![]() ![]() “The masses of people are carried along, obedient to their environment the wills and desires of others stronger than themselves the effects of inherited tendencies the suggestions of those about them and other outward causes which tend to move them about on the chess-board of life like mere pawns. It must be Infinite in Space-it must be Everywhere, for there is no place outside of THE ALL-it cannot be otherwise than continuous in Space, without break, cessation, separation, or interruption, for there is nothing to break, separate, or interrupt its continuity, and nothing with which to “fill in the gaps.” It must be Infinite in Power, or Absolute, for there is nothing to limit, restrict, restrain, confine, disturb or condition it-it is subject to no other Power, for there is no other Power.” ![]() ![]() ![]() It must be Infinite in Time, or ETERNAL,-it must have always continuously existed, for there is nothing else to have ever created it, and something can never evolve from nothing, and if it had ever “not been,” even for a moment, it would not “be” now,-it must continuously exist forever, for there is nothing to destroy it, and it can never “not-be,” even for a moment, because something can never become nothing. “THE ALL must be INFINITE, for there is nothing else to define, confine, bound, limit or restrict THE ALL. ![]()
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![]() When Humaira “Hani” Khan comes out to her friends as bisexual, they immediately doubt her. Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar However, when I think about ‘queer experiences’ and ‘family’, the crossroads here can be fraught – and it can be doubly fraught for queer people of colour. Family, whether by blood or found, is incredibly important to us and the way that we form, shape, and navigate who we are as people in the world, and I feel like there’s no better age category for such explorations than young adult fiction. ‘Family’ is a theme that I will always love to read about in young adult fiction. Our Friend is Here: Pride Month Edition is a month-long event at The Quiet Pond during the month of June, queer authors are invited to celebrate being queer, queer books, and their experiences of being a queer author! Find the introduction post for Pride Month here. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our Friend is Here! is a guest feature at The Quiet Pond, where authors, creatives, and fellow readers, are invited to ‘visit’ the Pond! In Our Friend is Here! guest posts, our visitors (as their very own unique character!) have a friendly conversation about anything related to books or being a reader - and become friends with Xiaolong and friends. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when so many things are not what they seem, even the best laid plans conceal a few pitfalls. Jane and Vincent are helped by a kind local they meet en route, but Vincent is determined to become self-reliant and get their money back, and hatches a plan to do so. It is their good fortune that they are not enslaved, but they lose everything to the pirates and arrive in Murano destitute. ![]() Jane and Vincent plan to separate from the party and travel to Murano to study with glassblowers there, but their ship is set upon by Barbary corsairs while en route. In Valour and Vanity, master glamourists Jane and Vincent find themselves in the sort of a magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen wrote Ocean's Eleven.Īfter Melody's wedding, the Ellsworths and Vincents accompany the young couple on their tour of the continent. ![]() Acclaimed fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal has enchanted many fans with her beloved novels featuring a Regency setting in which magic-known here as glamour-is real. ![]() ![]() ![]() “I was inspired by her journey and made a point of saving a copy of ‘Popular’ for my sister, ![]() ![]() Maya Van Wagenen is a Time magazine Top 16 Most Influential Teen of 2013Īnd a Huffington Post Most Fearless Teen of 2013 Told with humor and grace, Maya’s journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence, along with a better understanding of what it means to be popular. The real-life results are hilarious, painful, and filled with unexpected surprises. But before starting eighth grade, she decides to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Stuck near the bottom of the social ladder at “pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren’t paid to be here,” Maya has never been popular. Maybe if I had read it when I was her age, it could have saved me from a world of hurt, or at least put that world in perspective.” -Maude Apatow, New York Times Book ReviewĬan curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help a shy girl become popular? “I was inspired by journey and made a point of saving a copy of ‘Popular’ for my sister, who starts middle school this fall. A breakout teen author explores the true meaning of popularity and how to survive middle school in this hysterically funny, touchingly honest contemporary memoir. ![]() ![]() ![]() The author has made every effort to obtain permission for all other extracts from published work reprinted in this book.Īll rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. ![]() 285) Weidenfeld and Nicolson for an extract from One renegade cell by Robert Weinberg (p. 122) and Fatal protein by Rosalind Ridley and Harry Baker (p. 131) Oxford University Press for extracts from The selfish gene by Richard Dawkins (p. Freeman for extracts from Narrow roads of gene land by W. 338) and What remains to be discovered by J. 78) Macmillan Press for extracts from Philosophical essays by A. 62 – 9) Aurum Press for an extract from The gene hunters by William Cookson (p. The author is grateful to the following publishers for permission to reprint brief extracts: Harvard University Press for four extracts from Nancy Wexler’s article in The code of codes, edited by D. Matt Ridley asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.