5/30/2023 0 Comments Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides![]() ![]() Narbona could not have known that "The Army of the West," in the midst of the longest march in American military history, was merely the vanguard of an inexorable tide fueled by a self-righteous ideology now known as "Manifest Destiny." For twentyyears the Navajo, elusive lords of a huge swath of mountainous desert and pasturelands, would ferociously resist the flood of soldiers and settlers who wished to change their ancient way of life or destroy them. ![]() As Narbona gazed down on the battlements and cannons of a mighty fort the invaders had built, he realized his foes had been vanquished-but what did the arrival of these "New Men" portend for the Navajo? He had come to see if the rumors were true-if an army of blue-suited soldiers had swept in from the East and utterly defeated his ancestral enemies. In the fall of 1846 the venerable Navajo warrior Narbona, greatest of his people's chieftains, looked down upon the small town of Santa Fe, the stronghold of the Mexican settlers he had been fighting his whole long life. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Eric snowden book![]() ![]() Beltway his decision to enlist in the U.S. The general schema of the book is precisely what one might expect: Snowden’s childhood in North Carolina and the D.C. These excerpts were all the more necessary, as this really is a book about the personal - no further details of public significance are released in this title, which is a work primarily of analysis and reflection.Ĭlick here to read long excerpts from “Permanent Record” at Google Books. ![]() It was genuinely interesting to get an insight into how someone might cope with this very unusual situation being thrust upon them in a more candid tone than we generally get from the guarded Snowden throughout the rest of the book. I therefore found it uncharacteristically satisfying that “Permanent Record” included a chapter composed of extracts from Lindsay Mills’ diary. ![]() mass surveillance without running it by her first. After all, we all knew Snowden had a girlfriend, since it didn’t take long for the media to uncover that her name was Lindsay Mills, that (much to their infinite delight) she had photos of herself in lingerie, and that her significant other had suddenly turned up in Hong Kong halfway through a “business trip” and started to fill the world in on U.S. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Steve nison japanese candlestick![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Steve has done a good job of relating, and clearly illustrating, the way in which the Japanese candlestick charting techniques fit in with and complement traditional Western technical tools. not only complete and informative, but also enjoyable to read. a distinguished effort of research, analysis, and translation. I believe that any technician who reads this book will do likewise. have switched from my bar charts to candlestick charts. 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As outlined in my preview, on one occasion this saw me equipping a floating platform with said rockets and fans and taking off. With rockets, high-powered fans, hot air balloon apparatus, and more, there are multiple, seemingly readily-available ways to propel yourself skyward in Tears of the Kingdom. ![]() In the situations where Ascend isn't feasible, I expect the 'Fuse' and 'Ultrahand' abilities to step in. "Combine this with the new, myriad ways to get around, and up and down, and it's hard to see how Tears of the Kingdom won't redefine our expectations of the open-world genre". ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The fault in our stars novel![]() Augustus told her that though there was an object that could kill between his lips, absolute power was having control over it and not letting it harm him. The quote above is a response he made to her commentary. When Augustus talks to Hazel for the first time, she sees him place a cigarette between his lips and instantly feels disdain for his actions. It’s a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing. Hazel’s life showed that one does not need to experience suffering or happiness separately as they can occur together. However, after meeting Augustus, she let go, and even amid the pain and suffering, she found love. In the novel, Hazel knew that she was a grenade of pain that would explode at any time. ![]() It argues that suffering does not have to depend on happiness and vice versa. The quote above explains the concept of suffering and its relationship to happiness. ’Without pain, how could we know joy?’ This is an old argument in the field of thinking about suffering and its stupidity and lack of sophistication could be plumbed for centuries but suffice it to say that the existence of broccoli does not, in any way, affect the taste of chocolate. The novel used interesting quotes to propel the author’s ideologies on life and love. ![]() ![]() By placing its characters in difficult situations, ‘ The Fault in Our Stars’ expresses its story with a readably-warm approach. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Stephen kings christine![]() ![]() We’ll bring you more details on this one as we hear them. Sony and Blumhouse are producing the film, with Jason Blum producing. ![]() The story is set in Libertyville, Pennsylvania, and tells the story of a 1958 Plymouth Fury possessed by an evil spirit. The book was released by Viking on 29 April 1983. The project is reportedly still in the early stages of development, and the plans for the film about ‘a nerdish boy who buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own before his nature starts to change to reflect it’ are to stick closely to King’s source material whilst also keeping the 1980s setting from John Carpenter’s version.