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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Sarah Mars
Toward the end of her life, Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909) made a surprising disclosure. Instead of the critically lauded The Country of the Pointed Firs, Jewett declared her "best story" to be A Marsh Island (1885), a little-known novel. Why? One reason is that it demonstrates Jewett's range. Known primarily for her vignettes, Jewett accomplished in these pages a truly great novel. Undoubtedly, another reason lies in the novel's themes of queer kinship and same-sex domesticity, as enjoyed by the flamboyant protagonist Dick Dale. Written a few years into Jewett's decades-long companionship with Annie Fields, A Marsh Island echoes Jewett's determination to split time between her family home in Maine and Fields's place on Charles Street in Boston. The novel follows the adventures of Dale, a Manhattanite landscape painter in the Great Marsh of northeastern Massachusetts and envisions the latter region's saltmarsh as a figure for dynamic selfhood: the ever-shifting boundaries between land and sea a model for valuing both individuality and a porous openness to the gifts of others. Jewett's works played a major role in popularizing the genre of American regionalism and have garnered praise, both in her time and ours, for her skill in rendering the local landscapes and fishing villages along or near the coasts of New England. Just as Jewett brought attention to the unique beauty and value of the Great marsh region, editor Don James McLaughlin reveals a convergence of regionalism and sexuality in Jewett's work in his introduction. A Marsh Island reminds us that queer kinship has a long tradition of being extended to incorporate queer ecological belonging, and that the meaning of "companionship" itself is enriched when we acknowledge its indebtedness to environment.
A Marsh Island (1885) by Sarah Orne Jewett is a a gentle yet vivid tale of life in a small New England coastal community. Told through rich, naturalistic detail, the novel follows the intertwined lives of islanders who live in harmony with the rhythms of nature, exploring themes of queerness, friendship, tradition, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
En ny bok fra forfatteren av Frost i mai, Huset på stranden, Morgengry og God natt, June. Da Emily Wilson var i tjueårene, lå verden for hennes føtter. Hun hadde skrevet en bestselger, hun var gift med drømmemannen og det var ingenting som tydet på at ikke lykken skulle vare. Ti år senere har lykken snudd. Derfor takker hun ja når grandtanten, Bee, inviterer henne til å tilbringe hele mars måned på Bainbridge Island. Emily lengter etter å slappe av ved sjøen, samtidig som hun kan drive research til sin nye roman. Men så finner hun en vakker dagbok fra 1943, og den viser seg etter hvert å inneholde overraskende forbindelser til hennes eget liv.
En ny bok fra forfatteren av Frost i mai, Huset på stranden, Morgengry og God natt, JuneDa Emily Wilson var i tjueårene, lå verden for hennes føtter. Hun hadde skrevet en bestselger, hun var gift med drømmemannen og det var ingenting som tydet på at ikke lykken skulle vare.Ti år senere har lykken snudd. Derfor takker hun ja når grandtanten, Bee, inviterer henne til å tilbringe hele mars måned på Bainbridge Island. Emily lengter etter å slappe av ved sjøen, samtidig som hun kan drive research til sin nye roman. Men så finner hun en vakker dagbok fra 1943, og den viser seg etter hvert å inneholde overraskende forbindelser til hennes eget liv.
Karl the kangaroo was born with a body that's different from the other boys' - he has a pouch, rare and wonderfully unique. He was also born with a wise and caring mother who helps him understand that being different doesn't mean being alone. Join Karl and his mom as they navigate life with tenderness, curiosity, and courage. Together they explore big feelings, new experiences, and what it truly means to belong in your own body. A gentle, beautifully illustrated story for sensitive kids, anxious kids, kids who feel "different," and every family growing their emotional toolkit. Perfect for ages 4-8, this heartwarming picture book supports conversations about feelings, self-esteem, identity, and the magic of being yourself. For parents, educators, and therapists looking for emotional-literacy picture books - Karl's story is a soothing and empowering companion.
