![]() ![]() But even as I took in the stately beauty of Michigan Avenue, notions of Michelle Obama were spinning around in my head. ![]() ![]() I’d flown into Midway that morning and driven down Lake Shore Drive, with William DeVaughn crooning “Be Thankful for What You Got” in the background. Obama flashed her trademark sense of humor, her long arms cutting the air, as she made her points. Now, throughout the room, some of the women were decked out in their best version of that number. Only a few weeks earlier, Obama had appeared on The View in a striking black-and-white floral dress. ![]() One of Clinton’s longtime backers appealed for unity. Clinton-turned-Obama staffer Patti Solis Doyle waved from the floor when she was introduced. They were an opulent, multiracial, mostly middle-aged bunch, in pantsuits and conservative dresses. In part to heal the intraparty rift, and in part to raise some cash, Obama was presiding over a Chicago luncheon for Democratic women. Pundits were taking whispered bets on the fate of Hillary Clinton’s female supporters. T he first time I saw Michelle Obama in the flesh, I almost took her for white. ![]()
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![]() When my fans are excited about a book, I get even more enthusiastic about writing the next one. ![]() It’s making a difference, not only in the visibility of my books, but also in my motivation to work on the sequels. I sincerely thank everyone who has ever left a review or rating for any of my books. The second announcement is that I’m celebrating! The Scorpion’s Mate passed 1,000 reviews and ratings on Amazon while I had my head down working on Uriale’s Redemption! This is so big for me, as seeing that happen has been a dream of mine since I self-published my very first book. ![]() If you haven’t had a chance to check out this sensual scifi/fantasy romance series featuring demon and angel-like aliens in a futuristic world clashing with each other and humanity, now is definitely the time to dive into the first book! You can’t beat the price. I have two announcements that are time sensitive!įirst, the ebook for Lilith’s Fall is currently FREE on Amazon, for a limited time ( – ). ![]() ![]() Made in partnership with The Blast List Productions, the movie is directed by Floria Sigismondi ( The Runaways, The Handmaid’s Tale) and stars Annabelle Wallis and Raffey Cassidy. It is now making inroads into its own productions and is currently in post on its first original film, The Silence of Mercy. Luma is a 20-year-old creative studio that began in visual effects, working most recently on such films as The Tomorrow War, King Richard and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as well as in the live events space. I’m so excited to collaborate with Ted again, and to watch Henry’s vision for this emotional story come to life with the creative support of the artists at Luma.” “ Division by Zero has been among my favorites, but I didn’t see how it could live as an adaptation until Henry and I talked at length about it as mutual fans. “Ted’s writing resonates with me, compels me to revisit his stories regularly,” noted Heisserer in a statement. The revelation upends the universal foundation of math and society, and, ultimately, the foundation of her relationship with her husband. Zero, which originally appeared in Full Spectrum 3 Magazine, tells of what happens when math doesn’t add up anymore, once a professor of mathematics discovers that 1=0. ![]() Mahershala Ali Joins Sci-Fi Feature 'Sovereign' From 'A Quiet Place' Writers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My protagonist, Emma, does a lot of ruthless stuff in Do No Harm. And that was the moment I first thought of the story for Do No Harm. Then one day I saw a news story about a podiatrist in Indiana who’d been arrested for starting an opioid ring, and it got me thinking: why do people start selling drugs? Is it money, power, status? The only thing I believed I could ever understand, given that I’d watched my brother’s descent into addiction, was love. The experience profoundly changed me and my view of addiction and opioids. I’ve wanted to set a thriller against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic for a long time because I’ve spent much of my adult life watching my brother’s addiction to opioids. You bravely and boldly took on a hot topic here in Do Not Harm and I thought you handled it so well by showing us a few different sides to add." Brenda - Traveling Sisters Book Reviews wrote: "Thank for joining me Christina! I loved Do Not Harm. ![]() ![]() ![]() We need a healthy environment that sustains our personal and community health we also need vibrant and sustainable economic development that does not destroy the benefits we derive from nature. Often these changes result in ecological damage, flooding, water pollution, and reduced water supply. ![]() Land-use activities, however, are changing these natural systems. The water we use depends on networks of wetlands, streams, and watersheds. The need for improved water resource protection, beginning with grassroots action, is urgent. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Manga creators are extremely valuable to the anime medium. ![]() Regardless, he has created other great manga works.
![]() Reviewers and celebrities flock to London's top-rated restaurant that's little more than a backyard shed. Respected investors pour millions into a start-up centered around fake blood tests. A charismatic entrepreneur sells thousands of tickets to a festival that never happened. We live in an age where scams are the new normal. ![]() ![]() What more could you want?" -Cat Marnell, New York Times- bestselling author of How to Murder Your Lifeįrom former Vice journalist and executive producer of hit Netflix documentary Fyre comes an eye-opening look at the con artists, grifters and snake oil salesmen of the digital age-and why we can't stop falling for them. "Hype is the best kind of nonfiction: juicy, sharp, savage and wildly entertaining, with a celebrity behaving badly on every page. ![]() ![]() ![]() Driven by unspeakable appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Here's the rundown on the book, CARI MORA (pre-order HERE) via Amazon:įrom the creator of Hannibal Lecter and The Silence of the Lambs comes a story of evil, greed, and the consequences of dark obsession. ![]() And today we have not only the details of the new book but the cover art as well. Harris – who is best known as the author of RED DRAGON and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS – has a new novel headed our way this May. I'm not sure how "horror" this new book is but considering that I just started re-reading Thomas Harris' HANNIBAL this weekend, I think it's badass news and I pretty much HAD to share it with you guys here today. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘The Guard’: Raised as a Six, Aspen Leger never dreamed that he would find himself living in the palace as a member of the royal guard. Read more before he fights to win America Singer's love. A captivating view into the heart of Prince Maxon. It’s swoon meets the Hunger Games in THE SELECTION series! Two captivating Selection stories – ‘The Prince’ and ‘The Guard’ plus an early sneak peek at ‘The One’, Q&A with Kiera Cass and more… ‘The Prince’: Before America arrived at the palace to compete in the Selection, there was another girl in Prince Maxon's life. ![]() It's swoon meets the Hunger Games in THE SELECTION series! Two captivating Selection stories - 'The Prince' and 'The Guard' plus an early sneak peek at 'The One', Q&A with Kiera Cass and more. Description for The Selection Stories: The Prince and the Guard Paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() He reveals, for instance, that prehistorical tactics favoring raids and ambushes, as opposed to formal battles, often yielded a high death-rate that adult males falling into the hands of their enemies were almost universally killed and that surprise raids seldom spared even women and children. To support this point, Keeley provides a wide-ranging look at warfare and brutality in the prehistoric world. ![]() Lawrence Keeley's groundbreaking War Before Civilization offers a devastating rebuttal to such comfortable myths and debunks the notion that warfare was introduced to primitive societies through contact with civilization (an idea he denounces as "the pacification of the past").īuilding on much fascinating archeological and historical research and offering an astute comparison of warfare in civilized and prehistoric societies, from modern European states to the Plains Indians of North America, War Before Civilization convincingly demonstrates that prehistoric warfare was in fact more deadly, more frequent, and more ruthless than modern war. Prehistoric warfare, according to this view, was little more than a ritualized game, where casualties were limited and the effects of aggression relatively mild. Indeed, for the last fifty years, most popular and scholarly works have agreed that prehistoric warfare was rare, harmless, unimportant, and, like smallpox, a disease of civilized societies alone. The myth of the peace-loving "noble savage" is persistent and pernicious. ![]() |