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![]() ![]() ![]() In this riveting dramatization of Erzsébet Báthory's life, the countess tells her story in her own words, writing to her only son-a final reckoning from his mother in an attempt to reveal the truth behind her downfall. Her opponents painted her as a bloodthirsty škrata-a witch-a portrayal that would expand to grotesque proportions through the centuries. Her crime: the gruesome murders of dozens of female servants, mostly young girls tortured to death for displeasing their ruthless mistress. ![]() In 1611, Countess Erzsébet Báthory, a powerful Hungarian noblewoman, stood helpless as masons walled her inside her castle tower, dooming her to spend her final years in solitary confinement. Was the "Blood Countess" history's first and perhaps worst female serial killer? Or did her accusers create a violent fiction in order to remove this beautiful, intelligent, ambitious foe from the male-dominated world of Hungarian politics? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'We were more like Pinkie and his gang from Brighton Rock,' he writes at one point of his teenage friends. ![]() He was, and remains, a man of contradictory impulses, fascinated by football hooliganism and Oscar Wilde.Īnd as for the other influences. From time to time, you are given a glimpse of Lydon's otherness, not least his pathological unwillingness to embrace any orthodoxy, be it punk rebellion or celebrity conformity. ![]() It's a story that's been told many times but not as scurrilously or with such blatant bias, and, as such, is highly entertaining. The narrative is stitched together from Lydon's highly selective rendering of punk history and the often contradictory testimonies of many of his friends. It primarily concerns his time in the Sex Pistols, and the notoriety that attended those few years when his punk alter-ego, Johnny Rotten, was the object of the kind of mass moral panic one can never imagine a pop performer ever engendering again. Anyone looking for clues as to the current state of Lydon's psyche could do worse than read his biography, first published 10 years ago, and hastily reissued to cash in on his current and unexpected popularity. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But when Captain Hook reveals some rather permanent and evil plans for Never Land, it's up to the two of them to save Peter Pan-and his world. with Captain Hook Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling’s life is not what she imagined it would be. Unexpected dangers and strange foes pop up at every turn, and a little pixie named Tinker Bell seems less than willing to help. The 8th book in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land. But Never Land isn't quite the place she imagined it would be. So when an opportunity to travel to Never Land via pirate ship presents itself, Wendy makes a deal with the devil. ![]() After nearly meeting her hero, Peter Pan, four years earlier, she still holds on to the childhood hope that his magical home truly exists. Wendy's only real escape is in writing down tales of Never Land. The doldrums of an empty house after her brothers have gone to school, the dull parties where everyone thinks she talks too much, and the fact that her parents have decided to send her away to Ireland as a governess-it all makes her wish things could be different. with Captain Hook? Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling's life is not what she imagined it would be. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when explicit photos involving her, a politician's son and a garden bench are published online, the trolls set out to take her apart. Izzy never expected to be eighteen and internationally reviled. Izzy O'Neill here! Impoverished orphan, aspiring comedian and Slut Extraordinaire, if the gossip sites are anything to go by. For fans of Louise O'Neill, Holly Bourne and Amy Schumer. I will protect Izzy O'Neill with my life.' Becky Albertalli, author of Love Simon A hilarious, groundbreaking young adult novel for anyone who's ever called themselves a feminist. Laura Steven is an explosive talent on the page!' CWIP judges Marian Keyes, Kathy Lette, Katy Brand, Allison Pearson, Shazia Mirza and Jennifer Young 'Laura Steven simultaneously destroyed the patriarchy and made me laugh so hard I choked. WINNER of the inaugural Comedy Women in Print prize 2019. ![]() ![]() Sword Point is a story about the importance of learning and growing, and it is a great introduction to the world of knights and swords. He also becomes friends with other knights, and they help him to learn more about himself and the world around him. He joins a knightly order and begins to learn the skills and techniques necessary to be a successful knight. ![]() This is the 3rd time since it was first published that I have read this book, and am never bored. Coyle provides excellent detail on equipment, strategy, and tactics. Coyle's cold-eyed portrayal of an American battalion demoralized by repeated ambushes offers a welcome corrective to post-Desert Storm triumphalism, but his storyline essentially recycles Vietnam. Army, Russkaia osvoboditelnaia armiia, World War III, United States. Having been in the military during the cold war, I can say that Mr. Sword Point by Coyle, Harold, 1952- Publication date 1989 Topics United States. ![]() ![]() After being orphaned and spending his childhood being