5/21/2023 0 Comments Needful things leland gaunt![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Polly Chalmers buys an ancient charm that relieves the arthritis pain in her hands. Gaunt knows about the long-standing private grudges, arguments, and feuds between the various townspeople, and the pranks are his means of forcing them to escalate until the whole town is eventually caught up in madness and violence. The prices are surprisingly low, considering the merchandise - such as a rare Sandy Koufax baseball card, a carnival glass lampshade, and a fragment of wood believed to be from Noah's Ark - but he expects each customer to also play a little prank on someone else in Castle Rock. The proprietor, Leland Gaunt, is a charming elderly gentleman who always seems to have an item in stock that is perfectly suited to any customer who comes through his door. "Needful Things" opens in the town of Castle Rock, Maine, sparking the curiosity of its citizens. ![]()
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![]() ![]() While another writer might have chosen to complement the sensationalism of his scenario with a tempered style, Black narrates his tale in the key of melodrama. It’s hard to know quite what to make of this impassioned, imperfect novel. But when the truth comes out, Emma Jean is a pariah and her most-treasured child becomes a freak. For eight years, Emma Jean outfits her youngest child in pretty dresses, gives her all the indulgences she longed for in her own blighted girlhood and hides the truth from everyone-even herself. Naming the new baby “Perfect” and blackmailing the midwife to aid her in her desperate deception, Emma Jean announces the birth of a girl. When God doesn’t give her a daughter, she decides to make one herself. Emma Jean-disappointed with six boys-is determined to try one last time for a girl. Gus had hoped to be through having babies. It’s 1941, and Gustavus and Emma Jean Peace have just had their seventh child. ![]() The author returns to the Arkansas setting of They Tell Me of a Home (2005). ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Cyrano taï marc le thanh![]() The original Cyrano, first performed in 1897, was an artful throwback to the poetic dramas of the 17th century, written in Alexandrine couplets and infused with lofty, archaic notions of love and honor. Directed by Joe Wright, with songs by members of the National (Bryce and Aaron Dessner wrote the music, with lyrics by Matt Berninger and Carin Besser) and a script by Erica Schmidt, this version wears its heart on its ruffled sleeve, pursuing its lush, breathless vision of romance with more sincerity than coherence. It’s a paradox as old as art, and one that “Cyrano,” a new screen musical based on Edmond Rostand’s French-class chestnut, embraces with a risky ardor. The few who object are marked as fools, phonies or outright villains.Īrtifice mobilized in defense of authenticity. ![]() The audience, which had paid to see Cyrano’s victim, nonetheless mostly applauds his humiliation. With cutting rhymes and a sharp sword, he defends dramatic truth against the woeful thespian’s powdered preening. Played with grace and gusto by Peter Dinklage, Cyrano emerges from a standing-room-only crowd to berate a pompous actor and drive him from the stage. ![]() Cyrano de Bergerac is a lover and a fighter, but when we first meet him he is indulging in a brutal bit of theater criticism. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Julius Caesar (Oxford World's Classics).Julius Caesar: Classics Illustrated No 68.by: William Shakespeare and / Edited / By: Arthur D. 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His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with people. He’s good at talking with people, even grownups. And I am the Lemonade King.įourth-grader Evan Treski is people-smart. The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptied his fourth pitcher of the day. ICLE (International Center for Leadership in Education)Ĭustomer Service & Technical Support Portalįor a full hour, he poured lemonade. Into Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, 8-12 Science & Engineering Leveled Readers, K-5 ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Justine book durrell![]() they're all given equal weight as characters, certainly, but sometimes they're more easily defined by their different element. Women, homosexuals, children, people of different colours and religions. Despite his closely-textured style, the reader can race through this experience, never feeling daunted by the words at hand.Īre there parts of Durrell and his style that I question? Certainly. At the same time, this snappy (200 page) book never feels dense. Emotionally, linguistically, even - in some unusual way - physically. ![]() It's an exhausting experience, this much is true. ![]() It would be easy simply to quote endless snippets of Durrell's writing here, to explain his genius. How do you review, how do you qualify, how do you classify an experience like "Justine"? It's my introduction to Durrell as a writer, and a turning point in my adventures in literature.