![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What made Loveboat, Taipei stand out for me personally was Ever. That is until she realises that without her parent’s supervision, and even when their influence lingers, she is free to make her own choices with little consequences. So when she is forced to decline her dream university spot and go to Taiwan to improve herself, she’s discouraged and upset. Her passion is to dance, but her parents hope for her to take a career in medicine. I went into this with low expectations but came out feeling a really strong connection to Ever and her journey. Romantic contemporary is far from my usual genre to read, but Loveboat, Taipei really stood out to me. Ever is eager to rock the boat and make it her mission to have the best summer ever. Here is where Ever discovers the educational program is also known for its love boat reputation, where summer-long flings are the norm, and the nightlife is second nature to its student. But what her parents don’t know is that the program is also their worst nightmare. In her parents’ last effort to prepare her for a future in medicine, they send Ever to an educational program in Taiwan, hoping it would distract her from spending her last summer dancing. This in no way affected my opinion of the book.* *I received a copy from the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest review. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In through the storyline, Willow will learn how to face them. This is the reason why she fought with her sister. The monsters are always growing, and if they become so huge, Willow could not handle her emotions anymore and she says out loud her thought. Willow is dealing with her inner monsters. The plot is about how to understand and process the feelings. The more you ignore something, the louder it gets. They get to know each other and find out what will they do. One day she has an awful fight with her sister and Willow runs away into the woods, where she meets the forest spirits who also runs away from home. The other kids in the school are bullying her because she likes books and nature. Skip over this point if you don't like the sneak peek.Ī little girl, Willow, who is dealing with grief. It was cute! Perfect middle-grade book with a valuable lesson. ![]() ![]() ![]() It has really given me the work-life balance I needed. 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Today we’d like to introduce you to Nicole Hayes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Such an attitude will only produce legalism and bondage, and it utterly defeats spiritual formation. ![]() and we begin to think that anyone not doing lectio is not experiencing spiritual formation. We get all excited about lectio divina, for example. The tendency today is to think of spiritual formation exclusively in terms of practices of one kind or another. ![]() Brainstorm with your worship committee or another group about how your worship can better lead congregants through the process of formation, conformation, and transformation. As you read the following article, consider how your worship supports spiritual formation. Our dialog with God in worship moves us through the same formation, conformation, and transformation process as Richard Foster suggests takes place in spiritual formation. What does spiritual formation have to do with worship? 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Get all the latest news on Sarina's website, and sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss a book or a deal. She's the author of The Ivy Yearsseries, and more! Are you looking for a friends-to-lovers story or maybe even a secret baby book? You can read a list of Sarina's books broken out by trope and style. ![]() ![]() ![]() “This story made me swoon, cry (and) I laughed, too. ![]() “ The Score is a great addition to the series and it cements the fact that this is one of the strongest new adult series out there.” – Under the Covers Elle Kennedy has pulled off a hat trick – this third Off-Campus novel is as swoon-worthy, funny, and utterly addictive as The Deal and The Mistake.” – Wit and Sin “Like its hero, The Score should come with a warning: too sexy for words. The Score is just what we needed.” – Totally Booked Blog “Elle Kennedy just never fails to make us smile, laugh and swoon. Why are you still here? Go!” –Kaetrin, Dear Author “Just when I thought this series could not get any better, we are given another delectable installment in this witty, sexy, flawlessly written series about opposites attracting.” – Natasha Is a Book Junkie “And she scores again!! This is such a romantic read laughter, swoons, teary-moments, The Score has got it all and then some! Elle Kennedy once again delivers a fun and delightfully memorable romance” -Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Enough so that if it was melted and Mars' terrain was smoothed out, it would cover the entire planet with an ocean several hundred meters deep, he claims. The planet may appear to be an uninhabitable desert, but beneath its sands are oceans of water in the form of permafrost, Zubrin said. "Mars has what it takes" to support colonization, he said in a recent article on the NASA Web site. One of the world's foremost proponents of the colonization of Mars, Zubrin is a member of NASA's Mars Exploration Long Term Strategy Working Group. In "The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must, Robert Zubrin explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within 10 years produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources build bases and settlements on the planet and alter the planet's atmosphere to pave the way for sustainable life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Remarkably, a great variety of rituals and ceremonies, such as formal inaugurations, work in much the same way. This creates common knowledge, and advertisers selling products that depend on consensus are willing to pay large sums to gain access to it. For instance, people watching the Super Bowl know that many others are seeing precisely what they see and that those people know in turn that many others are also watching. He shows that public ceremonies are powerful not simply because they transmit meaning from a central source to each audience member but because they let audience members know what other members know. ![]() Michael Chwe applies this insight, with striking erudition, to analyze a range of rituals across history and cultures. Members must have knowledge of each other, knowledge of that knowledge, knowledge of the knowledge of that knowledge, and so on. Each person wants to participate only if others also participate. Game theory shows that in order to coordinate its actions, a group of people must form common knowledge. Book Synopsis Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rivera tells such a vivid story through Shefali’s eyes that it dives into a deeper understanding of Shizuka. Shefali’s perspective thoroughly explores her feelings and her journey with such emotion that it’s easy to get caught up in. The style is elegant and poetic, flipping back and forth between the two perspectives. Whether it’s happy or sad, Rivera brings to life every description, with vivid details and a world that immerses you in it. The only ones who can put an end to the darkness are Shefali and Shizuka, but as evil finds its way to them, they confront an even greater challenge. As the empress spends her childhood with the Qorin warrior Shefali, their destiny slowly unfolds. Arsenault Rivera’s beautiful debut, The Tiger’s Daughter, the warrior empress O Shizuka receives a letter that reminds her of the past, before the Hokkaran empire took over every land and darkness began making its way around infecting the people. ![]() ![]() ![]() Give this to the nearest 6-10 year-old (or adult who wants to be 6-10 years old again). This kid here is way too hip to be the Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown I grew up with! But like so many kids' books that have been continually reprinted through the ages, to older covers were a lot better than what I'm seeing up there. ![]() The books were still pretty fun, though, even if my all-too-honest mom made it clear I was never going to get to actually live them out in real life. ![]() When your mom laughs at you, you know right then and there it ain't gonna work. I went so far as to paint my own detective agency sign and everything. I was determined to seek out neighborhood wrongdoings, solve some petty crimes, and maybe even win a few friends in the process. ![]() And in my mind, it actually seemed kind of possible. When you're the nerdy kid on your block, and you discover a character who is the smartest kid in school, kind of popular despite that fact, can not only stand up to but often humiliate the local bully, and gets to hang out with the prettiest girl in the school? Yeah, you're gonna wish life imitated art in that case. I could say that I loved the Encyclopedia Brown series as a kid, but that wouldn't be entirely accurate. ![]() |