![]() So, yeah, you can take that glow as beautiful or haunting, finally. ![]() Redniss takes us from Curie to Chernobyl, Hiroshima, Three-Mile Island, and beyond, reminding us of the dangers of radioactivity even as we turn away from oil and gas. The cyanotype process, from the nineteenth century, is a brilliant choice for the art, as it creates this mysterious glow. The illustrations Redniss does of them and their work and extending into the twentieth century are lovely, haunting, and sort of luminescent, as my friend Roger says, “largely stemming from the luminescent qualities of the cyanotype,” but there’s an air of mystery about their lives, too. ![]() Marie Curie essentially killed herself through her work in radium, working closely as well with her husband Pierre. In this luminous, enchanting illustrated biography of Madame Curie and cultural history of radioactivity by Lauren Redniss, she counters Curie’s own contention, and in chapter headings-Symmetry, Magnetism, Fusion-reveals that scientific terms can also be personal and passionate ones. there is no connection between my scientific work and the facts of private life"-Marie Curie "I coined the term radioactivity"-Marie Curie a collective corona that still glows”-Douglas Hofstadter ![]() “In the wake of a human being's death, what survives is a set of afterglows, some brighter and some dimmer, in the collective brains of those who were dearest to them.Though the primary brain has been eclipsed, there is, in those who remain. ![]()
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![]() ![]() And the perfect read for young fans of Kate DiCamillo and Karen Foxlee, by beloved Australian author Rhiannon Williams.Dusty has grown up hearing whispers about her mysterious aunt Meg, who went off to live 'out wild' and never returned. ![]() ![]() Luckily, it's Rita's unlikely friendship with a small human and the help of some street-smart birds that just might save the day and inspire an epic poem! 'Jealousy, revenge, crime, adventure, duck poetry and laugh-out-loud comedy Rita's Revenge has it all! I adore this book.' Katrina Nannestad, author of The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome. She uncovers a dastardly plan to chook-nap the clever chicken that will take them both a long way from home. But Rita finds more than revenge on her mission. After an embarrassing talent night, Rita sees revenge on Clara as a chance to restore her reputation. A scruffy chicken called Clara has been telling lies about them. This is the list of approved duck activities and it does NOT include poetry. Piracy, bullying, revenge, warfare and general thuggery. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was just fun and I immediately wanted more when I was finished. While this is a paranormal book, it’s not hard paranormal so I believe it would appeal to any kind of readers. It’s a very long book, but you really feel immersed in this human/shifter world. The storyline of the book is pretty straight forward, and the main twist isn’t that hard to figure out, but I enjoyed all of it. The liger woman Griffin is charged with finding out if Jorie is a threat to keeping their existence a secret. The other main Jorie is an author who is writing a shifter romance book that happens to be a little too close to the truth. ![]() This book covers a wide array of animals but big cats are the most common, with a liger being the main character. Not weres but beings that are born with the abilities to shift into certain animals. It was also exactly what I needed at this time and I really enjoyed it. Two things I love, paranormal anything and books by Jae, so this was an easy choice. ![]() After watching the senate hearing all day yesterday, I needed something to take my mind off of the dread in my stomach. ![]() ![]() He spent time in the United States Army, before graduating in journalism from the University of Denver in 1959. Stark was born on July 8, 1934, and grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota, in a Lutheran family. He twice won the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, for The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult Formation (1985, with William Sims Bainbridge), and for The Churching of America 1776–1990 (1992, with Roger Finke). Stark had written over 30 books, including The Rise of Christianity (1996), and more than 140 scholarly articles on subjects as diverse as prejudice, crime, suicide, and city life in ancient Rome. ![]() At the time of his death he was the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University, co-director of the university's Institute for Studies of Religion, and founding editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. ![]() Rodney William Stark (J– July 21, 2022) was an American sociologist of religion who was a longtime professor of sociology and of comparative religion at the University of Washington. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has been featured as a keynote speaker for organizations as diverse as the Women for Women in Afghanistan, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and the American Bar Association. ![]() In addition to the CBC, her work has appeared in The Walrus, The Toronto Star, GlobalPost, and PBS among other publications. In 2013, Fung returned to Afghanistan to report on the continuing challenges that exist there for women and girls. Her bestselling first book, Under an Afghan Sky, chronicles her experience as a hostage after she was kidnapped while on assignment in Afghanistan in 2008. She received the prestigious Gracie Award for her interview Comparing Notes from Captivity. She covered the war in Afghanistan, and produced the award-winning documentaries Canada’s Ugly Secret and No Country for Horses. ![]() Award-winning journalist and former CBC correspondent Mellissa Fung has been on the frontlines of a wide range of stories on both Canadian and world affairs for the last 20 years. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Doin’ Time for Bein’ Young” by James Intveld: From the Cry-Baby soundtrack (a great movie about teen rebellion). The nature of the conflict is intentionally vague (which makes it timeless).ĥ. “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield: More than anything, this song is a call to reflection, attention, and thought. “Rebel Girl” by Bikini Kill: The best thing about this song is that the rebel girl isn’t the outcast or the weirdo, she’s the “queen of the neighborhood”! Isn’t that how it should be?Ĥ. “Rise Above” by Black Flag: Weirdly, this punk song is surprisingly positive! A positive punk song! “We are born with a chance/Rise above/We’re gonna rise above.”ģ. When John Fogerty wails out “It ain’t me,” you can feel the pain of a generation of people forced into fighting a war they didn’t believe in.Ģ. “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Reviva: This song, in particular its chorus, transforms anger over the Vietnam War into a defiant battle cry. Here’s a playlist to get you pumped for your own particular resistance!ġ. It got me thinking about some of my all-time favorite bring-the-fight songs. The conclusion to the Delirium trilogy, Requiem, focuses a lot on Lena’s role in the resistance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. and of a house by the sea but Grandfather had made one further request: 'You must do something to make the world more beautiful.' The simple story is accompanied by glowing pictures.""The Horn Book." American Book Award. ![]() "As a child (Alice Rumphius) dreamed of travel. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. ![]() Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication. MISS RUMPHIUS by Barbara Cooney Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. This beloved classic and celebration of nature-written by a beloved Caldecott winner-is lovelier than ever! Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. ![]() Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan. ![]() ![]() In fact, what appeal the books had for me was pretty much related to these mysterious, haunting black-and-white images. I had thought they were very good illustrations, too. Vinnie's first comment was, "The pictures aren't very good." But he immediately added: "Actually, the pictures are good, but they're too dark to see anything." They're big fans of Neil Gaiman and Jane Yolen. ![]() They are both avid readers and tend to go for interesting, compelling stories. To me, the stories were wholly uninteresting, without meaningful challenges to the characters plot and character development were sorely lacking and, worst of all, I read the whole thing in about an hour.ĭisappointed, and wondering how I could possibly concoct a review from this material, I decided to pull in my emergency back-up crew: the kids. But, left to myself, I would have been hard-pressed to come up with a bare 300 words for a review of the two novels, Aquamarine and Indigo, contained in Water Tales. Rambles: Alice Hoffman, Water Tales, Aquamarine, IndigoĪlice Hoffman is a respected and prolific author of both children's and adult literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() Married or not, Bianca is determined to protect her family’s prosperous ceramics business, even when Max shows an affinity for it-not to mention a dangerous ability to intrigue and tempt Bianca herself. But an unexpected stroke of luck gives him an outside chance at a dukedom-and which Tate sister he weds hardly seems to matter. Perched on the lowest branch of his family tree, Max has relied on charm and cunning to survive. Defiantly she helps Cathy elope with her true love, and takes her sister’s place at the altar. Buy it here: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Audibleīianca Tate is horrified when her sister Cathy is obliged to accept an offer of marriage from Maximilian St. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Lie Tree, Hardinge’s seventh novel, opens with the Sunderly family decamping from Kent to the isolated island of Vale. Little wonder that her frustration manifests itself in behaviour that is not always strictly ladylike. As a doctor and keen craniometrist tells her (with regard to the inferior size of the female skull and, ergo, intelligence), “too much intellect would spoil and flatten like a rock in a soufflé”. Faith is hungry for knowledge and experience, yet she is constantly thwarted by the age and society into which she has been born. ![]() Do you understand?” So says the Reverend Erasmus Sunderly – gentleman scientist and Victorian patriarch – to Faith, his clever and devoted teenage daughter, who longs to follow in his footsteps and study natural science. A girl cannot be brave, or clever, or skilled as a boy can. In this dark, quasi-historical, quasi-fantastical tale, which is set in a post- Origin of the Species 19th century, Hardinge riffs on the themes of women’s place in society, evolution, nature and nurture, and the anatomy of lying. She is a writer who delights in language, and whose stories fizz with ideas, allusions and eccentric detail. T here is no mistaking the distinctive voice and vividly crafted prose of Frances Hardinge. ![]() |