![]() ![]() While I appreciated the author’s effort to portray one of history’s most vilified women in a more favorable light, I think she did herself a disservice by doing a complete 180 and turning Alice into something a wee bit too sugary sweet. ![]() If you are familiar with the period you know what happens next and if not you don’t want me spoiling it for you. A commoner, the noblewomen at court shun her, but the Queen loves Alice’s knowledge of clothing and fabric, and as for the King? I’m guessing the book’s title will indicate to you where the rest of the story goes, no? ![]() When Janyn mysteriously disappears (no spoiler, that’s on the book jacket) Alice seeks protection of Edward III and his queen, Philippa. The marriage is definitely a love match, but Janyn and his mother have a deep dark secret that has something to do with the dowager Queen Isabella and while it has brought them great wealth, it also brings great danger to those who keep the old Queen’s secrets. ![]() Daughter of a wealthy London merchant, Alice catches the eye of Janyn Perrers and the two marry despite her mother’s rather irrational objections. ![]()
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5/27/2023 0 Comments Hunger games second book![]() ![]() The author, Suzanne Collins, is most famous for this very series. If you want to read the books chronologically, you should start with the most recent book. The work that came out most recently, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is a prequel to the rest. Despite targeting young adults, the themes in the saga explore mature themes like government corruption, power, war, and rebellion. The Hunger Games series is arguably the most iconic young adult (YA) work ever written.
5/27/2023 0 Comments The deficit myth kelton![]() ![]() Through illuminating insights about government debt, deficits, inflation, taxes, the financial system, and financial constraints on the federal budget, Kelton dramatically changes our understanding of how to best deal with important issues ranging from poverty and inequality to creating jobs and building infrastructure. Everything that both liberal/progressives and conservatives believe about deficits and the role of money and government spending in the economy is wrong, especially the fear that deficits will endanger long-term prosperity. ![]() We've been thinking about government spending in the wrong ways, Kelton argues, on both sides of the political aisle. ![]() About the Book "Any ambitious proposal - ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventing the coming climate apocalypse - inevitably sparks questions: how can we afford it? How can we pay for it? Stephanie Kelton points out how misguided those questions really are by using the bold ideas of modern monetary theory (MMT), a fundamentally different approach to using our resources to maximize our potential as a society. ![]() ![]() ![]() Food was the primary factor that separated the rich from the poor, and for that reason, food was both a symbol of benevolence and sinfulness. Bynum argues that food was always a central metaphor in Medieval life, particularly, Medieval Christianity. Through historical accounts of female saints and nuns, Bynum explores how women related food to God, and how that relationship is connected to how women were viewed, and how they viewed themselves. Bynum examines the way food has always played a central role in the religious lives of women, and how that relationship to food led to certain miraculous phenomenon, such as inedia, or living without food for years on end. Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women is a historical book by Caroline Walker Bynum about the relationship that medieval women, and particularly holy women, had to the consumption of food. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments The 7 storey mountain![]() This momentous experience convinced him that the silence of the Cistercian Order was what he craved. However, when he was twenty-seven he made a retreat to a Trappist monastery in Kentucky. With his baptism he began entertaining thoughts of monasticism but his desire to enter the priesthood in a Franciscan monastery came to nothing, and he remained a lay teaching member of the order for some time. Gradually Merton recognized his need for faith and became a Catholic. ![]() His year at Clare College, Cambridge, was indulgent, and although Columbia University to which he went next suited his temperament better, it did nothing to assuage his restlessness. Travelling in his early years with his artist father in the United States, France and England, Thomas Merton prided himself on his worldly accomplishments. ![]() The complete and unedited edition of Thomas Merton's famous autobiography, one of the greatest works of spiritual pilgrimage ever written. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Recognize the 10 most dangerous money myths (these will kill you).Design a sure-fire plan for paying off all debt-meaning cars, houses, everything.With The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition, you’ll be able to: And it’s based on results, not pie-in-the-sky fantasies. ![]() Hey, if you’re tired of the lies and sick of the false promises, take a look at this-it’s the simplest, most straightforward game plan for completely making over your money habits. There’s one sure way to whip your finances into shape, and that’s with The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition.īy now, you’ve heard all the nutty get-rich-quick schemes, the fiscal diet fads that leave you with a lot of kooky ideas but not a penny in your pocket. Okay, folks, do you want to turn those fat and flabby expenses into a well-toned budget? Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. Build up your money muscles with America’s favorite finance coach. New York Times bestseller! More than Five million copies sold! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "But Mooooom! I'm at the part where he kills-" I will definitely look for the rest of this series. We know what most of the characters are thinking all the time, and yet it doesn’t get confusing. On a purely technical note, this was one of the few books I’ve read that uses third-person omniscient point-of-view and actually pulls it off. The novel was a bit long on the explanations for my taste - a lot of telling about the characters especially at the beginning when showing would have sufficed - but that did not stop me from enjoying the book. The relationship between Will and his Battleschool rival is particularly well portrayed, and Will’s training as a ranger makes for great reading. In Flanagan’s world, young wards of the state have to choose professions, and Will is reluctantly recruited to become a ranger. It was a believable, well-grounded alternate medieval earth. In fact, it had no sorcery at all, which was kind of refreshing. It’s been a while since I read a classic sword and sorcery fantasy novel, but I enjoyed this one a lot. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Dagon and cthulhu![]() It contains entirely original art, and the storyline comes directly from H.P. Seuss story, nor does it use any Dr Seuss characters, storylines or images. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers is not a reskinning of a Dr. Nicholas"): "Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house / not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."Ī. ![]() A well-known example is the beginning line of Clement Clarke Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (aka "A Visit from St. Each foot has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. ![]() Each line consists of four units of rhythm, known as 'feet'. Warning: This book explores themes of suicide and depression and is likely not suitable for younger readers.Ī: Anapestic tetrameter is a poetic rhythm often used in children's stories. Is his book suitable for 'beginning readers'?Ī. This is Lovecraft's original 1917 story rewritten in anapestic tetrameter and with entirely original art. Lovecraft's classic story Dagon was written and illustrated by R.J. The story of a tortured mariner who records his horrific experience before taking his own life. ![]() 5/26/2023 0 Comments The great brain fitzgerald![]() Ruminating on grudges, resentments and negative thoughts won’t just keep you in a pessimistic mood it has also been linked to a decline in cognition and memory in people 55 and older, according to a study in the journal. Participants who repeatedly dwelled on negative thoughts had more amyloid and tau deposits in their brain, the biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease.Įveryone engages in repetitive negative thinking to some degree. Even people with memory issues can benefit from altering harmful behaviors. Altering just one of these habits could change how your brain works - and help you age healthier and better. ![]() But there are some lesser-known daily routines that could be undermining your cognition, says Jessica Caldwell, a neuropsychologist and director of the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Prevention Center at the Cleveland Clinic. (ABC 4)- You already know that a bad diet and a permanent indentation on the couch aren’t good for your brain. ![]() 5/26/2023 0 Comments The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya![]() ![]() Her father was a physics professor who taught her two languages, and her maternal grandfather was a well-known translator. Still, Tolstaya's background is undeniably one of culture and education. As the great-grandniece of the Russian author Leo Tolstoy and the granddaughter of Alexei Tolstoy, Tolstaya comes from a distinguished literary family but, according to Marta Mestrovic's interview in Publishers Weekly with the author, she hates ‘‘being discussed as a relative of someone.’’ The dystopian book takes place in the future, 200 years after a disaster. ![]() Tatyana Tolstaya (Татьяна Толстая) was born in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. Known for her short stories and nonfiction, Tolstaya’s 2002 debut novel, The Slynx, was just reissued in paperback. As the great-grandniece of the Russian author Leo Tolstoy and the granddaughter of Alexei Tolstoy, Tolstaya comes from a distinguished literary family but, according to Marta Mestrovic's interview in Publishers Weekly with the author, she hates ‘‘being discussed as a relative of someone.’’ Still, Tolstaya's background is undeniably one of culture and education. ![]() |