Shirley jackson castle6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She creates a game for herself as she walks through the village, and further explains in her narration how isolated her family is-they don’t accept mail or have a telephone, finding both “unbearable” for the past six years. Because Constance and Uncle Julian, the two other surviving members of her family, don’t leave the house, Merricat has to go into the village to run errands, which she is unhappy about. The reader also learns early on that Merricat and the remnants of her family lead a quite isolated life. The opening paragraph also establishes Merricat as an unusual teenager-she mentions wishing she were born a werewolf and liking Richard Plantagenet (a historical Duke of York) and the death-cup mushroom. In the opening paragraph, the reader learns several critical things about Merricat: she is eighteen (although, as we get a better sense of her, we see her often act younger), she lives with her sister Constance, who she’s fond of, and the rest of her immediate family is dead. The first chapter introduces the reader to the novel’s narrator, Mary Katherine Blackwood, who is nicknamed Merricat. ![]()
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Basketball Junkie by Chris Herren6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() In high school, he walked and played in the footsteps of his father who had been a captain and his older brother Mike who won back-to-back Massachusetts state titles. Unguarded ESPN Chris Herren T03:18:20.000Zįrom early on, there was immense pressure on the shoulders of Herren. The pride of Fall River, Mass., Herren’s meteoric rise to basketball stardom fell to the hands of a 10-plus year drug addiction that ended up nearly costing him his life. ![]() The ESPN “30 for 30” documentary Unguarded is a film that profiles the gripping real-life roller-coaster journey of former high school basketball standout Chris Herren. Once signed up for ESPN+, you can watch Unguarded on your computer via the ESPN website, or you can watch on your phone (iOS or Android), tablet, Roku, Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox One or other compatible streaming device via the ESPN app. It costs $4.99 per month, or if you also want Hulu and Disney+, you can get all three for $12.99 per month, which works out to 25 percent savings: ![]() How to Watch ‘Unguarded’ OnlineĮvery film in the complete 30 for 30 library, including Unguarded, can be watched with a subscription to ESPN+. The ESPN “30 for 30” documentary Unguarded profiles the gripping story of Chris Herren – a former high school basketball star who went on to play in the NBA and lost it all to a drug addiction that almost ended his life. ![]() Amartya sen poverty and famines pdf6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() He moved with his family to West Bengal in 1945. ![]() His father Ashutosh Sen was Professor of Chemistry at Dhaka University, Development Commissioner in Delhi and then Chairman of the West Bengal Public Service Commission. Sen's family was from Wari and Manikganj, Dhaka, both in present-day Bangladesh. The famed polymath and writer, Rabindranath Tagore, gave Amartya Sen his name ( Bengali: অমর্ত্য, romanized: ômorto, lit. The German Publishers and Booksellers Association awarded him the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his pioneering scholarship addressing issues of global justice and combating social inequality in education and healthcare.Īmartya Sen was born in a Bengali Hindu Baidya family in Santiniketan, Bengal, British India. ![]() He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 and India's highest civilian honour the Bharat Ratna the following year for his contribution to welfare economics. ![]() He formerly served as Master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory, development economics, public health, and measures of well-being of countries. From the BBC programme Start the Week, 7 January 2013Īmartya Kumar Sen ( Bengali: born 3 November 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the India, the United Kingdom and the United States. ![]() How to draw comics the marvel way6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Take the first real how-to-section where Stan is talking about building objects and making them solid from simple geometric shapes. And it feels dated, Marvel comics certainly don’t look like this any more (for shame!)Īnyway – heading in to the first section one and – I suspect because I’m older, and I’ve read a bunch of how to draw things, I’m seeing things in the art that aren’t at all explained by Stan but are pretty fundamental concepts. ![]() Probably down to Stan’s bombastic stylings where you might want some more thoughtful words from John Romita. It’s a slightly odd book, compared with a lot of other how to draw books. Starting with the grandaddy of them all – How to Draw Comics The Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema – this edition is Titan, 1986 – so I’ve carried it with me a long time. So I should make the effort, right?Īnd I am. I have an immense and somewhat impressive library of “How to Draw Books” which, I’ll be honest, I’ve barely read. ![]() Never never colleen hoover series6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Recommended!