But the victim was connected to British Intelligence, and possessed papers detailing the sinking of a gold-laden German ship during the war.Īs Verity and Sidney dig deeper, they discover their cases are intertwined-and a lethal adversary persists. The murder of a Belgian lawyer aboard a train seems at first to be a simple case of revenge. And Verity, too, is called to investigate a mystery. As threats remain, the French authorities soon request Sidney's help with a suspect who claims to have proof of treason-shortly before she is assassinated. But even that false calm is about to end. March 1920: Life has turned unsettlingly quiet for former British Intelligence agent Verity Kent and her husband, Sidney. For even as a new decade dawns, the shadow of The Great War persists. The 1920s are off to an intriguing start in USA Today bestselling author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series featuring former Secret Service agent Verity Kent.
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Muir helped to also create The Sierra Club, which he led for many years, on projects to preserve these and other areas of outstanding natural beauty. As a keen scientific mind he helped to push the understanding of nature forward by observing and writing upon the glaciers and their actions in eroding and shaping much of the land. His writing is not only an invaluable guidebook to these unspoilt places but also a hymn to their spirituality. Today being an environmentalist is laudable but in Muir’s days the country was there to be exploited but by hard work and lobbying Muir did much to turn such beautiful areas as Yosemite into protected National Parks. John Muir is perhaps known today as the most pre-eminent naturalist and advocate for the preservation of much of the western United States. His Father wanted his children to have a stricter Religious upbringing and therefore moved the family to the United States. John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21st, 1838. They don't count how many homes get water they deliver five to 10 gallons at each stop with a smile and an update on the situation during the 400 to 500 visits made every week. O'Leary leads the volunteers in delivering water on average to about 60 households every day whose residents can't drink the water poisoned with PFOA, which has been identified as causing certain cancers. PFOA has been used to make nonstick coatings and heat-resistant wiring. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell have been identified as responsible by the state Department of Environmental Conservation for the PFOA that's polluted the local water supply. Village and town residents rely on the bottled water to replace the well and municipal water supplies contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid, known universally as PFOA. "I'd be lost without it," said Lorelei Fegley, 75, who ushered O'Leary into her River Street home. For the shut-ins, senior citizens and the ill in the village and the surrounding town of Hoosick, their pipeline for safe, drinkable water is the 15 to 20 volunteer Water Angels who deliver the gallon jugs of water to their doors during the current crisis. I just did not know that they hated each other this much him for being so careless, and life for being so cruel in return. We his friends shall be deprived of his most bizarre sense of humor, the few Rebetiko fans in Ankara of great tunes, a dozen neighborhood cats of generous quantities of cat food, and the rakı glass of his daily sorrowful farewell.Ī common friend may be right when she said that Ümit Enginsoy hated life and life hated him. And sitting at your desk on a far away island and trying to type silly words after him is itself a challenge. Not knowing whether he called you before or after the accident that took him away adds even more. Knowing that he had made his last call to you while your phone was switched off adds to your grief. Receiving news of the sudden death of a close friend is grief itself. In fact, I am not going to challenge any book. Their story was everything I could have hoped and wished for, and a whole lot more. Kat and Dan have been circling in each other’s orbit for much of the series, so seeing them come together was nothing short of AMAZING. I have grown to love this series and its eccentric storylines and characters, so saying goodbye is bittersweet – but HOLY MOLY what a phenomenal way to go out with a bang!įrom the author who has informed us about everything from Bitcoin to artificial intelligence to international politics in this series, comes a foul-mouthed Bostonian with a heart of gold and a mild-mannered heroine who needs saving but isn’t exactly a damsel in distress. They say all good things must come to an end, but I was in blissful denial through my entire reading of Marriage of Inconvenience. 19, first published in 1875, and Life in Mormon Bondage, which came out in 1908. Why do you think Ebershoff wrote a fictional memoir by Ann Eliza Young, and why are some chapters missing? As he says in his Author’s Note, the real Ann Eliza Young actually wrote two memoirs: Wife No. Why do you think Ebershoff wrote the novel with so many voices? How do the voices play off one another? Who is your favorite narrator? And your least favorite?ġ0. Like many mysteries, Jordan’s story is a quest. What do you think Ebershoff is saying by this?Ĩ. Heber, Maureen, Kelly, and Tom–are Mormons. What makes him a good sleuth? What are his blind spots?ħ. What kind of man is Chauncey Webb? And Gilbert? What do they tell you about polygamy? And about faith?