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![]() Organized by the scientific humor magazine, Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), the Ig Nobel Prizes are presented by Nobel laureates in a ceremony at the Sanders Theater, at Harvard University, and are followed by the winners' public lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name of the award is a pun on the Nobel Prize, which it parodies, and on the word ignoble ("not noble"). The Ig Nobel Prize ( / ˌ ɪ ɡ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l/ IG-noh- BEL) is a satiric prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. Geim was awarded an actual Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. ![]() The 2000 Ig Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Andre Geim, Radboud University Nijmegen, and Michael Berry, University of Bristol, UK, for the magnetic levitation of a live frog. ![]()
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Washington a life chernow5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I cant recommend it highly enoughas history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment." Hendrik Hertzberg, The New YorkerĬelebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States. ![]() "Until recently, Id never believed that there could be such a thing as a truly gripping biography of George Washington. well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography" ≺ndrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography From the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes a gripping portrait of the first president of the United States. ![]()
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The Broken H by J.L. Langley5/24/2023 ![]() Until a rogue werewolf with an axe to grind forces Aubrey to add to the wedge of secrets driving him and Matt apart, leaving Matt exposed to danger…and Aubrey forced to choose between love and duty. Can he? In time, they settle into a comfortable, if complicated, routine. Realizing Aubrey is his mate should have been a delightful experience…except Aubrey treats him more like a dirty little secret than a lover. Much as he loved caring for his eight younger brothers, Matt Mahihkan knows it’s time to grab the opportunity to attend college in Atlanta. Revealing his sexuality was never part of Aubrey’s well-ordered life plan. His very male mate…which is a very big deal, indeed. Agreeing to watch after a visiting werewolf is no big deal-until he discovers the newcomer is his mate. As heir to an old and proud heritage, Aubrey Reynolds works and lives for his family, his employees and his pack. ![]() ![]() Love was never part of his plan…until it pounced. ![]()
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Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library holds the finest Hearn collection ever assembled, including nearly 300 letters, 25 groups of manuscripts, more than 30 notebooks, and innumerable periodical appearances and translations, all donated by avid book collector Clifton Waller Barrett as part of a comprehensive collection of American literature. Hearn is far less recognized in the United States, where he is primarily remembered for “Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things,” a curious combination of ghost stories and insect studies. ![]() In Japan, Hearn is famous for his ghost tales and other stories of Japanese culture. In 1887 he spent two years in Martinique as a correspondent for Harper’s Weekly before moving to Japan, where he spent the rest of his life, marrying a Japanese woman, Koizumi Setsu, and becoming a Japanese citizen. Born in 1850 in Greece to a Greek mother and Irish father, he spent his childhood in Dublin and was schooled in France and England before coming to the United States at the age of 19. ![]() Writer Lafcadio Hearn was a citizen of the world. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. ![]()
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Bill bryson at home review5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() His wit and sheer prose fluency make At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life. ![]() Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture.īill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and he is a master at turning the seemingly isolated or mundane fact into an occasion for the most diverting exposition imaginable. Brysons beautifully constructed prose brings even the most seemingly insignificant of household items to an entirely exciting front. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.” The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade and so on, as Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. ![]() They are where history ends up.īill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. ![]()
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Devil's Hour by Aimee Nicole Walker5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The rag is lit, the Molotov cocktail is tossed, and the zero hour is upon them. Royce will need to draw on his grit now more than ever if he hopes to realize the dreams that are finally within reach. When menace becomes murder, the two detectives will race the clock against the devil to save their beloved city from becoming a raging inferno. Ground Zero by Aimee Nicole Walker Devils Hour by Aimee Nicole Walker Zero Divergence by Aimee Nicole Walker Label Publication. 3 Works Popularity 78,323 (34 Members) 66 Books 11 Reviews ½ 3.6. Scarier than The Purists' elusiveness is their ability to turn public opinion in their favor, creating unrest and threatening anarchy by fanning flames and fear. SeriesZero Hour Series author: Aimee Nicole Walker. The investigation quickly takes a twisted turn, leading them to an enemy who thinks purification by fire is the only way to save the city. ![]() ![]() Someone is harassing the mayor of Savannah, and Locke and Key are tasked with finding out who. After asking Sawyer to take a chance on him, Royce will need to back up his pretty words with fearless action instead of being his own worst enemy. Devil's Hour has a happy-for-now ending with no cliffhanger. This is a series that must be read in order. Devil's Hour is the second book in the Zero Hour series, which follows Locke and Key's investigations and evolving relationship. ![]() What he desires most is Sawyer Key-his partner on the force and the man he's falling in love with. The rag is lit, the Molotov cocktail is tossed, and the zero hour is upon them. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Royce Locke is no stranger to scrapping and fighting for the things he wants. ![]()
