![]() ![]() Together, text and image re-create the terrible beauty of Antarctica, the awful destruction of the ship, and the crew's heroic daily struggle to stay alive, a miracle achieved largely through Shackleton's inspiring leadership. ![]() And she presents the astonishing work of Frank Hurley, the Australian photographer whose visual record of the adventure has never before been published comprehensively. Their ordeal would last for twenty months, and they would make two near-fatal attempts to escape by open boat before their final rescue.ĭrawing upon previously unavailable sources, Caroline Alexander gives us a riveting account of Shackleton's expedition-one of history's greatest epics of survival. Soon the ship was crushed like matchwood, leaving the crew stranded on the floes. Weaving a treacherous path through the freezing Weddell Sea, they had come within eighty-five miles of their destination when their ship, Endurance, was trapped fast in the ice pack. In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Once the gods have revealed themselves, unleashing their wrath, lives will be irrevocably changed… and destroyed. One has been lying to her since the beginning. Awesome.īut as her birthday draws near, her entire world shatters with a startling revelation and she’s caught between love and Fate. If that’s not freaky enough, whenever Alex and Seth spend time “training”–which really is just Seth’s code word for some up-close and personal one-on-one time–she ends up with another mark of the Apollyon, which brings her one step closer to Awakening ahead of schedule. A long-forgotten, fanatical order is out to kill her, and if the Council ever discovers what she did in the Catskills, she’s a goner… and so is Aiden. History is on repeat, and things didn’t go so well the last time.Īlexandria isn’t sure she’s going to make it to her eighteenth birthday–to her Awakening. Armentrout that was published on Novemby Spencer Hill Press. If you haven’t read Half-Blood ( review) or Pure ( review), then don’t read ahead.ĭeity is the 3rd book in the Covenant series by Jennifer L. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Later when the adult bear leaves, the doll and the little bear attempt to escape the house which they've now become prisoners in. It's at this point that I began formulating my own plot about this book: the doll wants company and out of desperation (and probably a potent combo of liquor and prescription drugs) makes a bad decision and takes in a couple of transients who proceed to take over her house and hold her hostage. But then why is she allowed to live alone?), they are beaten by the adult bear. When the doll and the little bear behave like all kids (I assume the doll herself is supposed to be a kid - the alternative is that she's mentally handicapped. The phrase "Just wait and see what fun we'll have!" uttered by the bears is one of the most haunting lines I've ever read. ![]() It's a 1950s book made up of black and white photos - that's right, no colour for you damn kids! - starring a disturbed, sad doll as two terrifying teddy bears, the youngest of whom is blank faced making him even more scary, and an adult bear, who has what can only be described as a crazy expression, move into the doll's house so she's no longer alone. That it's supposed to be a kid's book only makes it creepier. The Lonely Doll is one of the creepiest books I've ever read. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This audiobook includes a special introduction written and read by James Rollins.Īn alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling thriller-master James Rollins.Ī gifted student foretells an apocalypse. ![]() It's aided by a capable reading from Barber, who invests Rollins' characters with a variety of British accents that help make each a distinguishable, real person." - The Providence Journal "The story touches on many familiar fantasy plot points - magic, an ancient language, an ability to commune with wild creatures, a climactic battle between the forces of good and evil - yet manages to be satisfying. ![]() |