![]() ![]() ![]() However, you still fail to properly present some kind of factual base to support your claims, which makes it exceptionally difficult to both trust the statement and to implement it in a concrete way without contradicting our policies. My decisions do not set any kind of precedent to begin with, as they are mine and this a collaborative project. The Khwarazmian direction is based on regional successors, not some kind of plot to make it into another faction entirely to suit my own agenda. Your past decisions oblige you to do so otherwise I will accuse you of prefferential treatment and xenophobia.I neither know about the Cuman tribes nor do I see the need for each Cuman tribe to have their own separate rosters. Well if you are for the Cuman-Kypchak to be split into tribal leaders as factions than you must include the Bordini and their Voivode Ploskanea, faction that will evolve in tier 2 into a Vlach, Tartar and Cuman commonwealth and in tier 3 into the Moldavian Voivodeship given the fact that you chose the exact path for the Kwarazmian Empire. ![]()
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The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan5/11/2023 ![]() Moiraine Damodred arrives in Emond’s Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One, a malicious entity sowing the seeds of chaos and destruction. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. The first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®. ![]() ![]() Now an original series starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! This program is read by Audie Award-winning narrators Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, and includes a bonus interview with the author. "These veteran narrators keep the plot moving and the narration fresh" ( AudioFile Magazine ) ![]() ![]() ![]() Desperate to save face in front of her friends, Stevie asks Iris to play along as her girlfriend. To get her mind off everything, Iris tries out for the lead role in a local play, a queer retelling of Much Ado About Nothing, but comes face-to-face with Stefania, whose real name turns out to be Stevie. Perfectly happy to ignore her problems as per usual, Iris goes to a bar in Portland and meets a sexy stranger, Stefania, and a night of dancing and making out turns into the worst one-night stand Iris has had in her life. ![]() There’s only one problem-Iris is a romance author facing an imminent deadline for her second book, and she’s completely out of ideas. Everyone wants to see her settled down, but she holds firmly to her no dating rule. ![]() She’ll stick to her commitment-free hookups, thanks very much, except no one in her life will just let her be. Iris doesn’t want any of that-dating, love, romance. ![]() Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partners that are perfect for them, and her parents are still blissfully married. A fake relationship after a horrible one-night stand is anything but an act in this witty and heartfelt new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake.Įveryone around Iris Kelly is in love. ![]() Kitchen confidential5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Elizabeth David written by Quentin Tarantino' - A.A. Regarded as a modern classic of behind-the-scenes memoir and contemporary food writing, Kitchen Confidential is Anthony Bourdain's uncensored 'sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine' account of life as a professional chef.įrom his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in the East Village, from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable, as shocking as they are funny. To Escoffier and Larousse may now be added the name Bourdain.' - The Guardian There are very few books which all professional cooks should read but this is one. Which is to say it's a classic, and a ripe one at that. It’s also a gonzo investigation in the world of restaurant kitchens, which, coupled with Bourdain’s unabashed style, was all the world crown him with the appellation Hunter S. ![]() ![]() In short, Bourdain has written a bouillabaisse of a book. Kitchen Confidential is a deeply personal memoir, honest and hysterical to the bone. His account of a day in the life of a chef is a tour de force. '.written with a clarity and a clear-eyed wit to put the professional food writing fraternity to shame. ![]() Corridor by Alfian Sa'at5/11/2023 ![]() He has chosen to see all his obstacles as “only as Out is greater than the cost of being persecuted”. Speak his mind since “the of not speaking Mindset of “calculated naiveté … to guardĪgainst poisoning ” He has chosen to Over paralysis”, to be “moving” and “dynamic” He has chosen to believe in “recklessness 2010 - Life! Theatre Awards for Best Original ScriptĪnd he will not do all that because he has alreadyĬhosen.2005 - Life! Theatre Awards for Best Original Script.2001 - Young Artist Award (Singapore)|Young.Currently playwright of WILD RICE and student in NTU.1999 – Published first collection of short stories.Wrote well known plays in English and Malay.I998 – Published first collection of poetry.Attended medical classes at NUS but did not graduate.Took part in the Creative Arts Programme twice.often referred to as his country's enfant. ![]() The house in the cerulean sea5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() The master had showed them off proudly, telling Linus painting was her passion, and that if she hadn’t become the master of this specific orphanage, she’d be traveling with a circus as a lemur trainer or even have opened up a gallery to share her artwork with the world. The walls were lined with terrible paintings of lemurs in various poses. They were in the master’s office, a tidy room with government-issued brown carpet and old furniture. “I see,” Linus