![]() ![]() ![]() The Campaigns of Napoleon is a masterful analysis and insightful critique of Napoleon's art of war as he himself developed and perfected it in the major military campaigns of his career. ![]() In this ' engrossing,' (The New Yorker) vivid, and intensively researched volume, esteemed Napoleon scholar David Chandler outlines the military strategy that led the famous French emperor to his greatest victoriesand to his ultimate downfall.Napoleonic war was nothing if not complexan ever-shifting kaleidoscope of moves and intentions, which by themselves went a long way towards baffling and dazing his conventionally minded opponents into that state of disconcerting moral disequilibrium which so often resulted in their catastrophic defeat. ![]()
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![]() “We were very concerned, and rightfully so, that obesity was becoming a major issue,” Behnke recalled. He was anxious but also hopeful about the plan that he and a few other food-company executives had devised to engage the C.E.O.’s on America’s growing weight problem. ![]() James Behnke, a 55-year-old executive at Pillsbury, greeted the men as they arrived. Their stature was defined by their skill in fighting one another for what they called “stomach share” - the amount of digestive space that any one company’s brand can grab from the competition. While the atmosphere was cordial, the men assembled were hardly friends. On the agenda was one item: the emerging obesity epidemic and how to deal with it. ![]() ![]() Rivals any other day, the C.E.O.’s and company presidents had come together for a rare, private meeting. Nestlé was in attendance, as were Kraft and Nabisco, General Mills and Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Mars. On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged 11 men who controlled America’s largest food companies. ![]() ![]() ![]() As in the previous books, the fresh, wry dialogue and Fucile's witty cartooning are as dynamic a pairing as Bink and Gollie themselves. Readers may recognize some aspects of their own close friendships in Bink and Gollie's odd-couple relationship, but these two remain true originals. Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever Paperback Illustrated, Maby Kate DiCamillo (Author), Alison McGhee (Author), Tony Fucile (Illustrator) 137 ratings Book 3 of 3: Bink and Gollie Kindle Edition 7.35 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 16.49 15 Used from 13.52 6 New from 16.48 Paperback 8.00 20 Used from 7.08 14 New from 7. I regret to inform you that I am going home." In the second tale, Bink's desire to be taller leads her to order a highly dubious "Stretch-o-Matic" machine that promises "dramatic change," and in the third, the girls hatch a scheme to become world-record holders. She soon learns it can be lonely as queen: when Gollie "regret to inform" pancakes-obsessed Bink that "royalty does not cook for others," Bink replies, "Okay. Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever - Kindle edition by DiCamillo, Kate, McGhee, Alison, Fucile, Tony. In the first of three stories, Gollie discovers a photograph of a royal distant relative and immediately embraces her newfound regal bloodline ("I have long suspected that royal blood flowed in my veins," she muses), donning a crown, cape, and holier-than-thou expression. In their third chapter book, Bink and Gollie remain as thick as thieves and just as prone to squabbling. ![]() ![]() As the novel progresses, she begins to transform into something much younger while Grace begins to slowly age. It is clear from the very beginning that something is wrong with Grace. Desperate to get answers related to her family, Monica invites grace into her home to become better acquainted with her family. Nana focuses on the family of Monica and Troy who end up meeting Monica's supposed long lost mother Grace at the funeral of Monica's grandmother. Some scenes in this book are not for the faint of heart and definitely made me cringe. Massey definitely didn't fail in writing a compelling and fascinating horror story that appears to make so much commentary on mother figures and abandonment. I was extremely excited to get to this one for Blackoweenathon and was prepared to be completely and totally freaked out. I've been hearing so much about Nana lately specifically from Bre the Loc'D Booktician. ![]() ![]() In this story we follow a ghost hunting reality TV crew enter into what could be the most haunted house in America. If you're looking to get your spook on then you've come to the right place! □ ![]() It's also famously haunted, and the team hopes their scientific techniques and high tech gear will prove it.īut as the house begins to reveal itself to them, proof of an afterlife might not be everything Matt dreamed of.Ī story told in broken pieces, in tapes, journals, and correspondence, this is the story of Episode Thirteen - and how everything went terribly, horribly wrong. This brooding, derelict mansion holds secrets and clues about bizarre experiments that took place there in the 1970s. ![]() ![]() Led by husband and wife team Matt and Claire Kirklin, it delivers weekly hauntings investigated by a dedicated team of ghost hunting experts.Įpisode Thirteen takes them to every ghost hunter's holy grail: the Paranormal Research Foundation. From the macabre mind of Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Craig DiLouie, Episode Thirteen is a heart-pounding novel of horror and psychological suspense that takes a ghost hunting reality TV crew into a world they could never have imagined possible.