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![]() Hank’s Tornado Game is a wild, fast-paced race and chase game. ![]() John Erickson, the series author, provides a unique voice for each of the characters. They are performed like an old-time radio show with sound effects. This CD provides a great introduction to many of the characters in the Hank stories. Hank’s Tales and Tunes from Hank the Cowdog CD. In this book, Hank encounters all kinds of trouble from poisoned bacon grease, to girl cousins, and Tuerto, one mean horse! It’s just one example of Hank’s great adventures. The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse. So, I was excited to hear that Maverick Books, publisher of the Hank the Cowdog series, would be participating in the Crew this year.Ĭrew members that will be participating in this review, received a variety package of Hank products, including the following: ![]() I had heard of him, and even seen displays at the local homeschool convention but, truth be told, I had never actually read any of the books or seen the products up close. Have you ever heard of Hank the Cowdog? If you’ve been homeschooling for long, surely you have! Hank is pretty famous in the homeschool marketplace. ![]() ![]() ![]() This wildly inventive sequel to Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad has some familiar characters but takes the story in new directions and envisions a world where people can upload their memories and experiences into a collective unconscious, the other can tap into. Intellectually stunning, The Candy House is also a moving testimony to the tenacity and transcendence of human longings for connection, family, privacy and love. Egan presents these characters in a bewildering variety of narrative styles, from omniscient to first-person plural, a duo voice, a letter chapter, and a tweet chapter. In Egan’s world of spectacular fantasy, there are “Counters” who pursue and exploit lust, and there are “Dodgers”, those who understand the price of taking a bite out of Candy House. In a decade, Bix’s new technology, Own Your Unconscious, which allows you to access every memory you’ve ever had and share your memories in exchange for access to the memories of others, has won a multitude of people excited. Bix is forty years old, four children, restless and desperate for a new idea when he stumbles upon a discussion group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memories. The Candy House begins with the amazingly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company Mandala is so successful he’s “one of those technological demigods we all know ourselves to be”. ![]() ![]() ![]() They are immediately attracted to each other but they both have secrets of their own and if they come out, it could ruin their lives and Auburn can’t take that risk. ![]() In the chaotic mess, she meets Owen, an artist who has a unique way of bringing his creations to life. This was such a heartwarming read! And I loved the concept so much! Colleen Hoover’s books haven’t disappointed so far and I hope that continues to happen in the future.Īuburn Reed has only person left in her life that she can call her own but she even doesn’t have the right. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin. To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it. ![]() But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.įor once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping a major secret from coming out. In her fight to rebuild her shattered life, she has her goals in sight and there is no room for mistakes. At age twenty-one, Auburn Reed has already lost everything important to her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Previously reported on Archinect: " The trials and tribulations of the 3D printer" - 3D printing error Image © Tony Buser For each tree saved, we reduce the CO2 footprint by a metric ton over the tree’s life." Image and text courtesy of Forustįorust, an exclusively owned subsidiary of 3D printing and rapid prototyping Massachusetts-based company Desktop Metal creates "high-volume additive manufacturing of end-use wood parts possible." Launched in 2021, Forust's system "upcycles wood waste from the approximately 15 billion trees cut down each year1into luxurious, high-quality, end-use wood parts that can be used in a variety of industries, from consumer goods and furniture to home goods and automotive luxury interiors." ![]() "With the power of high-speed, high-resolution 3D printing, Forust is giving a new life to a discarded resource - creating strong, beautiful and carbon-friendly wood products from wood waste. As fabrication continues to develop and expand, a company based in Burlington, MA, has found a way to turn upcycled wood byproducts into a promising new avenue for additive manufacturing. ![]() Last year, 3D print fabrication aided in provided medical professionals, patients, and facilities with PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3D print applications have revolutionized industries from architecture, construction, furniture design, and fashion. ![]() ![]() Read my reviews of Love Hacked (Book #3), and Beauty and the Mustache (Book #4). ‘Dating-ish ’ can be read as a standalone, is a full length 100k word novel, and is book #6 in the Knitting in the City Series. And if robots are our future, then why do we need other people at all? Īs everyone knows (or will soon come to realize), traditional relations between humans are a thing of the past. And he suggests a different–and crazier–solution to her dilemma. And he’s not at all the person she thought he was. Need an orgasm? Try orgasm meditation! Why does she need the hassle of a romantic partner when she can meet all her needs with paid services?