![]() One day, the children were caught with her and a group between them and the door, and speedily headed as far back into the house as they could. The Macready disliked children in the first place, but especially when she was leading visitors through the house. The Professor's house was often toured by visitors, and the housekeeper, Mrs. ![]() " Rise up, Sir Peter Wolf's-Bane, Knight of Narnia." ― Aslan It turned out to be an perfectly ordinary wardrobe, and Peter encouraged her to forget her joke. Everyone thought she was playing a game, but when she insisted, they followed her to a wardrobe kept all by itself in a spare room upstairs. The house had extensive grounds, but there were many rainy days that were dreary.ĭeciding to explore the house, they all split up, and when Lucy came back, she claimed to have been gone for hours. ![]() The children stayed at an old mansion belonging to Professor Kirke. Peter Pevensie lived in London, England until he and his siblings were evacuated to the countryside by train because of the air-raids of World War II. The White Witch Bombing of London and Refuge ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I couldn't even think about walking away from the interview without nailing it. The man had turned out to be really bad for me the job could change my life in an amazing way. There were two things in my life I'd felt that way about: the man I'd stupidly fallen in love with and the administrative assistant position I was about to interview for. Have you ever wanted something so bad, you couldn't imagine not having it? My nervousness only increased after I accepted my visitors badge and headed to the elevator. With damp palms, I slid my ID across the security desk. My heels clicked across the dark marble of the massive lobby with a tempo that echoed my racing heart. IT WAS A breezy fall morning when I entered the mirrored glass skyscraper in midtown Manhattan, leaving the cacophony of blaring horns and pedestrian chatter behind to step into cool quiet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ghosts by Gaslight is the perfect example of what a short story collection ought to be. A solid collection, with good representation from Australia and the UK-though of 17 stories, 14 are by men. Standouts for me were Laird Barron's "Blackwood's Baby," and Peter Beagle's "Music, When Soft Voices Die." Garth Nix's "The Curious Case of the Moondawn Daffodils Murder" is a light, funny takeoff on Conan Doyle, and a break from the generally grim proceedings. The stories are all well-written, though some fall short of truly chilling effects. The real throughline of the collection is the nineteenth century, that spooky, obsessive period of colonial expansion and industralization. There are Satanic enclaves, mad inventors and their hideous machines, mummies, and time travel, all loosely bound together with phantasmagoric ties. Many of the stories aren't really even about ghosts, or at least they don't seem particularly "ghosty" to me. The "steampunk" in the title is a little misleading, which is fine by me-I'm not super-interested in clockwork and steam engines for their own sake. ![]() ![]() The main plot of the book revolves around a rebellion to overthrow the lord ruler this rebellion is built around a heist led by Kelsier, his team, and his newly found apprentice-Vin. For a thousand years, the world has been ruled with an iron fist by the immortal emperor: Lord Ruler. The Final Empire is the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s highly acclaimed Mistborn trilogy. I predict this will happen within a week or two from now, but for now, let’s talk about The Final Empire, and why-even upon reread-it’s an absolutely incredible start to a trilogy. The impact that this trilogy left on my life is immeasurable, and my life before and after I finished this trilogy for the first time is a different one from each other. It’s not easy for me to elaborate upon this a cliché such as “I absolutely love this book” is not enough, and the reason behind the significance of this trilogy for me will have to be postponed until I’m done with rereading The Hero of Ages. There’s no doubt that The Final Empire is an extremely important book for me. It’s been exactly one year ten months since I first joined Goodreads or started reading The Final Empire for the first time it was on September 1st, 2016. ![]() Here it is, the beginning of the trilogy that sparked my love for reading fantasy novels. ![]() Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy ![]() Series: Mistborn (Book #1 of 3), Mistborn Saga (Book #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson ![]() I have a Booktube channel now! Subscribe here: ![]() ![]() This creates a balance to your lean and keeps you from bending at the waist. Once you incorporate the lean on your runs, allow your legs to extend back while picking up your heels. Once you become used to this position, try it while running.Įxtend your legs. Instead, lean from the ground up, as if your whole body is falling forward. ![]() That will overwork your quads and stress your knees. Then, let your entire body tilt forward slightly. To lean correctly, try this exercise: Stand tall with your feet about shoulder-width apart, your knees slightly bent, eyes forward, abdominal muscles tensed, pelvis tucked, and back straight. Sounds simple, but most runners do it wrong. Doing so minimizes unnecessary exertion, impact, and injuries. "Like the cheetah, you can take advantage of the natural pull of gravity to propel you forward," he says. That's the source of its power and momentum.