![]() ![]() |a Amérique latine |x Conditions sociales |v Romans, nouvelles, etc. |a Latin America |x Social conditions |0 |v Fiction. |a Macondo (Imaginary place) |0 |v Fiction. ![]() |a The rise and fall, birth and death, of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. |a "The book was first published in Argentina in 1967 by Editorial Sudamericana, S.A., Buenos Aires, under the title Cien años de soledad."-Back of title page. |a New York |a Evanston : |b Harper & Row, Publishers, |c ![]() |a One hundred years of solitude / |c Gabriel García Márquez translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d XY4 |d ZQP |d BAKER |d BTCTA |d LVB |d YDXCP |d GZU |d UKMGB |d LMR |d OCLCF |d PHA |d OCLCQ |d HRH |d NKT |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d OVY |d WVX |d EXW |d OKU |d I8M |d XFH |d OCLCO |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d NLC ![]()
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![]() ![]() Realizing the importance of remaining true to himself, he abandons the situation and sheds his disguise. However, it isn’t long before Oliver comprehends that, in disguising his outer appearance, he was also masking what made him individually unique. ![]() After many efforts and explorations of possible disguises, Oliver opts to paint himself entirely purple and finds temporary joy in being accepted by fellow purple puzzle pieces. Disheartened by the lack of acceptance, Oliver goes to great lengths to alter his appearance in an attempt to fit in. Belittled by the other puzzle pieces, he is informed that his mismatched colours and distinctive shape do not make him a sufficient candidate for established puzzle sections. Sadly, it isn’t long before Oliver discovers that he does not seem to fit in quite anywhere. With high hopes about the type of puzzle theme he may indeed be an ideal match for, he sets out on a journey of discovery. This charming picture book presents the story of a tiny puzzle piece on a quest to determine where he is intended to “fit in” in relation to other puzzle pieces. Mirroring the creative and colourful illustrative style of his past works, including Maxwell the Monkey Barber, Explorers of the Wild and To the Sea, Atkinson’s latest work is a visual treat. Where Oliver Fits is the most recent publication from acclaimed Canadian author and illustrator Cale Atkinson. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was how much he reminded her of another boy, who’d worn an almost identical smile after winning his own trophy his senior year. But it wasn’t his constant fidgeting that distracted her. A first place trophy hid most of his torso, and a lopsided grin revealed metal braces with florescent blue bands. Lauren Reynolds, Tulsa One News, didn’t notice those things, even if plain old Lauren did.īeside her, a teenage boy with shaggy brown hair shifted from foot to foot, threatening to blow her concentration more than the entire crowd combined. Individual conversations pulled at her concentration, and she fought to block them out. The muggy convention center ballroom overflowed with laughing teenagers and their proud parents. Her tailored suit jacket stuck to her back, the heat still stifling in mid-August despite the air conditioner working overtime. Where was a good tornado to chase when she needed one? ![]() She held her smile for the last shot, grasping the microphone so tightly that her hand ached as she stared straight into the camera and fought the urge to run. What were the odds that, out of all the rookie reporters at Tulsa One, she would end up covering the state science competition? Lauren should have called in sick to work today. ![]() “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” Join Lindzee’s newsletter and get free access to exclusive content! You’ll also be the first to hear about new releases, free books, and sales. ![]() ![]() ![]() The lawsuit alleged that Snowden published his book without submitting it to the agencies for pre-publication review, in violation of his express. "This lawsuit demonstrates that the Department of Justice does not tolerate these breaches of the public’s trust. In September 2019, the United States filed a lawsuit against Snowden, who published a book entitled Permanent Record in violation of the non-disclosure agreements he signed with both CIA and NSA. “The United States’ ability to protect sensitive national security information depends on employees’ and contractors’ compliance with their nondisclosure agreements," said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. Only last year, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Snowden’s personal memoir, Permanent Record, giving his side of his whistleblower story. The lawsuit names as defendants the corporate entities involved in publishing Snowden’s book to ensure that no funds are transferred to him. The controversy hasn't gone away: The National Security Agency acknowledged improperly collected phone call records of Americans last fall, months after another breach that compelled the agency to destroy millions of records from the contentious program. government's mass surveillance program, including access to the cellphone records of millions of Americans.įederal courts subsequently rejected the mass collection of American phone records, but Congress passed the USA Freedom Act, which allows limited collection. Snowden made international headlines when The Washington Post and The Guardian published stories based on his leaks detailing the U.S. ![]() ![]() * Tanner's voice is humorous, compelling, and just snarky enough to make him insanely compelling. The coauthor duo write both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together have produced nine New York Times bestselling novels, including Beautiful Bastard and Sweet Filthy Boy. ![]() ![]() * Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah.īut when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High's prestigious Seminar-where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester-Tanner can't resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Three years ago, Tanner Scott's family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. ![]() Coming-of-age novel about two boys who fall in love in a writing class-one from a progressive family and the other from a conservative religious community. ![]() ![]() ![]() Those who have felt it, on the other hand, feel astonished that a man can rebel against it even for a moment - with one sudden word of anger, one timid gesture of protest.” This force was inside him it could dissolve his will and cause his heart to stop beating… Only people who have never felt such a force themselves can be surprised that others submit to it. He could feel its weight, its hypnotic power it was forcing him to think as it wanted, to write as it dictated. “But an invisible force was crushing him. Take the scene in which Grossman describes his alter ego, the physicist Viktor Shtrum, wrestling with his conscience, wondering whether or not to yield to the authorities’ demand that he put his name to a mendacious letter protesting against foreign criticisms of Soviet repression: Life and Fate is an encyclopedia of the complexities of life under totalitarianism, and no one has articulated better than Grossman how hard it is to withstand its pressures. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you already have a wig or the jacket or a prop, let us know! And post pictures! This way people won't go on a lot about items you have already finished and don't need help with. Characters often have multiple outfits or designs and we need to know which one you will be working off of so we can better help you. Post a couple pictures of the character you want to cosplay that you will be working off of.If you want to post asking for help on your cosplay, please follow these guidelines: One of the main goals of this subreddit is to provide people help and advice on cosplays they are working on. So while the other subreddit is still great, I hope many of you will join me here! ![]() Want to share the outfit you just made? Share it here! Want some advice on a costume? Ask here! Want to show some cool pics you took at the last convention you went to? Post them here! Want to spam professional cosplay photos you stole and put on your for-profit website? DON'T POST THEM HERE! I made this community because while the cosplay subreddit has some great questions and self posts, it's 90% spam of peoples' websites, which is a bit out of hand. This is a subreddit specifically for people who cosplay and people looking to cosplay. ![]() ![]() ![]() I owe my love of words to my parents and to the public library that was walking distance from my childhood home. I'm a reader and writer of dark and twisty stories for all ages. I live in Washington State with my husband, our twins, and two remarkably lazy cats. I'm a member of SCBWI, Horror Writers Association, and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. ![]() I find inspiration for my writing all over the place - from my kids' retellings of their dreams to road trips through Montana, and most recently, in an abandoned abattoir! I love the reading and writing communities. Hi, I'm Lora Senf! I'm a reader and writer of dark and twisty stories for all ages. ![]() ![]() Like a cat, Dracula at all times has to act like He Meant to Do That. Whereupon he realized that he had picked up the Weirdest Possible Casual Reading Choice but didn’t have time to pick another book and now has to brazen it out. ![]() Unlikely but funny Doylist explanation: Bram Stoker (as will be shown later) thinks this is a reasonable thing to do, in the face of society’s disapproval.įunnier Watsonian explanation: While Jonathan was fetching paperwork, Dracula ran into the other room, set the table at superspeed, ran back to the library, grabbed the first book his hand fell on, and carefully posed himself to look like he’d been there the whole time. Likely Watsonian explanation: This is another facet of Dracula’s studying, so that he’ll blend in better once he gets to England. ![]() Likely Doylist explanation: Bram Stoker wants you to realize this is weird and feel nervous about the Count because of it. ![]() My favorite explanations for this moment, in order of how much they make me laugh: ![]() ![]() What makes the “First Folio” so valuable to collectors? Grant details how the couple quietly collected and built the Folger Shakespeare Library, which now houses 82 First Folios, 275,000 books, and 60,000 manuscripts. ![]() In his book Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger, published in 2014 by Johns Hopkins University Press, Stephen H. The Folger Shakespeare Library holds the most copies, while others are privately owned and fiercely protected. Only 235 of those 750 copies are known to survive today. It is believed there were 750 copies of the First Folio printed in 1623, and they would have cost around the equivalent of $165 for an unbound or $228 for a bound copy in today’s dollars. Until the First Folio, 18 of the 36 plays had never been published, and had it not been for their compilation and organization of the book into Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories, we might not know some of Shakespeare’s most influential works, such as Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest, and all the popular cultural quotes and references that go with them: “We are such stuff as dreams are made on,” “Out, damned spot!” and “If music be the food of love, play on.” It was compiled by fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare, John Heminge and Henry Condell, after his death in 1616. ![]() ![]() The “First Folio” is the first printing of 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, and it was first published in 1623 by Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard. ![]() |