![]() ![]() ![]() This book contains selections from the long out-of-print collection entitled Janet Frame: An Autobiography (George Brazillier, 1991), which itself was originally published in three volumes: To the Is-land, An Angel at My Table, and The Envoy from Mirror City. ![]() ![]() From a childhood and adolescence spent in a poor but intellectually intense railway family, through life as a student, and years of incarceration in mental hospitals, eventually followed by her entry into the saving world of writers and the Mirror City that sustains them, we are given not only a record of the events of a life, but also the transformation of ordinary facts and ideas into a shining palace of mirrors.įrame's journey of self-discovery, from New Zealand to London, to Paris and Barcelona, and then home again, is a heartfelt and courageous account of a writer's beginnings as well as one woman's personal struggle to survive. Books by Janet Frame (Author of An Angel at my Table, the Complete Autobiography) Books by Janet Frame Janet Frame Average rating 4. New Zealand's preeminent writer Janet Frame brings the skill of an extraordinary novelist and poet to these vivid and haunting recollections, gathered here for the first time in a single volume. Description The autobiography of New Zealand's most significant writer ![]()
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![]() ![]() Sure to elicit hearty chuckles and knowing nods, Rivenbark shares lighthearted ruminations on a variety of commonplace issues and situations, many centered on fads (the “Snuggie”), health claims (dietary fiber) and the happenstance of modern life. ![]() Here, the author stays true to her classic comic chatter, delivering many witty and clever observations, along with plenty of overly goofy and slightly contrived duds. Rivenbark ( You Can’t Drink All Day If You Don’t Start in the Morning, 2009, etc.) has made punchy contemporary commentary her livelihood since her first collection of humor columns was published over a decade ago. Snarky Southern humor essayist and columnist skewers everything from yoga to marriage to eyelashes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors.īut Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince-the friend-who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Mare Barrow’s blood is red-the color of common folk-but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. Glass Sword, Victoria Aveyard’s follow up to Red Queen, is a strong sequel that expands upon both its world and characters in a way that readers are sure to appreciate. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Dad' Joiner and Doc Lloyd strike oil in east Texas, sparking a boom that brings government regulation to the industry. Five Percent' Gulbenkian, gatekeeper to Mideast oil. Standard Oil's Walter 'The Boss' Teagle squares off against Calouste 'Mr. ![]() Winston Churchill recognizes the strategic value of oil on the eve of World War I. Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch Petroleum and Marcus Samuel of Shell join forces and compete against Standard Oil. Muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell pulls back the curtain and reveals inconvenient truths about the robber baron. Rockefeller's Standard Oil grows into a monopoly. The discovery of petroleum gives rise to a new global industry. If you are interested in energy, business, history or politics I highly recommend you to read this fantastic book. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power by Daniel Yergin is a fascinating and complete history of oil and it's impact on the world's biggest events. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She gets angry at him tells him it's over goes back to Noah and tells him the truth. The other guy comes and professes his love saying it was not a mistake, he wants her back and kisses her. Then she meets Noah who was the biggest sweetheart, like literally he was so thoughful, patient, swoonworthy the perfect book bf and the only reason for my 2 star rating□□ they start as friends and then they fall in love. They have sex and then he says it was a mistake and leaves her. She's in love with her brother's best friend. It's bc the h's first in love with one guy whose name is CHASE and then falls in love with the H whose name is NOAH. ![]() I kept reading reviews and wondering why i can't find the H's name and when i got past the first 10 chapters i realized why is that. Since i haven't read one review mentioning this, let me tell you the premise of the story is in fact a FREAKING LOVE TRIANGLE. ![]() ![]() ![]() Without the exciting, unstable, flawed figure Loki, there would be no change in the fixed order of things, no quickening pulse, and no Ragnarok. He is dynamic and unpredictable and because of that he is both the catalyst in many of the myths and the most fascinating character in the entire mythology. Loki embodies the ambiguous and darkening relationship between the gods and the giants. Neither an Aesir or a Vanir, he is the son of two giants and yet the foster-brother of Odin. He was continually involving the Aesir in great difficulties and he often helped them out again by guile. He excelled all men in the art of cunning, and he always cheats. ![]() ![]() Is handsome and fair of face, but has an evil disposition and is very changeable of mood. In the Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson writes that Loki: Loki, the Trickster, challenges the structure and order of the Gods which is necessary in bringing about needed change. ![]() ![]() The serious, but perhaps not literal, title reflects the author’s view that the United States needs more people-a lot more. ![]() There’s something for everyone to like in this heterodox book-which means there’s also something for everyone to troll. There’s a reason that Yglesias has been affably interviewed by Glenn Beck and Tyler Cowen, Ben Shapiro and Ezra Klein. Fortunately, he manages to do this trick while advancing a coherent argument. He shape-shifts from MAGA enthusiast to immigration devotee, from Swedish-style democratic socialist to Cold War nationalist to Focus on the Family stalwart. In his new book One Billion Americans, Matthew Yglesias, the Vox co-founder and gadfly progressive, goes wild. One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger, by Matthew Yglesias (Portfolio, 288 pp., $28) ![]() ![]() ![]() The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.Ī flying demon feeding on human energies.Ī secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down.Īnd a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts-and fails-to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw. After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. ![]() ![]() In fact, she’s nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. She knows he’s a notorious ladies’ man, but they’re definitely just friends. ![]() Now, Hannah’s in town for work, crashing in Fox’s spare bedroom. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. She’s immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his… personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time–in bed and out–and that’s exactly how he prefers it. ![]() King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Science is incorporated into the book but not too heavily. These allegations and suggestions are certainly plausible and intriguing, making for a great read. ![]() Because she did not actually finish her degree (because she got pregnant before they were married) her name could not technically appear on the research and papers. Her character presents that she was actually the creator of the theory of relativity in 1905 and that she authored several of his most famous papers. As a woman in this male dominated field, especially during the early 1900s, her path was difficult, as the only woman in her classes then trying to keep up on her scientific research while bearing (Einstein’s) children and later forced to watch him receive credit for her own work. This book provides (fictional) perspective of Einstein’s first wife, Mileva, also a brilliant physicist. I loved my physics classes but that was nearly 25 years ago! I started The Other Einstein: A Novel not knowing too much about either of the Einsteins. Finally I am making progress with My Fall/Winter Reading List after unexpectedly getting distracted by my favorite book of the year and finishing up my WWII reading list (to be posted soon). ![]() |