![]() ![]() It may be based on a true story, but that's entirely different than saying that it is THE true story. So I was actually really looking forward to reading this book, and getting to learn about the amazing life of the "greatest elephant that ever lived."įirst, the subtitle is incredibly misleading, possibly to the point of being a falsehood. probably the greatest love story ever told. As the African Sun-Times put it, Modoc is "heartwarming. Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again: through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. The message of what can be accomplished by training through affection and joy will thrill all animal lovers." â?Betty WhiteĪ captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure that spans several decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most remarkable true stories ever told, perfect for fans of The Zookeeper's Wife or Water for Elephants. ![]() "Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mindâ?nor will I ever. ![]()
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Poor people believe that they have little or no control over their financial life. ![]() Rich and successful people take 100 percent responsibility of their life, especially financial life. Rich People believe “I create my life.” Poor people believe “Life happens to me.” 17 ways rich people think and act differently from poor and middle-class peopleġ. ![]() If you think like rich people think and do what rich people do, chances are you’ll get rich too! In his book, he writes about ‘seventeen ways rich people think and act differently from poor and middle-class people’. If you want to become rich, change your thinking first. Harv Eker, author of the bestseller, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, rich people think and act differently from poor and middle-class people. It’s not about money, it’s about thinking. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, doctors administered aspirin and an "iron tonic" placebo and, over four decades of annual visits, watched the men descend to grisly deaths from a well-known disease - syphilis - that the government knew could easily and effectively be treated with penicillin. But the men who checked in to Tuskegee for salvation from bad blood were not offered any new medicine there. Washington the men would be treated for free as long as they allowed doctors to observe their condition.Īlmost 400 men responded, and when they arrived at Tuskegee, doctors from around the country descended on the school to monitor them. The "special treatment," the government said, would be offered by doctors at the Tuskegee Institute, the Alabama college founded by Booker T. ![]() In 1932, the United States Public Health Service alerted hundreds of poor black men in Macon County, Ala., to a new treatment for "bad blood," a term locals used to refer to a wide range of sexually transmitted diseases. ![]() ![]() ![]() Greg especially loved, and was beloved by, his family. Greg’s deep faith in God was the foundation for the way he loved people. Greg loved music, cars, chocolate, and learning new things. These included singing tenor in multiple choirs, playing trombone in bands, preforming in community theater, admiring antique cars, biking, playing racquetball, woodworking, waving a Terrible Towel, cheering at swim meets, and playing (usually winning) trivia at the Bullfrog, the Sticky Elbow, and Buffalo Wild Wings. His kind, genuine nature endeared him to everyone he met through his numerous activities. He was engaged in his community and church, quick with a smile and a handshake or hug. He had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh, especially at a pun or dad joke. He taught 7 th grade math at Curtin Middle School in Williamsport, PA for 33 years (and was a substitute teacher even after retirement), mentoring and encouraging countless students and befriending all his coworkers. ![]() He stayed in touch with many folks from high school and college and loved to reconnect with others later in life through social media. The son of two teachers, he also became a teacher after graduating from Clarion University. Greg was born on January 4, 1953, to the late Jerry and Maxine (Seanor) Keefer in Oil City, PA. Keefer, 70, died peacefully on January 30, 2023, after nearly a decade living with a cruel form of early-onset dementia – Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD). ![]() ![]() ![]() Like a vaccine, it is briefly painful, leaves a lingering soreness, but armors you from the inside out.” It is inoculation against pervasive, enduring disease. ![]() I love it like I love food, I love it for what it did to me, I love it for having made me feel stronger and more sure in a nightmare world, but it is not a happy book. But that might give the wrong impression: that it is a happy book, a book that makes a body feel good. I want to say about this book, its only imperfection is that it ended. “What Solomon achieves with this debut - the sharpness, the depth, the precision - puts me in mind of a syringe full of stars. Nominated for the 2018 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Novel! Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and the Lambda Literary Award. One of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the past decade, selected by NPRįinalist for the 2018 Locus Award, John W. One of Esquire magazine’s 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time A Best Book of 2017: NPR, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Bustle, Bookish, Barnes & Noble, Chicago Public Library, Book Scrolling. ![]() ![]() ![]() Except Naomi is miserable and sick of pretending that this relationship is #goals. You Deserve Each Other follows (and this is where I check my notes) Nicholas and Naomi, a couple gearing up for their marriage in a few short months. Because as much as I hated the beginning, making snipping comments in the margins and hating on it on Instagram… I freaking loved the rest. Honestly… You Deserve Each Other leaves me at a bit of a loss. ![]() Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves-and having fun with the last person they expect: each other. ![]() When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare.īut with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him. They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. ![]() Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut. ![]() ![]() There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation - also known as Babel. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. You can read this before Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution written by R.F. ![]() ![]() Brief Summary of Book: Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2012, Once Burned won the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Vampire Romance and was nominated for the Goodreads Choice for Romance. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Halfway to the Grave, First Drop of Crimson, Death's Excellent Vacation, One Foot in the Grave, At Grave's End, Destined for an Early Grave, Unbound, This Side of the Grave, One Grave at a Time, The Bite Before Christmas, Eternal Kiss of Darkness, Twice Tempted, The Beautiful Ashes, Bound by Flames, Into the Fire, The Other Half of the Grave, Halfway to the Graveįirst in the Night Prince urban fantasy series that is a spin-off from Frost’s Night Huntress series (Bones and Cat). Urban fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Avon Publications on Jand has 346 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Is the unexpected, rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva that hero? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, duty, and by love, Shiva will attempt to move mountains and lead the Suryavanshi to destroy evil. The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, a hero will emerge. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracized and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills. The Suryavanshi rulers are challenged with devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. 1900 BC in what modern Indians call the Indus Valley Civilization and the inhabitants called the land of Meluha: a near-perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram-one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived-faces peril as its primary river, the Saraswati, is slowly drying to exctinction. On Satyajit Ray’s 102 birthday, lets revisit Boral, the village where the maverick filmmaker met Pather Panchali. Tripathi devoted years to the research of Hindu mythological stories and history, and discussions with his family about the destiny of the human body, mind and soul to create this sweeping and fascinating adaptation of ancient Hindu mythology for modern fantasy readers. The film was a part of Ray’s Apu Trilogy. Called "archetypal and stirring" by Deepak Chopra, The Immortals of Meluha heralds an exciting new wave of fantasy writing inspired by the ancient civilizations of the East. ![]() |