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![]() ![]() He is ever so glad to be their company and accepts their invitation enthusiastically. ![]() He is staying at the place with 29 other Englishmen from all over the country to start their journey to Canterbury. They are longing of the martyr’s blessings and come from every part and every stratum of the English society and life.Ĭhaucer changes roles from the write to the narrator and joins the ranks of the pilgrims, collected together in Southwark, London at popular haunt called ‘ the Tabard Inn’ They are getting ready to embark on the pilgrimage to the sacred Canterbury Cathedral and its resting hero, Martyr St. Hence, the people get ready to start the journey to the holy places. The season of rejuvenation brings with it a new form of sensual lusts together with a desire for spiritual attainment. The cool droplets of awaited showers bring relief to the dry winter lands and revitalize the plants and men alike. The time of blooming flowers, pleasant weather, and welcome rain. Prologue to The Canterbury Tales Conclusion IntroductionĬhaucer begins his masterpiece with an appreciation for the season of spring. ![]() ![]() Petrarch's younger brother was born in Incisa in Val d'Arno in 1307. His given name was Francesco Petracco, which was Latinized to Petrarca. ![]() ![]() He was the son of Ser Petracco and his wife Eletta Canigiani. Petrarch was born in the Tuscan city of Arezzo on 20 July 1304. He is also known for being the first to develop the concept of the "Dark Ages." Biography Youth and early career Petrarch's sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry. Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca. In the 16th century, Pietro Bembo created the model for the modern Italian language based on Petrarch's works, as well as those of Giovanni Boccaccio, and, to a lesser extent, Dante Alighieri. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian Renaissance and the founding of Renaissance humanism. ![]() Francesco Petrarca ( Italian: 20 July 1304 18/19 July 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch ( ), was an Aretine scholar and poet during the early Italian Renaissance, and one of the earliest humanists. ![]() ![]() Everyone is dead except for Tana, and her escape from the vampires may have infected her. Coldtown has kept vampires and the infected inside their walls, so attacks occur far less often. ![]() Tana’s complex life changes abruptly after a sundown party where a window is opened. JLG Level: CTH : Current Trends High (Gr 9 & Up). Stranger than life, and more engrossing, the following novels, selected by the editors at Junior Library Guild, mark the return of favorite authors. Who would have thought that fifteen minutes in the back seat of a Volkswagen would lead to events that rock the town? Teens go to wild parties every night, yet one turns fatal for all but three survivors (and one of them is already dead). ![]() Guarding a door while his partner steals five dollars is nothing compared to Antsy’s associate’s real goal. Thrilling plotlines bring familiar characters into circumstances that might send most teens running for help. ![]() ![]() ![]() “What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”- Library Journal “A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. (Mirror Mirror will now be book 19) Cinder Spires novella Warriorborn. Grave Peril: The Dresden Files, Book 3 (Unabridged). ![]() ![]() “What’s not to like about this series?.It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”- SF Site Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden has had a rough couple of weeks. The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”- Booklist (starred review) “Butcher.spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. Dresden Files 03: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (4.5)5,090 Mass Market Paperback 1286 FREE delivery Wed, Dec 28 on your first order Or fastest delivery Tue, Dec 27 More buying choices 12.22 (46 used & new offers) Other formats: Kindle Edition, Audible Audiobook, Hardcover, Paperback, MP3 CD, Wall Chart Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (4. “One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”- Cinescape “Superlative.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”- Midwest Book Review “Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”- Entertainment Weekly ![]() ![]() "Being a dominant, a true dominant, is hard work. "Yeah, it would surprise me." Miki stepped in closer behind him, so close he could feel the other man's breath tickle the nape of his neck. Nick was pleading for Marsh to take it up a notch and make him bleed. "Would it surprise you to know that Nicholas is usually the dominant partner in every way in their relationship?" If he has to first suffer through playing chauffeur to some pain in the ass foreign cop visiting New York on a special fact-finding detail then so be it.īut what Ray gets is a pleasant and arousing surprise when Inspector Miki Nabeshima from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department shows up and skillfully escorts him into a world like none he's ever known, a world Ray never thought much about, but once he's ushered in, he knows he'll never be able to turn back. ![]() ![]() What NYPD patrolman Ray Watts "wants" to do is finish his shift and take a much needed vacation. ![]() ![]() This helps reduce my fear that I’ll make a “wrong” decision. If you don’t like the results, then make another decision. My philosophy: Life is just a series of decisions - they aren’t right or wrong, they just are. Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s memoir, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, taught me the power of slowing down and really observing life. Marissa Meyer’s Cinder books stuck in my mind for her retelling of fairy tales with a clever modern twist. Dauphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca is a study in how we can sometimes be our own worst enemies. He totally transported me to the environment he created. It’s a long list! I love Hugh Howey’s three books Wool, Shift, and Dust. The book I wish everyone would read: Yikes. If you haven’t read her books yet, here’s an introduction to a fine author. ![]() ![]() Perhaps you’re a fan of her adventurous romance novels for adults, including The Copper Egg and Spark. You may have thought about becoming a farmer after reading Hit by a Farm, Sheepish, and The Compassionate Carnivore. You may know her for her picture books The Perfect Nest and My Head is Full of Colors, or her chapter book Barn Boot Blues. We welcome author Catherine Friend to our Skinny Dip column this month. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kaitlin is so caught up in this whole war thing that all of her work is now trying to figure out how to make Nola look bad in front of her clients or spying on her to steal Nola's techniques. In Kaitlin's opinion Nola thinks she's better than everyone and is trying to prove it by becoming the top babysitter in Marshfield Lake and this can only mean one thing, WAR. AND when Kaitlin is in the park babysitting a child who wants his way, Nola shows up babysitting two perfect little angels which makes Kaitlin think that she came to show her up. ![]() That is until a new babysitter named Nola moves to town and starts stealing Kaitlin's clients away. ![]() Kaitlin has been the top babysitter in her town, Marshfield Lake, for well. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'An enchanting carnival of dreams and nightmares. It's a thing of beauty and the stuff of dreams' Cecelia Ahern ![]() But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever. If Tella can't fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend's name, she'll lose everything she cares about - maybe even her life. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice. The only chance of uncovering Legend's identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more - and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend's true name. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn't yet free. Pure magic and escapism' Cecelia AhernĪfter being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. 'Extravagantly imaginative and enchanting. The stunning, internationally bestselling sequel to CARAVAL ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The parallel, interrelated lives of Kaiser Wilhelm II, George V, and Nicholas II are. The personal, hidden history of King George V, Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II’s relationship incomparable, haunting and unforgettable.” While keeping her focus on the three cousins and their extended families, skillfully interweaves and summarizes all important elements of how the war came about. The reader is swept up in the pageantry, pathos and glory of an era that makes our own seem remorselessly venial and vulgar.” She places each monarch in his unique context, providing a tapestry of the age and the maneuvering that led to the outbreak of war. This is history on a vast scale written on an intimate level, and it is immensely rewarding. Carter has clearly not bitten off more than she can chew for she-as John Updike once wrote of Gunter Grass-’chews it enthusiastically before our eyes.’” Carter writes incisively about the overlapping events that led to the Great War and changed the world. ![]() |
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