![]() ![]() What would a Vermeer look like painted by its subject? Measured, intense, precise, explosive, sensual, violent, mesmerising.’ Joanna Walsh, author of Break.up ‘Reading this novel is a bit like standing in a painting, a masterful study of light and dark, inside and out, freedom and desire.’ – Danielle Dutton, author of Margaret the First ‘Amina Cain redefines strangeness and freedom in this beautiful and unusual novel that resembles fairy tales and ghost stories but feels intensely contemporary.’ - Alejandro Zambra, author of Multiple Choice ‘Through this timeless examination of solitude, art, and friendship Amina Cain announces herself as one of the most intriguing contemporary writers of our time.’ – Patty Yumi Cottrell, LitHub Most Anticipated Books of 2020 I inhaled this strange and shimmering novel in a single sitting.’ - AnOtherMagazine, Best Books of 2020 ‘Cain writes with elegance on art and friendship, creating a fictional world that feels more like a painting than a book. ‘This sparse, elliptical novel finds new complexities in the familiar conflict between creative independence and the lures of traditional domesticity.’ - The New Yorker ![]() ‘A novel that will get people talking… A Room of One’s Own with a few wicked twists.’ - New York Times ![]()
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![]() Widespread disillusion with liberalism emerged in France during the July Monarchy (1830-48) of Louis Philippe, for whom liberalism meant the rule of the self-made rich. ![]() Raskolnikov is shown to be a confused hybrid, both reflecting liberal thought and rebelling against it. It reflected a wave of reaction against economic liberalism, not unlike that which has occurred during 2016. One of the first psychological novels, Crime and Punishment is also deeply political. His split personality inspired Stevenson’s story of Jekyll and Hyde. Raskolnikov’s name means “split in two” or “schismatic”. The reader sees how Raskonikov has become desensitised and how his ideas (influenced by his reading of Hegel and Bentham) have unintended consequences. Raskolnikov kills her, too, without a second thought. But during the murder, the victim’s kind and vulnerable sister walks in. Besides, to him the pawnbroker is a “louse” whose murder will be a net benefit to society. ![]() He does it partly to prove an idea that he has written about: that exceptional people, like Napoleon, can be above the law. The plot hinges on how, one summer’s day in St Petersurg, a penniless student, Rodion Raskolnikov, murders an old woman pawnbroker. An incredibly influential novel, Crime and Punishment also has a particularly contemporary political significance. ![]() It is now 150 years since the publication of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If Ivy was murdered, it was exceptionally well-planned and that kind of killer could be hiding in plain sight. But the more Max learns about Tommy and his dysfunctional family, the more she thinks she’s taken on an impossible task: this may be the one case she can’t solve. She travels to Corte Madera, California, with her assistant David Kane and is at first pleased that the police are cooperative. This isn’t the type of case Max normally takes on, but the heartbreak and simple honesty in Tommy's letter pulls her in. Tommy thinks that if someone can figure out what happened to his step-sister, everything will go back to normal, so he writes to investigative reporter Maxine Revere. With too many suspects and not enough evidence, the investigation has grown cold. After a year, the police still have no answers: Ivy could have jumped, could have been pushed, or it could have been an accident. ![]() He's distraught and doesn't understand why his blended family is falling apart. except her mentally-challenged eighteen-year-old step-brother, Tommy. Teen-aged Internet bully Ivy Lake fell off a cliff and few people cared. Poisonous is another winning novel in the electrifying Max Revere series from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's crammed with odd lore about Ethiopia, medicine, diseases, third-world practice, and the various looks and stinks of sickness: It is, for the most part, about being a doctor during the life and times of dictator Haile Selassie. If you don't like medicine, you'll love Cutting for Stone. the inventor of a procedure for repairing "vaginal fistula.") Marion Sims, of Montgomery, Alabama, 1849. Stone's assistant was Sister Mary Joseph Praise, and the surgeon somehow got her with twins: Shiva and Marion, both boys, both destined to become doctors themselves (the last named after Dr. Ghosh, an expert on Venereal Disease the OB/GYN specialist, Hema, from Madras and Thomas Stone, a crack surgeon. ![]() The hospital's name there in Addis Ababa is "Missing." It was supposed to be Mission, but the clerk in the Ethiopian Ministry of Health had trouble writing the English word so it came out "Missing." And so it would always be the "Missing Hospital."