![]() French explores the clash at Lowry and other zoos between a mission to conserve animals and a desire to entertain people. Nonetheless, the elephants-immensely popular with zoo-goers-were certain to boost attendance and revenue at Lowry. The author describes animal-rights groups' vehement protests to the uprooting of the elephants from their Swaziland game reserve and the legitimate concerns of many specialists that American zoos are not properly equipped to care for the animals. ![]() In the first of many sharply rendered scenes, French opens with the remarkable air-lifting of 11 wild elephants from Africa to the United States, where four of the awesome creatures served as the foundation for Lowry's planned five-acre "Safari Africa" area. Dwarfed by Busch Gardens and Disney's Animal Kingdom, Lowry was headed by CEO Lex Salisbury, an ambitious visionary with grandiose expansion plans. ![]() Petersburg Times Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter French (Journalism/Indiana Univ.) gained unusual access to zoo personnel to research this vivid account of the hidden workings of Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo during a tumultuous six-year period. An in-depth look behind the gates of an American zoo. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Orphaned when their parents die in a plane crash, brothers Jonas and Alan can travel together in dreams and are learning how to manipulate waking reality through their actions in those dreamscapes. Musician DeLonge (of the band Blink-182) teams with seasoned writer Young (The Program, 2013) to explore the relationship between dreams and reality. ![]() "No doubt about it- Tom DeLonge is a modern-day Dream Weaver." Reads like a blend between Harry Potter and The Matrix.Of Nightmares hits the trifecta. With the help of a Dream Walker-a guardian of the dreamscape, Jonas must face his fears, save his brother, and become who he was always meant to be: Poet Anderson. What he discovers instead is an entire shared consciousness where fear comes to life as a snarling beast called a Night Terror, and a creature named REM is bent on destruction and misery, devouring the souls of the strongest dreamers to get closer to the Waking World. ![]() ![]() After a tragic car accident lands Alan in a coma, Jonas sets out into the Dream World in an attempt to find his brother and wake him up. Poet Anderson.Of Nightmares follows the epic journey of two orphan brothers, Jonas and Alan, who are Lucid Dreamers. From the critically acclaimed transmedia project Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker, comes one of the most anticipated collaborations in YA literature this year: a thrilling, edge of your seat story written by award-winning musician, producer and director Tom DeLonge and New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young. ![]() ![]() ![]() Through the ups and downs, Riggio has either maintained control or been a short distance from the controlling seat, but the Elliott sale likely commences the first truly new management era in the company’s history. Starting in the late 1990s, B&N went from corporate villain (and You’ve Got Mail foil) to struggling underdog as Amazon rode its own arc from scrappy disruptor to monopolizing force majeure. Founded in 1971, the worldwide chain enjoyed decades of dominance in the book retail market - until the internet blew up. ![]() Facing the prospect of closing down entirely, the company completed a sale to the hedge fund Elliott Management after effectively putting itself on the market last October. Last Friday, Barnes & Noble booksellers finally left its roots behind the indie bookstore–turned–publicly traded behemoth–turned-ailing albatross is no longer founder Leonard Riggio’s sickly baby. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jamie Reno, journalist, singer-songwriter, patient advocate and 15-year survivor of stage IV non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, has written an all-new edition of a book that I had earlier had the honor of reviewing Hope Begins In The Dark: 40 Lymphoma Survivors Tell Their Exclusive Life Stories. PSC, a rare disease that scars the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the small intestine to aid digestion, is the form of cancer that took the life of former NFL star Walter Payton. It comes in the form of breast cancer, leiomyosarcoma, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), prostate cancer, Askin's Sarcoma, or lymphoma, among many more. Octo(San Diego) - Cancer, in all its forms and manifestations is an insidious disease, that does not discriminate. Hope Begins In The Dark: 40 Lymphoma Survivors Tell Their Exclusive Life Stories, By Jamie Reno (Edwards Brothers Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2012, 246 pages). ![]() Facebook Journalism Project covid-19 reporting. ![]() ![]() ![]() He took a medical timeout during the match and ignored calls from his father and sister to quit before somehow rallying to win. ![]() Nadal had strapping on his abdomen during his fourth-round match but was in visible pain from the injury against Fritz. ![]() "Throughout the whole day I have been thinking about the decision to make," Nadal told reporters. The 22-time Grand Slam champion had practised at Wimbledon away from the media earlier on Thursday but then called a news conference. Nadal confirmed he has a tear in his abdominal muscle which means he would not be able to be competitive over two matches. Kyrgios will play Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie in Sunday's final. "I have tried a lot of