![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When university student Ludwik meets Janusz at a summer agricultural camp, he is fascinated yet wary of this handsome, carefree stranger. Set in early 1980s Poland against the violent decline of communism, a tender and passionate story of first love between two young men who eventually find themselves on opposite sides of the political divide-a stunningly poetic and heartrending literary debut for fans of Andre Aciman, Garth Greenwell, and Alan Hollinghurst. Tomasz Jedrowski is a remarkable writer.” - Justin Torres, bestselling author of We the Animals “Captivating both for its shimmering surfaces and its terrifying depths. “Imagine Call Me By Your Name set in Communist Poland and you'll get a sense of Jedrowski's moving debut about a consuming love affair amidst a country being torn apart.” - O, The Oprah Magazine ![]()
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![]() ![]() As the son of Ashton's beloved nanny, Val has always bounced between resenting Ashton and regarding him as his best friend. ![]() Val's relationship with Ashton is complicated. ![]() Most people can't imagine him wanting for anything, but Ashton yearns for friendship, respect, and the love of his best friend-amateur boxer Valdrin Leka. The black sheep of his wealthy family, he's known for his club appearances, Instagram account, and sex tape. Īshton Townsend is the most famous celebutante of Manhattan's glitterati. Ashton Townsend is the most famous celebutante of Manhattan's glitterati. ![]() ![]() ![]() “We all owe Andy a great debt of gratitude for the drive and growth in the early days but also later in the cycle, when he became a very well connected and influential chairman.”
![]() ![]() Some of the best prose here consists of the narrator's reflections on his era. This chase, which has ghost-story overtones, is set against a murky New York where Boss Tweed is falling from power, and there are clear allegorical connections between Pemberton's story and the political arena. After speaking of this vision to a pastor, he disappears, and our narrator plays the intrepid reporter and tracks him down. He is certain that he has spotted his father in a carriage full of old, withered men driving up Broadway. ![]() Although Pemberton's father - a former slave trader who made big money during the Civil War by selling poor-quality equipment and clothing to the Union army - has died and been buried, Pemberton is consumed with a vision. He pays little attention to himself, however, choosing instead to focus on Martin Pemberton, a freelance employee. This time around the narrator is a newspaper editor in the self-consciously modern New York City of 1871. Doctorow ( Billy Bathgate, 1989, etc.) does his customary outstanding job in creating a specific voice, era, and place. ![]() ![]() ![]() I inferred I would not have to listen to the audio drama to keep up with the story. When the audio drama was announced, it was implied this was a stand-alone story. ![]() I began scrolling down in the group’s posts and discovered I needed to first listen to Homefront, an audio drama based on the Expeditionary Force universe. Why then was I reading about events that somehow took place between book seven and book eight? I was a member of the Expeditionary Force By Craig Alanson Facebook group. I listened to the seventh book in the series, Renegades. It was as though I had missed a book in the series. Things were going on that made no sense to me. I didn’t want to wait for the Audible version.Īs soon as I began reading it, I felt lost. The Audible version will not be available until sometime later next month. ![]() ![]() With nearly every book after that, I listened to it through Audible.īefore the eighth book in the series, Armageddon, came out on August 8, and I pre-purchased the Kindle version. I began reading the series shortly after the first book was available on Kindle. Unfortunately, I’ve reached the point where I have to call it quits on the series. I was a big fan of the science fiction Expeditionary Force book series written by Craig Alanson. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think of him often and the world is less bright without him. He was a fiercely loyal man with a huge personality, and could find the humor in everything. ![]() Augie made sure he had my back and everyones' back if there were any problems. The experiences I had there shaped a lot of who I am as a person. When Asti closed, NYC got a little less awesome. He hired the most incredible singers and found people who just fit with Asti's quirky and original personality. Most importantly, Augie and the extended Mariani family were SO GENEROUS! My freeloading, college friends would pop in, or my mother had a birthday, the check would magically fly out the window. He was always happy to be in the restaurant and it was infectious to the customers. He encouraged my singing and challenged me to learn more opera and classical music. I learned how to multi-task, (credit goes to Gianni for that.) But Augie let me be myself completely. ![]() I was a freshmen at NYU and he hired me to be a cashier on that antique register. ![]() ![]() ![]() Learn about the history of the matryoshka See another kind of Russian folk art style. Watch a Russian folk artist paint a Russian flower.Order a set of rather inexpensive blank matryoshka dolls (#ad) and paint the dolls, using what you learned in the lesson! Suggestions for Cross-Curricular Connections: Tempera paints (#ad) or acrylic paints (#ad).Drawing board: (#ad) (Make your own by cutting an 18" x 24" piece of 1/4" masonite).One sheet of 11" x 15" watercolor paper (#ad) OPTIONAL: print-out of “The Matryoshka Outline” (this comes with the lesson).This lesson includes both POWERPOINT and VIDEO versions of the lesson plus a downloadable printout of a matryoshka outline. ![]() Then they will use these two techniques, along with a gel pen for details, to paint the matryoshka. ![]() Learning a simple comma stroke with a round #6 watercolor brush. Using a medicine dropper to make dots, and They will learn two painting techniques commonly learned by Russian school children. Students will learn an easy way to create a symmetrical outline of the matryoshka. We combine the rich folk tradition of the Russian nesting doll with a short lesson in Russian folk art painting techniques and an introduction to Russia’s incredible history. ![]() The lesson is suitable for students in grade 5 through adult. Learn two folk art techniques: a comma stroke with a brush & dots with a medicine dropper Level III-Art Lesson 10: The Russian Matryoshka ![]() ![]() ![]() I can’t remember the title of the other book or the story 100% but I know I’ve read a book which started with two people being stranded and having to ride together. I started this book with a sense of déjà vu. I wasn’t supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we’d be going our separate ways.Īll good things must come to an end, right?Įxcept our ending was one I didn’t see coming. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back. ![]() I wanted him, but Chance wouldn’t make a move. ![]() It was all fun and games until things got intense. My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours. ![]() Publisher – CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platformīlurb – He was someone who belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of a rest stop in the middle of Nebraska.Ī sexy, cocky, Australian named Chance was the last person I expected to run into on my cross-country drive. ![]() ![]() ![]() Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
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