Ī catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This edition published by Harper Perennial 2004įirst published in Great Britain in 1999 by Fourth Estate Limited An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. ![]() ![]() ![]() This manipulation makes it difficult to find what the reality is.īut the good thing about the bonus chapter is that it indicates that the letter must be true. ![]() Some manipulation is done, which blurs the facts in the story. ![]() The biggest thing going through the minds of readers at the end of the novel is whether the content of the manuscript, the protagonist, finds is legit or not. Fans of the novel expect this bonus chapter to give them some closure on the previous ending. The re-released one also contains a bonus chapter that is attracting more audience. It was self-published in 2018, but now, it’s re-released. Some things about the Verity by Colleen Hoover. ![]() ![]() Tours in Uzbekistan and Moscow in the 1990s and Ukraine in 2001 solidified her expertise on Russia and its former provinces after the Soviet Union’s collapse, and she rose to the top of her profession as ambassador to Kyrgyzstan in 2005, Armenia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2016. One of her first assignments was Somalia, an impoverished, corrupt, and often dangerous failed state, but she did well. The author writes about the sexism she experienced in the service, noting how “pale, male, and Yale” was a popular profile of its employees. ![]() After graduation, a Russian-language program in Moscow cemented her fascination with world affairs, and she joined the Foreign Service in 1986. As hardworking as her parents, Marie excelled in high school and, later, at Princeton. in 1962, and raised a family on the small salary of a boarding school teacher. As immigrants in Canada, they met and married in 1958, moved to the U.S. Her father left the Soviet Union as a child, and her mother survived World War II in Nazi Germany. 1958) chronicles her career in the Foreign Service, where she has served in a variety of posts, with an emphasis on the Soviet and post-Soviet world. A veteran Foreign Service officer tells all. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a TV movie made in 2007 by ITV, as it was transmitted during ‘The Jane Austen Season’ along with ‘Mansfield Park’. ‘Northanger Abbey’ has been adapted before by the BBC as a 1986 TV movie. ![]() I enjoyed seeing this in the TV movie of this story, although it’s not really one of my Mum’s favourite stories by Miss Austen. This becomes an important theme in the novel of ‘Northanger Abbey’ as well as in this TV movie, as Jane Austen approaches the gothic romances from a mocking point of view. ![]() There were also Ann Radcliffe’s ‘Mysteries of Udolpho’. These included works by the Bronte sisters like ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Bronte and ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte. In Jane Austen time during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the most popular novels read were gothic romances. It’s Jane Austen’s attempt at doing a gothic romance, although it is fair to say this is more of a gothic parody. It was when I was getting into Jane Austen through a personal project of mine that I got intrigued by this story. ‘Northanger Abbey’ is one of the works of Jane Austen that I knew least about. ![]() This is undoubtedly the strangest story ever conceived by Jane Austen! Please feel free to comment on my review. ![]() ![]() ![]() Granny squares don't look that hard to make. Never mind that she doesn't know how to crochet. Her complicated past with Ellen has made her a prime suspect, and after being cuffed and questioned, she could use a little diversion. ![]() Then she stumbled across the body of group leader Ellen Sheridan. For Molly, the weekly crochet group at Shedd & Royal Books and More was just another event to manage. Original.īook Synopsis Croteching has become Molly Pink's relaxing escape from her hectic life as a bookstore event manager and from the stress of being Tarzana, California's latest murder suspect. ![]() This first title in a new series includes a recipe and a crochet pattern. About the Book After bookstore event coordinator Molly Pink stumbles across the dead body of a crochet group's leader, her complicated past with the woman makes her a prime suspect. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Be inspired by a book and share the feel-good power of plants this National Gardening Week.Industry Insights April 2023: Gracie Cooper, Pineapple Lane / Little Toller.Books Fit For A King: Celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III with this collection of books.Full programme announced and tickets go on sale for the Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival 26th June to 2nd July 2023.2023 Shortlist Announced for Women's Prize for Fiction.Q&A With Women's Prize for Fiction Chair, Louise Minchin.14 Fantastic Books for Deaf Awareness Week – Thought-provoking Non-fiction, and Fabulous Fiction That’ll Thrill You, Chill You, and Stir Your Soul.The 2023 Sports Book Awards, in association with The Sunday Times, announce their shortlists.May 2023 Book Club Recommendation: The Silence Project by Carole Hailey. ![]() |