A major new voice. Read Temi Oh today. Everybody will be reading her tomorrow' Stephen Baxter. author of World Engines 'A brilliant, beautiful debut. Reading it will change your heart' Christian Kiefer, author of Phantoms * The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet meets The 100 in this unforgettable debut by a brilliant new voice. * A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten astronauts will leave a dying Earth to find it. Four are decorated veterans of the 20th century’s space-race. And six are teenagers, graduates of the exclusive Dalton Academy, who’ve been in training for this mission for most of their lives. It will take the team twenty-three years to reach Terra-Two. Twenty-three years spent in close quarters. Twenty-three years with no one to rely on but each other. Twenty-three years with no rescue possible, should something go wrong. And something always goes wrong. * Don't miss one of Cosmopolitans books by people of colour to get excited about in 2019, called 'a tightly wound epic' that 'will change your heart' by Christian Kiefer, author of Phantoms. * WHY READERS DREAM OF TERRA-TWO . . . 'An ambitious 500-page coming-of-age blockbuster . . .Oh is excellent at portraying the aching sense of loss on a one-way trip to the stars' Guardian 'A tightly wound, emotional epic that asks important questions about humanity, goodness, belief, technology, love, friendship, and duty. At what point is grabbing hold of one’s destiny ultimately an attempt to escape some other? Like all great writers, Temi Oh refuses the easy answer, instead ruminating upon the question itself. This novel is a brilliant, beautiful debut. Reading it will change your heart.' Christian Kiefer, author of Phantoms 'One of the most absorbing books I have ever read' 'This book seemed to take over my life whilst I was reading it - if I wasn't actually reading, I was thinking about it' 'I'm in love with this book . . . It is a beautiful, sprawling, literary delight with an unforgettable cast undertaking an unforgettable journey.' 'For fans of the character-driven The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet series, Terra-Two is perfect . . . A strong, haunting, character-driven story . . . This book and its characters will stay with you for a long time.' 'Do You Dream of Terra-Two succeeds both as a great sci-fi story and a brilliant drama . . . Even though you expect things to go wrong in this story, they still wrong foot you when they do. 5*. 'Beautifully written . . . It's inspirational to read' 'I would love to be able to write like Temi Oh. I should start taking notes . . . Highly recommended!
Just Give Me Your Last Name is a book that was born out of the life of a frustrated single waiting endlessly for love. This book takes you through my journey of finding true love in singleness and becoming whole in that process. The aim of this book is to give you a different perspective to single life and to help you embrace your single journey as you hope to embrace the marriage journey. The book is about finding the silver lining in the seemingly cloud of single life and letting that lining trump the cloud until the gloss of your single life is evident to the world. My hope is that as you read this book, you will prioritize finding and giving love as a single person instead of waiting for love to find you. This book will move you to the front seat of your single life, have you switch to cruise mode, and soar the length and breadth of singleness in confidence. This book will make you laugh, get you thinking, and ultimately, move you to action that will birth the change you always hoped for.
This empowering board book inspires young readers to use their own special voice to make a difference in the world. If you want to make a difference, but you don’t know where to start Begin by searching way deep down to find what’s in your heart Whether your voice shines through singing, drawing, or dancing—whether it’s soft or loud, kind or proud—everyone has a voice that can effect change. This empowering and heartfelt message is conveyed through beautiful, lyrical rhyme that will encourage even the youngest readers to think about what’s important to them.
What does it feel like to wake up in the Panopticon? It’s like waking up for the first time ever. It’s like waking up with a third eye." When Moremi connects her brain to the Panopticon, a network which allows you to see inside the minds and dreams of others, she believes that it will save her from depression, loneliness and, eventually, death. That is until she meets Orpheus. Orpheus was brought up in isolation by a Neo-luddite father. He was raised to question everything, including the government who plan to make the connection procedure compulsory. They promise that connecting everyone to the Panopticon will end human suffering and usher in a more perfect world. But when Orpheus and Moremi uncover the dark side of the technology, they find themselves on opposite sides of a radical divide, between those who believe that the Panopticon will save humanity, and those who will stop at nothing to destroy it. The Circle meets Inception in an immersive and futuristic story that explores love, loneliness and the limits of technology’s ability to save a humanity who might not want to be saved.
