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![]() They had a men’s action series called The Sharpshooter written by Bruno Rossi. Image from a Mulholland Books article by Keith Breese. The Sharpshooter #3: Blood Bath by Bruno Rossi, published by Leisure Books. Some of the earliest books I have seen with the Leisure Books name were published in the mid-1970s. I once tried to dig a little deeper into the history of the publishing label. And so it began, my ongoing hunt for Leisure Books. The first one I chose to read was Late At Night by William Schoell. ![]() One day she came back to the house with a paper bag full of paperbacks. My first recollection of reading a title published by Leisure was during an extended visit to my grandmother’s house as a teenager. One of the most popular articles on my personal website is an article called 1980s Pulp Horror: The Lurid Days of Leisure. ![]() In all my years of collecting horror paperbacks, I have always had a soft spot for Leisure Books. ![]() ![]() ![]() She earned her associate’s degree at Campbell University and worked in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Naval Medical Center at Camp Lejeune. Allison served in the United States Navy where she trained to be a hospital corpsman, surgical technologist, and field service technician. She knew in high school she wanted a career in health care after seeing the compassion that a speech-language pathologist showed to her mother as she recovered from an emergency tracheostomy. in communicative disorders with a 4.0 GPA. Natalie Allison, Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management: Allison, of Kingsburg, earned her B.A. This year’s undergraduate deans’ medalists are: In mid-May, one medalist from the group below will be announced as the President’s Undergraduate Medalist, the University’s top academic honor for an undergraduate student. Fresno State’s Graduate Deans’ Medalists will be announced later this week. ![]() The deans selected an undergraduate and graduate medalist based on academic excellence, community involvement, and other achievements. ![]() The eight schools and colleges at Fresno State, along with the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, each selected an outstanding student to honor as part of the class of 2023 Undergraduate Deans’ Medalists.Įspecially noteworthy were the accomplishments of Cherika Gamble, who became the first Fresno State student ever to be named a deans’ medalist for two colleges (College of Health and Human Services and College of Social Sciences). ![]() ![]() Weiss was left in disarray after the disappointing ending to the final season of Game of Thrones. Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Cast: Eiza González, Benedict Wong, Liam Cunningham, John Bradley, Alex Sharp With his new companions Katara and Sokka, Aang sets out to master the elements while being pursued by the exiled Fire Nation prince Zuko, who seeks to regain his honor by capturing the Avatar.Ĭreated By: David Benioff, D.B. Aang is the “Avatar”, the only one capable of bending all the elements, and is destined to bring peace to the world from the Fire Nation. Set in an Asiatic, war-torn world where certain people can “bend” one of the four classical elements: water, earth, fire, or air. Easily one of the most anticipated Netflix titles of 2023, if done correctly, Netflix will claw back some of its lost reputations from recent adaptations. When you take into consideration how beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender is by its fans, there’s a huge amount of pressure on Netflix to get the live-action adaptation correct. Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy | Cast: Gordon Cormier, Tamlyn Tomita, Ken Leung, Daniel Dae Kim, Yvonne Chapman ![]() ![]() ![]() Most of her historical novels fall into two general categories: biographical novels about queens, among them Anne Boleyn, Isabella of Castile, and Catherine of Aragon and novels set in East Anglia centered around the fictitious town of Baildon (patterned largely on Bury St. However, the murders still show characteristic Norah Lofts elements. Norah Lofts chose to release her murder-mystery novels under the pen name Peter Curtis because she did not want the readers of her historic fiction to pick up a murder-mystery novel and expect classic Norah Lofts historical fiction. She also published using the pseudonyms Juliet Astley and Peter Curtis. Lofts was born in Shipdham, Norfolk in England. Many of her novels, including her Suffolk Trilogy, follow the history of a specific house and the residents that lived in it. ![]() ![]() She wrote over fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she also wrote non-fiction and short stories. Norah Ethel Robinson Lofts Jorisch (27 August 1904–10 September 1983) was a 20th century best-selling British author. ![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking of Canada, the Riders selected nine players from that country Wednesday, including the top two picks: first-round forward Lucas Brennan and third-round forward Ty Paisley. ![]() The Minnesota State commit was taken by the Calgary Flames in the seventh round of last year’s NHL Draft and joined the RoughRiders recently for the playoffs, after his team’s season concluded in the junior British Columbia Hockey League. He did say he expected forward Cade Littler to be part of the 2023-24 Riders. Carlson said that returning-guys thing is fluid right now, mentioning his club could have as many as 10 returnees, though he preferred not to be specific. ![]() That’s even though the 2022-23 season is still going for four teams in the playoffs: Chicago, Youngstown, Fargo and Lincoln. With potential returning players and guys on the affiliate list, Cedar Rapids (and everyone else in the league) has a base of 45 players to work with in the offseason, as they all get ready for the 2023-24 season. ![]() The RoughRiders drafted 31 players Tuesday and Wednesday: 12 during Tuesday’s Phase