6/29/2023 0 Comments Robert caro the power broker![]() ![]() Caro has been described as ‘the greatest political biographer of our times’ ( Sunday Times) and ‘the most revered historian of his generation’ ( New York Times). Without ever once being elected to office, he created for himself a position of supreme and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the city of New York, turning it into the city we know today, while at the same time blighting the lives of millions and remaining accountable to no one.įirst published in the USA in 1974, this monumental classic was a Sunday Times bestseller when published in the UK in 2015 and is now widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest books of its kind. ![]() The Power Broker tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Caro is 'simply one of the best non-fiction books in English of the last forty years' (Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times): a riveting and timeless account of power, politics and the city of New York by ‘the greatest political biographer of our times’ ( Sunday Times) chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time and by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century Winner of the Pulitzer Prize a Sunday Times Bestseller 'An outright masterpiece' ( Evening Standard) ![]()
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6/29/2023 0 Comments Darwyn cooke dc comics![]() ![]() (The Golden Age Aquaman and Thaddeus Brown, Jack Kirby’s original Mister Miracle are amongst their number, both of whom pre-dated Johns’ career in comics by decade.) Those new characters, who may or may not actually be new, depending on your take on DC continuity, are the subject of a particularly fun part of The New Golden Age #1: a series of fact files written and designed in the style of DC’s '80s encyclopedic series Who’s Who, introducing the characters to the audience for the first time… well, the first time for some of them at least. ![]() There’s someone seemingly dedicated to hunting Doctor Fate throughout time - and he may or may not be connected to a number of missing figures throughout DC history, including some familiar faces in unfamiliar guises… or vice versa. There’s a mystery at the heart of ' The New Golden Age,' the umbrella title given to Geoff Johns’ new DC titles - beyond this special opener issue, he’s writing a new Stargirl miniseries, as well as a new Justice Society of America ongoing title, both launching later this month. ![]() There’s just one catch - not all of them have ever actually existed before, despite what the comic book claims, in a fun (and, in a couple of cases, particularly notable) meta-textual twist. ![]() With Tuesday’s release of The New Golden Age #1, 13 forgotten heroes are returned to the ever-growing DC comic book universe. ![]() ![]() ![]() "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" is an absolutely essential health information resource for the 21st Century, and belongs in every home and office. ![]() Wascher, MD, FACS, an internationally recognized cancer physician, cancer surgeon, cancer researcher, educator, professor, and author, "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" offers health-conscious readers a vital research-based guide that will enable them to significantly reduce their lifetime risk of developing cancer. "A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race" is a landmark, evidence-based guide to a healthy cancer-prevention lifestyle, and comprehensively informs readers on the important findings of hundreds of recent cutting-edge cancer research studies, performed by the world's foremost cancer research scientists. Fortunately, cancer experts have estimated that at least 50 to 60 percent of all cancer cases can be prevented through evidence-based modifications in lifestyle and diet. ![]() Few diseases create the level of fear associated with a new diagnosis of cancer. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Oblivion by David Foster Wallace![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() More often than not what they are really concerned with must be parsed out through indirection, as though they are avoiding issues that are too painful to confront head on. His characters, like most human beings find it difficult to communicate directly. Wallace’s fiction forces the reader to look beneath the surface. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On the Island, certain people are also "chosen". Only certain people chosen by Aslan can enter Narnia.Both Narnia and the Island are hidden worlds where supernatural occurrences take place.Animals and children figure prominently in the books and in Lost.Christian references figure prominently in the books and in Lost.This is similar to the character Susan from The Chronicles of Narnia, who becomes convinced that Narnia is imaginary despite her time spent there. ![]() Jeanette Lewis, Charlotte's mother, tries to convince Charlotte that the Island is imaginary.Charlotte Staples Lewis is a reference to Clive Staples Lewis.Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951).The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950).Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features protagonist children who are magically transported from Earth to Narnia, where they are called upon to help Aslan right some wrong. The guardian of Narnia is Aslan, a talking lion. The series presents the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional world of Narnia, a place where mythical creatures exist, magic is common and good battles evil. The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. ![]() ![]() Peter and the Starcatchers is another book that I listened to after looking at it sitting on my shelf for 6 years, since I brought it home from Ireland back in 2009. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan in this impossible-to-put-down tale of skullduggery and treachery, raging storms and bone-crushing battles, mermaids and talking porpoises.Ĭlick on this graphic to explore the book page on LibraryThing! Review ![]() Why is a trunk holding “the greatest treasure on earth” aboard the stinking, worm-ridden ship? Does it contain gold, jewels – or something far more mysterious and dangerous? And what is Molly, the beautiful daughter of a rich diplomat, hiding from Peter? But Peter and his mates aren’t the only ones on the Never Land… ![]() Not that it did him much good, shipped off aboard a leaky old bilge bucket to be the servant of a tyrant king. Peter was the leader of the orphan boys because he was the oldest – or so he claimed. I am a sucker for Peter Pan stories, especially ones that provide a more interesting and compelling female character than Wendy! ![]() ![]() He is the author of best selling books like “Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat: The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple” and “Long Distance Real Estate Investing”. ![]() ![]() David has been on CNN, Forbes, and HGTV several times and he’s also a former police officer and current co-host of the BiggerPockets real estate podcast. For this episode, we’re excited to hear from David Greene who is a nationally recognized authority on real estate investing. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep![]() Readers will want to see brave Evie stop the cruel warmonger Vasilia, and will look forward to the next chapter in her story. There are hints of romance and a refreshing focus on female friendship. ![]() The worldbuilding feels scant, but Estep (the Elemental Assassin series) knows her way around a fight scene (and a dance scene). Although Evie’s time with the troupe does give her some skills, it doesn’t transform her into an unstoppable fighting machine instead, she relies on her unusual immunity to magic and ability to neutralize it in others, along with an enhanced sense of smell. Going by Evie, she joins up with the queen’s former personal guard, Serilda Swanson, and her gladiatorial troupe, hoping to enlist her help in taking down Vasilia-but Serilda has her own plans. ![]() ![]() When Queen Cordelia’s daughter, Vasilia, viciously slaughters the queen and most of the royal family in a genuinely horrific scene, Everleigh barely escapes, carrying proof of Vasilia’s treachery. In the entertaining first installment of Estep’s epic fantasy series, Lady Everleigh Violet Winter Blair, 17th in line for the throne of Bellona, goes from nondescript pawn to significant player in royal intrigue. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Finally by Annabella Michaels![]() ![]() I could feel the longing between Noah and Simon, and was eager to see if they got to their HEA. Brigham Vaughn’s characters always feel like flesh and blood people the reader happens to meet and start talking with. While they finally get a chance to be together, they need to figure out if this day trip can actually turn into something more. Both men are unattached and it’s clear the years between hasn’t dimmed the spark between them. ![]() Now, a decade later, they run into each other on the Snow Train, a sightseeing day trip in Canada. ![]() Noah and Simon met in college, but the time was never right for them to get together as more than friends before Noah left to join a minor league hockey team. Secondly, I’ve discovered I really love a good second chance romance, and this story is a perfect example. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments It happened one wedding![]() ![]() Well, the next bus our pair of travelers board has to stop because of a bridge closed due to flooding. She then misses the bus-luckily, Peter waits for her. Ellie's bag is stolen, leaving her with only $4 for the whole voyage. Ellie offers Peter money to keep quiet, but he refuses, saying he'll help just because.Īntics ensue as Peter and Ellie get involved in mishap after mishap. Warne is onto her but says that he'll keep Ellie's identity secret, since her whole socialite set is just "a lot of hooey" to him. She keeps her identity secret because her father is already searching for her. On land, Ellie meets newspaper reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable) while riding the night bus northward from Miami to New York. She's upset because her dad won't let her live with King Wesley, even though she has already married him… against her father's wishes. The young heiress Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) narrowly escapes from her overbearing father, jumping off a cruise ship and swimming to shore. ![]() |