6/29/2023 0 Comments Life's Edge by Carl Zimmer![]() ![]() ![]() Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserving of the word? ![]() The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. What exactly does it mean to be alive? Is a virus alive? Is a foetus? Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? And it is bookended with the ultimate question: How do we define the thing that defines us? – Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The GeneWe all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world – from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses – the harder they find it is to locate the edges of life, where it begins and ends. It is about error and hubris, but also about wonder and the reach of science. This book is not just about life, but about discovery itself. ![]()
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6/29/2023 0 Comments The chocolate war book cover![]() ![]() The arrival of the Baby Boomer generation also contributed to the growth of the state’s population. He said international immigration from places like Germany and Ireland was a key to that population growth in the early- and mid-20th century like it is today. “Iowa’s population in general has always just had a slow and steady population increase,” he said, noting that was prior to the farm crisis in the 1980s. Gary Krob of the State Library of Iowa’s State Data Center said the state’s population experienced steady growth throughout those time periods. In the 1940s and beyond, she said consolidation saw schools in smaller towns lose out in favor of those in larger towns, like State Center, Le Grand and, in her case, Marshalltown. She said the first wave of consolidations in the late 1800s and early 1900s came as a result of country schools banding together. Lang said Van Cleve, just like some communities in the West Marshall, East Marshall and GMG school districts, could not keep up with the educational and facilities needs required by the state for student success. That small town was eventually added to the Marshalltown School District and its local building closed. ![]() ![]() Lang said she grew up in Van Cleve, east of Melbourne. “There are pros and cons like there is in everything.” “The small town people, like we were … thought consolidation was probably not good for us because we would lose our school,” said 34-year Marshalltown Schools teacher and current Green Mountain-Garwin substitute teacher Julie Lang. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Seveneves audible![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() įive thousand years later, their progeny-seven distinct races now three billion strong-embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.īut the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain. What would happen if the world were ending?Ī catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic-a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Dustin nguyen batman![]() ![]() Killer Croc is a scary villain, when you leave his intelligence out of the discussion, and makes for a perfect antagonist to Robin as the young crime fighter expresses how overwhelmed he feels facing a monster. The creative team also takes the opportunity to switch things up with the origin of Killer Croc, which feels organic and binds Waylon's path with Dick's. ![]() It's a partnership that seems doomed to fail, and in a way, it eventually does when Robin strikes out on his own as Nightwing, though it's certainly not for a lack of trying from both parties. Lemire captures the frustration of Grayson and turns the tables on the dynamic between Dick and Bruce. This is not new territory for any of these characters, but Lemire finds the sweet spot that makes this Gotham seem fresh. Resurfaced fan art by comic artist Dustin Nguyen shows off the epic possibilities of a new team-up between Batman and Daredevil. ![]() Bruce is a hard-headed vigilante who is laser-focused on his mission, Dick is attempting to prove himself to the Dark Knight while also struggling with the loss of his parents and the circus-life he left behind, and Alfred is the most tragic character within the Bat Cave, as he watches his son Bruce not only destroy himself but also snare a small boy into his quest for vengeance. When approaching Batman, on the writer's side, Lemire is able to perfectly break down the trio of characters in Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, and Alfred Pennyworth, displaying the power struggle between the residents of Wayne Manor. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Joker azzarello![]() ![]() ![]() Looking for something to read? Try one of these 100+ recommendations, all chosen by r/DCcomics users. If you are submitting a link, do not include the spoiler in your submitted link name. Written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, it is based on characters from. If a significant event has taken place within one year of its release, mark it as a spoiler. Joker is an American graphic novel published by DC Comics in 2008. No memes or other low-effort content (see full rules).Indicate the source when submitting excerpts or artwork. ![]() No spoilers in title, mark all spoilers within 1 year of release A Chicago native who claims former involvement with petty crime that included some jail time, Azzarello has become one of the most prominent writers of twenty-first-century American comics.Brian Azzarello brings to The Joker all the visceral intensity and criminal insight that has made his Vertigo graphic novel series 100. Please adhere to these few rules while interacting within the community.Ĭlick here for a detailed explanation for each of these rules. What follows is a harrowing night of revenge, murder and manic crime as only The Joker can deliver it, as he brutally takes back his stolen assets from The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face, Killer Croc and others. Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV and More! - June 12 th, 2023. ![]() June - Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds Reading Recommendations Welcome to /r/DCcomicsĪ place for fans of DC's comics, movies, fan creations, video games, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world, and home of the World's Greatest Superheroes! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Making of Modern Japan charts these changes: the social engineering begun with the founding of the shogunate in 1600, the emergence of village and castle towns with consumer populations, and the diffusion of samurai values in the culture. Since 1600 Japan has undergone three periods of wrenching social and institutional change, following the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society by the Tokugawa shogun the opening of Japan’s ports by Commodore Perry and defeat in World War II. A distillation of more than fifty years’ engagement with Japan and its history, it is the crowning work of our leading interpreter of the modern Japanese experience. ![]() Magisterial in vision, sweeping in scope, this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to the present. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Sloane kennedy absolution![]() ![]() Ending the life of the young artist who committed unspeakable crimes against the most vulnerable of victims should have been the easiest thing in the world. But just as he's ready to put the darkness of his past behind him forever, it comes roaring back with a vengeance.The only thing keeping ex-cop Mace Calhoun from eating his own gun after an unthinkable loss is his role in an underground syndicate that seeks to get justice for the innocent by taking the lives of the guilty. Īfter four years abroad, artist Jonas Davenport has come home to start building his dream of owning his own art studio and gallery. Ending the life of the young artist who committed unspeakable crimes. ![]() ![]() ![]() After four years abroad, artist Jonas Davenport has come home to start building his dream of owning his own art studio and gallery. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 494, a full glossary, and an annotated guide to further reading. ![]() In addition to its clear and accessible presentation, Roman Religion includes quotations from primary sources, a chronology of religious and historical events from 750 B.C. The text is usefully organized around major themes, such as the origins of Roman religion, the importance of the religious calendar, the structure of religious space, the forms of religious services and rituals, and the gods, priests, and core theologies that shaped religious observance. It draws on the latest findings in archaeology and history to explain the meanings of rituals, rites, auspices, and oracles, to describe the uses of temples and sacred ground, and to evoke the daily patterns of religious life and observance within the city of Rome and its environs. Written by one of the world's leading scholars of the Roman world, An Introduction to Roman Religion offers students a complete portrait of religion in Rome during the late republic and early empire. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments The crossing places ruth galloway![]() ![]() And the main reason I knew it was a similar-read was the establishment of a slow-burn romance between characters, just like in Spencer-Fleming's books. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries’ by Julia Spencer-Fleming recommend as a similar-read. I bought this first book *ages ago* from a secondhand bookstore, because I recognised the 'Ruth Galloway' series as one that fans of ‘ Rev. ![]() 'The Crossing Places' is the first book in UK author Elly Griffith's 'Ruth Galloway' series, which currently stands at 13 books with a 14th releasing in 2022. He knows that Ruth's expertise and experience could help him finally to put this case to rest.īut when a second child goes missing, Ruth finds herself in danger from a killer who knows she's getting ever closer to the truth. Since she vanished, someone has been sending him bizarre anonymous notes about ritual sacrifice, quoting Shakespeare and the Bible. ![]() Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier - or are the bones much older?ĭCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up the hunt for the missing girl. A cold missing person case has now become a murder investigation.ĭr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child's bones are discovered near the site of a prehistoric henge on the north Norfolk salt marshes. Believing them to be ancient, the police call in Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. A child's bones are discovered on the windswept Norfolk marshes. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Akemi dawn bowman![]() ![]() ![]() Raw, real, and deeply hopeful, SUMMER BIRD BLUE follows Rumi Seto on her path to healing in idyllic Hawaii with the help of a grumpy old man and a bubbly new friend. With the help of the “boys next door”-a teenage surfer named Kai, who smiles too much and doesn’t take anything seriously, and an eighty-year-old named George Watanabe, who succumbed to his own grief years ago-Rumi attempts to find her way back to her music, to write the song she and Lea never had the chance to finish.Īching, powerful, and unflinchingly honest, Summer Bird Blue explores big truths about insurmountable grief, unconditional love, and how to forgive even when it feels impossible. Now thousands of miles from home, Rumi struggles to navigate the loss of her sister, being abandoned by her mother, and the absence of music in her life. Then Lea dies in a car accident, and her mother sends her away to live with her aunt in Hawaii while she deals with her own grief. ![]() But there is one thing she is absolutely sure of-she wants to spend the rest of her life writing music with her younger sister, Lea. Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. ![]() |