’t understand this omnipotent-benevolent thing.Ĭamerlengo Carlo Ventresca: You are confused because the Bible describes God as an omnipotent and benevolent deity.Ĭamerlengo Carlo Ventresca: Omnipotent-benevolent simply means that God is all-powerful and well-meaning.
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The final chapters of Monsoon Rising were based on that feeling and take place on that jungle river.Although it sounds kind of strange, I believe good writing is about telling the truth. I'd be dead by morning." It was a spooky feeling. I remember thinking "If this boat sank I would need to hoof it out by foot through the jungle. When I was writing 'Monsoon Rising' I went to Borneo and took a houseboat up a river to visit the orangutang sanctuaries. Many of these little scenes end up in my stories, some even end up effecting the actual plot. I take thousands of photos of the places that I visit and take pages of notes of the strange things that happen so when it's time to write I can go back and jar my memory. I am a firm believer that actually visiting or living in the place you are writing about gives authenticity to the story and can help bring the characters alive. I have been traveling the world for three years now searching for interesting settings for my stories. And most of all, his parents, and sister, Polly, who love him to bits and will always be there to support him.The novel offers snapshots of Donald's life as he progresses through his first year in school, to his graduation to High School. Throughout his school life there are people that recognize his individuality and admire him two of his teachers the old lady he 'delivers' mail too Claudia, the little girl who lives down the road, always on a harness, in case she runs away The Waiting Man - still waiting after thirty years for his son to return from Vietnam. Donald is the eternal optimist - a delight. He thinks when they don't pick him for their team, oh well, maybe tomorrow. He thinks when they cheer and jeer him, that they like him. But Donald is blissfully unaware of this. His classmates think he is bonkers, a bit of a problem, a loser. It sometimes gives people the wrong impression. It sometimes gets him into trouble at school. His happiness leads to laughter - loud laughter. Donald's main problem is his happiness his enthusiasm - particularly for school where he arrives early every day. Though, having a name beginning with Z does cause him lots of problems, not least making him last to be called for everything. Loser is unique, a one-off, a touching and powerful book about the pull of individuality over the need to fit in. From the author of STARGIRL, a powerful novel of a young boy who is like all kids, yet unlike all kids. As the most successful producer in the franchise’s history, Dev always scripts the perfect love story for his contestants, even as his own love life crashes and burns. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career crafting them on the long-running reality dating show Ever After. In this witty and heartwarming romantic comedy-reminiscent of Red, White & Royal Blue and One to Watch-an awkward tech wunderkind on a reality dating show goes off-script when sparks fly with his producer.ĭev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. “ The Charm Offensive will sweep you off your feet.” -PopSugar ISBN-13: 978-1982170714 | $17.00 USD | 368 pages | Contemporary RomanceĪ MOST ANTICIPATED ROM-COM SELECTED BY * BUZZFEED * LGBTQ READS * BUSTLE * THE NERD DAILY * ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT * FROLIC MEDIA * AND MORE! Ultimately, it’s about how we can learn to coexist, harmoniously and even beneficially, with our fellow travelers on this planet. Eager is a powerful story about one of the world’s most influential species, how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the ravages of climate change. Ultimately, its about how we can learn to coexist, harmoniously and even. From the Nevada deserts to the Scottish highlands, Believers are now hard at work restoring these industrious rodents to their former haunts. Eager is a powerful story about one of the worlds most influential species, how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the ravages of climate change. Today, a growing coalition of “Beaver Believers”―including scientists, ranchers, and passionate citizens―recognizes that ecosystems with beavers are far healthier, for humans and non-humans alike, than those without them. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried up, and species from salmon to swans lost vital habitat. Synopsis: In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America’s lakes and rivers. Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, by Ben Goldfarb Horowitz gets everything right%E2%80%94the familiar narrative voice, brilliant deductions, a very active role for Watson, and a perplexing and disturbing series of puzzles to unravel%E2%80%94and the legion of fans of the originals will surely be begging for Horowitz to again dip into Watson%E2%80%99s trove of untold tales. Almost unwillingly, Holmes and Watson find themselves being drawn ever deeper into an international conspiracy connected to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston, the gaslit streets of London, opium dens and much, much more. When a murder follows Holmes getting involved, the trail leads him and the good doctor to a powerful secret society known as the House of Silk. In the days that follow, his home is robbed, his family is threatened. London art dealer Edmund Carstairs asks for the detective%E2%80%99s help after a shadowy figure in a flat cap, apparently an Irish-American thug bent on revenge, surfaces near Carstairs%E2%80%99s Wimbledon home. La Casa de la Seda (The House of Silk) is the only guild house in Barcelona open to the public with guided visits. A year after Sherlock Holmes%E2%80%99s death (from natural causes), Watson takes up his pen one last time to recount a case they shared in 1890 that was %E2%80%9Ctoo monstrous, too shocking%E2%80%9D to appear in print. The hype surrounding what%E2%80%99s being billed as the first pastiche ever officially approved by the Conan Doyle estate is amply justified in this authentic, if melancholy, recreation of the beloved Baker Street characters by the creator of the acclaimed Foyle%E2%80%99s War TV series. And Love fills the pages with sweet detail - when Julián gazes in the mirror, he sees his mermaid self the fantasy fish who bestows him his necklace has the same pattern as Abuela's summer shift. Is he in trouble? Julián's shyness as he hesitates behind the corner of the parade tugs at the heart. Abuela, with her lined face and seen-it-all, often inscrutable expression, is a character study in stern, no-nonsense love, and there's real dramatic tension when she discovers Julián dressed as mermaid. The opening art shows five older women in a pool, looking endearingly lumpy in their loudly patterned swimsuits. The residents of the neighborhood are all brown-skinned, with characters who seem so real, we feel we've met them before. Love sets her story in a neighborhood that's urban - Julián and Abuela take the subway, and girls cavort in a fire hydrant sprinkler - but she slyly shows us that they also live near the ocean: That's a seagull, not a pigeon, strutting on the sidewalk. And by handling most of the story visually, author-illustrator Jessica Love avoids text that might clang or seem preachy. Julián's imaginative transformation into a mermaid, and his actual transformation via costume, are conveyed via art alone. This is no formulaic "it's fine for boys to be mermaids" story. There's so much to praise in Julián Is a Mermaid, beginning with its original handling of the subject. In this delightful, mermaid-themed heartwarmer, gender is as fluid as the sea Julián dreams of swimming in. This is a time of growing concern between Earthmen and Spacers. They are set long after mankind - aided by the positronic robot - has colonized the worlds of other suns. Issac Asimov's The Naked Sun and The Caves of Steel are two of the most famous science-fiction novels ever. R stood for robot-and Lije hated and feared robots deeply, bitterly and pathologically. And that investigator turned out to be R. The Spacers, distrusting all Earthmen, insisted he must work with an investigator of their choice. It was worse when he found that the smug, self-satisfied Spacers were behind the pressure to provide an impossibly quick solution.īut then Lije discovered the worst of all bad news. It was bad enough when Lije Baley, a simple plainclothes cop, was ordered to solve a totally baffling mystery - the murder of a prominent Spacer. The memories of finally being with my friends flashed through my mind and made me smile. I grabbed a beer out of the fridge and my mind began to wonder to the events of the weekend. Anyway, I walked into the kitchen and still didn’t see my mum. After going up to my room and dumping my bag on the floor, deciding unpacking was something I could do when I decided to do something productive, which could be today or on my 21st birthday, only time will tell. I walked through the front door, not greeted by anyone and just hearing silence. Not Mia and Nate’s house, which was what I called home to be honest, but my actual house. The reason why I did hate my house was because I’m treated more like a criminal in it than I was in prison.Īfter the weekend at the cabin, an awesome weekend by the way, as well as confusing as hell considering I almost banged my best friends little sister not only once, but twice, I returned back to my house. Well, that’s if you didn’t hate your home with a passion.ĭon’t get me wrong it’s not because I have cockroaches hanging off the walls or because my house smells like a clogged up toilet. That’s meant to be what you think when you return back to your own house after being away for a long time. Like many of you have asked, i have provided. A/n: thank you to purple_monster for the amazing banner! i have a good looking cast! Review: As a fan of Jane Austen, I routinely find myself picking up books that have any hint of similarities. When Jane realizes that one of Melody’s suitors is set on taking advantage of her sister for the sake of her dowry, she pushes her skills to the limit of what her body can withstand in order to set things right-and, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own. Jane and her sister Melody vie for the attentions of eligible men, and while Jane’s skill with glamour is remarkable, it is her sister who is fair of face. Norrell.” It is an intimate portrait of a woman, Jane, and her quest for love in a world where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skill for a lady of quality. Book: “Shades of Milk and Honey” by Mary Robinette Kowalīook Description: “ Shades of Milk and Honey” is exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a fantasy writer: “Pride and Prejudice” meets “Jonathan Strange & Mr. |