![]() They are tied together in this story not only in sharing a cultural and racial heritage, and by the experience of not having ownership over their own bodies-whether in a formal sense in the case of Thaïs and Mer, or due to economic necessity, in the case of Jeanne. The principal characters are: Mer, an enslaved woman who is a healer and worker on a sugar cane plantation on Saint Domingue during the early stages of the slave rebellion of the late 18th century Jeanne Duval, the Creole mistress of 19th century French decadent poet Charles Baudelaire and Thaïs (or Meritet) a sex worker in early Christian-era Alexandria, who in this story inadvertently becomes Saint Mary of Egypt (combining the legends of two early desert saints). ![]() ![]() The Salt Roads is a beautiful, brutal, crystalline and ambiguous novel tracing the lives of three women of the African diaspora and one mystical spirit. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Language: The S-word and some minor swear words like A**hole, hell, and d*mnĭrinking/Drugs: Rumors that teenagers are smoking weed and some characters get drunk, resulting in a tragic accident. ![]() Sex: The main character has a girlfriend they kiss, hold hands, and make-out on a bed Fine for mature 12-year-olds and teenagers Violence: 3 characters die (only one is described in detail), and several guns and sword violence. I am Number 4 is a must-read for all teens who love sci-fi and action/adventure novels. I have currently read about 28 of these books and have not been disappointed by any of them. It's not necessary to read all 35 and this book is great by itself. ![]() That's 35 stories based around this first book. There are 7 books in the original series, 3 books in the Legacies Reborn series, 18 novellas and backstories in the Lost Files series, 1 book in the Secret Histories, and 6 books in the Legacy Chronicles. The Lorien Legacies series, I am number 4 being the first of this 7 book series is amazing! This is a good series for kids and teens who like a long, entertaining series. ![]() ![]() Almost supernaturally gifted, unfailingly flamboyant and neurotic, Tesla was troubled by an array of compulsions and phobias and was fond of extravagant, visionary experimentations. Tesla not only discovered the rotating magnetic field - the basis of most alternating-current machinery - but also introduced us to the fundamentals of robotics, computers, and missile science. Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world-transforming devices that were virtually without theoretical precedent. In Man Out of Time, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists and inventors. ![]() In this “informative and delightful” ( American Scientist ) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth century’s greatest scientists and inventors. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their conjecture is translated into animation by a host of imaginative nerds on the special, which in its combination of fact and fancy brings to mind the terrific science specials produced by the Walt Disney Co. The planet was based on the ruminations of scientific bigwigs, including physicist Stephen Hawking, who talk about the ever-intriguing possibility of life in other solar systems. ![]() The lawn is actually not plant life at all but animal life, a clodhopper five stories tall that sits absorbing nutrients until it gets its fill and waddles away, taking a back full of trees with it. ![]() thanks to "Alien Planet," a special that uses computer animation to envision Darwin IV and the various creatures that might stomp around on it. With two suns burning their best in the sky, however, one may anticipate a new lawn ambling along soon.ĭarwin IV does exist for about two hours tonight on the Discovery Channel - starting at 8 p.m. On the planet Darwin IV, which does not exist, you may wake up some morning to find that your lawn has, out of annoyance or ennui, simply gotten up during the night and walked away. ![]() ![]() The book is told in rhyme as per the usual Little Blue style, and it has such a great rhythm that it rolls off the tongue and is both fun to read and to listen to. This is a simple story but one that will resonate with children who are learning to make new friends themselves - with a lesson that kindness is the best way! Although the animals are afraid, they soon learn that there is nothing to fear, and children are sure to giggle at their silly attempts to hide. Little Blue is more than happy to welcome the new neighbor with open arms, a great lesson for little ones who will meet plenty of new people in their classes and even in their neighborhoods. What I loved: This is such a charming and sweet story about making friends and meeting someone new - who may seem different in one way or another from you. Chuck is glad to meet new friends, and the other animals all follow Blue's lead to say hello and meet a new friend. When they all arrive, the animals do their best to hide, but Little Blue says hello and welcomes the new neighbor, Chuck, a woodchuck. Little Blue seems to know what to do, and brings the animals along. ![]() ![]() They are surprised by the new neighbor, who does