![]() ![]() Here he pairs up with wholesome coed and "final girl" Robin (Debbie James), trying to convince the local cops that creepy college professor Mr. 976-EVIL II stars the first movie's Patrick O'Bryan, once more playing Spike, now a drifter and still tormented by his experiences from the first film. While short on logic, 976-EVIL II offers a lot of fun for its low-budget proficiency. ![]() In the second film, rather than dialing the phone number to receive your horrid horoscope, the devil himself phones you, offering the awful astrological announcement when you answer. ![]() Thus 976-EVIL II, also known as 976-EVIL II: The Astral Factor was released to home video in the UK in December 1991, and in the US the following April. 976-EVIL II continues the longtime collaboration between filmmaker Jim Wynorski and composer Chuck Cirino.Ĭinetel's 1988 horror thriller 976-EVIL, in which people who dial that telephone number receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers, was not a critically successful film but its modest box office returns were good enough for the production company to approve a direct-to-video sequel. Dragon's Domain Records, to be distributed through presents the original motion picture soundtrack for 976-EVIL II, featuring music composed by Chuck Cirino for the 1991 sequel to 976-EVIL, directed by Jim Wynorski, written by Erik Greenberg and Rick Glassman, starring Debbie James, René Assa, Patrick O'Bryan, Philip McKeon, Leslie Ryan, Rod McCary, Paul Coufos, Karen Mayo-Chandler and George 'Buck' Flower. ![]()
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![]() If you love paranormal/romances (as I do) then you should love this and, although J.F.'s books are relatively new to Audible, I think her books are awesome. And yet Docia is so vulnerable and attractive that she awakens a hunger in Ram that is undeniable, a carnal craving he cannot yield to.not without risking the very survival of the Bodywalkers.īRILLIANT FOUNDATION TO A WHOLE NEW SERIES A desire rises in him that is forbidden - this woman is his queen, the mate of his king, his leader, his best friend. He is overwhelmed by a searing connection that goes deep into the twin souls inside him. ![]() But as this golden warrior sweeps in to protect her, he feels something more than body heat every time they touch. When Ram finds Docia, he has no doubt that she is his queen. That is, as long as Docia's savior doesn't turn out to be a crazed kidnapper. Then, when a tall, blond, muscular stranger intervenes on her behalf, telling her it is his duty to protect her at all cost, what is just a feeling turns to proof positive. On her way to work, secretary Docia Waverley hurtles into a crashing crossroads, and she quickly begins to suspect that things will never be the same. ![]() ![]() In the authors point of view society in the nineteenth century was unjust. Although some may view this development as progression, Edward Bellamy chastises these “advances” in society. As a result the United States has become one of the one of the most powerful and wealthy nations in the world. The introduction to industrialization has promoted economic growth in the United States. Since the Civil War society has witnessed extreme change. ![]() Unlike other texts we have read this term, Looking Backwards displays a political perspective that critiques societal issues in the nineteenth century. In comparison to society in the nineteenth century Julian depicts this new world as a utopia. As a result the government controls the means of production and has divided the national product equally between all citizens. Through Doctor Leete, Julian learns that societal problems has been resolved by basing the economy on public capital rather than private. Julian is revived from his deep sleep from Doctor Leete. After falling into a deep sleep Julian wakes up in the year 2000 to a completely different society. Through Julian the reader is shown the unfair wealth distribution in society. Looking Backwards is a novel about a man name Julian West who lives in the nineteenth century. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fakhri’s neighborhood book and stationery shop. ![]() Roya is a dreamy, idealistic teenager living in 1953 Tehran who, amidst the political upheaval of the time, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. She lives with her husband and two children in the Boston area.įollow Author Marjan Kamali on Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagramīook Description (From Author’s Website): A powerful love story exploring loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate. ![]() Marjan teaches writing at GrubStreet in Boston. Together Tea has been translated into German, Italian, Norwegian, Czech and Slovak and was recently adapted for the stage. ![]() Her debut novel Together Tea was a Massachusetts Book Award Finalist, an NPR WBUR Good Read, and a Target Emerging Author Selection. An excerpt from The Stationery Shop was published in Solstice Literary Magazine and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in two anthologies: Tremors and Let Me Tell You Where I’ve Been. She studied English Literature at UC Berkeley and received her MBA from Columbia University and her MFA from New York University. Marjan Kamali, born in Turkey to Iranian parents, spent her childhood in Kenya, Germany, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. ![]() ![]() Then again, we did live in the tiny, insignificant town of Los Angeles, California.' DC Comics seemed to publish it as a favour to Jack, but distribution was low with bundles left in warehouses, the comic was cancelled before sales came in and Spirit World was published under the name of Hampshire Distributors rather than DC Comics.