5/13/2023 0 Comments Kimi ni todoke vol 2![]() ![]() ![]() The volume ends with tears from both girls in love with Kazehaya. In this volume, Sawako admits to having "special" feelings for Kazehaya and resolves that these feelings are for him and cannot be interchanged with any other male.Īyane and Chizu finally crackdown the person who started the horrible rumours in volume 2 but (and maybe to the frustration of some) Sawako forgives this person. She threatens to break down the steadily growing relationship between Kazehaya and Sawako by pinching at insecurities Kazehaya has and causing Sawako to question the true meaning of her feelings. Having said that, Kurumi does become the iceberg in the way of the ship. It was enjoyable to see Kurumi not afraid to speak her mind to Sawako whether it destroyed her image of 'kind and beautiful' and equally enjoyable to see Sawako react in a measured, accepting and understanding manner of this "new" side to Kurumi. ![]() Kurumi schemes and creates convoluted plans to keep girls out of Kazehaya's way and her latest victim is our much loved protagonist, Sawako. So volume 4 gives readers a more blatant insight into Ume Kurumizawa aka Kurumi's true colours. Please do not read this review if you have not the previous volumes of Kimi Ni TodokeĮdit: I guess I should mention that this volume lost a star because it was little slower than the first 3 (personal preference really). ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ripley, an award-winning journalist for Time magazine, has covered some the world’s biggest disasters over the course of her career. That’s the conclusion of Amanda Ripley’s The Unthinkable, which has a subtitle: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes-And Why? And while practice or preparation can help us to respond properly, we may have little actual control over what we do in a disaster. And we certainly hope that we would never just freeze, like a deer caught in the headlights-or worse, panic.īut how we respond to crisis may be hardwired into our brain’s circuitry long before we’re confronted with a disaster situation. Each of us secretly hopes that, should we find ourselves facing a disaster, we would respond nobly if not heroically. ![]() ![]() Wondering about what you might find in Katniss the Cattail? Here is a small sampling of some of the information I found so captivating: Knowing the history behind the names really brings a new depth to the characters. ![]() I do hope the movies can pull off this subtle characterization. It makes me want to reread the series with a more critical eye so I can appreciate the literary genius that is named Suzanne Collins. I couldn’t help but stop and think about how a particular character interacted in the book how they were described. Everytime I read something “new” about a character, my brain started turning. ![]() I devoured this book the moment I opened my mailbox. There is no challenging that but did you realize that almost every name in this book has some link back to Roman civilization? More importantly, to the overthrowing of Caesar? Amazing stuff. The plant names and “big” symbols are easy to dissect. Sure, you may think you have already figured out the majority of the books’ hidden meanings, but let me assure you-you are wrong. This book explains the symbolism throughout the series. If you are a fan of The Hunger Games, you owe it to yourself to get a copy of Katniss the Cattail. Frankel, I realize how brilliant Suzanne Collins really is. But now, after reading Katniss the Cattail by Valerie E. I was a little disgruntled by the quick wrap up in Mockingjay. ![]() When I originally finished The Hunger Games trilogy, I had mixed feelings. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Golden Gates by Conor Dougherty![]() ![]() “It just seemed like there was no story here other than housing.”ĭoughtery had previously covered shelter from New York City, as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal focusing on economics and real estate. “The story of tech was the story of housing, the story of homelessness was the story of housing - the feeling that had become this monoculture, from this kind of diverse place, was a story of housing,” he said. ![]() At the time, Dougherty had never seen anything like it, and he says that reflected an “overwhelming problem.” Dougherty - a longtime New York Times correspondent who covers economics and housing from his home base in Oakland - moved back to the area in 2014, right when many San Franciscans were protesting shuttle buses driving tech workers to their Silicon Valley headquarters. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Hornblower and the hotspur![]() ![]() A daunting enough set of orders-even if the happily married captain were not woefully distracted by the passenger he is obliged to take on in Panama: Lady Barbara Wellesley. The Admiralty has ordered Captain Horatio Hornblower, now in command of the thirty-six-gun HMS Lydia, to form an alliance against the Spanish colonial government with an insane Spanish landowner to find a water route across the Central American isthmus and to sink the fifty-gun Spanish ship of the line Natividad.
