6/8/2023 0 Comments Willa cather song of the![]() ![]() The Song of the Lark details the life of Thea Kronborg from her beginnings in a large Scandinavian-American family in a small town on the Colorado prairie to her eventual glory twenty years later at the Metropolitan Opera House. For me, this week is all about banishing those negative associations so I’ve started with a very approachable book and one that has been on my To Be Read list for – and this is a terrifying thought – a decade: The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather. ![]() I’m not sure where this sense of intimidation came from – really, with a catalogue as large as Virago’s there’s something for everyone – but until now all the Virago Modern Classics I’ve picked up have been incredibly depressing. After much anticipation, it is finally Virago Reading Week hosted by the delightful Rachel and the lovely Carolyn, two of my favourite bloggers even when they’re not giving me reason to discover new books and explore the offerings of a publisher who, until now, had rather intimidated me. ![]()
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6/8/2023 0 Comments Penelope sky the scotch king![]() “I have written to inform you that Noah Clarke has died, leaving me as executor of his will. Stating my own name had felt odd the first time, but now I’d grown used to it. John Wilkins,” I began, unfolding the letter and smoothing the creases against my leg. ![]() “Very well.” I fished the note from my sack of belongings which hung on the wall beside me. Read the letter again.” Casting my gaze to the low ceiling, I sighed. I’d only created the blasted game as a distraction to keep him from casting up his accounts in a particularly angry storm a few days back. “Distract me,” Dyer said, and I wanted to curse. “I will kiss the ground the moment we land and never touch a boat again for the remainder of my days.” I chuckled. Dyer groaned, shutting his eyes and shaking his head. “I get queasy just watching you swing.” “The motion has never bothered me,” I reminded him. ![]() “John, you’ve got a stomach of steel,” Dyer called from his bed on the other side of the narrow lodging hall below deck, a thin arm thrown over his forehead. ![]() A smile formed on my face of its own accord and I used my boot to push away from the wooden plank wall, swinging my hammock even further. The second: to eat a large, hearty meal until I became deliriously full. In a week’s time when I finally stepped foot in England, the very first thing I planned to do was soak in a hot bath. My hammock rocked and swayed with the boat and I sucked in a deep, stale breath of damp air. ![]() ![]() With such a vast fortune at stake, Harry realizes that his mission could be risky not only for himself but for the one he's seeking. ![]() Did she have the baby? And if so, what happened to it?ĭesperate to know whether he has an heir, the dying magnate hires Bosch, the only person he can trust. ![]() But soon after becoming pregnant, she disappeared. When he was young, he had a relationship with a Mexican girl, his great love. The reclusive billionaire is nearing the end of his life and is haunted by one regret. Soon one of Southern California's biggest moguls comes calling. His chops from thirty years with the LAPD speak for themselves. ![]() He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works for, but it doesn't matter. Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. 10 Favorite Books of 2016 â? Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Timesġ0 Best Mysteries of 2016 â? Adam Woog, Seattle Timesĭetective Harry Bosch must track down someone who may never have existed in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments The penderwicks 2![]() ![]() ![]() Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. With more than one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times best seller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. ![]() ![]() The Annual Meeting of SBL is always the weekend before Thanksgiving. My book biblically challenges the post-apostolic church dogma that Jesus is God while affirming every other major church teaching about Jesus. Little did I know that about this time he had decided that he was going to write this book, How Jesus Became God. I lost his card and didn’t bother to get his address and send it to him. But he added that he likely would not have time to look at it. So, I told Bart briefly about it and asked if I could send him a copy. Ehrman I had publicly revealed myself as the author of this book. In 2008, I had self-published my RJC book anonymously under the pseudonym Servetus the Evangelical. ![]() I first met him at SBL’s Annual Meeting in 2010. Ehrman and I agree that Jesus never thought he was God or claimed to be God, but that’s about all we agree about on the subject of Jesus’ identity and his mission.īart Ehrman and I are members of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). Ehrman doesn’t cite many scholars because his is a trade book–being for general readers. It is much more thorough regarding Scripture than Ehrman’s book, and I cite over 400 scholars in it. It is titled The Restitution of Jesus Christ. ![]() ![]() ![]() Second, I wrote a 600-page book on this subject–whether or not Jesus is God. First, this book is an important effort to refute the good news about Jesus. So, this review will be lengthy, thus in three parts, for two reasons. ![]() ![]() The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery novel that takes place in the year 1327. €11,35 View deals See features Analysis of The Name of the Rose Structure During his investigations, Guillermo will not only come across multiple enigmas, but will also come face to face with incarnate evil, very perfectly simulated under the veil of old age and wisdom in the image of the blind cleric Jorge de Burgos. Apparently, the deaths are related to a book by Aristotle whose leaves have been deliberately poisoned. In that period, more monks appear dead, all in the same