![]() I also love the variety of the collection. They are like proverbs and other pithy sayings that I can carry with me throughout life. I like that they are short and direct, like small punches. flower crowns and bob marley t-shirts ~Īpart from the poem’s content, their structure also appealed to me. Here it is:Īnd here are four more of my favorite poems from the collection: It’s one of my favorites in the collection. ![]() But I liked the poem Darkowaa highlighted in her review. My high-school AP classes scarred me in that regard. drove me to pick it up and give it a try. I must also thank Darkowaa, whose wonderful review of salt. It’s one of few books I’ve read and seen myself reflected back at me and for that I appreciate and treasure this collection of poems. Many facets of my life and personality is expressed in Waheed’s poems: my love of nature and art my willingness to write being Black and female being an immigrant. It’s as if she was speaking to me, as if we had lived the same life and had the same experiences. I call it a powerful piece of work because of how strongly I connected to it. Such is the case with Nayyirah Waheed’s collection of poems, salt. It’s hard to give a comprehensive overview of it while also trying to impart the effect it had on me while reading. It’s hard to talk about a powerful piece of work. ![]()
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We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Robert Oppenheimer, has a twin brother, Joseph, who is his diametric opposite. In the case of Jonathan Hickman’s (Fantastic Four) newest alternative history, The Manhattan Projects, Hickman posits a world where noted scientist (and director of The Manhattan Project), J. Two sides of a coin … One is good … One is bad. “What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation’s brightest minds was not a symbol for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything…went WRONG?” The Manhattan Projects: Science Bad (vol. ![]() ![]() Because what good is a hero if he's not a tortured one? ) (Oh, how I love my tortured heroes.) Tough on the outside (he's a real deal cowboy after all) but he's more beta hero on the inside. And though he does some brooding, he's gentler than your normal brooders. Houston Leigh was injured, half of his face disfigured in the war, and he's a guy who would just rather keep to himself. The brother of the man the heroine's supposed to marry picks her up and is supposed to bring her on the month-long journey to the ranch. So this one has a mail-order bride set-up in the American West. But I saw it when I was skimming through my Kindle titles, seeing what I was in the mood for, and I thought, "Oh, well, I'll read a few pages and see if it captures me." You know how this goes, I didn't stop and finished the book in about two days, lol. I believe someone recommended it to me but my memory fails me. ![]() I'm not sure what originally made me download Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath. So I decided to give one a try, and I'm so glad I did. ![]() And one thing I couldn't ever remember reading was a historical western romance. I've mentioned before that I didn't grow up reading romance, so I'm playing catch up with some of the oldies but goodies. This Friday I have a bit of a throwback book for you. ![]() ![]() ![]() In his book Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships, Daniel Goleman explores how the latest findings in biology and neuroscience confirm that we are hardwired for connection and that our relationships shape our biology as well as our experiences. ![]() ![]() Today, we know that the need for connection is more than a feeling or a hunch. A decade ago, the idea that we’re “wired for connection” might have been perceived as touchy-feely or New Age. From the time we are born, we need connection to thrive emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually. I also love knowing that I can help you and that you trust me.” Connection begets connection.Īs a matter of fact, we are wired for connection. It helped me so much to know that I’m not the only one who does stuff like that. In fact, a couple of weeks later, Ashley said, “I can’t tell you how glad I am that you called me that day. And we both felt strengthened and fulfilled. ![]() Even though it was scary, I was able to reach out for support and help. I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued when they can give and receive without judgment and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.Īshley and I felt deeply connected after our experience. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Before he can ask Elvera in detail about her relative's death, however, she drowns. ![]() Through a jeweled cross left at the scene of the murder, Josse is able to determine that Gunnora was Elvera's cousin. But the sister has since died, leaving in question who will inherit the combined estate. ![]() Rather than do so, she entered the convent while her younger sister married the man. Delving into Gunnora's past, Josse discovers that she was the older daughter of a dying lord who wanted her to marry a neighbor in order to join their lands. In fact, her only friend was newcomer Elvera, with whom she gossiped and laughed. The abbess tells Josse that the slain novice, Gunnora, while outwardly devout, didn't have the right attitude for convent life. Fearful the people will rally against him, Richard dispatches knight Josse d'Acquin to Hawkenlye Abbey, headed by the incomparable Abbess Helewise, to make sure a freed felon didn't commit the crime. Richard Plantagenet, at his mother's behest, has released prisoners to signal the start of his enlightened reign in 1189. The brutal murder of a young nun threatens the peace of the kingdom in this promising first novel by an author who might just be the next Ellis Peters. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her character will jog readers’ memories towards Carla Lemarchant ( Five Little Pigs). Unbeknown to Gweena Reed, she bought the house where the murder took place and where she used to live as a child. It concerns a young woman who was the sole witness to a premeditated murder. ![]() Published posthumously, Sleeping Murder is Miss Marple’s last case. But someone does not like their raking up the past: someone who says the same words as Gweena heard in the theatre. As a result, Gweena and Giles Reed then embark on a journey to find who killed this woman despite warnings to leave well alone.ĭangers lurk as the newly-married couple talk to people about what happened eighteen years ago. Such fills Gweena with terror that the next day she leaves Hillside to stay with her husband’s cousin in London.Īs she recounts her experience to Miss Marple, it is clear to the elderly woman what Gweena has told her are recollections of a murder. A pair of strong hands are around the woman’ neck her face becomes blue and contorted. One night, as she looks down the stairs in the dark, she sees the image of a woman. Beforehand, a series of peculiar occurences happen in the house she recently bought on the south coast of England. Some words in the scene awaken a memory deep in her mind. Gweena Reed suddenly screams as The Duchess of Malfi draws to a close. The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster was first staged in 1614. ![]() ![]() ![]() They enter the cabin and arrest the father, accusing him of having stolen the ham. Later, the sheriff arrives with two deputies. These are special-occasion foods, and he wonders where they got them from. In the morning, he wakes up to find pork sausages and ham cooking. The mother reads from the bible, and the boy goes to sleep wondering where his father has gone. They have a meager dinner, and while the boy helps his mother shell walnuts, the father leaves. The father promises the boy that he will take him hunting. ![]() The family depends on the animal hides from the hunts that the boy and Sounder regularly go on. Sounder is ugly, but is a very skilled hunting dog. Sounder is named because of his incredibly loud bark, which can be heard a long way off. He concludes that the next year he will be older and thus stronger and better able to attend school. The boy speculates he and the dog must be about the same age, and reflects on his failed efforts to attend school despite the long distance required to walk through the worsening winter weather. The father responds that the dog came to him. The story begins with a young boy asking his father where he got their dog, Sounder. ![]() Winner of the Newbery Award, the book purposefully omits most proper names of people and places in order to unchain its narrative and characters from a specific time and place. Sounder is a Young Adult novel by William Armstrong, published in 1969. ![]() ![]() OL14858406W Page_number_confidence 96.09 Pages 462 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20211027203529 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 248 Scandate 20211026001521 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0553351672 Tts_version 4. She is sent back in time to 1348, even though they had meant to send her 30 years earlier. ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:doomsdaybook0000will:epub:e974cbd7-9f2f-4249-8f22-cc9ef740c1e6 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier doomsdaybook0000will Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3f02zt17 Invoice 1652 Isbn 0553351672Ġ553081314 Lccn 91042819 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-beta-20210815 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-0000272 Openlibrary_edition Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis, follows Kirvin, who is a student at Oxford University in the year 2048. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:08:25 Autocrop_version 0.0.4_books-20210916-0.1 Boxid IA40274421 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() ![]() In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may-or may not-be her father. And when Cyra’s father, Lazmet Noavek-a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead-reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever.Īs Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.Īkos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: He will die in service to Cyra’s family. The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. ![]() It is the final book in the duology.įate brought them together. The Fates Divide is book 2 of Veronica Roth's Carve The Mark Duology which was released on April 10, 2018. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. 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