The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS, has long been a horror-filled obsession of mine it’s not the polygamy that interests me (I mean, it does, but it’s not the main factor), but more the secretive nature of the group, its customs and mores that differ from the way you and I live. So when I came across Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father- Warren Jeffs- Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult by Rachel Jeffs (HarperLuxe, 2017) last summer, I had to add it to my TBR, because duh. I’ve got a document on my computer titled ‘Cult Books’ (although to be fair, some of the books on the list are just ‘I left this religion and here’s my story’ books, which I find equally interesting), and I whip it out and wave it at just about anyone who expresses even a vague interest in cults.īecause that’s a normal thing to do. If you’re new here, hi, my name is Stephanie and I’m deeply fascinated by all things cults and closed or insular groups (religious or otherwise, although adding in the religious factor does make the topic way more intriguing for me). Gather ’round, friends, it’s cult time again!
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While Albert spends time in his studio, making beautiful but impractical bowls and vases that nobody wants to buy, Sophia works in the fields, collecting flax. In The Glassblower’s Children she draws on old traditions of fairy tale and Norse myth to tell an exciting story with a very modern sensibility.Īlbert the glassblower and Sophia are the loving parents of two small children, Klas and Klara. Maria Gripe’s books are treasures of international children’s literature. REVIEWED BY: AprilR, courtesy of My Book Addiction and More ( ) Well done! Received for an honest review from the publisher. A must read for both young and old alike. I enjoyed this title! It is fast paced, filled with vivid and enchanting, characters, and a wonderful storyline. Rather you enjoy fantasy, Fairy Tales or a great read, "The Glassblower's Children" is sure to strike your fancy. This is not just a children's book, any reader young or old will enjoy this book. With lovely black and white illustrations, and a great story, you don't want to miss a chance to read "The Glassblower's Children". "Maria Gripe, Conjures a poor old mythical village called Noda, home to a glassblower named Albert, his wife Sofia, and their two small children, Klas and Klara." This is where the adventure begins. "Maria Gripe's Classic THE GLASSBLOWER'S CHILDREN turns 50 and Returns in Print" THE GLASSBLOWER'S CHILDREN by Maria Gripe, Illustrations by Harold Gripe is an interesting Children's Books. Nic attends many rehabs throughout the memoir, and even with those he relapses many times. Nic, then a senior in high school, steals money from his younger siblings and gets arrested for possession in front of them, leading Sheff to install a security system to prevent Nic from breaking in. Content īeautiful Boy covers a substantial portion of Nic's life and deals with the elder Sheff's struggles of how to respond to a son whom he loves but who is also a danger to his family. Son Nic Sheff's perspective was told in his own memoir Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines, published concurrently by an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The book grew out of the article "My Addicted Son" that Sheff had written for The New York Times Magazine in 2005. It was published by Houghton Mifflin on February 26, 2008. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction is a memoir by David Sheff that describes how his family dealt with his son Nic's methamphetamine addiction.