circumstances: with their fingers and tongues stained in black ink. After the fact arises, Abbone -Abad of the temple- asks Guillermo to investigate about it, since suspect that it is a murder. The man was found dead on the floor of the abbey library - an exquisite maze of bookshelves filled with books - after falling from the top of the Aedificium Octagon. The meeting turns out to be a success, but the atmosphere is clouded by the sudden and mysterious death of the illustrator Adelmo da Otranto. ![]() The objective: discuss corruption cases (heresies) that stain the apostolic vow of poverty and that - supposedly - they are driven by a faction of the Franciscans. Upon arrival, they arrange the meeting with the monks and delegates of Pope John XXII. The destination: a Benedictine monastery in northern Italy. ![]() In the winter of 1327, the Franciscan Guillermo de Baskerville travels with his disciple Melk's adso for holding a council. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Superman smashes the klan![]() ![]() Lee pushes his wife to speak English and Tommy wants to fit in with the local kids, while Roberta and her mother are nervous about their English and miss the familiarity of Chinatown. Lee and Tommy are excited about the move, Roberta and her mom are a little more reluctant. Lee, his wife, and children, Tommy and Roberta – are moving from Chinatown into the Metropolis suburbs. It’s 1946, and the Lee family – scientist Dr. Inspired by a 1940 radio serial, award-winning author, artist, and former National Ambassador for Children’s Literature Gene Luen Yang takes on white supremacy and hate, with a little help from Superman. Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang/Illustrated by Gurihiru, (May 2020, DC Entertainment), $16.99, ISBN: 9781779504210 Every single one I’ve read has been unputdownable, and there are some brand new characters introduced to the universe that I hope, hope, HOPE we see again, because I know my son devoured these books and that my library kids will gobble them up and ask for more. ![]() I’ve been diving into my graphic novel stash with renewed vigor for the last couple of weeks, and DC is dominating the kids and YA original graphic novel front. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments The surfing life![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, a social history, an extraordinary exploration of one man's gradual mastering of an exacting and little-understood art. Finnegan describes the edgy yet enduring brotherhood forged among the swell of the surf and recalling his own apprenticeship to the world's most famous and challenging waves, he considers the intense relationship formed between man, board and water. Barbarian Days is his immersive memoir of a life spent travelling the world chasing waves through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa and beyond. William Finnegan first started surfing as a young boy in California and Hawaii. ![]() To devotees, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a mental and physical study, a passionate way of life. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY 2016 WINNER OF THE 2016 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE Surfing only looks like a sport. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments Blood River by Tim Butcher![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stanley’s famous 1874 expedition in which he mapped the Congo River. ![]() Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still. Published to rave reviews in the United Kingdom and named a Richard & Judy Book Club selectionthe only work of nonfiction on the 2008 list Blood River is the harrowing and audacious story of Tim Butcher’s journey in the Congo and his retracing of renowned explorer H. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Autor/Author: Tim Butcher Tytu/Title: Blood River ISBN: 9780099494287. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. To obtain a real picture please contact us. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. When "Daily Telegraph" correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H. He winds up sad and chastened: "The Congo stands as a totem for the failed continent of Africa." Butcher starts off stubborn, blithely defiant to his colleagues' doomy warnings. Fighting rages, disease is rampant the daily death toll tops 1,200. There are few roads and no more railways, boats, brass bands or hippos ("everything edible had long since been shot"). STONKING Congo adventure in which Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher endeavours to follow in the footsteps of Henry Stanley on his famous expedition to map the 1,800 mile river. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT. ![]() 6/6/2023 0 Comments No Man's Land by Wendy Moore![]() Moore has an eye for detail that brings her story to life."- Wall Street Journal "An absorbing and powerful narrative of how two determined women used the crisis of war to create an opportunity to accomplish goals that they couldn't achieve in peacetime. " No Man's Land is an extraordinary story, and beautifully told."- Anita Anand, author of Sophia Moore is superb at describing the medical advances that resulted in seven research papers by Endell Street doctors being published in The Lancet, among the first ever by women."- Guardian Wendy Moore vividly depicts the convoys of seriously wounded soldiers arriving straight from the battlefields in France in the hospital's courtyard in the middle of the night. an unmissable, thrilling read."- London Evening Standard Medical journalist and author Moore has written a masterpiece. "Rarely is a book so important, so timely. ![]() Wendy Moore's rich storyteller's voice has brought back the lives and achievements of these brave and brilliant women."- Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature ![]() "How can a spectacular story like No Man's Land just disappear? Luckily for us, it fell into the hands of one of our finest biographers. ![]() |