The heart principle series in order5/30/2023 ![]() Ma’at appears in two forms: “ …as an abstract idea (maat) and as an anthropomorphized goddess Maat” (Faraone and Teeter 4). She appears in Ancient Egyptian religion as both a person and an intangible idea of cosmic balance among people and gods alike. Her use in Ancient Egyptian life and religion is as diverse as her name’s multiple spellings. Ma’at is both a significant Ancient Egyptian goddess and a series of essential principles representing truth, justice and order. Ma’at: The Goddess and Principles of Truth and Wisdom ![]() ![]() The Singer of Amun Nany’s Funerary Papyrus, discovered in the Tomb of Meritamun, Deir el-Bahri, Thebes. Image rights ©The Metropolitan Museum of Art, courtesy of the OASC initiative. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Marston family story is a tale of drama, intrigue, and irony. In the 1920s, Marston and his wife, Sadie Elizabeth Holloway, brought into their home Olive Byrne, the niece of Margaret Sanger, one of the most influential feminists of the twentieth century. ![]() Beginning in his undergraduate years at Harvard, Marston was influenced by early suffragists and feminists, starting with Emmeline Pankhurst, who was banned from speaking on campus in 1911, when Marston was a freshman. ![]() Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore has uncovered an astonishing trove of documents, including the never-before-seen private papers of William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman’s creator. Unlike every other superhero, she has also has a secret history. Like every other superhero, Wonder Woman has a secret identity. ![]() Aside from Superman and Batman, no superhero has lasted as long or commanded so vast and wildly passionate a following. Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time. A riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origin of one of the world’s most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story-and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism ![]() My First Ladies by Nancy Clarke5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The Peoria native, who always loved flowers and plants, studied at Hixson's School of Design in Cleveland when she and her husband and two children were living in Dayton. During this time she worked with Barbara and Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and briefly with Michelle Obama. The adventure started when Clarke volunteered during Rosalynn Carter's term then was hired at about the time Nancy Reagan came to Washington and became chief floral designer halfway through the Reagans' eight years. ![]() Many flowers are donated.Īfter decades of attention to every detail, Clarke's flower-arranging style these days is casual or informal: "I take some kind of clear glass container and plop the flowers in it." Thrift is always an issue, even in the White House, and Clarke said using flowers in season is important. ![]() Fair game by josh lanyon5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() But they have to figure out a way to move beyond their past and work together as more men go missing and Elliot becomes the target in a killer’s obsessive game… Things ended badly with Tucker, and neither man is ready to back down on the fight that drove them apart. His investigations bring him face-to-face with his former lover, Tucker Lance, the special agent handling the case. Now a history professor at Puget Sound university, the former agent has put his old life behind him-but it seems his old life isn’t finished with him.Ī young man has gone missing from campus-and as a favor to a family friend, Elliot agrees to do a little sniffing around. Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Goodreads | Kobo SYNOPSISĪ crippling knee injury forced Elliot Mills to trade in his FBI badge for dusty chalkboards and bored college students. ![]() Grimspace by Ann Aguirre5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Sure, the writing can sometimes be over-the-top sarcastic and all over the place, but that’s just what the inside of Jax’s brain must be like. ![]() My Favorite Badass Protagonist, Sirantha Jax: Jax is one of my favorite protagonists ever. Instead of a traditional review, here is a list of what I love about this book:ġ. But before she even gets to Ithiss-Tor, she goes through hell in more dangerous places. Jax is named ambassador and sent to Ithiss-Tor to recruit the planet to the Conglomerate. I’ve lately been reading the second book in the series, Wanderlust - and I like it even more than the first. And she falls in love with one of them, too. She’s framed and imprisoned after her entire crew - including the love of her life - is killed and her ship destroyed, but a ragtag group frees her and helps her uncover a conspiracy. It features a sarcastic protagonist named Sirantha Jax, a woman with the J-gene who is able to jump ships through grimspace (like hyperspace). A few weeks ago I reviewed one of my favorite sci-fi romance books, Grimspace by Ann Aguirre. ![]() Must love books shauna5/30/2023 ![]() But when Andrew Santos, a bestselling author (who also happens to be quite attractive), is thrown into Nora's life, she must decide where her loyalties lie, and whether she's ready to choose herself and her future over her job. With her life spiralling and unable to afford her rent, Nora does the only thing she