![]() Without large meat eaters, mid-size predators-raccoons, blue jays, crows, squirrels, opossums-have proliferated, to the detriment of songbird populations. ![]() White-tailed deer have denuded the undergrowth in the forests of the eastern United States, because wolves and cougar have disappeared. In Yellowstone National Park, the eradication of wolves has resulted in a glut of elk that have trampled river banks and chewed down young trees. ![]() Without sea otters to keep ravenous sea urchins in check, some ocean floors in the North Pacific have been stripped of kelp. In this impassioned debut, wildlife journalist Stolzenburg examines predation’s crucial role in the preservation of ecological diversity, painting nightmarish pictures of what happens when top carnivores are exterminated from ecosystems. ![]()
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![]() ![]() One of Emily's patrons is wealthy Lady Maria Bayne of South Audley Street. Emily is 34 years old, which makes her older than the usual heroine of a romance, but she's still young enough to produce that all-important heir (and even the spare). Cupp, and the landlady's daughter, Jane, are very fond of her and take good care of her. ![]() Her home is a bed-sitting-room in a boarding house. Emily makes her living running errands for rich and middle class women. Maytham, who left her a few hundred pounds and helped her get inexpensive lodgings in London, as well as giving her good advice. Luckily, this very nice young woman was a paid companion to old Mrs. ![]() Her blood is blue, but she's a poor relation whose rich relatives, such as Lady Malfry, are unwilling to help her out. Miss Emily Fox-Seton is a familiar character for those of us who read historical romances. Because Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901, it was already Edwardian England when the book came out, but it was probably still Victorian England when the book was written. Stokes Company published the book in September of 1901. The frontispiece shows that she's attractive, if not a beauty.įrederick A. The publisher chose to use the illustration of the beautiful Lady Agatha Slade instead. It is a lovely little book, although I note (with amusement), that the lady on the cover is NOT Miss Emily Fox-Seton, the heroine. I've finally obtained a vintage copy of The Making of a Marchioness to go with my vintage copy of its sequel, The Methods of Lady Walderhurst. ![]() ![]() ![]() Warriors: The New Prophecy (2005–2006) continues with a focus on the next generation of cats, and chronicles the four Clans' journey to a new home. ![]() It details the adventures of a "kittypet" ( housecat) named Rusty who joins ThunderClan, one of the warrior cat clans who inhabit the forest. The first, Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, was published from 2003 to 2004. There are currently eight sub-series, each containing six books. ![]() The concept and plot of the pilot series was developed by series editor Victoria Holmes. Published by HarperCollins, the series is written by authors Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry, as well as others, under the collective pseudonym Erin Hunter. The series is primarily set in fictional forests. Warriors (also known as Warrior Cats) is a series of novels based on the adventures and drama of multiple Clans of feral cats. ![]() ![]() ![]() People commit suicide when life is meaningless, he says, and sometimes to defend the meaning that they do perceive (for instance, someone dying for a political cause). Camus believes that confronting the absurd takes precedence over all other philosophical problems, because it is intimately linked with the act of suicide. In fact, Camus defines the absurd as the confrontation between man’s desire for logic, meaning and order, and the world’s inability to satisfy this desire. ![]() The absurd is often mischaracterized as the simple idea that life is meaningless. ![]() In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus aims to draw out his definition of absurdism and, later in the book, consider what strategies are available to people in living with the absurd. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wenzel uses a range of painterly styles borrowed from impressionism, pointillism and others to make readers think about how perception, art and emotion are intricately linked. But wait, we’re not quite done yet the cat walks on and comes to the water: imagine what it saw … We’re then told ‘The cat knew them all, and they knew the cat.’ –a lengthy discussion might ensue from this statement alone. ![]() On walks the cat and is seen by the bird, the flea, the snake, the worm and the bat …Ī dozen sightings, every one through different lenses, lenses which create shifts between texture, colour and tone, underlined after all twelve sightings by ‘YES, THEY ALL SAW A CAT!’ ![]() The child sees the cat, the dog sees the cat – sleek and slinky, the fox sees the cat – chunky and stubby, the fish sees the cat thus …Īnd the mouse – well the mouse sees an alarmingly jaggedy, predatory monster, and the bee sees a pointillist image. ‘The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears and paws …’. It’s a wonderfully philosophical consideration brilliantly demonstrated by author/illustrator Brendan Wenzel in this creative, thought-provoking mixed media exploration of observation, imagination and perspectives, which begins thus: The world looks different depending on the lenses through which we view it, surely? I certainly think so. A cat is a cat, is a cat, no matter what. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is fully vaccinated and boosted and will be wearing a mask at all events. To maintain everyone’s happiness and health P.C. The fate of her friends-and the world-depend on it. Mercury will have to muster all her strength if she is to fight for a new dawn. Something that wants to rule the ruins of the world and something who sees Mercury as a threat the must be eliminated. But Mercury knows it won’t be that simple, not when she knows someone, or something, is hunting them. Together, they hope to find a place where they can start over and rebuild a better world. The group finds respite in creating a small community in the John Day Fossil Preserve, near the Painted Hills in Oregon. Especially after the death of Ford, their companion through the aftermath of the mist. Although Mercury now has incredible physical strength-she doesn’t know if she will be strong enough for what comes next. The green mist provided each member of her newfound family an ability: Stella’s heightened intuition, Imani’s earthly connection, Karen’s bond with Spirit, and Gemma’s healing ability. While it proved deadly to all the men who breathed it in, it gave new life to women who did the same. Mercury Rhodes and her world were utterly changed when the bombs fell releasing the green mist. Cast’s Into the Mist, Mercury Rhodes leads a group of survivors toward salvation-that is, until someone, or something, starts hunting them. In the thrilling sequel to #1 New York Times bestselling author P. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On the video, the pastor chronicles incidents involving his current jet, which has been in service for more than three decades: The right engine went out en route to Australia, but the plane was able to safely land at its destination thanks to the experience of the pilot and crew. ![]() The video includes parishioners, a pilot, a project manager and even the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, advocating on behalf of the pastor. Prosperity gospel is a theology that promises wealth and health to those who tithe 10% of their income to the church. The request goes on to detail that the luxury jet will transport Pastors Creflo and Taffi Dollar and member of the Dollars’ church around the globe to help them spread the gospel. The project isn’t limited to member donations, as the site states that “we are asking members, partners and supporters of this ministry to assist us in acquiring a Gulfstream G650.” ![]() The Gulfstream G650 can fly eight passengers and four crew members, according to. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It begins in 1866 with a woman, branded as a murderess, trying to piece together her life and the tragic events that led to her being confined to a mental asylum.Īided by a young and progressive psychiatrist Dr.Shepherd, she begins to write to uncover the details of the fire accident that had left her mute and badly scarred. ![]() It is a historical horror novel that unfolds and ends in a manner that was strikingly reminiscent of The Silent Patient. Finally was able to give it a read and sharing my thoughts on the same. The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell, had been on my to-be-read list for a while. ![]() ![]() I already knew Richtel could pass for a physician in conversation. I’m pleased to report that he nearly passes in writing, too. In the concluding section, we arrive at a path forward, and a potential cure for the millions who suffer from diseases of the immune system. ![]() He wants to push us, and be warned: You will be pushed.īy the final page, however, you will possess a deeper understanding of immunology and an appreciation of the ferocious battles that patients and doctors are fighting. There are some curious analogies here: xenophobia, racism, nationalism and Nazism are all compared to autoimmune disorders (I'm not sure I followed the reference to “Hitler’s autoimmune machine.”) Yet it’s this outside-of-the-box thinking that makes Richtel’s book so rich and engaging. (The discovery of penicillin is covered in just a few hundred words.) But this is not a history book it’s a story about cutting-edge science, humanely told, by a journalist engaging with an outrageously difficult subject. ![]() ![]() The subject of this book is the exquisite immune system and the constellation of disorders that manifest when it fails. ![]() Richtel is a gifted storyteller – he can make even dry subjects like protein signaling come alive – but this section is diffuse and a tad superficial. An Elegant Defense Author: Matt Richtel Background. We’re also given a quick tour through the history of the immunology, highlighting the discovery of antibodies, interleukins, immunotherapy and a phenomenon called phagocytosis. Matt Richtel’s An Elegant Defense is a comprehensive and engaging primer on the ‘ever-vigilant, omnipresent peacekeeping force in the Festival of Life.’ The immune system plays an essential role in fighting infections and cancer and in regulating our normal health. ![]() ![]() ![]() All of the relevant points are made into summaries and she uses bullet-points over several chapters, while elaborating on why each piece of info is as important as it is. Joanna does a superb job of making all the significant information on the subject easy to grasp. ![]() One happens to ask themselves where exactly the independent writers of today would be if Joanna Penn’s literary efforts weren’t so dazzlingly helpful and powerful. It is only available in e-book form, spanning about eighty pages, or so. Joanna Penn’s Successful Self-Publishing: How to Self-Publish and Market Your Book in E-Book and Print was published in December of the year of 2015. Successful Self-Publishing by Joanna Penn Now, we can take a look at what accomplished writers suggest as they try to give an answer to the question of how to publish a book. Once again, luckily for us, there are quite a lot of mediums that we can use so as to succeed at publishing our writing. Most typically, the term ‘publishing’ is used to refer to the distribution of books, newspapers, or magazines. Publishing, therefore, is the activity of having any kind of information – literature, in our case, but also music, software, or whatever form of content – available to the public for free or for a monetary gain on the publisher’s part. The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published ![]() |