![]() ![]() In his new book, The Case for Keto, Taubes discusses the potential benefits of the ketogenic diet, a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that is being studied as a potential treatment for a range of diseases, from obesity and diabetes, to even cancer and Alzheimer’s. Over the past 20 years, Taubes has suggested that fat has been unfairly demonised, and instead our excessive carbohydrate and sugar consumption is to blame for many of these societal health problems, a concept that has begun to interest increasing numbers of scientists. Conventional nutrition science argues this leads to elevated cholesterol levels and a greater risk of heart disease, but journalist Gary Taubes believes we need to rethink this idea. ![]() O ver the past two decades, the UK’s rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes have spiralled, something that has invariably been blamed on our intake of saturated fat. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It is an honor and a privilege on this 21 st day of our campaign, to present to some and introduce to others, Vanguard Picture Book Author, Ms. Since 1994, she has consistently entertained the young (and the young at heart), with her imaginative and tender tales of family, folklore and childhood. ![]() So says Jerdine Nolen–wife, mother of two, educator, school administrator, and author of numerous picture book titles, at least 11 of which are currently in print: Harvey Potter’s Balloon Farm, In My Momma’s Kitchen, Raising Dragons, Big Jabe, Plantzilla, Plantzilla Goes to Camp, Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life, Max and Jax in Second Grade, Lauren McGill’s Pickle Museum, Thunder Rose…and her latest, Pitching in for Eubie (Amistad/HarperCollins). This is what I love about being a writer.” Stories give us hopeful answers and insights to questions no one person can answer on their own - stories help us share our lives. ![]() “Stories help us examine and shape the world we live in. ![]() ![]() Mavs seats are in Platinum Level Section 204, front row Stars seats are Section 123, Row B (second row from the glass). TO ADVERTISE CALL 214.560.4203 BULLETINBOARD B BUY/SELL/TRADE MAVS/DALLAS STARS TICKETS Neighborhood group needs partners for great Dallas Mavs/Dallas Stars seats - tickets are priced at our cost 2 seats for each game. Molly Caldwell Crosby, author of “The Great Pearl Heist,” with past president of the Dallas Woman’s Forum Suzanne Palmlund at the Alexander Mansion, 4607 Ross. ![]() ![]() For kicks Book review Dallas-based author Molly Caldwell Crosby gives a book review of her most recent book, “The Great Pearl Heist,” at the Dallas Women’s Forum. The team is led by coach Mario Ramires and coach Brad Willingham. Lee Elementary School girls soccer team, the Lady Cougars, won the Northeast Girls Division Champion-ship in December. ![]() ![]() "Airplanes and television have removed the Threadgoodes from the Southern scene. And as the past unfolds, the present-for Evelyn and for us-will never be quite the same again. The tale she tells is also of two women-of the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth-who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, a Southern kind of Cafe Wobegon offering good barbecue and good coffee and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder. ![]() Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. ![]() Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the now-classic novel of two women in the 1980s of gray-headed Mrs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Somtow See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 6.69 Paperback 3.99 - 24. Somtow Horror Books > Vampire Books ISBN: 0812524780 ISBN13: 9780812524789 Vanitas: Escape from Vampire Junction (Book 3 in the Timmy Valentine Series) by S.P. Somtow has written two sequels to Vampire Junction, Valentine and Vanitas. Vanitas is the last book in the Timmy Valentine trilogy by S.P. Vanitas: Escape from Vampire Junction book by S.P. It has been translated into French (three editions), German under the title Ich bin die Dunkelheit, Japanese, Thai, and Russian. It has currently been reissued by Diplodocus Press. The novel was voted one of "forty all-time greatest horror books" by the Horror Writers Association. Later, the book was published by Berkley/Ace and Tor Books, and has remained in print ever since. ![]() When finally published by Donning, a small press, the book became immensely influential and is considered by some to be ancestral to the " splatterpunk movement" in gothic literature along with novels like Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon. Unpublished for many years and rejected by over two dozen publishers, the novel uses a novel narrative