Karl the kangaroo was born with a body that's different from the other boys' - he has a pouch, rare and wonderfully unique. He was also born with a wise and caring mother who helps him understand that being different doesn't mean being alone. Join Karl and his mom as they navigate life with tenderness, curiosity, and courage. Together they explore big feelings, new experiences, and what it truly means to belong in your own body. A gentle, beautifully illustrated story for sensitive kids, anxious kids, kids who feel "different," and every family growing their emotional toolkit. Perfect for ages 4-8, this heartwarming picture book supports conversations about feelings, self-esteem, identity, and the magic of being yourself. For parents, educators, and therapists looking for emotional-literacy picture books - Karl's story is a soothing and empowering companion.
As a new wave of interplanetary exploration unfolds, a talented young planetary scientist charts our centuries-old obsession with Mars.'Beautifully written, emotive - a love letter to a planet' DERMOT O'LEARY, BBC Radio 2Mars - bewilderingly empty, coated in red dust - is an unlikely place to pin our hopes of finding life elsewhere. And yet, right now multiple spacecraft are circling, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium and Mare Sirenum - on the brink, perhaps, of a discovery that would inspire humankind as much as any in our history. With poetic precision and grace, Sarah Stewart Johnson traces the evocative history of our explorations of Mars. She interlaces her personal journey as a scientist with tales of other seekers - from Galileo to William Herschel to Carl Sagan - who have scoured this enigmatic planet for signs of life and transformed it in our understanding from a distant point of light into a complex world. Ultimately, she shows how its story is also a story about Earth: it is a foil, a mirror, a tell-tale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings to find - if we're lucky - that we're not alone.'Elegantly written and boundlessly entertaining' Sunday Telegraph'Beguiling' The Times'Johnson's prose swirls with lyrical wonder, as varied and multi-hued as the apricot deserts, butterscotch skies and blue sunsets of Mars' Anthony Doerr, New York Times Book Review'Elegantly crafted' Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World
Sarah Stewart Johnson
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
2020
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"Sarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance."--Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - Times (UK) - Library Journal "Lovely . . . Johnson's prose swirls with lyrical wonder, as varied and multihued as the apricot deserts, butterscotch skies and blue sunsets of Mars."--Anthony Doerr, The New York Times Book Review Mars was once similar to Earth, but today there are no rivers, no lakes, no oceans. Coated in red dust, the terrain is bewilderingly empty. And yet multiple spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium, and Mare Sirenum--on the brink, perhaps, of a staggering find, one that would inspire humankind as much as any discovery in the history of modern science. In this beautifully observed, deeply personal book, Georgetown scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson tells the story of how she and other researchers have scoured Mars for signs of life, transforming the planet from a distant point of light into a world of its own. Johnson's fascination with Mars began as a child in Kentucky, turning over rocks with her father and looking at planets in the night sky. She now conducts fieldwork in some of Earth's most hostile environments, such as the Dry Valleys of Antarctica and the salt flats of Western Australia, developing methods for detecting life on other worlds. Here, with poetic precision, she interlaces her own personal journey--as a female scientist and a mother--with tales of other seekers, from Percival Lowell, who was convinced that a utopian society existed on Mars, to Audouin Dollfus, who tried to carry out astronomical observations from a stratospheric balloon. In the process, she shows how the story of Mars is also a story about Earth: This other world has been our mirror, our foil, a telltale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings. Empathetic and evocative, The Sirens of Mars offers an unlikely natural history of a place where no human has ever set foot, while providing a vivid portrait of our quest to defy our isolation in the cosmos.
