![]() ![]() And a lot has changed locally in the five years since Darlinghurst Theatre Company first staged the play not only has the company moved from its former home on Greenknowe Avenue (now the Hayes Theatre ) to the gorgeous Eternity Playhouse, but long-term, committed same-sex relationships are now given the same legal recognition as heterosexual partnerships. He was a character written with the complexities usually not given to queer characters in 1978 and one whose aspirations – for children and a long-lasting love – were pretty unusual at that point.Ī lot has changed across the world in the 40 years since Torch Song was born – although the fear and backlash triggered by HIV/AIDS in the years following was a significant hurdle. It’s been four decades since the first part of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy (called International Stud ) premiered Off-Off Broadway, introducing the world to Arnold, a gay Jewish drag queen living in New York who dreams of finding love and family. ![]()
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![]() Their descendants, the Mores, have remained devout Mohammedans to this day.īy the time the Spaniards came to the islands, therefore, the Filipinos had developed a way of life and a distinct culture that were suitable and satisfactory to them. Moslems came into the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao and converted the people. ![]() ![]() Mohammedanism swept over this area of the world in the latter part of the fifteenth century. From the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, the Philippine Islands were part of a great Hindu-Malayan empire ruled from Java and Sumatra in the neighboring islands to the southwest. ![]() Therefore much of what is known about pre-Spanish days-and there is still much to be uncovered-comes from the records of other countries which were in touch with the islands.Ĭenturies before the influence of the West was felt in the Philippines, the culture of India, China, and southeastern Asia had reached that country through the early settlers. Not that the country had not had a history and a culture and a literature before! But the Spaniards, in their religious zeal, destroyed the earlier records as completely as possible. ![]() The written record of the Philippine Islands starts with the coming of the Spaniards. ![]() ![]() ![]() And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and Master says he's got to kill a lot of enemies.But who, exactly, are the enemies? What happens when Master is tried as a war criminal? What rights does the Geneva Convention grant weapons? Do Rex and his fellow Bioforms even have a right to exist?And what happens when Rex slips his leash? 'Detailed and clever worldbuilding. A genetically engineered Bioform, he's a deadly weapon in a dirty war. ![]() With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche, Mexico. I am a good dog.Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics especially designed to instil fear. ![]() Clark Award-winning author of CHILDREN OF TIME.My name is Rex. A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a hospital, a wounded soldier tells her to “look for your damned sweetheart” under Two Storm Wood. Edward is among the missing, and Amy decides to travel to France to search for him on her own, well aware that he is most likely dead. ![]() Then, in early 1919, when the war is newly over, English soldiers must scour the battlefields of northern France to identify rat-eaten corpses and properly bury them. He hates war, which “poisons everything that it does not destroy,” yet he answers England’s call and becomes a captain of the Seventh Manchesters. British author Gray lays bare the horrors of World War I through an Englishwoman’s battlefield search for her fiance.īefore the war, music teacher Edward Haslam and Amy Vanneck fall in love and become secretly engaged, although he is beneath her class, socially a nobody. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kajo Baldisimo hits it out of the park with these gorgeous panels of art. Not that I think it's a bad idea to try to pull things from other cultures, I just really enjoyed the authentic vibe I got from this. I love that this is a comic by a Filipino writer and illustrated by a Filipino artist who grew up with these tales, and not just someone who researched them. ![]() ![]() And that was actually a huge draw for me. Mostly, you're going to discover Flipino monsters and folklore. Well, you're not going to find out a lot of her backstory in this volume.Įach issue is one case involving something supernatural, and each issue reveals a teeny-tiny bit more about who she is and what her family has done for generations. When a woman who was encircled by salt is hit and killed by a car, then found to have already died years beforehand, the officer in charge calls in Alexandra Trese.