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Tea Rex by Molly Idle5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. A fine example of how words and pictures can lock horns to charming effect. Title: Tea Rex Author/Illustrator: Molly Idle Age Group: 2-6 Synopsis: A handy guidebook for any sort of tea party but especially for one involving. The cuddly yet giddily preposterous pencil art has the still-life absurdity of Chris Van Allsburg, with characters always frozen in the throes of some larger-than-life struggle against their well-meaning but deadpan dinosaur friend. After greeting a guest at the door, “Lead him through to the parlor.” (Illustration: siblings straining to pull a giant green dinosaur through a human-sized door.) Next: “Offer him a comfortable chair.” (Illustration: a dainty pink chair nearly crushed beneath a behemoth rear end.) And on it goes with the dino wreaking havoc upon each highly civilized instance of small talk or cake serving. Some kids like tea parties, others like dinosaurs, and never the twain shall meet-until now? Idle cleverly constructs her picture book as a Miss Manners–style primer on how to throw a delightfully proper tea party, and the prose’s stiff upper lip never falters no matter the monster-sized faux pas occurring within the illustrations. ![]()
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Sarge by Bey Deckard5/24/2023 ![]() The rally was the latest in a number of same-sex marriage protests seen in Brisbane in recent years, and according to activist and researcher Sharon Dane, the numbers and passions of those involved seems to have increased, giving a clear message that the time for equality is now and that they will fight for as long as it takes. With the formalities out of the way, the masses took to the streets of Brisbane in a colourful and vocal display of unity that stopped traffic and received a largely positive reaction from the public, many clapping as the protesters went past. At the conclusion of the speeches, Rev Leigh Neighbour of the Metropolitan Community Church presided over three same-sex marriage ceremonies, although none of them will be legally recognised. ![]() Perhaps it was the short lead time but it showed that the parties were not willing to engage with the LGBTI communities in that way. ![]()
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Kylie scott flesh series5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Stranded four floors up and fenced in on all sides by the infected, food and water supplies are running as low as Natalie’s spirits. Twenty-three years old and gorgeous he had appeared like Romeo and thrown supplies up to her balcony. Natalie has watched as the zombie plague devastated civilization. The stranger at the gate has supplies that will ensure the group’s ongoing survival, but at a cost. But now the shelves in the school canteen are bare. Six months since the zombie plague struck, former librarian Roslyn Stewart has been holed up in a school with eight other survivors. When the three cross paths they band together sparks fly, and romance blooms as the three battle to survive. Finn is a former cop who is desperate for companionship, and willing to do anything it takes to protect the survivors around him. Then the world empties and he realizes that being alone isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. ![]() When the plague hit, her neighbors turned into mindless, hungry, homicidal maniacs. For the first time ever, the complete Flesh Series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kylie Scott is now available at a reduced price.Īli has been hiding in an attic since civilization collapsed eight weeks ago. ![]()
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The silas marner5/24/2023 ![]() This text uses the Cabinet edition, revised by George Eliot in 1878. Silas Marner, George Eliot’s favourite of her novels, combines humour, rich symbolism and pointed social criticism to create an unsentimental but affectionate portrait of rural life. ![]() His fate, and that of Eppie, the little girl he adopts, is entwined with Godfrey Cass, son of the village Squire, who, like Silas, is trapped by his past. But when his money is stolen and an orphaned child finds her way into his house, Silas is given the chance to transform his life. Wrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in Raveloe, living only for work and his precious hoard of money. George Eliot’s tale of a solitary miser gradually redeemed by the joy of fatherhood, Silas Marner is edited with an introduction and notes by David Carroll in Penguin Classics. ![]()
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Rhys bowen spyness books in order5/24/2023 ![]() Constable Evans is the only constable in this village filled with unforgettable characters, so when the occasional mystery happens in Llanfair, it falls to Constable Evans to solve it. These books are set in the mountains of North Wales in a cozy little village called Llanfair and the main character is Constable Evan Evans. The last book published in this series was in 2006, so I think she’s finished with this one! ![]() The Constable Evans series was the first mystery series written by Rhys Bowen. Rhys Bowen Books in Order – Constable Evans Series I’m going to show you the best reading order of her books so that you can get the most enjoyment out of them. She writes both standalone novels along with several book series. Rhys Bowen is actually a pseudonym for Janet Quin-Harken, a British author born in Bath, England who wrote children’s and young adult books until the mid-1990s when she decided to create the pseudonym of Rhys Bowen and write historical fiction and historical mysteries. Rhys Bowen writes historical fiction and historical fiction mysteries. ![]()
