![]() ![]() Rigondeaux opted not to fight beyond the sixth round, becoming the fourth consecutive Lomachenko opponent to quit on his stool, and adding to the basis for his then-new nickname, "No Mas-chenko." Still, while a great number of boxing cognoscenti had picked Rigondeaux, Lomachenko himself wasn't much impressed. ![]() ![]() The following week, he stopped the undefeated Guillermo Rigondeaux, who, like Lomachenko, was a two-time Olympic gold medalist. That's not a goal so much as a grant of immortality, really, and certainly a bigger task than calling out the next jamoke on Twitter or Instagram. In other words, he merely sought a place in the game's history alongside fighters such as Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Muhammad Ali. "If, in 10 years or 20 or 30 years, you sit down with your friends and talk about boxing, you need to remember my name." It wasn't titles - or even that rare recognition that comes with being an undisputed champion in boxing's four-belt era. It wasn't money, or to be found atop the pound-for-pound rankings (which, back then, he was). ![]() Five years ago, when I began interviewing Vasiliy Lomachenko, he explained what he wanted from boxing. 'My last chance': Can Lomachenko defy boxing history and beat Haney?ĬAMARILLO, Calif. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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![]() ![]() ” Instead, these observations about the small spits of land lying directly west of Sarasota arrive a good 30 pages into the book. This is not how the narrator, Edgar Freemantle, begins Stephen King’s “Duma Key. I only knew one reached it by crossing a WPA-era drawbridge from Casey Key.” The beach is guarded by a waist-high band of sea oats… I knew nothing about the history of Duma Key. Most of it’s uninhabited, a tangle of banyans, palms and Australian pines with an uneven, dune-rumpled beach running along the Gulf edge. The next step takes you to Duma Key, nine miles long and half a mile wide at its widest, between Casey Key and Don Pedro Island. If you had your seven-league boots on, you could step from Longboat to Lido, from Lido to Siesta, from Siesta to Casey. ![]() “There’s a charm-bracelet of keys lying off the west coast of Florida. ![]() Stephen King fans, read on: Here's how you can experience his latest novel, 'Duma Key,' in real life on Florida's Gulf Coast. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the 1980s and ’90s, Archbishop Weakland had been a thorny problem for the Vatican. The Gray Lady’s obit also included this block of background material: But he resigned after the disclosure of a long-ago love affair. In his long career, he was an intellectual touchstone for progressive Catholic reformers. Thus, it was not surprising to see a double-decker New York Times headline with this kind of content:Īrchbishop Rembert Weakland, Critic of Vatican Orthodoxy, Dies at 95 ![]() But then there were revelations about his ethics and private life. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI - Weakland was a liberal Catholic superstar, with the word “liberal” in this case defined in political, cultural and doctrinal terms. That said, there is no question that for decades - during the papacies of St. The death of former Catholic Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee is a classic example and, here is the crucial point in this post, this was not a simple matter of “left” vs. Writing obituaries about controversial - but to many people beloved - public figures is a difficult task that involves some complicated mathematics. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even at its darkest, the collection affirms the importance of love: Its presence and its lack cause people to do strange things, terrible things, heroic things, with horrible and/or exultantly beautiful consequences. The spare, poetic quality of Lindqvist’s translated prose and the inexplicable dream logic that drives so many of his stories recall the work of Jonathan Carroll or Ray Bradbury in his less baroque moments. But the collection provides other treasures, particularly the perversely sweet “The Border,” in which an ugly, lonely customs agent who can literally smell deceit finally discovers where she fits, and “Equinox,” concerning a compulsively nosy crossword writer with low self-esteem who makes a gruesomely attractive discovery in a deserted house. The title story is a quiet little tale that may confuse people who haven’t read Let the Right One In and may not entirely satisfy readers hoping to learn more about Oskar and his vampire friend Eli. “Final Processing” adds an intense, moving coda to Handling the Undead the psychically gifted Flora, aided by musician/hauler Kalle, seeks final peace for the zombies imprisoned in a government facility. The Swedish author offers sequel stories to Handling the Undead (2010) and Let the Right One In (aka Let Me In, 2007 adapted for film in Sweden and in the U.S.). ![]() ![]() ![]() To his credit, he seizes the opportunity. In Foer’s telling, Google wants to hijack human evolution by stockpiling all information to build an artificial mind Foer is writing for a readership that is ready to re-evaluate the role technology plays in their lives, and to pay closer, less credulous attention to the companies that are building it. And it couldn’t have appeared at a more opportune moment, with the news cycle constantly feasting on fresh infusions of tech mischief, from Facebook’s fondness for Russian trolls to Google’s forced reorganisation of a major Washington thinktank. The dotcom dream, stubborn residue of the 1990s, has died.