5/28/2023 0 Comments Richard iii annotated![]() Hudson and an introduction by Charles Harold Herford. This edition includes a preface and annotations by Henry N. ![]() However the portrayal is not entirely one-sided as Richard is humanized through his soliloquies to the audience and as such provides a brilliant example of the anti-hero in literature. Not yet king at the start of the play, Richard. Criticized for its historical accuracy, Shakespeare’s depiction of Richard III is that of a decisively amoral character and his downfall as the conquering of good over evil. The play draws us to identify with Richard and his fantasy of total control of self and domination of others. Lasting just two years, Richard III’s rule is short, ended by his inglorious defeat at Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, which marked the end of the Middle Ages in England. Through a series of scheming actions, Richard III clears all the obstacles in his way to claim the thrown of England. ![]() The play begins with Richard, known in the play as Gloucester, describing the ascension of his brother, King Edward IV, to the throne of England. One of the longest of Shakespeare’s plays and consequently rarely performed unabridged, “Richard III” is the story of the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. ![]() ![]() Believed to have been written in 1591, William Shakespeare’s “Richard III” is one of the bards first plays, the first installment in a tetralogy of plays which includes “Henry IV, Part I”, “Henry IV, Part II”, and “Henry V”. ![]()
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5/28/2023 0 Comments Richard k morgan next book![]() MORGAN is joined by writer SCOTT BRYAN WILSON (Batman Annual, Batman: Gotham Nights) and artist MAX FUCHS (Halcyon Days) to deliver the original graphic novel ALTERED CARBON: ONE LIFE, ONE DEATH, a violent, galaxy-spanning adventure of prison breaks, political intrigue, and sinister machinations. and what secrets that gap holds for understanding his future and himself.ĪLTERED CARBON writer/creator RICHARD K. Leaving behind a staggering body count as he blazes across the galaxy, he wonders why he has a hole in his memory. When he learns that Envoys he served with in a battle he somehow can't remember have been stolen and sold to one of the richest people in the universe, Kovacs vows to rescue them and get revenge. both in a jail and in an extremely weak body. Takeshi Kovacs-once a member of the Envoy Corps, the elite, deadly troops of the Interstellar Earth Protectorate-now finds himself imprisoned. But once you’ve binged your way through every episode, there’s a high chance that its vibrant, dark world will be hard to leave behind. ![]() ![]() Morgan’s Altered Carbon arrives on Netflix, bringing to life a gritty, violent world of cheap death and enforced immortality by way of consciousness-downloading. From the world of the best-selling trilogy of books and the hit Netflix show comes a new chapter in the ALTERED CARBON universe! In the future, bodies can be changed like clothes, giving life an entirely new meaning-or lack of meaning. This weekend, the adaptation of Richard K. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Green lantern corps omnibus![]() ![]() Having taken the step of introducing a yellow counterpart, Johns went further, and several other shades of ring are filtered in, most before the crisis of Blackest Night, but some kept in reserve. Since the earliest days Green Lantern featured only warriors wearing rings whose constructs were a green colour, powered by the green lantern after which they’re named. In Volume One Sinestro formed his own equivalent of the Green Lantern Corps, the Sinestro Corps, and war resulted. This second volume of Geoff Johns’ long and thrilling Green Lantern run splits neatly into three themed sections, a prelude to Blackest Night, introducing all the major players, the look back at Hal Jordan’s earlier years, then Blackest Night itself along with tie-ins. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Tag along tom ryan![]() ![]() ![]() Our MC, Dee, was an interesting character and there’s a somewhat despondent aura that hangs over her. But how much of her own story is she willing to reveal in order to uncover the truth?īuy: Amazon (US) | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo When another little girl in town goes missing, and the case is linked to Sibby’s disappearance, Dee has a chance to get answers with the help of her virtual detectives and the intriguing new girl at school. Nobody knows Dee’s the Seeker, and she plans to keep it that way. Sibby was never seen again.Īt night, Dee deals with her guilt by becoming someone else: the Seeker, the voice behind the popular true crime podcast Radio Silent, which features missing persons cases and works with online sleuths to solve them. ![]() And though she told the police everything she remembered, it wasn’t enough. Ten years ago she witnessed the abduction of her best friend, Sibby. In her small town, seventeen-year-old Delia “Dee” Skinner is known as the girl who wasn’t taken. ![]() ![]() ![]() Subsequent assignments included Carrier Air Wing Seventeen as the Strike Operations Officer (which included a deployment in South America) and Strike Fighter Squadron 103 in Virginia flying the FA-18F Super Hornet. Naval Test Pilot School and graduating in June 2004, Wiseman became a test pilot and project officer at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, working in programs such as the F-35 Lightning II, F-18 weapons separation, Ship Suitability and the T-45 Goshawk. Later on, he deployed twice to the Middle East with Fighter Squadron Oceana for Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.