![]() Also, since 2001, I’ve been been heavily engaged in the LGBT community in friendships, attending inclusive churches, and conferences. It’s allowed me to be able to evaluate other books. In researching for my own book, Walking the Bridgeless Canyon, I read and watched hundreds of book, papers, articles and documentaries. ![]() I challenge and evaluate the contents on any or several levels which apply to the book: historical, social, medical, psychological, political, and biblical. 'Stranger at the Gate' is an honest portrayal of a lifetime of second-guessing only to come to the realization that homosexuality is natural. Typically, my reviews are long and detailed. ![]() Well, I’ve read many of such books so that you may not need to read or buy them. Perhaps you’ve been sent a book by a well-meaning family member, or seen or heard a speaker that seems to have the answers you are looking for. : Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America (9780671884079) by White, Mel and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. ![]() As non-inclusive books are published, or come to my attention, I add reviews to this list, which for the most part, are hosted on Amazon as well.įrequently, LGBT Christians and/or their families desperately seek ways to understand sexual orientation and/or gender identity that may appear to be in conflict with their faith. Part of my Christian activism includes reviewing books that are damaging to the LGBT community. ![]()
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![]() ![]() As in Base's hugely popular bestseller Animalia, his lush, intricately detailed illustrations in The Eleventh Hour comprise a sort of visual hide-and-seek. ![]() The culprit could be any of a number of exotically costumed animal guests, from a pig dressed as an admiral to a pair of giraffes in tutus to a zebra gone punk. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. Full color.įrom the author of the international bestseller Animalia!ĬBCA Picture Book of the Year! When Horace the elephant turns 11, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. Base has hidden messages that will keep sleuths searching happily for hours for the answer to the mystery. When the time comes for the birthday banquet, a most curious mystery will be revealed. About the Book When Horace turns 11, he celebrates in grand style by inviting his friends to a splendid party. ![]() ![]() Of course, not everyone is using Steampunk in this way - some simply see the past with the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia, or find it easy to imagine themselves as the lucky lords and ladies - but as Steampunk "grows up," so to speak, it's increasingly becoming a tool for critique. Whether you're a newbie to the world of Steampunk, or a long-time enthusiast of airships, goggles, and mad scientists, The Steampunk User's Manual is essential reading. Many Steampunk writers are drawing on this obvious metaphor to our current age and exploring pressing social issues. This comprehensive guide to Steampunk creations of all kinds offers inspiration and practical tips for bringing your own retro-futuristic visions to life. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. (Just look at The Hunger Games.) Steampunk takes place in another period of massive inequality - the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age, a time when lords and ladies dressed in absurd regalia lounged in luxury while a permanent underclass shoveled the coal that fueled their society and starving urchins begged for bread in the streets. Download or read book The Steampunk Users Manual written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Abrams. ![]() While some movements like Occupy address the inequality head on, science fiction and fantasy have always provided a means for writers and artists to critique their society indirectly. Im honored to be included in The Steampunk Users Manual by Jeff VanderMeer and Desirina. We live in an era of massive inequality and an exponentially increasing gap between the rich and the poor. Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Feximal’s story ends more or less with the First World War, and his successors are those who have come through that conflict and are now dealing with its aftermath. While the granting of neither of those wishes would appear to be forthcoming, a series of novels set in Feximal’s world, but some years later, and featuring a new cast of characters (some whose existence was hinted at in the earlier works) is also a Very Good Thing Indeed. I absolutely adored KJ Charles’ The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal and would have loved to see more short stories, or even a full-length novel, in that exact same world. Gay Historical Paranormal Romance published by KJC Books 02 Aug 17 Stevie‘s review of Spectred Isle (Green Men, Book 1) by KJ Charles ![]() ![]() When Noa, the leader of Ark decides to cut even more words from List, Letta begins to question Noa’s true intentions. It’s a great responsibility and one she takes seriously. There, everyone must speak List, a language made up of only 500 words.