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World
Sarah Stewart Johnson
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
2021
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"Sarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance."--Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - Times (UK) - Library Journal "Lovely . . . Johnson's prose swirls with lyrical wonder, as varied and multihued as the apricot deserts, butterscotch skies and blue sunsets of Mars."--Anthony Doerr, The New York Times Book Review Mars was once similar to Earth, but today there are no rivers, no lakes, no oceans. Coated in red dust, the terrain is bewilderingly empty. And yet multiple spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium, and Mare Sirenum--on the brink, perhaps, of a staggering find, one that would inspire humankind as much as any discovery in the history of modern science. In this beautifully observed, deeply personal book, Georgetown scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson tells the story of how she and other researchers have scoured Mars for signs of life, transforming the planet from a distant point of light into a world of its own. Johnson's fascination with Mars began as a child in Kentucky, turning over rocks with her father and looking at planets in the night sky. She now conducts fieldwork in some of Earth's most hostile environments, such as the Dry Valleys of Antarctica and the salt flats of Western Australia, developing methods for detecting life on other worlds. Here, with poetic precision, she interlaces her own personal journey--as a female scientist and a mother--with tales of other seekers, from Percival Lowell, who was convinced that a utopian society existed on Mars, to Audouin Dollfus, who tried to carry out astronomical observations from a stratospheric balloon. In the process, she shows how the story of Mars is also a story about Earth: This other world has been our mirror, our foil, a telltale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings. Empathetic and evocative, The Sirens of Mars offers an unlikely natural history of a place where no human has ever set foot, while providing a vivid portrait of our quest to defy our isolation in the cosmos.
Robin Tremayne, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Brother and sister George and Margie Jansen - being the only living relatives of their estranged Great Uncle Christian - have inherited his home in the Florida marshlands, as well as all of his belongings. Along with the estate comes an old groundskeeper named Benjamin. George and Margie travel to Florida together from their homes in Seattle to sort through all of their great uncle's things and decide what to do about the estate. The property is beautiful but strange, with Benjamin only adding to the eerie atmosphere. As they spend more time there, they learn more about the house's history: that people tended to stay away from it, and there were whispers among the older residents of murder in the marsh. A sense of unease settles over the property. Margie swears she hears something stalking around outside in the night, and Benjamin warns that the marsh is not safe. It seems that their presence has awakened something that had been dormant. Benjamin claims he can sense it... and that it wants to consume them all.
The island village of Eastport, Maine, is full of delights--including the delicious treats sold at The Chocolate Moose, the waterfront bakery run by Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree and Ellie White. But a new bakery in town is proving that you can have too much of a good thing . . . Summer in Eastport means lobsters and blueberries, though tourists and locals alike always leave a little room for baked goods from the Chocolate Moose. This year's arts fair means even more sweet-toothed customers. But it's also bringing competition from a new rival, Choco's, trying to slice into the action. Choco's owner, Brad Fairway, is pulling sneaky stunts to divert Moose patrons to his own shop, and Ellie finally confronts him about his tactics. But when Brad is found dead the next day--and the weapon is a gun that belongs to Ellie--it's only a matter of time before she is charged with the crime. Sifting through the victim's connections, Jake and Ellie sense they're getting close to the real culprit--a little too close. Can they serve up the solution before the killer dishes up another helping of murder?
Kind Like Marsha celebrates 14 amazing and inspirational LGBTQ+ people throughout history. Fan favorites like Harvey Milk, Sylvia Rivera, and Audre Lorde are joined by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Frida Kahlo, and more in this striking collection. With a focus on a positive personality attribute of each of the historical figures, readers will be encouraged to be brave like the Ugandan activist fighting for LGBTQ+ rights against all odds and to be kind like Marsha P. Johnson who took care of her trans community on the New York City streets.
Recueil Abrégé Des Règlements Concernant Les Fermes Royales Unies, 18 Mars 1687-1750. Tome 7-7
Sarah Fielding
Hachette Livre - BNF
2019
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Recueil Abrégé Des Règlements Concernant Les Fermes Royales Unies, 18 Mars 1687-1750. Tome 9-1
Sarah Fielding
Hachette Livre - BNF
2019
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