Pippi longstocking books in order6/12/2023 ![]() stood there gazing in admiration at her clear eyes, her little mouth, her black tufts of hair, her helpless hands, and he trembled with love. They all expect the baby to be a boy – a new robber chieftain, of course – but when the child eventually arrives, it is a girl, and everyone (especially her father) is instantly smitten. Her husband fires arrows out the window to disperse the harpies, and his band of robbers carouse in their dining hall, waiting for the child to be born, and Lovis quietly carries on with her important work. His wife Lovis (who likes to sing during the birthing process in order to ease the child’s passage into the world, which is all kinds of awesome) is unperturbed by the fact that she’s in labour, but the screeching of the harpies outside, who are flying about in the storm which rages overhead, is disturbing her peace. ![]() It opens in no-nonsense fashion: Matt, a robber chieftain, is nervously awaiting the birth of his first child. ![]() ![]() In some ways, it’s strange to think of this story having such a multifaceted life beyond its original format, because it is – on the surface, at least – an exceedingly simple tale. ![]()
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![]() history at the time, and it signaled to President Nixon that the anti-war movement had mainstream support and could no longer be considered a marginal movement of a few thousand radicals and hippies.įorty-eight years later, as 3.3 million women marched last Saturday in 500 locations nation-wide, including unlikely places like Roanoke, Virginia, and Omaha, Nebraska, I couldn’t help but compare the 2017 Women’s March on Washington to the 1969 Moratorium. The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam was the largest nationwide protest in U.S. ![]() ![]() On October 15, 1969, more than two million people in dozens of cities across the United States participated in a day of marches, vigils, and teach-ins against the Vietnam War. ![]() A little hatred review6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s really hard for me to overstate the way Joe Abercrombie’s books completely changed the trajectory of who I am as a reader. ![]() Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another… With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. ![]() The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control. Savine dan Glokta – socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union – plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But King Jezal’s son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments. On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. ![]() A killer harvest by paul cleave6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Joshua soon discovers a world darker than the one he has emerged from… There are consequences to the secret life his father was living, including the wrath of a man hell bent on killing, a man who is drawing closer and closer to Joshua. What exactly was his dad up to in his role as a police officer? As Joshua navigates a world of sight, he gets glimpses of what these eyes might have witnessed in their previous life. Joshua is handed an opportunity he can’t refuse: an operation that will allow him to see the world through his father’s eyes. It’s taken loved ones from him, it’s robbed him of his eyesight, and it’s the reason why his father is killed while investigating the homicide of a young woman. Joshua is convinced there is a family curse. A new thriller from the Edgar-nominated author of Trust No One and Joe Victim about a blind teenager who receives a corneal donation and begins to see and feel memories from their previous owner-a homicide detective who was also his father. ![]() Dillard annie an american childhood6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Dillard looks back at her earlier self with both sympathy and skepticism, understanding how little she actually did understand at the time, even while marveling at her own curiosity and ambition. Her intelligence and learning become quite impressive over time, although other people in her family sometimes think of her as a know-it-all. She is curious and eager to learn, but she can also be self-absorbed and limited in her knowledge, as well as unmindful of other people’s feelings. She describes her childhood self as very precocious, fascinated by books, the arts, and science, but also energetic and lively, interested in sports as much as literature. Dillard is often critical of (or at least willing to poke fun at) her earlier self. “Annie Doak” is the character who grows up and changes over the course of the memoir, and “Annie Dillard” (her married last name) is the person writing the memories of her childhood in Pittsburgh, from her early years until she left for college at eighteen. Who is the intended audience in An American Childhood by Annie Dillard What are some of the literary devices, including personification, similes, metaphor, and allusion, Annie Dillard uses in. While Annie Dillard (the narrator and author of the book) and young Annie Doak, the book’s protagonist, are the same person, it’s important to note that there is a clear difference between their presences on the page. ![]() Shakespeare william macbeth6/11/2023 ![]() Macduff arrives, and has a brief exchange with the Porter. They retire when they hear repeated knocking at the castle gates. She finds herself having to return the daggers he has used to Duncan’s bedroom, and her hands become covered with blood too. ![]() He murders Duncan, making it seem that the servants were to blame and describes the scene to his wife. After initial enthusiasm, Macbeth changes his mind, but Lady Macbeth persuades him to carry out the deed. Lady Macbeth, seeing the opportunity, plots with her husband how they might kill Duncan when he arrives. Macbeth writes to his wife telling her of what has happened and the King’s plans. Macbeth is then greatly impressed when he is greeted by Ross and Angus with the title of Cawdor.