![]() ![]() I must admit, I was suspecting to be more moved and delighted with my reading that I was. ![]() In this three year project to read one of Shakespeare’s plays each month, I had been saving King Lear until near the end as sort of a reward for reading a few of the weaker plays along the way. It has been more than 50 years since I first read King Lear. ![]() ![]() See: List of Shakespeare’s play’s I’ve read and commented on COMMENTS ON However, I will keep a separate page listing each play I’ve read with links to any comments I would make of that particular play. At this time I have no idea how the project will go, nor if it will actually lead me through the entire corpus of Shakespeare’s plays. Thus I began with The Two Gentlemen of Verona. I wanted to go back, start with something not too serious or challenging, and work my way through the whole corpus. I hadn’t read a Shakespeare play since 1959, 50 years ago! But I had read nearly all of them in college. General Note: In January 2009 I decided that I’d like to go back and read all the plays of William Shakespeare, perhaps one a month if that works out. Book review - KING LEAR By William Shakespeare ![]()
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5/20/2023 0 Comments All the tides and fate![]() ![]() As she tries to balance her loyalty to her people, her crew, and the desires of her heart, Amora will soon discover that the power to rule might destroy her. To save herself and Visidia, Amora embarks on a desperate quest for a mythical artifact that could fix everything-but it comes at a terrible cost. No one can know the truth about the boy who holds the missing half of her soul. All the Tides of Fate (All the Stars and Teeth Duology Book 2) by Adalyn Grace (Author) (742) The thrilling sequel to instant New York Times bestseller All the Stars and Teeth, called captivating by Tomi Adeyemi, Vicious and alluring by Hafsah Faizal, and phenomenal by Adrienne Young. No one can know that she’s lost her magic. No one can know about the curse in her bloodline. ![]() Now, with the islands in turmoil and the people questioning her authority, Amora cannot allow anyone to see her weaknesses. Through blood and sacrifice, Amora Montara has conquered a rebellion and taken her rightful place as queen of Visidia. So if you've read book two (WARNING: Spoilers Ahead!), check out a quick recap of what you can expect in the latest installment of this electrifying fantasy and then start reading the first few chapters! Who's ready for the sequel to All the Stars and Teeth? □♀️□♂️□♀️□♂️□♀️□♂️Īdalyn Grace is back with All the Tides of Fate! This thrilling series finale is packed with more high seas adventure, romance, and danger. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cleverly illustrated and easy to understand, this is the book that cracks the mystery. Have you ever wondered what goes on inside these devices to make our lives easier but occasionally more infuriating?įor more than 20 years, readers have delighted in Charles Petzold's illuminating story of the secret inner life of computers, and now he has revised it for this new age of computing. Scott Hanselman, Partner Program Director, Microsoft, and host of HanselminutesĬomputers are everywhere, most obviously in our laptops and smartphones, but also our cars, televisions, microwave ovens, alarm clocks, robot vacuum cleaners, and other smart appliances. Code teaches us how many unseen layers there are between the computer systems that we as users look at every day and the magical silicon rocks that we infused with lightning and taught to think." ![]() Code is a book that is as much about Systems Thinking and abstractions as it is about code and programming. It started with a story, and it built up, layer by layer, analogy by analogy, until I understood not just the Code, but the System. It was the first book about programming that spoke to me. ![]() “The classic guide to how computers work, updated with new chapters and interactive graphics ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments She Rises by Kate Worsley![]() The world he enters is dangerous and Luke has to adapt quickly if he is to survive. He is beaten and press ganged by His Majesty’s Navy into going to sea on the warship Essex. In the second of the two narratives, fifteen year old Luke finds himself drinking in a Harwich local tavern at the wrong time. ![]() Louise finds life in Harwich both dangerous and exciting and is soon under the spell of her young mistress, but then smallpox strikes and Louise has to put her own life at risk to save Rebecca. Before Louise leaves the farm, her mother requests that she find out what has happened to her brother, Luke, thus giving the story its driving force. Us Fletchers have too much salt in our blood’. ![]() The sea has played its part in her life already, luring both her father and brother away never to return: ‘the sea was where our troubles flowed from. It’s 1740 and a young dairy maid Louise Fletcher is offered work as a lady’s maid to Rebecca, the spoilt daughter of a sea captain, in the glamorous port of Harwich. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Vincent Van Gogh by Rainer Metzger![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This visually stunning show and book examine the impact of Japanese prints on Van Gogh’s work. “Another exhibition catalogue from the Van Gogh Museum. Van Gogh & Japan Van Gogh & Japan (2018) by Louis van Tilborgh, Nienke Bakker, Cornelia Homburg, Tsukasa Kōdera and Chris Uhlenbeck His weekly blog Adventures with Van Gogh is published every Friday.īelow, Bailey has selected five books that he recommends to anyone wanting to learn all about Vincent van Gogh. He has curated Van Gogh exhibitions at the Barbican Art Gallery and National Gallery of Scotland, and was the co-curator of Tate Britain’s 2019 show Van Gogh and Britain. “But of course, Picasso’s artistic career spanned over 70 years, while Van Gogh’s was only a decade.”