Dissolution sansom5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He also shows how the monasteries had decayed into places that benefitted only the monks who live in them and who lived dissolute lives of indulgence that were far from the Rules of the Orders they were in. He mercilessly displays the thuggery and corruption of Thomas Cromwell and his Commissioners. Sansom makes it easy to visualise London as the pit it was in 1537. This isn’t a nostalgia trip to jolly Olde England, it’s a journey through a time of immense social turmoil when many of our current aristocracy and landed gentry established their wealth through the ruthless pursuit of land being taken from the monasteries by the King. Worse than that, this book has been on my shelves for NINE YEARS (that’s the curse of keeping a book database, you know stuff like this and can’t hide behind I’ve had this for a while.)Īnyway, my wife and I finally listened to ‘Dissolution’ on a long drive and now I have to buy the other six books.įirstly, Sansom is completely comfortable with both the day-to-day life and the power politics of the Tudor period and he doesn’t sugar-coat either. The book is now nineteen-years-old and the series is seven books strong. I’ve come rather late to this popular series. ![]()
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Gristwood’s goal is to situate these women in their rightful place within history, arguing that women have previously not been given due consideration. This is clearly a formidable group of women. ![]() Gristwood follows seven women from the Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Anjou, Cecily Neville, Margaret Beaufort, Ann Neville, Margaret of Burgundy, and Elizabeth Woodville and her daughter Elizabeth who would marry Henry VII. ![]() Despite a valiant attempt and an interesting subject it comes up short on both accounts. Sarah Gristwood’s Blood Sisters: The Women b ehind the Wars of the Roses attempts to be both. 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The play centers on the Youngers, a working-class family that lives in Chicago’s South Side during the mid-twentieth century. ![]() ![]() A Raisin in the Sun examines the effects of racial prejudice on the fulfillment of an African-American family’s dreams. ![]() William irvine the stoic challenge5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Название: Think Like a Stoic: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Stoic, Learning the Art of Living & Overcome the Fear of Failure - Stoicism 101 the P If you're tired of making poor decisions and are looking for leadership, then start reading right now. If you want to kick more ass, make the hard decisions in life, or simply sound more knowledgeable at work then this book is for you. Actionable exercises that build your grit.Analysis of famous figures and their method.With informative lessons, actionable steps, and reflective chapters this book delivers: ![]() If all you want to do is read a summary and get the point, the phrase is "Mental Toughness." 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She soon finds companions in Mogget, a cat whose aloof manner barely conceals its malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories.Īs the three travel deep into the Old Kingdom, threats mount on all sides. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him. Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. *** Winner of the Aurealis Award for Excellenceĭark Secrets, Deep Love, and Dangerous Magic With Sabriel, the first installment in the Abhorsen trilogy, Garth Nix exploded onto the fantasy scene as a rising star, in a novel that takes readers to a world where the line between the living and the dead isn’t always clear-and sometimes disappears altogether. ![]() Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() My initiation into Chicago's nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war-and there will be blood. Is it the rogue vampire who bit me? A vamp from a rival House? An angry mob bearing torches? Right.īut my burgeoning powers (all of a sudden, I'm surprisingly handy with some serious weaponry), an inconvenient sunlight allergy, and Ethan's attitude are the least of my concerns. ![]() Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four hundred year old vampire, he has centuries' worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects my gratitude-and servitude. Now I've traded sweating over my thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan "Lord o' the Manor" Sullivan. Turns out my savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. and this one decided the best way to save my life was to make me the walking undead. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker. I was doing fine until Chicago's vampires announced theirexistence to the world-and then a rogue vampire attacked me. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill - Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was mine. ![]() On the Come Up by Angie Thomas5/10/2023 ![]() And through Bri’s mom and her aunt, we see how she becomes the person that we get a glimpse of at the very end. They're still growing and learning and making mistakes, and it’s a beautiful thing because it helps us become who we are. We have our mothers, we have our aunts, we have our grandmothers who pour into us and help us become the women that we are, and I wanted to respect that, but I also wanted to show that these women who pour into us have their struggles sometimes too. ![]() ![]() But then I also wanted to show the strong women who surround her and pour into her, because for so many of us that's our lifeline. And I wanted to find her power and, to find her place and to own up to, and for her to find her courage to say, “You know what, I'm enough period,” and I wanted to show that. And with the character Bri specifically, I wanted to show this young Black girl who's often told by the world that she's too much or not enough. I just wanted to reflect a few in what I write. ![]() AT: It's so important, and I will never sit here and say that I represent all Black women in everything that I do because we have so many different lives, so many different stories, so many different experiences. ![]() |