![]() ![]() ![]() I could have read much more about those centuries, although so little seems to be left above ground to mark them. I hadn’t realized that the Danse Macabre (or Machabray) had ever come to England from the continent. The book really grabbed me when it explored the plague pits of the medieval Black Death. I was thoroughly fascinated by the earliest chapters of this book, since those are the times I am the least familiar with. I would have liked to hear much more about the earliest burials in the area.Īnd I would have liked to read more about the Roman-era graves as well. The book opens with the Bronze Age tumulus on Parliament Hill, which the author calls one of the oldest burial grounds in the city, predating Highgate Cemetery by over 4000 years. London is basically built on layer upon layer of graves. Necropolis: London and Its Dead by Catharine Arnold ![]()
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![]() I slide my finger along the top of the polished mahogany when I realize… I go to the bedside table that holds a blue and white porcelain lamp covered in Chinese lettering. The enormous, navy king-sized bed is perfectly made. Taking a step away, I walk along the hall to the stairs leading up to the master suite.Ĭlimbing slowly, I pass the small sitting area to the left with its balcony facing the river. I wonder if he’s ever even written with it or if it even works. Leaning my head to the side, I pick up the pen and turn it in my fingers. Considering what Spencer told me, it’s probably worth several thousand dollars or more. I know from Daisy’s work this stuff is valuable. It’s like a Mont Blanc, but with brass filigree and pale pink and green flowers etched in the sides. On the bottom shelf is a leather notebook, and when I open it, I see it’s actually a ledger. The lip curves dramatically and it’s strangely beautiful. The shelf above holds a glowing purple vase with hobnails all down the sides. ![]() ![]() A round spinner in the back seems to serve as the battery, and on the side is a plate reading Simon Willard. ![]() A large and shiny brass clock sits under a glass dome. ![]() ![]() Oh man, I love grumpy bears!! This is great start to the series, which is sure to be a must buy! Reid is deliciously Alpha and cluelessly male! He tries to fight the attraction, some silly shifter human no-no nonsense. I've listened to her on several other audio books and she makes for a good audio experience. She's got the right kind of sass and she makes it easy to know which character is speaking. It's also nice to have the beautiful blond receptionist be a really nice person who knows how to take care of herself rather than being the "bad guy". This book has a HEA ending and introduces the characters for the next book in the series - Outfoxed by Love. There's attraction, there's danger, there's even a really crazy guy, and, of course, there's love. There's an alpha bear who meets his city girl and, of course, his bear knows more than his human part. What was that man thinking? Tammy is sent to Alaska to investigate an insurance claim and that's where her adventure really begins. ![]() The "I'm going to barbecue a steak" scene is hilarious. ![]() Tammy is a sassy BBW gal who doesn't take grief from boyfriends. This is a really funny love story with a very interesting cast of characters including a Grandma Bear, a Moose, a Fox, more Bears and a few wolves plus a Human. I was delighted to see Kodiak's Claim, which is part of the Kodiak Point Series, was now an audio having read the eBook. ![]() ![]() ![]() Based in Kirtlington and an active part of the environmentalist movement, she has translated over 40 books by Slavic authors into English, including The Culture of Lies by Dubravka Ugrešić, My Heart by Semezdin Mehmedinović, EEG by Daša Drndić, and Omer Pasha Latas by Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andrić. ![]() įrom 1971 to 2002, Hawkesworth was a senior lecturer of Serbian and Croatian in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at the University of London. 2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2019 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation PrizeĬelia Hawkesworth (born 1942) is an author, lecturer, and translator of Serbo-Croatian.Ĭelia Hawkesworth graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge in 1964 and was awarded a British Council scholarship to study in Belgrade for 10 months, where she began her career as a translator. ![]() ![]() Her awards include the Metcalf Fellowship and the Brandwein Prize. 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When Young-sook and Mi-ja are fifteen, Young-sook's mother says to them: "You are like sisters, and I expect you to take care of each other today and every day as those tied by blood would do" (p.What secrets or clues about the past and the present are revealed in the scenes that take place in 2008? Why do we only understand the beginning of the novel only after we have finished it? ![]() ![]() The story begins with Young-sook as an old woman, gathering algae on the beach. ![]() ![]() ![]() First, they asked for more money and then they sued DC. It’s worth a read, but here’s a brief summary.ĭetective Comics asserted it bought Superman, but the comic was an immediate hit and the pair immediately challenged the deal. ![]() I have received the above sum of money.”įan site Bleeding Cool has done an exhaustive history of the check. … The intent hereof is to give you exclusive right to use and acknowledge that you own said characters or story and the use thereof, exclusively. 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After four years of pitching the character, DC made it the cover feature of Action Comics no. ![]() Siegel and Schuster, teens living in Cleveland, created an early version of “Super-Man” in the early ’30s and the familiar version in 1934. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Personal MBA explains concepts such as: The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges. ![]() Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Josh Kaufman founded as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. You can get better results (and save hundreds of thousands of dollars) by skipping B-school altogether. 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Two pieces of evidence implicate Silas: a pocket knife, and the discovery in his own house of the bag formerly containing the money. He is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds while watching over the very ill deacon. Silas Marner, a weaver, is a member of a small Calvinist congregation in Lantern Yard, a slum street in Northern England. ![]() The novel is set in the early years of the 19th century. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot. ![]() |