She shows how the chivalry and piety which underpinned medieval society, and the contradictions inherent in trying to uphold them, were reflected in the fate of those caught up in the brutal power struggles of the period. But she also looks behind the action on the field to paint a portrait of the age, from the logistics of preparing to launch one of the biggest invasion forces ever seen at the time to the dynamics of daily life in peace and war. In this landmark study of Agincourt, prize-winning author Juliet Barker draws upon a huge range of sources, published and unpublished, English and French, to give a compelling account of the battle. But what is the truth behind the battle upon which so many legends have been built? For six centuries it has been celebrated as the triumph of the under-dog in the face of overwhelming odds, of discipline and determination over arrogance and egotism, of stout-hearted common men over dissolute aristocrats. The battle of Agincourt became part of the nation’s self-image. When Henry V and his ‘band of brothers’ defeated the assembled might of French chivalry on a rainy October day in 1415 it was a defining moment in English history.
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I thought you might like to go “behind the scenes” to find out a little about how we dream up these costumes. Martha Stewart Living: 15 kitchen shortcuts that will change the way you cook In order to have this edition available in time for the holiday, we create costumes, carve pumpkins, bake treats, and make all manner of scary and unusual and bewitching decorations months in advance. In addition to whatever I wear on October 31, I also undergo a complete transformation for our Halloween special issue (on newsstands now). I love getting dressed up in fantastical costumes for Halloween-and luckily for me, most years I get to do it not once but twice. He also received World Fantasy Awards in 1988, a special award for his work editing anthologies, and another specifically for the anthology The Dark Descent. As a professional editor, and co-editor of New York Review of SF, he was nominated for the Hugo a total of 41 times. He was a three-time Hugo winner, for Best Professional Editor (2006) and Best Professional Editor Long Form (2008, 2009). Hartwell was on the board of the IAFA, was co-chairman of the board of the World Fantasy Convention, and co-administrator, with Gordon Van Gelder, of the Philip K. Hartwell curated many anthologies, including The Dark Descent, The World Treasury of Science Fiction, The Hard SF Renaissance, The Space Opera Renaissance, Year's Best SF, and a number of Christmas anthologies, among others. He was the proprietor of Dragon Press, publisher and bookseller, which publishes The New York Review of Science Fiction, and the president of David G. Hartwell was a senior editor of Tor/Forge Books, with a doctorate is in Comparative Medieval Literature. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fictionĭavid G.200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission. Though there is plenty of the repetition required by learning readers, there are also some unusual words like Memphis, suggesting that this is not the easiest easy reader but it has enough appeal to keep beginners entertained. Actually, the development of the idea is a little tame compared with Seuss' other extravaganzas (and such determined all-day slumber is more the province of teen-agers and the good doctor's contemporaries than of readers at this level) but the book is delightfully enlivened by Stevenson's vigorous illustrations, which considerably augment the text by showing the full extent of the consternation caused by the hero's stubborness. Today's the day I'm going to sleep""-regardless of his mother, various arguments, successive waves of reinforcements, including the Marines, and a TV crew filming the momentous event. You can come up with some creative and fun ideas of your own to help your class celebrate. In the familiar Seuss pattern of a simple premise exaggerated to comic effect, a boy declares, ""My bed is warm. Visit your library and get inspired by the books of Dr. After an eight-year interval, a Beginner Book by this well-loved originator of the series is welcome and since Seuss hasn't chosen to illustrate it himself, we are lucky to have Stevenson as alternate. Wobblies! presents the IWW whole, scripted and drawn by old-time and younger Wobbly and IWW-inspired artists.