7/2/2023 0 Comments Last train from memphis![]() ![]() The book closes on that somber and poignant note. ![]() There was scarcely a cloud in sight through this period until, in 1958, he was drafted into the army and his mother died shortly thereafter. These were the years of his improbable self-invention and unprecedented triumphs, when it seemed that everything that Elvis tried succeeded wildly. This volume tracks the first twenty-four years of Elvis' life, covering his childhood, the stunning first recordings at Sun Records, and the early RCA hits. Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utterly transformed, creating a completely fresh portrait of Elvis and his world. From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() So when she wakes up the next morning to find she’s reliving the exact same day, she knows what she has to do: stop her boyfriend from breaking up with her. And Ellie is positive that if she could just do it all over again, she would get it right. For no good reason!Īs far as Mondays go, it doesn’t get much worse than this. She gets a ticket for running a red light, she manages to take the world’s worst school picture, she bombs softball try-outs and her class election speech (note to self: never trust a cheerleader when she swears there are no nuts in her bake-sale banana bread), and to top it all off, Tristan, her gorgeous rocker boyfriend suddenly dumps her. Sixteen-year-old Ellison Sparks is having a serious case of the Mondays. I never, in a million years, thought it might actually come true. When I made the wish, I just wanted a do-over. ![]() 7/2/2023 0 Comments Vance ashlee![]() ![]() ![]() accessible paperback young readers' adaptation of Ashlee Vance's New York Times bestselling Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future features black-and-white photographs throughout and an epilogue. "Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers." -School Library Journal"A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections." -VOYA An in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world's most important entrepreneur, Elon MuskThis fascinating and easily. ![]() Read more ISBNĮlon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Trade Paperback / Paperback, Young Readers' ed.) But the heavens are on sale, and this is a fascinating journey into the world of people building our future - a world of dreams, aspiration and pushing beyond the limits of what seems possible. It's a battle featuring mad inventors, acid-dropping tech founders, out of work engineers. os vs Branson vs Musk dominate the headlines, there is another battle taking place, a race to build a computing shell around the earth and inventors and startups fighting for their slice of Low Earth Orbit-the new wild west above the clouds. ![]() When The Heavens Went On Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach (Trade Paperback / Paperback)Īcid-dropping NASA renegades and the new the space race no one knows is coming When the Heavens Went on Sale is a fast-paced, exclusive, behind-the-scenes narrative about the race for space that's happening under our noses and over our heads. ![]() 7/2/2023 0 Comments Submerged by dani pettrey![]() This was until the truth of what lay hidden. Yancey was a small, quiet town in Alaska. While the writing is clumsy at times, the novel introduces the reader to some memorable characters who must rely on their faith just as much as each other. Submerged is the first book of the Alaskan Courage series by Dani Pettrey. With the help of a 19th-century diary, will they find the murderer or only end up in harm’s way? Pettrey’s debut novel is a thoughtful attempt to capture both love and suspense in this intricately plotted mystery. Submerged by Dani Pettrey 6 votes 31.6 Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris 4 votes 21.1 Truth Stained Lies by Terri Blackstock 3 votes 15.8 Undetected by Dee Henderson 2 votes 10. When the authorities find the body of an alleged tourist who rented from his shop and another not long after, he realizes he needs Bailey’s expertise in Russian to help decipher some of the clues. ![]() Meanwhile, a former boyfriend, Cole McKenna, runs a local diving shop and helps police whenever they need his underwater expertise. But when her beloved Aunt Agnes dies in a plane crash, she’s forced to revisit the place-and some of her demons. Bailey Craig left her small Alaskan hometown 12 years ago and vowed she’d never return. ![]() ![]() ![]() A man and woman who were once a couple confront their past in a brush with a treasure-seeking killer in this steadily paced thriller. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tiny white mushrooms were scattered around their roots. ![]() Some of their leaves had fallen, covering the dark mossy ground. Tall grass had given way to dense trees, so close together they almost blocked out the sun. The moral right of the author has been asserted.Ĭatalogue records for this book are available from the National Library of Australia and the British Library. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publishers of this book. Published by arrangement with Soho Press, New York, with the assistance of Rights People, LondonĪll rights reserved. 4 A Strawberry Field on a Warm Summer Dayġ4 It Takes One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Stepsġ6 Arguing About Things That Don’t Really Matterġ8 Sneakers, High Heels, and Milk PuddingĢ1 New Love Is the Best Cure for a Broken HeartĢ3 Isn’t It Sad to Force Yourself to LaughĢ John Street, Clerkenwell, London, WC1N 2ES, United Kingdomġ8–20 Edward St, Brunswick, Victoria 3056, Australia ![]() ![]() ![]() We see them through the seven-year-old eyes and the older-and-wiser eyes of the adult Ruan simultaneously. But that family is far from a unified front. Her sister is widely considered more beautiful and well-behaved than she, and her bold imagination and love for the moors that surround them are not thought advantages by the society her family moves in. Ruan is the seven-year-old daughter a non-Conformist minister. This is a coming of age novel in the mould of I Capture the Castle and Guard Your Daughters. Though published in the 