![]() ![]() His passion led him to create La Caza Tequila. He traveled to more than 60 distilleries in Jalisco and fell in love with the process of producing tequila, from harvesting the agave plant to bottling the final product. ![]() Working in alcohol distribution while still in college, Drake began to simultaneously immerse himself in the education and culture of tequila making. La Caza Tequila began a decade ago with Austin-based founder Drake Screws and his curiosity to find the “perfect tequila.” Growing up spending weekends with family and friends where his dad would concoct his own version of a ranch water, this sparked a passion within Drake to create an authentic spirit. ![]() The brand also rolled out a direct-to-consumer partnership with Thirstie that will allow 39 states to be able to purchase directly online from . Within the next couple of months, La Caza Tequila will expand to Florida, Ohio and more. Austin-based La Caza Tequila has formally debuted its three ultra-premium tequilas throughout the state of Texas including Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio and more. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Have you ever had to fight hard for what you believed? What have you been willing to sacrifice in such a struggle? The cost of Etaf’s decision to write this novel was to be shunned by parts of her community.How does one reconcile what they learn at home with what they learn in the world? Isra’s role model for love between a man and a woman showed her that abuse and subservience of women was normal. They teach us core values about love, respect, honor and honesty. Formative role models are shaped within the family early in life.Why might a community or culture have a “code of silence”? What are the potential risks of such secrecy? What kind of catalyst might it take for someone to violate such a code? For Etaf Rum, writing "A Woman Is No Man" meant violating the code of honor of her community.Amazon "A Woman Is No Man" Discussion Questions ![]() ![]() So I decided a great summer reading project would be to plough through McCullough’s series. ![]() Meanwhile, I haven’t been idle either - I’ve been watching HBO’s Rome, as I may have mentioned a million or so times, and getting fascinated with Roman history. I gave up.įlash forward to the present day, when McCullough’s magnum opus has finally finished with the publication of Antony and Cleopatra in 2007 (she originally intended the previous book, The October Horse, to be the last in the series, but apparently succumbed to fan pressure to write one more book about the great tragedy that Shakespeare couldn’t resist, closing the saga with Antony’s and Cleopatra’s deaths and Octavian/Augustus’s rise to undisputed power). I didn’t know a whole lot about ancient Roman history then, and it was off-putting in the same way Russian novels are off-putting - so many characters, each with three long names, yet only a handful of first names to distribute among the lot of them, so you get your Gaius Cornelius Rufus and your Gaius Lucius Ahenobarbus and so on and so on. I started this series years ago, when The First Man in Rome (1990) originally came out in paperback, and I just could not get into it. ![]() ![]() The seven gigantic books (average length seems to be about 700 pages) sweep through over a hundred years of Roman history, from Julius Caesar’s forerunners Marius and Sulla, up to Caesar Augustus. This is a series of books so epic, the word “epic” doesn’t really do it justice. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book had so much potential! A village that was just abandoned with no trace of where the people went and a dead body hanging in the middle of the square!! Why do I never stumble upon places like that? But everything was just so difficult in this book. So of course I chose it as my first book of 2022. I got this book for Christmas and I was so excited because this book has been on my list for months. As doubt breeds fear and their very minds begin to crack, one thing becomes startlingly clear to Alice: Not long after they’ve set up camp, mysterious things begin to happen. She’s gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened. ![]() 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-have plagued her. Sadly, this one was not for either of us.ĭocumentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” since she was a little girl. This was Kim’s first read of 2022 and my first audiobook listen of the year. Today Kim and I bring you a double review of The Lost Village by Camilla Sten. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whereas America is whiny and annoying, Hollis doesn’t even have the personality to be whiny and annoying. This, in stark contrast with how wildly entertaining The Selection is. I didn’t feel chemistry between any of these characters and I didn’t understand for a second why King Jameson fell in love with Holls in the first place. Nor do I care because, unlike The Selection, The Betrothed is painfully, painfully boring. ![]() As for what happens after said love triangle, well, I have no idea. As you can imagine, sparks fly and a love triangle is formed. This would be great and all if it weren’t for Silas Eastoffe, a handsome refugee boy from the rival kingdom of Isolte. They bond so much that King Jameson is ready to make Hollis his queen. The Betrothed follows a young woman named Hollis Brite as she becomes young King Jameson’s favorite lady at court. Let’s just say it skips over the “good” parts. That book is not good by any stretch of the imagination, but I love it anyway because it’s so bad it’s good. ![]() You may remember that I reviewed The Selection by Kiera Cass at some point in reviewing career. Nevertheless, I have a review for you all today and, well, let’s just say it’s going to be an interesting one. According to GoodReads, I’ve read exactly 100 books this year and that’s probably what’s contributing to my burnout. I’ve kind of lost my steam here at the end of the year. I’m going to be honest with you, dear readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His recent novel Cell is not long by King standards, only a few hundred pages, but it seems long because the characters are not his usual well-rounded sort. They’re little more than placeholders, one-dimensional and uninteresting.īut when he finds a story and a cast of characters that merits the length, he can really make that cast come to life. This was the reason I really loved It and The Stand despite their gargantuan length. And now I can add Under the Dome to that list. Some of his books, like Duma Key are just far too long, and start much too slowly. In that book, there’s not much in the way of plot until about 3/4 of the way through at which point everything suddenly happens all at once. ![]() Stephen King is not known for his brevity. Many of his books are above the 500-page mark, with a few surpassing 1000. This can be good or bad. I never minded the longer books until I started writing, but now it’s hard to look at a 1000-page book and wish it had been trimmed down. Not that I only like short books, but I like a story that is exactly as long as it needs to be. Every part has some purpose, whether it moves the plot forward, illuminates character background, or a variety of other purposes. ![]() ![]() DNA has become trendy, my social life has significantly improved, and it’s a wonderful time to be a genetic nerd. ![]() Everyone is hungry to learn about their DNA. Celebrities get their genes tested during talk shows, and YouTubers upload videos on their spit-into-the-tube experience. after porn, are full of enthusiasts discussing chromosome markers like they were at a laboratory meeting. Genealogy websites, the second-most visited category in the U.S. Millions of people are spitting into a tube to get their genes analyzed and share the results on social networks. We were undateable, and the level of endogamy amongst us was startling. Back in the early 2000s, the only people who could get stuck in a dreary conversation about DNA, Mendel’s peas and alleles were four-eyed genetic nerds who wasted their lives in laboratories. I still recall their unsettled looks when I answered “molecular biologist,” which would send them running to powder their noses. ![]() When I was a young student in Paris, the City of Love, girls at parties would what I did for a living. ![]() ![]() Martin's Press published Sarchie's book, Beware the Night (also titled Deliver Us from Evil), co-written by Lisa Collier Cool, about his experience as a NYPD police officer and demonologist. ![]() His career as a Catholic Christian demonologist has included regularly meeting with and accompanying Ed and Lorraine Warren on their cases. Sarchie and his partner Mark Stabinski carry with them wooden Christian crosses and holy water when called to tackle "demonic infestation around the city." He assists in Christian exorcisms. Sarchie describes himself as a "committed Christian" he is described as claiming to have a relic of the True Cross. ![]() Sarchie served eighteen years as a NYPD sergeant in the South Bronx precinct, and was a member of the Street Crime Unit working undercover stopping in-progress crimes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Part 1: Top 5 Types of Mafia Romance BooksĪlthough almost every mafia romance book revolves around a certain aspect of crime and a system of criminals, there are some of the best themes that readers can’t get their hands off.įollowing are our top mafia romance themes: ![]() In this blog, we’ll suggest some of the best mafia romance books you don’t want to miss out on! Get to know about different rivalries and enchanting stories all in one book. These novels are full of deep-rooted plots, well-structured character backgrounds, and never-ending drama, so you can never get enough of it. Whether you’re getting bored after an uneventful day or want to change your entertainment medium, mafia romance books are the way to keep you engaged. Part 1: Top 5 Types of Mafia Romance Books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many of Moorcock's novels and short stories take place in a shared Multiverse: an array of interconnected parallel universes, many-layered dimensions, spheres, and alternative worlds, spanning from the Big Bang to the End of Time and from planet Earth to faraway galaxies. The Eternal Champion is a fictional character created by British author Michael Moorcock and is a recurrent feature in many of his speculative fiction works. ![]() ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) JSTOR ( February 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. 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