![]() ![]() ![]() John Steinbeck draws on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, and interweaves their stories in this world where only the fittest survive-creating what is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. First published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is-both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist who ministers to sick puppies and unhappy souls, unexpectedly finds true love Cannery Row is just a few blocks long, but the story it harbors is suffused with warmth, understanding, and a great fund of human values. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Flood's bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Unburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of Cannery Row discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Before they came to town someone doused the place in sarin. Survivors Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires have settled in a very quiet, very peaceful neighbourhood. As the prelude puts it, “even without (nuclear weapons), the Earth became a quieter planet.” No country involved in World War Three resorted to nuclear weapons but there are other weapons of mass destruction. Well, I just happen to have Appleseed: Volume One: The Promethean Challenge to hand.… It was pretty addictive stuff back in the Reagan Era - no American comics I knew of explored SF themes like Shirow’s or had the same striking art - but how well does it stand up today? Does it still have the same punch in a world where many great manga are no further away than the nearest library? Between 19, the series was published volume by volume by Eclipse Comics, which is the edition I first read 1. ![]() First published in 1985, it won the 1986 Seiun Award for Best Manga. For many people in North America - well, me, at least - Masamune Shirow’s Appleseed series was one of the first translated manga they ever saw. ![]() ![]() Wells was both a student and teacher of evolutionary biology, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology just six years before The Island of Dr. Moreau was inspired by an emotional debate over animal experimentation. Here are seven curious facts about Wells’s most unsettling work, which turns 125 this year. While it wasn’t as well received as some of the author’s other “science romances,” the book has become an indelible part of our pop-culture landscape, inspiring multiple film adaptations, radio dramas, video game characters, and a “Treehouse of Horror” segment on The Simpsons (“ The Island of Dr. Moreau spun the tale of a shipwrecked Englishman stranded on an island where a scientist is performing breathtakingly cruel surgeries on animals, hoping to transform them into humans. Sandwiched between 1895’s The Time Machine and 1897’s The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. ![]() Moreau-and forever changed the face of science fiction. In 1896, though, he published an uncharacteristically gruesome tale called The Island of Dr. ![]() Wells has been credited with predicting everything from the World Wide Web to the atomic bomb. As one of the formative voices of science fiction, H.G. ![]() ![]() ![]() As his undercurrent of disapproval dwindles, it’s replaced by friendship-or perhaps something deeper? But Calla is not in Alaska to stay and Jonah will never leave. As time passes, she unexpectedly finds herself forming a bond with the burly pilot. ![]() Jonah is probably right, but Calla is determined to prove him wrong. And he’s clearly waiting with one hand on the throttle to fly this city girl back to where she belongs, convinced that she’s too pampered to handle the wild. While she struggles to adjust to this new subarctic environment, Jonah-the quiet, brooding, and proud Alaskan pilot who keeps her father’s charter plane company operational-can’t imagine calling anywhere else home. ![]() She braves the roaming wildlife, the odd daylight hours, the exorbitant prices, and even the occasional-dear God-outhouse, all for the chance to connect with her father: a man who, despite his many faults, she can’t help but care for. ![]() But when her father reaches out to inform her that his days are numbered, Calla knows that it’s time to make the long trip back to the remote frontier town where she was born. Calla never looked back, and at twenty-six, a busy life in Toronto is all she knows. Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. ![]() ![]() Who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. ![]() Who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down. The one who is eating sugar out of my hand, The one who has flung herself out of the grass, Below are a collection of her best-loved poems, covering subjects like life, death, and everything in between. ![]() If you’re new to Mary Oliver’s work, then you’ve come to the right place. Oliver sadly passed away in 2019, but her work remains at the forefront of the American poetry scene and will leave a lasting legacy in the literary world. The New Yorker even hailed her as “one of the most beloved poets of her generation.” Mary Oliver received many accolades during her long and fruitful career, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the National Book Award for Poetry, and a Lannan Literary Award for lifetime achievement. They inspire readers to wake up from the day-to-day humdrum, take a deep breath and cherish our precious moments on this earth more often. ![]() Her poems capture what it is to be human, from love, joy, and celebration, to sorrow, despair, and death. A lifelong lover of long walks in the wild, Oliver had a unique ability to explore the