![]() Green Knowe is inhabited by the spirits of people who lived there in ages past, and more than one of the spirits Tolly knows as children later grow into adults. ![]() Some of the stories feature Toseland, a boy called Tolly for short, and his great-grandmother Mrs. ![]() She was a commended runner up for both the first and second books. įor the fourth book in the series, A Stranger at Green Knowe (1961), Boston won the annual Carnegie Medal, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. In the novels she brings to life the people she imagines might have lived there. It features a very old house, Green Knowe, based on Boston's home at the time, The Manor in Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, England. Boston, illustrated by her son Peter Boston, and published from 1954 to 1976. Green Knowe is a series of six children's novels written by Lucy M. The Manor, Hemingford Grey, the 12th-century house on which Green Knowe was based ![]()
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![]() ![]() Compelling images by the world's best photojournalists is the most persuasive language I have to achieve this."Ī slide show of images from the book, with captions by Cohen, is after the jump. "I want people to see these images, get angry, and act on that anger. "Great photojournalism changed the world in the past, and it can do it again," Cohen says. Each photo essay is accompanied by written commentary from an expert on the issue.Ĭohen hopes the book will inspire people to work toward resolving these problems. Shot by the world's most renowned photojournalists, including James Nachtwey, who has contributed to V.F., the photographs explore topics ranging from genocide and global warming to oil addiction and consumerism, offering a raw view into the problems that plague our world. *Photograph by Gary Braasch.*David Elliot Cohen's new book, What Matters, which hits bookshelves today, is a collection of photo essays that explore 18 distinct social issues that define our time. ![]() The cave has reportedly since disappeared as the glacier retreated. Photographer Gary Braasch inside an ice cave on the edge of the Marr Ice Piedmont on Anvers Island, Antarctica. ![]() ![]() ![]() Christine is shocked and frightened, especially when a glance in the mirror tells her that the pictures are accurate even though she is convinced she is only twenty-five, not forty-seven. In the bathroom, Christine finds pictures taped to the wall of herself as a much older woman and the man in the bed who tells her he is her husband. Before I Go To Sleep is a thriller that will leave the reader guessing until the final sentence.Ĭhristine Lucas wakes in a strange bed beside a man she does not recognize. However, with the help of a doctor who specializes in memory disorders, Christine begins to keep a journal that helps her piece together her past and how she ended up as she has. ![]() In reality, Christine is a forty-seven year old woman who suffered a terrible attack eighteen years ago that has left her unable to retain memories. In this novel, Christine Lucas wakes every morning thinking she is a carefree, twenty-something woman with a bright future ahead of her. Before I Go To Sleep is the debut novel of English writer S.J. ![]() ![]() ![]() I first read this book many years ago, and it encouraged my faith and gave me a fresh perspective on the God we serve. And it is through the triune goodness of God that we might live the Christian life, as we are hidden in Christ, set free from the power of sin and empowered by the Spirit to be doers of the Word.īroadening our understanding of this central truth about the God we serve is the focus of a book I recommend constantly to anyone who will listen: Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves. It’s because God is Trinity that we can be saved as the Father plans salvation, the Son secures it, and the Spirit seals it. It’s because of this truth that we may love because God is love in His perfect unity and triune goodness. ![]() God as Trinity is certainly bigger than our minds can conceive and more wonderful than we could ever hope, and yet, He has given us His Word so that we might know Him. ![]() ![]() Theyre out for the Shard of Water as well. More agents of Lady Eris are in pursuit of young Robin, the Scion of the Arcania and last Changeling in the world. But all is not well at Erlking Hall, and war is fast approaching the Netherworlde. Her job: to instruct Robin in the Shard of Water, a powerful magic with which the user can cast huge bolts of ice and command entire oceans to bear down his or her will. ![]() Enter Calypso, a water nymph and member of the race of Panthea that also inhabit the mysterious, enchanted Netherworlde. He has gained much skill in the Shard of Air, but what is coming next? After his previous tutor was revealed to be an agent of the mortal enemy of all Fae, Lady Eris, Robin is assigned a new mentor to continue his magical learning. ![]() The summer heat is sweltering, and the young changeling, Robin Fellows, awaits further training. Perfect for fans of High Fantasy storytelling and fae mythology, this sequel to Isle of Winds is a must read. ![]() About the Book The Drowned Tomb is the mesmerizing second instalment of The Changeling Series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Give your airborne warriors a boost with the all-new Codewright. But now the dangerous rogue Slash has kidnapped Clear Sky\'s mate, star flower and made impossible demands for prey and if all five groups can\'t work together, their new way of life may not survive. Dive into Warhammer Age of Sigmar with these thrilling Starter Sets. Path of Stars:-After moons of strife, the forest cats have settled into five camps. The time has come for all cats to decide where their allegiances truly lie.