This witty and heartwarming collection, based on the author’s own experiences, became an international success, winning over animal lovers everywhere. In these pages, Herriot trains under his eccentric boss in a rustic English village, courts the woman that becomes his wife, and meets the people he would come to write about for a lifetime. From night visits to drafty barns during freezing Northern England winters to the beautiful vitality of rural life in the summertime to the colorful menagerie of animals-and their owners-that pass through his office, Herriot experiences new challenges and joys every day. A stranger in an unfamiliar land, James Herriot must quickly learn the odd dialect and humorous ways of the locals, master outdated equipment, and do his best to mend, treat, and heal pets and livestock alike.Īll Things Bright and Beautiful: After his first day on the job, Herriot’s mentor warns him that the life of a country veterinarian is full of small triumphs and big disasters, but that he’d never be bored. The first two memoirs in the New York Times–bestselling series from an English veterinarian-and the basis for the Masterpiece series on PBS.Īll Creatures Great and Small: In the rolling dales of Yorkshire-a simple, rural region of Northern England-a young veterinarian from Sunderland joins a new practice.
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The Long Path to Wisdom’s evocative stories run the gamut of human emotions, from the familiar to the shocking, and are sure to delight Heartbeats fans as well as those newly discovering the magic of Sendker’s incandescent writing.Īlmost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father’s native country. Their morals resemble those of the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen, illustrating how all cultures draw on a universal wisdom to create their myths. Some are so strange he couldn’t classify them or identify a familiar moral, while others reminded him of the fairy tales of his childhood, except that here monkeys, tigers, elephants, and crocodiles inhabited the fantastic lands instead of hedgehogs, donkeys, or geese. These moving stories speak to the rich mythology of the diverse peoples of Burma, the spirituality of humankind, and the profound social impact of Buddhist thought. Since 1995 Jan-Philipp Sendker has visited Myanmar (Burma) dozens of times, and while doing research for his novels The Art of Hearing Heartbeats and A Well-Tempered Heart, he encountered numerous folktales and fables. “Filled with solid science, fascinating medical detective stories, and practical tips, this powerful book can save your life.” - Daniel G. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Director, Neurodegenerative Disease Research David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA The disease delusion : conquering the causes of chronic illness for a healthier, longer, and happier life. Managing chronic diseases accounts for three quarters of our total healthcare costs, because we're masking these illnesses with pills and temporary treatments, rather than. Bredesen, MD, Augustus Rose Professor, Director, Mary S. Jeffrey Bland has been on the cutting edge of Functional Medicine, which seeks to pinpoint and prevent the cause of illness, rather than treat its symptoms. “What the personal computer revolution did for old-fashioned mainframe computing-empowering us all-is what functional medicine is doing for healthcare and if there is a Steve Jobs of functional medicine, it is Jeffrey Bland-visionary, innovative, and perennially two steps ahead.” - Dale E. I wish I had found it while I was in medical school myself.” - Alejandro Junger, MD, Founder of the Clean Program Bland’s book should be a textbook in medical schools all over the world. “The godfather of functional medicine elegantly explains the core tools to overcome the chronic ailments of modern society.” - Mehmet Oz, M.D. Hailed as one of the best ethnic and female sleuthing mystery series, Valerie Wilson Wesley’s Tamara Hayle novels are consistent standouts. Tamara Hayle goes undercover in the casinos of Atlantic City to track a runaway teen in this gripping new mystery. And the more truth Tamara seeks, the more of Magic’s lies she uncovers, until she faces a brutal killer hell-bent upon taking a cruel revenge and destroying everyone that stands in the way. There is her oldest friend, bad-tempered Pauline Reese, who won’t let anyone, least of all Mandy Magic, forget where she came from, and her adopted daughter, Taniqua, whose young, haunted eyes have seen more of life’s evil than anyone should. There’s Rufus Greene, a former pimp with a mysterious and persistent hold on her and Kenton Daniels, III, the nasty, wastrel son of a prominent Newark family. But as Tamara soon discovers, Mandy is a woman of secrets and half-truths with more shady characters in her past and present than she cares to admit. When a threatening note and repeated acts of vandalism make her fear for her safety and cast doubt on the recent, apparently robbery-related death of her stylist, Magic enlists the aid of Newark P. But she is stalked by a past that won’t let her go. Born Starmanda Jackson and raised in the projects of Newark, Magic has literally talked her way out of poverty. Popular, well-respected radio talk-show host Mandy Magic seems to have it all and then some. Heaven's River is the fourth installment in the blockbuster Audible Original Bobiverse series - which has sold more than one million copies. But what they discover out in deep space is so unexpected and so complex that it could either save the universe - or pose an existential threat the likes of which the Bobiverse has ever faced. Undaunted, Bob and his allies follow Bender's trail. The out-of-control moots are the least of the Bobiverse's problems. Some of them oppose Bob's plan others have plans of their own. Needless to say, Thank you for the amazing story-telling. Bob's descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore. So happy to hear the Bobiverse series won’t end with All These Worlds A friend turned me onto We Are Legion last year, and I must have read the book 5+ times while awaiting For We Are Many. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender's fate - whatever the cost.īut nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. Here you will find an updated list with all the Bobiverse books in order, a science fiction series written by Canadian author Dennis E. Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. 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Her new job forced her to reflect on her own elite education experience, and to realize how disillusioned she had become with America’s inequitable system. As an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment for independent prep schools, she persuaded students and families to embark on the same perilous journey she herself had made-to attend cutthroat and largely white schools similar to The Taft School, where she had been the first African-American legacy student only a few years earlier. Pop Sugar Įarly on in Kendra James’ professional life, she began to feel like she was selling a lie.The best depiction of elite whiteness I’ve read.”- New York Times The work of Admissions is laying down, with wit and care, the burden James assumed at 15, that she - or any Black student, or all Black students - would manage the failures of a racially illiterate community. By Kendra James NAMED A BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2022 BY ESQUIRE She fully meshed the vampire with romance and accurately detailed historical fiction and filtered it through a feminist perspective that both the giving of sustenance and its taking were of equal erotic potency.A professional writer since 1968, Yarbro has worked in a wide variety of genres, from science fiction to westerns, from young adult adventure to historical horror. With her creation of Saint-Germain, she delved into history and vampiric literature and subverted the standard myth to invent the first vampire who was more honorable, humane, and heroic than most of the humans around him. In 1995, Yarbro was the only novelist guest of the Romanian government for the First World Dracula Congress, sponsored by the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, the Romanian Bureau of Tourism and the Romanian Ministry of Culture.Yarbro is best known as the creator of the heroic vampire, the Count Saint-Germain. The classic tale that introduced the legendary Le Comte de Saint-Germain, first published in 1978 and spawning 14 titles in the Saint-Germain epic. We find in our Hôtel Transylvania book review that this novel is the perfect start and introduction to the immortal vampire Saint-Germain and his long years that follow throughout the 27 novels of horror and fantasy, romance and passion, thrill and excitement, and many adventures that will have you biting your nails of the suspense. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro is the first woman to be named a Living Legend by the International Horror Guild and is one of only two women ever to be named as Grand Master of the World Horror Convention (2003). Using a comparative approach, Takafumi (Taka) Hirose describes concepts such as universality, salvation, morality and religion, prayer, and the practices of Shin Buddhism. Even as they are alienated by Buddhism and what they perceive as its traditional approach, they seek answers about the universe and their place in it. An ordained Shin Buddhist head priest who taught for four decades shares his faith in Shin Buddhism: An Introduction, hoping to reach new generations of Shin Buddhists in North America and around the world. This form of Buddhism, also known as Jodo Shinshu, eliminates the mysticism and secrecy sometimes found in Zen and other forms of Buddhism, and focuses on the true essence of Buddha’s original teachings. Buddhism in Japan was largely a religion of the aristocracy and the ruling Samurai class until Shin Buddhism was introduced to the masses by a priest named Shinran in the early thirteenth century. But I felt like Nate was Jory in this one again, but Nate kind of bugged me. I was really excited when I figured out this was Duncan's ex that he spoke to in Parting Shot. Honorable Mention: Best LGBT Cover Read moreģ.5 stars. Unfortunately for Dreo-and for Nate-the last hits were just part of a major reorganization, and Dreo’s obvious love for Nate has made him a target too. A life that is starting to look like exactly what Nate has been seeking. Still, Dreo is determined to build a life he can be proud of-a life with Nate as a cornerstone. He’s raising his nephew, trying to leave his unsavory job, and starting his own business, a process made infinitely more difficult when a series of hits takes out some key underworld players. So even after all the time he’s spent taking care of Michael, the kid across the hall, he doesn’t realize that Michael’s mob muscle uncle and guardian, Andreo Fiore, has slowly been falling in love with him.ĭreo has bigger problems than getting Nate to see him as a potential partner. He’s a nice guy he just doesn’t feel things the way other people do. What he’s not very good at is sticking around afterward. Forty-five-year-old English professor Nathan Qells is very good at making people feel important. |