5/21/2023 0 Comments The songs of distant earth book![]() ![]() There was something that He covered constantly by abrupt silence or impetuous isolation. There was something that He hid from all men when He went up a mountain to pray. I say it with reverence there was in that shattering personality a thread that must be called shyness. He flung furniture down the front steps of the Temple, and asked men how they expected to escape the damnation of Hell. Solemn supermen and imperial diplomatists are proud of restraining their anger. He never concealed His tears He showed them plainly on His open face at any daily sight, such as the far sight of His native city. The Stoics, ancient and modern, were proud of concealing their tears. The tremendous figure which fills the Gospels towers in this respect, as in every other, above all the thinkers who ever thought themselves tall. “And as I close this chaotic volume I open again the strange small book from which all Christianity came and I am again haunted by a kind of confirmation. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments Unlocked by courtney milan![]() ![]() My favorite halloween blogger, artist mypapercrane.Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire. ![]() ![]() Subterranean Press’s signed limited editions of the Imperial Radch Trilogy.Hope you enjoy!įinally, I talked about a few of “My Favorite Things” over the year: From SFF movies and TV to gaming and banned books, we have a wide range of interests. It’s about a veterinarian that specializes on ginormous space animals, so of course I wanted to read it.Ī Geekish Gift Guide – this year instead of posting my usual bookish gift guide, I created a “Geekish” one inspired by my fellow contributors over at Speculative Chic. Super Extra Grande was an impulse read picked up from the library based on the back blurb and the slim size (I can’t often commit to longer books anymore). ![]() I’d say Ancillary Justice blew my mind, and the other two cemented Leckie as an author to keep reading. I may not have reviewed Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Sword (books one and two) anywhere - and that needs to be rectified at some point, but I have read them. I reviewed Ancillary Mercy, the third and final installment of the Imperial Radch trilogy, over at Speculative Chic as part of our series on 2016 Hugo nominees. My review of Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie If you aren’t a reader of Speculative Chic, the other blog I contribute to, here’s a run down of what I’ve posted there this year. ![]() ![]() Asia’s Wildlife: A Journey to the Forests of Hope Lai, Fanny, Bjorn Olesen. ![]() ![]() Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Carwardine, Mark.The return of the Mexican Gray Wolf: back to the blue.When the Last Lion Roars: The Rise and Fall of the King of Beasts Evans, Sara.The domestic cat: the biology of its behaviour.The Dingo in Australia and Asia Corbett, Laurie.Platypus: The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World (Second Edition) Moyal, Ann.The last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of the Thylacine Paddle, Robert.Tracks, Scats and other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian Mammals (Revised Edition) Triggs, Barbara.Mammals of the British Isles: handbook.Sloths: A Celebration of the World’s Most Misunderstood Mammal Hartston, William.Wild Chimpanzees: Social Behavior of an Endangered Species (Paperback) Adam Clark Arcadi.A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo J.Sea Mammals and Where to Watch Them: A Wild Australia Guide Parish, Steve and Lynne Adcock. ![]() ![]()
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Also included is the publishers printed invoice for this book to the purchaser. ![]() Additionally, this copy is signed by fellow writers Frank Robinson (who had two of his novels made into Hollywood films: THE POWER & THE TOWERING INFERNO), Rog Phillips, Julian May (signing as Julian May Ditky) & Oliver Saari (a very scarce signature) as well as editor Bea Mahaffey and editor / publisher (of this very book as well as many others), Ted Dikty. ![]() The 3rd book in the authors FUTURE HISTORY cycle. One of an unknown number (perhaps 500 copies) of this, the subscribers issue signed by the author. ![]() REVOLT IN 2100, Shasta Publishers, 1953, first edition, lower rear fore edge corner tip gently bumped, else vg+/near fine in near fine Hubert Rogers pictorial dust-wrapperwith a hint of tanning to the dust-wrapperspine. