7/8/2023 0 Comments Finding your inner fish![]() ![]() 2008 C2008 Type Popular works Physical description 229 p. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria.-From publisher description. Object Details Author Shubin, Neil Contents Finding your inner fish - Getting a grip - Handy genes - Teeth everywhere - Getting ahead - The best-laid (body) plans - Adventures in bodybuilding - Making scents - Vision - Ears - The meaning of it all - Epilogue Summary Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik-the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006-tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. More than 150 years ago, scientists were finding connections between the. ![]() Paleontologist Don Johanson recounts his discovery of one iconic. And you can see evidence of that in the bones of modern creatures. ![]() Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art Fossils of human ancestors from millions of years ago can be found in the rocks of Ethiopia. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re looking for a book that is appropriate for children from eight to teenagers than this is the book for you. With a message of kindness, YouTube star Glynn's middle grade debut, a series opener, is a story of devoted friendship and fierce loyalty that is sure to win readers over. Morose and unfriendly Ellie, meanwhile, proves herself good-hearted. Unflappably upbeat Lottie proves herself valiant when danger arises, willing to face down Ellie's enemies with the bravest of hearts. Lottie is full of fairy tale fantasies, and Ellie loathes her princesshood, making them both an unlikely pair and a perfect match. When Rosewood starts buzzing about royalty-in-hiding in attendance, and someone leaves threatening messages for the fake princess, life becomes filled with intrigue for both girls each new threat becomes more menacing as the person behind them gets closer to revealing Ellie's secret. Rooming together at posh British boarding school Rosewood Hall are Ellie Wolf, Crown Princess of Maradova, who is masquerading as a normal girl, and Lottie Pumpkin, a normal girl who masquerades as the Princess of Maradova to protect Ellie's anonymity. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments The life of aj fikry![]() Prior to his wife’s death, the pair ran the store together, but these days it’s just him and a part-time student. Fikry is a crotchety middle-aged man and owner of the sole bookstore on Alice Island. ![]() I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this book became wildly popular and can easily see it becoming a book club favorite.Ī.J. As a reader, however, I fell in love with this world Zevin created and with the characters she crafted. As a bookseller I was looking forward to this one (and was even more excited that the plot dealt with Edgar Allan Poe). ![]() The Storied Life of AJ Fikry is a love letter. There ain’t nobody in the world like book people. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means. ![]() Summary: On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No Man Is an Island Every Book Is a World.” A. Source: e-ARC via netgalley (thank you, Algonquin!!) The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Buy dilla time![]() ![]() ![]() Here, music is a story of Black culture in America and of what happens when human and machine times are synthesized into something new. He also rewinds the histories of American rhythms: from the birth of soul in Dilla’s own “Motown,” to funk, techno, and disco. In Dilla Time, Dan Charnas chronicles the life of James DeWitt Yancey, from his gifted childhood in Detroit, to his rise as a Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer, to the rare blood disease that caused his premature death and follows the people who kept him and his ideas alive. And at the core of this adulation is innovation: a new kind of musical time-feel that he created on a drum machine, but one that changed the way “traditional” musicians play. Yet since his death, J Dilla has become a demigod: revered by jazz musicians and rap icons from Robert Glasper to Kendrick Lamar memorialized in symphonies and taught at universities. ![]() He died at the age of thirty-two, and in his lifetime he never had a pop hit. He wasn’t known to mainstream audiences, even though he worked with renowned acts like D’Angelo and Erykah Badu and influenced the music of superstars like Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. "This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius.” ―QUESTLOVEĮqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Uglies by scott westerfeld![]() Those were totally formative for me (it was the same kind of thing: civilization has fallen, there are evil alien overlords). SW: I think the first kind of post-apocalyptic-y book I read – which is not the same as dystopian, but kind of the same – is the Tripods series by John Christopher. ![]() (But I should probably warn you – after four days of Comic-con-ing, my brain matter was virtually leaking out my ears, so I’m a bit of an idiot in this interview…)īyrt: Scott, you were writing dystopian before it really became the new hot thing, so how did you first discover it? When did you first fall in love with dystopian? ![]() Way back at Comic-con 2011, Scott Westerfeld graciously allowed me to corner him at the last possible moment – on the last day, after his last signing, literally minutes before they turned off the lights – to talk all things Uglies and more. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments November 9 and ugly love![]() ![]() Sign up for free trial of Amazon Prime: Get 30 days of a free trial offering free two-day shipping on all purchases, plus access to hundreds of new ebooks each month.You will unlock access to over two million titles instantly! ![]() ![]() Sign up for free trial of Kindle Unlimited: Get 30 days of free access to unlimited ebook reading on any device.Sign up for a free trial of Audible: Get 30 days of free access to thousands of audiobooks, and one free premium title of your choice.It Starts With Us Book Club Questions & Guide.9 Perfect Gifts for Colleen Hoover Fans. ![]()
7/7/2023 0 Comments Malorie sequel![]() ![]() ![]() Everything looks picture perfect at first. It looks like Goosebumps: House of Shivers #2 will follow on March 5, 2024, and that book is titled “ Goblin Monday.” In the new line’s second book, “Mario Galagos is joining his best friends Todd and Jewel on their annual holiday visit to snowy Vermont. This exciting new Goosebumps series will have the same humor and terrifying tone that millions of readers love, but will be bigger, bolder, funnier, and scarier!” ![]() This new series will feature an ALL NEW line-up of incredible villains, with iconic monsters as you’ve never seen them before, whose antics are destined to make them every bit as beloved as Slappy. Stine comes a fresh new vision for the fan-favorite brand. “From the delightfully twisted mind of R.L. “A brand new Goosebumps series is coming―prepare to be scared like never before!” Ever.” (click-bait isn’t reserved only for websites, it seems), Goosebumps: House of Shivers #1 will launch on September 19, 2023, BD has learned. Stine is launching Goosebumps: House of Shivers! In the wake of the original wave of books in the 1990s, the Goosebumps franchise has consistently spit out various different lines, including “HorrorLand,” “Hall of Horrors” and “SlappyWorld.” Up next, author R.L. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This type of unprecedented flexibility would have been impossible without the counterintuitive and radical management principles that cofounder Reed Hastings established from the very beginning. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. Neuware -Longlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the YearNetflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companiesThere has never before been a company like Netflix. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Lakoff and johnson metaphors![]() ![]() ![]() However, if we believe “life is a gambling game”, then the expression used could be – We’ll have to take our chances, I am betting big on this, The odds are against me, Play your cards right, He is keeping it close to his chest. For example, if we believe “life is a journey”, then we would use expressions like – This is an important milestone for me, I am stuck, It has been a long bumpy road, I am at a crossroad etc. We shall argue that, on the contrary, human thought processes are largely metaphorical.” That means metaphors are deeply ingrained in our thought process. It says, “The most important claim we have made so far is that metaphor is not just a matter of language, that is, of a mere word. The book makes a bold claim quite different from this belief. Our thinking is metaphorical: Traditionally, we look at metaphor as a linguistic concept – perhaps more relevant to poets and writers. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Number the stars book![]() ![]() Why did this all happen? Where did it all begin? Read the following history to learn more about World War II and how it came to Denmark. Eventually, Annemarie and her family reunite Ellen with her Jewish parents and then they are smuggled safely out of the country. Ellen, a Jewish citizen, moves in with Annemarie's family and pretends to be Annemarie's sister in order to prevent her from being taken by the Nazi soldiers. ![]() All of a sudden, the Jews of Denmark, including Annemarie's friend, Ellen, start being " RELOCATED " outside of Denmark. Their lives are filled with school, food shortages, and the NAZI soldiers marching through their town. The book, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, is about a ten-year-old girl named Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, who live in COPENHAGEN, DENMARK in the year 1943. * Remember: When you see an underlined word in all capital letters, click on it if you would like a definition. Background Information about World War II in Denmark and Europe ![]() |