![]() ![]() ![]() When King Edward sends his brother in law Harold on a diplomatic mission a convoluted story of shipwreck, capture, espionage, and conflict unfolds, all recorded on the Bayeux Tapestry. William’s predecessor, King Edward probably intended for William to become King. The death of Harold Godwinson, famously hit in the eye by an arrow during the battle, opened the way for the Norman Duke, William the Bastard to gain the rather more dignified title of William the Conqueror, and to become King. ![]() The battle was one for power: the throne of England. The date 1066 is very well-known, and the battle is recorded in detail in the Bayeux Tapestry, but did the events of that year have any impact on people’s lives in Merseyside? The event took place in East Sussex, near the town of Battle, where Battle Abbey was established to commemorate the clash between the Normans and the Saxons. Friday 14 October 2016 marks the 950th anniversary of the most famous date in British History: 1066, the Battle of Hastings. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Our goal was to provide a storefront for all of our books - and a venue for our authors to meet the public. We also opened, February 1, our first company bookstore in Mechanicsburg, PA, where our headquarters is located. ![]() So far, there has been a lot of positive energy. We have dubbed 2014 our "Year of Collaboration" focusing on ways our 120+ authors can experience better results by helping each other and by working together in teams. While our Amazon business has continued to grow, other channels are growing faster. We are celebrating our tenth year in business in 2014 - but I can tell you it feels like 100 years! We've transformed ourselves twice in that span - caterpillar, cocoon, butterfly - what's next? Most recently, we have seen ebooks peak, their growth rate slowing, while independent bookstore sales have picked up. ![]() We continue to grow and succeed in a very tough, competitive environment. It is hard to believe two years have passed since the last time! Sunbury Press just completed its best year ever from a sales perspective. Lawrence Knorr: Yes! It is an honor to be asked back. ![]() ![]() ![]() What once seemed merely strange soon crosses the line into supernatural and sinister. As Angel tells him, in this city and this business, you have to get a little weird to survive.When night falls on the French Quarter, Sean realizes Angel and the john want more from him than he was expecting to give. Sean's no seasoned streetwalker, but he's not above it either, not when he's already itching for his next fix.A familiar-seeming stranger named Angel may be his ticket to some quick cash, but only if Sean's willing to help him indulge a high-class john's weird fetish for the night. His girlfriend's broken up with him for a sugar daddy, a gun-toting pimp has robbed him of everything but the clothes on his back, and he's down to his last two Ox圜ontin. Will he make the right decision, or will the floodwaters bound for New Orleans sweep him away?Street kid Sean O'Hara never had it easy, but New Orleans has driven him to his knees. Addiction drives Sean O'Hara to a critical crossroads. ![]() ![]() Seize that chance and let no power on earth deter you. Let each of you discover where your chance for greatness lies. The inspiration for the hit television program and film of the same name, this anniversary edition features a new afterword by the author. ![]() Bissinger unforgettably captures a season in the life of Odessa and shows how single-minded devotion to the team shapes the community and inspires - and sometimes shatters - the teenagers who wear the Panthers’ uniforms. ![]() With frankness and compassion, Pulitzer Prize winner H. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn’t known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from September to December, when the Panthers play football, dreams can come true. Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa - the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. ![]() The classic story of a high school football team whose win-loss record has a profound influence on the town around them. Audiobook Length: 14 hours and 33 minutes ![]() ![]() ![]() Seahorse lays her eggs, she does it on Mr. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. By AUTHOR Jane Austen Eric Carle Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl Charles Dickens Sydney Hanson C.Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games By POPULAR SERIES Chronicles of Narnia Curious Geoge Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fancy Nancy Harry Potter I Survived If You Give. ![]()
