6/28/2023 0 Comments Good dog carl books set![]() ![]() Spend some time discussing the attributes of a Rottweiler, Carl’s breed.
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6/28/2023 0 Comments Entangled mushroom book![]() ![]() ![]() He examines what we know and don’t yet know about fungi, these mysterious organisms that transform their surroundings-and us. Sheldrake’s process of transforming these copies of his book embodies the themes he explores throughout its chapters. He then macerated the pages of the second copy and fermented them into a beer he drank. He dampened the pages of the first copy, inoculated it with fungal spores, and feasted on the mushrooms that burst from its pages. ![]() The Best Entangled Life Quotes to RememberĪfter publishing Entangled Life in 2020, biologist Merlin Sheldrake made a meal out of two copies of the book. Keep reading for Entangled Life quotes that represent Sheldrake’s findings. He challenges your ideas of fungi with scientific evidence proving how complex these microorganisms are. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake offers his research on fungi to prove that they’re far more useful and intelligent than we ever thought. What are the best quotes from Entangled Life? What do these quotes say about the purpose of fungi? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. ![]() This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments City of bones by cassandra clare![]() When I found my love of fantasy fiction a couple of years ago I asked in a Facebook group for recommendations of the best series to read and The Shadowhunters series by Cassandra Clare were top of the list. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight?. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace’s world with a vengeance when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. It’s also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. ![]() Or was he a boy?This is Clary’s first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. ![]() These first three books introduce the reader to the world of the Shadowhunters. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments The bone season books in order![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lunar Park is the new venture from Hammond and Daz Spencer Lovesey of Bad Penny Productions, who have produced a number of films - most recently Michael Morpurgo’s Waiting for Anya (Egmont) starring Anjelica Huston. Lunar Park will focus on original high-quality drama aimed at the direct to television and streaming video on demand markets, Hammond said. The Bone Season is the first in a seven-book series which was snapped up in a six-figure deal and published in 2013. It imagines a dystopian future where clairvoyance is a crime, forcing 19-year-old dreamwalker Paige Mahoney into a double life, using her skills in the criminal underworld but all the while concealing her talents if she wants to survive. The deal for television rights was brokered by Kirsty McLachlan here at DGA. The first series will be comprised of eight episodes, with further series to follow. Samantha Shannon’s international bestseller The Bone Season will be adapted into a "major" TV series by producer Harriet Hammond of Lunar Park. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Consolations by Sally Wolfe![]() ![]() She edits manuscripts, e-books, courseware and spent two years editing Narrative Magazine. ![]() Sally Wolfe is a marketing communications consultant for the holistic health community. Luminis Books, October 2014 Meet the Author She conforms outwardly as she rises in positions of authority and responsibility in the order, yet she continues to struggle to understand and resolve her relationship with Nathan – all the while carrying on a secret correspondence with him, until she is forced – in a final encounter and spiritual crisis – to dive deep into the still point of her soul and discover the truth. Under the guidance of the compassionate abbess, she tries to “reclaim her heart” and her lost fervor. When their forbiddenĪffair ends abruptly, Fiona, now Sister Bridget, suffers a split in her soul. Nathan Woods, a Jesuit and professor of theology who comes to give the annual retreat. ![]() ![]() What she finds there is not what she expects: Rev. Following in the footsteps of her inspiration, Thomas Merton, she abandons a promising academic career and enters Epiphany Monastery, ablaze with the certainty that a life dedicated to seeking God alone is the great adventure – and that it is meant for her. It is 1951 and young Fiona Ingram is full of the fervor of a new convert. A beautiful and haunting story of forbidden love, “Consolations” portrays a woman’s lifelong struggle to reconcile her all-too-human feelings with her quest for the highest spiritual life. ![]() ![]() ![]() D.J.'s voice is all her own-strong-minded but insecure, unstructured but witty, practical but emotional-and she is easy to cheer for, whether she's accosting a bully or awkwardly trying to understand the people and relationships that so often confuse her." - Horn Book At the same time, it's a broad-strokes portrait of a quintessential tomboy. "More ambitious and wide-ranging than its prequel, The Off Season provides an insightful glimpse into the rewards and challenges of the culture of middle-American farm families. is an easygoing, likable narrator, full of self-deprecating humor and insight, and her struggles, whether they are everyday or life altering, will resonate with teen audiences." - Booklist, ALA "This funny, touching follow-up to Dairy Queen (2006), a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults, succeeds whether read on its own or as a sequel. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Candide or optimism by voltaire![]() ![]() Voltaire concludes Candide with, if not rejecting Leibnizian optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the " best of all possible worlds".Ĭandide is characterized by its tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical, and fast-moving plot. ![]() The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759) Candide: or, The Optimist (1762) and Candide: Optimism (1947). ![]() Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( / k ɒ n ˈ d iː d/ kon- DEED, French: ( listen)) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even though they’re at odds, there’s no denying the sparks that fly every time they’re together. When Rosie learns that her bookstore’s lease has been terminated by Jane’s company, romance moves to the back burner. ![]() Jane hasn’t had much luck with her own love life, but her online connection with a loyal reader makes Jane wonder if she could be the one. Right 1 Rachel Lacey ISBN/UID: 9781542033541 Format: Paperback Language: English Publisher: Montlake Publication date: 01. By night, she puts her steamier side on paper under her pen name: Brie. ![]() By day, she works for the family property development business. ![]() Jane Breslin works hard to keep her professional and personal lives neatly separated. She’s struck up a flirty online friendship with lesbian romance author Brie, and what could be more romantic than falling in love with her favorite author? The only thing missing is her own real-life romance like the ones she loves to read about, and Rosie has an idea of who she might like to sweep her off her feet. And ever since she took over her mother’s beloved Manhattan bookstore, they’ve become her home too. From award-winning author Rachel Lacey comes a playful romance about a Manhattan bookstore owner and a reclusive author who love to hate-and hate to love-each other.īooks are Rosie Taft’s life. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Another brooklyn novel![]() “But not requiring them to acknowledge they have a problem is not the right path to go.” Greg Cheney, R-Battle Ground, a lawyer with experience in drug courts, said during a floor debate last month. “I want these people to get better,” said Rep. It would have made clear that public health workers could not be prosecuted for giving out drug paraphernalia, such as clean glass tubes for smoking fentanyl.Īnd it would have included funding for drug crisis centers a pilot program for health engagement hubs where users could access clean drug paraphernalia and connect with other services and expanded access to withdrawal medication in jails and prisons. Judges could impose jail time for people who refuse treatment or repeatedly fail to comply. It also would have eliminated the requirement that police refer a person’s first two offenses for treatment rather than prosecution, enabling officers to arrest someone for a first offense if they thought it appropriate, while also encouraging police and prosecutors to divert cases. ![]() It would have increased potential penalties for drug possession, making it a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail, rather than a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days. ![]() ![]() But as this year’s session ended late last month, a measure billed as a compromise was voted down in the Democratic-controlled House 55-43. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Drawn Together by Z.A. 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