![]() ![]() For Cloud it is that the quiltwork of our knowledge of the universe and our species' place in it will be completed within the framework he describes. In the case of Gott, it is the faith that the inexhaustible supply of questions provided by scientific inquiry will continue to be answerable or 'knowable'. Based on their life experiences, both authors are strongly optimistic that the scientific principles that have guided them will continue to be applied successfully. Malina* These two books are vigorous statements by scientists with long and distinguished careers behind them. Cosmos, Earth and Man: A Short History of the Universe. (Imported Publications, Inc., Chicago) 253 pp. This Amazing, Amazing, Amazing but Knowable Universe. Those who would like to be added to Leonardo's panel of reviewers should write to the Founder-Editor, indicating their particular interests. ![]() In general, only books in English and in French can be reviewed at this stage. BOOKS Readers are invited to recommend books to be reviewed. ![]() In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: ![]()
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![]() ![]() One of my favorite elements to this story was that the author (Amalie Jahn) was able to work in a number of life lessons useful to all ages. Due largely to the fact that all of the characters were written expertly made this book a page turner. I was able to connect with Brooke emotionally. The character development and portrayal was of the same high caliber writing. It is evident from page one, that this book was written by a true master’s touch. There are no literary short cuts, story hacks or missing elements in the way the story was presented. The story line is very realistic and engrossing. I read a lot (book blogger…duh!) and I just can’t say enough good things about the book. In fact it was so special, that I devoured it in about four hours! I absolutely loved reading The Clay Lion. As soon as I opened it up and started reading, I knew this book was something special. I didn’t know much about it, but decided to give it a try. ![]() This book only recently made it on to my reading list. ![]() ![]() ![]() Caught in a game they do not understand, Erin and Mark are swiftly beset by ominous Russian figures, mysterious text messages, and shadowy stalkers. What they find in the water, however, skews their moral compasses. Although they've economized on their wedding, the honeymoon is meant to be a final splurge. While Erin presses on with her film, Mark, an investment banker, has lost his job, and prospects for a new one are dim. ![]() She has focused on three inmates: Alexa, an engaging 42-year-old incarcerated for helping her mother die Holli, a sullen young woman imprisoned for setting a bus on fire during a riot and Eddie, a charmingly dangerous local mob kingpin doing time for money laundering. A documentary filmmaker, Erin has been working on a project exploring how prisoners envision their lives upon release. Opening with Erin digging her husband’s grave, the novel descends abruptly-how did the honeymoon end so disastrously? The timeline backs up to set Erin and Mark’s roller coaster in motion. With unreliable characters, wry voices, exquisite pacing, and a twisting plot, Steadman potently draws upon her acting chops. ![]() Simply begging to be filmed, British actress Steadman’s debut novel has already been optioned by Fox 2000 Pictures. While scuba diving in Bora Bora, honeymooners Erin and Mark find something in the water that will test their marriage and imperil their very lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() But these Urban Christian Fiction stories. I see that I read this series out of order, but it's cool I will go backward and forward when it comes to this series. Soon, all involved will learn just what's on the other side of dare. To get to the bottom of it, she'll have to deal with blackmail from the last person she ever expected-and battle Gabrielle, who'll fight with everything she's got-including the truth. ![]() But the reality is far more scandalous than she imagines. Paris has her suspicions about why her husband and her father are so opposed to the adoption. Unemployed and not quite out of the dog house with his wife, Darius is more than happy to help the beautiful, vulnerable, yet undeterred Paris. The only man to even dare be on Paris's side is shady Darius Connors. Paris's father, Lawrence Simmons, a powerful politician, has vowed to shut his daughter down. Worse, Andrew is vehemently against the idea-and he's not alone. ![]() Trouble is, Jasmine's in the custody of ex-stripper Gabrielle Mercedes. ![]() Now Paris is determined to adopt orphaned nine-year-old Jasmine Noble. After seven years of marriage, Paris Simmons-Holyfield and her husband, Andrew, are still childless. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mary Stolz's haunting novel delves into the feelings of two young women, joined and yet separated by time and place, and into their relationships with thouse around them. ![]() Perhaps the two girls are in some way the same person after all. ![]() And in her own time, Irun has much the same feelings of discontent, and another Seti tries to understand.īut there are other things that bind the girls-the same appearance, their relationships to their parents, and a cat called Ta-she. She is a loner until a young Egyptian boy, Seti, transfers to her school and befriends her. There are problems around her and problems within her that she cannot always understand. ![]() Description: This adorable vintage book is about two little. One is fascinated by things of the past, and the other haunted by a voice from the future.