Hippos go berserk7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Moving on to the story itself, the book begins well. Bow-tied hippo just wanted some time to hang with his friend. The last one is doing a cartwheel, but in the direction of the rest of the horses. ![]() She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America. Also, the word berserk means to act erratically, but these horses are running in a straight line. King, “Alligator Stroll” starring Josh Turner, and “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animated) sung by Samuel L. Boynton has also directed twelve music videos of her songs, including the award-winning “One Shoe Blues” starring B.B. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced six albums of renegade children’s music. More than 85 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. ![]() Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. ![]()
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Lost roses by martha hall kelly7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The two met years ago one summer in Paris and now Eliza is embarking on the trip of a lifetime to see the splendors of Russia.īut when Austria declares war on Serbia and Russia’s imperial dynasty begins to fall, Eliza escapes back to America, while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. ![]() It is 1914, and New York socialite Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. Now Lost Roses, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Caroline’s mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I.įrom the author of the million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls comes Lost Roses, which once again celebrates the unbreakable bonds of women’s friendship during the darkest days of history. The runaway international bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. ![]() ![]() ![]() The publishers had to produce two further editions between Christmas and the new year to meet the demand, and the novella has never been out of print.Ī Christmas Carol tells the story of a greedy money-lender, Ebeneezer Scrooge, who is first visited by the ghost of his former business partner and then by three spiritsâthe Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Will you support our efforts with a donation?Ĭharles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843 and the first edition, published on 19th December, was so successful that it sold out in just six days. We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Standard EbooksĢ9,026 words (1 hour 46 minutes) with a reading ease of 79.9 (easy) ![]() A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. ![]() The Soul and the Seed by Arie Farnam7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The second book is The Fear and the Solace. ![]() The Soul and the Seed is the first book in The Kyrennei Series - a dystopian fantasy thriller of today's world. "An extremely powerful book!" -Rosie Amber Book Blog "This could be the next big thing!" -George Lederer, school librarian and radio actor The Soul and the Seed: The Kyrennei Series Book One (Volume 1)Arie Farnam. In the process he uncovers "the Seed," the first flicker of hope in a thousand years. Cajun Moon (Urban Soul)GiGi Gunn, Past Imperfect: Ordinary People in. Kenyen, a young doctor, infiltrates to the heart of the oppression but he can't stop the terror. I guess I should start by saying: put aside any expectations you have about genre before reading this book. I’m not even sure where to start for this review, because there were so many things I enjoyed about this book. She is kidnapped by doctors who claim she's sick but it's only a matter of time before it's her turn to die.Ī diverse band of outlaws from every corner of the globe represent the only hope of resistance. 5/5: Arie Farnam’s The Soul and the Seed is a promising start to an exciting new fantasy series. Those with power will stop at nothing to protect their supremacy. A clandestine force usurps the desires of individuals, and those who won't conform must be crushed to preserve the appearance of free will.Īranka is just a sixteen-year-old girl but a fluke in her genes makes her a threat. But the commonly accepted image of society is an illusion. ![]() It's the 21st century, right now, in America and on the surface everything looks just fine. ![]() ![]() One of her subjects is a young Tunisian woman whom Moaveni, who uses pseudonyms throughout, calls Nour. “Many thought they were saving themselves, or saving others, from unspeakable harm,” she writes, although on the battlefront of the caliphate, the women would find themselves in grave danger themselves. ![]() Working with 20-odd women involved in IS and their families, the author shows them to be a diverse group with various motivations. ![]() Iranian American journalist Moaveni ( Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran, 2009, etc.) recounts the stories of women who have joined the cause of the Islamic State group.Īccording to the current presidential administration, IS is a failing cause, but it remains strong in places such as Iraq and Syria, battling government forces and controlling large territories. ![]() Joseph knight by james robertson7/6/2023 ![]() The past has haunted Wedderburn ever since Culloden, and ever since he last saw Knight, in court twenty-four years ago, in a case that went to the heart of Scottish society, pitting master against slave, white against black, and rich against poor.