īut then her irritating date resurfaces. Need affirmation? Get yourself a life coach. ![]() Need a cuddle? Use a professional cuddler. With the help of her friends, she quickly identifies a few possibilities: There are three things you need to know about Marie Harris: 1) She’s fed up with online dating, 2) She’s so fed up, she’s willing to forego the annoyance and consider more creative alternatives, and 3) She knows how to knit.Īfter the most bizarre and irritating first date in the history of humankind, Marie is ![]() ![]() ![]() Series: Knitting in the City #6 (can be read as a stand-alone) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And, for Hallowe'en last year, we got news of how it will expand beyond the original with Prelude: Shadow Eater, The Passageway, Ten Thousand Black Feathers and the upcoming Tenement.\n\nTenement was originally planned a graphic novel for 2023, then a 6-issue limited series beginning in the spring of 2023 and will be followed by Starseed, to be published at the end of the year. \nThe Bone Orchard Mythos is a series of comic book series by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino and Dave Stewart, published by Image Comics as a shared universe of self-contained horror stories. ![]() Tenement was planned as an original graphic novel for 2023, then a 6-issue limited series but now ten issues starting in June. ![]() ![]() ![]() With millions of books sold around the world in 65 editions and 56 languages, Wimpy Kid has turned millions of kids into readers. betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighbourhood meltdown. 'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Sun The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinneys Diary of a Wimpy Kid - SunWith millions of books. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day? He is a six-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Get ready to see the Wimpy Kid world in a whole new way with the Awesome Friendly Kid series, written by Greg Heffley’s best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighbourhood meltdown. Jeff Kinney is a 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights.Īnd in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighbourhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. 'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent **Don't miss the brand new Wimpy Kid story, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid, available now!** *The NUMBER ONE bestselling 13th hilarious book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!* ![]() Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown (Book 13) ![]() ![]() ![]() Known for her ability to connect with her audience, fans and talk shows guests, this soft skill is the cornerstone of her career success and personal brand.Įmpathy is the ability to understand and share the experiences and feelings of another person. ![]() Underlying Oprah’s business strategy, interactions and strong personal brand is empathy. Aside from her being one of the most powerful people in the world, she is also the owner of five dogs, which puts her pretty high up in our books. ![]() When we think of Oprah Winfrey, we think of her emotional celebrity interviews, her extensive involvement with several charities (including her own) and an audience giveaway or two – “you get a car, you get a car! Everybody gets a car!” From hosting her own talk show for over 25 years to launching several ventures under the Oprah brand, including Harpo Productions, O Magazine and The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, Oprah has become a household name and cultural icon. ![]() ![]() The residents were joined by Indians of other pueblos, including the more progressive Pecos Indians, who entered into a genízaro status and thus contributed to the depopulation of the Pecos Pueblo. When the Genizaros became unruly in Santa Fe, Governor Fernando Chacon appointed Don Luis Maria Cabeza de Baca to settle them in the Pecos River Valley. The community was first settled by Spanish military personnel and the Genízaro colony of Santa Fe. Genizaros were Indians that did not belong to any tribe, having been captured and sold by the Spanish, educated as Christians, and, consequently, ostracized from their own tribes. This was one of many colonial towns that the Spanish created to serve as buffer zones against hostile Indian raids. After the community of San Miguel was settled in 1794, the original colonists and others arriving from Santa Fe next established the community of San Jose on the west bank of the Pecos River about 28 miles southwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Joseph of the Ford) was originally part of the San Miguel del Vado Land Grant in 1794. Like its neighbor, San Miguel, San Jose Del Vado (St. ![]() Native Americans were enslaved by the Spanish. ![]() |