raised by a band of warriors, he discovers the power of the sword and the importance of knighthood. Harold Coyle does it again with Sword Point. First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with a small, dime sized stain to the upper edge and bumped corner in Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edge wear is the story of a young man who discovers the power of the sword and the importance of knighthood.Sword Point is the story of a young man who discovers the power of the sword and the importance of knighthood. ![]() ![]() Published on Bram Stoker: Dracula (Audiobook Extract) read by Richard E. Published on Jane Austen: Persuasion (Audiobook Extract) read by Geraldine McEwan Published on Herman Melville: Moby-Dick (Audiobook Extract) read by William Hootkins Banned from a required sophomore English reading list at the Napoleon. Genre Audiobook Contains tracks Mary Shelley: Frankenstein (Audiobook extract) read by Richard Pasco Removed from the Jackson Milton school libraries in North Jackson, OH (1980). These audiobooks are available to download from iTunes UK and .uk This a collection of extracts from the audiobook editions, taken from the Penguin archives and made available for digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. ![]() ![]() Welcome to the Penguin English Library: 100 of the best novels in the English language. ![]() ![]() ![]() I can see them in the car before the accident-the heavy rain, the world and the pavement as wet and slick as if it had been oiled down for their arrival. If he had been with me, everything would have been different. I cannot hear her, but I see Sylvie tell them the cause of the argument, and I know, I know, I know, I know. I see Sylvie sitting sideways out of the back of the policeman's car, her feet drumming on the wet pavement as she talks. I can see it-the rain-slicked road and the flashing lights of ambulance and police cars cutting through the darkness of night, warning those passing by: catastrophe has struck here, please drive slowly. What they do not know, the cause of the argument, is crucial to the story of me. The story lurking underneath and in between the facts of the one they can see. What they do not know is that there is another story. It is, in other people's opinions, not important to the story. No one ever says what they were arguing about. In a few weeks, Finny would be turning nineteen. ![]() It was raining, of course, and with his girlfriend, Sylvie Whitehouse, he glided through the rain in the red car his father had given him on his sixteenth birthday. I wasn't with Finny on that August night, but my imagination has burned the scene in my mind so that it feels like a memory. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The best way to find your own style is to practice and play with letters! Over time, your style starts to pop out at you. And there are lots of places to practice right inside the book. To do most of the exercise prompts in this hand-lettering guide, all you need are the basics: pencils, an eraser, and colored pencils or markers. brings you the latest reviews for Adventures in Lettering: 40 Exercises & Projects to Master Your Hand-Lettering Skills by Dawn Nicole Warnaar. Coloring pages to sit back, relax, and color.Once you're comfortable with the basic techniques, apply them to additional crafts and projects, including: This 128-page workbook features beginner hand-lettering lessons, from playing with style and brush calligraphy basics to illustrated hand-lettered designs and lettering styles. Taught by the popular and skilled hand-lettering artist Dawn Nicole Warnaar, Adventures in Lettering combines creative self-expression and beautiful designs for an exploration of various lettering exercises. Hand-lettering is all about having fun and embracing the imperfections. Adventures in Lettering is the ultimate hand-lettering workshop for young creatives!Įven if you're a total hand-lettering beginner or think you have "bad handwriting," Adventures in Lettering is still for you! There's a world of difference between regular handwriting (both print and cursive) and lettering. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What planted the seed for Essential Labor? Garbes does not sugarcoat the difficulties and complexities of mothering rather, in Essential Labor, she “offers space to imagine the chores that often seem overwhelming and laborious as opportunities to craft meaning and - this is the dream - contribute to positive social change.” Sounds nice, right? Except for when it leaves us feeling enraged, gaslighted, and exhausted.Īt least we have Angela Garbes, whose newest book, Essential Labor, examines the collective power of mothering and interrogates how individuals can both fight for systemic changes (like affordable quality child care, paid family leave, and comprehensive maternal health care) and reclaim acts of mothering in our own lives. ![]() Instead, it’s a nap on a gingham picnic blanket, a stroll through a strawberry patch, a pregnant silhouette at sunset. Social media would have us believe that motherhood is free of messy realities. The actual labor of motherhood (i.e., the kissing of boo-boos the knowing to make the orange, not white, mac and cheese the washing and drying and folding and putting away endless loads of laundry) takes up far less space in our collective imagination than the static imagery of motherhood. ![]() |