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![]() “ tightly woven narrative, ingeniously structured. A persuasive book, which brings us entertaining pictures, scenes and characters.” - Chicago Tribune “Tuchman writes narrative history in the great tradition. It is only part of Tuchman’s genius that she can reconstitute such scenes with so much precision and passion.” - People The first salute Bookreader Item Preview. Editions for The First Salute: 1842121774 (Paperback published in 2000), (Kindle Edition published in 2011), 0345336674 (Paperback published in 1989), 03. The coverage of events in America is almost tangential to the story Tuchman has to tell. “Nothing in a novel could be more thrilling than the moment in this glorious history when French soldiers arrive see a tall, familiar figure: George Washington. Barbara Tuchman’s First Salute: A View of The American Revolution is a look at the American War of Independence from an external perspective. By turns lyrical and gripping, The First Salute is an exhilarating account of the birth of a nation. She sheds new light on the key role played by the contending navies, paints a magnificent portrait of George Washington, and recounts in riveting detail the decisive campaign of the war at Yorktown. Tuchman places the Revolution in the context of the centuries-long conflicts between England and both France and Holland, demonstrating how the aid to the American colonies of both these nations made the triumph of independence possible. ![]() ![]() In The First Salute, one of America’s consummate historians crafts a rigorously original view of the American Revolution. Tuchman, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the classic The Guns of August, turns her sights homeward with this brilliant, insightful narrative of the Revolutionary War. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gender is a subtle backstory that creates intrigue and admiration for those characters illuminated by Sobel. The Glass Universe is a book about science. She makes it clear that these accomplishments were not extraordinary simply because they were women in a time when gender rights were not a topic of conversation, but because their astronomical discoveries shaped the field that exists today. Sobel’s strategy to recount the history of these women highlights their scientific accomplishments. Through Sobel’s use of historical documents such as letters, financial documents and conference notes we receive what feels like an almost firsthand account, without interpretation or added commentary, of the beginning of women’s 19th century scientific discoveries. ![]() This new technology allows the hired women to better analyze the makeup of the stars, as well as find a new way to categorize them-a system that is still used today. He believes in women’s potential to discover and thrive in the field of science and makes the decision to hire women as calculators, aka “human computers.” Their partnership leads to the study of the stars through the new medium of photography. Anna reaches out to Edward Pickering, the director of the Harvard College Observatory and a surprising male character of this time period. Draper is a strong character, who takes into her own hands the task of finishing her late husband’s work. Henry Draper who helped found stellar photography. The book begins with Anna Palmer Draper, a recent widow of Dr. ![]() ![]() There was something too cold and sharp for my taste. World: ★★★I think it’s a good representation of the Batman world.Īrt:★★ The art really wasn’t for me. ![]() Unfortunately everything is just so condensed and rushed. Near the end things pick up and I felt more connected to them but you know Bruce likes to brood alone.įeels: ★ Not much in the feel department. I think some of the characters depth was lost when they condensed the book into a graphic novel but I knew it was there. Main: I really like this version of Bruce. Over all it just didn’t feel like the novel. I liked how closely it matched Marie Lu’s story. Writing: ★★ I wasn’t really a fan of the writing. ![]() I’m just not a fan of the style of art, mostly just the characters. That novel was adapted into a graphic novel.Ĭover: I like it. Okay so a while back I reviewed Batman: Nightwalker (DC Icons series) by Marie Lu. ![]() *Bookexpo/Bookcon Advanced Copy This book will be published 10-1-19 ![]() ![]() ![]() Seven words to describe Camille Briarlane’s: Naïve, conflicted, loyal, reflective, stubborn, opinionated and forgiving. Nine words to describe Sebastian Lindstrom: Blunt, calculated, aloof, enigmatic, detached, ruthless, lonely, vulnerable and mysterious. The story goes onto follow them in the aftermath of Sebastian’s irrational decision Camille‘s futile attempts at escaping with Sebastian one step ahead, complicated by their fierce sexual tensions and set against the backdrop of the truth behind Sebastian. Upon meeting Camille Sebastian realizes she has evoked feelings in him beyond desire so he does what any sensible highly functioning psychopath would do He decides to claim her as his own and sets a devious plan in motion. While attending a work function with her boyfriend she is quite taken by his mysterious boss, heir and CEO Sebastian Lindstrom. The Bad Guy (stand-alone) opens up to the picturesque life of high school biology teacher and aspiring researcher Camille Briarlane’s life. ![]() We aren’t magnets pulled together by a weak force we create our own gravity for each other.” ![]() “I’m drawn to your spark of darkness the same way you’re drawn to the ocean of mine. ![]() ![]() We can safely explode a car or a shed on stage (take your pick), take a shower in liquid nitrogen, use a 6-foot long jet engine as a hairdrier and set off 7 kilos of thermite safely on a school playing field. We’ve even ‘warmed up’ for Alesha Dixon at the huge Make the Future Live event at the Olympic Park, Stratford in 2017. ![]() We’ve performed shows at the Royal Institution, Cheltenham Science Festival, the Abu Dhabi Science Festival, the Bradford Science Festival and quite a few others. We’ve run workshops and shows for 10 children and we’ve run them for just under a thousand. Wonderstruck science shows and workshops have spread the sciencey goodness to hundreds of schools across the UK with groups from year R to post-16. We work with children and adults in formal and informal settings to explore science in a hands-on, creative and spectacular way. ![]() Since 2004 Wonderstruck science shows and workshops have been all about inspiring wonder in the world around us. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Origins of Totalitarianism is considered her masterwork by many, but it was not without its controversy when it was first published only a few years after WWII.Īrendt traces events in Europe that led to the rise of totalitarianism in Germany and the Soviet Union, and the role ineffective democratic governments played in setting the stage for these brutal regimes. ![]() With some luck, Hannah Arendt was able to escape the Nazis as a refugee in the 1930s. It’s comforting to think that we’ve moved past such brutalities, but if we truly hope to prevent future atrocities we must stay mindful of how quickly a democratic society can turn against its people. We’ve come a long way and made a great many advancements over the years, but the fact remains that we’re only a few generations away from one of the most devastating wars humanity has known. ![]() ![]() Women’s political and economic representation has stalled. At the current rate of progress, it may take another 286 years to remove discriminatory laws and close prevailing gaps in legal protections for women and girls. The signals of pushback and reversal in women’s human rights are all around. We need them now more than ever and we must join our voices to theirs in calling for universal freedoms.Įverywhere we look, our ability to live up to the promise of the Universal Declaration is being tested, whether in achieving climate justice, or in protecting the human rights of women, in all their diversity, to exercise their rights to lead, to make decisions about their own bodies, and to pursue an education and financial independence. ![]() ![]() These losses of human potential diminish us all and directly impede recovery, resilience and sustainable development.Īt the same time, we are inspired and uplifted by all the human rights defenders, of all ages and nationalities across the world, who have kept the agenda moving. In too many spaces, human rights and especially women’s and girls’ human rights are harshly denied or restricted. ![]() ![]() Today we celebrate the vitally inclusive spirit of that Declaration, while also acknowledging the many ways in which the world falls short of achieving its universality. ![]() ![]() ![]() But it turns out that the sunsets make Edgar want to draw. King takes his teasingly sweet time in revealing exactly what’s going on here. It was a construction crane, and it smashed him to jelly. And also this: Unlike may other people whose lives suddenly go off course, he knows exactly what hit him. Another: He has lost an arm in an accident. One: He has struck it rich in the construction business. King’s main character, Edgar Freemantle, is a regular Joe with only a few unusual qualities. ![]() That may make it sound fanciful, but this novel is frank and well grounded. “Duma Key” is about characters whose near-death experiences have given them psychic powers. In the wake of the 1999 roadside accident that permanently altered his consciousness, he has turned the evanescence of health and sanity into his books’ most disturbing source of fear. But lately he also shows off other interests. Sure, he can still use supernatural effects to scare the wits out of you. It may still be the impetus for his stories, but it is no longer the foremost reason they’re interesting. King’s use of horror is not what it used to be. Given this combination of author and setting, it’s inevitable that something terribly undead will show up before the book is over.īut Mr. Stephen King’s “Duma Key” ventures to an all-but-uninhabited Florida island where the shells groan at high tide, tennis balls appear unexpectedly, foliage grows ominously quickly, and at least one heron flies upside-down. ![]() ![]() ![]() She tends to his cuts, while he hesitantly gives in to allowing her to do so. ![]() The story begins on a dark night when a young six-year old girl decides to be brave and take a risk by helping her eight-year old neighbor who is beaten and bleeding in her backyard. Where do I even begin? I just finished reading ‘RAW’ by author Belle Aurora and the story left me feeling a mix of heartache, satisfaction but still wanting more! The story is of a young woman named Alexa “Lexi” Ballentine and a man who goes by the unusual nickname- “Twitch.” With this story, you will get to read it through both main character’s P.O.V’s(Point Of Views) and with a little bonus of a third P.O.V. ★ My ‘Blogging Reader’s Review’ after reading ‘RAW’: ![]() I’m sure you’re wondering how a person falls in love with their stalker. I know where I’m going and I’ll get there eventually. The world makes way for those who know where they are going. Like me, they know what it’s like to grow up unloved. Now, at the age of twenty six, I’m educated, employed and damn good at my job. Soon as I turned sixteen, I left that bump in the road I called home and took my chances on the street. Growing up the way I did, you’d think I’d be more screwed up than what I actually am. ***Author Note: This is not a love story. (Click image below to order your copy of ‘RAW’ Now) (This review will also be posted on and ) Book Review! One Blogging Reader’s Review after reading ‘RAW’ by Belle Aurora. ![]() |