Been a crazy year, huh? Just wanted to catch up. Hope you are doing well despite the pandemic and derecho. In September 2020, Piper allegedly sent Doe message that said, “It’s been a while. Over the years, he treated her for anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder and polysubstance abuse, according to the lawsuit. The plaintiff has offered as evidence what she describes as a series of written Facebook messages and texts between herself and Piper.Īccording to Doe, whose age is not disclosed in the lawsuit, Piper served as her primary care provider as far back as 2013. Scott Piper of Cedar Rapids’ Piper Family Medicine of perpetuating a personal, sexual relationship that crossed professional boundaries and also involved the regular prescribing of drugs to address mental health issues. The lawsuit, filed by a Linn County woman using the pseudonym Jane Doe, accuses Dr. An Iowa physician is being sued by a former patient who is accusing him of sexual exploitation and negligence.
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politics in which the presidency has gained, and Congress has lost, political power. Holders of the post mocked it with self-deprecating one-liners long before the TV show Veep practically turned disparagement of the office into its own comedic genre.īut the position has changed and grown over time, illustrating a broader evolution in U.S. Like many of his generation, the 19th-century statesman viewed the vice-presidency as so pointless, so soul-crushingly devoid of purpose, that he said thanks, but no thanks. "I do not propose to be buried until I am dead," he replied, said Joel Goldstein, a scholar on the vice-presidency. Webster was offered the position and turned it down. The vice-presidency was maligned and ridiculed in that bygone era when statesmen sported mutton-chop sideburns and sat stone-faced in black-and-white photo portraits. They'd have been bewildered, back in Daniel Webster's day, by this week's blanket news coverage and tea-leaf-reading dedicated to the choice of a U.S. Instagram: /podcastĭon’t forget to subscribe, leave a review and screenshot/share the Word Weaver Podcast on social media as it helps more people find it! I appreciate it so much. We’ll be doing a book club review every month until April 2020! Our next book club pick is Monogamy by Sue Miller, so grab a copy and read along with us! In this episode, we recap the book, give our reviews and go deep into how the book’s themes, from shine theory to stretching for your friendships have affected our own lives. It’s the story of two friends (also hosts of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast), Aminatou and Ann, on the art of friendship maintenance and how these relationships ebb and flow over time. On today's chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I’m sharing my candid discussion with Calissa, the founder and host of The First Step Podcast (previously aired on that podcast!) For the first book club pick, we discussed Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman. This illustrated children’s book fictionalizes the true story of two male penguins who became partners and raised a penguin chick in the Central Park Zoo.”īunnybearby Andrea J. But Tango’s family is not like any of the others. Happy reading!Īnd Tango Makes Threeby Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, illustrated by Henry Cole (June 2015)įrom Goodreads: “In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. If you’ve got a favorite that wasn’t included, please share it with us in the comments section. What better way to answer their questions than through the world of picture nooks covering this topic?īelow is a collection of LGBTQ+ focused picture books that caught my attention as someone who is a part of this community. With June marking the beginning of Pride Month (which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community), young readers may witness the celebrations around them and ask questions. **This month’s Bonus Goody is brought to you courtesy of frequent OPB guest writer, Joshua Walls!** Thanks to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with a copy for review. I think a smarter resolution or a double bluff twist, as I had hoped for, might have bumped this higher for me but overall it was average in its genre. Perhaps it wouldn't be the specific scenario you'd guess but most definitely the overall outcome was predictable.Īside from that, the plot moves along at a good pace and the chapter lengths are at that perfect thriller/page-turner size so even if you don't love the whole story, you wouldn't be annoyed at the time invested in reading it because it is a speedy read. With 2 million copies of her titles sold world wide, Steena Holmes was named in the Top 20 Women Author to read in 2015 by Good Housekeeping. An all-encompassing journey through the dark side of the human psyche, The Patient is a mind-bending psychological thriller that will leave readers on edge and gasping for breath right up to the final shocking twist. I was really hoping that the set-up for the twist was a double bluff because it felt so obvious but unfortunately it went in exactly the direction you'd expect. There's nothing original here that had me hooked but at the same time it was a quick read and I never felt bored despite having a fairly firm knowledge about what the twist would be. 1 New York Times bestseller In this thrilling conclusion to These Hollow Vowsthe sexy, action-packed fantasy that