![]() ![]() After all, she and Alex have an arrival of their own to plan for, though Alex's latest case brings a perilous threat that may destroy everything. ![]() if only Eliza can keep herself from interfering too much in the course of true love. It's not long before sparks start to fly. When they agree to take in an orphaned teenage girl along with Eliza's oldest brother, John Schuyler, Eliza can't help but attempt a match. They're the toast of the town, keeping New York City buzzing with tales of their lavish parties, of Eliza's legendary wit, and of Alex's brilliant legal mind.īut new additions to Alex & Eliza's little family mean change is afoot in the Hamilton household. ![]() In this dazzling finale to the trilogy that began with the New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love Story, the curtain closes on the epic romance of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth SchuylerĪs a young nation begins to take shape, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler are on top of the world. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places-in his own words. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter-and many places beyond. A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainĪnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. ![]() ![]() The Autistic character may be explicitly Autistic or coded (preferably with the author acknowledging the character is Autistic). ![]() The book or chapter is about autism or is of a related topic (such as disability justice, mental health, or exercise, and written in a manner relevant to Autistic people), OR in the case of fiction, the book contains an Autistic character which is central to the story. At least one author (or contributor in the case of anthologies and edited works) identifies as Autistic. *Inclusion criteria (all must be met): 1. The Contact page may also be used to suggest books for inclusion on the website. If you believe a book has been included in error, or an author incorrectly identified as Autistic, please advise via the Contact page, and provide any relevant details. While care has been taken to ensure the books listed on The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project meet the inclusion criteria*, it is possible errors will be made. There are currently 73 books on this list. ![]() The list is divided into Non-Fiction and Fiction sections. Books on this list are written by Autistic authors for Autistic middle grade readers. ![]() ![]() During this time, he has dedicated his life to his health and his beloved Lucina – the real Juliet. Luigi da Porto – the real Romeo – has spent the last six years as a paraplegic due to a war wound received in 1511. It is 1517 the setting is Villa Porto in Montorso Vicentino, from where you can see the castles known today as the Castles of Romeo and Juliet. And, furthermore, it is even more tragic. And this time it is not the Shakespearean play, it is not the romantic dream of eternal love that everyone wishes and desires, it is not Verona and its Hollywood invention. Only this time it is the story, the true story, the real story, with real people and real places. I am going to tell you the story of Romeo and Juliet. ![]() Joining us today to share with you the REAL story of Romeo and Juliet, is our guide Ruben. ![]() And yet.this story actually begins just to the east of Verona, in an old stone villa near Vicenza. The tragedy is the first thing we think of when we hear "Verona". "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona, where we lay our scene." Few among us would fail to recognize the opening lines to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ![]() ![]() ![]() This review was published in the School Library Journal April 2017 issue. ![]() This is the sort of story that makes children love to read. VERDICT Laugh-out-loud funny and outrageous at times, this read-aloud will have listeners jumping out of their seats. With wacky characters such as dinosaur-shaped chicken nugget warriors and a half-eaten bag of trail mix and illustrations that combine the real and the surreal, there is never a dull moment. ![]() The energy that explodes from each spread is contagious, and readers will be hooked from the very first page. Water Street, by phone at (414) 273-7206 or online at. Tickets start at 25 and can be purchased in person at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 N. ![]() Featuring bold and frenzied colors and fonts, this picture book from the author of The Day the Crayons Quit will appeal to children everywhere. THE LEGEND OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS runs March 5 Apat the Marcus Center’s Todd Wehr Theater, located at 929 N. The newly discovered struggles that the three endure cause so much joy that they battle again and again, and children all over the world honor these battles to this very day. Bored of only ever winning, the three fighters, in their quest for a challenge, come face-to-face in the cavernous Two-Car Garage, where they each meet their match. Meanwhile, in the Empire of Mom’s Home Office and the Kitchen Realm, Paper and Scissors are also finding themselves to be unconquerable among the warriors in their respective lands. After many battles, all won by Rock, he eagerly sets out to seek a more formidable opponent. K-Gr 3 –In the ancient kingdom of Backyard live many warriors, including Clothespin, Apricot, and the mighty and unbeatable Rock. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No one is more surprised than the author himself. With 650,000 copies already in print, the book sits atop two best-seller lists, ahead of offerings from such heavyweights as David McCullough, Frank McCourt and Joan Didion. Released in October, “Marley” has quickly and quite unexpectedly become top dog in the publishing world. In a funny and poignant memoir, “Marley & Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog,” first-time author John Grogan remembers his late pooch as an irrepressible force of nature and as a faithful companion who taught his human masters a thing or two about loyalty and unconditional love. He stole food off the dinner table, slobbered incessantly, drank from the toilet bowl, and ate bath towels, sponges, socks, used tissues, plastic toys, furniture, speaker covers, paychecks, even an expensive gold necklace. He went berserk during thunderstorms, destroying everything in his path. The 97-pound Labrador retriever crashed through screen doors with alarming regularity. – Marley did his best to live down to his reputation. ![]() ![]() But these days I do not sleep as well as I did when I was young. The nightstand clock painted glowing numbers on the gloom-įor a moment I considered remaining in bed. Holding my breath, I lay listening to the silence, and felt the silence listening to me. If a peal had awakened me, it must have been thunder in a dream. I hoped to hear the fading rumble of thunder. This mild February night was not, however, sweetened by the scent of rain. Precipitation falls on the town of Pico Mundo only during our brief winter. The desert air smelled faintly of roses, which were not in bloom, and of dust, which in the Mojave nourishes twelve months of the year. WAKING, I HEARD A WARM WIND STRUMMING THE LOOSE screen at the open window, and I thought Stormy, but it was not. ![]() ![]() ![]() Williams’ award-winning words might be the same, but the life behind the eyes of the characters is inimitably unique.” “Instead, we take a glimpse at the deterioration of a family dynamic plagued by abandonment, selfishness and delusion irrespective of race. ![]() “Five intimate explorations of themes that do not fixate on oppression, segregation and the struggle of the black experience as most black-centric stories do,” wrote Parker, who plays Tom Wingfield in the play and who wrote about the production as the show’s dramaturg. The “brand-new story with classic roots” will be performed over five evenings at UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, says student performer David Parker of Quinlan, Texas. Theatre UAB is the performance company of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre. Pictured: seated front, Cheryl Hall seated middle, Alivia Moore standing left to right: Devin Franklin and David Parker.A cast of black actors will step into characters likely envisioned as white by playwright Tennessee Williams, when Theatre UAB presents “ The Glass Menagerie” from Feb. ![]() The cast hopes this “brand-new story with classic roots,” portrayed by a black family, will humanize the black experience for audiences. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She believes that motherhood is sustained in part by patriarchy and in part by the women it uses to maintain their secondary value under the regime of patriarchy. A system of power, it is continuously at work, co-opting with other institutions to manage and dominate those it believes to be weaker and serving a specific purpose in upholding that institution’s power. Rich defines institutions in general as “the ways in which power is maintained and transferred behind the walls…the invisible understandings which guarantee that it shall reside in certain hands but not in others, that information shall be transmitted to this one but not to that one, the hidden collusions and connections with other institutions of which it is supposedly independent” ( 279-280). Motherhood as an institution is fully developed and discussed in Adrienne Rich’s powerful examination of motherhood in Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution (W.W. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He travels to Las Vegas for a giddily surreal franchisers' convention where Mikhail Gorbachev delivers the keynote address. He hangs out with the teenagers who make the restaurants run and communes with those unlucky enough to hold America's most dangerous job - meatpacker. Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from the California subdivisions where the business was born to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike where many of fast food's flavors are concocted. That's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning. Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled the juggernaut of American cultural imperialism abroad. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society. To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar Amerca. ![]() |