![]() ![]() Even readers older than the target audience will appreciate the book's simple charm, wisdom, and warmth." - Booklist Equally noteworthy are the expressive drawings and universal lessons of persistence, kindness, and loyalty." - People"Delightfully sweet. A simple but by no means simplistic tale emphasizing the universality of kindness." - Kirkus Reviews"As always, Owly is a steadfast and indispensable friend to everyone he meets, including young readers in search of warmhearted adventure." - School Library Journal"Runton’s illustrations glow with vivid and lustrous color, the characters all delightfully expressive." - Publishers Weekly"A cute little tale." - School Library ConnectionPraise for the Owly series:"Appeals to all ages. Praise for Owly: The Way Home:"Runton's evocative characters are nothing short of huggably adorable and affirm the importance of compassion and empathy against perceived stereotypes. Just a Little Blue: A Graphic Novel (Owly #2) ![]()
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![]() ![]() With enemies circling, MacRieve spirits Chloe away to the isolated Highland keep of his youth. Until she’s claimed by him-a wicked immortal with heartbreaking eyes, whose touch sets her blood on fire. When offered up to creatures of the dark, she fears she won’t last the night. Seized for the auction block, Chloe Todd is forced to enter a terrifying new world of monsters and lore as a bound slave. Until he finds her-a young human so full of spirit and courage that she pulls him back from the brink. ![]() But when a brutal torture revives those ancient agonies and destroys his Lykae instinct, the proud Scot craves the oblivion of death. Uilleam MacRieve believed he’d laid to rest the ghosts of his boyhood. ![]() In this pulse-pounding Immortals After Dark tale, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole delves into the darkest mysteries and deepest passions of Clan MacRieve. ![]() ![]() ![]() But women-as prostitutes, seduced servants, remarrying widows, and adulterous wives- also pursued passion. As men defined themselves more and more as heterosexuals, women generally experienced the new male heterosexuality as its victims. In those worlds the majority of men became heterosexuals by avoiding sodomy and sodomite behavior. In Sex and the Gender Revolution, Randolph Trumbach reconstructs the worlds of eighteenth-century prostitution, illegitimacy, sexual violence, and adultery. This third gender had radical consequences for the sexual lives of most men and women since it promoted an opposing ideal of exclusive heterosexuality. For the first time in European history, there emerged three genders: men, women, and a third gender of adult effeminate sodomites, or homosexuals. ![]() ![]() Sex and the Gender Revolution, Volume 1 By:Randolph Trumbach Published on by University of Chicago PressĪ revolution in gender relations occurred in London around 1700, resulting in a sexual system that endured in many aspects until the sexual revolution of the 1960s. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sheckley served as fiction editor for Omni magazine from January 1980 through September 1981, and was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001. (1958), was followed by The Status Civilization (1960), Journey Beyond Tomorrow (1962), Mindswap (1966), and several others. ![]() All from 1.59 New Books from 9.06 Used Books from 1. In 'Mindswap', tourist Marvin Flynn agrees to a package that swaps his mind with a Martians. ![]() ![]() 'The Status Civilization' is set on the planet Omega, where the religion is the worship of evil and the life expectancy three years. One of science fiction's great humorists, Sheckley was a prolific short story writer beginning in 1952 with titles including "Specialist", "Pilgrimage to Earth", "Warm", "The Prize of Peril", and "Seventh Victim", collected in volumes from Untouched by Human Hands (1954) to Is That What People Do? (1984) and a five-volume set of Collected Stories (1991). Two of Robert Sheckleys satirical science-fiction novels. One of science fiction's great humorists, Sheckley was a prolific short story writer beginning in 1952 with titles including "Specialist", "Pilgrimage to Earth", "Warm", "The Prize of Peril", and "Seventh Victim", collected in volumes from Untouched by Human Hands (1954) to Is That What People Do? (1984) and a five-volume set of Collected Stories (1991). ![]() |