![]() The great author himself gets his own miniature, holding a Necronomicon festooned with writhing tentacles. The miniatures line includes the main characters from the story, as well as several other figures besides. Originally written in 1932, it was first published in the July 1933 issue of Weird Tales. The story revolves around Walter Gilman, a bookish student of Miskatonic University, and his descent into madness whilst renting a room with a sinister past. ![]() The miniatuers are in 32mm Heroic scale, and are from his short story 'Dreams in the Witch House'.Ĭompared with the likes of The Call of Cthulhu and The Shadow over Innsmouth, it's one of Lovecraft’ lesser known works, though still an important contribution to his body of work and the overarching mythos he established. ![]() ![]() Workhouse Games have taken to practicing foul and forbidden rites and are immortalising characters from horror author H. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Near the end of Tanaka-kun is Always Listless, Tanaka plans to go to WcDonald's together with Shiraishi, but Oota invites himself for the outing, oblivious to the Ship Tease between Tanaka and Shiraishi.Because Sae never reveals her Bitch in Sheep's Clothing Psycho Lesbian nature around others Ran believes that her presence will protect Misao from Sae's abuse. To learn all of Sae Maki's secrets she wedges herself into Misao and Sae's Destructive Romance, despite Misao's reservations and Sae obviously not wanting her around. In The Love and Creed of Sae Maki, this is invoked by Ran Daimon.The Irregular at Magic High School: It's Minami's job to guard Miyuki, even when the latter is cuddling with her fiance.Even after they become lovers he still hangs around with them just in case. Challengers: The foreign transfer student Rick quickly becomes a nuisance after he starts following the main couple around in the hope of getting with Uke and Horrible Judge of Character Tomoe before Kurokawa, who has more morals when it comes to relationships, upgrades their relationship from Just Friends to Official Couple. ![]() Therefore, whenever the three run into Futaba and her friends, Touma and Uchimiya end up making plans with their girlfriends and leaving out Shun. Touma and Uchimiya are the ones with girlfriends. ![]() Shattered trust, broken hearts, and Liam coming out to their parents in a defiant showdown make Gwen question her priorities. Unfortunately, finding their sister leads to more problems. It doesn't help that he falls in love with her. He loves Tim, but Gwen stirs up painful memories that make Jack's feelings for her suspect in his own mind. Jack earned his "Stoneface" nickname after personal tragedy hardened his heart. ![]() They welcome Gwen and her older brother, Liam, to stay with them during their search. Better yet, Tim's boyfriend, Jack, is a police detective. Forced to overcome her fear of flying to search for her sister in Rapid City, Gwen doesn't expect to run into her internet buddy, Tim. ![]() ![]() Gwen has a cheating ex, a paranoid best friend, crazy overprotective and ultra-religious parents.and is a successful erotica writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mo’s work books have been translated into a myriad of languages, spawned animated shorts and theatrical musical productions, and his illustrations, wire sculpture, and carved ceramics have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation. ![]() The New York Times Book Review called Mo “the biggest new talent to emerge thus far in the 00's." In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early readers, and published You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When it Monsoons, an annotated cartoon journal sketched during a year-long voyage around the world in 1990-91. ![]() #1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, it doesn’t happened overnight but Keller tells us to be successful is to do the opposite and Go Small: Thus, these people overload their schedule and to-do list, resulting in being stressed and overwhelmed. Most people think the road to big success is time-consuming and intricate. Keller was a self-made successful person and started coaching his company’s top performers to use the One Thing in their lives and careers. He stepped down as CEO and found the 14 right people for the right seats, which resulted in extraordinary corporate success and growth. Keller sought help from a coach, who told him to do the life-altering One Thing of replacing 14 employees. His company was failing, and his life was crumbling around him. Chapter 18: The Journey Of Pursuing The ONE Thingĭownload the PDF Book Summary for The One Thing by Gary Keller Chapter 1: The One ThingĪfter building a successful company, Gary Keller introduces the idea of “The One Thing,” which was the product of his first major entrepreneurial failure.Chapter 17: The Four Thieves Of Productivity.Chapter 10: The Focusing Question: “What’s The ONE Thing?”.Chapter 7: Lie #4: Willpower Is Always On Will-Call.Chapter 4: Lie #1: Everything Matters Equally. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to surprises in scale, his work reveals characteristics up close that are not always evident in reproduction, much of it, for example, is surprisingly painterly. I was pleased back in 2010 to have the opportunity to see an exhibition titled Dinotopia: The Art of James Gurney at the Delaware Art Museum at which I got to see many examples of his original artwork. terrific dinosaurs - what’s not to like?) beautifully painted illustration with influences from great 19th century artists and Golden Age illustrators, fantastical adventure stories with lushly imaginative settings, Hudson River valley landscape painting and plein air painting, and of course. Long time readers of Lines and Colors will not be surprised that I am an admirer the work of illustrator/writer/painter James Gurney. ![]() ![]() In one of THE most watched TED Talks of all time, Mel Robbins shares with us how all you need to potentially change your life, is 5 seconds. How to stop screwing yourself over | Mel Robbins | TEDxSF Your body language may shape who you are | Amy CuddyĪmy Cuddy talks about how a few seconds in the bathroom before a major presentation can be a game changer for your confidence. The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong | Amy Morin | TEDxOcalaĪmy Morin shares with us her tips on how to become mentally strong, and explains how we spend so much of our time and focus on becoming physically strong, but much less time on mental health. Liz shares a refreshing look at some of the things she did whilst she was in College that then helped her to succeed later on in life. 7 things to do before you graduate college | Liz Wessel | TEDxRutgers Here they are now: Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee DuckworthĪngela Lee Duckworth shares with us the power of grit, and how this predicted success and resilience. ![]() Today, we’re bringing you 10 TED Talks that every student should binge watch in 2020.įrom study hacks to cultivating happiness – we’ve curated this list of TED Talks that may just change the game for all students. ![]() You might be studying from home or College and learning remotely, you might be worrying about your grades this year, as well as trying to generally navigate life as an adult, without your usual social connections. Students across the world right now are adjusting to study and life as we’ve never seen it. ![]() ![]() and he had never known that a woman’s skin could be so soft. He’d also forgotten what it was to have skin-to-skin contact with another living being, forgotten that people burned hot. ![]() It had seared his eyes when he’d seen it again after an eternity. Ethan had lived alone in the dark for a long time, so long that he’d forgotten the sun. Perhaps because that had been the closest he’d been to another person for a long, long time.Īfter realizing physical torture had no effect on Ethan, Ming had relied on vicious mental chains and on the pitch black of a room without light. That initial contact had shoved sensation through him in a savage punch his brain hadn’t been able to process. Do not underestimate.ĭespite the odd itch in his palm from when she’d offered him her hand, he kept his touch businesslike. He’d looked them up in the squad’s files and found the notation: Dangerous if provoked. The BlackEdge wolves weren’t exactly known for being sweet or compliant. The heat of her body pulsed against him, almost as if the predator that lived under her skin was testing his mettle. Gloving up before he retrieved the tube, he took care to be gentle as he spread the gel over the wound. He knew she was referring to a numbing gel that would also protect the injured area. ![]() ![]() ![]() “No.” A scowl aimed at him, her eyes that luminous gold, fascinating and dangerous. “Is your healer nearby?” he asked, interrupting the conversation with no care whatsoever. ![]() ![]() ![]() In a teahouse in Kalaw, a small town in Burma-the opening pages are a lovely rendering of her sensory overload-Julia encounters a mysterious older man named U Ba who says he has been waiting for her. After finding an unmailed love letter he wrote to a Burmese woman named Mi Mi, his daughter Julia, also a Manhattan lawyer, goes in search of her father who never told his American Catholic wife or their two children anything about his life before America. Tin Win, a successful Wall Street lawyer originally from Burma, has been missing since his passport was discovered near the Bangkok airport four years ago. ![]() German journalist Sendker’s first novel, originally published in German in 2002, is a love story set in Burma and imbued with Eastern spirituality and fairy-tale romanticism. ![]() ![]() ![]() He reveals that it is not extraordinary feats that God expects for our growth in holiness, but rather heroic attention to every detail in our lives and humble acceptance of our daily lot in life as coming from his hand. He also shows how to determine what God’s will is for us. Its encouragement to “live in the present moment,” accepting everyday obstacles with faith, humility, and love, has guided generations of believers to holiness and spiritual peace.ĭe Caussade shows that this practice of self-abandonment to God’s will is the key to attaining true peace and virtue, and that it is readily available to all people-from beginners to those well advanced in the spiritual life. That is the message of this 18th-century inspirational classic by Jean-Pierre de Caussade. ![]() God is to be found in the simplest of our daily activities and especially through total surrender to whatever is his will for each of us. ![]() |