By the time Janet realizes her danger and Thomas’s, she has only hours to make up her mind what to do. By then events are moving very quickly, the way those golden college days do after a certain point. Gradually he becomes part of her circle of friends and their significant others, though the two of them do not become an item until their fourth year at Blackstock-nearer the end of the book than one would expect. The Tam Lin of the original ballad becomes, in this book, a college kid named Thomas Lane who, surprisingly for the title character, doesn’t show his handsome face until a half-dozen chapters in, and then only to say something rude to Janet Carter and disappear in a huff. Transferring the setting to the campus of a small midwestern college in the 1970s, she weaves this eerie storyline into a tale of ghosts, time travelers, young people discovering love and friendship, and the magic of literature, especially English and ancient Greek. The author of the Secret Country trilogy, when asked to contribute a volume to a series of fairy-tale novelizations, delved instead into a traditional Scots ballad about a girl named Janet who saves her lover from being sacrificed to the powers of Hell by the Queen of Faerie. Probably the best biography of Feynman’s life, Genius is highly recommended for anyone interested in the nature of science during the time when his ideas were still rather controversial, to say the least. Because when you know enough it’s obvious that every idea that you have is no good.” “Maybe that’s why young people make success. It is this part of his creative nature which allowed him to think outside the box. Gleick also describes Feynman’s vibrant life, who in addition to his academia was an avid storyteller and bongo player. “During a sabbatical he learned enough biology to make a small but genuine contribution to geneticists’ understanding of mutations in DNA.” Gleick describes that he not only had a huge thirst to learn but really was a genius, able to learn information extremely quickly, but also critically assess it and contribute. He is especially known for his work in the theory of quantum electrodynamics, as well as the proposal of the parton model in particle physics. The biography offers a comprehensive description of his experiments and theories over the course of more than 50 years.įeynman was one of the most distinguished theoretical physicists of all time, being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. This brilliant biography speaks of the wonderful life of Richard Feynman – the father of modern physics. Published in 1992, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman’ was written by American scientific journalist and author James Gleick. "This lucid, humanist study is as much fun to read as a murder mystery. "A sweeping history of medieval and Renaissance European intellectual achievement, in which the question of tuning assumes a speaking part." "Though the book is light sailing, the pleasure here is that it gives readers a glimpse of the oceanic depths of musical metaphors and mysteries still unsolved…" " together aspects of science, philosophy, history, poetry, religion and music in a compact yet compelling narrative." "If the world finds itself in need of a 21st Century equivalent of Sir Donald Francis Tovey, I nominate Isacoff for the job." "An astounding and accessible journey through the culture-defining narrative hidden in arcane music theory. Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization by Stuart Isacoff 5.0 (1) Paperback (Reprint) 16.95 Paperback 16.95 eBook 12. " writes engagingly about abstract and often counterintuitive matters." a whirlwind tour of Western culture's big ideas." He makes an erudite and amiable companion." "Isacoff untangles the complexities of this issue with the aplomb of a virtuoso pianist playing scales. " most persuasive weapon is the unquenchable passion of its author… An immensely entertaining, original and informative book." How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization What a delightfully magical read! For the young at heart or others who don't fear to dream. you won't be able to help yourself from muttering under your breath about them…” Leslie Hansford. “Patti Roberts has a pristine talent for making characters on a page breathe. With an equal measure of Magic and Evil, Witchwood is sure to win your heart and soul.įor all those young at heart, grab your broomstick and come along for the ride! Witches, spells, ghosts, sprites, shape-shifters, wolves and more. Full supports all version of your device, includes PDF, ePub, Mobi and Kindle version. Whimsical, "TV" length episodes in an ongoing series. Download and Read Ferntree Falls (Witchwood Estate, 2) by Patti Roberts Download and read book is easy. For starters, her new best friend disappears in the sunlight… Twelve years later, Alexandria is going home to Ferntree Falls to claim her inheritance - Witchwood Estate - the home where she was born, and where her parents were murdered.īut something very sinister is going on in Ferntree Falls - something that will change Alexandria's life in ways she never imagined. Written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965, Dune is a science-fiction epic set in a distant future where the one who controls the “spice” controls the universe - it’s the over-simplistic way to introduce the story.ĭune takes us to a feudal interstellar society in which noble houses controlling individual planets had pledged allegiance to the Padishah Emperor. So, I tried to compile what I found and this is the result. Wrong, things get more complicated the further you go in the series. Two books later, it was not as good as it was at the beginning, so I took a break.Īfter a long while, I thought I might pick up where I left off, thinking it would be easy. Then, I didn’t want it to stop, so I keep on reading. Like a lot of people, I read Dune and I thought it was awesome. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon. To the best of her knowledge, Earthsong couldn't be used for such a thing. Not for the first time, Jasminda wished for invisibility. Interior book design by reflection:digital Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.Ĭover design by James T. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. |