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Vera by stacy schiff5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Stacy Schiff's Véra is a triumph of the biographical form. Stacy Schiff writes that Vera Nabokov was actually responsible for Lolita, in one respect at least: she saved the manuscript from the fire into which. As Stacy Schiff shows in her new biography, there is much to admire about Samuel Adams: He was utterly incorruptible he cared nothing for personal gain he was deeply idealistic, had great. Véra, both beautiful and brilliant, is its outsized heroine-a woman who loves as deeply and intelligently as did the great romantic heroines of Austen and Tolstoy. "Without my wife," he once noted, "I wouldn't have written a single novel." Set in prewar Europe and postwar America, spanning much of the century, the story of the Nabokovs' fifty-two-year marriage reads as vividly as a novel. Item 255229 ISBN: 0375755349 Minor edgewear, slight browning to interior, stamp to first page. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vladimir Nabokov-the émigré author of Lolita Pale Fire and Speak, Memory-wrote his books first for himself, second for his wife, Véra, and third for no one at all. Vladimir Nabokov) brings to shimmering life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time. Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for biography and hailed by critics as both "monumental" ( The Boston Globe) and "utterly romantic" ( New York magazine), Stacy Schiff's Véra (Mrs. ![]()
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Maya and the rising dark 25/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Pic’s producers are Concordia Studio, Zak Piper, Kelsey Carr, Liu and Altman. Liu and Altman specifically hone in on three participants - Shamont, Zay, and Charles - as they wrestle with their pasts and, with the guidance of their mentors, construct a better future for generations to come. ![]() The programs attempt to disrupt the conditions that produce violence in the first place by holistically investing in the young people most at risk of being victims or perpetrators of gun violence through street outreach, life coaching, education, employment and more. Premiering at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won Best Cinematography in a Documentary Film, All These Sons is an urgent and compassionate look at two Chicago groups dedicated to educating and empowering young Black individuals on Chicago’s South and West sides. The film marking Altman’s feature directorial debut is slated for release on VOD on April 25th. EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to the documentary All These Sons, marking the sophomore feature of Oscar- and Emmy-nominated director Bing Liu ( Minding the Gap), which he directed with award-winning editor Joshua Altman. ![]()
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Amari and the night brothers review5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() As she learns to use her magical powers, the supernatural world comes under threat from powerful dark magicians. ![]() Competing with incredibly wealthy students who have lived in the supernatural world their whole lives is difficult for Amari but she persists towards her goal of finding Quinton. She travels to the location given, and is brought into a world of witches, fairies, monsters, and more. She has been invited to attend a special program with the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, and she has to start the following day. One night, Amari receives a delivery of what turns out to be a message from her brother. However, this job must have its risks because Quinton disappears! Her beloved big brother, Quinton, took a mysterious but high-paying job right out of high school and left the home. The main character, Amari Peters, lives in a housing project with her single mother. ![]() Alston known as the Supernatural Investigations series. ![]() The “now available” section on Libby showed me a bunch of things that looked too hard but then came Amari.Īmari and the Night Brothers is the first in a planned trilogy of books by B. Seeking a break from the current troubles in my personal life, I hit the library looking for something light and fun to take my mind off of everything. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “ looking for a company in our field, in firefighting, that had the same level of commitment and dedication to excellence that they have in their aviation supply chain, MRO, and CRO business,” said Britt Coulson, Coulson Aviation’s vice-president. Unical will provide the aircraft, parts and heavy maintenance in the joint venture, and Coulson Aviation will take on the modifications planned to significantly upgrade the aircraft for firefighting and utility operations. The company has also purchased numerous Black Hawk part inventories as well as the entire Canadian Forces CH-47D Chinook parts inventory. Unical, based in Industry, Calif., currently owns a fleet of 12 Boeing CH-47 Chinooks and more than 30 Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawks–with plans to purchase additional UH60s as they become available. ![]() The Chinook and a Black Hawk will be on display at HAI Heli-Expo. The first painted Coulson-Unical CH-47 Chinook, to be called the CU-47. Estimated reading time 11 minutes, 33 seconds.Ĭoulson Aviation is expanding its rotary-wing capabilities and has entered into a joint venture with Unical Aviation to bring what they claim will be the most advanced firefighting Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters to the market. ![]()
