![]() Intimate and alluring with exclusive photography throughout, and illustrations by the author, My Name's Yours, What's Alaska? is the ultimate backstage pass. Finally coming clean on her home planet (earth), this dishy, visual memoir tells the stories that shaped Alaska into an All Star: from prom king to the House of Haunt, to the very public breakup that almost destroyed her. This is the story of one of the galaxy's greatest queens, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, as she transforms from wearing dresses made of trash bags because she has to, to wearing dresses made of trash bags because she wants to. ![]() ![]() Before RuPaul's Drag Race became a worldwide phenomenon, Drag was mostly an underground art form, performed by the daring and the quick-witted, with maximum energy and a minimal budget. Alaska Thunderfuck spills the tea on her meteoric rise from timid Pennsylvania kid to drag superstar in this intimate photographic memoir that will appeal to diehard Alaska admirers and broader drag fans alike. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Bush, and (frightening thought) the driver passing me on I-285. Not just the poor souls on the prayer list, but the cashier at Kroger, George W. Reading brought the comfort of commiseration: the realization that loss-this apocalyptic, redefining human experience-affects everyone. No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. After the death of my husband Elliot, I found myself not swallowing but sighing-taking deep breaths followed by audible exhales-a subconscious attempt, I later realized, to dislodge what felt like cinder blocks on my chest. I keep on swallowing.”Įven before opening to the first page, I knew C. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. ![]() I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. ![]() ![]() ![]() An engrossing fusion of erudition and anecdote, "The Dirt on Clean "considers the bizarre prescriptions of history's doctors, the hygienic peccadilloes of great authors, and the historic twists and turns that have brought us to a place Ashenburg considers hedonistic yet oversanitized. Stop washing"? And why is the German term "Warmduscher"-a man who washes in warm or hot water-invariably a slight against his masculinity? Katherine Ashenburg takes on such fascinating questions as these in "The Dirt on Clean," her charming tour of attitudes toward hygiene through time. Did Napoleon know something we didn't when he wrote to Josephine, "I will return in five days. For the aristocratic Frenchman in the seventeenth century, it meant changing your shirt once a day and perhaps going so far as to dip your hands in some water. ![]() For the first-century Roman, being clean meant a two-hour soak in baths of various temperatures, scraping the body with a miniature rake, and a final application of oil. The question of cleanliness is one every age and culture has answered with confidence. ![]() ![]() It's important because if you want to know what the secret referred to in the book's title is, you're not going to get it here. I didn't know this until the end of the book. Most of her novels deal with the Southern United States during the post-American Civil War era.īefore you read this, you need to know that there's a sequel. ![]() It first appeared in serial form in the New York Ledger in 1859, and was serialized twice more (1868-69, 1883) before first appearing in book form in 1888. Her first novel, Retribution, a serial for the National Era, published in book form in 1846, was so well received that she gave up teaching and became a regular contributor to various periodicals, especially the New York Ledger. The bulk of her work appeared as a serial in Robert Bonner s The New York Ledger, which was widely read in the 1850s and 1860s. Some of her earliest works appeared in The National Era, the newspaper that printed Uncle Tom s Cabin. ![]() Southworth s first story, The Irish Refugee, was published in the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. She was probably the most widely read author of that era. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819-1899) was an American writer of more than 60 novels in the latter part of the 19th century. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a level 2 reader, your child will be exploring new vocabulary and longer sentences. Listed as Scholastic reader level 2, the Rainbow Magic books are the perfect starting point for your child when reading for fun as well as for school. The Rainbow Magic books are ideal for readers aged 5-7 years old and are a great introduction to chapter books for younger children. ![]() ![]() These work as great bedtime stories to read along with your child or if they are starting to read longer books independently The Rainbow Magic Collection is a great way to begin your child's interest in reading without them being overwhelmed with lots of text and long paragraphs. Journey to Fairyland and help the two main characters, Kirsty and Rachel, as they go on different adventures with fairies across the kingdom.