5/30/2023 0 Comments Cannery row 1945![]() ![]() ![]() Fourteen canneries lined Ocean View Avenue in the 1930s, when the novel takes place. John Steinbeck began his story this way: "Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light. In a two-part report for Morning Edition, NPR's Renee Montagne tells the tale of Cannery Row, the place, and Ed Ricketts, the real-life Doc of Steinbeck's Cannery Row, a loveable intellectual who ran a lab amid the foul-smelling strip of sardine canneries and honky tonks. ![]() Steinbeck had cast Ricketts as the fictional "Doc" in his best-selling novel. At his death, Ed Ricketts was something of a celebrity. Fifty-five years ago, the best friend of novelist John Steinbeck was hit by a train after his Buick stalled on the tracks near Monterey, California's Cannery Row. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Dark Theatres by Benjamin Adams![]() ![]() Edited by Bob Kruger & John Tynes, with cover art by John T. This time, the Cthulhu Mythos tales traverse the twentieth century-a grunt's-eye view of the 1927 Raid on Innsmouth, the terrible work of the Nazi Karotechia in WWII, the crushing miasma of Vietnam, and much more. This third volume in the Origins Award-winning fiction line for Delta Green includes eight stories of horror and conspiracy. Delta Green agents slip through the system, manipulating the federal bureaucracy while pushing the darkness back for another day - but often at a shattering personal cost. Stripped of sanction after a disastrous 1969 operation in Cambodia, Delta Green's leaders made a secret pact: to continue their work without authority, without support, and without fear. Are you ready?īorn of the federal government's 1928 raid on the degenerate coastal town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, the covert agency known as Delta Green spent four decades opposing the forces of darkness with honor, but without glory. ![]() The red curtain rises, A silence falls over the audience. The usher takes your hand and leads you into the dark. Delta Green: Dark Theatres presents eight new stories of intrigue and horror, eight theaters in which desperate actors engage clandestine passion plays for the grim amusement of alien gods, Witness the horrors of the Raids on Innsmouth the terrible secrets of World War II, the tropical nightmare of Vietnam, the chill vacuum of Yuggoth, the asynchronous folds of space-time, and much more. ![]() ![]() ![]() To add to the situation, Darrell has been made head-girl of the form, a post she is proud to occupy but her temper rears its ugly head again, putting everything that she’s been working for at risk. Darrell is excited to show her little sister around and help settle her in, but before she can do that Alicia’s rather nasty little cousin, June, takes Felicity under her wing, and out of Darrell’s way, something the latter can’t approve. ![]() This is the first term in which Felicity has joined Malory Towers. But that doesn’t of course stop school life from going on as it usually does. Now they have spent some time in the Upper Forth taught by Miss Williams and are preparing to take their certificate exams. Upper Fourth at Malory Towers picks up a couple of terms after the previous book when Darrell and her friends were in their third form. Read a little about them on the World of Blyton Blog here. ![]() There are six further books by Pamela Cox which explore more of Felicity’s adventures. I would like to clarify that for this ‘challenge’ I’m only reading the original six books written by Enid Blyton herself. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments NurtureShock by Po Bronson![]() ![]() I am frequently forced to interact with children, and plus this book is almost more of a sociology/science book than a parenting book. But I also don’t have dogs and I read Cesar’s Way, and I don’t cook but have read lots of food books. Nothing like a parenting manual, the authors' work is an insightful exploration of themes and issues that transcend children's (and adults') lives. With impeccable storytelling and razor-sharp analysis, they demonstrate that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring - because key twists in the science have been overlooked. They argue that when it comes to children, we've mistaken good intentions for good ideas. ![]() ![]() NurtureShock is a groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What's the single most important thing that helps infants learn language? ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Nicky drayden escaping exodus![]() ![]() When a cataclysmic event on another Zenzee world forces Doka and his people to accept thousands of refugees, a culture clash erupts, revealing secrets from the past that could endanger their future. Despite vocal opposition and blatant attacks on his authority, Doka has continued to handle his position with grace and intelligence he knows a single misstep means disaster. The Senate allowed Doka to lead their people believing he'd fail spectacularly-a disaster that would cement the legitimacy of their long-standing matriarchy. Thanks to careful oversight and sacrifice by all of its crew, they are now on the brink of utopia, and yet Doka's rivals feel threatened by that success. Abused and exploited by humans for generations, these majestic animals nearly went extinct, but under the command of its newly minted ruler, Doka Kaleigh, life in the Parados I has flourished. Nearly a thousand years removed from Earth, the remnants of humanity cling to existence inside giant, space faring creatures known as the Zenzee. The Compton Crook Award-winning author weaves her trademark blend of science fiction and dark humor in this dazzling story that continues the imaginative saga begun in Escaping Exodus, in which a society lives in the belly of a beast-and an entire civilization's survival depends on a pair of uneasy allies who must come together for one epic battle. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. If she has tried to drive home a single point in all her stories, it is that ordinary people are special - and that children, most of all, need to feel that way." "Handling difficult subjects with sensitivity is Mrs. If she has tried to drive home a single point in all her stories, it is that ordinary people are special and that children, most of all, need to feel that way." Interview, The New York Times: In the Region, February 3, 2008: "An engrossing examination of a profound theme in the deft hands of a discerning author." ![]() ![]() Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2007: "This intimate story realistically examines friendship, family secrets and the struggles of a learning-disability child trying to make sense fo the world." Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, November 19, 2007: Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff is a great mystery. ![]() ![]() ![]() A trove of historic witnesses including Freud, Mother Teresa, Satan, and Pontius Pilate deliver their testimony with raw honesty and scathing humor. ![]() Urban night court in 'Hope - a ghetto of purgatory' is the backdrop, with Judas on trial for his betrayal of Christ, his soul left in the balance. The play is described as follows: "History's most famous double-cross is under the microscope in the provocative and irreverently funny The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Michael Billingsley as Jesus and JoAnna Rhinehart as Henrietta Iscariot in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Previews begin March 9 for a limited engagement through March 26. Javier Molina, Gabriel Furman, and Michael Billingsley in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, directed by Estelle Parsons.Īcademy Award winner Estelle Parsons ( The Velocity of Autumn) is directing a revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis' drama The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theatre. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The civil war of amos abernathy![]() ![]() It may be an uphill battle, but it's one that Amos is ready to fight. Soon Amos starts confiding in his newfound friend by writing letters in his journal-and hatches a plan to share Albert's story with his divided twenty-first century town. Cashier, a Civil War soldier who might have identified as a trans man if he'd lived today. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there's something missing from history: someone like the two of them.Īmos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. He's been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. ![]() ![]() An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Selection * Golden Kite Award Winner * New York Public Library Best Books for Kids * ALA Booklist Top 10 First Novels for Youth * Jane Addams Award finalist * Lambda Literary Award FinalistĪ heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves-perfect for fans of Dear Sweet Pea and From the Desk of Zoe Washington.Īmos Abernathy lives for history. ![]() ![]() Size: 72 MB Extension: cbr Pages: 273 Commentary: repack DPI: 150x150/825x1200 Size: 79 MB Extension: cbr Pages: 273 Commentary: repack Releaser: MangaReactor DPI: 150x150/1913x1200 Lone Wolf and Cub v01 - The Assassin's Road (2000) (digital) 01 - The Assassin's Road (2000) (digital) (Minutemen-InnerDemons) Size: 134 MB Extension: cbr Pages: 289 Scan type: digital Releaser: Minutemen-InnerDemons DPI: 72x72/1024x1489 01 - The Assassin's Road (2000) (digital) (Minutemen-Slayer) Size: 343 MB Extension: cbr Pages: 292 Scan type: digital Releaser: Minutemen-Slayer DPI: 72x72/1856x2700 ![]() Lone wolf and cub - volume 1 - the assasin's road - story 01 ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Just let go courtney walsh![]() ![]() We simply keep an inventory of nearly all books and textbooks and we ship them fast in hopes that you will use the Search Box above to find most or all of your books for your classes. at rock bottom prices and we take great pride in our service and reliability. 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