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![]() When Jurassic World hit theaters in the summer of 2015, it was the season of Mad Max: Fury Road, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Pitch Perfect 2, Insidious: Chapter 3, Ted 2, Magic Mike XXL, Terminator: Genisys, Minions, Ant-Man, Mission: Impossible 5, and a remake of Poltergeist - perhaps the peakiest of peak franchise summers. (One of those films, Frozen, would quickly become a franchise.) It was, you could argue, the beginning of peak franchise at the movies. ![]() That year, only two of the top ten highest-grossing films existed outside of some established cinematic universe or franchise. ![]() It was a snowy day in Vermont in early 2013 when Colin Trevorrow told his wife that he’d been offered the chance to write and direct Jurassic World, the long-awaited fourth installment in the Jurassic franchise. Photo: Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment ![]() ![]() But as Rafa gets under his skin, will they both put their hearts on the line? Contains mature themes. Keeping Rafa safe at any cost is Shane's mission. ![]() ![]() Shane's never had room for romance in his life, and he'd certainly never cross that line with a protectee. His fathers presidency is almost over, and he just needs to stick to his carefully crafted plan. He discovers there's a vibrant young man beneath the timid public shell, and while he knows Rafa has a crush on him, he assures himself it's harmless. Codenamed 'Valor' by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. Shane's worked his way up through the Secret Service ranks, and while protecting the president's shy, boring son isn't his dream White House assignment, it's an easy enough task since no one pays Rafa much attention. Besides, it's not like Shane Kendrick would even look at him twice if it wasn't his job. It's definitely not part of Rafa's plan to get a new Secret Service agent who's a walking wet dream, but he's made it this long keeping his desires to himself. Once his family's out of the spotlight, he can be honest with his conservative parents about his sexuality and his dream of being a chef. His father's presidency is almost over, and he just needs to stick to his carefully crafted plan. ![]() Codenamed Valor by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. ![]() Growing up gay in the White House hasn't been easy for Rafael Castillo. He'd give his life to protect the president's son. ![]() ![]() She worked as an actress, doing national musical tours, regional theatre productions including Mark Medoff's When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? and a well-reviewed turn in the off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Twenty-Seven Wagons Full of Cotton. JSTOR ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭherie Bennett (born 1960 in Buffalo, New York) is an American novelist, actress, director, playwright, newspaper columnist, singer, and television writer on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.īennett attended Wayne State University, and then the University of Michigan in the early 1980s, as a musical theatre major. ![]() ![]() Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. ![]() ![]() ![]() This comprehensive and nuanced biography restores to his rightful place a king often overlooked in favor of his illustrious progeny. This definitive biography of England's Henry IV reassesses the adversities of his reign, his ruthlessness and extravagance, and his previously unrecognized successes "This wonderful biography of the first of the Lancastrian kings is no less accomplished than its subject. A vivid and captivating study of England’s most neglected late medieval ruler." -David Green, author of The Hundred Years War Henry IV (1399–1413), the son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, seized the English throne at the age of thirty-two from his cousin Richard II and held it until his death, aged forty-five, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry V. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Halo and Viper’s story concludes in ANGEL. ![]() USA TODAY bestselling authors Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine conclude the story of sexy Fallen Angel rockers Viper and Halo in ANGEL.Īs Fallen Angel embarks on their worldwide Corruption tour, frontman Halo is forced to deal with his newfound fame, as well as his intense feelings for his bandmate, Viper.īecause now Halo has everything he ever dreamed of and one surprise he never expected: a boyfriend.Īnd Viper has the one thing he never thought he wanted but found himself chasing down: a relationship.įrom the very beginning, they were drawn to each other, but can these polar opposites find lasting love, or will their flame burn out?ĪNGEL is the third book of the Fallen Angel Series and should be read following HALO and VIPER. ![]() ![]() Habermas wrote much later (in 2008) that, at the time, the ceremony did not strike him as unusual but that, as the years passed, he came to the view that the form, place and progression of the service were odd. Frisch himself had drawn up the menu for the meal that followed. ![]() The mourners were made up mostly of people who had little time for church and religion. The ashes will be strewn somewhere.’ Two friends spoke but there was no priest and no blessing. Peter’s in Zurich … for their permission to place the coffin in the church during our memorial service. It stated, among other things: ‘We let our nearest speak, and without an “amen”. The service began with Karin Pilliod, Frisch’s partner, reading out a brief declaration written by the deceased. Peter’s Church in Zurich as long ago as April 9, 1991. In 2008 he wrote a celebrated essay, ‘An Awareness of What is Missing: Faith and Reason in a Post-Secular Age.’ The thrust of what he had to say first occurred to him after he had attended a memorial service for Max Frisch, the Swiss author and playwright, which was held in St. ![]() ![]() ![]() So far as I know, Jürgen Habermas set the ball rolling. ![]() ![]() You have a legal obligation to take reasonable care of the goods while they are in your possession. The goods do not need to be in their original packaging however in a sellable condition, and at your own cost and risk. If a refund is payable to you we will process the refund as soon as possible, and, in any case within fourteen (14) days. However you will be responsible for the cost of returning the goods to us. 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To return an item(s) firstly write a covering letter with your order reference number and return it with your invoice and goods to: We do our best to ensure all of our customers enjoy a happy shopping experience with however occasionally you may need to return an item. ![]() ![]() “The Part About Fate,” the novel's weakest section, concerns Quincy “Fate” Williams, a black American reporter who is sent to Santa Teresa to cover a prizefight and ends up rescuing Rosa from her gun-toting ex-boyfriend. The heart of the novel comes in the three middle parts: in “The Part About Amalfitano,” a professor from Spain moves to Santa Teresa with his beautiful daughter, Rosa, and begins to hear voices. They trace the writer to the Mexican border town of Santa Teresa (read: Juarez), but there the trail runs dry, and it isn't until the final section that readers learn about Benno and why he went to Santa Teresa. The novel is divided into five parts (Bolaño originally imagined it being published as five books) and begins with the adventures and love affairs of a small group of scholars dedicated to the work of Benno von Archimboldi, a reclusive German novelist. ![]() ![]() This brilliant behemoth is grander in scope, ambition and sheer page count, and translator Wimmer has again done a masterful job. By the late Chilean-Mexican novelist Bolaño (1953–2003) garnered extraordinary sales and critical plaudits for a complex novel in translation, and quickly became the object of a literary cult. ![]() ![]() When Juan returns, Ana must decide once again between her heart and her duty to her family. Suddenly, Ana is free to take English lessons at a local church, lie on the beach at Coney Island, see a movie at Radio City Music Hall, go dancing with Cesar, and imagine the possibility of a different kind of life in America. But at the bus terminal, she is stopped by Cesar, Juan’s free-spirited younger brother, who convinces her to stay.Īs the Dominican Republic slides into political turmoil, Juan returns to protect his family’s assets, leaving Cesar to take care of Ana. ![]() ![]() Lonely and miserable, Ana hatches a reckless plan to escape. So on New Year’s Day, 1965, Ana leaves behind everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a cold six-floor walk-up in Washington Heights. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate. It doesn’t matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. ![]() ![]() Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. ![]() |