6/27/2023 0 Comments The incredible journey burnfordSeparately they would not have survived, but together this disparate group prevails, and they find their way home to the family they love. They travel 400 kilometres across the Northern Ontario wilderness, facing many obstacles along the way: swift-flowing rivers and the rugged landscape wild animals and unsympathetic humans starvation, injuries and sheer exhaustion. They soon set off on a journey to find home, which instinct tells them is to the west. But a miscommunication occurs between the friend and his housekeeper when he goes on a hunting trip, and the animals are left alone for a several hours, with a gnawing instinct that something has gone wrong. While their owners are away in England, they are being cared for by a family friend at his home in the country. Scholastic Canada Ltd | ISBN 9781443100182 Paperback 160 Pages | 5.8" x 8.55" | Ages 7 to 14Ī classic Canadian story of the bravery and ingenuity of three animals who find their way home.įirst published in 1961, The Incredible Journey tells the story of three pets: a young Labrador retriever, an old bull terrier, and a Siamese cat. Fans of Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, and Shiloh will love this timeless classic about two dogs and a cat that embark on a journey to return to. Scholastic Canada Ltd | ISBN 9781443146197 Ebook 160 Pages | Ages 7 to 14
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6/27/2023 0 Comments The vampire kisses seriesKissing Coffins ~ Book Two: The book picks up where the first books leaves off. Raven has always had a fascination with vampires so she is ecstatic when she finds out the teenage boy, Alexander Sterling, that lives there is in fact a vampire. One day an abandoned mention gets new residents and the town quickly spreads the rumor that vampires have moved in. Vampire Kisses ~ Book One: It follows 16-year-old Raven Madison, a gothic girl living in a polo wearing, ordinary town. Vampire Kisses is a young adult fantasy series written by Ellen Schreiber. Also there will be a spoiler at the end because I can’t do this review without it, I’ve waited years for the end of this series!!! I was planning on doing a review of the whole Vampire Kisses series but there are nine books and it would have ended up being a novella! Instead, I am going to just quickly summarize each book and then do a review on the final book. The witch's ``true'' history as a devoted mother and pious servant of God renders her a compelling and entirely sympathetic figure, a heroine courageously fighting the evil spirits that have invaded her once-pure life. As she did in The Prince of the Pond, Napoli gives a classic fairy tale an entirely new twist, at the same time incorporating absorbing details about medieval religious beliefs. Escaping from the stake, where she is about to be burned, she ekes out a solitary existence in an enchanted forest-until she takes in two wandering children named Hansel and Gretel. A midwife-cum-sorceress known simply as the Ugly One narrates this riveting tale of how, tricked by the devil's minions, she lost her gifts for healing and was forced to become a witch. Conversely, development is about more than simply increasing wealth it’s about increasing opportunity. As such, poverty is about more than low income it’s about a lack of opportunity. Sen contends that income and wealth are only important as a means to something else, not for their own sake. On development, Sen says the economy would flourish if more people had opportunities and freedom. Income alone does not tell the story of well-being, according to Amartya Sen. However, Amartya Sen’s approach to understanding poverty is more nuanced. Most definitions of poverty are based only on level of income. In redefining development as freedom, Amartya Sen takes a holistic view of poverty and characterizes it as impeding people’s ability to lead the lives they want. Amartya Sen on Development: His Philosophy Here’s more of Amartya Sen on development, described in his book Development as Freedom. A country’s growth and stability rely on the rights of its citizens and their well-being, rather than the wealth of its people. What’s Amartya Sen’s approach to development? Why does he believe an income-centered approach to poverty is harmful?Īccording to Sen, development is the process of expanding human freedom. 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 "Development as Freedom" by Amartya Sen. 6/26/2023 0 Comments Paper hearts by claire contreras"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. " Paper Hearts is by far the most engaging, well-written and stunning story I've read this year." - Christy Baldwin, #2 Best Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ "One of the best second chance romance stories that I have read this year." - Jennifer Kyle, #7 Best Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ "The exquisite writing, the flawed yet relatable characters and the beautiful second chance love story is what makes Paper Hearts an unforgettable read for me." - Geri, The Racy Lit Reader, #17 Best Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ She is a breast cancer survivor who enjoys writing anything from children's stories to erotic suspense. "Heart-melting second-chance romance that is equal parts sweet, sexy and emotional!" -Leylah Attar, NYT Best Selling Author ★★★★★"Soulful, sweet, and scorching hot." - Ella James, USAToday Best Selling Author ★★★★★ About the author (2015) Claire Contreras is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Darkness series. "Flawlessly and beautifully written. I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book. - The Romance Cover ★★★★★ "Without question Paper Hearts has cemented itself in our hearts as one of our favourite second chance romances." - Totally Booked Blog ★★★★★ In fact, she waited his table less than half a year earlier. Robin worked for tips until just a few months before Tony proposed on that sunny stretch of sand. Then, on a sunny Florida beach, Tony proposed and Robin eagerly said "Yes!"