6/2/2023 0 Comments Joan novel chenHer Joan is a riotous tomboy, a hot-headed adolescent and a decidedly unsaintly soldier - and is all the more inspiring for it. 'Chen's brilliantly imagined novel breathes new life into this famous tale. Chen Joan as a beguiling, fully human mix of wariness and confidence, and fiercely protective of those she loves' Guardian If you liked Ariadne, then this has to be your next read' Red Magazine a hypnotic heroine for our time' Telegraph 'Chen earns the comparison thanks to her vivid, visceral and boldly immediate storytelling. Richly imagined, poignant and inspiring' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne 'It is as if the author has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time' Hilary Mantel, twice Booker Prize-winning author of The Mirror & the Light Saint? A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc, perfect for fans of Cecily and Alison Weir.Ī stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc - perfect for fans of Cecily, Ariadne and Matrix
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6/2/2023 0 Comments Bad blood startupThe second, toaster-sized machine would perform chemical and conductivity tests to check for 240 common ailments. That device could then be plugged into another, slightly larger gadget which would run diagnostic tests. Their next idea was a credit-card-sized blood-testing machine which would draw a few drops of blood using a pinprick. That’s when the original idea started to take on a new shape. The pair soon realized that microneedles wouldn’t be able to draw enough blood. She founded Theranos with Shaunak Roy, one of her peers at Stanford University.īut there was a snag. It was this fear which gave her a great idea: a wearable patch which would test patients’ blood over the course of a day using microneedles.īuild that, she thought, and you’d not only do away with the need for needles but you’d also have a device which could provide real-time information on bloodwork to assist ongoing diagnoses.īy 2004, she was ready to start putting her idea into practice. Like many people, Elizabeth Holmes was scared of needles. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.Īfter the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.Ī. Agent: Brendan Deneen, FinePrint Literary Management. Barron (The Croning) employs well-spoken and introspective narrators, torn between bravery and fear and between disbelief and terrified realization, and his richly evoked settings carry the reader relentlessly along without an irrelevant word or image, with an effect that manages a certain sort of grace within raw brutality. The two stories outside the Olympia cycle are much weaker: the solipsistic, egomaniacally insane fugue of “Vastation” creates confusion rather than shivers, and “More Dark” is an obscure tribute to author Thomas Ligotti and horror fan conventions. Most of the masterfully told Lovecraftian weird tales in this collection were originally published as standalone pieces, but the seven very different core stories that take place near Olympia, Wash., have reappearing features-howling winds, an altar in the woods, nightmares that dance between dread premonitions and glimpses into the abyss-that work together to form a persistent image of cosmic horror and evil. Ive read The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and The Imago Sequence and found that I really liked: Blackwoods Baby The Men From Porlock The Jaws of Saturn Old Virginia Im currently starting Occultation and Other Stories and am hoping there is more greatness to come. 6/2/2023 0 Comments Kipling book kimIf the lama can find that river and bathe in it, then he will be Enlightened. Where the arrow landed, a River sprung up. He needs to talk to smart people, because he is looking for something extremely important to him: the River of the Arrow.Īccording to the lama, once during a test of strength the Buddha shot an arrow out far beyond his furthest target. The lama wants to speak to the curator of the Wonder House because he has heard that the curator is a wise man. This man is a lama, a Tibetan Buddhist from the North. So one day Kim is playing in front of the Lahore Museum (which everyone in the book calls the Wonder House) and he spots someone wearing clothes of a style he's never seen before. And two men will appear first to prepare the way for the arrival of this Red Bull. Kim's prophecy comes down from his now-deceased father: Apparently, Kim's luck will change once he finds a Red Bull on a green field. No, not " neither can live while the other survives"- that's about a different orphan boy. (For more on this time period, check out the " In a Nutshell" and " Setting" sections.) Kim spends his time in the city of Lahore running around, scrounging food, and generally leading a carefree and mischief-heavy life.