![]() It’s obvious why author Ernest Cline decided to repeat the formula, given the success of the first novel, which sold millions of copies and inspired a Steven Spielberg film adaptation. ![]() ![]() In the mid-2040s, as the world outside crumbles into poverty and environmental ruin, a young man named Wade Watts undertakes a virtual reality quest where all the puzzles can be solved with his personal superpower: an encyclopedic knowledge of trivia about ’80s movies, TV shows, music, and video games. The simplest way to summarize the plot of Ready Player Two is to repeat the plot of its predecessor, Ready Player One, as they are largely the same. Slate has relationships with various online retailers.īut note that deals can expire and all prices are subject to change.Īll prices were up to date at the time of publication. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By the time Richard returns from Ireland, many of his former allies have joined Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke returns to England, quickly gathering support. The king halts the fight at the last minute, banishing both men from England.When John of Gaunt dies, Richard seizes his possessions to help finance a war in Ireland, thus dispossessing Bolingbroke. At Richard’s command, Bolingbroke and Mowbray prepare for a trial by combat. Bolingbroke’s father, John of Gaunt, privately blames the king for Gloucester’s death. Entire Play In Richard II, anger at a king’s arbitrary rule leads to his downfall-and sets in motion a decades-long struggle for the crown that continues in several more history plays.Richard II begins as Richard’s cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, charges Thomas Mowbray with serious crimes, including the murder of the Duke of Gloucester. ![]() ![]() Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez In a recent post, Diana Butler Bass resurrected a question posed by Harry Emerson Fosdick in 1922: Shall the fundamentalists win? Her conclusion: They already have. ![]() She is the long-time editor of the weekly Crossings text studies and serves on the Crossings Board of Directors.Ī Review: Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Mark’s Lutheran Church, Spokane, Washington. She urges us to be theologians of the cross, trusting in Christ’s full benefits for us. Lori’s astute review prods us to move beyond shaking our finger at the toxic mix of bad theology and patriarchy, racism, and sexism that Du Mez exposes. In this instance Lori reviews an important book that recently became available in paperback: Jesus and John Wayne, by Calvin University scholar Kristin Kobes Du Mez. ![]() This week the clear prose and sharp insights of Lori Cornell once again give Thursday Theology readers much to ponder. Loops and Swift Horses are Surer than Lead, 1916 by Charles M Russell. ![]() ![]() ![]() But he developed arm problems and was in the minors by 1968.īouton got his second chance with the expansion Seattle Pilots - which existed for one season and would become the Milwaukee Brewers - in 1969, developing a knuckleball. He was a hard-throwing right hander with the nickname “Bulldog” He went 21-7 in 1963 and 18-13 the following season, winning two starts in the 1964 World Series against the St. And to think you can spend five years in jail for giving your friend a marijuana cigarette.”īouton began his major league career with the Yankees in 1962. ![]() ![]() One of our lads is going to have a bunch of greenies mailed to him by some of the guys on the Red Sox. So we get them from players on other teams who have friends who are doctors, or friends who know where to get greenies. We don’t get them from the trainer, because greenies are against club policy. He had also suffered several strokes in 2012 - more than 50 years after he published the book that broke one of the golden rules of baseball - what happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse: Bouton passed away at his home in Massachusetts after years of battling a brain disease. ![]() ![]() Jake: Travis' younger brother-the bad boy to his brother's good. Travis: The son of The Academy owner-perfectly groomed to be the next NFL star. Renee: The gorgeous swimmer with enough money to buy her way into The Academy. Nicole: A tennis star who feels threatened by Maya (but she'd never admit it).Ĭleo: Maya's rebel/punk roommate who is nearing the top of the golf world. Because where there are hot, talented teens, there's a lot of drama. But Maya's fantasy of The Academy doesn't quite match the reality. Plucked from her small town, Maya moves to the sports training facility/boarding school to (hopefully) start the beginning of her pro career. Young tennis star Maya's dreams have finally come true when she earns a scholarship to The Academy. Deep pockets or enough talent to score a scholarship. Summary The Academy is an International Sports Mecca for teen athletes. The Academy: Game On Monica Seles, James LaRosa Sorry, the publisher does not allow users to read this book from the country from which you are connecting. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Semplica-Girl Diaries * – New Yorker, October 2012.All stories from the new collection have an asterisk next to the title. Even better, the list features three stories from Tenth of December, including the story after which the book takes its name. If you’re not familiar with Saunders’ writing, then we have you covered. Below we’ve collected 10 stories by the author, all free to read online. You can watch him give a reading at Google above, or make appearances on the PBS News Hour and The Colbert Report. Since then, Saunders has found himself in the limelight talking about Tenth of December, his newly-published collection of short stories. ![]() On that day, The New York Times published an article with the title, “George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year,” a pretty bold declaration given that 2013 still had 359 days to go. Over the years, he has gained the reputation of being a “writer’s writer,” with authors like Tobias Wolff saying about Saunders: “He’s been one of the luminous spots of our literature for the past 20 years.” But despite his literary accomplishments, and despite winning the prestigious MacArthur award in 2006, George Saunders never quite became a household name until January 6 of this year. Saunders published his first short story with The New Yorker back in 1992, and his new stories have regularly debuted in the magazine’s Fiction section ever since. ![]() For writers and serious readers, George Saunders is anything but a newcomer. ![]() ![]() Accurate ancient maps that show the world as it last looked during the Ice Age, thousands of years before any civilisation capable of making such maps is supposed to have existed.An intellectual detective story, this unique history book directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain. ![]() THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SENSATION THAT TURNED HISTORY ON ITS HEAD, FROM THE CREATOR OF THE NETFLIX'S ANCIENT APOCALYPSE 'One of the intellectual landmarks of the decade' Literary Review 'Readers will hugely enjoy their quest in these pages of inspired storytelling' Times _ A revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of readers throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the origins of modern society. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His life is tied up in knots, but what if unknotting them requires something more permanent? What would that mean for him and Ian? Miro’s stuck between two bad choices, and sometimes the only way to get out of the knot is to hold tight to your lifeline and pull. ![]() Home isn’t the same, either, and Miro’s having to face his fears alone… how to keep it together at the office, how to survive looming threats from the past, and worst of all, how to keep living without Ian’s rock-solid presence at his side. Pegasus spyware reaches into Mexican president’s inner circle. That commitment takes him away from Miro, unexpectedly and often, and it’s casting a shadow over what could be everything Miro could ever dream of. Mary Calmes is the author of the Marshals series, the Torus Intercession series, and the House of Maedoc series. ![]() de 2014 48 books based on 30 votes: Change of Heart by Mary Calmes. Problem is, Ian isn’t just his partner at work-Ian’s a soldier through and through. and pack alphas are known to have complete control of their wolf. Miro Jones is living the life: he’s got his exciting, fulfilling job as a US deputy marshal, his gorgeous Greystone in suburban Chicago, his beloved adopted family, and most importantly, the man who captured his heart, Ian Doyle. ![]() ![]() ![]() And he's dead certain that Nicodemus has no intention of allowing any of his crew to survive the experience. ![]() Worse, Dresden suspects that there is another game afoot that no one is talking about. It's a smash and grab job to recover the literal Holy Grail from the vaults of the greatest treasure hoard in the supernatural world-which belongs to the one and only Hades, Lord of the freaking Underworld and generally unpleasant character. And now he must help a group of supernatural villains-led by one of Harry's most dreaded and despised enemies, Nicodemus Archleone-to break into the highest-security vault in town, so that they can then access the highest-security vault in the Nevernever. He doesn't know the half of it… Mab has just traded Harry's skills to pay off one of her debts. " Butcher is the dean of contemporary urban fantasy."- Booklist Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day… Because as Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the evening of June 23, 2016, a white powder advertised as cocaine was purchased off the streets from multiple sources and used by an unknown number of persons in New Haven, Connecticut. Opioid use education and naloxone administration kits and education should be extended to all persons at risk for illicit drug use, their families, and friends. Development and implementation of a screening test for fentanyl might inform clinicians about the presence of these particularly deadly opioids and prevent deaths. What are the implications for public health practice?Ī collaborative and timely multi-organization response can mitigate the consequences of an extraordinary public health event. ![]() A rapid and coordinated public health response involving multiple partners likely reduced the impact of this outbreak. On June 23, 2016, fentanyl marketed as cocaine resulted in an extraordinary opioid overdose outbreak in New Haven, Connecticut, resulting within 6 hours in at least 12 cases, marked by four intensive care unit admissions and three deaths. Higher than normal doses of the opioid antagonist naloxone might be required to reverse fentanyl overdose. ![]() Because of fentanyl’s high potency compared with heroin, methadone, and oxycodone, there is a high risk for fatal overdose associated with illicit use. Fentanyl and its analogs have been substituted for heroin and other opioids, and are usually marketed to persons seeking opioids. ![]() |