7/8/2023 0 Comments Crystal gayle and loretta lynn![]() Her longevity was a testament to her genius as a recording artist, and she has the accolades to support it. Loretta Lynn was the driving force of the Lynn family, as one of the most successful country music stars of all time, thanks to a career that extends six decades. ![]() Photo source: Flickr via Third Coast Daily We’re ranking the Lynn siblings from oldest to youngest! 8. We’ll get more into the life and career of the crown jewel in the Lynn family, but not without recognizing the incredible family members that have helped each other soar to new heights through the unbreakable bonds of unconditional support. She’s a legend, the most awarded female country recording artist, and the only female American Country Music (ACM) Artist of the Decade (the 1970s). ![]() Loretta received several accolades for the ground she broke in country music to move it forward. Their history emphasizes the unlikely path they took from the country backwoods and coal mines to the recording booths and center stages. The Lynn siblings come from blue-collar beginnings and they are children of a coal mining and farming father, Melvin Webb. ![]() ![]() Loretta is the star in the family of country royalty, but we can’t go without honoring the careers of her siblings, which would be a disservice to their accomplishments. Loretta Lynn and nearly all her siblings have captured success in the world of music. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After a chance meeting with the young emperor, she is given a difficult assignment: find and eliminate the infamous assassin, Sicarius – an assignment that seems to be a suicide mission.Īs she attempts to do her duty, Amaranthe must reassess who is truly the enemy of the empire – and why they are trying to have her killed.Īmaranthe is a great heroine: strong, focused, talented, bright – but also a bit OCD (if trapped in the villain’s lair, she tends to start tidying) and impetuous. Summary: Amaranthe Lokdon is one of the few female enforcers in the history of the Empire – and an excellent one. AnonyMiss asked if she could review a self-published book that she'd really enjoyed, and after reading her email about the book, wherein she went on at length about all the different things she liked about it, I nearly begged her to write it all out for you. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Blue latitudes by tony horwitz![]() ![]() ![]() Horwitz skillfully weaves a biography and travel narrative with warm humor that is natural and human-scale, and his restless inquisitiveness quickly infects the reader. In retracing key legs of the circumnavigator's journey, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Horwitz chronicles the cultural and environmental havoc wrought by the captain's opening of the unspoiled Pacific to the West, as well as the alternately indifferent and passionate reactions Cook's name evokes during the writer's journeys through Polynesia, Australia, the Aleutians, and the explorer's native England. Yet despite his monumental discoveries, principally in the South Pacific, Cook the man has remained an enigma. Captain James Cook's three epic 18th-century explorations of the Pacific Ocean were the last of their kind, literally completing the map of the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I won’t bore you with any details, but if you’re into this stuff, this is a book worth having. It simply tells us how the 50 US states (and Washington DC) got the shapes they have today. This dry, non-fiction book of history and facts does nothing more than its title promises it will do. It’s not all about Connecticut – not even close – as you’ve figured from the title. (I’m not alone mind you, and I’m not the most afflicted… Trust me.) But I am bad enough that I asked for this book for Christmas and read it in short order. I’ve mentioned it all over the place on CTMQ and I make no secret of it. ![]() In case you were wondering, I’m a map geek. Religion, Remembrances, Statuary, & Outdoor Art.Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries.Houses, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Schools, Businesses, & Theaters.Sports, Thrills, Cruises, Trains, Fairs, Parades, & Events.Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves.Firsts, Onlies, Oldests, Largests, Longests, Mosts, Smallests, & Bests.Homemade Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails.Best, Historic, & Unique Restaurants & Foods.Cycling, Multi-Use, & Rails-to-Trails Paths.Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, and US Army Corps of Engineers Trails.State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By the end of the novel, the catalyst for Charlie’s behavior is revealed: his aunt Helen sexually molested him when he was younger. This passiveness is also demonstrated when Charlie ends up dating Mary Elizabeth despite not wanting to, simply because she asked him out. Charlie is not romantically interested in Patrick but lets him because Charlie thinks that’s what a good friend would do. This can be seen when Patrick, one of Charlie’s best friends, kisses Charlie. Throughout the course of the novel he remains a perpetual observer rather than an active participant in his own life, allowing the people around him to take control. While Charlie navigates adolescence over the course of the year, his character appears static. ![]() In this way, the story’s timeline is linear and spans the course of a year in Charlie’s life. The last letter is sent during the summer after his freshmen year. Among other things, his close friend’s suicide is what prompts him to write the letter because he needs someone to simply listen to him and understand what he’s going through. Charlie sends the first letter during the summer before his freshmen year of high school. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the United States:: three publishers turned the book down before Macmillan Publishing Co offered Fleming a deal. ![]() The sales figures were strong enough for Cape to offer Fleming a three-book deal. ![]() A second print run the same month also sold out:: as did a third run of more than 8::000 books published in May 1954. Cape printed 4::728 copies of Casino Royale:: which sold out in less than a month. The book was first published by Jonathan Cape in London on April 13:: 1953. Tipped in to the front free page is a card signed by Ian Fleming in black ink. The book is presented in its original green cloth boards and striking dust jacket design. This is the first American edition of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel:: Casino Royale. Presented in a spectacular quarter leather and cloth clamshell case. Octavo:: in original green cloth boards with red lettering to spine and front boards. ![]() ![]() (Key phrase in that sentence: “sit down.”) With the help of our elementary school librarian, I’ve put together a list of books that boys (and more than a few girls I know) seem to love. The good news is that no matter which camp your boys fall into-book worm or book, um, whatever the opposite of worm is-there’s a plethora of stories out there that they’ll be happy to sit down and enjoy. In that way, he’s probably more like the typical boy reader the researchers are referring to, but we’ve still been able to find quite a few books that he just adores. ![]() I know, I have it easy with him.īut then there’s Jack, my 8-year-old son, who’s more of a challenge because he needs to have his interest really piqued by a book in order to make a commitment to it. At least they do in my house where my 10-year-old son Sam will spend twenty minutes perusing the fine print on a bag of potato chips just because he “can’t wait to see how it ends.” Sam has always been a voracious reader and even blew through the entire Harry Potter collection in less than a month last summer. Want to curl up with a good book and read, that is. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Whoa- how’d you all get those torches lit so quickly? At least give me a running start!) But what I mean by that rather sweeping generalization is that, with so many studies and articles showing that boys lag behind girls in literacy, one could easily assume that the last thing any boy wants to do is curl up with a good book and read.Įxcept, they do. Everyone knows that boys don’t like books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well-conceived characters along with intense, battle-oriented space content will keep even new readers glued to the page." - RT Book Reviews Praise for The Unincorprated Man : " A very sharp and often funny look at a twenty-first century man who is resuscitated from cryogenic storage only to find himself in a tightly controlled, techno-bean-counter, socio-economic system. Well-conceived characters along with intense, battle-oriented space content will keep even new readers glued to the page." - RT Book Reviews, "Rich with multiple plot threads skillfully handled by the authors, The Unincorporated Woman returns readers to the revolution started by Justin Cord. ![]() Well-conceived characters along with intense, battle-oriented space content will keep even new readers glued to the page." -RT Book Reviews, "Rich with multiple plot threads skillfully handled by the authors, The Unincorporated Woman returns readers to the revolution started by Justin Cord. Well-conceived characters along with intense, battle-oriented space content will keep even new readers glued to the page., "Rich with multiple plot threads skillfully handled by the authors, The Unincorporated Woman returns readers to the revolution started by Justin Cord. Rich with multiple plot threads skillfully handled by the authors, The Unincorporated Woman returns readers to the revolution started by Justin Cord. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Hunted by erica woods![]() ![]() Yeva spends her days visiting with a baronessa and her evenings baking bread and telling stories by the fire with her family. In HUNTED, Yeva and her two older sisters live a prosperous life in a small village thanks to their successful merchant father. Yeva is a skilled hunter who rejects the traditional gender roles of the time and bravely protects her family. ![]() Readers can compare this more feminist version of the classic tale with others they've read or seen. ![]() Beyond that the mature content is at a minimum: a few kisses, some cordial and brandy drunk in celebration. ![]() Sensitive animal lovers beware: A beloved dog breaks a leg in a fight, and much hunting is described, down to skinning and gutting the animals. There's a near drowning, an arrow to a lung, and a slit throat. Yeva finds her father in pieces in the woods. Expect the violence to be less than in those series, but it's jarring and often life-threatening to the main characters, Yeva/Beauty and Beast. Parents need to know that Hunted is a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast tale by Meagan Spooner, the author of the Skylark and Starbound trilogies. In the telling of a fairy tale, brothers get drunk.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Cordial and brandy are brought out for a celebration - Yeva is still in her teens. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Lara briden![]() ![]() ![]() Because progesterone, the real progesterone we make after ovulation, has an anti-breast cancer effect. She says quite boldly, that 35 to 40 years of ovulatory menstrual cycles, regular natural menstruation helps to prevent osteoporosis, dementia, heart disease, and breast cancer. There's a quote from her that I've used several times. She is in Vancouver and helped me with my book. I'm going to quote my colleague, Professor Jerilynn Prior, who is a reproductive endocrinologist. It's quite a rare cancer compared to other health events for which the risk is reduced by having ovulation so having active ovaries having regular ovulatory cycles, menstrual cycles, reduces the risk of a number of diseases. Let's say your average woman has no risk factors, specifically for ovarian cancer. ![]() |