īecause it's not every day someone kills a ghost. ![]() ![]() The book dispensary – a book shop that gives you the books you need, not the ones you want. Everything is a little off kilter, but the world is so carefully designed, from the map to the locations. I love the world of Eerie-on-Sea,the feeling of being not quite in an English sea side town. It was so much fun staying in this world a little longer, with the sea-creature monsters and fast-paced adventure set on the sea in the middle of an atmospheric storm. I dived right into GARGANTIS after re-reading MALAMANDER (which I loved more the second time around). In a town full of suspicious, secretive characters, it could be anyone! With the help of the daring Violet Parma, ever-reliable Herbie will do his best to figure out what the Gargantis wants and who stole her treasure in the first place. ![]() ![]() And it just might be in the Lost-and-Foundery at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, in the care of one Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder. It seems the Gargantis is looking for something: a treasure stolen from her underwater lair. Someone has woken the ancient Gargantis, who sleeps in the watery caves beneath this spooky seaside town where legends have a habit of coming to life. There’s a storm brewing over Eerie-on-Sea, and the fisherfolk say a monster is the cause. ![]() ![]() Herbert and Violet team up to solve the mystery of the Gargantis - an ancient creature of the deep with the power to create life-threatening storms. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With all the cards stacked against him, Greasy must find the courage to risk his new life and fame for what he loves most. As they are both bound by a contract, the news station pressures them to comply or face legal action. ![]() Greasy faces his greatest foe, who has the intent of forcing his grandmother into a life-threatening publicity stunt. Along with discovering corruption and lies surrounding the station, he backpedals, wanting everything to go back to normal. Between meeting their beloved anchor, becoming local celebrities, and befriending the girl of his dreams, it appears as if Greasy's life is finally improving.īut when the station pushes his grandmother to the limit by forcing her into numerous exhausting interviews and commercials, Greasy's life once again spirals out of control. When a favorite news station advertises a search for character-driven stories, Greasy jumps at the opportunity to display his sharp and spry roommate. After a medical diagnosis devastates his future, he drops out of school with the intent to help his century-old grandmother with their growing debt. Greasy Through the Sky Audible Audiobook Unabridged Andrew Rolston (Author), Megan Scharlau (Narrator), & 1 more 4 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial At 17, Greasy Mansfield should be dating girls and enjoying his senior year. At 17, Greasy Mansfield should be dating girls and enjoying his senior year. ![]() ![]() This result agrees with the view of others who have asserted that all stakeholders are in an equal relationship. The second discovery shows that corporate value consists of economic value, social value, and organizational value. This result indicates that the skills and creativity of employees play a major role in innovation. The first reveals that intangibles consist of corporate reputation, innovation, information assets, and organizational assets, but not human assets, which turn out to be linked to innovation. The present study analyzes how different strategies and management control systems impact intangibles, the source of corporate value. Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between intangibles and corporate value as individual or combined elements however, no previous empirical study has incorporated strategies into the analysis of the relationship between intangibles and corporate value. As discussions about intangibles have intensified, the number of empirical studies focused on the relationship between intangibles and corporate value has increased. ![]() Numerous intangibles can affect corporate value for example, human assets, organizational assets, information assets, and corporate reputation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet with every league they travelled, the power grew in him, forcing him to acts of wizardry he could not accept. He had never believed in sorcery and wanted no part of it. ![]() But as his own powers grow, Garion starts to realize that he too may have a part to play - a part he is not sure he wants. And with them went Garion, a simple farm boy only months before, but now in the focus of the struggle. Garion travels through strange lands with master sorcerers Belgarath and Polgara in frantic pursuit of the Orb. Now the Orb had been stolen by a priest of Torak, and that time was at hand.The master Sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara the arch-sorceress were on the trail of the Orb, seeking to regain it before the final disaster. The second bok of the Belgariad.A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled!THE BELGARIADLegends told of how the evil God Torak had coveted the power of the Orb of Aldur, until defeated in a final battle.But prophecy spoke of a time when he would awake and again seek dominance over all the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Offers new delights along with familiar moments retold.fans will rejoice in every dark, luscious moment."- Kirkus Praise for How The King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories: How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air) Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector's item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old. This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan's perspective. #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king, Cardan. ![]() Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.īefore he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. Return to the captivating world of Elfhame with this illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy that began with The Cruel Prince, from award-winning author Holly Black. ![]() |