5/13/2023 0 Comments Pagan christianity by frank viola![]() ![]() They also have a ministry where they help victims of sexual abuse and rescue women in the sex slave and prostitution industry. ![]() You can read his story here.Īlso, for the past thirty years he and his wife, Dotty, have been ministering in small fellowships concerning living under grace and learning to extend grace to others. Jon also served as a pastor for a number of years, but moved on after concluding that full reformation within the existing institutional church system was unworkable. ![]() Jon’s doctoral thesis was published in an edited form in 1997 as “‘This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him’: The Foundation for New Covenant Ethics and Ecclesiology.” He is also the author of the new book A Church Building Every 1/2 Mile: What Makes American Christianity Tick?, which releases at the end of July.įor the last thirty years, Jon has been the editor of a magazine entitled Searching Together. He’s not only a NT scholar, but he’s an expert on church history. Zens’ groundbreaking articles in the late 1970s, “Is There a ‘Covenant of Grace’?” and “Crucial Thoughts on ‘Law’ in the New Covenant,” were highly instrumental in developing what came to be called “New Covenant Theology.” from the California Graduate School of Theology. from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and a D.Min. in Biblical studies from Covenant College, a M.Div. Zens has a wide-ranging theological background. Ralph Neighbour, Alan Hirsch and others.ĭr. Jon Zens is one of the scholars who endorsed Pagan Christianity by Frank Viola and George Barna, along with Dr. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments The death of american cities![]() It remains sensible, knowledgeable, readable, and indispensable. Rigorous, sane, and delightfully epigrammatic, Jane Jacobs’s tour de force is a blueprint for the humanistic management of cities. It is first of all a work of literature the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the bitingly satiric account of traditional planning theory can still be read for pleasure even by those who long ago absorbed and appropriated the book’s arguments.” Jane Jacobs, an editor and writer on architecture in New York City in the early sixties, argued that urban diversity and vitality were being destroyed by powerful architects and city planners. can also be seen in a much larger context. ![]() The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as “perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its initial publication, this special edition of Jane Jacobs’s masterpiece, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, features a new Introduction by Jason Epstein, the book’s original editor, who provides an intimate perspective on Jacobs herself and unique insights into the creation and lasting influence of this classic. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Enough already by peter walsh![]() ![]() He encouraged clients to examine their feelings and beliefs about their possessions, and to let go of anything that was holding them back. Throughout the show, Peter emphasized that decluttering and organizing is not just about physical objects, but also about emotional baggage. Peter would offer compassionate guidance and expert advice, often using humor and tough love to encourage clients to let go of items that no longer served them. ![]() The on-site visits were often emotional, as clients would share their struggles with clutter and how it was affecting their relationships, careers, and mental health. The format of the show was a mix of on-site visits to clients' homes and interviews with Peter in his studio. Peter would then work with them to create a plan to declutter and reorganize their space, with the goal of improving their overall well-being. Each episode featured Peter meeting with one or two clients who had reached a breaking point with the chaos in their lives. The premise of the show was to help people who were struggling with clutter and disorganization in their homes and their lives. ![]() ![]() The show was hosted by organizational expert Peter Walsh, who is known for his bestselling books and his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Enough Already with Peter Walsh was a reality television show that premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in 2011. ![]() ![]()
5/13/2023 0 Comments The 19th wife by david ebershoff![]() Like many mysteries, Jordans story is a quest.What do you think Ebershoff is saying by this? Heber, Maureen, Kelly, and Tom - are Mormons. ![]() Many of the people who help Jordan - Mr.What makes him a good sleuth? What are his blind spots? What kind of man is Chauncey Webb? And Gilbert? What do they tell you about polygamy?.How does the novel portray him? Do you come to understand his deep convictions? In the story of his marriage to Ann Eliza, he essentially gets the last word. ![]() Brigham Young was one of the most dynamic and complex figures in nineteenth-century America.What are your impressions of Ann Eliza Young, and how do those impressions change over the course of the novel? Do you trust her as a narrator?. ![]() How does Ebershoff play with this metaphor? What are the mysteries in The 19th Wife? What does the novel say about faith? |