![]() ![]() An expert poisoner, Livia uses the covert assassination and betrayal of all rivals to achieve her aims, beginning with the death in 22 BC of Marcellus. The series opens with Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, attempting to find an heir, and his wife, Livia, plotting to elevate her own son Tiberius to this position. ![]() ![]() I, Claudius follows the history of the early Roman Empire, narrated by the elderly Roman Emperor Claudius, from the year 24 BC to his death in AD 54. Main article: List of I, Claudius episodes The series covers the history of the early Roman Empire, told from the perspective of the elderly Emperor Claudius who narrates the series.Īmong many other productions and adaptations, Graves' Claudius novels have also been adapted for BBC Radio 4 broadcast (2010) and for the stage (1972). Written by Jack Pulman, it stars Derek Jacobi as Claudius, with Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt, Patricia Quinn, Ian Ogilvy, Kevin McNally, Patrick Stewart, and John Rhys-Davies. I, Claudius (stylized as I♼LAVDIVS) is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' 1934 novel I, Claudius and its 1935 sequel Claudius the God. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The final chapters were worth reading, and I liked the overall ending. There were a few Aha moments, but mostly I found this story to be rather distasteful and redundant. True, it kept my attention, but only because I really wanted to get to the ending. ![]() I feel like a misfit because I didn’t like this book.Īfter seeing so many gushing reviews about Behind Closed Doors, I finally got a copy at the library and read it through in one sitting. I liked The Breakdown more, but it’s worlds above Behind Closed Doors. Though this wasn’t exactly a thriller, nor was it super suspenseful, Bring Me Back was a book worth reading. The wishy-washy male main character Finn, web of relationships, and fluctuating emotions kept me reading and wondering….what will happen next? There was a frequent rehashing of details and evidence that got on my nerves, though it seemed to reiterate the point that Finn was mentally struggling. Many factors of Bring Me Back worked well together. ![]() Oh, and probably won’t ever stop at a random bathroom along the highway ever again. Paris, for adding Russian dolls to that list. Opinions shared are mine.ĭolls creep me out. Disclosure: Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of the book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Indistractable, Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving us to distraction. ![]() Five years after publishing Hooked, Eyal reveals distraction's Achilles' heel in his groundbreaking new book. International best-selling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert, Nir Eyal, wrote Silicon Valley's handbook for making technology habit-forming. What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? What could you accomplish if you could stay focused and overcome distractions? What if you had the power to become "indistractable"? Another day goes by, and once again, your most important personal and professional goals are put on hold. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Later, as you're about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, along with that, I loved getting to know Stevenson herself through her personal art, and her year-in-review posts that she put out at the end of every year. I loved Nimona, and all the fun comics and fanart Stevenson filled her tumblr with – I even bought Fangirl simply because she had drawn the cover art. I’ve been a fan of Noelle Stevenson’s for a while. Whether it s hearing the wrong name called at her art school graduation ceremony or becoming a National Book Award finalist for her debut graphic novel, Nimona, Noelle captures the little and big moments that make up a real life, with a wit, wisdom, and vulnerability that are all her own. In a collection of essays and personal mini-comics that span eight years of her young adult life, author-illustrator Noelle Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world. From Noelle Stevenson, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Nimona, comes a captivating, honest illustrated memoir that finds her turning an important corner in her creative journey and inviting readers along for the ride. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Utilizing the heritage matrix has become one means of emphasizing a national, partial or even transnational imagined community, maintaining the potential political thrust of heritage making even when administered by UNESCO, the United Nations organization so profoundly entrusted with a mission to contribute to world peace. Benedict Anderson (1983) coined the concept of “imagined communities” in his expanded consideration of nation making instruments, also encompassing post-colonial situations. Vestiges of culture, from language to cultural traditions, were harnessed, as evidence of the political coherence of a people, with collective creation and, hence, shared origin as its foundation (Hafstein 2004). ![]() In its 19 th century emergence, heritage making is profoundly linked to nation-building. 