![]() ‘The characters have the power of archetypes – they’ll haunt your dreams. This makes the book very funny, but also deeply human This is real Rabelaisian stuff – grotesque bodies, violence, passion, decay and carnivalesque laughter. ‘Alongside the whirlwind plot, probably the riotous sense of humour. ![]() This is a hymn to restlessness and self-transformation. ![]() Cheon Myeong-Kwan’s vivid characters are foolish but wise, awful but endearing, and always irrepressible. ‘A carnivalesque fairytale that celebrates independence and enterprise, a picaresque quest through Korea’s landscapes and history, Whale is a riot of a book. ‘ Whale is a rollercoaster adventure through Korean history and culture, a magical and grotesque epic about life and death, liberty and self-fulfilment, dried fish and bricks. ![]()
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![]() ![]() They can be seen a bit more clearly floating in the sky on the original art. Barely visible on the printed dust jacket are two faces which appear on the front cover inside the "O" of Ghost and Mirror. If you did not know that it was a piece of dust jacket artwork, you would view it as a wonderfully creepy painting by Mr. This piece of original art by Edward Gorey is a masterpiece of suspense and terror. Bellairs passed away, so "Completed by Brad Strickland" only appears on the title page. ![]() Strickland's name does not appear on the dust jacket because the cover art was completed and printed before Mr. The story of how Brad Strickland came to work on, and eventually continue the Bellairs books is detailed on in the bibliography section.Įdward Gorey created the artwork for the dust jacket and the frontis illustration for this title. Zimmerman and Rose Rita Pottinger to the book series after a long absence. Published in 1993 by Dial Books for Young Readers, The Ghost in the Mirror returns Lewis Barnavelt, Uncle Jonathan, Mrs. The Ghost in the Mirror was the first John Bellairs story to be completed by Brad Strickland. ![]() ![]() is particularly well structured.ĥ – Solid. A helpful and/or enlightening book that stands out by at least one aspect, e.g. contains uncommonly novel ideas and presents them in an engaging manner.Ħ – Notable. A helpful and/or enlightening book that combines two or more noteworthy strengths, e.g. presents the latest findings in a topical field and is written by a renowned expert but lacks a bit in style.ħ – Good. ![]() A helpful and/or enlightening book that has a substantial number of outstanding qualities without excelling across the board, e.g. A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.Ĩ – Very good. Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). ![]() ![]() We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In her 2008 historical novel, Chains, the first book in her Seeds of America series, Laurie Halse Anderson shows how the idea of freedom was a lot more complicated than we often think. ![]() No matter how many times you've heard this story, it's not as simple as it looks. Hold your horses, though, Shmoopers, and kill the inspirational, patriotic victory music just a minute. We know how it all went down-the tea tax protest that literally left the British all wet, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the war that determined whether the Americans would henceforth be known as heroes or traitors. It's a story handed down over two hundred years of generations, told in books, history classes, movies, and songs: the story of the thirteen British colonies who went rogue and changed the world forever. ![]() ![]() ![]() Once you learn to harness your natural talents as a witch, you'll discover that a whole new world of possibilities exists. Read more your own knowledge and inner force. As she carefully guides you through each step of these witchcraft practices and details ways of personalizing them to your specific situation, you'll gain confidence in. The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Runes Your Complete Guide to the Divination Power of Runes Part of Modern Witchcraft By Judy Ann Nock Paper Over Board LIST PRICE 16. With the help of spellcraft expert Skye Alexander, you'll tap into your own magic and create incantations, potions, and charms. Looking for an enchanting love potion? Want to create your own sacred space and promote good energy? The Modern Guide to Witchcraft helps you harness your own inner power so you can shape your destiny. ![]() ![]() Unlock your highest potential, achieve your deepest desires, and delve into the world of witchcraft. As she carefully guides you through each step of these witchcraft practices and details ways of personalizing them to your specific situation, you'll gain confidence in your own knowledge and inner force. ![]() Description for The Modern Guide To Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells Hardcover. ![]() ![]() The first four West Brothers novels are for teens and young adults, but this one, I think, is better aimed at new-adult readers. I like that Theresa Linden has continued the West Brothers series into the characters’ young adulthood, and that she’s framed this novel for the new-adult audience, which has protagonists and readers in the 18-30 age bracket. Jarret seems like he’s changed since high school, and Caitlyn’s biggest mission is to find out if that’s for real. ![]() There’s plenty of suspense to keep this story moving along, between strange encounters with both Caitlyn and Jarret’s coworkers and Caitlyn’s