I of kids with 2007 birthdates and another 19 in Wednesday’s Phase II. Same plan, as far as our identity, for sure.” “Be able to get on top of people with our speed. They simply wanted players who fit the club’s identity. Coach/General Manager/President Mark Carlson said his Cedar Rapids RoughRiders drafted this year no differently than usual. ![]() ![]() ![]() Professor Coenraad Van Essen was clearly out of her league. ![]() It's going to be difficult enough to make it as. And when it comes to managing her aggravating attraction to Garrett Wolf, their talented new pitcher. She also unexpectedly – and disastrously – fell in love with her new boss. Heather Gadway may have been a world-class college pitcher and a top university coach, but she's a rank amateur when it comes to managing the Falcons, her father's struggling minor-league team. She was determined to do her best, and more than that succeeded! She adored Holland, liked her colleagues and even mastered some of the language. Should she guard against love? Sister Adelaide Peters was surprised, but very proud and excited to be chosen to represent her hospital in a new exchange scheme, which meant spending a year in Holland. ![]() Timeless tales of heart–warming romance by one of the world's best–loved romance authors. Book excerpt: Mills & Boon presents the Betty Neels collection. This book was released on with total page 220 pages. The blog tour runs from 1 till 14 December, you can view the complete tour schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. Book Synopsis Sister Peters In Amsterdam by : Betty Neelsĭownload or read book Sister Peters In Amsterdam written by Betty Neels and published by HarperCollins Australia. This is my stop during the blog tour for A League of Her Own by Karen Rock. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Cornelius Bechtler/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) Diet in the Iron Gates Region From Hunters to Settlers: How the Neolithic Revolution Changed the Worldĭanube River near Iron Gate.Neolithic Burial Mound Uncovered Near Stonehenge.New study reveals Neolithic farmers assimilated local hunter-gatherers. ![]() The research, published in the journal Royal Society Proceedings B, reveals that people living in the Iron Gates region of the Danube continued regular fish-processing, whereas pottery extracts previously examined from hundreds of sherds elsewhere in Europe show that meat and dairy was the main food source in pots. New research led by the University of Bristol has shed new light on the eating habits of Neolithic people living in southeastern Europe using food residues from pottery extracts dating back more than 8,000 years. With the dawn of the Neolithic age, farming became established across Europe and people turned their back on aquatic resources, a food source more typical of the earlier Mesolithic period, instead preferring to eat meat and dairy products from domesticated animals. ![]() ![]() ![]() Susan Bernofsky is the acclaimed translator of Hermann Hesse, Robert Walser, and Jenny Erpenbeck, and the recipient of many awards, including the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize and the Hermann Hesse Translation Prize. His major novels include The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika. In her new translation of Kafka’s masterpiece, Susan Bernofsky strives to capture both the humor and the humanity in this macabre tale, underscoring the ways in which Gregor Samsa’s grotesque metamorphosis is just the physical manifestation of his longstanding spiritual impoverishment.įranz Kafka (1883–1924) was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. This hugely influential work inspired George Orwell, Albert Camus, Jorge Louis Borges, and Ray Bradbury, while continuing to unsettle millions of readers. ![]() It is the story of traveling salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. ![]() “This fine version, with David Cronenberg’s inspired introduction and the new translator’s beguiling afterword, is, I suspect, the most disturbing though the most comforting of all so far others will follow, but don’t hesitate: this is the transforming text for you.”-Richard Howardįranz Kafka’s 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Good Housekeeping named Unsettled Ground one of the best novels of the year. It means a huge amount that Jeanie’s and Julius’s story will be more widely read, and it’s simply a wonderful privilege for the book to be chosen from so many entered and of course the brilliant shortlist. And when the book's big dark secret is finally exhumed, the reader feels just as cheated as its protagonists do." Janu/ Claire Fuller I’m so delighted and amazed that Unsettled Ground has won the Costa Novel Award 2021. Kirkus Reviews provided a mixed review, saying, "At once unsettling and hopeful, checks all the boxes of an engrossing mystery, but it falters in its pacing. NPR's Ilana Masad called Unsettled Ground "a terribly beautiful book," noting that "although its premise may seem quiet, it is full of dramatic twists and turns right up until its moving, beautiful end." ![]() Nevertheless, human ingenuity persists." Shelf Awareness's Alice Martin echoed Apte's sentiment, stating, "Fuller's ability to craft nuanced and affecting characters." This tale offers a remarkable peek into how the embrace of family can completely smother other aspects of life. paints a devastatingly haunting picture of abject poverty, especially in her descriptions of the houses they dwell in, each of which becomes a character in its own right. ![]() Writing for Booklist, Poornima Apte wrote, "Fuller. Unsettled Ground received starred reviews from Library Journal and Booklist, as well as positive reviews from Publishers Weekly, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Times Literary Supplement, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Shelf Awareness. Unsettled Ground is a novel by Claire Fuller, published by Tin House Books. ![]() |