![]() ![]() The artwork is, as expected, simply gorgeous, with a rich, orange and yellow-dominated color palette, and Balit's trademark stylized figures. ![]() ![]() The story is engaging - sure to please young adventure lovers, it also gives the basic outline of the historical story of the destruction of Pompeii, something explored in more detail in the author's afterword. I tracked down Escape from Pompeii - it had to be requested through interlibrary loan - because of this fondness for Balit's work, and I was not disappointed. I am a great admirer of the work of author/artist Christina Balit, and have enjoyed many of her books, from the wonderful folkloric and mythological retellings she has illustrated for other authors, to her own Atlantis: The Legend of the Lost City, which she both wrote and illustrated. Behind them was their home and their families, soon to disappear forever. He immediately set out in search of his friend Livia, the baker's daughter, and when the sky turned dark and began to rain down ashes, the two fled to the harbor, where they found safety on a ship setting sail. An alert and active boy, Tranio was the son of an actor, and was out and about when the earth in his home city began to tremble. Vesuvius erupted, in this engaging work of picture-book historical fiction. Two children survive the destruction of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, buried beneath the ashes when nearby Mt. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The report of his conversations with Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock sheds a valuable light on events at Coronel, while his description of the measures taken on land to defend the Falkland Islands details an important aspect of the battle often overlooked in accounts which focus primarily on the battle at sea. ![]() Grant never intended it to be a great work of naval literature, but a work of historic record.įor the first two years of the war HMS Canopus had as eventful a time as any ship in the Royal Navy, being involved at Coronel, the Battle of the Falklands and the attempt to force the Dardanelles.Īs captain of the ship, Grant’s account, based on his service reports and diary, is a valuable source for those wanting to know more about such key naval events of the First World War. It is published primarily to be of interest to those seeking more details about particular aspects of the war at sea. It is published in conjunction with the War Letters 1914–1918 series and is based on a series of articles Grant wrote for the Naval Review in the 1920s. Grant, the captain of the HMS Canopus between 1914–1916. This book is based on the wartime recollections of Heathcoat S. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kelly wants answers – and revenge – and embarks on a crusade to find out what happened and why. Back home afterward, he’s preparing to ditch the military and settle down with his pregnant wife (Lauren London), when someone begins eliminating members of his team, killing her in the process. Landing on Amazon – which synergistically featured Jordan in a memorable Super Bowl ad – the movie features him as Clancy creation John Kelly (later John Clark), a Navy SEAL who is introduced on a dangerous mission abroad. Whatever the intricacies in Clancy’s book, they’re largely abandoned in a violent revenge tale that a few decades ago might have starred someone like Steven Seagal. Jordan puts his considerable star power to the test in “Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse,” an action movie that basically feels like the extended coming attraction for a possibly better one down the road. ![]() ![]() After their mother passed on, the three sisters used literature to escape from the loneliness by inventing fantasylands they named Oceania, Gaaldine, Gondal, and Angria, the setting for most of their narratives. It was in Haworth that Emily’s and her sister’s literary talents flourished. When she was 6 years old, the Bronte family relocated to Haworth where her father had taken up a position as the incumbent curate. Emily Bronte was born to Maria Branwell and Patrick Bronte in Thornton near Bradford, Yorkshire in 1818. She was older than Anne Bronte and younger than Charlotte Bronte. ![]() She was the fifth sibling of the popular Bronte family of writers that include Charlotte, and Anne Bronte. Emily Bronte was an English author best known for the literary classic, Wuthering Heights. ![]() ![]() ![]() She illuminates the broad landscapes of systemic oppression and demands that white feminism evolve lest it continue to be as oppressive as the patriarchy. ![]() Still, this is a bracing rethink of what feminism can achieve. Intellectually smart and emotionally intelligent, Beck brilliantly articulates how feminism has failed women of colour and non-binary people. Beck makes many scholarly ideas about neoliberal and intersectional feminism accessible to lay readers, but her hyperfocus on the media sphere contradicts her call for a more inclusive movement. She argues for a more collective approach, urging readers to use their privilege to ensure that marginalized people are considered, to think systemically about oppression, and to hold powerful women accountable for perpetuating abusive systems. Nowadays, Beck writes, profit-oriented corporate culture has merged with white feminism, resulting in a transactional #feminism brand that merely reinforces the status quo rather than challenging power structures. ![]() The women’s movement of the 1960s and ’70s repeated these sins, Beck argues, by focusing too narrowly on workplace issues and failing to make common cause with more radically transformative movements. Broadly defining “white feminism” as “a specific way of viewing gender equality that is anchored in the accumulation of individual power rather than the redistribution of it,” Beck traces its history back to the suffrage movement, describing how elite white women fought primarily