![]() "You have not yet told me what was the answer to the riddle which you found," I said. In the sections excerpted here, Julian West, the hero, who has fallen asleep in 1887 and awakened in the year 2000, learns how the social order of 1887 was replaced by a better one, and how the rational new order organizes its labor force. The book was the mainspring of a Nationalist movement started to realize Bellamy`s ideas, and it inspired a score of imitators. Its total sales are now well over half a million copies. Although it made a stir among the critics, up to the close of 1888 the sales had not exceeded ten thousand, after which they leaped into the hundred thousands. It went to the publishers in August or September 1887. ![]() Bellamy later recalled thet Looking Backward began in earnest to be written in the fall or winter of 1886, and was substantially finished in the following six or eight months. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Vidal is a natural skeptic, and one of the pleasures of his criticism is the extent to which he refuses to be had by certain writers, try as they might. Only later does one attempt to answer the question: to what extent has the maker of the world accomplished what he set out to do?” Mark that try. “I try to inhabit his work, to enjoy it, to be-very simply-had by the artist. “I start from the premise that the creator is ‘right,’” he notes, in the introduction to his second collection of essays, Reflections Upon a Sinking Ship. ![]() Though he often writes of politics, he is a critic and a satirist rather than a pundit, and much of even this work comes by way of book reviewing. Though he reads with a sympathetic eye, his judgments are sonorous with authority. Note the absence of their immediate predecessors: Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson. For models, he looks to the worldly, progressive belletrists of the late 19th and early 20th century: Henry James, William Dean Howells, Henry Adams. ![]() When the air is clear, you can see across borders when it’s cloudy, chats by the fireside agitate and charm.Ītypically for a critic of the 20th century, Gore Vidal does not subordinate his perceptions to any school or ideology. But the essays of Gore Vidal are a break from all that, a weather station in the Alps. In literature as in life, there is something to be said for indeterminacy, ambiguity, and the aching, open synapses of incomplete ideas. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first was a small panel at Crate and Barrel and the second was her official book tour. ![]() I had the chance to hear her speak twice this week. She’s been on an intense press tour right now (it’s incredible the number of things she’s been up to) and spent some time in NYC promoting her book. I think it embodies a lot of women I know and respect and it certainly is aligned with Reese Witherspoon (the person and the brand). The title was a southern phrase that I wasn’t familiar with, but now that I know it, I absolutely love it! “Whiskey in a Teacup” is used to describe a woman who’s delicate on the outside but strong on the inside. (I think it’s going to be my plan for the weekend!) I’ve flipped through it and already like what I see– it’s a little bit party planning, a little bit recipe book, and a little bit memoir. I just got my copy and I can’t wait to dig into it. ![]() If you’re a fan of Reese Witherspoon, you probably know by now that her first book Whiskey in a Teacup just came out. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her family lived on a small farm in McMinnville, Oregon, before moving to Portland. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1226 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).īeverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916. This novel supports the Common Core State Standards. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about life's growing pains. From the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh's life forever. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. ![]() Beverly Cleary's Newbery Award-winning book explores the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy, Leigh Botts, in letter form as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. ![]() ![]() They included unreleased performances and outtakes presented in roughly chronological order, along with two new songs based on demo tapes recorded by Lennon after the group broke up: " Free as a Bird" and " Real Love", both produced by Jeff Lynne. The initial volume of the album set ( Anthology 1) was released the same week of the documentary's airdate, with the subsequent two volumes ( Anthology 2 and Anthology 3) released in 1996. The Anthology book, released in 2000, paralleled the documentary in presenting the group's history through quotes from interviews. ![]() The documentary used interviews with the Beatles and their associates to narrate the history of the band as seen through archival footage and performances. The documentary series was first broadcast in November 1995, with expanded versions released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1996 and on DVD in 2003. ![]() Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr participated in the making of the works, which are sometimes referred to collectively as the Anthology project, while John Lennon appears in archival interviews. The Beatles Anthology is a multimedia retrospective project consisting of a television documentary, a three-volume set of double albums, and a book describing the history of the Beatles. ![]() ![]() She lies to the FBI agents in New York who meet her at the gate. She lies on the way to Paris as she works the first class cabin. She lies as she joins the other flight attendants and pilots in the van. Afraid to call the police - she's a single woman alone in a hotel room far from home - Cassie begins to lie. And blood, a slick, still wet pool on the crisp white sheets. She quietly slides out of bed, careful not to aggravate her already pounding head, and looks at the man she spent the night with. When she awakes in a Dubai hotel room, she tries to piece the previous night back together, counting the minutes until she has to catch her crew shuttle to the airport. ![]() ![]() She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. A powerful story about the ways an entire life can change in one night: A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man - and no idea what happened.Ĭassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bosris Pasternak, were profoundly influenced by his books, and Andre Gide considered him superior to Dostojevski. Thomas Mann loved him and considered him the most important author of the period, and Hermann Hesse referred to him as his favourite author. Ernest Hemingway attempted to write in the style of Hamsun, as did Henry Miller who considered him his teacher. Together with ""Hunger (from 1890), ""Pan"" pioneered modern psychological literature and the techniques now known as ""stream of consciousness"" and ""interior monologue"".Few other authors of the period have had the kind of impact that Hamsun had. ""Pan"" profoundly influenced the entire trajectory of modern literature and with its brilliant and intimate descriptions of nature, it also pioneered the Pantheism of 20th century literature, as well as creating a new kind of Neo-Romanticist novels. ![]() First edition of Hamsun's masterpiece, generally considered his best work, one of the most important literary productions of the late 19th century, and together with ""Hunger"", Hamsun's most famous book. Samtidigt slidt halvlæderbd med rygforgyldning. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wow! I never would have thought that the day would come when I would see a companion book to Audrey Wood and Don Wood’s classic children’s book “The Napping House!” “The Napping House” has always been one of my most favorite reads during my childhood, especially during bedtime. But, the family has become restless during the night and it seems like they will never go to sleep until an unlikely visitor comes by the house… The story starts off with the full moon coming over the Napping House and its residents (a grandmother, a young boy, a dog, a cat and a mouse) are trying to go to sleep. Did you know that it has been over thirty years since “The Napping House” by Audrey Wood along with artwork by Don Wood had been published? Well, did you know that Audrey Wood and Don Wood made a companion book to the “Napping House” called “The Full Moon at the Napping House” in 2015? Well, I did not know this either until I just recently picked up the book and I must say that it certainly lives up to the original book’s expectations! ![]() ![]() The treaties, which were signed at the castle of Rouillé but became known under the name of Versailles, marked what historians call the ‘renversement des alliances’ or the diplomatic revolution.Īlthough rumours about negotiations between the courts of Versailles and Vienna had been going around for some time, the news of the Austro-French understanding sent a shockwave through much of Europe. The second treaty ( 40 CTS 335) inaugurated a defensive alliance between the two great continental powers, with the exclusion of participation in this upcoming war. The first treaty ( 40 CTS 331) ensured the neutrality of Austria in France’s war with Britain, which was about to be formally declared. ![]() The agreement consisted of two treaties and seven separate articles, five of which were to be kept secret. On, the French Foreign Minister, Antoine-Louis Rouillé (1689–1761) and the chief negotiator on the French side, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715–1794), signed a set of treaties with the Austrian ambassador at the Court of Versailles, Johann Georg Adam Count Starhemberg (1724–1807). Middle Eastern Organizations/Institutions.International Organizations/Institutions.Use of force, war, peace and neutrality.Statehood, jurisdiction of states, organs of states.Sources, foundations and principles of international law.Relationship between international and domestic law.International law and international relations. ![]() ![]() ![]() After her close call, Chloe has a new plan: She's going to Get A Life. She's lost friends, even a fiancé - but her three sisters, her parents and an eccentric aunt have stuck by her. This brush with death prompts Chloe to reassess her isolated life she has fibromyalgia, and the associated pain, fatigue, insomnia and mood issues have her living a life devoted to little more than pain management. ![]() ![]() No, it's more like the icing on the best cake you've ever wanted to devour.Ĭhloe Brown is 31, and she's just had a close encounter with a speeding Range Rover, which missed her by a mere 3 feet before crashing into a coffee shop. ![]() And don't think the answer here is that love cures pain and trouble. Don't be surprised at just how much you'll empathize with their angsty backstories (hilarious delivery aside, Hibbert makes almost as strong a case against love as she does for it). Hibbert's main characters have given up on love - and she doesn't shy away from digging into their reasons. Talia Hibbert's Get a Life, Chloe Brown is a tour-de-force romance that tackles tough problems like insecurity and chronic pain while still delivering a laugh-out-loud love story full of poignant revelations about human nature. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Get a Life, Chloe Brown Author Talia Hibbert ![]() |