![]() ![]() She and fellow student Annie Dillard (the well-known essayist and novelist) became go-go dancers for an all-girl rock band, the Virginia Woolfs. Catherine's School in Richmond, Virginia, Smith enrolled at Hollins College in Roanoke. Growing up in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia, nine-year-old Lee Smith was already writing-and selling, for a nickel apiece-stories about her neighbors in the coal boomtown of Grundy and the nearby isolated "hollers." After spending her last two years of high school at St. Her father, Ernest, was the owner and operator of a Ben Franklin store in Grundy. Her mother, Gig, was a college graduate who taught school. The Smith home sat on Main Street, and the Levisa Fork River ran just behind it. Smith was born in 1944 in Grundy, Virginia, a small coal-mining town in the Appalachian Mountains, less than 10 miles from the Kentucky border. Her novel The Last Girls was listed on the New York Times bestseller's list and won the Southern Book Critics Circle Award. Henry Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, and the North Carolina Award for Literature. She has received many writing awards, such as the O. ![]() ![]() Lee Smith (born November 1, 1944) is an American fiction writer who often incorporates her background from the American South in her works. For other people named Lee Smith, see Lee Smith (disambiguation). ![]()
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![]() ![]() ‘Should I read …?’, ‘What’s that book?’ posts, sales links, piracy, plagiarism, low quality book lists, unmarked spoilers (instructions for spoiler tags are in the sidebar), sensationalist headlines, novelty accounts, low effort content. Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. ![]() ![]() It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a good thing that I read this series because of the characters involved. And Holden, male prostitute and Roan’s unofficial assistant, brings him a case involving the suspicious death of one of Holden’s clients, which puts Roan far too close to a murderer for his state of mind.ġst Edition published by Dreamspinner Press, November 2011 There’s a loose infected terrorizing the city. The leader of the church is ramping up the violence against him, calling Roan out as a traitor to his kind. He’s still struggling with the death of his husband and the guilt of finding new love his old enemy, the Church of the Divine Transformation, is becoming increasingly hostile and he’s taken on a tragic cold case involving a long-missing boy.Īs Roan fights to control the lion inside him, his world explodes with all kinds of trouble. ![]() ![]() In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.Ĭonceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country-maybe in the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Trish Trash isn’t just a sports story and a coming-of-age tale it’s also a masterful critique of capitalism. Jessica Abel treads assuredly in Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars…What’s really amazing about Abel’s performance, though, is that she pulls it off while juggling a few different agendas. ![]() …and then a half-dead Martian shows up on her doorstep. She wants desperately to go pro because it seems like the only way to escape a future of poverty and hard labor on her family’s moisture farm in Candor Chasma.īut even if she could make the team, she’s too young to get a contract, and her family is going broke faster than her escape velocity… Trish is a talented young hoverderby player on Mars 200 years in the future. All Trish wants to do is become the best derby jammer on Mars. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The anode or negative electrode is usually graphite, although silicon-carbon is also being increasingly used. Most commercial Li-ion cells use intercalation compounds as active materials. ![]() Ĭhemistry, performance, cost, and safety characteristics vary across types of lithium-ion batteries. Compared to other rechargeable battery technologies, Li-ion batteries have high energy densities, low self-discharge, and no memory effect (although a small memory effect reported in LFP cells has been traced to poorly made cells). It also sees significant use for grid-scale energy storage and military and aerospace applications. It is the predominant battery type used in portable consumer electronics and electric vehicles. The electrolyte is typically a lithium salt in an organic solvent. The cathode (positive electrode) is typically a metal oxide. The anode (negative electrode) of a conventional lithium-ion cell is typically graphite made from carbon. ![]() A 3.6 V Li-ion battery from a Nokia 3310 mobile phoneġ00–265 Wh/kg (0.360–0.954 MJ/kg) Ġ.35% to 2.5% per month depending on state of charge ģ.6 / 3.7 / 3.8 / 3.85 V, LiFePO4 3.2 V, Li4Ti5O12 2.3 VĪ lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery which uses the reversible reduction of lithium ions to store energy. ![]() ![]() ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. ![]() These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. ![]() Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