īack at the beginning, in 1955, it had three doctors, Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This disparity in learning is referred to as the achievement gap. These same kids, when followed into third grade, had bigger vocabularies, were stronger readers, and got higher test scores. The children who heard more words were better prepared when they entered school. A study by researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley in 1995 found that some children heard thirty million fewer words by their fourth birthdays than others. The research is in: Academic achievement begins on the first day of life with the first word said by a cooing mother just after delivery. ![]() The founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, explains why the most important-and astoundingly simple-thing you can do for your child’s future success in life is to talk to him or her, reveals the recent science behind this truth, and outlines precisely how parents can best put it into practice. You can read this before Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain written by Dana Suskind which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain by Dana Suskind ![]() ![]() ![]() Determined to restore peace and happiness to the whole of Moonacre Valley, Maria finds herself involved with an ancient feud, and she discovers it is her destiny to end it and right the wrongs of her ancestors. The enchanted valley of Moonacre is shadowed by a tragedy that happened years ago, and the memory of the Moon Princess and the mysterious little white horse. Maria is determined to learn about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending. ![]() But there is something incredibly sad beneath all of this beauty and comfort, that shadowing Moonacre Manor and the town around it. Her new guardian, her uncle Sir Benjamin, is kind and funny the Manor itself feels like home right away and every person and animal she meets is like an old friend. ![]() In 1842, thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather arrives at Moonacre Manor, her family's ancestral home in an charmed village in England's West Country, and she feels as if she’s entered Paradise. ![]() ![]() ![]() It wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that magic fantasy started to gain traction as a distinct literary genre. ![]() These stories often featured knights battling dragons, rescuing damsels in distress, and encountering magical creatures such as unicorns and griffins. In medieval Europe, tales of knights and chivalry were blended with elements of magic and the supernatural, giving rise to the genre of chivalric romance. Similarly, Greek mythology is filled with tales of gods, demigods, and heroes, such as Hercules and Perseus, who possess extraordinary abilities and face incredible challenges.Īs storytelling traditions evolved, so too did the genre of magic fantasy literature. This tale tells the story of a king who embarks on a quest for immortality, encountering gods, monsters, and other fantastical beings along the way. One of the earliest examples of magic fantasy literature can be found in the epic poem “ The Epic of Gilgamesh,” which dates back to ancient Mesopotamia. In this section, we’ll explore the birth of the genre, its key influences, and how it has evolved over the years. Magic fantasy literature has a long and captivating history, which is essential to understanding the appeal of these spellbinding tales. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays. These times are an estimation, not a guarantee. These delivery times are the maximum delivery periods that a purchase can take to reach our customers. Standard Delivery: Free (2-4 working days) Express Delivery: £2.49 (reduced rate, 1-2 working days)Įxpress Delivery: Free (1-2 working days) Having overcome the Full-Bloom Society in dramatic fashion, Mary has gained a new reputation as a gambler par excellence-though. It seems like everything is returning to normal.except Mary. Standard Delivery: £2.99 (2-4 working days) Express Delivery: £4.99 (1-2 working days) The Full-Bloom Society is disbanded, and Aoi leaves the academy. If any items are missing from your delivery, please allow 2 working days for the rest of your order to arrive before contacting us at of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! Items from our extended range section are dispatched separately. We sometimes split orders between multiple parcels. Please note orders are only processed Monday-Friday. The orders go into our warehouse to be picked, packed and consolidated into one parcel where appropriate. We aim to process and dispatch our orders within 24 hours. ![]() ![]() ![]() During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". ![]() ![]() In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru". Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor-qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization. In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic. Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But she is one of the young people who has been born into a family of strictly religious parents, the kind who think that having a boyfriend in high school goes against God, since she possibly can’t marry any of those guys. Tricks features five different high school students of various ages with five different lives leading into a similar, unfortunate outcome.Įden has a wonderful life with a boy she loves dearly and who seems to love her just as much in return. I actually had to reread Tricks to remember what happened and reinvest in the characters, and it was well worth the reread. I am neglecting a review on my favorite Ellen Hopkins books ( Burned and Smoke) in favor of these two out of all her books because Traffick is her newest novel. So here I am to talk a bit about Tricks and Traffick. Don’t get me wrong, they are amazing books and definitely worth the read, but drug stories are not my personal favorite. ![]() My least favorites are Crank, Glass, and Fallout, which have to do with drug addiction. My second favorite is Identitcal because the twist in the book is literally jaw dropping. My personal favorite is Burned and Smoke, which go together. The reason why this review does not have my general “Should You Read It?” tagline is because ALL of Ellen Hopkins’ books are worth reading, although some are much better than others. ![]() |
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