![]() ![]() ![]() It is the first work of history in which the AD system of dating is used.īede died in his cell at the monastery in May 735 AD. His most famous work, which is a key source for the understanding of early British history and the arrival of Christianity, is 'Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum' or 'The Ecclesiastical History of the English People' which was completed in 731 AD. His scholarship covered a huge range of subjects, including commentaries on the bible, observations of nature, music and poetry. By the age of 19 he had become a deacon and was promoted to priest at 30. In 682 AD, Bede moved the monastery at Jarrow, where he spent the rest of his life. ecclesiastical and political history of England from the time of Julius Caesar to its. At the age of seven he was entrusted to the care of Benedict Biscop, who is 674 AD had founded the monastery of St Peter at Wearmouth. The Ecclesiastical History of the English People written in Believed to be written around 731. Nothing is known of his family background. ![]() He wrote around 40 books mainly dealing with theology and history.īede was probably born in Monkton, Durham. © St Bede - also known as the Venerable Bede - is widely regarded as the greatest of all the Anglo-Saxon scholars. ![]()
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Corporate Blues by Christina Paul5/23/2023 ![]() The authorities can protect their lives, but can they protect their hearts?ĬORPORATE BLUES is a fast moving, modern romance of several people who need to heal from previous relationships. Besieged by corruption, they are forced to build a bond of trust as they are surrounded by body guards, police and FBI. ![]() Their budding work relationship is then further entangled by increasing threats and discovery of major fraud on a corporate level. James, the new CEO of one of the most prestigious engineering firms in Connecticut.Īn initial meeting starts with a spilled cup of coffee as one pair of intense blue eyes lock on the other. Determined to maintain her composure, as well as her lifestyle, she concentrates on meeting her latest challenging client - Raleigh St. Madison Renault, young single mom, as well as financial manager is threatened by a disgruntled former employee. Corporate Blues edition by Christina Paul Religion Spirituality eBooks Download As PDF : Corporate Blues edition by Christina Paul Religion Spirituality eBooks Corporate Blues edition by Christina Paul Religion Spirituality eBooks ![]() Muse of Fire by Dan Simmons5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Sandbagged emplacements lined the highway and airport rooftops, and the sodium-vapor lamps yellowly illuminated the helmets and rifles of soldiers on guard duty while throwing their faces into deep shadow. Soviet-style tanks sat along the main thoroughfare where cabs normally would be waiting, their long muzzles pointed toward the entrance to the airport drive. ![]() ![]() Aimslea topped that by simply pointing out the window as we drove around the lighted circular drive connecting the terminal to the highway. Embassy liaison, pointed at two bullet holes in the wall near where the van was parked, but Dr. They had brought a wheelchair to the bottom of the aircraft ramp for me, but I waved it away and made the walk to the van myself. As the semiofficial “International Assessment Contingent,” the six of us were met at my Lear jet, escorted through the confused milling that passed for Customs since Romania’s revolution, and then herded aboard an Office of National Tourism VIP van for the nine-mile drive into town. WE flew to Bucharest almost as soon as the shooting had stopped, landing at Otopeni Airport just after midnight on December 29, 1989. May not be reproduced in any form without permission.Įndpaper map illustration by Kathleen McNeil Sherman. ![]() The 5 AM Club by Robin S. Sharma5/23/2023 ![]() ![]()
A journal of the plague year sparknotes5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Is there more that can usefully be said about this most famous pestilence? Stephen Porter’s attractive book shows that there is. Paul Slack’s magisterial treatment of The Impact of Plague in Tudor and Stuart England (London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1985) contains much on this outbreak in the metropole, and Justin Champion’s London’s Dreaded Visitation (London, Centre for Metropolitan History, 1995) has analyzed the geographic and demographic characteristics of the epidemic. In addition to more than a score of articles in the last quarter-century, Walter George Bell’s detailed, but rather antiquarian, work, The Great Plague of London in 1665 (London, John Lane, 1924), has recently been reprinted. The outbreak of bubonic plague in London in 1665 is among the most well-known epidemics in the English-speaking world, in large part because of its vivid novelistic portrayal in Daniel Defoe’s A Journal of the Plague Year (1722). Stroud, Gloucestershire, Great Britain, Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 56.3 (2001) 296-298 ![]() In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: ![]() Something fabulous by alexis hall5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() And fully expects Valentine to ride out after Arabella and prove to her that he’s not the cold-hearted cad he seems to be.