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Kurt stenn5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of Mark Kurlansky, Hair is a compelling read based solidly in historical and scientific research that will delight any reader who wants to know more about the world around them. ![]() In addition to expelling the biological basis and the evolutionary history of hair, the fiber is put into context: hair in history (as tied to textile mills and merchant associations), hair as a construct for cultural and self-identity, hair in the arts (as the material for artist's brushes and musical instruments), hair as commodity (used for everything from the inner lining of tennis balls to an absorbent to clean up oil spills), and hair as evidence in criminology. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover KURT’S connections and jobs at similar companies. From a completely bald beauty queen with alopecia to the famed hair-hang circus act, Stenn weaves the history of hair through a variety of captivating examples, with sources varying from renaissance merchants’ diaries to interviews with wig makers, modern barbers, and more. Most people don't give a second thought to the stuff on their head, but in Hair, Kurt Stenn - one of the world's foremost hair follicle experts - takes readers on a global journey through history, from fur merchant associations and sheep farms to medical clinics and patient support groups, to show the remarkable impact hair has had on human life. ![]() A microhistory in the vein of Salt and Cod exploring the biological, evolutionary, and cultural history of one of the world's most fascinating fibers. ![]()
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The ninth rain5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() “You don’t want guys to sit on it,” the manager said. Schumaker had no hesitation about going with Floro in the ninth, even with his struggles the night before in a 6-4 defeat.įloro gave up four runs in the eighth while retiring only one hitter Wednesday. Minter has been charged with 10 earned runs on 10 hits over his last four appearances, covering 3 2/3 innings, pushing his ERA to 8.53. The Braves may have to consider some changes at the back end of their bullpen. He dropped the ball instead for an error that left everyone safe. ![]() Hampson, knowing the speedy Acuña was chugging down the line, tried to barehand the toss to make a quicker throw. Second baseman Luis Arraez made a nifty backhanded grab behind the bag and flipped to shortstop Garrett Hampson to get started on a possible double play. The Marlins had a chance to limit the damage when Ronald Acuña Jr. The Braves scored all of their four runs in the fifth inning despite getting only two balls out of the infield.Ī pair of walks by Matt Barnes (1-1), a bunt single from Vaughn Grissom and a defensive blunder by Miami shortstop Garrett Hampson led to a big inning of small ball that broke a scoreless duel. To come back and get a win in the ninth is a big confidence boost to the team.” “This is big,” said García, who came through as a pinch hitter. The Marlins had three run-scoring hits in the ninth with two outs. ![]() Rays beat Pirates, off to best start since 1984 Tigers ![]()
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The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() AND I MAY NOT LIVE TO SEE MY EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY. ![]() But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister's world-the land of Faery. To save a girl he never thought he'd dare to fall for. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. Until the fey he avoids at all costs-including his reputation-begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. From the limitless imagination of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Kagawa, The Iron Fey series continues. ![]()
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The martian classroom edition5/30/2023 ![]() Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills-and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit-he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error” are much more likely to kill him first.īut Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. ![]() ![]() Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.Īfter a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive-and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.Ĭhances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. THE MARTIAN CLASSROOM EDITION A NOVEL Download The Martian Classroom Edition A Novel ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format. ![]() ![]() Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Stranded on Mars by a dust storm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Mark Watney struggles to survive in. ![]()
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Arsenic and adobo barnes and noble5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole – 4/5 stars ★★★★.Flip the Script by Lyla Lee – 4/5 stars ★★★★. ![]() ![]() The Killing Code by Ellie Marney – 3.5/5 stars ★★★★.The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green – 5/5 stars ★★★★★.How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Mia Arlow – 4/5 stars ★★★★.The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey – 2.5/5 stars ★★★.Better than Fiction by Alexa Martin – 3/5 stars ★★★.Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn – 2.5/5 stars ★★★.Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli – 4/5 stars ★★★★.Rosalind: A Biography of Shakespeare’s Immortal Heroine by Angela Thirlwell – 4/5 stars ★★★★.I am also trying to expand my monthly wrap-ups and generally talk about different things, so please read on and let me know how you like it! Books Read I am in the middle of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, which I am absolutely loving, and hopefully will be finishing very soon. I did re-read The Anthropocene Reviewed, one of my favorites from last year, and there were definitely a lot of YA books I read and enjoyed this month. However, I am really proud of the fact that I stuck pretty closely to my TBR, there were only 2 books that I didn’t get to. If I am being honest, most of the books I read were good, but didn’t stand out a lot. I have truly had the busiest, most fun January. Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well. ![]()