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The Elements of Choice by Eric J Johnson5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() He draws on his original studies and meta-analyses of decision-building findings to reveal how the structure of choices affects outcomes. Johnson is the lead researcher behind some of the most well-known and cited research on decision-making. These levers are unappreciated, and we’re often unaware of just how much they influence our reasoning. The designers of decisions need to consider all the elements involved in presenting a choice: how many options to offer, how to present them, how to account for our natural cognitive shortcuts, and much more. ![]() ![]() Johnson offers a comprehensive, systematic guide to creating effective choice architectures, the environments in which decisions are made.Ĭhoice architecture is a multifaceted set of tools for anticipating how people make specific decisions. Going well beyond the familiar concepts of nudges and defaults, Eric J. The Elements of Choice goes one step further and explains how we can design better end-to-end decision-making processes. Plenty of books dwell on the faults in our decision-making or offer advice on how to make better choices. A guide to the inner workings of how decisions are made-and an essential tool kit for helping others make decisions better ![]()
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![]() ![]() An 'amnesty' for those who "left the priesthood to get married" ought never to be on the cards. Here, again, the consensus of East and West and of the millennia would be strongly against it. It most certainly is not the idea of allowing priests to marry. ![]() If in the earliest centuries presbyters were required to be celibate, then we must remember that the Church develops her practice and her doctrine and that, therefore, the existence of a largely married presbyterate in the Oriental sui iuris Churches must be deemed to have developed non sine nutu Sancti Spiritus.Īnd the subject I am thinking about is the ordination of married men. That is why Bishops, in whom resides the plenitudo Sacerdotii, are everywhere celibate.īut the same does not apply with as much force to presbyters. The Universal Church, Eastern and Western, discerns a particularly close linkage between celibacy and sacerdotium. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Such 'nothings' cannot be tolerated because they cannot be used or appropriated, and provide no deliverables." What the tastes of neoliberal techno manifest-destiny and the culture of Trump have in common is impatience with anything nuanced, poetic, or less-than-obvious. "Given how poorly art survives in a system that only values the bottom line, the stakes are cultural as well. ![]() Here are some quotes from the introduction: as an obsessive planner whose daily, hourly schedules have in many ways become a source of anxiety, i've found this book so illuminating and incredible so far and wanted to share with anyone who might be facing the same struggle with productivity and self-worth. odell makes the cast for a radical reunderstanding of doing nothing as an act of political resistance, a refusal to entertain capitalist conceptualizations of self-expression, personal branding, and productivity. I just started it and i figured i would drop a mention in this subreddit. ![]()
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Renegades by Marissa Meyer5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Some Anarchists interpret their titular ideal as taking care of yourself and your loved ones, not relying on a government to do anything for you. The strengths primarily come from the characters’ interpretations of the terms anarchy and renegade. The plot, in conjunction with the world-building, is both the strongest and the weakest part of Renegades. And even when the story picked up, I finished the novel frustrated that Marissa Meyer held back on good story and intrigue for so long. ![]() While I was reeled in by the introduction describing the Age of Anarchy and the prologue, the book lost me between chapters one and thirty-one. ![]() Trigger warnings for murder, minor body mutilation (fingertips), and violent attacks involving explosives.īookTube said Renegades is complex and intriguing, with lots of plot twists. ![]() But Nova’s allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice - and in Nova. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone… except the villains they once overthrew. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies - humans with extraordinary abilities - who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. August 4th, 2021 – August 29th, 2021 Rating: Format: ![]()
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His hideous heart5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Jackson ("The Cask of Amontillado"), Stephanie Kuehn ("The Tell-Tale Heart"), Emily Lloyd-Jones ("The Purloined Letter"), amanda lovelace ("The Raven"), Hillary Monahan ("The Masque of the Red Death"), Marieke Nijkamp ("Hop-Frog"), Caleb Roehrig ("The Pit and the Pendulum"), and Fran Wilde ("The Fall of the House of Usher"). Interview With Dahlia Adler, Editor of His Hideous Heart by Ari Augustine JLeave a Comment This week, Bookish Valhalla has had the honor of participating in Flatiron’s Blog Tour for the upcoming release of HIS HIDEOUS HEART, an anthology collection of retellings inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. ![]() ![]() Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in both Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and in the 13 unique and unforgettable ways that they've been brought to life.Ĭontributors include Dahlia Adler (reimagining "Ligeia"), Kendare Blake ("Metzengerstein"), Rin Chupeco ("The Murders in the Rue Morgue"), Lamar Giles ("The Oval Portrait"), Tessa Gratton ("Annabel Lee"), Tiffany D. Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.Įdgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. ![]() |