![]() ![]() In an attempt to salvage their history and culture, a group of rebels memorize entire works of literature and philosophy as their books are burned by the totalitarian state. Next came The Illustrated Man and then, in 1953, Fahrenheit 451, which many consider to be Bradbury's masterpiece, a scathing indictment of censorship set in a future world where the written word is forbidden. His reputation as a writer of courage and vision was established with the publication of The Martian Chronicles in 1950, which describes the first attempts of Earth people to conquer and colonize Mars, and the unintended consequences. He became a full-time writer in 1943, and contributed numerous short stories to periodicals before publishing a collection of them, Dark Carnival, in 1947. street corners from 1938 to 1942, spending his nights in the public library and his days at the typewriter. Although his formal education ended there, he became a "student of life," selling newspapers on L.A. He graduated from a Los Angeles high school in 1938. Ray Douglas Bradbury, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet, was born Augin Waukegan, Illinois. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A guide to understanding and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 is available at: Compliance to these criteria is measured in three levels: A, AA, or AAA. There are testable success criteria for each guideline. ![]() WCAG 2.0 contains 12 guidelines organized under 4 principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR for short). This certifies it as a stable and referenceable technical standard. WCAG 2.0 is also an international standard, ISO 40500. This website adopts the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) as the accessibility standard for all its related web development and services. ![]() ![]() ![]() The children never went to the country or a lake in the summer, the way their friends did, because their father was dead and their mother worked very hard on the other newspaper, the one almost nobody on the block took. Martha was the youngest, and very difficult. ![]() ![]() This will give you some idea of what Jane and Katharine were like. And the others knew she was, too, by now, because ever since that day Katharine would keep boasting about what a comfort she was, and how docile, until Jane declared she would utter a piercing shriek and fall over dead if she heard another word about it. She knew she was a comfort, and docile, because she'd heard her mother say so. Katharine was the middle girl, of docile disposition and a comfort to her mother. Jane was the oldest and Mark was the only boy, and between them they ran everything. It began one day in summer about thirty years ago, and it happened to four children. The only problem is that only half of Jane's wish comes true. Adventures to Read All Through the SummerĮverything about Jane's summer changes after she finds a coin on the street that grants wishes, in this title recommended by librarian Nancy Pearl on Morning Edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() Approved by the Elon University Board of Trustees, the annual Black Excellence Awards Banquet was. recognize, celebrate and affirm the presence of Black students at Elon University. ![]() Read more of Laini Taylor, Becca Fitzpatrick and Cassandra Clare. The Fall by Bethany Griffinavailable October 7Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins) Madeline Usher has been buried alive. Zeth Dixon ’24 and Anne Sophie Hill ’24 performing a musical selection at the 30th Annual Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards on Saturday April 23, 2022. A gorgeous, eerie, darkly Gothic tale, THE FALL is guaranteed to intrigue and enthrall its readers, winning legions of new fans for the talented Bethany Griffin. When Roderick is sent away to school, the house seems to want revenge on the one member of the Usher family left behind: Madeline herself. Sometimes Madeline even thinks that the house is alive. Something is wrong with the family's blood - and it seems to have spread to the house itself. ![]() Madeline and her twin brother Roderick have the Usher name, the Usher house - and the Usher disease. For Madeline, the House of Usher is a nightmare to live in - but impossible to leave - in this brand new Gothic novel from Bethany Griffin, author of the Masque of the Red Death sequence. ![]() ![]() ![]() Changing the course of life for both Paul and Vincent. ![]() ![]() But a graffiti shows up on the glass wall of the lobby before that. Tonight, Vincent is tending the bar and the staff is anticipating Alkaitis to arrive at any moment. The hotel is owned by a rich man called Jonathan Alkaitis. There is an isolated glass hotel here, that allows rich patrons to experience wilderness without having to give up any comforts of modern world. Skip a few years and both Paul and Vincent are back in their remote hometown in Canada, Caiette, which can only be reached by a boat. ![]() His half-sister, a troubled teenager grieving over her lost mother to a young woman in the city putting her life together as a waitress. As he tells us about his wandering, aimless life studying finance at the university and a chance outing leading to death of a musical band member through drug overdose, we start to get a sense of the disjointedness of this world. He is obviously trying to remember the past memories that are partially lost to him. We listen to Paul as he tells his story to a counselor. While I would not have picked up the book solely based on the cover page, it will make sense once you are in the story. The title is made up of white dots that are disintegrating like the graffiti made by an acid marker pen on glass. The book cover shows the glass wall overlooking at the midnight blue ocean dotted with dark woods. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Įxcerpt from Luminous Bodies: Here and Hereafter (the Shining Ones) Being an Attempt to Explain the Interrelation of the Intellectual, Celestial, and Terrestial Kingdoms And of Man to His Maker What gives the mind its latent strength to scan, And chains brute instinct at the feet of man Bids the wild comet, in its path of flame, Compute its periods and declare its name With deathless radiance decks historic page, And wakes the treasures of a buried age? Majestic science from his cloistered shrine, Heard, and replied - this godlike power is mine. Excerpt from Luminous Bodies: Here and Hereafter (the Shining Ones) Being an Attempt to Explain the Interrelation of the Intellectual, Celestial, and Terrestial Kingdoms And of Man to His Maker What gives the mind its latent strength to scan, And chains brute instinct at the feet of man Bids the wild comet, in its path of flame, Compute its periods and declare its name With deathless radiance decks historic page, And wakes the treasures of a buried age? Majestic science from his cloistered shrine, Heard, and. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not sure works as a standalone.Ī Very Friendly Valentine's Day by Kayley LoringĢ79 pages, □ audiobook available separately. Age gap, daddy kink, public play, sex toys.Ĭupid Has a Heart-On by Tara Sivec * 117 pages, □ audiobook available separately. Not My Romeo by Ilsa Madden-Mills * 340 pages, Free KU □ Audiobook included! Sports romance, FMC librarian.Ħ3 pages, sequel to Dipped in Holly. I'm sure there's a ton more, so if you know of any other books that take place around Valentine’s Day or have Cupid MCs, please lmk! Of course I've been way too busy making this list to actually read these yet, so my info is mostly based off skimming reviews. You’ll also notice most of these books are pretty short, mainly because my attention span is Level: Dory. If my remarks seem weird, well they’re copied direct from my personal notes so. So I was compiling my TBR of Valentine’s Day themed books & making little reminder notes, and thought I’d copy it here in case it’s of interest. ![]() ![]() ![]() Looking back, it's easy to see why Notes was such a hit. After skewering a British population known for its self-seriousness, Bryson has somehow become part of the national establishment. ![]() ![]() Today, he gets flashy university appointments and fawning media profiles. He has become a beloved figure in his adopted country, one of the rare foreigners to be named to the Order of the British Empire. While it's easy to imagine the offences a Yankee might cause when writing about another country's national character, Bryson was warmly, wholeheartedly embraced. In Notes from a Small Island, the Iowa-born writer catalogued the annoyances and mediocrities of British life from a jaundiced, American perspective. Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson pulled off an incredible trick. ![]() ![]() ![]() Camus was killed in a road accident in 1960. Albert Camus (Author), Professor Tony Judt (Editor), Robin Buss (Translator) & Format: Kindle Edition 4. His books include The Plague, The Just and The Fall, and he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. He was one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement and, after the War, established his international reputation as a writer. He studied philosophy in Algiers and then worked in Paris as a journalist. 'A matchless fable of fear, courage and cowardice' IndependentĪlbert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913. ![]() ![]() Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr Rieux, resist the terror.Īn immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. ![]() To learn more about how to request items watch this short online video. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. The Plague / Albert Camus translated by Robin Buss with an introduction by Tony Judt Get this Comments (0) Librarian's View Copyright Status Online In the Library Order a copy Request this item to view in the Library's reading rooms using your library card. The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. The Plague is Albert Camus's world-renowned fable of fear and courage ![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t care when, where or how, but you have to get your hands on this story. You must become a predator.Īll Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, Revenge and Ally Carter fans out there, you must read this book. The kind of world where you must do more than learn how to swim. Except, when her grandmother surfaces and offers her a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she is thrown into a world filled with sharks. She cares about her job as a mechanic, and her mom, and her education, but she has no time for gossip or manipulation tactics. Sawyer doesn’t care much about any of those things. I love watching powerful people struggle to keep up appearances even if us common folks can easily see right through them. ![]() I was right to be excited to read this book. Genres & Themes: Young Adult, Mystery, Family Drama, Sisterhood, Secrets, Romance Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes ![]() |