Ħ. How does the novel portray him? Do you come to understand his deep convictions? In the story of his marriage to Ann Eliza, he essentially gets the last word. Brigham Young was one of the most dynamic and complex figures in nineteenth-century America. What are your impressions of Ann Eliza Young, and how do those impressions change over the course of the novel? Do you trust her as a narrator?Ĥ. Ann Eliza Young says, “Faith is a mystery.” How does Ebershoff play with this metaphor? What are the mysteries in The 19th Wife? What does the novel say about faith?ģ. What did you think when you started reading The 19th Wife? Which story interested you the most?Ģ. The first part of the novel, “Two Wives,” contains prefaces to two very different books. The Enneagram teaches that there are nine different personality styles in the world, one of which we naturally gravitate toward and adopt in childhood to cope and feel safe. The point of it is self-understanding and growing beyond the self-defeating dimensions of our personality, as well as improving relationships and growing in compassion for others. The purpose of the Enneagram is to develop self-knowledge and learn how to recognize and dis-identify with the parts of our personalities that limit us so we can be reunited with our truest and best selves, that “pure diamond, blazing with the invisible light of heaven,” as Thomas Merton said. You need a personality or you won’t get asked to prom. Not only is this not possible, it would be a bad idea. The goal of understanding your Enneagram “type” or “number”-the terms are used interchangeably in this book-is not to delete and replace your personality with a new one. Like a duck pond that contains an ocean that holds the universe…"Īdapted by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, the production features set design by Fly Davis, costume and puppet design by Samuel Wyer, movement direction by Steven Hoggett, composition by Jherek Bischoff, lighting design by Paule Constable, sound design by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, magic and illusions direction and design by Jamie Harrison and puppetry direction by Finn Caldwell.Ĭasting is by Sarah Hughes CDG and will be announced in due course. It's why happy people tell you that they cried while watching it, it's why it becomes a dreamlike experience in memory, it gets bigger the further inside you follow it. The Ocean at the End of the Lane has its own theatrical magic. It's not like anything else you'll ever see at the theatre. It's not like anything else I've ever been involved in. Gaiman commented: " The Ocean at the End of the Lane is about memory, magic, family. The stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel, which received a five-star review from WhatsOnStage's Sarah Crompton during its late 2019 world premiere at the Dorfman, plays its final West End performance at the Duke of York's Theatre this Saturday, 14 May. The National Theatre's acclaimed production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane is heading out on a major UK and Ireland tour later this year. The West End production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane You also need to know how to market what you contribute.” The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations, was cited in The Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership of all time and is credited with bringing the language of inclusion into business. Previous books include The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership, hailed as the classic in its field and continuously in print since 1990, and The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work, which explores how women’s strategic insights can strengthen their careers. Sally’s most recent book, How Women Rise, co-authored with coaching legend Marshall Goldsmith, became the top-selling title in its field within a week of publication. For thirty years, her mission has been to help women leaders around the world recognize, articulate and act on their greatest strengths. Sally Helgesen, cited in Forbes as the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership, is a best-selling author, speaker and leadership coach. By navigating these social norms, they settle into their routine. Once the habit is accepted, it means something.” Indeed, Dorothy’s explanations suffice to fit her and Larry into a legible relationship. Everybody agrees that certain clothes are worn for certain activities. The couple’s conversations often revolve around Dorothy’s explanations of human activities, as when Larry asks about her different outfits and their social significance: “To me, it’s a habit. Ingalls uses Dorothy and Larry’s strange arrangement to probe the ways we build lives together. Caliban is a novel that explores the things that stick around for too long, becoming part of our everyday experience, after they’ve outlived their expected shelf life. Larry and Dorothy figure out how to live together, as they settle into a cozy and romantic (albeit, temporary) domesticity, building a life together away from her husband’s and the public’s attention. But then, rather than follow the monster movie plotline and focus on Larry’s escape, Ingalls lingers on the part of the story that most monster movies gloss over. The next development is recognizable to fans of films like ET or the more recent TV show Stranger Things: an unsuspecting housewife Dorothy takes in “Aquarius the Monsterman” and realizes that he’s not dangerous at all. A dangerous creature has escaped a government facility, and a community is in danger. Caliban begins like your typical monster B-movie. |