6/10/2023 0 Comments Floriography by Sally Coulthard![]() ![]() ![]() And from there each entry is then provided with its own two page or four page entry for each plant, which aren't alphabetized.Įach individualized entry is then provided with the name of the flower followed by a bit of a poem or quote that includes the name of the author as well as the date of that writing. The book is organized into groups of twenty-five (13, 12 then 13, 12) while each of these sections are then further separated by a collective page of various plants all meaning the same sentiment to one degree or another. As such readers of all grades will find something worth reading about when they open this book. Instead have you wondered about floral symbolism, floral history, floral lore and even/or floral language whether it may be Elizabethan, modern or your usual Victorian? This book will have it covered to a certain degree.įloriography isn't a comprehensive book since it only covers fifty known flowers although many are quite well-known to even those who may have limited plant knowledge. This is not another floral language book focusing on just Victorian flower language meanings, which means that it is already getting brownie points for being original. ![]()
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![]() When we think of inheritance, we think of heirlooms and objects we can hold but not things that fundamentally change us. ![]() I make it clear that it isn’t the language with which people talk about Partition but with which they pass down Partition.Īs for the word inheritance, when I started working on my first book Remnants of a Separation, it became very clear that Partition was an invisible inheritance. With Partition specifically, you are actually putting the blocks for a new language to talk about this inherited loss. We are unequipped to discuss it, so we often don’t. We are just not given the vocabulary of talking about trauma or about historical events which are also personal legacies. I was always clear that when you speak with someone about Partition, you are building a new language that did not exist before. Edited excerpts from a conversation with Malhotra: ![]() ![]() The oral historian and writer has now released the sequel, titled In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition.įor her second book, the Delhi-based author spent years interviewing different generations of people from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and their respective diaspora to examine the impact of the largest refugee crises in history had on them. In 2019, Aanchal Malhotra made a stunning debut with Remnants of a Separation that revisited the Partition through objects that the refugees carried with them across the border - the book was shortlisted for a number of literary awards. ![]() ![]() ![]() It seamlessly interweaves past and present, exploring a race of beings that live by different principles from humans but ultimately value loyalty. Their struggle to serve in the court of the czar while blending in and to survive amid those who fear and wish to annihilate them will take Peter and Elena across Russia, Europe, and, ultimately, the centuries, to the modern day. Russia, 1725: Peter and Elena, two humanlike mechanical beings, are brought to life under the watchful guise of Peter the Great. ![]() Ingeniously hidden inside the ancient doll is a lost message addressed to the court of Peter the Great, czar of Russia. The mechanical doll, June believes, is proof of a living race of automatons that walk undetected among us to this day. ![]() ![]() In the rugged landscape of Eastern Oregon, a young scientist named June uncovers an exquisite artifact - a 300-year-old mechanical doll whose existence seems to validate her obsession with a harrowing story she was told by her grandfather many years earlier. An epic, ingenious new thriller from the New York Times best-selling author of Robopocalypse, The Clockwork Dynasty weaves a riveting path through history and a race of humanlike machines that have been hiding among us for untold centuries. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Free by Chris Anderson![]() I’ll be honest: I wasn’t sure that Free could sustain my interest for 250 pages.Īnderson painstakingly details the evolution of Free (a concept that he capitalizes throughout the book). Plus, everyone seems to be talking about this book and I had watched an interview with Anderson on C-SPAN a few weeks ago. I base this assertion on paying attention to the technology and business worlds over the past five years. ![]() I admit that I was a bit cynical going in, already believing that I understood the concept of Free quite well. To cut to the chase, it is an exceptionally well-written, well-researched, and important book. Equipped with more time than I anticipated, I recently read Chris Anderson’s Free: The Future of a Radical Price. ![]() My recent back injury only increased the amount of time I had to attack my reading list. ![]() I try to stay on top of influential books these days, especially as summer gives way to fall and colder weather invariably limits my outdoor activities. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments White hot kiss book series![]() ![]() ![]() Though Layla knows she should stay away, it's tough when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue. Then she meets Roth-a demon who claims to know her secrets. And even though Zayne is a Warden, part of the race of gargoyles tasked with keeping humanity safe, Layla's kiss will kill anything with a soul-including him. Trouble is, Zayne treats Layla like a sister-and Layla is a half demon, half gargoyle with abilities no one else possesses. Every page left me wanting more."