![]() Her ideas are explained in a way that is accessible to a general audience, with diagrams, marginal notes and commentary to help explain the mathematical concepts and provide context. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya's work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. Sofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In his Discworld Series, Terry Pratchett, one of Britain’s best and funniest authors created a true delight of modern fiction. The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett (The Discworld Series)Ĭarnegie Medal Winner: 2002 (The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents) ![]() Published: 1996 | World Fantasy Award Nominee: 2012 (A Dance With Dragons), 1997 (A Game of Thrones) | British Fantasy Award Nominee: 2012 (A Dance With Dragons), 2006 (A Feast for Crows)Ģ. An immense, incredible work of epic fantasy written by a hugely talented author who has created an effortless, enchanting read that is rich, rewarding and completely enthralling. A Game Of Thrones by George RR Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire)Ī Song of Ice and Fire is the history lesson you wish you’d had in school. Click on a book title to read the full review. The 100 fantasy books that we - and other readers - simply cannot recommend highly enough books that we've all loved reading. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. ![]() We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]() ![]() ![]() his main haunt has been the area surrounding a railroad overpass near Fairfax Station, Virginia frequented by party goers, the now infamous "Bunny Man Bridge." The Legendįor more than 25 years stories of the Bunny Man have been kept alive primarily amongst our teenage population. Although he has been reported as far south as Culpepper, Virginia. By the 1980s the Bunny Man had become an even more sinister figure with several gruesome murders to his credit. His infrequent and widespread appearances tended to occur in secluded locations and usually tell of a figure clad in a white bunny suit armed with an ax threatening children or vandalizing property. By 1973 the so-called "Bunny Man" had been reported in Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Silly as this may sound at first, the Bunny Man has been a fixture of local legend for at least 30 years. There is a story that a man dressed as a bunny haunts the residential neighborhoods around our nation's capital. Fairfax County Public Library Introduction ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A Hinds County, Mississippi judge threw the case out of court, citing the statute of limitations. It claimed that Stockett used her likeness in the book. Ī lawsuit was filed in a Mississippi court by Ablene Cooper, a housekeeper who used to work for Stockett's brother. Reflective of her first novel, Stockett was very close to an African American domestic worker. She lived there for 16 years and worked in magazine publishing and marketing. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing, she moved to New York City. ![]() Stockett grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. The Help climbed best seller charts a few months after it was released. As of August 2012, it has sold ten million copies and spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. The Help has since been published in 42 languages. The Help took her five years to complete, and the book was rejected by 60 literary agents before agent Susan Ramer agreed to represent Stockett. Stockett worked in magazine publishing while living in New York City before publishing her first novel, which she began writing after the September 11th attacks. ![]() She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s. Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. Kathryn Stockett speaks at the University of Alabama in 2014 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Feathers is a captivating and beautiful exploration of this most enchanting object. And they have inked documents from the Constitution to the novels of Jane Austen. They have decorated queens, jesters, and priests. They silence the flight of owls and keep penguins dry below the ice. Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they mean to us? Engineers call feathers the most efficient insulating material ever discovered, and they are at the root of biology's most enduring debate. ![]() In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place. Yet their story has never been fully told. In the book Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle, author Thor Hanson builds on these common denominators of human experience to take his readers on a broad-ranging tour of what experts know about (and how we make use of) feathers. They date back more than 100 million years. Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. ![]() ![]() Other forms of public transport last much longer.Īccommodation: the youth hostel in Once Brewed ( 2018: now completely renovated). You can eat in the YH or in the inn next door. +44191 3952046, 45 minutes from the airport, 85 GBP for six persons). You can order a van in advance to bring you to the start of your trail (we did it by OTS ( tel. Moreover it can be arranged easy and economical thanks to the good infrastructure. We explored the central and also most beautiful part of the trail (total length of the route is 135 km, between Newcastle and Bowness-on-Solway).The trail is recommended for people who love the combination of archaeology, learn the history and exercising outdoors. Reasons for the construction of the wall vary. Hadrianus himself build a villa in Tivoli, near Rome, much better weather. The trails follows the wall the Romans, by order of emperor Hadrianus, build between England and Scotland (from 122 AD). ![]() We did four sections of the Hadrian’s Wall Walk. ![]() ![]() The Hadrian’s Wall Path is an 84 mile (135 km) long National Trail stretching coast to coast across northern England, from Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria on the west coast. Hadrian’s Wall Path is often considered to be the easiest National Trail in the UK. Hiking trails: four sections of the Hadrian’s Wall Path, England ![]() ![]() ![]() "This magnificent fairy tale will captivate you from the beginning to end with a richly detailed fantasy world full of shapeshifters, magic and an exciting romance!" - RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones looking for more romance. Andi doesn't know if her own instincts can be trusted, as visions appear to her and her body begins to rebel.įor Andi, the time to learn her true nature has come. Whispers call her dead mother a traitor and a witch. In a moment everything changes: Her father, the wise king, becomes a warlord, suspicious and strategic. A country she'd thought was no more than legend-until he claims her as its queen. Until the day she meets a strange man riding, who keeps company with wolves and ravens, who rules a land of shapeshifters and demons. She enjoys the company of her horse more than court, and she has a way of blending into the shadows. Andi, the other one.Īndi doesn't mind being invisible. ![]() No one says much about the middle princess, Andromeda. The youngest, the sweet beauty with her Prince Charming. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, heir to the kingdom. The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. ![]() An often-ignored middle sister gets attention from a dark stranger in this fantasy romance trilogy opener by the author of the Forgotten Empires series. ![]() ![]() ![]() And like the brilliant, resourceful, rule-breaking, damn-well-stubborn sisters in Let Me Be Frank, Tracy is someone who gets the job done, and gets it done well."-Samantha Bee, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee "I came up with Tracy as a fellow sketch comedian on the vomit-soaked stages of the Toronto comedy scene. "A smart, funny journey through history that introduces us to the rule breakers who made history worth traveling through."-Patton Oswalt, comedian, actor and author Her book has a wit that suggests it was written by a man since everyone knows women aren't this funny."-Kay Cannon, writer, producer, director (the Pitch Perfect films, Cinderella) Tracy has such a gift for storytelling and making history leap off the page. "This book will surprise, astonish, and hopefully anger you on the lengths women have had to go to pursue their dreams. ![]() In this entertaining and eye-opening collection, writer, actor, and feminist Tracy Dawson showcases trailblazers throughout history who disguised themselves as men and continuously broke the rules to gain access and opportunities denied them because they were women. ![]() |