5/30/2023 0 Comments The Spooky Life by S.E. Harmon![]() ![]() ![]() Like the other books in the Spectral Files series, The Spooky Life combines a supernatural mystery with the ongoing development of the central relationship, but although Rain’s snarky voice is as entertaining as ever, the mystery feels a bit thin and the whole wedding-planning-thing seems, at times, to have taken over. ![]() When we encounter them again here, they’re well into planning their wedding… or rather, Danny’s mother is well into planning it and is insisting on dragging the two of them (kicking and screaming metaphorically at least) into it as well. When we last saw Detectives Rain Christiansen and Danny McKenna – at the end of Spooky Business – they’d narrowly survived being murdered by a vengeful ghost, and just got engaged. ![]()
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Thread!. ![]() Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Robin kimmerer![]() ![]() Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-165) In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world Drawing on her experiences as a scientist, a mother, and a Native American, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. Kimmerer explains the biology of mosses clearly and artfully, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us. In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings. Gathering moss is a mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Shortest way home book![]() Whether meeting with city residents on middle-school basketball courts, reclaiming abandoned houses, confronting gun violence, or attracting high-tech industry, Buttigieg has transformed South Bend into a shining model of urban reinvention. “Once described by The Washington Post as “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of”, Pete Buttigieg, the 36-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has improbably emerged as one of the nation’s most visionary politicians.įirst elected in 2011, Buttigieg left a successful business career to move back to his hometown, previously tagged by Newsweek as a “dying city”, because the industrial Midwest beckoned as a challenge to the McKinsey-trained Harvard graduate. Shortest Way Home: One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model for America’s Future by Pete Buttigieg Synopsis: ![]() ![]() ![]() DonorĪlibris Edition 5th ed External-identifier Discusses Black English and varieties of English in Africa and Asia, as well as varieties in the United States, Australia, and Canada."-Back coverĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:33:31 Boxid IA114101 Camera Canon 5D City Upper Saddle River, N.J. includes updated material on African American Vernacular English. : includes English Present and Future Provides a new section on Gender Issues and Linguistic Change in Chapter 10 Includes a thorough revision of Chapter 11. Emphasis is on the political, social and cultural forces that affect language. "Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history from the Middle Ages to the present. ![]() ![]() Specimens of the Middle English dialects B. Includes bibliographical references and indexĮnglish present and future - Indo-European family of languages - Old English - Foreign Influences on old English - Norman conquest and the subjection of English, 1066-1200 - Reestablishment of English, 1200-1500 - Middle English - Renaissance, 1500-1650 - Appeal to authority, 1650-1800 - Nineteenth century and after - English language in America - Appendices: A. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The lost prince by julie kagawa![]() ![]() “Shut up, Harry, you need your dang friends.” He could’t seem to grasp the fact that it wasn’t up to him to make Kenzie’s (love interest) decisions. I have to say that I found Ethan as a character quite frustrating, because he had a bit of Harry Potter Modesty Syndrome (HPMS) aka. I was easily sucked back into Kagawa’s writing style, I love the parts where Ethan isn’t in the Nevernever just as much as when he is. ![]() But I still love a good fear story, so couldn’t resist buying The Lost Prince on my Kindle when it was being offered at less than £2. I was reluctant to continue with the Iron Fey series, that not to say that I didn’t enjoy the first four books, but I was pretty happy with the ending of The Iron Knight and didn’t know where the story could possibly go. Ethan’s seventeen and he’s ready to go on his own adventure into the Nevernever. Well, it’s him, but he’s a lit different to how I remembered as the little boy with eyes full of wonder. ![]() ![]() This time we follow Ethan Chase, remember him? Meghan’s little brother, the one that got kidnapped right at the very beginning. The Lost Prince is the first book in the spin off series/continuation of the Iron Fey series. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Beyond uhura![]() ![]() ![]() In the show itself, Uhura was among the senior officers on the bridge and managed internal and external communications for the entire ship. She was a confident, capable, and complex human being, at least for the time. Portrayed by Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek: The Original Series, Uhura was an unprecedented, visible black character not in a subservient position. Communications officer Lieutenant Uhura was a major figure of that diversity. ![]() One of the most groundbreaking aspects of the show was the racial diversity and equality depicted among the crew of the Star Ship Enterprise. It transformed the science fiction genre on television and helped establish the nature of fandom as we know it today. Star Trek was a groundbreaking show when it premiered in 1966. ![]() ![]() She also delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from a metropolitan charitable initiative to a cornerstone of national identity. To truly understand what happens behind the stacks, Orlean visits the different departments of the LAPL, encountering an engaging cast of employees and patrons and experiencing alongside them the victories and struggles they face in today’s climate. ![]() With her signature wit, insight, compassion, and talent for deep research, she investigates the legendary Los Angeles Public Library fire to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives. ![]() ![]() "Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes-eccentric characters who run them, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean presents a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling story as only she can. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Thinking fast and slow book![]() I honestly think this is the best non-fiction book I have read so far in my life and let me digress here for a moment and allow me to express gratification for being capable to read and comprehend English. Now I don't want to talk about the specific which I want people to find by themselves by reading this book. In every eight of ten intellectual stuff that I consume, this book is referenced either directly or indirectly and it is rightly so that this book has become such an important piece of work if you consider the fact that it has managed to convince us to accept something that might be hitherto preposterous to think about that our instincts are flawed and it is almost always to the deterimental to ourselves if we act on our instincts alone.Now as I said, it is quite a lofty goal to shake us out of a belief that is so ingrained in our culture and is a basis for the credibility of many professions but the book pulled this feat with such an elegance that it now looks preposterous to have belived in otherwise. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Stephen king cell book review![]() ![]() Several key elements, such as a structured ‘phoner’ hierarchy and the involvement of psychic abilities get completely scrapped in place for a more “realistic”, melancholic tone. ![]() Much like the ‘phoners’ (cellularly zombified citizens) in the film, Cell is an unrecognizable husk of the Stephen King novel it is based off. As it stands, Cusack and Jackson’s performances feel spiritless and phoned-in. This does give a chance for characters (and actors) like Alice (Isabelle Fuhrman) and Charles (Stacy Keach) to steal the spotlight and make you wish they were on-screen longer. The electric chemistry they displayed before is turned down to a murmur as they struggle to create any definition to their dull characters. Samuel L Jackson and John Cusack reunite in another tale from Stephen King’s catalog, but this time with a much less haunting presence and a drastically diminished capacity. Cell is that rare film that attempts to be a triple threat relying too heavily on its fleeting social commentary, but is only actually scary in how mediocre of a representation the film is to the source material. ![]() They tend to range from spine-chilling to socially conscious to mediocre. Master of horror Stephen King has lent his stories to multiple different mediums, with an emphasis on film and television. Perhaps I’m paraphrasing something of greater importance and meaning, but then again so is the film version of Cell. With great technology comes great responsibility, or something like that. ![]() |