said, furiously scribbling on his pad of paper. It went on for a good minute before the blocks slowly lowered to the floor. Daisy frowned in concentration, the tip of her tongue stuck out between her teeth. The blocks spun in slow, concentric circles. He watched in rapt wonder as an eleven-year-old girl named Daisy levitated blocks of wood high above her head. “Oh dear,” Linus Baker said, wiping the sweat from his brow. ![]() Orange isn t the only fruit book5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her discussions of hell and redemption seem to have been off-putting to other students and teachers. Jeanette was an outsider, too, and writes of her school days with some humor. Her mother was a leader in their church, spoke with conviction and authority, and was respected by the members of their circle even if she didn’t have many friends to speak of. Novel Jeanette seems not to have had a problem with this. Both Jeanettes were adopted, and it seems that both Jeanettes’ mothers wished to groom their daughters to become missionaries. The main character, also named Jeanette, tells her story in retrospect and focuses on her adolescent and early teen years, which seem to have occurred in the early 1970s. In this case, the author struggles to reconcile religion, family and sexual preference. As with my previous review, The Golden Notebook, an underlying theme is alienation, a breaking up of the whole person and an attempt at putting it all back together again. ![]() Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is Jeanette Winterson’s autobiographical novel about her upbringing by an evangelical Christian mother in England and her coming out as a lesbian. ![]() Once by anna carey5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Although some have broken away from the strict mold *cough cough* Divergent, many remain unoriginal and downright boring. Much like the Twilight craze, many authors have hoped to hop on the Dystopian wave, bringing along dozens of books featuring future corrupted governments and renegading rebels. The Dystopian genre has grown quite large these past few years due to, as I believe, the accomplishment and mass-buzz surrounding The Hunger Games. ![]() ![]() Not that I condone cat swinging, but you get the picture. You can hardly swing a cat in a library these days without hitting some new YA Dystopian book. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust…and her heart. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve’s graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her. Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. The year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus-and the vaccine intended to protect against it-wiped out most of the earth’s population. ![]() The nameless city graphic novel5/10/2023 ![]() It's my first time having a 'Hollywood deal'. I always envisioned The Nameless City as a comic. In talking to Entertianment Weekly about the deal, Hicks remarked that, "It's exciting and a little scary. Let's hope so, because the fate of the Nameless City rests in their hands. At first, she hates Kai for everything he stands for, but his love of his new home may be the one thing that can bring these two unlikely friends together. He's a Dao born and bred–a member of the latest occupying nation. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those who try to name it are forever outsiders. The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the unending wars. ![]() ![]() But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands once again. ![]() We've got some truly awesome news for Indie comic book fans today, as its been announced that writer and artist Faith Erin Hicks' graphic novel trilogy THE NAMELESS CITY is lining up to be adapted for the small screen, courtesy of Frederator Studios! So far as we know, the three books will be broken up into 12 half-hour lone episodes, with each graphic novel being translated into four episodes each, the first batch (consisting of four episodes) will happen in the F all of 2018.įor those of you who aren't familiar with the series, here is a synopsis for the first volume:Įvery nation that invades the City gives it a new name. ![]() The duino elegies5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The Duino Elegies have been translated over twenty times into English. ![]() He was a guest of Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis- Hohenlohe (1855-1934), and the Elegies are therefore dedicated to her, in gratitude (Mitchell 549). The Duino Elegies, written in the winter of 1911-1912 (but not finished until 1922), were composed while Rilke was living at Duino Castle, on the Adriatic Sea. ![]() From October 1905 - May 1906, Rilke acted as secretary for the artist Auguste Rodin, and then spent the majority of the rest of his very short life traveling and writing (Bauer ix). ![]() He published his fist work, Life and Songs: Pictures and Notes from a Diary, in 1894, at only nineteen years of age. Born Rene Maria Rilke, in Prague in 1875, Rilke was treated by his mother as if he were a girl until he was nearly five years old, after which he attended Military Primary School from 1886-1890, which is potentially why the ideas of gender and identity are major themes throughout his work. He wrote extensively about human nature and the individual's place in the world, the dichotomy of being present in modern society while maintaining oneness and a self-imposed identity. Known as one of the greatest German-language poets, Rainer Maria Rilke is most renown for his Duineser Elegien (Duino Elegies) and Die Sonette an Orpheus (The Sonnets to Orpheus), and is recognized for lyrical and poetic syntax and diction, much of which is affected by which translation of his work one reads. ![]() |