Īfter attending the U.S. ![]() ![]() He became a naval aviator in 1999 and flew the T-14 Tomcat for Fighter Squadron 101 in Virginia. "It got me thinking about NASA, thinking about space exploration," Wiseman added. "I made my parents take me down to KSC to look around."įollowing Wiseman's 1997 graduation, he was commissioned as a reserve officer and reported to Pensacola, Fla. "When the Challenger disaster happened, that really had a big impact on my 11-year-old mind," he said in an interview with NASA (opens in new tab), referring to a space shuttle disaster that killed seven astronauts. According to Wiseman, he was thinking about space from a young age but went with aviation first. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A sweeping romance infused with Celtic-style earth magic, a bastard outlaw fighting to regain his throne-and a quietly fierce heroine who will lead the way. For with Calista’s love, no man has ever felt more powerful. He will fulfill his destiny and take her from the usurper king, even in his weakened state. But after taking one look into Calista’s smoldering gray eyes, Torch discovers a passion nobler than retribution. ![]() Taking Blackbriar Keep is the first step in that plan, and-by the three gods-it won’t be the last. Now, with her father’s life at stake, Calista must nurse the brigand back to health, and the strangest thing happens: She finds herself fascinated by his tautly muscled body, and enthralled by his hotly whispered demands.Įver since his father’s death, the fearsome warrior they call Torch has been consumed by his quest for revenge. She even manages to sink a poison-tipped arrow into their commander, who survives long enough to conquer the Keep and claim Calista for his own. Though she is intended for the king, Calista Thorne picks up a crossbow to defend her ancestral home, Blackbriar Keep, from a gang of landless knights. Bestselling author Ashlyn Macnamara, hailed by Jennifer McQuiston as “a born storyteller,” introduces the strapping, audacious outlaws of the Bastard Brotherhood in this enchanting tale of forbidden love between supposedly sworn enemies. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Almost Grown by Tony Lindsay![]() In 2004, she appeared in the romantic comedy "Under the Tuscan Sun." But it has been on the stage that Duncan has done her most critically acclaimed work. She also provided the voice for a droid in "Star Wars: Episode One 1- The Phantom Menace" that year. ![]() Film credits in the United States include "City Hall" in 1996, and "An Ideal Husband," and "Mansfield Park" in 1999. She also had a part on the acclaimed British mini-series "Traffik," in 1988. Born in Edinburgh in 1950, Duncan acted on the stage for a number of years before appearing on British television in guest roles on such shows as "The New Avengers" and "Dick Turpin," as well as a brief recurring role on "Colin's Sandwich." She landed roles in mini-series such as "Dead Head" and "Reilly: Ace of Spies," and regular series such as "Kit Curran." She appeared in British television movies such as "Rainy Day Women" in 1984 and "Samson & Delilah" in 1985. English actress Lindsay Duncan, as Julius Caesar's former lover Servilia, provided a regal majesty to HBO's decidedly racy, sophisticated "Rome" (2005), not to mention acting chops worthy of filling a trophy case. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the clan gathers together in London for Eloise's big walk down the aisle, Ginder brings out the complicated ways we hate the ones we love the most when the power of family gets put to the test! The writing in this novel gets you deep inside the mind of each character and you'll feel like the secrets each character harbors are your own. ![]() Eloise spent her years in the best boarding schools, her winter vacations in the beautiful islands of the Caribbean, and lived a post-college life with a cushy trust fund. Enter Eloise, their half sister, who has always been perfect, gorgeous, and cultured. Her brother, Paul, who lives with his handsome professor boyfriend, and works as a social worker at a clinic to treat patients with OCD. Alice is in her thirties, single, and stuck at a thoughtless job where she is pursuing an affair with her boss. The People We Hate At The Wedding introduces us to three siblings, Alice, Paul, and Eloise and their mother Donna. ![]() Ginder's novel closely examines the dynamics of love and loyalty and takes family dysfunction to the next level with his hilarious quips and sharply cynical language. Grant Ginder made an appearance on The Public Library with Helen Little to talk about his sinfully good novel The People We Hate At The Wedding which follows a family who is headed to London to attend their half sisters wedding. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Albert einstein walter isaacson![]() ![]() His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.īased on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk-a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate-became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom, and the universe. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. ![]() ![]() By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein. ![]() |
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