6/12/2023 0 Comments Foner forever freeReconstruction was happening in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination and it had all of the problems and growing pains one would expect after a country has fought a protracted Civil War and a group of millions of enslaved people were freed, with many lacking resources or the education and knowledge to adequately use this newfound freedom. President Lincoln had set up this bureau before his death. At the start, a "Freedman's Bureau" was set up to assist newly-freed blacks in areas such as gaining literacy and a general education, the acquisition of property, familiarity and participation with the country's political system and helping freed blacks assert their legal rights in a country riven by a long, painful war. This sort of sums up Eric Foner's sad tale of the optimism generated at the start of America's Reconstruction after the Civil War and emancipation of all slaves. It was the best of times it was the worst of times, and then it got even worse. I need time to recover from this book! It may be a five-star book, but I don't possess a five-star mind.
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"Brilliance on every single page."-Christina Lauren, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, for Boyfriend Material Good thing Oliver is such perfect HUSBAND MATERIAL. But it'll take more than four weddings, a funeral, and a hotly contested rainbow balloon arch to get these two from "I don't know what I'm doing" to "I do". Now it seems like everyone around them is getting married, and Luc's feeling the social pressure to propose. In BOYFRIEND MATERIAL, Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment and family and friends.and somehow figured out a way to make it work. WANTED: One (very real) husband, nowhere near perfect but desperately trying his best "Our favourite chaos demon & stern brunch daddy return in this delicious, ridiculous, and often poignant romcom about all the ways love can grow." -Talia Hibbert, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author 6/12/2023 0 Comments Robert burns auld lang syneAnd for auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, Well tak a cup o kindness yet, For auld lang syne. Look up broadcast information by state and city at /viewers-listeners/airing-schedules. AULD LANG SYNE (Robert Burns) Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o lang syne ch. The program is aired live on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. 143), the, /TheTabernacleChoir and Amazon Alexa (must enable skill). The “Music & the Spoken Word” broadcast is available on KSL-TV, KSL Radio 1160AM/102.7FM, KSL.com, BYUtv, BYUradio, Dish and DirectTV, SiriusXM Radio (Ch. So as we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new, let the “auld lang syne” never be forgotten. Just as the people and the beautiful land of Scotland shaped Robert Burns, we are shaped by the people and places we have known, our old long since. They ground us in the present and help move us confidently into the future. In our rush for the new and different, the latest and greatest, the song asks, will the “old long since” be forgotten? The old friendships, the relationships, the memories of days gone by - can we hold on to the old as we also embrace the new that lies ahead? The truth is, we need remembrances of the past. And so as we sing, year in and year out, we ask ourselves: Auld Lang Syne is a song written by Robert Burns in the 1780s, and today has become an anthem sung the world over at New Year In 1788 Robert Burns sent the poem 'Auld Lang Syne' to the Scots Musical Museum, indicating that it was an ancient song but that he'd been the first to record it on paper. News has arrived in Venice that the Turks are going to attack Cyprus, and Othello is therefore summoned to advise the senators. Meanwhile, Iago sneaks away to find Othello and warns him that Brabantio is coming for him.īrabantio, provoked by Roderigo, is enraged and seeks to confront Othello, but he finds Othello's residence full of the Duke of Venice's guards, who prevent violence. Iago tells Roderigo that he plans to exploit Othello for his own advantage and convinces Roderigo to wake Brabantio and tell him about his daughter's elopement. Iago hates Othello for promoting a younger man named Cassio above him, whom Iago considers a less capable soldier than himself. Roderigo is upset because he loves Desdemona and had asked her father, Brabantio, for her hand in marriage. Roderigo, a wealthy and dissolute gentleman, complains to his friend Iago, an ensign, that Iago has not told him about the recent secret marriage between Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio, a senator, and Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army. Illustration by Percy Anderson for Costume Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical, 1906 Act I 6/11/2023 0 Comments Michener poland reviewThe generational approach of Michener's earliest books doesn't work here because the canvas is too broad and the time-span (1310-1989) too long. Is anywhere on earth safe from Michener's roving eye? His latest conquest, the Caribbean Sea and its two dozen major islands, presents a typical clash of cultures-native Caribbean, Spanish, French, British, Rastaferian, American (or norteamericano, as one character admonishes)-that go on clashing for 700 pages. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Davis grubb night of the hunterIn the process, I hope to unveil how these two vastly different mediums work together to tell the same story, from cover to credits. In this column, I’ll be checking out old and new adaptations to further explore both sides of that experience. As a lifelong bookworm and cinephile, I've discovered that whether I read the book before or after seeing the movie can have a profound influence on my enjoyment of the story across both mediums. While we've all uttered some version of this sentiment at one point or another, there have been those rare occasions when the opposite is true. "Don't judge a book by its movie" is another common jab. "The book was better" is a phrase heard often in conversations about book-to-film adaptations. 6/11/2023 0 Comments The quest by aaron beckerIn the city park, the pair are startled by the sudden appearance of a king, who thrusts into their hands a map and some strange objects. A follow-up to Aaron Becker's Caldecott Honor picture book debut, Journey, this is another visually stunning, wordless adventure story featuring two friends and their magical markers. Can it also guide her home and to happiness? In this exquisitely illustrated book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of allĪaron Becker, creator of the stunning Journey, presents the next chapter in his luminous wordless fantasy. who knows where? When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as 'a masterwork', Aaron Becker's stunning, wordless picture book debut about self-determination and unexpected friendship follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Be swept away on an elaborate flight of fancy in this Caldecott award-winning, wondrously illustrated picture book about self-determination and unexpected friendship. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Compromised book strzokBut by that time, Strzok had seen more than enough to believe that the country’s new commander in chief had fallen under the sway of America’s adversary in the Kremlin. His long career in counterintelligence ended shortly thereafter, when he was forced out of the Bureau for privately voicing his political opinions about Donald Trump. When he opened the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, Peter Strzok had spent over two decades defending the United States against foreign threats. “This is the book I have been waiting for.”-Rachel Maddow INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | From “the FBI agent who started it all” (David Martin, CBS Sunday Morning), an epic, behind-the-scenes account of the biggest counterintelligence story of our time: Russia’s war on American democracy, and the effort to hold Putin’s collaborators to account. The subject of major film and stage adaptations, the novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game - a game which they must win. The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. Jewell adeptly creates a pervasive atmosphere of unease in this well-spun narrative. The Girls in the Garden: A Novel is written by Lisa Jewell and published by Atria Books. Vivid descriptions of the bucolic park contrast with the evil lurking around the themes of teenage sexuality, perversion, peer pressure, and the desire for a complete family. Rich characterization and intricate plot development are combined with mid-chapter cliffhangers that cut from one character's point of view to the next, resulting in a riveting pace. Jewell (The Third Wife) jumps straight into the story with the discovery of Grace, then flashes to the past, setting up an eerie foreshadowing of the events to occur. No friends, neighbors, or even husbands are above suspicion as the taut mystery unravels to reveal the neighborhood's dark secrets. When she is found, she is partially undressed, unconscious, and bloody. But on the night of Grace's birthday, she goes missing. When the girls make friends with the neighbors and the park clique, it looks like they are on the right path. Clare and her two daughters, 12-year-old Pip and 13-year-old Grace, move into a "cute little flat" near a Narnia-like park in London. |