![]() ![]() (Well, I did screw up on that last one a bit when my mother brought up the still-touchy subject of Homeland, a television show she had introduced me to over last Christmas. Features Three More Raymond Carver References And I’ll Win Those Tickets To CancunĪaaaand we're back! I went on a legitimate vacation last week, meaning that I didn't look at websites, read comic books, or criticize anybody's taste in anything. ![]()
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![]() ![]() His deep voice and subtle accent pulls us in close and before long we find ourselves deeply attached. These audiobooks are brought to life by narrator Rupert Degas who also reads the character Pantalaimon in His Dark Materials.ĭegas's deadpan and almost stony tone is perfectly suited to these stories. You just might not know it yet.Ī darkly comic fantasy series, Derek Landy’s award-winning books have a strong theme of nonconformity and wit. ![]() You are either given a name or you take a name. In these stories, names are of the utmost importance. Pressing matters keep them busy, such as the ever present supernatural evil and mysteries that won’t solve themselves. ![]() Together, they plan to save the world, as long as they can stop hassling each other. Then there’s Stephanie, the gutsy teenage fighter and Elemental magician. He also happens to be a long-dead skeleton. Skulduggery Pleasant is a wise-cracking detective and sorcerer. ![]() ![]() ![]() He used many of these holiday settings for his children's stories, notably the much-loved Swallows and Amazons, a book that sits comfortably in the category of 'timeless classic'. ![]() As a child he enjoyed active, outdoor holidays: sailing, camping and exploring the countryside. Born in Leeds in 1884, it was his father, a nature-loving history professor, who inspired his love of the outdoors and nurtured a passion for fishing. Under the command of the infamous Captain Flint (Nancy and Peggy's Uncle Jim), the children brave a real-life pirate and his cutthroat crew, fog, sharks, and the ravenous crabs of Crab Island in the search for buried treasure.Īrthur Ransome was a prolific writer of children's books. The third book in Arthur Ransome's wonderful series, Peter Duck takes intrepid explorers John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker, and fearsome Amazon pirates Nancy and Peggy Blackett, onto the high seas. Such longevity is not only due to Ransome's unparalleled gift of storytelling, but also his championing of qualities such as independence and initiative virtues that appeal to every generation, whether young or old. Originally published over a half-century ago, the twelve books are still eagerly read by children and adults alike - by all those captivated by the world of adventure and imagination. ![]() For anyone who loves sailing and adventure, Arthur Ransome's classic Swallows and Amazons series stands alone. ![]() ![]() A local merchant realized that he should, among other things, treat his staff as partners, not servants. Rather than go on tour with a musical group and become rich and famous, she decided to sing at a local tent meeting, to draw in fallen souls for salvation, and to give lessons to poor people who wouldn't be able to afford lessons for themselves. Another member was a beautiful young woman who sang rather stunningly. No more ads for liquor and tobacco, and no more idle society gossip or stories about prize fights. One church member who signed up was a newspaper editor, so he set about changing his paper to a "Christian" paper. For one year they would try not do anything without first asking themselves what Jesus would do in a given situation, and then do that thing. ![]() He then invited those of his congregation, who were willing, to try a test. The hook in the stories was about a preacher who decided that before he did anything, he should ask himself what Jesus would do in a given situation. The weekly stories became quite popular and his church was bulging by the time he finished up. He was pastor of a Congregational church in Topeka, Kansas, some 120 or so years ago. ![]() Charles Sheldon told to his parishioners. ![]() The book arose from a series of sermons or "stories" Rev. I carried a lot of baggage into this book, but perhaps I'll defer that for later on. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you answered "no" to at least one of these questions, that's likely why you've panicked and gone down the rabbit hole of discounting. If you're feeling the pressure from your board or VC to prove you can get traction and the right Product-Market-Customer Fit, dropping your prices may generate sales, but at what actual cost? It's time to step back and ask yourself what the real problem is and whose problem it is.ĭuring the ideation, validation, and commercialization stages, did you focus on understanding your Product-Market-Customer Fit? Did you take the time to understand the challenges and issues your target market and customers face? Did you know the value your solution delivers and the price customers were willing to pay? Did you use this understanding to communicate clearly with the right messaging? Did you wrap this up in a viable Go-To-Market strategy? Did you communicate this to the VC when completing the funding round, and did you communicate the plan to the board? Are you discounting to win business? How's that working out for you? ![]() ![]() ![]() You can visit his website, where he blogs, and his YouTube and Facebook pages. ![]() You can watch the full interview here, in which Gurney describes his lost world of Dinotopia, which was in part inspired by his childhood fascination with dinosaurs (he majored in archaeology). The Artist's Guide to Sketching by James Gurney. The resulting product of their trip was this 1982 book, The Artist's Guide to Sketching: Yes, that Thomas Kinkade, the notorious "painter of light." That friend was his roommate at UC Berkeley: Thomas Kinkade. In a recent interview with the Norman Rockwell Museum, he describes how his art career began after college, when, inspired by Charles Kuralt and John Steinbeck, he and a friend traveled around the country hopping trains and sketching, "sleeping in graveyards and on rooftops." ![]() But his artistic career began riding the rails, sketching gritty scenes from around the country. Artist James Gurney is best known for the gorgeous, nearly photorealistic illustrations that appear in his Dinotopia books, which imagine a world in which humans and dinosaurs live together. 