![]() ![]() Society is much more easily soothed than one’s own conscience. ![]() A new general has some ideas to rekindle the glory days of old, and his plans include the annihilation of the Foundation, for fear of its rapidly expanding powers. While the first crisis seemed massive in its own right, it pales in comparison with the new one.įor starters, while the immense galactic Empire is dying and fading away piece by piece, it still remains the most powerful force in the universe. ![]() In any case, the second novel begins not long after the first one ended, with the Foundation having survived the initial trials brought upon them by their neighbouring planets, living in a constant state of greed-driven war. I simply think anyone interested in this volume’s story would logically be quite curious about where it started. Even though some of the concepts and technologies presented in the Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov may feel a little quaint by today’s standards, the pioneering work of science-fiction has retained its enviable status for the depths of the world, story and characters it presented.īefore proceeding to talk about the second novel of the series, titled Foundation and Empire, I would simply like to point out I recommend reading the previous book first, though it’s not entirely necessary (if you’re interested you can have a look at our Foundation review). ![]()
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7/6/2023 0 Comments John hickam october sky![]() Homer decides to enlist the help of the class nerdy intellectual, Quentin, much to the chagrin of his buddies. ![]() He enlists the help of his two friends, O’Dell and Roy Lee, but they only manage to damage his mom’s beautiful white picket fence. ![]() An aimless youth who is not good enough to get a football scholarship like his brother, Homer decides to start making his own rockets. No one is more fascinated by the event than Homer Hickam, the young teenage son of John Hickam, the foreman of the local mine. The only modern aspect to this movie seems to be the amount and kind of foul language.īased on the autobiography of Homer Hickam, OCTOBER SKY begins with the residents of Coalfield, a mining town in West Virginia, filled with awe like the rest of the world when the Soviet Union launches the first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. His new movie, OCTOBER SKY, displays the same talent, but Johnston adds to this ability a knack for old-fashioned family drama as well. ![]() Joe Johnston, the director of ROCKETEER and JUMANJI, has a knack for filming old-fashioned adventure stories. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Tik tok of oz book![]() ![]() Montana’s new law prohibits downloads of TikTok in the state and would fine any “entity” – an app store or TikTok – 10,000 US dollars (£8,000) per day for each time someone “is offered the ability” to access the social media platform or download the app. ![]() Mr Gianforte signed the legislation after it easily passed through Montana’s GOP-controlled Legislature. More than half of US states and the federal government have a similar ban. When Montana banned the app on government-owned devices in late December, Mr Gianforte said TikTok posed a “significant risk” to sensitive state data. TikTok says none of this has ever happened. Some lawmakers, the FBI and officials at other agencies are concerned that the video-sharing app, owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance, could be used to allow the Chinese government to access information on American citizens or push pro-Beijing misinformation that could influence the public. ![]() ![]() “We want to reassure Montanans that they can continue using TikTok to express themselves, earn a living, and find community as we continue working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana,” Oberwetter said in a statement. The daily fine in US dollars that would be imposed on companies making TikTok available for access or download ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Wildcard marie lu ending![]() ![]() ![]() "Fans of Warcross will enjoy even more time spent in the game, along with intrigue, action, and mystery." School Library JournalĪn Amazon Editor's Favorite YA Book for Fall 2017Īn Amazon Best Young Adult Book of the Month Pick September 2017Ī vibrant, action-packed shot of adrenaline. ![]() Series fans will be only too happy to zoom along for the ride." Booklist "There s plenty of high-stakes double-crossing here, and this finale moves along at a breakneck clip. A fast, intense, phenomenal read." Kirkus Reviews, starred review The flawlessly rendered characters anchor the sophisticated themes and world-altering stakes right up to the end game. "The plotting is exquisite, with tiny details connecting back to the first book, big twists that never feel forced, and emotional power drawn from character growth. "Lu s futuristic world, with its immersive technology, feels dangerously within reach in this action-packed escapade with a thoughtful, emotion-driven core." Publishers Weekly, starred review An Instant New York Times & USA Today Bestseller!Ī Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated YA Book - Fall 2018Īn Amazon Best Young Adult Book of the Month Pick September 2018Īn Amazon Editors' Favorite Young Adult Book of Fall 2018Ī Seventeen Magazine Best YA Book of 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a rare 1st Edition Thus 1st printing set of this Harper / Trophy Book set. Slip case is solid with a stain on the top edge that does not affect any of the books. ![]() Binding are all tight and square and spines are NOT creased. Volumes 1 thru 8 are all 1st Edition THUS / 1st Printing (Trophy Books - 1971) VERY GOOD+ (Volume 9 - The First Four Years is a 4th Printing) No marks noted in text. SORRY: NO expedited domestic or any international shipping due to postage costs. ![]() An extremely nice vintage set! Our photos depict he Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship Same Day Weekends & holidays ship next business day. ![]() Else, like new! Completely clean, bindings tight & square. The books are all Fine: appear never opened! Only flaw is moderate tanning to all pages & inside covers, heavier around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality. The box is Near Fine, with just a tad of light surface wear & rubbing to corners. published in the 1930s, with Williams' pictures added in 1953, this is the FIRST EDITION, First printing of this trade paperback set from Harper & Row from 