![]() ![]() I was apprehensive at first as I am not an audiobook listener naturally but I think this is a wonderful book made even more wonderful by the masterful narration. I joined Audible specifically for this novel because I will read anything by CGS. Loved this, standing ovation from my kitchen in Tuscany where I will be experimenting with fennel and legumes this afternoon (not some of the other recipes though.). ![]() The writing is poetic, particularly about the joys of food and eating, and the prose is caressing and lush. The novel succeeds in the gargantuan task of combining in depth knowledge of the history of food and drink, informed critique of the US food chain, social commentary, criminal minds, butchery, etymology, architectural history and spicy erotic writing in a wonderful, fast-paced and light-handed novel, never lapsing into the stentorian or tedious. Dorothy Daniels is a wry, compelling Humbert Humbert (without the pedofilia) of a narrator, impossible to dislike as she regales us with her story of food, murder and cannibalism. Very sad to have finished ACH this morning, beautifully read (and I am an Italian speaker, always ready to flinch at a badly pronounced word) in Huber's arch drawl. ![]()
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In The Great Mortality, author John Kelly lends an air of immediacy and intimacy to his telling of the journey of the plague as it traveled from the steppes of Russia, across Europe, and into England, killing 75 million peopleone third of the known populationbefore it vanished. ![]() ‘There has never been a better researched, better written or more engaging account of the worst epidemic the world has ever known than this: the countless controversies that have raged around the origins and the true nature of this terrible period in human history seem now all to have been settled by the gimlet accuracy of John Kelly’s superb and fascinating book.’ Simon Winchester Using original source material- diary fragments, letters, manuscripts - John Kelly tells a very personal account narrated by the individuals who were there. John Kelly retraces the journey and explains the scientific reasons for how the Black Death spread at lightning speed through medieval Europe. Regarded as one of the most compelling and harrowing histories of the Black Death in 14th century Europe which killed 25 million people. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OL6209541W Pages 38 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210108142431 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 244 Scandate 20210105193154 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780747589044 Tts_version 4. His hallmark style and charming wit will make a big splash. George McClements lives in the USA where he works on his books for young readers. ![]() Urn:lcp:nightofveggiemon0000mccl:lcpdf:57b19819-d8df-42c6-9f54-2454187f655f Foldoutcount 0 Identifier nightofveggiemon0000mccl Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3135ts22 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781599900612Ġ747589046 Lccn 2007017850 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.7014 Ocr_module_version 0.0.10 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000192 Openlibrary_edition : Night of the Veggie Monster (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) (9780747589044) by McClements, George and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 07:01:36 Boxid IA40030102 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In presenting each of these two versions of Death side by side, the differences are marked: although both wear black, one presents as a female and the other as male, one wears a helmet while the other never covers her face, and one has dark skin while the other is only bone. ![]() Even among other depictions of death in media such as Lady Death, who was teased in Thor: Love and Thunder, these two iterations are unique in certain ways. His face is seldom seen behind a dark biker’s helmet, and while he can be witty and charming, he still holds a fearsome skeletal countenance and interacts most comfortably with his fellow horseman. Meanwhile, the portrayal of Death (Brian Cox/Jamie Hill) in Good Omens primarily serves as one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse summoned by the coming of Adam (Sam Taylor Buck) the antichrist. ![]() Instead, she is affable and empathetic, and of her siblings she is perhaps the most connected to humanity. In Gaiman’s conception of Death, she is the second oldest after Destiny, but of The Sandman's characters she behaves with none of the gravitas and formal presentation of her younger brother, Morpheus (Tom Sturridge). In The Sandman, Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) is one of the seven Endless, conceptual entities embodying experiences that have existed since the first instance of sentience. ![]() ![]() Myles equates their childhood desire to own a dog with the want to be seen decades later, once they owned a dog of their own, they question whether dog ownership is inherently cruel. To the extent that there is a central story, it begins when Myles’s parents return their brand-new puppy to its breeder one night, because it barked and whined. Beyond that, both aim to catalog life in gritty, naturalistic stills that, when amassed over time, form a lyrical whole, like a good grunge song." More from there:Īfterglow, like Myles’s 1994 novel Chelsea Girls, is a series of vignettes, which vary in