can think of and starts freelancing for a rival publisher. ![]() But after five years of admin and taking lunch orders, Nora has come to the conclusion: Dream Jobs do not exist. When Nora landed an editorial assistant role at Parsons Press she thought it would be The Dream Job. a wise and honest story of how it feels to be a young woman in search of yourself' Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Meet Nora Hughes – the overworked, underpaid, last bookish assistant standing. ![]() Please look after mother book5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The first chapter, Nobody Knows, was in the daughter’s voice. What made this book exceptional is the way the author presented the different point of views of the characters. All of them needed to lose So-nyo before they can re-examine the kind of relationship they had with “Mother.” The husband was also reminded of how he walked fast ahead of his wife whenever they go to public places, how he left the house without saying a word to his wife and how he got angry whenever the wife forgets something. The children realized that they were all busy with their own lives to the point that they were not able to have deep conversations with their mother nor made her feel extra-special. As they desperately search for their lost “mother,” they discovered the never-ending love, support and hope that So-nyo has given them. Only when she suddenly vanishes that the family started to remember who she really is and what she does for all of them. ![]() ![]() The award-winning novel is all about Park So-nyo, a mother of five children, who got lost in a train station. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not only is Evan left broke, but worse yet, Julian opens up a Pandora's box of passions that are dark, needy, and too wild to tame. Sir Evan Penhart is pushed into crime out of desperation, but the pact with a pretty, young merchant's son turns out to have disastrous consequences. Julian makes a deal with the criminal, but what he doesn't expect is that despite the title of baronet, the robber turns out to be no gentleman. When he is thrust into a carriage heading for London to meet his future bride, his way out comes in the form of an imposing highwayman, riding a horse as black as night. ![]() ![]() "How does one start a relationship with another man when it is forbidden?""One needs to decide that the other man is worth dying for." Cornwall, 1785 Sir Evan Penhart. ![]() Sierra simone american series5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I loved how Simone was able to weave the tales of Arthur into her New Camelot series, because it’s a tale I’ve studied quite a bit during my years at University. And as you can probably get from the title The New Camelot Trilogy has something to do with an old tale of a king. Especially because both Greer and Maxen have this feeling of deja vu more than once. There is a political intrigue going on, but there’s also something that appears to be slightly supernatural happening. The main characters were introduced in a great way, and I felt a connection to them even if they were all very different from me. As soon as I started reading, I was drawn in – to the mystery, the steam, the friendships, and the war. The New Camelot Trilogy is my Can You Read a Series in a Month Challenge – and I totally nailed it. ![]() The New Camelot Trilogy is hot, it’s filled with intrigue, taboo, politics and suspense, and it’s not certain that all the players will still be there in the end… ![]() I am a husband and a lover and a soldier and a father and a president. I am a king, a king who was foolish enough to build a kingdom on the bones of the past. I am a man who loves, a man whose love demands much in return. And I’ve never been closer to tragedy than I am now. They say that every tragic hero has a fatal flaw, a secret sin, a tiny stitch sewn into his future since birth. Published by Selfpublished on 31 October 2017 Warning: This book includes mature content such as: sexual content, and/or drug and/or alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What remains to be seen is whether their relationship will survive the glare of the spotlight that follows Joe everywhere. When Joe and Cate’s paths cross, their connection is instant. Before too long, her face is everywhere though she is always aware that she’d be a pariah in her social circles if anyone knew her true story. Modeling may be her only ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited. As a teenager, though, Cate is discovered for her looks. She, too, grew up in a single-parent household–just her and her mom scraping by in their small apartment. No one ever expected anything of Cate, on the other hand. But he is also a little bit reckless, and can’t seem to figure out how to channel the expectations of an entire country. Growing up with all the Kingsley looks and charisma, Joe should have no problem taking up the mantle after his father’s untimely death. Kingsley III is born in 1960, he inherits the weight of that legacy. ![]() The Kingsley family is practically American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. Book Review: When We Let Go :Ī restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigate a love story that may be doomed before it even begins in this irresistible new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed and The Lies That Bind. ![]() |