Genre An Elephant in the Garden Comment by E. It would be hard enough, without an elephant in tow… Their home destroyed, Elizabeth and her family must flee the bombed-out city and through the wintery landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Perfect for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion… Then the zoo director tells her that the dangerous animals including the elephants must be shot before the town is bombed. A thrilling and moving tale about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story - Kindle edition by Morpurgo, Michael.
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In 2005, I read my first book on the Peloponnesian war. In this essay, I have selected three books from a dozen or so in my library that best illustrate the origins, conduct, and consequences of this “war like no other.” However, reading Thucydides without background information and help from scholars is extremely difficult. The seminal book on this war is by Thucydides who was a participant and observer in that dangerous time. The more I read about this ancient war (431 BC to 404 BC) between the Delian League (led by Athens) and the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta), the more I understood how relevant and urgent its lessons are for us today. It was fifteen years ago that I first began reading about the Peloponnesian War. If the borrower of that book reads this essay - please will you return my copy?! Missing is Donald Kagan’s one-volume masterpiece. From my collection of books on the Peloponnesian War. Her work has been featured by USA Today, Fast Co.Design, Vox, Vulture, and Mental Floss, among others. This book serves as a reminder that there isn't always one right answer-and that, sometimes, the only answer is to pick a path and keep moving. Michelle Rial is the author of Am I Overthinking This, a former senior designer at Buzzfeed, and a fan of charts. Am I Overthinking This: Over-Answering Lifes Questions in 101 Charts (Humor Books, Self Help Books, Books about Adulthood) by Rial, Michelle at. This is a book of questions with answers, over-answers, and charts: Did I screw up? How do I achieve work-life balance? Do I have too many plants? Like a conversation with your non-judgmental best friend, Michelle Rial delivers a playful take on the little dilemmas that loom large in the mind of every adult through artful charts and funny, insightful questions. "I love this book: it's creative, witty, pretty, and insightful." - Book Riot "If decisions feel daunting, refer to this book of amusingly overwrought charts and diagrams." - Real Simple "Michelle Rial creates dazzling and insightful infographics.peppered with clever insights and coy observations" - Vulture Her delightful visuals dissect modern anxieties with real-life objects." - WIRED "Michelle Rial's illustrated book explores life's big questions (Am I eating too much cheese? Has anyone seen my sunglasses?) through a series of charts, graphs, and diagrams. Then, an automated semi crashes into his home, killing his family and turning his head into a pin cushion in the process.Īlex awakens to find most of his memories gone and an illegal AI hidden in his brain implant. When one melds a quantum computer to a barely functional mental patient as a PR move, there are those who seek to profit, those who want to destroy it, and Alex.Īlex Sage is a typical college student trying to keep up his grades and maybe find a meaningful connection with the fairer sex. A new generation of mega-corporations rose from the ashes. 4.6 incidents, humanity hasn’t quit dreaming of the wealth and power that could be at their fingertips. AI took off like a rocket, then when it racked up an impressive death toll, it crashed before it could blossom and took most high-tech industries with it. Artificial intelligence was nearly mankind’s last invention. I don’t think the pictures of the characters really match the descriptions in the book, but it’s not a major issue! I have to admit, I’m not a huge fan of the images used. The first thing you’d notice about the books is the cover. When I say I couldn’t put it down, I mean it! As soon as I finished the first I bought the second (Angel Fire), and bought the third (Angel Fever), after finishing that – I read through them all in three days. I was completely sucked into the characters world, and couldn’t put my phone down I read it before I got ready for work, I read it on the bus to work, I read it walking through town, I read it all night. So, I read this first book, in literally just over a day. I can’t remember how much it was on there, it may well have been free! Even if it wasn’t, it was no more than £3. Last week on Twitter, I saw somebody recommend a book called Angel by L.A Weatherly, and after looking up the synopsis, I decided it sounded good and bought it from the iPhone book store. I will warn you, this post gets a bit geeky and “fan girly”. You’d more than likely find me sat in my room or snuggled into the corner