![]() ![]() So instead, Olive and Ethan, who resemble their siblings, go in their stead so that the honeymoon won’t be wasted. Olive’s twin sister, Ami, recently got married to Ethan’s brother, Dane, but because they ate from the buffet and got explosively ill, they couldn’t go on their own honeymoon to Maui. “The Unhoneymooners” follows Olive and Ethan, who really despise each other. When I saw there was another book on NetGalley by this duo, I immediately requested a copy because they haven’t disappointed me yet! All the books are very distinct, with loveable characters and believable dynamics. Great romance, absolutely hilarious and witty dialogue, and smooth, flowing stories that unfold at a nice pace. ![]() I’ve read a few books by the author duo Christina Lauren, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them. I recieved an ARC e-book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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In the early 1920s, Howard Roark, a student at a prestigious architectural school called Stanton, is being expelled for refusing to compromise on his design aesthetics. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The urge behind this paper is not a purist frowning at violence or its celebration of sex, but how the novel fails to bring about the sexual freedom or even a welcome anarchism it attempts to portray, and to show how it (once again) mutilates the Hypatian spirit, it professes to embody. Ramakrishnan, perhaps the most widely read recent novel in Malayalam literature, to bring out the gender politics that seems have seamlessly merged with the tale of Itticora’s (mis)adventures. This paper proposes a re-reading of Francis Itticora, by T. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hyde, causing Utterson to worry even more about Jekyll’s safety. Lanyon, an old friend of Jekyll's who has had a falling out with Jekyll over what he considers to be his old friend's unscientific methods. ![]() Jekyll, has recently made a will and has left everything to a Mr. Enfield agree that it is best not to talk any further about the matter but Utterson is deeply affected, because he knows the person that Enfield describes who trampled the girl. He disappeared into this very house and revealed a check signed by a well-known and respected name. Enfield tells the story of a horrible incident, in which a man trampled a young girl and, when apprehended, seemed remorseless but agreed to pay a large check when threatened by the police. One Sunday, as the pair is taking a walk, they come across a somber looking door belonging to a house that Enfield knows well. He is reserved but kind and is known for loyally sticking by his friends even when they do wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tolkiens Lord of the Rings. Parker Ross Macdonald & Margaret Millar Shel Silverstein Stanislaw Lem Stephen King Toni Morrison Ursula K. Norse mythology has captured many imaginations, and inspired epics including Wagners The Ring and J. Wodehouse Philip Roth Rachel Carson Ralph Ellison Randy Watts Ray Bradbury Robert A. Tolkien Kurt Vonnegut Lee Child Loren Eiseley Louise Erdrich Louise Penny Lovecraft and Howard Malcolm X Margaret Atwood Marianne Moore and Her World Mo Willems Neil Gaiman Norman Mailer Octavia Butler Pat LaMarche and the Charles Bruce Foundation P.G. Thompson & New Journalism James Baldwin Joan Didion John D. 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Much more than a mere record of his travels, Democracy in America, in the words of one modern historian, turned out to be "perhaps the greatest commentary ever written about any culture by any person at any time."Īlexis de Tocqueville was born into an aristocratic family in 1805, the year after Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France. In 1840 the two volumes became one book which de Tocqueville titled Democracy in America. De Tocqueville spent the next eight years writing two volumes on his observations. America was such a young nation, and most Europeans had only a vague idea about its unique democratic system.Īfter traveling thousands of miles over a period of nine months, the young men returned to France. However, even before leaving France, de Tocqueville and de Beaumont decided to spend most of their time observing American democracy in action. Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, both minor French court officials, had been sent by their government to study new experimental prisons in America. ![]() On May 9, 1831, two young Frenchmen sailed into the harbor of Newport, Rhode Island and began a remarkable journey through the United States. "A great democratic revolution is taking place in our midst. ELECTION CENTRAL The Citizen in de Tocqueville's America ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In defiance of Saintly Canon, gossiping servants, and the furious disapproval of his father and brother, Aqib finds himself swept up in a whirlwind gay romance. His heart has been captured for the first time by a handsome Daluçan soldier named Lucrio. As the royalty negotiates over trade routes and public services, the divinity seeks arcane assistance among the local gods.Īqib bgm Sadiqi, fourth-cousin to the royal family and son of the Master of Beasts, has more mortal and pressing concerns. Long after the Towers left the world but before the dragons came to Daluça, the emperor brought his delegation of gods and diplomats to Olorum. Since Taste was nominated for both the Nebula and Hugo Awards, I figured it might be just what I was looking for. And lastly because I wanted to read fantasy where people of color drive the narrative rather than show up as sidekicks, mystical magicians, and so on. ( Because publishers whitewashing book covers is a thing.) Also because I haven’t read much fantasy lately. The story is about two men of color, and that’s what’s on the cover. ![]() ![]() ![]() Paper Money Portrait of Kublai Khan, artist unknown, c. The descriptions are quite accurate for a crocodile too, and suggest that he has observed them for some time.Ģ. Marco Polo describes the creature as a “serpent”, identifying it as a separate animal from snakes, which he mentions earlier, and is likely already familiar with, having hailed from Europe where there are various native snakes. Medieval depiction of a crocodile from Marco Polo’s time, c. He went on to add that “their mouth is big enough to swallow a man at one gulp.” The sheer fascination is clear when reading The Travels, although some historians and naturalists have disputed whether this really was a crocodile he was describing, or whether he used some generous poetic licence and sprinkled in some descriptions from Chinese mythical dragons. ![]() He came across the reptilians and described them as “loathsome creatures”. That is what Marco Polo had to do when he was on his travels in a place he called Kara-jang, which we now know as Yunnan Province, China. However, imagine describing a crocodile to people who had never even heard of one, let alone seen one. We may now think of crocodiles as something we would only see in a wildlife documentary on television, or in a zoo or safari park. ![]() Marco Polo’s Encounter with Crocodiles Mosaic of Marco Polo, displayed in the Palazzo Doria-Tursey, Genoa, Italy, 1867, via ![]() ![]() ![]() Winner of the 2021 PEN Hessell-Tiltman prize for history awarded Book of the Year by Current Archaeology selected as one of 2021's 100 Notable Books by The New York Times, a Book of the Year by The Sunday Times, Book of the Week by The Times and Book of the Day by The Guardian, KINDRED is being translated into 19 languages so far.Īlongside her academic expertise and consultancy work, Rebecca has earned a reputation for exceptional public communication, with her writing featuring in The New York Times, The Times, The Guardian, Aeon and elsewhere. Her critically acclaimed and bestselling first book KINDRED: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art is a deep dive into the 21st century science and understanding of these ancient relatives. ![]() Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes is an archaeologist, author and Honorary Fellow in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. ![]() |