![]() Menzies takes a tremendous dump on the sensibilities of his readers, bombarding us with outrageous claims backed up with erroneous facts and arrogant speculation. There are books that break new ground with bombshell research and there are books that spellbind us with the skill of their deception. Our knowledge of world exploration as it's been commonly accepted for centuries must now be reconceived due to this landmark work of historical investigation. ![]() Unveiling incontrovertible evidence of these astonishing voyages, "1421" rewrites our understanding of history. Also concealed was how the Chinese colonized America before the Europeans & transplanted in America & other countries the principal economic crops that have fed & clothed the world. Lost in China's long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America 70 years before Columbus & had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. ![]() Most records of their journeys were destroyed. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings. ![]() When it returned in 10/1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political & economic chaos. Its mission was "to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" & unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. On, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() It’s pretty epic in scope, but is updated regularly, and the writing and art are both top-notch.Ĥ) Hero by Hwei. Another incredibly beautiful webcomic, though this one is much more introspective, and tells the story of a boy with no name who has lived for as long as he can remember in a small house on the beach, and his dearest wish is to see a city. ![]() It follows the story of Pokémon White Version.ģ) Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell. The story of a girl called Annie, who attends a bizarre magical boarding school (& that may sound Harry Potter-ish, but it’s actually really, really not). I’ll admit that I actually follow quite a few Nuzlocke comics (they’re just so emotional!), but this is by far the best one I’ve come across, and the art is phenomenal. It’s also complete, which is a bonus!Ģ) Myths of Unova by ky-nim. A Nuzlocke comic (which means it’s a novelisation of a Pokémon playthrough, but where pokémon die instead of fainting, and you can only catch the first pokémon you find in each area). There are three different story arcs, each following a different couple (Josh & Metis, Charles & Jay, and Erik & Samuel), and while I personally like Josh & Metis’ arc the best, they’re all really well done. It’s been a while since my last Thematic Recs post, and since I’ve been reading a lot of comics and graphic novels lately, I thought I’d recommend a few of my favourite webcomics!ġ) Honeydew Syndrome by autobrig. A cute, geeky high school love story. ![]() ![]() ![]() Believe me, you want this category around when you do get published. If you are pre-published, you can still help by encouraging YA folks to enter. ![]() If you are a pubbed YA author and want the category to make, 1) enter and 2) tell your friends to enter. I am speaking up within an organization I love and support, because that is what you do in an organization you love and support. I am not dissing on RWA or the RITAs in any way. ![]() The fact remains that if YA authors want our category to make, we have to enter quickly. The rules have been tweaked for this year, making it a little easier for the YA category to make (we need 50 entries rather than 100). The letter is verbatim except for explanatory additions in. Many thanks to YA author and RWA Director-at-Large Lucy Connors/Alyssa Day for forwarding it to the Board for me. This is the letter I sent to the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Board in December 2013, expressing my dismay that the YA category of the RITA was canceled last year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not since Misery has King played with the notion of a reader whose obsession with a writer gets dangerous. Decades later, a boy named Pete Saubers finds the treasure, and now it is Pete and his family that Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, and Jerome Robinson must rescue from the ever-more deranged and vengeful Morris when he's released from prison after thirty-five years. Morris hides the money and the notebooks, and then he is locked away for another crime. Morris kills Rothstein and empties his safe of cash, yes, but the real treasure is a trove of notebooks containing at least one more Gold novel. Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn't published a book for decades. ![]() ![]() "Wake up, genius." So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. ![]() Book Synopsis Now an AT&T Audience Original Series A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far-a book about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() There's some swearing (including "f-k" and "s-t") and a few brief sex scenes (plus simulated masturbation), as well as several moments of intense violence, some of which involve a child and others of which include some blood. The film's focus is on his mother and how she deals with the aftermath it also portrays the tense atmosphere in their home as her son grows from a toddler to a high schooler, getting progressively more hostile. Parents need to know that We Need to Talk About Kevin is a bleak drama that centers on a disturbed teen who commits a heinous act. Later, after a terrible tragedy, she increases her intake significantly, and there are plenty of corks and empty bottles littering her home, along with prescription pills.