![]() ![]() If only he could move, he would keep boredom at bay. Not that he actually wanted pirates to attack their ship and massacre them. Nathaniel shook his head at his foolishness. People spoke as if the ocean teemed with the brigands, but the voyage had been mile after mile of… nothing. In England, he’d heard countless tales of villainous pirates and their dastardly deeds. Instead he was confined by an endless, restless sea taunting him with its wildness. What he wouldn’t give for the freedom to run across the fields of Hollington Estate, wind rushing in his ears over the steady thump of his heart, the world falling away in his wake. The windswept deck was damp beneath his bare feet, prompting thoughts of the dewy grass of home. If pirates were to be the bloody, savage end of Nathaniel Bainbridge, he wished they’d get on with it. Valor on the Move (Italian Translation). ![]()
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![]() Beginning with just five fish and continuing into flights of fancy, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish celebrates how much fun imagination can be. ![]() So begins this classic Beginner Book by Dr. “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere”. Seuss’s signature rhyming style, this is a must-have for Seuss fans and book collectors, and a perfect choice for the holidays, birthdays, and happy occasions of all kinds. ![]() Seuss about making up one’s mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can’t choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment-choosing a pet-and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it! ![]() ![]() He discusses how the singularity will impact society, from the economy to medicine, and examines the potential risks and benefits of nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and AI military applications. Kurzweil initially predicted that the singularity would occur around 2045, but in his 2008 book "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," he amended his prediction to 2029, citing the accelerating pace of technological progress. ![]() ![]() With the recent hype and talk about advanced AI programs like ChatGPT, Kurzweil's predictions and theories have become even more relevant and thought-provoking. ![]() Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil's 2005 book "The Singularity is Near" explores the concept of the technological singularity, the theoretical point where artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence, enabling significant advances in various fields. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() _DESCRIPTION: Bound in the publisher's full sheepskin binding, black leather spine label with gilt lettering, edges sprinkled brown, pale salmon endpapers, second state portrait frontispiece, second state illustrated frontispiece ("Titian's Moses"), tissue guard between author portrait frontispiece and illustrated frontispiece, illustrations throughout the text octavo size (8 7/8" by 6") pagination: -xvi, 17-631. Rife with typical Twain humor, the narrator "believe(s) that he understands all that he sees, but in reality understand(s) none of it" (n.b., above info from Wiki). "A Tramp Abroad" was published in 1880, about fifteen years after Twain's first published work, and is a mixture of autobiography and fictional events as the author and his companion (the Reverend Joseph Twichell, named Harris in the book) make their way across 19th-century Europe. Item #22110301 Mark Twain (1835-1910, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens) truly needs no introduction his many stories have become part of American culture - in fact, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is often referred to as "the great american novel". ![]() First printing, second state double frontis (portrait and illustration), octavo size, 632 pp., in publisher's sheepskin binding. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Griffin consults a dermatologist in the city, and the doctor gives him medication that will darken his pigmentation. ![]() Setting off from his home in Mansfield, Texas-and leaving behind his wife and small children-Griffin goes to New Orleans, where he stays with a friend without telling him what, exactly, he’s doing (he does this because he wants to protect this companion from any negativity that might come his way as a result of the project). Although Levitan thinks the idea is crazy, he agrees to pay for Griffin’s expenses in return for a number of articles about the experience. A religious man and an active journalist, Griffin turns to George Levitan, the editor of Sepia magazine, for help with his endeavor. The author and protagonist of Black Like Me, John Howard Griffin is a white journalist who disguises himself as a black man to understand the experience of African Americans in the South during the late 1950s. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Scholars have dated Marie's works to between about 11, the earliest and latest possible dates respectively. Patrick and, recently, a saint's life called La Vie seinte Audree about Saint Audrey of Ely. ![]() ![]() There are 102 " Ysopet" fables that have also been attributed to her besides a retelling of the Legend of the Purgatory of St. She claims in the preambles to most of these Breton lais that she has heard the stories they contain from Breton minstrels, and it is in the opening lines of the poem Guigemar that she first reveals her name to be Marie. She is principally known for her authorship of The Lais of Marie de France, a collection of twelve narrative poems, mostly of a few hundred lines each. Based on evidence from her writings, it is clear that, despite being born in France, she spent much of her life living in England.įour works, or collections of works, have been attributed to Marie de France. The actual name of the author now known as Marie de France is unknown she has acquired this nom de plume from a line in one of her published works: "Marie ai num, si sui de France," which translates as "My name is Marie, and I am from France." Some of the most commonly proposed suggestions for the identity of this twelfth-century poet are Marie, Abbess of Shaftesbury and half-sister to Henry II, King of England Marie, Abbess of Reading Marie I of Boulogne Marie, Abbess of Barking and Marie de Meulan, wife of Hugh Talbot. ![]() ![]() ![]() i grew so attached to them and wanted nothing but the best for them. I’m being dead fucking serious when i say i went through every emotion while reading this book as did the main characters. i read this in less than 24 hours because i was fucking addicted. ![]() i was hooked from the very being to the end. ![]() Yes i will go ahead and say that this book is 10X better than the first. i was screaming with joy as some scenes and kicking my feet in the air at others. i don’t cry easily when it comes to books but i was fucking sobbing, crying, and felt my heart being ripped out of my chest. HOLYFUCKINGHELLWHATTHEACTUALFUCK?!?!? i’m not even fucking playing when i say this book was a roller coaster of emotions. there’s a list of the full TWs in the beginning of the book as well. tread carefully, your mental health matters. there are very graphic scenes that isn’t meant for the faint of heart. Before i get into it, yes this book is more triggering than the first. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m not quite as enthusiastic about Rankin’s latest as Steve, who called it “rippingly good” in his review at Open Letters Weekly. ![]() But that’s so short: surely I can read something else before then! In the meantime, here’s a quick catch-up post on my recent, and quite miscellaneous, desultory reading.ġ. At a minimum, I’ll be starting on Alexandros Papadiamantis’s The Murderess soon for my book club, which meets at the end of the month. I’m actually looking forward to getting into a book with a bit of heft to it (it doesn’t have to be literally weighty, just something that matters when I read it): I have a number of candidates lying around. It isn’t that I haven’t done any reading since I posted on Elena Ferrante’s The Story of a New Name it’s just that none of the reading has felt really notable, or else it has been reading for work and thus not something I necessarily have more to say about here. ![]() ![]() ![]() Manfred’s impatience for this ceremonial was remarked by his family and neighbours. Manfred had contracted a marriage for his son with the Marquis of Vicenza’s daughter, Isabella and she had already been delivered by her guardians into the hands of Manfred, that he might celebrate the wedding as soon as Conrad’s infirm state of health would permit. Conrad, the son, was three years younger, a homely youth, sickly, and of no promising disposition yet he was the darling of his father, who never showed any symptoms of affection to Matilda. ![]() Manfred, Prince of Otranto, had one son and one daughter: the latter, a most beautiful virgin, aged eighteen, was called Matilda. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]() ![]() ![]() 14, 1977 Paterson, who has already earned regard with her historical fiction set in Japan, proves to be just as eloquent and assured when dealing with contemporary American childrenand Americans of very different backgrounds at that. Reissued in 'A Pufifn Book' series of Puffin modern classics, Bridge to Terabithia is a Newbery Medal winner. BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA by Katherine Paterson illustrated by Donna Diamond RELEASE DATE: Sept. It is more dreadful than anything Jess had ever dreamed of, but as he struggles to cope with his grief and anger, he finds that his family value him more than he'd thought and that, still King, he could even save Terabithia for the future. They are invincible - until tragedy strikes. ![]() And it is Leslie who invents Terabithia, the secret country on an island across the creek where he can escape his troublesome family.The only way to reach Terabithia is by rope-swing where Jess and Leslie become King and Queen, defeating giants, sharing stories and dreams, and plotting against their enemies. Even though she runs faster than him, Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay - she's clever and funny and not a bit soppy. Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class, but when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Bridge to Terabithia is an unforgettable story of friendship and loss by award-winning author Katherine Paterson. ![]() |