![]() ![]() He most certainly would have been involved in cod fishing (Gadus morhua), which was soon to become the greatest fishing industry ever known. ![]() France and England took part in this mad race and as early as 1508 Giovanni da Verrazano (1485–1528) an Italian explorer, originally from Florence, set off to explore the coast of North America. There was a great deal of concentration in exploring Central and South America for a variety of reasons – economic, religious, the possibilities of colonies and of course, the passage to the East. In the end, except for an always optimistic hope for a Northwest Passage, a realistic route to the East was abandoned in favour of robbing the Meso- and South American aboriginal cultures of their amazing riches. ![]() No one had any idea of the size of the North and South American continents. In the following ten years, it is believed, about 80 more voyages by different explorers and nations were made, searching for the elusive short route to the Far East, and all its riches. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, AND ILE SAINT JEAN IN PARTICULARġ492 is famous for Christopher Columbus’ discovery of America while he was in the employ of the Spanish king and queen. ![]()
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![]() Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of Biltmore's owners. But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. "Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. Serafina's friendship with Braeden is heartfelt and believable. The story drips with suspense, wrapping readers into the narrative just as easily as the man in the black cloak binds his young victims. ![]() ![]() Minor defects may exist such as edgewear, rubbing, etc. ![]() Good used copy in condition you would find at a good used bookstore. ![]() ![]() The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon Skiffy and Mimesis: More Best of Asfr: Australian SF Review The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction ![]() Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV, 1992-1994 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1991 ![]() The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1989 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1987 Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr Great Science Fiction Stories by the World's Greatest Scientists Nebula Awards 53 (2019) (By:Kim Stanley Robinson) Nebula Awards 50 (2016) (By:Mercedes Lackey) Nebula Awards 43 (2009) (By:Ellen Datlow) Nebula Awards 37 (2003) (By:Ellen Datlow) ![]() Nebula Awards 36 (2002) (By:Kim Stanley Robinson,Terry Bisson) Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (By:Larry Niven) The House of the Kzinti (By:Jerry Pournelle) Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names (By:Larry Niven) The Best of All Possible Wars (By:Robert Sheckley) Man-Kzin Wars VII (With: Larry Niven,Paul Chafe) ![]() ![]() ![]() He will be greatly missed by everyone who came in contact with him. He will be forever in our thoughts, in our words, and in our hearts. ![]() His passions were football, soccer and the outdoors. He loved his God, his family, his friends and his country more than anything. Giamatti) who helps the kid come to terms with his bitter, abusive father (Ethan Hawke). He was a devoted and dedicated son, brother and friend. Now You See Me 2 June 10 Original cast members Morgan Freeman. He was a natural athlete that accomplished what most spend a lifetime attempting to achieve. " Jerry Michael Hardy Greer.was the smile that instantly lit up any room," it reads. His funeral will take place Saturday at a church in Nashville, while visitation services will be held a day earlier, according to his obituary. Authorities said Jerry and a friend had gone tubing, and had worn life jackets. He was previously reported missing following a boating accident on Kentucky Lake in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Interstellar Service & Discipline: Victorious Star by Hawke, Morgan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A funeral for Jerry Greer, the 19-year-old son of country singer Craig Morgan, is set to take place this Saturday, days after the teen was found dead following a boating accident.Īuthorities found the teen's body near the Tennessee River basin Monday. ![]() ![]() ![]() Together with his partner, the wisecracking, ambitious Nikki Liska, Kovac begins to dig at the too-neat edges of Fallon's death, uncovering one motive and one suspect after another. ![]() But Kovac has a sixth sense for crime, and it's burning. It's too much like looking into his own future. He doesn't want to spend any more time than he has to in the bleak, empty world of the victim's father, Iron Mike, Kovac's old mentor and a department legend. The investigation will be a formality, a duty that veteran Homicide detective Sam Kovac isn't looking forward to. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic accident? Either way, his death wasn't a crime. In front of it hung the body of Andy Fallon, a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. The single word was written on the mirror. It is the story of two hard-boiled cops who dare to cross the thin and dangerous line that separates good and evil as they risk their lives to investigate the suspicious death of one of their own. ![]() New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag is at the top of her form in her newest thriller, blending unforgettable characters, breakneck suspense, and chilling twists. ![]() ![]() ![]() It also has much to teach us about Douglass’s changing views of the antislavery struggle. ![]() The novella, one of the few works of fiction published by an African American prior to the Civil War, is increasingly being recognized as a major work in Douglass’s canon and as an impressive work of art. Douglass