![]() The result is an eminently reasonable and convincing narrative that confirms some established interpretations and challenges others. While quite different in approach and topic, the two books show how far scholarship on the war has come and give a snapshot of a new narrative of the war that is emerging.ĭavid Stone’s audience is broad and his stated intent is to “present a clear and brief synthesis of scholarly research on Russia’s experience in fighting the First World War” (10). Aleksandr Astashov draws on extensive work in RGVIA for his exhaustive study of soldiers’ daily life, motivations, attitudes, and interactions with civilians, painting an incredibly detailed and nuanced portrait of the lived experiences of the war. ![]() David Stone takes stock of the new literature and presents an excellent synthesis and interpretation of the military-operational history of Russia’s war effort. 1 This essay reviews two new fundamental contributions on the Russian army in the war. First a trickle, and now a steady stream, of monographs, dissertations, and articles grounded in archival work has brought much new source material to light and has challenged much of the received wisdom about World War I. It has been more than 20 years since the Russian Military Historical Archive (RGVIA) ended the restrictions of the Soviet era and opened its inventories and collections to scholars for free exploration. ![]()
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![]() ![]() To achieve these goals, Republicans needed to amend the U.S. ![]() On the political front, Republicans were eager to give African Americans the right to vote because they anticipated that African Americans would strongly support them at the polls. While most white Americans still held views that whites were superior to African Americans and were not yet ready to integrate society, many were sympathetic to the plight of freed slaves and wanted to promote their welfare. When southern states seceded from the Union, they withdrew their representatives from Congress, leaving both the Senate and the House under the control of the North. ![]() While very little fighting occurred on Iowa soil and Iowa had never legalized slavery, black migration of former slaves into the region and the national focus on civil rights forced Iowa to reconsider its own racial relations. Its main focus was on bringing the southern states back into full political participation in the Union, guaranteeing rights to former slaves and defining new relationships between African Americans and whites. ![]() The Reconstruction Era lasted from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to 1877. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jennifer Armentrout writes a sweet story about finding love from a missing library book, Emery Lord has a heartwarming and funny tale of two girls stuck in an airport, Dhonielle Clayton takes a thoughtful, speculate approach to pre-destined love, and Julie Murphy dreams up a fun twist on reality dating show contestants. There's futuristic flirting from Kass Morgan and Katharine McGee, a riveting transgender heroine from Meredith Russo, a subway missed connection moment from Jocelyn Davies, and a girl determined to get out of her small town from Ibi Zoboi. Readers will experience Nina LaCour's beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet, Sara Shepard's glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock star, Nicola Yoon's imaginative take on break-ups and make-ups, Katie Cotugno's story of two teens hiding out from the police at a house party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick's charming love story that begins over iced teas at a diner. ![]() ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Midnight consumed my vision as I blinked into a starless night. I tried to lick my lips but couldn't move my tongue.Įverything felt so much cooler than moments ago. I struggled to emerge enough to warn him, to beg him. Some part of me knew we were heading down a dangerous path. ![]() "Darius," I breathed as darkness dimmed the stars. Welcome to the future where the superior bloodlines make the rules. ![]() I'll break her, train her, and use her to take down everyone who stands in my way. Twenty-two years of conditioning has crafted the perfect poison-a weapon my enemies won't see coming. It is my duty to obey, to give my body and blood to a vampire master until he no longer has use for me. Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book has been redesigned so it’s more accessible and reader-friendly, with more photos, illustrations, and boxed features that allow for important information to be highlighted. New advice on informed decision-making, one of the hottest topics in maternity care today.Revised statistics and discussions on cesarean birth and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).Updated information on interventions during childbirth.New information on complementary-medicine approaches such as acupuncture.This award-winning book presents the latest research-based information on pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood, including: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide is already one of the bestselling pregnancy books on the market, with more than one million copies in print! Now newly revised and redesigned, this comprehensive, authoritative “bible” provides expectant couples with abundant, valuable information about pregnancy, labor, birth, the postpartum period, and newborn care. 