ĭurrell feverishly and uncompromisingly explores the inner-workings of his half-dozen lead characters, filtered through the locational limitations of their chosen city - Alexandria - and describes how each person is constantly fettered by their own past, but also their social and societal contexts, their fears and self-doubts, and their attempts at interaction. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments A far wilder magic allison saft![]() When she spots the legendary Hala in the woods one evening, she knows that the annual Halfmoon Hunt is about to commence. In an isolated manor on the edge of town, sharpshooter Margaret Welty lives alone and yearns for the day her mother will return. As the hunt looms closer and tensions rise, Margaret and Wes uncover dark magic that could be the key to winning the hunt - if they survive that long. He, too, knows what it's like to be an outsider. And even though Wes disrupts every aspect of her life, Margaret is drawn to him. Margaret begrudgingly allows him to stay, but on one condition: he must join the hunt with her.Īlthough they make an unlikely team, Wes is in awe of the girl who has endured alone on the outskirts of a town that doesn’t want her, in this creaking house of ghosts and sorrow. But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret and her bloodhound Trouble. Fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. If Margaret wins the hunt, it may finally bring her mother home. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Islam for Beginners by Nabil Matar![]() ![]() Matar takes us on a fascinating journey through time and into the depth of the human mind. Undoubtedly, this meticulously researched book will interest an array of scholars, including those from disciplines of English literature, History, and Religious Studies. Matar here presents a very learned and documented work of significant revisionism. ![]() In meticulously researching and footnoting this extraordinary late-seventeenth-century text, Matar and Columbia University Press have rendered Islamic Studies, and the study of early English texts, a service of inestimable value. This is an excellent edition of an important work that testifies to the benefits of scholarly translation and the ability of an Englishman writing in the late 1600s to open his mind to alternate narratives about the rise of Islam and the merits of the Prophet as a man and religious reformer. An essential tool for any future treatment of the man and his work. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments The silmarillion book![]() ![]() Fëanor is influenced by Melkor’s lies and considers rebellion against the Valar. Meanwhile, Melkor is released from his long imprisonment by Manwë, the king of the Valar, and begins secretly working to estrange the elves from the Valar. ![]() In Valinor, the elf Fëanor creates three beautiful jewels called the Silmarils which contain the light of the sacred Trees of Valinor. The Valar invite the elves to join them in Valinor, leading to the sundering of the elves into many different groups across the world. Around that time, the elves awaken in Middle-earth and the Valar imprison Melkor. When the world is finished, the Valar settle in the land of Valinor, across the sea from Middle-earth where Melkor resides. Melkor repeatedly destroys the Valar’s work and convinces some of the Maiar, lesser spirits, to follow him. Once Ilúvatar creates the foundations of the world, the Valar, a group of 14 Ainur with dominion over different aspects of the world, descend to begin preparing it for the arrival of elves and men. One Ainu, Melkor, creates discord and changes his part of the music to empower himself, but he’s unable to affect Ilúvatar’s ultimate plan. He teaches the Ainur to sing Great Music that conceives the world he subsequently brings into being. The Silmarillion begins when Ilúvatar, an omniscient and omnipotent being, creates a group of spirits called the Ainur before the beginning of time. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Mount everest into thin air![]() ![]() Of course, we didn’t need to travel halfway around the world to appreciate the basic principles of leadership. ![]() Through our experiences along the way, we heightened our understanding of what true leadership is all about. For the next 11 days, our team of 20 trekkers, including MBA graduates and midcareer executives, hiked some 80 miles over rough terrain to reach a high point of over 18,000 feet. We went to the Himalayas to learn about leadership in one of the outdoors’ most stunning yet demanding classrooms. With fully laden backpacks and a keen sense of adventure, we began our journey into the mountain range capped by Mount Everest. We had arrived at the gateway to the Himalayas-a tiny airstrip surrounded by snow-covered peaks in the village of Lukla, elevation 9,350 feet. Our Twin Otter was descending at a dangerously steep angle, but at the last minute the pilot managed to pull the nose up and ease us onto the runway. ![]() |