![]() ![]() For less casual fans, you might want to wait until you have committed the complete works of Ed Wood to memory. ![]() And of course the brilliantly stupid credit sequence with the tiny toy robots! I urge fans of hardcore weirdness/Cheese to check this out. GENIUS! About the only elements that Ted Mikels missed were vampires, bikers, and giant insects! Who can resist the lovely Tura Satana with her evil makeup and low-cut evening gowns? Plus some nice color footage of L.A. Let's not forget my favorite bit: a doppleganger for a shirtless Ed "Big Daddy" Roth wailing away on the bongos, miming (badly) to a pre-recorded music track (no other musicians are seen!), while a body-painted topless go-go dancer wriggles away. We are treated to the greatest hits of exploitation movie-making, all in one film, including: mad scientist, mute hunchback lab assistant, rampaging monsters, zombies, aliens, slashers that kill big-breasted women, brain transplantation, spaceships, spies, the CIA, naked go-go dancers and evil dragon ladies. Personally,what I love about the film is its everything-but-the-kitchen-sink script. ![]() But I do believe this film could be edited down into an AMAZING B-movie horror/cheese fest lasting 55-60 minutes. ![]() I will admit the pace of this movie is leaden at times, making it tough sledding. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Sam Skinner born in New Mexico started school in the Marshall Islands, a few years later his family was transferred to Hickam AFB, Hawaii. I had to write this story (The Pipers Glory). It’s been great and grand! I still count all my band mates past and present as lifetime pals. After much learning, practicing, and playing I guess I showed him. His pipe major at the time was smarter than Sam and encouraged him by saying, “Och! Yaur too auld! Ye cannae do it!” This of course was a challenge Sam found unable to resist. If you know history you know the rebel part is pure Clan MacGregor.Īfter playing and performing as a drummer on the three different pipe band drums in the Houston Highlanders and winning a bass drum competition Sam decided to try playing the bagpipes. ![]() Sam Skinner is an avid history buff, anglophile, music lover, and rebel among other things. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the moment she was born, Piper could float, and when she got a little older, Piper taught herself how to fly. They've farmed the same land, lived in the same town, and lived the same simple life for generations. The McClouds have always done things the same way. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, newborn daughter and ridiculously orange cat, Rufus. It is her very first book but she looks forward to the opportunity of writing many, many more. ![]() Victoria loved the story so much she decided to write it as a book as well. The Girl Who Could Fly began as a screenplay that was optioned by Paramount Pictures. Next Victoria directed Teen Scorcery, a fun story about mischievous teenage witches that was shot in Romania This was soon followed by Macon County Jail with David Carradine and Ally Sheedy, and Cry of the White Wolf for the Disney Channel. The famous independent film producer, Roger Corman, mentored Victoria and gave her the opportunity to write and direct her first feature film, Circuit Breaker for Showtime starring Richard Grieco and Corben Bernsen. When her next film was completed (The Pony’s Tale which aired on Global Television) she eagerly, and perhaps rashly, set off to Los Angeles. After graduating from the University of Toronto, her passion for storytelling led her to write and direct a short film for the CBC. ![]() ![]() Victoria grew up on a remote farm in Ontario, Canada. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shadow Wing is no longer wounded prey fleeing the hunters of the New Republic. ![]() Operation Cinder, the terrifying protocol of planetary extermination that began in the twilight of the Imperial era, burns throughout the galaxy. ![]() Soran Keize has returned to the tip of Shadow Wing’s spear. In the wake of Yrica Quell’s shocking decision-and one of the fiercest battles of their lives-the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen. The aces of the New Republic have one final chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy! ![]() ![]() The sophists (from the Greek ‘ sophos‘ for ‘wise’) were often employed to teach the children of the wealthy as hired “court coaches,” they have been considered trail-blazers in the legal profession. In the text, Socrates distinguishes himself from “the sophists,” a fairly new class of intellectuals for hire. Socrates, well known and now 70 years old, is on trial… for his life. The dialog is set in 399 BCE at the open air courthouse at the Agora. Although it is not autobiography - it’s Plato’s writing, after all - it nevertheless conveys the spirit of Socrates’ own account of his life’s mission. The Apology, written by Plato in the wake of Socrates’ death, recounts the famous speech Socrates delivered to his fellow Athenians at his trial. Our primary sources of information about him are his disciple, Plato, and a couple of his contemporaries: the historian Xenophon and the playwright Aristophanes. It was “the place to be,” whether to hang out, or to attend to civic, religious, or intellectual life.Socrates left us neither books nor any other written record of his thought or life. ![]() ![]() The Agora was a cultural center of Athens, housing fountains and statues, a number of other public buildings (including the mint), a market, and various temples. ![]() ![]() ![]() After he leaves, Hetty Sorrel agrees to marry Adam but shortly before their marriage, discovers that she is pregnant. ![]() Arthur agrees to give up Hetty and leaves Hayslope to return to his militia. When Adam interrupts a tryst between them, Adam and Arthur fight. She is attracted to Arthur, the local squire's charming grandson and heir, and falls in love with him. The novel revolves around a love "rectangle" among the beautiful but self-absorbed Hetty Sorrel Captain Arthur Donnithorne, the young squire who seduces her Adam Bede, her unacknowledged suitor and Dinah Morris, Hetty's cousin, a fervent, virtuous and beautiful Methodist lay preacher.