![]() We go about our lives largely unaware of the trillions of microbes on every surface and throughout our bodies, influencing everything from coral reefs to the physical and mental health of humans. When most people think of microbes, the first things that come to mind are disease-causing germs or healthy probiotic yogurts. Read on for a brief overview of I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us by Ed Yong. ![]() In the book, Yong claims that although we often think of ourselves as individuals, we’re essentially walking ecosystems containing countless species of microbes living in symbiotic partnership with us. I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong is about the mysterious and fascinating world of microbes. ![]() What is I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong about? Aside from common microorganisms, how do the trillions of other microbes affect us and the environment? ![]()
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![]() ![]() But as they team up with Peter’s loyal Lost Boys and the powerful Tiger Lily to match wits and swords with Hook, Wendy wonders if there is more to Peter’s story–and growing up–than she first imagined. Once in Neverland, the children plunge headfirst into adventure, encountering Peter’s rival, Captain Hook, and his dangerous pirate crew. Then, to Wendy’s surprise, Peter Pan himself appears, alongside his fairy companion Tinker Bell–and the pair whisks the children off to Neverland, a magical place where no one has to grow up. ![]() Growing up means no more nights in the nursery, sharing stories about the heroic Peter Pan with her younger brothers, John and Michael. ![]() Wendy Darling isn’t sure she’s ready to grow up. Fly away on a journey to Neverland with this novelization of the Walt Disney Studios live action film Peter Pan & Wendy, coming to Disney+. ![]() ![]() ![]() She's taming the tiny beast and melting the heart of another. He needed her before, but who knew a tiny kitten could bring this hulk to his knees. When the object of his obsession hands him a tiny bundle of furry fury, he's in way over his head. ![]() My dick is hard and it's go time. The minute I gather my courage, stomp over to claim what is mine, she hands me something that nearly tears my world apart. Author's Note: This mountain man has met his match. I've just won the log toss at the local Lumberjack Jamboree and I'm riding high. She's my everything with sapphire eyes, slow voluptuous curves and a smile that would make the devil reform. Trouble is, I can't seem to get a word out when I'm around her. ![]() Me, Miller 'The Grip' Graham, is terrified of one thing and her name is Katarina - my kitten - Harcourt. For three years I hid in the shadows. Which is no easy task when you have to duck to get through doorways and Dwayne Johnson would need to bulk up to give me a run for my money. I could take on a tank and have it turning tail and calling for mama. ![]() ![]() ![]() Uzumaki was slated to be released in 2020, but the global pandemic caused production to slow down and be delayed.įast forward two years later, and unfortunately, the Uzumaki anime’s release date is still getting delayed. ![]() With fingers crossed and expectations high, here are the details about this spine-chilling new anime. In 2019, it’s confirmed that a four-episode animated miniseries of Uzumaki is under production. If you’re excited about Uzumaki’s anime debut, then look no further than this Uzumaki release date guide.Īdmittedly, Junji Ito’s manga usually fare better than the anime and movie adaptations, but fans and producers are still willing to give film adaptations a shot. His popular manga like Tomie, Gyo, and Uzumaki itself, has propelled Junji Ito into the mainstream when it comes to Japanese horror. His unique, unsettling take on body and supernatural horror has left fans constantly craving for more. Junji Ito has been making the rounds in the manga and anime horror industry for years now. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Wilder men make great romance heroes while Katie is a great heroine: fearless but vulnerable, bright, charismatic and a great match for Cameron, who is classically reserved and brooding. Their relationship problems and love for each other are more authentic than what's found in most romance novels. What elevates this beyond the standard of the genre is the Wilders, particularly the subplot around Cameron's surrogate mother, Annie, and her husband, Nick. But neither wants a relationship so it's up to the Wilder clan to make them realize that they were meant to be together. Hunky Cameron Wilder, a champion snowboarder whose career ended with his own devastating accident, appears, and the attraction is instant for both of them. for a job with Wilder Adventures in the Sierra Madre mountains. After Katie Kramer survives a devastating accident, she resolves