![]() ![]() He goes on to revisit a range of famous cases of UFO sightings and abductions while introducing his own approach, which is informed by the study of religion, folklore, and Jungian psychology. Despite the fact that he was only a high school student, Halperin joined and then became the director of "New Jersey Association on Aerial Phenomena" (NJAAP), an organization of amateur observers with members across the States. The question it asks about them is not, "What are they?" nor "Where do they come from?" but "What do they mean?" Halperin begins his exploration with his own longish teenage foray into the UFOs that he began to believe in as his mother lay dying of cancer. ![]() This book argues that they are actually a mythology, as gripping and profound as the great mythologies of antiquity to which they're linked. They've been called a myth, both in disparagement and, more properly, in appreciation of their power and significance. Made the subject of great expectations by their believers, they invariably disappoint. Debunked innumerable times, they refuse to go away. UFOs became part of our cultural landscape in 1947, and they've been with us ever since. Halperin explores the phenomena of UFO's through a psychological lense. In his book Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO (Stanford University Press, 2020), David J. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Since I get asked this a lot: No, there's no way to buy my books directly from me. Authors cannot be expected to pump out bestsellers on theoretical money. In the meantime, I had no choice but to write and sell another series, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, my Yugioh-inspired Chinese myth & history adventure book, and make YouTube videos to make ends meet. Because it's publishing standard to only pay authors twice per year, and for sales periods months ago, I didn't see another cent until late April 2022, almost 8 months after Iron Widow released. I got exactly 14k USD in 2020, the year I got my book deal, and 4k in 2021, the year it came out and sold at least 65k copies. ![]() Because it's publishing standa Sorry this is going to be so late publishing didn't pay me enough to prioritize writing it. Sorry this is going to be so late publishing didn't pay me enough to prioritize writing it. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars ![]() ![]() ![]() The Kennedys had struggled to control this swamp of anti-Castro intrigue based in southern Florida, but with little success. Bobby's suspicions immediately focus on the nest of CIA spies, gangsters, and Cuban exiles that had long been plotting a violent regime change in Cuba. ![]() ![]() Brothers begins on the shattering afternoon of November 22, 1963, as a grief-stricken Robert Kennedy urgently demands answers about the assassination of his brother. Talbot, the founder of, has written a gripping political history that is sure to be one of the most talked-about books of the year. In Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years, David Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and its stunning aftermath. But the real story of the Kennedys in the 1960s has long been submerged - until now. For decades, books about John or Robert Kennedy have woven either a shimmering tale of Camelot gallantry or a tawdry story of runaway ambition and reckless personal behaviour. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s determined to help Rupert stand up to dreadful Mrs. ![]() With a hankering for lollipops and the magical aptitude of a toad, she needs all the help she can get to pass her exams and become a full-fledged witch. Roald Dahl meets Eva Ibbotson in this hilarious middle grade debut Fifth-grader Rupert Campbell lives in a world that combines Roald Dahls Witches and. So when he sees an ad to become a witch’s apprentice, Rupert simply can’t resist applying. But Witchling Two isn’t exactly what Rupert expected. Lauren Magaziner is the author of the Case Closed series and The Mythics series. Frabbleknacker, who smells like bellybutton lint and forbids Rupert’s classmates from talking to each other before, during, and after class. The Only Thing Worse Than Witches - hardcover, 9780803739185, Lauren Magaziner Number of Pages: 272 Pages Product Information. ![]() He dreams of broomstick tours and souvenir potions, but the closest he can get to a witchy experience is sitting in class with his awful teacher Mrs. Rupert Campbell is fascinated by the witches who live nearby. * "Fifth-grader Rupert Campbell lives in a world that combines Roald Dahl’s Witches and Louis Sachar’s Wayside School. Readers will banish themselves from the ordinary world to finish this book in a flash." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review Roald Dahl meets Eva Ibbotson in this hilarious middle grade debut ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Walt recalls the time leading up to the Norman invasion, when competing bids for the English throne gave rise to intrigues like the one that brought Harold to Normandy to be tricked by William’s magician into swearing an oath of fealty that would later haunt him, an adventure en route brings them into the company of that same trickster-whom Walt had seen drop dead in Hastings. Dazed and feverish, Walt has crossed Europe before meeting fellow traveler Quint outside of Constantinople the ex-monk, realizing Walt has within him a tale that will pass many a weary mile on the road, suggests he pay their way on a journey to the Holy Land. 1076, etc.) has its moments but can’t sustain them The story comes out in the halting, painful recollections of Walt, one of Harold’s inner circle of advisers and bodyguards who has wandered far from the Battle at Hastings in 1066, where he lost his right hand as well as his king. A dark-hued lament for