![]() Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged. Note: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. ![]() Even if Scarlet and Rob can finally stop Prince John from going through with his dark plans for England, will their love be enough to save them once and for all'Ī YALSA-ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults BookĪ Booklist Top Ten Historical Fiction for Youth BookĪ Bank Street Best Children 's Book of the Year Pick But fate-and her heart-won 't allow her to stay away from Nottinghamshire for long. Desperate not to risk anyone else 's life, Scarlet plans to help save the king on her own. But Scarlet knows that this will put her and those she loves back in evil Prince John 's sights. ![]() After a daring escape, she learns that King Richard 's life is in jeopardy, and Eleanor of Aquitaine needs Scarlet 's help to free him. Locked away in prison, Scarlet finds herself a long way from Nottinghamshire. Sharon Kay Penman follows up her acclaimed novel Lionheart with this vivid and heart-wrenching New York Times bestseller. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Variations of his works have been translated into more than 65 languages. He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ and Answer to Moscow's (Atheist) Bible. ![]() After spending time in Norway and England, he and his wife Sabina, who had also been imprisoned, emigrated to America and dedicated the rest of their lives to publicizing and helping Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs. His colleagues in Romania urged him to leave the country and work for religious freedom from a location less personally dangerous. As a result, he experienced imprisonment and torture by the then- Communist regime of Romania, which maintained a policy of state atheism.Īfter serving a total of fourteen years, he was ransomed for $10,000. Wurmbrand preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II. ![]() In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism and Christianity were incompatible. Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu (24 March 1909 – 17 February 2001) was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Like other readers, I listened to this book while commuting, and it made the time stuck in traffic pass very quickly. I bought this book on impulse, during one of Audible's sales, and was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be a compelling mix of medical history, scientific detective work, politics, industrial espionage, and two world wars. This is a fascinating scientific tale with all the excitement and intrigue of a great suspense novel. The very concept that chemicals created in a lab could cure disease revolutionized medicine, taking it from the treatment of symptoms and discomfort to the eradication of the root cause of illness.Ī strange and vibrant story, The Demon Under the Microscope illuminates the colorful characters, corporate strategy, individual idealism, careful planning, lucky breaks, cynicism, heroism, greed, hard work, and central (though mistaken) idea that brought sulfa to the world. And it ushered in the era of modern medicine. It transformed the way doctors treated patients. Sulfa changed the way new drugs were developed, approved, and sold. Sulfa saved millions of lives, among them, Winston Churchill's and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.'s, but its real effects have been even more far reaching. In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of the drug that shaped modern medicine. This incredible discovery was sulfa, the first antibiotic medication. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Accompanied by Calmenson's succinct yet sensitive descriptions of Rosie's varied work situations, each pictured visit attests to the joy and comfort Rosie brings to others. "Early on, Rosie proved to be a good listener and to have a friendly and happy disposition-all good indications that she was temperamentally suited to be a visiting dog, specially trained to cheer people who are ill or sad or lonely.Sutcliffe's masterfully composed photographs evince an eye for color, clarity, and balance as they document Rosie's puppyhood and early training, then capture spontaneous scenes of her at work with disabled children and despondent nursing-home residents. ![]() ![]() Keywords: gender, masculinity, climate change, militarism, identity I expect that masculinist identities, cultures and militarised institutions will tend to favour large-scale remedies, such as geoengineering, minimise mitigation strategies, such as reducing energy use, and emphasise ‘security’ problems of global climate change. Research on historical and contemporary links between masculinity and the military in environmental politics, polar research and large-scale strategies for managing risk, including from climate change, suggests that men and their perspectives have more influence over climate change policies because of their historical domination of science and government. This is because of their relative poverty, economic activities (especially subsistence agriculture) and the moral economies governing women's modesty in many cultures. Research on gendered vulnerabilities to disasters suggests that women are more vulnerable than men to many meteorological disasters related to climate change, specifically flooding and drought. This article explores the place of race, class, gender, sexual and national identities and cultures in global climate change. “Intersecting Identities and Global Climate Change.” Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 19 (4): 467–76. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story begins in the home of Eugene (Papa as fondly called by his children), who on realizing that his son, Jaja broke God’s Palm Sunday by not attending Mass for the day, got ablaze with anger over his son. This was the period in which the characters, particularly Papa (Uncle Eugene), the father of Jaja and Kambili existed. ![]() And under this dispensation, it was a taboo for civilians, in whatever form, say, the press, newspapers, political parties, pressure group etc., to confront the government. It is a time that the civil rights of the people and the constitution are suspended for the decrees of the military. The background of the book is all about the period when the military was in charge of Nigeria. Purple Hibiscus is her first novel published in 2006. Her short fiction has been published in literary magazines in Nigeria, the U. Enjoy the class! The author’s biographical sketchĬhimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977 to the family of Professor James Nwoye Adichie and (Mrs.) Grace Ifeoma Adichie. In today’s class, we will be talking about Purple Hibiscus by Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() More surprises and delights, gods and demons, and laughs and tears await in this immensely satisfying conclusion to the wild ride that began with the lighting of a lamp.Įndorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+. by Roshani Chokshi Story added by joaopedrosvale on AugBest-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. The most unexpected answer will come from a most unexpected place. ![]() Their quest to get in will have them calling on old friends, meeting new allies, and facing fearsome trials, like.performing in a rock concert? When the moment of confrontation finally arrives, it's up to Aru to decide who deserves immortality, the devas or the asuras. But how can Aru, Mini, and Brynne hope to defeat him without their celestial weapons? The Sleeper and his army are already plundering the labyrinth, and the sisters can't even enter. The Pandavas only have until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining access to the nectar of immortality, which will grant him infinite power. Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the breathtaking conclusion to Roshani Chokshi's New York Times best-selling Pandava quintet, now in paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves. First published 08 April 2011 14413 Ficciones 3 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. During his youth, the family lived in several countries including Spain and Switzerland. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under Individual Subcriptions. JORGE LUIS BORGES was born into an intellectual family in Buenos Aires, in 1899. You are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal Offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a personal user account with your institutional email address. Institution ( see List), you should be able to access the LE onĬampus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the gargantuan powers of imagination, intelligence, and style of one of the greatest writers of this or any other century. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Amidst the tragedy and challenges, they learn what they cannot live without - and what they are willing to do about it.Īs Bright as Heaven is the compelling story of a mother and her daughters who find themselves in a harsh world not of their making, which will either crush their resolve to survive or purify it. But even as they lose loved ones, they take in a baby orphaned by the disease who becomes their single source of hope. After their new born son dies, they move from the country into Philadelphia to live with their uncle who owns a funeral parlor. The Bright family had a unique relationship with death. As the pandemic claims more than twelve thousand victims in their adopted city, they find their lives left with a world that looks nothing like the one they knew. As Bright as Heaven was the very personal story of one family during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918. Into this bustling town, came Pauline Bright and her husband, filled with hope that they could now give their three daughters - Evelyn, Maggie, and Willa - a chance at a better life.īut just months after they arrive, the Spanish Flu reaches the shores of America. ![]() Even as its young men went off to fight in the Great War, there were opportunities for a fresh start on its cobblestone streets. In 1918, Philadelphia was a city teeming with promise. From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War comes a novel set during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, telling the story of a family reborn through loss and love. ![]() ![]() His recently published attack on the autobiography of Colonel David Crockett, U.S. He is Edgar Allan Poe, a literary critic known for his uncompromising standards and scathing pen. He is an aspiring writer, plagued by dreadful ruminations - a man whose troubled nights are haunted by dreams of his angelic cousin Virginia. Superbly rendering the 1830s Baltimore of Edgar Allan Poe, Schechter taps into the dark genius of that legendary author - and follows a labyrinthine path into the heart of a most heinous crime. Praised by Caleb Carr for his "brilliantly detailed and above all riveting" true-crime writing, Harold Schechter brings his expertise to a marvelous work of fiction in the tradition of Carr's own The Alienist. ![]() ![]() Historical fact and startling literary invention converge in this stunning novel by "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (The Boston Book Review). ![]() |