6/12/2023 0 Comments Voodoo Tales by Henry S. Whitehead![]() ![]() Barlow would later describe Whitehead as a member of "the serious Weird Tales school".Many of Whitehead's stories are set on the Virgin Islands and draw on the history and folklore of the region. In his introduction to the collection Jumbee, R. Lovecraft, Whitehead published stories from 1924 onward in Adventure, Black Mask, Strange Tales, and especially Weird Tales. Croix, Whitehead gathered the material he was to use in his tales of the supernatural. He served as Archdeacon of the Virgin Islands from 1921 to 1929. ![]() ![]() From 1918 to 1919 he was Pastor of the Children, Church of St. ![]() From 1913 to 1917 he served as rector in Christ's Church, Middletown, Connecticut. During 1912-1913 he worked as a clergyman in Torrington, Connecticut. He later attended Berkeley Divinity School in Middletown, Connecticut, and in 1912 he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church. As a young man he led an active and worldly life in the first decade of the 20th century, playing football at Harvard University, editing a Reform democratic newspaper in Port Chester, New York, and serving as commissioner of athletics for the AAU. Whitehead was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 5, 1882, and graduated from Harvard University in 1904 (in the same class as Franklin D. Henry Whitehead was an American Episcopal minister and author of horror and fantasy fiction. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Ascent of Money reveals finance as the backbone of history, casting a new light on familiar events: the Renaissance enabled by Italian foreign exchange dealers, the French Revolution traced back to a stock market bubble, the 2008 crisis traced from America's bankruptcy capital, Memphis, to China's boomtown, Chongqing. In this updated edition, Niall Ferguson brings his classic financial history of the world up to the present day, tackling the populist backlash that followed the 2008 crisis, the descent of "Chimerica" into a trade war, and the advent of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, with his signature clarity and expert lens. " excellent, just in time guide to the history of finance and financial crisis." - The Washington Post ![]() The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Joseph lash eleanor and franklin![]() Helen eagerly explored Eleanor Roosevelt’s face with her fingers and read her lips. ![]() Roosevelt was visiting friends, and Kit Cornell invited everyone for tea. Helen took time off to visit Kit at Martha’s Vineyard. In it, he describes how this photo came to be: A little more than two decades after this photo was taken, Lash would undertake a biography of Keller ( Helen and Teacher) using the AFB Helen Keller Archive. The man on the far left is author Joseph Lash to his right, in order, stand his wife, Trude Wenzel Lash, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Katharine Cornell, David Levy, Polly Thomson, and Adele Levy. The setting was Chip Chop, a sprawling compound owned by the married actors Katharine Cornell (known to friends as Kit) and Guthrie McClintic, and a few photos were taken to mark the occasion. On a late summer’s day in 1954 a group of friends gathered in Martha’s Vineyard for tea and conversation. Seen left to right are Joseph Lash, Trude Wenzel Lash, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Katharine Cornell, David Levy, Polly Thomson, and Adele Levy, 1954. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Blink gladwell![]() ![]() ![]() Here thinking is conscious: it occurs in words or sentences or symbols or concepts or formulas, and so it takes time. The second type of thinking is the domain of logic, deliberation, reasoned discussion, and scientific method. But there is no conscious thought, because there is no time for it. Obviously there is a cognitive process involved in such mental processes one is responding to information. The first is the domain of hunches, snap judgments, emotional reactions, and first impressions-in short, instant responses to sensations. We may call them intuitive and articulate. There are two types of thinking, to oversimplify grossly. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Cime tempestose by Emily Brontë![]() ![]() ![]() Through “Wuthering Heights,” she was able to express her own feelings of frustration and anger, as well as her longing for love and connection.Īt the heart of the novel is the intense and passionate relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, two characters from different social classes who are united by a deep, unbreakable bond. 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I liked the background of the story because it made it seem very realistic. Clara did end up escaping to freedom, and the quilt was left for others who needed to find their way as well. When she decided to escape and go find her mother she left the quilt behind for her Aunt. ![]() Clara started working on a quilt that was a map of how to escape the plantation from stories people told her. Her Aunt decided to teach her how to sew so she could get moved up to the "Big House", which she did. ![]() An inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the Underground Railroad from Coretta Scott King Award winner James Ransome and acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. ![]() It revolved around a slave named Clara who always dreamed of finding her mother again. 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Manga covers First, confirm that the phone with PowerShare is charged to at least 30 percent. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Hold still sally mann summary![]() ![]() ![]() We reach the top pasture and you are ahead and spread your arms wide. ![]() In lyrical prose and startlingly revealing photographs, she crafts a totally original form of personal history that has the page-turning drama of a great novel but is firmly rooted in the fertile soil of her own life. racial complications, vast sums of money made and lost, the return of the prodigal son, and maybe even bloody murder.” Sorting through boxes of family papers and yellowed photographs she finds more than she bargained for: “deceit and scandal, alcohol, domestic abuse, car crashes, bogeymen, clandestine affairs, dearly loved and disputed family land. In this groundbreaking book, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Mann’s preoccupation with family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the American South are revealed as almost genetically predetermined, written into her DNA by the family history that precedes her. This National Book Award finalist is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Flight patterns by karen white![]() Karen and her husband have two grown children and currently live near Atlanta, Georgia with two spoiled Havanese dogs. Karen White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the Tradd Street series, Dreams of Falling, The Night the Lights. When not writing, Karen spends her time reading, scrapbooking, playing piano, and avoiding cooking. She will also be touring beginning Fall 2018 with her collaborative book THE GLASS OCEAN. Karen’s novel, DREAMS OF FALLING, was published in June, 2018 by Berkley Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House Publishing Group. Her books-referred to as “grit lit” (Southern Women’s Fiction)-have since been nominated for numerous national contests including the SIBA Fiction Book of the Year. IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON was published in August, 2000. Ten years later, in a weak moment, she wrote her first book. Not entirely convinced she wanted to be a writer, Karen first pursued a career in business and graduated cum laude with a BS in Management from Tulane University. ![]() ![]() Her intricate plot lines and compelling characters charm and captivate readers with just the right mix of family drama, mystery, intrigue, and romance. Flight Patterns (ebook), Karen White 9780698165861 Boeken bol. Karen’s roots run deep in the South where many of her novels are set. The New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novelstells the story of a woman coming home to the family she left. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Dating Sarah Cooper by Siera Maley![]() ![]() ![]() How far will Sarah go to keep up the charade, and why does kissing her make Katie feel more alive than kissing her ex-boyfriend Austin ever did? And how will their new circle of gay friends react when the truth comes out? From reader reviews: Steve Bennett: But when a misunderstanding leads to the two of them being mistaken for a couple and Sarah uses the situation to her advantage, Katie finds herself on a roller coaster ride of ambiguous sexuality and confusing feelings. Katie's welcoming, tight-knit family is a convenient substitute for Sarah when her distant parents aren't around, and Sarah's abrasive, goal-oriented personality gels well with Katie's more laid-back approach to life. 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