22 Books 1 Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time James Gurney From 4.39 2 Lost City Troy Denning, Scott Ciencin From 3.99 3 Dinotopia: The World Beneath James Gurney From 5. ![]() ![]() ![]() And no one is sure what – or who – the twins will be fighting for. Scathach, Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain, and Joan of Arc are also on the island. And it’s on this legendary island that the battle for the world begins and ends. ![]() Sophie and Josh Newman travelled ten thousand years into the past to Danu Talis when they followed Dr. If they are not stopped, they will destroy everyone and everything in their path.īut even with the help of two of the greatest warriors from history and myth, will the Sorceress and the legendary Alchemyst be able to defend the city? Or is it the beginning of the end of the human race? The monsters gathered on Alcatraz Island have been released and are heading toward the city. Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel have one day left to live, and one job left to do. ![]() One to save the world, one to destroy it. The two that are one must become the one that is all. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published in Sport magazine in January 1949, the poem pays tribute to the baseball greats and to his own fandom, in alphabetical order. ![]() Nash was a baseball fan, and he wrote a poem titled Line-Up for Yesterday, an alphabetical poem listing baseball immortals. Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth, And spikes on top of him and scales underneath, Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose, And realio, trulio, daggers on his toes. Nash's poetry was often a playful twist of an old saying or poem. Nash was best known for surprising, pun-like rhymes, sometimes with words deliberately misspelled for comic effect, as in his retort to Dorothy Parker's humorous dictum, Men seldom make passes/At girls who wear glasses. Among his most popular writings were a series of animal verses, many of which featured his off-kilter rhyming devices. The Tale of Custard the Dragon Ogden Nash, Amy Blackwell (Illustrator) 4. The best of his work was published in 14 volumes between 19. Nash wrote over 500 pieces of comic verse. At the time of his death in 1971, The New York Times said his droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry. ![]() Ogden Nash (Foreword), Anthony Burgess (Introduction) 4. John MacKenzie reads The Tale of Custard the Dragon, a children's poem by Ogden Nash. About Ogden Nash Ogden Nash was a famous american poet well known for his light verse. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. poetry, children's poetry, audio poetry, Ogden Nash, The Tale of Custard the Dragon, John MacKenzie. ![]() ![]() “You should join the A/V Club,” she says. Becca watches as I set up the webcam and microphone and connect my laptop to the TV. Chadwick are visiting in the kitchen-it’s the Chadwicks’ turn to bring snacks to our book club meeting, and it looks like Becca’s mother went all out to try and redeem herself from last year’s cornmeal mush episode, because she brought a yummy-looking Kentucky Derby pie-I get the equipment ready in the living room. The next afternoon, while my mother and Gigi and Mrs. That night I realize that I have something new to agonize over as well-namely, what am I going to wear tomorrow to Simon’s birthday party? “Sorry, Gigi,” I apologize, and help her switch them back. “Megan, what is the matter with you today?” my grandmother says, exasperated. I nearly dump twice the amount of salt into the apple pies that Gigi and I are assembling-Becca is helping Jess with the cupcakes this time around-and I accidentally put whipped cream on the lemon meringue pies and meringue on the French silk chocolate pies. ![]() I can hardly keep my mind on school the rest of the week, though, and by Saturday I’m a bit of a wreck. ![]() She helps me brainstorm, and I go home with a lot of ideas. I guess you’d have to have a good sense of humor to be married to Becca’s mother.īecca tells me that there’s no way Simon will find out-“like he’s going to be reading Flashlite online,” she scoffs-and that I need to stop worrying and concentrate on coming up with a debut blog post. ![]() ![]() TTM Squeeze using default Thinkorswim settings. TTM Squeeze Overlay shows Bollinger Bands and Keltner Channels. This is one of five indicators created to identify periods of consolidation and watch the overall market momentum to help forecast the market direction and await a release of market energy. The first green dot after the series of red dots suggests the squeeze is on, and this market is ready to move. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Chart source: the thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade. The TTM Squeeze indicator alerts you when markets may break out of a consolidation range. ![]() ![]() ![]() |