![]() Excerpts from the Bookįollowing are some lines from A Brief History of Time that intrigued minds across the world: ![]() Among the topics that are covered in this book are concepts of gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time and physicists' search for a grand unifying theory. This deep science book answers some of the most common questions such as ‘where did the universe come from?’, ‘How and why did it begin?’, ‘Will it come to an end, and if so, how?’ and more. He has tried to describe the physics of day-to-day life in a simple way avoiding any technical jargon. In A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, has tried to explain the fundamental questions of human existence to the non-science readers. ![]() The book explains complex theories of quantum physics in a simplified way. A Brief History of Time was originally published in the year 1988 by Bantam publishers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Grace and Frederick are still newlyweds, so their romance continues. ![]() There is a very twisty mystery in which everyone becomes a suspect as the bodies pile up. Runaway camels, undiscovered tombs, and all the exotic sights and smells of the place and time come to life in this novel. Frederick is still dashing, and Grace is, well, still Grace! The novel-loving heroine is armed with all the egyptology she could glean from books and a nose for danger and intrigue. Grace and Frederick head to Egypt on the first leg of their honeymoon. The second novel in the series did not disappoint. What a fun romp The Cairo Curse is! I fell in love with Grace and Frederick in The Mistletoe Countess and was eager to see what kinds of adventures awaited the pair. As the suspects mount in an antiquities’ heist of ancient proportions, will Frederick and Grace’s attempts to solve the mystery lead to another death among the sands? From an assortment of untrustworthy adventure-seekers to a newly discovered tomb with a murderous secret, Frederick and Grace must lean on each other to navigate their dangerous surroundings. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Astley have already experienced their fair-share of suspense, but when a honeymoon trip takes a detour to the mystical land of Egypt, not even Grace with her fiction-loving mind is prepared for the dangers in store. Clue meets Indiana Jones with a fiction-loving twist only Grace Percy can provide. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments George by alex gino![]() ![]() was that adult gatekeepers would prevent boys from reading the book of “girl” were included in the title. “The way I remember it, my first response was ‘Excuse me, what are you doing with the word ‘girl’?” The critique, Gino recalled. ![]() The word “Girl” was dropped, to Gino’s displeasure. The book, which Gino had lightheartedly dubbed “Girl George” as an allusion to the androgynous, gay 1980s musician Boy George, received its first name change at the hands of Scholastic’s marketing team. To Gino’s surprise, they eventually acquired an agent for the project and ultimately sold it to Scholastic, in 2014. “It was a little pet project,” Gino told PW. Gino’s original intent was to print a few copies for distribution to trans youth via their local PFLAG organizations. ![]() In 2003, nonbinary author Gino, whose pronouns are they and them, began writing a story about a trans girl, the eponymous main character pre-transition, navigating gender identity and presentation when she is denied the chance to audition for the role of Charlotte in her school’s production of Charlotte's Web due to erroneously being labeled a boy. ![]() Alex Gino’s acclaimed trans middle grade novel George (Scholastic Press, 2015) is receiving an update in the form of a new name and a brand-new cover. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments I must betray you![]() ![]() One could be standing on the sidewalk while the police killed the person next to you. The biggest black-market commodity was cigarettes. Part of a candy bar was a rare commodity that could be exchanged for favors. George Orwell, years earlier, wrote effectively about this process in "1984." Daily, everyone experienced the pressure of staying alive another day. Children were encouraged to inform on parents, grandparents on their children, children on their teachers - you get the picture. The state's power hits home to the reader through Christian's daily encounters, starting with him being forced into being an informant for the state. Between 5% and 15% of the Romanians were informers for the Securitate State before the country's fall in 1989. The story is told from the perspective of 17-year-old Christian Florescu, who dreams about becoming a writer.Īlthough the story is fiction, the author has done incredible research, so many of the incidents in the book actually happened.Įveryone is under constant surveillance. Survivors were left with the physical, mental and emotional trauma that took years to mitigate. ![]() The end of the Ceaușescu regime left thousands of casualties, including 100 children. However, while led by vicious dictators Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu, Romania holds onto power with a strong military and a tattle tale social structure. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Medicus by ruth downie![]() ![]() ![]() Although several of the characters appear all the way through, each of us handles the story from a different viewpoint and we all have very different styles, so for example while I’m seeing events through the eyes of a slave girl in Boudica’s household, the tales involving battles are written by people who are far more skilled at that sort of thing than I am (two of them are re-enactors who’ve actually worn the kit, done the marching and handled the weaponry). ![]() It’s somewhere between 140,000 and 160,000 words long – I forget exactly, sorry – and about 20,000 of them are mine. Hi Kathryn! “A Year of Ravens” is a collection of supposedly stand-alone tales by 7 authors that actually fit together to tell the story of the Boudican rebellion. ![]() ![]() ![]() This was a world in which anything could happen. She looked down at her hand, almost pink. The leaves on the maple tree were almost red. They weren't the regular nighttime black and gray. such a beautiful sensation of pure freedom! as a child i had recurring dreams of flying, and these dreamlike sequences brought back all those memories. she's a super brave and independent kid, but damn, it's tough to be on your own during this type of uncontrollable body horror situation. ![]() nine-year-old andrea finds herself slowly turning into a bird, and she's largely isolated as she experiences the transformation. perhaps i have a soft spot for stories of unexpected human-to-animal transformation (see my hairiest adventure and nightbitch).