![]() ![]() Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award.Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED WORKS OF HISTORY IN RECENT YEARS Eye-opening and compulsively readable, Embers of War is a gripping, heralded work that illuminates the hidden history of the French and American experiences in Vietnam. An epic story of wasted opportunities and deadly miscalculations, Embers of War delves deep into the historical record to provide hard answers to the unanswered questions surrounding the demise of one Western power in Vietnam and the arrival of another. He brings to life the bloodiest battles of France’s final years in Indochina-and shows how, from an early point, a succession of American leaders made disastrous policy choices that put America on its own collision course with history. ![]() Tapping newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations, Fredrik Logevall traces the path that led two Western nations to tragically lose their way in the jungles of Southeast Asia. ![]() ![]() Written with the style of a great novelist and the intrigue of a Cold War thriller, Embers of War is a landmark work that will forever change your understanding of how and why America went to war in Vietnam. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Now Jelly has to get the perfect gift, but finding a present for someone as unique as Narwhal is no easy feat, even when you have six tentacles. Kjp boken Happy Narwhalidays (a Narwhal and Jelly Book 5) av Ben Clanton (ISBN 9780735262515) hos. ![]() even when he receives a mysterious present. The 5th hilarious and fabulously festive Christmas adventure from everyone's favourite characters Narwhal and Jelly It’s Christmas in the world wide waters Narwhal is spreading his trademark good cheer and warm waffles, but also news of the amazing Merry Mermicorn, part mermaid, part unicorn. But most of all Narwhal is excited about the arrival of the Merry Mermicorn! According to Narwhal, she's part mermaid, part unicorn and completely mer-aculous! Jelly is of course skeptical about the existence of the "Mira-Miny-What-A Corn". Narwhal and Jelly spread some holiday cheer (and warm waffle pudding) in the festive fifth book of this blockbuster graphic novel series!ĭive into three new stories about Narwhal's favorite time of the year! It's the festive season in the world wide waters, and Narwhal is looking forward to cozying up with a good book, singing and partying with pod pals and enjoying some warm waffle pudding. ![]() ![]() ![]() The paper shows that it narrows the dispersion and risk of outcomes which is precisely what you would expect and desire from a diversified portfolio. This paper doesn't automatically determine that single-country SWR goes necessarily lower than a mix of local + foreign stocks. The synthetic data comment referred to the paper Ben Felix cited, which Nathan Drake quoted, which I believe is this paper. I have nothing against real historical data. Note that the differences in returns & drawdown in the right hand side should be solely due to local currency performance differences. ![]() E.g., an Australian investor investing 100% in Australian equities vs investing in 100% global cap weight equities. I'll just pull out one of the graphs from part 2:ġ00% local stock market vs 100% global cap weight, real returns vs max drawdown, in the local currency. Does the 50 years of investing in the world series of articles by Siamond help? 50 years of stock & bond data analyzed from the perspective of 16 different countries (analyzing real returns in the local currency). ![]() ![]() Gaiman began his writing career in the 1980s as a journalist and biographer, penning books about the band Duran Duran and Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Because Gaiman’s father David, the head of the UK branch of the Church of Scientology, was often embroiled in public relations scandals tied to the church’s controversial practices, Gaiman bounced from school to school as a child and has described himself as interviews as a “feral child who was raised in libraries.” He has also noted that he himself is not a Scientologist. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R. Born in Portsmouth to Jewish parents who, shortly after Neil’s birth, converted to Scientology, Gaiman’s early influences included C.S. ![]() ![]() Neil Gaiman is renowned the world over for his darkly fanciful fantasy and sci-fi works, which range from graphic novels to children’s books to literature for adults. ![]() ![]() ![]() You need to give The Boy from the Woods your undivided attention and be sure to have a lot of free time on your hands, as I have started listening to the audiobook at 11 a.m. From the bullied teenager, to her bullying schoolmates, to a young boy feeling sorry for what’s happening, to a willful and outspoken lawyer, to a man ready to fight for what’s right and to many others, The Boy from the Woods is filled with lifelike characters from beginning to end. Renowned actor, voiceover artist and narrator Steven Weber returns once again to this interconnected world created by the author and brings to life another extremely vividly depicted cast of characters. What opens as a search for a missing girl, fastly evolves into a brilliantly written, deeply immersive adventure, full of mysteries, drama and action. In this simply unputdownable new work of fiction, Harlan Coben does what he knows best and delivers another amazing story for readers and listeners alike. The Boy from the Woods is the electrifying new novel from award-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author, Harlan Coben. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Over a period of 18 months spent scribbling on blackboards in a windowless room at Caltech, Burbidge his wife, Margaret American physicist William Fowler and British astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle overcame the roadblocks that had beset other theoreticians and provided a clear pathway to each of the elements. Widely honored for his contributions to astrophysics, cosmology and the study of radio galaxies, Burbidge became notorious in recent years for his refusal to accept the widely held view that the universe originated in a big bang, arguing instead that matter is continually created, emerging as quasars ejected from energetic galaxies.īut the English-born scientist’s place in posterity is preserved by his work determining how all the heavy elements in the universe can be synthesized from the simple hydrogen atom in the intense fusion furnaces of stars. Astrophysicist Geoffrey Burbidge, who with his wife and two other colleagues determined how elements are synthesized in the nuclear reactors of stars, died Tuesday at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla after a long illness. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She toured Europe by chauffeured car or yacht, and indulged her instinct for interior decoration, renovation and gardening. Her marriage was unfulfilling in every way (she divorced in 1913), and passion came only in her mid-40s when she embarked on a relationship with Morton Fullerton, a louche cad, which ended unhappily for Edith. Wharton was well connected socially, politically and, in later years, with the literary world: Henry James was a great friend (though her meeting with Scott Fitzgerald proved to be disappointing to both: “to your generation,” wrote Wharton, “I must represent the literary equivalent of tufted furniture and gas chandeliers”). EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) had an extremely wealthy background in New York City: private tutors and a governess provided her home education, and she spent six years living in France as a child (France became her main home from 1914). ![]() ![]() ![]() I can still remember where the books were: immediately after entering the library, turn immediately left for the children’s department, then turn left again and in front of you is the bookshelf where Susan Cooper’s books reside. Once, I even got reprimanded by a librarian for returning the books (hopefully only slightly) wet – I had explored the spring streams transporting water from melting snow to faraway places I carried the books in a plastic bag which must been dipping into the water during my excitement.Īt some point I discovered Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising series. Trips to the library were always an adventure as I was allowed to make the journey by myself. It must have been 1980 when I got my first library card to a small branch library in an equally small town. ![]() ![]() (More on this below.) Second, Thompson writes this in conclusion: “Although many Wiccans and other neopagans accept the theology of the Triple Goddess as Maiden, Mother and Crone without question, this trinity actually has no clear precedent in ancient myth.” This is patently false, as I will proceed to demonstrate over the next 5 posts. What makes the Triple Goddess unique is not that there are three of them, but that She is three-in-one. For one thing, the Brigids were not associated with the moon or its changing face. First, while he makes a good case that Graves Triple Goddess was influenced by the Celtic Brigids, this cannot be the only source. Two things stood out to me about Thompson’s article though. The Triple Goddess is manifest in the changing faces of the moon, which are three-in-one. ![]() It’s a wonderful article, especially if you’re interested in Celtic myth. ![]() ![]() Second, Christopher Scott Thompson published a guest post at Sermons from the Mound, where he theorizes that Graves’ Triple Goddess is derived from Nora Chesson’s Three Brigits of the Ulster Cycle. What finally gave me the much needed kick was two things: First, I got the chance to chat with Jason Mankey about Robert Graves recently when Jason had me as his guest on the Raise the Horns Radio show. I’ve been wanting to write this essay for about 7 years. ![]() ![]() ![]() more d with the choice of star characters for Midnight’s Master. Emily Drake & Detective Colin Gyth, continues on with Midnight Sins featuring Detective Todd Brooks (Colin’s partner) & Cara Maloan and wraps up with Midnight’s Master starring…well if you haven’t read the books, I don’t want to say who stars in the last book! I didn’t read the blurbs before starting the series and boy was I glad!!! I was very surprised and intrigue. It starts off with Hotter After Midnight with Dr. Review 1: Cynthia knocks it off of the bookshelf again!My bookshelf of Eden is a keeper, with no snakes, but plenty of temptation at every turn…of the page that is…(ha!) I have been on a Cynthia Eden kick lately and have read almost all of her paranormal series’, loving every single one of them! But I think that this series is my favorite (so far…). ![]() |