![]() ![]() ![]() I remember the sticky spoonfuls of grape cough syrup and the honey cough drops my mom kept in her purse. Then just a few minutes later, noticing how I’d start to breathe easier and be able to fall asleep. I remember her rubbing Vicks VapoRub on my chest at night when I was congested, the familiar smell seeping up into my nostrils. I remember her coming home with chicken soup from my favorite deli. I remember her pouring me warm baths because I always felt better after. I have so many memories of the things my mom did for me when I was sick. I thought it tasted delicious and remember it making me feel very grown-up. I know a kid with coffee sounds strange (particularly at night!), but I hated milk, so my mom used to make a pot of decaf, pour a splash in a mug with mostly warm milk (just enough to change the color from white to tan) and then add sugar, hoping that the warm liquid would help me relax and make it easier to fall asleep. I remember sitting in the den watching television with all my stuffed animals and blankets piled around me on the couch, sleeping off a bad cold in my mom’s bed (which I always found way more comfortable than my own) and sipping warm coffee with my mom in the kitchen, both clad in our pajamas, late at night, when I couldn’t fall asleep. ![]() When I think back on my childhood and the moments I remember with my mom, I actually have a fondness for the days I stayed home sick. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Song of The Nile by Hannah Fielding is published in paperback format with London Wall Publishers May 27th. Set in the exotic and bygone world of Upper Egypt, Song of the Nile follows Aida’s journey of rediscovery – of the homeland she loves, with its white-sailed feluccas on the Nile, old-world charms of Cairo and the ancient secrets of its burning desert sands – and of the man she has never forgotten.Ī compelling story of passion and intrigue – a novel that lays open the beating heart of Egypt. Still, how can she marry the son of the man who destroyed her father and brought shame on her family? Will coming home bring her love, or only danger and heartache? In spite of herself, the secret passion Aida harboured for him as a young girl reignites. ![]() ![]() Then Aida is reunited with Kamel’s son, the captivating surgeon Phares, who offers her marriage. Yet Aida has not forgotten, and now she wants revenge against the man she believes betrayed her father – his best friend, Kamel Pharaony. When young nurse Aida El Masri returns from war-torn London to her family’s estate in Egypt she steels herself against the challenges ahead.Įight years have passed since her father, Ayoub, was framed for a crime he did not commit, and died as a tragic result. ![]() ![]() ![]() There - surrounded by banks of the most sophisticated computer-assisted equipment, and sealed off from the outside world except for a telecommunications link with the national security apparatus - they work against the threat of a worldwide epidemic to find an antidote to the unknown microorganism that has inexplicably killed all but two inhabitants (an elderly derelict and an infant) of the tiny Arizona town where the satellite was retrieved. Four American scientists, chosen in advance for their experimental achievements in the fields of clinical microbiology, epidemiology, pathology, and electrolyte chemistry, are summoned under conditions of total news blackout and utmost urgency to Wildfire's secret laboratory five stories beneath the Nevada desert. The Andromeda Strain sets forth with almost documentary verisimilitude the unfolding story of "Project Wildfire" - the crash mobilization of the nation's highest scientific and medical resources when an unmanned research satellite returns to earth mysteriously and lethally contaminated. Nearly everyone involved had moments of great brilliance, and moments of unaccountable stupidity." Thus begins this extraordinary novel of the world's first space-age biological emergency. ![]() As in most crises, the events surrounding the Andromeda Strain were a compound of foresight and foolishness, innocence and ignorance. ![]() "This book recounts the five-day history of a major American scientific crisis. ![]() ![]() ![]() It goes in installments with a preface written by the bishop to kind of give his opinion of the extract. The bishop, Juan De Zamarraga, has a man who can comply and commands him to tell his story as the King commands.Īnd this humble, poor man starts his life story. The story comes about because Don Carlos, the King of Spain, the Supreme Ruler, the Emperor of all Spanish domains, asks the bishop in his dominion for the history of the place via the story of a famous slave. The story has a kind of a parallel preface that is very amusing. ![]() But the prime aim is to give a darn good yarn that will keep you turning the pages. ![]() The setting is Aztec and I think that some of the surprising facts that happen to our protagonist is historically accurate – in the sense that Aztec life involved such events – and to that extent, you do get to understand the Aztec lifestyle and background along with the story. It is not an intellectually challenging book, just a story, whose purpose is to entertain rather than inform, and I think it does it well. ![]() If a book carries you along, surely it is a well written book. You get to invest in the characters and feel their progress and adventures all the way along and root for them, which is nice. The story simply flows, is interesting, and there are enough twists and also a lot of humour to keep you glued to this book till the end. It was a pleasant surprise to read this book. ![]() ![]() Characters Characters introduced in this novel In one he must find what is possessing ordinary people and turning them into vicious killers, and in the second he must broker a peace between the two warring gods of the River Thames and their respective families. Peter Grant, having become the first English apprentice wizard in over seventy years, must immediately deal with two different but ultimately related cases. The novel centres on the adventures of Peter Grant, a young officer in the Metropolitan Police who, following an unexpected encounter with a ghost, is recruited into the small branch of the Met that deals with magic and the supernatural. The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels. The novel was released on 10 January 2011 through Gollancz and was well received by critics, earning a Galaxy National Book Awards nomination for Aaronovitch in the New Writer of the Year award. ![]() ![]() Rivers of London ( Midnight Riot in the US) is the first novel in the Peter Grant series by English author Ben Aaronovitch. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, for as many people who admired – even worshipped – the slain president, there was an equal number who despised him. For Kennedy partisans, it was easy to believe that – had he have lived – he would not have made the same fateful mistakes as his successors. ![]() However, as of November 22, 1963, it seemed that he was ready to put to use the hard lessons he had learned.įollowing Kennedy’s death, the United States stumbled and lurched its way forward, through the war in Vietnam, grudging progress on civil rights, and social unrest. As author Robert Dallek points out, Kennedy had stumbled early in his presidency, in both the domestic and international realms. Kennedy that stems in large part from the fact that he was cut down in his prime, at the height of his powers. Kennedy, 1917-1963Īn Unfinished Life is an appropriate title for a biography of the 35th President of the United States. Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life: John F. “The sudden end to Kennedy’s life and presidency has left us with tantalizing ‘might have been’s.’ Yet even setting these aside and acknowledging some missed opportunities and false steps, it must be acknowledged that the Kennedy thousand days spoke to the country’s better angels, inspired visions of a less divisive nation and world, and demonstrated that America was still the last best hope of mankind…” ![]() ![]() ![]() Sarah was a world-renowned expert on the archaeology of Korea, Northeast China, and more locally, on the Denver Basin. She authored many papers and books exploring the role of female rulers and other powerful women in ancient cultures. She was among the first to focus on the archaeology of gender and laid the foundation for feminist archaeology. Her studies of ancient art-specifically, the famous Venus Figurines of Ice Age Europe-demonstrated in a particularly engaging way how interpretation of the past reflected contemporary cultural and political biases. She did groundbreaking philosophical work around how we know the past. Sarah was a truly exceptional scholar whose work cross-cut all major areas of anthropology. In addition to her outstanding research and teaching, she served as Interim Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies and on numerous committees. Sarah retired after 45 years of service to DU. ![]() Nelson, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Distinguished University Professor, on April 27, 2020. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sarah M. ![]() ![]() Agent: Laura Gross, the Laura Gross Literary Agency. That conflict, and the complexity of a character who discovers herself through the trials of Josef and Minka, is the book’s saving grace. The Storyteller (Jodi Picoult) - Part II, Pages 192-264 Summary & Analysis Jodi Picoult This Study Guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Storyteller (Jodi Picoult). Nearly half of the book is devoted to a verbose, sad recounting of Minka’s time during the war, but the real conflict lies within Sage. Picoult’s formulaic approach to Minka’s accounts of the Holocaust is a cheap shot, but the author appreciates Sage’s moral bind. Snippets of a novel Minka wrote focus on a bloodthirsty beast, a metaphor for life in a death camp. The three-parter is narrated by several characters, including Sage’s grandmother Minka, who survived the Holocaust. Picoult examines the links between family identity, religion, humanity, and how it all figures in difficult decisions. Sage, a Jew who now considers herself an atheist, begins to think more deeply about faith. ![]() Twenty-five-year-old reclusive baker Sage Singer befriends the elderly Josef Weber, who shares something shocking from his past and asks her to help him die, a request that pins Sage between morality and retribution. ![]() Picoult (Change of Heart) reconfigures themes from her other bestsellers for her uneven new morality tale. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This sweet, tender novel dares readers to find the might in their own hearts. With the reemergence of her mother, Sunny begins a journey to becoming the new Sunny St. Her "New Life Plan" seems to be racing forward, but when she meets her new best friend Quinn, Sunny questions whether she really wants to kiss a boy at all. ![]() James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a "New Life Plan": 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before 2) find a new best friend and 3) kiss a boy for the first time. James is incredibly touching and very cute, this is just the perfect Middle Grade book. James navigates heart surgery, reconnecting with her lost mother, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl in this stunning, heartfelt novel-perfect for fans of Ali Benjamin and Erin Entrada Kelly. ![]() ![]() A gripping, compulsive read!' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door 'Fans of Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train rejoice: her second novel Into the Water is even better. 'Paula Hawkins does it again! Into the Water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pages. ![]() With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins delivers an urgent, satisfying read that hinges on the stories we tell about our pasts and their power to destroy the lives we live now. And most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the Drowning Pool. Of her long-buried memories, of the old Mill House, of knowing that Nel would never have jumped. ![]() And Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind. Jules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help. In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. 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