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This genre-bending debut collection of stories constructs eight eerie worlds full of desire, wisdom, and magic blooming amidst decay. Fruiting Bodies Stories by Kathryn Harlan Book PDF Summary ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Furlong sees his own potential fate in the lives of the less fortunate and is kept up at night ruminating “over small things like these”-the random-seeming moments that separate good fortune from misfortune.įurlong also spends a lot of time wondering about the identity of his father. ![]() When he sees a small boy foraging for sticks along the road, he offers him a ride and the change in his pocket, knowing that the boy’s father is an alcoholic. Wilson, is able to escape poverty without getting separated from his mother.įurlong is humble, hardworking, and deeply compassionate. A family man, he enjoys a level of success that belies his origins: born to an unwed sixteen-year-old mother-a deep mark of shame in Catholic Ireland-Furlong, through the generosity of a wealthy Protestant benefactress, Mrs. This character study is really the bulk of the plot, which moves not through propulsion, but by a steady undertow of dread embodied by its protagonist, Bill Furlong.įurlong is a coal and wood merchant living in a small Irish town in 1985. On the one hand, it has the scathing social and religious indictment of a longer novel on the other, it is a quiet and morose character study, a novella that delves into one man’s psychology and moral fiber. At just over one hundred pages, Irish writer Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These is a deceptively slim volume. ![]() ![]() ![]() Under the pen name Ihara Kakuei, Saikaku began to establish himself as a popular haikai poet. ![]() In 1662 at the age of twenty Saikaku had become a haikai master. From the age of fifteen Saikaku had begun to compose haikai no renga (linked verse). In 1642, Ihara Saikaku was born into a well-off merchant family in Osaka. These stories catered to the whims of the newly prominent merchant class, whose tastes of entertainment leaned toward the arts and pleasure districts. Later in life he began writing racy accounts of the financial and amorous affairs of the merchant class and the demimonde. Scholars have described numerous extraordinary feats of solo haikai composition at one sitting most famously, over the course of a single day and night in 1677, Saikaku is reported to have composed at least 16,000 haikai stanzas, with some rumors placing the number at over 23,500 stanzas. ![]() Born the son of the wealthy merchant Hirayama Tōgo (平山藤五) in Osaka, he first studied haikai poetry under Matsunaga Teitoku, and later studied under Nishiyama Sōin of the Danrin School of poetry, which emphasized comic linked verse. ![]() ![]() ![]() The four lions wander the streets of Baghdad as bombs fall, tanks rumble and their preconceived notions of freedom shatter.įull confession - I’m a big fan and recently reread it. It’s one of, if not the best literary responses to the Iraq War, as well as a heartbreaking allegory of what happens when the best of intentions go wildly awry. The story follows Zill, the alpha male of the pride, the elderly lioness Safa, the idealistic Noor and her young cub Ali. It’s inspired by the true story of real lions that escaped during the chaos, but the comic adds a mythic feel to the story. The graphic novel recounts the fall of Baghdad during the 2003 American invasion as seen through the eyes of a pride of lions that fled the Baghdad Zoo. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon’s Pride of Baghdad is still heartbreaking. Almost a decade after its initial release, Brian K. ![]() ![]() "Putney's endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight. "Intoxicating, romantic and utterly ravishing."-Eloisa James Praise for Mary Jo Putney and the Lost Lords series Yet they cannot keep apart and are soon drawn into a union that may bring joy-or shattering danger. If he recognizes her, the demons of her past will surely erupt. But dangerously attractive Daniel Herbert is not the kind of husband she has in mind. ![]() Now alone with a young daughter and a perilous secret, she is in need of protection. Jessie Kelham's looks have always been a curse. He does not expect to become intoxicated by a woman called the Black Widow, who is as mysterious as she is shockingly beautiful. Warily he accepts that he must enter society and seek a wife-a sensible woman who can oversee his properties, leaving him free to continue his work. Most men would be thrilled to learn they've inherited a title and estate from a distant relative, but Daniel is appalled because the burden of wealth will interfere with his medical calling. ![]() Viewed as a saint by those who know him, in his own mind he never quite manages to live up to his own high standards. Not always a saint Author: Mary Jo Putney (Author) Summary: 'In this Regency Romance, Daniel Herbert has come to London in search of a wife, someone sensible who can oversee his newly inherited properties, leaving him free to pursue his lifes work as a doctor. Regency thrills from the New York Times bestselling author of Not Quite a Wife, who always delivers "a dventure, passion and pure reading pleasure" (Jo Beverley).Īfter the death of his sweetheart when he was at university, Daniel Herbert buried his grief in medical studies and his passion for healing. ![]() |