![]() ![]() The great successes of the first generation of soap advertising, such as " It floats" and " 99 and 44/100% pure" for Ivory soap, were at least guilt-free. ![]() By the end of the 19th-century, advertising’s biggest customers were patent medicines and soaps. ![]() All the gambits later used for a variety of products – celebrity testimonials, prizes, slogans and jingles – made their first appearances in ads for soap. Since there was little to distinguish one soap from another, advertising and soap grew up together. Body soap first became widely available in the late 19th-century, around the birth of modern advertising. Those ideas drew 19th-century Americans to cleanliness, but it was advertising that kept them interested. Embracing cleanliness became a patriotic duty for Americans during the Civil War, but it was advertising that kept them interested. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The first season adapts Shadow and Bone (2012), and adds an original storyline featuring the Crows, a criminal gang for which the eponymous duology is named. The series adapts the story of young Alina Starkov, an orphan and cartographer of the Ravka nation's First Army, as she discovers she is a Grisha, one with special gifts, and one long awaited to address a dire need in the universe. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, also consisting of eight episodes which premiered on March 16, 2023. All eight episodes of the first season premiered on April 23, 2021. ![]() It is based on two series of books by Leigh Bardugo set in the Grishaverse, namely, the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows duology. Shadow and Bone is an American fantasy streaming television series developed by Eric Heisserer for Netflix. ![]() ![]() Soon, the two are launched on a desperate journey through the wilderness, toward a future shaped by the revolution - and their passion for each other. By the time Severin meets up with Jenny once again, she is on a British hanging list, and Severin is ordered to find her - and deliver her to certain death. Months later, Jenny has abandoned her dreams of stage glory and begun writing seditious plays for the Rebels under the pen name "Cornelia," ridiculing "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne and his army - and undermining the crown's campaign to take Albany. But the tables are turned when Severin himself can't resist Jennifer Leighton. Severin's mission is to keep the pleasure-loving general focused on the war effort. Soon, the two are launched on a desperate journey through the wilderness, toward a future shaped by the revolutionand their passion for each other READERS GUIDE INCLUDED. ![]() But her plan is foiled by British intelligence officer Severin Devere. By the time Severin meets up with Jenny once again, she is on a British hanging list, and Severin is ordered to find herand deliver her to certain death. ![]() When the playwright General John Burgoyne visits the city, fresh from a recent success in the capitol, she seizes the opportunity to court his patronage. ![]() With her witty comedies, American actress Jennifer Leighton has been packing the John Street Theater, but she longs to escape the provincial circuit for the glamour of the London stage. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1959, her grandmother’s entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left-a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn-haunt her. The anticipated US release for Camilla Sten’s The Lost Village is finally here!Īlready a global success several months ahead of its publication date The Lost Village, sold to more than 17 territories, has been compared to cult classics like The Blair Witch Project and Midsommar.Īn Indie Next Pick and Most Anticipated Book from Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, Crime Reads, Popsugar and Bookish this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten has already garnered a review in The New York Times.įollow documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt whose obsession with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” has plagued her since she was a little girl. ![]() ![]() Except for an early mention of Bram (and thus Modoc's) age as sixteen when they left their native Germany and a reference at the end to their being at least 70, the lacks any mention of dates and historical context (not even WWI or the rise of Nazism and WWII in Germany, where Bram's Jewish mother, we are led to believe, continues to live unaffected). ![]() Soon, though, inconsistencies, omissions, and implausibilities began cropping up so frequently I became more and more convinced that, far from being a "true story of the greatest elephant that ever lived," the book is a work of fiction, misleadingly (and unethically) labeled as fact, no doubt to improve sales. ![]() In spite of the ham-handed quality of the writing (okay, I thought at first, the author is an animal trainer so the book's awkward style can be forgiven), I found the story at first engaging. ![]() ![]() Detailed rules will be visible in the group upon approval of the request. Please remember to confirm your understanding that there are promo rules at the time of your request. We look forward to chatting about romance with you! We aim for our refuge to be a drama-free zone, so please respect the group rules and play well with others. The Psycho The Soldiers of Anarchy, Book 1 By: Nikki J Summers Narrated by: Faye Adele, Shane East Series: The Soldiers of Anarchy Series, Book 1 Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins Release date: 05-31-22 Language: English 101 ratings Regular price: 34. ![]() Please note that our group is for readers of romance.Īctive users who are also authors who want to promote their books may post their promo in the specific author thread only. We give and receive tons of great recommendations and hope you'll share your favorites here, too.Īll subgenres and heat levels are welcome, but HEAs are pretty much mandatory. ![]() We love to chat about romance novels, humorous book passages (whether intentional or cringe-worthy purple prose), steamy love scenes, available freebie and cheapie novels, crazy cover art, questions about possible TBR books, and anything and everything in between. We love to chat about romance novels, hum *Romance Readers who love Happily Ever Afters* If this describes you, then you've come to the right place. ![]() *Romance Readers who love Happily Ever Afters* ![]() ![]() ![]() In the magic treehouse series, not only in Merlin Missions, Jack and Annie found a magic treehouse. Parents and educators will enjoy going along for the ride as much as their students! My daughter is a teenager now but she still gets excited when she sees a new tree house adventure has come out. Unlike many other series for young readers, the Magic Tree House should be read in chronological order to best appreciate Jack and Annie's travels through time as they go on various missions which are typically completed in four parts. The Magic Tree House books are a MUST READ collection for all children. In this book edition and Annie were sent to Southwest China on May 12th 2008, when major earthquakes devastated the region. While he and Kathleen worked on reversing the spell, Jack and Annie were sent across different times and continents to find the ingredients needed for the reversal. Teddy accidentally turned Merlin the Magician's treasured pet penguin Penny into a statute. ![]() A Perfect Time For Pandas was the fourth book in the latest adventure missions Jack and Annie have been sent on by Teddy and Kathleen, their magical friends from Camelot. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kingdoms collide in this fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series. The only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may take more from Aelin than she has to give, a quest that forces her to choose what - and who -she's willing to sacrifice for the sake of peace. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, dark forces stand poised to claim her world. Book Descriptions for series: Empire of Storms Hope & Red Jul-2016 Book - 1 In a fracturing empire spread across savage seas, two people will find a common cause. ![]() With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves increasingly at odds with those who don't. Thank you for believing in this series from page one. The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. War is brewing in the fifth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. ![]() Only the greatest sacrifice can turn the tide of war. ![]() ![]() ![]() These are the legends that Asha, daughter of the king of Firgaard, has grown up learning in hushed whispers, drawn to the forbidden figures of the past. But where there is light, there must be darkness-and so there was also the Iskari. In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. ![]() Kristen Ciccarelli’s debut fantasy explores an intricately woven world of deception, inner darkness, and dragons that fantasy fans won’t be able to resist. ![]() ![]() National Geographic Documentary Films presents A Sandbox Films Production / An Intuitive Pictures & Cottage M Production (Disney+) CHILDREN’S & YOUTHĮl Deafo uses unique sound design to take viewers inside the experience of a young girl named Cece (voiced by Lexi Finigan, who is also deaf) as she loses her hearing and finds her inner superhero in this animated series based on the graphic novel by Cece Bell. ![]() Miranda July narrates this dramatic documentary about the doomed relationship between obsessive French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft and their shared passion for capturing spectacular imagery of stunning-and deadly-volcanoes. ![]() |