Turning forty is less Witches of Eastwick and more Black Widow. Go figure. I've always known I was adopted. It never mattered much...until my birth mother died. I inherited a new power from the mysterious woman. But now she’s dead and I, despite the fact that I have exactly zero training, I’m the next time-traveling assassin. Don’t get excited. The job sounds glamorous, but it comes with a huge learning curve and plenty of mishaps. Then there’s having to actually assassinate people. That part sucks. It could be worse. I could still be working retail.
Hold on to your socks, friends, Ro is headed for the sixties. Don't miss out on the exciting adventures of Rowena, the time-traveling witch assassin! And you'll be able to keep up with Cheesecake, Artie, and the ever-frustrating Fred. This book will turn you inside out, rip out your emotions, then put them back upside down. Rowena and crew are in the fight of their lives. And someone's life very well depends on it.
Going back to the eighties as an adult is going to be fun… But it isn't all leg warmers and boom boxes. As a time-traveling witch and assassin, I have a job to do. Catch the rogue travelers and stop them from creating havoc with the timelines. With danger lurking around every corner, I’ve got to be careful. I may have found a new lease of life in my job for the agency, but that doesn't mean my body works like a twenty-year-old's would, and I still have no idea how all of my magic works. So, that’s fun. At least I have my fae dragon, Fred, and a somewhat-friendly handler, Artie, who can help me uncover the secrets of my past. It could be worse. I could have a first date to be nervous about. Oh, wait. I do. Remember Cheesecake? Yeah, that’s happening.
Hold on to your socks, friends, Ro is headed for the sixties. Don't miss out on the exciting adventures of Rowena, the time-traveling witch assassin! And you'll be able to keep up with Cheesecake, Artie, and the ever-frustrating Fred. This book will turn you inside out, rip out your emotions, then put them back upside down. Rowena and crew are in the fight of their lives. And someone's life very well depends on it.
I thought the eighties and nineties were fun. Now it’s time to get trippy. (Very punny, right?) I’m finally going to get payback for the death of my mother, hopefully stopping the threat of the Rogue bloodline once and for all. All I have to do is survive the 70's and my deepening feelings for the sexy Mr. Cheesecake. Is it possible for me to have the life I want as well as continue working for an agency like TIME? For now, I’ll keep on steppin’ straight to the disco. Maybe try a little peace and love. Ha! Yeah, right. This isn’t going to end the way I think it will, is it?
When TIME takes everything Rowena Hembree loves, she calls on friends old and new to take it back. Raising a teenage daughter by herself and trying to rescue her handler is a lot for one witch, especially one grieving the loss of the love of her life, but Rowena Hembree is determined to undo the wrong from her past that has led to a domino effect of changes to her future. Nothing is easy and thanks to the TIME agency trying to smooth ripples in the fabric of time, Rowena can’t go back and undo the past. Boy, has she tried. But maybe she can fix it through the present. She calls in old favors and brings together a wayward band of witches to help her hunt down her half-sister and infamous jewel thief, Fiona, who is trying to steal Ro’s life to repave her own legacy. Twists and turns accompany Ro on her journey, and she wouldn't make it without her best familiar, Fred. Rowena Hembree has been to Hell and back in time. At this point, she can do anything. Including… no, can’t tell you that. Spoilers!
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Diagnosed at age 29, Michael is equally engaged in Parkinson’s advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the world’s leading non-profit funder of PD science. His two previous bestselling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism. His new memoir reassesses this outlook, as events in the past decade presented additional challenges. In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox’s trademark sense of humor, his book provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses. Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experienced, that included his daily negotiations with the Parkinson’s disease he’s had since 1991, and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery. His challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and “get out of the lemonade business altogether.” Does he make it all of the way back? Read the book.
It is critical that we increase public knowledge and understanding of science and technology issues through formal and informal learning for the United States to maintain its competitive edge in today's global economy. Since most Americans learn about science outside of school, we must take advantage of opportunities to present chemistry content on television, the Internet, in museums, and in other informal educational settings. In May 2010, the National Academies' Chemical Sciences Roundtable held a workshop to examine how the public obtains scientific information informally and to discuss methods that chemists can use to improve and expand efforts to reach a general, nontechnical audience. Workshop participants included chemical practitioners (e.g., graduate students, postdocs, professors, administrators); experts on informal learning; public and private funding organizations; science writers, bloggers, publishers, and university communications officers; and television and Internet content producers. Chemistry in Primetime and Online is a factual summary of what occurred in that workshop. Chemistry in Primetime and Online examines science content, especially chemistry, in various informal educational settings. It explores means of measuring recognition and retention of the information presented in various media formats and settings. Although the report does not provide any conclusions or recommendations about needs and future directions, it does discuss the need for chemists to connect more with professional writers, artists, or videographers, who know how to communicate with and interest general audiences. It also emphasizes the importance of formal education in setting the stage for informal interactions with chemistry and chemists.
