![]() ![]() He befriended Mimi even though she wore the Capulet colors and decided to help Juliet, a girl that he had never even met before. He doesn't care for the rift between the Capulets and the Montagues and he treats all ladies the same - with respect and dignity, of some sorts. I had definitely expected to be this lovesick guy, which he completely was, but he was a SMART and KIND lovesick guy. Of course, there were times when I wavered between deciding if he was being a jerk or if he just really cared for Mimi but at the end, I realized that he's just a big softie at heart. And the times when he wants to make Mimi jealous is just a show of his insecurity and that he's just a normal human being, like us. For Troy, I had expected him to be like a douchebag and completely spoiled but he's not, at least, not really. The characters were adorable and I love them to death especially Troy and Romeo. It was amazing, everything I had expected and more. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It did pick up in pace a little bit towards the end, and it became a real page-turner. The pace of the book was just right, not too slow and not too fast, which made it very comfortable to read. While it wasn’t the most unique and original plot I’ve ever read, it was very realistic and relatable… and I don’t think you can ask for more than that from a contemporary novel. It has a fabulous cast of characters and a really enjoyable plot. If you’re looking for a book with a great summer romance, this is the one for you. Both of Huntley Fitzpatrick’s books have been home runs for me. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself? MY THOUGHTS She’s suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Then something unthinkable happens, and the bottom drops out of Samantha’s world. until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything.Īs the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of first love, Jase’s family embraces Samantha – even as she keeps him a secret from her own. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them. ![]() The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the years since, Party Down has gained a cult following from being available on streaming, and when Jeffrey Hirsch took over as president and CEO of Starz, he expressed regret that the network had canceled the show Thomas said he called the executive the next day. We tried to give them a few breasts, but we did not bring enough blood, we had zero blood.” And they suddenly had their first hit with Spartacus, and so they decided to take the network in that direction: a lot of blood and breasts. Why the 'Fatal Attraction' Series Wants You to Forget How the Movie EndedĮxecutive producer Rob Thomas explained the show was canceled the first time when a new president took over at Starz, which was then just starting to branch into original programming, and “he just looked at the numbers we were doing which were not great - not great is actually being kind, they were terrible. ![]() ![]() ![]() The song "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" peaked at No. Tales of Mystery and Imagination peaked at #38 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. The complete line-up of bands Ambrosia and Pilot play on the record, along with keyboardist Francis Monkman of Curved Air and Sky. Tarr and Professor Fether", and Terry Sylvester of The Hollies on "To One in Paradise". Musicians featured on the album include vocalists Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown on "The Tell Tale Heart", John Miles on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "(The System of) Dr. The title of the album is taken from the title of a collection of Poe's macabre stories of the same name. The lyrical and musical themes of the album, which are retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, attracted a cult audience. It was released on 25 June 1976 in the United Kingdom by Charisma Records. Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe) is the debut studio album by British rock band The Alan Parsons Project. ![]() ![]() ![]() Service in Chasseurs a Cheval regiments follow before he once again joins the heavy cavalry of the Imperial Guard for the campaigns that closed the epoch of the First Empire. Gazzola wins his first award as a member of the 'forlorn hope' at Mantua and then-donning the spurs of the horse soldier-he becomes a mounted grenadier of the Consular Guard. ![]() This Italian centaur joined the Revolutionary French Army in the early days of Napoleon's career, for engagements in his home country before departing for Egypt-and thereafter many of the pivotal battles of the age culminating in the retreat from Moscow, where, left behind, wounded and frost-bitten, he ends his military career when taken into captivity by the Russians. He tells his story vividly-almost certainly with advantages-for it is one of passionate love affairs, attempted murder, duels, flight from retribution, hard campaigning and violent battles. Jean Baptiste Gazzola's memoir of his life in Napoleon's cavalry regiments is a remarkable and exhilarating one. ![]() Galloping into danger-on and off the battlefield ![]() ![]() ![]() Some people were allegedly driven mad, "distracted with that fearful sight." John Aubrey recorded a related legend, that Edward Alleyn, lead actor of The Admiral's Men, devoted his later years to charitable endeavours, like the founding of Alleyn's College, in direct response to this incident. In Histriomastix, his 1632 polemic against the drama, William Prynne records the tale that actual devils once appeared on the stage during a performance of Faustus, "to the great amazement of both the actors and spectators". ![]() The powerful effect of the early productions is indicated by the legends that quickly accrued around them. On 22 November 1602, the diary of Philip Henslowe recorded a £4 payment to Samuel Rowley and William Bird for additions to the play, which suggests a revival soon after that date. The Admiral's Men performed 24 times in the three years between October 1594 and October 1597. Two different versions of the play were published in the Jacobean era several years later. It was probably written in 1592 or 1593, shortly before Marlowe's death. The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. The spelling "Histoy" is agreed to be a typographical error. Frontispiece to a 1620 printing of Doctor Faustus showing Faustus conjuring Mephistophilis. ![]() ![]() Did Mina simply decide to disappear, or did mother and child become lost in the treacherous bog? Could they, too, be hidden in its depths, only to be discovered centuries from now? Or did the landowner, Hugh Osborne, murder his family, as some villagers suspect?