6/29/2023 0 Comments Our family and other animals![]() ![]() It was the making of Gerald – Gerry in the book, the youngest of four, mad for wildlife and agog for all other kinds of life as well – and the book makes that abundantly clear. They left England on this mad jaunt ‘like a flock of migrating swallows’ and had what really was the time of their lives. It’s an account of five years that Durrell and his family spent on the Greek island of Corfu, departing in 1939 just ahead of the war. It is just politely euthanized, a beloved family pet tactfully and efficiently put down by a trusted vet. It finishes with a brief, almost apologetic admission that all such things come to an end – but in truth the book doesn’t really end at all. ![]() My Family and Other Animals is a tale of uninterrupted delight. Most evocations of paradise dwell on the eventual loss: not here. ![]() But for five miraculous years and 120,000 miraculous words Gerald Durrell sustained a vision of paradise with joy in every day and every page. Loss is the diagnostic feature of every paradise ever lived or imagined. ![]()
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6/29/2023 0 Comments Poemsia by Lang Leav![]() ![]() ![]() But her appearance is what made this book even more interesting. Her name is Penelope and I hate her attitude. There is one character that I'm really angry at until now. Verity is so lucky to have her as a best friend. Jess is Verity's best friend and all I can say is I adore her and how good she is with Verity. Oh and Pop! He is very important and I love him so much. I felt like they are so real! All the characters fit perfectly in this book. I loved all the characters and their roles in this book. She even got the chance to meet her favorite poet in New York. One day, the famous celebrity regrammed one of her posts and all the fame, glamour and hatred started from there. She started an Instagram account to post all of her work after being convinced by her best friend, Jess. It has a lot of lessons and good tips on how to survive as contemporary poets. Poemsia is a book that will make readers fall in love with it. I enjoyed reading this book as much as I enjoyed reading Sad Girls. I'm so happy I received this book from the publisher. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Synopsis: The highly anticipated sequel to Melissa Albert’s beloved, New York Times bestselling debut The Hazel Wood! Title: The Night Country (The Hazel Wood #2), Author: Melissa Albert, Publisher: Flatiron Books, Publish Date: JanuGenres + Tags: Young Adult, YA, Fantasy, YA Fantasy ![]() The heart-pounding, compulsively readable saga continues as loyalties are tested and new love blooms in a kingdom on the brink of war. Her own daughter Lia Mara sees the flaws in her mother’s violent plan, but can she convince Grey to stand against Rhen, even for the good of Emberfall? He has no desire to challenge Rhen-until Karis Luran once again threatens to take Emberfall by force. Rumored to be the heir, Grey has been on the run since he destroyed Lilith. Although Rhen has Harper by his side, his guardsman Grey is missing, leaving more questions than answers. Rumors circulate that he is not the true heir and that forbidden magic has been unleashed in Emberfall. The curse is finally broken, but Prince Rhen of Emberfall faces darker troubles still. ![]() Synopsis: In the sequel to New York Times bestselling A Curse So Dark and Lonely, Brigid Kemmerer returns to the world of Emberfall in a lush fantasy where friends become foes and love blooms in the darkest of places. Title: A Heart So Fierce and Broken (Cursebreakers #2), Author: Brigid Kemmerer, Publisher: Bloomsbury YA, Publish Date: JanuGenres + Tags: Young Adult, YA, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retellings, Romance, Beauty and the Beast, A Curse So Dark and Lonely ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz![]() ![]() ![]() His name is found on everything from campgrounds, tack shops, trading posts and restaurants. ![]() This year, two presses, the University of Oklahoma Press and WPI Publishers, have paid tribute to him by publishing his life story.Ĭrazy Horse is easily one of the most recognized figures associated with the West, much like Geronimo. One figure who has consistently stayed famous is the Oglala War Leader Crazy Horse. Through it all, new heroes emerge while others fade quietly into history. ![]() And more Indian scholars have emerged, adding their expertise to the advancement of Western scholarship. More and more, we find white scholars using and validating Indian sources many have also gotten the message that each tribal nation is independent from one another. Over the last several decades, great strides have been made to correct some of the historical inaccuracies created by early scholars of the American West, particularly when it comes to Indian history. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Yolk choi book![]() ![]() Because sisterly obligations are kind of important when one of you is dying. Suddenly, these estranged sisters who have nothing in common are living together. Until she’s diagnosed with uterine cancer. Unlike Jayne, June has never struggled a day in her life. On the other hand, her sister June is dazzlingly rich with a high-flying finance job and a massive apartment. But that’s New York City, right? At least she isn’t in Texas anymore, and is finally living in a city that feels right for her. She shuffles through fashion school, saddled with a deadbeat boyfriend, clout-chasing friends, and a wretched eating disorder that she’s not fully ready to confront. ![]() ![]() Choi comes a funny and emotional story about two estranged sisters switching places and committing insurance fraud to save one of their lives. You can read this before Yolk PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įrom New York Times bestselling author Mary H.K. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Yolk written by Mary H.K. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Greedy bisexual book![]() ![]() Various roommates through the years indulged in her search for love, though, by crowdsourcing answers to questions posed by online dates. Yes, Winston quietly told herself she was bisexual, but bisexuality “never felt queer enough.” Besides, dating straight men was like the equivalent of “comfort food,” though it never worked and was really not much fun. ![]() She instinctively knew that doing the “gay stuff” was hard.Īs she grew up and learned the word for what she felt, the idea of being with a woman became more appealing but not quite comfortable. ![]() Had she questioned anyone, she would have been told that it was a phase, an experiment, or a matter of confusion but she never asked. Back in the “aughts,” when Jen Winston was rocking her AIM handle and pretending to be boy-crazy, she had no word for liking boys and girls – though she knew she did. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card![]() ![]() He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else's. In this new book, card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean-the one who became Ender's right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers.īean's past was a battle just to survive. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth-they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging then into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School.Īndrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School he was just the best of the best. ![]() ![]() The first battles went badly, and now as Earth prepares to defend itself against the imminent threat of total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable alien enemy, all focus is on the development and training of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The human race is at War with the "Buggers", an insect-like alien race. With all the power of his original creation, Ender's Shadow is Card's parallel volume to Ender's Game, a book that expands and complements the first, enhancing its power, illuminating its events and its powerful conclusion. Orson Scott Card brings us back to the very beginning of his brilliant Ender Quartet, with the novel that begins The Shadow Series and allows us to reenter Ender's world anew. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments A view from the bridge book![]() A Journal editorial thanked Gertie, in those war-weary days, for helping "us forget, for a few minutes, the horrible bungle that man has made of his world."Īfter troublesome weather led to a brief stint living in a Gimbels display window, Gertie and her ducklings were escorted to a new home at the Juneau Park lagoon. Stoked by Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel coverage, public fascination grew, the sight drawing crowds of onlookers. ![]() Gertie (named by Milwaukee Journal outdoor writer Gordon MacQuarrie) laid several eggs on a bridge piling, leading to bridge tenders looking after her solicitously. "Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII," a new picture book for children from Sleeping Bear Press, recounts the weeks in 1945 when a mama duck captivated the attention first of a few bridge workers, then the city of Milwaukee and, eventually, curious animal lovers everywhere. ![]() Thanks to Renée Graef's illustrations, Gertie the duck flies once again over the Milwaukee River, returning to her ducklings nested on a piling near the Wisconsin Avenue bridge. ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. This book also gives a masterly account of how the imagined communities that underlie modern nationalism are created and will be of interest to students of international affairs as well as Near Eastern scholars. ![]() In so doing, he illuminates important facets of his country's present and future. Salibi offers a major reinterpretation of Lebanese history and provides remarkable insights into the dynamic of Lebanon's recent conflict. He shows that Lebanon cannot afford this divisiveness, that in order to develop and maintain a sense of political unity, it is necesary to distinuish fact from fiction and then build on what is real in the common experience of both groups. How can this be? In the light of modern scholarship, a famous Lebanese writer and scholar examines the historical myths on which his country's warring communities have based their conflicting visions of the Lebanese nation. But paradoxically the faction-ridden Lebanese, both Christians and Muslims, have never shown a keener consciousness of common identity. A house of many mansions: The history of Lebanon reconsidered, London, 1988.Google Scholar. ![]() ![]() Today Lebanon is one of the world's most divided countries. In so far as the history of Islam in these countries is the history of Muslims and their reactions to the new conditions, these developments represented both an opportunity and a threat to differently situated groups of Muslims. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Before midnight by cameron dokey![]() ![]() Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. For all of her courage with a bow and arrow, is she brave enough to share her true identity and feelings with the prince?Ĭover photograph copyright © 2012 by Ryan McVay/Getty Images But she never expects to find a friend, let alone a soul mate, in Prince Jian, the commander of her division. ![]() But a sorceress’s betrayal threatens to overwhelm Rapunzel, which could leave the two cursed forever if she can’t trust in true love.ĭisguised as a boy, Mulan joins the military in WILD ORCHID. ![]() In GOLDEN, Rapunzel, bald and without hope of growing hair, must break an enchantment to free her heart-and the heart of another. With a royal ball approaching, Cendrillon will now challenge her understanding of love and test her courage in BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ROMANCE ABOUNDS IN THREE MAGICAL RETELLINGS!Ĭendrillon has been forbidden by her father to ever leave their estate grounds, much less visit the king’s court. ![]() |