![]() The Campaigns of Napoleon is a masterful analysis and insightful critique of Napoleon's art of war as he himself developed and perfected it in the major military campaigns of his career. Napoleonic war was nothing if not complex-an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of moves and intentions, which by themselves went a long way towards baffling and dazing his conventionally minded opponents into that state of disconcerting moral disequilibrium which so often resulted in their catastrophic defeat. In this “engrossing,” ( The New Yorker) vivid, and intensively researched volume, esteemed Napoleon scholar David Chandler outlines the military strategy that led the famous French emperor to his greatest victories-and to his ultimate downfall. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In Mark Twain's story, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, we meet Huckleberry Finn and another, main character. A nuanced critique of the great American novel, My Jim stands on its own as a haunting and inspiring story about freedom, longing, and the remarkable endurance of love. Told with spare eloquence and mirroring the true stories of countless slave women, My Jim re-creates one of the most controversial characters in American literature. ![]() Worried about her children, convinced her husband is dead, reviled as a witch, and punished for Jim’s escape, Sadie’s will and her love for Jim, even in absentia, animate her life and see her through. Sadie’s Jim was an ambitious young slave and seer who, when faced with the prospect of being sold, escaped down the Mississippi with a white boy named Huck. To help her granddaughter confront the decisions she needs to make, Sadie mines her memory for the tale of the unquenchable love of her life, Jim. Written in the great literary tradition of novels of American slavery, My Jim is told in the incantatory voice of Sadie Watson, an ex-slave who schools her granddaughter with lessons of love she learned in bondage. A deeply moving recasting of one of the most controversial characters in American literature, Huckleberry Finn’s Jim ![]() ![]() Julie must get to the bottom of the mystery in order to keep them from being framed for the crime. Her memory of that day returns to her in pieces, and when a body is discovered, her new friends are caught in the crosshairs of long-held biases about Travelers. As Julie grows closer to this family, she witnesses firsthand some of the prejudices they've grown used to-a stark contrast to her own upbringing-and finds herself exploring thrilling new experiences that have nothing to do with a missing-person investigation. One of her family's employees is missing, and he disappeared on the very same day she landed in the hospital.ĭesperate to figure out what happened, she befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveler boy who found her when she was injured, and his standoffish sister, Ellen. ![]() And once she returns to her grandfather's estate, a bit banged up but alive, she begins to realize that her injury might not have been an accident. When fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, she knows the lazy summer break she'd imagined won't be exactly what she anticipated. ![]() ![]() Don’t miss Elizabeth Wein’s stunning new novel, Stateless ![]() ![]() ![]() Even after the "outfitter murders," as they have been dubbed by the local press after the discovery of the two more bodies, are solved, Joe continues to investigate, uneasy with the easy explanation offered by the local police.Īs Joe digs deeper into the murders, he soon discovers that the outfitter brought more than death to his backdoor: he brought Joe an endangered species, thought to be extinct, which is now living in his woodpile. There had to be a reason that the outfitter, with whom he's had run-ins before, chose his backyard, his woodpile to die in. When he finds a local hunting outfitter dead, splayed out on the woodpile behind his state-owned home, he takes it personally. ![]() Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden-especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way-is far from popular. The first Joe Pickett novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author C. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, to celebrate the milestone 50th birthday, the book’s now an author and illustrator Adam Hargreaves will be creating five prototype characters to be put to a public vote. Men charts rise and rise of the colourful characters. Men and Little Miss during the past 50 Years of the Mr. It will explore how the books found their way into the hearts and became bedtime story staples for a generation of children around the world.Ĭreated in 1971 by Roger Hargreaves, after he was asked a question posed by his then eight-year-old son ‘what does a tickle look like?’ the Mr Men Little Miss books have become some of the most culturally significant titles of all time, as a cast of characters to have changed the face of global publishing forever.Ĭhannel 4 will take a dive into the history of Mr. ![]() The new programme will chart the history of Hargreaves’ colourful and fun little characters who changed the publishing industry forever. Men, it will be presented by super fan, writer, comedian and presenter, Matt Lucas. To celebrate this milestone, the UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a new documentary to take a look into the rich 50-year history of the beloved brand. Men by Roger Hargreaves’– one of the best-loved and successful children’s characters of all time, which in recent years has been continued by his son Adam, an author and illustrator too, who has introduced new characters such as Little Miss Inventor. This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Followed by The Comfort of Strangers, another intensely uncomfortable novel, the Cement Garden set a high standard of both perversion and style that