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![]() However, based on my research, it is unlikely that Homma used candle charts. They are often used today in stock analysis along with other analytical tools such as Fibonacci analysis. They were introduced to the Western world by Steve Nison in his book Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, first published in 1991. ![]() History Ĭandlestick charts are thought to have been developed in the 18th century by Munehisa Homma, a Japanese rice trader. They are visually similar to box plots, though box plots show different information. They are used by traders to determine possible price movement based on past patterns, and who use the opening price, closing price, high and low of that time period. ![]() Candlestick chart of EUR/USD currency pair on daily timeframe in MetaTrader 5 trading platform.Ĭandlestick charts are most often used in technical analysis of equity and currency price patterns. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unable to forget their illicit moment of passion, Kingston vows to relive the encounter, but Charlotte has sworn it will never happen again-no matter how earth-shattering it was. The last thing he wants is to be surrounded by society, but when he gets stuck alone with a wallflower who is already betrothed… and she astonishes him with a fiery kiss, he forgets all about hiding.Īlthough Charlotte appears meek, Kingston soon discovers there’s a vixen inside, yearning to break free. His stepbrother’s remote estate is just the place for a reformed rogue to hide. Kingston’s rakehell ways are going to destroy him and he’s vowed to change. But when she finds herself under the weather and drinks a “healing” tonic, the potion provokes the most maddening desire…for someone other than her betrothed. Continuing her bestselling Rogue Files series, Sophie Jordan brews up a scintillating romance about a timid wallflower who discovers a love potion and ends up falling for a dashing rogue.Ĭharlotte Langley has always been the prudent middle sister, so her family is not surprised when she makes the safe choice and agrees to wed her childhood sweetheart. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lovecraft's own literary style, especially in his later years as he reached for vaster, revealing vistas, yet with a stronger, more robust treatment of the weird, cosmic, horrific, and just plain bleak that modern readers will find far more accessible than Lovecraft's own formal narrative language of the 1920's and '30s. And now that I see NO DOGS IN PHILLY is labeled as "Book 1", I am quite eager to see the follow ups (I was hoping it wasn't going to be left at the ending although I personally found it satisfactorily completing in a sardonic manner often found in dystopian media).Īndy Futuro has a command of description that does bring to mind H.P. ![]() ![]() In many ways, I felt transported into a CALL OF CTHULHU tabletop game campaign I had played a couple decades back - gritty cyberpunk dystopian grimness liberally interspersed with epic, cosmos reaching mystical implications. Lovecraft's Epic Cosmic Horror Melded with Gritty Cyberpunk - A Favorite Combination ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I love that Jodi Picoult is not afraid to tackle tough issues, and Mercy is no exception. ![]() In that vein, I'll try to keep this review short and sweet, because it should be obvious what my opinion is. It almost feels superfluous to continue to gush about her books, since I always like the same things about them. If you've read any of my reviews of Jodi Picoult's novels, you'll already know that I am a huge fan of hers and think her books are wonderful. Praised for her "personal, detail-rich style" ( Glamour), Jodi Picoult infuses this page-turning novel with heart, warmth, and startling candor, taking readers on an And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love one another? Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in its case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie, seduced by the idea of a man so in love with his wife that he'd grant all her wishes, even her wish to end her life. The police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron MacDonald, makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This had to be prevented! Scudder told that the Black Stone, (that’s the name of the underground movement), would kill him also, because he knew too much of their plans. The underground movement would kill Karolides, so there would come a war. But there was a man, Constantine Karolides who wrecked their plans. It was about an underground movement, which would like to cause a war between Germany and Russia. When Richard and Scudder (that’s the name of the man) where inside, Scudder told Richard a very strange story. He asked Richard if he could come in for a minute. As he arrived at his flat and opened the door, there was a man standing beside him. Richard Hannay came back from a café, where the reads the paper every evening. ![]() ![]() ![]() Always wore big flowered hats and bright-colored dresses, never “quiet” clothes like nice ladies were supposed to wear on the street. Nobody asked my opinion, but I had always admired Miss Love, with all that wavy brown hair piled atop her head, and that smiley, freckledy face and those friendly gray-blue eyes. Rucker’s 14-year-old grandson and our narrator, Will Tweedy, sees it like this: And frankly, he doesn’t give a damn (homage to another great Georgian novel/film). A prominent family’s matriarch (Miss Mattie Lou) has died and her widow, Rucker Blakeslee, elopes with a woman young enough to be his daughter a mere three weeks after his wife’s death. In 1906, Cold Sassy, Georgia is rocked by scandal. None of this matters too much except that reading this book felt like going home. Commerce is only about an hour up I-85 from my current home in Atlanta. She being born and raised in Commerce, Georgia (inspiration for the book’s Cold Sassy) and me being born in Atlanta and raised in a tee-tiny little South Georgia town called Thomasville. Burns and I share our birth state, Georgia. This book and I share a birth year (1984). ![]() ![]() ![]() Total pages read since joining LibraryThing in 2008 Total books read since joining LibraryThing in 2008 Total of my childrens/YA books read: 126 of 126 To follow all my readings go to my thread in the 75 Books Challenge for 2019 group. The majority of the books I buy have been on my wishlist for a long time, or are awarded and I buy them to keep my collection complete, or are part of a series I am already reading and not available at the library. Personal ROOT rules: every book I own, no matter how recently purchased, is a ROOT. ![]() In 2018 I have read 534 books, 365 ROOTs, of those 250 were from my childrens/YA collection and I culled 159 of them.īecause my childrens/YA books project is nearly done, I have set my goal for 2019 at 150 ROOTs. In 2017 I have read 453 books, 238 ROOTs, of those 172 were from my childrens/YA collection and I culled 61 of them. In November 2016 I started to read through my childrens/YA books alphabeticly, to decide what I would keep and what to cull.Īt the start of 2019 there are 111 books left to go and I am going to read them all this year. ![]() The first time I joined was in 2013, my worst reading year ever. This is going to be my 3rd year ROOTing in a row. I am Anita Meulstee from Lelystad, the Netherlands. ![]() ![]() ![]() " ― Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair Read Excerpt "Simply put: Ijeoma Oluo is a necessary voice and intellectual for these times, and any time, truth be told. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from police brutality and cultural appropriation to the model minority myth in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race, and about how racism infects every aspect of American life. ![]() How do you tell your boss her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law hang up on you when you had questions about police reform? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend? Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Protests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in America ![]() ![]() I'm not responsible for delays due to customs. Please be sure to find out before ordering. ![]() If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, or if you would like a more accurate shipping quote please convo me with your zip code.International Shipping:īuyers are responsible for any Customs, Duties, or Import Taxes that may apply for your country. For US orders postage is calculated based on the farthest distance from NY, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Overcharges in shipping greater than $2.00 will be refunded either through Paypal or through Etsy Direct depending on how the item was paid for. **** I Encourage Everyone to Read My Policies Before Ordering! **** The pages have light yellowing, but no rips, writing, stains, or funky odors. Mild edge and corner wear and soiling on the covers and spine. He tries to get some friends by doing bad things and he brings his brother along while he is doing that. James makes bad decisions,, he is lonely, and wants to fits in. ![]() ![]() See below for condition and measurements.Ĭ O N D I T I O N: This book is in very good used vintage condition. In Eve Bunting Your move the main character is James he is mischief. Barney the Beard, the best baker in town, shaves off his beard in hopes of being renamed as Barney the Baker. It is a Parents Magazine Press Read Aloud Original. D E S C R I P T I O N: This is a vintage children's hardcover book called "Barney the Beard" by Eve Bunting, Copyright 1975. ![]() |