tone, setting, and point of view. ![]() ![]() Superficially, both turn a loving eye toward their dogs - Honey and Myles’s first dog Rosie. Crum writes: "Those who follow their feed will notice similarities between the writer’s social media activity and their latest book, Afterglow (a dog memoir). ![]() And since Afterglow is a "dog memoir," plenty of pups make an appearance as well. Up today at the Los Angeles Review of Books is Maddie Crum's look into Eileen Myles's latest book, Afterglow, with an eye toward Myles's ongoing project of capturing slices of life through the poet's Instagram feed. ![]() ![]() When that ceases, each returns to its origin, the body to the world of dust and the soul to the spiritual worlds of God. But this relationship lasts only for the duration of mortal life. It has a special relationship to the body and together they form the human being. Similarly, the soul is not within the body. The radiance comes from a source outside. The light which appears in the mirror is not inside it. The relationship is like that of light to a mirror. ![]() But this association is far above material relationship such as egress or regress, entry or exit, since the soul does not belong to the world of matter. The individual comes into being when the soul, emanating from these spiritual worlds, becomes associated with the embryo before birth. It is exalted above matter and the physical kingdom. ![]() ![]() The soul originates from the spiritual worlds of God. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And it looks like her wait is finally over-because as witches from around the world prepare for war, it seems as though the goddesses are preparing for something much worse. Greeeat.īut ever since Riley killed the Cave Bear Goddess, she’s been a bit pre-occupied with one thing: waiting for the goddess’s sisters to get their revenge. But now the entire magical community thinks she and her soul-twin, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse (or whatever it is that the Haetae keeps saying they’re “destined” to do). And Riley Oh definitely wasn’t born to be a leader. ![]() Like, at all-even her status as a divine celestial being comes with zilch in the magical powers department. Instead, as she recently discovered, she tumbled down to the earth many years ago as the last fallen star. Readers who love magical adventures, complex family relationships, and sisterhood–not to mention food!–should pick up this book immediately!”-Kat Cho, NYT best-selling author of Once Upon a K-Prom “The Last Fallen Star folds Korean culture as well as diaspora feelings into a magical adventure. “Graci Kim does such an amazing job of blending Korean mythology into the modern world, I am now wondering how I ever lived without knowing all this cool information.”-New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the thrilling conclusion to Graci Kim’s best-selling Gifted Clans trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is no overarching threat, no primary antagonist, and Leto manages to quell most of the plots quickly. Herbert takes the time to indulge in conversations between the characters and the verbal repartee so common in his novels. The narrative follows these four as they attempt to make sense of Leto’s empire and Paul’s legacy.Įven more than Herbert’s previous books, God Emperor of Dune is a triumph of world building. The book focuses on the relationship between the Leto, his majordomo Moneo, Moneo’s daughter and rebel leader Siona, and another Duncan Idaho ghola. The book is written in a quasi-epistolary format, with significant sections drawn from Leto’s secret journals, Bene Gesserit reports, and other primary sources. Rather, God Emperor of Dune feels like Leto’s attempt to educate the reader about politics and religion. ![]() There are no epic battles and Leto’s dominance quickly squashes those few conspiracies against him. Leto II rules as emperor and has transformed into sandworm. It takes place 3,500 years after the original Dune. It’s quite different from the previous Dune novels, or indeed any other book I’ve read. ![]() ![]() Readers will either love God Emperor of Duneor hate it. ![]() ![]() Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. 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He suffers “moral injury”-the damage to the self that occurs when a person is forced to accept things they know are wrong-and his relationships grow strained, particularly his previously close relationship with his mother. Although he enters the Border Patrol as a youthful idealist, confident that nothing he encounters there could shake his morality or sense of self, he painfully acquires a much more complex understanding of how institutions can damage the people within and around them. As a young adult, after studying the border in college, Cantú gets a job as a Border Patrol agent, hoping to improve his understanding of the border through proximity. However, Cantú’s mother was careful to preserve a sense of his Mexican heritage, and her work as a park ranger led her and Cantú to various spots around the American West and Southwest during his infancy (though he spent most of his childhood in Arizona), so he grew up with some understanding of the U.S.–Mexico border. He’s the grandson of a Mexican migrant, and his parents separated when he was young. Francisco Cantú is the author, narrator, and protagonist of The Line Becomes a River, which charts his experiences as a field agent in the United States Border Patrol. ![]() |