of a sofa with a good book instead of playing out like the majority of young children. Reading is always something I’ve enjoyed, since I was a young girl. However, recently I read a series of books and felt like I had to write about them. I haven’t posted about a book in what feels like months, mainly because I read a lot of similar books and I don’t want to bore you with repetitive quotes. The latter title distinguished Thoreau's program from that of the "non-resistants" (anarcho-pacifists) who were expressing similar views. In 1848, Thoreau gave lectures at the Concord Lyceum entitled "The Rights and Duties of the Individual in relation to Government." This formed the basis for his essay, which was first published under the title Resistance to Civil Government in 1849 in an anthology called Aesthetic Papers. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. This is where we are introduced to a homeless boy who was squatting in an abandoned house behind Lily’s. With the death of her father bringing Lily’s thoughts to the past she goes back to read through her childhood journals that she wrote when she was a teenager. That isn’t something that Lily is into so despite the deep physical attraction nothing happens between the couple. The two talk for a while and begin to connect but Ryle tells Lily that he doesn’t do relationships and that he is only interested in a one night stand. He tells her that he is a neurosurgeon and that he just lost a child patient. Ryle is taking his anger out on a chair until Lily asks him what is wrong. Lily is on a rooftop in Boston where she lives to contemplate the passing of her father but Ryle bursts out, unaware that she is there. WARNING: This book has very sensitive subject matter and elements that may be a trigger to some people, please do not proceed to read this recap if you think this may affect you. Click Here To View On Amazon It Ends With Us Plot Recap Torn between her loyalties to the rebellion, and a growing love for her greatest enemy, Aria must decide between everything she’s ever known and a love she never dreamed of finding. However, his strange kindness and unexpected gentleness slowly make her realize he’s more than just a monster. The powerful vampire delays her execution, but it’s only a matter of time before he destroys her.Īria’s determination to hate Braith only increases when she learns he’s a member of the royal family responsible for reducing humans to nothing more than servants and slaves. Hoping for death, Aria’s world turns upside down when Braith steps forward to claim her. Erica Stevens Captured (The Captive Series Book 1) Kindle Edition by Erica Stevens (Author), Leslie Mitchell G2 Freelance Editing (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition 3,309 ratings Book 1 of 8: The Captive See all formats and editions Kindle 0.00 This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited 1. She’s already branded a member of the rebellion, but the vampires can never learn the truth of her involvement. No matter her fate, she must keep her identity hidden from the monsters imprisoning her. Taken from her beloved family and woods, Aria’s biggest fear isn’t death… it’s becoming a blood slave for a member of the vampire race. I liked it, but not a whole lot, and I also did not dislike it. I struggled with it at first because it took me a while to like Harper and her debutante attitude. ** spoiler alert ** This review contains spoilers, I just don’t know how to share my feelings without sharing something about the plot. With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him-and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth. Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. The empire’s ruins seem harmless but fascinating. Larkwood is the epic fantasy sequel to The Unspoken Name.Could you sacrifice your dreams to escape a nightmareCsorwe, Shuthmili and Tal survey abandoned Echentyr worlds to make a living. " I cannot recommend this series enough." - Tamsyn Muir, New York Times bestselling author of Gideon the NinthĪ Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books. Brilliant, bold and thrilling, The Thousand Eyes by A. But when a routine expedition goes off the rails and a terrifying imperial relic awakens, they find that a common enemy may be all it takes to bring them back into his orbit. Two years after defying the wizard Belthandros Sethennai and escaping into the great unknown, Csorwe and Shuthmili have made a new life for themselves, hunting for secrets among the ruins of an ancient snake empire.Īlong for the ride is Tal Charossa, determined to leave the humiliation and heartbreak of his hometown far behind him, even if it means enduring the company of his old rival and her insufferable girlfriend.Īll three of them would be quite happy never to see Sethennai again. The Thousand Eyes continues The Serpent Gates series-perfect for fans of Jenn Lyons, Joe Abercrombie, and Ursula K. Larkwood's stunning debut fantasy, The Unspoken Name. |