5/20/2023 0 Comments Jay parini borges![]() ![]() ![]() “The world is built upon facts!” It was arranged for me to meet Alastair at the Central Tavern, on Market Street, the following afternoon. A stickler for facts, she had me recite the kings and queens again and again. ![]() Andrews, where I had weekly tutorials with her in 19th-century British history. She phoned him from her study in Hamilton Hall at the University of St. ![]() When I told her that I wrote poetry, she said, “In which case you must meet I had met him at the suggestion of my history tutor, Miss Anne Wright. Andrews, with a view of the North Sea through his kitchen window. Alastair lived at Pilmour Cottage, on the edge of the Old Course in St. He had been translated by Alastair Reid, the Scottish poet and essayist, who was my mentor and close friend during my seven years in Scotland. Borges the first time we met, and he corrected me. Fiction means, in its Latin root-word, “shaping.” And Borges was always shaping realities, even making them. It was all fiction for him, as in the title of his most celebrated volume, Ficciones, first published in the early 1940s. And the odor gives off a peculiar sweetness, too, as if he has smoked ripe old tobacco in a pipe for many decades, although I suspect he didn’t.Ī writer of poems and brief, enigmatic stories, and provocative essays that were also stories, Borges moved easily between fact and fiction, and his wild inventions became truths. He reeks of age, with the mustiness, the sourness of years. I can smell Borges in my dreams, and I dream about him often. ![]()
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5/20/2023 0 Comments The team of rivals![]() ![]() Nonetheless, he was determined to bring together a team of the absolute best people, lead the nation through the Civil War, and put an end to slavery.Īnd he did precisely that-no matter that those people held very different views or even disliked him personally. The country couldn’t be in worse straits. ![]() Lincoln was a genius for putting his political foes in his cabinetĪfter Lincoln was elected president in 1860, he knew that people doubted his ability. President Barack Obama, who never shies away from comparisons to Lincoln, was so impressed with the book that he famously created his own “team of rivals”-a cabinet with Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Tom Vilsack. However, Goodwin’s focus is on Lincoln’s presidency. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Goodwin chronicles Lincoln’s early life and his surprising rise to the top of the political world. ![]() There’s no better rendering of his leadership approach than historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s fascinating Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (2005.) Abraham Lincoln is one of history’s most admired leaders. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Spqr history![]() ![]() Though she here claims that 50 years of training and study have led up to SPQR, Beard wears her learning lightly. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries, SPQR will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.īeard tells this story precisely and clearly, with passion and without technical jargon…SPQR is a grim success story, but one told with wonderful flair. ![]() Hailed by critics as animating "the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life" (Economist) in a way that makes "your hair stand on end" (Christian Science Monitor) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this "highly informative, highly readable" (Dallas Morning News) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. ![]() In SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates how "a slightly shabby Iron Age village" rose to become the "undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean" (Wall Street Journal). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Time Police are all dead, save for CP, at the hands of a mysterious warrior. While his former partner in time is a welcome sight, David soon learns that CP needs his help. Unfortunately, David barely has a chance to settle in before a Time Cop named CP shows up. And with high school on the horizon, he has every intention of making up for lost time. Besides, school is the one place where David gets to see the girl of his dreams, Rory. Unraveling the Quantum Flux was fun and all, but David has more than had his fill of temporal hijinxs. ![]() Fresh on the heels of saving the world, David Massey wants nothing more than to return to school and finish the eight grade. Nehring, is a taut YA sci-fi adventure that once again finds the boy genius trapped in an interstellar nightmare. DAVID MASSEY AND THE HIDDEN UNDERWORLD, by Andrew M. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Book small gods![]() It is about time for Om to manifest in the world and send his eighth prophet. The story is set in the land of Omnia, an oppressive theocracy that is controlled by a Church that worships the Great God Om and frequently wages war on non-believers. (* which is true, but when has that ever mattered?) ![]() He wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please.īut most of all, what he really wants, more than anything else, is for his god to Choose Someone Else. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. ![]() He wants to stop the persecution of a philosopher who has dared to suggest that, contrary to the Church's dogma, the Discworld really does go through space on the back of an enormous turtle (*). He wants to overthrow a huge and corrupt church. ![]() His god has spoken to him, admittedly while currently in the shape of a tortoise.īrutha is a simple lad. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Gothic philip fracassi![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Not since The Shining has the descent of a writer into madness been so masterfully rendered on the page." - Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Tome The New York Times calls his work "terrifically scary." Philip's work has been translated into multiple languages, and his stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare Magazine, and Black Static. His novels include A Child Alone with Strangers, and the upcoming Boys in the Valley. Philip Fracassi is the Bram Stoker-nominated author of the story collections Behold the Void (named "Collection of the Year" from This Is Horror) and Beneath a Pale Sky (named "Collection His new work will be a hit, and Tyson will do whatever it takes to protect his newfound success.