his career has mostly met. The Cement Garden was his first full length book, and, for a debut, stirred up a huge controversy. In 1978 McEwan was an almost completely unheard of British Author. The plot is virtually identical in both novel and film, and there are major spoilers below, as it’s impossible to talk about either the book or the film without addressing the driving force of the plot. Yet in 1993 Andrew Birkin (remember that last name, it’ll be important later) took a stab at it, and turned in a haunting, lyrical, sombre little film that wasn’t afraid to look at the inherent unpleasantness of the novel’s plot. Having said that, I never for the life of me thought that anyone would be nuts enough, given it’s intensely controversial subject matter, to even attempt to adapt it for the screen. ![]() ![]() A haunting dreamlike novel, with a consummately unreliable narrator, it is both celebrated and reviled in equal measure. Ian McEwan’s novella The Cement Garden was a novel that I read at school, and stuck with me for much longer afterwards. Given the content of this mega-review, I’ll return it only slightly soiled. Before I start, I’d like to thank Xi for the use of his excellent Book to Movie idea. ![]() ![]() ![]() OH AND SPOILER ALERT I HAVE MINOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT □ do i regret not dnf'ing? yes, but if i did dnf i wouldn't have read the 2 best chapters in the entire book so thank you xander (I'm just as shocked as you for liking his chapter but anyone that calls jeremy a lizard is a winner in my eyes) and zaddy adrian (so sorry you have a son like jeremy, he is truly a disgrace to the volkov name). Honestly, i don't even know where to start with this book except it took me 48 hours and a lot of encouragement from my friends to keep going. ![]() □ Wikipedia articles on the behaviours of serial killers □ the entire contents of the DSM-5 & my A-Level psychology text book □ read and take inspo from haunting adeline except jeremy is nothing but a wannabe stalker □ copy and paste killianglyn's entire relationship, from the forced blowjobs, to the dirty talk, to killian jeremy cooking food for glyndon cecily. ![]() □ copy and paste sebnaomi rape fantasy/chasing through a forest/fuck-fest scenes If i ran this book through turnitin we'd probably end up with a similarity score of 90%. I genuinely think this book was a social experiment on if she could get away with copy & pasting her own stuff and seeing if fans would eat it up and guess what miss kent sure proved her alternative hypothesis right. ![]() Rina kent really said #environmentalrights because she reduced, reused and recycled her old books to write this ♻️ ![]() ![]() ![]() She currently has one book on chaos magic in release, The Chaonomicon, and a new, complete volume about Elemental Spirits is to be released July 2018.She currently has five fiction novels released which include the Goblin Series (Dark Fantasy), comprised of Dance of the Goblins, Demoniac Dance and Power of the Dance, and her Steakpunk novel, The Wake of the Dragon (Airship Pirate Adventure) is soon to be followed by a follow-up novel, The Winds of Winter Storms.A science fiction novel called The Chase for Choronzon is in progress, as well as further writings in occult subjects.Jaq lives in England with her family and works on amateur filmmaking when she isn't writing. ![]() view more Jaq D Hawkins was originally traditionally published in the Mind, Body, Spirit category, but moved to indie publishing soon after releasing her first Fantasy fiction novel, Dance of the Goblins. Jaq D Hawkins was originally traditionally published in the Mind, Body, Spirit category, but moved to indie publishing soon after releasing her first Fantasy fiction novel, Dance o. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is such a sweet, magical, little story of the birth, and early years, of a kitsune a fox god. ![]() Genre : LGBTQIA+ historical fiction/fantasy Series : Takamagahara Monogatari (book 1) ‘Kogitsune’ is a retelling of the famous Noh theater play ‘Kokaji’, a story about a swordsmith who requests the help of the Inari god to build a sword for emperor Ichijo (980-1011). However, the vast differences of the worlds they live in can’t be ignored, as their relationship is frowned upon by both humans and spirits.Īs Kogitsune’s feelings for his human friend turn from friendship to something deeper, he will learn that love can be all consuming and heartbreaking. A friendship between a young fox god and his human childhood friend is built on deception, but grows stronger and purer as it’s driven by common purpose. ![]() A coming of age story set in medieval Japan. ![]() ![]() * BingeBooks earns revenue from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate as well as from other retail partners. ![]() But as Lady Clio comes to understand the dark knight she so blindly wed, she sees a chance to make her dreams come true.Īmidst the enchanted mists that envelop Camrose Castle, they will battle together to discover a place where all things are possible, even a love that is rare and wonderful. Weary of war, Lord Merrick finds little peace guarding the wild Welsh borders, and even less with the wife whose trust he destroyed. But her youthful hopes faded as she languished in a convent for six long years, never hearing a word from Merrick. When betrothed at fifteen to the legendary English knight she had never met, Lady Clio of Camrose believed that love was something magical. Jill Barnett sold her first book to Simon and Schuster in 1988 and has gone on to write 19 novels and short stories. But when he finally fetches his bride-to-be from a secluded English convent, he finds he needs more than his knight's spurs to bring order to his life. ![]() After too many years on the battlefield, Merrick de Beaucourt is looking forward to a simple life of peace and quiet with a docile wife at his side. ![]() |