![]() ![]() However, perceived parallels with other party-mobilized nationalist spectacles break down under scrutiny. Perhaps in an effort to provide an ostentatious display of national unity against perceived foreign aggression, uncommon public protests were allowed to take place in the largest cities across the country. In Vietnam, widespread popular anger met with rare, but short-lived, acquiescence on the part of the party-state. ![]() The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the violation of its sovereign exclusive economic zone. ![]() From Ma圓rd to the 5th, twenty-nine Vietnamese Coast Guard ships were sent to intercept and disrupt the rig, but were blocked by an air-supported eighty-ship Chinese escort, resulting in six injuries and significant damage to Vietnamese vessels. On May 2nd 2014, National China Offshore Oil Corporation dispatched the Hai Yang Shi You 981 oil platform to disputed waters off the southern edge of the Paracel Island chain, 120 nautical miles east of Vietnam. ![]()
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6/28/2023 0 Comments Let the right one in book cover![]() ![]() With its themes of existential anxiety, social pressure, and the complications of youth, Let the Right One In is a gory vampire tale, a stirring love story, and a profound meditation on childhood love and loneliness.įirst published in 2008, Let the Right One In is an international bestseller. ![]() To Oskar, there is something strange and wondrous about Eli, the girl who has never seen a Rubik’s Cube but can solve it within hours. Bullied frequently by his peers, Oskar is a social outcast who becomes fixated on Eli, the new girl who has moved in next door. In the autumn of 1981, the body of a teenage boy is found drained of blood in Blackeberg, the Swedish suburb where twelve-year-old Oskar lives. Lauded by critics as “brilliant and repulsive,” Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist, is one of the most acclaimed and adapted vampire novels of the 21st century. ![]() Artist Gift Edition - Limit 1 Per Customer/Household ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Taras shevchenko books![]() The volume is illustrated with 19 black and white reproductions of Shevchenko's paintings and drawings. We polled 177 experts from around the world for their greatest childrens books of all time. Editorial notes (pp.457-469) decipher, explain and interpret obscure references to personal names and historical allusions. To this end, in addition to his most important poetic works, the volume includes Taras Shevchenko's autobiography, one of his novels, excerpts from his diary and specimens of his painting." A claim is made that "most of the translations have been done specially for this volume, while those that have appeared in print previously have been revised for this publication." Ievhen Kyryliuk's introductory article (pp.11-19) provides a sketch of the poet's life and some bibliographical data on Shevchenko translations into English and other foreign languages. According to its editor, "the book aims to comprehensively acquaint the English-language reader with the life, works and ideas of the great Ukrainian poet. ![]() Published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Shevchenko's birth. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Porter roth alex approximately![]() ![]() The second? Bailey is an evader, an avoider, an “artful dodger” therefore she plans on keeping her move to Coronado Cove a secret from her online friend, “Alex” and independently scoping him out in the sea of Californians.Īfter landing in California, Bailey gets a summer job in a local tourist trap, “The Cavern Palace”. ![]() ![]() The first problem? Bailey has no idea what the boy of her dreams looks like, let alone know his real name. Here, she plans on finding “Alex”, her online friend and the boy she’s been crushing on for the past months. “Alex, Approximately” sets off with the protagonist, film-fanatic Bailey Rydell, known online as “Mink”, and her recent transfer to Coronado Cove, on the Californian Coast. One thing is certain: this book is a perfect summer read! ![]() Perhaps it is because this novel portrays itself to be much more than just a quick read, or perhaps it is because of the sweet and gratifying journey which I experienced. Typically, I enjoy reading fantasy and fast-paced Young Adult novels however, only a minimal number of “romance” novels fully seized my attention as “Alex, Approximately” did instead. Written by the winner of the “RITA” award, Jenn Bennett, “Alex, Approximately”, a Young Adult novel, which follows the theme of “first love”, will keep your attention as a prisoner from the very first page and will have you running along with the heart-melting and entrancing plot. “Sometimes you have to endure painful things to realize that you're a whole lot stronger than you think.” ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Incendiary amy a bartol![]() ![]() Taking the time out to create a style and tone that was all of her very own, she would harness her love of the written word, making it work for her.Īttending Hillsdale College she would soon graduate, continuing this love of writing, whilst getting the academic background she needed to carry on. Learning from a young age, she would focus herself upon her work, as she continued this passion on into her adult life. ![]() Using the fantasy genre as a springboard for many deeper themes as well, she has taken it to another level allowing it to say something a lot more profound and in-depth about her view and outlook on life.īorn in America on the 16th of November, Bartol’s family were supportive of her love of writing from the outset. Imaginative in both her sense of scope and breadth, she has been able to carve an interesting and exciting career from her love of these inner-worlds she has created. ![]() Well known and equally regarded for her ability in combining the genres, whilst also infusing her own personality into them, she has become a powerhouse within the world of publishing. The American author Amy A Bartol writes within a variety of different genres including Young Adult, paranormal and fantasy, and romance. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments The darkest minds 4![]() ![]() But as they travel in search of safety and answers, and Zu grows closer to the people she knows she shouldn't trust, they uncover even darker things roiling beneath the veneer of the country's recovery. But when she is accused of committing a horrifying act, she is forced to go on the run once more in order to stay alive.ĭetermined to clear her name, Zu finds herself in an uncomfortable alliance with Roman and Priyanka, two mysterious Psi who could either help her prove her innocence or betray her before she gets the chance. ![]() The long-awaited new novel in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds series, now a major motion picture.įive years after the destruction of the so-called rehabilitation camps that imprisoned her and countless other Psi kids, seventeen-year-old Suzume "Zu" Kimura has assumed the role of spokesperson for the interim government, fighting for the rights of Psi kids against a growing tide of misinformation and prejudice. Print The Darkest Legacy (Darkest Minds #4) ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Merlin sheldrake fungi![]() ![]() ![]() In Entangled Life, the brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. ![]() ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR- Time, BBC Science Focus, The Daily Mail, Geographical, The Times, The Telegraph, New Statesman, London Evening Standard, Science Friday “Grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world.”-Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes A “brilliant entrancing” ( The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi-the great connectors of the living world-and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems. ![]() ![]()
6/27/2023 0 Comments Leonardo the terrible![]() ![]() Like all Manual Cinema productions, you’re invited to watch the big screen like a traditional movie, or to watch the artists below as they create the story in real time. Manual Cinema wanted to re-create the experience of holding one of Mo’s book pages, which are big, bold, colorful, and full of visual rhythm, with a playful use of scale. Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster uses hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, book pages, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets, and songs to bring Mo Willems' books to life. Kerry and Sam need to make a big decision: will they just be scaredy cats or can they become friends? No matter how hard he tries, he just can’t seem to make anyone scream or run from him in fear. Will Leonardo finally get to scare the tuna salad out of someone? Or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship? The plot thickens when this pair meets Kerry and Frankenthaler, an even scaredier-cat and her monster friend. Then Leonardo finds Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world. ![]() He tries so hard to be scary, but he just… isn’t. Despite his best efforts, he cant seem to frighten anyone, but when he discovers the. ![]() Who can resist Mo Willems charms as an illustrator With a few simple lines, he gives us Leonardo, a monster who teaches us both meanings of the word terrible. Manual Cinema Presents: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster Leonardo is truly a terrible monster-terrible at being a monster. Leonardo is a terrible monster - hes just not scary enough He finds a scaredy-cat kid to frighten, but ends up with a friend instead. ![]() |