įor Erin, the "now" she lives in is not all she'd like it to be. Shop Homes Harper & Row Cream Red Size OS Coffee Table Books at a discounted price at Poshmark. One lives now in New York City, and one belongs in ancient Egypt 3,000 years ago. Another star for Mary Stolz for this story of Bessies third year in a New England womans college, in diary form, is a sensitive record. This is the story of two girls: Erin and Irun. Light library markings, otherwise clean, straight, and crisp. Mary Stolz was born on Main Boston, Massachusetts. Vintage Ex-library paperback in Good (G) condition. Author: Mary Stolz Author Record 10127 Legal Name: Jaleski, Mary Slattery Stolz Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ![]() ![]() When your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space. ![]() Every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. But her plans only last so long before she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the one person as isolated as herself: Josh Bennett. Two and a half years after an unspeakable tragedy left her a shadow of the girl she once was, Nastya Kashnikov moves to a new town determined to keep her dark past hidden and hold everyone at a distance. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk. ![]() A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. ![]() A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. I live in a world without magic or miracles. ![]() ![]() Although Shopping in the Renaissance is beautifully illustrated with images of paintings, prints, and other crafted objects, its subject encompasses shopping for all sorts of things. I will not go against this well-deserved tide of opinion instead (and at the risk of sounding hopelessly old-fashioned), I want to consider how the book intersects with art history and where it might be most useful to students of art.
![]() ![]() One can only hope that his and Roger’s interest in science augurs well for keeping the remaining characters alive! ![]() Gibson cannot prevent the many (mysterious or poorly diagnosed) deaths that occur in this book. And more than anything in this book, one is conscious of the mortality rate in the 19th century. Even when Roger ultimately recognizes his folly and chooses Molly, recognizing her sterling qualities, the reader wonders if it is because her love made her interested in his work and she became an intelligent listener. Even her ultimate romance seemed like an unequal relationship: Roger prefers her stepsister initially, not recognizing that insecurity has made Cynthia crave the comfort of admiration so she flirts or ingratiates herself to survive, not because she cares for him. Molly Gibson is a sweet but dull heroine who is very dutiful to her neglectful father and a loyal friend to her new stepsister but we all felt disappointed by her doormat personality. Because neither Molly nor Roger have any of the dimension or appeal of Margaret Hale and John Thornton, I did not find either the story or the romance as moving as North and South. ![]() ![]() From the moment Faith and Walker start out, the fate of the rubies becomes entwined with their budding romance. ![]() To protect Faith, her brothers assign Owen Walker, dashing troubleshooter and gem expert, to accompany her and the necklace to a jewelry show in Savannah and then on to the wedding on Hilton Head Island. When Seattle-based jewelry designer Faith Donovan is commissioned by Davis Montegeau-her best friend Mel's future father-in-law-to design a necklace using 13 priceless rubies of uncertain origin, she becomes the target of an assassin trying to recover jewels stolen from the fabled Hermitage in Leningrad. ![]() A close-knit family in the jewelry business, a clan of Southern aristocrats descended from smugglers, the FBI and a Russian assassin clash in this juicy final episode in Lowell's Donovan series (Pearl Cove, etc.). ![]() ![]() ![]() A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books. ![]() Is someone trying to take her team out of the running for a gaming tournament? Or have they uncovered a secret from their past, and wants them to pay for what they did.Īuthor of All Your Twisted Secrets, Diana Urban’s explosive sophomore novel, These Deadly Games, will keep you riveted until the final twist is revealed. Diana Urbans latest had my jaw on the floor.' Jessica Goodman, bestselling author of They Wish They Were UsLet’s play a game. Author of All Your Twisted Secrets, Diana Urban's explosive sophomore novel, These Deadly Games, is a must-read, propulsive YA thriller with deadly stakes, stunning twists, and a shocking ending you'll never forgetperfect for fans of I Know What You Did Last Summer and One of Us Is Lying. But if she refuses to play, the kidnapper will kill her sister. At first, they make her complete bizarre tasks: steal a test and stuff it in a locker, bake brownies, make a prank call.īut then Crystal realizes that each task is meant to hurt-and kill-her friends, one by one. When Crystal Donavan gets a message on a mysterious app with a picture of her little sister gagged and bound, she agrees to play the kidnapper’s game. If you tell your parents or anyone else, she dies. A must-read, propulsive YA thriller with deadly stakes, stunning twists, and a shocking ending you'll never forget-perfect for fans of I Know What You Did Last Summer and One of Us Is Lying. ![]() |