![]() ![]() I think it's an especially good lesson to learn because American culture shouts at women all the time - be guilty, it howls, for every moment spent away from home don't you remember your place do you want your children to be fed jello for dinner by an inept and unequal spouse? I've never forgotten that lesson: that I respected that my father liked his work and was good at it, and that I always felt loved and respected myself. The days away weren't the part that influenced our relationship: the days together were. Now, as an adult, I am still very close to my father. He was in the Navy, and I remember years when he would be gone for months at a time. Now, as an adu …more When I was a kid, I was a very close to my father. ![]() ![]() Maggie Stiefvater When I was a kid, I was a very close to my father. ![]()
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These two books later provided the thrust of the plot for the 2000 Broadway musical Seussical. ![]() The book has also been used as the basis for academic articles on a variety of topics, including economics, Christianity, feminism, and adoption. ![]() Horton Hatches the Egg was published to immediate critical acclaim and financial success and has remained popular with the general public. ![]() Seuss works, most notably the 1938 short story "Matilda, the Elephant with a Mother Complex". He found elements of Horton in earlier Dr. However, according to later biographer Charles Cohen, this account is probably apocryphal. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!" Ultimately, the egg hatches, revealing an elephant-bird, a creature with a blend of Mayzie's and Horton's features.Īccording to Geisel's biographers Judith and Neil Morgan, Geisel claimed the story was born in early 1940 when he left a window open in his studio, and the wind fortuitously blew a sketch of an elephant on top of a sketch of a tree. Horton endures a number of hardships but persists, often stating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who is tricked into sitting on a bird's egg while its mother, Mayzie, takes a permanent vacation to Palm Beach. ![]() Seuss and published in 1940 by Random House. Horton Hatches the Egg is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mayer traces a byzantine trail of billions of dollars spent by the network, revealing a staggering conglomeration of think tanks, academic institutions, media groups, courthouses, and government allies that have fallen under their sphere of influence. ![]() ![]() Why is America living in an age of profound and widening economic inequality? Why have even modest attempts to address climate change been defeated again and again? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers? In a riveting and indelible feat of reporting, Jane Mayer illuminates the history of an elite cadre of plutocrats-headed by the Kochs, the Scaifes, the Olins, and the Bradleys-who have bankrolled a systematic plan to fundamentally alter the American political system. 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Before becoming queen she took the virgin's place and rode into battle with the troops. "My lord, Badget leaned over and spoke in a confidential tone, "she's proven her bravery. "It's easy to put the crown on one's own head, but to keep it there is another thing. Then, without wasting time, she took the crown, placed it on her own head, and had the priests formally recognize her as queen on the portico of the great temple of Ilumquh. But within the year, the army stormed the palace and slew the usurper. Before the old king's body was moved from his bed, one of his counselors seized the crown and had himself proclaimed king. "My lord, you have never seen a woman like this. The wisest king of antiquity encounters a stunning queen who he cannot possess. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kate is going to be an explosive read I can’t wait to devour. ![]() I’m freaking out right now which only means Tate James has hooked, lined, and sunk my ass with this series. Of course, we still don’t know who the killer or stalker is (even though there are so many suspects) but I’m sure everything will be answered in Kate.Īnd that cliffhanger? Goddamnit, my heart can’t handle it. I loved how Hate focused on vengeance, Liar focused on building relationships, and □□□□ focused on exposing all the truths. This series is a pure addiction of the best kind and I can’t get enough of it. The side characters are phenomenal, the plot, the romance, the steam. And man, the twists and turns kept coming. ![]() Archer really was a genuinely sweet, considerate, alphahole that I FLOVED by the end of this book. I adored his confessions and once we had all the truths, it shed so much light on his actions and hesitations. We finally, FINALLY, progress with Archer and MK and it was both sexy AF and so damn sweet. Tate James knows how to weave a wicked tale! □ The Madison Kate series is the series that just keeps giving me EVERYTHING I love in reverse harem guilty pleasure reads. ![]() ![]() ![]() Both possibilities of ‘no assistance’ and ‘some help’ exist. Note: No one knows if Orwell had any financial help from his aunt in Paris. In this quest, he took up a dishwasher job at a luxury hotel. He could’ve gone to his rich maternal aunt who resided in Paris, but this was his literary chance to experience poverty. He resided in a cheap hotel where he was robbed by a fellow Italian lodger. So, he came to Paris because of the intellectual freedom it offered, in 1928. In reality, he wanted to write full-time. Since he had no love for the British Empire, he left after 5 years on the pretext of ill health. After that, he went to serve the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. George Orwell, or Eric Blair (his real name), graduated and went to Eton College. There was worldwide unemployment and Wall Street had crashed in 1929. The time between 1927-1933 was filled with turmoil. Separated into two parts – Paris and London – it is set in an important period in the 20th century. ![]() It is semi-autobiographical, but often also called a fictional memoir. Down And Out in Paris and London is one of his first works published when he was 29. You may know George Orwell from his famous works like 1984 and Animal Farm. ![]() ![]() ![]() But are these experiences really more positive than negative? Is the guarded and cosmically xenophobic mind actually playing tricks on humans who believe that these are torturous experiences rather than enlightening ones? What is the true purpose of these “abductions?” This and so much more is explored in Dolores Cannon’s riveting book “Custodians: Beyond Abduction.” Down through several decades, scores of people have claimed to have terrifying experiences of being abducted by extraterrestrial beings and subjected to cruel and unusual experiments, breeding programs, and encounters with entities so alien they are bone-chilling. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seamlessly weaving together Hasidic life with magical realism, these books explore what it’s like to have big dreams (Mirka wants to be a sword-wielding dragon slayer) and outsized adventures without letting go of your religious life or family. In the books ( How Mirka Got Her Sword, 2010, How Mirka Met a Meteorite, 2012, and How Mirka Caught a Fish, 2015), Mirka stands up to local bullies, outwits a wily asteroid, and knits berets at a breakneck speed, among many other adventures, often with her siblings, Gittel and Zindel, in tow. Mirka is back, and she’s still the only sword-brandishing, monster-fighting Orthodox Jewish girl in town. ![]() And you can find it in the pages of the Hereville books, a series (three so far) of graphic novels by Barry Deutsch. /rebates/2f97814197039802fHereville-Mirka-Met-Meteorite-Deutsch-14197039862fplp&. Mirka lives in Hereville, a town with Hasidic Jews, witches, extremely huge pigs, and magical fish. Sure, she wears a uniform from her Bais Yaakov (that is, her Orthodox girls’ school) and long braids, but this 11-year-old Hasidic girl is also a superhero who fights trolls, bargains with witches, gets pulled into outer space, and still manages to be home in time to light the Shabbat candles. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's almost like the bad guys have a spy inside the Change Makers. She.- TEACHES classes at a New York college- Dodges KIDNAPPING attempts with her best friends- Goes on SECRET MISSIONS for her billionaire boss- Has a MYSTERIOUS CONNECTION to Albert EinsteinJust a day in the life of the Change Makers Institute's top agent! What does an Irish town and a village in India have in common? A water crisis that only a group of kid geniuses can fix! Max and her CMI friends attempt to use their smarts to find solutions, but it's hard to save the world when you're trying not to be kidnapped! A greedy corporation with an eye on capturing Max seems to know their every move. James Patterson has teamed up with the worlds most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children - with the first and only childrens. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Meaning they can have slight scratches and minor nicks on the cover). that there is no such thing as a person who doesnt like to read, only people who havent found the right book. Max Einstein is the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives. The Buy More Save More Books have never been read and are in mint or near mint condition. ![]() |