![]() ![]() These marks are a sort of track, a set of traces left during a good read which one can return to years later (to discover that the locus of value has shifted over time - or even deepened at the same spot), and this seems apposite for Macfarlane’s The Old Ways. I have but a few examples of my father’s own pencilled marginalia which have survived various moves, and which I treasure it’s not a habit that eBooks easily permit, a sort of handing over of a relay baton. It’s a habit that offends some, seeming to be an act of disrespect. Now, not just because there’s an excellent second-hand bookshop just a stone’s throw from our new abode, I use pencil. As a student, I did this in ink, sometimes slavishly underlining entire passages. ![]() Some of my worst reading habits include adding marginalia and/or scribbling page-numbered notes in a book’s end leaves. ![]()
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![]() ![]() What emerges from this narrative is a meaningful criterion by which to evaluate the Reds’ accomplishments. In this collective biography, Mary Stanton-a noted chronicler of the left and of social justice movements in the South-explores the resources available to Depression-era Reds before the advent of the New Deal or the modern civil rights movement. In Alabama alone, twenty black men were known to have been murdered, and countless others, women included, were beaten, disabled, jailed, “disappeared,” or had their lives otherwise ruined between March 1931 and September 1935. ![]() ![]() After the Scottsboro story broke on March 25, 1931, it was open season for old-fashioned lynchings, legal (courtroom) lynchings, and mob murder. Written from the perspective of the district 17 (CPUSA) Reds who worked primarily in Alabama, it acquaints a new generation with the impact of the Great Depression on postwar black and white, young and old, urban and rural Americans. Kelley's groundbreaking Hammer and Hoe and the first to explore its key figures and actions beyond the 1930s. Red, Black, White is the first narrative history of the American communist movement in the South since Robin D. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In these respects the new edition is true to its much-loved predecessors: the text runs as smoothly as ever, and the improved… ( tovább) The Story of Art has always been admired for two key qualities: it is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to handle. The bibliographies have been expanded and updated, and the maps and charts redrawn. The text has been revised and updated where appropriate, and a number of new artists have been incorporated. The illustrations, now in colour throughout, have all been improved and reoriginated, and include six fold-outs. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject.For the first time in many years the book has been completely redesigned. The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over four decades. ![]() ![]() Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. Two queens, separated by thousands of years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength―and their hearts. So, for Kingsbane the second book in The Empirium Trilogy by Claire Legrand, I’m just going to do a standard review once I finish the book.īefore we get into the review, let’s go over the details. Mostly as I kept forgetting what order things happened in or if it was from the previous section. I’m not even going to attempt to try it with this one. Or I fall asleep then have to try to recall my thoughts the following morning. ![]() These help support the blog, so I can keep creating content.Īs much as I love sharing every little thought I have while reading books, sometimes I struggle to set the book down and write down my thoughts. ![]() This post may contain affiliate or referral codes, for which I receive a small compensation and you get a discount in exchange. ![]() ![]() ![]() All living things are becoming bigger, more powerful and blood-thirsty adapting with uncanny speed to the new surroundings. Human’s are not the only ones mutating from eating the new super crops, everything is evolving into something else. They then modify other food crops and eventually the adaptability traits spread to anything that eats them. It all starts with a corn crop modified to adapt to any growing condition. In Jeremiah Knight’s new series that’s just the beginning of the GMO apocalypse. Yup, you read that right, that’s what I said. Hmm, genetically modified food gone wrong? Isn’t this what everybody is talking about? Oh, the horror of loose government regulations, we could get sick, we could ruin the biodiversity of edible crops we could mutate into carnivorous monsters with corn tassel tails. I actually stumbled upon this book when a fellow librarian recommended it to my husband for a little something different to read. I needed a little action, a little adventure and dare I say it….a little horror. No, me neither, really, but maybe a break would be refreshing. Plant people, have I got a new