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The Beast of Bellevue by Grace Chen5/11/2023 ![]() Gorgeous classmate Taylor Ford is used to getting what she wants, but what happens when what she wants is the one thing she can’t have?įollow Ava’s journey in this role reversal of Beauty and the Beast. What happens when he ends up falling for the same girl as his brother? Popular eighteen-year-old soccer star Alec Albright is loved by all but troubled by a dark past. Little does he realize, he’s put his own heart at stake. ![]() Seventeen-year-old Dylan Albright poses as his hunky older brother on a dating website for profit. Online she makes a connection with someone sharing her humor and deepest desires. ![]() I received an ARC of THE BEAST OF BELLEVUE by Grace Chen thanks to the publisher through NetGalley.īrilliant but shy seventeen-year-old Ava Pierce is locked away and forgotten by parents embarrassed to know her. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "La catedral del mar" es una trama en la que se entrecruzan lealtad y venganza, traición y amor, guerra y peste, en un mundo marcado por la intolerancia religiosa, la ambición material y la segregación social. Pero con esta posición privilegiada también le llega la envidia de sus pares, que urden una sórdida conjura que pone su vida en manos de la Inquisición. ![]() Una vida extenuante, siempre al amparo de la catedral de la mar, que le iba a llevar de la miseria del fugitivo a la nobleza y la riqueza. Una construcción que es paralela a la azarosa historia de Arnau, un siervo de la tierra que huye de los abusos de su señor feudal y se refugia en Barcelona, donde se convierte en ciudadano y, con ello, en hombre libre.Įl joven Arnau trabaja como palafrenero, estibador, soldado y cambista. ![]() La ciudad de Barcelona se encuentra en su momento de mayor prosperidad ha crecido hacia la Ribera, el humilde barrio de los pescadores, cuyos habitantes deciden construir, con el dinero de unos y el esfuerzo de otros, el mayor templo mariano jamás conocido: Santa María de la Mar. ![]()
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Le Plongeur by Stéphane Larue5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() With a winter Montreal backdrop, the film is also perfect to open our festival, which returns to its traditional winter dates! A kick-off that promises to be masterful! “What a joy and what pride to launch our 41st Rendez-vous with Le plongeur, a highly anticipated film that will leave no one indifferent! Francis Leclerc has directed a most striking adaptation transporting us in an immersive way into the world of gambling addiction and behind the scenes of recovery. Nicole Robert, Bruno Dubé and Josée Vallée are executive producers of the film. ![]() ![]() The film is carried by a young and talented cast of actors including Henri Picard for the first time in a leading role in a film, Charles-Aubey Houde, Maxime De Cotret, Joan Hart, Fayolle Jean Jr, Robin L’Houmeau, Marie-Ève Beauregard, and Jade Charbonneau to name a few. The film will be released throughout Quebec on FebruThe RENDEZ-VOUS QUÉBEC CINÉMA, PRESENTED BY Hydro-Québec in collaboration with Radio-Canada, Immina Films and Sphère Média, announced with great joy and excitement that the opening film of the 41st edition will be LE PLONGEUR, director Francis Leclerc’s sixth feature film! The film will have its world premiere at a major Blue Carpet Evening presented by Bell Media on February 22 at the Théâtre Maisonneuve in Place-des-Arts, and will then open throughout Quebec on February 24.Īdapted from the novel Le plongeur by Stéphane Larue, this feature film is a production by Marie-Claude Poulin and a screenplay by Eric K. ![]()
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The Temple by George Herbert5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() A portrait of Greene’s wife, Katherine Stanbridge, by John Singleton Copley sold at auction in 2017 and is currently in the Young Museum. Image of a tankard in the Fitchburg Art Museum on Wikimedia.ġ728, the date in the inscription, is both the year of his marriage and the year he started his business. Greene (1707-1777) was a Boston silversmith whose works can be found today in museums, such as the Fitchburg Art Museum. Herbert’s book is signed on the title page by Rufus Greene, who helpfully added the date and place of acquisition, London, July 23, 1728. This copy of a second edition of George Herbert’s The Temple has a fascinating provenance, beyond what is usually our upper date limit of 1800, so I felt it was worth a post even though this is not strictly speaking an instance of early modern female book ownership. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Fans of great horror comics do not want to miss out on this deeply unsettling collection. ![]() I'm all in!' -JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS, Sweet Tooth) 'JEREMY HAUN is an expert craftsman at building short horror stories that dig under your skin and wriggle around there. JEREMY HAUN always delivers and this is no exception. ![]() Features an introduction by Shirley Jackson Award winning horror author NATHAN BALLINGRUD! Select praise for HAUNTHOLOGY: 'HAUNTHOLOGY somehow manages to be deeply personal and deeply creepy and cool. Midorikawa is best known for drawing the manga series Natsume Yujin-cho ('Natsumes Book of Friends'). Whether exploring a claustrophobic old house full of nefarious entities or the heavy thoughts one has during the pending end of the world, this very personal project was written and drawn entirely during the COVID lockdowns. 5 2010 by Yuki Midorikawa (Author) 189 ratings Volume 1 of 27: Natsume’s Book of Friends Kindle and comiXology 7.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback from 11.87 7 Used from 11. Yuki Midorikawa (, Midorikawa Yuki) is a Japanese mangaka (manga artist). ![]() From creatures of the night to even more terrifying creatures of the day, HAUNTHOLOGY is an anxiety-inducing collection of 28 short stories and vignettes from the mind of JEREMY HAUN, the writer and artist behind THE BEAUTY, THE REALM, The Red Mother, The Approach and other nightmarish mindscapes. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() While writing the sixth book, Half-Blood Prince, Rowling said: ![]() ‘You Have to Plan’Įven when Rowling was nearly finished with the Potter series, she still extensively outlined her work. It’s like learning an instrument, you’ve got to be prepared for hitting wrong notes occasionally, or quite a lot, cause I wrote an awful lot before I wrote anything I was really happy with. You have to resign yourself to the fact that you waste a lot of trees before you write anything you really like, and that’s just the way it is. But perhaps the feeling will have worn off by next summer. I am so sick of re-reading that I’ll be hard put to smile when it comes to doing public readings from it. Rowling’s goal as a writer is surprisingly simple: “ better than yesterday.” When Rowling sent her editor an email about the third Potter book, she wrote: ![]() |