![]() His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.ĭickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.ĭickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. ![]() ![]() ![]() Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "In the 1970s, the United States had an incarceration rate comparable to those of other liberal democracies-and that rate had held steady for over 100 years. Instead, Pfaff urges us to look at other factors, including a major shift in prosecutor behavior that occurred in the mid-1990s, when prosecutors began bringing felony charges against arrestees about twice as often as they had before. The most widely accepted explanations-the failed War on Drugs, draconian sentencing laws, an increasing reliance on private prisons - actually tell us much less than we like to think. Pfaff argues that existing accounts of the causes of mass incarceration are fundamentally misguided. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-295) and index. True causes of mass incarceration - and how to achieve real reform URL - (Additional Information at Google Books) Portion of title Locked in : the true causes of mass incarceration - and how to achieve real reform / John F. Request This Author Pfaff, John F., author. ![]() ![]() ![]() Urn:oclc:65819714 Republisher_date 20120502201319 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120429011657 Scanner . Combining all of Jenny Nimmo's trademark elements - unusual but compelling characters, stunning magic and a rich, vibrant story - The Snow Spider Trilogy includes the sequels Emlyn's Moon and The Chestnut Soldier and is perfect for lovers of Jenny Nimmo's other fantasy books such as Charlie Bone and The Secret Kingdom. ![]() A spine-tingling magical fantasy trilogy from the author of Charlie Bone. Urn:lcp:snowspider00nimm:lcpdf:48185787-ad1d-4bff-9f03-eb468deb3467 Combining all of Jenny Nimmos trademark elements - unusual but compelling characters, stunning magic and a rich, vibrant story - The Snow Spider Trilogy includes the sequels Emlyns Moon and The Chestnut Soldier and is perfect for lovers of Jenny Nimmos other fantasy books such as Charlie Bone and The Secret Kingdom. Read The Snow Spider Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]() Later he discovers the wind has sent something back: the snow spider. On his ninth birthday, Gwyn is given a brooch and told to cast it into the wind. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:26:40 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA178001 Boxid_2 CH104301 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York DonorĪllen_countydonation Edition 1st American ed. A spine-tingling magical fantasy trilogy from the author of Charlie Bone, Jenny Nimmo. ![]() ![]() ![]() Overwhelmed by the incessant longing and fears of the humans around her, the cautious and tentative Chava-imbued with extraordinary physical strength-fears losing control and inflicting harm. Though he is no longer imprisoned, Ahmad is not entirely free-an unbreakable band of iron around his wrist binds him to the physical world. Trapped in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard centuries ago, he is released accidentally by a tinsmith in a Lower Manhattan shop. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire, born in the ancient Syrian desert. When her master-the husband who commissioned her-dies at sea on the voyage from Poland, she is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899. ![]() Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic. An immigrant tale that combines elements of Jewish and Arab folk mythology, Helene Wecker's dazzling debut novel tells the story of two supernatural creatures who arrive separately in New York in 1899. A marvelous and absorbing debut novel, an enchanting combination of vivid historical fiction and magical fable about two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I really didn’t think that I could admire “Elizabeth’s” courage of character and backbone anymore than I already did from the 2nd book however this book(In my personal opinion) gives her and her story so much more depth and heart.įor the last half of the book I couldn’t put my Nook down in had to know how everything turned out, I don’t want to give away anything important about the ending however I have to say that I’m happy that “Elizabeth” finds some happiness. Have you ever come to a plot twist in a book and all you could think of was wow? That happened to me on page 80(on my ebook version). The time jumps(or what felt like time jumps to me) confused me a bit. I bought the ebook version of this book from the Nook store on my tablet because I loved the first 2 books in the series(reviews of which can be found here for book #1 and here for book #2 ) my personal review of the book is as follows: Dear reader I just stayed up a really long time to finish reading “The Custodian of Modern Marvels” book #3 in the “Gas-Lit Empire” series by Rod Duncan. ![]() ![]() ![]() In less than 48 hours, reality TV sensation Restaurant Redo and its gorgeous host will arrive to film in chef Taylor Mobley’s kitchen…and she just found out.