Pink smog by francesca lia block7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Yet at the same time, it's still full of the magical realism that's come to dictate Block's style all of these years later after the first book was published in 1989. ![]() I was lucky enough to get an advance copy from the author herself, and to participate in one portion of the book, making me feel apart of something larger than myself for the first time within the world of books.īias aside, "Pink Smog" is not a long read, but it's a very tightened, almost sparely-written tale of how Louise Bat becomes the girl we know and love in the rest of the books. I might be a little biased, as the first five "Weetzie Bat" books (when first published as the omnibus "Dangerous Angels" in 1996) literally changed how I saw the world through writing when I was 12 years old, but this is a glorious and wonderful conclusion to the "Weetzie" series. ![]()
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Dr temple grandin the autistic brain7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Grandin also highlights long-ignored sensory problems and the transformative effects we can have by treating autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. We meet the scientists and self-advocates who are exploring innovative theories of what causes autism and how we can diagnose and best treat it. Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show us which anomalies might explain common symptoms. Now Temple Grandin reports from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies have moved from the realm of psychology to neurology and genetics, and there is far more hope today than ever before thanks to groundbreaking new research into causes and treatments. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate, Temple Grandin. ![]() The Map Thief by Michael Blanding7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Forbes Smiley III advertisement: The Map Thief. Forbes Smiley III website: The Map Thief. Forbes Smiley III as a young man: The Map Thief. In the end, perhaps we may be enlightened to new ways in which to protect our rare objects and valuable cultural heritage.īeinecke Library: The Map Thief. All total, hundreds of maps worth millions of dollars may have been stolen by Smiley, though he only admitted to a small portion of the suspected thefts.Īll things considered, if any good came of the Smiley case, it is that it pointed out some of the security weaknesses in our revered cultural institutions… highlighting the flaws, some more obvious than others, that made them such soft targets for theft. ![]() ![]() Such lofty contributions to a field he obviously loved made it all the more troubling when it was revealed that he had been slicing maps from delicate books and stealing the objects he had once worked so passionately to preserve. Specializing in maps of early Colonial America, he helped assemble two of the most comprehensive map collections in the United States: the Leventhal Collection in the Boston Public Library and the Slaughter Collection in New York Public Library. With over two decades in the map business, Smiley was a respected connoisseur and scholar. On June 8, 2005, a librarian at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University noticed an exacto razor blade laying on the carpeted floor of the reading room… this chance observation signaled the end of a long three-year series of thefts committed by rare map dealer, E. ![]() The bullet that missed paperback7/8/2023 ![]() It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal.Įxcept trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. 'Infectious, charming and full of heart' Gillian McAllister 'Full of Osman's trademark charm, insight and intelligence' Lee Child THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN Aircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest.Ships, Boats & Waterways: General Interest.Road & Motor Vehicles: General Interest.Fishing, Field Sports & Outdoor Activities.Sports Studies & PE: Textbooks & Study Guides.Literary Studies: Textbooks & Study Guides.Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous.Inventions & Technology: General Interest.Environment & Ecology: General Interest.Popular Culture & Media: General Interest. ![]() ![]() ![]() Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides. ![]() The warrior maiden book7/8/2023 ![]() When Mulan receives word of danger back home, she must make the ultimate choice. But war is an uncertain time and dreams can die as quickly as they are born. Wolfgang is exasperated by the new soldier who always seems to be one step away from disaster-or showing him up in embarrassing ways.įrom rivals to reluctant friends, Mulan and Wolfgang begin to share secrets. If she can't prove herself on the battlefield, she could face death-or, perhaps worse, marriage to the village butcher.