![]() I really want a full-length novel that takes place after the movie to see Elena and her new Star Wars friends go from there. The characters were all really funny and sweet and their shenanigans in life were really fun to read about. ![]() You would think that it would be a bit of an info-dump when it comes to the main character, but there was actually quite a bit of character development and it was very natural. She finds the queue to be made up of 2 guys and herself for the week. She decides to camp out in the movie queue.she expects a huge fuss and a huge celebration. ![]() I've loved everything that she's written and when she announced that she was releasing a short story for World Book Day that was about a girl who loves Star Wars.I was sold.Įlena is absolutely ecstatic about the new Star Wars movie. If you've been following my blog or following me on Goodreads, then you would know that I am a huge fan of Rainbow Rowell's work. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although Hawk knows he must keep his distance, the desire to teach Nathaniel the pleasure men can share grows uncontrollable. Yet as days pass in close quarters, Nathaniel's feisty spirit and alluring innocence beguile and bewitch. He has a score to settle with Nathaniel's father-the very man whose treachery forced him into piracy-and he's sure Nathaniel is just as contemptible. Bitter and jaded, Hawk harbors futile dreams of leaving the sea for a quiet life, but men like him don't deserve peace. ![]() Then pirates strike and he's kidnapped for ransom by the Sea Hawk, a legendary villain of the New World. Under the thumb of his controlling father, the governor of Primrose Isle, he's sailing to the fledging colony, where he'll surrender to a respectable marriage for his family's financial gain. Will a virgin captive surrender to this pirate's sinful touch? Nathaniel Bainbridge is used to hiding, whether it's concealing his struggles with reading or his forbidden desire for men. ![]() ![]() But morally and politically, they’re worlds apart. Legally, there’s absolutely no difference between a woman on welfare who falsely declares that her boyfriend no longer lives in the home and a bank that uses a robo-signer to cook up a document swearing that he has kept regular records of your credit card account. Plenty of people-consumers and merchants both-are probably glad that so much credit is available, but they don’t realize that systematic fraud is part of what makes it available. ![]() ![]() So techniques like robo-signing and sewer service are essential to the profitability of the business. “In a mass society where obtaining credit is as easy as it is, there’s probably no way to efficiently collect on delinquent accounts by writing real affidavits, filing legitimate, error-free lawsuits, and serving legitimate summonses in each and every individual case. ![]() ![]() ![]() Had I liked the characters half as much as I liked the plot and the worldbuilding, I would have loved this wholeheartedly. Thanks to these strengths, I read the first half of this book with interest, and read the second half with enjoyment. ![]() (Nonetheless, this is unmistakably fantasy, not least because the large cast of characters includes gods.) ![]() There are lengthy expository sections, but they are not clumsily expository, rather they are joyously expository, communicating a delight in technology that I associate much more with science fiction than with fantasy. There are strong female characters, and discussions about the options open to women and to the poor. There are wonderful, dramatic, epic events, particularly in the second half. This is the second book in Ken Liu's epic fantasy series, "The Dandelion Dynasty." Like the first book, it is ambitious, imaginative, and original. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, even the Kadokawa sales reps, and references to Kadokawa, are made in this manga. You get to learn the types of responsibilities each bookseller has on a certain day, how they prepare when an anticipated title comes out or how they handle a title that’s surging in popularity, and how they manage to deal with different types of people - from your standard unruly customers, to foreigners, to dealing with a BL girls group, to the Kadokawa sales reps. But this is actual bookstore knowledge straight from the source: the author! Honda did work at a bookstore, and thus, we get many interesting and harrowing stories in the first two volumes. Little did I know that it’d be one of my favorite anime of the Fall 2018 season! So when Yen Press announced they licensed it, this was certainly a title to look forward to when it came out.Īnd after spending time with the first two volumes…I can confirm that licensing this was a great idea, as this manga’s super fun.Īs explained at the top, the story is about a bookseller. You got a look into the daily lives of one particular bookseller in Japan, in skeleton form, alongside other kooky looking characters, in a short and sweet format. Justin: A couple years ago, Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san was an anime that aired and seemed interesting. ![]() |