![]() Citino focuses on operational warfare to demonstrate continuity in German military campaigns from the time of Elector Frederick Wilhelm and his great "sleigh-drive" against the Swedes to the age of Adolf Hitler and the blitzkrieg to the gates of Moscow. Robert Citino takes us on a dramatic march through Prussian and German military history to show how that primal theme played out time and time again. For Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives ("short and lively")-wars that relied upon swift, powerful, and decisive military operations. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Our vision is to be a leader in shaping a more vital and thriving Hawaii as the foundation for future generations. Check us out any time for great content and great community. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. The host for this episode is Winston Welch. Karma Lekshe Tsomo, professor of Buddhism and World Religions at the University of Sanĭiego, founder of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women, and director of Jamyang Foundation, aĬharitable organization to provide education to girls and women in India and Bangladesh. “weaker sex” – but today women are reinventing millennia-old stereotypes across the board and revolutionizing our ![]() In systems of patriarchy women have often been deemed biologically, psychologically, and spiritually the Like what you see? Please give generously. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments The midwich cuckoo book![]() ![]() In the meantime, why not check out our roundup of the best TV shows of all time for some viewing inspiration. The Midwich Cuckoos comes to Sky Max from 2 June, with all episodes streaming on NOW. We're getting more and more familiar with women not being in control of their own bodies and having their destinies taken out of their hands, and I think that, unfortunately, is incredibly apposite to what we're now seeing happening world over. "Let's face it, it's about women, and there's all sorts of intimations there about violence and interference. "For me, the chance to tell the story from the point of view of the women, because the book has a male narrative, was too interesting to pass up," Troughton chimes in. We live in these safe towns, you know? Democracies, and yet we feel this constant sense of anxiety that we're not good enough or feeling that there's a better species that's about to take over from us," explains Farr. ![]() Its pretty slow and low key, just like the book. "We think we've created this perfect, consumerist, individualist world. So after reading the book, we watched the film from 1960 (I dread to think what the remakes like). ![]() In our world, that's not the terror anymore, our terror is around individualism. He adds: "For me, that story in the 50s and 60s is kind of totalitarian takeover is belongs to children. Farr went on to admit that he only saw Wolf Rilla's Village of the Damned around a decade ago, and that while he loved the "sensational" first half, he wasn't convinced by its second. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments The Dragon Sanctuary by Ann Perry![]() The Jane Austen genre and some classic Regency romance novels (specifically Georgette Heyer's) are listed below for a more complete listing of Regency romances, consult a website devoted to historical romance. For novels set during the time of Napoleon, see the Napoleonic Era page. George MacDonald Fraser's popular Flashman series about a British soldier is set in the British Empire period. The 1845 Irish Potato Famine (not limited to Ireland) caused enormous suffering and a surge in emigration. In both the British Isles and the European Continent, the Industrial Revolution brought impressive advances in technology, made fortunes for many, and trapped others in lives of oppressive drudgery. Jane Austen wrote during this time, and a number of modern authors have borrowed her characters to create a distinct new Jane-Austen-inspired genre of historical fiction.įrom 1837-1901, England's Queen Victoria presided over an era known for the expansion of the British Empire and rigid social rules that masked a surge in poverty and crime. Nineteenth century Europe featured the English Regency period, which gave rise to the "Regency romance" genre. Mysteries: 19th Century European Continent The European Continent and Mediterranean in the 19th Century The British and Irish in the 19th Century ![]() For news on the latest additions to this website, see the blog. ![]() 5/18/2023 0 Comments Not here to be liked book![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This sparks a feminist movement within the school, with Eliza at the forefront, questioning the prevalence of sexist behaviour. Len appears to have joined the paper just because he needed something to focus on following an injury which meant he couldn't play baseball any longer. However, the role of editor in chief, a role Eliza aspired to and expected to get, goes to Len DiMartile, ex star baseball player. She believes that the effort she has put in should equal results. I loved that she felt free to be true to herself, stick by her principles and not be influenced by the expectations of others! Eliza works hard at school and on her school paper and is experienced and indeed good at what she does. She doesn't care what she looks like or even whether anyone likes her. The main character, Eliza Quan, isn't at all concerned with appearances or pleasing people. The cover artwork by Kevin Wada is also very eye-catching. It explores important themes of feminism, activism, misogyny, parental expectations and bullying. ![]() This book is set in the US and has a diverse set of characters from different backgrounds. Not Here to Be Liked is contemporary teen fiction that will really appeal to fans of Moxie and Super Awkward. ![]() ![]() The series' premise is that Sabrina, a "half-witch" – her mother is an ordinary human, or "mortal" as witches refer to them, while her father is a warlock – lives with her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda Spellman, both witches themselves, in the fictional town of Greendale, which is located somewhere near Riverdale, the home of Archie Andrews. Storylines of the character at elementary-school-age also appear under the title "Sabrina - That Cute Little Witch" in almost all of the Little Archie comics. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared in Archie's Madhouse #22 ( cover-dated Oct. Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Original title is stylized Sabrina: The Teen-Age Witch Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 (April 1971). ![]() ![]() My detective set-up includes hot cocoa, detective notebook, and (not pictured) little grey cells! Which only goes to show me that in the world of Poirot, I’m more likely to be the ‘hysterical’ woman in need of a nurse than the level-headed nurse herself. ![]() Nurse Leatheran had a much more rational response to the incident, and a matter-of-fact explanation for it. Seriously: a chill ran down my spine, and I clutched my poor cat for comfort. ![]() The simple phrase “I have arrived” made me jump. Here’s a reveal! There’s a reveal! And oh my god, I can’t believe this was just revealed!!! There was a chapter where Mrs Leidner was telling Nurse Leatheran about some experiences she’d had, and I was gasping as if I were watching things unfold in a theatre. My Kindle copy had highlights galore, and the notes in my detective notebook were filled with clusters of exclamation points. ![]() The whole thing was making her extra jumpy, and Dr Leidner hoped Nurse Leatheran - who is also our narrator - can help with her nerves. Mrs Leidner has been having a tough time - she’s been hearing odd noises like scratching on the walls, and seeing stuff like, once, a creepy face at her window. The premise is delightfully spooky: archaeologist Dr Leidner hires a nurse to care for his wife while she accompanied his team on a dig in Mesopotamia. ![]() I started reading it late one Saturday evening, and had to tear myself away about a third of the way in because it was getting close to midnight and I wanted to sleep, but also, I COULDN’T PUT THE BOOK DOWN! ![]() 5/17/2023 0 Comments State of wonder ann![]() ![]() Annick Swenson to Marina's boss and secret lover, Mr. Easter: young native boy who accompanies Dr.Anders Eckman: Marina's office mate, who reportedly died when sent on the same mission as Marina Fox: CEO of Marina's company, and also her lover Annick Swenson: a fierce doctor and researcher, and Marina's former teacher ![]() Marina Singh: Protagonist - a drug company employee who reluctantly goes to the Brazilian jungle to learn more about her colleague who went missing on exactly the same mission, and to verify her mentor's drug research It was critically well received, and was nominated for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction, among other nominations. The book was published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and by Harper in the United States. It is the story of pharmacologist Marina Singh, who journeys to Brazil to bring back information about seemingly miraculous drug research being conducted there by her former teacher, Dr. ![]() State of Wonder is a 2011 novel by American author Ann Patchett. ![]() 5/17/2023 0 Comments The Best Story by Eileen Spinelli![]() ![]() What kind of story would you write for a contest? Why does the girl want to write the best story? ![]() Who are the characters in the best story?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Who do you think is trying to write the best story? A story that does all these things doesn't seem quite right, though, and the one thing the whole family can agree on is that the best story has to one's your own. And Aunt Jane tells her the best stories have to make people cry. Her father thinks the best stories are the funniest. ![]() Her brother Tim says the best stories have lots of action. The best story is one that comes from the heart The library is having a contest for the best story, and the quirky narrator of this story just has to win that rollercoaster ride with her favorite author! But what makes a story the best? Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up. ![]() ![]() ![]() Part of the problem lies with history itself. So why is this uneven miniseries far less compelling than it sounds on paper? ![]() And the performances are stunning, especially Zoe Kazan’s as the fearful but realistic Bess and Winona Ryder’s as her self-deluding sister, Evelyn. The show’s high-profile creators are David Simon and Ed Burns, the team behind the classic series The Wire. ![]() An ordinary, working-class Jewish family in New Jersey – Herman and Bess Levin, their two young sons and their relatives – grapple with the fallout of an anti-Semite in the White House. ![]() Philip Roth’s 2004 novel posits that aviator Charles Lindbergh, a national hero, Nazi sympathiser and isolationist – all of those things historically true – became US president in the early 1940s, with Hitler on the rise. Like The Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, the HBO series The Plot Against America has an impeccable literary source. All reassure us ‘At least that didn’t happen’. Perhaps because our own times seem bleak, alternate histories are flourishing on screen, ranging from the dystopian, piercingly real Handmaid’s Tale to the apocalyptic, mind-bending Watchmen and most recently Hunters, with cartoonish characters pursuing resurgent Nazis. ![]() |