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Shelter the Sea by Heidi Cullinan![]() When we do not have them, we sometimes indulge in responsible speculation that can serve the useful function of framing possibilities. And even among our international team – journalists who have covered Russia and the nefarious methods of warfare worldwide for decades – there was no agreement.Except on one thing: “We absolutely don’t know, and we probably never will know,” says Peter Ford, the head of our international department.That, of course, doesn’t sit very well today, when everything can be seemingly known with the flick of a thumb. ![]() Nonsense, Ukrainians and Americans respond.So, what really happened?Was it the Ukrainians, worried that their spring counteroffensive might falter, or simply eager to take out the leader laying siege to their country?Or was it the Kremlin itself? Was it a so-called false flag operation – in which Russian air defenses destroyed the threat – aimed at stirring Russians to greater anger and enthusiasm for the war, or to generate support for a bid to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy?That was the question we were asking ourselves at the Monitor this morning. Ukraine intended to kill President Vladimir Putin with American help, Russian authorities say. ![]() Through the grainy eye of a surveillance camera, a drone descends toward the heart of the Kremlin and explodes. The video is spectacular, and the event was surely intended to be so. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There's never been a better time to get swept away in the magic and adventure of a really great fantasy book. Some releases take inspiration from folklore worldwide, with exciting and creative twists on all the creatures, stories, and tropes you love in your favorite fantasy fiction. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. No matter what fantasy style you enjoy most, there's sure to be something you'll love among this year's best new fantasy reads. Read reviews and buy The Stolen Heir - by Holly Black (Hardcover) at Target. There are also new stories from beloved authors like Rebecca Yarros, Claire Legrand, Andrea Stewart, Alexandra Bracken, Tahereh Mafi, Shannon Chakraborty, Caroline Peckham, and Susanne Valenti, plus fresh voices introducing us to their creative, fantastical new worlds full of mystery and romance. Long-running stories are finally coming to epic conclusions, with authors like Cassandra Clare wrapping up series this year. This year's fantasy books offer plenty to choose from. Fortunately, there are plenty of choices for escapism in 2023, with a slew of phenomenal new fantasy books to transport you to worlds of myth and magic. Sometimes, it can feel like the real world is too much to handle. ![]() Image Sources: and Photo Illustration: Ava Cruz ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Snyder on tyranny summary![]() Among his long list of appointments and publications, he has won multiple awards for his recent international bestsellers Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin and last year’s Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning. That book in part makes the argument that Nazism wasn’t only a German nationalist movement but had global colonialist origins-in Russia, Africa, and in the U.S., the nation that pioneered so many methods of human extermination, racist dehumanization, and ideologically-justified land grabs. and Europe on the rise and fall of totalitarianism during the 1930s and 40s. Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale University, is one of the foremost scholars in the U.S. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments My dad is fat book![]() Those tweets struck such a chord that he soon passed the million followers mark. ![]() Though he grew up in a large Irish-Catholic family, Jim was satisfied with the nomadic, nocturnal life of a standup comedian, and was content to be "that weird uncle who lives in an apartment by himself in New York that everyone in the family speculates about." But all that changed when he married and found out his wife, Jeannie "is someone who gets pregnant looking at babies."įive kids later, the comedian whose riffs on everything from Hot Pockets to Jesus have scored millions of hits on YouTube, started to tweet about the mistakes and victories of his life as a dad. ![]() Jim Gaffigan never imagined he would have his own kids. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Book when dimple met rishi![]() ![]() ![]() But what about his passion for comic-book art? They are assigned to work together and sparks fly, but Dimple holds back. He plans to study computer science and engineering at MIT. Rishi Patel believes in destiny, tradition, and the “rich fabric of history,” arriving in San Francisco with his great-grandmother’s ring in his pocket. She chafes under her mother’s preoccupation with the Ideal Indian Husband and wants to be respected for her intellect and talent. Dimple Shah lives and breathes coding and has what she thinks is a winning and potentially lifesaving concept. Insomnia Con, a competitive six-week summer program at San Francisco State focused on app development, is where this compelling, cinematic, and sometimes-madcap narrative unfolds. Seamlessly integrating Hindi language, she deftly captures the personalities of two seemingly opposite 18-year-olds from different parts of California and also from very different places regarding life choices and expectations. In the alternating voices of her two protagonists, Menon explores themes of culture and identity with insight and warmth. A clash of perspectives sparks this romantic comedy about two first-generation Indian-American teens whose parents set an arranged-marriage plan in motion, but it backfires big time-or maybe not? ![]() |