![]() He was the only son of Benjamin Moore, a president of Columbia College and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and his wife Charity Clarke. Moore was more famous in his own day as a professor of Oriental and Greek literature at Columbia College (now Columbia University) and at General Theological Seminary, who compiled a two volume Hebrew dictionary. Nicholas (more commonly known today as Twas the Night Before Christmas).Ĭlement C. He was made professor of Biblical learning in the General Theological Seminary in New Clement Clarke Moore, (J– July 10, 1863), is best known as the credited author of A Visit From St. ![]() Clement Clarke Moore was a graduate of Columbia College (1798), where he earned both his B.A. Nicholas (more commonly known today as Twas the Night Before Christmas). Clement Clarke Moore, (J– July 10, 1863), is best known as the credited author of A Visit From St. ![]()
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![]() When I was a boy reading Civil War histories that were way over my head, I admired the slight and ruffled, soft-spoken commander, vividly imagining him to myself. ![]() At the turn of the 20th century, he was seen with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as one of the United States’s three great presidents. At that point, the younger Grant, a West Point graduate but now a civilian shopkeeper, had no idea that he himself would become the Union’s savior and the United States’s war hero in his own time, respected eventually even in the South. Grant wrote his father at the start of the American Civil War. “THERE ARE BUT two parties now, Traitors & Patriots, and I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter,” Ulysses S. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as they unravel that legacy, they'll discover it's not just their family that's in danger. The key may lie in their own connection to the secret Kristoff legacy. To survive, the siblings will have to be braver than they ever thought possible-and fight against their darkest impulses. ![]() Bloodthirsty medieval warriors patrol the woods around them, supernatural pirates roam the neighboring seas, and a power-hungry queen rules the land. Now in dire straits, the family must relocate to an old Victorian house that used to be the home of occult novelist Denver Kristoff-a house that feels simultaneously creepy and too good to be true.īy the time the Walkers realize that one of their neighbors has sinister plans for them, they're banished to a primeval forest way off the grid. ![]() Walker lost his job in the wake of a mysterious incident. From legendary Hollywood director Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It's Kind of a Funny Story) comes this first book in an epic new fantasy series.īrendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything: two loving parents, a beautiful house in San Francisco, and all the portable electronic devices they could want. ![]() ![]() ![]() Due to limited print runs and rare editions, many remarkables are no longer readily available. Remarkables REMARKABLES Intriguing, stunning, or otherwise remarkable books These include fine editions, foreign publications exceptional for their interest or production, special editions and some first-rate books from very small publishers.Prices include UK postage postage to other parts of the world will be added when we confirm the details of your order. ![]() Our packages are wrapped in brown paper and tied up with coloured paper ribbons. We aim to provide choice for the giver and relish to the recipient. Book Bundles Book Bundles For discerning and inquisitive minds These bundles are a natural extension of recommendations that we might give in the shop – a balance of recent publications and titles from our rich backlist.Biography, Letters & Diaries BIOGRAPHY, LETTERS & DIARIES. ![]()
![]() ![]() Medusa, her friends Chiron and Mino (the minotaur), the mean teacher Miss Medea, and the mythical heroes-turned-schoolyard-bullies are all played off each other for lots of laughs. This book's straightforward underdogs-prove-stronger/braver-than-heroes plot (Medusa and her friends end up rescuing the scared-stiff "champions" on a field-trip-gone-awry on Mount Olympus) is really just a foil for some mighty funny characterization. It's so annoying, having powers and not being allowed to use them! They writhe around under her hat, bite the local hairdresser until his hands puff up like balloons, and make Medusa a target for the local bullies (the nasty Perseus, the dumb-as-a-log Theseus and the worrywart Cassandra). Medusa's snakes turn back the pages of the books she's reading if she turns them too quickly, and fight for the warmest spot when she goes outside. Not that it's easy having snakes for hair. Medusa Jones is "a gorgon, but apart from that, pretty normal.". Your father and I didn't raise you like that.'" 'You can't go turning everyone who's mean about your hair to stone.' 'Sticks and stones, Medusa,' said Medusa's mom. 