Īdam, a local carpenter much admired for his integrity and intelligence, is in love with Hetty. The novel follows the lives of four characters in the fictional community of Hayslope-a rural, pastoral, and close-knit community-in 1799. "the plot is founded on a story told to George Eliot by her aunt Elizabeth Evans, a Methodist preacher, and the original of Dinah Morris of the novel, of a confession of child-murder, made to her by a girl in prison." ![]() She described the novel as "a country story full of the breath of cows and scent of hay".Īccording to The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1967), The novel has remained in print ever since and is regularly used in university studies of 19th-century English literature. It was published pseudonymously, even though Evans was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time. ![]() Adam Bede was the first novel by Mary Ann Evans ( George Eliot), and was published in 1859. ![]() ![]() Now, I live, eat, sleep and breathe Timberwolves. ![]() We changed, we grew, we evolved and came out stronger than ever. To the general public, the Tri-State Timberwolves were extinct.īut that couldn’t have been further from the truth. My new recruits eagerly proved themselves in spreading false news, in covering our tracks. I let the media twist and distort the story. The streets outside the Wolves HQ ran red with the blood of the old guard, and not one of those members loyal to my father were spared mercy. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series, which means the leading lady has several love interests and never has to choose in order to find her HEA.įive years ago, I masterminded the infamous massacre of the Tri-state Timberwolves. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK's story first. ![]() ![]() Author Note: 7th Circle is the first of a new series set in Shadow Grove. Genre: Dark - New Adult - Contemporary Romance - Reverse Harem. ![]() ![]() To earn money for her education, she held many odd jobs, including babysitting, selling merchandise in an Indian boutique, slicing bread in a bakery, and washing instruments in a science lab. from the University of California, Berkeley. She continued her education in the field of English by receiving a Master’s degree from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a Ph.D. She was born in India and lived there until 1976, at which point she left Calcutta and came to the United States. Her newest novel is Before We Visit the Goddess (about 3 generations of women- grandmother, mother and daughter- who each examine the question "what does it mean to be a successful woman.") Simon & Schuster. ![]() Divakaruni also writes for children and young adults.Her novels One Amazing Thing, Oleander Girl, Sister of My Heart and Palace of Illusions are currently in the process of being made into movies. Her works have been translated into 29 languages, including Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi and Japanese. Her work is widely known, as she has been published in over 50 magazines, including the Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker, and her writing has been included in over 50 anthologies. ![]() ![]() Her themes include the Indian experience, contemporary America, women, immigration, history, myth, and the joys and challenges of living in a multicultural world. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author and poet. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of Us is Lying is a teenage-take on themes as dark as murder and depression, and although other writers are unsuccessful in developing such deep plots for a younger audience, Karen M. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves murder mysteries and young adult fiction. I especially liked how each perspective of the characters was described in depth so that the audience was not left out of the storytelling. ![]() Overall, One of Us is Lying is a surprising and engaging book that was hard to put down. I liked this book because it delved into the personalities and thoughts of each individual suspect to keep the reader guessing who did it until the very end. Each of the high school students have secrets that they would do anything to protect, so how far would they go to make sure they’re kept out of the spotlight? One of Us is Lying follows the gripping story of Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, and Cooper as suspects in the murder of Simon Kelleher. ![]() Five students walk into detention one day, but only four make it out alive. ![]() ![]() ![]() Author of over fifty books, his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize, the AAAS- Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, a member of the Academy of Astronautics, the Royal Astronomical Society, and many other scientific organizations. ![]() ![]() Clarke was a graduate of King's College, London where he obtained First Class Honours in Physics and Mathematics. He is best known for the novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-created with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick. He spent the first half of his life in England, where he served in World War Two as a radar operator, before emigrating to Ceylon in 1956. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction. ![]() |