![]() ![]() ![]() He was a tough man, as many were of that time period. Even though I never met him, my mother would tell me stories about him. When he died in 1962, it would be a full ten years before I was born in 1972. ![]() That bullet also changed my grandfather’s life as well. The bullet that ended Franz’s life started a chain of events that would lead all the major nations of Europe and the United States into a war that would engulf millions. Both died within minutes, Franz’s last words pleading for his wife to live for their children. This was not to be, as Franz and his wife were shot by a Serbian nationalist by the name of Gavrilo Princip. This day should have been nothing more than the standard state protocol with a speech or two and a state dinner at night. He and his wife Sophie were visiting the city to open a new state museum. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was touring the city of Sarajevo in the province of Bosnia and Herzegovina. What damage can one bullet do? It was a sunny summer day in 1914 when that question was answered. This year, the world will pause to remember the 100th anniversary, or centenary, of the end of World War I. November 11 is known worldwide as Armistice Day, and Veterans Day in America. Armistice Day, 2018: Reflecting on the Centenary of the End of World War I ![]()
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![]() ![]() John McDonough’s gentle, patient tone richly portrays the peaceful soul of Father Tim. “You wish you lived there and knew these people,” says one listener another listener declares, “I want to move to Mitford!” To fans, listening to this series feels like going home. The parson is also frequently called upon to resolve conflicts, unravel mysteries, and work miracles. At various times, Father Tim has acted as a foster parent, canine companion, matchmaker, and cake tester. In the small town of Mitford, North Carolina, he handles weddings, baptisms, and funerals, and also deals with broken marriages, alienated families, and lonely hearts. 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But he's not so blind that he can't see there are some very unusual things about his family's new home in Tangerine County, Florida. **Description from Amazon: Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like a bug-eyed alien. What really makes this book great, though, is Paul and his experiences at a new. ![]() ![]() The orange groves, the people, the weather-all were alien to me. One of the things that I particularly liked about this book was how I was transported to a place so completely different than the Midwest. The book begins as the family moves to Tangerine, Florida. Text-to-speech (TTS) technology can be helpful for anyone who needs to access written content in an auditory format, and it can provide a more inclusive and accessible way of communication for many people. It can read aloud PDFs, websites, and books using natural AI voices. Text to speech (TTS) is a technology that converts text into spoken audio. ![]() ![]() ![]() And just as Sheridan is about to speak, she steps into the path of a cargo net loaded with crates! Standing on the pier, Stephen Westmoreland, the Earl of Langford, assumes the young woman coming toward him is Charise Lancaster - and informs her of his inadvertent role in a fatal accident involving Lord Burleton the night before. When her charge elopes with a stranger, Sheridan wonders how she will ever explain it to Charise’s intended, Lord Burleton. Until You by Judith McNaughtĪ teacher in a school for wealthy young ladies, Sheridan, Bromleigh is hired to accompany one of her students, heiress Charise Lancaster, to England to meet her fiancé. It’s the Christmas season but not quite yet, so instead of getting festive holiday feels, there is an unexplainable sentimentality in us. ![]() I feel November exudes the same sentimental feeling as the book. Once in a while, it’s okay to indulge in fantasies and Until You is the perfect selection for that. Like all historical romance novels, it’s of course, romantic, dreamy, and idealistic but nevertheless makes you want to believe in such a powerful love. There is something quite special about this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Alwyn was named the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award winner for Best Debut Author. Alwyn Poole: Elections are about the economy but education is the flip side of the same coin By Alwyn Poole 7 May, 2023 10:00 AM 5 mins to read The purpose of education is not just employment. Utilizamos cookies y herramientas similares que son necesarias para permitirte comprar, mejorar tus experiencias de compra y proporcionar nuestros servicios, según se detalla en nuestro Aviso de cookies. The trilogy continues in TRAITOR TO THE THRONE and HERO AT THE FALL. She has a bad habit of acquiring more hardcovers than is smart for someone who moves house quite so often.Īlwyn’s New York Times-bestselling debut, the YA fantasy REBEL OF THE SANDS, was published by Viking Children’s Books in the US and Faber Children’s Books in the UK, and in 14 other territories. ![]() ![]() She left France for Cambridge University to study History of Art at King’s College, and then to London where she became indentured to an auction house. She instead attempted to read and write her way to new places and developed a weakness for fantasy and cross-dressing heroines. ![]() She grew up in a small town there, which might have compelled her to burst randomly into the opening song from Beauty and the Beast were it not for her total tone-deafness. Alwyn Hamilton was born in Toronto and spent her childhood bouncing between Europe and Canada until her parents settled in France. ![]() ![]() Thunderhead is basically Rowan and Citra’s journey along with their trusted and respected senior scythes, Scythe Faraday and Scythe Curie cleansing scythedom in their own ways. So yes, the world-building is still great but the actual plot itself is something else.Ī plot that kept me at the edge of my seat… I also learned more about the Authority Interface which is not surprising because Thunderhead is the Authority Interface and this book is titled after it. This book really digs deeper into the history of the scythes. I’m still fascinated, learning more about the scythedom. Sure, I’m still in awe with the world-building. In Scythe, book 1 of the series, I said its greatest charm is the world-building, but in Thunderhead, it definitely is the actual plot. Wisdom is knowing the difference.” ― Neal Shusterman, Thunderhead “The end doesn’t always justify the means. ![]() Then Rowan, taking advantage of the remaining time of his immunity and murdering bad scythes and with that, scythes have been calling him Scythe Lucifer. Citra, still in her badass ways, roasting everyone when she has to and having her own way of gleaning. Both of them stirring the scythedom ( if not the whole world) in their own ways. ![]() ![]() Citra is now a junior scythe (Honorable Scythe Anastasia) and Rowan has gone rogue. It’s been almost a year since the Winter Conclave. 9, 2018 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ![]() GENRE: Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopia, Science Fiction ![]() |