times in my career to keep going but it is obvious the injury will get worse," he said. ![]() ![]() ![]() This treaty conceded white settlement on land in the eastern part of what is now Montgomery County. As early as 1866, the Osages were forced to cede tracts at the eastern and northern edges of the reservation. After the Civil War ended, the Osage lands were coveted as the largest and last reserve of good land in the eastern part of the state. ![]() The reservation had been established in 1825. ![]() When Kansas was admitted to the Union as a state in 1861, the Osage Indian reservation occupied a large tract of land near the southern border. ![]() It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, in Canada, after successfully capturing two forts and the city of Montreal. Montgomery County was established on February 26, 1867. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. ![]() ![]() ![]() I listened to the audiobook and the performer was delightful to listen to, if not at times a bit breathy and plaintive, like she was going to start crying at any moment. ![]() ![]() Got more "adult" in a few scenes than I was expecting, so that along with the sparse use of cursing convinced me this wasn't the YA type of thing I first thought it might be when it was suggested. If this book was a fairy tale character it would be the Baby Bear from Goldilocks, because everything was "just right." A perfect read moving into Summer. The girls are never too exhausting, the "villain" never too villainous, the flights of fancy never too fanciful not to be taken seriously. There's drama, but it never gets too dramatic. There's a lovely, fanciful, dancing tone to all of this, and Mandanna adroitly paints a picture of locations you want to spend time in and creates characters you want to spend time with. Sangu Mandanna is the author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom, and several other novels about magic, monsters and myths. ![]() ![]() ![]() We have to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves." - Beyoncé At the end of the day, it's not about equal rights, it's about how we think. It gives men the power to define our values and to define what's sexy and what's feminine and that's bullshit. Because let's face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It really pisses me off that women don't get the same opportunities as men do, or money for that matter. "Women have to work much harder to make it in this world. You never know who's watching it." - Jessie Reyez Because you never know what kind of impact you might have on someone's life. "If you get it and you achieve this, don't waste your mic. I wanted my music to influence and be inspirational." - Deborah Cox I just knew that I wanted to make a mark, make an impact. I wasn't sure - there were a lot of uncertainties at the time. "I had no idea if I was even going to be accepted in the music world. ![]() ![]() ![]() They find work in domestic service to pay back their passage, and at night Fiona turns tangles of thread into a fine, glorious lace. Many years ago, times were hard in all of Ireland, so when passage to America becomes available, Fiona and her family travel to Chicago. ![]() Looking for good reads before you travel to Ireland? This list of non-fiction books on Ireland has excellent options for both adults and kids.Īn Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona’s talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this heartwarming immigration story from the New York Times bestselling creator of The Keeping Quilt. I hope your family loves them just as much as we have. Patrick's Day books for kids that I've read with my girls over the years. Here are list of some of the incredible St. Irish folk lore and fables that introduce Ireland and the cleverness of her people in the face of challenges are filled with so much more depth and interest. Patrick's Day than pots of gold and rainbows. Patrick's Day books that focused on leprechauns and rhyme.īut there is so much more to St. ![]() ![]() When my girls would come home with their Scholastic book order forms, there was always a selection of St. I believe read aloud time is the perfect opportunity to dig further into the traditions behind each celebration. I love reserving a big stack of festive picture books from the library for each holiday during the year. Patrick's Day books for kids together during March is a great way to explore Irish folklore and traditions that go beyond just leprechauns and pots of gold. ![]() ![]() The last to suffer this fate was his mother, when Simon was still a child. In every generation, the women in his direct line have drowned on the 24th of July. A mermaid brings bad luck to everyone.Īs Simon reads through the book, he is not only caught up in the story he finds, but discovers he may be on to the key to the curse that afflicts his family. A young woman falls in love and is forbidden to pursue the water-dweller who calls to her from the river. A tarot reader sees darkness and death in the cards. A child is born of a mysterious union to a poor married woman on a small Virginia tobacco farm. ![]() The Book of Speculation fills in the blanks between the notes written by the carnival owner and the information that Simon is able to piece together through research. On some of the pages, there are drawings of tarot cards, mermaids, and horseshoe crabs. The book is a hand-written log of carnival business which includes not only the figures of income and expenses, but also stories of some of the people who worked for the carnival in the late 1700s. ![]() |