![]() ![]() ![]() An updated edition with machines and technologies that have become commonplace since the book's last major revision in 2016. Key scientific principles illustrated with Macaulay's brand of dry humour, using lighthearted stories involving mammoths. The use of machines in everyday objects explainde, such as clocks, bikes, and watches, as well as the technology behind complicated machines such as space rockets and nuclear reactors. The inner workings of each machine, showing the technology in detail but making it accessible through Macaulay's uniquely playful illustrations. ![]() This fascinating machines book for children features: From the basic lever to the modern microprocessor, this bestseller has now been completely updated with the latest technologies - find out how a touchscreen works, look inside an optical mouse, and see the inner workings of a smartphone. The Way Things Work explains every machine you've ever wanted to understand, as well as some you've probably never thought about before. In this extensive encyclopedia packed full of simple science for kids aged 9+, David Macaulay's beautiful illustrations show the inner workings of each machine, from clocks and watches to jet engines and the Internet. Get to grips with how things work inside hundreds of machines with this extraordinary book for kids that explains the science behind technologies and inventions. ![]()
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![]() ♥ The romance was great and McKenna and Beckett had tons of chemistry. ![]() And having a main guy who is an introvert? Yes please! Even if I’m not the biggest fan of the 3rd person POV, Stefanie London did a great job on this one, and managed to give different voices to each of the characters, even through the third person perspective. ♥ The writing, this book is fun and fast paced. I’m going to keep the format I’ve been using for the last few reviews. I read this book as a buddy read with Cátia Girl Who Read Too, go to her blog on the next few days to read her review of this book. But the gorgeous, crazy makeup artist from down the hall has an equally crazy but mutually beneficial idea: if he convinces his sister to hire McKenna for her high-society wedding, McKenna will teach him about what women want so he can get his fiancée back.Īll he has to do is make sure he doesn’t fall for the wrong girl. Even worse, his would-be father-in-law has pulled support from Beckett’s startup and now Beckett stands to lose everything. ![]() That is, until an embarrassing delivery mix-up puts her sexy, gruff neighbor in her path…īeckett Walsh is married to his job…which is a deal-breaker for the woman he’s supposed to be marrying. ![]() When her latest boyfriend dumps her, she decides to devote her time to “exploring herself” (read: drinking wine and ordering sex toys online) and starting her freelance makeup business. ![]() McKenna Prescott is the queen of picking the wrong men. ![]() ![]() Fleetwood’s chapter, of the same title as her book, was included among the three chapters. This year, students read three chapters from “Racism in America: A Reader” (Harvard University Press, 2020) edited by Annette Gordon-Reed. The lecture is part of Lesley’s CLAS Reads, a program of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) in which all incoming students read a common text followed by a visit from the author. Fleetwood’s other books are “On Racial Icons: Blackness and the Public Imagination” (Rutgers University Press, 2015) and “Troubling Vision: Performance, Visuality, and Blackness” (Chicago University Press, 2011). Her work has focused on the intersections of race, justice and art. Fleetwood's study is an addition to an emerging study of the nexus of performance studies, visual theory, and racial theory. Fleetwood examines the complexities of racial articulation and reception in public culture. Fleetwood is a writer, curator and the inaugural James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University. In her study, Troubling Vision: Performance, Visuality, and Slackness, Nicole R. She is currently curating a traveling exhibition based on her new book, which recently debuted at MoMA PS1.ĭr. Fleetwood is the author of "Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration” for which she won the National Book Critics Award in Criticism, the Charles Rufus Morey Book Award in art history and the Frank Jewett Mather Award in art criticism. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lesley University invites the public to a free virtual lecture with 2021 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ grant winner Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, all evidence points to Amaya. ![]() But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: She must stop the wedding from happening, no matter the cost.īut as the weeklong wedding celebrations begin and rumors about Amaya’s past begin to swirl, she can’t help but feel like she also has a target on her back. When Amaya is invited to Kaavi’s over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, she is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best friend after so many years of radio silence. What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of her murder…įrom the author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that not everyone will survive. ![]() ![]() Will Julian and Rome find allies in England to help them win the war they are in? Julian and Rome Riders of Fire and Ice by Brett Salter have the brother-in-arms, Julian and Rome, flying to England to learn more about the past. Prepare to meet some new faces and, of course, some new Darkbrands as the two further their adventures across the pond. While there, everyone's favorite Knight and Master Dragon will be trying to solve the mystery of the Talismans, the mystery of their shadowy stalker, and the mystery of sibling rivalry. This time to lovely, old England in search of Camelot. They're back! Julian and Rome are taking their show on the road. Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on October 6, 2017Īlso in this series: The Search For Synergy, Windy City Ruins, The Battle for Verdana, Desperate Tides, Desperate Measures This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ![]() ![]() I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Author. ![]() ![]() For what is on the surface a quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruption-replete with triple homicide, tight Boston mob ties, flamboyantly errant spouses, maddened militiamen and a psychopath-about-town who has fixed his violent sights on the new lawman. Once on board, Jesse doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise: it comes to him. He can't help wondering if this job is a genuine chance to start over, the kind of offer he can't refuse. So he's shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, thirty-five-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak. Parker introduces readers to police chief Jesse Stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery series-a New York Times bestseller. ![]() Minor defects may exist such as edgewear, rubbing, etc. Good used copy in condition you would find at a good used bookstore. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide. Bridgerton: Romancing Mr Bridgerton (Bridgertons Book 4): Inspiration for series three of Bridgerton: Penelope and Colins story (Bridgerton Family) Kindle Edition by Julia Quinn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 38,903 ratings Book 4 of 8: Bridgertons See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £3. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same-especially Penelope Featherington! The girl who was always simply there is suddenly the girl haunting his dreams. and fears she doesn’t know him at all.Ĭolin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can’t seem to publish an edition without mentioning him. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret. (Bridgertons Book 4) Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friends brother for. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, in the fourth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New editions of the book have been released over the years with the most recent, seventh edition scheduled for release on June 25, 2013.Ī journalist by trade, Jim became curious about the connection between reading aloud to children and their motivation to read. ![]() With more than 2 million copies sold world-wide and translated into many languages The Read-Aloud Handbook is considered the all-time bestselling guide to children’s literature for parents and teachers. Published by Penguin Books in 1982, The Read-Aloud Handbook spent 17 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Without further ado, we are pleased to announce the title of the book that was selected this year, The Read-Aloud Handbook (7th Edition) by Jim Trelease. I’m pleased to announce the continuation of a summer tradition here at Pre-K Pages, our annual Book Study Blog Party! Based on the number of e-mails I have received inquiring about the title of this summer’s book I know this is the moment you have all been waiting for. ![]() ![]() ![]() But life with Bennett proves even duller he shows little interest in his wife, either in or outside the marital bed. Alice fled a dull life in Britain into handsome Bennett’s arms. First to volunteer is Alice Van Cleve, the newlywed British wife of Bennett Van Cleve, whose father owns the local mining company. ![]() She reaches out for more women willing to saddle up horses to serve people whose circumstances won’t allow them to make it to town for books. Margery O’Hare is the fearless leader of the Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. ![]() Rather than the story of a single romance, as in her best-selling 2012 hit “Me Before You,” “Giver” is a love story of an unlikely group of women who defy society’s norms to deliver library books to people in the mountains of Kentucky during the Great Depression, a real-life program launched by President Franklin D. ![]() The thwack of a book striking a man’s head, the crack of a gunshot and an escape on horseback signal the stellar start to Jojo Moyes’ new book, “The Giver of Stars” (Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, 400 pp., ★★★½ out of four stars). ![]() ![]() The engagement between Sheryl and Frederick had been arranged by her parents. She closed her eyes, her mind was in a mess. What did this have to do with their engagement, or William Gates? He looked at her and the corners of his mouth curled into a mocking smile, "Sheryl, what kind of tricks are you playing? I warn you, no matter what you do, I will not break off the engagement, and I will certainly not let you get together with William Gates!" She anxiously asked, "Where is this? Why am I with you?"įrederick's body was tall and firm, her push didn't move him at all. Her hands instinctively went on Frederick's shoulders and pushed him away with all her strength. ![]() How, how could something like this happen right now? She had broken up with Frederick a long time ago. Sheryl's mind was immediately filled with swear words and a thousand questions.ĭidn't she get poisoned to death in prison? She still remembered lying on the ground, her whole body burning with pain. He was beside her, holding her intimately in his arms.ĭoing the unspeakable act between a man and a woman! ![]() The moment she opened her eyes, her eyes met Frederick Lance's.įrederick's eyes were gloomy, filled with anger, lust, and the desire to keep her to himself forever. But the pain coursing through her body jolted her awake. ![]() |