![]() ![]() Offering an authentic pumpkin picking experience, Elwood isn’t so much about the rides and mazes as they are about making sure you find the best pumpkin. Elwood Pumpkin FarmĪ long time Long Island family favorite, Elwood Pumpkin Farm is located approximately less than 1 hour from Fort Lee. Did we mention they have a cidery at Harvest Moon? Did we also mention that they brew hard cider? Learn more about Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard. ![]() The store features a full breakfast and lunch menu. Through the end of October, enjoy pumpkin picking, hayrides, live music and much more. Located just one hour from Fort Lee, Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard is well worth the family trip. If you really want to feel the fall vibes this October, we highly recommend taking a trip outside the city to experience one of New York and New Jersey’s incredible farms for this season’s pumpkin and apple picking fall festivals. SeptemPumpkin Picking within 1 hour of The Modern in Fort Lee, NJ. ![]()
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6/22/2023 0 Comments Napoleon biography andrew roberts![]() Like Churchill, he understood the strategic importance of telling his own story, and his memoirs, dictated from exile on St. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine. Like George Washington and his own hero Julius Caesar, he was one of the greatest soldier-statesmen of all times.Andrew Roberts’s Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon’s thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. ![]() The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War-winner of the Grand Prix of the Fondation Napoleon 2014Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. ![]() 6/22/2023 0 Comments Thatcher dragon hatcher![]() While running from two bullies and a girl who wants to kiss him, Jeremy Thatcher finds the Magic Shop and leaves with a mysterious, magical crystal orb. Main article: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher This was later adapted into an episode of CBS Storybreak. ![]() ![]() Books The Monster's Ring (1989) Ī boy named Russell Crannaker enters Elive's Magic Supplies while running from a bully who is chasing him and is given a magic ring that can turn him into a monster and back to a boy. The author Christopher Paolini has cited the book Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher as an inspiration for his Inheritance Cycle, as he "began to wonder what kind of land a dragon would come from, who would find a dragon egg and who else would be looking for a dragon egg", stating "Trying to answer those three questions has resulted in over 1,000 pages in print". Each book follows a child who stumbles into the store and acquires a magical being or object of tremendous magical strength and abilities. ![]() The books revolve around the mysterious magic supplies store run by an old man named S.H. Magic Shop is a series of children fantasy novels by Bruce Coville. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on 26 June 1997, the books have found immense popularity, positive reviews, and commercial success worldwide. Other major themes in the series include prejudice, corruption, and madness. According to Rowling, the main theme is death. A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, coming-of-age fiction, and the British school story (which includes elements of mystery, thriller, adventure, horror, and romance), the world of Harry Potter explores numerous themes and includes many cultural meanings and references. All versions around the world are printed by Grafica Veneta in Italy. The series was originally published in English by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press in the United States. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people). ![]() The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. ![]() ![]() ![]() A sparkling debut written by a historian and self-proclaimed oenophile, A Discovery of Witches is heady mix of history and magic, mythology and love (cue the aforementioned vampire!), making for a luxurious, intoxicating, one-sitting read. ![]() ![]() Diana Bishop has a really good reason for refusing to do magic: she is a direct descendant of the first woman executed in the Salem Witch Trials, and her parents cautioned her be discreet about her talents before they were murdered, presumably for having "too much power." So it is purely by accident that Diana unlocks an enchanted long-lost manuscript (a book that all manner of supernatural creatures believe to hold the story of all origins and the secret of immortality) at the Bodleian Library at Oxford, and finds herself in a race to prevent an interspecies war. Amazon Best of the Month, February 2011: It all begins with a lost manuscript, a reluctant witch, and 1,500-year-old vampire. ![]() 6/21/2023 0 Comments The sinner jr ward![]() ![]() With time running out, Jo gets swept up in the fighting and must join with Syn and the Brotherhood against ultimate evil. But can he trust the male-or is the warrior with the bad past a deadly complication? As the war with the Lessening Society comes to a head, Butch gets an unexpected ally in Syn. Jo Early has no idea what her true nature is, and when a mysterious man appears out of the darkness, she is torn between their erotic connection and the sense that something is very wrong.