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Princess academy shannon hale series5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Then word comes from the valley that the king's priests have divined Mount Eskel to be the home of the prince’s bride-to-be-the next princess. ![]() But Miri has never been allowed to work there, perhaps, she thinks, because she is so small. For as long as she can remember, Miri has dreamed of working alongside the other villagers in the quarries of her beloved mountainside. ![]() High on the side of rocky Mount Eskel, far from the valleys where gardens are green and lush, where lowlanders make laws, Miri’s family has lived forever, pounding a living from the stone of the mountain itself. Tags: royalty fairy tales fantasy romance ![]()
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Believe It by Nick Foles5/31/2023 ![]() With Wentz, the second overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Eagles were 11-2 and the clear NFC favorite to reach Super Bowl LII. ![]() ![]() ![]() Let’s go execute the offense,” Coach Doug Pederson said in advance of their NFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. “My message to Nick is: Listen, we have a great opportunity. And the coaching staff that deemed Foles nothing more than a serviceable backup to its rising star, Carson Wentz, now wants its fans and its players to believe Foles is more than capable of seeing this process through. But in truth, no one - certainly not the Eagles - thought he’d be a factor.Īnd now, Philadelphia’s status as a surefire Super Bowl contender is at the mercy of an unreliable quarterback who has started only three games this season. He was supposed to be waiting in the wings in case he was ever needed. Nick Foles wasn’t supposed to be in this position, not when the season had reached such a critical juncture. The weight of a pessimistic city and its once-promising NFL playoff aspirations now rest on the shoulders of the Philadelphia Eagles’ unexpected leader. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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Orange world karen russell5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() 'Russell can take Antarctic tailgaters, an army of seagulls or simply a window and twist a tale that explodes on the page and lingers in the mind' The Times This is haunting and beautiful work from one of America's most gifted writers. Just as many of the characters make a leap - whether to a different world or a different state - we go along for the ride as Russell takes us to strange and exhilarating new heights. Stories of survival, love and of surreal and magnificent transformation - even in their darkness, these stories give us an escape. In the brilliant and hilarious title story a new mother desperate to ensure her baby's safety strikes a diabolical deal - as long as the devil protects her baby, she'll do anything. In 'The Prospectors' two opportunistic young women fleeing the Depression strike out for new territory, but find themselves fighting for their lives. In 'The Bad Graft', a couple on a road trip stop in Joshua Tree National Park, where the spirit of a giant tree accidentally infects the young woman, their fates becoming permanently entangled. ![]() Karen Russell's comedic genius and mesmerising talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner lives are on display in these exuberant, unforgettable stories. 'I loved Orange World by Karen Russell, which is a collection of short stories in which demons live in drains, bog women come back from the dead and trees can grow inside the human body' DAISY JOHNSON, NEW STATESMAN, BOOKS OF THE YEAR ![]()
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Life 3.0 book5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Virtuality is the intentional, technologically mediated effort to amplify, to extend, and to manifest intentionality by extending experience. Seen in this light, everything is at stake. Freedom and choice are seen to be foundational, with attendant accountability and responsibility attached. Virtuality supports reflection upon intentionality and the role these new media play in supporting cognitive appreciation, or 'mindfulness,' of the connections between action and experience. Beneath a change of age lies a change of thought. A qualitative change in thought suggests a qualitative change in the nature of consciousness. Virtuality suggests a qualitative change in the environment of thought. ![]() ![]() Virtuality suggests fluid boundaries and dissolution of difference, with a synchronous intermingling of inner self with outer world. Virtuality supports awareness of the active nature of perception and awareness that all experience is constructed. The virtual world is seen to be ideal for supporting an understanding of how we construct objects of consciousness. A Delphi forecasting method is used to support a theoretical core of natural and critical philosophy. ![]() Virtual reality (VR) is examined in principle as an interface concept and in practice as computational communications media. ![]()
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The red pyramid by rick riordan5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Carter and his dad see Sadie twice a year, and this night is one of their two visitation days. Since the death of Carter and Sadie’s mother eight years ago, Carter has traveled the world with their dad while Sadie has lived with her mom’s parents in England. ![]() The story opens on Christmas Eve in London. ![]() The narrative is presented as a recording made by Carter and Sadie after the events of the book have finished, and much of the story relies on the assumption that Carter and Sadie have shared information with one another outside of what’s written on the page. Through alternating perspectives between the kids, the story shows the trials they face as Egyptian magicians, orphans, and interracial preteens. The Red Pyramid follows siblings Sadie and Carter Kane. This guide follows the 2010 Hyperion Books version of The Red Pyramid. ![]() He has penned over 20 books for young readers utilizing mythologies from Greek (the Percy Jackson series) to Norse (the Magnus Chase series) and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. Riordan holds dual bachelor’s degrees in English and history from the University of Texas at Austin and taught mythology at the middle-school level before pursuing his career as an author. The audiobook of The Red Pyramid was a finalist in the Audiobook of the Year Award, and the book appeared on the Amazon Children’s Bestseller list. ![]() |