first published the novella in the 1853 Autographs for Freedom, a fund-raising volume of antislavery writings, and then reprinted it as a four-part serial in the March 1853 issues of his newspaper, Frederick Douglass’ Paper. According to Douglass, Madison Washington, the leader of the rebellion, was a patriotic freedom fighter in the heroic tradition of the American revolutionaries. Several months after delivering this lecture, Douglass began writing his only work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, which was inspired by the true story of the slave rebellion aboard the Creole. your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery.” As he proclaims at the end of the lecture: “Your celebration is a sham your boasted liberty, an unholy license your national greatness, swelling vanity. In that lecture, Douglass attacked the hypocrisy of a nation that celebrated freedom while slavery remained the law of the land. Seven years later, and just two years after Douglass had publicly broken with Garrison, Douglass delivered, in 1852, what would become his most famous oration, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? ”. ![]() ![]() ![]() The doc, which was always on the group's back burner, was even mentioned by Lennon during a 1980 deposition in a lawsuit against the producers of the Broadway musical Beatlemania. The Beatles' late right-hand man, Neil Aspinall, began compiling raw footage for the documentary, which was originally going to be called The Long And Winding Road. The project actually began almost immediately after the group's breakup in the spring of 1970. The three surviving Beatles, with the full cooperation of John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono, teamed up to produce the mini-series, which featured contemporary interviews with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, as well as archival interviews with Lennon. ![]() It was 25 years ago tonight (November 19th, 1995) that The Beatles Anthology premiered on ABC-TV. ![]() ![]() In its proposed policy changes, the committee also sought to limit access to materials containing explicit descriptions or depictions of sexual acts, incest, pedophilia and graphic depictions of violence or abuse.Īlthough the committee is only made up of five board members, all 10 Board of Trustee members were present at the meeting either in-person or virtually to debate the proposed changes.Įmployees and advocates: Greenville County Library System has 'toxic' board leadership The committee specifically proposed changes to the library's juvenile and young adult collections, seeking to move materials with "gender transition ideologies" into other collections that require an adult-access library card to check out. The committee debated changing the library system's collections development and maintenance policy, which governs the type of books and materials that are included in the library. ![]() The full board of trustees will vote on the proposal later this month. ![]() ![]() ![]() View Gallery: Library committee advances policy to limit access to transgender themesĭespite public outcry both during and after its meeting, the Greenville County Library System's Materials Committee voted Monday to advance a proposal limiting access to transgender-themed materials. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please tell us a little more on what this means in the age of selfies-and other tips you may have. ![]() One of your suggestions is to take photos that matter to you. And I think we would all like to be unforgettable and to experience a life full of memorable moments. You can actually influence what you and your friends, family and colleagues remember in the future. What would you say to us that would encourage taking a moment to make a memory today? I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Americans tend to be multi-tasking, on-the-go, cross-it-off-the-to-do-list kind of people. You can find Wiking's new book for $19.99 at Bookstore1, 12 S. Speaking of, I highly recommend The Art of Making Memories or The Little Book of Hygge (or both!) for a hostess gift or stocking stuffer. With the holiday season in full swing, I caught up with Wiking to learn how to make the most of all the memory-making opportunities that are upon us. He culled data, interviews, global surveys, and real-life experiments as to how mental images are made, stored and recalled, and how we can create and preserve warm memories that will stay with us for years. He also explores how we can change the ways in which we remember special moments with little adjustments. Wiking has made a natural transition in his newest book, The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments. ![]() ![]() In every case, the child had the same distinctive facial features, the same delayed development – most couldn’t sit up, let alone walk – and, crucially, they were from the same region on the Arizona-Utah border, known as Short Creek.Įven more intriguingly, this region is polygynous. The curse of the people who never feel pain.You are surprisingly likely to have a living doppelganger.Could just two people repopulate Earth?.In fact, together with colleagues from the Barrow Neurological Institute, soon Tarby had diagnosed a total of eight new cases, in children ranging from 20 months to 12 years old. It turned out his sister, whom the couple believed was suffering from cerebral palsy, had it too. It looked like a case of plain bad luck.īut there was a twist. With just 13 cases known to medical science (translating into odds of one in 400 million), it was rare indeed. They diagnosed “fumarase deficiency”, an inherited disorder of the metabolism. ![]() Eventually he sent a urine sample to a lab that specialises in detecting rare diseases. After performing all the usual tests, Tarby was stumped. ![]() |