![]() ![]() Traditional African hair plaiting is shown alongside aspects of modern life as Anna Hibiscus’ older cousins are busy with their mobile phones. Splash, Anna Hibiscus! includes members of Anna Hibiscus’ extended family and is a joyful portrayal of a family day out. Her laughter attracts her family’s attention and it isn’t long before the rest of the family are splashing in the waves with her. When there is nobody left to ask, Anna Hibiscus goes into the sea and splashes on her own. She wants somebody to come and splash in the waves with her but everybody is busy playing, talking, sleeping or plaiting. ![]() The Story: Anna Hibiscus is at the beach with her family. ![]() Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa and her stories reflect the culture and traditions of the country but also show her engaging in activities that are enjoyed throughout the world. Splash, Anna Hibiscus! is the story of Anna Hibiscus’ day at the beach, an activity that we also enjoy. ![]()
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![]() Small, stylized girls with disproportionately large busts and eyes gaze vulnerably at the reader on almost every page. Proponents of “Lolita fashion” delight in tea parties, parasols, and lace, while moë, or “budding,” a term that refers especially to the fresh, nubile quality of pre-adolescent girls, crops up again and again in manga and anime. ![]() Since the 1980s, kawaii, a cult of cuteness, has overtaken the nation, interring waify girls in layer-cakes of frills. ![]() ![]() Why has this particular brand of violence, half cupcake and half decapitation, so thoroughly captured the Japanese imagination? In part it is because there are so many delectable Japanese cupcakes to corrupt. A load of laundry, a batch of cupcakes-followed by a child murder, a matricide, and an attempted school bombing, all with a cherry on top. Readers of Battle Royale occupy a parallel position, simultaneously savoring and shuddering at the work’s brutality. And in Battle Royale, Koushun Takami’s wildly popular 1996 prototype of The Hunger Games, school children are forced to participate in a morbid game in which they kill each other off while fascinated spectators watch the proceedings on television. It recalls “Toddler Hunting,” Taeko Kono’s celebrated 1962 story, in which the female protagonist showers affection on little boys-and fantasizes in private about beating them until their innards spill out. Confessions ’ origins are also more straightforwardly literary. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1954, the novel was adapted into a successful and long-running Broadway play by Maxwell Anderson and into an Academy Award-nominated film directed by Mervyn LeRoy in 1956. Its enormous critical and commercial success was largely realized after March's death only one month after publication. ![]() Nominated for the 1955 National Book Award for Fiction, The Bad Seed tells the story of a mother's realization that her young daughter is a murderer. The Bad Seed is a 1954 novel by American writer William March, the last of his major works published before his death. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the coital bouts on the screen only worsen his boredom, as the performers take so long to reach orgasm that “watching them is like waiting for a bus”. Otherwise, he spends his days viewing porn, which he likens to the miserable games of solitaire played by his dying father. Sex for the narrator consists of occasional blowjobs administered to unattractive strangers, in sessions that amount to what the Catholic church defines as corporeal acts of mercy. The sand that spreads through the drought-stricken setting of the new novel is a morbid symptom, warning that the planet, trashed by our “manufacturing mania”, may soon be uninhabitable. The arid corner of Florida in which he is beached might be a parody of Fire Island, the sandbar off Long Island where the characters of Dancer from the Dance alternately sun themselves on the shore and couple, triple or quadruple in the dunes. ![]() Now, in The Kingdom of Sand, a nameless narrator, deputising for the near-octogenarian Holleran, soberly contemplates what Christian eschatology calls the last things. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. With an emphasis on the best possible translations, editorial consistency, and attractive cover art, this sleek series will prove that DeKok can claim success equal to that achieved in Europe where he is on a par with Maigret and Poirot. 12.97, very good condition, Sold by Solr Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skokie. Add to Cart Add this copy of Dekok and Murder By Melody (Inspector Dekok) to cart. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at 1.49. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Buy Dekok and Murder by Melody by Albert Cornelis Baantjer online at Alibris. Murder By Melody is the second new release by Speck Press in the celebrated Baantjer series. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for DeKok and Murder by Melody at. Mustering his decorated experience and reverence for the dead once more, a triple murder in the Amsterdam Concert Gebouw has DeKok unveiling the truth behind two dead ex-junkies and their housekeeper. For DeKok, death will always remain an enigma. With an emphasis on the best possible translations, editorial. The numbness will never set in even after solving many mysteries, bringing to light many dark dealings, and unraveling many a puzzle. DeKok and Murder by Melody is the second new release by Speck in the celebrated Baantjer series. From the moment he confronted his first corpse, at the beginning of a very long career, he knew it was never going to get any easier. Especially when it manifests itself in a violent manner."" The phenomenon of sudden death has long intrigued Inspector DeKok. Death,"" observes DeKok, ""is entitled to our respect. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was a bittersweet moment but it reminded me, once again, why Ken Follett is one of the best. About five minutes later, I started to panic a little for the exact same reason – the book was over and I would never again get to experience the lives of Gus, the advisor to President Wilson who you want to protect from the world or Grigori, the poor Russian whose sole wish was to move to America or Lady Maud, the aristocrat who championed women’s rights and fell in love with the enemy or Walter, the German spy who was the object of Lady Maud’s affection or Ethel, the ambitious housemaid whose fall from grace took her to unlikely places. It was a stunning book filled with accurate historical accounts of the events surrounding World War 1 and the characters where rich and real to me. When I finished Fall of Giants, the first in Ken Follett’s latest trilogy, I was filled with happiness. ![]() Buy the book: Amazon/Audible (this post includes affiliate links) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, no one else seems to see the sensitive soul beneath Al’s imposing, scarred, undeniably sexy exterior. And, the next morning, he can’t rest until he offers an apology to the man who turned out to be more gentle than giant.Larry's intrigued to find there's more to Al Fletcher than meets the eye he possesses a natural artistic talent that shines through untutored technique. Moments later he finds himself disarmed-literally and figuratively. in love.Cambridge art professor Larry Morton takes one, alcohol-glazed look at the huge, tattooed man looming in a dark alley, and assumes he’s done for. Merrow here is the plot description:="The bigger they come, the harder they fall. ![]() ![]() ![]() Into this vacuum of elicit opportunity step the Stalkers, down-on-their-luck men who risk their lives breaking into the Zones to smuggle out alien matter for profit. The authorities close them off to the public. Not only that, but the usual physical laws no longer apply in the Zones even once the aliens have left. To humans, these relics are baffling and often lethal. Tantalising waste remnants of a vastly more civilised species are left in its wake. ![]() An unnoticed alien species disappeared as quickly and as mysteriously as it arrived. The events of ‘Roadside Picnic’ take place in a small town close to a Zone, which is the name given to areas affected by the Visit. That’s the concept of the Strugatsky brothers’ 1972 classic science-fiction novel. You leave behind reminders of your fleeting visit: cigarette butts, sweet wrappers, a tin opener… Now imagine that you’re like the ant in this scenario, baffled and bewildered by what was left behind following an alien visitation. You don’t notice the ants beneath the blanket, the butterflies fluttering by or the birds in the trees. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ( Collect them all!)įrom the January 1999 edition with a theme of "Worst of '98 and a Gem for All Time": #ThrowbackThursday - Back in the '90s, I used to write comic book reviews for the website of a now-defunct comic book retailer called Rockem Sockem Comics. ![]() The initial run ended prematurely at 11 issues, but still, that's more of a solid dose than a taste, and I found it to be an incredibly fun and significant read. Each issue has a pretty similar situation, but just with a different villain, and you never get that grand showdown you crave between the arch-nemeses (maybe in one of the later volumes, released in '76 & '84). He balances bubble-gum violence with heady philosophy and symbolism, and for the most part, it really works. Writing, editing, and penciling each issue: You can tell Kirby really challenged himself, put so much of himself in the book. ![]() Kirby worked on creating a new mythology superhero story, so massive respect for a legend pushing himself to keep creating more original, deeper stories. It's Kirby! His shift from Marvel to DC in 1971, where he was given carte blanche. Not sure I could do it on B&W, the main draw for me is the eye-popping art. I read this in faded color, individual issues online. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You’ll find out things about this lovable family that you won’t see on the popular TV show-such as how the family survived while Miss Kay worked days and left the boys in the care of eight-year-old older brother Alan. Part redneck logic, part humorous family stories, combined with family-business tips and faith, this book is the inside sneak peek for everything you wanted to know about being a Robertson. What do faith, family, ducks, and money have in common? The well-known stars of A&E’s hit show Duck Dynasty-Korie and Willie Robertson! From Louisiana’s bayou comes the story of how the Robertson family went from eating fried bologna sandwiches to consuming fine filet mignon. Meet the Robertsons in this personal behind-the-scenes look at the stars of the exploding A&E® show Duck Dynasty®. ![]() |