Īs long as Knight is missing, Wedderburn will never be able to escape the past. Now, in 1802, Sir John Wedderburn is settling his estate, and has hired a solicitor’s agent, Archibald Jamieson, to search for his former slave. He brought with him Joseph Knight, a black slave and a token of his years in the Caribbean. In the 1770s, he returned to Scotland to marry and re-establish the family name. JOSPEH KNIGHT confirms James Robertson as one of our foremost novelists.Įxiled to Jamaica after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Sir John Wedderburn made a fortune, alongside his three brothers, as a faux surgeon and sugar planter. ‘A book of such quality as to persuade you that historical novels are the true business of the writer.’Ī gripping, shocking story of history, enlightement and slavery from the bestselling author of THE FANATIC. ![]() ![]() ![]() But what begins as outright loathing slowly evolves into a passionate romance. There her fiery independence clashes with the brooding and mysterious nature of her employer, Mr. Born into a poor family and raised by an oppressive aunt, young Jane Eyre becomes the governess at Thornfield Manor to escape the confines of her life. It lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a woman's quest for self-respect. Ever since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. ![]() The loneliness and cruelty of Jane's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. This carefully crafted ebook: "Jane Eyre + Wuthering Heights (2 Unabridged Classics)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. ![]() Yann martel novel7/6/2023 ![]() Although he was flattered, Scliar told the New York Times that Martel “used that idea without consulting me or even informing me.” Martel later recognized Scliar in his Author’s Note, thanking himįor providing the “spark of life” for his novel. Borrowing the same premise caused some tension with Scliar after Martel has also admitted that he was inspired by the premise of Brazilian author Moacyr Scliar’s novella Max and the Cats (1981), about a boy stranded on a lifeboat with a jaguar. Searching for a “capital ‘S’” story, he was inspired by the abundance of animals and religion he encountered. In an interview with PBS, Martel shared that “the idea of a religious boy in a lifeboat with a wild animal struck me as a perfect metaphor for the human condition.” While on a trip in India, ![]() (Edinburgh’s Canongate published the first UK edition in 2002). It was rejected by at least five London-based publishing houses before the Canadian publisher Knopf took a chance on it ![]() 12 years a slave book pages7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The four-and-a-half-hour film, which relies heavily on the book "Atlas of an Occupied City - Amsterdam 1940-1945" by Bianca Stigter, goes to more than 100 sites in the Dutch capital to examine what happened there - though notably, the attic apartment where Anne Frank was in hiding is not included.įilmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the documentary includes the street protests that erupted against the government's infection prevention measures and the celebrations afterward. "It's not such a long time ago 80-odd years ago, but the amnesia is incredible." ![]() "It's just putting things into context - how we're here, how did we arrive here today," McQueen told Reuters. The British director of the 2014 Oscar-winning film "12 Years a Slave" said that looking at the past was important for understanding the war in Ukraine or the rise of the far right. CANNES, May 20 (Reuters) - Filmmaker Steve McQueen's new documentary "Occupied City," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week, juxtaposes modern-day shots of Amsterdam against narration of what happened in specific locations in the city during Nazi occupation, with the aim of drawing a connection between the time periods. ![]() Dylan thomas rage7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Laugharne had been the scene of some of his greatest writing and now it was his final resting place.ĭylan Thomas produced great, memorable poetry, much of which found its way into the consciousness of those who read his work, and remains there still. His body was returned to the sleepy small Welsh town where he and his beloved Caitlin had lived a loving but turbulent life. He had been at yet another party, in his honour, but left it early only to go out by himself on a fatal drinking spree numbering some ‘eighteen straight whiskeys’ (his own words). The tragedy of the First World War barely touched the upstairs front bedroom of his parents newly built house at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Swansea, but the clouds over Europe were darkening by the hour.ĩ November 1953, after a gruelling trip around the bars and theatres of New York, enthralling all who came to pay homage to this great writer with his new play “Under Milk Wood”, he died. ![]() ![]() They are thus:Ģ7 October 1914, born at home as was the custom then, Dylan Marlais Thomas entered a world that was hell bent on self-destruction. Where does one start with the briefest of accounts of this man, this great Welsh poet of the twentieth century? Perhaps we should just look at the stark facts of the beginning and ending of a life cut tragically short. ![]() |