![]() So who were these “unseen” individuals who helped bring down dictators? How did they all of a sudden find the strength and will to stand up to and take on not only the state but armies, police forces and secret police whose jobs it was to ensure this type of dissent shouldn’t have happened? In her book, Alif The Unseen, now available in trade paperback from Random House Canada, American author G. In Cairo, Tunisia and other capital cities in the Arab world as the middle class joined forces with students, housewives and workers to topple their governments. Look at all the uprisings which have taken place over the past few years, from the Occupy Movement in the West to the Arab Spring in the Middle East, and what do you remember most about all of them? Scenes of masses of people spontaneously demonstrating against their leaders. However, if recent history has shown us anything, leaders are the ones who capitalize on popular movements started by people like you and me who generally pass unnoticed. ![]() History books are full of the names of the so-called great leaders who have been responsible for the most striking moments in human existence. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() discover how the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture learn how to have a genuine encounter with a God who is real and enjoy a renewed sense of passion for your life. In this intimate, non-judgmental, and soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey with and back to the infinitely loving God, helping you. However, within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. When he came to know Jesus, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. When he grew older, he ran all the way to the least-religious university in the US: Rice College in Portland, Oregon. ![]() But that was before any of this happened." Donald Miller was raised in a strict Texas denomination where he was only vaguely familiar with a distant God. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. It is as if they are showing you the way. "I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve.Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. ![]() The runaway New York Times bestseller that became a cornerstone of Christian nonfiction, Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption. ![]() ![]() When a body washes ashore near the estate, Bridey is horrified to realize this is not a victim of war, but of a brutal killing. Chasing ten young children through the winding paths of the estate grounds might have soothed Bridey’s anxieties and grief-if Greenway were not situated so near the English Channel and the rising aggressions of the war. The biggest mystery might be the other nurse, Gigi, who is like no one Bridey has ever met. Greenway is a beautiful home full of riddles: wondrous curios not to be touched, restrictions on rooms not to be entered, and a generous library, filled with books about murder. Prisca’s Hospital in London has led to her dismissal as a nurse trainee, and her only chance for redemption is a position in the countryside caring for children evacuated to safety from the Blitz. Bridey Kelly has come to Greenway House-the beloved holiday home of Agatha Christie-in disgrace. ![]() ![]() ![]() Novel 2) (Paperback): 16.95 4: Covenant (Jericho Novel 4) (Paperback): 17.95. Join Syd, Maddie, David, Michael, Henry, Celine, and the irrepressible Roma Jean Freemantle as they band together to navigate the minefields of their ever-changing world in this newest Jericho novel. Goldenrod (Jericho 3) By Ann McMan, Christine Williams (Read by). ![]() Throughout it all, bonds of love and fealty are stretched and tested as the endearing and quirky residents of this once-idyllic community weigh the covenants they keep against the secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Was it an accident, or was Watson murdered? As the scorching summer gives way to an early fall, suspects in the potential homicide abound, and everyone seems to be keeping secrets. Questions swirl about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the town nemesis, Gerald Watson. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as an American soldier who feels compelled to rescue his Afghan interpreter, in hiding and hunted by the Taliban. Six weeks have passed since the fateful unfolding of events at the town fourth of July celebration. Covenant continues the beloved saga of the residents of Jericho, a sleepy town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I like to consider myself a patient person, not because I am one but because my mind is a world of pure imagination à la Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, but this is a bridge too far. I have had enough of the world around us. It is time to burn everything to the ground. Will he be able to embrace her dark clouds as well as her clear skies?Ī TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this charming romantic comedy from the author of The Ex Talk. Working closely with Russell means allowing him to get to know parts of herself that Ari keeps hidden from everyone. ![]() But their well-meaning meddling backfires when the real chemistry builds between Ari and Russell. Between secret gifts and double dates, they start nudging their bosses back together. In the aftermath of a disastrous holiday party, Ari and Russell decide to team up to solve their bosses’ relationship issues. The only person who seems to understand how she feels is sweet but reserved sports reporter Russell Barringer. Ari, who runs on sunshine and optimism, is at her wits’ end. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station’s news director, to give Ari the mentorship she wants. Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. ![]() ![]() ![]() And there was no way he could claim it wasn’t because the collar was ripped. ![]() Newt was the one in front of me, so I was dealing with him first. “If an owl could talk, what accent would it have?” “You stole my shirt!” And because I was getting flooded with everything happening, the question blurted out of me. While both those events were hitting me at once, the third was what shirt Newt was wearing-my Reese Forster shirt. So, hence the gulp, because none of them had called for at least six years. It was more the group of people he represented, a group that I left in my dust years ago. That far back, and while the person calling me was a guy, he wasn’t a romantic guy. I gulped because the person calling was a blast from my past, like my way early past before Lucas, before the guy I was using Lucas to get over, before even him. I glanced at it, half hoping it was Luc- ass, but it wasn’t. The message was being delivered from Newt, my boyfriend’s-no, my very, very recent ex-boyfriend’s-grandfather, while I was standing on his doorstep. Those were the words I heard as three things were happening at once. ![]() “Lucas is busy forking his new girlfriend, but if you’re feeling vengeful, I can pop in my dentures.” ![]() ![]() ![]() A tall white-haired man with unusual black eyes catches him in his arms and Bart's life takes a turn into the unbelievable. When Bart Winston stumbles into an Amazon clearing, he's terribly ill and sure he's going to die. He longs to be left alone, but suddenly fate seems to have a different plan for him. He does it to keep the balance between good and evil, yet he hates every minute of it. For centuries, Pestilence did his job, spreading plagues and disease around the world. ![]() Having lost his wife and child during the Black Death, Pestilence accepts the fate destiny has given him as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. For Pestilence, the White Horseman, love becomes the most powerful cure. ![]() ![]() A gift for anyone who understands or wants to learn about the breadth of experience among immigrants to the U.S., this collection showcases the joy, empathy, and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one’s own. French-British film director Yann Demange gives an extended answer to the question, “Where are you from?” and concludes that he will keep giving the short answer, because “the alternative answer can take for-fucking-ever, innit.” The strength of this collection is in its diversity-of gender, sexuality, privilege, experience, and writing style. Teju Cole and Walé Oyéjidé offer contrasting interpretations of depictions of Africa in the blockbuster film Black Panther. Journalist Porochista Khakpour wonders at how she has come to write about nothing but “Iranian-America.” Artists Adrián and Sebastián Villar Rojas lay out Argentina’s struggle between its indigenous roots and its desire to be Western. ![]() President Trump’s Muslim travel bans and references to “shithole countries,” these essays string similar notes-history, memory, pride, and (non)belonging-into many different melodies. In this revealing follow-up to the 2015 British edition, Shukla ( Meatspace) and Suleyman ( Outside Looking On) invite 26 artists and scholars, who are immigrants or have ties to multiple countries, to reflect on race, ethnicity, nationality, belonging, and the legacy of colonization, mostly in the context of post-2016 U.S. ![]() ![]() Only this time we see Batman wearing his armored suit from the climactic fight against the Man of Steel. Some artists have made such a mark on Batman history that they’ve even been given the chance to lend their talents to more than one statue, which brings us to DC Direct’s latest, a 7.37-inch polyresin tribute to Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. And quite a few of those artfully crafted products come from the much-lauded Batman Black & White line, which features a monochromatic Dark Knight (and a small handful of sidekicks and villains) as he’s been imagined and reimagined by some of the best artists in comics, animation, and video games. This statue is a must for serious Batman collectors.ĭespite the disheartening news reported on August 10th, that DC Direct would be shuttered as part of a company-wide restructuring, the collectibles division still has many fine statues, toys, and more scheduled for the remainder of the dumpster fire that is 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Based on Frank Miller’s design from the 1986 series, The Dark Knight Returns, this armored Batman perfectly encapsulates the worn-out, dystopian vibe from the comics while showing the technological power Batman possesses in the story. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is an unblinking portrayal of the brutality and tragic absurdity of the trade in rhino horn.Īt the same time, fans of Martine's particular combination of charming, flawed, very human child super-hero, won't be disappointed. Her narrative on poaching is well researched and intelligent, and obviously comes from the perspective of a long-time wild-life campaigner who cares passionately about her subject. She shows rhinos to be not only highly sympathetic victims of man's greed, but also loveable creatures that are existing an terrifyingly small numbers by grace of a few honourable individuals in the face of almost over-whelming odds. It's an astounding feat of storytelling for children - a book that deals unflinchingly with rhino poaching, but is palatable for younger readers and a real page-turner.įirst and foremost, it is a love-letter to an ancient species on the brink. ![]() Lauren St John's wonderful "Operation Rhino" is the fifth book in "The White Giraffe" series - a welcome return for young conservationist heroes Martine and Ben. ![]() |