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That day I sat in the waiting room for thirty minutes, after calling ahead and reporting my condition when I arrived. This familiar story is fresh again in this lively retelling. Or "first citizen." Everitt also neatly presents his subject's complex personality, revealing how Augustus secured a political infrastructure that would last for centuries while reportedly keeping up a highly active sex life, all the while fighting off longstanding rumors of cowardice in battle. ) makes Augustus's rapid rise through Roman society comprehensible to contemporary readers, deftly shifting through the major phases of his life, from childhood through his adoption by his great-uncle Julius Caesar to the power struggle with Mark Antony that ended with Augustus's recognition as both imperator His family was a famous one, well known to those of us familiar with Shakespeare's political stage plays and several PBS/Masterpiece. The book is a chronicle of the entire life of Augustus and his parents from birth to death (70 BCE - 14 CE). Later, Everitt presents a careful historical argument for this theory-and, save for a few other shadowy incidents such as the banishment of the poet Ovid, he keeps guesswork to a minimum, building his narrative carefully on solid evidence. Augustus' by Anthony Everitt is a very reader-accessible biography of Augustus, Rome's first Emperor. Everitt presents the death as an assisted suicide intended to speed and secure the transition of imperial power to his stepson Tiberius. 14) with a novelistic reconstruction of the Roman emperor's last days, offering a new spin on his murder at the hands of his wife, Livia. British author Everitt begins his biography of Augustus (63 B.C.– A.D. I was so moved by A Girl Is a Body of Water and loved every single page., With each new work, Makumbi cements her position as a writer of great influence in our time and for future generations., A magnificent blend of Ugandan folklore and more modern notions of feminism. An achingly beautiful tale., Makumbi is such an honest, truthful writer and her truth wins out. An intoxicating tale that combines mythic and modern elements to make the headiest of feminist brews., This beautifully rendered saga is a riveting deconstruction of social perceptions of women's abilities and roles., In lyrical prose, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi renders Kirabo's coming-of-age tale as a tender depiction of evolving womanhood, self-awareness in a tight-knit community and the path back to family and history., In her characteristically page-turning and engaging style, Makumbi lays bare the complex power dynamics of patriarchy, capitalism and neocolonialism, not through academic jargon but via that most effective tool of education-storytelling. He was obsessed with perfection and felt that everyone-from family members to his demanding patrons-took advantage and let him down. Michelangelo had a turbulent, quarrelsome life. Soon after, Michelangelo was astonishing people with the lifelike creations he wrested from marble-from the heartbreaking Pieta he sculpted when he was only twenty-five to the majestic David that brought him acclaim as the greatest sculptor in Italy. His early sculptures caught the attention of Florence's great ruler, Lorenzo de' Medici, who invited the boy to be educated with his own sons. It certainly didn't come from his own father, a respectable magistrate who beat his son when he asked to become an artists apprentice.īut Michelangelo persevered. He often said it was from them that he got his love of sculpture. When he was born, Michelangelo Buonarroti was put into the care of a stonecutter's family. But as a foreigner and a Stuart, he is excluded from the throne under English law. But the Queen who famously never married has no heir.Įlizabeth’s senior relative is James VI of Scotland, Protestant son of Elizabeth’s cousin Mary Queen of Scots. The stage has been set, at long last, for succession. The kingdom has been weakened by the cost of war with Spain and the simmering discontent of both the rich and the poor. The formidable ruler whose motto is Semper eadem (I never change) has become a dithering old woman, missing teeth and wearing makeup half an inch thick. After forty-four years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth is in decline. Now, for the first time, comes a brilliant new work that focuses on the critical year her reign ended, a time in which England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor.ĭecember 1602. Many volumes have been written about the long reign of Elizabeth I. Harper was passing through the place until a proposal makes her days there lengthen to a month. When she sees that the fuel is just over, she turns aside in a town to ask for help and also, beg for someone to let her call her best friend so she can take her on her couch for a while.Īs soon as she puts her feet in Benevolence, she finds herself faced with an injustice she does not hesitate to help, and meets, Luke and his sister Sophie. Harper left the house with the purpose of never seeing her ex again she just picked up the keys of the car and drove away. When not dedicating her time writing, you will find her in the gym, on the couch or in the kitchen. Before becoming a full-time author, Lucy took worked as a yoga instructor, event planner, newspaper lackey, and a bartender. She’s also collaborated with Claire Kingsley and co-authored the Bootleg Springs series. Miss Score became a published author in 2015 when her bestselling standalone novel, Pretend You’re Mine was published. She’s always wanted to write books from early, started writing in the second grade and over the years mastered the art of writing articles, blogs, essays and finally books. She was born and raised in Pennsylvania and was the oldest of three in a book-loving family that would spend most of their time buried in books. Lucy Score is an Amazon Kindle Store and Wall Street American bestseller author of romance books. Ed saw that his brother, his only remaining Family member, was gone, and that he had also gained information about Alchemy no one would ever think about. Truth took his whole body and placed somewhere else within the Gate, a void like world where Truth resides. After they attempted bringing Trisha Elric, their mother, back to life, Ed was taken to the "Truth", an immortal being with god- like powers, which decided that as compensation for such a sin, that he would take Ed's leg. Their father, a secretive alchemist named Hohenheim, had already left years before. The results of this were catastrophic for them and their friends and family. To transmute a human is considered the biggest of all sins in their world. It all started when Ed and Alphonse were children and attempted to bring back their dead mother with Alchemy, the practice of transmuting matter. Edward and Al Elric are introduced in their plight to find the Philosopher's Stone. 51 hours of narration for just one Audible credit! That filled a lot of commute time in a very enjoyable way. Since I have lived in Spain twice, I was, of course, very interested. Of Michener's books, I have only read Iberia, which is basically a non-fiction travel diary. Besides that, I enjoyed Michener's concept of stories within at story, telling of the original Polynesian settlers, the New England missionaries, through WWII and beyond. In the case of Hawaii by Michener, I truly enjoyed the narration by Larry McKeever, no jarring false voices. It rattles me when a male narrator tries to mimic female voices and vice versa. However, even if I like a story, I am often thrown off by the narration. Having something to listen to makes the commuting easier. I keep it and get at least one book per month because I have a long commute. I have an Audible monthly membership, but to tell the truth, I don't really enjoy it. The nostalgic imagery of a lifetime of experiences at a serene and magical place like Cousins Beach is alive once again, and the desperation the characters feel when faced with losing a loved one and possibly the beach house, too, is warmly imagined. This sequel is as quiet and thoughtful as its companion. Complicated and fragile, Belly's relationships with the two young men are put to new tests as she and Conrad come to terms with their relationship, and Belly and Jeremiah begin to build a romantic bond of their own. The trio find themselves at Cousins Beach after all, and the memories and feelings of the past come flooding back. When he suddenly leaves school without explanation, his brother, Jeremiah, recruits Belly to help find and mend him. But mourning Suzanne is even harder since Conrad has shut down, refusing to talk to Belly or anyone else. In this follow-up to "The Summer I Turned Pretty" (S & S, 2009), Belly is still reeling from the dissolution of her relationship with Conrad, her lifelong love, and the death of his mother. But when a family friend dies and the beach house tradition is threatened, she faces the season without her second family and without the boy she loves. Gr 7-10 Belly, 16, lives all year for her summers at Cousins Beach. |