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Now, in the relevant and timely Prisoners of Geography, seasoned journalist Tim Marshall examines Russia, China, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Japan and Korea, and Greenland and the Arctic-their weather, seas, mountains, rivers, deserts, and borders-to provide a context often missing from our political reportage: how the physical characteristics of these countries affect their strengths and vulnerabilities and the decisions made by their leaders. To understand world events, news organizations and other authorities often focus on people, ideas, and political movements, but without geography, we never have the full picture. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and concrete. In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers.Īll leaders of nations are constrained by geography. Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World 6/12/2023 0 Comments Northanger Abbey by Val McDermidAn invite to the Edinburgh Festival from some wealthy neighbours throws her in the way of a mysterious young man, Henry Tilney a like-minded friend, Isabella Thorpe and her odious brother, who threatens to ruin Cat’s chances of adventure. But if Cat can tear her eyes away from the page, she’s in for a shock: the very stuff of her dreams is about to come true. To cope, she devours as many novels as possible, especially anything supernatural. For Cat Morland life being home-schooled in Dorset is unendurably ordinary. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey. Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Home > Fiction from Scotland > Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey By (author) Val McDermid 6/12/2023 0 Comments The Crown by Robert LaceyThe Crown is produced by Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. The Crown is now available to watch on Netflix. Read more Language English Publisher Bolinda/Blink audio Publication date OctoDimensions 5.2 x 0.55 x 4. Relive the majesty of the first series of the hit show. From the Suez Crisis and the U.S.–Soviet space race to the legacy of the Duke of Windsor’s collaboration with Hitler, along with the rumored issues with the royal marriage, the book provides a thought-provoking insight into the historic decades that the show explores, revealing the truth behind the on-screen drama.įascinating and fast-paced, this is a unique look behind the history that inspired the show and the years that would prove to be the making of the Queen. Written by expert historical biographer Robert Lacey, The Crown provides an indepth exploration from behind the palace gates. In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix’s acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and historical consultant Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama.Ĭovering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political, and personal moments and their effects-not only on the royal family but also on the world around them. Can’t get enough of The Crown? In this must-have exploration of the history behind seasons 2 and 3 of Peter Morgan’s Emmy-winning Netflix drama, the show’s historical consultant answers all your questions alongside beautifully reproduced archival photographs. Women all over have lowered their standards in order to have a man by their side. In a casual sex-fueled society, many have fallen into complacency. How many times have you asked yourself what you are doing with your current partner, yet continued to settle for the same situation? How often do you remind yourself that you can do so much better than the men you settle for, while you continue to lower your standards and date the same toxic guys over and over? Aren't you tired of singing along with and relating to all those sad, broken-heart songs on the radio? Arguably, Cugel the Clever learns that backstabbing is bad and trust is good by the end of his second book. An Aesop - One of the stories with T'sais is definitely one, some of the other Dying Earth stories could be said to be one also. Tropes extant within the works penned by this fine author let the reader not assay overmuch Lyonesse: a huge and popular fantasy trilogy.The Last Castle: Nebula-winning novella.Dying Earth: an influential science-fantasy series set in the distant future.The Dragon Masters: Hugo-winning novella.The Demon Princes: a five volume series set in the Gaean Reach. The area is so large that the works actually have little in common, except some details of shared culture. Many of his science fiction works share a common, very broad setting called the Gaean Reach, a huge area with many, many settled stars. However, he also wrote a massive amount of incredibly diverse science fiction and fantasy, making his work fairly hard to categorize. Arguably, he is most well-known for the Dying Earth series, set in the last days of Earth when technology has become a kind of magic this system of magic was a huge influence on Dungeons and Dragons. Jack Vance (1916-2013) was a Science Fiction and Fantasy author, who wrote, continuously, since the 1950s. It is brave, devoted Snuff who must calculate the patterns of the Game and keep track of the Players-the witch, the mad monk, the vengeful vicar, the Count who sleeps by day, the Good Doctor and the hulking Experiment Man he fashioned from human body parts, and a wild-card American named Larry Talbot - all the while keeping Things at bay and staying a leap ahead of the Great Detective, who knows quite a bit more than he lets on. All manner of participants, both human and not, are gathering with their ancient tools and their animal familiars in preparation for the dread night. Loyally accompanying a mysterious knife-wielding gentleman named Jack on his midnight rounds through the murky streets of London, good dog Snuff is busy helping his master collect the grisly ingredients needed for an unearthly rite that will take place not long after the death of the moon. I overlooked and dismissed too many books. My one mistake was glancing through my “to-be-read” binder too quickly. When I started cataloguing online all of my reading, I was so relieved. A truly official and highly organized system of chaos. A fine collection of paper napkins covered with ink-smeared writing of book titles and author names. I had a binder system of book lists, articles, notes, post-its. I remember the students telling me that they couldn’t tell me too much without ruining the story and I remember writing the book title down. Years ago, students had enthusiastically recommended this book to me. If I could give this novel more than five stars, I would! I can’t believe how long it has taken me to read this distressing, but uplifting piece of historical fiction that reminds me of how precious freedom is. 6/10/2023 0 Comments Fly with me by chanel cleetonBut then I saw that this first book was available at my local library app through Libby and I instantly grabbed it and I started to read it right away and I was so drawn into the story immediately. So I have been meaning to get around to it, but honestly, just kept forgetting about it. It was everywhere and so many were loving that one, especially around the blogosphere. This is the series that drew me first to this author and I have had this series on my wishlist for years, especially since book three was released. This was also my first Chanel Cleeton and I was charmed by this book. My Review First Impressionsįly With Me is the first book in the Wild Aces series and I absolutely had a blast with this book. This was the kind of girl that if you were smart, and played your cards right, you changed your life for. And Mina’s work with the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (NCJWA) fostered a nascent Australian Jewish feminism. They worked as a team, lobbying to bring homeless Holocaust survivors to Australia, building a support base to nourish this new cohort, and promoting Shoah remembrance. “Part of Leo and Mina’s leadership skills was their ability to bring people along with them,” explains Taft. The phrase rings oddly for a husband and wife who lived their lives before that terminology became vogue. Interviewed by The AJN, the Melbourne researcher describes Leo and Mina as “a power couple”. Her later research, while the COVID pandemic kept her within her four walls, revealed the Finks as a model of the courage and energetic chutzpah that characterised post-World War II Jewish communal pioneers. “It really spiked my interest,” she says. Researching Yiddish-speaking Melbourne with former colleague Dr Andrew Markus, Taft, the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation’s research associate – and a child of Yiddish-speaking Holocaust survivors – became fascinated with the Fink name that pervades the Jewish community. AUSTRALIAN Jewish academic Dr Margaret Taft’s odyssey into the life and times of Leo and Mina Fink – while she was in lockdown in 2020 – has culminated in her important biography, Leo and Mina Fink: For the Greater Good. |