![]() ‘Radiation readings negative,’ Patton said. In fact, the only major damage seemed to be at one edge of the disc-shaped craft where something had torn through the hull. Far enough away from any system that the space really was empty, it had avoided collision with asteroids and comets which might have damaged it badly, but there was a lot of pitting from minor dust impacts and cosmic rays. The hulk looked like it was in surprisingly good condition, given that it was floating in deep space. Spotlights worked their way along the hull of the wreck searching out a method of ingress. Part Seven: Facilitating Change Part One: Aneka Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to and purchase your own copy. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. ![]() ![]() This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. ![]() This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. ![]()
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![]() ![]() And share first lines and first impressions from reading the first chapter. And in October we are reading The Three Rules of Everyday Magic and The Hotel Between by Sean Easley is our November pick.Īnd remember to set yourself a reminder for Monday nights at 9pm EST so you don’t miss the #MGBookChat Twitter chat! We’ve got some really interesting topics coming up like ending gendered labels, the importance of immigrant stories, and how teachers and public librarians can support each other.įirst up this week is Book Bites – where I’ll give you a quick taste of a few upcoming books. The September pick is The House That Lou Built. Ī quick update on our Middle Grade at Heart Book Club schedule. This is episode #58 and today I am giving you a quick first impression of three new books, and sharing a conversation with Cindy Baldwin – author of Where the Watermelons Grow. Last night it was that I had no clue what my schedule was, I had no plans prepared and was just winging it the entire first day! And – the worst part? I got to the end of the day and…FORGOT to include a read aloud!!! *shudder* I’m your host, Corrina Allen – a mom of two girls, a teacher of 5th graders, and starting to have my annual back-to-school nightmares again. Hey everyone and welcome to Books Between – a podcast for teachers, librarians, parents, and anyone who loves middle grade books! My goal is to help you connect kids between 8-12 with fantastic reads and share inspiring conversations with the authors and educators who make that magic happen. ![]() ![]() The true origins of the soma beverage have been lost in the millennia since its use, but that has not stopped modern day scholars from putting out many fascinating theories about what specific plants and effects these ancient people were so enamored with that they held them at the core of their religious practice. ![]() These vivid descriptions paint a picture of a plant extract that was known for increasing awareness, imparting visionary mystical experiences, and helping those who took it to feel strong sensations of bliss, light, poetic inspiration, and immortality. ![]() Celebrated in both Hindu and Zoroastrian traditions and scripture, this beverage - which is talked about at length in spiritual texts like the Vedas - is widely thought to have been a potent psychedelic, and it was certainly of immense importance in religious ceremonies. One of the most compelling mysteries surrounding the ancient use of psychedelics revolves around the ritual concoction known as soma. Since then, new theories have abounded about the origins of soma. Psychedelics advocate Glenn Wasson first proposed the theory in the 1960s that the Amanita muscaria mushroom was, in fact, the ancient Indian psychedelic called soma. ![]() ![]() ![]() Imagine the tree had not been reduced to a lonely stump, but had been surrounded by a whole forest of other trees. ![]() Imagine that the boy hadn’t so quickly and completely discarded the apples, but rather, had planted their seeds. Here’s a conversation you might consider having with your children after reading “The Giving Tree.” Imagine that the boy were not so selfish and the tree not so selfless. ![]() Update 2019: Adam Grant writes in The New York Times that “this book should be used as a starting point for conversations about healthy behavior and healthy relationships.” It’s a story about the human condition, about giving and receiving, using and getting used, neediness and greediness, although many finer points of the story are open to interpretation. Back in 1964, Shel Silverstein wrote The Giving Tree, a widely loved children’s book written now translated into more than 30 languages. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ironically, the author concludes that domestic enemies ultimately undermined the United States’ early attempts to maneuver in the postwar world. In the postwar period, he argues, fear of communism led to a series of national security directives that established the CIA and freed it to initiate a host of covert operations, everything from infiltrating agents into the Balkans and Eastern Europe to overthrowing elected governments in Guatemala and Iran, blackmail, sabotage, even murder. foreign policy at the dawn of the Cold War through the linked biographies of four men-Michael Burke, Edward Lansdale, Peter Sichel and Frank Wisner-veterans of the World War II Office of Strategic Services who served in the newly formed CIA.