1940s, the childhood being looked back upon takes place in the late nineteenth century (exact date rather vague). I was a little put off by the stupid title, which is one of those quotations-as-titles that only make sense if you know the context – and, even then, doesn’t make much sense in this case. But I thought I still might as well buy O, The Brave Music when I came across it in a wonderful little bookshop in St. For some reason that I can’t quite remember, it didn’t live up to its promise (though Scott had nicer things to say). I first heard of Dorothy Evelyn Smith when I was lent a copy of Miss Plum and Miss Penny, which was quite good. I read it back in March, and didn’t write about it for ages because I wanted to do it justice – and I re-read it recently to see if it was as good as I’d remembered. ![]() Hopefully that’s a mark of how I loved O, The Brave Music (1943) by Dorothy Evelyn Smith. I don’t do a huge amount of re-reading, and I almost never read the same book twice within a year. ![]() ![]() He also talks about reality, his blind grandfather, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s influence. Told from the perspective of Saint Timothy as he travels with Saint Paul, the 1992 novels narrative shifts in time as Timothy and Paul combat a mysterious hacker from the future who is deleting all traces of Christianity. ![]() Vidal also discusses his book, “Screening History.” He talks about his airplane piloting experience and interest in movies. Live from Golgotha is a novel by Gore Vidal, an irreverent spoof of the New Testament. Vidal then goes on to describe Paul, Timothy, Jesus Christ, Judas, and a cyberpunk who is trying to erase the gospels. ![]() He goes on to explain the storyline that revolves around NBC (National Broadcasting Company) trying to save its ratings by televising the crucifixion. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, ĭescription Gore Vidal discusses his book, “Live from Golgotha.” Vidal begins by saying that Golgotha was the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified. Vidal’s passing, at 86, was marked not only in the literary community of which he was an esteemed part, but across the whole world he had so successfully stalked through his long life. ![]() ![]() Publication Information The Drucker InstituteĪll rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. Title Gore Vidal interview, 1990 September Creator Vidal, Gore, 1925. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With her future – and the future of all Psi – on the line, Zu must use her powerful voice to fight back against forces that seek to drive the Psi into the shadows and save the friends who were once her protectors.įrom #1 New York Times best-selling author Alexandra Bracken comes a harrowing story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning that will thrill loyal fans and new readers alike. But as they travel in search of safety and answers, and Zu grows closer to the people she knows she shouldn’t trust, they uncover even darker things roiling beneath the veneer of the country’s recovery. But when she is accused of committing a horrifying act, she is forced to go on the run once more in order to stay alive.ĭetermined to clear her name, Zu finds herself in an uncomfortable alliance with Roman and Priyanka, two mysterious Psi who could either help her prove her innocence or betray her before she gets the chance. Five years after the destruction of the so-called rehabilitation camps that imprisoned her and countless other Psi kids, seventeen-year-old Suzume “Zu” Kimura has assumed the role of spokesperson for the interim government, fighting for the rights of Psi kids against a growing tide of misinformation and prejudice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Simplicity 8161 by American Duchess (2016) Image: Simplicity. ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s also a free pattern for her crocheted cowl. The three patterns are based on Claire’s costumes in seasons 1 and 2: 18th-century Highland dress and an unusual court gown. Simplicity’s adapted-from- Outlander patterns are by American Duchess, a historical costuming company based in Reno, Nevada. Simplicity Fall Through Time – American Duchess’ Outlander costume, Simplicity 8161. (It’s back now.) The next year, McCall’s started releasing official, licensed Outlander patterns. In 2017, Simplicity’s unofficial Outlander patterns prompted Dresbach to take down her website. Trisha Biggar’s Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars (Abrams 2005) Biggar, who is from Glasgow, is best known for her work on the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Trisha Biggar is the new costume designer for season 5. Sunday’s season finale will be the last episode to feature costumes by Terry Dresbach. Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughans) and Claire (Caitríona Balfe) in Outlander, season 1 (2014-15). Adapted from the popular series by Diana Gabaldon, the time-travelling romance has plenty of source material: Gabaldon is currently working on her ninth Outlander book. Outlander is now in its fourth season it’s been renewed for two more. In honour of Burns Night, a guide to Outlander patterns. Promotional image for Outlander, season 2 (2016). ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Zlateh the goat and other stories![]() ![]() His books for children include A Day of Pleasure, winner of the National Book Award, and three Newbery Honor Books: Zlateh the Goat, The Fearsome Inn, and When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw Maurice Sendak was awarded the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. Beginning with his novel The Family Moskat (1950) and his first collection of stories, Gimpel the Fool (1957), Singer published a steady stream of books - all of them written in Yiddish and translated into many languages - for which he was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1935 he came to New York, where he worked as a journalist and translated Hebrew, German, and Polish books into Yiddish. ![]() Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991) was born in Radzymin, Poland, and grew up in Warsaw. ![]() |