Ĭontributors include Carlos Cortez (former editor of the Industrial Worker), Harvey Pekar (author of American Splendor), Peter Kuper ( MAD's Spy vs. The IWW, which has been organizing workers since 1905, is often cited yet elusive to scholars because of its eclectic and controversial cultural and social character. The stories of the hard-rock miners’ shooting wars, young Elizabeth Gurly Flynn (the “Rebel Girl” of contemporary sheet music), the first sit-down strikes and Free Speech fights, Emma Goldman and the struggle for birth control access, the Pageant for Paterson orchestrated in Madison Square Garden, bohemian radicals John Reed and Louise Bryant, field-hand revolts and lumber workers’ strikes, wartime witch hunts, government prosecutions and mob lynching, Mexican-American uprisings in Baja, and Mexican peasant revolts led by Wobblies, hilarious and sentimental songs created and later revived-all are here, and much, much more. A vibrant history in graphic art of the Industrial Workers of the World. Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise. Montgomery- Anne of Green Gables Anne of Avonlea Anne of the Island Anne of Windy Poplars Anne's House of Dreams Anne of Ingleside Rainbow Valley Rilla of Ingleside Emily of New Moon Emily Climbs Emily's Quest Pat of Silver Bush Mistress Pat The Story Girl The GOlden Road Kilmeny of the Orchard The Blue Castle Magic for Marigold A Tangled Web Jane of Lantern Hill %%%Anne of Green Gables is the classic children's book by L M Montgomery. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 and was buried in Cavendish on her beloved island. A prolific writer, she published many short stories, poems and novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables and its sequels, inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Island. Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, in 1874. It's not long before Anne finds herself in trouble, but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life without 'their' Anne - and for the people of Avonlea to recall what it was like before this wildly creative little girl whirled into town. Feisty and full of spirit, Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination and constant chatter. They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead. Anne of Green Gables is the classic children's book by L M Montgomery. A perfect storm of bacterial infection, political greed, and religious intolerance sparked this catastrophe. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was one of the worst disasters in the nineteenth century-it claimed twice as many lives as the American Civil War. Before it was over, more than one million men, women, and children starved to death and another million fled the country. Meta-infiltration also is likely (or unavoidable) in autobiographies and memoir, from Rousseau’s spun Confessions to Klaus Kinski’s Kinski Uncut. Following in the footsteps of Seinfeld, It’s Gary Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, self-reference and semi-biographical irony have ruled pop culture for more than several years now, particularly in mockumentary shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras and Life’s Too Short, which feature actual celebrities who are surreal blends of fact and fiction, further blurring viewers’ handle on what is and isn’t. Then there are Ingmar Bergman, Truffaut, Godard and Woody Allen, just a few names from metacinema – which ratcheted up with Being John Malkovich at the end of the 1990s and apotheosized in Joaquin Phoenix’s and Casey Affleck’s tour de force I’m Still Here. Greek choruses are meta Chaucer is meta Puck’s closing monologue in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is too. Of course, there’s always been a lot of metaness in art. (Throughout this spiel I use this symbol □ to denote quotations taken from word balloons in the book.)Īlmost everything seems so “meta” nowadays. With a beaded bookmark, a journal, and a pretty pen. For the teenage girl, I buy a blanket and add my newest favorite YA story If the child is eight or younger I give a coloring book,Ĭrayons (appropriate for age), and a book. Many stores have the smaller polar fleece throws on So here’s what I’ve come up with as my standard gift set. I could use some suggestions from any you with experience. I’ll admit, I’m at a loss what to get teenageīoys. Physical appearance, so I stay away from make-up, glittery bobbles, and jangly I prefer to nurture their imagination, not their If these were the only gifts I’d get? Personally, I’m all about comfort, I try to place myself in the shoes of a teen. Wait, what about teenagers? You know they’re losing out to those sweet toddlers, That’s a far cry from last year when I de-angeled the tree at our local Denny’s, This year I grabbed four tags off the Angel Tree in the Embassy Suite’s lobby. But like Lays potato chips, I can’t take just one. It’s not-if I’d just take one or two and walkĪway. That doesn’t sound like suchĪ bad addiction, you might say. Hopes of gathering gifts for underprivileged kids. Maybe you’ve seen one in yourįavorite restaurant or coffee shop. I’ve got a serious addiction, Angel Trees. |