![]() ![]() But what happens when Cap quits - and becomes the Nomad?! Each issue has been beautifully restored, including the original letters pages! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #149-192. Bucky Barnes, the once and future Winter Soldier, took on the mantle of Captain America after Steve Rogers seeming death. The suit is back Here we have 1 Marvel Omnibus Reprint and 1 New Marvel Omnibus in September 2023 Don't forget to share the video. ![]() and the X-Men can hope to topple the Secret Empire! Prepare to relive a shocking saga that defined Captain America for a generation. ![]() And that's just the beginning! The Falcon co-stars throughout, and only the combined efforts of Cap, the Falcon, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Captain America and Bucky of the 1950s. The early '70s were interesting times for America - and adventurous ones for Captain America! Featuring more than 40 issues of Cap action, this oversized omnibus collects writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema's iconic run on the Star-Spangled Avenger! Cap battles enemies - and allies - including Doctor Faustus, S.H.I.E.L.D. ![]()
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Actually, it's a bit hard for us to get books from UK, so I'm glad I found it here. ![]() Thanks to Qwerty, the Indonesian publisher to introduce this awesome book for Indonesian reader. But it turns out to be one of my favorite. I found the translated book last year, and read it without high expectation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Our thoughts are often negatively charged, and we get trapped in feelings of regret about the past, or experience anxious worries about the future.Įckart Tolle is a well-known and popular spiritual teacher and author. Focusing too much on the past, or the future, means that we often miss out on the enjoyment of the present moment, and, what's more, these thoughts don't always take us to pleasant times. These negative emotions about ourselves, and how our lives should be, prevent us from experiencing the fullness of life, and enjoying who we really are. Hence we waste precious time, and squander potential moments of joy and wonder. We fret about the past or the future, and these negative feelings and false beliefs pull us out of living in the present. The Power of Now explores the mind as a great tool, but also an obstacle to experiencing the present moment. In fact, we spend many of our waking hours in a state of mental time travel, which causes us to be trapped in thoughts about the past, or the future. ![]() Do you believe in the idea of time travel, or do you think that it's a fictional concept? According to Eckart Tolle, a renowned spiritual teacher and author, we time travel daily, sometimes without even realizing it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hyde, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, and Treasure Island, he died in 1894. The author of many novels, including The Strange Case of Dr. He spent his childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, but traveled widely in the United States and throughout the South Seas. The respected doctor becomes inexplicably silent and reclusive, while at the same time the terrifying Mr Edward Hyde begins to stalk the streets of London… At heart a chilling tale of the perils of ambition and hubris, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde reflects many of the preoccupations of Stevenson's own Victorian milieu - the dangers of a morbidly repressive society, and the post-Darwinian fear of man's beast nature. Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850. Dr Henry Jekyll has been obsessed since early manhood by the uneasy duality of good and evil he senses in himself and others, and is driven - to his peers' dismay - to tamper with the mysterious and transcendental side of science. A new edition of one of the most famous stories of English literature: inspired by a feverish dream, Stevenson's renowned horror fantasy is a glimpse into the darker side of all human beings. One of the most well-known gothic stories of all time, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a harrowing tale of good and evil and the duality of man set against dark, Victorian London. ![]() ![]() Throughout, the presentation is crystal-clear, the tone is reassuring, and the voice is empowering. Only then does it cover possible complications and the care practices and procedures for resolving them. Unlike pregnancy guides that can overwhelm and alarm by telling you up front all the things that can possibly go wrong, this book first describes normal, healthy processes, their typical variations, and the usual care practices for monitoring them. ![]() Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn provides the information and guidance you need to make informed decisions about having a safe and satisfying pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period–decisions that reflect your preferences, priorities, and values. Parents love this book because it puts them in control experts love it because it’s based on the latest medical research and recommendations from leading health organizations. ![]() Available for the first time in full color, the up-to-date and authoritative pregnancy guide that has sold 1.5 million copies–by recognizing that “one size fits all” doesn’t apply to maternity care ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You will still experience a romantic thrill but without any worries that you are being drawn into a virtual "threesome" with the characters. And this pairing is even more interesting by employing "dynamite comes in small packages" with our female lead vs her "protection target" as an action hero male movie mega-star.Īlso, another feature with Katherine Center's books are a focus on Contemporary Romance without steamy or explicit content. Within this book, our protagonist is a female bodyguard. ![]() So, when I heard KC had a new book in the works earlier this year, I made sure my car was filled with gas and my TBR List had an open spot reserved for this upcoming book release!Īs always, Katherine Center's books feature strong female characters in roles that are not typically inhabited by women. Katherine Center has become an automatic add to the top of my TBR List toot suite! Taking my speedy "reading car" tight around any corner to get to the bookstore super-fast and pick up my latest copy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Examine the relationships between parents and their children in the book. ![]() ![]() ![]() What do you think the reader gains by having access to these different points of view? What do each of these perspectives bring to the story? Whose story did you enjoy most? Whose story surprised you the most?ĥ. The novel is told through the perspectives of three characters: that of Priya, of Grace, and of Mahindan both in the present and in the past. Author Sharon Bala has said that she wrote the novel as a “meditation on empathy.” Discuss how the novel explores both the need for empathy as well as how it is tested.Ĥ. Consider the book’s epigraph by Martin Luther King Jr.: “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” How does this epigraph relate to the plot or set the stage for the themes explored in the book?ģ. Who did you think the boat people of the title were going to be? What other examples of “boat people” are you aware of?Ģ. Why do you think the author chose The Boat People as her title? Throughout history, the term “boat people” has been used to refer to different waves of migrants. ![]() ![]() ![]() In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others-a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. ![]() Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world.īut as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. ![]() Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. 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