![]() ![]() Beginning in 1859, FitzGerald authorized four editions (1859, 1868, 1872, 1879) and had a fifth posthumous edition (1889) of his translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám FitzGerald's translation of the Rubáiyát remains the standard which is notable for its poetic qualities, and for being a work to which allusions are both frequent and ubiquitous. The Stars before him from the Field of Night, Drives Night along with them from Heavn, and. Wake For the Sun, who scatterd into flight. Item #2990 AN EXCELLENT & FINELY ILLUSTRATED COPY! Edward FitzGerald (1809 – 1883) was an English poet and writer, best known as the poet of the first and most famous English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám (5th edition) Lyrics. Small 4to (9 3/4" x 6 1/4"), red & black cloth with grape motives and gold lettering on black panel of spine, illustrated with full-color frontispiece and 19 Persian-themed plates by Mahmoud Sayah, pages have elaborate decorative motives framing the poems, plus elaborate shepherd & sheep gold endpapers, xxii + 149 pages. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The story that follows is one of self-discovery. She is depressed, despondent, and struggling to connect with the daughter that needs her. ![]() The titular queen has recently experienced the death of her husband, not to mention the death of so many of her friends. The present time of the story is in the days leading up to the wedding of Snow White’s daughter and only child, Raven. Some have accomplished their goal better than others, and I’m happy to report that The Reflections of Queen Snow White is in that company. I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.įairy tale retellings are all the rage these days. It is only when, in a fit of bitter despair, she seeks solitude in the vastness of her own sprawling castle and climbs a long disused and forgotten tower stair that she comes face to face with herself in the very same magic mirror used by her stepmother of old. The queen has been in a moribund state of hopeless depression for over a year with no end in sight. ![]() Those are the visions of greatest value, but also greatest danger, for they are the inescapable horrors of your own making. ![]() ![]() ![]() Harvested from DOI DCAT-US harvest sourceĭidn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here. Since then monitoring was expanded to include grasslands in other parks including Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI) (89 plots), Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE) (26 plots) and Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO) (68 plots). ![]() ![]() The protocol was applied at these points and worked well. During the 2014 field season 44 grassland monitoring plots were established at Manassas National Battlefield Park. In 2014 the protocol was tested to see if it could be applied for monitoring grassland birds. In addition, temperature, humidity, and weather conditions were also recorded. Species detections were recorded at each location as well as whether the bird was observed within 50m or between 50 & 100m from the observer. Each site was visited twice per year by alternate trained observers. Point counts were conducted at roughly 384 forest locations annually across 11 National Parks during the breeding seasons from 2007 - 2016. Into the Bipolar Vortex Indigo Wren Author (2019) Lullaby Indigo Wren Author (2014) Save the Last Dance Indigo Wren Author (2015) Creators Indigo Wren Our Apps. ![]() Data were collected following the protocol outlined by Dawson and Efford (2006). The Trap Indigo Wren Author (2010) Edge of Consciousness Indigo Wren Author (2016) Secrets and Lies Indigo Wren Author (2015). These data represent the first ten years of data collection (2007-2016) on avian abundance/density and distribution in the National Capital Region as part of the Inventory and Monitoring Program. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think I go too far in that respect & I'm fairly sure I've never changed anyone's mind. I'm sure my attempts at pointing out facts can come off as condescending & I tend to dismiss anything except hard scientific data, too. While I agree with Jessica's point about disparaging groups, I'm an atheist & firm believer in the scientific method who lives in an area which is Christian fundamentalist & generally poorly educated in the sciences. Besides, he said we were arguing while I thought we were discussing. Apparently the chiropractor he is listening to told him that it kills prions which are the same as viruses. I just got this book today & it's next on my list, but I can understand the bias against science deniers after trying to talk to a guy at work about his refusal to get vaccinated which led into other areas including him saying masks don't work at all & touting Ivermectin as a cure. ![]() ![]() ![]() Asher tries to avoid Molly but can’t stay away. Unfortunately Molly has a terrible impression of him, she overhears him talking bad about her mom, she’s fiercely protective of her mom. He thinks there something wrong with himself. When Asher meets Molly he is thunder struck by love at first sight, but he just doesn’t recognize it as love. Thankfully Grace and Molly are genuinely nice, Grace doesn’t care about Thomas’s wealth. He doesn’t want his dad to suffer again if Grace, his new stepmother is a gold digger. She was staying because of the money, it took Asher giving her a hundred million dollars for her to sign the divorce papers and leave them all alone. He's worried because his mother was a real piece of work who made his father, his sister, and him miserable. He’s also going to meet his new stepsister for the first time. He is on his way home from Japan, his father has remarried and he is going to make sure everything is good with his new stepmother. I must have been in the mood for a jerky bossy asshole hero because I liked Asher. My reviews always contain spoilers, I write them so I can remember the story. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chapter 4: "Like Picturing a Rainbow" ( 虹を思い描くように, Niji o Omoi Egaku Yō ni).Chapter 3: "The Reincarnated Princess's Magicology Lesson" ( 転生王女様による 魔 ( ま ) 学 ( がく )講座, Tensei Ōjo-sama ni Yoru Magaku Kōza). ![]() Chapter 2: "The Reincarnated Princess Makes a House Call" ( 転生王女様の家庭訪問, Tensei Ōjo-sama no Katei Hōmon).Chapter 1: "The Reincarnated Princess Can't Brake Suddenly" ( 転生王女様は急には止まれない, Tensei Ōjo-sama wa Kyū ni wa Tomarenai).That’s when Anisphia concocts a plan to help Euphyllia regain her good name-which somehow involves them living together and researching magic! Little do these two ladies know, however, that their chance encounter will alter not only their own futures, but those of the kingdom.and the entire world! Chapters One day, she witnesses the brilliant noblewoman Euphyllia unjustly stripped of her title as the kingdom’s next monarch. Despite her supposed ineptitude with regular magic, Princess Anisphia defies the aristocracy’s expectations by developing “magicology,” a unique magical theory based on memories from her past life. ![]() ![]() ![]() It begins with the arrival of an out of work stranger, who, after a week of unsuccessfully seeking employment among church members, interrupts the Sunday service to ask the startled members what it meant for them to follow Jesus in their daily lives. ![]() The novel is set in the fictional mid-western city of Raymond. Sheldon was an advocate for the Social Gospel, which sought to situate Jesus in his own culture and insisted that his life and teachings should guide the way Christians live their own lives in a very different culture. Sheldon first asked “What would Jesus Do?” in an 1896 novel entitled In His Steps. And even fewer know that the author’s working drafts of that novel can be seen today in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. But few know that it was first asked in a novel. ![]() “WWJD?” A student of mine told me in the early 1990s that in her school the interrogating initials meant “Who Wants Jack Daniels?” Of course, most Americans today know that they mean “What Would Jesus Do?” The question has been ubiquitous in American popular culture for three decades. ![]() ![]() Nearing the end of WWII and seeing her brother join the Marines, eleven year old Billie just wants a few things: for her brother to stay safe, a new best friend with whom to navigate middle school, and to hear from her father. ![]() She owns a tiara and is not afraid to use it. When she’s not reading or writing Kirby enjoys beach combing, bird watching, and traveling. Kirby lives in Kenmore, Washington with her husband, Neil, and Winston the Wonder Dog. ![]() In 2006, Kirby began a collaboration with her good friend Mary Nethery resulting in two award-winning nonfiction picture books: TWO BOBBIES: A TRUE STORY OF HURRICANE KATRINA, FRIENDSHIP AND SURVIVAL, and NUBS: THE TRUE STORY OF A MUTT, A MARINE AND A MIRACLE. She will have two new books out in 2016 - watch for them! Her passion for historical fiction is reflected in titles such as THE FENCES BETWEEN US, THE FRIENDSHIP DOLL, as well as the sequel to HATTIE BIG SKY, HATTIE EVER AFTER, and her two latest titles, DUKE-which was nominated for 5 state Young Reader Choice awards as well as being a finalist for the Washington State Book Award- and DASH-which has garnered two starred reviews, a NAPPA Gold Award and a Capitol Choices nomination. ![]() Kirby Larson went from history-phobe to history fanatic while writing the 2007 Newbery Honor Book, HATTIE BIG SKY. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re not too familiar with Tina’s work (and I admit I wasn’t before listening to this audiobook), then you may want to check that Tina’s humor is your cup of tea before downloading the audiobook. during the six weeks Tina spent channeling Sarah Palin on SNL). If you’re a fan of Tina Fey – whether from SNL, Mean Girls or 30 Rock – you’ll love this audiobook for both its humor and the many peeks behind the curtain (e.g. It’s hard to imagine how reading the text could be anywhere near as satisfying as listening to the audiobook version. Her delivery is great, and the story is greatly enhanced by Tina’s own timing and vocal inflection. Tina Fey narrates the Bossypants audiobook herself. ![]() As you would hope, she tells her story with all the wit, candor, and self-deprecation that has made her famous. In Bossypants, Tina recalls her humble roots growing up in Pennsylvania to her days doing amateur improv in Chicago to her transition into writing for Saturday Night Live and her eventual creation of 30 Rock. As head writer, executive producer, and star of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning 30 Rock, Tina Fey is a woman at the top of her field. ![]() ![]() ![]() We meet Elsa Alcala, the orphaned daughter of a Mexican American family who found her calling as a prosecutor in the nation's death penalty capital, before becoming a judge on the state's highest court. In Let the Lord Sort Them, Maurice Chammah charts the rise and fall of capital punishment through the eyes of those it touched. ![]() Then, amid a larger wave of criminal justice reform, came the death penalty’s decline, a trend so durable that even in Texas the punishment appears again close to extinction. When executions resumed, Texas quickly became the nationwide leader in carrying out the punishment. The backlash was swift, especially in Texas, where executions were considered part of the cultural fabric, and a dark history of lynching was masked by gauzy visions of a tough-on-crime frontier. ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD In 1972, the United States Supreme Court made a surprising ruling: the country's death penalty system violated the Constitution. A deeply reported, searingly honest portrait of the death penalty in Texas-and what it tells us about crime and punishment in America “Remarkably intimate, fair-minded, and trustworthy reporting on the people arguing over the fate of human life.”-Robert Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family WINNER OF THE J. ![]() |