“ The Weight of the Stars is one of the most gentle, gracious, and, overall, kind books that I’ve read all year … It’s starlight on broken concrete, it’s flowers on a broken rooftop, and it’s a masterpiece.” ―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway “A haunting story that bravely explores friendship and mental illness.” ― Kirkus Reviews A haunting and provocative read that will keep teens riveted.” ― School Library Journal Like Libba Bray’s Going Bovine, Ancrum delves into the blurry space between reality and madness. “Reluctant reader―friendly flash fiction and packs a punch despite its brevity. “Teen fans of moody psychological horror will be entranced.” ―Booklist A haunting story that bravely explores friendship and mental illness.” ― Kirkus Reviews “An eerie piece of realistic fiction whose characters revel in intense emotions. “Give this to readers who like complex, experimental fictions about intense relationships that acquire mythic resonance.” ―The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “An eerie and mesmerizing thriller that questions the space where reality and perception overlap, The Wicker King is a spine-tingling read that will have you riveted.” ―Caleb Roerhrig, author of Last Seen Leaving and White Rabbit
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The reader was alright, but the book itself was fascinating. This is one of the most profound books I've have ever listened to. Unfortunately, I am a bourgeoisie bitch cloaking myself in cashmere and not a mangy wolf from the steppes. Somedays, I wonder if I had my druthers I'd be a shepherd and write poetry on rocks. It depends, I guess, on what part of me is dominating at the time, which of my selves is dislocated and which is demanding the most. There are parts of me that get super irritated by Hesse and parts of me that absolutely love him. You will either spill your drink or spill your blood or lose every printed word, the hot water erasing pages and pickling your fingers, toes and time. This isn't a book you want to read in a hot bath with scotch in one hand and a razor blade in the other. Hesse's novels seem to flirt between the edge of memoir, scripture, prose poem and Eastern philosophy tract. Just like it is better to save King Lear for late in one's life, it is better to save Steppenwolf for those crisis years of the midlife. Unable to exist in hot or cold of the absolutes he tries to find his way between the extremes in the comfortable center. This midpoint between birth and death where man is trapped alone. There is this bourgeoisie period in every man's life. Save this Hesse novel for your midlife crisis. Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.
Before I sink any deeper into this dangerous attraction, I need to solve this murder and get back on the road. My Killer Vacation is the best mix of a murder mystery almost rom-com book that features a grumpy hero and a sunshine heroine that together just work so well. In other words, the insatiable hunger and protectiveness she is waking up in me is a threat to my peace of mind. She’s also brave and beautiful and reminds me of the home I left behind three years ago. Sure, she’s stubborn, distracting and can’t stay out of harm’s way. An all-new, spicy murder mystery from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer. Although…it is becoming less and less of a hardship to have her around. I’m just here to do a job, not babysit an amateur sleuth. Not to mention a fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders.Ī brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary schoolteacher: the murder-solving team no one asked for, but thanks to these pesky attempts on my life, we’re stuck together, come hell or high tide. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to catch the killer and refuses to believe I can be helpful, despite countless hours of true crime podcast listening. It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod-just me and my beloved brother-but discovering a corpse in our rental house really throws a wrench into our tanning schedule. Mythago Wood: Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and none remain unchanged. Stand alone or series: The original and its sequel after 25 years Publishing Date: 1984 (first edition) 09 July 2009 (new edition) – 15 July 2009 We welcome Gav to the Book Smugglers – here is what he has to say: Gav, not only said yes but went beyond the call of duty by reading the first book as well! Gav runs a really good Speculative Fiction blog called NextRead (which recently went through a makeover by the way, and looks FAB) and we thought he would be a perfect fit – for the book and for our blog. As it is against our credo to leave books gathering dust in our shelves if it can be avoided, we conferred and decided to invite our buddy Gav to read the book and review it for us. We both wanted to read it but given our YA Month schedule, we realised we wouldn’t be able to, at least not so soon. Today we have something different: a while back we received a review copy of a Fantasy novel called Avilion by Robert Holdstock – we fell in love with the cover and with the blurb and after doing a bit of research we found out that the novel was a sequel to what many consider a classic in the genre, Mythago Wood, published 25 years ago. Secondary characters add humor and balance.,Crutcher uses dark humor and self-deprecation effectively to avoid maudlin situations, and teens will appreciate the respectful tone of the work."