5/11/2023 0 Comments Alec nevala lee astounding![]() ![]() It just seems to vanish without ever penetrating the water’s skin.Īs I watched it one morning I thought idly: What if it dissolves just before it hits the water?Īsimov saw immediately that this would be a good idea for a science fiction story, and he had the additional inspiration to write it up as a spoof article for a scientific journal about this imaginary compound. The result is that as soon as the catechol touches the surface of the water it dissolves. As he describes it in his memoir In Memory Yet Green:Ĭatechol, as it happens, is very readily soluble, especially when it exists as fluffy crystals that present a large surface to the water. As part of the research he was conducting for his doctorate, he had to dissolve a compound called catechol in an enzyme solution and time the reaction with a stopwatch. In May of 1947, Isaac Asimov, who was then a graduate student in organic chemistry at Columbia University, was hard at work in the lab. You can read the earlier installments here. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, I’ll be taking the opportunity to highlight works within the genre that deserve to be rediscovered, reappraised, or simply enjoyed by a wider audience. ![]() Note: As I dive into the research process for my upcoming book Astounding: John W. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. If you wish to guide your pet through your pregnancy and help ensure a loving relationship between him and your new baby, And Baby Makes Four can show you how to be a leader to your dog while reinforcing his status within the family dynamic. The book also features an assortment of contemporary, eye-catching illustrations that highlight and define key information from the text. The chapters are arranged chronologically by trimester, continuing through childbirth and the arrival of the newborn baby, to help your dog adjust to changes in the home. ![]() Written by a behaviorist and mother, this useful guide helps to address specific pet behaviors that may concern parents-to-be, including possessiveness, jealousy, fear of new people and new situations, inappropriate jumping, and chewing on baby toys. ![]() However, if there is a pet in the household, there may be concern about how he will react to a newborn addition to the family.Īnd Baby Makes Four provides expecting parents with straightforward instructions on how to prepare the family dog for a new baby's arrival. Having a baby should be an exciting and celebratory time for parents-to-be. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor![]() Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1974 to Igbo Nigerian parents who travelled to America in 1969 to attend school but purportedly could not return to Nigeria due to the Nigerian Civil War. She is considered to be among the third generation of Nigerian writers. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Eisner Award and World Fantasy Award. Her writing is Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism, which is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage. ![]() She has also written for comics and film. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. Nnedimma Nkemdili " Nnedi" Okorafor // ( listen) (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in AfricaĮisner Award for Best Graphic Album - Reprint University of Illinois, Chicago (MA, PhD) ![]() University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) ![]() ![]() ![]() Their approaches parallel, in intriguing ways, the new sciences of chaos, complexity, and criticality. In doing so, they combine the techniques of artists, geologists, paleontologists, and evolutionary biologists. Like cartographers mapping landscapes, historians represent what they can never replicate. Gaddis points out that while the historical method is more sophisticated than most historians realize, it doesn't require unintelligible prose to explain. ![]() The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today. What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Inglorious empire buy![]() In this bold and incisive reassessment of colonialism, Tharoor exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain’s stained Indian legacy. ![]() He goes on to show how Britain’s Industrial Revolution was founded on India’s deindustrialisation, and the destruction of its textile industry. The Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism, and caused millions to die from starvation.īritish imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed, but Shashi Tharoor takes demolishes this position, demonstrating how every supposed imperial ‘gift’ – from the railways to the rule of law – was designed in Britain’s interests alone. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. In the eighteenth century, India s share of the world economy was as large as Europe s. ![]() ![]() In the eighteenth century, India’s share of the world economy was as large as Europe’s. Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India and reveals how Britain s rise was built upon its plunder of India. ‘Tharoor’s impassioned polemic slices straight to the heart of the darkness that drives all empires … laying bare the grim, and high, cost of the British Empire for its former subjects. The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller on India’s experience of British colonialism, by the internationally-acclaimed author and diplomat Shashi Tharoor Inglorious Empire (English, Paperback, Tharoor Shashi) 4. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Wilbur smith egypt series![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pharaoh Tamose has succeeded in securing a capital at Thebes in Upper Egypt, and the brilliant eunuch Taita is his chief advisor, even as he continues to try to expel the Hyksos from Egypt. The story is set a few years after River God. It also depicts an attempt to forge an alliance between the Hyksos and the Minoans. It depicts a conflict between a Pharaoh ruling from Thebes in Upper Egypt and the Hyksos rulers of Lower Egypt. The setting of the novel is the 2nd millennium BC. It is part of a series of novels by Smith set to Ancient Egypt and follows the fate of the Egyptian Kingdom through the eyes of Taita, a multi-talented and highly skilled eunuch slave. Desert God is a novel by author Wilbur Smith first published in 2014. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Andres resendez the other slavery![]() In most of these cases, Indian slavery had no formal, legal basis. ![]() Native American slaves could be found in the goldfields of the Caribbean, the silver mines of Mexico, the nomadic societies of the Great Plains, the Mormon households of Utah, and numerous other settings. The other slavery's resilience, Reséndez argues, is largely attributable to its variability and adaptability. Despite these well-intentioned campaigns, Indian slavery persisted in various guises for roughly four centuries and across much of the Americas. First the Spanish Empire, then the Mexican government, and finally the United States all made concerted efforts to stamp out practices of Native American enslavement within their domains. ![]() It ends rather indeterminately in the late nineteenth century, not with a bang, but with a whimper.īut not for lack of effort. By contrast, the history of Indian enslavement in the Americas reaches no clearly defined close, as Andrés Reséndez argues in his ambitious new work on the subject. ![]() For all of its unfathomable brutality, the history of black chattel slavery in the United States comes to a decisive conclusion: the emancipation of nearly 4 million African Americans by 1865. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Gilded cages r phoenix epub![]() Master, on the other hand, is callous toward Zay. He seems to genuinely love his Little, wanting him to be healthy and happy. While interacting with Cammy, Daddy is such a sweet caregiver as long as Cammy’s a good boy. Hyde change when dealing with them both separately. ![]() It’s almost as if he’s two different people, though I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s a complete Dr. The way he treats Cammy and Zay differently is very intriguing. ![]() He’s what people refer to as a phycological sadist. ![]() Daddy, who despite saying he isn’t a sadist, comes across as one remorseless, controlling individual. I don’t normally write my review focusing on the characters, but I thought I would for this book because the plot is so character-driven. I like being able to distinguish between the characters easily no matter whose point of view I’m experiencing the story through. They are all extremely different from one another personality-wise which was refreshing for me. There are three main characters that this book focuses on Daddy/Master, Camden/Cammy, and Isaiah/Zay. The characters and plot of the prose were so thought-provoking I had to start scribbling my thoughts down to retain initial reactions. ![]() I enjoyed Zachary’s narrative for Guilded Cages. Despite not being a big fan of Zachary Zaba, I was enthralled by the story he was telling me. I was pleasantly surprised to find that wasn’t the case for R. When I write a review, I usually wait until I’ve finished the book before getting started on the reviewing process. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But after she witnesses Doomfist's catastrophic attack on the city's OR15 security bots, Efi feels the call to build something greater: a true guardian of Numbani.While Doomfist sows discord between humans and omnics, Efi engineers an intelligent and compassionate robot, Orisa, named after the powerful spirits who guide her people. But when a terrorist tries to shatter that unity, a hero named Efi Oladele rises! Efi has been making robots since she was little - machines to better her community and improve people's lives. In the technologically advanced African city of Numbani, in the not-so-distant future, humans live in harmony with humanoid robots known as omnics. Are you with us? Enter the first-ever original novel for Overwatch, the worldwide gaming sensation from Blizzard Entertainment! ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Grandpa's Slippers by Joy Watson![]() Watson wrote 15 books and with her husband a musical performed in schools. It has been published in foreign language editions. In 2015, Grandpa's Slippers was a fiction nomination for the Great Kiwi Classic, adapted into a stage show, and included in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Grants for 2017/2018. Grandpa's Slippers was followed by Grandpa's Cardigan, Grandpa's Shorts, Grandpa's Shed and Grandpa's Cat. It became well-known and won a Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much–Loved book in 2000. The inspiration for her book Grandpa's Slippers was her husband's old slippers. Watson began her writing career by penning stories and poems for her family. After finishing school, she trained as a dental nurse and worked in the Dannevirke area. ![]() Although her father left school at a young age, both of her parents were literate. Largely educated by correspondence, she later attended school at Waipukurau and St Mary's College, Wellington. Watson was born in Gisborne on 21 February 1938 to a farming family, she was the second (and only girl) of four children. She was the mother of writer/singer/musician Mary-anne Scott. Watson had also written lyrics to school musicals and songs. ![]() ![]() Many of Watson's tales were based on her husband Kevin. ![]() Valerie Joy Watson (née Evans 21 February 1938 – 4 October 2021) was a New Zealand author of children's books, many of which were published by Scholastic Corporation. ![]() |