![]() ![]() No previous owner s scribbles, no bookplates, no stamps. ![]() Slight pushes to spine tips, and usual toning to the paper edges commensurate with age and as common with the Macdonald publication. ![]() One of Rubenstein s well known photographs of Stephen King is the one of the author jumping up from his desk and making a 'scare pose'. She specialised in portraits of the music scene and her photograps a plethora of magazines. Inscribed to Raeanne Rubenstein (1945 -2019), a professional photographer of celebrities. Believe me, it was a pleasure Stephen King 4/2/81. Signed and beautifully inscribed by Stephen King on the ffep: For Raeanne The Haitian believe that to take a photograph is to steal the soul of a subject but having met you, I d say you have plenty of soul of your own. Stephen King (1980) Firestarter, UK first edition, first printing, published by Macdonald. ![]()
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![]() What I thought was really cool was that the concept of dragons didn’t stick to your traditional scary winged beast. The illustrations and doodles in the book are also done by the talented Ravina Cai Whereas many are very much new to me such as Garth Nix, Zen Cho, Elle Katherine White, Ellen Klages, and many more. Some of them I’ve heard of and read books by such as R.F. ![]() The Book of Dragons anthology brings together 20+ short stories and poems by modern day fantasy and sci-fi authors. Each of them depicted dragons in different forms with their own unique personalities They can be rampaging beasts that want to destroy the world (Reign of Dragons) or even mentors who have a thing or two to teach us humans (Mulan and Dragon Heart). I still remember as a child watching movies such as Dragon Heart, Mulan, The Never Ending Story, and the Lord of the Rings movies. ![]() They have been embedded into cultures all across the world from South East Asia, to Africa, and Europe. dragons! The legend and myth of Dragons have captured our imagination since the beginning of time. When you think of the fantasy genre the first thing that comes to mind I’m sure are mythical creatures i.e. They can a variety of physical forms, given sufficient raw material to do so, including the classical winged reptileian, but also that of a man or woman,” “The beings commonly called dragons are a peculiar cross dimensional entity. ![]() ![]() ![]() No wonder some famous Daoists were monks. Putting such ideas into practice, however, seems problematic. It is full of things such as, “He who speaks doesn’t know.” And “He who knows doesn’t speak.” You’ll be nodding your head at things like that, comparing them to your own life experience. Daoist philosophy (or Taoist, if you want to use the old spelling-but Daoist is how you pronounce it) is intriguing because it seems to rely on not taking action rather than on actually doing anything. Since the Teaching Company doesn’t have a course on this book as they do for the Analects, I’ll just have to rely more on my own first impressions. Compared to the Analects of Confucius, this is a shorter, easier read, but like that work, I’m sure it benefits from reading in multiple translations and from reading more about it-not just of it. ![]() There are also certain ideas that are repeated in nearly identical phrases in different parts of this very short work. Like the Analects of Confucius, there are passages that are corrupted and whose meaning is either unfathomable or in dispute. Instead, the contents of the Tao Te Ching seem to be a distillation and compilation of early Daoist thought. Lau points out in his highly readable introduction to this Penguin Classics edition, it is highly unlikely that Lao Tzu was an acutal person, despite stories of Confucius once going to see him. ![]() ![]() ![]() Accompanying the recently widowed socialite was her self-described “modiste” and “confidante ” Elizabeth Keckley, a formerly enslaved African American dressmaker who had been “intimately associated” with Lincoln for years.1 Despite the various measures undertaken to ensure the scheme’s success, including attempts to extort monied East Coast Republicans and strategic appeals to the press, it ultimately proved fruitless. ![]() She hoped to sell select pieces from her famed wardrobe in order to supplement her income, which was, at the time, rather meager. © 2021 by Feminist Studies, Inc. 15 Candice Lyons Behind the Scenes: Elizabeth Keckley, Slave Narratives, and the Queer Complexities of Space In the fall of 1867-just two years after the conclusion of the American Civil War-former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, finding herself in dire financial straits, traveled incognito to New York. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:įeminist Studies 47, no. ![]() ![]() Throughout the book, Nielsen deftly illustrates how concepts of disability have deeply shaped the American experience-from deciding who was allowed to immigrate to establishing labor laws and justifying slavery and gender discrimination. As historian and disability scholar Nielsen argues, to understand disability history isn’t to narrowly focus on a series of individual triumphs but rather to examine mass movements and pivotal daily events through the lens of varied experiences. By doing so, the book casts new light on familiar stories, such as slavery and immigration, while breaking ground about the ties between nativism and oralism in the late nineteenth century and the role of ableism in the development of democracy.Ī Disability History of the United States pulls from primary-source documents and social histories to retell American history through the eyes, words, and impressions of the people who lived it. ![]() In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of US history. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first book to place the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. ![]() ![]() The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the presentĭisability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1998 warm & reflective memoir covers years of childhood & young adulthood years at the home table, which led to a fulfilling life as a restaurant owner (first, Swallow Restaurant, Berkeley, CA, chef & co-owner, 1973 - 1977), chef & food critic, from Berkeley, California to New York City. A memoir including memorable recipes from Ruth Reichl (1948 -), formally trained art historian, chef, food writer, co-producer of PBS's Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie, host of PBS's Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth, Modern Library culinary editor, last editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine, and known for "Comfort Me With Apples". Cover Art: 1955 childhood photo of author taken by father, Ernst Reichl. by Ruth Reichl 3. She has won six James Beard Foundation Awards. An edition of Tender at the bone: growing up at the table(1998) Tender at the bone growing up at the table 1st ed. In addition to two decades as a food critic, mainly spent at the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, Reichl has also written cookbooks, memoirs and a novel, and been co-producer of PBS's Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie, culinary editor for the Modern Library, host of PBS's Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth, and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. Random House 1998 First Edition 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" Ruth Reichl (born 1948), is an American chef, food writer and editor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cassius is depicted as a wily and slippery friend-cum-tempter who convinces Brutus to join a conspiracy to murder Caesar. Brutus is a noble upstanding ally and friend of Caesar, but he fears that Caesar will become king and so overthrow the republic which he loves. The play opens with Rome preparing for Caesar’s triumphal entrance accompanied by his best friend and deputy, Mark Antony. The first half of the play depicts the conspiracy leading up to his assassination, the second half depicts the main consequences. The figure the play is named after, Julius Caesar, actually dies half way through the play. The three lives he drew from are those of:Īs you can see, whereas the assassination only takes up the last tenth of Caesar’s life, and the period from the assassination to the Battle of Philippi only takes up ten of Antony’s 87 chapters, the assassination and aftermath constitute almost all of Plutarch’s life of Brutus which may, at a very basic level, explain why Brutus emerges as the hero’ of Shakespeare’s play. ![]() ![]() The plot is based entirely on three of Plutarch’s biographies of eminent Romans, which Shakespeare found in Sir Thomas North’s translations into English of The Lives of the Most Noble Greeks and Romans, first published in 1579. Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, was first produced, in all probability, in 1599. ![]() ![]() ![]() Frank Baum's story of a little girl named Dorothy, who with her dog Toto is carried by a tornado from Kansas to the strange and beautiful land of Oz. The Guardian of the Gates found a pair that would just fit Dorothy and put them over her eyes. He opened the big box, and Dorothy saw that it was filled with spectacles of every size and shape. They are all locked on, for Oz so ordered it when the City was first built, and I have the only key that will unlock them.” Even those who live in the City must wear spectacles night and day. “Because if you did not wear spectacles the brightness and glory of the Emerald City would blind you. But first you must put on the spectacles.” “I am the Guardian of the Gates, and since you demand to see the Great Oz I must take you to his palace. Or if you are in North America, order the book from !Īlso available in Cornish, in Esperanto, in Hawaiian, in Ido, and in Irish. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Ozįirst edition, 2017. ![]() ![]() ![]() The author mixes different mythologies seamlessly. Plus, I find the worldbuilding and lore fascinating in this book. I need to know what will happen to Rome, Julian, and their allies/friends. Why? Well, I have become invested in the series. I was very excited to read Windy City Ruins. Will they be able to beat that threat, and what will it cost them? Something dangerous is stalking them, and it will take everyone ( Beacon, Camela, Krysta, Mr. But, Beacon’s identity is the least of their problems. Their journey takes them to the closed-off torch of The Statue of Liberty and a big surprise. Jones) with a riddle and a time to meet them. Beacon has some intel, but they are not easy to find. Jones are in New York City to meet with Mr. Windy City Ruins takes place immediately after the events of Riders of Fire and Ice. While the author gives a quick rundown of the previous books at the beginning of this one, I would strongly recommend reading the previous books first. Windy City Ruins is the 3rd book in The Talisman Series. ![]() Rome could feel his stomach jumping around as the plane touched down at La Guardia airport in New York City. ![]() ![]() ![]() Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)īest-selling author Bret Easton Ellis, known for the critically acclaimed novel American Psycho, has recently slammed modern day feminism by saying that his book “would not be published today” on account of it being “too problematic” for feminists.Īmerican Psycho was originally published in 1991 and was adapted for the silver screen in the year 2000, with The Dark Knight actor Christian Bale in the role of Patrick Bateman, a successful Wall Street investment banker with psychopathic tendencies who kills women during or after his sexual encounters with them. ![]() Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click the answer to find similar crossword clues. ![]() Enter the length or pattern for better results. 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