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![]() By the time he has returned, the reader will be exposed to the concepts. A bear explores a carton on a truck and gets carried away. They live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which looks a lot like Bear Country. Inside Outside Upside Down by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain: 9780394811420 : Books Illus. Since Stan's death at age eighty-two in 2005, Jan and Mike have continued to write and illustrate wonderful new adventures for Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear. ![]() Sister Bear arrived in 1974, and baby Honey joined the family in 2000. ![]() The Bear family has expanded over the years as well. Mike joined with his parents as a creative team in the late 1980s. Writing and illustrating the books has become a Berenstain family affair. Since their inception, the Berenstain Bears stories have expanded to include picture books, beginning readers, and chapter books-even a hit TV show on PBS. What began as an idea sparked by their young sons' interest in children's books has become over the years arguably the best-selling children's book series ever. ![]() Since then, more than 250 Berenstain Bears books have been published, and more than 260 million copies have been sold. The first story starring the bear family, The Big Honey Hunt, appeared in 1962. Stan and Jan Berenstain were already successful cartoonists for magazines and adult humor books when they began writing children's books. ![]()
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Brooklyn author colm toibin6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I felt that the story seemed rushed near the end, as actions that Eilis was taking brought out frustration and some disappointment. In the third-person specifically on Eilis, I would have liked more of her thought process and emotions, especially with the devastating news from Ireland. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love with Tony, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.” ReviewĪ quick read for sure that spends little time on scenes as smooth transitions are made throughout the 2 years Brooklyn takes place. ![]() Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America - to live and work in a Brooklyn neighborhood “just like Ireland” - she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind.Įilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. “Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. Reading Challenge: A book with a one-word title Brooklyn Goodreads Synopsis ![]()
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Time enough at last lynn venable6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() For instance, Verbal irony is the act of saying "Nice weather we're having" on a rainy day. The confusion, conflict and difficulty come from the irony. ![]() There was.was all the time I needed…! It's not fair! It's not fair!" and bursts into tears, surrounded by books he now can never read. GenresShort StoriesScience FictionFictionDystopiaHorrorScience Fiction FantasyAudiobook. In shock, he picks up the broken remains of the glasses he is virtually blind without, and says, "That's not fair. Written by Lyn Venable and published in the magazine IF: Worlds of Science Fiction for January 1953, 'Time Enough at Last' served as the basis for the now classic teleplay written by none other than Twilight Zone creator and host Rod Serling. But as he settles down on the stair with the first book, his glasses fall off and shatter on the ground, trapping him forever in a blurry world. Henry found the library stacks of books piled high on the library's steps and he was happy with joy. One day, knocked unconscious by a giant explosion, he awakens to find that he's the last man on Earth. Wandering the desolate city, overwhelmed with loneliness, he is about to kill himself when he notices ruins of the world. The 1959 episode of The Twilight Zone titled Time Enough at Last, in which Henry Bemis, a bookish bank teller with thick glasses appetites for reading. ![]()
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Keeper of the heart johanna lindsey6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() As of 2006 more than fifty-eight million copies of her books had been sold worldwide, and her work has been translated into twelve languages. The book was a success, as have been the forty-nine novels that followed. Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride, in 1977 "on a whim". After her husband's death, Lindsey moved to Maine and did not remarry. ![]() The marriage continued, the couple residing in Hawaii and producing three children Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who have made her a grandmother. ![]() In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Bruce Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. That year, her family moved to Hawaii, likely to honor his wish. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, but he died in 1964. The Howard family moved about a great deal when she was young due to her father's military career. ![]() Army, stationed in West Germany, where she was born. Her father was Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S. Her mother was Wanda Donaldson Howard, a personnel management specialist. Johanna Helen Howard was born on March 10, 1952, in Frankfurt, West Germany. All of her books reached the New York Times bestseller list, many reaching No. 1. Johanna Helen Lindsey (née Howard, Ma– October 27, 2019) was an American writer of historical romance novels. ![]()
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Sweetening the pill book6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What we did for birth, we want to do for birth control, and empower women with more information and more choice. Ricki: It really seemed like a very natural progression for us from ‘The Business of Being Born.’ Women spend more time trying to avoid pregnancy – a decade or more at the start, then they have babies, then they’re back to trying to avoid it for further decades. Sara What made you want to shed light on this topic of hormonal contraceptives? Thank you and please help spread the good word!ĭr. ![]() Click here to make a donation with me ( ). For $5, you get to screen the film online and receive regular updates. They need to raise funds for their film, so if you feel inspired, please donate $5 or more to be a backer for their film today, as their kickstarter ends in a few days. Please read what they have to say, and share with your peeps. They are passionate about helping women understand the risks and benefits of contraception, not in a fear mongering way, but in a balanced and holistic manner that honors our need for birth control while demanding that women receive full informed consent about the dangers of options like oral contraceptives. Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein about their new documentary film, Sweetening the Pill. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This volume presents an account of the wars in the African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 1996-2003. ![]() Publication date 2011 Topics Political violence - Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethnic conflict - Congo (Democratic Republic), War and society - Congo (Democratic Republic), Genocide - Congo (Democratic Republic), Massacres - Congo (Democratic Republic), SOCIAL SCIENCE - Ethnic Studies - General, Violence politique, Facteurs ethniques, Génocide, Guerres civiles, Relations interethniques, Ethnic conflict, Genocide, Massacres, Political violence, War and society, Demokratische Republik Kongo 1997- Bürgerkrieg, Ethnizität, Politik, Gewalt, Völkermord, Massaker, Politiskt våld - Kongo (Kinshasa), Etniska konflikter - Kongo (Kinshasa), Congo (Democratic Republic) - History - 1997-, Afrique centrale, Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Democratic Republic), Kongo (Demokratische Republik), Kongo (Kinshasa) - historia - 1997- Publisher New York : PublicAffairs Collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English ![]()