1971. Cleanest, brightest set we've had in 30 years! Orig. Virtually flawless vintage boxed set of 9 Little House books housed in a sturdy blue cardboard case (much harder to find than the usual yellow editions), with the beloved illustrations of Garth Williams. ![]() ![]() People do a lot of griping about winter, especially those of us who see snow seven months of the year (or more), but a snowfall in the woods is an undeniably beautiful thing. Once Upon a Northern Night is the story of a snowfall, a not unfamiliar subject in children’s picture books, nor indeed, adult literature ( Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, etc.,) What distinguishes Once Upon a Northern Night from other publications of this frosty genre is the aura of enchantment. If books have souls, then Once Upon a Northern Night is an old soul. Like Pendziwol’s words, Isabelle Arsenault’s luminous illustrations belong to a bygone era of limited palettes and charmingly stylized imagery. The gentle poetry of Jean Pendziwol has the lilt and reverence of an old bedtime story, the kind without irony or guile. After several readings, I am still amazed that this glorious book has been in existence for a mere few months, not fifty years. ![]() Oddly out of time, and yet timeless, Once Upon a Northern Night is a breathsucker, a gust of cold winter air awakening the senses. ![]() ![]() Once Upon a Northern Night is a such a book. On rare occasions, a picture book comes my way that is so evocative, it feels like a lost memory from childhood, revealing itself page after page. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 1993 by Cynthia Rylant (Author), Diane Goode (Illustrator) 572 ratings Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 23.99 8 Used from 12.86 11 New from 17.13 Paperback 10.27 44 Used from 1.43 18 New from 8. Now repackaged with an updated look and feel. When I Was Young in the Mountains Paperback Picture Book, Jan. For twenty years, Cynthia Rylants story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an enduring favorite. ![]() "Retired", about a retired teacher adopting an old collie. A timeless novel for all ages from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant."Slower Than the Rest", about a boy and his turtle. ![]() ![]() The stories all feature redemptive relationships between humans and other animals, most often showing how a stray animal comes into the life of a person just when it is most needed. Every Living Thing is a collection of twelve short stories for children by Cynthia Rylant, published by Bradbury Press in 1985 with decorations by S. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Amartya sen famine and poverty![]() Sen also developed an approach to measuring poverty. ![]() ![]() In Collective Choice and Social Welfare (1970), Sen addressed issues such as individual rights, equality, justice and majority rule. ![]() During the 1960s and 1970s, Sen also worked extensively on social choice theory, especially Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem, which drew attention to the flaws inherent within ranked voting systems. Among Sen’s primary concerns was the fact that despite technological innovation and a subsequent increase in labour productivity, workers were expected to endure no improvement in their standard of living. Upon hearing the news, the late renowned Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm, a long-time friend of Sen, remarked, ‘It was only political reasons which prevented him getting it earlier … Ever since the mid-70s the Swedish committee has been strongly committed to free-market theory, until it took a real punch in the midriff in 97/98 with the Asian crisis.’Ĭhoice of Techniques, published in 1960, saw Sen focus on a number of economic issues in relation to rates of accumulation. In 1988, Sen was awarded a Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. ![]() Amartya Kumar Sen is an economist and philosopher who has made a distinctive contribution to the study of political economy, inequality, poverty, famines, and welfare. ![]() ![]() When unresolved issues from Tyler’s past complicate things even further, she discovers she may yet have some things to figure out before she can find her own happy ending. Meanwhile, her own attempts at romance play out as bizarre comedies rather than love stories, and she’s starting to think Prince Charming either fell off his horse or got eaten by a dragon. ![]() Years later, she wants to believe in the fairy-tale endings her job promotes, but the clients she meets day after day seem to be more “Crazily Ever After” than “Happily Ever After.” Wedding planner Tyler Warren left heartbreak behind when she ran away from her small Southern hometown and started a new life in a big city. Wedding planner Tyler is looking for her own true love amid the Crazily Ever After of her wedding clients. Diary of a Single Wedding Planner on Amazon ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Becoming a man by paul monette![]() ![]() The point is that I loved this book because I identified not only with the content but also with the emotionally-rich prose. In any event I’m getting carried away here. It would seem that writing in registers is something that is learnt but never taught. ![]() Words like ‘ heinous’, ‘ sclerotic’ and ‘ unfathomable’ simply had to go, and rightly so I suppose. ![]() So where I wrote about “ egregious inefficiencies” or ”wholesale ineptitude” this was pacified to “ clear inefficiencies” and “systemic capacity deficits”. There’s a joke in our Department that the bulk of my supervisor’s editing during the first year of my PhD was simply to delete (or at the very least tame) any adjective I used in reports for government. It doesn’t come easily and with prose it’s no different. When I write, either personally or professionally, I find that my natural style – that which comes most easily to me – is to write polemically with splashes of vitriol. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone interested in either autobiographies or the struggles of gay men in straight America. I don’t think straight people will find it as meaningful given that it is written by a gay man, to gay people about gay men. In reading it I’ve had more than my fair share of chortles, tears and chokes – it is as moving as it is funny. Last month, while browsing through the second-hand bookstore opposite the Biscuit Mill in Cape Town I came across this autobiography by Paul Monette and quickly added it to the growing pile of books I ended up leaving with. ![]() |