7/8/2023 0 Comments Maier american scripture![]() ![]() These mini-declarations formed the linguistic and stylistic basis for the national declaration. ![]() She finds that in the months preceding July 1776 localities drafted their own declarations, mini-declarations, declaring the cessation of their allegiance to George III and Parliament. Maier examines the documents that preceded that of July 4, 1776. This book truly is a history of the writing of the Declaration. How the document came to be, and how it developed such popular acclaim become the subjects of the rest of Maier's book. ![]() While the viewers don't necessarily have all of the history under exact command, they have great respect for the document. No other significant document in the history of the United States, she notices, seems to create as much reverence, excitement, and patriotism as the Declaration. Maier begins with a travel narrative of sorts, explaining what an early American historian sees when she visits the National Archives, and observes hundreds of tourists waiting to view the document. If you're looking for a great book on the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the clear choice is Pauline Maier's American Scripture. ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments Saga of the swamp thing![]() ![]() ![]() His provocative and groundbreaking writing, combined with masterly artwork by some of the medium's top artists, made Swamp Thing one of the great comics of the late twentieth century.īook One begins with the story "The Anatomy Lesson," a haunting origin story that reshapes Swamp Thing mythology with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure that will take him across the stars and beyond. Alan Moore took the Swamp Thing to new heights in the 1980s with his unique narrative approach. With modern-day issues explored against a backdrop of horror, The Swamp Thing stories became commentaries on environmental, political, and social issues, unflinching in their relevance.Ĭreated out of the Swamp by a freak accident, Swamp Thing is an elemental creature who uses the forces of nature and wisdom of the plant kingdom to fight the polluted world's self-destruction. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history. ![]() comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book The Swamp Thing. All the groundbreaking Saga of the Swamp Thing graphic novels by Alan Moore, the writer of Watchmen and V For Vendetta, in a gorgeous slipcase box set!īefore Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments The sun is also a star pages![]() ![]() The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. ![]() Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store-for both of us. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Falling in love with him won't be my story.ĭaniel: I've always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents' high expectations. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. ![]() I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Natasha: I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist from the bestselling author of Everything, Everything will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with each other! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There, he meets Emerson, a train conductor who involves him in her life interactions. Lautaro Vacas, a pilot, finds himself in a mystic new world after being absorbed by the Bermuda Triangle while on duty. This magical and wonderful read will keep and have you eager to find out what happens to the characters. The Magical Train is a fantasy adventure book. Let us dig in and see what books have been written based on this famous area. Bermuda Triangle books will usually have their setting and theme developed within the Bermuda Triangle. There have been several aircraft and ship disappearances that no one can account for, and some of the incidents in the area and their causes are still unknown. ![]() The popularity of this area is driven by various mysteries. The Bermuda Triangle sometimes called the “Devil’s Triangle,” has remained very popular throughout the decades and has been talked about in some of the most popular books. Everyone has their own story or experience about this place. Are the Bermuda Triangle events just coincidences, conspiracies, or can they be explained? You might have questioned yourself at some point about the Bermuda Triangle, one of the most discussed places in the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() This Ghost Rider was an immediate success and soon inspired a number of companion books, all part of a line called “Midnight Sons”, to be launched as well. In a retcon later on, it was revealed that the Devil figure was really Marvel bad guy Mephisto, but this fact has also seemed to have retconned back to the original version. Zarathos had consumed souls for eons and his joining with Johnny created the Spirit of Vengeance, the Devil’s own bounty hunter, who’s charged with bringing in the damned. ![]() The Devil, in turn, bound Johnny’s soul to the demon Zarathos, it was an act of revenge for the fact that Johnny’s love Roxanne was able to drive him away with the power of her emotions, especially her love for Johnny. In order to save the life of his stepfather, Johnny sold his soul to the Devil. Thomas and Friedrich decided to try a different approach to the Rider and once the new character became a hit the original western Ghost Rider was rechristened the Night Rider until that name’s association with the Ku Klux Klan forced another name change to Phantom Rider.Īrtist Mike Ploog joined Thomas and Friedrich on the first adventure of the new Ghost Rider, a circus stunt motorcyclist named Johnny Blaze. The character though continued on into anthology books like Western Gunfighters and appeared in stories throughout the 70s. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With the unions of Galswintha to Chilperic, and Brunhild to Sigebert, life could have been like a fairytale or a folk story if the times and people were kinder. This was the fractured environment-with several independent Merovingian kings vying for primacy in the Frankish sphere of influence-that the Visigoth princesses were marrying into. At the time of the marriages, Chilperic and Sigebert (with two other brothers, Charibert and Guntram) had succeeded their father as kings of different sections of the Frankish Empire. 551/554-567), while the grooms were Chilperic and Sigebert, both sons of the Merovingian Dynasty’s King Chlotar I of the Franks (r. The brides were Galswintha and Brunhild, daughters of King Athanagild of the Visigoths (r. ![]() In 566 or 567, two Visigoth sisters married two Frankish brothers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I… um… yes.” The furious blush on her cheeks was so charming and attractive that John’s groin tightened in response. And I assume by ‘needs’ you’re referring to… the need for intimacy.” “But I believe that’s true of all people, men and women.” When he came up, he took a deep breath, slicking back his hair and blinking. He handed the soap back to Callie and ducked under the water to rinse his hair and buy himself time. He had to handle this carefully, tenderly, in spite of the fact that all he wanted to do was take her in his arms and show her how strong his needs were. It was all John could do not to let his senses run riot and spill heat through his body, which would only complicate things. “I’ve always been told, as long as I can remember, that men have certain… needs. She continued to squirm around her thoughts, not meeting his eyes. Gently, so she didn’t think he was laughing at her. “John,” she began hesitantly as he scrubbed suds through his over-long hair. Patience was the way to see this through. John could see her thinking, could see her rolling over some problem. She handed the soap back to him while she dipped her head underwater. Callie continued washing without saying another word. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Bite me by christopher moore![]() ![]() That’s the best I can do as far as the is-it-offensive-to-Christians thing. But he does have fun, love, and learn from people from many countries and religions. If it had been, I would have had to put the book down. Joshua is still absolutely the Son of God, without sin, sent to save mankind from our sins. But I do have lines that I don’t want to have crossed, and Moore could cross them easily.” I was okay with what he wrote here. But there might be a few people out there like me, who are thinking, “I’m pretty open-minded. I think if you’re going to be offended by this book, the title will turn you off right away. ![]() I know what I’m thinking but I’m having trouble finding the right words. ![]() Christopher Moore has fun imagining what exactly Jesus–or Joshua, as Moore chooses to use the Hebrew name–might have gotten up to in the in-between years. Oh, there’s the one story about him teaching in the temple when he was 12, but other than that, he was born and then he started his ministry around the age of 30. There are roughly 30 years of Jesus’s life that are unaccounted for. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Poet smith life on mars![]() ![]() Smith envisions a sci-fi future sucked clean of any real dangers, contemplates the dark matter that keeps people both close and distant, and revisits the kitschy concepts like "love" and "illness" now relegated to the Museum of Obsolescence. With allusions to David Bowie and interplanetary travel, Life on Mars imagines a soundtrack for the universe to accompany the discoveries, failures, and oddities of human existence. You lie there kicking like a baby, waiting for God himself Smith, whose "lyric brilliance and political impulses never falter" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review) ![]() ![]() New poetry by the award-winning poet Tracy K. * A New Yorker, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * * A New York Times Notable Book of 2011 and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() People like Reilly Brennan, son of an old P-town family, whose days are caught up in wedding plans, even as his nights are increasingly taken over by heated fantasies about other men.Wide-eyed, blond-haired, All-American Toby Evans, an escapee from the Midwest ready to spend the summer in the equivalent of gay boot camp for anyone who will tutor him.Elegant Emmeline, age unknown, a southern belle straight out of Faulkner, with a mean drag act and almost enough money for her permanent gender transformation.Ty Rusk, one of Hollywood's hottest new stars hiding an ages-old secrets about to explode. ![]() With its windswept dunes, lazy summer days, and starry nights filled with possibilities, Provincetown holds special appeal for those who call it home.and for those who come seeking its open welcome. But the summer has other plans for Josh, and his trip to P-town will bring bigger changes than he ever imagined. Now, with his life playing out like a very bad movie of the week, Josh impulsively heads to the Cape for a few days-long enough to figure out where his relationship-what's left of it-might be going. Josh Felling has always been a romantic-up until the moment his lover Doug announced that he'd had an affair with a guy from their gym. Michael Thomas Ford delivers a triumphant first novel about a group of gay men looking for love, losing the past, and finding themselves in the bars and on the beaches of Provincetown. ![]() |