5/22/2023 0 Comments Writer jerome k jerome![]() ![]() We said we hadn’t given the matter sufficient consideration as yet to enable us to arrive at a definite conclusion on that point, but that, if he assured us on his word as a gentleman that we were trespassing, we would, without further hesitation, believe it. … But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.> We had just commenced the third course-the bread and jam-when a gentleman in shirtsleeves and a short pipe came along, and wanted to know if we knew that we were trespassing. It “forecasts” precisely what happened yesterday or a the day before, and precisely the opposite of what is going to happen today. > I do think that, of all the silly, irritating tomfoolishness by which we are plagued, this “weather-forecast” fraud is about the most aggravating. Full of digressions, each of which is just about precisely the right length. ![]() Light, amusing and occasionally brilliantly written (I'm a sucker for alliteration). ![]()
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![]() Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the man in the black cloak's true identity before all of the children vanish one by one. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore's owners. She has learned to sneak and hide.īut when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. There's plenty to explore in her grand home, but she must take care to never be seen. Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate. ![]() ![]() "Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Laura marris the plague![]() ![]() “If only you could picture the shock in our little city,” Rieux observes, “overcome in a matter of days, like a healthy man whose thick blood suddenly revolts.” Very soon, the city’s residents begin to die from the same disease that devastated the rat population. ![]() ![]() The sight of this rat fall was sickening, of course, but also unsettling, as if they were heralds of an unthinkable yet unstoppable fate crowding upon the city. Soon, it is not one, not hundreds, but thousands of dying rats bursting from the city’s bowels, lurching across the streets and sidewalks, and collapsing next to the bloated and bleeding bodies of their dead brethren. From Rieux’s first encounter with a dead rat - a bloated corpse bleeding in a place it had no business to be - the horror mounts. But once he reached the street, it occurred to him that the rat didn’t belong there.”īarely a half-dozen pages into Albert Camus’s novel The Plague, the stage set of everyday life begins to falter and fall into pieces. In the moment, he pushed the creature aside without much thought and continued down the stairs. ![]() “ON THE MORNING of April 16, Doctor Bernard Rieux left his office and stumbled upon a dead rat in the middle of the landing. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Where Oliver Fits by Cale Atkinson![]() Generally there are papers, pencils, and pens strewn around! Also a good chance you’ll find a mug of coffee or tea. ![]() I have to admit my workspace doesn’t usually look quite as tidy as in the trailer. Hopefully those reading can see they’re not the only ones going through the trials and tribulations of trying to fit in, we all do, including Oliver!įunny enough, you can actually see more workspace in the Where Oliver Fits book trailer! I think we all relate to that feeling at some point or another in our lives, myself included, so decided to dedicate it to ‘Anyone trying to find where they fit’. In many ways I wrote Where Oliver Fits for anyone out there who at some point, (future, present or past) felt they didn’t really fit in. Who did you dedicate the book to and why? ![]() He also provided us with pictures to give you an inside look into his process. Cale was kind enough to answer our 3 questions about the book and 3 questions about himself. Where Oliver Fits is his new picture book released today. He has since released two more books that he both wrote and illustrated, Explorers of the Wild and Maxwell the Barber. After watching, we were eager to get our hands on the book and it did not disappoint. ![]() The Storymamas fell in love with Cale’s work even before we actually read any of his books! How you ask? Cale released a book trailer prior to the release of his book To The Sea. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Platform 21 by T.R. Patrick![]() This was an international multicentre randomised clinical trial (RCT) to compare carbapenem-sparing treatment options for ESBL and AmpC-producing species. He was the lead author on the MERINO trial, reported in JAMA in 2018. He completed his PhD in 2018 under the supervision of Prof. ![]() He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, many as first author, including publications in JAMA, Lancet, Lancet Infectious Diseases and Clinical Infectious Diseases. For his final year of training he was a Senior Visiting Fellow in Infectious Disease at the National University Hospital in Singapore. Following postgraduate training in the UK he worked as a clinical lecturer at the College of Medicine in Malawi, and completed specialist training in infectious diseases and microbiology in Australia. ![]() Harris obtained a BSc in Psychology and Anthropology from Durham University, prior to acquiring his medical degree from University College London Medical School. Dr Patrick Harris is an Infectious Disease Physician, Medical Microbiologist and NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR).ĭr. ![]() ![]() After WWII, he became a research analyst for the War Crimes Commission during the Nuremberg Trials. When he was 16, Nazi forces murdered his parents in Vichy-held France, at which point he joined the French Resistance in 1942, Forces Françaises De L’Intérieur (FFI) in 1943, and the French army in early 1945. fate in Vietnam.” He believed that no invading force could possess sufficient military power to compensate for its political standing if that force lacked political legitimacy among the society it sought to control.īorn in Vienna in 1926, Bernard Fall was a Jew whose family emigrated to France after the Anschluss of Austria in 1938. ![]() He noted this tendency to over-rely on military power in 1962, writing: “To win the military battle but lose the political war could become the U.S. Among his contributions was Fall’s demand that policy-makers recognize the primacy of political legitimacy over military force. ![]() ![]() The Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 evokes a failure to learn the many lessons Bernard Fall sought to convey in critiquing American operations in Vietnam in the 1960s and as France sought to control Indochina in the 1950s. ![]() ![]() ![]() You will learn how to be yourself, keep your fears in perspective, and do meaningful things without dwelling for hours on the different ways to make things right, postponing things because they aren’t ready, struggling for days with rumination, anxiety and stress, or wrestling periodically with harsh criticisms. ![]() Chapter by chapter, you will learn acceptance and commitment skills to harness the power of perfectionism and high-achieving behaviors while living the life you want to live. This book is essential for those who are prone to high-achieving, self-starting, and perfectionistic actions people who relentlessly, persistently, and determinedly pursue their dreams, goals, and aspirations people who hold their high standards, principles, and values close to their heart. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Black Panther by David Liss![]() ![]() Spider-Man knows better, but he cant uncover Fisks scheme that, if executed, will make the crime lord too big to fail. SPIDER-MAN Wilson Fisk-the so-called Kingpin of Crime-has returned to New York, establishing himself publicly as an altruistic entrepreneur and philanthropist. Yet hes constantly burdened by the responsibilities of his second career as the crime-fighting. Working in a cutting-edge laboratory, hes a young scientist whos trying to make a difference. ![]() Book Synopsis The official prequel to MARVELS SPIDER-MAN, the PS4 exclusive video game from Marvel and Insomniac Games, with a thrilling adventure that leads directly into the game narrative itself THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE BLOCKBUSTER ACTION VIDEO GAME! PETER PARKER is caught in a complicated web. ![]() About the Book Spider-Man created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko-Title page verso. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Berger john ways of seeing![]() It opened up for general attention to areas of cultural study that are now commonplace" -Geoff Dyer in Ways of Telling ![]() "The influence of the series and the book. He is a liberator of images: and once we have allowed the paintings to work on us directly, we are in a much better position to make a meaningful evaluation" -Peter Fuller, Arts Review "Berger has the ability to cut right through the mystification of the professional art critics. ![]() he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." By now he has. ![]() First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the (London) Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings. John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. ![]() ![]() ![]() They usually tie in some narrative about a renowned computer scientist who initially solved some problem with a type of algorithm or framework into each chapter. They show us how the realm of computer science actually has plenty of overlap with the human decision-making process.Ĭhristian and Griffiths use various facets of algorithmic problem-solving like sorting, caching, and optimal stopping to convince the reader that step-by-step methods that seem very mechanical in nature are actually extremely useful (or at least “good enough”) for making decisions amid uncertainty. But the authors certainly pose very unique and compelling arguments for incorporating algorithmic thinking into our everyday lives. I’m not entirely sure if I see a specific use for the insights of these authors into those fields over just general usefulness for thinking about problem-solving. I had heard this book strongly recommended on multiple podcasts, some saying it was specifically relevant for trading and investing. ![]() What we project about the future reveals a lot - about the world we live in, and our about our past.” ![]() “Our judgments betray our expectations, and our expectations betray our experience. ![]() |