Ĭharlie and Silas have been best friends since they could walk and in love since they were fourteen… But since this morning they cannot remember anything of their past. Still, I can’t deny Never Never is an entertaining read that will leave you wanting for more. I’m so glad I have part two on my kindle as well so I can find out how the story continues! I sure hope the cliffhanger at the end of the second part won’t be as bad, because it will be a long wait for part three… That said, I’m not sure if I’m a big fan of the main characters and some of their actions don’t make a lot of sense (why o why don’t they hide the papers in their pockets for easy access?!). Colleen Hoover wrote this novella with Tarryn Fisher and together they created a very interesting story with an even more painful cliffhanger ending. I’ve never read anything by Colleen Hoover before because I’m not really into romance… But Never Never sounded like an interesting read so I decided to give it a go to get an idea of her work. I’ve had Never Never on my wishlist ever since I first heard about it last year. “How odd to be made of flesh, balanced on bone, and filled with a soul you’ve never met.” 2023 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge. ![]() ![]() ![]() 2017 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge. ![]() ![]() ![]() A musical version, 80 Days, with songs by Ray Davies of The Kinks and a book by playwright Snoo Wilson, directed by Des McAnuff, ran at the Mandell Weiss Theatre in San Diego from 23 August to 9 October 1988, receiving mixed responses from the critics.David Tennant stars in a 2021 television adaptation, Around the World in 80 Days. ![]() Sir Michael Palin partially attempted to recreate the journey for a documentary series: Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin.Pierce Brosnan starred in the 1989 mini series with Julia Nickson.Around the World with Willy Fog: A Spanish-Japanese animated television adaptation in 1983.Around the World in Eighty Days (1972 TV series): A 1972 Australian cartoon series.The book follows Phileas's son as he travels around the world by car instead of train, hence the longer time limit. The novel Around the World in 100 days by Gary Blackwood (2010) serves as a sequel to the events in 80 days. ![]() He chooses to take his recently hired servant, Jean Passepartout, on his peculiar adventure. Phileas Fogg bets £20,000 (around £2 million at current) that he is able to travel around the world in eighty days. ![]() Ebola by David Quammen6/28/2023 ![]() It is, as a matter of fact, on the bestseller list again right now, and the New Yorker (which long ago published the piece that led to the book) has been publishing Preston’s reporting on the current crisis. But they’re rather thin on the ground at the moment, and have their own drawbacks, too.Īll current writing on Ebola has to reckon with a single, largely outdated book: Richard Preston’s The Hot Zone, an instant No1 bestseller when it was published in 1994. So, better to stick to the actual published journalistic books about the matter. This is all grimly amusing stuff, and proof positive that a certain paranoid slice of the American public is descending into panic. ![]() The helpful “tips” such books provide include careful instructions on corpse disposal. They have titles like Ebola: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid and The Ebola Outbreak: How to Prepare, Protect, Diagnose, Treat, and Survive an Ebola Pandemic. Search for Ebola on Amazon and you’ll wade through a pack of self-published books by doomsday preppers who are convinced that the CDC is hiding the true spread of the outbreak from the American public. On the one hand, that’s self-publishing’s fault. ![]() ![]() Cashier, a Civil War soldier who might have identified as a trans man if he'd lived today. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there's something missing from history: someone like the two of them.Īmos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. He's been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. ![]() An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Selection * Golden Kite Award Winner * New York Public Library Best Books for Kids * ALA Booklist Top 10 First Novels for Youth * Jane Addams Award finalist * Lambda Literary Award FinalistĪ heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves-perfect for fans of Dear Sweet Pea and From the Desk of Zoe Washington.Īmos Abernathy lives for history. ![]() Coffee gets cold6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Second, if you prefer to get your coffee fix via cold brew, you can even make your own spiced concentrate to pair with it. In addition, Dessaix shares other great ways to integrate spices into different styles of brews.įirst, if you’re prepping milk-based coffee such as lattes and cappuccinos, he says that ground spices would be great to add to the milk itself-whether pre-steaming, as a final touch (yes, this is an exception to our earlier rule), or both. When you add spices to coffee grounds before you brew them, an entirely new flavor profile presents itself: The result is balanced, uniform, and (perhaps most importantly) free from any weird chunks of cinnamon, nutmeg, or cloves floating around. But according to coffee experts, this is not the optimal way to infuse the taste of your favorite spice into your morning mug. ![]() ![]() But it turns out that many of us have largely been missing out on one simple tactic that gives us that much-needed caffeine fix, plus extra flavors and impressive health benefits to boot: adding spices to our coffee grounds.Ĭhances are, you've dabbled in drinking spiced coffee in the past-shaking a jar of cinnamon over an already-made oat milk latte or americano is quite the common practice. Is there anything better than waking up to a freshly brewed cup, or opening your fridge to see a caffeine-dense cold brew waiting to be poured over ice? If you asked me at any point in my decades-long history as a daily coffee drinker, I’d have probably said no. ![]() The Art of War by Shane Clester6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() I know that Smarter Comics are “comics that make you smarter” but I thought the quiz at the end was a bit much (but not enough to change my rating). I think that the Smarter Comics version of The Art of War is a great way to get a basic understanding of The Art of War or a great starting point for any one who thinks they might be interested in reading a more “complete” version later. So it's more of a “short stories” comic book. The illustrations were well done and the “characters” and “story” changes for different “lessons” that are presented in the book. It only took about 30 minutes to read and I have to admit I was a bit surprised at the quantity and quality of Sun Tzu's philosophy that was in this (comic) book. ![]() I wasn't sure what to expect from a comic book version, but I thought it was a great idea. I have read a couple other versions of The Are of War, which I enjoyed a lot. ![]() |