![]() ![]() One of the things that she learned par excellence, was camouflage. If you’re living wild in the open ocean for a long time, you have a chance to learn a great deal. She was older than Kali, probably more mature than any of the octopuses that lived at New England Aquarium. Octopus Escape Each of the octopuses you write about seem to have had individual personalities-tell us a little about Octavia and how she was different from Kali. (Read: Octopuses are Playful, Curious, and Smart.) It’s possible to have an octopus care about you, to choose your company. They’re so different from us, but what held my attention and totally mesmerized me was, that despite our differences, it’s possible to have a meeting of the minds with someone like this. Here is a baggy, boneless body that can pour itself into the tiniest spaces, has venom like a snake, ink like an old fashioned pen, a beak like a parrot, can taste with their skin, and can change color and shape. (Watch: Is This Picture-Taking Octopus as Smart as She Seems?) What is it about octopuses that intrigues you? Talking from her home in Hancock, New Hampshire, she explains how octopuses are good at multi-tasking why the missionary position doesn’t work for mating octopuses and why she believes all animals, including octopuses, have souls. But for Sy Montgomery, author of Soul Of An Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into The Wonder of Consciousness, octopuses are a source of endless fascination and wonder. For most of us, the idea of having our hands stroked by a rubbery arm covered in suckers is not that appealing. ![]()
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![]() ![]() more ELOPING!Urm, anyway, yeah, check out the other reviews, and if you like what you see, buy this series. TogaQ and KichikuNeko, YOU GET ALL MY MONEY! I'm turning into Golem with these as my "precious." Seriously, I just want to lick them and spoon them all night long. From Chapter 3 and on I had to fan myself while reading these. ![]() Chapters 1 and 2 were good but on a slow simmer. Don't believe me? Check out the other reviews (they have previews). ![]() Review 1: HOLY SHIT! I've been reading this slowly by purchasing the chapters individually (just finished Chapter 5), and I have to say that this series is FANTASTIC! Sexy, scary, thrilling, beautifully FANTASTIC! THAT CLIFFHANGER THOUGH! I NEED MONEY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTERS!Seriously, the artwork in this is gorgeous. ![]() ![]() I remember Junior Week dances in the Armory with big name bands at either end of the building. During those years we took many cruises, as well as golfing and fishing trips. In 1988 he retired, and we spent 21 years in Sonoma until he died in 2009. “We later moved to Foster City and Pat opened his architectural office in San Mateo. Another roommate, Rosemary Williamson Colgate, and her husband, Stirling ’48, PhD ’52, lived in Livermore, also close. “My Alpha Phi roommate, June Johnson Reynolds, and her husband, Hugh, lived in Sunnyvale, not too far away. We then returned to the West Coast and lived for 18 years in Sacramento, where our daughter Gail and son Tom were born. “After being married, we spent a year in Seattle and returned to Ithaca, as Pat needed one more term to get his degree. ![]() ![]() We received a wonderful letter from Joan Dall Patton, who fondly reflected on her life with husband Ed “Pat” Patton, BArch ’49. ![]() ![]() ![]() Between Islamic and Turkish Identity is the first book in any language to comprehensively analyze Turkish nationalism with such scope and engagement with primary sources it aims to dissect the phenomenon in all its manifestations.Īn Int el l ec t ual Hist or y of Tur kish Nat ional ismĪn Intellectual History of Turkish Nationalism Between Turkish Ethnicity and Islamic Identity Umut Uzer While predominantly a textual analysis of the primary sources written by the nationalists, this volume takes into account how political developments influenced Turkish nationalism and also tackles the question of how an ideology that began as a revolutionary, progressive, forward-looking ideal eventually transformed into one that is conservative, patriarchal, and nostalgic to the Ottoman and Islamic past. ![]() Partly in response to the rising nationalist voices of these groups, Turkish intellectuals began propagating Turkish nationalism through academic as well as popular books, and later associations published semipropagandist journals with the support of the Unionist and Kemalist governments. Turkish nationalism erupted onto the world stage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as Greeks, Armenians, and other minority groups within the Ottoman Empire began to seek independence. In this book, Umut Uzer examines the ideological evolution and transformation of Turkish nationalism from its early precursors to its contemporary protagonists. ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite the cramped quarters, this is the apartment where they raised their two daughters, Fannie and Florence, and it always feels like home. Every summer, Esther and Joseph Adler rent their house out to vacationers escaping to “America’s Playground” and move into the small apartment above their bakery. *A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice * One of USA TODAY’s “Best Books of 2020” * One of Good Morning America’s “25 Novels You'll Want to Read This Summer” * One of Parade’s “26 Best Books to Read This Summer”Ītlantic City, 1934. “The perfect summer read” ( USA TODAY) begins with a shocking tragedy that results in three generations of the Adler family grappling with heartbreak, romance, and the weight of family secrets over the course of one summer. ![]() ![]() ![]() In between descriptions of his days and nights, Clay recounts a vacation spent with his parents and grandparents, during which he seemed to be the only person concerned that his grandmother was dying of cancer. While partying, he tries to track down his best friend from high school, Julian, with whom he hasn't spoken in months. Īfter reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Blair, and friends like Trent, now a successful model, Clay embarks on a series of drug-fueled nights of partying, during which he has one-night stands with both sexes. Through first-person narration, Clay describes his progressive alienation from the culture around him, loss of faith in his friends, and his meditations on events in his recent past. The novel follows the life of Clay, a rich young college student who has returned to his hometown of Los Angeles, California for winter break circa 1984. The novel was titled after the Elvis Costello song of the same name. ![]() ![]() It was his first published effort, released when he was 21 years old and still a student at Bennington College. ![]() Less than Zero is the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() Molly says, the important thing about a family is that all the people in it love each other. ![]() At Heather's preschool, there are all kinds of different families - two mommies, two daddies, one of each, step-parents, a grandparent raising a child, siblings and no siblings, and so on. For the most part, this is a book about happy family life and what to expect at preschool, brought to life in Laura Cornell's colorful, appealing illustrations. Parents need to know that Heather Has Two Mommies is an updated, somewhat revised 25th anniversary edition of Lesléa Newman's book, which stirred controversy in 1990 for its matter-of-fact portrayal of a same-sex couple and their 3-year-old. ![]() Molly, the preschool teacher, says there are all different kinds of families, and the important thing is that the people in them love each other. The other kids in class have different families, but they all seem affectionate and kind. Heather's two mommies (Mama Kate, a doctor, and Mama Jane, a carpenter) are supportive, loving, and very involved in the little girl's life. ![]() ![]() Head from NYC to London for a women’s fiction/romance novel that tug at your heart! I recently picked this up from the library and can’t wait to dive in. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches ![]() I like the idea of a modern day magical rom com, so this novel set in NYC sounds like a blast! A dose of magic isn’t necessarily enough to ensure a happily ever after, though. This fake dating venture ends up resulting in not only the development of real feelings, but also Violet’s magic. Unfortunately, they’re both forced to find a mate around the same time and realize they might be able to help each other out. Violet’s a witch with no magic, and no love lost for the alpha shifter Lincoln who broke her teenage heart. ![]() I earn a small commission for any items purchased through the links below at no extra cost to you! Please consider using if you pick one of these romance books about witches to support indie bookstores!Ī 2022 new release that weirdly came out in February!? Despite the questionable pub date, you’ll want to grab this witchy romance if you like fake dating and a witch/werewolf combo! ![]() ![]() ![]() “It is a measure of this story’s strength and success that a reader can be carried for more than 500 pages in total involvement with Penelope, her children, her past and the painting that hangs in her country cottage,” novelist Maeve Binchy wrote in reviewing the book in The New York Times Book Review in 1988. The title refers to a painting by Penelope’s father. The novel’s main character, Penelope, is an artist’s daughter who in the course of the book looks back on her life and relationships. Martin’s Press, which published the book in the US, told The New York Times in 1990. “The Shell Seekers was the quintessential word-of-mouth book in hardcover,” Thomas J McCormack, then chairman of St. ![]() Pilcher had been writing short stories and novels for years, first under a pen name and then under her own, when The Shell Seekers, published in 1987, elevated her to a new level of sales and fame. Her agent, Felicity Bryan, said she had died in hospital after a short illness. Rosamunde Pilcher, a British writer whose romance and generation-spanning novels like The Shell Seekers regularly made bestseller lists and were turned into television movies and miniseries, died on Wednesday in Dundee. ![]() |