![]() That is until she wakes up in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, next to a completely different man. When tragedy strikes, all of her boundaries come crashing down.Īfter nailing the job interview to land the perfect job just before accepting the marriage proposal from her now fiance, Dannie falls asleep in her perfect apartment, knowing she is on track to successfully accomplish her five-year plan she has mapped out for her life. Despite what type of life she should have, it doesn’t necessarily mean that she is truly happy underneath it all. She’s got the perfect fiance, lives in the perfect apartment, and has the perfect job. In Five Years tells the story of a woman who has it all. ![]() New York Times bestseller In Five Years: A Novel by Rebecca Serle has been named a Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club pick. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() So when Roy Disney, chairman of Walt Disney Animation and nephew of founder Walt Disney, abruptly resigned in November 2003 and declared war on chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, he sent shock waves through the entertainment industry, corporate boardrooms, theme parks, and living rooms around the world - everywhere Disney does business and its products are cherished.ĭrawing on unprecedented access to both Eisner and Roy Disney, current and former Disney executives and board members, as well as thousands of pages of never-before-seen letters, memos, transcripts, and other documents, James B. "When You Wish Upon a Star", "Whistle While You Work", "The Happiest Place on Earth" - these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. ![]() The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner - Disney chairman and CEO - and the scandals that drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With time running out, Persephone leads the gifted young seer Suri, the Fhrey sorceress Arion, and a small band of misfits in a desperate search for aid-a quest that will take them into the darkest depths of Elan. And even if the clans can join forces, how will they defeat an enemy whose magical prowess renders them indistinguishable from gods? The answer lies across the sea in a faraway land populated by a reclusive and dour race who feel nothing but disdain for both Fhrey and mankind. Raithe, the God Killer, may have started the rebellion by killing a Fhrey, but long-standing enmities dividing the Rhunes make it all but impossible to unite against the common foe. Now the thrilling saga continues as the human uprising is threatened by powerful enemies from without-and bitter rivalries from within. Sullivan launched readers on an epic journey of magic and adventure, heroism and betrayal, love and loss. In Age of Myth, fantasy master Michael J. ![]() The gods have been proven mortal and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to Age of Myth-from the author of the Riyria Revelations and Riyria Chronicles series. The gods are proven mortal and men now hold the art of magic in book two of the epic fantasy series that began in Age of Myth. ![]() ![]() This is the fifth adventure in the exciting Chronicles of Narnia. ![]() When Lucy, Edmund and their awful cousin Eustace are suddenly swept into the picture of a sailing ship, they find themselves in the magical kingdom of Narnia, and on a voyage of discovery to the End of the World. ![]() The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderĪLERT ME! when this item drops in price.Įustace found himself standing on the picture frame - in front of him was not glass but real sea. The Chronicles of Narnia - The Silver Chair ![]() She found, inside, what she was looking for, and began. When Lucy finally made it to the Last door on the left, after a few distractions. ![]() The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew The Magician’s Book After feasting and sleeping, Lucy entered the house to complete the task she had been set. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel flows as lyrically through Kaplan’s prose as the wail of the saxophones and crescendos of Gershwin’s keyboards. A sumptuous fictional account of a complex real-life romance, this book will stick in readers' heads like the melody of a favorite ballad."– Booklist "Snappy dialogue and lush prose bring the Jazz Age to life as Kaplan takes readers from Harlem rent parties to the stage lights of Broadway. Kaplan’s propulsive style imparts a momentum of its own.The many disquisitions, on topics as varied as the underpinnings of American anti-Semitism to the misappropriation of Black culture by well-intentioned Whites, are interesting and important. "Kaplan’s sweeping novel, spanning the years 1917 to 1937, portrays the life of Kay Swift, one of Broadway’s first female composers, extracting her from the shadow of her colleague and lover, George Gershwin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this even further future, the United Planets became a darker place, with familiar characters changed and the Earth overtaken by alien invaders–and the team reunited to take on these dangerous new threats. It's the Legion of Super-Heroes like you've never seen them before, as the heroes of the 30th-century face one of their boldest and most controversial eras!Īs DC's 30th century super-team, the Legion of Super-Heroes had always stood as a shining example of futuristic optimism–but that changed in 1989 with a new Legion of Super-Heroes series that brought the timeline forward five years. ![]() ![]() In short, Shuri is a kick-ass feminist questioning the status quo. ![]() She obsesses over the absence of women Black Panthers and her future as an “invisible” princess. Throughout the novel but especially in the early scenes where Shuri submits to ceremonial preparations, she ponders the restrictions imposed upon royal women and the apparent absence of royal princesses and Dora Milajae (Wakanda’s revered warrior women) from memoriums like portraiture and scupltures. Unfortunately, Shuri finds mother’s requirements ill-suited to her nature and passions. The Queen Mother ended Shuri’s combat training and requires her to dress and behave “appropriately”. ![]() Shuri is a princess whose mother is intent on forcing her to be “ladylike”. They race to save the herb while Challenge Day looms ever closer and armies amass outside Wakanda’s border. During this expedition, Shuri has a vision before learning the Heart Shaped Herb that gives the Black Panther his powers is dying. She enlists Shuri for an (illicit) expedition to a ceremony outside the palace. K’Marah is the granddaughter of the ruler of the Wakandan Mining Tribe. ![]() Her “friend” (as arranged by her mother the Queen Mother), is Dora Milajae in training K’Marah. She works in a laboratory, developing splodey technology. Shuri is the 13-year-old sister of King T’Challa, Black Panther of Wakanda, who has reigned for the last 3 years since his father’s death. ![]() ![]() ![]() But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, and while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart. Told in four parts-freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year-this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. ![]() Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. What Eden once loved-who she once loved-she now hates. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault.Įden was always good at being good. ![]() ![]() The Company uses Cookies on the Site to collect data from those who visit the Site and use services on the Site. However, you can set or adjust your browser’s setting for avoiding using or transmitting some data for Cookies and/or deleting data stored in the Cookies at any time. Most of the browsers support the use of Cookies. ![]() Cookies will store details of the website's browsing behaviour and what is frequently chosen by you and your browser. Texts contained in Cookies typically consist of identifiable data, website’s name and some numbers and texts. 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While this might seem like a premature point to start at, it makes sense when, not much later, the film goes into some detail about the devastating effect Don and Wendy’s divorce had on their eldest, Kurt, who was only 9 when they separated. The film starts before Cobain was even born in Aberdeen, Wash., with the singer’s mother, Wendy, recounting how she met her husband, Donald Cobain, and ended up marrying him even though she wasn’t necessarily in love. See more Exclusive Photos of Kristen Wiig, Jack Black, Jason Segel and More Too repetitive for all but the biggest fans, HBO and Universal Pictures International will have to do some serious marketing - and perhaps some pruning - to turn this into a wider breakout. The supersized result, 132 minutes long, was made with unprecedented access to the Cobain family’s personal archives and is impressive in parts, but wildly uneven as a whole. 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