to gain the same rights and privileges enjoyed by their fathers and husbands. Journalist Beck rebukes mainstream feminism for catering to cisgender, heterosexual white women “with managerial ambitions” in this impassioned debut. ![]() ![]() ![]() The feeling of sisterhood among all the women was beyond the caste. In fact, caste was never an issue for women as we as well. Earlier the knowledge and education system were dominated by Upper-Class people, thereupon there was no need for discussion about the caste, and caste was hardly a matter of discussion. There was no place for Dalit literature and narratives in the learnings of the student, but when there were movements led by socialists such as Ambedkar and Jyotiba Phule about the atrocities faced by lower caste people (Chuhre)it led to change in the theory of knowledge offered by Brahmanas. ![]() Earlier people were largely the least bothered about the perspective of lower caste people. This is an account of non Brahmanical text which started growing in the recent past and made people think about the flaws that were there in the learnings and studies. It provides insight into the life of a Dalit in the late twentieth century. This essay will deal with the critical analysis of J oothan as a memoir.“Joothan” is written by Omprakash Valmiki. ![]() ![]() ![]() " Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg" (included in Carry On, Jeeves).US: Saturday Evening Post, 9 December 1916." Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" (included in Carry On, Jeeves).US: Saturday Evening Post, 5 February 1916."Leave it to Jeeves" (revised as " The Artistic Career of Corky" in Carry On, Jeeves).Jeeves and Wooster had first appeared in the short story " Extricating Young Gussie", which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1915, and was included in The Man with Two Left Feet. "Absent Treatment", "Brother Alfred" and "Rallying Round Clarence" were included in the US version of The Man with Two Left Feet (1917). ![]() Several appeared later in rewritten form in Carry On, Jeeves (1925). Although the book was not published in the United States, all the stories had appeared there, mostly in The Saturday Evening Post or Collier's Weekly, and in the Strand in the UK, prior to the publication of the UK book. The book was published in the United Kingdom in May 1919 by George Newnes it is a collection of short stories featuring either Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, or Reggie Pepper. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 16 year old Anna Whitt is a good girl who doesn't know much about her parentage other than she was adopted. Definitely a different take on angels and demons. So if you don't mind some pretty gory imagery and LOTS unresolved teen angst then give this one a go. There is barely any action and freaking nothing gets resolved. All and all this book was more then a wee bit annoying in its lack of progress. Though I can't be sure if that is the character or the narrator. By the end of the book I kind of wanted to push her off look-out peek. Although, I definitely liked her better when she was misbehaving. I really liked our bad boy, and I mostly liked our "good girl" heroine. ![]() How many Angel books have you read where the "Angels" don't even believe in God? The answer is a lot. The most interesting bit being that God is actually involved. I think this happens because the author wants to leave us hanging for her second installment (which I really HATE btw.) This is a unique take on the Angel stories as its pretty close to what the Bible teaches. Sweet Evil is one of those books that starts out pretty strong and just when you think its going to elevate it takes a serious dive. Alright so this might be a bit schizophrenic. ![]() ![]() ![]() But Rosalyn is not upset until her sister Veronica asks to join the discussion group. A small, subversive subgroup has in fact formed within the e-mail loop to complain about Rosalyn's holier-than-thou attitude and to share their own personal imperfections with one another. SAHM I Am centers on Rosalyn, the leader of the e-mail group, who pretends her life is much more settled than is actually the case. So the whole story is told in their emails to each other." Efken continued, "There is some fun material with them and their children, but the focus is more on their relationships with each other and their struggles as women trying to meet the demands of motherhood and still keeping their own sense of personhood." "They all know each other through an email discussion loop. The book "is a comedy about stay-at-home mothers from around the U.S.," Efken stated in an online interview with Anne McDonald for Dancing Word. SIDELIGHTS: Meredith Efken's first novel, SAHM I Am, attracted critical attention for its humorous portrayal of the life of a stay-at-home mother-SAHM-and the relationships she forms through e-mail with women like herself. WORK IN PROGRESS: At Home for the Holidays, a sequel to SAHM I Am. ![]() MEMBER:American Christian Fiction Writers, Christian Authors Network, Word Sowers Christian Writers. Education: Graduated from Vineyard Leadership Institute, 2006.ĪDDRESSES: Home-Omaha, NE. ![]() PERSONAL: Married husband's name Jason children: Jessamyn, Catrin. ![]() ![]() Federal agent and financial investigator, Aaron Falk, is back again, based in Melbourne and working on an official case with a new partner, Carmen Cooper. This book follows Jane Harper’s successful debut novel, The Dry, and it doesn’t disappoint. But does it include murder? Review by Kate Jenkins Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case – in just a matter of days she was to provide the documents that will bring down the company she works for.įalk discovers that far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises.įederal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. ![]() ![]() ![]() Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. ![]() |