Ħ. Clear Sky believes they must band together again, but few are willing to ally with him. A Forest Divided:-The cats have survived the deadly plague, but their future is uncertain. But a deadly disease threatens to strike at the heart of both camps, and only one thing can save them. The Blazing Star:-In the aftermath of the first great battle, the cats form the mountains must learn to move on. ![]() Now every mountain cat, rogue, and kittypet in the forest will be forced to pick a side.Ĥ. The First Battle:-The rivalry between Gray Wing and Clear Sky has driven a deep wedge between the forest cats. Caught in the middle is a young cat named Thunder who will soon be forced to decide between the bonds of loyalty and the tie of blood.ģ. ![]() Thunder Rising:-Tensions between the cats from the mountains are rising, and the once united group has split in two. ![]() But great dangers await and threaten to divide them.Ģ. The Sun Trail:-When a mysterious vision promises a land filled with prey and shelter, a group of brave young cats leave their harsh mountain territory in search of a better home. ![]() ![]() ![]() He reveals the new ABCs of moving others (it’s no longer “Always Be Closing”), explains why extraverts don’t make the best salespeople, and shows how giving people an “off-ramp” for their actions can matter more than actually changing their minds.Īlong the way, Pink describes the six successors to the elevator pitch, the three rules for understanding another’s perspective, the five frames that can make your message clearer and more persuasive, and much more. Pink draws on a rich trove of social science for his counterintuitive insights. As he did in Drive and A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. To Sell Is Human offers a fresh look at the art and science of selling. ![]() Whether we’re employees pitching colleagues on a new idea, entrepreneurs enticing funders to invest, or parents and teachers cajoling children to study we spend our days trying to move others. ![]() Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by persuading someone else to make a purchase.īut dig deeper and a startling truth emerges: Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. ![]() From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes a surprising – and surprisingly useful – new book that explores the power of selling in our lives.Īccording to the U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Weir wonders if Anne's childbearing history points to her being Rh negative and thus incapable of bearing a second living child. Anne was also, Weir posits, a passionate radical evangelical, with considerable influence over Henry regarding Church reform. Ably weighing the reliability of contemporary sources and theories of other historians, Weir also claims that though perhaps sexually experienced, Anne was technically a virgin before sleeping with Henry. ) concludes that Cromwell himself, seeing Anne as a political rival, instigated “one of the most astonishing and brutal coups in English history,” skillfully framing her and destroying her faction. Rejecting as myth that Henry VIII, desirous of a son and a new queen, asked his principal adviser Thomas Cromwell to find criminal grounds for executing Anne Boleyn, the prolific British historian Weir ( The Six Wives of Henry VIII ![]() ![]() ![]() The first part of the book is about Burton’s early years in which she suffered from emotional neglect and sexual abuse. The co-author is journalist and writer Cari Lynn. ![]() Burton not only humanizes the deleterious impact of mass incarceration, it also points the way to the kind of structural and policy changes that will offer formerly incarcerated people the possibility of lives of meaning and dignity. Her organization, A New Way of Life, operates five safe homes in Los Angeles that supply a lifeline to hundreds of formerly incarcerated women and their children - setting them on the track to education and employment rather than returning to prison. Once clean, Susan dedicated her life to supporting women facing similar struggles. ![]() On her own, she eventually found a private drug rehabilitation facility. She cycled in and out of prison for over 15 years never was she offered therapy or treatment for addiction. As a resident of South Los Angeles, a Black community under siege in the War on Drugs, it was but a matter of time before Susan was arrested. Consumed by grief and without access to professional help, Susan self-medicated, becoming addicted first to cocaine then to crack. Susan Burton's world changed in an instant when her five-year-old son was killed by a van driving down their street. ![]() One woman's remarkable odyssey from tragedy to prison to recovery - and recognition as a leading figure in the national justice reform movement. ![]() ![]() Her books include the bestselling winner of the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017 The Girl of Ink & Stars, and Costa Book Awards- and Blue Peter Awards-shortlisted The Island at the End of Everything, and The Way Past Winter, Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year 2018. Kiran Millwood Hargrave is an award winning poet, playwright, and novelist. Ami must go back to the island of no return, but will she make it in time? There she meets a honey-eyed girl named for butterflies, and together they discover a secret that will lead her on an adventure home. Taken from her mother and banished across the sea, Ami faces an uncertain future in an orphanage. ![]() It’s all she knows and loves, but the arrival of malicious government official Mr Zamora changes her world forever: her island is to be made into a colony for lepers. Nobody comes here because they want to.Īmi lives with her mother on an island where the sea is as blue as the sky. Even if I told you that we have oceans filled with sea turtles and dolphins, or forests lush with parrots that call through air thick with warmth. ![]() ![]() There are some places you would not want to go. ![]() Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the Blue Peter Book Awards 2017įrom the author of the bestselling tale The Girl of Ink & Stars comes a beautiful new adventure about finding your way home. ![]() |