![]() Over time, Starship Troopers has become more appreciated as a satire. When the movie came out, it was originally dismissed as a gory action movie set in the future with a streak of cruelty. ![]() On its release, the movie did poorly and was panned by critics, but it was nominated for the 1998 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. The story focused on Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien), a high school student who enlists in the military at the start of the struggle and becomes a hero during the battles that follow. Set in a distant future where humanity is under a government ruled by the armed forces, the movie (and novel) is about a conflict between Earth and an insect-like species known as the Arachnids. ![]() Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier, was loosely based on the critically acclaimed science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. ![]() In 1997, a movie hit theaters like nothing anyone had ever seen before. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He is the creator of the children's virtual world, poptropica where you can also find the Wimpy Kid boardwalk. Praise for Jeff Kinney and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: 'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series' - Sun 'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent 'Hilarious!' - Sunday Telegraph 'The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - The Big Issue As well as being an international bestselling author, Jeff Kinney is also an online developer and designer. ![]() But there's a brand-new addition to the Heffley family to contend with and it looks like Greg might be outnumbered. Greg's mom has a vision of "family togetherness" that really doesn't sound a whole lot of fun. Unfortunately, Mom's idea of the perfect summer holiday is different from mine. ![]() The way I like to spend my summer holidays is in front of the TV, playing video games with the curtains closed and the light turned off. The fourth mega-selling instalment in the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series - now downloadable as unabridged audio. Dog Days is also a major motion picture and box office smash. Perfect for both boys and girls of 8+, reluctant readers and all the millions of devoted Wimpy Kid fans out there. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is the super funny fourth title in the highly-illustrated, bestselling and award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and Reed knew nothing would bank the blaze-and that his best friend was the only woman he would ever love. Until the night a brotherly peck became a scorching kiss. So he thought, until the idea of Ancil Drayton calling on her made him seethe. Hattie was someone he could tell his hopes and troubles to-someone he looked on as a sister. All his life handsome, black-haired Reed Tyler had worked Miss Hattie's farm-and dreamed of one day settling down on his own piece of land with the pretty young woman he'd sworn to marry. ![]() But wasn't a twenty-nine-year-old lady farmer too old to catch a husband? An Irresistable Suitor. She was certainly spirited and delightfully sweet natured, and she'd managed to run her family farm almost single-handedly. ![]() Book excerpt: The news spread like brush fire through the whole county when widower Ancil Drayton announced his intention to start courting Miss Hattie Colfax. Then a brotherly peck turns into a scorching kiss. A farmhand seethes at the idea of the spirited young woman whose land he works being courted by another man. Book excerpt: The news spread like brush fire through the whole county when widower Ancil Drayton announced his intention to start courting Miss Hattie Colfax. The award-winning, nationally bestselling author of Garters, Wild Oats and Runabout offers her trademark wit and warmth in this captivating romance. This book was released on with total page 304 pages. This book was released on with total page 304 pages. Download or read book Courting Miss Hattie written by Pamela Morsi and published by Bantam. Book Synopsis Courting Miss Hattie by : Pamela Morsiĭownload or read book Courting Miss Hattie written by Pamela Morsi and published by Bantam. ![]() ![]() Most of the time the dated stylistic flourishes come across as authentic to the author’s patterns of speech, albeit at times it was irritating. The text feels like a read from another time. ![]() At times it feels forced and pretentious, but the feeling comes and goes. FISH OUT OF WATER A SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE is an interesting introduction to the work of Metaxas, and I am glad I read it, as I think it may inform my reading of the biographies of others he has written.įirst off, be warned Metaxas uses elevated prose. I can’t remember who recommended I read his memoir, but I did. Metaxas has written on my “to read” pile, but I have not gotten to them yet. ![]() “We had touched Beauty itself, and Goodness itself, and Truth itself.” (3.5 stars) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Our emotions are great teachers and hold so many powerful messages and insights.When we are willing to risk venturing into the wilderness, we feel the most profound connection to our true selves and what matters the most.To know you can navigate the wilderness on your own-to see that you can stay true to your beliefs, trust yourself, and survive it-is true belonging.Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. ![]() No matter how separated we are by our thoughts and beliefs, we are part of the same spiritual story.We’re united by love and the human spirit. We’re connected by something greater than group membership, politics, and Ideology.Belonging to ourselves means being called to stand alone-to brave the wilderness of uncertainty, vulnerability, and criticism.Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self- acceptance. ![]() ![]() During my two-week stay, Martin Luther King day was celebrated in the United States, and the American embassy in Tunis asked if I would speak briefly at the consulate in honor of that occasion to an audience of Tunisians. The poem is not hard to understand, but if we do not read it slowly and carefully we miss the many perceptions that are embedded within it.Ī story about this poem: Many years ago I was invited to give a series of lectures and seminars in Tunisia. It is, at the same time, a great poem.Īs you will see, it runs counter to our prevailing sense that poems should often be difficult, that the knottedness of their thought should in some way mirror the deep ambiguities and ironies of our deeper thinking about human existence. The poem which I discuss here is one of them. The midcentury African-American poet Robert Hayden wrote a number of poems that deserve to be in the canon of our nation’s finest works. He was, in my deeply held view, one of the greatest Americans. ![]() I loved Frederick Douglass, both his autobiography and his speeches. ![]() Many years ago I taught courses in black American literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As such, the first line of the chorus could reasonably be said to be 'for the sake of old times'. Translated literally, it reads as 'old long since' or, more casually, 'long long ago', 'days gone by', 'times long past' or 'old times'. ![]() This is why it is sung on New Year’s Eve, as it encourages people to remember those who mean the most to them and not to forget their friends of the past as they move forward into the New Year. 'Auld Lang Syne' is a classic Scots poem/song by Robert Burns, first written in 1788. We twa hae paidl’d i the burn, frae morning sun till dine But seas between us braid hae roar’d. The song is all about preserving old friendships and looking back over the years. we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. "For auld lang syne" therefore means something along the lines of “for old times’ sake”. And we'll take a deep draught of good-willĪuld Lang Syne translates as “old long since” – basically meaning “a long time ago” or “days gone by”. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the story, a quartet of anthropomorphised male animals wander freely in a pastoral land of leisure and pleasure - closely resembling the waterside haven of Cookham Dean where Grahame himself grew up. ![]() The Wind in the Willows evolved from Alastair’s bedtime tales into a series of letters Grahame later sent his son while on holiday in Littlehampton. His rapture in the fantastic was later confirmed by his nurse, who recalled hearing Kenneth “up in the night-nursery, telling Master Mouse some ditty or other about a toad”. Small, squinty, and beset by health problems, he was bullied at school. Like several classics penned during the golden age of children’s literature, The Wind in the Willows was written with a particular child in mind.Īlastair Grahame was four years old when his father Kenneth - then a secretary at the Bank of England - began inventing bedtime stories about the reckless ruffian, Mr Toad, and his long-suffering friends: Badger, Rat, and Mole.Īlastair, born premature and partially blind, was nicknamed “Mouse”. ![]() ![]() Stranded together in space, they go on a whirlwind adventure through Earth's various colony worlds, alongside the countless Vagabonds who have given up planetary life altogether and sail forever between the stars. If she destroys him, is it murder? And can a cold-blooded murder be redeemed by the protection of a world? Noemi begins to realise that if Abel is less than human, he is more than a machine. More than that, he has begun to develop emotions, a personality and even dreams. He's a unique prototype, one with greater intelligence, skill and strength than any other. Abel is bound by his programming to obey her – even though her plan could result in his destruction. ![]() When Noemi meets Abel, one of Earth's robotic mech warriors, she realizes that Abel himself may provide the key to Genesis' salvation. ![]() But the citizens of Genesis are rising up – they know that Earth's settlers will only destroy this planet the way they destroyed their own. Noemi is a young and fearless soldier of Genesis, a colony planet of a dying Earth. classified as Science Fiction, Young Adult.published Apby Hot Key Books, Bonnier Zaffre. ![]() This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.ĭefy the Stars ( Constellation #1) by Claudia Gray ![]() Disclosure: I received a review copy of Defy the Stars from Pansing Books, a regional distributor, in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Coles’ plantation has suffered severe economic loss due to the boll weevil infestation completely destroying their crops. She has helped raise Annie’s children from birth and helps protect Gertrude’s children in their time of need. Retta Bootle is a first-generation freed slave and has been keeping house for the Coles for decades. In attempting to rebuild her life, she accepts a job working for Annie Coles. She escapes her husband, getting herself and her daughters to safety. Gertrude Pardee has endured hardship, poverty, and abuse. Their daughters have moved away and refuse any contact with their parents. ![]() Coles is controlling and unkind with his wife and children. On the surface, these women have little in common, yet their stories are perfectly and beautifully intertwined.Īnnie Coles is married to the owner of the region’s cotton plantation, a major employer for the region. It is a story of family, motherhood, and reconciliation told from the perspective of three strong, brave women: Annie Coles, Gertrude Pardee, and Retta Bootle. Call Your Daughter Home takes place in South Carolina in the early 1920s. ![]() |