\n\nThe first issue told stories of the housewife who could foresee the assassination of John F. ![]() Neither Steve nor I could find a copy at any newsstand. Former Kirby assistant and Kirby scholar Mark Evanier wrote in that collection, 'Even if you were buying comics back then, you might not have seen Spirit World #1. \n \nSpirit World was a 1971 anthology comic book magazine created by Jack Kirby that DC Comics cancelled after its first issue, and the DC Comics reprint ten years ago included work that had been meant for Spirit World #2. Fifty-two years later, they are having another go. ![]() ![]() One upon a time, DC Comics cancelled Jack Kirby's Spirit World before the second isssue could be published. ![]() ![]() But Lia’s greatest challenge comes when she faces the wraith Draugyrd, who has bound her soul with a powerful blood potion and is slowly overtaking her powers. ![]() There, some surprises await them, including further clarification of the royal line, a meeting with a young royal woman not of the same mold as the wicked king, and a surprise alliance with a group also seeking to replace the king. Immediately after conquering the plague at the borders of Brume (book one), Lia and her cousin Wynn are taken to Anu to face charges for the illegal use of magic and herblore. I read it on the way down in one sitting. ( Read my review.) I loved it so much I rushed to buy this sequel as soon as it became available in March and took it to Alabama with me over Spring Break. ![]() Taking first place honors was Arrow of the Mist, by Christina Mercer. Recently, I featured my top MG picks from my winter reading list. ![]() ![]() ![]() And one shocking act will expose the harsh, inescapable truth about the artist she has grown to love more than life. 1, Rue du Bout d'Arles, with a bouquet of wildflowers and a request to paint her-and before long, a deep, intense attachment grows between Rachel and the gifted, tormented soul.īut the sanctuary Rachel seeks from her own troubled past cannot be found here, for demons war within Vincent's heart and mind. He arrives at their first assignation at No. ![]() This is no ordinary artist but the eccentric painter Vincent van Gogh-and their meeting marks the beginning of a remarkable relationship. ![]() "I'd heard about him but had never seen him, the foreigner with the funny name who wandered the countryside painting pictures."įrom a talented new author comes a poignant and haunting novel of creation and desire, passion and madness, art and love.Ī young prostitute seeking temporary refuge from the brothel, Rachel awakens in a beautiful garden in Arles to discover she is being sketched by a red-haired man in a yellow straw hat. ![]() ![]() ![]() His book changed the way I think about symmetry, symbols, and art.” ![]() “A typographical design consisting of text modified in such a way that it can be read in multiple orientations, as in mirror image, inverted, or when rotated.”ĭuring an interview with Bookbrowse, Brown described how Langdon’s work had affected him: “Artist and philosopher John Langdon is one of our true geniuses. Long before Dan Brown rose to fame through the Robert Langdon series, he studied John Langdon’s work in the latter’s book Wordplay: Ambigrams and Reflections on the Art of Ambigrams. John Langdon: ‘I think the character has become less fresh and exciting’ ‘One of our true geniuses’ ![]() This unassuming middle-aged man lives on the outskirts of Philadelphia, where most of his time is spent designing logos.īut John Langdon, who Brown once described “a brilliant alchemist of symbols and language” also happens to have inspired his literary and cinematic namesake – even if he doesn’t share the same sartorial taste. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the Garden of Evening Mists remains a place of mystery. As the months pass, Yun Ling finds herself intimately drawn to the gardener and his art, while all around them a communist guerilla war rages. Aritomo refuses but agrees to accept Yun Ling as his apprentice "until the monsoon comes." Then she can design a garden for herself. Despite her hatred of the Japanese, Yun Ling seeks to engage Aritomo to create a garden in memory of her sister, who died in the camp. ![]() ![]() There she discovers Yugiri, the only Japanese garden in Malaya, and its owner and creator, the enigmatic Aritomo, exiled former gardener of the emperor of Japan. Yun Ling Teoh, the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed tea plantations of Cameron Highlands. This “elegant and haunting novel of war, art and memory" ( The Independent) award-winning novel from the acclaimed author of The Gift of Rain follows the only Malaysian survivor of a Japanese wartime camp as she begins working for an exiled former gardener of the Emporer. ![]() ![]() ![]() What should I do now?” Sono immediately said, “‘Thanks for everything. “I’ve said your prayer over and over, and yet nothing in my life has changed I’m still the same selfish person as before. Mitchells is not a literal translation but he stays true to the theme and it is an excellent introduction the wisdom of the Tao. I have no complaint whatsoever.’” The man did as he was instructed, for a whole year, but his heart was still not at peace. The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell Mitchells rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time. One day a fellow Buddhist, having made a long trip to see her, asked, “What can I do to put my heart at rest?” She said, “Every morning and every evening, and whenever anything happens to you, keep on saying, ‘Thanks for everything. ![]() There is a wonderful Japanese story (adapted here from Zenkei Shibayama Roshi’s A Flower Does Not Talk) which portrays this attitude:Ī hundred and fifty years ago there lived a woman named Sono, whose devotion and purity of heart were respected far and wide. Honoring the Tao means respecting the way things are. ![]() |