depths of human emotions through the lens of our natural surroundings. Mary Oliver was a celebrated American poet famous for her work inspired by the natural world. ![]() ![]() ![]() By identifying and releasing these imbalances, readers become empowered to activate their body's innate healing power. The Body Code method allows readers to tap into this inner knowing, and find imbalances in 6 key areas - Energies, Circuits and Systems, Toxicity, Nutrition and Lifestyle, Misalignments, and Pathogens - that are the root causes of our physical, mental and emotional issues. The Body Code is based on the simple premise that the body is self-healing and knows what it needs in order to thrive and flourish. Bradley Nelson, a globally renowned expert in bioenergetic medicine, has spent decades teaching his powerful self-healing method and training practitioners around the globe, but this is the first time his system of healing will be available to the general public in the form of The Body Code. The Body Code is a truly revolutionary method of holistic healing. ![]() About the Book "A powerful new approach to natural, intuitive whole-body healing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Abnett and Lanning’s opening story reduces him to the sole armoured police warrior, carrying their home planet’s entire knowledge and power around with him in the form of a computer presence in his helmet known as Worldmind. By the time the writing team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning assumed control of his destiny, the Richard Rider version of Nova had already drifted through three series since his 1976 introduction.Īlthough his powers differed from Green Lantern, the induction of a human into a super powered galactic police force was a similar idea, and other aspects of earlier Nova series had been equally derivative. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Eleanor lacks both filters and self-awareness - so ends up saying things out loud that most of us wouldn’t dream of saying.Īs you read this novel, if you’re like me, you’ll start to feel protective of Eleanor as she bumbles her way through the world in odd clothes and her sensible Velcro closure shoes. Her private thoughts are witty, and often harsh judgements, about everything and everyone. She’s oblivious to how her actions appear to those around her and blames any awkwardness on the other person. I was, as I had mentioned, perfectly fine. On the weekends she drinks alone, does difficult cross word puzzles, and seldom speaks to anyone - hers is a solitary and lonely lifestyle. She is an introvert, who doesn’t fit in at work and is very uncomfortable in social situations. Written in the first person, the novel begins with Eleanor’s day to day life and her unfiltered description of herself and everyone she meets. So decided it was time to give it a try.Įleanor Oliphant is 29, works as a finance clerk in Glasgow, has no friends or social contacts and is both eccentric and opinionated. ![]() So, when looking through my library wish list - (because you know I don’t have any of my own books to read) - I realized I had added this novel way back in 2018. This novel has been around for awhile, but I never got to it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Diana is so lovely, every titled man in England must fall for her. In every scene she’s in, she makes the same inane assertions. Highwood is a good example of why I’ve grown tired of quaint Spindle Cove. In the books preceeding this one, Diana’s role has been to be a gorgeous, delicate foil for her matrimony-obsessed mother, Mrs. Diana is the well-behaved sister of my favorite of all the Spindle Cove spinsters, Minerva, the heroine of the very amusing A Week to Be Wicked. The fairest maiden in Spindle Cove is Diana Highwood. This novella, Beauty and the Blacksmith, is a quick, easy read, the equivalent of a too small serving of trifle served with a half cup of over-sweetened tea. ![]() I may have had it with Spindle Cove, your Regency-era haven for unusual young women and the men who love them.* The place has become nettlesomely toothsome, rather like Gwyeth Paltrow gushing over adorable organic baby blankets. ![]() ApREVIEW: Beauty and the Blacksmith by Tessa Dareĭabney C+ Reviews class-difference / fairytale / Regency Romance 9 Comments ![]() ![]() ![]() Louis), ISBN: 9781581825756, by Daniel Waugh, published by Turner Publishing Company (April 1, 2007) is available in hardcover. Published by History Press Library Editions, 2010. This book title, Egan's Rats (The Untold Story of the Prohibition-Era Gang That Ruled St. His newest work is Vìnnitta: The Birth of the Detroit Mafia. About the Authorĭaniel Waugh is a Detroit-based freelance author specializing in true crime books that take place in the early 20th century. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City’s history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago. From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, Gangs of St. Louis Star involved an automatic pistol and a floating hunk of cheese. ![]() Learn how an awkward gunshot wound gave the Pillow Gang its name and why Willie Russo’s bizarre midnight interview with a reporter from the St. Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan’s Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Cuckoo Gang and the Shelton Gang) are familiar to many, their exploits have remained largely undocumented until now. Seven different criminal gangs violently vied for control of the towns illegal enterprises. Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. Louis: Men of Respect by Daniel Waugh (Hardcover) ![]() |