![]() I could almost touch Casey's horse, stroke his grey coat. I think that this is the BEST horse book I have ever read, and trust me, I've read loads! I was there, galloping along with Casey, I could feel when she was miserable and when she was sad. You can never outrun the past, but you can prepare for the future. For instance, the consequences of her father's criminal record or the distraction of that boy with melty eyes with whom she refuses to fall in love. However, there are many twists and turns they must face. Her wildest dreams of winning Badminton Horse Trials might come true. ![]() Casey realises that the impossible can be made possible. The connection between Casey and her horse is so strong and powerful that nobody can break them apart. ![]() When she rescues a starving, half-wild horse she knows that this horse is the one. Her mum passed away and her dad is an ex-convict. When she's not with the horses, she lives in East London's grimmest tower block. The One Dollar Horse is about fifteen year old Casey Blue, who loves horses - in fact, she adores them! Casey Blue is a volunteer at her local riding school in East London. ![]() I don't what to sum up this book as: breathtaking, brilliant or scintillating. ![]()
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![]() ![]() By the time they come to climb Mount Chimborazo in the Andes, recounted in a side-splittingly funny chapter, Bonpland "was already free of fever, and even the dreams, in which he strangled, dismembered, shot, burned, poisoned or buried Baron Humboldt under stones, were becoming less frequent". Kehlmann reprises some of their conversations in tight moments, of which there were many. Yet Daniel Kehlmann’s Die Vermessung der Welt ( Measuring the World) was precisely that. The long-suffering Bonpland, by and large overlooked by posterity (with only a lunar crater named after him), seems to have been the perfect foil for Humboldt, being diffident and sensitive. Non-Euclidean geometry, number theory, and the eighteenth-century geological cult of Neptunism these and other scientific obscurities scarcely seem to be the stuff of a novel destined to be a global hit. ![]() Whereas Gauss enjoys mutually loving relationships with his mother and first wife, Humboldt has neither Kehlmann pokes a little fun at Humboldt's apparent homosexuality, painting him as a prude who forbids his travelling companion, the botanist Aime Bonpland, any liaisons with local women. The Berlin vignette establishes a slender connection between the two men the next chapters explore, alternately, the main events of their lives, from childhood on. ![]() ![]() ![]() A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity.” - The Sciences “A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference. Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing.” - The Washington Post Book World ![]() A stirring defense of informed rationality. ![]() As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.Ĭasting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”- Los Angeles Times A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace ![]() ![]() ![]() You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. ![]() Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read! Synopsis: The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. ![]() ![]() ![]() Guet Imm is a cheerful, witty young woman, whose banter with the various bandits is one of the highlights of the novella. Their latest companion is a young nun, Guet Imm, trying to find a life for herself after the destruction of her temple. We follow a group of bandits as they smuggle contraband in and out of villages. The novella thrusts us in the midst of a long-standing war, where the oppressive Protectorate has stamped out religious devotion and sends out spies, the mata, to catch bandits and rebels. Often these stories take place in fantasy settings with ancient cultural elements, and Pure Moon is no exception. Wuxia, stories concerning martial arts heroes, has found a home in literature, film, theatre, and numerous other media. ![]() Zen Cho’s novella The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water draws upon wuxia narratives of ancient China and Malaysian cultural traditions, creating something entirely new and modern. “A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there.” Just an appealing cover and a catchy premise. I’ve been known to comb through recommendations from friends, bestseller lists, and review publications like this one, sometimes for hours on end. ![]() Deciding what book to read next can be an arduous task. ![]() ![]() But then, of course, they immediately remember.Ĭan Linh and Bao find love in the midst of feuding families and complicated histories? Bao and Linh, who’ve avoided each other for most of their lives, both suspect that the feud stems from feelings much deeper than friendly competition.īut then a chance encounter brings Linh and Bao in the same vicinity despite their best efforts and sparks fly, leading them both to wonder what took so long for them to connect. The only problem? Her parents rely on her in ways they’re not willing to admit, including working practically full-time at her family’s pho restaurant.įor years, the Mais and the Nguyens have been at odds, having owned competing, neighboring pho restaurants. She loves art and dreams pursuing a career in it. Stable when unlit, but full of potential for joy and fire. If Linh Mai had to describe herself, she’d say she was a firecracker. He works at his parents’ pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents’ fifth favorite employee. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. ![]() Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. ![]() Tag: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Asian Lit, PoC ![]() ![]() I don't care if it's considered a classic of scifi. ![]() Whaaaaat?) I am going to reduce the rating I gave it from three to two stars and put this big red disclaimer on here: Don't read this. So while I'm gonna leave this review as I wrote it, (It's seriously weird to me that this throwaway review I wrote years ago still gets likes and is apparently the highest rated review of this collection. So I decided I should come back to this and append this review with a disclaimer: I wrote this before A: coming out as trans and B: realizing that I don't have to defend a writer for the things they do well when their writing is overshadowed by disgusting and horribly backwards views regarding marginalized groups. ![]() It's been almost five years since I wrote this review and I've learned a lot about feminism and misogyny and what constitutes GOOD writing to me. ![]() ![]() This is a bittersweet honor, since her makeshift office is hardly suitable for getting out her newsletters. With her success, she was recently asked to run the first Chiari Malformation chapter in Billings. She also started Chiari People of Montana, a support group. She writes a monthly newsletter to Chiari patients, providing them support, compassion and valuable information, which she assembles and distributes with her own money. Julie has made it her passion to spread awareness of the rare disorder and has become a hero to thousands. This condition has over 85 symptoms - which makes it very easy to misdiagnose - and causes depression and chronic fatigue. Julie and Jade have had several brain surgeries costing over $500,000. ![]() She fears her other two daughters may have it as well. Julie Carter suffers from a genetic disorder known as Chiari Malformation, as does her 21-year-old daughter, Jade. ![]() About the Carter Family and why they were selected ![]() ![]() ![]() In the name of His Majesty King Charles II of England, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking.Word in port is that the Spanish treasure galleon El trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is stalled in nearby Matanceros harbour awaiting repairs. Port Royal, Jamaica's capital, a cut-throat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses, is devoid of London's luxuries life here can end swiftly with dysentery or a dagger in your back.But for Captain Charles Hunter it is a life that can also lead to riches, if he abides by the island's code. He could make most readers lose sleep all night and call in sick the next day' San Francisco Chronicle tHE ICONIC BEStSELLER AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFOREAn irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World a classic story of treasure and betrayal Jamaica in 1665 is a rough outpost of the English crown, a minor colony holding out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Michael Crichton as you've never seen him - an irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of treasure and betrayal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Exempt from many of the social and educational restrictions placed on women of the Venetian patrician class, Franco used her position to recast "virtue" as "intellectual integrity," offering wit and refinement in return for patronage and a place in public life. Courtesans needed to be beautiful, sophisticated in their dress and manners, and elegant, cultivated conversationalists. As an "honored courtesan", Franco made her living by arranging to have sexual relations, for a high fee, with the elite of Venice and the many travelersâmerchants, ambassadors, even kingsâwho passed through the city. This collection captures the frank eroticism and impressive eloquence that set her apart from the chaste, silent woman prescribed by Renaissance gender ideology. Veronica Franco (whose life is featured in the motion picture Dangerous Beauty) was a sixteenth-century Venetian beauty, poet, and protofeminist. ![]() |