![]() They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world's three major reserve currencies big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order. Dalio has managed to identify metrics from that history that can be applied to understand today." -Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Timesįrom legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history's most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we've experienced in our lifetimes-and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.Ī few years ago, Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn't encountered before. "A provocative read.There are few tomes that coherently map such broad economic histories as well as Mr. ![]()
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![]() The war between humans and their genetically engineered and produced servants, the Partials, upended life across the planet. Why did I read this book: I’m a big fan of Dan Wells’ writing, and I’ve loved the first two books in the trilogy. ![]() Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the Partials trilogy She has one chance to save both species and the world with them, but it will only come at great personal cost. Both sides hold in their possession a weapon that could destroy the other, and Kira Walker has precious little time to prevent that from happening. There is no avoiding it-the war to decide the fate of both humans and Partials is at hand. Kira, Samm, and Marcus fight to prevent a final war between Partials and humans in the gripping final installment in the Partials Sequence, a series that combines the thrilling action of The Hunger Games with the provocative themes of Blade Runner and The Stand. Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He put his hands around her neck to strangle her multiple times, and held her underwater in her hot tub. ![]() I mean, besides the obvious reason, which was that Takashi was ready to kill Summer at the drop of the hat. The bad: the whole point of a romance novel is to convince the audience that the two main characters are meant to be together. It wasn’t difficult to get through, that’s for sure. No one can say she’s not a talented writer. So this was another loaner, and while it wasn’t exactly a horrible book, it was really quite…laughable. Everybody. Especially the woman who is getting dangerously under his skin as the lethal game crosses the Pacific to the remote and beautiful mountains of Japan, where the truth can be as seductive as it is deadly. It’s a desperate situation, and international operative Takashi O’Brien has received his directive: everybody is expendable. The priceless relic is about to ignite a global power struggle that must be stopped at all costs. Museum curator Summer Hawthorne considered the exquisite ice-blue ceramic bowl given to her by her beloved Japanese nanny a treasure of sentimental value - until somebody tried to kill her for it. ![]() The Truth About Delilah Blue - Tish Cohen ![]() ![]() ![]() I can handle that.Įven through all of this, Bethany Anne is still planning on just how she is going to save the planet. She is pretty much a Mary Sue, but only if Mary Sue was a psycho violent vampire who was trying to protect the planet. This was F-U-N!! Nothing deep, nothing worth a re-read but my goodness, Bethany Anne kicks some serious butt. Sometimes, being Queen Bitch just isn’t worth the hassle. While ALL this is going on, Bethany Anne also has to keep in mind that the overall threat is so much greater and her final goal must be to get humanity into space and ready to fight off potential hordes of ravening aliens. She also has to put the Council of the Were in their place, as several members are thinking that without Michael around they can begin shoving the humans around, perhaps even ruling them. She has to start putting Michael’s “good” children back on the straight and narrow and have them go back to their duties of keeping the supernatural outside of the purview of the normal world. She has to start cleaning up the Forsaken who are starting to make inroads in North America due to Michael’s absence. ![]() Crossposted at WordPress, Blogspot & Librarything by Bookstooge’s Exalted Permissionīethany Anne must begin cleaning up the mess left behind by Michael. This review is written with a GPL 4.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the setup, we are brought to two characters identically the same, Viola and her twin brother Sebastian. His way of playing around with his word makes the reader wonder on the true lovers who will remain victorious at the end of the play. The second title references the holiday season of ritualized disorder and revelry, where you can act out all your fantasies. In twelfth night, Shakespeare focuses on romantic love. Twelfth Night is the only play of Shakespeare's with an alternate name: its full title is Twelfth Night, or What You Will. At the center of the Twelfth Night feast was a large cake with a bean or coin baked into it and served to the assembled company the person whose slice of cake contained it became King Bean, the Christmas King, or Lord of Misrule-a commoner who would take the place of a king in order to watch over the topsy-turvy proceedings. In Renaissance England, Twelfth Night was known as a "feast of misrule." For the day, kings and nobles were to be treated as peasants, and peasants as kings and nobles. So, originally, "Cesario" would probably have been a boy, dressed up as a woman, dressed up as a man.