![]() My stomach flips at the way he’s looking at me. When Nate doesn’t answer me, I bring my eyes to his. ![]() The room falls silent, all that’s filling the space is the music from outside. “So Valentina staked her claim on you, since you’re owned now?” “Mmm!” I whine, swiping my mouth after I take a sip of alcohol. Though I knew she wouldn’t, I couldn’t risk killing you just in case you, or she, did.” “What, me? Little old me? You didn’t want to bring her around because of me?”īrantley rolls his eyes. “Aye!” Nate laughs, his head tilting back. Well, since everyone knows about her, and Nate is owned, I have no problem bringing her around.” We don’t need to talk about her anymore, but I do want to meet her…”īrantley relaxes. To witness the scariest man I have ever met, ever known, with such a dark past and soul, soften toward a girl who is the opposite of him, is some sort of witchcraft. It’s frightening while being beautiful at the same time. Yeah, I wouldn’t breathe near this girl without his permission. I study Brantley’s posture, how he positions himself in a defensive stance while we speak about her. ![]() “Her name is Saint?” I ask, tilting my head. “She looks so young and…pure.”īrantley’s eyes drift over my head as he loses focus. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. ![]() She will have her own home again, no matter the cost.īut Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. A marriage of convenience, a distant husband, a large estate where the owner knows less about its history than those who maintain the estate…those elements and more come together in an ethereal and creepy fashion in Isabel Cañas’s debut novel, The Hacienda.ĭuring the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It has been widely believed that Active Worlds was ‘taken over’ by Goreans. Many people were not aware of Gor until joining visual chat rooms such as the Palace, Active Worlds, and Second Life. However, the Gorean culture has shifted towards more open communities. Gor has been a presence online for quite some time, but their exposure has been limited to places such as Usenet and private IRC channels. Followers of the philosophies and lifestyle outlined in the books are called Goreans. Advanced technology is present, but the life of the humans on the planet remain otherwise primitive to the modern day. It is a highly detailed setting in terms of wildlife and customs, borrowing from various ancient cultures such as the Greek, Native American and Viking cultures. Gor is an alternate-world detailed in John Norman’s “Chronicles of Gor”, a twenty-six novel series that combines philosophy and erotica with science-fiction. By Pixeleen Mistral on 27/11/06 at 6:06 pm ![]() ![]() ![]() Its beginnings are in the world of avant-classical composition, but the book also encompasses the cosmic funk of Stevie Wonder, Giorgio Moroder, and unforgettable 80s electronic pop from the likes of Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, and Laurie Anderson - right up to present day innovators on the underground scene. ![]() It's a tale of mavericks and future dreamers overcoming Luddite resistance, malfunctioning devices, and sonic mayhem. ![]() He takes us through the musique concr te of radical composers such as Edgard Var se, Pierre Schaeffer, and Karlheinz Stockhausen, to the gradual absorption of electronic instrumentation into the mainstream: be it through the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the work of pioneers like Delia Derbyshire, grandiose prog rock, or the more DIY approach of electronica, house, and techno. In FUTURE SOUNDS, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music from the earliest mechanical experiments in the late nineteenth century to the pre-World War I inventions of the Futurist Luigi Russolo, author of the "Art Of Noises" manifesto. The definitive guide to electronic music. ![]() ![]() The result is an extraordinary wealth of visual material brimming on each and every page.Įverything Beatles! By the Beatles! What could be wrong ![]() Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon all opened their own archives just for this project, as did Apple, EMI, and others long associated with The Beatles, allowing the unprecedented release of photographs, documents, and other memorabilia from their homes and offices. The Beatles Anthology features over 1300 images, most previously unpublished. ![]() The Beatles Anthology is, in effect, The Beatles autobiography. Created with the full cooperation of Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon, it also includes the words of John, painstakingly compiled from sources worldwide. The Beatles Anthology is, for the first time, the story of The Beatles by The Beatles. The Beatles Anthology is a once-in-a-lifetime volume: warm, frank, funny, poignant, and bold-just like the music thats been a part of so many of our lives. Interwoven with The Beatles own memories are the recollections of such associates as road manager Neil Aspinall, producer George Martin, and spokesman Derek Taylor. ![]() The international best-seller is now in paperback! From their years growing up in Liverpool through their ride to fame to their ultimate breakup, heres the inside story. ![]() ![]() Faustus sends Mephistophilis back to hell with the bargain that if Faustus is given twenty-four years of absolute power, he will then sell his soul to Lucifer. Faustus discovers that it is not his conjuring which brings forth Mephistophilis but, instead, that when anyone curses the trinity, devils automatically appear. ![]() Faustus sends him away, telling him to reappear in the form of a friar. ![]() When he is alone in his study, Faustus begins experimenting with magical incantations, and suddenly Mephistophilis appears, in the form of an ugly devil. Faustus tells them that he has decided to experiment in necromancy and needs them to teach him some of the fundamentals. He has his servant Wagner summon Valdes and Cornelius, two German experts in magic. Faustus becomes dissatisfied with his studies of medicine, law, logic and theology therefore, he decides to turn to the dangerous practice of necromancy, or magic. ![]() ![]() He was a practiced statesman, a skilled diplomat, and a man deeply devoted to his family and country. ![]() But Hannibal was much more than just a great general. 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Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome's growing empire. Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of a man who, against all odds, dared to change the course of history. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Complete Guide to Credit Repair - written in a simple, straightforward tone - is packed with up-to-date information on a topic that millions of people face everyday. ![]() Not only will this book show people how to repair bad credit to stay out of bankruptcy, it will show them how to avoid bad credit in the future and what they can do to strengthen their situation.This easy-to-use guide contains everything a person needs to fix and strengthen their credit, including: - Credit bureau contact information- Helpful Web addresses- How to get - and read - your credit report- How to stop collection agencies- How to avoid credit scams- Sample forms and lettersCredit bureau information and other vital resources have all changed within the last few years. 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Watch the trailer for Interview With The Vampire (1994) Please review their details and accept them to load the content. We need your consent to load this YouTube content We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. What life? In the naivety of my early twenties, the joy I felt in loving this woman was all I needed until the end of time. I had abandoned Ireland for someone who I regarded as the love of my life. At least, that was the theme I latched unto years ago as a deeply depressed twenty-something living frugally in Buenos Aires. She has moved on from this life after eighty years, leaving behind a wealth of novels, many on one subject: how to survive immortality. ![]() But if anybody is undeserving of a ubiquitous tag that will be pinned to us all one day, it’s author Anne Rice. Mainly because, well, I don’t necessarily want to 'rest in peace’. ![]() ![]() ![]() The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. ![]() Maas's sexy, richly imagined series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta. ![]() |