Whiskey in teacup5/13/2023 ![]() It’s reflected in how she entertains, decorates her home, and makes holidays special for her kids-not to mention how she talks, dances, and does her hair (in these pages, you will learn Reese’s fail-proof, only slightly insane hot-roller technique). She takes the South wherever she goes with bluegrass, big holiday parties, and plenty of Dorothea’s fried chicken. Reese’s southern heritage informs her whole life, and she loves sharing the joys of southern living with practically everyone she meets. ![]() ![]() ![]() Reese Witherspoon’s grandmother Dorothea always said that a combination of beauty and strength made southern women “whiskey in a teacup.” We may be delicate and ornamental on the outside, she said, but inside we’re strong and fiery. Academy Award–winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties, and traditions she loves with contemporary flair and charm. ![]()
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The weaker vessel antonia fraser5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I'd quote it at you extensively, but I finished it on holiday last week and immediately palmed it off on a friend. Her most recent book is Must You Go?, celebrating her life with Harold Pinter, who died on Christmas Eve 2008. Antonia Fraser was made DBE in 2011 for her services to literature. She was awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She has written five highly praised books which focus on women in history, The Weaker Vessel: Women's Lot in Seventeenth Century Britain (Wolfson Award for History, 1984), The Warrior Queens: Boadecia's Chariot, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Franco-British Literary Prize 2001), which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola in 2006 and most recently Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King. Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies Mary, Queen of Scots (a 40th anniversary edition was published in May 2009), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, King Charles II and The Gunpowder Plot (CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger St Louis Literary Award). ![]() Edda by Snorri Sturluson5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() His work surveys the content, style and meters of traditional Viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of Snorrie's own, honoring the king of Norway. Over a period of twenty years Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose Edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. This edition captures the magisterial sweep and startling psychological complexity of the Old Icelandic original. Its time scale spans the eons from the world's creation to its violent end. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragnarok. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. ![]() The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki5/12/2023 ![]() In 1990, Suzuki and his wife Tara Cullis co-founded a foundation to do research, policy work and public engagement on climate solutions, sustainable communities and protecting and restoring nature. A former professor of genetics, he has written or co-authored over 50 books, including 19 for children, and received awards, accolades and 29 honorary degrees. Suzuki’s influence is decades deep, world-wide and much celebrated. As Tim Flannery puts it, he is “the greatest environmentalist of our age”. Suzuki, now 87, may be one among millions active in today’s environmental movement, but he is one in a million. Speaking in Adelaide in 2016, he testified to the life-changing effects of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, saying it “impelled” him to join “millions of people around the world in what we now see was a modern environmental movement”. ![]() ![]() In an occasional series, we look at books that have become cultural touchstones.Ĭanadian scientist, author, and environmental activist David Suzuki knows firsthand the power of books. ![]() Firestorm by Nevada Barr5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() All of this will be top of mind as power brokers descend on the Beverly Hilton to publicly opine and make small talk by the pool.īut a lot of the chatter, at least on day one, will have to do with First Republic Bank. The 2024 presidential campaign is now underway. ![]() Deglobalization and onshoring have shaken up geopolitics and traditional alliances. It is a very uncertain time for both the economy and markets. LOS ANGELES - Greetings from the City of Angels, where your host is enjoying the fruits of his native state (tacos, good donuts, In-N-Out, etc.) and mentally preparing to hear the takes of the political and financial elite at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Beverly Hills. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories. Editor’s note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. ![]() Almost flying jake maia arlow5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() With Dalia’s future stepsister Alexa heading back to college soon, the grown-ups want the girls to spend the last weeks of summer bonding–meaning Alexa has to cancel the amusement park road trip she’s been planning for months. But when her dad suddenly announces that he’s engaged, Dalia’s schemes come to a screeching halt. Would-be amusement park aficionado Dalia only has two items on her summer bucket list: (1) finally ride a roller coaster and (2) figure out how to make a new best friend. In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SIGNED AND PERSONALIZED COPY OF THE BOOK, YOU CAN ORDER IT FROM QUEEN ANNE BOOK COMPANY HERE ![]() 2022 STONEWALL HONOR BOOK + BARNES & NOBLE AWARD SHORTLIST TITLE! ![]() ![]() So this story is about how she managed to get all the things back to normal once again and what are the steps that she followed for this. She becomes art secretary of the college, excelling in extracurricular activities and gets into an MBA program.īut in her life there comes a point where she lost everything even her senses and mental abilities too. ![]() This book is very inspiring and it revolves around a girl name Ankita Sharma and her life.Īnkita is a bright student and all rounder in almost everything. Publication:- Shristi publishers and distributors. ![]() ![]() A story of love, hope and how determination can overcome even destiny. Would you fight, would you run or would you accept Set across two cities in India in the early eighties, Life is What You Make it is a gripping account of a. Book review: Life is what you make it by Preeti Shenoy Genre:- Romance fiction/Self-help. ![]() Life is What You Make It By Preeti Shenoy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Only seven out of 20 engaged couples are together today. The show had a pretty low success rate with its couples (perhaps due to the fact they would be fined $50,000 for leaving without producer approval, per Business Insider?!). And during season 3, all five couples made it down the aisle, but only two said "I do." (Spoiler: They're both still together today). ![]() ICYMI, only two couples actually got married during season 2. Netflix's dating "experiment" Love Is Blind recently wrapped up its fourth season (with a "live" reunion that hit the streamer April 16), and the show has a lot of viewers wondering which of the five new couples made it to Happily Ever After.Īt the end of each season, the remaining engaged couples meet at the altar to either say "I do" or publicly end their relationship in front of a room full of family and friends. Warning: Major Love Is Blind spoilers ahead! Stop reading here if you don't want to know what happens during seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4. ![]() Fifty shades darker as told by christian5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() She and her husband, Carrick Grey, adopted Christian into their family, but while they were waiting for the adoption paperwork to go through, he lived with a foster family for several months, which included a ten year old Jack Hyde. Grace Trevelyan Grey was the emergency room doctor on staff when the traumatized Christian was brought to the hospital by the police. When he was four years old, his mother overdosed and died he was alone with her corpse for four days before they were discovered by police.Ĭhristian continues to have nightmares of his childhood even well into adulthood, and often calls his biological mother "the crack whore." Dr. ![]() Her pimp was extremely abusive to both her and Christian, often beating Cristian with a belt, hitting and kicking him, or putting out his cigarettes on his skin, leaving terrible scars and burn marks. His biological mother, Ella, was addicted to drugs and worked as a prostitute. ![]() ![]() However, he has a "hidden life": heĬhristian was born in the city of Detroit. To the outside world, he appears to be a handsome and attractive young man in the business world. Christian Trevelyan Grey is the male protagonist of the trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey. ![]() Water is water by miranda paul5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Inspiration for ARE WE PEARS YET? came from my son’s arsenal of “Are we there yet?”īaptiste: Not every memory is a simple inspiration, though. It was his suggestion to add robots to my story. Miranda: TRAINBOTS came about because my toddler son was obsessed another train book. ![]() I love kicking a ball, whether it was a homemade one or a regular soccer ball. Although I grew up in poverty, I still enjoyed playing outside in the dirt and mud. My experiences as a child were very similar to children everywhere. Immediately, I was transported back in time to my childhood days. ![]() BLOBFISH THROWS A PARTY is based on the telephone game that I played as a kid.īaptiste: The idea for THE FIELD came from playing outside in the rain with my kids. 10 LITTLE NINJAS was based on the premise of parents having 10 children-Baptiste is the youngest of ten. WATER IS WATER stems from my love of science and poetry. Miranda: ONE PLASTIC BAG is about a woman from the Gambia, whom I actually know. Every single book we have written can be traced back to real life. (Either you’re welcome or we’re sorry, whichever applies.) Enjoy the post.īaptiste: Where do we get our inspiration? Real life. ![]() And because we are technically two individuals, it is twice as long. Because we’re weird like that, we did an interview with ourselves for this post. ![]() |