īut there is a prophecy surrounding Kim. In fact, this isn't just any old fairy tale time: this book takes place specifically around the late 1890s in British India. Once upon a time (because at its heart, Kim is a fairy tale), there was an orphan boy named Kimball O'Hara, Kim for short. 6/1/2023 0 Comments Things fall apart the novelIn 1975, controversy focused on his lecture An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" for its criticism of Joseph Conrad as "a bloody racist." Achebe defended the use of English, a "language of colonizers," in African literature. He gained worldwide attention in the late 1950s his later novels include No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). After graduation, he worked for the Nigerian broadcasting service and quickly moved to the metropolis of Lagos. World religions and traditional African cultures fascinated him, who began stories as a university student. People best know and most widely read his first book in modern African literature.Ĭhristian parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria reared Achebe, who excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. This poet and critic served as professor at Brown University. Works, including the novel Things Fall Apart (1958), of Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe describe traditional African life in conflict with colonial rule and westernization. 6/1/2023 0 Comments The highland duke amy jarecki"Readers get all the benefits of a modern road trip (forced proximity, lots and lots of dialogue, and uninterrupted time for the hero and heroine's love to grow) without technology or secondary characters interrupting the main story arc. Despite all their differences, despite the danger-he will face death itself to make her his. But the longer he's with her, the harder it becomes to think of letting her go. The only way to keep the lass safe is to ensure she's by his side day and night. Geordie knows if Akira ever discovers he's the Duke of Gordon, both her life and his will be forfeit in a heartbeat. Yet she can never learn his true identity. Though Akira is as fierce and brave as any of her clansmen, even she's intimidated by the fearsome, brutally handsome Highlander who refuses to reveal his name. Even if it means fleeing with him across the Highlands to tend to his wounds while English redcoats are closing in. When Akira Ayres finds the brawny Scot with a musket ball in his thigh, the healer has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to save his life. 6/1/2023 0 Comments Christmas shopaholicWhat could possibly go wrong?īecky’s sister demands a vegan turkey, her husband insists that he just wants aftershave (again), and little Minnie needs a very specific picnic hamper: Surely Becky can manage all this, as well as the surprise appearance of an old boyfriend–turned–rock star and his pushy new girlfriend, whose motives are far from clear. Things are looking cheerier than ever, until Becky’s parents announce they’re moving to ultra-trendy Shoreditch-unable to resist the draw of craft beer and smashed avocados-and ask Becky if she’ll host this year. Life is good, especially now that Becky takes time every day for mindfulness-even if that only means listening to a meditation tape while hunting down online bargains.īut Becky still adores the traditions of Christmas: Her parents hosting, carols playing on repeat, her mother pretending she made the Christmas pudding, and the neighbors coming ’round for sherry in their terrible holiday sweaters. ’Tis the season for change and Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is embracing it, returning from the States to live in the charming village of Letherby and working with her best friend, Suze, in the gift shop of Suze’s stately home. I was still a little iffy about the repetitiveness and slowness like in Part One, but it quickly took a turn around! The characters continued to steal my heart, the writing was great and the romance was beyond perfect! This book was so suspenseful and satisfying and after a cliffhanger like that, there is no way I can resist picking up the next book! The Mafia and His Angel Part Two was a great continuation. Lylah James is quickly proving why she should be one of your top favorite authors! Boy does she know how to suck you in and leave you hanging in the best possible way! I liked Part One, but I loved Part Two and I can’t imagine how I’ll feel about Part Three. With secrets building up and danger lurking close by, will these two be able to hold onto their relationship or will they be ripped apart? The Mafia and His Angel Part Two is the continuation of Ayla and Alessio’s story and it must be read after part one! Ayla and Alessio are finally starting to let themselves fall. Here is the link to my review for book 1, if you haven’t read the first book yet, check that review out before reading this one! A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.Ĩ – Very good. Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. |