![]() ![]() ![]() He infused tales of the fantastic and supernormal with dark explorations of human nature, delving deep into the universal dread of feeling alone and threatened in a dangerous world. Matheson revolutionized horror by taking it out of Gothic castles and strange cosmos and into the darkened streets and suburbs we recognize as our own. Since his first story appeared in 1950, virtually every major writer of science fiction and fantasy has fallen under his influence, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and Joe Hill, as well as filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and J. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his 16 Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Only Yun Ling survives the camp, and sets out to create a Japanese garden to honor her sister. The girls find solace from the cruelties the Japanese soldiers inflict upon them by remembering a beautiful Japanese garden they once visited in Kyoto. When her affluent family is captured during the Japanese occupation of Malaysia, Yun Ling and her sister are sent to a brutal prisoner of war camp. Questioning what she will become when she is cut off from the world, she realizes that the memories she has worked hard to forget will be her only anchor to the real world, without them she will be "a ghost, trapped between worlds, without an identity." Remembering will require her to uncover that past - this is Yun Ling's story. ![]() 'On a mountain above the clouds once lived a man who had been the gardener of the Emperor of Japan.' Teoh Yun Ling retires from her position as a Supreme Court judge in the courts of Kuala Lumpur after discovering that she has aphasia, a disease that will soon render her unable to communicate (already she has flashes where she recognizes nothing). ![]() "Everything Beautiful and Sorrowful About Life" ![]() ![]() ![]() Appreciate essential workers and what people in our everyday lives provide: "Like the gardener thankful for every green sprout, and the fireman, for putting the fire out.Focus on the blessings that we tend to take for granted.Thankful is a heartwarming board book that teaches children ages 0-4 to: If this is your first book, get it for free. From the local reporter to the doctor and pastor, children will delight as they explore the people of their town and what they are thankful for. Get Thankful audiobook by Eileen Spinelli on Speechify and enjoy the best listening experience. ![]() Little ones will snuggle up close as they enjoy this charming, cozy book about being thankful. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children's author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family. Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going each and every day. ![]() ![]() And it’s even more important to recognize the ways in which representation-however well-intentioned-can read as incredibly insensitive if not fully researched, understood, and approached correctly. It’s more important now than ever to see diverse characters and stories being told through a positive lens, rather than damaging bias. 2 The Last Graduate: A Novel (The Scholomance Book 2) by Naomi Novik (Author) (11,127) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education. While I don’t believe either author intentionally sought to evoke such vitriol with their books, both situations have illuminated an important conversation that needs to be had on representation in fiction. Book 2 The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 4.29 73,600 Ratings 9,637 Reviews published 2021 43 editions A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her Want to Read Rate it: Book 3 The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik 4. Like A Deadly Education, The Black Witch was accused of racism and problematic stereotypes ( amongst other things) that effectively painted the book as an ill-conceived wreck rather than a champion of diversity. To me, the issues critiqued in Novik’s book parallel the controversy of the fantasy novel The Black Witch. ![]() ![]() ![]() On its surface, the book does the job of presenting a “diverse” magical world-but it is a giant missed opportunity to embody authentic representation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A "Chocolate Furosted" cat donut is fun-a Chocolate Furosted cat donut with bright blue stripes on a bold red background is way more fun. Each title when dry appears to be filled with white-and-black pages put the plushy plastic books in the water and vibrant colors appear. Mudpuppy's Color Magic Bath Book series includes three waterproof "board" books- Color the Ocean, Cat Donuts and What Color Am I (each $9.99)-that will undoubtedly make bath time entertaining. ![]() Fun format surprises in the board books below-color changes, mix and match, flaps and die-cuts-will likely capture the attention and spark the excitement of pre-readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() "It is truly the last ticket to a good life and a good job in an increasingly complicated world." "There are more and more people around the world who demand and need higher education," Jeff says. It's easy to see that higher ed is in Jeff's DNA. He also serves as the special advisor to the president at Arizona State University, and is a visiting scholar at Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities. He's the author of three books on the topic, pens a regular column about it for the Washington Post, and travels the globe sharing his thoughts on the subject. ![]() Jeff Selingo spent 20 years covering higher education as a journalist, 16 of which at the storied Chronicle of Higher Education. 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Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: New. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:11:23 Boxid IA40571405 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was adapted into a highly successful film which earned Doris international recognition. It follows the experience of her mother being taken away from her own family as a child, ten years before Doris was taken, in turn, from her. Published by the University of Queensland Press in 1996, Doris’s celebrated book, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, is the middle book of her trilogy. ![]() Her profoundly Western Australian stories inspired a new generation of Indigenous writers, influencing the ways in which Western Australians view themselves through a complex history. She later used that experience to write of injustice and the strength of connection to country. Doris Pilkington Garimara AM Hall of Fameĭoris Pilkington Garimara AM (1937-2014) was a Martu woman taken from her home at the age of four to be placed in the Moore River Native Settlement. ![]() ![]() ![]() I only bother to write reviews (beyond just stars) for books I find exceptionally good or bad. IĪ Great Dystopian Future Book, Well Narrated! But her unique voice has to "fit" the book. Angela Dawe can be one of my favorite narrators. The protagonist, a former OB/GYN nurse in a hospital encounters a wide variety of survivors and keeps a detailed diary of her life in the post-disease world. And the women that do survive the disease, don't seem to survive childbirth. ![]() This is a post infectious disease world, where very few men and even fewer women and children survive. So many books depend on continual pending disaster. ![]() The other characteristic that really stood out was that the plot didn't depend on putting the main character in imminent danger over and over again, as a way to move the plot. ![]() Unfortunately most of them don't end up well. The story was fascinating, and as another reviewer stated, one of the best things about the story is the author tells you how the characters the protagonist meets along the way, actually end up. If not for the writer's tic of overusing "something = something", I would have given it a perfect 5 stars. In spite of my headline, I really enjoyed this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Interplanting, trap crops, repellent plants, attracting natural predators, organic bug sprays and human-made pest problems are all covered here. Pests and the uses of companion gardening to control pest numbers naturally. Topics covered in this companion planting guide for beginners include:Ĭompanion Planting and the relationship between organic soils, pests, weeds and fertility. Instead you'll be left with rich organic soils that do the bulk of the work for you, leaving you with lots of time to actually enjoy being in your garden. Best of all, the methods outlined in this book require a minimum of digging, hoeing and other such hard work. ![]() Written in an easily accessible and conversational style, this book delivers the nitty-gritty on all aspects of organic vegetable gardening and will soon have even the most novice of gardeners enjoying a bumper harvest. ![]() ![]() Instead you'll learn how soil enrichment, compost, mulching and organic pest control methods all work together to create a diverse, complex natural system that yields far more than traditional gardening methods. This companion planting guide is for gardeners who are prepared to go deeper than the simplistic 'carrots love tomatoes' advice spruiked in other companion planting books. Is companion planting really a 'magic formula' for abundant harvests and pest free crops? I believe it is, but there is so much more to the magic of organic vegetable gardening than simply knowing which plants enjoy each other's company. ![]() |