![]() ![]() The emphasis on connecting readers and books and the care of books pays homage to librarianship. The unifying metaphor of life as story is a powerful one, as is the theme of the transformative power of books. ![]() Even the furnishings and architectural details of the old-fashioned library in which the books "nest" like flying birds recall the codex. The motif of the bound, printed book is everywhere. Paradoxically, the animated books of the film and app are captured as though in a series of frozen frames. Filled with both literary (Shakespeare, Humpty-Dumpty) and film references ("The""Wizard of Oz", "The Red Balloon" and Buster Keaton), the picture book version of Joyce's story has a quiet contemplative charm that demonstrates the continuing allure of the printed page. Morris Lessmore, whose personal library is blown away in a terrible wind but who finds meaning caring for the books he finds in a marvelous library. The story, in a nutshell, concerns the titular book-loving Mr. ![]() * "Ironically, this book in praise of books first appeared as a much-praised iPad app and Academy Award-winning animated short film. ![]()
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Unladylike by Ruth P. Watson6/12/2023 ![]() Now, her rich, full story is revealed in this stirring and intimate novel. DuBois and Mary McLeod, she revolutionized Richmond in ways that are still felt today. With the help of influential friends like W.E.B. Luke, founder of a newspaper, a bank, and a department store where Black customers were treated with respect. With her single-minded determination, Maggie buckled down and went from schoolteacher to secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. She vowed to not only secure the same kind of home and finery for herself, but she would also help others in her community achieve the same. ![]() Her childhood in 19th-century Virginia helping her mother with her laundry service opened her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between the Black residents and her mother’s affluent white clients. ![]() Maggie Lena Walker was ambitious and unafraid. ![]() In the vein of The Engineer’s Wife and Carolina Built, an inspiring novel based on the remarkable true story of Virginia’s Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States. ![]() Joe abercrombie half a king series6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() The old ways are swept aside, and the old leaders with them, but those who would seize the reins of power will find no alliance, no friendship, and no peace lasts forever. Orso struggles to find a safe path through the maze of knives that is politics, only for his enemies, and his debts, to multiply. The Breakers still lurk in the shadows, plotting to free the common man from his shackles, while noblemen bicker for their own advantage. Unrest worms into every layer of society. ![]() I have all the audiobooks and If Steven Pacey narrates this series, I’ll be getting them too. But grievances must be nursed, power seized, and allies gathered first, while Rikke must master the power of the Long Eye.before it kills her. Joe Abercrombie Half a King (Shattered Sea Book 1) Kindle Edition by Joe Abercrombie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 4.3 10,287 ratings Book 1 of 3: Shattered Sea Editors' pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy See all formats and editions Kindle 3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Posted in announcements, news, progress by Joe Abercrombie on August 8th, 2013. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way.įor heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. "Peace is just another kind of battlefield." ![]() Henry ford brave new world6/12/2023 ![]() Everything is mass-produced – including human beings – and their social purposes are biologically engineered into them from conception. Its entire social structure is based around the concepts of efficiency, consumption, and collective. That’s because the World State – the futuristic society at the heart of the novel – worships Ford and his philosophy of the assembly line. ![]() Experience life in the dystopia of the World State.ĭespite being published for the first time in 1932, Brave New World began, in some ways, in 1908 – the year Henry Ford released the Model T. It’s a world that worships Henry Ford – a scaled-up version of an assembly line that’s mass produced, homogenous, and ultimately consumable. ![]() Brave New World (1932) is a dystopian novel set in a world where citizens are socially engineered to be complacent and pleasure-seeking. ![]() ![]() Bob was a fairly traditional and quiet fellow in some ways, but I would tell people in order to fully understand him they should read his writings to get the full scope of his aesthetic multiplicity and penetrating observational skills.īut with all these accomplishments and skills, there was an underlying sense that “Chouinard” was his true passion – not as a strictly nostalgic pursuit, but as a pursuit in terms of Chouinard’s relevance – TODAY. He was an exceptional graphic designer who practically designed the modern view of Orange County with his friend and fellow alum Ned Jacoby, as well as innumerable other companies including designing the modern logo for Fender Musical Instruments.īob was a poet and musician as well, and a very open minded writer, having written excellent books as well as many articles on art and artists in San Diego publications for decades. His drafting skills, his approach to the human figure and watercolor medium were spectacular and renowned. He seemed pleased that our coming together might just help create that.