![]() “My advice is don’t rely on a man to be on time and don’t trust all what the newspapers write in their dailies.” Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible. When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock. But whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new life and both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations, dragging them into the blackest heart of a city where something more depraved than either of them could ever imagine is lurking… ( Synopsis from publisher) ![]() Scarcely a week passes without the occurrence of an incident of this type’ – The Morning Herald, Tuesday 13 September 1831ĭown the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and the city’s vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. ![]() ‘This newspaper has taken note that the past month has been remarkable for the prevalence of cases where men, women and children are declared missing. ![]()
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![]() ![]() And as Americans began thinking about their nation in a new way-as one more nation among nations, no more providential than any other-the pundits declared that from now on successful politicians would be the ones who honored this chastened new national mood. The collapse of the South Vietnamese government rendered moot the sacrifice of some 58,000 American lives. The next president declared upon Nixon’s resignation “our long national nightmare is over”-but then congressional investigators exposed the CIA for assassinating foreign leaders. In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term-until televised Watergate hearings revealed his White House as little better than a mafia den. The New York Times bestselling dazzling portrait of America on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the tumultuous political and economic times of the 1970s. ![]() ![]() We take up the task eternal, and the burden and the lesson, Plain I see you Western youths, see you tramping with the foremost,ĭo they droop and end their lesson, wearied over there beyond the seas? So impatient, full of action, full of manly pride and friendship, We the youthful sinewy races, all the rest on us depend, We must march my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger, Have you your pistols? have you your sharp-edged axes? ![]() The Poem Come my tan-faced children,įollow well in order, get your weapons ready, The poem was written as a tribute to Whitman's fervor for the great Westward expansion in the United States that led to things like the California Gold Rush and exploration of the far west. It was first published in Leaves of Grass in 1865. ![]() " Pioneers! O Pioneers!" is a poem by the American poet Walt Whitman. ![]() Walt Whitman, aged 37, steel engraving by Samuel Hollyer ![]() ![]() His fascination with New Guinea and the war in the South Pacific led him to the story of the 32nd Division, the Ghost Mountain Boys, and his book of the same name. His first book, The Final Frontiersman was chosen by Amazon in 2004 as the #1 Outdoor title of the Year and one of the Top 50 books of the Year and by the Midwest Booksellers Association as one of the Top 2 nonfiction titles of the year. He has written stories for Outside, National Geographic Adventure, Military History, Backpacker, Audubon, Field and Stream, and many other magazines and newspapers. In 2006, he followed the route of the Ghost Mountain Boys ac Author, adventurer and producer James Campbell is a native of Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife and three daughters. ![]() Author, adventurer and producer James Campbell is a native of Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife and three daughters. ![]() ![]() ![]() With the emphasis on the traditional tales of the Cailleach Bhearra (and its various spellings in different tales) mainly from Ireland but also from Scotland, this work avoids the interpretation of later imaginative and literary transpositions and is therefore able to concentrate on the significance of the tales preserved in traditional folk literature. Finally the original Gaelic texts are given. The the tales are given in English translation, followed by an exegesis of each tale. The work begins with a long introduction setting out the context and the approach to the tales. The value of this work is that the focus is very specific and and the interpretations offered run in parallel with the Gaelic texts that have been preserved from the oral tradition. Interpretations of her nature and significance are many and often lack a specific focus. The Cailleach often appears as a "Hag' figure, usually in Irish or Scottish folklore. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s in remission from the osteosarcoma that took one of his legs. Perhaps the television incarnation will have some life. Steer teens in search of science fiction to Beth Revis, Robison Wells and Veronica Roth. The characters do little to distinguish themselves from their run-of-the-mill dystopian brethren. Lengthy flashbacks flatten the action in nearly every chapter. (Why convicts? Why not give them communication devices? Isn’t there birth control in the future?) However, it slowly devolves into a thrill-free teen romance. Will they survive? Morgan’s debut, which has already been optioned for a CW series, has a promising premise as long as readers don’t apply too many brain cells. And Clarke, the object of Wells’ affection, struggles with demons and hormones. Wells commits a crime in order to accompany his girlfriend Bellamy breaks into the dropship to go with his sister in hopes of reuniting with her boyfriend, Glass escapes the dropship to return to her privileged mother. ![]() Fearing the colony has few years left, the Chancellor decides to send 100 of these teens to Earth with monitoring bracelets to see if the planet’s surface is survivable. Criminal teens held in Confinement are given a retrial at 18, and some go free. Strict population-control laws help conserve the dwindling resources, and adults convicted of crimes are summarily executed. Three hundred years after the Cataclysm made Earth uninhabitable, the remnant of humanity lives in an aging space station. One hundred teen convicts may be the only hope of the human race. ![]() ![]() TRAGICA ISTORIE A DOCTORULUI FAUSTUS - 10/10 As for the plays, you can see my individual grades and reviews bellow: The five star review refers to the book as a whole. ![]() ![]() I borrowed this copy from the library, but I'm contemplating buying it. I don't completely agree with everything editors said in this book, but on overall I found their arguments interesting and worth reading. I read the notes about the plays only after I read the plays, to avoid spoilers. The footnotes were well written and informative as well. Moreover, it was interesting to read the commentary about each and every play. I quite enjoyed the introduction to this book, despite it containing some spoilers about the plays themselves. The Complete Plays is a lovely collection of plays that also includes a bit of literary criticism and some information. ![]() I have already reviewed all of Marlowe's plays separately, so my review of this book will be mostly about this edition as such meaning about the other things it contains except of the obvious. ![]() ![]() ![]() Amara knows her existence in Pompeii is subject to Venus, the goddess of love. To be truly free, she will need to be as ruthless as he is. She longs for her sisterhood of friends-the women at the brothel she was forced to leave behind-and worse, finds herself pursued by the cruel and vindictive man who once owned her. At night in the home he bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara’s dreams are haunted by her past. ![]() The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glamorous yet perilous. ![]() Her survival depends on the affections of a man she might not know as well as she once thought. The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper PDF Book Summaryįrom prize-winning and international bestselling author Elodie Harper, the second book in the Wolf Den Trilogy introduces Amara, as she escapes her life as a slave in the city’s most notorious brothel, the Wolf Den. ![]() ![]() ![]() After each attempt he repeats his mantra, “I’m not smart…I’ll never get it…I don’t belong…Forget it!” Attempting tasks over your head can be tough on a little guy until the soft voice of Miss Hewitt lead him to her classroom for “Brand-New Fish.” Joining a younger version of his buddies in the first episode of The Pout-Pout Fish (pointed out by one of our little listeners), Mr. After three false starts, he is plenty frustrated with his flub-flub frowns making “blub-blub bubbles” as he tries to keep up with classmates writing their name, drawing shapes, and figuring math problems. Sent off with a smooch from his parents, Mr. ![]() Our worried little Pout-Pout Fish is back with a backpack looped around his front fins and brand new sharpened pencils pointing straight toward his first day of school. ![]() ![]() ![]() Behind the crumbling walls, down every dark passageway, and in each deserted room, they will unravel the mysteries of those who once lived there and the spirits who still might. But what starts as a dare quickly escalates into a nightmare. ![]() For the others, it’s a chance to be on TV, or a night with no parents. For Derik, it’s an opportunity to win a filmmaking contest and save himself from a future of flipping burgers at his parents’ diner. ![]() On the eve of the hospital’s demolition, six teens break in to spend the night and film a movie about their experiences. Built in 1878 and closed in 1992, this abandoned mental institution is rumored to be the birthplace of the lobotomy. Synopsis: High atop Hathorne Hill, near Boston, sits Danvers State Hospital. Book: Project 17 | By: Laurie Faria Stolarz | Pages: 272 ![]() |