various escape attempts. How could she be married to the man who’d tormented her good friend for so long?Her coworkers at the private detective agency aren’t much help, and Jarret’s trying to solve the problem by keeping her locked in the house and not letting her call her family. She also can’t remember anything that’s happened in the past two or three years. In a surprising twist right off the bat, Caitlyn wakes up one morning to discover she’s married to her friend Roland’s bad-boy older brother, Jarret - and she’s horrified. Theresa Linden Book 2 in the West Brothers Christian teen fiction series.Caitlyn Summer, soon to be fifteen, must practice old-fashioned courtship with high parental involvement, but she has a terrible crush on shy Roland West and she has competition from a girl with no restrictions. Theresa Linden’s newest Catholic novel, Anyone But Him, centers on the theme of forgiveness and making a new start. Some of my favorite characters from Roland West, Loner and the other novels in the West Brothers series are all grown up in this novel directed at the new-adult audience. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At the very least, she'll be stuck in a house with no AC and only one bathroom for seven people all summer-no best friend, no boyfriend, no shopping, no cell phone. Now he's dragging her to a war zone to meet a family she's never known, where she'll probably be drafted into the army. She's got a serious grudge against her dad for showing up so rarely in her life. Going to Israel with her estranged Israeli father is the last thing Amy wants to do this summer. Unfortunately for 16-year-old Amy Nelson, "moshav" is not Hebrew for "shopping mall." Not even close. I know I'd be selling out if I go to a mall with Ron (my biological father), but I keep thinking about all the great stuff I could bring back home. That black dress Jessica has is really awesome. How To Ruin a Summer Vacation Moshav? What's a moshav? Is it "shopping mall" in Hebrew? I mean, from what Jessica was telling me, Israeli stores have the latest fashions from Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Almost all modern animals that walk upright are warm-blooded, and dinosaurs walked upright.In his 1986 work The Dinosaur Heresies, Bakker puts forth the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded. Mounted Gorgosaurus skeleton with several bone injuries, from the "Dinosaur Mummy: CSI" exhibit at the HMNS, Bakker on the right ![]() Bakker currently serves as the Curator of Paleontology for the Houston Museum of Natural Science. ![]() He also observed evidence in support of Eldredge and Gould's theory of punctuated equilibrium in dinosaur populations. He revealed the first evidence of parental care at nesting sites for Allosaurus. His seminal work, The Dinosaur Heresies, was published in 1986. He published his first paper on dinosaur endothermy in 1968. His specialty is the ecological context and behavior of dinosaurs.īakker has been a major proponent of the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded, smart, fast, and adaptable. Along with his mentor John Ostrom, Bakker was responsible for initiating the ongoing " dinosaur renaissance" in paleontological studies, beginning with Bakker's article "Dinosaur Renaissance" in the April 1975 issue of Scientific American. Robert Thomas Bakker (born March 24, 1945) is an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded). ![]() ![]() Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie knows what is at stake, and what to do about it. It's a searing history lesson in fictional form, intensely evocative and immensely absorbing." -"Publishers Weekly "(starred review) "We do not usually associate wisdom with beginners, but here is a new writer endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers. This is a transcendent novel of many descriptive triumphs, most notably its depiction of the impact of war's brutalities on peasants and intellectuals alike. But this dramatic, intelligent epic has its lush and sultry side as well. That period in African history is captured with haunting intimacy in this artful page-turner from Nigerian novelist Adichie.Tumultuous politics power the plot, and several sections are harrowing. ![]() ![]() "Profoundly gripping.When the Igbo people of eastern Nigeria seceded in 1967 to form the independent nation of Biafra, a bloody, crippling civil war followed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nearly 130 years later it became the title of an iconic book authored by recently-deceased revolutionary writer, activist, critic and academic bell hooks (the mystifying lower case being her way of asserting that her books mattered more than she did). And ain’t I a woman?” That jeering four-word query, repeated several times over, emphasized the inequities faced by black women as well as her right to be treated on par with all men. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place. ![]() “That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages,” she said, “and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. The year was 1851, 10 years before the start of the American Civil War, and the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, had an explosive surprise in store when Sojourner Truth, a spirited woman of colour, who had experienced and confronted the excesses of American slavery, took the stage to draw on her experiences and highlight the differing realities of women’s lives. ![]() |