6/12/2023 0 Comments Slightly Engaged by Wendy Markham![]() Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe.
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6/12/2023 0 Comments Snow crash graphic novel![]() ![]() ![]() When he enters the virtual building, a random stranger offers him a program called “Snow Crash”. To do this, he enters the Metaverse – a virtual reality world – but ends up returning to the headquarters of his old hacker buddies. She somehow manages to deliver it on time, which impresses the Mafia.Ī few days later, with no car left and his Mafia job just a memory, Hiro focuses on one of his other sidelines, gathering random information for a central database. With only a couple of minutes left on the pizza box’s electronic timer, Y.T. Hiro tries to shake her but then they both run into trouble and Hiro ends up crashing his car. A teenaged skateboard-riding courier called Y.T., who works for the RadiKS corporation and gets around by car-surfing using a magnetic harpoon. Not by the police ( they don’t exist), but by a “kourier”. And, part-time hacker, katana enthusiast and Mafia pizza delivery guy Hiro Protagonist is barrelling through them at a ridiculous speed in his car because if he doesn’t deliver a pizza within the next few minutes, the Mafia will not be pleased. The country consists of lots of small “burbclaves” and “franchulates”, which are territories and outposts of various groups and organisations. Snow Crash begins in a futuristic version of America that has no real central government. This is the 2011 Penguin (UK) paperback reprint of “Snow Crash” (1992) that I read. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Flipped wendelin![]() Bryce's father tells him to stop accepting eggs from Juli, but rather than risk hurting Juli’s feelings, Bryce ends up throwing the eggs away every morning. Bryce’s family worries that because Juli’s yard has always been very messy the eggs may contain salmonella. Things with Juli start to change when Juli begins giving Bryce and his family weekly batches of chicken eggs from the hens she raises in her yard. Matters are not helped when Bryce's grandfather takes a liking to Juli and starts pestering Bryce to be friends with her. Unbeknownst to Juli, Bryce feels horrible about Juli's tree but does not know how or if he should bring it up with her. ![]() She spends hours up in the tree, but her protest is foiled when she is forcibly removed from her favourite perch. In elementary school, Juli becomes preoccupied with saving her beloved sycamore tree from being cut down. ![]() Though Juli believes she is in love, Bryce is annoyed by her constant and persistent attention. Julianna 'Juli' Baker meets Bryce Loski two weeks before the beginning of second grade. It is a stand-alone teen romance with the two protagonists alternately presenting their perspective on a shared set of events. Flipped (2001) is a young adult novel by Wendelin Van Draanen set from c.1994 to 2000. ![]() ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Messenger by lois lowry![]() ![]() Gatherer was entangled and killed by Forest, which is a dangerous place for most citizens. On the return trip home, Matty hears mournful singing, or keening. ![]() For reasons unknown, Matty is confused and fearful of the small animal. In a mysterious evening walk to the Forest, Matty seeks out a small frog. Matty assists Seer with cooking and caring for the house. Now a boy on the verge of adulthood, Matty lives with a blind man called Seer. After arriving at Village, the community cared for Matty. Matty was once a young troublemaker from a broken home and once referred to himself as Fiercest of the Fierce. When Matty's caregiver, Seer, enlists Matty's help to travel through the Forest and return with Seer's daughter before the border closure, Matty must call upon all of his courage to journey through increasingly dangerous Forest. At the same time, the Forest that once welcomed Matty now darkens and thickens to prevent passage. A growing group of citizens demands to close its borders. ![]() Young Matty is struggling to understand his strange and mysterious gift of healing powers just as the altruistic society he lives in begins to experience disharmony. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Corto maltese![]() ![]() The adventures of this modern Ulysses are set during the first 30 years of the 20th Century in such exotic locales as Pratt’s native Venice, the steppes of Manchuria, the Caribbean islands, the Danakil deserts, the Amazon forests, and the waves of the Pacific.