Īnyway. but i stumbled upon it on goodreads and something compelled me to read it. So i actually never encountered this 1980s middle grade novel when i was a child. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since graduating high school, Pixie Paranteau has insisted that everyone call her Patrice. ![]() How can the government abandon treaties made in good faith with Native Americans “for as long as the grasses shall grow, and the rivers run”? The bill is a “termination” that threatens the rights of Native Americans to their land and their very identity. It is 1953 and he and the other council members know the bill isn’t about freedom Congress is fed up with Indians. ![]() He is also a Chippewa Council member who is trying to understand the consequences of a new “emancipation” bill on its way to the floor of the United States Congress. Thomas Wazhashk is the night watchman at the jewel bearing plant, the first factory located near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. WASHINGTON POST, NPR, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, KIRKUS, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOK OF THE YEARīased on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman. WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION ![]() ![]() Soon the Count of Monte Cristo learns that Albert is planning to marry Danglars' daughter. ![]() When the count (really Dantes of course) does come to Albert's home, he is met by a group of Albert's friends, including Maximilian, Morrel's son. They arrange a time and a place where the count will meet them. In exchange for the count's good will, Albert promises to be his host in Paris in a few months. ![]() Caderousse and his wife greedily accept the gift.Ĭhapter 22: The count and his two new friends part company. Learning that all of Dantes' other friends have betrayed him, the priest leaves Caderousse the diamond in its entirety. Danglars has grown very rich as an investment banker. The count, Franz and Albert walk out in peace.ĭuring this meeting, the priest learns that Mercedes has married Fernand, though she never loved him. It seems that Luigi is a personal friend of the count. ![]() When the count hears of the news, he takes Franz with him into the catacombs and quickly settles the matter. When Franz doesn't have the money to pay his friend's ransom, he seeks out the Count of Monte Cristo. Chapter 21: After the celebration of one day in Rome, Albert is suddenly taken hostage by bandits- Luigi the Bandit and his gang of outlaws. ![]() ![]() ![]() The plots need more believability and they need a new narrator. His books are available on Kindle and paperback from Amazon. After all was done I spent some time wondering why on earth any upper class British family would be ruthlessly killing people to cover up the Nazi sympathizer leanings of the family from World War II - over 80 years ago? What’s more they conveniently left a complete written file of their involvement sitting on an open shelf in their library? I love the genealogy involvement and the quality of the writing but the characters need more development and more humanity. Nathan Dylan Goodwin Nathan lives in Kent and enjoys running, skiing, reading, and of course, genealogy. ![]() I actually listened to the last couple of chapters twice to see if i’d missed something. Born in the famed battle town of Hastings, England, Nathan Dylan Goodwin has always had a passion for writing in one form or another. The very convoluted plot was difficult to follow. The narrator added to the problem with his flat unemotional voice. However the two main characters, purported to be in a long term relationship, were so lacking in emotion or humor that it was difficult imagine them as a couple. ![]() I'm looking forward to further installments in the series. An excellent book for genealogy and mystery fans alike. ![]() The genealogy research portions of the book were quite believable and explained well. Nathan Dylan Goodwin manages to keep the searches for clues using the internet, library archives, and even DNA from becoming dry and dull descriptions. I’m a genealogist so I was really looking forward to this book. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Think and become rich![]() In contrast to the recent survey of 130 wealthy individuals mentioned above, the study of the superrich involved in-depth interviews of between one and two hours each. It also showed that they are particularly open to new experiences, more extraverted, more conscientious – but not necessarily agreeable. This study on the psychology of the superrich also came to the conclusion that the rich are psychologically very stable (i.e. Most, however, were worth significantly more, between 30 million and one billion euros, and some even more. With only a few exceptions, most of the interviewees were self-made millionaires, and the ‘poorest’ were worth between 10 million and 30 million euros. The results of this latest wealth study are consistent with those of my doctoral dissertation on “The Wealth Elite,” which was based on interviews with 45 wealthy individuals. This means that they are more likely to agree with statements such as “I determine how my life turns out” than they are with statements like “What you achieve in life is mainly a question of luck or fate.” The rich exhibit a stronger internal locus of control. ![]() In addition to the Big Five test, the researchers also investigated two other personality traits: narcissism and internal locus of control.
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