![]() ![]() Millennium was well received, winning a jury award for drama at Kristallen 2010, and an International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries in 2011. ![]() It was released later in DVD and Blu-ray in the US under the name Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition. The miniseries was produced by Yellow Bird in cooperation with several production companies, including SVT, Nordisk Film, Film i Väst and ZDF Enterprises, and was broadcast on SVT1 from 20 March 2010 to 24 April 2010. Millennium is a Swedish six-part television miniseries expanded from the 2009 film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium book series. ![]()
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![]() To satisfy your hunger for horror, McLaughlin has added sixteen stories about other types of humanoid monstrosities. ![]() In his stories, McLaughlin explores many different ways to bring the dead back to life.Īs you read these stories, you will learn about zombies created by Internet witches, and discover the bizarre secrets of the isle of Zovemba, also known as Zombie Island. In films, corpses have been turned into zombies through voodoo, nuclear power, viruses, parasites, Egyptian curses (if you count mummies as zombies), toxic chemicals, the Black Mass, and more. ![]() Sure, a zombie's bite can turn its victim into one of the living dead. Any horror-movie enthusiastic can tell you that. Zombies can rise from the dead for countless reasons. In BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE, you will sit down to a feast of zombie stories - seventeen in all. ![]() ![]() Zombies are relentless, ravenous creatures, and their insatiable appetite for living flesh has given author Mark McLaughlin plenty of food for thought. ![]() ![]() ![]() What he found was incredible - Minor was a millionaire American civil war surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder and yet who dedicated his entire cell-bound life to work on the English language. In the end, James Murray, the OED's editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. Back in America, he graduated as a surgeon from Yale Medical School in 1863, at the age of twenty-nine. Publishers Description: The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. The True Story Of Murder,madnes And An Extraordinary Friendship In The Nineteenth Century. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. ![]() ![]() Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Simon Winchesters The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Readers need to make room on their keeper shelf for the books of the talented Meredith Duran.” MEET THE AUTHORS, WATCH VIDEOS AND MORE AT “Meredith Duran just keeps getting better and better.” But when war breaks out, Nora has no choice but to place her trust in her dearest enemy-and pray that love does not become the weapon that destroys them both. Lady Leonora knows that Rivenham is the devil in beautiful disguise-and that the irresistible tension between them is as unpredictable as the dilemma in which Nora finds herself: held hostage on her own estate by Rivenham and the king’s men. But when tasked by the king to uncover a traitor, he discovers instead a conspiracy-and a woman whose courage awakens terrible temptations. ![]() Rivenham will let nothing-not the deepening shadow of war, nor the growing darkness within him-interfere with his ambition to restore his family to its former glory. ![]() Glittering court socialites and underworld cutpurses alike know that Adrian Ferrers, Earl of Rivenham, is the most dangerous man in London. ![]() ![]() The sincerity and professionalism with which she handles her trade, never even once makes prostitution look degrading or humiliating. She gathers your sympathy, surprises you with her die-hard optimism, and amazes you with her ability to make things work despite all odds. The solidity of her character rubs onto you, you empathize with her, wish her luck in her sojourns and genuinely want her to be united with her true love. ![]() Despite being a part of one of the most ancient and yet the dirtiest job, she possesses a unique virginity, with a holier than thou heart, the impurity of her body never affecting her mind, her soul. ![]() However, as the story progresses, the purity of the girl’s nature comes as a pleasant surprise. However, it was my first book by Paulo and I felt lucky to read it without any preconceived notions about the writer’s style or genre.Įleven Minutes is a gripping tale of a young girl, who gets involved in the flesh trade, voluntarily to make quick money and to fulfill her own and her family’s long-cherished dreams. The author’s preface made it clear that this book is slightly different from his previous works and is going to change his reputation among his cult admirers of the Alchemist. ![]() I had heard this name many times before, but never had the opportunity to read his books, so I picked it up instantly. ![]() Eleven Minutes struck me as a title and the excitement increased manifold when I noticed the author’s name – Paulo Coelho. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear![]() ![]() Virginia Wolf is a story about a little girl named Virginia who wakes up feeling "wolfish," but whose mood is sufficiently lifted by her artistic sister Vanessa who creates a world of color and light and form she calls Bloomsberry for them in which to play together. You see a pattern here, too, of her working with writers who like to (sometimes very loosely) base their books on writers/artists. ![]() I read this chiefly because I have begun to follow the illustrator Isabelle Arsenault and have read a few of her picture books (Jane, The Fox & Me Emily Dickinson: My Letter to the World Collette's Lost Pet Louis Undercover) and I am kind of crazy for her artwork. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments The Good Girls by Sara Shepard![]() ![]() Qui n conoce la verdad? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Don't miss the Freeform TV series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists From Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars, comes the shocking finish to The Perfectionists, a series perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and We Were Liars-with an ending you'll have to read to believe Mackenzie, Ava, Caitlin, Julie, and Parker have done some not-so-perfect things. Han hecho cosas que no pueden contar y alguien lo sabe. Qui n puede saberlo? Y lo peor de todo: podr an ser ellas las pr ximas v ctimas? Mentiras, secretos y una trepidante cuenta atr s para descubrir qui n est detr s de todos los cr menes. Ahora otro de los cr menes que imaginaron se hace realidad y empiezan a haber muertes de nuevo. Hasta que una de sus v ctimas apareci muerta. Las chicas buenas jugaban a planear asesinatos. ![]() ![]() Read full overviewĮl universo de Peque as Mentirosas contin a con el spin-off que cobra vida en esta bilog a que contin a con La chicas buenas, que tendr n tambi n serie de televisi n. El universo de Peque as Mentirosas contin a con el spin-off que cobra vida en esta bilog a que contin a con La chicas buenas, que tendr n tambi n serie de televisi n. ![]() ![]() In THE DIE I DIED, Rader-Day tackles the issues of domestic violence, loneliness and dark, ugly secrets in a small-town smack in the middle of Midwest America.Īnna Winger has a gift to know people better than they know themselves with only a glance-at their handwriting. The author of PRETTY LITTLE THINGS is back with a gripping novel about a mother’s desperate search for a lost little boy. ![]() It had me buckle up and get ready for an e-ride of a suspense thriller that didn’t let up until I turned to the last page. It also gave me a good idea of what to expect when I read Lori Rader-Day’s, novel, THE DAY I DIED (WilliamMorrowPaperbacks). Yes, I can say that first line kind of spooked me. ![]() “On the day I died, I took the new oars down to the lake.” THE DAY I DIED ![]() ![]() ![]() Just a normal person trying to figure things out in the world.Īlthough it seems like he has a slight obsession with Steve Jobs/Apple and some of his examples show the extremes of how minimalism can manifest itself (radical minimalism), I still took away a lot of positives from this book. ![]() The reason I like this book is because he’s like any of us. Yet, he says minimalism has opened his mind and life to a happiness he’s never before experienced. ![]() “I haven’t accomplished much yet and there’s nothing that I can really be proud of, at least not at this point in my life.” And, it’s written by someone who isn’t a well-known author, speaker, top simple living leader, or Zen Buddhist teacher like Haemin Sunim.įumio Sasaki is 35 years old, male, single, Japanese, and lives in Tokyo. It opened my eyes to the universal nature of minimalism and to the Japanese culture. Goodbye, Things by Fumio Sasaki is a breath of fresh air. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments 10 little rubber ducks book![]() ![]() It's a definite 10," commented School Library Journal in a starred review. "A wonderful read-aloud for storytimes or one-on-one sharing. Each creature the ducks meet is seen in its own habitat and behaves in a true-to-life manner, offering a very simple first view of biology and geography. ![]() Following the little ducks as they float to all parts of the globe, young explorers can see for themselves the meanings of directional words and learn simple math concepts, such as counting and the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers. In this poignant and funny story, illustrated with strikingly designed collages, Eric Carle takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery. Small readers and listeners will empathize with the little duck's plight-and will rejoice at the heartwarming surprise ending. ![]() But as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. The ducks are swept away in various directions. "Ducks overboard!" shouts the captain, as a giant wave washes a box of 10 little rubber ducks off his cargo ship and into the sea. Ahoy! All aboard for a world of learning and fun! ![]() |