![]() ![]() As a former editor and columnist for the Washington Post and editor-in-chief of the NAACP’s The Crisis, Asim ( A Taste of Honey, 2009, etc.) brings an impressive breadth of experience to these pieces. Highly recommend for parents looking for a cute read with beautiful illustrations to share with their budding readers. 16, 2018 A collection of essays that go wide and deep into the black experience in America. The secular celebration has broad appeal for the holiday and highlights many great things about the season.įinal verdict: This lovely and delightful board book is a great pick for young children to introduce holiday customs and celebrate Christmas. The font is easy to read for parents who will be reading aloud. The rhyming phrases have audible appeal for little ones. The text-to-image ratio is great for young readers with one relatively short phrase (e.g. I also really love that the book features a family of color. What I loved: The illustrations in this book are lovely and full of plenty of colors and characters that will appeal to babies and toddlers. Each page features an adorable baby, often with her kitten, and frequently with her mother and/or father as well as plenty of Christmas decor and spirit. 20 pages In the My Baby Loves Christmas board book, celebrate all the lovely things that baby discovers about Christmas. MY BABY LOVES CHRISTMAS is a rhythmic and rhyming celebration of the secular holiday from snow and jingle bells to trees, gingerbread men, and stockings. ![]() Babies and toddlers will love the colorful celebration of Christmas in this delightful board book. ![]() ![]() ![]() This tough guy has finally met his match – and they’re both about to fall harder than a ton of red-hot bricks. They’ve both got their demons to face, but as the southern heat brings tensions sizzling to the surface, something sparks between them. After all, she’s never known one she could depend on.īut when Beau turns up and spirits her across the state to meet her estranged sister, everything changes. She’s always been independent, confident, strong. But Beau’s not interested in love this year: No women. Rachel Gibson Emma Bates Series undefined Parte 3 6 h 44 min New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson returns to Truly, Idaho, and to the fate of sexy SEAL Blake Junger GIMMEE A B-R-E-A-K Ex-high school cheerleader Natalie Cooper could once shake her pom-poms with the best of them. His body is covered in tattoos and makes girls go weak at the knees. The scorching hot love story of two troubled hearts from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson, author of RESCUE ME and NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.Įx-marine Beau Junger likes fast cars and loud music. Sizzling hot contemporary romance from the New York Times bestselling author ![]() ![]() I also enjoyed all the Greek Mythology integrated into the story, although I'm not sure how accurate it all is.does Hades really cheat on Persephone? (Ana?) Also, a few other details seem a little hazy in this regard, but I am willing to suspend my misgivings for the sake of the story in this case. I am a sucker for super powers and/or magic of any kind though, so I'll let it slide. I really like the female MC, Cat, although she does whine a lot and I sometimes wanted to punch her right in her cantankerous mouth. The world building was well done and she managed to get it done without the usual first book info dump. ![]() This is my first (I think) Amanda Bouchet and I was really impressed, actually. ![]() This was a great start to what I hope will be a super decent trilogy. ![]() ***This book and the next in the series are only $0.62 on amazon US right now, people!*** ![]() ![]() ![]() Not deterred, Friend seeks the isolation of his cabin. Only, he must share his remote inlet with crazed lighthouse keeper Gruner (Ray Stevenson – Thor, Thor: Ragnarok). The previous weather surveyor was officially deemed as succumbing to Typhus. Set in an isolated island in the Antarctic during the early 20th century, Cold Skin follows a newly appointed weather surveyor, Friend (played by David Oakes – The White Queen, Victoria). The screenplay is penned by Jesús Olmo ( 28 Weeks Later), and Eron Sheean ( The Divide). The film is based on the novel La Pell Freda by Albert Sánchez Piñol. A complete tonal shift from his previous works, his prior projects include the demonic possession film The Crucifixion (2017), the deliciously gory “X Is for XXL” segment in horror anthology ABC’S of Death (2012), and perhaps his most notable film – the extreme Frontier(s) (2007). Steering clear of gore, violence, and modern horror fare, Gens goes remote with Cold Skin. ![]() Isolated at the top of a lighthouse in the Antarctic are two men – trapped by impending madness and creatures that come from the sea.įrom France, this English-speaking film comes from the genre-familiar hands of director Xavier Gens. Fantastical drama Cold Skin tells a tale of loneliness, fear, and humanity in presence of beasts. ![]() |