![]() "The Wordy Shipmates" has Vowell sifting among the writings, artifacts and present-day vapor trails of "those Puritans who fall between the cracks of 1620 Plymouth and 1692 Salem," or between Thanksgiving and the witch trials of Early American cliche. ![]() 4 persist: laying out a premise only to lose track of it later and, as researcher and humorist, not knowing when to say when. ![]() That no one in contemporary letters does it better than her makes it all the more disappointing that bad habits from book No. Both of the latter, "Assassination Vacation" and her latest, "The Wordy Shipmates," have Vowell thrusting hands into a tide pool of American history and wisecracking her way through the process of discovery. The author of five books has traded the essayistic chunks and chapters that formed the incisive, heavy-eyed hilarity of her first three efforts in favor of the discursive, heavily researched monologues that gird the last two. Something has gone wrong about two-thirds of the way through the literary voyage of Sarah Vowell. ![]()
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One panel of the graphic novel features an onstage kiss between two male characters. ![]() ![]() In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people “the art of being fearless.” It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it’s also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill’s prime-ministerial country home, Chequers his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest and of course 10 Downing Street in London. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. ![]() ![]() Take a dive into this stunning history with your book club and download the book club kit to g et discussion questions, fun facts, a cast of characters, books for further reading, and recipe ideas to make your book club meeting extra special. ![]() ![]() The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. ![]() ![]() Trudeau also announced in a press release that the government will establish a coronation medals program to honour 30,000 Canadians who have made "significant contributions to the country, a province, territory, region or community" or have achieved something abroad that "brings credit to Canada." ![]() Mary Simon to King Charles's coronation on Saturday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday the names that will make up the Canadian contingent travelling with him and Gov. (Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP Photo - image credit) ![]() Ralph Goodale (left) and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme after being officially presented with 'Noble', a horse given to him by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police earlier this year, as he formally accepted the role of commissioner-in-chief of the RCMP during a ceremony outside Windsor Castle on April 28, 2023. ![]() King Charles, centre, stands alongside High Commissioner for Canada in the U.K. ![]() ![]() ![]() I received an ARC from Ylva for an honest review. Bottom line for me is that I would read this again. ![]() The four main characters all have their own stories to an extent, which provide insight into them. She was the comic relief for much of the book and reminded me of a friend’s mother who would ask me for dope whenever I visited. Fleur was often crass, but I still enjoyed her character. ![]() ![]() It’s always a plus when the main characters are over 40. Despite its flaws, I enjoyed reading this. Some things were telegraphed early, such as Fleur’s situation and Bobbi’s mid-story actions. There is instalove, or at least instant attraction, but the story does move quickly over just a few weeks. Unbeknownst to her, Sasha’s script was submitted to Jac’s film company and they want to film it. After this intro to Sasha, Bramhall cuts away to Jac and her partners who just received a script that they want to film. From what is said, they just hang out a lot and work as massage therapists at a spa, but otherwise don’t do much together. She seems to have one friend, Bobbi, who cares for her as more than a friend. Sasha has moved home to care for her mother, Fleur, who was stricken with cancer 5 years ago. This novel is amusing at times, and bittersweet or poignant at others. ![]() ![]() ![]() Science is all around you.” Inside the book “And that science is fun, not just a subject at school There are so many things you can grow. “We don’t tend to write picture books, but we felt it was very important to send out the message that girls need to be studying science,” says Johannes. ![]() She confided in her friend and fellow Young Adult author, Kimberly Derting, and the pair decided to write a children’s book, at the heart of which would be a girl who loves science. Johannes realised that her daughter’s experience must be one shared by thousands of other girls. 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Summary: It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the. But when one bear gets way too close for comfort, do the boys have any chance of surviving? ![]() ![]() Owen and his best friend, George, are used to seeing polar bears on the snowy Canadian tundra. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? Three climate disasters.Īkira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks-and grows scarily fast. ![]() ![]() ![]() To all these people and more, Tony Dungy is a real-life hero one who teaches us about the importance of quiet strength, fierce determination, and a humble heart. Even his fiercest competitors acknowledge that Coach Dungy is a class act who knows how to get the job done and who keeps his priorities intact while he's do ing it. Parents point to his example when teaching their children about the importance of hard work, persistence, and graciousness whether they win or lose. Sports fans admire the way he intensely pursues success without sacrificing his team members well-being. In Coach Dungy, many have found a role model. But it's rare to find someone especially someone in the media spotlight like Tony Dungy whose life and work reflect positive, value-driven precepts. For your faith to be more important than your job, for your family to be more important than that job. ![]() I really wanted to show people you can win all kinds of ways. ![]() What does it take to be a modern-day hero? Tony Dungy made a name for himself around the league for being a coach that could come in and turn an entire NFL franchise around.When he took over as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers they were one of the worst teams in football when he left they were Super Bowl contenders. This Description may be from another edition of this product. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although Bo sees their forced time alone as an opportunity, Rance sees it as torture. ![]() When one of the ranch’s prize bucking bulls breaks through the fence and disappears, Rance and Bo are thrust together to help find the one ton money-maker. Rance has seen what pity in a lover’s eyes looks like, and he doesn’t plan on ever putting himself in that position again. Since that time, he’s done anything and everything to stay away from the dangerous-looking gardener with the chiseled six-pack and tight-fitting jeans. Rance noticed Bo the first day he laid eyes on him at Brynn’s Bakery. Bo can’t understand Rance’s aversion to being alone with him. Order eBook at Pride Publishing | Read an Excerptįor a year, Bo Lawson has tried to get closer to his boss, Backbreaker Ranch foreman Rance Benning, but the stubborn ex-rodeo champion refuses to be swayed. Series: Book eleven in the Cattle Valley Series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guerrilla warfare merely incorporates manpower and supply capacities on a civilized scale and uses more up-to-date weaponry. In modern guerrilla warfare, when superior primitive tactics are wedded to even very limited civilized logistics, more completely civilized adversaries are very commonly discomfited. It was not the much discussed and theatrical weaponry, discipline, and tactical techniques that gave soldiers their eventual triumphs, but their mastery of the rather pedestrian arcana of logistics. “It was the concentration of resources and power in hierarchical political organizations, the millions of cannon-fodder citizens subject to their disposal, the galleon, compass and sextant, the ox-wagon, steam engine, railroads, and factory production, as well as smallpox, measles, and weeds, that allowed the nations of western Europe to gain ascendancy over the uncivilized world during the past half-millennium. ![]() |