īob was a fabulous and diverse artist and thinker. ![]() Robert Perine: Chouinard Artist and Art Activist by Dave Tourje, 2008īob had spent years writing this book, from 1978 to 1985, in the hopes that it could spark some kind of re-emergence of the spirit of Chouinard, something Bob felt had relevance in the contemporary art world. ![]() Long live the pumpkin queen series6/11/2023 ![]() Sally Skellington is officially, the Pumpkin Queen, a title that has never been bestowed before. This book is on the short side, the audio book is 6 hours and 28 minutes long. I honestly don’t think it was all that scary, but that’s what it’s considered. This would be considered a fantasy/horror fiction. Was it worth the wait? Let’s see what you think. *Not sponsored or affiliated, it’s just what I use for audiobooks. But is it worth reading? I actually found out about it 4 days before it’s release and pre ordered it immediately on Audible.* I collect just about any NBC thing I can get my hands on, but I think we should take a look an see if its right for you with a Long Live The Pumpkin Queen Review! (the rhyming was not intentional) The book has been an instant best seller for the simple fact that so many of us love the movie. Long Live The Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw is the long awaited sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas movie. ![]() Long Live The Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw ![]() Desert Soliloquy by David Rice6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() It is a cynical, fabulous, outrageous, politically incorrect, foul-mouthed and absolutely hilarious modern-day Walden. ![]() ![]() The best-selling author Douglas Preston wrote about my manuscript, "I have read DESERTPHILE by David Rice and I couldn't put it down. I performed several decades of original research on the region and the historical people who passed through the East Mojave, and I have included the most interesting historical events (such as the "last great gun fight" in the USA Southwest) in an easy, humorous narrative. How I interacted with the desert and the people I encountered while living in "my" cave is the theme that binds the manuscript together. "Desert Soliloquy A Perfectly Sane Misanthrope Hides in the Desert" is like combining Walden with Blazing Saddles with a bit of history about the East Mojave Desert. ![]() Hold still mann6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() This brief period in stock market history was defined by unfettered investor euphoria around ESG stocks built on cheap capital. ![]() This year-to-date move has happened against what's now a more than 90% fall from early 2021 highs. I previously covered Stem earlier this year in February. At risk here is the whole thesis that the transition to zero-carbon sources of energy would catalyze a generational boom in demand for energy storage. Initial investor enthusiasm around the large opportunities posed by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act has now been wholly replaced by uncertainty with Stem's large downward move coming against short interest at 20% of its shares outstanding. ![]() The smart energy storage company has joined in with the broader market chaos that's been deepened by the angst around the health of the US regional banking system. Stem ( NYSE: STEM) is down by 47% year-to-date, far outpacing the 3% decline of clean energy ETFs like iShares Global Clean Energy ( ICLN). ![]() Lauren willig the english wife6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, there are rumors that she’s having an affair with the architect, but rumors are rumors and people will gossip. Mystery, murder, mistaken identity, romance–Lauren Willig weaves each strand into a page-turning tapestry.” -Sally Koslow, author ofThe Widow Waltz”Her best yet…A dark and scintillating tale of betrayal, secrets and a marriage gone wrong that will have readers on the edge of their seats until the final breathtaking twist.” -Pam Jenoff,New York Times bestselling author ofThe Orphan’s TaleFromNew York Times bestselling author, Lauren Willig, comes this scandalous novel set in the Gilded Age, full of family secrets, affairs, and murder.Annabelle and Bayard Van Duyvil live a charmed life in New York: he’s the scion of an old Knickerbocker family, she grew up in a Tudor house in England, they had a fairytale romance in London, they have three-year-old twins on whom they dote, and he’s recreated her family home on the banks of the Hudson and named it Illyria. ![]() “Brings to life old world New York City and London with all the splendor of two of my favorite novels,The Age of InnocenceandThe Crimson Petal and the White. If you can’t be there, you can still order signed copies through the Web Store. Tasha Alexander hosts Willis and Deanna Raybourn at the Poisoned Pen at 2 PM. Today is the perfect day to discuss Lauren Willig’s latest historical novel, The English Wife. ![]() Uncle vanya mamet6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Russian writers are phenomenal, deep, radiant, insightful, magnificent, resplendent, glorious, especially Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, Nikolai Gogol and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Astrov, and Brooke Smith is a revelation in the role of Sonya and George Gaynes – known by this viewer from his Police Academy performances – acts as Serybryakov. The legendary Julianne Moore is Yelena, the outstanding Wallace Shawn has the role of Vanya, Larry Pine is excellent as Dr. ![]() Vanya on 42nd Street, based on Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by David Mamet, directed by Louis MalleĪnton Chekhov is one of the best writers ever and Uncle Vanya in turn is one of the best plays that one can see, adapted here by David Mamet and with a screenplay by Andre Gregory, benefiting from a galaxy of stars. ![]() |