The Last Viking by Sandra Hill5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Residents are sworn to respect and protect the history of the Silo even though no one seems to know how it really came to be. Rashida Jones and David Oyelowo in “Silo,” premiering on Apple TV+. Outside is not an option due to the toxic environment rendered from mysterious circumstances. An unnamed event has forced the last remnants of the human race to call the Silo their home. Read on to find out what you can expect from the sci-fi series based on our preview of episodes 1 and 2.ĭavid Oyelowo plays Holston the current sheriff of the Silo, who is there to enforce the many rules of the cylindrical underground dwelling. I became invested very early on while previewing the series’ initial episodes. The show is based on a book series from author Hugh Howey, who also serves as an executive producer on Silo. ![]() The new original from Apple TV+ becomes available on May 5th. Silo was named as one to watch in our recent round table discussion on the So Many Shows podcast. Silo is a gripping tale of a futuristic society that may not be all that it seems. ![]()
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The bill hodges trilogy boxed set5/12/2023 ![]() King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. ![]() After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. ![]() Apology by plato5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This article re-evaluates the scholarship that led to the 'gadfly' translation and argues that the 'spur' translation is correct based on the use elsewhere in Greek literature of M'YΩΨ and other significant words in the passage. To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know. The 'Apology' of Socrates by Plato, presents the speech of self-defence given by Socrates in his trial for impiety and corruption (399 BC). Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A +. However, this word was generally translated as 'spur' until the 1800s. Related Characters: Socrates (speaker), Meletus (speaker) Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 32. This article re-evaluates the scholarship that led to the 'gadfly' translation and argues that the 'spur' translation is correct based on the use elsewhere in Greek literature of M'YΩΨ and other significant words in the passage.ĪB - The standard translation of M'YΩΨ in Plato's Apology of Socrates 30e is 'gadfly'. However, this word was generally translated as 'spur' until the 1800s. N2 - The standard translation of M'YΩΨ in Plato's Apology of Socrates 30e is 'gadfly'. Overview Apology presents the speech of self-defence given by Socrates in his trial for impiety and corruption specifically against the charges of corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel. T1 - Gadfly or Spur? the Meaning of M'YΩΨ in Plato's Apology of SocratesĬopyright © The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 2017. ![]() Chesler women and madness5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() A pioneer contribution to the feminization of psychiatric thinking and practice. With an extensive bibliography recommended for a new generation of public library users and for all women's studies and mental health collections. In a text richly textured with classical and research references, she revisits her original study of psychiatric bias and oppression, including sex between patient and clinician, and reviews how the feminist landscape has changed since the 1970s.Filled with cogent insights and applications to contemporary issues (e.g., biological psychiatry, eating disorders), the book embodies enough revision to make it relevant while still retaining the power of the original. A new introduction is followed by a restatement of her earlier work with updated commentary. Still strident after all these years, prominent feminist author and activist Chesler here updates her classic on female psychology. With an extensive bibliography recommended for a new generation of public library users and for all women's studies and mental health collections.' - Antoinette Brinkman, The Library Journal 'In a text richly textured with classical and research references, she revisits her original study of psychiatric bias and oppression.Filled with cogent insights and applications to contemporary issues.the book embodies enough revision to make it relevant while still retaining the power of the original. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tamara wove magic when writing this and also has made me become a fan of Romantic Comedies. This book (genre) is a book that I have never read. I would love to have friends like Clarissa and Terrence. I Love Tom! He was the most down to earth man with a heart of Gold! December AKA Dee banter and sweet talk had me on a emotional roller coaster. I fell in love with the story line and the Characters. I laughed and cried along with the characters. Tamara Philip NOMINATED for Outstanding Debut Author in Interracial Romance 2015 ![]() Will these two lonely hearts ever make a love connection or has this cupid’s arrow missed its mark? Now what seemed like a sure fire hit quickly becomes a flop. Things start to go downhill when Tom admits he’s never even heard of December before. Thinking the two celebrities would make a cute couple, he unwisely decides to play matchmaker… in front of a live studio audience. The Trouble with Playing Cupid by Tamara Philip One New Year’s Eve, shy singer, December Brown drunkenly texts her talk show host pal, Trace Randall, about her long time crush on the aloof actor, Tom Elmswood. Now available as an AUDIOBOOK on Audible, iTunes, and on Amazon! Also in All Ebook Formats and Print Editions. Can you hear it now? YOU BET! The Trouble with Playing Cupid by Tamara Philip ![]() Captain america by ed brubaker volume 45/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to his work in comics, Brubaker served as the executive producer and co-writer of the 2019 Amazon series Too Old to Die Young, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.