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William boot scoop5/28/2023 ![]() I found it at the local Half Price Books a few weeks later, then read it while traveling over the last few weeks. This description intrigued me enough to add Scoop to my want list. ![]() What only the war correspondents present at the time knew was that Scoop was actually a piece of straight reportage, thinly disguised as a novel to protect the author from libel actions.
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Outlawed anna north review5/28/2023 ![]() Anna North has crafted a pulse-racing, page-turning saga about the search for hope in the wake of death, and for truth in a climate of small-mindedness and fear. And Ada must decide whether she’s willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all.įeaturing an irresistibly no-nonsense, courageous, and determined heroine, Outlawed dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of the frontier with an entirely new set of feminist stakes. But to make this dream a reality, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada’s life looks good she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. ![]() ![]() In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. ![]() The Crucible meets True Grit in this riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. ![]()
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Principles life and work5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() “I learned, being beaten around and making mistakes, that one of the smartest things I could do is find the smartest people who disagree with me, and to understand their perspective and engage in that art of thoughtful disagreement.” “You have to know the art of thoughtful disagreement,” Dalio explained. Since then, he has championed the notion of an “idea meritocracy,” where everyone is encouraged to lay her or his own principles out on the table. The “magic” was converting Dalio’s written-down thoughts into algorithms that he and others at Bridgewater could apply to their daily work. ![]() And then magic happened, wonderful things happened.” “Whenever I would make a decision, I would take time to write down what my criteria for the decisions are - so when I encounter something, I have my principles written down,” Dalio said on the latest episode of Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher. ![]() Now he has written a book - with another one planned for 2019 or 2020 - called “Principles: Life and Work.” Over more than four decades, Ray Dalio has built Bridgewater Associates into the largest hedge fund in the world, with $160 billion under management. ![]()
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Jane mayer new book5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made terrible decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world- decisions that not only violated the Constitution to which White House officials took an oath to uphold, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. ![]() history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the American experiment. The radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long held agenda to enhance Presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. ![]()
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Le Berceau by Julius Eks5/27/2023 ![]()
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![]() ![]() Refusal of the return The magic flight Rescue from without The crossing of the return threshold Master of the Two Worlds Freedom to live - 4: The keys The road of trials The meeting with the Goddess Woman as the Temptress Atonement with the father Apotheosis The ultimate boon - 3: Return. ![]() The call to adventure Refusal of the call Supernatural aid The crossing of the first threshold The belly of the whale - 2: Initiation. Myth and dream Tragedy and comedy The hero and the god The world navel Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-382) and index He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction In these pages, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. Since its release in 1949, The Hero With a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. ![]()
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Redwall book series5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() After drugging the Abbey residents, he kidnaps Mattimeo, Tim and Tess Churchmouse, Cynthia Bankvole, and Sam Squirrel. Slagar, a villainous fox craving revenge for a crime never committed against him, intends to capture slaves from Redwall and take them to an underground kingdom ruled by a mysterious, god-like figure named Malkariss to be sold as slaves. Meanwhile, the masked fox Slagar the Cruel and his gang of slavers are planning to enter Redwall Abbey during one of their feasts. Matthias and Cornflower have had a son named Mattimeo, who has been generally spoiled throughout his life by the inhabitants of Redwall. The peaceful woodland creatures of Redwall Abbey are busy preparing for a feast during the summer equinox. Mattimeo is a direct sequel to Redwalland Mossflower, taking place eight seasons (two years) after the events of the first novel. It is also one of the three Redwall novels to be made into a television series, alongside its self-titled novel (Season 1) and " Martin the Warrior" (Season 3). It is the third book in the Redwall series. Mattimeo is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 1989. ![]()
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High fidelity novel5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rob decides to reach out to all five women to try and find some closure, and the endeavor turns into quite a journey of self-discovery. The list includes Rob's former girlfriends Allison Ashworth, Penny Hardwick, Jackie Allen, Charlie Nicholson, and Sarah Kendrew. Laura's not on the list for some reason, even though the two of them had been living together for a few years when Rob suddenly decided he wanted to see other women - then went out and cheated on her. Why is he making this particular list? Because his relationships never last and he's determined to find out why. ![]() The novel opens with Rob making a list of his five most memorable split-ups. For the record - yeah, we said it - the protagonist is actually a woman in the Hulu series, Robin, played by Kravitz. Rob, a former DJ, is a commitment-phobe who's just been dumped by his girlfriend, Laura. But you should probably stop reading now if you haven't devoured the book yet, because there are a whole bunch of spoilers coming at you.īecause the protagonist of the novel, Rob Fleming, is obsessed with list-making, here, then, are the top five plot points of High Fidelity. ![]() If you want to know what goes down in this story of a London record store owner who revisits his past heartbreaks, we're here to give you all the details. Already obsessed with Hulu's adaptation of High Fidelity? The new series, starring Zoë Kravitz, is based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. ![]()
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The iron man ted hughes chris mould5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. actually, he’s never not drawing or writing. The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. He lives in Yorkshire with his wife, has two grown-up daughters, and when he’s not drawing and writing, you’ll find him. The Iron Man Author: Ted Hughes Illustrator: Chris Mould Publisher: Faber & Faber COLLECTION Literature THEMES Empathy and KindnessTechnology YEAR GROUP Years 5 and 6 Stunning illustrations by Chris Mould make this one of the most exciting editions of The Iron Man to be published. As well as writing his own fiction, he has teamed up with author Matt Haig for the bestselling A Boy Called Christmas, A Girl Called Christmas and Father Christmas and Me. A sublime draftsman with a penchant for the gothic, he has illustrated the gamut from picture books and young fiction, to theatre posters and satirical cartoons for national newspapers. His most widely read classic children’s story The Iron Man, has been adapted for both stage and screen, and is regarded as one of the greatest children’s books of all time.Ĭhris Mould is an award-winning illustrator who went to art school at 16. ![]() In 1977 he was awarded an OBE for services to Literature, and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1998. In 1974 Hughes was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. He was born in Yorkshire in 1930, and was Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998. Ted Hughes is widely considered one of the greatest poets of his generation and indeed one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. ![]()
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Walter the christmas miracle dog5/27/2023 ![]() But there are problems everywhere: His fellow shepherds are hacking around, which makes Mrs. Doug is a shepherd this year, which is better than being a Three King, because, for one thing, you get to carry a stick. Elkins-who used to be in The Theater in New York, and who is tall and skinny, with hair the color of the orange part of a candy corn-is a very big deal. ![]() John's Episcopal Church, directed by Mrs. The year is 1960, and, as it is every year, the Christmas pageant at St. My name is Doug Barnes, and this stuff happened on Christmas Eve in my town, which is Asquont, New York. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist comes one of the funniest, warmest, most delightful Christmas stories ever. ![]() |