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![]() What she soon discovers is that the wardrobe conceals the entrance to Narnia, a magical land whose creatures live under a curse.Īt first none of the other children believe Lucy's story of fauns and talking beavers, but soon they too stumble through the wardrobe door, unaware of the fact that their very presence is dangerous to their new Narnian friends. Lucy, the youngest, decides to hide in the professor's old wardrobe. Told never to disturb the professor, they spend one rainy day playing hide-and-seek in the ancient, rambling house. When four children are evacuated from London during World War II, they find themselves in the mysterious home of Professor Digory Kirke. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The terrible 1914-18 conflict fell short of being a world war except to those for whom Europe, the United States, and their empires were all the world that mattered. From the sexual passions of Paris to Woodrow Wilson’s bartering Chinese territory to buy off a Japanese resolution against racism, there is probably more treachery, romance, idealism and betrayal in this book than in all of Shakespeare’s dramatic oeuvre. Paris 1919 reads like a novel, except that no novelist would be allowed so many wild characters or such dense, intertwined and fascinating plots. It displaced at least two books I had pledged to review, distracted me delightfully from a significant conference, comforted me through the delays and frustrations of modern air travel, and held my attention until the not-so-small hours of a weekday morning. ![]() Received on the eve of a busy trip to Washington, the volume took over my life. I am not sure that the ensuing decades have substantially undermined her thesis, but I would cheerfully offer Margaret MacMillan’s Paris 1919 as a conspicuous exception. About half a century ago, the late Hilda Neatby complained, in her contribution to the Massey Report on the State of Arts and Letters in Canada, that Canadian academic historians generally communicated poorly. ![]()
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1434 by Gavin Menzies5/29/2023 ![]() In Beijing, Menzies presented his evidence, detailed in 1434: The Year a Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance, that a large Chinese fleet of eunuch admirals led by Zheng He, sent by Emperor Zhu Di, arrived in Tuscany in 1434, supposedly bringing with them advances in science and technology that would set the Renaissance ablaze – including Da Vinci's inventions, the Copernican revolution, and Galileo's theorems of astronomy. Menzies' astonishing new discoveries of Chinese influence on Western culture didn't stop there. ![]() In his New York Times bestseller 1421: The Year China Discovered the World, published in 2002, Menzies claimed that it was the Chinese who discovered America, not Columbus. ![]() Menzies' controversial 1434 attempts to stir up the world by – literally – rewriting the history between China and the West of the mid-15th century. Was someone making a sly reference when inviting "historian" Gavin Menzies to speak at the Bookworm earlier this month. ![]()
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Eaters of the dead by michael crichton5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() You may also like to download Bad Blood by John Sandford Details About Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichtonĭownload Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton FreeĬlick on the button given below to download ePub Eaters of the Dead novel by Michael Crichton. Monster wait until its full dark but today Vikings are preparing for everything no matter how tough the situation goes on. There is a monster who likes to hunt Vikings and already takes down a few of them. It is AD922 and Ibn Fadlan is sent north from Baghdad as a peaceful ambassador. The day, they enter into the depths of Northland, the incident begins to happen and Vikings warrior is in danger. The Eaters of the Dead is a brilliant, stirring tale of historical adventure which deserves a place on readers bookshelves alongside Michael Crichtons bestselling techno-thrillers. ![]() He likes everything of them like angular women, cold-blooded human sacrifices, and disregard for cleanliness. The representative becomes obsessed with their traditions and customs. Vikings are journeying towards the North and they have some ambitions to fulfill. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Poverty shouldn't stop mothers from giving their babies experience of smell and sound and touch and. The idea was to inculcate in poor women the understanding that their babies from the very moment they were born would respond to any stimuli. I vaguely recall some years ago Venezuela set up a government department called the Ministry of Love. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Charles Lamb),Īnd Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Mary Lamb). ![]() This most recent adaptation of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare will enthrall a new generation of children. Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, William Shakespeare ![]() |