Flipping the Scales by Pete Tarsi7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() He finished his first draft after the first week of Aug. This motivated Tarsi to write 55,000 words in July alone. National Novel writing month is supposed to motivate prospective authors with ideas to put them on paper. Tarsi’s friend, who was also a writer, challenged him in the National Novel writing month. Tarsi said the idea has been in his head for a couple of years, but he didn’t begin writing until July of this year when he was motivated by a friend, who he called a tremendous support system. ![]() Tarsi didn’t base any of his characters off of people’s personalities but he did name some of the characters after his three children. “Their lives are flipped upside-down, and they are stuck that way until the next full moon” said Tarsi. In a brief description of the book, Tarsi writes, “The translucent skirt that Meredith finds hidden on the beach gets wet and transforms her legs into a mermaid tail.” During this time, Marina takes her first steps on land and finds out that her mermaid tail has gone missing, and she is forced to walk on land alone among the humans. ![]() While not yet published, Tarsi has already sent his book to agents and already plans for Flipping the Scales to be the first in a trilogy.įlipping the Scales focuses on a young mermaid, Marina, and a teenage girl, Meredith, switching lives. Pete Tarsi wrote Flipping the Scales, a novel for young adults. Over the summer, Attleboro High School science teacher Mr. Tarsi typing the sequel to Flipping the Scales. ![]()
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Some desperate glory emily tesh7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() But when Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to the nursery to bear sons until she dies trying, she knows she must take humanity’s revenge into her own hands.Īlongside her brother’s brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, she escapes from everything she’s ever known into a universe far more complicated than she was taught and far more wondrous than she could have imagined.Ī thrillingly told queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you, Some Desperate Glory is award-winning author Emily Tesh’s highly anticipated debut novel.Īnother book that is hard to review. Kyr is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the all-powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the Majoda their victory over humanity. ![]() ![]() All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. ![]() Beartown backman7/6/2023 ![]() But when their star player commits a terrible crime the town is divided – did he really do it? Is it really his fault? And should his alleged actions go unpunished for the greater good of the team and the town? What follows is an examination of the issue from about 35 different perspectives, all from characters with similar sounding names. ![]() The town is in decline – industry is waning, people are leaving but those who are left all have one thing in common – a fierce love for their ice hockey team. So apologies in advance if my review makes no sense – I’m still trying to process my thoughts.īeartown or The Scandal (christ, even the name is confusing) is set in a small town in a Sweedish forest. It took me ages to read and because I didn’t fully connect with the storyline I really wasn’t sure how to review it. I’ve been putting off writing this review for a really long time because I thought I’d love this book but I just couldn’t get into it. Similar to: All of Backman’s other work like A Man Called Ove.Ĭould be enjoyed by: Fans of ice hockey or overly wordy fiction ![]() (Originally published as The Scandal in hardback) ![]() ![]() ![]() “My aim is to make cold-calling the enjoyable experience it can be, rather than the chore most people think it is”, said Simone Laraway. While working with Voice Gym in Southampton, she found her love for cold-calling to build lasting relationships with her potential clients.Ĭombining her passion and her business acumen with private singing and vocal practice, Simone has created a range of courses and one-to-one training that will help one to build their business and get results. Simone has 20 years of expertise in new business development skills. Simone Laraway is the founder of The Vocal Bureau – a company that offers individuals, start-ups, and businesses the opportunities and the skills to use their voices to reach their personal and professional potential. It is designed to be a simple guide to help companies and individuals get their company phone-ready,” said the author. “My book aims to help people discover what to say, how to say it, and who to say it to. The aim of this book is to make cold-calling enjoyable, impactful and result-oriented, rather than a dry and flat routine. The Holistic Guide To Cold-Calling – A Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Create New Business Opportunities” is the first book by Simone Laraway, who’s a vocal coach, new business cold-caller and an author. ![]() The million dollar mermaid book7/6/2023 ![]() When, during the rain-drenched filming of Pagan Love Song, Williams cables from Kauai to tell her studio head she's pregnant, the announcement reaches all the ham radio operators in California. ![]() Her sparkling anecdotes alternate the scandalous, the charming and the ridiculous. ![]() Williams had to deal with disastrous marriages, manipulative moguls and life-threatening water stunts. Williams's movie years constitute the colorful core of the book, displaying life inside a major studio during Hollywood's Golden Age and showing screen legends with their pants down-sometimes literally. Competing in swim meets at 15, Williams became a national champion in 1939, costarred in Billy Rose's Aquacade with the drunken, exhibitionistic Johnny Weissmuller and signed with MGM in 1944. Williams and Diehl (Tales from the Crypt) backstroke through a flood of memories, giving a fluid treatment to ""hundreds of hours of conversations that are the basis for this book."" Williams opens by describing the LSD trip she took in 1959 (Cary Grant helped her score the acid), then dives into her traumatic early life: a brother died at 16, and a boy the same age raped the young Williams repeatedly. MGM swim-femme Williams delighted millions in choreographed aqua-movie-musicals during the 1940s and '50s: her unbuttoned autobiography examines both her splashy, sunny public image and the murky waters of her private life. ![]() Laura spinney books7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “The cat is out of the bag.”