įranklin Foer’s World Without Mind belongs to this turn. The tech industry still gets everything it wants, of course, and the spectre of meaningful regulation remains distant, at least in the US. Even our mildest commentators and most purchased politicians are finding the courage to say critical things. ![]() Now, suddenly, it’s open season on Silicon Valley. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kids like comics, right? So just put a picture book into a comic book format. And to this day each and every last one of those books is. Others go whole hog and put in panels and speech balloons and everything. Some of them just have superhero characters but maintain the format of your average bedtime book. Google “superhero picture books” sometime and you’ll get hit in the face by a plethora of them. Right off the top of my head I can conjure up titles like The Adventures of Sparrowboyby Brian Pinkney (2000) or Superhero ABCby Bob McLeod (2006). It’s been around for a couple decades at least. ![]() The superhero picture book is not a new idea. ![]() Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) ![]() ![]() When I saw that Francine is coming out with a new book I knew I had to read it! ![]() I am a part of the Tyndale Blogger Network. ![]() I first heard about this book through Tyndale. until something so unexpected happens that it changes the course of their relationship―and both their lives―forever. But as she gets to know the enigmatic man behind the reputation, it’s as if the jagged pieces of both of their pasts slowly begin to fit together. ![]() After a disastrous marriage threw her life completely off course, she vowed never to let love steal her dreams again. Like Roman, Grace is wrestling with ghosts and secrets of her own. But Grace doesn’t know how her boss secretly wrestles with those demons: by tagging buildings as the Bird, a notorious but unidentified graffiti artist―an alter ego that could destroy his career and land him in prison. The demons of Roman’s past seem to echo through the halls of his empty mansion and out across his breathtaking Topanga Canyon view. ![]() Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has. A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want―money, women, fame. ![]() ![]() ![]() Twenty two more have been announced or are under construction around the world. ![]() ![]() Today there are 130 the latest being the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple. In 1988 there were 41 temples, the 41st being the Frankfurt, Germany Temple. Since then Presidents Hunter, Hinckley and Monson have followed and membership has increased by a further six million. While much of the original text remains substantially the same, it has been necessary to add new material, update some of the statistics and facts in relation to the LDS Church and incorporate references to some of the new publications which have appeared in recent years.Įzra Taft Benson was still President of the Church in 1988 when I wrote my thesis and LDS Church membership was about seven million. It has been over twenty years since the publication of the Master’s thesis on which this book is based. ![]() ![]() ![]() $56 (Exact price depends on currency rates and will be shown at checkout. This is the first volume of two.Ī true classic of American horror literature, The Call of Cthulhu is tale of the weakness of the human mind when confronted by powers from beyond our world.īaranger’s The Call of Cthulhu is a 64-page hardback book in the huge 262X350mm folio format, bringing Lovecraft’s horror to life with lavish, full-spread images. 20 of the best book quotes from At the Mountains of Madness. The most ambitious story Lovecraft ever wrote, it has served as a source of inspirations for filmmakers and authors in the decades since his death. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, first published in 1936, is one of the greatest classics of American horror literature. PLEASE NOTE: This bundle will be shipped by the end of November. At the Mountains of Madness Vol 1 and The Call of Cthulhu. ![]() ![]() This value bundle gets you two beautiful art books illustrated by François Baranger and with original texts by HP Lovecraft. ![]() ![]() There are many themes here: acceptance, standing up to fear, and finding your place, to name a few. Based on a popular webcomic, this is a warm story with an irresistible protagonist, a clever supporting cast, and lively and plentiful game and practice scenes. When sophomore year rolls around, Bitty has to face that two of his closest teammates are seniors and will be leaving soon. ![]() As the practices and games develop, Bitty forms bonds with the other players and, after coming out, settles into college life. Despite Jack’s mercurial nature, Bitty develops a serious crush on the attractive athlete. Bitty’s team captain, Jack Zimmerman, “the hockey prince,” is determined to break Bitty of his fear of being checked. Bitty played hockey and figure skated competitively unfortunately, the coed team back home did not allow “checking,” or physical contact, and Bitty’s fear of being hit becomes a real impediment in college hockey. ![]() A pie-baking hockey player from small-town Georgia begins college and settles into jock culture.Įric “Bitty” Bittle’s dreams are coming true: He is starting college on the hockey team at Samwell University in Massachusetts. ![]() |