ĭespite copious misgivings, Valentine finds himself on a pell-mell chase to Dover with Bonny by his side. Bonaventure “Bonny” Tarleton, has also grown up…romantic. ![]() So romantic that a marriage of convenience will not do and after Valentine’s proposal she flees into the night determined never to set eyes on him again.Īrabella’s twin brother, Mr. ![]() But, unfortunately, too many novels at an impressionable age have caused her to grow up…romantic. It was always his father’s hope that Valentine would marry Miss Arabella Tarleton. Valentine Layton, the Duke of Malvern, has twin problems: literally. Nothing I have ever learnt or known or felt has taught me to believe that love is wrong.” We feel it in our hearts, our soul, our conscience. ![]() Koushun takami5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() When finally published in April 1999, it went on to become a bestseller, and only a year later was made into both a manga and a feature film. Lieutenant was rejected in the final round of the 1997 literary competition Japan Grand Prix Horror Novel, due to its controversial content depicting Junior High School children forced to kill one another. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University"s liberal arts correspondence course program From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics.īattle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company. ![]() Best known for his 1999 novel Battle Royale, which was later adapted into two live-action films, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and three manga series. ![]() Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s hard to think of a better team to craft a new origin for one of DC’s coolest lesser-known characters (though the “lesser known” part’s likely to change with Cassandra’s prominent role in this weekend’s Birds of Prey movie). She’s joined by artist Nicole Goux, who has drawn comics for all of the big indie guys, including Image, IDW, Oni and Lion Forge. ![]() Shadow of the Batgirl is written by Sarah Kuhn, who’s built a reputation on writing exciting, relatable YA and adult fiction with an Asian slant. But whether or not you’re a Cass fan when you start, we’re pretty sure you’ll be one when you finish reading this heartfelt new superhero story which finds the young assassin trying to overcome the violence of her past and forge a new heroic destiny. Like most of DC’s YA offerings, Shadow of the Batgirl offers a new, not-tied-to-other-books take on the pioneering character, meaning it’s all right if you’re not familiar with her. After years of serving as a supporting character in the likes of Detective Comics and Batman and the Outsiders, she’s finally taking the lead in DC’s new YA graphic novel, Shadow of the Batgirl. Cassandra Cain is coming back in a big way. ![]() ![]() ![]() Support for Donald Trump is strongly related to the belief that the COVID-19 threat has been exaggerated, even when accounting for partisanship and ideology.The strongest predictors of beliefs in these ideas are a psychological predisposition to reject expert information and accounts of major events (denialism), a psychological predisposition to view major events as the product of conspiracy theories (conspiracy thinking), and partisan and ideological motivations.29% of respondents agree that the threat of COVID-19 has been exaggerated to damage President Trump 31% agree that the virus was purposefully created and spread.adults fielded March 17-19, 2020 ( n=2,023), we examine the prevalence and correlates of beliefs in two conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Can partisanship and cues from partisan leaders, such as the president, increase misinformation about COVID-19?.What psychological, social, and political factors explain COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs?.How widespread are beliefs about COVID-19 conspiracy theories?. ![]() The door into fire by diane duane5/22/2023 ![]() In February 2011, Duane announced she would be releasing new versions of the first 4 books in the series, updating the technology used in the books, fixing some timeline issues within the series, and overall making the series more appealing to contemporary young adult readers. It also appears in the twentieth anniversary edition of So You Want to Be a Wizard. ISBN 978-0547418063.Ī short story within the same universe, "Uptown Local", has also been published as part of Jane Yolen's Dragons and Dreams anthology, and a podcast of Duane reading it is freely available from her website. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. She married Northern Irish author Peter Morwood in 1987 they moved to the United Kingdom and then to Ireland, where they reside in County Wicklow. ![]() She subsequently worked as a freelance writer. Her first novel was published by Dell Books in 1979 Gerrold wrote an "overture" to that novel, on the grounds that he'd rather be making overtures than introductions to Duane's work. After school, she studied nursing and practiced as a psychiatric nurse for two years until 1976, when she moved to California and worked as an assistant to David Gerrold. ![]() Her works include the Young Wizards young adult fantasy series and the Rihannsu Star Trek novels.īorn in New York City, she grew up in Roosevelt, Long Island. Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. ![]() |