5/30/2023 0 Comments Ball lightning cixin liu review![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If Liu’s name sounds familiar to you now, it’s probably because he was the first Chinese author to win a Hugo award for his novel THE THREE BODY PROBLEM, the first book in The Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy.īALL LIGHTNING is Liu’s most recent offering to be published in the US, although it was originally published over a decade ago (2005) in China. If Cixin Liu’s name sounded familiar to you a few years ago, it might have been because you were following the speculative fiction scene in China, where Liu has won multiple Galaxy and Xingyun Awards (equivalent to winning multiple Hugos and Nebulas, respectively). You’re probably going to do this anyways, so instead of leaving halfway through the review I’ll suggest now that you type ‘ball lightning’ into Youtube/Wikipedia and get it out of your system. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments The spark vi keeland vk![]() ![]() ![]() Until I realized I’d left my cell phone behind at the table. My heart ricocheted against my ribs as we drove down the block–but at least I’d escaped unscathed. As I bolted for the door, I might’ve plucked a few bottles of expensive champagne off the tables I passed, all while the gorgeous, angry groomsman was hot on my tail. Once caught, I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. I figured she owed me an expensive night out, but I guess, technically, I was crashing the wedding. You see, that unexpected invitation I received? Well, it hadn’t actually been addressed to me–it was sent to my ex-roommate who’d bounced a check for two months’ rent and moved out in the middle of the night. Though the fun came to a screeching halt when Hudson figured out I wasn’t who I’d said I was. But our connection was intense, and I was having a great time. ![]() I knew it wasn’t a good idea to get involved with him, considering the wedding I was at. He asked me to dance, and our chemistry was off the charts. Hudson was a groomsman and quite possibly the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on. I’d received an unexpected invitation to one of the swankiest venues in the city. The first time I met Hudson Rothschild was at a wedding. A new, sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments New Science by Giambattista Vico![]() ![]() ![]() Principles of a New Science Concerning the Nature of the Nations, Through Which the Principles of a New System of the Natural Law of the Gentes are Retrieved does not fit very well on a book’s front cover.Ī small number of Vico connoisseurs have persistently claimed that the 1725 version of the Scienza nuova- dubbed the Scienza nuova prima by Vico himself in his Autobiography-is a more readable text, and a more illuminating guide to its author’s intentions, than the better known 1744 edition. Understandably, the editors of the series in which this serviceable translation appears (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) decided not to go with the text’s full title. Composed in 1725 but never before published in a full-length English edition, The First New Science is Leon Pompa’s translation of the first version of the master work that Vico wrote and rewrote until his death in 1744. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Patrimony by philip roth![]() ![]() Among other commendations he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the International Man Booker Prize, twice the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award, and presented with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal by Presidents Clinton and Obama, respectively. Roth’s lasting contribution to literature was widely recognised throughout his lifetime, both in the US and abroad. Roth was the author of thirty-one books, including those that were to follow the fortunes of Nathan Zuckerman, and a fictional narrator named Philip Roth, through which he explored and gave voice to the complexities of the American experience in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Ten years later, the publication of his fourth novel, Portnoy’s Complaint, brought Roth both critical and commercial success, firmly securing his reputation as one of America’s finest young writers. ![]() In 1959, Roth published Goodbye, Columbus – a collection of stories, and a novella – for which he received the National Book Award. ![]() After graduating from Weequahic High School in 1950, he attended Bucknell University, Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago, where he received a scholarship to complete his M.A. The second child of second-generation Americans, Bess and Herman Roth, Roth grew up in the largely Jewish community of Weequahic, a neighbourhood he was to return to time and again in his writing. Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey on 19 March 1933. ![]() ![]() I think the author does a great job of keeping the series light and fun for middle-grade readers but still showing that teens can do hard things and face hard things, but it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom-a great ending to a fun series. ![]() The connection to the spin-off about Pinki becoming queen is blended nicely into this story, so we are set up for coming next. I would like to see a more substantial conflict with Sesha as they have been a threat from the first book, and that conflict sort of fizzles out and gets lost in the various other side stories. I would like to have that broadened to explore the other problems teens struggle with to make the characters more identifiable. The Chaos Curse (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond 3) - Kindle edition by DasGupta, Sayantani, DasGupta, Sayantani. The book has the character work through prejudices which is an issue all people struggle with. ![]() In this final book, our main character Kiran has secured her confidence as a heroine and needs to combine that with teamwork. The author gives us references to where the stories come from in the back of the book. ![]() The story's chaos fits well with the title chaos curse, and the nature of the disorder with the multiverse lends itself well to the blending of the various tales. Creating order out of chaos has frightening consequences in this New York Times bestselling series Kiranmala must leave the Kingdom Beyond and travel to her hometown of Parsippany to save Prince Lal, who has been spirited to the unlikeliest of places a tree in the yard of her best-enemy-for-life. The fun mixture of different stories blended into this book makes for an adventure of catching all of them they even snuck in a princess bride reference. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Will grayson will grayson about![]() ![]() On his way to the car, Will sees Tiny talking with Clint.Will doesn't see Jane all day, but after his last class, he unlocks his locker and-voilà-his coat is stuffed inside.Jane is cold because it's winter in Chicago and they are all standing outside, so Will offers her his jacket as they head inside. Just then Jane and Tiny show up and Clint heads off (because no one messes with Tiny Cooper).He also asks if Will is going to play himself in the gayest musical ever-because Clint is a jerkface. The next morning at school, Clint (one of Will's former friends) comes up to Will to let him know that Tiny is going to talk to the student council about getting funding for Tiny Dancer.His parents probably do know better than him. Lots of kids wouldn't listen when their parents try to steer them toward the same career that they have, but Will is different.Wouldn't that be a nice way to spend your future, son? ![]() ![]() It seems there's a nice program at Northwestern where Will can attend both college and medical school at the same time. Will doesn't have much going on that weekend, but his dad pulls him aside on Sunday night to discuss THE FUTURE (yes, all caps-you know how dads can be). ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Jen deluca well met series![]() ![]() But when her time on the road is over, will Lulu go with her gut, or are she and Dex destined for separate paths? The stresses of her old lifestyle fade away as she learns to trust her intuition and follow her heart instead of her head. But when Lulu proves indifferent to his many plaid charms and a shake-up threatens the fate of the band, Dex must confront something he never has before: his future.įorced to spend days and nights together on the road, Lulu’s interest in the kilted bad boy grows as he shows her a side of himself no one else has seen. The only drawback? Dex MacLean: a guitarist with a killer smile, the Casanova of the Faire… and her traveling companion for the summer.ĭex has never had to work for much in his life, and why should he? Touring with his brothers as The Dueling Kilts is going great, and he always finds a woman at every Faire. Lulu’s cousin Mitch introduced her to the world of Renaissance Faires, and when she spies one at a time just when she needs an escape, she leaps into the welcoming environment of turkey legs, taverns, and tarot readers. ![]() The Renaissance Faire is on the move, and Lulu and Dex are along for the ride, in the next utterly charming rom-com from Jen DeLuca.Ī high-powered attorney from a success-oriented family, Louisa "Lulu" Malone lives to work, and everything seems to be going right, until the day she realizes it’s all wrong. ![]() Also in this series: Well Met, Well Played, Well Matched ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The original purpose that Truman had to educate them in advance of possibly becoming president has morphed somewhat. ![]() They focus on global hotspots to inform the candidates about the major issues that are out there. On the intelligence briefings received by presidential candidates: "These briefings for candidates are classified, but they are overviews.Priess and Morell also discuss the process for briefing presidential candidates and concerns about the politicization of intelligence. Priess, whose book "The President's Book of Secrets" delves into the history and recipients of the top-secret document, explains how it evolved, what goes into producing it, and how presidents have consumed it. In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell interviews David Priess, former daily intelligence briefer, CIA officer and now chief operating officer of the Lawfare Institute, about the history, content and aim of the President's Daily Brief (PDB), one of the intelligence community's most valuable and highly classified products. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde![]() ![]() And on top of everything else, the Jellyman is coming to town. ![]() As Jack and Mary stumble around the streets of Reading in Jack's Lime Green Austin Allegro, the clues pile up, but Jack has his own problems to deal with. Jasper Ffordes bestselling Thursday Next series has delighted readers of every genre with its literary derring-do and brilliant flights of fancy. ![]() Following the pathologist's careful reconstruction of Humpty's shell, Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his Sergeant Mary Mary are soon grappling with a sinister plot involving cross-border money laundering, the illegal Bearnaise sauce market, corporate politics and the cut and thrust world of international Chiropody. ![]() Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favourite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Detailed Review Summary of The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy Book Summary and Study Guide Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The Big Over Easy Fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters litter the pages of the story of Inspector Jack Spratt, Nursery Crimes Division. It's Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs - and no one can remember the last sunny day. Michael J Ritchie Crime, Fantasy, Humour comedy, crime, england, funny, humpty dumpty. Independent Bookshop Editions and Autographed Books The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde (2005). ![]() ![]() It was heady stuff at the time, and circuses owned an exclusive corner of the entertainment market. The atmosphere under the tent was electric, with real performers and real animals executing larger-than-life tricks right in front of the audience. ![]() The circus was the only entertainment of its kind, thrilling audiences with new experiences and feats they’d never seen before. Clowns, jungle animals, and rare, exotic people rounded out the bill. Trick riders atop well-trained horses performed remarkable feats and thrilled audiences with their precision. The mainstay of the circus was the equestrian acts. When a circus company arrived in a new place, the acts and animals paraded through the town, firing people’s imaginations and enticing them to follow the parade back to the performance tent. ![]() Few had the means to attend the theater and the concept of “entertainment” was usually confined to people finding ways to amuse themselves within the drawing-rooms and parlors of individual homes.īut quiet American life changed the moment the traveling circus came into town (click on any of the images in this post to see a larger version). At the time Isabella Alden wrote her books, there were no movie theaters, telephones, radios or televisions. ![]() |