![]() ![]() OL1888842W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 90.67 Pages 270 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0380731991 ![]() Urn:lcp:cereusbloomsatni00moot:epub:6937c33a-0fcb-4484-9712-75a694fe2bac Extramarc Cornell University Foldoutcount 0 Identifier cereusbloomsatni00moot Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t36123m0w Isbn 9780889740648Ġ88974064X Lccn 97114060 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL725802M Openlibrary_edition Her debut novel Cereus Blooms at Night was a finalist for the Giller Prize and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, as well as being a text studied in universities. At the core of this haunting multi-generational novel are the shifting faces of Malaadventurer and protector, recluse, and madwoman. ![]() Urn:lcp:cereusbloomsatni00moot:lcpdf:833f2432-44ef-4dd0-a01e-c50d6f8806cc Bold and lyrical, sensual and highly charged, Cereus Blooms at Night is the beautifully written, sensational first novel by Shani Mootoo, one of Canada’s most exciting literary voices. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:31:44 Boxid IA170801 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Vancouver Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st ed. ![]()
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![]() ![]() With the McCalls he became a pioneer on a farm at Wickepin, in the wheat-belt.Īged 8, Bert was sent to work on neighbouring properties. His grandmother then took him, his two brothers and a sister to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, where her daughter Alice and son-in-law Archie McCall were living. Bert stayed with the Carrs until his grandfather died in 1901. Instead of returning she remarried, and her new husband refused to take in the younger children. When Joseph died of typhoid in 1898, his wife left Bert and the other children with her parents at Barkers Creek and set out to bring her sons home. With the collapse of the building boom in the 1890s, Joseph Facey and his two eldest boys went to the Western Australian diggings. Bert’s parents, who were born and raised on the Victorian goldfields, had moved from Barkers Creek, near Castlemaine, to Melbourne in 1890. Albert Barnett (Bert) Facey (1894-1982), soldier, farmer, tram driver and autobiographer, was born on 31 August 1894 at Maidstone, Melbourne, youngest of seven children of Joseph Facey, quarryman, and his wife Mary Ann, née Carr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each of the eighteen chapters of Ulysses is introduced by a leading Joyce scholar. ![]() Featuring a facsimile of the historic 1922 Shakespeare and Company text, this version also includes Joyce's own errata as well as references to amendments made in later editions. Copiously equipped with maps, photographs, and explanatory footnotes, it provides a vivid and illuminating context for the experiences of Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus, and Molly Bloom, as well as Joyce's many other Dublin characters, on June 16, 1904. ![]() The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes (Cambridge UP, 2022) - published to celebrate the book's first publication - helps readers to understand the pleasures of this monumental work and to grapple with its challenges. James Joyce's Ulysses is considered one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This commercial YA fantasy is romantic and addictive-like a poison kiss-and will thrill fans of Sarah J. The synopsis is below:Ī teenage assassin kills with a single kiss until she is ordered to kill the one boy she loves. While Marinda and Ilya have grown up together in this arduous predicament together and share love for each other, we come to see the many layers beneath these characters and the turmoil that brews just beneath the surface. She woes them and sets up the chance meetings between the anonymous men/boys and Marinda. ![]() Paired with her in her deadly deeds is Ilya, who charms the marks that Marinda is slated to take out. It’s only her young sickly brother Mani, that influences Marinda to stay in her captivity instead of seeking freedom. Marinda hates the countless anonymous men/boys she is forced to kiss and kill for the Kingdom’s benefit. She was created as a weapon, forced to be used as a tool in war that is as old as time. Marinda is a visha-kanya, a poison maiden, her kiss is fatal to anyone who comes into contact with it. ![]() She’s not afraid of making the tough choices, and she’s firm in her convictions. Poison’s Kiss heroine embodies the qualities that I look for in a protagonist, especially female heroines. Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() I found myself laughing hysterically, then sobbing uncontrollably just moments later.” -The Boston Globe This literary milestone continues to resonate with its message about being true to yourself and, against the odds, living happily ever after. With her startling beauty and crackling wit, Molly finds that women are drawn to her wherever she goes-and she refuses to apologize for loving them back. In bawdy, moving prose, Rita Mae Brown tells the story of Molly Bolt, the adoptive daughter of a dirt-poor Southern couple who boldly forges her own path in America. ![]() Winner of the Lambda Literary Pioneer Award | Winner of the Lee Lynch Classic Book AwardĪ landmark coming-of-age novel that launched the career of one of this country’s most distinctive voices, Rubyfruit Jungle remains a transformative work more than forty years after its original publication. If you don’t yet know Molly Bolt-or Rita Mae Brown, who created her-I urge you to read and thank them both.”-Gloria Steinem ![]() ![]() “The rare work of fiction that has changed real life. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Still Just a Geek, Wil revisits his 2004 collection of blog posts, Just a Geek, filled with insightful and often laugh-out-loud annotated comments, additional later writings, and all new material written for this publication. Yet, much to his surprise, people were reading. Believing himself to have fallen victim to the curse of the child actor, Wil felt relegated to the convention circuit, and didn't expect many would want to read about his random experiences and personal philosophies. ![]() Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom!įrom starring in Stand by Me to playing Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation to playing himself in his second (third?) iconic role of Evil Wil Wheaton in The Big Bang Theory, to becoming a social media supernova, Wil Wheaton has charted a career course unlike anyone else, and has emerged as one of the most popular and well-respected names in science fiction, fantasy, and pop culture.īack in 2001, Wil began blogging on. ![]() ![]() But knowing how fallible we human beings are, he designated that, at the very least, certain times of the day and certain places in the monastery should be held in silence. ![]() He believed that every aspect of the life of those following the rule should show a great reverence and preference for silence. Benedict, who put a high value on silence, giving a whole chapter to the subject in the work. I have been a professed nun of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut, for over fifty years. She chronicled her story in “The Ear of the Heart: An Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows” (Ignatius, 2014). ![]() Editor’s note: In the early 1960s, Dolores Hart stunned the Hollywood community when she left behind an acting career for the monastic life. ![]() ![]() ![]() For many scholars, it is customary to refer to the books by their letter names. In these texts you will be able to consult all the relevant and important data on the subject. In the manuscripts, books are referred to by Greek letters. Our select list consists of more than 20 books on Metaphysics in PDF format. However, Metaphysics already existed before Aristotle, and already appeared as part of the writings of pre-Socratic philosophers or Plato himself. The origin of the word Metaphysics is attributed to Andronicus of Rhodes, who was trying to order the books of Aristotle, but since he was unable to classify those dealing with Metaphysics within morality, logic, or physics, he chose to place them after those dealing with physics. The object of study of Metaphysics is the immaterial. ![]() It also describes the foundations, properties, causes and conditions of reality, as well as its purpose and meaning. Metaphysics is the part of philosophy that analyzes the main problems of philosophical thought, such as being, God, the absolute, the soul, the world. ![]() ![]() The word Metaphysics is derived from the Latin “metaphysica”, and this in turn comes from the Greek μεταφυσικά which means “beyond nature”. The selection of texts that we share with you today is made up of books in PDF format. With the sole objective of continuing to provide an open door to knowledge and topics of great interest, we have consolidated a list of free books about Metaphysics. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The final image is of the facsimilie produced in 1981 to mark the 40th Anniversay of Puffin Books. ![]() The second and third images are of 1953 Reprint covers (front and back) illustrated by John Harwood, dated 1945 cover printed by Balding and Mansell. Title: WORZEL GUMMIDGE or The Scarecrow of Scatterbrook. Information and cover photographs of Puffin Story Books Series: After 20 years as series editor, Eleanor Graham was suceeded by Kaye Webb in 1961. The series rapidly became recognised as a hallmark of good quality childrens books. The series was edited by Eleanor Graham who strove to publish "the best of the new classics of the new generation". The centre panel contained a small vignette.įrom 1944, Puffin book covers were illustrated - the first being PS9 The Puffin Puzzle Book The covers of the first books produced were in the standard Penguin format, with red covers (red-white-red), with the 'quartic' panel at the top and a 'Puffin' logo at the bottom. It began in December 1941 with the launch of PS1 Worzel Gummidge by Barbara Euphan Todd. Puffin Story Books (PS) is a wonderful series of books for children. ![]() |