- Chris Shoemaker, New York Public Library "Emotionally spare but deeply touching, the relationship between Ben and his brother will resonate with many readers, while others may find the several strong father figures comforting. Ben’s intelligence, zeal and sarcastic humor not only win him friends and help him cope with his diagnosis they also make for an engaging narrative that balances wit with pathos." -NORAH PIEHL, Bookpage "Crutcher revisits many of his familiar themes-death, child molestation, censorship and sports-but does so in the context of a startlingly heartrending plot that manages to be simultaneously wise, thought-provoking, occasionally maddening and frequently very, very funny. Do what you love.”-is delivered inside an entertaining, thought-provoking tearjerker. " The message at the core of Crutcher’s latest-“Life’s short. But the narrative never drowns in a sea of woe. "Crutcher’s oeuvre is full of plot-heavy novels the issues crammed into this one include alcoholism, child molestation, absent/abusive parents, bigotry, teenage motherhood and depression. Spark: What can someone expect to find in this book?ĭu Mez: I described this as my book on white evangelical masculinity and militarism. The book has received national and international media attention, and Du Mez has been interviewed by NPR and BBC Radio, among others. This book doesn’t have all the answers, but it opens up a conversation,” said Du Mez. “If we’re not actually understanding what has happened and perhaps where things have gone wrong, we will not be properly equipped to participate in the renewal of all things. From a historical perspective, Du Mez examines the anti-communist crusade of the 1960s to the evangelical support of President Donald Trump. The book is a comprehensive history of masculinity in white evangelical culture. The result is her recently released book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. This idea intrigued Du Mez, and she continued to dig deeper into the history of gender in the evangelical tradition. The best-selling book encouraged Christian men to be warriors. After class, a few male students told her she needed to read the book Wild at Heart by John Eldridge. Back in 2005, history professor Kristin Kobes Du Mez lectured on gender and how gender works in history. Het heen en weer van de alternerende vertelwijze geeft de verraderlijke overgang te zien van inzicht naar verblinding, van erbarmen naar ijdelheid: de tragiek van de strevende mens. Publieke werken is een uiterst strak gecomponeerde historische roman. Vanaf dat moment slaan beide verhaallijnen ineen tot één grote intrige, en houden de twee hoofdpersonen elkaar onbedoeld vast in een wederzijdse wurggreep, die ook de lezer zal benauwen, tot de bevrijdende finale aan toe: Amerika. Wanneer hij ontdekt dat die jongeman, anders dan hijzelf, een universitaire graad in de farmacie bezit, besluit hij zijn ambitie te verschuiven van het medische, waarin hij toch al overvleugeld is, naar het medemenselijke: het gebrek in een naburig turfstekengehucht is groot de mensen zouden eigenlijk moeten worden verplaatst, maar dat kost een vermogen - precies het vermogen dat Walter Vedder wel voor zijn huis meent te kunnen bedingen. In dezelfde tijd, maar dan in Hoogeveen, krijgt zijn neef, de oude apotheker Anijs, een nieuwe concurrent. De Amsterdamse vioolbouwer Walter Vedder leest in de krant dat er op de plaats van zijn huis een groot hotel gebouwd gaat worden, en onmiddellijk begrijpt hij de kracht van zijn onderhandelingspositie tegenover de Nv Victorie Hotel, die hem immers zal moeten uitkopen. The Alcotts stayed in a house on Bedford Street while repairs were being made. Consequently, the Alcotts named the property "Orchard House." Initially, Orchard house was too dilapidated for them to move in immediately. At the time of purchase the site included two early eighteenth-century houses on a 12-acre (49,000m 2) apple orchard. They moved into Orchard House-which was then a two-story clapboard farmhouse-in the spring of 1858. The Alcotts returned to Concord once again in 1857. The family returned in 1845 and purchased a house named "Hillside," but left again in 1852, selling to Nathaniel Hawthorne, who renamed it The Wayside. The Alcotts had first moved to Concord in 1840, although they left in 1843 to start Fruitlands, a utopian agrarian commune in nearby Harvard. The house was first built sometime between 16. The four daughters- Anna (the oldest), Louisa (one year younger), Elizabeth (three years younger than Louisa), and Abigail (the youngest, five years younger than Elizabeth)-lived in Orchard House from 1858 to 1877. It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), who wrote and set her novel Little Women (1868–69) there. Orchard House is a historic house museum in Concord, Massachusetts, United States, opened to the public on May 27, 1912. As such, the book will not only appeal to researchers and professionals with an interest in touch and blindness, but also to a wider audience of cognitive psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists working in the field of perception. A significant characteristic of research on touch and imagery in congenitally blind individuals is that it speaks to the basic nature of spatial imagery and the importance and necessity - or lack thereof - of specific visual sensory experience for the acquisition of knowledge about space, spatial layout, and picture perception. A distinctive feature of the book is the inclusion of the practical applications of research in this area. Heller Debates in Psychology Also of Interest How Implicit Is Implicit Learning Dianne C. The volume includes chapters on sensory aspects of touch, perception in blind individuals, multimodal relations and their implications for instruction and development, and new technology, including sensory aids and virtual touch. Touch, Representation, and Blindness Edited by Morton A. With an emphasis on cognitive and neuroscientific approaches, it encompasses a wide-ranging discussion of the theoretical issues in the field of touch perception and blindness. This book reviews the considerable body of research that has been done to evaluate the touch skills of blind people. |