Īnd that's what runners should imagine as they run, says Dreyer. ChiRunning is a commercially available running program based on the mindful movement practices of Tai Chi. At full speed, that big cat leans forward, fully extending its legs behind its body. ![]() For example, think of the way a cheetah runs. Tai chi motions are based on the movements of various animals. Once you do, you'll understand the basic tenet of "ChiRunning," a concept based on tai chi and developed by Danny Dreyer, a coach in the San Francisco Bay area. Imagine running, but feeling minimal effort. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each lesson utilizes a two-page format, with a brief explanation and an illustration that can range from diagrammatic to whimsical. These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation-from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities of color theory-provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy, making concrete what too often is left nebulous or open-ended in the architecture curriculum. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom. This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. Concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of “How to Draw a Line” to the complexities of color theory. ![]() ![]() ![]() "This charming story is like a modern YA-lit version of a John Hughes movie–funny, sweet, gentle, awkward, and filled with an endearing cast of odd ducks. Snappy banter and fish-out-of-water situations combine with touching moments to create an entertaining and diverting read." -The Horn Book Magazine ![]() The supporting characters–Mike especially–are multifaceted and real. "There's also more to the book than the will-they-or-won't-they of Sam and Camilla. Much like a John Hughes movie, this is a humorous, heartfelt and angst-y romance with the potential to break the gender barrier." -Kirkus Reviews As both kids struggle with issues on the homefront, they find a genuine ease and comfort with one another that make them an unlikely couple worth rooting for. "There's much to enjoy in the budding relationship between Camilla and Sam. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She has also written books for adults, as well as plays and Emmy-nominated screenplays, many in collaboration with the actor Hume Cronyn, whom she married in 1996. By that time, Susan Cooper had been living in America for 13 years, having moved to marry her first husband, an American professor, and was stepmother to three children and the mother of two.Ĭooper went on to write other well-received novels, including "The Boggart" (and its sequel "The Boggart and the Monster"), "King of Shadows", and "Victory," as well as several picture books for young readers with illustrators such as Ashley Bryan and Warwick Hutton. After attending Oxford, where she became the first woman to ever edit that university's newspaper, Cooper worked as a reporter and feature writer for London's Sunday Times her first boss was James Bond creator Ian Fleming.Ĭooper wrote her first book for young readers in response to a publishing house competition "Over Sea, Under Stone" would later form the basis for her critically acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence, "The Dark Is Rising." The fourth book in the series, "The Grey King," won the Newbery Medal in 1976. As a child, she loved to read, as did her younger brother, who also became a writer. Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. ![]() ![]() Susan Cooper's latest book is the YA novel "Ghost Hawk" (2013) ![]() ![]() I have been focusing pretty hard since then–which was nice in a way, as I’ve been writing on Daphne Marlatt’s Ana Historic, a book that I have thought about a lot since I first read it and loved it when it was just out. ![]() ![]() As usual, the unusual stretch of radio silence here means that I have been writing: the good news is a proposal I sent in some months ago was unexpectedly accepted last week, but the challenge was they wanted it by today and I hadn’t really thought about it once the initial proposal had gone unanswered for a while. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The setting of the play is the 1880’s Tuscumbia, Alabama. The Miracle Worker Summary The Miracle Worker Act I Summary Helen is hesitant, at first, but she adapts to the new situations with the passage of time. She took her time to try and convince her that she can learn anything. She had experienced everything herself, which Helen is experiencing now, so she knew how it worked. Annie, through her experiences and perseverance, soothes her and enables her to understand language slowly and gradually.Īnnie Sullivan herself had some sight issues in her past which she overcame after several surgeries. Her parents have pampered her and she is wild and strange as well. Annie Sullivan takes the hardest responsibility of teaching Helen who is both blind and deaf. It shows us how an individual’s determination and perseverance lead to one’s success. The play revolves around two characters, Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller. “The Miracle Worker” is a biographical play that deals with the childhood education of Helen Keller. ![]() ![]() He continued writing after those plays but found less success. The latter won him the Tony Award for Best Play. Gibson broke the shackles with his upcoming two plays “Two for the Seesaw” and “The Miracle Worker”. He wrote a novel The Cobweb (1951) stimulated by his time at the psychiatric clinic. ![]() |