6/28/2023 0 Comments The darkest passion![]() ![]() That must be why he kept himself so distanced from everyone but Legion. To a man who valued strength and power, that helplessness had to bother him greatly. Now, he expected everyone around him to die, knowing there was nothing he could do to stop it-nothing he could do to protect them, as she’d just figured out. The deaths he’d brought about in the line of duty had given him a healthy appreciation for mortality, especially when his dear friend was decapitated. And then, when our hated enemy, Baden, was not decapitated, Aeron saw that immortals could live forever. “All those deaths never affected him, making him see fatality around every corner. ![]() In his eyes, he would have failed to protect her. No wonder the thought of her death troubled him. He had enjoyed hurting those who’d hurt others, and had most likely considered himself just as evil as they were.īefore he died, before she died, she would teach him otherwise. Even then, he had carried massive amounts of it. ![]()
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6/28/2023 0 Comments Devil in the white city full book![]() ![]() John Root is the partner of Daniel Burnham in their architectural firm and in the endeavor of designing and constructing the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. He faces numerous obstacles but can be said to have carried out his task successfully and memorably. Creating an incredible Fair and improving the reputation of the city of Chicago is a monumental task, one he accomplishes with a strong sense of determination and tenacity. Of the two partners, Burnham is the more skilled businessman and acts as the public relations expert for the both of them. Based in Chicago, he and his partner John Root are given the responsibility of designing and overseeing the construction of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, officially the World's Columbian Exposition. ![]() ![]() Daniel Burnham is one of America's most skilled 19th and early 20th century architects. ![]() ![]() ![]() My sense, and that of everyone else in the room, was that he really didn’t want to be there. He also calls for a greatly expanded role for government-in research and development, standards setting and incentives. That reminded me of when I first met Gates: 25 years ago at dinner, the Microsoft CEO hosted for a group of cabinet officials, Congress members, and a few journalists on one of his very first visits to Washington, D.C. ![]() ![]() While on vacation last week, I belatedly finished Bill Gates’s How to Avoid a Climate Disaster and now can recommend the book wholeheartedly. Gates avoids the Malthusian anti-growth instincts of most climate activists, focusing instead on innovations necessary to allow both growth and climate sanity-including electricity storage, biofuels, zero-carbon cement and steel, nuclear power, carbon capture, etc. ![]() ![]() ![]() There, she met Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, or Crébillon, père, whom she lived with until her death. Eventually, she made her way to Paris where she embarked on her literary career. ![]() Gabrielle-Suzanne became a widow at the age of 26 and progressively lost her family fortune and was forced to seek a means of employment to support herself. In 1706, Barbot married Jean-Baptiste Gaalon de Barzay, knight, lord of Villeneuve, a member of an aristocratic family from Poitou and lieutenant-colonel of infantry at the Berville Regiment. Barbot was born and died in Paris, France, but belonged to a powerful Protestant family from La Rochelle. Born to Jean Barbot, squire, lord of Romagné and Mothais, councilor of the King at the Presidial of La Rochelle, and of Dame Suzanne Allaire, her original name was Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot, lady of Romagné and Mothais. ![]() Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve was a French author, best known for writing the original version of the fairy tale "La Belle et la Bête", or "Beauty and the Beast" in English. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Congo michael crichton review![]() ![]() ![]() So, a team from Texas takes Peter and Amy along. Supposedly, by this city of "Zinj", there are many rare blue diamonds. As it turns out, Amy is fond of finger painting and has been drawing a living city in what looks like the African jungle. A team goes to the Congo in Africa to inspect.Īt the same time, in San Francisco, Peter Elliot owns a gorilla that has a 600+ sign language vocabulary. After analyzing this on computer, they clear the image to what looks like a gorilla. They notice a shadow close by the camera. Some of this event is caught on tape by the "control people" in Houston, Texas-led by Dr. However, when one comes to expect greatness, then runs into an average novel-or below average in this case, it is hard to not be disappointed.Ĭongo begins with a team of men exploring Africa who are systematically being wiped out by an unknown enemy. Honestly, its hard to be critical with a best selling author like Michael Crichton. Oh, and Amy the Gorilla goes for the ride also. Brief Summary: A trip into the African jungle looking for diamonds. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments A fire upon the deep review![]() ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, many low-income countries, where most of the world’s poor live, are drifting away, in developmental terms, from the rest of the world. This inability to deal adequately with complex situations further impedes such countries’ growth. ![]() When countries are poor and small, their economies or governments are not in a position to respond effectively to diseases that predominantly affect their poor citizens. The child cannot be faulted for this diverse prospect of length and quality of life: countries that are home to such disadvantaged population groups are in extreme poverty and express their helplessness to rescue such groups. While a girl child born in Japan in 2005 is expected to live for 86 years, deliver her child in a medical institution under skilled supervision and receive appropriate attention during her old age, her contemporary born in Angola, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Zambia or Zimbabwe is expected to live for about 40 years, deliver her child at home without any skilled supervision and struggle to receive adequate care during old age if she survives that long. ![]() Disadvantaged populations, such as the poor, pose a complex set of challenges to the process of economic development. ![]() ![]() ![]() How did Anthony’s father’s death effect him?.Our next book discussion will be “An Offer from a Gentleman” and that will take place June 4th (AM US Pacific time) Any talk from future books must be covered with a spoiler tag. You can click on any of the questions below to go directly to that one, or feel free to add comments of your own. ![]() Lady Whistledown’s Society Book Club May 2021 ![]() Anthony and Kate’s lives and future are changed with the sting of a bee. ![]() Gentle Readers, as we well know things seldom go as planned. Kate knows that she is nearing spinsterhood for she is nearly 21, and therefore had decided to put her efforts into her sisters cause. Kate, Edwina’s older half-sister has given herself the duty of ensuring a favorable match for her sister. Edwina has been declared the Incomparable of the season, her beauty making her a diamond of the first water. Why fall in love when your time on this earth is limited?Įnter the Sheffield sisters. Why must that be the case? Well gentle readers, Anthony knows he is going to die young, much like his beloved Papa. He must marry to carry on the family line, and will chose a suitable candidate with whom he likes, but will not fall in love with. The Viscount is a practical man and knows he does not want a love match. It is 1814 and Viscount Anthony Bridgerton, rake that he is, has decided he must marry. We come together at this time for a tale of death, duty, and unexpected love. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Anastasia by Carolyn Meyer![]() ![]() When her father and the rest of the family are imprisoned by the Bolsheviks, suddenly Anastasia understands what this war is costing the people. While the czar is trying win a war and save their country, the country is turning on the royal family. As Russia enters WWI, hunger and poverty grows among the peasants, and soon they are not pleased with their ruler. It's a fairy tale life - until everything changes with the outbreak of war between Russia and Germany. She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters shall wear that day. Anastasia is used to a life of luxury her major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice-skating, or have picnics. Thirteen-year-old Anastasia is the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia. ![]() ![]() Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer's ANASTASIA is back in print with a gorgeous new package! ![]() ![]() ![]() Then one day she discovers a book, one that hints at other worlds, adventures and love. He spends his days travelling the world, looking for treasures for Mr Locke. The highlights of her year are when her father, Julian, visits her. She knows little of her background and little of the world outside of the home of her guardian, Mr Locke. January Scaller has never felt like she belonged. Each page reveals more impossible truths about the world, and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. ![]() A book that carries the scent of other worlds and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored and utterly out of place.īut her quiet existence is shattered when she stumbles across a strange book. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. ![]() |