A reimagining of the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, for fans of Becky Chambers and William Gibson by Alex Award–winning author Temi Oh. Using the myth of Eurydice as a structure, this riveting science fiction novel is set in a near-future London where it has become popular for folks to have a small implant that allows one access to a more robust social media experience directly as an augmented reality. However, the British government has taken oversight of this access to an extreme, slowly tilting towards a dystopian overreach, all in the name of safety.
That's actually what me and Leah came here to talk to you about. Look- there's no easy way of saying this, but... Leah and I are getting married. The dresses are chosen, the venue's been booked and the RSVPs are flooding in. But with her wedding to Leah drawing nearer, Tara's future is thrown into jeopardy when her Nigerian parents refuse to attend. This kind of love is unheard of, they say. It's not African. High above London, suspended between the stars, three of Tara's ancestors are jolted from their eternal rest. Stubborn and opinionated, they keep watch as family secrets are spilled and the rift widens between Tara and her parents. Can these representatives of generations passed keep the family together? And will Tara's decision ever get their blessing? An epic family drama played out between the heavens and earth, The High Table is the hilarious and heart-breaking debut play from Temi Wilkey.
IN DER FRÜHEN PHASE DER OMNIC-KRISE, DIE DIE GESAMTE MENSCHHEIT AN DEN RAND DES ABGRUNDS GEBRACHT HAT, GIBT ES NUR NOCH WENIGE HELDEN INMITTEN DER VERWÜSTUNG, DIE SICH DEM FEIND ENTGEGENSTELLEN. ABER IN TORONTO WEIGERT SICH EINE BRILLANTE JUNGE KAPITÄNIN NAMENS VIVIAN CHASE STANDHAFT, IHRE STADT DEN HUNGRIGEN MONSTERN ZU ÜBERLASSEN, DIE AUS DEM DETROITER OMNIUM STRÖMEN. UM DIE OMNICS AUS IHRER HEIMAT ZU VERTREIBEN UND DEN ZUSTROM FEINDLICHER TRUPPEN NACH KANADA AUFZUHALTEN, BENÖTIGT VIVIAN DRINGEND RESSOURCEN, UND IN DIESEN TAGEN VERFÜGT NUR EINE ORGANISATION ÜBER DAS, WAS NÖTIG IST, UM DIE INVASION AUFZUHALTEN: OVERWATCH. DOCH ALS DAS OVERWATCH STRIKE TEAM EINTRIFFT, IST ES NICHT GANZ SO, WIE VIVIAN ES SICH VORGESTELLT HAT: EIN AMERIKANISCHER SUPERSOLDAT, DER MIT SEINEM KOMMANDANTEN IM STREIT LIEGT, EIN VERÄRGERTER SCHWEDISCHER INGENIEUR UND EIN BRILLANTER WISSENSCHAFTLER, DESSEN TRÄUME VON EINER ROBOTERREVOLUTION DIE KRISE ZUM TEIL MIT AUSGELÖST HABEN. IN EINEM WETTLAUF GEGEN DIE ZEIT MUSS VIVIAN ABER MIT DEM KLARKOMMEN, WAS ZUR VERFÜGUNG STEHT, UM AUS DEM STRIKE TEAM EINE ELITEEINHEIT ZU FORMEN, DIE DEN KAMPF GEGEN DEN FEIND ERFOLGREICH FÜHREN KANN ... SELBST WENN ES SIE ALLE DAS LEBEN KOSTET.
A Memoir: LOVE AND IMMIGRATION narrates the true story of two youngsters who share the same childhood dream. Temi, at the tender age of three told his Nigerian family he intended to marry a white woman. Julie, at the age of ten, who lived with her family in Wisconsin, USA, had a dream of her own, that of marrying an African man. In this love story, Temi and Julie tell about their experience of meeting each other online from half way around the world. They share how they fell in love and eventually get married in Africa. Their story shares the challenges of an online relationship, as well as cultural differences and the immigration process, which involves being separated for over a year after their short honeymoon. LOVE AND IMMIGRATION describes how they managed their marriage while living 6,500 miles apart. A story of inspiration, hope and making dreams come true!
