![]() ![]() This book is SO insanely horrible that I had to keep reading, because I couldn't believe that such a horrible book got such a high rating on here and amazon. There, you can write all your own opinions without having to deal with me. I encourage readers who are unhappy with this review to STOP READING, because your telling me what I should or should not write doesn't work - just as my telling you what to think wouldn't work.įurthermore, if you don't agree, then please write your own review. Please note that I am not going to change a word of this review, and further repetitive comments WILL be deleted, since they all seem to be from the same people, or at least, focused on the same point. I have gotten a lot of negative feedback from readers telling me their opinion and what I should or should not write in the review. ![]() Readers, please note that this is a negative review and contains negative elements, namely because I despised the book. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Readers will come away with a new perspective on Pure Land scholarship and a vivid image of Eshinni and the world in which she lived.Īfter situating the ideas and practices of Pure Land Buddhism in the context of the actual living conditions of thirteenth-century Japan, Dobbins examines the portrayal of women in Pure Land Buddhism, the great range of lifestyles found among medieval women and nuns, and how they constructed a meaningful religious life amid negative stereotypes. ![]() He provides a complete translation of the letters and an explication of them that reveals the character and flavor of early Shin Buddhism. Dobbins, a leading scholar of Pure Land Buddhism, has made creative use of these letters to shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan. Eshinni (1182–1268?), a Buddhist nun and the wife of Shinran (1173–1262), the celebrated founder of the True Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhism, was largely unknown until the discovery of a collection of her letters in 1921. ![]() ![]() When fame and notoriety become to much for Maddox, Roscoe, in turn, becomes his safe place and the person he entrusts his heart to. What he can be is Maddox's sounding board, the one person outside of the rest of the band that can serve as an anchor. He's also had feelings for the guy for about that long, but then Roscoe's aware that nothing could ever happen between them. ![]() The latter is thirty and is one of three managers of the band, but Roscoe's worked exclusively with just Maddox for four years. The former is twenty-three and the lead vocalist, songwriter, and considered the leader of Atrous, a mega-famous boy band that he started with friends when they were all sixteen. I know, I should be embarrassed, and I am, but then, I'm also thankful that I have Kindle Unlimited because it allowed to get my grabby hands on it, and boy, oh boy, am I completely smitten! The story revolves around Maddox Kershaw and Roscoe Hall. ![]() Walker's Code Red was one of the more talked about M/M romance releases of 2021, and it's taken me THIS long to finally read it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His descent also happens offscreen, so we never really get to witness his decisions to forsake humanity and the Emperor. In hindsight, it is a bit hard to believe that Horus of all people would believe in such patently false dreams. This is where the Chaos gods begin their plan to corrupt Horus by showing him visions of a future wherein, he is forgotten by everyone. Speaking of Erebus, he is written to be so cartoonishly evil that one can’t help but wonder how Horus trusted him in the first place.Īfter being grievously wounded by an anathame, Horus is taken to the Serpent Lodge temple to recover. Horus constantly allows himself to get manipulated by Erebus and other members of the Mournival into making rash decisions. Whereas Horus was previously portrayed as thoughtful and nuanced by Dan Abnett, he instead devolves into a hot-headed, ruthless person. Unfortunately, this is where McNeill’s writing falters. It is here that we are first introduced to the forces of Chaos. Written by Graham McNeill, False Gods picks up right where Horus Rising ended, with the Luna Wolves (now renamed the Sons of Horus) arriving on the planet Davin to deal with an insurrection. The second Horus Heresy book following Horus Rising, False Gods shows Horus’s eventual fall to Chaos and how the machinations of the Word Bearers – particularly Chaplain Erebus –tear his legion’s loyalties apart. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. It's on everyone's bookshelves it's in every traveller's hands. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 20 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times'Lonely Planet. Images each capture a moment in time - a moment that can be shared, or at least understood, around the globe.Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Roz Hopkins, Tony WheelerAbout Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. ![]() Janet (who chose not to use her last name) has a PhD in nursing from Johns Hopkins. Paired images encourage the appreciation of connections between people and places continents apart. Rosalind Roz Ellen is another SCALE veteran who has been coming to. Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*One Planet is a celebration of great travel photography, and of the diversity and similarities within our world. ![]() ![]() However, he is taken into custody, given drugs, and imprisoned before he can reveal what he has discovered. He discovers a sinister plan to kidnap compatible species from their home planets, which angers him after years of tireless work with little progress. In the hope of finding a solution to the Clecanians’ low birth rates, Luka has dedicated his entire life to studying fertility. After all, she can’t possibly stay here, can she?įreeing Luka is book two in the Clecanian series. However, neither can afford to factor in love, especially given Jade’s apparent determination to return home. Their attraction is undeniable as they are forced to spend time together. This is the only explanation that makes sense. The curvy, enticing female must be a spy, and Theo is determined to use any means necessary to break her cover. He and no one else had any idea that they would be chosen after years of being overlooked. When Jade chooses Theo as her husband, Theo, a scarred mercenary who prefers a life of solitude, is shocked. ![]() At first, Jade refuses, but she decides to cooperate until she can return to Earth. ![]() Fortunately, her rescuers, the Clecanians, an alien race, are willing to protect her, but she must adhere to their culture’s rules, including choosing a husband, for a year on their planet. ![]() Jade’s troubles do not end when she is kidnapped by aliens. Victoria Aveline Synopses: Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline is the first book in the Clecanian series. ![]() If You Like Victoria Aveline Books, You’ll Love… ![]() ![]() The concluding section reprints the final version of the “Calamus” poems from the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass. ![]() The volume begins with Whitman’s elegantly handwritten manuscript of the “Live Oak, with Moss” poems, printed side by side with a typeset transcription and followed by a facsimile of the 1860 version of the “Calamus” poems. ![]() In addition to honoring the sesquicentennial of the “Calamus” cluster, she celebrates the ongoing legacy of Whitman’s songs of manly passion, sex, and love. Commemorating both the first publication of the “Calamus” poems and the little-known manuscript of notebook poems out of which the “Calamus” cluster grew, Whitman scholar Betsy Erkkila brings together in a single edition for the first time the “Live Oak, with Moss” poems, the 1860 “Calamus” poems, and the final 1881 “Calamus” poems. ![]() ![]() The revised “Live Oak, with Moss” poems became “Calamus,” Whitman’s cluster of poems on “adhesive” and manly love, comradeship, and democracy, in Leaves of Grass. In his 1859 “Live Oak, with Moss,” Walt Whitman’s unpublished sheaf of twelve poems on manly passion, the poet dreams of a city where men who love men can live and love openly. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first book, Magic Bites, is not quite as good as this one (or, for that matter, the rest of the series, especially books 3 and 4). Gunmetal Magic is enough of a stand alone story that it could be read without reading the five Kate Daniels books first, but I’d recommend readers new to this world begin with the Kate Daniels series. While it’s not necessary to read “Magic Gifts” first, it does provide more details on what happened to Kate, and I think it would be better to read it first. ![]() “Magic Gifts” overlaps with the timeline in Gunmetal Magic, and there is a part in the novel that comes after Kate’s adventure and ties in with it. It’s about Andrea Nash, Kate’s best friend, and a novella about Kate titled “Magic Gifts” is also included with the novel. Gunmetal Magic, written by the wife and husband team known as Ilona Andrews, is an urban fantasy novel set in the same world as the Kate Daniels series. ![]() ![]() Sammy was a resident of Benton Harbor, MI until his sudden departure on November 24, 2021. He was a hardworking man and a great provider to his family. He loved to encourage and help any, and everyone he could. He had a very humble spirit and was full of energy and would always bring joy to all the family. Sammy was always the life of our family gatherings. He was employed with Lakeland Spectrum and Benton Harbor Area Schools for 30 years. He received his Honorary Discharge on July 27, 1987. Sammy graduated from Benton Harbor High School in June of 1980, shortly thereafter entered the United States Marine Corps, where he served close to 7 years. Sammy Lewis Marlow was born on February 19, 1961, in Fairfield, Alabama to the union of Benjamin, Jr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The play-witty, acutely observed, moving, beautifully played and paced-is set in the early ’50s, and the hubbub of Younger family life tugs the audience toward the play’s larger themes. Its scuffs and tears are lived with, but not charming for those who have left to live with them. All pretenses but living itself have long since vanished from the very atmosphere of this room.” It is a genuinely lived-in space a home with a beating heart, but also a place that has seen better days. ![]() ![]() Everything has been polished, washed, sat on, used, scrubbed too often. It is as just as Hansberry herself described: “Weariness has, in fact, won in this room. Clint Ramos’ perfect design-the living room of the Younger home on Chicago’s Southside-is the first thing that hooks you. ![]() |