![]() ![]() Psyche: Orual's Greek nickname for Istra.Istra: youngest daughter of Trom, half sister of Orual and Redival. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and other foreign involvement in the economic and political affairs in the Congo. It’s a well-written and thought-provoking story, though it is clearly bent on challenging certain Westernized, I guess, attitudes (for lack of a better word) and on criticizing the U.S. However, the story actually spans three decades and is told through the wife and four daughters of a zealous preacher, Nathan Price, who move to a small village there, Kilanga, to do missionary work.Īs one expects with these sorts of fish-out-of-water-type premises, it changes them more than they change it. The Poisonwood Bible is largely set in the Congo during its short-lived bid for independence from Belgium. So, true to my (procrastinating) word, I finally got around to and finished The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver earlier today. I promised, like three years ago, to Jessie that I would read something by Barbara Kingsolver, who she says is one of her favorite writers. By Jennifer Marie Lin on Jan 4th, 2010 (Last Updated Sep 20th, 2018) ![]() ![]() ![]() It is there that an astonishing event takes place, when on one of her dives Paloma is shadowed by a manta ray-an animal so large it blocks the sun. ![]() On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father-a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it.Įvery day, Paloma paddles her tiny boat into the ocean and anchors over a seamount-a submerged volcanic peak sixty feet underwater that is clustered with spectacular sea animals and a wondrous web of marine life. The Girl of the Sea of Cortez was his most heartfelt, cherished story of the relationship between man and the sea, both those that live in it and those who love it. Peter Benchley's fascination with the sea and its magnificent inhabitants inspired such classic novels as Jaws and The Deep, making him the preeminent author of ocean adventure and suspense. ![]() ![]() ![]() "This is an artistic gem for consent discussions, sensory-processing contexts, and anyone who champions children's agency and bodily autonomy. Can one little lovebird show everyone that there's no one right way to show you care? Rissy No Kissies carries the message that "your body and your heart are yours, and you choose how to share." A note at the end provides further information for kids, parents, and educators about body autonomy, consent, and different ways to show affection. ![]() Rissy's friends and family wonder if she's sick, confused, or rude. ![]() ![]() "This captivating tale of the rise of this Italian merchant family is seldom portrayed, and it plays out delightfully in this well-written novel."- School Library Journal It soon becomes clear that Catherine will need all the cunning she can muster to command the respect she deserves as one of sixteenth-century France's most powerful queens, in this riveting historical novel in the Young Royals series. But, all too soon, that love is replaced with an engagement to a boy who is cold and aloof. After a childhood spent locked away behind the walls of a convent, she joins the household of the pope, where at last she can be united with her true love. Young Catherine de' Medici is the sole heiress to the entire fortune of the wealthy Medici family. ![]() From the New York Times-bestselling author: She is the wealthiest and most envied girl in all of Italy-but she yearns for freedom. ![]() ![]() ![]() The pact reunited him with genre topper Yguado, who helped turn The Walking Dead series into a global phenomenon when the series launched day-and-date across the globe. Invincible is Kirkman’s first series under his overall deal with Amazon Studios. The AMC adaptation ranks as one of the most-watched scripted shows on all of television. Invincible was Kirkman’s second-longest running comic behind juggernaut The Walking Dead. We love his ambitious plan for the show and believe it will look like nothing else on television.” “In a world saturated with superhero fare, we trust Robert to subvert expectations while encapsulating a story filled with heart and adrenaline. “Robert has an uncanny talent to predict the zeitgeist, and we are incredibly excited to see him break boundaries in an animated one-hour format,” said Sharon Yguado, head of scripted genre programming at Amazon Studios. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep your eyes open, and fill them with the portrait of Jesus in God's Word. He calmed a raging storm with a word but would not get himself down from the cross. He baffled proud scribes with his wisdom but was understood and loved by children. The depth and complexity of Jesus shatter our simple mental frameworks. How? Jesus Christ-the divine Person revealed in the Bible-has a unique excellence and a spiritual beauty that speaks directly to our souls and says, "Yes, this is truth." It's like seeing the sun and knowing that it is light, or tasting honey and knowing that it is sweet. You've never met him in person, and you don't know anyone who has. Biblical Criticism & Interpretation (180).Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (24).Human Resources & Personnel Management (44). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Then in nearby Gad’s Valley, bones from a recent dig mysteriously go missing, and an unidentifiable beast starts attacking animals and people, leaving mangled bodies behind. First vicious shape-shifters disguise themselves as a litter of kittens, and a day later, their owner is found murdered. Jackaby, are called upon to investigate the supernatural. In 1892, New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. My name is Abigail Rook, and this is what I do. I assist a mad detective in investigating unexplained phenomena. ![]() Some girls work in shops or sell flowers. Jackaby and his assistant Abigail Rook follow a case to a paleontological dig site in nearby Gad's Valley on the trail of a thief, a monster, and a murderer. In the second installment of the New York Times bestselling series, detective of the supernatural R.F. There they are reunited with exiled police detective Charlie Cane, and the three race to find the culprit before more lives are lost. In this highly anticipated sequel, Abigail and Sherlockian detective of the supernatural Jackaby follow a trail of mysterious deaths from New Fiddleham to nearby Gad's Valley. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Admixture LD decay estimate of admixture times into the Afrikaner population done in Malder. f4 test to test specific sources of ancestry in the Afrikaner population. Admixture fractions of the Afrikaner individuals at K=9 (ADMIXTURE). Admixture fractions of the Afrikaner individuals at K=6 (ADMIXTURE). ![]() Runs of of Homozygosity (RoH) for European populations and the Afrikaner population. Manhattan plots of selection scan results. Manhattan plot of Locus specific branch length (LSBL) results. Admixture analyses of the Asian extended dataset. B) Population variation on PC 1 and 2 summarized as averages and standard deviations. A) Afrikaner individuals (black circles) projected on a PCA based on European genetic variation from the POPRES dataset. Shared private alleles between the Afrikaner populations and populations with West-African ancestry. Fraction of shared private alleles between the Afrikaner population and a comparative population. ![]() The CEU (A) and Khomani (B) populations are fixed to show the best African and non-African sources to the Afrikaner population. Populations are colored according to regional affiliation. Principal component analysis for PC1-PC10 and the variation explained by PCs. Non-European admixture fractions (of K=6) sorted by ancestry fraction. ![]() ![]() ![]() During the 1950s she was a free-lance writer of nonfiction, humor, short stories, and columns, as. During the 1940s she worked in the US and in a Yugoslav refugee camp on the Sinai peninsula. ![]() She sheds light on the theory that many poems written by 'Anon' or 'Anonymous' in times past were most likely written by women - I had never considered this! She goes on to paint a picture of the oppression of women and their creative talents, and especially their lack of equal rights to men. Beatrice Schenk de Regniers was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and studied social work administration at the University of Chicago, earning her M.Ed. Ella breaks down the purpose of creating an anthology of poems written only by women, girls (some as young as 5 years old) and one non-binary writer. May I Bring a Friend, written by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers and illustrated by Beni Montresor, is a jewel-toned and playful story of a boy who is invited. Within her introduction, she tells us of the origin of her love of poetry after her beloved Granny had shared a poetry book with her when she was a young child. Author, Ella Risbridger has researched and brought together an incredible anthology of poems. ![]() |