Īcademics who think about education recognise that not all the enforced changes have been good. “It can’t return to the way it was,” she says. Naturally there were problems, but as Professor Diana Laurillard of University College London’s Knowledge Lab explains, they essentially pulled off an extraordinary – and global – experiment. ![]() Overnight, schools and universities closed and teachers and students had to find ways to do what they do exclusively via the internet. One contributor wrote: “Normal speed now sounds like drunk speed.”Įducation was adapting to the digital world long before Covid but, as with so many other human activities, the pandemic has given learning a huge shove towards the virtual. Speed learning is not for everyone, but there are whole Reddit threads where students discuss how odd it will be to return to the lecture theatre. Many now routinely accelerate their lectures when learning offline – often by 1.5 times, sometimes by more. Struck by this, I asked some other students I know. M y 21-year-old goddaughter, a second-year undergraduate, mentioned in passing that she watches video lectures offline at twice the normal speed. ![]() The one woman laura may7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Their connection is instantaneous and they fall for one another immediately. Julie and Ann are likable characters whose chance meeting at a hotel bar in Tel Aviv changes the course of both of their lives forever. The author did a wonderful job describing the scenery and events in Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Kyiv, and Los Angeles. ![]() I loved that story is told from both main characters’ points of view which worked well with the plot as the reader was able to experience all of their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. This is Laura May’s debut novel and in my opinion, she is going to have a successful career as a writer of Sapphic fiction. Can true love survive when the timing is all wrong? Pros And My Favourite Parts But when tragedy strikes, Julie must decide between her devotion to Mark or her love for Ann. ![]() When their paths cross again in Barcelona, the spark between them is impossible to extinguish. Ann is talented, driven, and gorgeous and Julie can’t deny their chemistry after their first meeting. ![]() That is until she meets Ann at a work conference. Julie a graphic designer manipulates what the eye can see, but no matter how she looks at it, her life with her boyfriend Mark remains boring and predictable. The One Woman by Laura May The One Woman by Laura May is a contemporary romance that takes the reader on a global journey. ![]() ![]() There is someone coming!"Ī man in a shabby overcoat, with a shaven, bluish-crimson countenance, overtook us. As though to mock him his whole tombstone is adorned with verses. And here, under this tombstone, lies a man who from his cradle detested verses and epigrams. On one occasion, when he was listening at a keyhole, he got such a bang on the head from the door that he sustained concussion of the brain (he had a brain), and died. The poor fellow fell a victim to his habits of observation. life was all right, wasn't it? One would have thought he had no reason to die, but alas! fate had its eye on him. He was fond of his wife, he wore the Stanislav ribbon, and read nothing. "Yegor Gryaznorukov, titular councillor and cavalier. One of our party slipped on the clayey soil, and clutched at a big grey cross to save himself from falling. ![]() ![]() The wind was frolicking among the yellow leaves of the old birch trees, and a shower of thick drops fell upon us from the leaves. Hadn't we better take ourselves off before it gets worse?" THE wind has got up, friends, and it is beginning to get dark. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The other achievements of author Nathan include trainings under the SEAL team, instructors of the Defense Intelligence, USMC, and Spetsnaz. It was used as a secret weapon by the special forces of the Russian Army. Whenever he gets some spare time from his busy schedule, he likes to spend them in practicing lock picking and discovering almost all the hidden places located around the world with the help of the urban explorers.Īuthor Nathan also likes to study Systema, which is a lesser known form of martial arts training. As of today, author Nathan lives in Melbourne, Australia. It was during this time that he earned his nickname as Fagoogoo as no one of his colleagues were able to pronounce his surname Farrugia properly. Later, he started working as a video editor, copywriter, and colorist for a post production company. After completing his short service, he went on to study television, film, and professional writing. Before going on to take writing as a career, author Nathan did service in the Australian Army in the reconnaissance and infantry. He was born on June 28, 1983, in Melbourne, Australia. Farrugia is one of the noteworthy authors of Australia who likes to write his books based on the mystery, thriller, fantasy, science fiction, and techno thriller genres. ![]() Between two kingdoms will7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Jon was gangly and awkward then, with a mouth full of braces and baggy, ill-fitting clothes, so shy he bordered on mute. The two of us go way back to band camp where we met as teenagers. When I arrive at the hotel, Jon is waiting in the lobby. At the last minute, I invite an old friend to join me, one who knew me long before my sickness. I fuss with my hair, trying to make it look a bit less post- chemo, more punk-pixie. I change out of my sweatpants and T-shirt and into a dress - a hip black dress with a high neckline that conceals my port. No part of me feels up to socializing, but I force myself to go anyway. A little less than a month after Will moves out, my friend Stacie, a singer, invites me to hear her perform at the swanky NoMad Hotel. I have no idea of what that entails, so I look to healthy peers for cues. ![]() I want so badly to be a normal twenty-six-year-old. ![]() |