īracklyn House, Osborne's stately home, holds many secrets for Nora and Cormac and policeman Garrett Devaney. ![]() Two years earlier, Mina Osborne, the local landowner's Indian-born wife, went for a walk with her young son and never returned. ![]() Still, her tale may have shocking ties to the present, and Cormac and Nora must use cutting-edge techniques to preserve ancient evidence.Īnd the red-haired girl is not the only enigma in this remote corner of Galway. The red-haired girl is clearly a case for the archaeologists, not the police. Who is she? When was she killed? The extraordinary find leads to even more disturbing puzzles. Peat bogs prevent decay, so the decapitated young woman could have been buried for two decades, two centuries, or even much longer. ![]() When farmers cutting turf in a peat bog make a grisly discovery - the perfectly preserved severed head of a young woman with long red hair - Irish archaeologist Cormac Maguire and American pathologist Nora Gavin team up in a case that will open old wounds. Introducing Erin Hart, who brings the beauty, poignancy, mystery, and romance of the Irish countryside to her richly nuanced first novel. A dazzling debut - already an international publishing sensation - combining forensics, history, archaeology, and suspense. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ripley, and followed it up with half a dozen historical novels, including Charleston, The Time Returns and A Love Divine. In 1972, Ripley published her first book, Who's that lady in the President's bed? under the pseudonym B.K. She re-married with John Graham and she had other two sons. ![]() In 1958 she married Leonard Ripley, and divorced in 1963 after having two sons. She worked at several publishing houses, writing catalog and flap copy for books until she got up the nerve to become an author in her own right. She attended the elite Ashley Hall, in Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1955 with a major in Russian. ![]() Scarlett received some damning reviews, but was very successful nonetheless. ![]() Charleston (1981), her first historical novel, was a bestseller, as were her next books On Leaving Charleston (1984), The Time Returns (1985), and New Orleans Legacy (1987). Her first novel was Who's that lady in the President's bed? (1972). January 10, 2004), the only child of Alexander and Elizabeth Braid, was an American writer best known as the author of Scarlett (1991), the sequel to Gone with the Wind. Elisa_rolle Alexandra Ripley, née Braid (January 8, 1934, Charleston, S.C. ![]() ![]() She is also a seven-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award. Parks Woman of Courage Award, the American Book Award, the Langston Hughes Award, the Virginia Governor’s Award for the Arts, and the Emily Couric Leadership Award. ![]() Giovanni has received numerous awards, including the inaugural Rosa L. In 2004, her album, “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection,” was a Grammy finalist for the Best Spoken Word Album. Giovanni’s autobiography, “Gemini,” was a finalist for the 1973 National Book Award. She has published more than two dozen volumes of poetry, essays, and edited anthologies, as well as 11 illustrated children’s books, including “Rosa ,” an award-winning biography of Rosa Parks. ![]() A year later, she published her first books of verse. By the time she received her bachelor’s degree in history from Fisk University in 1967, she was already an outspoken activist for civil rights and equality. ![]() Nikki Giovanni is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of English. Renowned especially for her poetry, Giovanni has long used her literary gifts to raise awareness of social issues, particularly those of gender and race. ![]() ![]() ![]() The proto-planets would have to have slightly different orbital planes to cause this double warping. ![]() They attribute the fact that there are two warped disks to the presence of two planets "under construction" in the system with both exerting a gravitational pull on gas and dust around the young red dwarf. (opens in new tab) "I was flummoxed at first, and all my collaborators were like: 'what is going on?' We really had to scratch our heads and it took us a while to actually figure out an explanation."Īfter examining the problem using sophisticated models that varied the number and orientation of disks around TW Hydrae to try to reproduce Hubble's observations, the team determined that there are two misaligned disks present around the red dwarf both casting shadows on its outer disk. When I first looked at the data, I thought something had gone wrong with the observation because it wasn't what I was expecting," principal investigator and Space Telescope Science Institute researcher John Debes, said in a statement. "We found out that the shadow had done something completely different. ![]() Debes STScI) (opens in new tab) A flummoxing discovery Concentric disks of gas and dust around TW Hydrae as seen by Hubble over five years show a shadow creeping around the planet's birthing material. ![]() |