5/28/2023 0 Comments Mika waltari sinuhe the egyptian![]() The protagonist of the novel is the fictional character Sinuhe, the royal physician, who tells the story in exile after Akhenaten's fall and death. At the same time, it also carries a pessimistic message of the essential sameness of flawed human nature throughout the ages. The novel is known for its high-level historical accuracy regarding the life and culture of the period depicted. It is set in Ancient Egypt, mostly during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty, whom some have claimed to be the first monotheistic ruler in the world. ![]() The Egyptian is the first and the most successful of Waltari's great historical novels, and that which gained him international fame. Regarded as "one of the greatest books in Finnish literary history", it is, so far, the only Finnish novel to be adapted into a Hollywood film, which happened in 1954. ![]() It was first published in Finnish in 1945, and in an abridged English translation by Naomi Walford in 1949, from Swedish rather than Finnish. ![]() The Egyptian ( Sinuhe egyptiläinen, Sinuhe the Egyptian) is a historical novel by Mika Waltari. ![]()
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![]() ![]() My dh already had a father's day call from our dd and dgd-that made his day! I can't think of any father books to recommend. My dad has been gone many years but on Father's Day I still get a little blue. Hi Sandi-It sounds like you had a nice visit with your mom. Like some of you I only knew one grandfather, and he also gave me books, and I still have those Now, and unfortunately my one son doesn't remember him, and my other son never met him. ![]() Was there on some of the more important days of my life. Unfortunately my father and I didn't get along well, but he ![]() ![]() So I will cook my Husband his favorite dinner & watch the golf game. The girls will call & tell him Happy Father's Day. I'm spending Father's Day with my husband. I just sent my dad a powerpoint presentation of the pics my cousins and I took when my sis and I went to province this May. I never met my grandpa from my father's side and I only met my grandpa from my mother's side once when I was in grade school. My dad is working overseas and both my grandads have passed away. ( Bridget Lopreiato 7:40pm October 30, 2009) Looking forward to reading more by Lisa Kleypas. Just finished this and really enjoyed it. Three Weddings and a Kiss, September 1995 Mass Market Paperback / e-Book / audiobookĬhristmas Eve At Friday Harbor, October 2011Ĭhristmas Eve At Friday Harbor, November 2010 ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Making haste from babylon review![]() ![]() The Pilgrims were entrepreneurs as well as evangelicals, political radicals as well as Christian idealists. From mercantile London and the rural England of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I to the mountains and rivers of Maine, he weaves a rich narrative that combines religion, politics, money, science, and the sea. Using a wealth of new evidence from landscape, archaeology, and hundreds of overlooked or neglected documents, Nick Bunker gives a vivid and strikingly original account of the Mayflower project and the first decade of the Plymouth Colony. ![]() In doing so, they laid the foundations for Massachusetts, New England, and a new nation. Within a decade, despite crisis and catastrophe, they built a thriving settlement at New Plymouth, based on beaver fur, corn, and cattle. Against this background, and amid deep economic depression, the Pilgrims conceived their enterprise of exile. Men and women readied themselves for war, pestilence, or divine retribution. Two years later, as the Pilgrims prepared to sail across the Atlantic on board the Mayflower, the atmosphere remained charged with fear and expectation. From the Philippines to the Arctic, the comet became a sensation and a symbol, a warning of doom or a promise of salvation. ![]() ![]() At the end of 1618, a blazing green star soared across the night sky over the northern hemisphere. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I look forward to catching up with everyone’s posts upon my return though, and hoo boy does my neglected TBR need some long overdue attention! Received for Review Anyway, some posts have been scheduled in advance, but my online presence will probably be sparse to none until I get back. Okay, so we’re nearly halfway through the month and my reading output has been dismal! I have one more road trip coming up next week to visit the in-laws which will probably be our last time to get away before the summer ends, so hopefully my schedule will return to somewhat normal sooner rather than later, because between work and family obligations I feel like I’ve been running on fumes these past few weeks. ![]() Mostly it also serves as a recap post, so sometimes I’ll throw in stuff like reading challenge progress reports, book lists, and other random bookish thoughts or announcements. Bookshelf Roundup: 08/14/21: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Readsīookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every weekend which fills the role of several blog memes, like Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? where I summarize what I’ve finished reading in the last week and what I’m planning to read soon. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Parm sandhu black and blue![]() However, Parm's time on the force was chequered throughout with incidents of racial and gender discrimination, and, after deciding to make a stand, she found herself facing a spurious charge of gross misconduct. She played a senior organizing role in the London Olympics and was the superintendent on duty when Lee Rigby was beheaded in the street in Greenwich. ![]() During her thirty-year career, Parm worked in everything from crime prevention to counter-terrorism, and she also served in the Met's police corruption unit. Forced into an abusive arranged marriage aged just 16, Parm made the decision to escape to London with her newborn son and later joined the police as a constable. In this enthralling memoir, Parm chronicles her journey from life on the outskirts of Birmingham as the fourth child of immigrants from the Punjab to the upper echelons of the Met. She was also the only non-white female to have been promoted through the ranks from constable to chief superintendent in the Met's entire history. ![]() Important' Observer 'A page-turner which everyone who cares about policing and justice in Britain should read.' Meera Syal At the point of her retirement from the Metropolitan Police Service in 2019, Parm Sandhu was the most senior BAME woman in the capital's police force. ![]() ![]() ![]() Of oppression and the source of liberation. ![]() Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire (1968)Ī combination of philosophical, political, and educational theories. ![]() World? In this passionate, controversial critique of the news media, Michael ParentiĮxamines the subtle but profound ways in which the media influence and manipulate the How much of what the news media tell us is true, and how does it control our view of the Inventing Reality: The Politics of Mass Media by Michael Parenti (1986) If you prefer different file formats, Calibre is a free program that can convert eBooks. 5/28/2023 0 Comments The jungle sinclair![]() By this time, Sinclair had already begun to develop a keen intellect and was a voracious reader, consuming the works of Shakespeare and Percy Bysshe Shelley at every waking moment. When Sinclair was 10 years old, his father moved the family from Baltimore to New York City. The only child of an alcoholic liquor salesman and a puritanical, strong-willed mother, he was raised on the edge of poverty but was also exposed to the privileges of the upper class through visits with his mother’s wealthy family. From birth, he was exposed to dichotomies that would have a profound effect on his young mind and greatly influence his thinking later in life. ![]() Sinclair was born in a small row house in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 20, 1878. Although many of his later works and bids for political office were unsuccessful, Sinclair earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1943 for Dragon's Teeth. ![]() Upton Sinclair was an American writer whose involvement with socialism led to a writing assignment about the plight of workers in the meatpacking industry, eventually resulting in the best-selling novel The Jungle (1906). ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Long halloween comics![]() In fact, this 13 part 1996-1997 series, later collected as a graphic novel, was a huge influence on Christopher Nolans Dark Knight trilogy. Is Batman Long Halloween canon?Īlong with Frank Millers The Dark Knight Returns, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sales Batman: The Long Halloween is one of the most celebrated stories in the Caped Crusaders canon. Makes for a great reread after you finish it the first time and look back on whats happened. Is Batman: The Long Halloween worth reading?Ībsolutely read it, the story arc is very satisfying. ![]() He is tracking down a serial killer targeting the mob crime boss Carmine The Roman Falcones empire as the killer strikes on holidays. How many issues is Batman: The Long Halloween?īatman: The Long Halloween is a 13 issue series set in the Year One continuity following Batman. The average reader will spend 6 hours and 24 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM. Batman: The Long Halloween Chapter 4 – New Year’s Eve (comic dub) ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Chance Reilly by Patrick Lindsay![]() ![]() ![]() He has been a source of inspiration and guidance for Schmidt during his trek to the NCAA meet. ![]() Indoor Track and Field Championship and is training at the Academy for the U.S. Lanzel recently finished sixth in the 1500m at the U.S. The senior is following in the footsteps of former teammate Aaron Lanzel, who left big shoes to fill. ![]() Reaching the NCAA Championship signifies a coming of age for Schmidt. It allowed me to focus more on the mile." Teammates have been there to serve as rabbits for me or to double and, sometimes, triple up in events at a meet so I wouldn't have to exhaust myself and could stay fresh. There has been a lot of blood, sweat and tears by a lot of people to reach this point. "It has been a lot of hard work not just for me, but for my teammates, as well. "It's going to be interesting," said Schmidt, who posted his qualifying time at last Saturday's Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame, breaking Ryan's school-record in the process. Schmidt is seeded 12th out of 14 entrants with a time of 4:01.56 entering Friday night's preliminaries, with the finals to be held Saturday night. Navy senior distance runner Erik Schmidt (Spokane, Wash.) became the first Navy runner since Michael Ryan in 1999 to qualify for the NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., when the field was officially announced on this week. Erik Schmidt will compete in the NCAA Championship meet this weekend.Īnnapolis, Md. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Hitty doll book![]() I have heard the story told so often by one or another of the Preble family that at times it seems I, also, must have looked on as the Old Peddler carved me out of his piece of mountain-ash wood. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of a tiny wooden doll named Mehitabel (Hittie), who was carved early in the nineteenth century from the magical wood of the Mountain Ash tree by a peddler for a little girl, Phoebe Preble, who lives on Great Cranberry Island in Maine, during a winter when her father was away at sea. In 1999, Susan Jeffers and Rosemary Wells updated, simplified, and rewrote Hitty's story, adding an episode about Hitty's experiences in the American Civil War. ![]() The book is told from the point of view of an inanimate doll named Hitty (short for Mehitabel), who was constructed in the 1820s and has since traveled around the world, through many different owners. It won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1930. ![]() Hitty, Her First Hundred Years is a children's novel written by Rachel Field and published in 1929. ![]() |