not look quite like any of them. ![]() Little Blue Truck and Toad are driving along when the other animals come running to tell them about someone new who has moved in up the road. LITTLE BLUE TRUCK MAKES A FRIEND is a delightful and charming picture book about meeting new friends. ![]() ![]() Rosen’s outlandish directives, but as her defenses break down and she comes to trust Dr. So begins her entry into the strange, terrifying, and ultimately life-changing world of group therapy. Rosen issues a nine-word prescription that will change everything: “You don’t need a cure. Christie is skeptical, insisting that that she is defective, beyond cure. About everything-her eating habits, childhood, sexual history, etc. ![]() All she has to do is show up and be honest. ![]() Rosen, a therapist who calmly assures her that if she joins one of his psychotherapy groups, he can transform her life. Why then was she driving through Chicago fantasizing about her own death? Why was she envisioning putting an end to the isolation and sadness that still plagued her despite her achievements?Įnter Dr. The refreshingly original and “startlingly hopeful” (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an over-achieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group therapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers-and finds human connection, and herself.Ĭhristie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school class and finally had her eating disorder under control. A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never-ending.Īn instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from beloved author Alice Hoffman-the spellbinding prequel to Practical Magic.įor the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked. ![]() ![]() Her desperation leads her to Ettie, the daughter of a rabbi whose years spent eavesdropping on her father enables her to create a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Hanni’s daughter, Lea. “ hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark times…gravely beautiful…Hoffman the storyteller continues to dazzle.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWĪt the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. On the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother’s act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of survival. 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GAZETTE: We see examples of seemingly irrational beliefs and behaviors every day, but you argue that people are fully capable of being rational. PINKER: I define it as the use of knowledge to attain a goal, where “knowledge,” according to the standard philosopher’s definition, is “justified true belief.” ![]() GAZETTE: Can you define rationality in a sentence? The interview was edited for clarity and length. At a time when belief in science appears to be waning, conspiracy theories seem to be on the rise, and many Americans cannot agree on basic facts, Steven Pinker argues for a return to rational thought and public discourse in his latest book, “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.” Pinker, Harvard’s Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, and author of “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” and “Enlightenment Now,” thinks “we will always need to push back against our own irrationality,” and that education, democracy, science, and journalism, along with an awareness of our own biases, can help us embrace a more rational approach to everyday issues. ![]() ![]() ![]() We picture the chaotic deaths of young frightened men and the pain of those left behind. The use of imagery and sound effects emphasises noises such as gun and shell fire, and the pitiful call of the bugles lamenting the loss of the soldiers back home. In highlighting the reality of life in the trenches, Owen shows such a death to be bleak and harsh. Owen conveys the inadequacy of religion in helping these men when they need it.Īnthem for Doomed Youth is a lament for the deaths of the young soldiers who died in the war. We see how the young men who die in war are denied these ceremonial goodbyes. It also refers to funeral practices, such as including candles and flowers in the church service. ![]() The poem refers to aspects of religious ceremony, such as bells and choirs. ![]() The poem reflects Owen’s loss of faith as he shows how inadequate religion and faith are when faced with the reality of the trenches. In the first stanza of the poem, Owen employs auditory imagery to describe the ceaseless sounds of warfare, of the. He translated these experiences of trench warfare and military artillery power into his poetry with potent imagery. He does this by comparing the soldiers to “cattle” dying in their herds, with no ceremony and little comfort in their final moments. As a soldier on the frontlines of battle, Owen saw the atrocities of war firsthand. In this poem Owen shows that the glory portrayed by those writers is an illusion. These aspects were ignored by others - such as Jessie Pope - who wrote propaganda persuading young men to fight for their country. As Owen was a soldier himself, he witnessed the brutality and horrors of war. ![]() |