started it allBrie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance. We see that under most conditions, a carbon atom can participate in a maximum of four bonds either four single bonds, two single bonds and a double bond, or one single bond and a triple bond. These Twisted Bonds (These Hollow Vows, 2) Hardcover July 19, 2022. As before, a triple bond is less stable than three single bonds, and reactions can be expected! The start of this series definitely captured my interest, especially because it features a plucky heroine who is trying to survive on her own in a world that doesn’t want to let her make it. But things take a turn for the worse when she finds a body in her bathtub and she keeps having “accidents” that almost cause her demise. Berkley Prime Crime, 23.95 (336pp) ISBN 978-7-8 Set in London in 1930, this merry first in a new cozy series from Agatha-winner Bowen. She creates a new business cleaning houses of the wealthy (in disguise) and has even been asked to spy for her relative, the Queen. In the sixth mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series, Lady Georgiana Rannoch cannot wait to ring in the New Yearbefore a Christmas killer wrings another neck Scotland, 1933. She sets out for London to try to survive on her own in 1932. Georgie, aka Lady Victoria, is penniless due to the fact that it is frowned upon for someone who is in line for the throne to work a “normal” job. I grabbed the first one in the series, Her Royal Spyness, and got started, and I’m glad to say that I have a new series to enjoy! I was looking for a new series, and I stumbled upon the Royal Spyness series, which features Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, who is 34th in line for the English throne. I’ve recently been on a historical fiction kick that features women detectives or investigators. Once there she discovered Mutts (exiled werewolf’s that refuse to join the Pack) are in town killing people. So grudgingly she leaves her life in the city to return to Stonehaven, a country estate where the Pack live. One day she receives a call from the Alpha of her pack saying he needs her help. She is a werewolf, the only female werewolf in the world. The book begins with Elena struggling to live a normal life in the city, with a normal boyfriend and a normal job. Abandon the only people who truly understand her new nature, or help them to save the lover who ruined her life, and who still wants her back at any cost. Betrayed and furious, she cannot accept her transformation, and wants nothing to do with her Pack – a charismatic group of fellow werewolves who say they want to help.īut when a series of brutal murders threatens the Pack, Elena is forced to make an impossible choice. Overall Impression: A great book from a great author!įirst off, let me start by saying, I am a huge fan of Kelley Armstrong! I started with her more recent ‘The Darkest Powers trilogy’ and was gripped from the start so while waiting for the next set of books in the series I just had to give her other popular ‘Women of the Otherworld series’ a go, of which Bitten is the first installment.Įlena Michaels didn’t know that her lover Clay was a werewolf until he bit her, changing her life for ever. Anderson had the idea to write Speak after awaking from a nightmare in which she heard a young girl screaming for help. The book documents Melinda's reactions to the assault and her feelings of isolation and rejection from those who surround her. Melinda is an outcast at her school who is sexually assaulted by a senior at a party. In 1996, she began publishing her own books with her first picture book for children titled Ndito Runs.Īnderson is well-known for her work Speak (1999), a book she wrote for teenage readers that tells the story of Melinda, a high school freshman. She was also a freelance reporter for other newspapers and magazines. After completing her education, Anderson started a family and worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She received her AA from Onondaga County Community College in 1981 and went on to earn a BS in Languages and Linguistics from Georgetown University in 1984. Laurie Halse (rhymes with waltz) Anderson was born Laurie Beth Halse on October 23, 1961, in Potsdam, New York, to Frank and Joyce Halse. During their first operation, they parachuted in, but after a disastrous failure, they looked for a better entry. Their initial setup included very little, so they just stole what they needed from a nearby New Zealand regiment away on maneuvers. Their founder, David Stirling, built a group of guerrillas who planned to get behind enemy lines for quick, effective attacks. They fought a new sort of war, one without rules, based on a concept of stealth and economy. As Macintyre clearly shows, the SAS fighters were rowdy, undisciplined, inspiring men who were more harnessed than controlled, and they were to function as a small, independent army inflicting damage out of all proportion to their size. In 1941, the war was not going well, especially in North Africa. The author makes engaging use of those archives. Times (London) writer at large Macintyre ( A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal, 2014, etc.) was given full access to SAS archives and particularly the “War Diary,” an invaluable compilation of original documents gathered in 1946. An “authorized” but not “official” or “comprehensive” history of Britain’s swashbuckling Special Air Service. |
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