Ī Year of Rainbow Magic books are split into short and manageable paragraphs with beautiful illustrations breaking the writing up. Each Rainbow Magic fairy is an individual character and name, meaning that each book is completely different which will keep your child engaged throughout the whole series. With a book for every week of the year, your child will look forward to each new adventure. Experience the world of Daisy Meadows Rainbow Magic books with this set of 52 fairy stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() I am represented by Sarah Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary Agency. My debut MG series CURSE OF THE GRANVILLE FORTUNE releases fall 2014 through Month9Books. Stalked by Death (Touch of Death) (Paperback) Author: Kelly Hashway Publisher: Spencer Hill Press: All Ages: Add Kelly tagged as: I wrote: 60. Also look for my other YA novels: STALKED BY DEATH (Spencer Hill Press, August 23, 2013), THE MONSTER WITHIN (Spencer Hill Press, June 2014), THE DARKNESS WITHIN (Spencer Hill Press, June 2015), and INTO THE FIRE (Month9Books, spring 2014). Kelly Hashway fully admits to being one of the most accident-prone people on the planet, but that didn’t stop her from jumping out of an airplane at ten thousand feet one Halloween. My debut YA, TOUCH OF DEATH, released Januthrough Spencer Hill Press. I write for children of all ages from picture books up to young adult. Barely able to live with herself and trying to make things right, Sam ends up a pawn in a vicious game of payback within the local coven of witches.īut when the game reveals what Ethan had to do to save Sam, she must make a choice that will change all their lives forever. And after she kills, she’s tortured by visions-glimpses into her victims would-have-been futures had she not killed them. She’s now a monster that drains others’ lives to survive. ![]() She died of cancer with her long-time boyfriend, Ethan, by her side–a completely unfair shot at life.īut Ethan found a way to bring her back, like he promised he would. The moment seventeen-year-old Samantha Thompson crawls out of her grave, her second chance at life begins. ![]() ![]() The woodcarver’s secret anguish – a wife and child lost years ago – is gently revealed, and his miraculous transformation from a lonely, lost soul to a caring, loving man is gradual and affecting. Every day as he works on the figures the widow and son visit, and the boy eventually wins his trust and love, resulting in the miracle: an emotional reawakening for the lonely woodcarver.Ī heartwarming Christmas tale that never descends into sentimentality, thanks to the restraint and subtle craft of the author. One day he receives a request from a widow and her son to carve a nativity scene. ![]() Interests: Christmas, art, wood carving, Christian religionĪlso by this illustrator: When Jessie Came Across the SeaĪ grim and unfriendly woodcarver keeps to himself in a New England town at the turn of the (last) century. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus, Dracula isn't just a vampire lord that once called Wallachia his home, he's the first and most powerful Carpathian vampire who also poses an existential threat to all of humanity. The series makes a reinvention of the character, taking concepts from his original story and reworking them to suit the way American Vampire tells its stories. And we can now add American Vampire to that list.Īs with many of the more contemporary works that have added in Dracula, our fiendish Lord of Nightmares (who makes up the first half of American Vampire: Volume 5 with his series "Lord of Nightmares") can't just be Dracula. You can generally rely on any series, that goes on for any length of time, to eventually getting around to doing their version of Dracula, with the likes of Blade: Trinity, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sherlock Holmes all taking their shot. ![]() Not the first vampire ever written about but certainly the most famous at this, all thanks to Bram Stoker. ![]() He is the main man, as far as vampire literature. It seems like any time a vampire series runs long enough it eventually has to invoke Dracula. ![]() ![]() ![]() His parents are from the Lex Tribe, she corrects me.Ĭome inside for dinner, Amity, Mum says with a shake of her head. I hope not, I say as I feel myself redden, which isn’t hard as I am usually snow white. Perhaps Nicholas will be your bond mate, Mum says in her not-so-subtle way of saying she saw the kiss. ![]() I am envious of her strawberry blonde curls. I skip up to the back door and Mum appears in all her grace and beauty. I can’t recall him ever saying my birth name. I replay the memory in my head, scrunching my nose at his use of my last name. My fingers linger on the spot he kissed me. I open my eyes as he leans back and smiles at me.Ĭatch you later, Winters, he says, before turning on his heels and walking up to my house. The softness of his lips on my skin makes my skin flush. He closes the space between us and plants a soft kiss on the corner of my lips. Nicholas leans forward, his face close to mine. His angelic face is the reason that every girl on the island, including me, fantasises about him. ![]() I think he is beautiful, in every sense of the word. I step off the swing and turn to face him, leaning forward and resting my hands on the seat of the swing. He is well practiced in the art of charm. I tilt my head towards him and note the smile he gives me. He catches the swing, slowing it to a halt. Silver hair flies across my face and butterflies do flips in my stomach with each fall. I move my legs with the wind, willing myself to go higher. Nicholas stands behind me, pushing the swing. It sits behind the pine trees, overlooking the fields. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Walking the line between villainy and heroism, each will have to choose what's most important: saving those you love at the expense of the many, or making impossible sacrifices for the sake of a better world. No matter where the Prometheus goes-Prague, Austria, India-nowhere is safe, and every second ticks closer toward the eleventh hour. As new threats emerge, loyalties must shift. But Zavier, leader of the terrorists, has a bigger plan-to bring back the lost god of time. Now captives, Colton, Daphne, and the others have a stark choice: join the Prometheus’s cause or fight back in any small way they can and face the consequences. Descripción - The final installment of the Timekeeper trilogy.The crew of the Prometheus is intent on taking down the world’s clock towers so that time can run freely. ![]() |