![]() ![]() – Kim Philby, who ran the counter-intelligence section of MI6 (i.e. ![]() Maclean’s father was education minister in Ramsay MacDonald’s government. Happily for Maclean, he defected before he would have been captured and lived out the rest of his life in Moscow. There’s more in Wikipedia if you can stomach it. Stalin, in other words, knew what FDR and Churchill wanted before they sat down together (in at least one case, Modin says that Molotov got his counterparts’ briefing materials before they did). In addition to atomic secrets he passed on lots of information on US and British goals for the various conferences of the big three. Maclean was first secretary of the British embassy in the US. – Donald Maclean, who passed (among other things) atomic secrets to the Soviets. He was the controller for ring of Soviet spies in England known as "the Cambridge Five." The five include: ![]()
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![]() The tales are beautifully illustrated by renowned illustrator Charles Vess ( Stardust, Sandman, The Books of Earthsea) and included with the audiobook as a PDF. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris's first collection of fairy tales.ĭark, gripping, and brilliantly imaginative, these magical tales will soon have you in their thrall in a uniquely illustrative edition. The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a collaboration that's been years in the making. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. Harris (The Gospel of Loki, Chocolat), beautifully illustrated by the multiple award-winning Charles Vess (Stardust, The Books of Earthsea).Long ago and far away,Far away and long ago,The World was honeycomb, we know,The Worlds were honeycomb.The beauty of stories is that you never know where they will take you. ![]() ![]() The beauty of stories you never know where they will take you. An astonishing, richly interwoven story from 1 bestselling author Joanne M. Includes a PDF of lush illustrations by Charles Vess ( Stardust). A set of dark, captivating fairy tales from the bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki. ![]() ![]() It stems from being obsessively aware of our feelings and sensations, even being sensual, but being ultimately senseless where truth, goodness, and beauty are concerned. But the kind of Recession we are in, easily enough transformed into a full-blown Depression, is chiefly spiritual. This is what it means that we are in a Recession. Thus our food does not feed, our cures do not cure, and our blessings refuse to bless. ![]() ![]() Many - particularly Christians in America - have grown pessimistic, weary in doing good, dogmatically insistent on going with the flow because they are tired of the good. Wells - and 'The Outline of History.'Īnd indeed, his was a prescient description of where we are now. At a minimum, though, it is his response to a principle antagonist of his - H.G. Chesterton in one among many poignant observations in 'The Everlasting Man.' Some say this is his magnum opus. It is when for some reason or other good things in a society no longer work that the society begins to decline when its food does not feed, when its cures do not cure, when its blessings refuse to bless.” ![]() Despair does not lie in being weary of suffering, but in being weary of joy. “Pessimism is not in being tired of evil but in being tired of good. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mucho Maas - The husband of Oedipa, Mucho once worked in a used-car lot but recently became a disc jockey for KCUF radio in Kinneret, California (a fictional town). At the beginning of the novel he is already dead and is said to have been extremely rich, having owned, at one time or another, a great deal of real property and holdings in California. The reader never meets him directly: all encounters are presented through Oedipa's memories. Pierce Inverarity - Oedipa's ex-boyfriend and a wealthy real-estate tycoon. Oedipa functions in the novel as a type of detective, trying to find out the meaning behind Trystero in the play The Courier's Tragedy. After her ex-boyfriend, Pierce Inverarity, names her co-executor of his estate, she discovers and begins to unravel a worldwide conspiracy. ![]() NOTE: You can view the many approaches to The Crying of Lot 49 cover art over time at Characters The cover art is by Milton Charles at Charles and Cuffari. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2021, CBC Books put together a retrospective to look back at the show's biggest moments and its impact on Canadian literature. The first winning book was In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje, which was defended by musician Steven Page. The year 2023 marks the 22nd edition of Canada Reads.Ĭanada Reads premiered in 2002. Ali Hassan shares 5 reads that have shaped his life.He recently became an author as well, publishing his comedic memoir Is There Bacon in Heaven? in fall 2022. He can also be seen in his TV roles on Designated Survivor, Odd Squad and the CBC shows Sort ofand Run the Burbs. Hassan is an actor, comedian and host of CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud and a frequent guest host of As it Happens and Q. Hassan has been the host of Canada Reads since 2017. They will be hosted by Ali Hassan and will be broadcast on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC Books. The debates will take place March 27-30, 2023. The five panellists and the five books they choose to champion will be revealed on Jan. Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice.All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay. ![]() Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin.Half-Bads in White Regalia by Cody Caetano.This collection of books is an opportunity to broaden our horizons, expand our worldview and think differently about the world around us and our place in it. ![]() The stories we tell, and the way we tell them, can shape how we see ourselves, our communities and the world. Canada Reads is back! This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to shift your perspective. ![]() ![]() Drawing on postcolonial theory, art criticism and R. Two instances of particular importance (ivory and the white worsted round the dying black man’s throat in the “grove of death” scene) are analyzed in detail in order to show that what could not be conveyed through facts when the novella was first published is made sensible thanks to the disruptive presence of apparently insignificant objects. This article analyses how a limited number of objects shed a revealing light onto the novella’s meaning. ![]() A closer look reveals however that they are essential, not only because they create circuits of meaning throughout the novella which point at hidden aspects of colonialism but also because Conrad’s aesthetic strategy rests largely on these apparently unimportant objects – details through which the horror’s daily manifestations are made visible, details that may re-introduce the human element into the picture. There are only a limited number of objects in Heart of Darkness and they may at first glance look like details. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is arguably the world's largest-known extant macropredatory fish, and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals, up to the size of large baleen whales. The great white shark is an apex predator, as it has no known natural predators other than, on very rare occasions, the orca. Great white sharks can swim at speeds of 25 km/h (16 mph) for short bursts and to depths of 1,200 m (3,900 ft). According to the same study, male great white sharks take 26 years to reach sexual maturity, while the females take 33 years to be ready to produce offspring. ![]() According to a 2014 study, the lifespan of great white sharks is estimated to be as long as 70 years or more, well above previous estimates, making it one of the longest lived cartilaginous fishes currently known. However, most are smaller males measure 3.4 to 4.0 m (11 to 13 ft), and females measure 4.6 to 4.9 m (15 to 16 ft) on average. It is notable for its size, with the largest preserved female specimen measuring 5.83 m (19.1 ft) in length and around 2,000 kg (4,410 lb) in weight at maturity. ![]() The great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. Carcharodon rondeletii Müller & Henle, 1839. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sowell writes, "No non-Western nation or civilization shared this animosity toward slavery that began to develop in the Western world in the late eighteenth century" (Sowell 117). It was a Western ideal, and it spread from Britain into the Western world, including the United States. ![]() In fact, the people who first objected were extremely conservation religious members of society, but this is often overlooked or ignored. ![]() A true philosophy of ending enslavement began in Britain in the 18th century, before that, most civilizations did not view slavery as a problem at all. ![]() Serfdom, a popular agricultural solution in Europe, tended to supplant slavery, ending it there, as well. These areas tended to be small and weak, and when they were taken over, they were no longer acceptable for slave capture (Sowell 115). Slavery ended due to several instances, such as nations becoming larger and larger, taking over more territory, and thus reducing the areas available for slave capture. In addition, they were often enslaved by fellow blacks, capitalizing on the white man's desires, and so, another misconception about slavery is demolished, races did not band together they worked against each other when enslaving their neighbors. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Mercies is an absolutely phenomenal book from the first page to the very last. Inspired by the real events of the Vardø storm and the 1620 witch trials, The Mercies is a feminist story of love, evil, and obsession, set at the edge of civilization. ![]() But Absalom sees only a place untouched by God and flooded with a mighty evil.Īs Maren and Ursa are pushed together and are drawn to one another in ways that surprise them both, the island begins to close in on them with Absalom’s iron rule threatening Vardø’s very existence. ![]() In Vardø, and in Maren, Ursa sees something she has never seen before: independent women. He brings with him his young Norwegian wife, Ursa, who is both heady with her husband’s authority and terrified by it. Absalom Cornet comes from Scotland, where he burned witches in the northern isles. Three years later, a sinister figure arrives. With the menfolk wiped out, the women of the tiny Northern town of Vardø must fend for themselves. Forty fishermen, including her brother and father, are drowned and left broken on the rocks below. Twenty-year-old Maren Bergensdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm. ![]() Goodreads blurb: After a storm has killed off all the island’s men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft.įinnmark, Norway, 1617. Title: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave ![]() ![]() ![]() Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure, and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant, and vengeful? Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. ![]() Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. ![]() |