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5/24/2023 0 Comments The Peripheral by William Gibson![]() 'Fast-moving, accessible, instantly gripping, so laden with cliffhangers you become afraid he'll run out of cliffs' SFXĪccording to the Guardian, in terms of influence Gibson is 'probably the most important novelist of the past two decades'. frantic with imagination' Ned Beauman, Observer ![]() A wonderful addition to a brilliant oeuvre' The Times Not just a unique and brilliantly talented SF novelist but a social and psychological visionary. ![]() 'A tightly plotted, tautly paced novel that unfolds with the dream logic of a fairy tale' The Times Literary Supplement The story of a young woman caught between two worlds, The Peripheral interweaves two futures - pre-apocalypse USA and post-apocalypse London - to tell a story which gets right to heart of the way we live now. Soon after she gets word that it isn't a game after all - the future she saw is all too real, she's the only witness to a murder and someone from that unreal tomorrow now wants her dead. One night, working a game set in a futuristic but puzzlingly empty London, she sees a death that's unnervingly vivid. In the near future in a broken down rural America, Flynne Fisher scrapes a living as a gamer for rich players. The Peripheral by William Gibson is a thrilling new novel about two intertwined futures, from the bestselling author of Neuromancer ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Chelsea field books![]() The LAPD commander is even less pleased to have Izzy on the case since he considers her a suspect and, even worse, a mere civilian. But despite three months of absence to make Connor’s heart grow fonder, he doesn’t seem pleased to be working with her again. When crucial evidence goes missing, investigator Connor Stiles will need Izzy’s inside knowledge to help track down the killer. Until her sweet, agoraphobic client mysteriously leaves the safety of his apartment and winds up dead. Isobel Avery is on her second assignment as an undercover poison taster for Los Angeles’s rich and famous. ![]() You can read this before The Hunger Pains (An Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery, #2) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Hunger Pains (An Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery, #2) written by Chelsea Field which was published in August 29th 2016. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: The Hunger Pains (An Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery, #2) by Chelsea Field ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan![]() Mat learns from them that he must go to Rhuidean or die and also that he is destined to marry someone called “the Daughter of the Nine Moons”. Before leaving, Rand, Mat Cauthon, and Moiraine Damodred visit a ter’angreal that lets them talk to a mysterious snakelike race called the Aelfinn, who seemingly know the answer to any question. Rand then decides that he must travel to the Aiel Waste, to be acknowledged as the Aiel’s prophesied leader. In defense, Rand uses Callandor to create a lightning storm killing all the Trollocs and Fades. However, the fortress known as the Stone of Tear is stormed by Trollocs and Fades, sent by another Forsaken (Sammael), while a third, Semirhage, sends her followers into the Stone, to oppose Sammael’s forces. He is approached by Lanfear, who tells him of the Forsaken’s plans. ![]() ![]() Rand al’Thor has just claimed the crystal sword Callandor to prove himself the Dragon Reborn. The shadow rising video review (wheel of Time) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Accessibly written by expert Tim Halliday and containing the most up-to-date information, The Book of Frogs will captivate both veteran researchers and amateur herpetologists.Īs frogs increasingly make headlines for their dramatic worldwide decline, the importance of these fascinating creatures to their ecosystems remains underappreciated. ![]() Life-size colour photos showcase the frogs at their actual size – including the colossal seven-pound Goliath Frog. Six hundred of nature's most fascinating frog species are displayed, with each entry including a distribution map, sketches of the frogs, species identification, natural history and conservation status. The Book of Frogs celebrates the diversity and magnificence of all of these creatures, and many more. The Wood Frogs of North America freeze every winter, reanimating in the spring from the glucose and urea that prevent cell collapse during the cold months. Darwin's Frog males carry their tadpoles in their vocal sacs for sixty days before coughing them out into the world. A single gram of the toxin produced by the skin of the Golden Poison Frog can kill 100,000 people. With over 7,000 known species, frogs display a stunning array of forms and behaviours. Please note that the version published in Europe by Ivy Press is now out of print, so we are offering the version published in the US by The University of Chicago Press. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wulf examines how Humboldt's writings inspired other naturalists and poets such as Darwin, Wordsworth, and Goethe, and she makes the case that it was Humboldt's influence that led John Muir to his ideas of natural preservation and that shaped Thoreau's Walden. She also discusses his prediction of human-induced climate change, his remarkable ability to fashion poetic narrative out of scientific observation, and his relationships with iconic figures such as Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson. Now Andrea Wulf brings the man and his achievements back into focus: his daring expeditions and investigation of wild environments around the world and his discoveries of similarities between climate and vegetation zones on different continents. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Rush Me by Allison Parr![]() ![]() Over pancake brunches, charity galas and Alexander the Great, Rachael realizes all the judgments she'd made about Ryan are wrong. ![]() Like her parents pressuring her to leave her unpaid publishing internship for law school.īut when Ryan's rookie teammate attaches himself to Rachael, she ends up cohosting Friday-night dinners for half a dozen football players. While most girls would be thrilled to meet the attractive young millionaire, Rachael would rather spend time with books than at sporting events, and she has more important things to worry about than romance. ![]() When post-grad Rachael Hamilton accidentally gate-crashes a pro-athlete party, she ends up face-to-face with Ryan Carter, the NFL's most beloved quarterback. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Rapunzel by Rachel Isadora![]() The Rough-Faced girl, the tribe’s outcast, makes her own way instead of relying on a fairy godmother. ![]() This Cinderella tale is set among the Algonquin people of modern-day northern USA. The Rough-Faced Girl by Rafe Martin and David Shannon (Algonquin Tribe–USA) To this day, I remember that zloty is the currency in Poland and rupees are the currency of India. Many of the stories open with several foreign words that are incorporated into the story. To go along with these, I can’t recommend the series Girls to the Rescue by Bruce Lasky enough! The diverse short stories tell legends and folktales about girls all over the world. ![]() Multicultural fairy tales can take introduce new cultures from the lens of a beloved fairy tale while teaching kids about new cultures and traditions. I make a small commission from some of the links on this site. ![]() From Little Red Riding Hood to Cinderella, enjoy these multicultural twists on classic fairy tales and learn a little bit about life around the world.ĭisclaimer: Some of the following links are affiliate links. ![]() ![]() ![]() 20.5 x 19.25 inches.ġ6 cards with black & white and full-color illustrations. 18 pages ( Sally, Dick, and Jane set) + 6 pages ( The Think-and-Do Book set) + 8 pages ( Fun with Our Family set). Originally used to teach reading in the 1920s through to the 1950s, these readers were a staple for the baby-boomer generation, and are a piece of educational history. ![]() Their size is indicative of being used by teachers in front of a class of students. A colorful guide to learning how to read for young children, some of the entertaining adventures of the three characters Sally, Dick and Jane are here gathered in 16 nicely illustrated cards. Gray and Zerna Sharp illustrations of Eleanor Campbell and Keith Wardĭick and Jane were the staples of educational readers in the early to mid twentieth century. Sally, Dick, and Jane original story and characters by William S. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments The lioness rampant series![]() I also suspect that part of my dislike is because there were too many deaths of characters I liked. I wasn’t as happy with this particular installment as it seemed a bit condescending in parts. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Tortall books on my website. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Wild Magic, Trickster's Choice, Trickster's Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja's Book, Sandry's Book, Tris's Book, Briar's Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and Slaughterįourth in the Song of the Lioness children’s adventure series revolving around the Lady Alanna, a knight in the service of King Roald of Tortall. It is part of the, series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Simon Pulse on Januand has 384 pages. ![]() ![]() This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ![]() ![]() I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. ![]() |