Grey tackles complex religious, social, and cultural issues in his best-selling novel that epitomises the life and times of pioneering men and women and the Code of the West. When she refuses her father's wish that she marry into the polygamist family of a church elder, her struggles are reflected in Grey's epic descriptions of the American West. Heroine Jane Withersteen is the owner of a successful ranch and a member of the Mormon church. She loved it all-the grove of cottonwoods, the old stone house, the amber-tinted water, and the droves of shaggy, dusty horses and mustangs, the sleek, clean-limbed, blooded racers, and the browsing herds of cattle and the lean, sun-browned riders of the sage.-Ch. And she thought of what that great ranch meant to her. She wished only to go on doing good and being happy. She was Mormon-born, and she was a friend to poor and unfortunate Gentiles. Trouble between the Mormons and the Gentiles of the community would make her unhappy. She wanted the sleepy quiet pastoral days to last always. She meant to do so much more for her people than she had done. Zane Grey (1872-1939), American author wrote Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) Jane prayed that the tranquility and sweetness of her life would not be permanently disrupted.
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5/13/2023 0 Comments 2010 arthur c clarke“ 2010 is easily Clarke’s best book in over a decade. “Clarke deftly blends discovery, philosophy, and a newly acquired sense of play.” - Time When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s. Clarke’s bestselling 2001: A Space Odyssey captivated the world and was adapted into the classic film by Stanley Kubrick. Meanwhile, the being that was once Dave Bowman-the only human to unlock the mystery of the monolith-streaks toward Earth on a vital mission of its own . . . Buy a cheap copy of 2010: Odyssey Two book by Arthur C. What they discover is an unsettling alien conspiracy tampering with the evolution of life on Jupiter’s moons as well as that of humanity itself. The crew includes project expert Heywood Floyd, and Dr. Nine years after the ill-fated Discovery One mission to Jupiter, a joint Soviet-American crew travels to the planet to investigate the mysterious monolith orbiting the planet, the cause of the earlier mission’s failure-and what became of astronaut David Bowman. Fourteen years later, fans and critics were thrilled by the release of 2010: Odyssey Two. Clarke’s bestselling 2001: A Space Odyssey captivated the world and was adapted into the classic film by Stanley Kubrick. Clarke co-created the multimedia experience 2001, the author returns to Jupiter alone in the follow-up novel 2010: Odyssey Two. The celebrated author continues his Space Odyssey with this Hugo Award winner: “A daring romp through the solar system and a worthy successor to 2001” (Carl Sagan). 5/13/2023 0 Comments Haven review emma donoghue(In case the location of this story sounds a bit familiar, it probably is. And there are plenty of precipitous crags and rocky outcroppings to choose from on the Great Skellig. This book made me want to push one of the characters off of a very high cliff. In such a place, what will survival mean? Drifting out into the Atlantic, the three men find an impossibly steep, bare island inhabited by tens of thousands of birds, and claim it for God. Taking two monks-young Trian and old Cormac-he rows down the river Shannon in search of an isolated spot on which to found a monastery. In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. Haven has Emma Donoghue’s trademark world-building and psychological intensity-but this story is like nothing she has ever written before. What they find is the extraordinary island now known as Skellig Michael. They set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream, with only faith to guide them. Three men vow to leave the world behind them. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,, Better World Books Published by Audible Audio on August 23, 2022 Source: supplied by publisher via NetGalleyįormats available: hardcover, large print, paperback, ebook, audiobook 5/13/2023 0 Comments Long live the elf queen jm kearlIf you love something about your book and someone else doesn't, be wary. I'm coachable.īut also know when NOT to take someone's advice. I played sports growing up so I think this is why I don't get offended when people critique my work. If someone suggests there are problems with your book, do NOT argue with them. They will point out issues in your writing that you won't see. (and now that I have 8 books out, I think my first published book could be better *shrugs*) I wrote several full-length books over the years that will probably never be published. I wrote for 13 years (not steadily every day but consistently just because I enjoyed doing it) before I felt I was good enough to publish my first book. As with anything, the more you do the better you'll get. (whether you should plot the book or discover it as you go is another long subject).Īnd then write A LOT. What do the characters do and say that make you love them? Dissect those books! By reading a lot of books you'll get an understanding of the plot, even if you don't specifically learn plot structure. What information is withheld to keep you turning the page? Find out why you couldn't stop reading it. Study the pacing, the dialogue, the descriptions, the mystery, the romance. Read the best-selling books and figure out what makes them bestsellers. Study the pacing, the dialogue, the descriptions, the mystery, th …more Read. 5/13/2023 0 Comments Frankenstein junjiHouse on Bare Mountain (1962): The Wolfman, Dracula and the Frankenstein monster spy on a girls' school in the mountains, where most of the girls sunbathe in the nude.Boris Karloff plays the Baron rather than the monster this time. Frankenstein 1970 (1958), directed by Howard W.Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974).The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Hammer's semi-remake of their first Frankenstein film.The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor and Christopher Lee as the Monster.Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).House of Dracula (1945) the Monster appears at the end of the film.This is the best-known adaptation, locked in the creature's physical appearance in pop-culture, and spawned its own series of sequels and parodies (see below). Rather than the cynical, intelligent monster of the book, the Universal Studios version presents a childlike creature that Does Not Know His Own Strength. Frankenstein (1931), the classic film directed by James Whale, and the first to star Boris Karloff as the title monster.Life Without Soul (1915), the second film adaptation of Shelley's novel, but it remains a lost film.Largely a showcase of special effects, and it was believed to be lost for decades. Searle Dawley, and the first film adaptation. Frankenstein (1910), written and directed by J. 5/13/2023 0 Comments Paper love jaeWill their many late nights working be enough to save Paper Love? With Anja’s knowledge of the stationery world and Suzanne’s ability to handle the digital one, once united, they are a force not to reckon with. What starts as an impossible working relationship between two strong-willed women, turns into a great complicity to save what is left of Uncle Norbert’s store. Anja Lamm a stationery geek, who has been a loyal employee of Paper Love for many years, feels threatened when the digital-loving ice queen Frau Wolff sets her now-wet foot in the store and starts looking through the business in detail, making suggestions that could cost her job. Reluctant at first to help yet another family member to maintain their business open, she gets more than she bargained for when she gets her foot wet in the Bächle next to her uncle’s store on her first day. Once the news is out, she gets forcibly asked by her mother to help her uncle try to save his stationery store business. Paper Love is the story of Suzanne, who just quit her job as a business consultant, mostly because she felt she would never get her potential recognized in the sexist environment she worked at. Who thought writing with a pen could get as intense as it gets in Jae’s latest novel Paper Love? 5/13/2023 0 Comments Our town thornton wilder bookIn 2011, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the major federal funding body for culture in the US, launched a new set of “creative placemaking” grants. Taking inspiration from Antoine Hennion’s sociology of music, this essay ventures into the archive to trace an unfamiliar origin story for Our Town, involving a turn-of-the-century writers’ colony, a Progressive-Era historical pageant, and Wilder’s self-understanding as both confirmed bachelor and “community man.” Through the trajectory of a single play, civic mediation emerges as a pervasive strategy and ethos of American cultural practice, connecting diverse media through time and space. These productions recognize what terms like middlebrow obscure: Our Town is a civic mediator, a performance that installs art at the center of community life and community at the center of art. In 2011, the play lent its name to a major funding program launched by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2017, it appeared in the center of a popular podcast and was revived by a British theater company in the wake of a terrorist attack. Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (1938) has found unusual currency of late. 5/13/2023 0 Comments When women were dragons reviewNaslund skilfully intertwines their narratives with one another as the story progresses, which was brilliant to see. There are five central points of view, and each perspective is distinct and well fleshed out. One of the main aspects of the book that charmed me right from the outset was the cast of characters. Given this infamous status Bershad has acquired, the King calls him back to the castle in Floodhaven and propositions him with the task of killing the emperor in Burz-al-dun and helping to rescue the king’s kidnapped daughter, all in exchange for his freedom. However, Bershad is somewhat unique: after 14 years of being a dragonslayer he has managed to survive. In the world of Terra, exiles are forced into becoming dragonslayers basically a form of death sentence as few survive the ordeal. The story begins with Silas Bershad the Flawless, a perceived traitor who is exiled by the King. This novel first caught my eye on Twitter, when the gorgeous UK edition of the cover was revealed, and then when it was recommended for fans of John Gwynne, Andrzej Sapkowski and Joe Abercrombie, who are some of my most favourite authors, I knew I needed to read it… like right now! You can keep moving through this world, even if there is no redemption for the things you left behind you.”īlood of An Exile is the debut novel by Brian Naslund, and is the first book in the Dragons of Terra trilogy. “You can have black deeds and mistakes in your past without being rotten down to the core. 5/13/2023 0 Comments Once then and now booksSustainable Engineering - Oxford - 18-24.Sustainable Engineering - Oxford - 16-17.Mechanical Engineering - Oxford - 18-24.Mechanical Engineering - Oxford - 16-17.Innovation and Technology - Cambridge - 18-24.Innovation and Technology - Cambridge - 16-17.Innovation and Technology - Cambridge - 13-15.Sociology and Anthropology - Oxford - 18-24.Sociology and Anthropology - Oxford - 16-17.International Relations and Politics - Oxford - 13-15.International Relations and Politics - Cambridge - 13-15. International Relations - Oxford - 18-24.International Relations - Oxford - 16-17.International Relations - Cambridge - 18-24.International Relations - Cambridge - 16-17.International Development - Oxford - 18-24.International Development - Oxford - 16-17.Classical Civilisation - Oxford - 16-17.Biotechnology and Genetics - Cambridge - 18-24. Environmental Science - Cambridge - 18-24.Biotechnology and Genetics - Cambridge - 16-17.Biotechnology and Genetics - Cambridge - 13-15.Business and Entrepreneurship - London - 16-17.Business and Entrepreneurship - Oxford - 18-24.Business and Entrepreneurship - Oxford - 16-17.Business and Entrepreneurship - Oxford - 13-15.Business and Entrepreneurship - Cambridge - 18-24. These I can easily ascribe to my feelings upon finishing the Emperor’s Soul. I received the recent edition of Brandon Sanderson’s ‘Legion and The Emperor’s Soul’ which contains the two short stories bound within the recent Shardverse-published books, allowing me the first chance I’ve had to read ‘The Emperor’s Soul’, continuing my Brandon Sanderson orgy.įor me, the highest praise I can think of for work is this: “I wish I had written that” and “This inspires me to write something similar.” Though her skill as a Forger is considered an abomination by her captors, Shai will attempt to create a new soul for the emperor, who is almost dead. Condemned to death after trying to steal the emperor's sceptre, she is given one opportunity to save herself. Shai is a Forger, a foreigner who can flawlessly copy and re-create any item by rewriting its history with skilful magic. |