5/31/2023 0 Comments All the dangerous things stacy![]() Stacy Willingham’s masterful use of dual timelines adds intrigue and atmosphere to this compelling mystery, while her immersive writing draws readers into our protagonist’s increasingly unstable state of mind. Moving between past and present, ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS delves into the darkest corners of the life of one mother as she investigates the disappearance of her son one year prior-and, in the process, confronts long-buried secrets from her own childhood. I devoured ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS over my holiday break this year, and found this to be one of those rare books that genuinely is impossible to put down. Stacy Willingham returns today with her sophomore thriller ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS, a lyrical, immersive mystery that delves into one mother’s waking nightmare-and the dangerous secrets she will uncover as she seeks the truth about the two tragedies that have defined her life. The Verdict: a hypnotic, immersive mystery ![]() ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS by Stacy Willingham ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments The Dragon's Tooth by N.D. Wilson![]() ![]() I liked that the book followed both Antigone and Cyrus it made the book easy for both boys and girls to relate to and engage with. I thought the book started a bit slow, but as it progressed it picked up pace quickly and introduced the reader to an adventurous and fantastical, if grungy, world. Within hours of the man’s arrival the motel is burnt to the ground, Dan is missing, and Cyrus and Antigone are whisked away to the Order of Brendan. When an old tattooed man shows up demanding to stay in a certain room things start changing fast. The book starts out a bit slow but ends up being a solid and engaging middle grade adventure and fantasy read.Ĭyrus, Antigone, and Dan Smith live in a rundown motel that they barely make a living running. I got an advanced reading copy of this book to review through Amazon Vine. Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Ashtown Burials series Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ![]() ![]() ![]() However, past research has shown that attributing failure to discrimination (a demand-side explanation) can increase performance and self-esteem among women and/or people of color by allowing them to discount the likelihood of personal failing. Little is known about how these narratives impact political ambition, especially among women of color, whose challenges and motivations are influenced by the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity. Demand-side explanations emphasize factors in the political system that limit women’s opportunities to pursue political office, in particular lower recruitment of women due to stereotypes and discrimination against them on the basis of gender. ![]() Supply-side explanations emphasize factors that affect women’s interest in pursuing political office, such as lack of self-confidence, the “second shift” of household work, and career choices influenced by gender role socialization, which may draw women to less competitive paths. ![]() This gender gap in political ambition has largely been explained in one of two narrative frames: Women are underrepresented in politics in part because they have less interest than men in running for political office. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Te lawrence seven pillars![]() ![]() [Oxford, printed at the Oxford Times.įirst edition, one of eight copies printed at the Oxford Times. ![]() ![]() Hogarth, undated, but late 1925 or early 1926, enclosing the text (a transcript of this letter is in the Bodleian) late twentieth century red morocco, interleaved. ![]() Cadet College Cranwell" unaddressed but to D.G. Bound with an ALS from Lawrence, signed "S", from "Hut 105 R.A.F. printed on rectos only, including the original carbon-copy typed summary of Book VIII (as issued) with MS alterations by the author. leave this in: it is needed" in the hand of Charlotte Shaw and initialled by her, and a few pencil notes in an unidentified hand (possibly Edward Garnett's). The only surviving working manuscript for Seven PIllars of Wisdom.īook VIII (being chapters 101 to 110) only, heavily revised throughout by the author, with extensive manuscript additions, alterations and deletions on every page with many hundreds of words in the author's hand the textual alterations in Lawrence's characteristic black map-making ink the chapter numbers and running headlines in red ink as in other copies of the Oxford edition: marginal emphases, dates and other notes in pencil in addition there is one marginal note: "I shd. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Johnny rotten image![]() They debuted with the eponymous single and debut album, First Issue, before the year’s end. Instead, he formed a new outfit, Public Image Ltd, with former Clash guitarist Keith Levene, aspiring bassist Jah Wobble and drummer Jim Walker. After the Sex Pistols flamed out following a final show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Jan. 14, 1978, Lydon was legally forbidden from using his Rotten stage name, but he didn’t let that stop him. If nothing else, Lydon has always shown ambition. ![]() You know, ‘Get out of bed you lazy git!'” “I think that’s the methodology I’ve applied all my life - just force yourself into that harder and harder situation just to find out how deep your character really is…Work is it’s actual own reward. “That to me is of very great interest because it becomes a personal battle to see just how far I can push myself,” he adds. ![]() Still, even if he’s a bit overwhelmed, Lydon is enjoying the challenge. It always works out that way, doesn’t it? You go to the most anticipated party of the year and there’s people who you owe money there.” I thought it would be like some kind of joyous party. “They’re wonderful issues to have, but it’s all slamming into to me all at once. ![]() “It’s almost overwhelming because all the issues,” Lydon says in a phone interview at a tour stop in London. ![]() |