Īnderson believes American foreign policy is inherently flawed, doomed to failure at its inception. Journalist, historian and novelist Anderson dissects U.S. 'The Quiet Americans' Book Review: The Cold War through the Eyes of Four CIA Men Close ![]() ![]() ![]() Together they work to bring down the wicked and decadent Maxentius, facing dangers and trials side by side. But upon arriving in Rome, he meets someone intriguing: a beautiful Christian girl named Flavia, a senator’s daughter. Rex is a young, powerful Germanic warrior who has joined the Roman army as a special forces operative. Constantine sends the hero of this novel ahead of him to spy on Rome. But his great enemy Maxentius is entrenched in Rome, and battle looms. Almost three hundred years after Christ and the apostles, the Emperor Constantine is a frontier general contemplating conversion to Christianity. The plot takes place in the Roman Empire during the ancient church period, though not in New Testament times. In the following interview, Bryan Litfin provides some background information for his new work, explores the relationship between history and fiction, and explains what he hopes readers will glean from his new book.Ĭan you provide a brief description of your new book, The Conqueror? ![]() He is also the author of The Conqueror, a new novel set in the Roman Empire. Bryan Litfin (PhD, University of Virginia) is an editor, theologian, historian, and novelist. ![]() ![]() ![]() But Nick hanged out with a guy named Jeremy who graduated from Garvin a few years before. Whenever they hung out at the pool or watching tv, they would be laughing. In the begining of the book, Valerie questioned weither or not she knew the reak Nick. Valerie discovered that Nick had a softer side because he read Shakespeare, which his mom and dad number 3 thought it funny. Valerie fell in love with him the first time she visited Nick's house. Everyone from the jocks, to bad kids, to the cheerleaders, and to the perfect kids were included in the Hate List. They joined together in writing the Hate List. Nick and Valery found common ground by their hate towards Algebra. ![]() But he honestly did not care what others said about him. He was from a low income household, with ratty and too-big clothes. He had bad clothes and dirty hair. He was bullied because of his lifestyle. The book states that Nick moved to Garvin during freshman year. Nick was constantly bullied in Hate List. Jennifer Brown's novel, Hate List, shows that bullying can lead to violent actions. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the early chapters, Tegmark portrays near futures that range from Utopian to Orwellian. ![]() ![]() Autonomous battlefield drones will save soldiers’ lives, but keeping them away from rogue nations, terrorists, and criminals will prove impossible. Thus, autonomous, self-driving cars will save lives. ![]() Since computers are improving faster than brains, superhuman AGI will happen, and a beneficial outcome is not guaranteed. This sounds trivial until he points out that both brains and computers are able to do this. He dismisses tabloid scenarios of rampaging robots but warns, “we might create societies that flourish like never before…or a Kafkasque global surveillance state so powerful that it could never be toppled.” The author defines intelligence as the ability to accomplish complex goals. In this expert but often wildly speculative rumination, Tegmark (Physics/MIT Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality, 2014, etc.) joins the fierce debate on what will happen when AGI reaches human level and beyond. They don’t yet think, but the contingent of researchers who believe that they will never be smarter than humans is steadily shrinking. Nowadays, computers read, learn, recognize faces, translate languages, and consult other computers. The founder of the Future of Life Institute explores one of the most intriguing scientific frontiers, artificial general intelligence, and how humans can grow along with it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Allegorically, the poem represents the soul's journey towards God, beginning with the recognition and rejection of sin ( Inferno), followed by the penitent Christian life ( Purgatorio), which is then followed by the soul's ascent to God ( Paradiso). The poem discusses "the state of the soul after death and presents an image of divine justice meted out as due punishment or reward", and describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. It helped establish the Tuscan language, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language. ![]() The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval worldview as it existed in the Western Church by the 14th century. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. 1308 and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death. The Divine Comedy ( Italian: Divina Commedia Italian pronunciation: ) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. ![]() |