Ĭarpenter’s 1983 version for which he also co-composed the music, (like many of his projects,) remains a really fun watch, so it will be interesting to see what Fuller, a respected writer, can add to the story. Christine is the 16th book published by Stephen King it was his 13th novel, and the ninth novel under his own name. Whilst Fuller is best known for the high-profile TV shows he has overseen, such as American Gods, Star Trek: Discovery and Hannibal, this project will mark his feature film directorial debut. It will keep readers up late. That’s the one about a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury that embarks on a murderous killing spree. In Christine, Stephen King has returned to the full-fledged novel of supernatural horror for the first time since The Shining. The Stephen King revival continues apace with the news that Bryan Fuller has been placed in the driving seat (sorry) to direct a new version of Stephen King’s classic horror novel Christine. Christine, Stephen King Christine tells the story of a car apparently possessed by malevolent supernatural forces. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Paddington by Michael Bond![]() ![]() ![]() A Paddington Bear caused all the fish in a pond to die Bond later came up with a story idea of an unaccompanied bear turning up at a train station looking for a home. He called the bear Paddington after the Paddington train station in England near the shop. Here are five things you didn't know about Paddington Bear: The bear is named after an English train stationīond was on his way home on Christmas Eve in 1956 when he spotted a toy bear in a shop and decided to give it as a gift to his wife. Bond dedicated 60 years of his life to children's literature, bringing us the first image of the memorable bear in his 1958 book, A Bear Called Paddington. Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond, 92, died Wednesday, Harper Collins UK announced. Watch Video: The creator of 'Paddington Bear' has passed away ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The alchemist book meaning![]() ![]() Religion: Religion is a double-edged sword, according to The Alchemist. They play a crucial role in Santiago's success, as when he correctly interprets the omen of the two hawks fighting over the desert outside the oasis. Omens: Introduced by Melchizedek, the king of Salem, omens are central to the action of the novel. Once Santiago discovers unconditional love in the person of Fatima, however, there is little he cannot accomplish. ![]() Love: Without love, according to The Alchemist, our lives are incomplete. Santiago's dream is the novel's inciting incident (the event that sets the story in motion), and the author's primary message seems to be that we should follow our dreams.įate: Fate is often cited as a reason not to pursue one's Personal Legend, as in the case of the crystal merchant, whose motto is maktub: "It is written." Dreams: Dreams are central to The Alchemist's action as well as its meaning. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments JACK KENNEDY by Chris Matthews![]() ![]() ![]() As his sister Eunice remarked, he had “a gift for estrangement.” No one on Bobby’s enemies list was as despised as Lyndon Johnson. Joseph McCarthy, and became a senator and presidential candidate himself. He spent his youth in awe of his two older brothers, quietly honing a ruthlessness, decisiveness, and “righteous pugnacity” that would serve him well when he managed Jack’s political campaigns, worked for Sen. The story is familiar: as the third son of an “overbearing, manipulative, and ever critical” father, Bobby longed for Joseph Kennedy’s approval. Kennedy’s life in two books ( Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, 2011, and Kennedy and Nixon, 1996), the author now turns to Bobby, revealing his essential role in his brother’s success and the trajectory of his own life in politics. “All that youth and hope and sense of change: you couldn’t be alive and not feel it,” he writes. Hardball anchor Matthews ( Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked, 2013, etc.) was much inspired by the Kennedy brothers. ![]() Recounting Robert Kennedy’s political career. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Aunt Tilda by Deborah McClatchey![]() Constitution - their office is overrun by soldiers. As they are discussing the new laws - and the abolished U.S. ![]() When women's credit cards are cancelled (and their property legally transferred to their husbands or nearest male relatives), Lydia is informed of the change by her colleagues Katie and Anita. She volunteered at a rape crisis center, but quit because she lacked the time and because it "wore her down."īy the time of the rise of the Gilead regime, Lydia is a middle-aged woman and working as a well-respected judge. She was a school teacher for two terms, but soon returned to family law. ![]() She had a few male lovers throughout her life, but no long-term relationships. She later graduates and begins to work as a family court judge.Īunt Lydia had an abortion when she was young, and a brief marriage that was a mistake. Lydia is the first in her family to attend college, and has to work "crappy" jobs throughout higher education. Personality Story In the Past Before Gilead ![]() She considers herself to once have been handsome, but by her seventies, laments the effects that age have had on her. ![]() She has the "tremulous smile of a beggar", her long and yellowish front teeth sticking out a little. 2.3 Present Following The Handmaid's Tale. ![]() |