This is a book I read slowly, enjoying every sentence and not willing to speed up to finish it.The Ploughmenis extremely well-written with stunning description of the landscapes and the impact of the nature surrounding them on the people living there. Here’s an excerpt of Zupan’s style....
We at Wolf Street tracked a bunch of these stocks, crazy IPO stocks and stocks that went public via merger with a SPAC over the past few years, and they shot higher and they spiked on a wing and a prayer with nothing there, companies that were losing tons of money, that didn’t have...
“Brilliant.” —Wall Street Journal “Terrific.” —USA Today “Riveting… Cast Away meets Apollo 13.”—Entertainment Weekly “Hugely entertaining.”—Chicago Tribune “One of the best thrillers I’ve read in years.” —Douglas Preston
wolf spider- ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web hunting spider spider- predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey ...
(The gray winter) wind prowling like a hungry wolf just beyond the windows —George Garrett The wind ran in the street like a thin dog —Katherine Mansfield Wind ringing in their ears like well-known old songs —Hans Christian Andersen The wind rose out of the depth below them, sounding ...
The play, set in Verona, Italy, begins with a street brawl between Montague and Capulet servants who, like the masters they serve, are sworn enemies. Prince Escalus of Verona intervenes and declares that further breach of the peace will be punishable by death. Later, Count Paris talks to ...
which is actually just a gift shop. Buildings, streetlights, and street names are all Christmas themed as well. The local USPS gets hundreds of thousands of letters for Santa every year. Sometimes the community even responds. So, send your letters there, but don't bother visiting. Bah humbu...
Toad is a recurring character in the Super Mario franchise, a longtime protector of the Mushroom Kingdom, and a loyal and cheerful friend to much of the cast. Toad often plays the role of representing his species, be it as as a main character or a major supporting one. Much like Yoshi...
—Luigi, Fortune StreetLuigi is Mario's younger but taller twin brother, the secondary protagonist of the Super Mario franchise, and the main protagonist of the Luigi's Mansion series. Throughout his life, he has lived in Mario's shadow, developing both cowardly and heroic tendencies. Despite...
The Wolf of Wall Street is audacious; it pulls no punches celebrating the lead character as an enigma, and although the victims are a part of the narrative, they are weak and hidden from view. When Jordan Belfort gets his comeuppance, they are but an afterthought, eaten and spat by the...