įade to Black is the newest hit ghost hunting reality TV show. ![]() ![]() The old-boy network shielded Philby from any real suspicion until it was too late. Much business was done over lunch and dinner at gentlemen’s clubs and swanky restaurants Philby and Co were world-class drinkers, and alcohol - wine, scotch, pitchers of martinis - lubricated the transactions of the spy trade.īut the social aspect was an important factor in Philby’s rise. Perhaps Macintyre plays this up too much, but I didn’t want him to stop for one minute. It was a brilliant, even sinister, skill.Īt times, MI6 comes off as the world’s most exclusive - and snobbish - social club. ![]() Philby traded on the intimacies of his relationships to ferret out information and manipulate colleagues. He views Philby’s career through the protocols of male friendship. “Friend” “friendship “friendly” “friendliness” - these words echo across Macintyre’s text, the linchpins of the operative’s approach. ![]() ![]() Since the marriage is in name only, the pair keep separate quarters. In exchange, Marty agrees to marry Clark and provide a maternal influence for his young daughter Missie (Skye McCole Bartusiak). Clark offers to give her a place to stay for the winter and provide her with the fare for the wagon train heading back East in the spring. Desperate, she accepts the proposal offered by widower Clark (Dale Midkiff). Expecting her late husband's baby, Marty has nowhere to go and needs a place to stay through the winter. Marty ( Katherine Heigl) has just moved out to the West with her husband Aaron Claridge (Oliver Macready), who dies in a riding accident shortly after. ![]() ![]() Love Finds a Home (2009), and Love's Christmas Journey (2011). ![]() It is the first in a series of television movies made for Hallmark Channel based on the books and produced for Hallmark by Larry Levinson Productions. It was directed by Michael Landon Jr., and stars Katherine Heigl as a young woman named Marty Claridge. ![]() It originally aired on Hallmark Channel on April 13, 2003. Love Comes Softly is a 2003 made-for-television Christian drama film set in the 19th century, based on a series of books by Janette Oke. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nancy Yi Fan’s accomplishment here is truly remarkable and I understand why school teachers want to expose their students to Swordbird. However, that’s because I’m comparing Swordbird to children’s books written by adults. As long as there is peace and freedom, there is tomorrow. While the kids enjoyed it, I thought it was unoriginal (Redwall does it better) and predictable with flat characters, clumsy dialog, cardstock villains, and trite messages: We all agreed that the plot was a lot like playing Angry Birds (and just as violent!). ![]() I listened to the audio version (Harper Audio, nicely narrated by Colleen Delany) with my kids in one evening. The novel is an anthropomorphic fantasy - all of the characters are birds - and the fact that it was written by a 12 year old, and carries an unmistakable message of peace, has made it a popular choice for elementary school teachers’ required reading lists. Fan was 10 years old when she started writing Swordbird and she sold it to HarperCollins when she was 12. Nancy Yi Fan Swordbird Sword QuestSwordbird is a children’s fantasy novel written by Chinese-American Nancy Yi Fan after the events of September 11, 2001. They say the cardinals filched their babies (And they're quite convinced they’re right) ![]() ![]() To be sung to the tune of “The Trees” by Rush. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vilsack has promised to tap the U.S.D.A.’s Commodity Credit Corporation to encourage sustainable and climate-conscious growing methods, but he has said little about how he plans to convince farmers and ranchers in threadbare and dying rural communities that now is the time for big change. Tom Vilsack, the nominee to head the Department of Agriculture, is not just a holdover from the era of Barack Obama but a Clinton-style, pro-corporate moderate. ![]() In the opening weeks of his term, President Biden has not only rejoined the Paris climate accord, announced new emissions reduction targets, and canceled permits to build the Keystone XL pipeline and drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but also made climate change an essential consideration in foreign policy and national security, directed federal agencies to invest in communities of color that are bearing the brunt of climate change, and promised to address the impact of this crisis on immigration and the economy.īut there is at least one area where Biden’s climate critics remain skeptical: his approach to reforming the food system. Mark Bittman’s latest book arrives at a momentous time. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, JUNK A History of Food, From Sustainable to Suicidal By Mark Bittman ![]() ![]() The boy who rescues me, the boy who can read my mind, the boy who is always there for me, the boy who tries to keep me out of trouble, the boy who irritatingly keeps getting hotter, and whose strong arms always seem to find their way around me. He's the boy I talk to every night before I go to sleep. Phillip has dark hair, a perfect smile, brown eyes, and the sexiest voice I have ever heard. Adorable, sweet Phillip, who I have known since birth. He's pretty much irresistible.Įqually crush worthy is Phillip. He has a bright, contagious smile and abs to die for. Being with Danny is like being on an adventure. The boy I get into trouble with, the boy I fight with, the hot quarterback no girl can resist, not even me. He has dreamy blue eyes and blonde hair that always looks perfect, even when it's windblown or been stuck under a football helmet. ![]() You know, being friends with two cute boys does have its benefits. ![]() |