5/23/2023 0 Comments Calligraphy Guild by R.M. Archer![]()
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![]() ![]() Good escapist reading when house-sorting. I liked Abdullah’s flowery language which works on some things but not others and everything always unwinds according to logic, you can trust her for that. We follow the fortunes of Abdullah, a poor carpet-seller, whose dreams literally start to come true, a welcome respite to the alarming girls his stepmother is trying to marry him off to (a bit of fat-shaming there, too, see above, but not a common DWJ thing at all). ![]() ![]() The first sequel to Howl and at first you don’t think it has anything to do with that book, although being set in the same world, with the setting being in the southern, flowery languaged world taken out of the Arabian Nights, incorporating genies and magic flying carpets (there is mention of slaves in the book, but they not seen as a good thing or a bad thing, not sure about that but it was published in 1990 originally). They do reduce a Pile on the TBR at least! Diana Wynne Jones – “Castle in the Air” The two sequels to “ Howl’s Moving Castle” which I read back in the spring: as I had another DWJ coming up on the TBR, I though I had better read these so I didn’t get confused. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Blue smoke by nora roberts![]() ![]() Nor does the man who has begun to haunt Reena’s life-with taunting phone calls and a string of horrifying crimes. ![]() He’s been trying to find Reena for years, and now that she’s close enough to touch, he has no intention of letting go. Then she meets Bo Goodnight, who seems different. After all, a soot-caked woman barking orders and smelling of smoke isn’t the biggest turn-on in the world. Now an arson investigator, she finds her strength and wits constantly tested, although sometimes the job seems like a snap compared to her love life. Reena Hale’s destiny was shaped in the destructive-yet fascinatingly beautiful-fire that leveled her family’s pizzeria when she was young. Incomparable #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a tale of gut-level fear, human triumph, and the bonds that carry us through our darkest times… ![]() ![]() ![]() Charlie Creed Miles does a good job in making the viewer hate him. The series has done a great job in attracting big stars into cameo roles, and here we were treated to Rob Brydon's railway Inspector, he adds a wicked bit of humour in, Pip Torrens as Noel Coward, and a fab turn from Celia Imrie as Madame Joilet. David Warner is so good (as always) and Griff Rhys Jones has the big moment. Agatha Christie (novel) All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbPro Storyline Edit A friend of Miss Marple, Mrs Elspeth McGillicuddy, is traveling down to meet Miss Marple on the 4. Her interplay with Geraldine, Michael Landes and John Hannah is so good. Amanda Holden shines through brightly, she is such a pretty girl, I can believe in her Lucy being an object of desire. It looks so wonderfully of the period, everything from the train carriage, to the Crackenthorpe's Mansion right down to the fashion, the outfits look superb, in particular the hat belonging to Elspeth McGillicuddy, where on earth they found it, but it's really cool. ![]() The music adds to the darker tone in this episode, body in the library and Murder at the Vicarage had been quite light, they opted for a much darker tone. I remember it being on during the Christmas break a few years back, and somehow it feels Christmassy. It was pacey, dark, ultra stylish and somehow fresh. This is one of the best of The Marple series. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Daisy maisy dr seuss book![]() Theodor did not want to quit working for the magazine, so he began working under the pseudonym of "Seuss." He did this all through his time at Dartmouth and when he graduated, he added the name "Dr." In front of his pen name, and the rest is history! Premises which was against Dartmouth's policy he was forced to resign from all of his extracurricular school activities, including working for the magazine. Unfortunately, he and his friends were caught consuming alcohol on school While working for the magazine, he was so talented that he worked his way up to becoming the Editor in Chief. Lantern and was a member of a social fraternity. While there, he worked for the college magazine, the Jack O. Geisel graduated from Springfield's Classical High School, then went on to attend Dartmouth college. His dad and granddad owned a brewery in Springfield and had bigger dreams for him than he expected. Seuss, actual birth name Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Mass. Not only did he want to entertain children and write for their enjoyment, but he also believed children are the future, and we need to enlighten their minds as much as possible.ĭr. ![]() Before writing books, he drew cartoons of a political nature, as well as some that identified with racism, Hitler and isolationism. Seuss had many of his works have the underlying theme of political awareness. Horton Hears a Who or Cat and the Hat come to mind. Most people automatically think of children's literature they hear the name "Dr. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Black panther the young prince![]() ![]() ![]() 100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more. ![]() This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt![]() ![]() In the previous installment Hippolyta was held prisoner by the Duke of Montgomery in a blackmail scheme aimed at her mother. Told from dual third person perspectives (Hippolyta and Matthew) follows the escape and rescue of Hippolyta Royle. If you are a fan of the series, you will recognize Hippolyta from the previous two to three story lines. Some of the events of ONCE UPON A MOONLIT NIGHT run parallel to the events of book ten –DUKE OF SIN. This is Hippolyta Royle, and Matthew Mortimer’s story line. REVIEW: ONCE UPON A MOONLIT NIGHT is installment 10.5 in Elizabeth Hoyt’s MAIDEN LANE historical romance series. ![]() But once his new travel companion washes the mud from her surprisingly lovely face, and they share a breathtaking kiss, there is no turning back. ![]() He assumes she’s a beggar, an actress, or worse. But should he agree to escort her to safety, he’s in for much more than he bargained for.Īt first Matthew Mortimer doesn’t believe Hippolyta’s story, that she’s a fabulously wealthy heiress who’s been kidnapped. ![]() Whoever this handsome traveler may be, he is her only hope to escape a terrible fate. Pursued by hounds on a cold rainy night, the heiress flags down a passing carriage and throws herself at the mercy of the coach’s occupant. Once Upon a Moonlit Night / Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt-Review, Book Tour & GiveawayĪ / Amazon.ca / B&N / KOBO / Google / ibooksĪdd Once Upon a Moonlit Night to your shelf on Goodreads: Ībout the book: Release Date July 5, 2016 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, before going on to win the Aventis Prize for Science Books and the Descartes Science Communication Prize. A Short History of Nearly Everything was lauded with critical acclaim, and became a huge bestseller. In his last book, he turned his attention to science. Other travel books include the massive bestseller Notes From a Small Island, which won the 2003 World Book Day National Poll to find the book which best represented modern England, followed by A Walk in the Woods (in which Stephen Katz, his travel companion from Neither Here Nor There, made a welcome reappearance), Notes From a Big Country and Down Under.īill Bryson has also written several highly praised books on the English language, including Mother Tongue and Made in America. It was followed by Neither Here Nor There, an account of his first trip around Europe. In The Lost Continent, Bill Bryson's hilarious first travel book, he chronicled a trip in his mother's Chevy around small town America. He and his family then moved to New Hampshire in America for a few years, but they have now returned to live in the UK. He lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. He settled in England in 1977, and worked in journalism until he became a full time writer. ![]() William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, FRS was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. ![]() ![]() Raizizun insists that with practice, a person can consciously remove themselves from their body and look down on themselves while asleep. The Actual Astral experience of the Ego or Soul in the Astral region. ![]() Raizizun wrote that dreams fall under four classifications: 1. The book is now considered a spiritual classic. Raizizun's book, The Secret of Dreams, explores of the nature of dreams, various types of dreams, the nature of the dreamer, and existential subjects like clairvoyance and how to achieve a higher consciousness. Second, induced sleep, such as hypnotism, mesmerism, or trance. There are three different ways which afford this separation. As soon as the senses become torpid, the inner man withdraws from the outer. ![]() 1 The Secret of Dreams By Yacki Raizizun The Secret of Dreams By Yacki Raizizun Dreams afford a separation of body and soul. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The wild robot escapes peter brown![]() While such questions remain unresolved, Roz emerges as a striking symbol of humanity for the very reason that she poses and ponders them. Seeking their help, Roz confides in the Shareef children that she is not like other robots and asks them, "Is being different the same as being defective?" The robot's odyssey which brings her from the countryside to the big city, where she comes face-to-face with her designer raises poignant quandaries about the nature of love and selfhood. ![]() ![]() Shareef, and his two children come to embrace Roz as part of the family, she is desperate to make her way back to the island and her adopted gosling son, Brightbill. The sequel to the New York Times best-selling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown. With its domesticated animals and whirring machines, the dairy farm is a far cry from the remote island that the robot has come to call home. In the thought-provoking sequel to Brown's middle-grade debut, The Wild Robot, the adventure picks up as the resilient Roz (short for ROZZUM unit 7134) is repaired and shipped off to Hilltop Farm. ![]() |