Dawn of the dead romero5/30/2023 ![]() The films are not produced as direct follow-ups from one another and their only continuation is the theme of the epidemic of the living dead. Labeled " Trilogy of the Dead" until Land of the Dead, each film is laden with social commentary on topics ranging from racism to consumerism. ![]() Romero went on to direct five additional Dead films, while Russo branched into literary territory, writing Return of the Living Dead, which was later loosely adapted into a film of the same name and would have its own franchise, and Escape of the Living Dead. This would be the first film in the series not directed by George Romero, who died on July 16, 2017.Īfter Night of the Living Dead 's initial success, the two creators split in disagreement regarding where the series should head, and since the film was in the public domain, each were able to do what they liked with the continuity of their projects. The latest installment of the series, Survival of the Dead, was released in 2009, with a sequel, Twilight of the Dead, in development. The franchise predominantly centers on different groups of people attempting to survive during the outbreak and evolution of a zombie apocalypse. ![]() Romero beginning with the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead, directed by Romero and cowritten with John A. Night of the Living Dead is a zombie horror media franchise created by George A. ![]()
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Perdido Street Station by China Miéville5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() “There’s something about the arachnid,” Miéville told me recently, on the phone from his home in London. In Miéville’s new novella, “The Last Days of New Paris,” the streets of Paris in 1950 have gone haywire after the detonation of a reality-altering bomb that brings various Surrealist works to frightening life, including an arachnoid manifestation reminiscent of Odilon Redon’s painting “ The Smiling Spider.”** ** In his breakthrough novel, 2000’s “Perdido Street Station,” a mysterious, spiderlike being called the Weaver assists a scientist named Isaac who’s trying to save the fantastical city of Bas-Lag from a catastrophic infestation. Photograph by Andrew Testa / The New York Times / ReduxĬhina Miéville has long had spiders on the brain. ![]() In China Miéville’s new novella, “The Last Days of New Paris,” the detonation of a reality-altering bomb brings various Surrealist works to frightening life. ![]() The first dune book5/30/2023 ![]() The book follows House Atreides and their attempt to establish control of the planet, with the rival House Harkonnen threatening to destroy their efforts. Arrakis is inhabited by giant sandworms and an indigenous population known as the Fremen, who have learned to survive the planet's harsh environment over generations. It's also a resource used for interstellar travel, hence significantly valuable. Despite having a brutal, inhabitable climate, it is the only site that produces melange or "spice," a psychedelic drug with life-enhancing abilities. ![]() It tells the story of Paul Atreides, whose family is summoned to take control of the barren desert planet Arrakis. The first book in the epic series, "Dune," is set in the distant future in an intergalactic feudal society where royal houses control planetary fiefs. ![]() Wake by rebecca hall5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() "Not only a riveting tale of Black women's leadership of slave revolts but an equally dramatic story of the engaged scholarship that enabled its discovery" Angela Y. an inspired and inspiring defence of heroic women whose struggles could be fuel for a more just future" Guardian Part graphic novel, part memoir, it is a powerful reminder that while the past is gone, we still live in its wake. Strikingly illustrated in black and white, Wake explores both a personal and a global legacy. Beneath both is Hall's own tale: of a life lived in the shadow of slavery and its consequences. With in-depth archival research and a measured use of historical imagination, she constructs the likely pasts of women rebels who fought for freedom on slave ships bound to America, as well as the stories of women who led slave revolts in Colonial New York. ISBN 9781982115180 Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour-de-force that tells the story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record. In Wake Rebecca Hall, a historian, a granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery, tells their story. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. Women warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the passage across the Atlantic. Flat signed in black pen by Rebecca Hall and Illustrator Hugo Martinez to full title page. Spine ends show a bit of a crinkle, perhaps from bumping. Simon & Schuster, 2021 first edition, second printing. Rebecca Hall Wake : The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts ![]() The Capital by A.H. Lee5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Narcissism refers to “a personality trait reflecting a grandiose and inflated self-concept” and is characterized by an unrealistic positive self-view (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008), especially of traits, such as status, physical appearance, social popularity, and intelligence (Campbell, Rudich, & Sedikides, 2002). A recent study indicated that two key motivations for using Instagram are self-expression and social interaction, suggesting that Instagram users utilize pictures of all sorts of things to present their actual and ideal selves, as well as to maintain social relationships (Lee, Lee, Moon, & Sung, 2015).Ī growing body of personality research suggests that narcissism is one of the most powerful predictors of self-promotional content via social media (Carpenter, 2012). In particular, Instagram, a mobile photo-sharing application, has attracted SNS users to present themselves via a variety of photographs and short videos by making the process easier than ever. ![]() ![]() With the emergence of social technologies available to Internet and smartphone users, SNS-based communication provides novel venues for self-disclosure, self-presentation, and impression management (Rui & Stefanone, 2013). Social networking sites (hereafter SNSs), such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram provide a new venue for individuals to present themselves and manage their social relationships online. ![]() Kiss me first by lottie moggach5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Watson and Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller, Lottie Moggach's Kiss Me First is an electrifying and unputdownable debut from a phenomenally gifted storyteller. But as Leila is soon to discover, there is much more to a person than the facts and there are things about life you can learn only by living it.For fans of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Before I Go To Sleep by S. This chilling and intense novel tells the story of a solitary young woman drawn into an online world run by a charismatic web guru who. At first, Leila finds it easy to assume Tess's identity, and no one has any reason to distrust her. But if she wants to slip away from the world unnoticed, she needs to trust Leila with her life. She's read all of her emails, researched her past and asked Tess for every detail about her friends and family. Leila has never met Tess, but she now knows more about Tess than anyone in the world. Original, haunting and utterly gripping, Kiss Me First is The Talented Mr Ripley for the online age and the literary thriller that everyone will be talking about. Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach at. ![]() Twisted hate ana5/29/2023 ![]() The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable…no matter how good-looking he is.īut the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there’s more than meets the eye to the man she’s hated for so long. Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who’s focused on one thing: passing the attorney’s bar exam. When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that’ll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules. The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has. Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn’t charm-except for Jules f**king Ambrose. ![]() ![]() He hates her…almost as much as he wants her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe. Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch. ![]() You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. 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Recently Hayes returned to London with a mysterious young boy in tow-a child who vanishes shortly after Nicholas's body is discovered. Even before his conviction, Hayes had been disowned by his father, and few in London were surprised when they heard the ne'er-do-well had died a convict in New South Wales. Eighteen years before, Nicholas Hayes, the third son of the late Earl of Seaforth, was accused of killing a beautiful young French émigré and then transported to Botany Bay for life. But the festive atmosphere is marred one warm summer evening by the brutal murder of a disgraced British nobleman long thought dead. It's June 1814, and the royal families of Austria, Russia, and the German states have gathered in London at the Prince Regent's invitation to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon and the restoration of monarchical control throughout Europe. ![]() Cyr investigates the mysterious life and death of a nobleman convicted of murder in this enthralling new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Slays the Wicked. ![]() League of dragons by naomi novik5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Napoleon's invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. ![]() Now, with LEAGUE OF DRAGONS, Novik brings the imaginative tour-de-force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish. With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he'll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the. ![]() ![]() |