Heralded as the 'scuba-diving philosopher' when Other Minds first published, Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the underwater world and the concept of sentience to trace the question of inner life back to its roots. What kind of intelligence do they possess? And how did the octopus, a solitary creature with little social life, become so smart? Tracking the mind's fitful development over millennia, Other Minds explores the incredible evolutionary journey of the cephalopods. Other Minds is a bold new story of how nature became aware of itself - a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. What if intelligent life on earth not only evolved on land, but also in the sea? Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. 'A superb, coruscating book' Literary Review 'Entrancing and profound' Financial Times
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The bulk of this novel revolves around the relationships between Henry and his first two wives, Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. When King Henry VII died, Henry became King Henry VIII and selected a woman he had fallen for to become his queen, Katherine of Aragon. Henry does not have the best relationship with his father, but he now must fill the void as the heir apparent after Arthur died, leaving his young wife, Katherine of Aragon, a widow. His brother died recently, and his beloved mother, Elizabeth of York, just died, leaving Henry as King Henry VII’s only heir. Weir begins her novel with a moment that must have been difficult for young Prince Henry or Harry as he is referred to in this book. I have not read many books about the reign of King Henry VIII, except for “The Autobiography of King Henry VIII” by Margaret George, so when I heard that Alison Weir was writing a novel about the titular king, I knew I had to read it. I want to thank Ballantine Books and Net Galley for sending me a copy of this novel. Few have attempted to write a book about the king’s entire reign, but Alison Weir has embarked on this endeavor in her latest novel, “The King’s Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII.” Writing about this larger-than-life figure, this notorious king and controversial figure in English history, are usually considered ambitious. When we think about the Tudor dynasty, we often focus on the women in King Henry VIII’s life and his children, at least when it comes to novels. With warmth and wit, Jackson also recounts how he navigated the many obstacles and quirks of his transition––like figuring out how to have a chest binder delivered to his NYU dorm room and having an emotional breakdown at a Harry Potter fan convention. Illuminated by journal entries spanning childhood to adolescence to today, he candidly recalls the challenges and loneliness he endured as he came to terms with both his gender and his bisexual identity. In this “soulful and heartfelt coming-of-age story” (Jamia Wilson, director and publisher of the Feminist Press), Jackson chronicles the ups and downs of growing up gender-confused. He barely remembers meeting anyone who was openly gay, let alone being taught that transgender people existed outside of punchlines. Growing up in Texas in the 1990s, he had no transgender role models. Jackson didn’t share this thought with anyone because he didn’t think he could share it with anyone. When Jackson Bird was twenty-five, he came out as transgender to his friends, family, and anyone in the world with an internet connection.Īssigned female at birth and raised as a girl, he often wondered if he should have been born a boy. An unflinching and endearing memoir from LGBTQ+ advocate Jackson Bird about how he finally sorted things out and came out as a transgender man. The other is “The Great Cryptogram: Francis Bacon’s Cipher in the So-Called Shakespeare Plays” (1888) by Ignatius Donnelly, a Wisconsin politician and author of the pseudoscience classic “Atlantis: The Antediluvian World” (1882). One is Charlton Hinman’s “The Printing and Proof-Reading of the First Folio of Shakespeare” (1963), which used a machine - the now famous Hinman collator - to gain new understanding of the 1623 volume by comparing pages from multiple copies. Much of this excellent book tracks what individual copies of the First Folio meant to various “owners, dealers, forgers, collectors, actors” and “scholars.” But in the chapter titled “Decoding,” Smith zeroes in on two groundbreaking volumes in Shakespeare studies, both obsessed with numbers. Why did she become so crazy? How did she claw her way back from Insanity? HER ─ manic, psychic, healer to the living, telepathic to the dead, and she's very psychotic. Karen reveals her psychic relationship with her psychologist, her pitch-black manic dreams and her two personas. Later Karen performs an 'experiment', purposefully stressing over a disturbed student, keeping herself awake at night - all in order to kick-start the creative ideas she craves. The reader is taken back to the classroom, discovering how the harassment affected Karen as we journey through her gradual decline and disintegration leading to her incarceration. Police and medical professionals discover her hiding in a lonely motel, forcing her into the frightening world of the psychiatric system. In a fit of desperation, she escapes and runs. ME AND HER: a Memoir of Madness reveals how Karen Tyrrell, a dedicated Australian teacher is repeatedly harassed by parents at her school to breaking point and beyond. As Enne unearths an impossible secret about her past, Levi’s enemies catch up to them, ensnaring him in a vicious execution game where the players always lose. Their search for clues leads them through glamorous casinos, illicit cabarets and into the clutches of a ruthless mafia donna. Enne’s offer of compensation, however, could be the solution to all his problems. Levi is also only one payment away from cleaning up a rapidly unraveling investment scam, so he doesn’t have time to investigate a woman leading a dangerous double life. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected-he’s a street lord and a con man. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school-and her reputation-behind to follow her mother’s trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.įrightened and alone, her only lead is a name: Levi Glaisyer. Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets…Įnne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. And that voice! She had a molasses-thick southern accent, and her voice had a frank and unapologetic tone that put the listener on notice that she was going to say what needed to be said and there would be no sugar coating. Martin Luther King, once refused to share a platform with a woman of so little education–bedeviled two United States senators, a President, the Democratic Party, and every white supremacist in Mississippi with her uncompromising talk about racism in America. Who could not be in love with and awe of Fannie Lou Hamer?Ī poor, black, Mississippi sharecropper with a sixth-grade education–it was rumored that Coretta Scott King, the refined, highly educated wife of the Rev. She is absolutely my favorite human rights activist and historical figure from the twentieth century. He ends up conversing with Eggman, discovers the concept of alternate realities, and the two hit it off upon realizing that they share a goal to bring order to their worlds via robot soldiers. The setup is that due to space-time nonsense, Dr. He leaves virtually no potential stone unturned and writes with such zeal that you have to love what a great time he’s having with it. The whole epic was written by Ian Flynn, who you can tell is brimming with passion for the two characters and has probably been wanting to write this meeting since 1991. The 12-issue miniseries took over Mega Man for four months. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik are such similar concepts – expressive mad scientists with an army of robots who are always quick to escape in their flying pods – that they themselves sold me on the series. Not in terms of Mega Man meeting up with Sonic, but more with their villains bro’ing it up. Still, I was intrigued because of the crossover aspect. Last I cared was the first Dreamcast game. I’ve been enjoying Mega Man’s comic and I’m a fan of the property, but it’s been years since I’ve paid any attention to the Sonic brand. I wasn’t sure what to make of it when Archie Comics announced Worlds Collide, the crossover between Sonic the Hedgehog (as well as its side-comic Sonic Universe) and Mega Man. When done right, it really celebrates both properties and acts as a fun character study. History reports that none of the French Jews who went to Auschwitz ever came back the only ones who lived are those very few who managed to escape before they arrived at Auschwitz. Sarah’s family is arrested by the French police, along with many other Jews, and taken to the Vélodrome d’Hiver outside the city where they are kept for a few days before they are shipped off to Auschwitz. The other story is Sarah’s, a ten-year-old Jewish girl living in Paris with her family during WWII. The story of Sarah’s Key switches between two story lines – one is Julia, a forty-year old journalist who moved to Paris after college, married a handsome, arrogant Frenchman and has lived there ever since. My mom suggested Sarah’s Key book (after her bookclub read it) since I tend to like historical fiction, so I’d downloaded it and listened to it while I made batch after batch of lemon cream (what, you don’t think an audiobook is a good excuse for endless sweets making?). I love it when the stars align and the book announced for bookclub is one I’m already reading and nearly done with. Despite the decades between them, Julia discovers that her life links with Sarah’s in unexpected ways. Sarah’s Key alternates between WWII Paris, with a young Jewish girl, Sarah, and a middle-aged journalist, Julia, living in Paris with her French husband and their daughter. Written by by Kurt Busiek, Jerry Ordway, Mark Waid, John Ostrander, Joe Edkin, Len Kaminski, John Francis Moore and Roger Stern.Īrt by George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, Stuart Immonen, Sean Chen, Andy Kubert, Derec Aucoin, Carlos Pacheco, Leonardo Manco, Al Vey, Bob Wiacek, Bruce Patterson, Scott Koblish, Al Gordon, Wade von Grawbadger, Eric Cannon, Sean Parsons, Jesse Delperdang, Rich Faber, BATT, Vince Russell, Paul Neary, and Jesús Merino. When duty calls, these legendary champions answer, fighting valiantly for justice.īut as the Avengers re-form in the wake of a life-changing event, they must face an array of foes like no other: Morgan Le Fay, the Squadron Supreme, the Kree, the Legion of the Unliving, the Thunderbolts, the Wrecking Crew.not to mention facing Kang and Immortus in the Destiny War! But when the merciless Ultron attacks, wiping out an entire nation in his hatred for mankind, the Avengers must live up to their name - if they can! The Avengers have always defended humanity against the forces of evil. Avengers Omnibus HC (2023 Marvel) By Kurt Busiek and George Prez 2nd Edition comic books 2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1998-2004 3rd Series) #1-23, #0 and #1 ROUGH CUT, Iron Man (1998-2004 3rd Series) #7, Captain America (1998-2002 3rd Series) #8, Quicksilver (1997-1998) #10, AVENGERS ANNUAL '98-'99, and Avengers Forever (1998) #1-12.įan-favorite creators Kurt Busiek and George Pérez craft a new era for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.Ģnd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. |