ĭisguised as a young man, Mulan meets the German duke's son, Wolfgang, who is determined to save his people even if it means fighting against his own brother. ![]() As the adopted daughter of poor parents, Mulan has little power in the world. When Mulan takes her father's place in battle against the besieging Teutonic Knights, she realizes she has been preparing for this journey her whole life-and that her life, and her mother's, depends on her success. Can she manage to stay alive, save her mother, and keep the handsome son of a duke from discovering her secret? The Warrior Maiden is a reimagining of the classic Mulan tale in medieval Europe. She is expected to marry, cook, and have children-and instead she's sneaking off to war. ![]() Reckless image comics7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Each story is self-contained and collected in one 144-page hardcover graphic novel. It is a new crime series, for sure, but the creative team decided to try a different publication approach. Everything they try is basically a winner. With the award-winning Pulp, the duo confirmed that they don’t even need to connect their work to Criminal anymore-like with My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies-or to another series to find their audiences in a different format. If you talk about the genre, you irremediably think about Criminal, then comes other favorites like The Fade Out, Kill or be Killed, Fatale… At this point, when it comes to crime comics, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s comics have eclipsed David Lapham’s ( Stray Bullets). ![]() ![]() Furthermore, it has been found that people who experience a lot of flow in their daily lives also develop other positive traits, such as high concentration, high self-esteem, and even greater health (Hektner, 1996, recounted in Cziksentmihalyi, 1997, pp. However, in retrospect, the flow activity may be described as enjoyable and even exhilarating! A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that flow is highly correlated with happiness, both subjective and psychological well-being (Cziksentmihalyi, M. Interestingly, a flow state is characterized by the absence of emotion - a complete loss of self-consciousness. You should feel as though you have control and receive immediate feedback with room for growth. In order for a flow state to occur, you must see the activity as voluntary, enjoyable (intrinsically motivating), and it must require skill and be challenging (but not too challenging) with clear goals towards success. ![]() Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari7/7/2023 ![]() Everything would have been fine if he hadn’t found that ancient coin among his missing father’s possessions. ![]() And to do that, she’ll need the help of the mysterious alien boy named Isaak.Īll Isaak wanted was to get through his senior year at the Academy in one piece. But to build the device that can save her people, Nadin must first find the legendary city of Elytherios. When a strange boy from another world appears out of nowhere outside the citidome’s glass walls, Nadin knows for sure that her plan will work. Nadin thinks she’s found a way to save Iamos, but it will mean defying the planet’s rulers, the geroi-and betraying the geroi could cost her everything. With only enough resources to support the population for one more year, time is running out. As its atmosphere drains away, her people are forced to live huddled in domed cities for protection. Fourth World (The Iamos Trilogy #1) by Lyssa Chiavari ![]() Daughter of smoke and bone 37/7/2023 ![]() ![]() But, if you’ve read all three, and want something fresh and new, but similar to dig into, then I can help you. Karou finds herself in a world full of secrets, hoping to uncover the truth about herself and her past.ĭaughter Of Smoke And Bone is followed by two other books in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, Days of Blood And Starlight, and Dreams Of Gods And Monsters. Karou is soon swept up in an otherworldly war, becoming entangled with one of the winged strangers, Akiva. ![]() All over the world, mysterious black handprints begin to appear, left by winged strangers that have come through a slit in the sky. The story begins with the protagonist Karou, a young art student who lives in Prague. ![]() The book is a classic young adult fantasy, featuring a coming-of-age story, entwined with mythical creatures, the paranormal, angels, and romance. ![]() The Red Prince by Timothy Snyder7/7/2023 ![]() He wandered Europe at loose ends and in 1931 arrived in Paris, where he apparently indulged in liaisons with fellow aristocrats, furtive late-night visits to homosexual brothels and cross-dressing. ![]() During WWI, Wilhelm led Ukrainian troops and hoped for a role in an independent nation, but by 1922 the Ukrainian National Republic had been split between Poland and Russia. ![]() “Homosexuality, royalty, and the military were closely associated” in central Europe, writes Snyder, mentioning several contemporary scandals. At age 14, he enrolled in a military school in Moravia that novelist Robert Musil (an alumnus) had described only three years earlier as a hotbed of homoerotic activity. Snyder unravels Wilhelm’s story in a straightforward manner, beginning with key moments in his early life. ![]() ![]() Sketches from a Secret War, 2007, etc.), by becoming a Ukrainian prince, “subordinate to the Hapsburg emperor.” The dismemberment of the Austro-Hungarian empire after World War I put an end to this notion, but Wilhelm continued to devote himself to the cause of Ukrainian independence. Wilhelm was “raised to protect and enlarge the family empire in an age of nationalism,” writes Snyder (History/Yale Univ. Sympathetic portrait of cross-dressing archduke Wilhelm von Habsburg (1895–1948). ![]() |