īailey has written a series of books on Van Gogh including The Sunflowers Are Mine: The Story of Van Gogh's Masterpiece (2013) and Living with Vincent van Gogh: The Homes & Landscapes that Shaped the Artist (2019). “There have probably been more books published on Van Gogh than any other modern painter, except for Picasso,” says Martin Bailey, a leading Van Gogh expert and senior correspondent for The Art Newspaper. It can be hard to know where to begin when reading up on an artist as famous and revered as Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), especially with so many myths surrounding his relatively short life and career. Click here for more reading lists on the world's greatest artists.“Van Gogh’s letters are by far the most interesting of any artist” ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Janet evanovich five![]() ![]() ![]() Like Evanovich, Stephanie originates from New Jersey, although Janet hails from South River and Stephanie was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the city where the series is set. Evanovich says, "I wouldn't go so far as to say Stephanie is an autobiographical character, but I will admit to knowing where she lives." The first book, One for the Money, was adapted as a 2012 film starring Katherine Heigl as Stephanie.Įvanovich admits that Stephanie Plum's character is inspired by her own, in both history and "similar embarrassing experiences". "But truthfully," Evanovich says, "Stephanie has stayed the same more than she's changed." Īs of 2021, Stephanie has appeared in 28 full-length novels, four holiday novellas, and a short story in a compilation of various authors' works. Įvanovich claims the inspiration for Stephanie's character came after watching Midnight Run starring Charles Grodin and Robert De Niro, adding, "If Mickey Spillane wrote Archie and Veronica, Stephanie would be Betty." As the series has progressed, Stephanie has become more stable and responsible, and a better bounty hunter. ![]() ![]() She is described by the author as "incredibly average and yet heroic if necessary". She is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and-although a female bounty hunter-is the opposite of Domino Harvey. Stephanie Plum is a fictional character and the protagonist in a series of novels written by Janet Evanovich. ![]() ![]() In the last 18 months, he was back on his beloved Pembrokeshire farm with his daughter Ann, telling stories to his grandchildren and writing rhyming poetry, with an acerbic wit that was his last weapon against what he saw as our destructive era. Most of his later writing and public campaigning had been devoted to country matters, self-sufficiency and the environment. ![]() ![]() He was the author of over 40 books, including the best-selling The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency, and he had made numerous films and radio programmes. The courses were taken by students from all over the world, who come to Killowen to learn about his lifestyle and philosophies at first hand. In his last years John, Angela and William Sutherland had been running courses in self-sufficiency from their home at Killowen, New Ross. The two had built up the smallholding from scratch over 19 years. He continued this lifestyle with his companion Angela Ashe on the banks of the River Barrow in County Wexford, Ireland. ![]() Returning penniless to England, he lived in a trolley bus and on a Dutch sailing barge before settling on a five-acre smallholding in Suffolk to lead a self-sufficient life. As a young man, he travelled all over Africa and fought in Burma in World War II. ![]() John Seymour was an idealist - he had a vision of a better world where people aren't alienated from their labours. ![]() ![]() “ juggles small-town history and mystical thriller, character development and eerie magical realism in a fine Southern gothic drama.” - Publishers Weekly It’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago.To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. 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It will go over the novels Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, and Peter and the Secret of Rundoon. This next section is for those readers looking to get into the Peter and the Starcatchers series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The first novel has been adapted for a play with music that was done with some Off-Broadway staging and a Broadway staging. PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS BOOKS INTO MOVIES There are some deviations in this series, as it does not stick to the things that Barrie put into his novel, and takes some liberties. The sequels to this novel are also prequels to the famous book by Barrie. ![]() There are some, too, that were in Barrie’s novel. Most of the characters in the novel were created for this series. ![]() The first novel in the series Peter and the Starcatchers serves as a prequel to J.M. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments Reunion by Lauraine Snelling![]() ![]() Dark blond, it looked naturally sun streaked due to the gray turned silver around her face. Her hair usually swung in the blunt-cut style she'd worn for years, but now it was in need of a cut and probably a highlight session again. Who would put a present here on the table?" She looked pointedly from him to the box, swiping a strand of hair behind her ear. Our anniversary is still three months away. "Why would someone give me a present? It's not my birthday." "No card, no name, just a white box with a pretty ribbon." She watched his face to see if he was teasing her. Who could have left that?" His blue eyes twinkled. Do you know anything about this box on the table?" She turned at her husband's entrance and gave him a welcome-home hug. Just as she dug her cell phone out of her purse, she heard the back door open. She pondered the box, then picked it up and sniffed it. Since she and her husband, Bjorn, were the only two people who now lived in this big old house, it had to be for one of them. Shaking the box, albeit gently, left her with no more information. Although she'd never opened a present before its time, she'd thought about it a lot. ![]() ![]() Just a square, white box with a curly blue ribbon spilling over its sides.Ĭuriosity was one of Keira Johnston's failings. The tissue-wrapped box on the dining room table failed to answer. ![]() |