Įven if it means the destruction of the ones he loves. ![]() But publishers are paying top dollar, convinced More disturbing than anything he's done before. Meanwhile, as Tyson begins to use his new desk, he begins acting. Help of a New York City private detective, she finally finds what she's been looking for. Seeking the whereabouts of a certain artifact her family has been hunting for centuries. To write another best-selling novel and prove his best years aren't behind him.Ī continent away, a mysterious woman makes inquiries with her sources around the world, On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks-a famous, but struggling, horror writer-receives an antiqueĭesk from his partner, Sarah, in the hopes it will rekindle his creative juices. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments The live ship traders![]() ![]() Possessing the scope and vision of Assassin's Apprentice and Royal Assassin, the first two books in Robin Hobb's debut trilogy, here is the final and perhaps most satisfying volume of this unique epic adventure. The ruthless pirate Kennit seeks a way to seize power over all the denizens of the Pirate Isles.and the first step of his plan requires him to capture his own liveship and bend it to his will. On Archive of Our Own (AO3), users can make profiles, create works and other Content, post comments, give Kudos, create Collections and Bookmarks, participate. For Althea's young nephew Wintrow, wrenched from his religious studies and forced to serve aboard ship, Vivacia is a life sentence.īut the fate of the Vestrit family-and the ship-may ultimately lie in the hands of an outsider. The fortunes of one of Bingtown's oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia.įor Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy unjustly denied her-a legacy she will risk anything to reclaim. ![]() Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships-rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments The Very First Christmas Stocking & the Gifts of the 7 Coins by Terry Paul LaFargue![]() ![]() Jerusha’s quest for a lost pirate trove was tortuous, involving treachery, adultery, murder, and ultimately, her own arranged marriage. In Woodford Park, a small seaside town, Angelica’s and Walter’s paths cross by accident, drawing them into discoveries about the town, themselves, and each other. ![]() The Memory Box: A Novel of Love, Regret and Memory An emotional novel about family bonds and the difficult pull between home and heritage. This Greek-American family saga follows a multigenerational story of love, loyalty, and culture. $14.95 paper (256p), ISBN 978-1-0īe the proverbial fly on the wall while 14 people clean skeletons out of their closets. As a result, a woman dies, his marriage is shattered, and the local African-American community protests.Ĭorner Confessions: Everyone Has a Secret. $17.88 paper (367p), ISBN 978-9-4Ī young scientist overlooks a crucial experiment. $14.95 paper (263p), ISBN 978-4-6Ī clandestine group uses elaborate hacking schemes to collect enough data to decide whether astrology is accurate. This suspenseful novel is about the devastating consequences of interracial love in the Jim Crow South.ĭavid John Jaegers. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments This poison heart by kalynn bayron![]() ![]() The woman in the braids took notice of me and her hands flew to her mouth as she inhaled sharply. There was one other person there, and she stood over Dr. Marie wasn’t struggling but she seemed upset. A tall woman with a head full of waist-length braids held Marie by her arm. Mo and Nyx were standing next to each other. I raced down the hall and into the front room. Grant was shouting, and suddenly, everything went quiet. I sat down in front of the altar and hung my head and cried until I felt like I couldn’t breathe.Ī commotion drew me out of my despair-Dr. I gazed up at Medea’s portrait, avoiding Jason’s branch of the tree. I weaved through the shattered remains of the apothecary and went into the room behind the hidden panel. The jar of oleander lay open on the ground and a large circle of blackened wood where Hecate had disappeared with my mom stained the ground by the door. ![]() Fragments of broken jars lay scattered on the splintered floor. “I need a minute.” I felt like I was trapped in a nightmare. I’ll check the hospitals and clinics, but he probably didn’t stick around.” “There’s also the issue of Karter, or whatever his real name was,” Dr. There were pins in that map behind my fireplace, but that was my only lead. ![]() ![]() “Where are the other four pieces? If Circe was looking and couldn’t find them, if nobody in this family has been able to find them after all this time, how are we supposed to locate four pieces in a month?” ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments K webster stroke of midnight![]() ![]() ![]() I struggled to connect to either Winston or Ash, and the plot seemed to just get more and more far-fetched and ridiculous as it went on. But this story is not a fairy-tale, and Ash is no princess, so who will be there to rescue her when it all comes crumbling down? Their twisted agreement gets more and more dirty and depraved, but Ash seems to be falling. He’s drawn to Ash, she speaks to him with no fear like the rest of the people in his world, and they strike up a deal, he can humiliate her in any way he wants, and she’ll set her fee each time. Desperate for a job, she begins cleaning Halcyon, the headquarters of the infamous Constantine family, but gets caught doing a bad job by the CEO, cruel, cold, and twisted Winston Constantine. Newly 18 Ash needs money for college after her father remarried and spent her college fund impressing his new bride. As a K Webster newbie, I knew she was known for her taboo topics, but this one was way more than I expected. I went into this book with such HIGH expectations, and to be honest, I was kind of surprised by the events that unfolded throughout. ![]() |