5/26/2023 0 Comments Thief of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest![]() ![]() ![]() Even though I've never read another adaptation of "Aladdin," the first two books in this trilogy did not feel fresh or original because they shared more traits with "Cinderella" or "The Princess and the Pea," in which a young woman must prove herself worthy of a prince's hand and does so in an unexpected way, than the story of "Aladdin." Many authors use these competitions as a way of introducing other princesses whose stories they intend to write about in future books, but that doesn't make it any less of a cliché.Īdelaide is tossed into the competition for Prince Cyaxares by a wicked sorceress named Nariman who sends her to steal back a lamp that she claims the king stole from her. Sadly, that turned out to be the exact plot of Thief of Cahraman and Prince of Cahraman. ![]() I was hoping that the gender swap would give Adelaide a chance to go after her prince and win him over with the help of a little magic instead of needing to compete for him with a bunch of catty noble girls like in so many other princess books. While she does start out as a thief who steals to survive, her story doesn't involve many genies or wishes until it gets toward the end. The Thief of Cahraman trilogy tells the story of Adelaide, who is a female version of Aladdin. ![]()
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5/26/2023 0 Comments Wild West Days by David C. King![]() Standing an imposing 6 feet, 2 inches tall, Reeves achieved celebrity status for his work in Indian Territory. Notorious outlaw Belle Star even surrendered after learning that he had a warrant for her arrest. ![]() Still, many of Reeves' exploits seem made for TV. "This is the guy the Lone Ranger was based on, who got whitewashed out of history, and I just can't wait to get on that horse and tell this story," Oyelowo said in a Paramount+ video announcing the planned series. Although historian Martin Grams has debunked the theory, many still believe that Reeves was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.Ĭount the star of "1883: The Bass Reeves Story" among them. ![]() Reeves was one of the first - but probably not the first - Black deputy marshals west of the Mississippi River. Why is the Bass Reeves series culturally significant? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The two of them find themselves arguing more often than not, but pretending to be besotted with each other to keep her father in the dark. Clarissa doesn't want to go to her Great Aunt Aggie's, and Matthew still needs to acquire a wife, so he proposes a deal: if she will help him learn some of the finer points of the courtship ritual, he will not tell her father that she turned down his offer of marriage, which will buy her some time to figure out Plan B. ![]() Her refusal leaves them both at loose ends. He wants a marriage that is actually a business arrangement, with no attachment, romantic or otherwise. ![]() He is beautiful - a Corinthian - but emotionless. Her father finally gives her an ultimatum: marry Matthew Carstairs, the Earl of Langdon, or go to live as an indentured servant with her Great Aunt Agatha in Yorkshire.Ĭlarissa agrees to meet Lord Langdon, but she turns down his proposal flat. Her father is beyond ready for her to be married and out of his house (she's already had 4 Seasons on the marriage mart), but she will agree to nothing less than a love match. This is a delightful, easy read and the perfect way to start my personal mini-challenge this year of reading traditional Regency romances. ![]() ![]() The book has been praised for its depth and understanding about the people, the culture, giving a flavor of the various South American countries. He endures harsh climates, including the extreme altitude of Peru and the Bolivian Plateau, meets the author Jorge Luis Borges in Buenos Aires and is reunited with long lost family in Ecuador. Theroux then proceeds to Colombia and then over the Andes and finally reaches the small town of Esquel in Patagonia. He ended his transit of Central America in Panama where he takes the short train ride across the isthmus. He then flies to Costa Rica where he takes the train to Limón and Puntarenas. This book tells the story of Paul Therouxs journey from his home in Boston, Massachusetts to the foot of South America, in 1978. He then takes the train south into Guatemala and then El Salvador where he goes to a soccer match and is amazed by the violence. He then crosses the border and takes a train south through Mexico to Veracruz where he meets a woman looking for her long-lost lover. Starting out from his home town in Massachusetts, via Boston and Chicago, Theroux travels by train across the North American plains to Laredo, Texas. The Old Patagonian Express (1979) is a written account of a journey taken by novelist Paul Theroux. ![]() 5/26/2023 0 Comments Edward gorey amphigorey too![]() John Garvey, was a nineteenth-century greeting card illustrator, from whom he claimed to have inherited his talents.įrom 1934 to 1937, Gorey attended public school in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Illinois, where his classmates included Charlton Heston, Warren MacKenzie, and Joan Mitchell. Gorey's maternal great-grandmother, Helen St. His stepmother was Corinna Mura (1910–1965), a cabaret singer who had a small role in Casablanca as the woman playing the guitar while singing " La Marseillaise" at Rick's Café Américain. His father remarried in 1952 when he was 27. His parents, Helen Dunham (née Garvey) and Edward Leo Gorey, divorced in 1936 when he was 11. ![]() His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.Įdward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest, Mystery!Įdward St. Writer, illustrator, poet, costume designer ![]() Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.