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The kissing hand by audrey penn7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() OL1899645W Page-progression lr Pages 40 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1933718072 Urn:lcp:kissinghand00penn:epub:76636bf0-27a3-4fe3-b162-a01e07635eb7 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier kissinghand00penn Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t72v34h3x Isbn 0590047019ĩ780590047012 Lccn 93036159 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Audrey Penn's The Kissing Hand, published by the Child Welfare League of America, is just the right book for any child taking that fledgling plunge into preschool-or for any youngster who is temporarily separated from home or loved ones. ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:25:28 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA104508 Boxid_2 CH107301 Camera Canon 5D City Livonia, MI DonorĪlibris Edition Scholastic, Inc. ![]()
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Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole7/6/2023 ![]() What’s astonishing about his research is how little has changed in the last 1,000 years. ![]() Using complex datasets from the Land Registry, freedom of information requests, and other tools available thanks to EU environmental rules, he has managed to lift the veil of secrecy: “The long-term concealment of who owns England appears to me to be one of the clearest cases of a cover-up in English history.”įrom the Norman conquest, when William the Conqueror divided up the country among his barons, to the enclosure of 6.8 million acres of common land between 16 (“a land grab of criminal proportions”), Shrubsole shows how the land has been systematically stolen from ordinary people: “Today most of us are landless.” The aristocracy and landed gentry still own at least 30% of England and probably far more Guy Shrubsole, an activist for Friends of the Earth, has dedicated the last few years to uncovering who really owns the land. ![]() ![]() In England, land ownership is “our oldest, darkest, best-kept secret”. ![]()
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![]() Lupus has written several books devoted to Antinous, as well as a book of poetry, and essays, fiction, and poetry in a variety of anthologies. You can also purchase PSVL’s excellent book on the topic. ![]() Sufenas Virius Lupus is a metagender person, and is a founder of several modern Antinoan groups, and practices an Antinoan spirituality which is a queer, Graeco-Roman-Egyptian syncretist reconstructionist polytheist devotional practice dedicated to Antinous, the deified lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, and related divine figures, in addition to being a sacerdos in the public cultus of Antinous, a Lupercus, and the Mystagogos of the Antinoan Mysteries. Sufenas Virius Lupus has descriptions of the many syncretisms of Antinous and association with other gods on a page housed at the Aedicula Antinoi blog. Included in the volume is an in-depth examination of syncretism, both historically and in its most fruitful modern polytheist understandings, and nine Appendices with material ranging from spells and rituals to poems related to the Serpent Path, its usage, and its results. An exploration of the Serpent Path, a modern Antinoan theological system and spiritual methodology for mapping the syncretisms of Antinous, opening a divine window into further relationship with him and the deities and heroes to whom he is linked. ![]()
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Silas minor7/6/2023 ![]() Eventually, Nancy works for a gangster named U-Turn. Peter grew increasingly hostile towards Nancy and is eventually killed. Adding complications to the situation, are her sudden relationship with Peter Scottson, a DEA agent who discovers Nancy's business, but takes measures to ensure her safety. However, as she expands and fights for survival, she is confronted with the violent realities of her business as she jockeys against competitors, gangs, and drug lords. At the start, her regular clients include her accountant, her lawyer, and fellow suburban friends. ![]() ![]() To maintain the upper middle-class lifestyle to which she was accustomed in the fictional town of Agrestic, Nancy entered the world of marijuana dealing. Nancy Botwin ( Mary-Louise Parker, leading character)-also known as Lacey LaPlante (season two) and Nathalie Newman (season six)-was a PTA soccer mom until her husband, Judah, suddenly died of a heart attack. ![]() This is a list of characters from the television series Weeds. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( November 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve this article if you can. ![]() This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. ![]()
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Randalls Round by Elanor Scott7/6/2023 ![]() "Jove, what a lark it would be to get into that barrow!" he went on, drawing at his pipe. "That's amusing," thought Heyling, as he laid down the book and felt for a match. ![]() This theory is borne out by the fact that at one time the curious Randalls Round was danced about the mound, the 'victim' being led into the fringe of the thicket that surrounds it." (A footnote added, "Whether this is still the case I cannot be certain.") "Permission to open the tumulus has always been most firmly refused." The bank is oval in shape, and is almost certainly formed by a long barrow of the Paleolithic age. These mounds are not uncommon in the Cotswolds, though few seem to be regarded with quite as much awe as Randalls Bank, which the country people avoid scrupulously. Near Randalls is one of those 'banks' or mounds, surrounded by a thicket, which the villagers refuse to approach. The origin of this dance," he read, "is almost certainly sacrificial. (In passing, we are informed the date is October 31.) Then Heyling is off to a weekend's rest a Cotswolds inn called The Flaming Hand. It begins in the Jamesian manner with Heyling dismissing his friend Mortlake's interest in the actual material basis of folk customs. The short story "Randalls Round" has the dreamlike quality of biting and arbitrary distance. Locations and landscapes are related with confident brevity. ![]() The collection Randalls Round overflows with "fields and furrows" tropes associated today with the folk horror mode of writing in the horror field. ![]()
