![]() His insight is helpful because he often intersperses commentary about young Adrian. After contracting syphilis, he is unable to find treatment and slowly succumbs to madness as the disease warps his experience of reality. Adrian struggles to find a place to call home, and his life turns into a lengthy pilgrimage that takes him into new relationships. ![]() He falls in love with the humanities, becoming a musician and a philosopher. Through his education, Adrian is brought into community with important people who shape the flow of his life. ![]() His young life is shaped by intensity, secrecy, and curiosity. This character is a painfully stricken philosopher. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But will they beat the deadline for a ransom that’s impossible to pay? She assembles a group of kid detectives with special skills-including the ghost of a ship captain’s daughter-and together, they explore hidden passageways, navigate architecture that changes overnight, and try to unravel the puzzle of who the kidnappers are-and where they’re hiding. Nothing, that is, until Marzana’s parents are recruited to help solve an odd crime, and she realizes that this could be the excitement she’s been waiting for. Even though they live in a notorious city where normal rules do not apply, nothing interesting ever happens to them. Ghosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the best-selling Greenglass House, from a National Book Award nominee and Edgar Award–winning author. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Haunted by her beloved mother's inspiring yet disturbing emotional legacy, Moxie struggles to understand her friend, while her own refusal to compromise threatens to shatter her relationship with Zadi. Anguished over the loss of her second child and her husband's recent withdrawal, Norma takes refuge in a complex love affair that puts her at odds with Moxie - and with herself. Best friends after meeting in college, Norma and Moxie are each other's reality check and reassurance.īut suddenly the bond between them begins to unravel in unexpected ways. Probation officer Moxie Dilliard is as dedicated to her ideals as she is to her talented teenage daughter, Zadi. Photographer Norma Simmons-Greer has a loving husband, a lively young son, and an upper-middle-class lifestyle. But now they're at a crossroads where understanding may not be enough - a place where they must risk it all to rediscover what they cherish most. In her dazzling debut novel, award-winning author Patricia Elam takes us into the lives of two completely different women whose friendship has helped them weather just about everything. ![]() ![]() ![]() I missed the autobiographical details that led the author to his particular intellectual journey - a sojourn started on the hard-bitten streets of Baltimore, in fear-based fiefdoms that demand a survivalist’s toughness that Coates, as a parent, hopes his child won’t ever have to muster. Vance, as well as many lesser-known performers - makes sure that the occasional mannered monologue is soon followed by an interpretation that renders Coates’ words something resembling spoken poetry.įorbes expands Coates’ book from a letter by a father to his son to a more universally Black address - a decision that feels right on paper, but slightly less so in execution. But the sprawling cast - which also includes Mahershala Ali, Phylicia Rashad, Janet Mock, Wendell Pierce, Mj Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, Jharrel Jerome and Courtney B. No series made during the pandemic has boasted consistently great acting, and that’s the case here, too. ![]() ![]() It’s in those recitations that the HBO special occasionally falters. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The romantic subplot between Jules and Amelia at times becomes overwhelming, though, and it frequently undermines the tension and adventure of key moments. ![]() There's a beautiful blend of voice as narration alternates between Jules' nerdy theoretical knowledge of archaeology and Amelia's strategic and practical decision-making skills together they work through the mysteries of the temples while simultaneously evading a murderous scavenger group determined to use them for their own gain. With much to prove and much more to lose, the unlikely pair join forces on the Undying's deserted home planet Gaia, racing to solve the puzzle of the ancient temples without a clue as to what is at the end of the journey. Seventeen-year-old scientific prodigy Jules thinks salvation lies in careful study of the wisdom of the Undying, but quick-thinking and stealthy Amelia has no time for archaeological preservation and contemplation with her fourteen-year-old sister's existence on the line. Earth is desolate and drained of resources, but then an ancient transmission from an extinct alien species called the Undying suggests their technology may offer the planet hope. ![]() ![]() ![]() These priceless Esher pearls include spirited previews of “Mean Mr Mustard” and “Polythene Pam” John Lennon’s