technique inspired by the rapid intercutting of MTV music videos, and elevated the gore quotient of the horror novel to an unprecedented level by importing the imagery of "splatter" films to the literary novel. Somtow's 1984 novel, the first in a series about Timmy Valentine, a 12-year-old rock star who is actually a 2,000-year-old vampire. ![]() ![]() If I told you much more about the book, I would have to give huge explanations that would spoil a lot of the plot. If you’re anything like me, you’re reading this and going, “Huh?” This book really defies description. ![]() There IS, nevertheless, a secret rendezvous in the woods where a teenager meets up with a celestial being named “Chet” to discuss how they can possibly prevent the end of the world. There aren’t any long soliloquies in which a character professes her undying love for her undead boyfriend, and there aren’t any secret rendezvous during which the characters sit around pondering their forbidden love. Anderson’s book is a creepy, adventurous, thrill ride. While Stephenie Meyer’s book is more of a light romance, M.T. ![]() ![]() So, it seems that I must have been obsessed with vampires last month, but I am really glad I decided to read both books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When a Russian Shifter offers her a job in his covert organization hunting outlaws, dignity and a respectable career are finally within her grasp. Half Vampire, half Mage, she’s spent years living as a rogue to stay alive. Raven Black hunts evildoers for fun, but her vigilante justice isn’t the only reason she’s hiding from the law. With over 1 million books sold, USA Today Bestseller Dannika Dark introduces her next addictive series… Any resemblance of characters to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.Įdited by Victory Editing and Red Adept. Thank you for respecting the rights of the author. You must not circulate this book in any format. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database retrieval system without the prior written permission of the author. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hardcover (September 14th, 2021): $16. In Recipe for Disaster by Aimee Lucido, twelve-year-old Hannah attends her best friend Shiras Bat Mitzvah, and finds herself drawn to the Jewish prayers.Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age.Most importantly, Hannah realizes that the only person's permission she needs to be Jewish, is her own. When they do, Hannah learns that being Jewish isn't about having a big party and a fancy dress and a first kiss - it's about actually being Jewish. As the secrets mount, a few are bound to explode. Despite her parents firm no, Hannah knows that if she can learn enough about her own faith, she can convince her friends that the party is still in motion. ![]() ![]() She'd prefer to focus on her favorite pastime: baking delicious food But when her best friend has a beyond-awesome Bat Mitzvah, Hannah starts to feel a little envious. New York Times Best-Selling Author Kwame Alexander Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew. With a delicious mix of prose, poetry, and recipes, this hybrid novel is another fresh, thoughtful, and accessible Versify novel that is cookin'. In this heartfelt middle school drama, Hannah's schemes for throwing her own bat mitzvah unleash family secrets, create rivalries with best friends, and ultimately teach Hannah what being Jewish is all about. ![]() ![]() ![]() While at Charterhouse in 1912, he fell in love with G.H. ![]() Robert von Ranke Graves (1895-1985), born in Wimbledon, received his early education at King's College School and Copthorne Prep School, Wimbledon & Charterhouse School and won a scholarship to St John's College, Oxford. Each story is accompanied by Graves’ interpretation of the origins and deeper meaning of the story, giving a reader an unparalleled insight into the customs and development of the Greek world. ![]() Drawing on his experience as a novelist and poet, Graves tells the fantastic stories of Ancient Greece in a style that is both absorbing and easy for the general reader to understand. ![]() The Greek Myths is the culmination of years of research and careful observation, however what makes this collection extraordinary is the imaginative and poetic style of the retelling. Demeter mourning her daughter Persephone, Icarus flying too close to the sun, Theseus and the Minotaur … all are captured here with the author’s characteristic erudition and flair. In this much-loved collection, poet and scholar Robert Graves retells the immortal stories of the Greek myths. For a full appreciation of literature or visual art, knowledge of the Greek myths is crucial. 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