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]() ![]() ![]() The objectives vary by gametype-sometimes there’s a bomb to defuse, other times there’s a hostage to rescue, but overall the core gameplay flow remains the same. Rainbow Six Siege also boasts of a five-on-five multiplayer dynamic, in which teams take turns attacking and defending. Instead of the usual customizing in order to make your own soldier, you can play as one of the several “Operators”, each one with his or her own special set of skills for either offense or defense. Another feature that sets R6 apart is its cast of characters. This provides near-endless strategic possibilities, whether you want to snipe your opponent through a small hole in the wall or detonate a bomb on the floor before crashing down through it. Rainbow Six Siege is all about destructibility-almost every ceiling and wall in the game can be destroyed when shot at. It takes only a few bullets to kill you so you and your buddies will have to implement a smart plan when entering and assaulting rooms. ![]() In comparison to games like Halo and Call of Duty that provide nonstop action, Rainbow Six puts a focus on careful strategy and stresses team tactics as well as cooperation. Rainbow Six Siege is a tactical first-person shooter that focuses on competitive multiplayer gameplay. ![]() ![]() ![]() Series science-fiction fans will enjoy this follow-up filled with unexpected revelations and a surprise finale.” - Booklist “Kick-ass, one-on-one robot action combines with mind-bending scientific and philosophical speculation. The greatest weapon humanity wields is knowledge in a do-or-die battle to inherit the Earth. They can turn the tide if they can unlock the last secrets of an advanced alien technology. But Rose and her team at the Earth Defense Corps refuse to surrender. Now humankind faces a nightmare invasion scenario made real, as more colossal machines touch down across the globe. But the truth is closer than ever before when a second robot, more massive than the first, materializes and lashes out with deadly force. As an adult, she’s dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that began that fateful day: Why was a titanic robot of unknown origin buried in pieces around the world? Years of investigation have produced intriguing answers-and even more perplexing questions. “ Sleeping Giants may have debuted his thrilling saga, but Waking Gods proves that Neuvel’s scope is more daring than readers could have imagined.”- PasteĪs a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. ![]() ![]() In the gripping sequel to Sleeping Giants, Sylvain Neuvel’s innovative series about human-alien contact takes another giant step forward. ![]() ![]() “There’s two levels to analyze this on,” said David Karpf, a political scientist at George Washington University. Political analysts say Thiel’s intensified pivot to politics highlights his power to shape the Republican party and, by extension, the future of American democracy. And leaving Meta doesn’t just free up Thiel’s time to pursue his political agenda, it may also make him less constrained by removing potential political headaches for Meta from his activities. A review of his recent political donations indicates that he’s aiming to elect a new generation of Trump-aligned Republicans to both houses of Congress. Multiple news outlets reported Monday that Thiel plans to focus his efforts on supporting Republican candidates in the US midterm elections following his exit from Meta. ![]() Peter Thiel to step down from Facebook's board ![]() ![]() Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies Inc., pauses during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. ![]() ![]() ![]() His uncannily familiar face and outsider's ways cause a stir amongst the locals, who receive him with a mixture of curiosity (the men), excitement (the women), and suspicion (the pious). To order a copy for 7.64 go to or call 03. But when he receives a tip one night at the bar suggesting that foul play may have led to her disappearance, he decides to return to the rural Irish village where he was born to learn what really happened twenty-six years earlier.From the moment he sets foot in Mulderrig, Mahony's presence turns the village upside down. Himself by Jess Kidd is published by Canongate (8.99). At the scheduled meeting time, click on the link you have been sent to join.Ībandoned on the steps of an orphanage as an infant, Dublin charmer Mahony assumed all his life that his mother had simply given him up. You do not have to appear via video if you don't want to - you can join using audio and chat only, if that is your preference. Once you have registered here, you will be sent the meeting ID and password, along with some tips for using Zoom. You will also need to click on the REGISTER button on this (EPL) page, and include your email address. ![]() ![]() So every time I read about Shady Sadie there was that song.Īnyway, good book, better than the other two as well, good ending. It's a true earworm and it's called Shady Lady which… Well, you can guess the lyric. She's obviously terrific, but you see, there's this song from I think the 1970s. ![]() There's also Shady Sadie the Science Lady, who, ummm, I'm in two minds about. And she said that about four pages after I was struck by that thought as well. There's a part where she mentions how she's grown since her first adventure started, how she's not standing on the sideline, waiting, anymore, but how she now undertakes action by herself immediately. He's clearly supposed to be some kind of British tiger, the way he talks. And all the rhyming, oh my! There are still puns and rhymes in The Chaos Curse, obviously, but they've both been downsized.īunty was funny. ![]() And while normally, I don't mind puns, there was just a bit too much of them in the first two books. It also made me appreciate the way the two are spun together more. ![]() However, here the co-workings between story and science were explained very clearly, which made it much easier to follow the story. This one was clearly better than the other two.įirst and foremost, it was much more manageable to understand what the actual heck was going, which for me was a bit of a problem at times in Book (1 and) 2. "Her Royalosity Princess Kiranmala tricked that nasty bhoot into entering the Lola Morgana thermos all on his own!" ![]() |