įixer Erin Rasmussen has a reputation for saving failing restaurants with her take-no-crap attitude. manages to tug at the heartstrings without being preachy.Grounded in kindness, queerness, and just a hint of magic, this is sure to satisfy." Read more Praise from Publishers Weekly: "Injustice and self-acceptance drive this excellent paranormal lesbian romance. ![]() But when a family is referred for treatment and Fiona Bell comes back into her life, all the rules of the client-therapist relationship are tested and Riley’s world is turned upside down. Afraid of risking exposure, Riley restricts her love life to online hookups. ![]() Margaret, her wife, and her gay brother-in-law are the only ones who know Riley’s secret. Twenty years later, Riley shares a lucrative therapy practice with Dr. Unfortunately, her parents witnessed the change and sent her off to college with a trust fund and an agreement never to return home. Raging hormones, the full moon, and the pull of Fiona Bell on her teenage heartstrings triggered her first transformation. She’s a were coyote to be precise.Ī foundling adopted by wealthy parents, Riley led a privileged life until she fell in love with Fiona Bell, an evangelical preacher’s daughter. Riley Dawson is a psychotherapist with a lycanthropic affliction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nathan wasn't old enough yet to feel that this was unfair. We ran after him through the halls, pushing his IV pole.īecause through all of this, he was still running. We lived in the children's ward at Cornell in New York City. Hole after hole appeared in my child's body. They inserted a G-J tube so we could pump sustenance directly into his intestines. They cut his pyloric valve to help his stomach empty. Wronger.) They put a central line into his artery so they could feed him TPN, which is fancy Gatorade. Each time, I thought: this could be the time when things go wrong. Again and again I walked him into the operating room, clutching his teddy bear, so the surgeons could try procedure after procedure. He grew weak and pale, surviving on an IV drip. It's called gastroparesis, and it was just bad luck. Nathan's stomach stopped working altogether. What followed was a month-long nightmare. Over the next year, he had two operations to pull everything back down and tighten that hole. ![]() All things considered, this is a fixable problem. His stomach, and most of his intestines, had slipped up around his lungs. He had a hiatal hernia: the hole for his esophagus was too big. It could be bad or it could be the end of the world. There's a universe of possibilities about that shadow. What could the shadow be? It could be anything. "We saw a shadow on your son's lungs," is what they told us. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Payne, vignettes by Keith Skeen, Pleasant Co. Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story, illustrated by C.F. Payne, vignettes by Keith Skeen and Renee Graef, Pleasant Co. Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story, illustrated by C.F. Meet Molly: An American Girl, illustrated by C.F. Writings "AMERICAN GIRLS COLLECTION" SERIES Honors AwardsĬhildren's Choice Award, International Reading Association, 1987, for Meet Molly: An American Girl named March of Dimes Mother of the Year. Little, Brown (publisher), Boston, MA, staff member, 1973 Addison-Wesley, Menlo Park, CA, writer in language-arts program, 1974–80 freelance writer, 1981–. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, hiking, conversation. (with honors), 1973 Harvard University, M.Ed., 1981. Born 1951, in Mount Kisco, NY Education: Yale University, B.A. ![]() ![]() is a metaphor for boiling down a pot of greens to its essence. As he explained to Arts Atlanta, “For so much of the South’s history, when you hear certain segments of the population talk about the region, they’re implying somehow that word South means white South and that the word southern means white culture,” he said. ![]() The book begins with acknowledgment that much of Southern cuisine is a direct product of African and African American influences. reports on 60-plus years of Southern food histories-from the innovative use of traditional dishes to advance the civil rights movement to today’s more modern attempts to demonstrate that Southern cuisine is more beautiful and complex than stereotypes suggest. ![]() Edge in his book, The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South. “Southern history encompasses migrations from Africa to the Americas, from farms to factories, from the rural South to the urban North and back again,” writes John T. ![]() ![]() ![]() These books offer a unique way to introduce children to technology and science concepts in a fun and engaging way. ![]() As technology advances and robots become increasingly common in everyday life, there has been a growing trend in children's books about robots. Robots have always fascinated humans, and children are no exception. ![]() |