5/29/2023 0 Comments Isana codex alera![]() ![]() I like the mixture of ideas, the avatars, and elementary powers, the evil Vord that will become a cool, evil collective intelligence, something a bit closer to Sci-Fi than to Fantasy and a stylish, unusual enemy for the genre. ![]() Some not liking this series may be simply too strict with it, because not every novel can or want to be the next Rothfuss or Sanderson and I am sure that many are appreciating the conventional and entertaining way fantasy used to be told since just a few years ago. It has become a bit difficult for fantasy authors who don´t go the dark way and make everything grimmer and dirtier, but stay instead with a bit of the cheerful, Tolkien, happy go lucky style, reminiscing the good old days when bad was bad and good was good. A good, old-fashioned fantasy series that doesn´t try to reinvent something, break with genre conventions, be progressive, but instead tells a great story, has a cool magic system, an interesting enemy and very good characterizations. ![]()
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5/28/2023 0 Comments Artemis novel reviews![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He isn't cruel or malicious by nature, but he is borderline arrogant and frequently lacking in empathy. With his father missing and presumed dead and his mother slipping steadily into insanity, he has been left to his own formidable devices. His intelligence is admirable and his motives, while shady, are at least somewhat justifiable. The characterization is strong, the pacing is snappy, and the variable points of view work effortlessly with the flow of the telling.Īrtemis (whose name I still wish was explained, it being far from Irish and traditionally female) is a shakily sympathetic quasi-villain of a character. A memorable Middle Grade urban fantasy featuring a hidden subterranean world of "faerie" people, a female "cop" with a lot to prove to her own technologically advanced-yet-misogynistic people, a deadly and dedicated bodyguard, and one 12-year-old Irish prodigy with deviant aspirations for securing his family fortunes.Ĭolfer has a clever and pithy way about his prose that feels reminiscent of Douglass Adams crossed with Terry Pratchett-plenty of droll sarcasm and social commentary without a caustic aftertaste. ![]() ![]() “She’s also put a lot of downward pressure on property taxes. He believes retiring Mayor Betsy Price has done a great job with many items, like blue zones, Steer Fort Worth, and the redistricting tax force. He has also spent a lot of time in minority communities for outreach.” He appreciates the changes retired Chief Ed Kraus made to the police department, and he believes new Chief Neil Noakes will be a great leader. “We had to make sure it happened in the middle of the defund the police movement last summer,” Byrd said of the effort. “We worked with the private sector to get a community center, recruited a charter school to provide more education options, and saw a significant drop in crime before hit,” Byrd explained.īyrd supported the continuation of the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD), which passed last summer. He spearheaded the Las Vegas Trail initiative to revitalize a tough area of Fort Worth. He believes his experience as a business owner and on the city council demonstrates his ability to lead. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Code talker bruchac![]() ![]() He sets aside his differences with the U.S. In 2001 he and his fellow surviving Navajo veterans are honored with Congressional medals of honor.Ĭhester's story is fascinating because it's a testament to his rich cultural heritage. His eldest son dies in a car accident, after which Chester moves back to his home on the Checkerboard in New Mexico. As he gives speaking tours, his marriage back home falls apart. Finally 1968 his mission is declassified and Chester becomes a local celebrity. The transition back to civilian life is complicated by the secrecy of his work during the war and his haunting PTSD. He graduates college, gets married, and has four sons. After serving in some of the most pivotal battles of the war, Chester is honorable discharged and returns home. They base the code upon their native language, of which the Japanese would have no knowledge. Along with the other Navajo they are drafted for a top secret mission: developing an unbreakable code to communicate orders on the front. When WWII breaks out, he and his friend, Roy, enlist. Chester is born and raised in New Mexico, deeply rooted in his Navajo heritage. ![]() Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĬode Talkerby Joseph Bruchac is a historical fiction novel about a Navajo code-talker during WWII. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments The last mughal book![]() In time for the 150th anniversary of the Great Mutiny, the uprising that came close to toppling British rule in India, Dalrymple presents a brilliant, evocative exploration of a doomed world and its final emperor, Bahadur Shah II, descendant of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. With an unsurpassed understanding of British and Indian history, Dalrymple crafts a provocative, revelatory account of one the bloodiest upheavals in history. Four months later, the British took Delhi, the capital, with catastrophic results. ![]() When, in May 1857, Zafar was declared the leader of an uprising against the British, he was powerless to resist though he strongly suspected that the action was doomed. All the while, the British were progressively taking over the Emperor's power. ![]() ![]() Nonetheless, Zafar-a mystic, poet, and calligrapher of great accomplishment-created a court of unparalleled brilliance, and gave rise to perhaps the greatest literary renaissance in modern Indian history. The last Mughal emperor, Zafar, came to the throne when the political power of the Mughals was already in steep decline. In this evocative study of the fall of the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Raj, award-winning historian William Dalrymple uses previously undiscovered sources to investigate a pivotal moment in history. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Evicted book matthew desmond![]() ![]() Living in extreme poverty in the United States means waging an almost gladiatorial battle for creature comforts that luckier people take for granted. They also fill the kitchen drawers and erupt from the nonworking drains. There are mattresses everywhere, their exposed innards revealing humming burrows of cockroaches - and the mattresses may be the least terrifying of their redoubts. The kitchen sink is stopped up, as is the bathtub and toilet. This cheerful vision in pixels forms an almost unbearable contrast to the filth of Ruby’s own apartment. Desmond writes, “a bed with sheets and pillowcases, and a desk for doing schoolwork.” ![]() ![]() “It had clean, light-reflecting floors,” Mr. It turns out that she’s been slowly building her dream house with a free online game, and she wants to visit it again. One of the most heartbreaking moments in Matthew Desmond’s “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”- and there’s a shameful assortment to choose from - is when 13-year-old Ruby Hinkston takes refuge in the public library. ![]() ![]() The marriage (and alliance) between Lorenzo di Piero and Madeleine de la Tour was a boon for the Medici family, as they had experienced a period of misfortune, with public sentiment towards them at an all-time low. Like father like son, Leo X had big plans. With the papacy in sight, Lorenzo successfully campaigned to have Giovanni named cardinal at just thirteen. It was Lorenzo who first envisaged power for the Medici family that would extend beyond Florence. It is important to note that Leo X himself was a Medici, born Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici, the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. ![]() Their marriage was a strategic one, negotiated by Francis I of France and Pope Leo X as part of an alliance. ![]() She was the daughter of Lorenzo di Piero de Medici, the duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne, from the French Bourbon dynasty. 1555, via Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonĬatherine de Medici, as her name would suggest, was born into the illustrious Medici family in Florence. Catherine de Medici of the Medici Family: Early Life Portrait Miniature of Catherine de Medici by François Clouet, c. ![]() ![]() But as Maleficent's agents follow her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are and, moreover, who she truly is. Aurora isn't alone-a charming prince is eager to join her quest, and old friends offer their help. With a desperate fairy's last curse controlling her mind, Princess Aurora must escape from a different castle of thorns and navigate a dangerously magical landscape-created from her very own dreams. But when the prince falls asleep as his lips touch the fair maiden's, it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over. Publisher: Disney Press Publication Date: April 5. The 2nd installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if the sleeping beauty never woke up?It should be simple-a dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her. I received an ARC edition from Disney Press in exchange for my honest review. ![]() Once Upon a Dream-A Twisted Tale Liz Braswell € 16.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 7-10 working days. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer![]() OL2000404W Page_number_confidence 89.50 Pages 202 Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0786232587 Preview of Hope Was Here Summary: By age sixteen, Hope Yancey has created her own recipe for survival. Summary: When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the diner owner’s political campaign to oust the town’s corrupt mayor. 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