'They were mean about my hair again today.' "It's not the polite thing to do, dear.' said Medusa's Mom. "'Pleeeaase can I turn them to stone?' Medusa begged. ![]() ![]() Once I post off your order, I have no control over how long it takes to arrive to you. Please note that order processing times and shipping times are two separate things. Book 1 of 5 in the Curse of the Gods Series They are almost gods themselves, and under their service she is either going to end up sentenced to death, or else they are going to ruin her so badly that she will wish for it. Under the sudden, watchful eye of the gods, she will be tasked to serve the Abcurse brothers, five sols built of arrogance, perfection and power. Until one small mistake changes everything, and Willa is awarded a position to serve at Blesswood, the top sol academy in the world-a position that she definitely did not earn. ![]() ![]() Her life will be one of servitude to the sols, the magic-blessed beings who could one day be chosen to become gods.Īt least her outer village is far removed from the cities of the sols, and she won’t ever be forced to present herself to them. In fact, dirt might actually be more useful than Willa. ![]() In Minatsol, being a dweller means that you are literally no better than dirt. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These days she's stretched too thin, and she's not sure she can cope with taking care of another person. The last thing she wants is to turn up on her sister's doorstep, but that feels like her only option.Rosie Walker spends a lot of her time thinking about the life she used to have. brutally truthful and beautifully uplifting' Sophie White'Moving, unexpected and compassionate' Louise O'Neill'A heartfelt reminder of the importance of connection - to nature, to others, to ourselves' Calum McSwigganJenna Walker has suddenly found herself with no job, no boyfriend, nowhere to live - and she's been wondering for a while now if, apart from her beloved cat Bertie, she has anything to live for. 'A wonderfully empathetic exploration of human frailties and our capacity to heal. ![]() ![]() Told with vibrant music and daring imagination, this new family musical inspires us to dream big when it matters most. Although more mythology than biography, THE BOY WHO KISSED THE SKY is a celebration of our muses and the forces that pull us to be who we are. Guided by the spirit of music itself, the Boy learns to find harmony inside the challenging noises of his life. In the early era of rock n roll music, we see a young Black boy conjure his creativity as a budding guitarist. Set in the heart of Seattle to the rhythms that shaped a generation, THE BOY WHO KISSED THE SKY is inspired by the early life and influences of musical icon Jimi Hendrix. ![]() ![]() ![]() This co-production with Seattle Children’s Theatre concluded its run in Seattle in November 2022 where it received critical and audience acclaim. The Alliance Theatre is pleased to present the inspiring world premiere of THE BOY WHO KISSED THE SKY, on The Coca-Cola Stage from April 1 – April 15, 2023. ![]() ![]() ![]() It will be noted that the vast majority of both metalinguistic and metacommunicative messages remain implicit and also that, especially in the psychiatric interview, there occurs a further class of implicit messages about how metacommunicative messages of friendship and hostility are to be interpreted.” In these, the subject of discourse is the relationship between the speakers. The other set of levels of abstraction we will call metacommunicative (e.g., “My telling you where to find the cat was friendly”, or “This is play”). ![]() We will call these metalinguistic (for example, “The verbal sound ‘cat’ stands for any member of such and such class of objects”, or “The word, ‘cat’ has no fur and cannot scratch”). One range or set of these more abstract levels includes those explicit or implicit messages where the subject of discourse is the language. These range in two directions from the seemingly simple denotative level (“The cat is on the mat”). “Earlier fundamental work of Whitehead, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Whorf, etc., as well as my own attempt to use this earlier thinking as an epistemological base for psychiatric theory, led to a series of generalizations: That human verbal communication can operate and always does operate at many contrasting levels of abstraction. ![]() ![]() In 2021, Heaven by Marc Jacobs released a wildly popular collection dedicated to the Virgin Suicides, including a mesh top emblazoned with Dunst as Lux sullenly picking at a toffee apple. Three decades later, the story’s popularity is showing no signs of waning – if anything, it’s on the up. Today, both the film and the book are regarded as classics, with Coppola having pulled off the near-impossible feat of making a good page-to-screen adaptation. Six years after its publication, it was made into an ethereal film, famously directed by Sofia Coppola (her debut, in fact), starring Kirsten Dunst as Lux, the 14-year-old Lisbon sister, and soundtracked by Air. It received a limited release in April 2000 as Paramount Classics was afraid it would encourage ‘copycat’ teen suicides, before going on to achieve slightly more success after a wider release in May. It’s narrated by a ch orus of the neighbourhood’s boys – now men – who remain fascinated by the tragedy, decades on, and fruitlessly attempt to figure out what compelled them to end their lives. ![]() As the title suggests, the girls grow increasingly isolated by the actions of their draconian mother, and eventually all commit suicide. ![]() The story, now revered as a modern classic, follows the five Lisbon sisters living in a leafy Michigan suburb during the 1970s. Jeffrey Eugenides’ debut novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published 30 years ago this week, on 1 April 1993. ![]() |