If one was new to BuJo (The Bullet Journal) this would be a huge help. Having been around the blook, there were downtimes for me, yet the reason forIf one was new to BuJo (The Bullet Journal) this would be a huge help. Having been around the blook, there were downtimes for me, yet the reason for Ryder's creation of it was new to me and I got a ton of new tips and ideas.
If you or the person you are buying a gift for is new to journaling, I wouldn't hesitate. If they like things simple-looking or are minimalistic? Here's your gift that gives all year....more
Being totally obsessed suddenly with covers in general and Penguins imprints especially, this was a really interesting peek behind the curtain on howBeing totally obsessed suddenly with covers in general and Penguins imprints especially, this was a really interesting peek behind the curtain on how the artwork for covers happens, sometimes it's easy and there are times that they are pushing the envelope or struggling to make a classic cover different than the last 50+ iterations of it. ...more
A very short piece on that Thackery wrote after going to the public hanging of Francois Courvoisier in 1840.
What was treated like a carnivalA very short piece on that Thackery wrote after going to the public hanging of Francois Courvoisier in 1840.
What was treated like a carnival atmosphere until the very moment, left a lasting impression on Thackery, almost haunted him.
it was a condemnation of the uselessness and frivolity of public execution and I could help but some parallels on America's history of lynching with their large public events, photos, often with kids in tow.
There is something wrong with this, Thackery saw it and wrote very simply about it. Sad ...more
This was adorable for so many reasons. There was the history of the falls and the Great Blondin, which harkened back to Houdini for me for someThis was adorable for so many reasons. There was the history of the falls and the Great Blondin, which harkened back to Houdini for me for some reason. (similar era, daring?) It wasn't the old story of the yahoo going over in a barrel and he took everything seriously, especially his safety. There was the great buildup of Blondin's story and how trapeze artists learn their craft and then how he surpassed them.
Now, before you go thinking, is this going to make my kid going to run over to the falls and think he or she can do it too? No, The book makes it pretty obvious that not only was this an innate talent from birth, he trained, took safety precautions and got permissions from both sides of the falls for his feet.
It was wonderful and I wish I could have seen it. ...more
At times, this was a bit overwrought, but it wasn't the writing, it was the period and the "I'm better than you" attitude of the Aristocracy. (WhichAt times, this was a bit overwrought, but it wasn't the writing, it was the period and the "I'm better than you" attitude of the Aristocracy. (Which frankly the rich and current Aristocracy is bad enough, thank you. A murder of your peers is still a murder, you don't get to run around saying how dare they? "They" being those ungrateful servants that were worked to the bone and paid peanuts.)
I was fascinated while trying to puzzle out the culprit and still not sold on the motive or the reasonableness of the plan. Yet, the differing opinions of famous people for and against Courvoisier was so insightful into their character. I don't want to give a spoiler, so I will just say that I have since read Thackery's 'Going to See a Man Hanged' and gained a new respect for his skills of observation, sense of the absurd, and the horrible circus-like atmosphere that public executions turn into.
Have to admit, I'm still wondering if he did it alone, and if so, what was the straw that broke the camel's back? Not that I think that they hung the wrong man, I don't understand the timing combined with the lack of planning and motivation....more
I stumbled upon the Instagram account fairly early, ordered the book (which now sits on the coffee table near the Thomas Hart Benton Art Book), and the stories of these goats were MADE for kid's books.
Now, I'm a wee bit biased, having had a house trained pygmy goat, which as a city girl from LA was just the ultimate thing for a new to the country life animal lover. So I get putting goats in coats and diapers and giving them run of the house (make sure you hide all electrical or other cords!), and Leanne's concept has been something that I could get behind from day one.
However, I think that many that saw it as weird or funny were missing the boat. Just as we are, goats are social animals and can suffer trauma in very similar ways, so giving one a coat for comfort, for example, is a great lesson and way to address trauma and moving through that trauma, much like a human would. (We like to compare dogs as well, but there is a difference and I'm a dog person, so don't jump all over me!)
The illustrations are beautiful, fun, truthful as far as I remember the story with all of us sending in coats and allow a child to see a way out but through the detachment of an animal, not the vulnerability of being a kid or dealing with adults again.
Without being Cozy, the Pryor's series all have weaved throughout them in inventive, innovative, and intelligent ways and I'm grateful for that alone.Without being Cozy, the Pryor's series all have weaved throughout them in inventive, innovative, and intelligent ways and I'm grateful for that alone.
They also feature peeks into a lot of worlds that most of us will never see or know: Paris, an Embassy, the FBI and CIA and what happens to those people post-career, and finally, the wonderfully vibrant book community that is protected and valued by the French and it's government. It would not be a stretch to say that I want to go to Paris, not for the tourism, but for the books.
The Book Artist scared me at points. Was I to lose some of my favorite characters and was Hugo in danger as well as hogtied into not helping the others? Say it isn't so! No spoilers, I'll just say that I was on the edge of my pillow for much of the book because let's be honest, I read in bed, not a chair.
Explore intelligent thought provoking mysteries that include books in a special way with Mark Pryor's Hugo Marston series.
This starts a bit slow and then turns into a heartwrenching mystery about what happened to a group of female spies from Britan, sent into FranceThis starts a bit slow and then turns into a heartwrenching mystery about what happened to a group of female spies from Britan, sent into France during WWII.
It may be another tale of people, especially women, being disposable during wartime or for politics, yet the strength and tenacity that the two main characters, women, show in running the truth to the ground shows the power and strength of our gender even when doors were just barely opening to women and that was only because the men had little choice in wartime.
I also love it because, for some damn inexplicable reason, you or a character is drawn to finish telling a story that you have no stake in and wasn't yours in the first place. It just needs to be taken to that finish line and you do it. That is a lesson for us all. There are times to stand up when we aren't a stakeholder because it is the right thing to do and it applies to so many things, especially today. ...more
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