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The Fever by Michael Brady6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Lieutenant Colonel Michael Brady, USA, (RET), earned his MS in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University in Washington, DC in 2003. Hold on, as the fast-paced narrative not only has you wondering what will happen next, but definately let’s readers know Brady has the chops and inside info to bring us into a dark world. Michael Brady’s novel, INTO THE SHADOWS THE FEVER: A Spy Story is an e-ticket ride through Israel, Cyrus, Germany, Cuba and Syria. You’re entertained while taking a mini course on becoming a spook … CIA operative. While reading INTO THE SHADOWS THE FEVER: A Spy Story, you learn a lot of inside information about covert missions and the way our government collects intelligence. The two team up, going to the Syrian border all in an attempt to keep terrorists from smuggling the deadly Ebola virus into New York City. ![]() He’s a career CIA spook with a cover, so he can hunt down, identify and disrupt a plot by an Islamic jihad terrorist group. Once in Israel, he partners with Mossad agent, Elif Turan, who is working in Turkey. Unlike Vince Flynn’s protagonist, Mitch Rapp, Brady’s guy is Michael Brennan. ![]() In other words, he’s the new spy guy! I got to meet Michael at BookExpo in May and in addition to possessing quite an imposing stature and knowledge of all things military, he’s a really nice guy and I was excited to read his debut spy novel, the thriller, INTO THE SHADOWS THE FEVER: A Spy Story (WaldorfPublishing). Author, Michael Brady is being positioned to become the new Vince Flynn or a younger, cooler, Tom Clancy. ![]()
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Founding brothers author6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Momentum Midtown is located on a 0.83-acre site at 1018 W Peachtree Street NW.Ĭonstructed on the location that was once Ted Turner’s original broadcasting studio and the birthplace of WTBS, the topping-out celebration at the new apartment community was attended by development partners, local officials, and more than 700 of the project’s construction workers. (NYSE: TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, and joint venture partner PGIM Real Estate, last week celebrated the topping-out of Momentum Midtown, a new 36-story, 376-unit luxury high-rise rental apartment community in the heart of Atlanta’s vibrant Midtown neighborhood. ![]() ![]() From left: Logan Buck, Associate, PGIM Real Estate Chip Short, Vice President, Asset Management, PGIM Real Estate Greg Williams, Senior Construction Manager, Toll Brothers Apartment Living Matt Westmoreland, Atlanta City Council (Post 2 At-Large) Roger Schwerin, Operations Director, Balfour Beatty Will Chappell, Director of Development & Construction, Toll Brothers Apartment Living Zachary Adler, Southeast Regional Director of Acquisitions & Development, Toll Brothers Apartment Living Alberto Mamud, Senior Development & Construction Manager, Toll Brothers Apartment Living Mike Macon, Senior Vice President / Business Unit Leader, Balfour Beatty Mark Clark, Senior Construction Manager, Toll Brothers Apartment Living Russell Rochestie, Executive Managing Director, Toll Brothers Apartment Living.ĪTLANTA, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Toll Brothers Apartment Living®, the rental subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc. ![]()
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Arthur c clarke the deep range6/10/2023 ![]() The Division is a mid-21st Century sea-based organization responsible for feeding a sizable portion of the Earth's population through the farming and harvesting of plankton as well as the herding and slaughter of whales. He is forced to turn to the sea for a final attempt at rehabilitation. The resulting severe acrophobia (termed astrophobia by Clarke) rendered him unable to function as an astronaut and forever isolated him from his family on Mars. A spacewalking mishap had left Franklin floating in space, out of contact and isolated for an extended period. The Deep Range follows the career of former astronaut Walter Franklin in the Marine Division, rising from trainee, to game warden, and eventually to Director of the Bureau of Whales. The short story was then published elsewhere, including in Argosy (UK magazine) magazine in February 1956 and collected in Clarke's Tales from Planet Earth (1989). ![]() The novel is based on a short story by the same name that Clarke wrote in November 1953 and which was first published in Frederik Pohl's Star Science Fiction No.3, copyrighted in 1954 but published in January 1955. ![]() The story includes the capture of a sea monster similar to a kraken. ![]() Clarke, concerning a future sub-mariner who works in the field of mariculture, herding whales. The Deep Range is a 1957 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. ![]()
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Woodward book fear6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Trump had told Woodward that he wished that he had been able to speak to him for the book's 2018 predecessor, Fear. And I see that happening here." Background And after it's all over, they end up being my friends. I've had many occasions like this, where people have hated me more than any human being they've ever met. I also bring great unity out, ultimately. ![]() I don't know if that's an asset or a liability, but whatever it is, I do. Woodward contended that "a lot of angst and rage and distress" was present in the Republican Party, to which Trump replied that "I bring rage out. Īs with Woodward's 2018 Fear: Trump in the White House, the title of the book is derived from a conversation that Woodward had with Trump in March 2016. The book is largely critical of Trump, focusing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, his strained relationship with military brass and high-level officials such as Jim Mattis and Dan Coats, his handling of racial unrest, and his relationships with the leaders of Russia and North Korea. Rage is a book by the American journalist Bob Woodward about the presidency of Donald Trump, published on September 15, 2020, by Simon & Schuster. ![]() |