![]() ![]() It was the first time she found that journalism could save lives. ![]() Colvin’s story on the front page of the Sunday Times had the headline War on Women: “She lay where she had fallen, face down on the dirt path leading out of Bourj al-Barajneh.” Three days later Syrian authorities ordered the militia to stop sniping. One was shot straight away in the head and abdomen. Once there, she watched as a group of women ran across the “Path of Death” to buy provisions. Colvin risked her life by entering, having bribed the soldiers not to shoot her. The camp was under siege by Shia militia, backed by Syria’s President Hafez al-Assad, which made it hazardous for journalists to enter the campand for inmates to leave to buy food. ![]() D uring the Lebanese civil war in 1987, Marie Colvin was the first journalist on the scene at a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. ![]()
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![]() This is a book for all intelligent readers interested in the Civil War and Reconstruction, African American History, and Abolition Studies. Still, I was surprised by some of what Blight brings to light, and persuaded by many of Blights’s conclusions about Douglass’s life.ĭavid Blight is a Yale professor and this book accords with scholarly standards, but it avoids the jargon and exclusivity of some academic history. ![]() While I am hardly a Douglass devotee, I have more familiarity with his life than most readers. I have also visited some sites associated with Douglass’s life in Maryland and in New England and New York. I have read one of Douglass’s autobiographies and McFeely’s biography. It also offers an unvarnished account of the Great Man’s private life without descending into the salacious. The book covers all of the years of Douglass’s life and all aspects of his long career. ![]() The first new full biography of Douglass since William McFeely’s 1991 book, this is a massive work of prodigious research that is coupled with straightforward writing. David Blight has written a wonderful biography of Frederick Douglass that is likely to be the standard against which other work on the great human rights advocate is judged for at least a generation. ![]() ![]() A support system who made him feel valued and protected. “All I had to do was remain innocent in his eyes. Torre’s writing through Every Last Secret, which has been very much positive… What It Is About The Ghostwriter seems to be getting most love, so I’ve got that one and will probably read it this month or the next.Įspecially after my first experience with A.R. But all in all, I am more interested in her thrillers. Apparently, she uses the pseudonym when she writes thrillers and her full name for her romances.Īnd I’ve been meaning to check out Hollywood Dirt for quite a while now. Torre and Alessandra Torre are the same person. I’ve heard about Every Last Secret by chance. If you know any that is really good, please recommend it to me in the comments. Though I love the genre, I sometimes find it hard to find ones that really are thrilling and, more importantly, well written. ![]() ![]() ![]() I am always on a lookout for a good thriller. RATED ON GOODREADS – 4.01 of 5 Initial Thoughts ![]() ![]() One night, while attending a performance by their friend Sheldon Thomas and famous Seattle musician Oscar Holden, Henry and Keiko witness the arrest of several Japanese citizens by the FBI. Henry and Keiko bond over their shared love of jazz music. ![]() His father has forbidden him from speaking Chinese at home, and since neither his father nor his mother speaks strong English, Henry’s home life has been incredibly quiet. Aside from Keiko, Henry doesn’t have many people to talk to. Henry and Keiko work in their school kitchen together, and though Henry worries about drawing his father’s ire for befriending a Japanese person, he begins spending time with Keiko outside of school. Keiko is a second-generation American both her parents were born in the United States. ![]() Henry is a first-generation American: his Chinese nationalist father hates Japanese people, whose forces have been at war with China’s for decades. ![]() ![]() Henry and Keiko meet in Seattle during World War II they both attend an all-white school called Rainier Elementary. Through intertwined timelines-one in the 1940s and one in the 1980s- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet tells the love story of a Chinese American boy, Henry Lee, and a Japanese American girl, Keiko Okabe. ![]() ![]() Katy Perry dazzles in a HUGE gold metallic gown as she takes to the stage at King Charles' historic Coronation Concert in Windsor Castle ![]() Versatile, affordable and easy to use! How to use paint to transform your home without blowing the budget Lionel Richie fans 'disappointed' by All Night Long singer's 'awful' performance at King Charles' Coronation concert ![]() 'He stole the show': Fans rejoice as Kermit The Frog 'brings some serious groove' to the Coronation Concert while dancing to Take That with Prince Edward in the Royal box No more meal-time tantrums! Start to ENJOY family dinners again with these delicious 20-minute ideas everyone will loveĭavid and Victoria Beckham enjoy Coronation celebrations with Guy Ritchie and his wife Jacqui as they sip on fizz and indulge in sconesįans rave over