![]() ![]() The material Renaissance establishes the dynamic social character of exchange. Considering food, clothing and every-day furnishings, as well as books, goldsmiths' work, altarpieces and other luxury goods, the book draws on contemporary archival material to explore pricing, to investigate production from the point of view of demand, and to look at networks of exchange that relied not only on money but also on credit, payment in kind and gift giving. It develops the analysis of demand, supply and exchange first proposed by Richard Goldthwaite in his ground-breaking Wealth and the demand for art in Renaissance Italy, and expands our understanding of the particularities of exchange in this consumer-led period. ![]() The material Renaissance addresses these issues of economic and social life. Nor do we have much sense of the relationship between the creation and purchase of works of art and the production, buying and selling of other types of objects in Italy in the period. Despite the recent interests of economic and art historians in the workings of the market, we still know remarkably little about the everyday context for the exchange of objects and the meaning of demand in the lives of individuals in the Renaissance. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you have any questions or want to know more, please shoot me a question. so, yeah, the pen name is a little bit of an honorific for my son, too we'll see, in time, if he thinks that was such a hot idea! I live in Toronto with my fiancee and our baby boy, Nick. It's a lean living sometimes, but it's by and large an enjoyable one. I cobble together a living with my pen, is what I'm trying to say-by hook or by crook. I've written for magazines and newspapers, too. One of them even got turned into a movie. Do you like horror books? Do you like Boy Scouts (not in a weird, Canteen-Boyish way, but in a nostalgic way)? Do you like seeing said Boy Scouts confront a vicious enemy on an isolated Island off the coast of Prince Edward Island? If you said yes to one or more of these questions, you may enjoy this book.Īs for me: I've written a few other books under another name (the one my parents gave me). Personally, I wanted to be known as Lemondrop Pennyfeather, but that suggested nom de plume was cruelly stricken down.Īaaanywhoo, I've written this book, The Troop. Not that I'm putting myself in their league, no way no how, but I'm just saying that was the idea behind the name. Horror writers should have crisp, punchy names. A cool, tough pen name! Your mileage will vary on whether you agree, but that was the thinking. I've been asked to set this up by The Powers That Be, and I'm more than happy to, although I can't really say much about myself seeing as Nick Cutter doesn't exactly exist-he's a pen name. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is an example of a common decision-making strategy called satisficing. You may have seen this behavior firsthand, for instance when someone searches for a complete website URL instead of using the browser’s URL bar to go directly to the desired website. And then, when you find a method of operation that works for you, you stick to it. So when you buy a new device, often you just play around with it instead of reading the directions that explain how to use it. Although most people lack even the most basic knowledge about the mechanics of the internet, they can still navigate websites without much problem. ![]() Imagine asking a random person on the street to explain how a browser or search engine operates. Unless you happen to be an engineer, most people simply don’t care about how stuff works. Did you read the user manual to a technology gadget you purchased recently? Probably not. ![]() ![]() ![]() Henry "Monty" Montague has been living quietly in London for years, and his sudden appearance sends Adrian on a quest to unravel family secrets that only the spyglass can answer. When a newly found keepsake of hers-a piece of a broken spyglass-comes into Adrian's possession, he's thrust into the past and finds himself face to face with an older brother he never knew he had. In the wake of his mother's unexpected death, Adrian is also concerned people will find out that he has the mental illness she struggled with for years. But most young Lords aren't battling the debilitating anxiety Adrian secretly lives with, or the growing fear that it might consume him and all he hopes to accomplish. The sole heir to his father's estate, he is an up and coming political writer and engaged to an activist who challenges and inspires him. Return to the enchanting world of the Montague siblings in the finale to the New York Times bestselling and Stonewall Honor-winning series, featuring a teenage Adrian Montague as he desperately seeks the now adult Monty and Felicity- the older siblings he never knew he had.