Īrt Institute of Chicago, Harvard University ![]() ![]() ![]() One is noticeable in the timeline at the back of the book. I'd say this book does a good job of explaining the history of the Beatles to children in just over 100 pages. It can't be too complicated or too long, but you don't want to skimp out on or downplay the important facts. Enjoyable read for anyone and even rabid Beatles fans. ![]() I found this to be well written and presented the major facts about each of the members of the Fab Four and what they accomplished as a band as well as through the breakup of the Beatles and the launches of their individual careers great as an overview or refresher for other books that have been written about the Beatles and the stories behind each of the individual members. I thought I knew a lot about the Beatles since I was there to witness their rise and enjoy their music when it was new. The author explores and shares what the musical influences and personal backgrounds of each of them were as well as former band members who left earlier. The Beatles, aka The Fab Four, were probably my favorite band when they came upon the scene and are definitely at the top of my charts even today. The author shares details about the lives of the members of the Beatles and how they got together to form and name the band. ![]() Who Were the Beatles? by Geoff Edgers is a short but fact-filled book in the award-winning "Who Was." series targeted specifically for the youth market. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was determined to make poverty in the United States visible and his observations and analyses have had a profound effect on our country, radically changing how we view the poor and the policies we employ to help them. ![]() Harrington shed light on the lives of the poor–from farm to city–and the social forces that relegated them to their difficult situations. When Michael Harrington’s masterpiece, The Other America, was first published in 1962, it was hailed as an explosive work and became a galvanizing force for the war on poverty. This illuminating, profoundly moving classic is still all too relevant for today’s America. This anniversary edition includes Michael Harrington’s essays on poverty in the 1970s and ’80s as well as a new introduction by Harrington’s biographer, Maurice Isserman. In the fifty years since it was published, The Other America has been established as a seminal work of sociology. You can read this before The Other America: Poverty in the United States PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. ![]() Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Other America: Poverty in the United States written by Michael Harrington which was published in 1962–. Brief Summary of Book: The Other America: Poverty in the United States by Michael Harrington ![]() ![]() This book is a joy-fun and of the utmost importance. ![]() Part operating manual for designers and part manifesto on the power of designing for people, The Design of Everyday Things is even more relevant today than it was when first published."- Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO, and author of Change by Design The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. With this latest revised and expanded edition, Don Norman has given me a host of new ideas to explore as well as reminding me of the fundamental principles of great and meaningful design. The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible. ![]() "Twenty-five years ago The Design of Everyday Things was instrumental in orienting my approach to design. Pew Professor of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology The new examples and ideas about design and product development make it essential reading."- Patrick Whitney, Dean, Institute of Design, and Steelcase/Robert C. ![]() ![]() As the pace of technological change accelerates, the principles in this book are increasingly important. Did you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancy glasses Why sales of Macintosh computers soared when Apple. "Even classics can be updated and improved. ![]() 5/25/2023 0 Comments Matthew betts hms terror![]() Terror, 168 years after her disappearance, was finally discovered. With the collaboration of an Inuit hunter from the Arctic hamlet of Gjoa Haven, on 26th September 2016 the wreck of H.M.S. The last sighting of the two ships was off Greenland was as they entered Baffin Bay, gateway to the frozen Arctic labyrinth. ![]() They were stocked with sufficient supplies for 3 years at sea. They were the first ships to be fitted out with auxiliary steam engines and were also reinforced with iron plating, fore and aft, to increase their resistance to pack ice. ![]() Franklin, the ships Terror and Erebus set off on an expedition to navigate the famous Northwest Passage. In 1845, under the command of Sir John A. 5/25/2023 0 Comments Dan artist archie comics![]() That evolution has been gradually occurring since Jon Goldwater stepped into the role of Archie Comics CEO and publisher in 2009. But with sales diminishing through the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s, Riverdale and its inhabitants needed to evolve if the company was going to flourish - or even just survive - in the 21st century. ![]() The publisher was tethered to a cartoony, simplistic art style, and the safety of the visuals was reflected in the stories, which rarely took risks and consistently returned to well-trodden narrative territory: Archie stuck in his love triangle, Betty and Veronica vying for Archie’s affection, Jughead avoiding romance in favor of gastronomic satisfaction. While certain elements like fashion and technology changed to reflect modern trends, the general appearance and content of the Archie series remained a throwback to a more innocent, naive past. But it was the visual aesthetic first established by artist Dan DeCarlo in the late 1950s that ultimately defined the look of Archie Comics for the next half a century. ![]() Inspired by MGM’s Andy Hardy films of the 1930s, Riverdale - the home of Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and the rest of the Archie gang - is a place where soda shops are still the preferred teen hangout spots and adolescent love triangles never end because the characters never age.Īrchie himself debuted in December 1941, in Pep Comics No. ![]() The reputation of Archie Comics is built on an idealized American city frozen in time. ![]() |