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Future violence and fancy suits5/23/2023 ![]() The vault actually turns out to be a MacGuffin, and the crux of the novel sees Zoey coming into her own as a cog in the gears of Tabula Ra$a. Her adventure to open the vault flavors the novel with a veritable smorgasbord of sci-fi wonderment that’s slightly reminiscent of Ready Player One, but without the needless onslaught of 80s nostalgia. She’s whisked away into the juiced-up sin city by holographic text messages and muscle cars, tracked the entire time by the feed of an all-seeing crowdsourced social network. ![]() He was unbelievably rich and left something in a vault that only Zoey can open. Turns out he was essentially the Godfather of Tabula Ra$a (yeah, that’s how it’s spelled), a desert city that can best be categorized as Las Vegas amped up tenfold. While she knew of her father–and his insanely enormous bank account–she didn’t know him. Protagonist Zoey Ashe receives news of her estranged father’s death, then immediately dives into a world of booze, crime, and loads of money. As near-future over-the-top sci-fi goes, the novel carves its own niche and tells an interesting story, even if it’s a bit shallow. Really, this futuristic sci-fi fever dream treasure hunt reads like one long crescendo, with some tasteful dips and peaks and some dull moments. ![]() David Wong’s Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits takes off at an epic pace and never slows down. ![]()
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Nutuk ataturk5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Your great country that is advancing on the course that he demonstrated has obtained very significant successes.- Dwight D. Kenndey, President of the United States of America In connection with the permanent memorial facility for Kemal Atatürk, I take pride in presenting my congratulations to Turkey. The friendship between our countries that has surpassed hundreds of years, has formed the foundation for this development.- Charles de Gaulle, President of France The name of Atatürk reminds mankind of the historical accomplishments of one of the greatest men of this century: His leadership gave inspiration to the Turkish nation, farsightedness in the understanding of the modern world, and courage and power as a military leader.- John F. Atatürk's efforts in this direction were not left without results. ![]() ![]() Lenin, Leader of the Russian RevolutionToday, Turkish history even more than ever is inseparable from Western and European history. He is carrying out a war of independence against those plunderers.- Vladimir l. But it can be perceived that he is a good organizer, with great understanding, progressive, with good thoughts and an intelligent leader. ![]()
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Black creek crossing by john saul5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() But once they have begun, there is no turning back. Uncertain whether the stories are true, and desperate to escape the torment of their daily lives, Angel and Seth devote themselves to contacting whatever restless soul haunts the dark recesses of Black Creek Crossing. It’s Seth who tells Angel the unspoken truth about the legacy of murder that hangs over her family’s home-and the whispered rumors that something supernatural still dwells there. Until she meets Seth Baker, a fellow outcast-and a fateful kinship is forged. But when she is shunned by her new classmates, Angel falls deeper into despair. Then Angel’s family moves to the quaint town of Roundtree, Massachusetts-where a charming home is available, a promising job awaits Angel’s unemployed father, and most of all, the chance to make a new start beckons to the shy, hopeful teenager. With these eerie ingredients, bestselling master John Saul once again works his unique brand of sinister magic to conjure an unforgettable tale of unspeakable terror.įor most of her young life, thirteen-year-old Angel Sullivan has been on the outside looking in, enduring the taunts of cruel schoolmates and the angry abuse of a bitter father. And two young misfits discover the chilling art of turning persecution into retribution. Unholy forces are stirred from long slumber to monstrous new life. The dark history and dire secrets of a peaceful small town are summoned from the shadows of the past. ![]()
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Does jesus really love me jeff chu5/23/2023 ![]() Rachel Held Evans is widely recognized for her theologically astute, profoundly honest, and beautifully personal books, which have guided, instructed, edified, and shaped Christians as they seek to live out a just and loving faith.Īt the time of her tragic death in 2019, Rachel was working on a new book about wholeheartedness. What readers will find in these pages was someone deeply human: funny, irreverent, curious, wise, forgiving, nonjudgmental.” -Maggie Smith, The Washington PostĪ collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence. I could not help but notice the poetry in Evans’s prose. “Evans died at 37, but a beautiful new book captures her brave outlook. “A touching series of essays in which Evans, with Chu’s invisible pen, explores how one might find a path forward in Christianity beyond conservative evangelicalism” -Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker ![]() |