![]() ![]() While Jennifer is desperate to experience life on her own terms within her reduced financial means, her neighbor Alice is pre-occupied with ensuring her position as head of her brother's household is never challenged. Published in 1931, Father explores the concept of spinsterhood in a time when the financial and social status of single women were often dependent on male family members. Quickly she secures the lease of Rose Cottage and turns her attention to her own needs and interests. After the sudden announcement that he has taken a new wife, Jennifer, at 33, seizes the opportunity to lead an independent life. ![]() 'There came a moment, she imagined, in the lives of most unmarried daughters, and perhaps in other people's too, when they must either bolt or go permanently under.' Since her mother's death Jennifer has devoted years of her life to her father, managing the family home and acting as his secretary. ![]()
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![]() You can find Timeline on reserve in our library, at your local public library, or through interlibrary loan. ![]() Several books have been published posthumously, such as Dragon Teeth, and his work Westworld has taken on new life thanks to HBO. He published regularly until his untimely death in 2008 at the age of 66. If you’ve ever read one of his books, his skill with writing technical details is obvious and can be explained by his degree in medicine. Michael Crichton was a prolific author and “ entertainment giant.” He was probably most well-known for Jurassic Park. This book takes us to France ( Dordogne, to be exact) during the Hundred Years War where a team of historians and archaeologists find themselves trapped thanks to quantum technology and the company financing their dig. The Science Fiction Book Club is excited to go backwards and forwards in time this semester! At our first meeting, we’ll discuss Michael Crichton’s Timeline. ![]() ![]() ![]() Possibly up there with chimpanzees and dolphins. The only really novel thing about it is the insertion of a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus into the story.Īs we all know, octopi are really smart. This was a cute story with a cute and predictable meant-to-be-tearjerking ending. Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors-until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.Įver the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. ![]() Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. ![]() Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their romance had played out in the papers and on local news and I’d watched it with avid fascination along with the rest of Denver.Īll of them looked at me, none of them smiled. I knew Stella Gunn and Kai Mason because they were famous. Therefore, I expected her face to turn to stone when she saw me (and it did). I knew Shirleen and I knew she knew my father and furthermore I suspected she did a happy dance when he was handed a fifteen year sentence. Standing in front of it was Stella Gunn and Kai Mason. Shirleen Jackson was sitting behind the gleaming, polished, blond-wood reception desk. Or, one could say, unwelcoming committee. I knew there would be no balloons falling or streamers streaming, heralding my happily anticipated arrival but I didn’t expect the intensity of the welcoming committee. There was a brass plaque on the door, it said, “Nightingale Investigations.”īefore I could chicken out, I turned the sleek knob and pushed the door open. I turned right and walked the ten steps (I counted) to the door. ![]() The elevator pinged and I looked out into the plushly carpeted hall.Īs I let it out, I stepped one perfectly high, slingback, stiletto heel shod foot soundlessly on the carpet. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hundreds of noises wove themselves into a wiry texture of sound with barbs protruding here and there, smart edges running along it and subsiding again, with clear notes splintering off and dissipating. ![]() Where more powerful lines of speed cut across their casual haste they clotted up, then trickled on faster and, after a few oscillations, resumed their steady rhythm. Dark clusters of pedestrians formed cloudlike strings. In a word that characterizes the facts fairly accurately, even if it is a bit old-fashioned: It was a fine day in August 1913.Īutomobiles shot out of deep, narrow streets into the shallows of bright squares. The water vapor in the air was at its maximal state of tension, while the humidity was minimal. The rising and setting of the sun, the moon, the phases of the moon, of Venus, of the rings of Saturn, and many other significant phenomena were all in accordance with the forecasts in the astronomical yearbooks. The air temperature was appropriate relative to the annual mean temperature and to the aperiodic monthly fluctuations of the temperature. ![]() The isotherms and isotheres were functioning as they should. It moved eastward toward a high-pressure area over Russia without as yet showing any inclination to bypass this high in a northerly direction. FROM WHICH, REMARKABLY ENOUGH, NOTHING DEVELOPSĪ barometric low hung over the Atlantic. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Filled with images of falling leaves, pumpkins, and other signs of autumn, this is a good choice for primary-grade unitsabout the seasons. ![]() Kids will enjoy chanting along with the story's refrain, while those just learning to read will appreciate the big letters and short sentences. At last, an owl family invites Squirrel to admire the moon, but Squirrel can't-he's fast asleep! As in Tafuri's other titles, the basic words and large, clearly defined pictures of familiar animals are perfectly suited for preschool read-alouds. He was so busy!" The ink-and-watercolor pictures show squirrel's flurry of activity, as he collects berries and nuts, and prepares his nest for winter. The answer to each invitation is the same: "Squirrel couldn't. Squirrel Trapping and Removal in Rochelle Park, NJ. Author: Nancy Tafuri Series: Animal Stories Genres: Juvenile Fiction, Picture Books Tags: Ages 3-5, Ages 5-8 ASIN: 0689873417 ISBN: 9780689873416. For Squirrel Trapping in Rochelle Park, NJ, Call TriState Wildlife (201) 977-2877. Busy Little Squirrel: Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. "Will you run in the field with us?" ask the dogs. Busy Little Squirrel: Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. ![]() It was time for Squirrel to get ready for winter." As Squirrel dashes around the farm and meadow, his animal friends invite him to join their games: "Will you hop rocks with us?" ask the frogs. ![]() ![]() Leo Stone is a ruthless killer – or the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Obsessed with investigating her crime, his discoveries suggest Alicia's silence goes far deeper than he first thought. And if she speaks, would he want to hear the truth? Cruel Acts by Jane Casey ![]() Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.įorensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can successfully treat Alicia, where all others have failed. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain. Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story - but the next day, her new friend has vanished. And then Jules discovers that Ingrid is not the first temporary resident to go missing… The Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesĪlicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. ![]() ![]() Recently heartbroken and practically homeless, Jules accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind. Out of place among the extremely wealthy, Jules finds herself pulled toward other apartment sitter Ingrid.īut Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her. These are the only rules for Jules Larson's new job as apartment sitter for an elusive resident of the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most high-profile private buildings and home to the super rich and famous. ![]() ![]() ![]() Other documentaries she participated in include In Search of Oz and I Married a Munchkin in 1994, along with Oz: The American Fairyland in 1997. ![]() In 1985, she appeared in a documentary called The Whimsical World of Oz which was to publicize Disney's Return to Oz. In her mature years, and especially after her husband's death in 1981, she lectured and wrote on her famous grandfather and his works, and was active in Oz fandom. The Manteles had two children, son Craig and daughter Dorothy. After her marriage she became a grief counsellor for children. ![]() She studied nursing, and married physician Kenneth Austin Mantele on 24 December 1945 but tragically her mother Dorothy died that day. This would have been an unusual arrangement given that Ozma's other maternal grandmother also lived at Ozcot at the time. She spent much of her time at Ozcot, with her widowed grandmother Maud Gage Baum cousin Matilda Jewell Gage went so far as to claim that Maud raised Ozma. Her mother chose the name Frances, though Baum wanted her to be called Ozma but as a child she preferred the nickname "Scraps" after the Patchwork Girl. As an infant she was the dedicatee of The Lost Princess of Oz. Frank Baum, the daughter of Baum's youngest son Kenneth Gage Baum and his wife Dorothy Duce Baum. Frances Ozma Baum Mantele (JOctober 9, 1999) was the first granddaughter of L. ![]() ![]() ![]() When he comes to after the explosion, he is with an older man who just before he dies hands him his ring, an address, and a painting – “The Goldfinch” – a very valuable painting from the Museum. It begins when as a 13 year old boy living with his divorced mother in NYC, he and his mother are in the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art when a terrorist bomb explodes, killing his mother and seemingly everyone in the vicinity, but he somehow survives. ![]() Summary in 4 sentences: The story is told in first person from the perspective of a young man sharing his thoughts, fears, and perceptions of the world during a difficult 10 or so year period of his life – it could be called a “coming of age” novel. ![]() This book has been widely acclaimed and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature. Interesting that a number of those in the reading group had already read it and wanted to read it again – even though it’s 770 pages long. ![]() Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group. ![]() ![]() ![]() In short, the book’s biggest flaws may be that he pulls his punches against China. I’ve been disappointed that much of his coverage has not challenged him on what seems a very big conflict of interest: Dalio is heavily invested in China, an authoritarian country that does not protect criticism, and he has been careful to avoid criticizing the party. ![]() Most pressingly, he argues we’re at the late stage of the American empire, when the United States will continue to decline from its role as the world’s global hegemony and cede that position to China. He intends to look at the longest historical period possible to find patterns that can inform what happens next. ![]() It’s part of the “principles” series that includes extensive independent research that Dalio’s team maintains here. That’s among the biggest themes from the high profile 2020 book from Ray Dalio, the founder of one of the world’s largest hedge funds: Principles For Dealing With The Changing World Order Why Nations Succeed And Fail. Elsewhere the current leading power grows decadent with rising wealth inequality, in-fighting and fading investments until the emerging power confronts it – and wins. Empires rise and fall in predictable ways that follow long-established patterns.Īn emerging power invests heavily in education, infrastructure and trade to create wealth, which it protects by strengthening its military. ![]() |