![]() ![]() ![]() In 1909, Charles Looff built a 57-figure menagerie carousel for his daughter that was recently restored and still operates today at Riverfront Park in Spokane, WA.Ī few years earlier (1906), Looff had just completed a project that was part of a greater endeavor to install carousels at West Coast amusement parks. Charles Looff and his son, Arthur Looff, went on to build carousels, ferris wheels, and roller-coasters at his factory in Rhode Island. In 1876, Looff built Coney Island’s first carousel. Looff was born on in Bad Bramstedt, Duchy of Holstein, German Confederation. Animals carved in this style usually featured vibrant and animated expressions along with jewels and elaborate paint work. ![]() He is widely known for perfecting the Coney Island Style of carousel carving, which was originally pioneered by Carmel and Illions. Looff was one of the premier carousel builders in the late nineteenth - early twentieth centuries. ![]()
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![]() Keep on reading further to know more about his books. There’s so much to talk about this fantastic author and his books. ![]() He has a Pulitzer Prize for his work and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. A well-known American novelist and former journalist, Sandford. Sandford, whose full name is John Roswell Camp, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on 23rd February 1944, in the United States of America. Virgil Flowers, Davenport’s sidekick, became a symbol of Sandford’s sense of the absurd as he appeared in his second, avowedly comedic series, which he then began. The early Davenport novels, in my opinion, had too many diversionary elements, such as the detective’s favorite rock music and jokes, but Sandford and his fans found them entertaining. It can be found in his books, especially Virgil Flowers. John Sandford, one of the best crime novelists, is known for his humor. ![]() ![]() Here, In this article I have listed some fantastic John Sandford books you must know about! Have you ever heard of John Sandford? You may or may not know him but there is no doubt that John Sandford is one of the most well-liked authors of the past 100 years, having achieved both economic success and critical praise. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the one consistent thing that mostly all movies/ books with the exception of Octavia Butler’s “Fledgling” share, is this idea of immortality once you have been bitten and turned. Then there were tv shows such as “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals” that recreated this idea that they had a switch that could turn off their emotions, turning them into a blood-thirsty, ravenous beast, or choose to keep their emotions on and feed but not kill. Throughout the years, I have seen a consistency in stories of vampires, most of them walking at night or draining people of blood being vicious beasts. This idea that no being whether supernatural or not can ever truly be “immortal” seems to make everything so much more realistic of an idea. I have read many vampire stories as well as watched different movies and shows on this supernatural being yet Octavia Butler creates a whole new perspective on them. One particular topic that is continuously brought up throughout the chapters is this idea of multiple symbionts (or human partners) to help sustain human and vampire life. ![]() The story of Shori (the main character), in the book Fledgling provides a very different yet interesting view into the world of vampires. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many voices and viewpoints are on display, from Western journalists to Chinese administrators.ĭescribing how the hope of a generation was shattered when authorities opened fire on protestors and bystanders, Tiananmen 1989 shows the way in which contemporary China shaped itself. Providing comprehensive coverage of the 1989 protests that ended in bloodshed and drew global scrutiny, Zhang includes context for these explosive events, sympathetically depicting a world of discontented, idealistic, activist Chinese youth rarely portrayed in Western media. Les manifestations de Tiananmen se déroulent entre le 15 avril 1989 et le 4 juin 1989 sur la place Tiananmen à Pékin, la capitale de la république populaire de Chine.Elles se concluent par une vague de répression, parfois englobée sous lexpression de massacre de la place Tiananmen 1. Now, in this powerful graphic novel, Zhang pairs with French journalist and Asia specialist Adrien Gombeaud and artist Ameziane, to share his unvarnished memory of this crucial moment in world history for the first time. Lun Zhang was just a young sociology teacher then, in charge of management and safety serviceįor the protests. When reports of soldiers marching into Beijing to suppress the protests reverberated across Western airwaves, the world didn't know what to expect. ![]() ![]() As tens of thousands of students and concerned Chinese citizens took to the streets demanding political reforms, the fate of China's communist system was unknown. Over 30 years ago, on April 15th, 1989, the occupation of Tiananmen Square began. ![]() Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident-otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre-from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many have experienced physical and sexual violence and have lost their loved ones. On the broadest level, they are persecuted for being Indigenous. Most of the Indigenous characters in The Marrow Thieves have experienced significant trauma. And their long-term goal is to heal the land from the damage that humans have done to it. They are sure to not be wasteful with nature’s precious resources. Dimaline characterizes Miig, French, Clarence and the other Native resistance members by their respectful relationship with nature. In the same way, the government extract Native bone marrow for the short-term benefit of non-Native people, rather than trying to learn from those who are still able to dream. ![]() Rather, humans continue to extract nature’s resources for the immediate benefit of a few, without regard for the long-term consequences. Yet the government shows no interest in trying to change or improve humans’ relationship with nature. The Marrow Thieves takes place in a not-too-distant future in which humans have destroyed the earth. Buy Study Guide Humans' relationship to nature ![]() ![]() Delphi whom I’ve met in the sneak peek of Half-Blood (included in the book). I can’t wait to read more about her and her crush Aiden St. Trust me, it was an exciting and engaging read! I love Alex, she’s strong and brave and she’s a perfect kick-ass heroine for me. It’s short and I finished it in just a couple of hours. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this novella. When I started reading this book, I was hooked immediately. Daimons are following her and she doesn’t know why they are hunting her. Now an orphan and with no where else to go, she has no choice but flee and return to the Covenant. She and her mother (a pure-blood Hematoi) were living with the mortals since they leave the Covenant three years ago–the reason why they left is still a mystery to her. Alexandria or Alex, is the daughter of a mortal and a demigod, and that makes her a Half-blood. ![]() ![]() Just make sure you get past the demons and onto the happy ending before lights out. Ramayana: Divine Loophole presents a vision of the Ramayana like no other, with more than 100 vibrant illustrations. ![]() I wish someone had given me this version a few months ago when I was buried in Ramayana literature for my Yoga Philosophy course! And if you are fortunate enough to have special little people in your life, then I highly recommend it for some bedtime reading. If you are interested in deepening your knowledge of the ancient roots of yoga, then the Ramayana is an absolute must read. The illustrations are so sweet! Every page is a visual masterpiece full of color, extraordinary detail and humour. Even in its greatly condensed version, the most valued characteristics of virtue, purity and loyalty are proudly displayed by the main characters Rama, Sita and Hanuman in this great Indian legend. Loophole, illustrator Sanjay Patel selected twelve popular Hindu deities to. In its entirety, the Ramayana is over 24,000 verses long, (far too long for this mama to read at bedtime) so 100 pages of witty text and cool graphics is a much better option. Following the success of his Little Book of Hindu Deities and Ramayana: Divine. One of Hindu mythologys best-loved and most enduring tales gets a modern touch: Artist and veteran Pixar animator Sanjay Patel lends a lush, whimsical. The Ramayana is one of two great Indian epics, the other being the Mahabarata. ![]() ![]() Patel is an animator for Pixar and his graphic novel adaption of the ancient Hindu epic is utterly captivating. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The Mirror and the Light,” the third and final book in a series that began with “Wolf Hall” in 2009, is another crowded Tudor panoply viewed entirely through the eyes of Cromwell, whose nature is as labyrinthine as the palace corridors he superintends. “They will find him armored, they will find him entrenched, they will find him stuck like a limpet to the future.” “Let them try to pull him down,” Mantel writes. Near the end of “Bring Up the Bodies,” the second novel in Hilary Mantel’s Tudor trilogy, Anne Boleyn’s executioner picks up her head from the scaffold and “in a yard of linen he swaddles it, like a newborn.” Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII’s secretary, who orchestrated Boleyn’s demise, is left fearing that he may soon fall victim to his enemies’ manipulation of the king’s fluctuating affections. THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT By Hilary Mantel ![]() ![]() Written in a fierce and original voice attuned to the ironies inherent in our 21st-century landscape, Everywhere You Don't Belong marks the arrival of a brilliant young talent. Gabriel Bump in conversation with Crissy Van Meter. But as he discovers, there's no escaping the people and places that made him. A MIDWEST ADRESS Author Literary Lunchbreak Virtual Event, co-sponsored with Bookends & Beginnings. After a riot consumes his neighborhood, Claude decides to escape Chicago for another place, to go to college, to find a new life and identity. Claude is a young black man in search of a place where he can fit born on the South Side of Chicago, he is raised by his civil rights-era grandmother, who tries to shape him into a principled actor for change. In this powerful, edgy, and funny debut novel about making right and wrong choices, Gabriel Bump gives us an unforgettable and lovable protagonist, Claude McKay Love. ![]() Gabriel Bump has established himself as a stunning talent to be reckoned with." (Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze ) ![]() ![]() You'll be smiling even as your heart is breaking, and you'll tip willingly into this world Bump offers you, because what appears again and again are spectacular beams of light also called love, also called hope, also called family. ![]() ![]() The march was stalled, however, after negotiations between Roosevelt and Randolph prompted the establishment of the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) and an executive order banning discrimination in defense industries. ![]() ![]() Phillip Randolph first conceptualized a "march for jobs" in protest of the racial discrimination against African Americans from jobs created by WWII and the New Deal programs created by President Franklin D. ![]() You can read the full speech and watch a short film, below. King's celebrated speech, "I Have a Dream," was carried live by television stations across the country. Stemming from a rapidly growing tide of grassroots support and outrage over the nation's racial inequities, the rally drew over 260,000 people from across the nation.Ĭelebrated as one of the greatest - if not the greatest - speech of the 20th century, Dr. Phillip Randolph and Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, the March on Washington evolved into a collaborative effort amongst major civil rights groups and icons of the day. Originally conceived by renowned labor leader A. delivered the exalted "I Have a Dream" speech. More than 3,000 members of the press covered this historic march, where Rev. On August 28, 1963, more than a quarter million people participated in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, gathering near the Lincoln Memorial. ![]() The 1963 March on Washington A Quarter Million People and a Dream ![]() |