raw, feverish take of “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” Harrison’s subtly vitriolic “Piggies” and Paul McCartney’s unprepossessing “Junk” (which he later re-cut for his 1970 debut solo album). The extraordinary 1968 demos at the start of Anthology 3 - seven songs taped in gorgeous, unplugged form at George Harrison’s home in Esher, England, shortly before the sessions for the epic double album The Beatles (better known as the White Album) - show that those who make history are often the least qualified to judge it. ![]() For more than two decades after the Beatles broke up, the band members and their producer, George Martin, insisted that everything of quality that they created in the studio was already a matter of record - that there was nothing left worthy of reconsideration, much less release. ![]() ![]() Stein masterfully builds suspense with each imbedded story, for a gag that only gets more fun with each reveal. ![]() A final story written by Papa and illustrated by Chicken demonstrates that, despite Papa's best efforts, the "elephant of surprise" is here to stay. Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise by David Ezra Stein Surprise The little red chicken is back and as endearingly silly. As the Ugly Duckling is about to glimpse his reflection, a page turn introduces a blue elephant wearing wings: "Surprise! I'm an elephant!" The elephant returns in readings of "Rapunzel" (with thick braids) and "The Little Mermaid" (sporting a bikini). Its homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. ![]() ![]() ![]() To demonstrate, Papa reads "The Ugly Duckling." The storybook open on Papa's lap, Stein's art transforms from the smudgy, warm tones of the cozy reading nook to a pastoral storybook scene rendered in pen and ink. The little red chicken is back and as endearingly silly as ever in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honorwinning Interrupting Chicken. The little red chicken is back and as endearingly silly as ever in David Ezra Steins follow-up to the Caldecott Honorwinning Interrupting Chicken. In the eponymous Chicken's post Caldecott Honor book, she learns something new in school: "Every story has an elephant of surprise." Papa whose bright red crest and spade-shaped feet match Chicken's gently explains that it's element, not elephant. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, wealth is often portrayed throughout God’s Word as a blessing from the Lord. Scripture never calls money inherently evil. Instead, we read that love of money is “ a root of all kinds of evil.” In other words, people do all sorts of evil deeds because of a controlling desire for money. Paul did not write that money is the root of all evil, or even that the love of money is the root of all evil, which would imply that greed is ultimately responsible for all evil done on the earth. How can money be evil and yet be the answer to everything? The Solutionīefore considering this supposed contradiction, we must first note what this verse does not state. However, the Bible includes other statements that seem to contradict this one, such as the following: Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Money is the root of all evil”? This expression is derived from a passage of Scripture.įor the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil… ( 1 Timothy 6:10) ![]() ![]() ![]() A story of dreams lost, racism, family struggles, infidelity, work, marriage, violence, mental illness and the suffering of war veterans, Fences is a “meaty, timely” story that holds a lot of parallels to contemporary American society, said Ron OJ Parson, director of Court Theatre’s production. The son of a southern sharecropper, Troy moved north to Pittsburgh during the Great Migration, but never really found the land of opportunity he imagined. Troy, a former Negro League baseball player, too old to play by the time the major leagues finally integrated, is a bitter garbage collector. The story is set during the season Hank Aaron led the Milwaukee Braves to the World Series. Fences is his treatise on being black in the 1950s.īeginning in 1957, between the Korean and Vietnam wars, Fences ends in 1965, but the themes of the play place it squarely in a pre-civil-rights era, pre-Vietnam War society. It is part of an entire cycle of plays that Wilson penned conveying the African-American experience in the United States in each decade of the 20th century. 12, was Wilson’s second play to go to Broadway, and it won him the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Just three months after acclaimed playwright August Wilson’s death, Court Theatre is honoring his life and contributions to the American literary canon by putting on a production of one of his most celebrated works.įences, which opens Thursday, Jan. Smith will appear in August Wilson’s Fences at Court Theatre, during its run from Thursday, Jan. Anthony Flemming III, Jaqueline Williams and A.C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. 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