īack in bitter cold Boston, doubts about becoming a billionaire's bride begin to crowd out her hopes for happiness. Finally, Robin came to understand God's love for her as imitated by the unconditional love Tony freely offered. He covered her in diamonds, sapphires, and rubies. He showered with attention, respect, and charm. Instead, her dreams were nightmares dark and clouded with fear and desperation.įor months, Tony courted the blond beauty with the sapphire eyes. Robin never had a chance to dream of a white wedding gown or a prince charming. By the time Tony thaws her heart, she has known hunger, poverty, violence, and want. Robin comes from a blistering past, struggling and fighting for the survival of herself and her two younger half-sisters in a cold, cruel world. It doesn't hurt that he completely loves and adores Robin with all his heart and soul from practically the moment they first meet. Robin Bartlett said, "Yes!" Will she say, "I do," when the big day arrives?įrom his cultured handsome looks to his vast fortune, Antonio "Tony" Viscolli is every red-blooded American girl's dream match. 6/26/2023 0 Comments A Time of Night by Ruth Swazee"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 February 2018), Ruth Sneazey in entry for Sarah Bird, citing Independence, Oakland, Michigan, reference v 1 p 169 rn 32 FHL microfilm 973,983."Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 10 March 2018), Ruth Sweazey in entry for Sarah Bird, citing p 281 rn 32, Independence, Oakland, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing FHL microfilm 2,363,667."United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 12 April 2016), Ruth Swayse in household of Israel Swayse, Washington, Morris, New Jersey, United States citing family 213, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 23 June 2020), memorial page for Ruth Drake Sweasey (–), Find A Grave: Memorial #15053160, citing Old Presbyterian Burial Ground, Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey, USA Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8). She passed away in 1856, 5 years after her husband. In her late 20s, she married Israel Swayze and they went on to have 8 children together. The youngest child of Charles Drake and Sarah Bryant, Ruth Drake was born in 1772 in New Jersey. 6/25/2023 0 Comments The Cupid Column by Alex NonymousIt is much better that it be a slowly building fire. Short story: the statement there was no spark is assuming the spark is or must be immediate. She wasn’t my type except she was exactly right for me, we fit so well together. Then in the midst of a dark time for both of us, we realized in the course of being supportive of one another, we didn’t want to stop, the spark happened then. Then something happened to throw us together in having to deal with it, still no spark. We did become friends she tutored my son as a favor. My fiancee when I first met her (not a date) did zero for me. PatsFan79 on ‘She reminded me of Audrey Tautou in the movie “Amelie” ’ Memories are created over a lifetime, not during one dinner date. Remember what you ask of others, ask of yourself first. I know of several couples including my parents, who were married for 44 years before they passed, who had less than memorable first dates. If your expectation is that a first date needs to be ‘memorable,’ you’ll be sorely disappointed. Not everyone you meet on a date will be “your type,” but if you break out of that notion and meet people for who they are, maybe “your type” will expand and evolve and you won’t be limited with dating. 6/25/2023 0 Comments When the sleeper wakesIt is proposed that subjective alienation is shaped by mythical forces in the broader symbolic environment and that it profoundly conditions actions and attitudes. Alternative forms of subjective alienation, relied consciousness (drawn from Critical Theory), and reflective militancy (drawn from Dialectical Marxism) are developed as deep psychic states through which meaning is constructed in the world. engaged when human actors confront an alien world and make sense of it. The two versions are presented to illustrate theoretical descriptions of psychic processes. This is a short story about the two minds of Mike Armstrong, Dialectical Marxist Theory's romantic "everyman " and Critical Theory's "anti-hero." The story contrasts day and night versions of Armstrong's worklife as a skilled operator in the control room of a large phosphate plant located in Tampa, Florida. 6/25/2023 0 Comments Camus the pestIn Oran, a coastal town in North Africa, the plague begins as a series of portents, unheeded by the people. The book tells a gripping tale of human unrelieved horror, of survival and resilience, and of the ways in which humankind confronts death, The Plague is at once a masterfully crafted novel, eloquently understated and epic in scope, and a parable of ageless moral resonance, profoundly relevant to our times. The novel presents a snapshot of life in Oran as seen through the author's distinctive absurdist point of view. The narrator remains unknown until the start of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5. It tells the story from the point of view of a narrator of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. |