įeast of Misrule: Twelfth Night takes its name from an English holiday celebrated on January 5, the so-called "twelfth night of Christmas" or the Eve of the Feast of the Epiphany. ![]() In Shakespeare's time, Viola's part, like all the parts in Twelfth Night, would have been played by a man, because women were not allowed to act. What a drag! Twelfth Night is sometimes called a "transvestite comedy" for the obvious reason that its central character is a young woman, Viola, who disguises herself as a pageboy, Cesario. ![]() ![]() Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty. A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. The tale of the Iron King concerns itself with the reign of King Philip IV (or Philip the Fair, known for his outstanding handsomeness). ![]() Unlike Game of Thrones, it is based on a true story, so no dragons. ![]() He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men. Written in 1956, it is the story of the French King Philip Capet, or the Fair,with his impossibly inadequate children and the intrigue and corruption of the French Court in the 14th century. "Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!" The Iron King - Philip the Fair - is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. 'This is the original game of thrones' - George R.R. ![]() ![]() ![]() The twin teenage boys, named Castor and Pollux after the half-brothers of classical legend, buy used bicycles to sell on Mars, their first stop, where they run afoul of local regulations, but their grandmother Hazel Stone saves them from jail. The Stones, a family of "Loonies" (residents of the Moon, also known as Luna), purchase and rebuild a used spaceship and go sightseeing around the Solar System. It was published in hardcover that year by Scribner's as part of the Heinlein juveniles. Heinlein.Ī condensed version of the novel had been published earlier in Boys' Life (September, October, November, December 1952) under the title "Tramp Space Ship". The Rolling Stones (also published under the name Space Family Stone in the United Kingdom) is a 1952 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nummers Īlle nummers zijn geschreven door John Lennon en Paul McCartney, tenzij anders aangegeven. Dit is een bewerking van een lied dat origineel door John Lennon was geschreven. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band en Magical Mystery Tour.ĭaarnaast bevat Anthology 2 ook een tweede 'nieuw' Beatlesnummer, Real Love. The album contained a mixture of live recordings and session outtakes, recorded between 16 February 1965 and 30 April 1969, although the bulk of the recordings were from prior to The Beatles’ trip to India in. Op Anthology 2 gaat het om opnamen uit de tijd van de albums Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Anthology 2 was the second collection of previously-unreleased archive recordings by The Beatles, following 1995’s Anthology 1. ![]() With a sprightlier melody and a less self-conscious attitude than Free as a Bird, this once-quaint 1979 John Lennon. Anthology 2 is onderdeel van een reeks van drie dubbel-cd's waarop zeldzame opnamen van liveoptredens, nooit eerder uitgebrachte nummers en vroege en werkversies van bekende Beatlesnummers te vinden zijn. Anthology 2 opens with yet another faux Fab Four reunion cut, Real Love. Uitgebracht: Vlag van Verenigd Koninkrijk 4 maart 1996 / Vlag van Verenigde Staten 5 maart 1996Īnthology 2 is een verzamelalbum van The Beatles dat in 1996 is verschenen. ![]() ![]() ![]() They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother's friend. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan settling in the valley, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family. Now, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield - her brother, fighting with the enemy - the brother she watched die five years ago.Įelyn loses her focus and is captured. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. ![]() ![]() Raised to be a warrior, 17-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Sky in the Deep is mythic in scope and speaks straight to the heart. In her highly-anticipated debut audiobook, Adrienne Young brings to life a lush, vivid world that will enchant listeners everywhere. ![]() ![]() We are then brought to the year 2003, where we're introduced to detective Sadie Sparrow. It’s a beautiful day and all Alice wants to do is go talk with Ben Munro and forget about the annual Midsummer Party her mother is frantically preparing for. Leoanneth, located in Cornwall, England, is described through Alice’s thoughts as being a very beautiful and peaceful place to live. Alice lives with her mother, Eleanor, her father, Anthony, her two sisters (her younger sister Clementine and her older sister Deborah), and her baby brother, Theodore, on an estate known as Loeanneth. The book then takes us to June 1933, a month earlier, where we meet a young, adventurous, romantic girl named Alice Edevane. We aren’t sure what it is or who she is, but we learn she will never forget what she’s done. In August 1933, a young woman buries something in the woods. ![]() The story takes place in the early 1900’s, the 1930’s (1932 - 1933 for the most part), and in 2003. ![]() ![]() The novel transports the reader to different time-periods throughout a century. The Lake House by Kate Morton is about diving into the past. ![]() If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before buying this unofficial summary from aBookaDay. Warning: This is an independent addition to The Lake House, meant to enhance your experience of the original book. ![]() |