![]() ![]() His book should be in the library of everyone interested in comparative religion, Zoroastrian and Iranian religious history, Kurdology, Islam, Sufism, and esoterism in general.” – Arcana ![]() Kreyenbroek has produced a work of exemplary scholarship that is destined to occupy a major place in the field of Iranic studies. Finally, there is an extensive, up-to-date bibliography, and a comprehensive index.Dr. The first of its two parts contains six extraordinarily well documented chapters: ‘Perceptions of Yezidism’ ‘The Early History: Factual and Legendary Accounts’ ‘The Religious Background’ ‘Worship, Shrines, and Holy Beings,’ with an appendix entitled ‘A Survey of Prominent Yezidi Holy Beings’ ‘Social Organization: Titles, Groups, and Functions’ and ‘Some Beliefs Observances, and Customs.’ The second part of the book consists of original Kurdish texts and excellent translations of Yezidi prayers and qewls, each with textual notes and commentary. Philip Kreyenbroek’s book is a unique resource, and is undoubtedly the most important work ever to appear on the subject. ![]()
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Calls his mother-who raised him on her own in Chicago-every week.Ī white-shoe legacy at Harvard, he's just the most recent in a string of moneyed, privileged Winthrop men in Cambridge. An unlikely Harvard prospect, smart and athletic, strapped for cash, determined to succeed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge-but who will be left alive at the end? Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find-aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. *A teaser for the upcoming sequel, Vengeful *Schwab's Tor.com short story set within the Vicious universe, "Warm Up" *A n ew cover by Wil Staehle, cover artist of the iconic Shades of Magic trilogy covers ![]() Schwab's Vicious, a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers which will include: ![]() A trade paperback repackage of New York Times bestseller V.E. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is a large selection of thread or floss used for cross-stitch and embroidery projects, including hand-dyed threads, silk, bamboo, wool blends, alpaca and even cashmere. 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Owner Valerie Dunn said she first tried cross-stitching when she was in high school and got sick. ![]() There are thousands of cross-stitch patterns, hundreds of different kinds of threads and flosses, pieces from local stitchers hanging on the walls and lots of advice. ![]() For cross-stitch, embroidery and needlepoint enthusiasts, there is a new shop in Spokane Valley with all of your supply needs, and even a few classes to get you started. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children’s literature established by the Swedish government. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. ![]() ![]() ![]() With illustrations by Maurice Sendak, The Bat-Poet-a New York Times. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. The Bat-Poet is the story of how he tried to make the other bats see the world his way. Yet his gentle nature and polite manner win the others over in. Maurice Sendak’s children’s books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. Like all poets, the bat-poet finds that writing about the real world can be rough going at times. His children's book The Animal Family was named a Newbery Honor Book, and his translation of The Three Sisters was produced by The Actors Studio Theatre. Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) received the National Book Award for his book of poems The Woman at the Washington Zoo. ![]() ![]() ![]() Happy Hour is a novel about getting by and having fun in a system that wants you to do neither. Through it all, Isa’s bold, beguiling voice captures the precise thrill of cultivating a life of glamour and intrigue as she juggles paying her dues with skipping out on the bill. Resources run ever tighter and the strain tests their friendship as they try to convert social capital into something more lasting than precarious gigs as au pairs, nightclub hostesses, paid audience members, and aspiring foot fetish models. ![]() ![]() ![]() By night, they weave between Brooklyn, the Upper East Side, and the Hamptons among a rotating cast of celebrities, artists, Internet entrepreneurs, stuffy intellectuals, and bad-mannered grifters. They have little money, but that’s hardly going to stop them.īy day, the girls sell clothes on a market stall, pinching pennies for their Bed-Stuy sublet and bodega lunches. She arrives in New York with her newly blond best friend looking for adventure. Isa Epley, all of twenty-one years old, is already wise enough to understand that the purpose of life is the pursuit of pleasure. Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados: 9781839764011 : Books With the verve and bite of Ottessa Moshfegh and the barbed charm of Nancy Mitford, this stunning debut about a young ingnue in the big city is. a wild careening joyride through a hot sultry summer in New York” (Rachel Syme, The New Yorker). With the verve and bite of Ottessa Moshfegh and the barbed charm of Nancy Mitford, this stunning debut about a young ingénue in the big city is “as refreshing as gin fizz. Happy Hour Marlowe Granados 3.59 12,271 ratings2,299 reviews With the verve and bite of My Year of Rest and Relaxation and the whip-smart, wisecracking sensibility of a golden-age Hollywood heroine, Marlowe Granados’s stunning dbut brilliantly captures a summer of striving in New York City. ![]() ![]() ![]() Initially, 11 jurors believe the evidence proves it’s an open-and-shut case, but the man known only as Juror #8 is troubled by several issues. ![]() Maltz hired Steppenwolf stalwart Frank Galati as director and gathered a dozen character actors who never make you feel like you’re watching a stale classic deflated by ham-handed community theaters.įor those who haven’t seen the iconic 1957 film version with Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men focuses almost claustrophobically on a jury in New York City as it begins deliberations in a murder case that carries the death penalty.Ī teenager from the streets is accused of stabbing his abusive father with a switchblade. If the jury system is like a hummingbird ‘ it shouldn’t be able to fly but it does ‘ the same can be said for Rose’s procedural play and the Maltz’s top-drawer production. And we ought to be sadder for it.Ī play that was once a celebration of a genuine glory of Western civilization, the jury trial system, is now more of what David Mamet described ‘in The Verdict as ‘a prayer.’ There is something achingly nostalgic about a 1954 script built on the premise that men of good will can engage in rational debate and persuade each other to change their minds because both sides acknowledge that truth matters.Īnd yet in Friday’ night’s well-executed revival at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Reginald Rose’s drama 12 Angry Men never feels na’ve or dated, only reflective of an era before CNN and Fox News’ screechfests. ![]() Reginald Rose's "12 Angry Men" plays at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre through Nov. ![]() ![]() She’s returned to homeschooling after her disastrous first attempt at public high school, and she’s decided to write her ex-boyfriend, Leo, the World’s Longest Letter about her current life. A year after Stargirl vanishes from Mica Area High School, she and her family have settled comfortably into a small town in Pennsylvania. Let us ride our own orbits and trust they will meet.”Ībout: There are spoilers ahead for Stargirl. You be you and I’ll be me, today and today and today, and let’s trust the future to tomorrow. ![]() ![]() Do not follow me! Let’s just be fabulously where we are and who we are. We long to be found, hoping our searchers have not given up and gone home. ![]() ![]() Aubrey doesn't know where Joel is, but they might know how to find him. The raft was supposed to be just another part of their running away game. ![]() Aubrey can't say much, but since lies of omission are still lies, here's what they know for sure-For the last two weeks of the school year, when sixth grade became too much, Aubrey and Joel have been building a raft in the woods. The whole town is looking for him, and Aubrey was the last person to see Joel. ![]() But lately, even their shared weirdness seems weird. Aubrey and Joel are like two tomato vines that grew along the same crooked fence-weird, yet the same kind of weird. In the woods of a small town, Aubrey sets off on a journey about growing up, self-discovery, and acceptance while searching for their missing best friend. ![]() A heart-warming adventure starring a non-binary six-grader and written by a debut non-binary author on the rise. ![]() |