the loss of jolly old England a millennium ago, when psychopath William the Conqueror used a bagful of tricks to best good King Harold, this saga from the wide-ranging Rathbone (Blame Hitler, p. ![]() ![]() ![]() I was still running, but now Iwas off the path, heading away from the finish line,past the cars in the parking lot, the flagpole, and theHOME OF THE LIONS sign. Muffled applause, the weak sputtering ofgloved hands clapping. Remember the moment when I’d stopped seeing her.And I knew then that if I couldn’t see her, no one couldsee me. Scared me, really scared me, was that I couldn’t Then she was gone.I couldn’t even picture her anymore. She leaned in around acorner, I leaned in around a corner. My feet wentwhere her feet had just been. ![]() The soles of her sneakers swam up and down infront of me, first one, then the other, a grid of ridgesthat spelled out the upside-down name of the shoecompany. Our shadows passed along the groundslantwise slowly they merged, then her shadowpassed mine. We were the onlyones left in the last stretch of the course, the part thatwinds through the woods and comes out behind theschool. Everybody-except a girl from the other team. Everybody had passed me, just likethe week before and the week before that. ![]() It was at the last cross-country meet, right around thefour-mile mark. “Can you remember how it started?”you say. Your stockinged legs make a shushing sound asyou cross them. Like thecow it used to be before somebody killed it and turnedit into a chair in a shrink’s office in a loony bin. You leanforward, place a box of tissues in front of me, and yourblack leather chair groans like a living thing. ![]() ![]() ![]() The only way to stop him, and a court order, is for Jake to marry Molly. The situation takes a personal turn when Rodney shows up to drag Molly back to the institution. Molly's lack of domestic skills isn't lost on Jake, but he's willing to put up with stir fry dishes and disgruntled ranch hands just to keep her close. Since Molly is homeless and on the lam from Rodney, who had her committed for mental instability so he could gain control of her estate, she accepts Jake's offer to work as cook and housekeeper at the ranch. Molly had hoped Jake, a horse whisperer, would be a man like Robert Redford, and she isn't disappointed he's handsome, gentle and caring, and he has a way with horses. After Molly Wells steals a badly abused race horse from her nasty ex-husband Rodney, she takes the animal to Jake Coulter's Oregon ranch. ![]() Pick a romance cliché and you're sure to find it in this lengthy, formulaic offering from one of the genre's veteran writers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() " The Connected Child is the literary equivalent of an airline oxygen mask and instructions: place the mask over your own face first, then over the nose of your child. ![]() Susan Livingston Smith, program director, Evan B. compassionate, accessible, and founded on a breadth of scientific knowledge and clinical expertise." Purvis and Cross have thrown a life preserver not only to those just entering uncharted waters, but also to those struggling to stay afloat." Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child "A must-read not only for adoptive parents, but for all families striving to correct and connect with their children." Written by two research psychologists specializing in adoption and attachment, The Connected Child will help you:īuild bonds of affection and trust with your adopted childĮffectively deal with any learning or behavioral disordersĭiscipline your child with love without making him or her feel threatened Welcoming these children into your family-and addressing their special needs-requires care, consideration, and compassion. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Thomas Atwood, president and CEO, National Council for Adoption "A tremendous resource for parents and professionals alike." ![]() ![]() ![]() The photograph is affixed to thin, tan board, and is robustly signed and dated by Modotti in pencil on the mount beneath the lower right corner of the print. The print is trimmed to the image, and there is insignificant edge wear. ![]() A few tiny deposits of original retouching are also visible overall. When examined very closely, a thin band of faint glue-staining near the upper edge of the print is visible. ![]() This photograph is on double-weight paper with the matte surface characteristic of platinum and palladium prints. This print illustrates Modotti's expert handling of both her subject matter and her materials. The sunlight-lit broad hats punctuate the parade of men, some rendered with great clarity, others fading in the shadows. The photograph is warm-toned, with golden, creamy highlights and deep rich blacks. This impressive, early platinum or palladium print is in essentially excellent condition. ![]() ![]() There has also been no conclusive evidence found the methodology is often flawed, the samples small, and the imaging yet to be properly understood. However this research is not as clear cut as it may first appear no participant of a study can be isolated from the affects of socialisation, and as such each supposed ‘essential’ difference may in fact be a result of socialisation (Fine 3-26). More recently Neuro-scientific researchers have claimed that essential differences between the male and female brain have been uncovered, ‘evidenced’ by neuro-imaging that suggests differing brain structures. In the early 20th century this opposition was supported by the science of phrenology, later discredited and its conclusions found to be spurious and based upon prejudice. ![]() ![]() ![]() The supposed ‘fundamental’ differences between sexes have historically been used as an argument against equal rights, notably in the opposition to women's suffrage. ![]() |