5/23/2023 0 Comments Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1 by Yumi Hotta![]() Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe. ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. ![]() Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]()
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5/23/2023 0 Comments Runner by robert newton![]() ![]() Charlie feels both confident and anxious, particularly when faced with one of his competitors, the bullying Barlow. When Charlie arrives at Squizzy’s center of operations, he finds that he is expected to run a race with three other young men. ![]() Instead, he sets off for a meeting with Squizzy Taylor, an ambitious small-time criminal who needs someone to work as a “runner” in his operation, someone who does errands and makes deliveries. The story is told from the first-person perspective of protagonist Charlie Feehan, fighting to live up to the increased sense of responsibility to his family that he feels in the aftermath of his father’s death.Īs the novel begins, Charlie, who is a self-trained athlete, says goodbye to his mother, who thinks he is going to school. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Newton, Robert. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Last sacrifice book![]() They learn that the only person who knew of Lissa’s half-sibling is Sonya Karp, Rose’s old teacher who willingly became Strigoi because she couldn’t cope with the depression and insanity that came along with her Spirit magic. ![]() Sydney is worried about Rose being noticed by anyone in the town they are staying at, so they decide to stay with the Keepers, a group of humans, Moroi and Damphir’s who have shunned civilisation. However, Rose convinces them that they should try to find Lissa’s long-lost half-sibling. They reveal to her that Rose will be kept in hiding until Lissa can find evidence that Rose did not kill the Queen.ĭimitri has been instructed by Lissa to protect Rose during this time, and he agreed because he feels a strong sense of loyalty towards Lissa after she ‘restored’ him from being Stirgoi. Dimitri and Rose escape court and travel to meet Sydney, the Alchemist, who provides them with food and clothing. This allows for Abe, Dimitri and Eddie to break Rose of of prison. The Guardians holding Rose captive go to survey the situation. ![]() It is the day of the Queen’s funeral and as the ceremony is taking place, an explosion suddenly goes off. ![]() Rose has been imprisoned after allegations were made against her that she had killed Queen Tatiana. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first Sambo’s was opened in Santa Barbara in 1957. Even as they renamed some units in the East where there had been boycotts, the company insisted the change was purely in order to market their new menus. Instead the founders, their successor, and the corporation that finally took over the chain all insisted right up to the bitter end that no harm was intended or implied. ![]() Regardless of whether “Sam-bo” originated from the first name of one of them combined with the nickname of the other. Why would they decorate with images from the book “Little Black Sambo,” the American editions of which were filled with racist caricatures?Įvidently they had no idea that Sambo had been – and still was – a derogatory word for black males for over 100 years that the name and ridiculous images of Sambo were used on many consumer products in the early 20th century and that after WWII school libraries had complied with requests by African-Americans to remove the book from shelves.Įven if they didn’t know any of this, when protests erupted they might have realized they had made a terrible mistake. Wouldn’t the founders of Sambo’s, in the late 1950s, dimly perceive that the name Sambo was not beloved by everyone, especially African-Americans? ![]() Certainly one that would not insult a portion of its intended customers. You might imagine that chain restaurants would spend vast amounts of time and money researching potential names in order to pick one that would convey exactly the desired associations and nuances. ![]() ![]() ![]() Baxter’s article “People or Penguins: The Case for Optimal Pollution”, Baxter also did not have a compelling argument in his article. Therefore, humans do need to care for other living beings but they cannot transform their lives in a way to protect the lives of every living thing that exists in the world, but rather transform their lives in a way that would protect the environment and the way it is suppose to run without human input. Part of the natural environment is taking the lives of living beings to survive, thus, by altering that part of the environment, the ecosystem would fall apart. However, that value of life of the plant or animal was less than the value of the life of the one who had to eat to live. Either way, a life that had a value was taken. For example, both human and non-human animals need to take the life of a living thing to live, whether that be a plant life or and animal life. ![]() Even though every living thing has value and the reason to live, not all living beings have equal value and the equal reason to live. ![]() Bill Devall and George Sessions did not make solid arguments throughout their article “Deep Ecology”. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Cursed thomas wheeler![]() ![]() She struggles to unite her people, avenge her family, and discover the truth about her destiny.īut perhaps the one thing that can change Destiny itself is found at the edge of a blade. She wields a sword meant for the one true king, battling paladins and the armies of a corrupt king. Nimue teams up with a charming mercenary named Arthur and refugee Fey Folk from across England. Her mission leaves little room for revenge, but the growing power within her can think of little else. Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people’s only hope. That is, until her entire village is slaughtered by Red Paladins, and Nimue’s fate is forever altered. ![]() Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave… Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King.īut what if the Sword has chosen a Queen? ![]() Featuring 8 full-color and 30 black-and-white pieces of original artwork by Frank Miller. ![]() The Lady of the Lake is the true hero in this cinematic twist on the tale of King Arthur created by Thomas Wheeler and legendary artist, producer, and director Frank Miller ( 300, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City). Look out for the original series starring Katherine Langford coming soon to Netflix! ![]() ![]() The ongoing extraction of American ginseng from deciduous forests throughout its range have resulted in modern populations that contain fewer individuals and individuals of smaller stature relative to historic populations, yet thousands of these remnant populations remain. American ginseng has been harvested continuously in North America following its initial discovery, punctuated by regional spurts of intense harvest in response to economic needs of rural residents. Profits made from the export of American ginseng to China facilitated western expansion in the United States, and the fortunes of some early Americans were built on the American ginseng trade. The discovery of the closely related medicinal herb, American ginseng, in Canada in the early 1700s ignited three centuries of trade between North America and China. ![]() ![]() Asian ginseng played an integral role in traditional Chinese medicine for millennia, but overexploitation of the plant, coupled with habitat loss, contributed to steep declines in natural populations throughout China. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Man hands sarina bowen![]() ![]() And the plot is an irresistible blend of family, friendship, light drama, shameless flirting, tricky situations, awkward moments, hilarious hijinks, and steamy romance. The characterization is spot on with an incredible cast of characters who are charismatic, quirky, and unpredictable. ![]() Man Cuffedis a witty, engaging tale featuring the spunky, spontaneous Meg whose determined to enjoy the company of the cop next door, including all the equipment he’s packing, and the well-built, studly Mac who may eventually realize all his efforts to remain just friends with his hot neighbour are futile. Contains: a bridezilla with a turkey leg, a flash mob, and a growly hero. Warning: may cause unrestrained giggling in public. By the time it’s over, his entire family will believe we’re a couple. So when he needs a date for his sister’s wedding, I’m there. And I can’t help that someone broke into his apartment.įine-that last thing was totally my fault. Hey, it’s not my fault that Hot Cop’s nightstick gets excited every time we see each other. ![]() My libido has a few ideas of its own, though. (The guys on the force will never let me live that down.) And then there’s the breaking and entering. First she confuses me for a male stripper and tries to remove my uniform. That’s why my senses started pinging the moment I met the hottie next door. A new comedy from the USA Today bestselling duo!Ī good cop can always spot trouble. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The Mummy! by Jane C. Webb Loudon![]() ![]() As Shelley had written of Frankenstein's creation, "A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch," which may have triggered her later concept. She may have drawn inspiration from the general fashion for anything pharaonic, inspired by the French researches during the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt the 1821 public unwrappings of Egyptian mummies in a theatre near Piccadilly, which she may have attended as a girl and, very likely, the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus. I had written a strange, wild novel, called the Mummy, in which I had laid the scene in the twenty-second century, and attempted to predict the state of improvement to which this country might possibly arrive. On the winding up of his affairs that it would be necessary to do something for my support. Īfter her father's death, making her an orphan at the age of 17, Webb found that: The novel describes a future filled with advanced technology, and was the first English-language story to feature a reanimated mummy. ![]() It concerns the Egyptian mummy of Cheops, who is brought back to life in the year 2126. The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century is an 1827 three-volume novel written by Jane Webb (later Jane C. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It doesn't take Grim long to realize that everything in Wolf Glen is not as it seems - the place is full of perilous secrets and deadly lies.īack at Winterfalls, the evil touch of Blackthorn's sworn enemy reopens old wounds and fuels her long-simmering passion for justice. But after the recent ordeal she and her companion, Grim, have suffered, she knows she cannot let go of her quest to bring justice to the man who ruined her life.ĭespite her personal struggles, Blackthorn agrees to help the princess of Dalriada in taking care of a troubled young girl who has recently been brought to court while Grim is sent to the girl's home at Wolf Glen to aid her wealthy father with a strange task - repairing a broken-down house deep in the woods. Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her bond to the fey: seek no vengeance, help any who ask, do only good. The "powerful and emotionally charged" fantasy series from the author of the Sevenwaters novels continues, as Blackthorn and Grim face haunting secrets and old adversaries.įeather bright and feather fine, none shall harm this child of mine. ![]() |