But poor communication left the Allies in the dark, allowing the Turks to prevail and the Allies to suffer a crushing quarter-million casualties.Ī vivid chronicle of adventure, suspense, agony, and heroism, Gallipoli brings to life the tragic waste in human life, the physical horror, and the sheer heartbreaking folly of fighting for impossible objectives with inadequate means on unknown, unmapped terrain. Gallipoli Alan Moorehead Wordsworth Editions, 1997 - World War, 1914-1918 - 319 pages 0 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. On the night of March 18, 1915, this plan nearly succeeded-the Turks were virtually beaten. When Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in World War I, Winston Churchill as First Sea Lord for the British conceived a plan of smashing through the Dardanelles, reopening the Straits to Russian shipping, and immobilizing the Turks. Creator/Contributor: Moorehead, Alan,1910- Publisher: London : A. Moorehead knows what a battlefield looks, smells, and sounds like, the reader gets the 'feel' of the battle.I have read no better descriptive writing about either world war." - Drew Middleton, New York Times The classic account of one of the most tragic battles in modern history.
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Gr 9 Up-A merman and a prince who is secretly a mage fall in love on a pirate ship, and must endure a political kidnapping and repay a sea witch before they can be together. Tal must escape if he hopes to save his family and the kingdom. But before they can pursue anything further, Tal is kidnapped by pirates and held ransom in a plot to reveal his rumored powers and instigate a war. That is, until Tal runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive, and as charming-and secretive-as ever. So when Athlen leaps overboard and disappears, Tal feels responsible and heartbroken, knowing Athlen could not have survived in the open ocean. Tasked with watching over the prisoner, Tal is surprised to feel an intense connection with the roguish Athlen. His first taste of adventure comes just two days into the journey, when their crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning derelict vessel. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family’s kingdom for the first time. Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the Caribbean. Īs she was raised in exile, never staying long as one place, Daenerys has never truly known a place to call home. She grows more confident in A Song of Ice and Fire, however, and her followers generally regard her with great respect and love, and Jorah Mormont and Barristan Selmy have compared her to her deceased brother, Prince Rhaegar, who had been valiant, honorable, and noble, and is still fondly remembered in the Seven Kingdoms. ĭaenerys grew up terrified of and abused by her brother Viserys, and was regarded as fearful and furtive by Magister Illyrio Mopatis. She quickly learns the Dothraki language, and the Ghiscari tongue. īeside the Common Tongue, Daenerys speaks the bastard Valyrian of the Free Cities with a Tyroshi accent, and High Valyrian. Daenerys has been described as fair, and beautiful. She is said to resemble Queen Naerys Targaryen, though Daenerys is taller and stronger. Daenerys is slender of frame, with small breasts. A young woman in her early teens, Daenerys has the classical Valyrian look She has violet eyes, pale skin, and long, pale silver-gold hair. That is the only mention she gets, and the author, Anita Diamant, felt Dinah’s life must have held so much more than the bible reported. As the scripture tells it, Dinah was kidnapped and defiled by a prince of Shechem, prompting her brothers to attack and kill all the males of the city. This novel presents the life of Dinah, a briefly mentioned daughter of Jacob in the bible. I recently read The Red Tent by Anita Diamant that makes me question the universality of this advice. Is a hero without a villain just a regular schmo? Can you be heroic in the absence of an opposing force? The standard advice for writers is your main character needs an opposing force that stands between them and their goal. She had been raised Roman Catholic, and was "stunned" when reporter Michael Dobbs' research showed that "three of my grandparents and numerous other family members had died in the Holocaust,” Albright told Politico in 2012. It wasn't until 1997, after she'd become the secretary of state, that Albright found out from a Washington Post reporter that she was of Jewish descent. She joined the staff of the National Security Council two years later, during the Carter administration. Edmund Muskie, who went on to become the secretary of state. In 1976, she went to work as a legislative assistant for Democratic Sen. Madeleine Albright with newspaper staff at Wellesley College. She later earned her doctorate in public law and government at Columbia University. citizen in 1957, and graduated from Wellesley College. They initially moved to England, before settling in Denver in 1948. Albright became a U.S. Being a grown-up wasn’t supposed to be so hard. How she’s made it through the last two years of her life without killing anyone is nothing short of a miracle. If anyone ever said being an adult was easy, they hadn’t been one long enough.ĭiana Casillas can admit it: she doesn’t know what the hell she’s doing half the time. I should probably subscribe authors’ newsletters. So this un-information felt like a betrayal-if not from me, then the world. And as a huge fan of Mariana Zapata, I screamed and screamed about wtf why didn’t I know she has a new book? It always feels like I exist in two modes: reading a Zapata book and eagerly awaiting for the next one. One morning (just this Thursday) while I was preparing for work, I checked into Goodreads and stumbled upon a review of Wait for It. Wait for It was a book that caught me off-guard, quite literally. Sometimes, it even feels like I’ve lived through her characters’ lives like I was her characters’ friend or family. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels as if a huge chunk of their lives has been sucked in by her books after finishing them. There’s something about Mariana Zapata books that always, always hooks me in. It talks about how to prevent the children of the poor people in Ireland from being a burden on their parents or country and for making them beneficial to the public. By the time the book was published, Ireland had been under English rule for over 500 years. A Modest Proposal is a satirical essay written and published by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Although he was involved in Irish politics and was interested in pointing out the bad part of politics in Ireland, he got frustrated because there was no positive outcome, and then he channeled these feelings into writing. He later became dean of St Patrick’s church. He received a bachelor degree from Trinity college and then worked as a stateman’s assistant. Johnathan Swift was an Irish author, clergyman and a satirist was born in Dublin, Ireland in November 30, 1667, two months after the death of father, he lived with his uncle. It’s an emotion-laden story of revenge and rage driven by loss and fills a gap by giving Clytemnestra a voice. If you love Greek mythology and drama, this page-turner is for you.” “A spellbinding tale of war, betrayal and vengeance, but with a modern twist. “Poignant and necessary…These heroines rage at the dying of the light, refusing to go quietly into the fates that male authors like Euripides, Homer, and Aeschylus have set out for them, and though their endings remain as inevitable as always, for readers, the experience is a deeply cathartic one.” “A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology’s most infamous heroines.” “An elektra-fying take on a classic myth focused on a wildly compelling trio of women all caught up in the midst of curses and tragedy.” “A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology’s most haunted lineage.” “A powerful glimpse of ancient Greece…If you were ever confused after learning about these characters and their stories in school, you won’t be once Elektra speeds up and dives into the action.” A Most Anticipated Book ( Harper’s Bazaar, USA Today, Book Riot, BuzzFeed, Bustle, Goodreads, Veranda Magazine, Historical Novel Society, She Reads, The Nerd Daily) Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. The aliens’ human collaborators have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth’s defense plans are exposed to the enemy. In Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-four centuries in the future. Written by the China’s multiple-award-winning science fiction author, Cixin Liu. This is the second novel in the “Three Body” near-future trilogy. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Pirate Latitudes is Michael Crichton at his best: a rollicking adventure tale pulsing with relentless action, crackling atmosphere, and heart-pounding suspense. From one of the best-loved authors of all time comes an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of treasure and betrayal. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend, and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure. With backing from a powerful ally, Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in Spanish gold. Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by diseaseor by dagger. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. From one of the best-loved authors of all time comes an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates in the New World, a classic story of treasure and betrayal. |