- New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer From the author of From Blood and Ash, one kiss is enough to kill in this instant New York Times bestselling start to the Dark Elements series… Layla just wants to fit in at school and go on a date with Zayne, whom she's crushed on since forever. Her characters will grab hold of your heart and refuse to let go. Armentrout is a master of weaving rich contemporary realism with magic and mayhem. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Shelly crane books in order![]() ![]() **A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchance for an honest review.**īefore I go into detail, I want to say I do like the story line in this book. Can Caleb save her or will they be forced to live without each other after just finding one another? Now, not only has her dad come out of his depression to be a father again, and a pain as well, but Caleb’s enemies know he’s imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their abilities and take her from him. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes unlike anything she’s ever felt before and she needs the touch of his skin to survive. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she never knew existed. ![]() ![]() ![]() They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. She saves his life and instantly knows there’s something about him that’s intriguing but she is supposed to be on her way to a date with his cousin. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has. Her mom left, her dad is depressed, she’s graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped her for a college football scholarship. Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who’s had a bad year. Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author has written nonfiction books for children about this era ( Cleopatra Rules!, 2010, etc.), and here the historical context and characters are well drawn. The sadistic family plotting in Octavianus’ compound makes for intriguing storytelling, and Cleopatra Selene’s loneliness, terror and ultimate bravery are well developed. Yet she’s just not believable as a brainy 25th-century-BCE princess, exhibiting a 21st-century naïveté (especially regarding espionage) and the subtlety of a school bus. The first-person narration follows Cleopatra Selene from age 7 to 16 as she grows politically savvy, falls in love and sets her own course. ![]() Following in a parent’s footsteps is never easy…especially when your parents are Cleopatra and Mark Antony.įrom the little known about the lives of Cleopatra Selene and her two brothers, taken to Rome after the deaths of their parents to live in the emperor’s compound, Shecter has written an entertaining but ultimately thin first novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are more layers to its narrative and its mystery (in large part because it's a puzzle deliberately crated to deceive rather than a set of mysterious circumstances). Its cast is bigger, rounder, and more diverse, with tougher issues to deal with alongside the mystery. ![]() ![]() I'm not claiming that The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) is clearly better than Raskin's Newbery-winner. Yes, I like it better than The Westing Game. When it comes to Ellen Raskin mystery novels involving word games, multimillion-dollar inheritances derived from household products, inappropriate engagements, assumed identities, sudden deaths, an epilogue stretching years into the future, and children and adults detecting together, I'm fondest of The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel). ![]() ![]() Carroll Quigley died 3 January 1977, Washington, D.C. Professor Quigley was also active in the areas of consulting and lecturing for various Federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense Industrial College of the Armed Forces the Congressional Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration the Smithsonian Institution the State Department Foreign Service Institute and the Department of the Navy "SEAbed" Project. The collection comprises correspondence between Quigley and his publishers regarding these two works. Quigley is the author of two books: "The Evolution of Civilizations" and "Tragedy and Hope: The World in Our Times," both works published by the Macmillan Company. From 1941 until his death in 1977, Quigley served on the faculty of Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service. From 1938 to 1941, he taught in the areas of History, Government, and Economics at Harvard. ![]() From 1935 to 1937, Quigley was an Instructor in History at Princeton University. He was educated at the Boston Latin School and Harvard University A.B. Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time is a work of history written by former Georgetown University professor and historian Carroll Quigley. ![]() Carroll Quigley, historian and professor emeritus, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, 9 November 1910. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Amora montara![]() She strikes a deal with Bastian, a mysterious pirate: he’ll help her prove she’s fit to rule, if she’ll help him reclaim his stolen magic.īut sailing the kingdom holds more wonder-and more peril-than Amora anticipated. When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy’s dangerous soul magic. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it’s never been a choice. ![]() Maas’s Throne of Glass series.Īs princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer-the master of souls. Set in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath the sea, mermaids seek vengeance with song, and magic is a choice, Adalyn Grace’s All the Stars and Teeth is a thrilling fantasy for fans of Stephanie Garber’s Caraval and Sarah J. We will be hosting this virtual event on Instagram Live!Īdalyn Grace will be in conversation with Laura Graveline. ![]() |