īrubaker, the child of a Navy intelligence officer, spent much of his childhood in Guantánamo Bay, reading comics that included Captain America and his sidekick Bucky Barnes, which were seminal in the storyline he would one day write when creating the Winter Soldier. Brubaker is best known for his long-standing collaboration with British artist Sean Phillips, starting with their Elseworlds one-shot Batman: Gotham Noir in 2001 and continuing with a number of creator-owned series such as Criminal, Incognito, Fatale, The Fade Out and Kill or Be Killed.īrubaker has won numerous awards for his comics work, including seven Eisner Awards, two Harvey Awards, an Ignatz Award, and a GLAAD Media Award. ![]() ![]() He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series Lowlife and a number of serials in the Dark Horse Presents anthology, before achieving industry-wide acclaim with the Vertigo series Scene of the Crime and moving to the superhero comics such as Batman, Catwoman, The Authority, Captain America, Daredevil and Uncanny X-Men. Eisner Award, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019Įd Brubaker ( / ˈ b r uː b eɪ k ər/ born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction genre. ![]() The dazzling heights5/11/2023 ![]() The sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The. Read 1,781 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. ![]() And in a world of such dazzling heights, just one wrong step can mean a devastating fall. The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee The Dazzling Heights book. And she knows exactly where to begin.īut unbeknownst to them all, someone is watching their every move, someone with revenge in mind. no matter the cost.Īnd then there's CALLIOPE, the mysterious, bohemian beauty who arrives in New York determined to cause a stir. But being there means seeing the boy whose heart she broke, and who broke hers in return.ĪVERY is tormented by her love for the one person in the world she can never have. When RYLIN wins a scholarship to an upper-floor school, her life transforms overnight. Discover our storied heritage and the indelible mark of our founder, Pierre S. Will he do what it takes to be free of her for good? Experience the world of Longwood Gardens a place to see dazzling displays that elevate the art of horticulture a place to enjoy performances that inspire a place to watch majestic fountains spring to life a place to relax and reconnect with nature. WATT just wants to put everything behind him.until Leda forces him to start hacking again. She'll do anything to make sure the truth stays hidden-even if it means trusting her enemy. LEDA is haunted by memories of what happened on the worst night of her life. But amidst high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous secrets. Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky. The sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Thousandth Floor ![]() Elric of melnibone5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() He slays his true love, is himself a wizard in league with the demon lord Arioch, and leads invaders to lay waste to Melniboné.Įlric first appeared in print in 1961 in Michael Moorcock’s novelette, "The Dreaming City" ( Science Fantasy #47 June 1961). ![]() Elric is an intentional inversion of Conan: instead of a mighty Brawny barbarian warrior who fights his way to the top and gains the throne of Aquilonia (which is a country about a hundred miles north of Elric's kingdom), Elric is a weak and sickly but highly cultured emperor who throws the throne of Melniboné away. However Elric and Conan have major differences. Elric is another hero of the Hyborian age just like Conan. Portrait of Elric by James Cawthorn used for the original edition of StormbringerĮlric of Melniboné is another icon of fantasy fiction, the protagonist of Michael Moorcock’s epic sword-and-sorcery tales. ![]() Autumn smith novel5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s always lovely between the two of them, even in this sad circumstance, but outside, ill will and menace hang thick in the air. He has no family, so Elisabeth appoints herself to the position. When the story begins, the year is 2016, and Daniel, now 101, is quietly dying in an elder-care facility somewhere outside London. Their extraordinary friendship forms the moral center of this beautiful, subtle work, the seventh novel by Smith, who consistently produces some of Britain’s most exciting, ambitious and moving writing. “It isn’t that kind of relationship,” Elisabeth says at one point, to a jealous lover. “What you reading?” Daniel Gluck asks whenever he sees Elisabeth Demand in Ali Smith’s latest novel, “Autumn.” They are each other’s favorite people in the world, even though their paths cross only intermittently and he is 69 years older than she is. (This book was selected as one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2017. ![]() Book will by will smith5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Will Smith’s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale-but it’s only half the story. ![]() Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had. One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Achievement An ultimately heartwarming read, Will provides a humane glimpse of the man behind the actor, producer and musician, as he bares all his insecurities and trauma.” -USA Today “Will Smith isn't holding back in his bravely inspiring new memoir. “It's the best memoir I've ever read.” -Oprah Winfrey The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! ![]() |