Neil degrasse tyson black hole6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Since 1996, he has been the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210 million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. Neil deGrasse Tyson ( US: / d ə ˈ ɡ r æ s/ or UK: / d ə ˈ ɡ r ɑː s/ born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. ![]()
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Like most people, she’s never had any interactions with the invaders – until one fateful day in the park changes everything. ![]() Shy and innocent, Mia Stalis is a college student in New York City who has led a very normal life. By Amanda Montell Published: Apr 1, 2013. An advanced race from another galaxy, they are still a mystery to us – and we are completely at their mercy. For diehard fans of the paranormal romance genre, author Anna Zaires's risqu new book could be your next guilty pleasure. In the near future, the Krinar rule the Earth. Dima Zales: Die Gedankendimensionen SerieĪ dark and edgy romance that will appeal to fans of erotic and turbulent relationships …. ![]() ![]() ![]() This combat style influences the way Stover writes his fight scenes, for which he has won considerable acclaim. He is an avid martial artist and a student of the Degerberg Blend, a Jeet Kune Do concept that mixes approximately twenty-five different fighting arts from around the world. He then graduated in 1983 from Drake University, and settled in Chicago for many years, before relocating to St. Stover attended Danville High School in Danville, Illinois, and graduated in 1979. He has written four science-fiction/fantasy hybrid stories featuring a hero named Caine: Heroes Die, Blade of Tyshalle, and Caine Black Knife, with the most recent, Caine's Law, released April 4, 2012. He has also written several fantasy novels, including Iron Dawn and Jericho Moon. He is most well known for his four Star Wars novels, including the novelization of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. ![]() Matthew Woodring Stover (born 1962) is an American fantasy and science fiction novelist. ![]() Half lies sally green6/20/2023 ![]() witches finding their power, romance, and backstory explanations. What I liked most was probably the length – only 61 pages! I thought that Half Bad was too slow for my liking, so to have the same sort of content e.g. You can see just how lovely and protective Gabriel is, he’s such a considerate cutie! I think I connected with these characters more than I did with Nathan, so I hope there are more novellas like this in the future. It’s written in a diary format from the P.o.V of Michele, the sister of Gabriel who was probably my favourite character in the book. However, I was totally ready for being in the same witchy world, but with different characters! I liked the last portion of Half Bad and Half Lies definitely explained some things! ![]() ![]() I reviewed Half Bad a little while ago, and decided that it probably wasn’t going to be a series I would complete unless it was available at my library. ![]() Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You'll be swept away by the characters' new challenges and triumphs, while Manon Blackbeak's introduction adds exciting and sharp depth. Will leave readers ravenous for more." - Kirkus Reviews "With a finely tuned plot, colorful characters and twists galore, Maas shines as a brilliant storyteller. A must-purchase." - School Library Journal "Tension snowballs into devastating twists and an absolutely riveting ending. The plot remains fast paced, balancing scenes of intense action with emotionally wrenching interactions between characters. Series fans will be relieved to hear that this installment is only the halfway point, and thanks to Maas' adroit plot maneuvers, well-wrought characters, and immersive world building, they'll be positively hooked for the forthcoming volumes." - Booklist "Readers will devour Maas's latest entry. ![]() Gordon parks mfah6/20/2023 ![]() Soon after, it too got knocked out of the saddle by another record sale of an artwork at auction. Three months later Picasso’s 1932 painting of a nude sold for $106.5 million. Although, Giacometti didn’t hold the record for long. The auction house’s estimate was considerably lower than the sale price, and there was the added commotion of the purchaser bidding by phone, leaving everyone to speculate about which hedge fund dude or Russian oligarch or Middle Eastern collector had just snatched the sculpture. Anyone witnessing that mouth-dropping sale at Sotheby’s in London, probably went straight to the bar. In 2010 “Walking Man I” broke the record for the world’s most expensive artwork sold at auction. While MFAH’s Director Gary Tinterow was welcoming us to the preview of “Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure,” all I could think about was the February 2010 auction sale of Giacometti’s sculpture “Walking Man I” (1960) for a whopping $104.3 million. But to me, this insane part of the art world is exciting. ![]() It’s unsophisticated to carry on about such things. ![]() The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Something about these boys from the 1980s riding bikes all over town instantly reminded me of the kids from the TV show Stranger Things. The aspect that I enjoyed the most about The Chalk Man is the cast of characters that Tudor has created. The opening of the book is written in such a shocking and intriguing way that I was immediately lured into a book that is totally out of my comfort zone. However, the spine-chilling books aren’t typically ones that I gravitate towards, until I picked up The Chalk Man by C.J. There is something about a great thriller that I find absolutely exciting. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. That's when Eddie realizes that saving himself means finally figuring out what really happened all those years ago. When it turns out that his friends got the same message, they think it could be a prank. But then he gets a letter in the mail, containing a single chalk stick figure. In 2016, Eddie is fully grown, and thinks he's put his past behind him. But then a mysterious chalk man leads them right to a dismembered body, and nothing is ever the same. The chalk men are their secret code: little chalk stick figures they leave for one another as messages only they can understand. ![]() They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get. In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. ![]() Overwhelmed schulte6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Overwhelmed is the story of what she found out.” She investigates progressive offices trying to invent a new kind of workplace she travels across Europe to get a sense of how other countries accommodate working parents she finds younger couples who claim to have figured out an ideal division of chores, childcare, and meaningful paid work. Schulte speaks to neuroscientists, sociologists, and hundreds of working parents to tease out the factors contributing to our collective sense of being overwhelmed, seeking insights, answers, and inspiration. ![]() Overwhelmed is a map of the stresses that have ripped our leisure to shreds, and a look at how to put the pieces back together. Schulte first asked this question in a 2010 feature for The Washington Post Magazine: “How did researchers compile this statistic that said we were rolling in leisure-over four hours a day? Did any of us feel that we actually had downtime? Was there anything useful in their research-anything we could do?” In Overwhelmed, Schulte, a staff writer for The Washington Post, asks: Are our brains, our partners, our culture, and our bosses making it impossible for us to experience anything but “contaminated time”? “According to the Leisure Studies Department at the University of Iowa, true leisure is “that place in which we realize our humanity.” If that’s true, argues Brigid Schulte, then we’re doing dangerously little realizing of our humanity. Brigid Schulte “Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time” ![]() Trustee from the toolroom6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I'd like to take the BOAC navigator out to lunch, because I used to be a Navigator also. If you could take any character from Trustee from the Toolroom out to dinner, who would it be and why? I enjoyed the sailboat voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti quite a bit. Nowhere is that hologram more visible than in this book. Richard Bach once wrote that Neville Shute's writing is 'a hologram of a decent man'. Keith doesn't risk his life to monsters, but he risks his entire meager net worth and his life in his quest to fulfill his duty as a trustee. Like Frodo, the last thing Keith wanted was a quest. While there are no 'dark forces', like Frodo, Keith must leave his happy home and set off to strange and dangerous places for the benefit of others. Really, this book is more like 'The Lord of the Rings'. ![]() He wants nothing else until a tragedy forces him to take massive risks for the benefit of a small child. Keith Stewart already has the life he wants, centered around making miniature machines and living with his wife of many years. What other book might you compare Trustee from the Toolroom to and why?Īt first I thought 'Cinderella', but that's not correct because Cinderella is a decent person who wants to marry the prince, and in the end she gets what she wants. It's in the top 20% of all books I've read, and I've been reading books for almost 60 years. Where does Trustee from the Toolroom rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? ![]() |