Ĭorto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn collects the first six inter-connected short stories Pratt created in France in the early 1970s: “The Secret of Tristan Bantam,” “Rendez-vous in Bahia,” “Sureshot Samba,” “The Brazilian Eagle,” “So Much for Gentlemen of Fortune,” and “The Seagull’s Fault.” ![]() Hugo Pratt’s peripatetic sailor was featured in a series of 29 stories. Throughout history, he has had feelings for Pandora. Romantic, elegant and ironic, he is quick off the mark. ![]() Due to various circumstances, he became a pirate, then began to work for the Monk with his friend Rasputin. By the mid-1970s Corto was the continent’s most popular series and Hugo Pratt the world’s leading graphic novelist. Corto Maltese: Born in Malta, this sailor has traveled around the world. Corto Maltese set the standard for all adult adventure comics in Europe. Long before the term “graphic novel” entered the popular lexicon-ten years before Will Eisner’s A Contract with God-Hugo Pratt pioneered the long-form “drawn literature” story. This book, the first of 12 volumes, launches the definitive English language edition of Hugo Pratt’s masterpiece, presented in the original oversized B&W format with new translations made from Pratt’s original Italian scripts. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Chuck palahniuk 2022![]() ![]() While on the road in support of Diary, Chuck began reading a short story entitled 'Guts,' which would eventually become part of the novel Haunted. Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, were released in 2003. Chuck credits writing Lullaby with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father. Chuck’s work has always been infused with personal experience, and his next novel, Lullaby, was no exception. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck’s first New York Times bestseller. ![]() Chuck put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. ![]() The film’s popularity drove sales of the novel. The adaptation of Fight Club was a flop at the box office, but achieved cult status on DVD. Written in stolen moments under truck chassis and on park benches to a soundtrack of The Downward Spiral and Pablo Honey, Fight Club came into existence. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Lauren conrad style book![]() ![]() ![]() When racy photos of Jane are leaked to the press, she finds herself at the center of a tabloid scandal. But there’s more to life on camera than just parties and shopping… Now the girls have an all access pass to Hollywood’s hottest everything. How Sweet it is? Jane Roberts was the average girl next door until she and her best friend, Scarlett Harp, landed their own reality show, L.A. ![]() Candy is a deliciously entertaining novel about what it’s like to come of age in Hollywood while starring in a reality TV show, written by a girl who has experienced it all firsthand: Lauren Conrad. In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it’s not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane’s spotlight. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres and she’s lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. ![]() When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a ‘reality version of Sex and the City,’ they can hardly believe their luck. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun. Nineteen year old Jane Roberts can’t wait to start living it up. Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer…Įverything. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Books like grown ups marian keyes![]() Still, everything manages to stay under control–that is, until Ed’s wife, Cara, gets a concussion and can’t keep her thoughts or opinions to herself. While some people clash, other people like each other far too much. Under the surface, though, conditions are murkier. Johnny’s wife, Jessie–who has the most money–insists on it. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together–birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. Once more, the jigsaw of her life had been thrown up in the air and she had no idea where the pieces would land.ĪBOUT THIS BOOK: They’re a glamorous family, the Caseys. She didn’t want it to be true, but everything had already changed forever. But this – tonight – was as bad as Rory, that same light-headed combination of disbelief and stone-cold certainty: something terrible had happened. Over the years, whenever a big drama had blown up, her second or third thought was, I’ve already survived the worst thing that could happen. But nothing had ever come close to the visceral punch of Rory ceasing to exist. Giving up on having a sixth child had, for a patch, been oddly unbearable. ![]() ![]() The wound of having been cut out of the Kinsella inner circle had taken a while to heal. EXCERPT: When Rory died, Jessie’s one consolation was that she’d never again have to live through something as bad. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Muse of nightmares by laini taylor![]() But is she? Sometimes, only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the Muse of Nightmares, has not yet discovered what she's capable of.Īs humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead? Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice-save the woman he loves, or everyone else?-while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep. In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. ![]() ![]() She believed she knew every horror and was beyond surprise. ![]() Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old. ![]() |