Moon Missing by Edward Sorel5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Sorel was born and grew up in The Bronx, the son of Jewish immigrants. Sorel is noted for his wavy pen-and-ink style, which he describes as "spontaneous direct drawing". There is also a large body of work which is nostalgic for the stars of 1930s and 1940s Hollywood when Sorel was a youth. As a lifelong New Yorker, a large portion of his work interprets the life, culture and political events of New York City. He has been hailed by The New York Times as "one of America's foremost political satirists". Formerly a regular contributor to The Nation, New York Magazine and The Atlantic, his work is today seen more frequently in Vanity Fair. His work is known for its storytelling, its left-liberal social commentary, its criticism of reactionary right-wing politics and organized religion. Edward Sorel (born Edward Schwartz, 26 March 1929) is an American illustrator, caricaturist, cartoonist, graphic designer and author. ![]()
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Silent spring5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() In 1967, Sweden became the first nation to establish a comprehensive environmental regulatory agency, the Environmental Protection Board. Moving quickly, the government responded to both pesticides and mercury. ![]() ![]() Several important Swedish environmental works followed Carson’s, notably Hans Palmstierna’s Plundring svält förgiftning of 1967. The national media, including Dahlbeck on the radio, gave Silent Spring a great deal of publicity. Conferences and meetings on pesticides convened even before the release of the Swedish edition in 1963. Although Carson never mentioned mercury, the issues merged and provoked a huge public outcry. The copyright holder reserves, or holds for their own use, all the rights provided by copyright law, such as distribution, performance, and creation of derivative works.Īlso at this time, environmental activist Nils Dahlbeck was broadcasting reports on his influential radio program “Naturen och vi” about the problem of mercury pollution, an industrial and paper-mill byproduct that poisoned fish, birds, and humans. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and enough action to keep us immersed." - ReaderGirls blog " delicious concoction that I devoured in a single evening.Ipure entertainment through and through." -TheBookButterfly Blog, Praise for The Vampire Stalker : " The Vampire Stalker is smart, compelling, and touched with a cleverness that makes it a must-read. Please, Allison, don't keep your fans waiting too long for the next novel!" - Canadian Review of Materials, " complete package: entertaining, well paced, a boatload of engaging characters. The characters are well drawn, the situations unique, and the stakes high - everything one could possibly want in a YA vampire novel." - Quill & Quire "Clearly, the author understands teenagers. is a suspenseful, tightly plotted thriller that will surprise even readers who are overly familiar with the genre. Praise for The Vampire Stalker : " The Vampire Stalker is smart, compelling, and touched with a cleverness that makes it a must-read. ![]() Marlfox5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Shelkka could use a vacation, but she will have to participate in the Second Battle for New Europe along with the rest of Mossflower before that happens. She suffers nightmares of personal and public failure. She feels like her reign has been a nonstop bombardment of crises averted at the last minute. ![]() She has been a beloved and adored ruler since, but lives in a constant state of angst and depression. Shelkka became queen at only 19 years old by overthrowing her parents with the support of her soldiers. She identifies as a Marlfox, a brood of stealthy foxes that were the main antagonists in the Redwall book titled, Marlfox. Shelkka Freuken is the ruler of the Kingdom of Marl. Plagued by nightmares of failure, she can't shake the feeling that something terrible is going to happen to her kingdom and it'll be all her fault.Ĭharacter Sheet for Shelkka Delavulpes Freuken She always rises to the occasion, but she needs a break. Shelkka feels like she's always inches away from the world slipping through her fingers. Another strong young female who found herself in a leadership position at an early age. ![]() Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() The men are of the opinion that the females have very short hair and do not look feminine. The narrator says that ‘Here you have human beings, unquestionably, but what we were slow in understanding was how these ultra-women, inheriting only from women, had eliminated not only certain masculine characteristics, which of course we did not look for but so much of what we had always thought essentially feminine. Since a woman gives birth to her daughter bearing her sole genetic makeup, there is a risk of mutation or abnormality. ![]() The single-sex culture of Herland makes women ‘parthenogenetic women, founding a new race’. They have learned many new facts by using a new language, English, to communicate with the men. ![]() They are quite shocked at the commentaries from the men about rearing cows for milk and meat. For instance, the females in Herland are all vegetarians because they claim that they lack land to rear domestic animals for meat. But they were bent on understanding our kind of civilization, and their lines of interrogation would gradually surround us and drive us in till we found ourselves up against some admissionswe did not want to make.’ (Gilman 46). It was not just curiosity-they weren't a bitmore curious about us than we were about them, if as much. The story’s narrator Vandyck says that ‘I wish I could represent the kind, quiet, steady, ingenious way they questioned us. ![]() Ling ma stories5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These and other scenarios investigate the ways that the outlandish and the ordinary are shockingly, deceptively, heartbreakingly alike. ![]() An ancient ritual might heal you of anything-if you bury yourself alive. A toxic friendship grows up around a drug that makes you invisible. A woman lives in a house with all her ex-boyfriends. In Bliss Montage, Ling Ma brings us eight wildly different tales of people making their way through the madness and reality of our collective delusions: love and loneliness, connection and possession, friendship, motherhood, the idea of home. What happens when fantasy tears the screen of the everyday to wake us up? Could that waking be our end? "Dazzling." -Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air Genius." -Michele Filgate, The Washington Post A Best Book of the Year at The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, Houston Chronicle, Roxane Gay's The Audacity, Mashable, Polygon, Kirkus Reviews, and Library JournalĪ Finalist for The National Book Critics Circle AwardĪ New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice ![]() Shine by Lauren Myracle5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() I raise a pickle jar of sweetened ice tea to such fresh writing. Just one example: Patrick’s eyes are green “like a 7UP bottle shot through with light.” Ahhh. You’ll find yourself relishing not just a complex plot but phrases that shine with a sense of character and place. ![]() Chuck those in favor of Myracle’s remarkable novel. ![]() And if you think you can guess whodunit from this brief review, you’ve been reading the same tired Southern tales I have. A meth dealer (not uncommon in poverty-dazed regions) and a snobby college boy complicate matters. Even as this high-stakes mystery gains momentum, Cat flashes back frequently to her own past and slowly realizes the ways in which her secret intersects with Patrick’s victimization. When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits. Gossip is rife, and the sheriff’s investigation stagnant, so Cat sets out herself to ask hard questions of her older brother and his “redneck posse.” Cat, though, has her own sad secret, which has distanced her from Patrick and her brother for three years. Available in National Library (Singapore). The “ ripped from the headlines” nature of this hate crime is emphasized by the novel’s opening: a newspaper account of the (fictional) incident. ‘’Shine’’ by Lauren Myracle (Mary Quattlebaum)Ĭat Robinson, 16, is determined to break the silence surrounding the violent beating of her former best friend, a gay schoolmate named Patrick. ![]() Choosing to run des linden5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sprinkled throughout the book are passages from the songs that helped keep Linden going throughout her journey.Īlong the way, she provides a fascinating look at the training and culture of professional running. She offers a look at the grueling conditions that distance runners face as they prepare for such races, from injuries to unbearable weather conditions. Her memoir alternates between vivid descriptions of running the famed point-to-point Boston Marathon route in 2018 and her upbringing as a runner. “My typical meticulous checklist was down to one item: survive,” she writes. Linden starts her book describing an all-familiar place for anyone who’s completed or attempted a marathon: the dreaded 22-mile mark when many runners hit the “wall” of the race, where their training is tested by the exhaustion of running that many miles. Preparing for running those 26.2 miles is also absolute torture for anyone who tries it.ĭes Linden captures that sentiment perfectly in her memoir, “Choosing To Run,” as she chronicles the winding road that led to her winning the Boston Marathon in 2018 - the first American woman to do so in 33 years. Running a marathon is a remarkable achievement for any runner, no matter the skill level or pace. “Choosing To Run,” by Des Linden (Dutton) ![]() The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley5/11/2023 ![]() "Son," the man said, "don't you realise there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can't make a difference!"Īfter listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. If I don't throw them back, they'll die." ![]() ![]() The surf is up and the tide is going out. The boy replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean. One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it back into the ocean.Īpproaching the boy, he asked, "What are you doing?" The story of the Star Thrower or the Starfish Story, written by Loren Eiseley, has inspired youth workers and childrens charity for years, none more so that that of the Royal Family Kids, and is the foundation of what we are working towards here at the Starfish Alliance through our Starfish Kids Camps. ![]() Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt5/11/2023 ![]() A thrill, suspense, psychological, and twist-full book, that will make you thinking and guessing. ![]() This is an extremely entertaining novel full of suspense, thrill, and action, we highly recommend you download and read “Infinite”. ![]() Description Of Infinite by Brian Freeman PDF He has written a variety of mystery books for readers. Brian Freeman is a well-known New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. “Brian Freeman” is the author of this fascinating and mysterious novel. The vaccine of new characters shows the actual talent of the author. The beginning of the story is a little bit steady but once you get its taste, it will keep you up the whole night. ![]() Its magnificent characters are absolutely un-believable and compelling. No doubt, it is an exploration of the depths of friendship, love, revenge, and commitment of heart and soul. “Infinite” is a complete page-turner and thrill of solving a crime. Infinite by Brian Freeman is a terrifying psychological thriller that knows how to pull the reader and keep them engaged. ![]() |