Īdrian Montague has a bright future. ![]() ![]() Lisa Jackson is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including the Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya Series, the Pescoli and Alvarez Series, the Savannah series, and numerous stand alone novels. "Dark and disturbing." - The Roanoke Times Then the bodies start turning up, and Kristi realizes she is playing a game with a killer who has selected her for membership in a special club from which there will be no escaping death. ![]() "Jackson creates relentless suspense.builds the tension to an unbearable and satisfying pitch." - BooklistĪs Kristi gets deeper into her investigation, she gets the feeling she's being watched and followed-studied, even. The police think they're runaways, but Kristi senses there's something that links them-something terrifying. The only person that believes Kristi is her ex-lover, Jay McKnight, a professor on campus. "Expect the unexpected." - The Clarion LedgerĪll four girls were "lost souls"-troubled, vulnerable girls with no one to care about them, no one to come looking for them if they disappeared. She finds it when she enrolls at All Saints College after learning that four girls have disappeared in less than two years. All she needs is that one case that will take her to the top. ![]() "Solidifies Jackson's status as the queen of the modern-day suspense thriller." - The Providence Journal ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When she arrives she learns that Yayoi had impulsively killed her husband and asks her advice. ![]() The next night, shortly before work, Yayoi calls Masako to ask for her help. Masako notices that Yayoi is badly bruised and she reveals that her husband had beat her the previous night during a fight in which he revealed that he had spent all their savings gambling and in a failed pursuit to cheat on her. These women are not exactly friends but they do rely upon each other, sharing troubles as they work. Out introduces us to a group of four women who work the night shifts at a boxed lunch factory: Masako, Yoshie, Kuniko and Yayoi. The coolly intelligent Masako emerges as the plot’s ringleader, but quickly discovers that this killing is merely the beginning, as it leads to a terrifying foray into the violent underbelly of Japanese society.Īt once a masterpiece of literary suspense and pitch-black comedy of gender warfare, Out is also a moving evocation of the pressures and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds, and the friendships that bolster them in the aftermath. This mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works the night shift making boxed lunches strangles her abusive husband and then seeks the help of her coworkers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. English translation first published in 2003 ![]() ![]() ![]() Malaka's upbringing will look familiar to anyone who grew up in the pre-internet era, but her particular story is a heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have invested their future in the promise of the American dream. Malaka Gharib's illustrations come alive with teenage antics and earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised. ![]() One part Mari Andrew, one part Marjane Satrapi, I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a triumphant tale of self-discovery, a celebration of a family's rich heritage, and a love letter to American immigrant freedom. ![]() ![]() ![]() Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Arthurian.Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at. She combines fantasy with history in Victory (a Washington Post Top Ten Books for Children pick), King of Shadows, Ghost Hawk, and her magical The Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, which won the Scottish Arts Council’s Children’s Book Award. Her books’ accolades include the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and five shortlists for the Carnegie Medal. Susan Cooper is one of our foremost fantasy authors her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. ![]() ![]() Lots of blood, gore, torture, and the imagery I both horrific and strangely beautiful. ![]() It’s a horror classic, an example of a great genre called splatter punk. ![]() Most people don’t read books, they wait for them to come out in theaters, and even they still might not catch them. Lets look at movies, because lets face it. But this book takes that to a place no one had gone before. And, those hold a special place in my heart as well. Yes, you’ve had books filled with blood and gore and all manners of grossness. This book invented a genre of horror unseen before. If you are a fan of horror, this is required reading. ![]() That is, unless they see when it was released. Because new readers who pick this up might say, well there’s nothing new and original about this book. When you read this book, you have to take one thing into consideration, and that’s the year this book was originally released. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1960 (Sector General) Conway gets his first permanent Educator tape, and falls in love with a crablike Melfian. 1959 (Sector General) A melting SRTT and its panicked infant cause chaos. 1960 (Sector General) During the building of Sector General, despised construction worker O'Mara is forced to baby-sit a one-ton orphaned Hudlarian infant. 1972 Why is the polite young man so interested in the old lady? Medic. General and the classification system are detailed and useful. You know the people involved, it would be riveting. I found the fan writing, mostly about early SFĬonventions, less interesting. ![]() He's best know for his Sector General stories, the others here demonstrate Other collections, but some of it I read here for the first time. The short fiction is great - most of it I've seen in (In The White Papers )Ī collection of some of James White's best short fiction, and of hisĮarly fan-writing. ![]() |