įate anointed Butch O’Neal as the Dhestroyer, the fulfiller of the prophecy that foresees the end of the Omega. When he takes another hit job, he not only crosses the path of the vampire race’s new enemy, but also that of a half-breed in danger of dying during her transition. This is Band of Bastards mercenary and vampire Syn, and journalist Jo Early’s story line. ![]() ![]() Syn has kept his side hustle as a mercenary a secret from the Black Dagger Brotherhood. THE SINNER is the nineteenth instalment in JR Ward’s contemporary, adult BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD paranormal, romance series. The BDB is one of the original amazing vampire romance series with some of the most memorable vamp heroes ever. A continuous series of interconnected standalones with overarching storylines crossing over multiple books. ![]() Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. PNR Series Reading Order: Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. A sinner’s only hope is true love in this passionate new novel in J.R. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fludd’s ingenious use of the recorder as a symbol of the cosmos. “Robert Fludd’s Symbolic Recorder.” American Recorder 14/1 (1973): 17. A critical presentation of what Fludd knew and depicted in his treatise on the macrocosm of 1618. “Robert Fludd on the Lute and Pandora.” Lute Society Journal 15 (1973): 11-19. A short history of the instrument and its uses, accompanied by comparative fingering charts. A bold survey of the course of Western music, from a semi-Traditionalist point of view. “Spiritual Currents in Music.” Studies in Comparative Religion 5 (1971): 110-25. ![]() A first attempt to express a “spiritual” attitude to music, written after a year’s immersion in the Traditionalist (also called the Perennialist) school. ![]() “Boethius’ Three Musicians.” Studies in Comparative Religion 4 (1970): 246-50. ![]() 6/21/2023 0 Comments The ministry of utmost happiness![]() ![]() To pray for the sickly girl, she decides to go visit the shrine of Ajmer Sharif. One day, she finds a little girl abandoned outside the mosque, and adopts her. However, Aftab becomes obsessed with the lifestyle for Hijras, a community of transgenders who dressed loudly and made money by either prostitution or asking for alms at big gatherings.Īfter his initiation as a hijra with a new name Anjum, and castration later, Anjum continues to live at Khwabgah. His parents decide to influence him to behave like a man and begin saving money for his surgery to become a ‘normal’ man. Written by Ruchika Thukral and other people who wish to remain anonymousĪftab was born in an orthodox Muslim family to an herb doctor as a hermaphrodite in Old Delhi. ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Trey Waterston has to go back to the ranch that is his birthright, he expects it to be difficult. and love.įREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!Ī Texas Rescue Christmas by USA TODAY bestselling author Caro Carson Beautiful and innocent Rebecca Cargill has disappeared, and. He does not expect to find a halfhearted search afoot for a missing heiress. But when he has to go back to the ranch that is his Texas birthright, he expects it to be as difficult to navigate as everything else in his life. ![]() and aimed at her! While his anger at his grandmother might be valid, she knows there is more to life than holding grudges. Home for Christmas Trey Waterston has been on the outside looking in for so long he nearly forgot where home is. ![]() As far as Marilou can tell, all of Cal's intentions are strictly dishonorable. However when she finally finds Cal Rivers, he turns out to be anything but a child! He is a man - a sexy, stubborn rancher with no intention of honorably mending his fences. If she gets a taste of adventure along the way, who is she to say no? Even if it means tracking him all the way to Ocala, Florida, on her vacation. When a grandmother's final plea catches her eye, one glance convinces her she has to seek out the writer's little grandson. Marilou Stockton sees some heartbreaking things at her job as a postal worker in the dead-letter office. ![]() ![]() ![]() The staff was also consistently shocked by the couple throughout their time in the office, from “their vicious cursing” and “periods of stony silence.”ĭuring the feeding frenzy after the affair became public, Hillary reportedly found solace in a truly humanizing source-mocha cake. That time period also took its toll on White House workers, who would often find themselves berated for little things by Hillary. ![]() ![]() One anecdote that has made the rounds is that Hillary hit Bill so hard with a book that there was blood all over the bed and the president needed stitches. The Monica Lewinsky era in the book is perhaps the juiciest. On the other hand, many of the women interviewed in the book felt that Hillary “was very, very sympathetic to working women” and had a good relationship with the female staff. Friends of Bill’s consistently set off alarm bells for the Secret Service for having criminal records. ![]() On the other hand, the book is filled with quote after quote about how difficult the Clintons were and how paranoid they were. Bush and Barbara Bush were the most beloved and respected of the presidencies covered in the book-which may have had to do with the fact that they were somewhat used to staff. In chapter after chapter, the consensus seems to be that George H.W. The Clintons were the most polarizing, the first Bush the most beloved. ![]() |