ĭuncan greets Macbeth with great praise and proposes to visit him. They predict Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor, and one day king, and that Banquo will be the father of kings. The witches gather on a heath and meet the generals returning from the war. King Duncan hears a report of how his generals Macbeth and Banquo defeated the Norwegians and the Scottish rebels. ![]() Three witches anticipate a meeting with Macbeth. ![]() ![]() The heartwarming tale will remind readers that each of us is unique and special, with one-of-a-kind abilities. A fun recipe is a plus!" -Lynne Marie Pisano author of Let's Eat! Mealtime Around the World and The Star in the Christmas Play Bella's Recipe for Success is a story about perseverance, persistence, and a special relationship. They surely will be inspired, like Bella, to never give up and, ultimately, to enjoy the sweet taste of success. ![]() Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Little ones will laugh at her funny comparisons and identify with her failed attempts. Read Bellas Recipe for Success by Ana Siqueira,Geraldine Rodríguez with a free trial. Anika Denise, author of A Girl Named Rosita, Planting Stories, and The Love Letter "Children and adults alike will enjoy this multi-generational tale of a girl for whom achievement doesn't come easily. ![]() ![]() Young readers will find much to savor (including a recipe!) in Ana Siqueira's delicioso debut. With a sprinkle of love and a dash of Abuela's encouragement, Bella's Recipe for Success is a warm reminder that we each have our own unique gifts, and not everyone is fabulosa on the first try. ![]() Hurricane of the Heart by Jewel Amethyst6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() The ideal grade, called "Deep Siberian", has a primary purple hue of around 75–80%, with 15–20% blue and (depending on the light source) red secondary hues. High-quality amethyst can be found in Siberia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Uruguay, and the Far East. Amethyst may exhibit one or both secondary hues, red and blue. ![]() The hardness of the mineral is the same as quartz, thus making it suitable for use in jewelry.Īmethyst occurs in primary hues from a light lavender or pale violet to a deep purple. ![]() Ancient Greeks wore amethyst and carved drinking vessels from it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication.Īmethyst, a semiprecious stone, is often used in jewelry.Īmethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO 2) and owes its violet color to irradiation, impurities of iron and in some cases other transition metals, and the presence of other trace elements, which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α- a-, "not" and μεθύσκω ( Ancient Greek) methysko / μεθώ metho ( Modern Greek), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. 6-sided prism ending in 6-sided pyramid (typical)Ģ.65 constant variable in impure varietiesĪmethyst is a violet variety of quartz. ![]() David levering lewis du bois6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() From this profoundly instructive trauma, I learned to assume the permanent possibility that, however solid the middle-class reinforcements, race could trump class in my life experience. In less than a year, as I remember it, our family went from the top of the social heap to pariah status in the dominant community and to an awkward presence as unemployables among its own racial group. He testified as an authority for the NAACP and against the discriminatory policies of the city public school system. He characteristically decided to stand on principle in a major civil rights case, Lewis recalled last year in the New York Times. His father, a high school principal, was, at one point, called to testify for the NAACP in a case against segregated education. "I think," David Levering Lewis has written, "that I came to an appreciation of the concept of social class in my earliest years." Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the age of Jim Crow, Lewis was the child of educators. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Memoirs from Beyond the Grave, 1800-1815-the second volume in Alex Andriesse's new and complete translation of this epic French classic-is a chronicle of triumphs and sorrows, narrating not only the author's life during a tumultuous period in European history but the "parallel life" of Napoleon, from his birth on Corsica to his death on Saint Helena. For these were also the years of Bonaparte's secret police, censorship, and warmongering-all of which Chateaubriand would come to oppose. (Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.) Read in English by Nicole Lee Volume II of Chateaubriand's Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb, translated by Teixeira de Mattos. He mapped the ruins of Carthage, served Napoleon in Rome, and then resigned in protest after the Duc d'Enghien's execution, putting his own life at risk. LibriVox recording of The Memoirs of Francois Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand Volume II by Franois-Ren de Chateaubriand. He published Atala, Rene, and The Genius of Christianity to acclaim and epoch-making scandal. Over the next 15 years, his life changed utterly. He was 31, and had been living as a political refugee in England for most of a decade, at times in such extreme poverty he subsisted on nothing but hot water and two-penny rolls. In 1800, François-Rene de Chateaubriand sailed from the cliffs of Dover to the headlands of Calais. ![]() |