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On August 14, 1834, he departed Boston aboard the brig Pilgrim bound for Alta California, at that time still a part of Mexico. But rather than going on a fashionable grand tour of Europe, he decided to enlist as a merchant seaman, despite his high-class birth. In his junior year, he contracted measles, which in his case led to ophthalmia, a condition that affects one’s eyes.įatefully, the worsening vision inspired him to take a sea voyage, as that was thought at the time to help sufferers recover their health and eyesight. N July 1831, Richard Henry Dana enrolled at Harvard, where in his freshman year, his support of a student protest cost him a six-month suspension. To this day, it is one of the most accurate pictures we have of the life of seamen of that time. It was “conceived as a protest and written to improve the lot of the common sailor,” according to American essayist Wright Morris. Two Years Before the Mastis a vivid account of the common sailor’s wretched treatment at sea. Both as a writer and as a lawyer, he was a champion of the downtrodden, from seamen to fugitive slaves. Dana was an American lawyerand politician from Massachusetts and a descendant of an eminent colonial family. is best known as the author of the American classic memoir Two Years Before the Mast, a book that was highly influential in improving the living and working conditions of seamen. After reading this, I’ve ordered the other three Duncan novels in these five Vintage Crime editions, and look forward to reading them. While last year I read the fourth book in the series, Murder for Chirstmas, and enjoyed it enough to buy a second novel, this one. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Margery Allingham’s classic mysteries, Mordecai Tremaine’s latest excursion into crime detection convinces him that, when it comes to murder, nothing can be assumed…” Hardene, the local GP of impeccable reputation, bring a revolver with him on a routine visit to a patient? No sooner have they arrived than it becomes clear that the city harbors more than its fair share of passions and motives…and one question echoes loudly throughout the cobbled streets: why did Dr. After a quick stop at Scotland Yard, the pair are spirited away to Bridgton. “When murder is afoot, nothing is as it seems. Mordecai Tremaine and Chief Inspector Jonathan Boyce rarely allow a promising game of chess to be interrupted - though when murder is the disrupting force, they are persuaded to make an exception. In At the Death by Francis Duncan, (c) 1952, Penguin Random House – 2016 Vintage trade paper, mystery, #6 in Mordecai Tremaine series The story follows Khai Diep(Micheal’s cousin) who have a hard time connecting with people because of his autism. I loved the storyline, the romance, and the family drama. I’ve been anticipating Khai’s story since I finished the first book and this book definitely met my expectations. I absolutely adored the main characters Khai and Esme. I loved the first book and the second book was even more fun to read. The Kiss Quotient has officially become my new favorite contemporary romance series. And there’s more than one way to love.Įveryone deserved to love and be loved back. With Esme’s time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he’s been wrong all along. She’s hopelessly smitten with a man who’s convinced he can never return her affection. Esme’s lessons in love seem to be working… but only on herself. Seducing Khai, however, doesn’t go as planned. When the opportunity arises to come to America and meet a potential husband, she can’t turn it down, thinking this could be the break her family needs. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.Īs a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. His family knows better- that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions - like grief. New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. Tris initiation day has ended with the beginning of a war of factions. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable - and even more powerful. Insurgent is the second novel in Veronica Roths bestselling Divergent series. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. Allegiant is a science fiction novel for young adults, written by the American author Veronica Roth and published by HarperCollins in October 2013. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves - and herself - while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. One choice can transform you - or it can destroy you. Instantly recognisable and graphically striking, Eisenman has described these works as posters. Inspired by the visual language of imagery found in popular culture – movie posters, advertisements, and internet memes – the works on view combine humour and wit, sharply juxtaposing image and text. The exhibition will feature a series of paper pulp drawings created over the past three years at the Brooklyn-based non-profit Dieu Donné workshop. Her oeuvre is distinctive in its emphasis upon the allegorical and its confident combination of autobiographical elements, with historical and fictional narratives that draw attention to contemporary socio-political conflicts. This exhibition presents the fluid transition and interchangeable approach Eisenman takes to sculptural 2D image making, painting and larger-scale installations. For her inaugural exhibition with Hauser & Wirth, Eisenman will bring together a diverse multidisciplinary language through mixed media works on paper, sculpture and painting. Having established herself as a central figure in American painting throughout the 1990s, Nicole Eisenman has since expanded her practice into the third dimension with international acclaim in recent years. My Dad Loves Me, My Dad has a Disease is a workbook that’s unafraid to tackle the topic of addiction head-on. My Dad Loves Me, My Dad has a Disease: A Child’s View of Living with Addiction, by Claudia Black Make sure to check out these five books about substance abuse to help your child get through this family disease. If you or someone you love has a child impacted by addiction, children’s books can be a great resource. It can be confusing and upsetting for them to have someone they love go through so many ups and downs when they drink or use. Many children don’t entirely understand why their parents, siblings, or other family members might act a certain way. That’s why for International Children’s Book Day, we’re taking a look at five children’s books about addiction that discuss drugs and alcohol. This is because everyone in the family, especially the children, are impacted by a loved one’s substance abuse. Many people often refer to addiction as a family disease. When the rice harvest was decimated by a drought, the raja feared for his own survival and refused to open the royal storehouses to feed his people.Īfter getting in the good graces of the raja, Rani is rewarded. Her elegant pictures accented with gold made me want to read the whole story.īorrowing from a trickster tale titled, “Sissa and the Troublesome Trifles,” Demi retells a story about how Rani saves a community by using her mathematical abilities to outsmart a selfish raja. I opened the book without any hesitation.Īs soon as I started taking a “picture walk” through the book, I was delighted by Demi’s creative abilities and her authentic use of traditional Indian paintings. Yet, I was intrigued because I was already familiar with this talented illustrator and author who once lived in India. What did the title of the book, One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale, have in common with flowers, deer, and an Indian woman? The illustrator and writer, Demi, did not provide any clues about the content of the book. The ability of fungi to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides and crude oil is being harnessed in break-through technologies, and the discovery that they connect plants in underground networks, the ‘Wood Wide Web’, is transforming the way we understand ecosystems. In giving us bread, alcohol and life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human history, and their psychedelic properties, which have influenced societies since antiquity, have recently been shown to alleviate a number of mental illnesses. They can solve problems without a brain, stretching traditional definitions of ‘intelligence’, and can manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In this captivating adventure, Merlin Sheldrake explores the spectacular and neglected world of fungi: endlessly surprising organisms that sustain nearly all living systems. Its ability to digest rock enabled the first life on land, it can survive unprotected in space, and thrives amidst nuclear radiation. It can be microscopic, yet also accounts for the largest organisms ever recorded, living for millennia and weighing tens of thousands of tonnes. Neither plant nor animal, it is found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how life works… So, to sweeten the deal, I convince him to help me - not just to get my crush's attention, but to knock his socks off once I have it.īut the more I come unraveled at the hands of Clay Johnson, the more trouble I have discerning what's fake and what's undoubtedly real - particularly, the way my heart flutters every time that breathtaking man touches me.īut they say rules are meant to be broken. What he doesn't realize is that this bookworm is a virgin, and far from versed in seducing a musician. And he cooks up this absurd plan.Īll by pretending to be in a relationship. But when he witnesses how I fall to pieces in front of my guitar-toting crush, his wheels start turning. We meet to discuss his behavior and review media relations standards. He used to be the easiest of all the players for me to wrangle as the Public Relations Coordinator, but after a nasty breakup with his high school sweetheart, he's a mess. There's hardly a day he's not headline material during football season, and never a day he isn't a bullseye target for every girl on campus. The hottest college football safety in the nation just asked me to be his fake girlfriend.Īnd I just asked him to take my virginity.Ĭlay Johnson has the abs of Adonis and the deadly smirk of the devil, himself. |