These goals and researches were variously embodied as well in stories, plays, and visionary essays in which Khlebnikov advances architectural plans for mobile cities, a new alphabet based on universal meanings of sounds, and communication by way of vast television networks. Experiments with words became magical paths to a reinvigorated future, and produced some of the most extraordinary poems in the Russian language. He coined the terms “Futurian” and “Presidents of Planet Earth” for himself and his friends, and he devoted all of his short, restless life to finding a language appropriate to his vision. Now, in a powerful American rendition, we are given access to the strange and beautiful world of Khlebnikov, “the word’s wild highwayman.” Trained in the natural sciences and mathematics and by temperament an artist, Khlebnikov thought he had discovered the Laws of Time and Tables of Destiny, by which enlightened humans could live in harmony with themselves and with nature. Even Russians are generally baffled by him. Hailed by his contemporaries and by later writers and scholars as the creative genius behind the Russian Futurist movement, Khlebnikov is famous more for his inaccessibility than for the excellence of what he actually produced. Velimir Khlebnikov, who died in 1922 at the age of thirty-six, is one of the great, untranslated Russian poets of this century.
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Once again, she delivers a feminist-themed children’s story that’s equally entertaining and educational for humans ages 0 – 100+, with this latest installment centering on a major milestone in Feminist Baby’s young life. Just released on May 15, Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice! mirrors the style of Loryn’s first Feminist Baby book, which we described as “simple, yet hilarious and brilliant,” with an empowering story that’s awesomely illustrated. Now our favorite “irrepressible bundle of sass” is back in a follow-up book that chronicles her latest adventures, Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice! … so you can bet that she and her pint-sized feminist baby friends will be heard. Last April, Loryn Brantz, author, illustrator, and two-time Emmy Award-winning force of extraordinary creative talent, delivered a new feminist hero into the world through the pages of her not-just-for-kids children’s rhyming board book, Feminist Baby. The simmering heat between them explodes. Something Jesse should’ve discovered before following Dom home one night. That is, everyone but Dom, who challenges him to drinking matches.ĭom, who subdues him during his panic attacks.ĭom, who kisses him and pretends it didn’t happen.īut the biggest secret is the one even Jesse doesn’t know-back in the Facility, his body was altered. Jesse joins the station family anyway, and everyone welcomes him with open arms. Dom is alpha-as-hell, twice his age, and it’s clear he doesn’t want Jesse on the team. It doesn’t matter anymore.Įxcept it does, when his PTSD gets him off on the wrong foot with his fire station deputy, Dom. That means not looking at his case files, and not knowing what his captors have done to him. Alpha in Heat A Meadowfall Firefighters Novel Anna Wineheart Contents Alpha in Heat 1. At twenty, newly-rescued from a human trafficking ring, he’s eager for a new beginning. Smith- The Awakening and The Struggle-features a stunning new cover and will introduce new readers to the heart-stopping suspense, fierce romances, and jaw-dropping surprises that captured millions of fans and inspired the hit TV show. Stefan: desperate for the power to destroy Damon, and protect Elena, he gives in to his thirst for human blood. But when Elena stands firm on her rejection of Damons romantic. Perfect for fans of Midnight Sun, The Beautiful, and Crave, this paperback bind-up repackage of the first two books in the New York Times bestselling Vampire Diaries series by L. Torn between two vampire brothers Damon: determined to make Elena his, he'd kill his own brother to possess her. Picking up where The Awakening left off, Elena confronts Damon about Stefans disappearance. Please note: In-store pick-up at our Flatbush/Prospect Lefferts Gardens location is no longer available as an. 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Nobody could imagine the quaint Amish behaving badly. The author did courageously several times try to get the police involved – but her pleas were shrugged off. The Amish community she was sent to as a teen seemed at first to be a refuge, but soon it became clear that men could do what they liked with women and children, and the religion then obliged everybody to ‘forgive’ them – and certainly never to call the cops. Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survivalįrom an abusive, indeed psychotic, redneck family in eastern Washington to a strict Amish community in Minnesota – this child suffers what no child should ever have to endure – hard labor, beatings, brainwashing, sexual depravation. Madhuri reviews Misty Griffin’s book subtitled, An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival. Hope in the Dark is a long essay that serves as a primer on social and environmental activism and uprisings from the mid-to-late 20th century to the present. Written in response to the 2004 US presidential election, and updated during the 2016 race, Rebecca Solnit’s Hope in the Dark is a call to action for people who find themselves despairing about the political climate of the world today. This short summary and analysis of Hope in the Dark includes: Historical contextChapter-by-chapter overviewsProfiles of the main charactersDetailed timeline of eventsImportant quotes and analysisFascinating triviaGlossary of termsSupporting material to enhance your understanding of the original workAbout Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit: So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Hope in the Dark tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Rebecca Solnit’s book.Ĭrafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. In an epic battle against dark forces, Mac must decide who she can trust, and what her survival is ultimately worth. It’s a world where staying alive is a constant struggle, the line between good and evil gets blurred, and every alliance comes at a price. The only one Mac can depend on is the powerful, dangerous immortal Jericho Barrons, but even their fiery bond is tested by betrayal. Seelie and Unseelie vie for power against nine ancient immortals who have governed Dublin for millennia a rival band of sidhe-seers invades the city, determined to claim it for their own Mac’s former protégé and best friend, Dani “Mega” O’Malley, is now her fierce enemy and even more urgent, Highland druid Christian MacKeltar has been captured by the Crimson Hag and is being driven deeper into Unseelie madness with each passing day. As the city heats up and the ice left by the Hoar Frost King melts, tempers flare, passions run red-hot, and dangerous lines get crossed. Now Dublin is a war zone with factions battling for control. When the wall that protected humans from the seductive, insatiable Fae was destroyed on Halloween, long-imprisoned immortals ravaged the planet. A gifted sidhe-seer, she’s already fought and defeated the deadly Sinsar Dubh-an ancient book of terrible evil-yet its hold on her has never been stronger. MacKayla Lane would do anything to save the home she loves. Burned (Fever Series 7) by Karen Marie Moning 3.9 (230) Paperback (Mass Market Paperback) 8.99 Hardcover 27.00 Paperback 8.99 eBook 8.99 Audiobook 42.99 Audio MP3 on CD 9.99 Audio CD 19. I recently read the Underland Chronicles, which were very good, but I convinced the little pug to let me read the Chronicles of Prydain to him at bedtime, and I was reminded of how much I love these books. Today’s kids have the Warriors, the Owls of Ga’Hoole, How to Train Your Dragon, Harry Potter (of course), and the list goes on and on. There was Tolkien, of course, but not a lot of little kids are ready for Tolkien. When I was a kid, I had the Chronicles of Narnia, the Chronicles of Prydain, and a now-out-of-print series called the Seven Citadels, and that was about it for good fantasy series. However, modern kids do have one big advantage over those of us who grew up in the 80s, and that is the incredible range and scope of children’s literature. Having a 7-year-old and working in a high school, I don’t usually play the “kids today have it so easy” card. Idgiepug’s CBR#4 Review #58-62: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander Vital, immediate, and cinematic in scope, verse offers sharply observed vignettes of longing, love, and pain.- Library Journal (Best Poetry of 2005)Ī powerful collection of poems. This is a book about thrashing around in the great big world, being messy, being alive.-Elizabeth A. The poems aren't comforting, but they're invigorating. The poems are vivid, heaving things, stuffed with obsession and surprises. One book I keep returning to is Richard Siken's Crush. They restore to poetry that sense of crucial moment and crucial utterance which may indeed be the great genius of the form. In her introduction to the book, competition judge Louise Gluck hails the cumulative, driving, apocalyptic power, purgatorial recklessness of Siken's poems. In the world of American poetry, Siken's voice is striking. 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