![]() Bennett's The Mona Lisa Mystery is a gripping time-travel adventure story that takes us to the Louvre at the turn of the century, and the thef.Īuthor Roland Chambers introduces The Rage of the Sea Witch, the first in the new Billy Shaman adventures, and reads a short section from the book. Visit a magical gardening shop and discover some surprising seeds, in this fabulous rhyming text read by Rachel Morrisroe!ĭiscover the true story that inspired MA Bennett's The Mona Lisa Mystery! ![]() The shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize has been announced, recognising the most promising and exciting newcomer to children's picture book illust. The Klaus Flugge Prize 2023 shortlist has been announced Myths & Legends: An illustrated guide to their origins and meanings The Cauldron of Life: A Four Treasures Novel (Book 2) Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation. ![]() But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal.įilled with glorious full-colour illustrations by award-winning Olivia Lomenech Gill, this astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for readers of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Jessie Burton, Olivia Lomenech Gill GenreĪ dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.Įxiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Not only does art feed her soul, but it inspires her own art of designing wedding cakes. Wandering through museums is Anastasia Montgomery’s favorite way to spend her time. Kane is a bit of a recluse, spending time on his farm alone and committed to his art. ![]() His pieces are on display in palaces and museums, including the O’Callaghan Museum of Glass just outside of his beloved hometown of Seattle. Kane O’Callaghan knows what it is to have his work shown all over the world. Posted on 23 January, 2020 by DeniseRead in Kristen Proby, Review / 0 comments Dream with Me Buy on Amazonįrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes Dream With Me, an all-new addition to the series that has sold more than Subscribe Dream with Me by Kristen Proby □ □ 5 stars □ Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Motivation 3.0 is built on the self-determination theory (SDT), which says that human beings have an innate drive to be autonomous, self-determined and connected. The Three Elements of Motivation 3.0 Self-Determination Theory (SDT) In short, it recognizes the power of intrinsic motivation. Pink traces how these underlying assumptions (and consequently society’s operating systems) have evolved over time:įor the 21st century, Daniel Pink recommends a full upgrade to the “third drive” or Motivation 3.0, which is built on the assumption that, besides biological urges and extrinsic motivation, humans also have a desire to learn, to create, and to make the world a better place. Like computers, societies have operating systems – our laws and social-economic frameworks are built on assumptions of how things work and how humans behave. For more details, do get a copy of the book or our full book summary bundle. In this Drive book summary, we’ll summarize some of the key highlights from the book, with an overview of ingredients for intrinsic motivation or drive. These can truly release people’s innate drive to improve productivity and fulfillment. In “Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us”, Daniel Pink draws on four decades of scientific research to reveal the elements of true motivation – autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Reward “good” behaviours and punish “bad” behaviours – that’s the carrot-and-stick approach to motivation that most of us are familiar with. ![]() ![]() There is Biff, owner of the New York Café, always watchful, always contemplating the same question as the faces go by: why?Įach struggles with feelings of isolation, the sense that no one shares their concern: this much they all have in common. There is Doctor Copeland, dignified and well-read, who engrosses himself in Black liberation through his studies and finds that he can no longer understand his children, his people. There is Jake, labor agitator, often seeking and never finding between bouts of drunkenness another who ‘knows’ as he does. There is Mick, tomboyish, dreaming of taking lessons so that she may learn to compose music. Set against the backdrop of a Depression-era mill town in Georgia, Carson McCullers’ “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” sees four characters, all alone, trapped in the jumbled series of wants, resentments, plots, worlds of their own making. ![]() ![]() She must do everything she can to help Ellie keep her secret, but with school, the looming Maradovian ball and the mysterious new boy Jamie, she'll soon discover that reality doesn't always have the happily ever after you'd expect.Ī thrilling world of parties, politics and bad ass princesses, this is the first book in the brand new series THE ROSEWOOD CHRONICLES. Lottie is thrust into the real world of royalty - a world filled with secrets, intrigue and betrayal. Due to a series of lies and coincidences, 14-year-old Lottie finds herself pretending to be the princess so that Ellie can live a more normal teenage life. When fairy tale obsessed Lottie Pumpkin starts at the infamous Rosewood Hall, she is not expecting to share a room with the Crown Princess of Maradova, Ellie Wolf. Published by Penguin on November 2nd 2017Īlso by this author: Princess Ever After (The Rosewood Chronicles #5) ![]() ![]() ![]() “It permanently changed the way we think about personal behavior, and it changed laws, too.” “(The publishers) had no idea, none of us did, of the impact the book was going to have. “Up to that time, it was not a conversation people felt free to have,” says Crawford in a phone interview from her home in northern Idaho. The story of physical and emotional abuse riveted a nation the author said was unused to probing the private life of a public figure, especially a film icon, and also was unaccustomed to child abuse as a headline issue. ![]() That was the fallout, entirely positive in Crawford’s view, from her 1978 memoir of life as the adopted daughter of movie star Joan Crawford. ![]() The movie star wielding the wire hanger is gone, but “Mommie Dearest” remains, a complex cultural artifact of screen greatness and what author and filmmaker Christina Crawford calls “the conversation.” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb introduction that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace.Ĭombining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. The great war epic of Western literature, in a stunning translation by acclaimed classicist Robert Faglesĭating to the ninth century B.C., Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation-an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons-his entire life. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy-and her father’s “law firm”-than she realized. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. ![]() When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.Įxcept there’s something off with Kale. ![]() ![]() The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak shows that faith is more often a twisting road than a straight line. He’s still doing the same work in our lives today. Through the lens of their imperfections, we can see how God used their stories to bring about His divine plans. While some heard God’s voice, others chose their own paths. Like us, they were human beings who faltered and struggled to do their best. Not all of these mothers and daughters in the Bible were paragons of virtue. Through these stories, Shannon explains the intimate connection between faith and family-and how God’s unexpected agenda can redefine the way we think about family. And a daughter, Michal, struggled to keep her faithless father, Saul, from sin, while battling pride in herself. Another biblical mother, Rebekah, made terrible choices in an attempt to ensure her son’s place in history. Could Jochebed have imagined that God’s actual design for her son involved flight into exile and danger? And yet this was all part of the master plan to deliver Israel from slavery. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh. ![]() But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God’s plans can turn our worlds upside down. ![]() “Have faith” is a phrase we hear all the time. ![]() God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect…. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nefertiti is not as well developed a character, and unstable despot Akhenaten is a two-dimensional caricature of the browbeaten husband in thrall to his beautiful wife, a fanatic who vents through whining, suspicion, and cruelty. ![]() Mutnodjmet narrates the tale, and though she is well-drawn, her forgiveness and subordination frequently beggar belief. Selfish and unscrupulous Nefertiti does whatever it takes to keep her husband enthralled and power within her grasp, while Mutnodjmet endlessly sacrifices to further a cause she doesn’t believe in and help a sister who is domineering and often unkind. ![]() Moran’s take on the court at Akhetaten and the two sisters at its center is strongly reminiscent of recent Tudor offerings focusing on the Boleyn sisters. Mutnodjmet is drawn into the web of intrigue at the shallow but glittering Amarna court as she attempts to balance her desires with the demands of her powerful sister. But Nefertiti’s husband makes an unstable Pharaoh-changing his name, moving the capital, tearing down the traditional gods, and pushingEgypttowards disaster. Her half-sister, Mutnodjmet, has no desire for power she wants only love and the peace of her herb garden. Nefertiti is chosen to marry Amunhotep IV, heir to the throne ofEgypt, and her future of power and wealth seems assured. ![]() |