1 Seeking a title for the present collection, two relatively recent coinages proved to aptly encapsulate the entanglement of heritage ideologies and practices addressed in the assembled papers. ![]() ![]() But then the Nazis invade Paris, and everything changes. When war is declared, the Library is determined to remain open. What's not to love?!' NATASHA LESTER 'Compelling' WOMAN & HOME 'Delightful, richly detailed' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY PARIS, 1939 Odile Souchet is obsessed with books, and her new job at the American Library in Paris - with its thriving community of students, writers and book lovers - is a dream come true. charming and moving' TATIANA DE ROSNAY 'An irresistible, compelling read' FIONA DAVIS 'Paris and libraries. HEROISM CAN BE FOUND IN THE QUIETEST PLACES - HOW LIBRARIANS DEFIED THE NAZIS THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'A wonderful novel celebrating the power of books and libraries to change people's lives' JILL MANSELL ' Heart-breaking and heart-lifting and always enchanting' RUTH HOGAN 'An irresistible and utterly compelling novel that will appeal to bibliophiles and historical fiction fans alike' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'I devoured The Paris Library in one hungry gulp. ![]() ![]() Counting all series, mini-series and special issues, over 100 issues have been published. A third, ongoing volume was launched under DC's Vertigo imprint in 2013 and concluded in 2018, reverting to occasional miniseries and original graphic novels. In Astro City, where the general public walks side by side with heroes, villains, monsters and more, the ordinary and. During this period it switched from a regular ongoing series to a sequence of periodic mini-series and special issues. ![]() In 1996, a second volume was launched under the Homage Comics imprint of Image partner studio WildStorm, which was then acquired by DC Comics, where the series later transitioned to the WildStorm Signature Series imprint and continued until 2010. The first volume was published from 1995 to 1996 by Image Comics. ![]() ![]() She is also extremely athletic, and is able to leap out of Nicolas’s way before he can decide on punching her or pulling her hair. Louisette tells him he looks like a monkey, and outwits him with ease. With these imperatives under his belt, the entire story is comical as it unfolds, with Louisette being superior and Nicolas trying not to cry. Moreover, men are supposed to be dominant and superior to girls. And this, of course, angers him even more. Nicolas is almost brought to tears on a number of occasions during the visit. Yet his mother dresses him up (like a clown, opines Nicolas), warning him that he must make a good impression. Nicolas wants nothing to do with the girl or having tea as these are not manly endeavors. One of the most-liked stories is “Louisette,” where a young girl comes to Nicolas’s house with her mother for tea. ![]() ![]() ![]() What Time Is It? (Bright and Early Board Books) - currently only available as an ebook.The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary (Beginner Book special).Flap Your Wings (Early Bird Book, later reissued as Random House Pictureback Book formerly and Beginner Book #88 currently).The Best Nest (Beginner Book #51) (written and illustrated by).Are You My Mother? (Beginner Book #18) (written and illustrated by).Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series. He wrote many books for children in his own distinct style under the Dr. ![]() Author and illustratorĮastman was a protégé and colleague of Theodor Geisel by the time that Geisel had begun using the pen name of Dr. Eastman also directed educational films and worked on the Flight Safety series for the United States Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics while at UPA. Eastman and Bill Scott co-wrote the screenplay for the animated comedy Gerald McBoing-Boing, which won an Academy Award for Short Subject, Cartoons, in 1950. He was a writer and storyboard artist for the Mr. Here, Eastman conducted picture planning for animated sequences in orientation and training films, and he also wrote scripts and drew storyboards for the Private Snafu series for Army-Navy Screen Magazine.įrom 1945 to 1952, Eastman worked at United Productions of America (UPA). In 1942, Eastman was drafted by the Army and assigned to the Signal Corps film unit, which was headed by Theodor Geisel, who later became known as Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That was certainly the case - the scene wherein our bourgeois heroine Elizabeth Bennet holds her ground against keeper-of-the-old-guard Lady de Bourgh is the best (“your name will never even be mentioned by any of us,” “These are heavy misfortunes”). I came around to it having heard enough people insist that Austen did indeed have a sharp sense of the language, and that in the interest of reading some good verbal sparring, Pride and Prejudice would be worth the while. I understood her work to be girly, romantic, Victorian fluff, and as goes the common fallacy, I figured it had nothing to say to me about my life - since that’s why anyone reads anything anyway. But there were other reasons just as influential as they were crass. None of her novels were required reading in school, which is probably my main justification. For several reasons, I hadn’t read Jane Austen up until a couple of weeks ago. ![]() |