to “live life balls out” and leaves L.A. The first in a new series by veteran romance author Shalvis hits the ground running. ![]() ![]() “The Arte Mephitic is a dark and lyrical cautionary tale told over 52 rhyming quatrains of iambic pentameter, provides a grim, vivid, magickal account of a man’s search for life eternal, and the depths to which he would plumb to attain it. ![]() We’ve had Phil Breach’s work on greydogtales before, with regard to The Arte Mephitic, mentioned in detail here: how to survive mephitis And more on lurchers and longdogs, of course. Once we’re up to date, we’ll follow with some of our traditional longer features and interviews. Folk horror poetics and photography in North from Phil Breach and Tim Turnbull a neat Lovecraft comic for the younger folk written by Brandon Barrows Letters of Decline, a short themed anthology on horror and the job interview, and the anthology Between Twilight and Dawn. ![]() ![]() Did you realise how much is happening in weird, horror and speculative fiction these days? It’s madness! So here’s a brief round-up of some books, a comic and campaigns. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please note: This is an adult fantasy series with dark elements that may be triggering, including past emotional and physical trauma, violence, adult language, and explicit romance. So I will fight for him and he will kill for me, and if we need to become the villains, then so be it.īecause so long as I live in this world, I won't be used again. ![]() Good thing I have a different king in my corner.īut even with the dark threat of Slade Ravinger, the other monarchs are coming for me. That's the thing when you turn against a king-everyone else turns against you. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I'm finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I've been kept in. Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold." ![]() ![]() Its cast of characters includes Antonino Giammona, the first man with a claim to the title 'boss of bosses' Emanuele Notarbartolo, the honest and courageous banker who in 1893 became the mafia's first 'eminent corpse' New York cop Joe Petrosino who underestimated the Sicilian mafia and paid for this with his life, and Bernardo 'the Tractor' Provenzano, the current boss of bosses who has been in hiding in Sicily since 1963"-Jacket ![]() Cosa Nostra takes us inside the thought-processes of the mafia's leaders and foot soldiers, its friends and its foes. ![]() It explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges and how it maintains its grip on the society where it was born. "Cosa Nostra vividly reconstructs the stories of the men and women who have lived and died in the mafia's shadow. Xxii, 483 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Harriet is Emma’s inspiration to do the two things she does best: offer guidance to those less wise in the ways of the world and put her matchmaking skills to good use. Soon Emma befriends Harriet Smith, the naïve but charming young teacher’s assistant at an English-language school run by the hippie-ish Mrs. As she cultivates grand plans for the future, she re-enters the household of her hypochondriac father, who has been living alone on a steady diet of vegetables and vitamin supplements. The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury to prepare for the launch of her interior design business. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series deftly escorts Jane Austen’s beloved and meddlesome heroine, Emma, into the twenty-first century in this delightfully inventive retelling. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ever practical, Simone assumes the claim is baseless, but her best friend encourages her to find out for sure. Melody Carlson invites you to cuddle up this holiday season with this cozy story of giving, forgiving, and a little bit of romance.Īfter a time of heartache and loss, Simone Winthrop discovers a tantalizing letter from her French great-grandmother, which seems to suggest that she is heir to a family treasure. Between free-spirited artist Tasha, chatty empty nester Beverly, retired therapist Eleanor, and herself, Vera has hopes that Christmas for the Albright family will be merry, after all-and she may find herself a new family of friends along the way. ![]() Vera will have to get a ragtag group of women together in order to fulfill the request. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town, Fiona enlists Vera's help, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a quilter, she has a special request-a Christmas quilt for Mama. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one-until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help. But for Vera Swanson, that's not an option this year. ![]() Up for my "True to Life Fiction" Newsletter.Ĭhristmas should be celebrated with family. ![]() |