Take That's special rendition of Never Forget as they close Coronation concert - and they brand Howard Donald the 'best vocalist' King Charles Coronation RECAP: King's sorrow at Harry's disappearing act as he raised toast to Archie on his birthday 'Your Majesty, you can be my wingman anytime!' Tom Cruise makes A-list cameo during King Charles' star-studded Coronation concert ![]() Taylor Swift's ex Joe Alwyn 'will continue to rake in five-figure sums from songs he co-wrote with her' - as singer moves on with Matty Healy ![]() ![]() So despite numerous misgivings, I was nevertheless excited to read Still Star-Crossed, a sequel exploring the what happens next after the original play. I want to experience more of the what next. And personally, I don’t enjoy looking back when I already know how things will end. Epilogues are to fanfiction what peanut butter is to jelly. Perhaps it’s because I love fanfiction, but I always relish an epilogue more than a prequel. “Too shallow”, I would argue when confronted with the usual ‘but’ pivoting around the romance, the sacrifice and the argument about the course of true love. In truth, when compared to the complexities of Othello or the genius (in my humble opinion) of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet just left me feeling like the play simply didn’t scratch beneath the surface enough. While I can quote many a line from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet thanks to my high school experience, it’s actually my least favourite Shakespearean play. ![]() ![]() The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor ( Frog and Toad Together), a Caldecott Honor ( Frog and Toad Are Friends), ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book. ![]() This reading collection is a Level Two I Can Read, geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help. No matter what kind of situation they find themselves in, one thing is certain: Frog and Toad will always be together. Share the adventures of best friends Frog and Toad as they fly a kite, resist the temptation of cookies, and search for a lost button. Frog and Toad All Year & Small Pig by Arnold Lobel and Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik Picture by Maurice Sendak. This 9 x 9 hardcover treasury includes the complete art and text from four classics: Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, Frog and Toad All Year, and Days with Frog and Toad. ![]() And includes a detachable sheet of stickers! Celebrate the power of friendship with all four of the beloved Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel in one gorgeous volume. ![]() ![]() ![]() By AUTHOR Jane Austen Eric Carle Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl Charles Dickens Sydney Hanson C.Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() Of course with Ash nothing is ever simple or straightforward. Over the last four books, so much has happened between our foul-mouthed lion Therian agent and the adorable cheetah Therian who captured his heart. ![]() In this new installment of the THIRDS, we’re continuing where Rise & Fall left off, except this time we’re experiencing events through Ash and Cael’s points of view. Hello all! Thank you so much for joining me as I celebrate the release of the fifth book in the THIRDS series, Against the Grain. Being in love isn’t the only danger he and Ash face as wounds reopen and new secrets emerge, forcing them to question old loyalties. Yet nothing he’s ever faced has been more of a challenge than the heart of Ash Keeler, his supposedly straight teammate. As a Recon Agent for Destructive Delta, he has successfully maneuvered through the urban jungle that is New York City, picking up his own scars along the way. As a result, Ash’s secrets start to surface, and he can no longer ignore what’s in his heart.Ĭael Maddock is no stranger to heartache. Thanks to Ash’s skills and the help of his team, they finally put an end to the murdering extremist group for good, though not before Ash takes a bullet to save teammate Cael Maddock. But his hard-lined approach always yields results, evident by his recent infiltration of the Coalition. Blurb: As the fiercest Defense Agent at the THIRDS, Destructive Delta’s Ash Keeler is foul-mouthed and foul-tempered. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I always knew I loved to write, but it took me a long time to summon the courage to chase the dream. I come from a long line of Irish storytellers on my father’s side and theatre people on my mother’s. What prepared me for a life of writing fiction? Though I have a BA from Brandeis University in English and American Literature and a BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design, the true answer is probably genes. I love the crazy fun and infinite possibility of storytelling. I love when characters come to me out of nowhere and make me cry so hard my mascara runs or laugh until my stomach hurts. I love to slip into another person’s skin and feel what it’s like to live another life. I love words, dictionaries, thesauruses, sharp pencils, the smell of book ink and the delicious art of carving out sentences on clean white paper. There’s a Lego in my bum which fits with the Lego in my chair and when I sit down to write, I hear the satisfying snap of the two pieces fitting together. ![]() |