![]() ![]() Irene Reti began running in early 1996 and has completed four marathons. Women Runners will illuminate and inspire any runner-man or woman-and send them out the door for a few more miles of sweat and illumination. Running shapes one's life to its very foundation, and these stories and essays all celebrate its power to radically transform and empower. Herein are stories about women running through pregnancy, running out their grief at the loss of loved ones, running a first marathon, running without fear, taking up running in midlife, running a 100-mile race, running naked stories about running and love, and a high school girl finding her identity and strength through running. These are not profiles of elite runners or Olympic personalities-they are moving works of literature about ordinary people achieving something extraordinary in their lives. ![]() The runners depicted cover the whole range of women-young and old, single and married, gay and straight, fast and slow, casual runners and fierce. ![]() It is a perfect paired volume with The Runner's Literary Companion-the art of writing seeking to comprehend the ineffable, incomparable nature of running. These all-new works, solicited from published authors, run the gamut from humorous to serious to sad, from poetry to fiction to essay. This anthology by and about women runners truly captures the essence of running, and the spirit and dreams of women. ![]()
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Every interaction can be misconstrued, but there’s no mistaking the darkening of his gaze, the lingering of his touch, or the illicit image of his bare skin pressed against hers. Kova's power and domination, coupled with Adrianna's fierce tenacity, reveal there is more for her body to learn. As the relentless pursuit of her dream keeps her striving, a passion is ignited within him. ![]() She doesn't come close to his high standards. When two time Olympian Konstantin Kournakova is persuaded into training the young hopeful, he immediately regrets it. Perfection, precision, and dedication are required of his athletes. Even if that means leaving home to attend World Cup Academy of Gymnastics, a training center that serves one purpose-producing champions. Olympic glory is the ultimate goal, and she'll do anything to achieve it. Years of pain and determination make her one of the best. Book 1 Sample Balance Off Balance, Book 1 By: Lucia Franco Narrated by: Sarah Puckett Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins Release date: 07-27-21 Language: English 311 ratings Regular price: 21. “Adrianna Rossi is no stranger to the rigorous demands required of her body. ![]() ![]() Nolan’s promised his bulldog manager to keep it zipped up on set, and he will if it means he’ll be able to provide a more stable living situation for his sister and mom.īut things heat up quickly in Christmas Notch, Vermont, when Nolan recognizes his new co-star from her ClosedDoors account (oh yeah, he’s a member). Though it all becomes worthwhile when she discovers her co-star is none other than childhood crush Nolan Shaw, an ex-boy band member in desperate need of career rehab. But when Bee’s favorite producer casts her to star in a Christmas movie he’s making for the squeaky-clean Hope Channel, Bee’s career is about to take a more family-friendly direction.įorced to keep her work as Bianca under wraps, Bee quickly learns this is a task a lot easier said than done. ![]() With a huge following and two supportive moms, Bee couldn’t ask for more. ![]() “The charming holiday romp you absolutely need in your life!” - Tessa Baileyīee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone-a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though he changed many aspects of the story, Blatty actually based his fictional story upon a nonfictional account. 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Even decades after it was first published, this book is still on Because I thoroughly believed in the authenticity and validity of that particular event.” – Think “The Exorcist” Wasįew books involving the Catholic Church are as notorious as TheĮxorcist. In an interview with The Washingtonian, Blatty flatly states, “ It’s an argument for God… I intended it to be an apostolic work, to help people in their faith. ![]() ![]() ![]() How she sat at the kitchen table, feeling like she was getting re-baptized, drowning in the sunlight. Reminded him of that morning after church when her hair was still baptism-wet. “Do you remember when I was eating pineapple and started to cry because I was alive and some people weren't?” She said. ![]() At home, her husband unhinged the creaky door to his sleepiest blanket-voice. The sauce was goopy pudding-thick and red-yellow but Exie thought it tasted purple. Locked the doors, opened the jar, stuck her tongue in and licked. She bought the sauce and went to her car. Exie had never met either of her grandmothers but she liked to think that they were like Eula. Her favorite jar was Eula's Egg Sauce. The drawing of Eula was sweet-smiley and big-busted. Weird, local homemade sauces in the condiment aisle. A long, crinkly-packaged stripey jumprope on a crooked rack in the cereal aisle. She was drawn to the dusty items no one else seemed to love. Songs about trusting Jesus and boys driving around with girls and first kisses on front porches. Exie roamed the aisles of the 24-hour grocery store when she got lonely touching things and gently placing cans and paper cartons in her little basket, only to make a loop and put them back on the shelves. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Societal collapse is generally quick but rarely abrupt. However, others never recovered, such as the Western and Eastern Roman Empires, the Maya civilization, and the Easter Island civilization. Virtually all civilizations have suffered such a fate, regardless of their size or complexity, but some of them later revived and transformed, such as China, India, and Egypt. A collapsed society may revert to a more primitive state, be absorbed into a stronger society, or completely disappear. ![]() Possible causes of a societal collapse include natural catastrophe, war, pestilence, famine, economic collapse, population decline, mass migration, and sabotage or assimilation by rival civilizations. Societal collapse (also known as civilizational collapse) is the fall of a complex human society characterized by the loss of cultural identity and of social complexity as an adaptive system, the downfall of government, and the rise of violence. Desolation, from The Course of Empire by Thomas Cole (1836) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Billions of people have been fed and educated as the American-led trade system spread across the globe.Īll of this was artificial. American security policy forced warring nations to lay down their arms. Complex, innovative industries were created to satisfy American consumers. The American dollar underpins internationalized energy and financial markets. Globe-spanning supply chains are only possible with the protection of the U.S. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it.Īmerica made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going. 2019 was the last great year for the world economy.įor generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. ![]() ![]() ![]() Oraya has been fighting to survive since the Nightborn vampire king adopted her when she was a human child. "The Serpent and the Wings of Night" by Carissa Broadbent.Ĭarissa Broadbent's "The Serpent and the Wings of Night" has all the fun of "A Court of Thorns and Roses," but it will also appeal to "Twilight" fans because vampires are at the center of the novel. The elusive High Lord of the Night Court encourages Feyre to tap into her newfound power, guiding her as dark forces she never imagined threaten her and everyone she loves.Īs Feyre adjusts to being a faerie, she'll have to choose between the life expected of her and the life she wants. ![]() ![]() She feels the walls closing in on her as her wedding to Tamlin grows closer - until Rhysand arrives to make good on her deal to join him at the Night Court for a week every month. And even though she and Tamlin have been reunited, Feyre feels more distant from him than ever. Sure, she may be a powerful fae, but her soul feels shattered after she inadvertently caused the death of two innocents. If you read "A Court of Thorns and Roses" and somehow didn't know it was a multi-book series, you'll definitely want to follow up the first installment with "A Court of Mist and Fury."Īfter her time under the mountain, Feyre is completely transformed, and she isn't sure it's for the better. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]() ![]() ![]() I always deemed him the victim of two evil powers - ambition and indigestion. Nippers, the second on my list, was a whiskered, sallow, and, upon the whole, rather piratical-looking young man of about five and twenty. For instance, this is our introduction to one: Melville’s descriptions of these characters is quite entertaining. The only names we know them by are Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut. ![]() At the time the attorney first meets Bartleby, he has in his employ three copyists. The book is narrated by an elderly attorney who recounts all he knows of the title character. It will now go on the list of those I want to re-read. I owe John Self (previous link) a debt for persuasively reviewing this book. ![]() Though apparently there is shame in it, I will admit to not having read this book previously. The task is difficult, because Bartleby, the Scrivener is an excellent work. This review will attempt to be as effectively concise. This is a very short book, easily mistaken for a longish short story. Very short books warrant very short reviews. ![]() |