kind of book for you! I’ll bet you’re like me, tired of reading cozy mysteries and dramas set in beautiful English gardens to get your fix. ![]() ![]() ![]() “At first there was nothing - a profound blue darkness running running deep, laced by skeins of starlight and pale phosphorescent flashes. No more than a monarch’s whim, of course, like eating cocoa or drinking jellies but far more spectacular any day than those usual trudging guardsmen.” They would be gathered from all the towns and villages and brought to my palace in wagon-loads. When I finally became King (I used to think) I would command a parade of grandmas, and drill them, and march them up and down - rank upon rank of hobbling boots, nodding bonnets, flying shawls, and furious chewing faces. Those severe and similar old bodies enthralled me when they dressed that way. They looked like starlings, flecked with jet, and they walked in a tinkle of darkness. They wore high laced boots and long muslin dresses, beaded chokers and candlewick shawls, crowned by tall poke bonnets tied with trailing ribbons and smothered with inky sequins. ![]() And our two old neighbours, when setting forth on errands, always prepared themselves scrupulously so. The grandmothers of those days dressed for the part in that curious but endearing uniform which is now known to us only through music-hall. “Granny Trill and Granny Wallon were traditional ancients of a kind we won’t see today, the last of that dignity of grandmothers to whom age was its own embellishment. ![]() ![]() A humorous book with Jennifer breaking the Fourth Wall, it’s not to the taste of everybody so it’s up to you to decide if it’s your cup of tea. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() Stop by to see what July releases the Dishes are looking forward to. It's time to Make Your Reservations on Thursday, June 9th. ![]() On Wednesday, June 8th, New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra will be dishing with us about her latest book in her fantastic Children of the Sea series, Forgotten Sea. Kiss of Snow, the latest book in her wildly popular Psy/Changeling series was released May 31st. We are so excited to have New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh with us on Saturday, June 4th. It's the perfect time to add to your TBR list. Stop by often and don't miss out on the fun.Īndrea will bring us her New Releases on Friday, June 3rd. As always, The Romance Dish will bring you plenty of new books, guest authors, and reviews. Is it just me or is this year flying by at warp speed?! June is on our doorstep and it's time to get ready for summer fun and reading in the sunshine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “A lively and illuminating biography”-Peter Marshall, Literary Review “This volume is designed for a wide readership and deserves to find one”-Sean McGlynn, The Spectator “A fine example of the genre”-Tony Barber, The Financial Times “A lively and authoritative account”-Katherine Harvey, Times Literary Supplement “Impressive study”-Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian Extraordinarily, her line has continued through every single monarch of England or Britain from that time to the present day. Hanley highlights how Matilda fought for the throne, and argues that although she never sat on it herself her reward was to see her son become king. Catherine Hanley provides fresh insight into Matilda's campaign to claim the title of queen, her approach to allied kingdoms and rival rulers, and her role in the succession crisis. This new biography explores Matilda’s achievements as military and political leader, and sets her life and career in full context. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown-the first woman ever to hold the position-and an able military general. Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. “A lively and authoritative account.”-Katherine Harvey, Times Literary Supplement “ will attract a growing audience interested in stories of women challenging the male-dominated European past.”-Alexandra Locking, Medieval Review A life of Matilda-empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages ![]() ![]() His first deployment was to Afghanistan in 2005 after the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. It had been Owen’s dream for many years to become part of the legendary and mysterious Team Six.Īfter passing the rigid requirements and rugged training in his nine months in the Green Team he was notified that he was accepted in to the elite Team Six. SEAL Team Six had been established in the early 1980s to handle difficult missions including hostage rescue and infiltrating into enemy territory. He had been a Navy SEAL for several years and had been deployed on two missions. He met the basic requirements for this candidacy. Owen tells of the challenges he faced as a candidate for SEAL Team Six. ![]() “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer is the story of Mark Owen’s career as a member of the Navy’s elite unit known as SEAL Team Six. ![]() |