![]() ![]() She, in that limited gene-pool Euro-royal way, became Queen consort of the Netherlands, and her name was transliterated into the Dutch: Anna Paulowna. Though Asian, it was named in the West after Anna Pavlovna, one of the daughters of Russian Tsar Paul I. Paulownia tormentosa - also known as the Princess Tree, the kiri, and the Empress Tree - is a native of East Asia. So it’s a bit of a surprise to come across these blooming trees in spring, with their large, trumpet-shaped violet flowers. The Canal, a Superfund site running up into the soft underbelly of western Brooklyn, is surrounded by a largely de-industrialized zone of former warehouses and factories, industrial parking lots, and a buried fuel depot. Today, there are Paulownia trees growing on both ends of the Union Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal. Well, as early as 1672, a couple dozen European plants were already growing spontaneously in New England… “It’s like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how”… it got that way. ![]()
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5/12/2023 0 Comments Sas rogue heroes ben macintyre![]() The doctors feared he would never walk again.Įven before his parachuting accident, the officer’s contribution to the war effort had been minimal: he lacked the most basic military discipline, could not march straight, and was so lazy his comrades had nicknamed him “the Giant Sloth.” Since being posted to Egypt with the British commando force, he had spent much of his time in Cairo’s bars and clubs, or gambling at the racecourse. The impact had knocked him out and badly injured his spine, leaving him temporarily blinded and without feeling in his legs. The injured soldier had not set eyes on the enemy: he had jumped out of a plane, without a helmet or proper training, ripped his parachute on the tail and plummeted to earth at roughly twice the recommended speed. ![]() A letter to his mother from the War Office stated that he had suffered “a contusion of the back as a result of enemy action.” The twenty-five-year-old officer had been brought into the Scottish Military Hospital on June 15, 1941, paralyzed from the waist down. Five months before Operation Squatter, a tall, thin soldier lay, grumpy and immobile, in a Cairo hospital bed. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Written in my own heart's blood![]() ![]() Her daughter Brianna is trying to protect her son from a vicious criminal with murder on his mind, while her husband Roger has disappeared into the past. ![]() Lord John's son, the ninth Earl of Ellesmere, is no less shocked to discover that his real father is actually the newly resurrected Jamie Fraser, and Jamie's nephew Ian Murray discovers that his new-found cousin has an eye for the woman who has just agreed to marry him.Īnd while Claire is terrified that one of her husbands may be about to murder the other, in the 20th century her descendants face even more desperate turns of events. Her former husband, Jamie, has returned from the dead, demanding to know why in his absence she married his best friend, Lord John Grey. But for Claire Fraser and her family, there are even more tumultuous revolutions that have to be accommodated. The British Army is withdrawing from Philadelphia, with George Washington in pursuit, and for the first time, it looks as if the rebels might actually win. It is June 1778, and the world seems to be turning upside-down. Written in My Own Hearts Blood (Outlander, 8) Published December 18th 2014 by Random House USA. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Flashman reading order![]() Flashman meets both the leaders of the Taiping Rebellion and members of the Qing Dynasty who participated in the Second Opium War. There is no explanation as to how he ends up in Hong Kong, but it is from here that he begins his adventures in China. The present novel takes place shortly after Flashman's service with John Brown in the United States (detailed in Flashman and the Angel of the Lord). The book begins with an explanatory note detailing the discovery of these papers. The papers are attributed to Flashman, who is not only the bully featured in Thomas Hughes' novel, but also a well-known Victorian military hero. ![]() Presented within the frame of the supposedly discovered historical Flashman Papers, this book describes the bully Flashman from Tom Brown's School Days. Flashman and the Dragon is a 1985 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments New book orhan pamuk![]() His work has been translated into more than fifty languages. Subsequently The New Life, My Name is Red, Snow and The Museum of Innocence were published. Pamuk acquired renown in Turkey and the rest of the world with The Black Book. But is the sudden death of a health inspector a random murder or part of a bigger plan? The sultan asks his niece and her husband, a promising doctor, to go to the island and get to the bottom of it. Sultan Abdülhamit seals the island off to prevent further spreading of the plague. The story of his new book takes place on the island of Minger, during a plague epidemic in 1901. His new novel is called Nights of Plague and will be published in September. Orhan Pamuk Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk (1952) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. ![]() ![]() On September 27, poetry superstar Warsan Shire will present her long-awaited debut collection, Bless the Daughter. Two literary stars at BorderKitchen! On September 14, former winner of the Nobel Prize for literature Orhan Pamuk will talk about his new book Nights of Plague. ![]() ![]() ![]() The film's title has been shortened to Love at First Sight. In April 2022, Netflix bought worldwide rights to the film. Set over twenty-four hours, Hadley and Olivers story will make you believe that. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (2012), a young adult contemporary romance novel by Jennifer E. In January 2021, Ben Hardy, Dexter Fletcher, Rob Delaney, Sally Phillips and Jameela Jamil joined the cast of the film, with principal photography beginning that same month. Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight P/B by Jennifer E. Smith, with Richardson also set to serve as an executive producer. In November 2020, Haley Lu Richardson joined the cast of the film, with Vanessa Caswill directing from a screenplay by Katie Lovejoy, based upon the 2011 novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is a warm and witty book about destiny, first loves, soul mates and perfect timing. It stars Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Dexter Fletcher, Rob Delaney, Sally Phillips and Jameela Jamil. ![]() Love at First Sight is an upcoming American romance film, directed by Vanessa Caswill, from a screenplay by Katie Lovejoy, based upon the 2011 novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Requiem delirium![]() ![]() Some of its recent titles include the New York Times bestseller Everless, by Sara Holland the critically acclaimed Bonfire, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter and The Hunger by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as “disturbing, hard to put down” and “not recommended…after dark.” Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Oliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. ![]() ![]() Chester. She has written one novel for adults, Rooms. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel Liesl & Po, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel The Spindlers and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year. Before I Fall was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. The film rights to both Replica and Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by Awesomeness Films. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Prose edda![]() ![]() One can also see that although Snorri was a Christian, these myths held a great fascination for him. Many of the kennings can only be understood by a detailed knowledge of the stories of the gods, so Snorri included them in his work. The Prose Edda is an extremely important work, not only for its insight into the nature of Skaldic verse, but also for the wealth of mythological information that it contains. It was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages. ![]() The Skáldskaparmal, or Poetical Diction, is a description of the nature of Old Norse Skaldic verse, and information of how to compose it. Prose Edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. Gylfi asks their names and is told, "his name is Hárr but the next is named Janhárr and he who is uppermost is called Thridi." There then follows a series of questions asked by Gylfi in which he learns the old myths. Within the hall were three high seats, one above the other, with three lord sitting there. He disguised himself and set out to discover the truth. The Gylfaginning, or the deluding of Gylfi, tells how King Gylfi was concerned with the power of the Æsir, and how that came about. It is of interest not only for the valuable information of these myths that it contains, but also because Snorri gives what is one of the earliest attempts to suggest a rational explanation for the origin of these myths. The Prologue outlines the Old Norse creation myths. It was intended as a handbook for poets wishing to write Skaldic verse. ![]() The Prose Edda was written by Snorri Sturluson c.1200. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Twice Taken by Susan Beth Pfeffer![]() ![]() Readers will share Brooke's anxiety as she tries to adapt to a new family while remaining loyal to her father, and they'll understand her anger when she finally realizes the cost of her father's actions."-Booklist "Pfeffer perfectly conveys Brooke's hurt and resentment. ![]() ![]() "Lively narration, peppered with wry, insightful wit, and the story's balanced resolution make it enjoyable reading."-School Library Journal Susan Beth Pfeffer delivers yet another hard-hitting novel that delves into the issues that confront real teens today. Who do you love when everyone says they love you? How can anyone know which parent loves you most? It seems incredible that a call-in TV show featuring pictures of missing children could change her life so drastically, but when a 16-year-old recognizes her father in the photo on the screen, she discovers that the family who's been searching for their daughter is looking for her.īut who is she? Brooke or Amy? She's been living with her father and now learns he's taken her illegally. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments John green margo![]() ![]() But before we can radically reshape the world, we need to shop. The first shall be last the last shall be first the meek shall do some earth-inheriting. Tonight, darling, we are going to right a lot of wrongs. The idea is that sometimes trying something new is scary. This quote about fresh starts is an example of this. ![]() What Green does so well is writing lines of dialogue that sound natural but are still interesting. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world. Does she? Or does the version of Margo created in Q’s head love mysteries? Are they the same person? ![]() What is great about this line is that readers don’t really know if Margo does love mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became one. Despite having propagated an image for herself, Margo finds it irritating when people are attracted to others based solely on their looks. This is a great quote from ‘Paper Towns’to explore the idea of superficial attraction. It’s like picking your breakfast cereals based on color instead of taste. That’s always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people would want to be around someone because they’re pretty. ![]() Having discovered that the Margo he had fallen for didn’t really exist and having been “called out” for obsessing over the fictional version of Margo this is a very heartfelt, visceral response from Q. What a treacherous thing it is to believe that a person is more than a person. ![]() |