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Masters of Sex by Thomas Maier7/6/2023 ![]() The series begins in October 1956 and ends in August 1969 with the fourth season.Īs noted by the Los Angeles Times television critic, the series "hangs on bones of fact" "it's more useful for the viewer to think of it as all made up. The series explores the research and the relationship between William Masters ( Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson ( Lizzy Caplan), two pioneering researchers of human sexuality at Washington University in St. The series was canceled by Showtime on November 30, 2016, after four seasons. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series in 2013. The series has received critical acclaim. William Masters and Virginia Johnson) who are portrayed by Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan. Set in the 1950s through the late 1960s, the series tells the story of Masters and Johnson ( Dr. It was developed by Michelle Ashford and loosely based on Thomas Maier's biography Masters of Sex. Masters of Sex is an American period drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2013, on Showtime. ![]()
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Author of harriet the spy7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Merrill, her faculty adviser, already was an acclaimed formalist poet. She hated everything about the South: her father and stepmother, who had lied that her real mother was dead the social niceties of her upper-class upbringing and the immorality of the Jim Crow laws. She'd already had a one-day marriage with a high school sweetheart and a love affair with a woman. When Fitzhugh met Merrill, she was a student at Bard College trying to escape her stultifying hometown of Memphis. In fact, Fitzhugh left behind few letters and no diary, prompting Brody to turn to the estate of poet James Merrill of Stonington - one of the few people with whom she regularly corresponded. She refused to go on book tours and maintained a Salinger-like seclusion until her death in 1974. In this new biography, Leslie Brody turns the tables on Harriet's creator, Louise Fitzhugh, who never set out to be a children's author. The author's name may not be familiar, but her most famous character is: “Harriet the Spy” has been worming her way into grade-schoolers' hearts since her snooping adventures debuted in 1964. ![]() ![]() “Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy,” by Leslie Brody (Seal Press), $30. ![]()
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David starkey elizabeth 17/5/2023 ![]() ![]() After the death of Henry VIII and Edward VI (Elizabeth's half brother), Elizabeth's status as sister and would-be successor to the Catholic queen Mary put her in a dangerous position. But the education she received from life itself would prove far more valuable for the monarch-to-be. She received a first-rate academic education, excelling in languages and rhetoric and exhibiting a strong interest in the Protestant religion her father had established in England. Starkey finds that Elizabeth's early years ran the gamut from days of snug security as the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and Henry's heir apparent, to the years of uncertainty after her mother's execution whenĮlizabeth was separated from court and virtually forgotten. David Starkey's Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne explores the terra incognita of Elizabeth's early years, and the result is nothing short of captivating. ![]() But while the history of her rule is fascinating, the story of how her remarkable character was forged seems vital to a full understanding of the woman who led England into a new age of prosperity, power, and artistic achievement. Most biographies focus on the years of her reign, during which she proved herself as adept a ruler - and as shrewd an operator - as England had ever seen. The legend of Elizabeth I, the untouchable, charismatic Virgin Queen, is a powerful and enduring one. ![]()
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Countdown city by ben h winters7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The second novel in the critically acclaimed Last Policeman trilogy, Countdown City presents a fascinating mystery set on brink of an apocalypse-and once again, Hank Palace confronts questions way beyond "whodunit. ![]() With society falling to shambles, Hank pieces together what few clues he can, on a search that leads him from a college-campus-turned-anarchist-encampment to a crumbling coastal landscape where anti-immigrant militia fend off "impact zone" refugees. Detective Hank Palace returns in the second in the speculative mystery trilogy set on the brink of the apocalypse. Brett Cavatone disappeared without a trace - an easy feat in a world with no phones, no cars, and no way to tell whether someone's gone "bucket list" or just gone. Justice Department, and Hank is out of a job-until hes hired by a business tycoon to help find the mans estranged son. The Concord Police Department is now operating under the auspices of the U.S. Justice Department, Hank's days of solving crimes are over.until a woman from his past begs for help finding her missing husband. Sci-Fi Indonesia: Buddy read - Jan 2018 - Countdown City (The Last Policeman 2) 22 17: 07:00AM Dystopian Society: Contining The Last Policeman trilogy. Set three months before a deadly asteroid is due to hit Earth, this Last Policeman sequel chronicles the further adventures of Hank Palace. ![]() With the Concord police force operating under the auspices of the U.S. There are just 74 days to go before a deadly asteroid collides with Earth, and Detective Hank Palace is out of a job. ![]()
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The ghost sequences ac wise7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Another “found footage” vibe–the narrator is describing artwork depicting the fate of a ship at sea and its crew. ![]() This is one of the most original stories I’ve ever read. The Last Sailing of the “Henry Charles Morgan” in Six Pieces of Scrimshaw – Warning: A mind-blower. Experience this one for yourself–this is what a good ghost story feels like. This story is available in audio at Pseudopod and free to read at Nightmare Magazine. Child protagonists, this whole “found-footage” vibe, and ghosts. The Stories We Tell About Ghosts – This is hands down one of my all-time favorite short stories. ![]() A haunting story exploring how psychologically damaging love can be in the hands of a sociopath. ![]() The prose is lucious the narrative vulnerable, and tragic. The story is told from the point of view of those he leaves in his wake. How The Trick is Done – a tale about a charming, charismatic magician capable of luring people to himself in a wildly self-serving, narcissistic way. I decided to highlight a few of my favorites which just so happen to be the first several stories and then a few more bangers toward the end. More of that lush, magnetic, haunting prose and found-footage tropes. Wise blew my mind with Final Girl Theory, I’m impressing upon readers that this collection of short stories delivers on exactly what I showed up desiring. I mentioned in the review that I chose to listen to the story in order to make an informed choice on buying The Ghost Sequences. ![]() |