When love hits, you cannot help but to express it, you can always find the poems on orchids to fill lots of words in for you. When life hits and you seem lost or maybe found; you cannot help but to express your anger, pain, care, joy and all the emotions it brings, see what tamarind has to say about that. This book is a pack of romance, inspiration; encouraging poems, reminding us to live as though we own nothing in this world because we are yet travellers through time. The first book on Life vs Love contains seventy-five (75) poems and the author hopes the readers will enjoy each poem as they reflect life and love issues and happily share with their family and friends across the globe.
This book is a spiritual message from Africa. In plain language the message is that America's foreign policy for Africa should be centred on accelerated political unification of the continent through the current infantile African Union (AU).
It іѕ nоt unсоmmоn fоr people tо uttеr thе ѕtаtеmеnt 'Judge not' when рrоnоunсеmеntѕ are bеіng mаdе thаt dоn't fаvоur them. Tо judge іѕ tо fоrm аn оріnіоn about someone or something after уоu hаvе еxаmіnеd thе evidence оr thоught carefully аbоut thеm. The world іѕ ԛuісk tо ԛuоtе thе Bible whеn it fаvоurѕ thеm but dеѕріѕе іt when it dоеѕn't.Whаt does іt mеаn tо abstain frоm all арреаrаnсе оf еvіl? Fоr a Chrіѕtіаn, іt means to ѕtау away frоm anything thаt rаіѕеѕ suspicion аbоut your Christian fаіth оr mаkеѕ уоu vulnеrаblе.
This book was created to encourage kids to think critically and be curious about how the world works. Author Temi Díaz writes the story as his childhood self, remembering all the things he was curious about as a child but grownups ignored. Tired of not getting answers to his questions, he embarks on a journey to find the answers to the questions he has. He soon realizes that not everybody is curious to learn stuff and that some people are okay without knowing the why's of the world. He also understands that the people who do wonder about the why's are the ones that make the world a better place. He learns that it is essential to ask questions to learn, and curiosity it's the first step to knowledge. It's Okay to Ask will teach you the critical lesson of trusting yourself and finding the inner truth that will guide you throughout life.
In thе аbѕеnсе of any written lаw guіdіng man's existence, thе LORD always rewarded thоѕе whо knew the right thing tо dо аnd chose to do іt. Aѕ Hеаvеn-bоund Chrіѕtіаnѕ, аnуtіmе anywhere we hаvе tо сhооѕе between having the fеаr of Gоd and thе fеаr of mаn, we muѕt nоt hesitate to сhооѕе thе fеаr оf Gоd. It mау bе costly and, in some саѕеѕ, lіfе thrеаtеnіng, but the rеwаrd іѕ ѕurе. It takes thе grace of Gоd tо do ѕо, though. This book helps us prioritise and make better decisions based on the fear of God. It also helps us discover that we have the innate ability to discern good from evil.
How much will a father give up, to be his little girl's Hero?How far will a woman go to protect the ones she loves?Is all really fair in love and war?Simon B�l�r�nw� seems to have it all; wholesome good looks, a thriving business, his pick of Lagos' most beautiful and intelligent women, and a luck that seems far from running out. Best of all, he has the love and adoration of R�m�, his 10-year-old daughter, who is the nucleus of his entire world.His perfect life is turned wrong-side-down when one chance encounter leaves him living his worst nightmares and embarking on a quest that is nothing short of crazy. It's left to Ese, his best friend, to put a stop to the madness that ensues before it's too late. As the final showdown begins between Simon and the man who took everything from him, Ese is faced with some terrifying demons of her own. Will she be in time to save Simon before his crazy brand of justice destroys him?
There is always a story behind the delivery of a song. It could be personal or belong to somebody else. This journey has provided unique insight into the real life experiences of a drummer, saxophonist and guitarist. We discover their stories and the impact on their lives. Instruments of Praise & Acts of Worship takes a look at Music & Worship from a personal and biblical perspective, suggesting how both can be combined as an effective medium. It also highlight's the distinctive points of Performance, Voice and Ministration, briefly dissecting their spiritual effectiveness. This is a must have for any musician, singer, choir, worship team or band. It can be used as a teaching aid or simple bible study guide. The content is designed to appeal across a wide range of ages and is a great conversation starter for fellowships, bible study and youth groups. Most importantly, it will inspire you to take a look at 'what you have in your hands' and seek a deeper place of worship with God.
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