Īs Wordsmith, it’s Letta’s job to collect and catalog words for a time when they might be used again. After the Melting destroys most of the world, those who live in Ark live a more simplified lifestyle. The List is a dystopian novel that follows 12-year-old Letta the Wordsmith of Ark. Now, the second book of the duology, The Last Lie, is available, and it was worth the wait. ![]() Usually sequels come in fast succession, but it’s been three years since Patricia Forde’s award-winning The Listwas published. ![]() THE LAST LIE, by Patricia Forde, Sourcebooks Young Readers, Aug. ![]() ![]() She’s writing to Sally now because she has a plan. Nobody is safe in Little Crampton, as Miss Maggie’s stern morality always prevents her from keeping her knowledge to herself: ‘No matter how small the skeleton she pounced upon, the lady could make its bones rattle so loudly that you would be deafened yourself’. ![]() Miss Maggie is a terrifying character: she devotes her life to finding out about her neighbours and spreading malicious gossip. ![]() It’s at this exact moment that she receives a letter from Miss Maggie Hopkins, a resident of the village of Little Crampton, where Sally grew up. The Paris she had known was dead, and with it her prospects of making a living’. Now, following the outbreak of war, ‘things were looking grim and grey, and the shadow of the gaunt wolf lay on the threshold. She’s been living in Paris since she was eighteen, though her aspirations to become a great artist have resulted only in her being able to make a living of sorts doing illustrations. For thirty-one year old Sally Lunton has had quite a rackety life. Published in 1915, Sally on the Rocks is in many ways a product of its time, but its heroine seemed to me extraordinarily modern. I’ve reviewed a few of these on here, most recently the brilliant Which Way by Theodora Benson. ![]() This delightful novel is part of the latest batch of the British Library Women Writers series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Ruth is experimenting with a perpetually stoned boyfriend and a job at a health-food store, and trying to get over the shock of her father's death. Nevertheless, early on in this sprawling book it becomes clear that, after much flaky deliberation, Carrie will get a second chance with the man she's always loved. Dana also harrumphs Carrie's interest in helping Jess reproduce a miniature Noah's Ark to honor the request of dying Arkist religious cult member Eldon Pletcher. ![]() Problem is, Dana never approved of this once wild boy whose rough and rural upbringing reminds her too much of the verbally abusive country home she tried so hard to escape by marrying spineless academic George. ![]() When Carrie's unfeeling husband Stephen suddenly dies of a heart attack, she desperately wants to bounce back into the arms of divorced farmer Jess Deeping, her conveniently available high school sweetheart. ![]() Three generations of small-town Virginia women-troubled teen Ruth Van Allen, her equally insecure mother, Carrie Van Allen, and bossy grandmother Dana Danziger-struggle to overcome personal problems and self-absorption to grow closer as a family in Gaffney's sweepingly sentimental novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ĭlick to expand.Ben could you help me out. Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. ![]() ![]() Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name. ![]() ![]() ![]() His new novel, THE LIONESS, roars May 10, and is already in development for a limited TV series. ![]() ![]() His work has been translated into 35 languages and become three movies and an Emmy-nominated TV series. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Chris Bohjalian is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 books. ![]() Their flight will test both Anna's and Callum's love, as well as their friendship with Manfred - assuming any of them survive. As they work their way west, they encounter a countryside ravaged by war. And there is 26-year-old Wehrmacht corporal, who the pair knows as Manfred - who is, in reality, Uri Singer, a Jew from Germany who managed to escape a train bound for Auschwitz. There is her lover, Callum Finella, a 21-year-old Scottish prisoner of war who was brought from the stalag to her family's farm as forced labour. Skeletons at the Feast book by Chris Bohjalian ReadingRewards: Earn 2x points on all Children's Books ISBN: 043935806X ISBN13: 9780439358064 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5 in the Harry Potter Series) by Chris Bohjalian See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.49 Paperback 4.69 - 16. Among the group is 18-year-old Anna Emmerich, the daughter of Prussian aristocrats. In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw to the Rhine if necessary, to reach the British and American lines. ![]() ![]() ![]() The thing is, though, that dog killers aren't the most sympathetic protagonists, and this movie definitely wants us to sympathize. It's set in 1970s London, and it means to show us the youthful origins of Cruella de Vil, that fascist fashionista who kidnapped a litter of Dalmatian puppies and tried to turn them into a spotted fur coat. Like Maleficent, it's a Disney live-action movie inspired by an earlier Disney animated classic - in this case, One Hundred and One Dalmatians. ![]() The latest example of this trend is Cruella, and it's, well, a mixed but not uninteresting bag. The results have been a mixed but not uninteresting bag, and they've allowed some fine actors to go entertainingly over-the-top: Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for his psychic meltdown as the Joker, and Maleficent, a clever reframing of Sleeping Beauty, remains one of only a few movies that have put Angelina Jolie's otherworldly screen presence to effective use. Is Cruella de Vil (Emma Stone) meant to come off as misguided, unhinged or genuinely unscrupulous? A new film tries to suggest a complicated mix of all three and winds up feeling mostly confused.Ĭhalk it up to our eternal fascination with human evil or to a movie industry that's short on original ideas, but it seems like almost every classic villain nowadays is guaranteed their own feature-length backstory. ![]() |