6/26/2023 0 Comments Waiting Is Not Easy! by Mo Willems![]() ![]() Some people are patient while others are not, but everyone can still get along. It can be used to show how people are different – and that’s okay. ![]() It can be used to show the importance of being patient and how waiting can be very worth it in the end.It can be used as an introduction for reading dialogue and understanding that dialogue is the characters speaking. ![]()
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6/26/2023 0 Comments Jane austens persuasion![]() Austen had another novel in the works at the time- Sanditon-but Persuasion remains her final finished one. “I have a something ready for Publication, which may perhaps appear about a twelvemonth hence,” she wrote to her niece Fanny in March 1817.īut that summer, on July 18, the author passed away from what may have been Addison’s disease or Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Though she didn’t make any actual plans to publish the novel, we do know that she considered it in good enough shape to do so. ![]() Persuasion was the last of these: Austen penned the first draft between August 8, 1815, and July 18, 1816, and completed her revisions less than a month later. ![]() Such was not the case with Persuasion, Emma, or Mansfield Park, which were all written and released in the 1810s. Persuasion was Jane Austen’s last finished novel.Īusten wrote the first drafts of Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, and Sense and Sensibility in the 1790s and then revised them for publication in the 1810s. Here are 10 facts about the book and its lasting cultural influence. But to many, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth’s tale of love lost and found is one of the author’s most poignant works. ![]() Persuasion might not be quite as well-known as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, or other Jane Austen novels. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Nothing by Robin Friedman![]() ![]() Several factors lead to men and boys being under- and undiagnosed for an eating disorder. The good news is that once a man finds help, they show similar responses to treatment as women. ![]() But due in large part to cultural bias, they are much less likely to seek treatment for their eating disorder. In the United States alone, eating disorders will affect 10 million males at some point in their lives. "Despite the stereotype that eating disorders only occur in women, about one in three people struggling with an eating disorder is male. To quote the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): 'I'm pretty sure boys can't even get eating disorders.' Of course boys can, it's just that society doesn't talk about it. Lord knows there aren't any afterschool specials about it.' (p12)Just let that sink in for a second. I'm pretty sure boys can't even get eating disorders. Here is the thing-what I have is not an eating disorder. 'Thanks to the magic of Afterschool Specials, I know that a disconnect between what I see and what others see is a very banal aspect of eating disorders. I want to share a quote with you from the book again, because I think it's important to think about. ![]() Smith, about Matt, a guy with an eating disorder. Yesterday, I reviewed The Art of Starving by Sam J. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Jay kristoff truelife![]() The pattern of this novel mimicked DarkDawn slightly and was a little bit predictable at times. I rated this book ★★★★★ (4.75/5 stars) because it was absolutely spectacular! TrueLife was everything I expected from a Jay Kristoff series final, although that’s where it fell. This review may be all over the place but please bare with me as I gush over this masterpiece! ★ Rating ★ I will warn you that this is a spoiler-free book review/ book chat, where I will be chatting about the events of the entire novel. and they may not be who you think they are. In the end, violent clashes and heartbreaking choices reveal the true heroes. But the threat doesn't stop there, because the lifelikes are determined to access the program that will set every robot free, a task requiring both Eve and Ana, the girl she was created to replace. But with the country on the brink of a new world war-this time between the BioMaas swarm at CityHive and Daedalus's army at Megopolis, loyalties will be pushed to the brink, unlikely alliances will form and with them, betrayals. For Eve and Lemon, discovering the truth about themselves-and each other-was too much for their friendship to take. And deciding whose side you're on could be the difference between life and death. TrueLife was everything I expected (and more) from the last book in a very action-packed, heart-shattering series! Goodreads Summaryīest friends have become enemies. ![]() Why did I choose this book to read during NaNoWriMo? ![]() ![]() ![]() Building a team is a process, one that requires remarkable levels of discipline, courage, and persistence. Most of us already know what it requires. From the Back Cover Be part of a cohesive team-and give your organization the ultimate competitive advantage. ![]() It will allow teams of all types to begin the process of increasing cohesiveness and productivity. ![]() Beginning with a 38-item team assessment, the workbook guides participants through The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Absence of Trust Fear of Conflict Lack of Commitment Avoidance of Accountability Inattention to Results Ideal for team off-sites and retreats or even a series of team development meetings, this workbook is an excellent team development tool. Patrick Lencioni Based on the best-selling leadership fable The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, the new edition of this easy-to-use workbook provides participants with an opportunity to explore the pitfalls that are side-tracking their team. Whether you work in a corporation, a non-profit, or a small, entrepreneurial venture, finding a way to minimize politics and confusion within your organization can lead to extraordinary improvement in morale, productivity, and results. Book Synopsis Based on my work with executive teams over the past ten years, Ive come to the conclusion that teamwork remains the single most untapped competitive advantage for any organization. About the Book A workbook to accompany The five dysfunctions of a team. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Clockwork angel series![]() ![]() Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series. “In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. ![]() Published: August 31, 2010, by Simon & Schuster 4/5 Stars Synopsis I just finished Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince and I want to share my feelings of Clockwork Angel with you. I am also going to be moving this weekend which is exciting because that means I get to rearrange my bookshelf!!! If you follow my Instagram Whogavethewrite then you know that I am currently reading The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. ![]() I am currently winning this battle but it has been rough. Hello, Everybody!!! My name is Emily and I have a review for you! Recently I have been fighting a reading slump. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just about everyone is collecting a debt and expecting her to pay.Īt the opening of the novel, she is being compelled to marry off a man she does not love to pay off a debt her father owes. The lead is Caroline, a woman who is angry as the men in her life including his father and his associates believe she owes them something. Miller is a story set in King’s Trace, a town under the grip of ruthless criminals. When she is not writing her novels she can be found sitting in silence watching sardonic humor programs, sitcoms, diet coke, filthy romance novels and listening to Lo-Fi Beats on Spotify. ![]() She now makes her home in Kentucky where she lives with Poe and Lord Byron, her two puppies. When she went to college she majored in English, minored in cultural anthropology and got a technical writing certification. Miller started writing from a very young age and decided her majors based on her interest. The author is a native of Baltimore but she moved to Kentucky as a seven year old and spent much of her childhood in the state. MIller is a bestselling contemporary and dark romance author from Kentucky that is best known for the “King’s Trace Antiheroes” series of novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since 2006, he has been an attending physician in the emergency department at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Plus, our critics will be here to talk about the latest books they’ve reviewed. Maud Newton will be here to discuss her first book, “Ancestor Trouble,” about her own family’s fascinating history and our culture’s increased obsession with genealogy. I was expecting to find, when I started researching, that I had ancestors who had enslaved people, but I wasn’t expecting to find so many different ancestors who enslaved people. Thomas Fisher joins us this week to talk about “The Emergency,” his new book about working as an emergency doctor in Chicago before and during the Covid pandemic. Pre-Covid, we were constantly straining against the volume of people who need care on the South Side and usually have nowhere else to go. During Covid Hosted by John Williams Thomas Fisher talks about “The Emergency,” and Maud Newton discusses “Ancestor Trouble.” Friday, April 1st, 2022 ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Skin Deep by Renee Miller![]() ![]() NORTHERN PIKES – She Ain’t Pretty – YouTube Now, the basic idea for SHE AIN’T PRETTY, was inspired by the song of the same title by the Northern Pikes. This is just after my birthday, so you guys should pre-order these now, so I feel loved. First, a bloodier, nastier version of CHURCH (called Church: Cult Edition), with a pretty cool new cover, and SHE AIN’T PRETTY, a sex-fueled nightmare that explores a different type of cult than we encounter in CHURCH. On February 25 th, Unnerving will be releasing two novellas. If I don’t, I’ll probably become a serial killer and I don’t think I’d be very good at that. That’s how I’m trying to view shit these days. So, I’m choosing to view those rejections as wins. ![]() I appreciate these, and they make me feel like I’m doing something right, sort of, but they’re still rejections, so I get about half as bummed as when I get a form rejection. ![]() Several of those rejections, though, were the “We don’t usually provide feedback, but are making an exception because… **nice things follow**” kind of rejections. Mostly, I’ve been rejected, because that’s how this works. And I’ve subbed stories to several places over the past few months (for a while, I wasn’t subbing anywhere). I’ve FINALLY figured out a writing routine that allows me to get shit done without the house falling down around me. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Blood red road book series![]() ![]() And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she’s a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba’s world is shattered. That’s fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. Genre: Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult ![]() |