![]() ![]() In another savvy choice, critics of the Constitution were dubbed “Antifederalists” by the Federalists, making it seem that challengers had little in the way of positive proposals and were simply naysayers. ![]() Alexander Hamilton wrote fifty-one of the essays, Madison, twenty-nine, and Jay, five. Together they wrote eighty-five essays which were collected and comprise The Federalist Papers. Federalists, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, took to the newspapers under a pseudonym Publius, to explain the Constitution and advocate its adoption by the states. The supporters of the Constitution took the moniker, “Federalists.” The choice was savvy, as federalism was understood to be in opposition to centralized power. State conventions, not legislatures, met in 1788 for this purpose. On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine delegates signed the Constitution, yet ratification by the states was necessary. The framers of the Constitution have in a felicitous turn of phrase, been described as well read, well bred, and well fed. (Wikimedia Commons) Hamilton wrote the lion's share of the Federalist Papers. Portrait of Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1802. ![]()
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![]() In a dizzying world of art galleries, rock clubs, trendy restaurants, casual sex, dry wit, and drier martinis, Jeremy Thrane must finally figure out what it means to grow up and fall in love. ![]() The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website. Wednesday, May 7, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. With little more than his books, his sprawling manuscript, and his fickle little bird Juanita, Jeremy finds that he needs to re-connect with the eccentric family whose love he has taken for granted, and determine which of his friends have his true well-being in mind. University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Kate Christensen will read from her memoir, Blue Plate Special, at 7 p.m. Although Ted says he needs to spend more time with his wife and daughter, Jeremy suspects another man is involved. When an influential gossip columnist overhears Jeremy talking about Ted, Jeremy’s perfect world begins to crumble: in just a few hours Ted asks him to leave. As the long-time boyfriend of the handsome (but deeply closeted) movie star Ted Masterson, he lives rent-free in a beautiful apartment on the top floor of Ted’s Manhattan brownstone and has an easy job that gives him plenty of time to read books and write his novel. ![]() Kate Christensen Synopsis: Jeremy Thrane is a standalone title by Kate Christensen. If You Like Kate Christensen Books, You’ll Love… ![]() ![]() ![]() The little fish shares this news to the other fish, and they decide to shun Rainbow Fish, turning away at the sight of his scales. Rainbow Fish becomes upset and tells the little fish to go away. The little fish argues that Rainbow Fish has plenty to give away. 1 2000 by Marcus Pfister(Author), J Alison James(Author), M Pfister(Author), Blair Brown(Reader)& 1more 4.7 out of 5 stars258 ratings See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Rainbow Fish’s routine changes when one day, a small blue fish follows him asking for a scale. Rainbow Fish to the Rescue Mini: Book and Audio Package Audio Cassette Audiobook, Aug. Initially proud, the Rainbow Fish rejects the other fish’s appeals to play, instead gliding past proudly. His scales sparkle with every color of the rainbow, including silver ones among them. ![]() The Rainbow Fish begins by explaining that Rainbow Fish is known as the most beautiful fish in the ocean. Rainbow Fish wants the other sea creatures to possess the beauty they see and gradually gives away his scales until he has none left. The first book in the series, The Rainbow Fish, introduces Rainbow Fish, who lives far out in the sea and dazzles the sea’s inhabitants with his beautiful scales. The story was even adapted into an animated series that aired in Canada from 1999 to 2001. The series offers cautionary tales of morality and follows its title character, Rainbow Fish. Pfister writes and illustrates children’s books and published the six-book Rainbow Fish series from 1992 until 2009. ![]() The Rainbow Fish is a 1992 illustrated children’s book by Swiss author Marcus Pfister. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jake doesn’t know the half of what Marisa has created and what she stands to lose. In her quest to find out who Kate really is, Marisa might destroy everything she’s worked so hard to create: her perfect romance, her perfect family, and her perfect self. Who is this woman? Why does she seem to know everything about Marisa and Jake? ![]() To make matters worse, Kate’s boundary-pushing turns into an all-out obsession–with Jake, with Marisa, and with their future child. Kate will soon be gone, and it will just be her, Jake, and their future baby.Ĭonceiving a baby is easier said than done, though, and Jake and Marisa’s perfect relationship is put to the test through months of fertility treatments and false starts. Sure, Kate doesn’t seem to care much about personal boundaries and can occasionally seem overly familiar with Jake, but Marisa doesn’t let it concern her. Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple, and Kate, their new lodger, is the perfect roommate–and not just because her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for a baby. ![]() Single White Female meets The Perfect Nanny in this taut, psychological suspense novel about a perfect couple and their seemingly perfect roommate-that is until she threatens to destroy everything they’ve worked so hard to create. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. Browse little bear by else holmelund minarik resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational. Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. Her family emigrated to the United States (1924), and she studied at Queens College and New Paltz. This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. Read reviews and buy Cat and Dog - (My First I Can Read) by Else Holmelund Minarik (Hardcover) at Target. Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. ![]() ![]() Individual poems would make good read-aloud (or sing-aloud) choices for preschool or primary grade classes. Books by Charles Causley (Author of Poetry Please) Books by Charles Causley Charles Causley Average rating 3. The lyricism generally associated with Foreman's illustrations is a bit restrained, but he brings fresh delight to the more rollicking verses. Piano accompaniment and guitar chord notations appear for the 20 poems that have been set to music brightening the pages, small ink drawings and watercolor paintings interpret the poetry in a beguiling way. ![]() You can put me in jail for a year!' / So they did.'' The authority of the poetry keeps even the most thumping rhythms and rhymes from descending into doggerel. Though our days are kept busy with promoting the legacy of our favourite Cornish poet Charles Causley, we are just as prone as you our wonderful readers to curling up under a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and seeing out the cold winter nights by the warmth of our favourite books. ![]() ``There was an old woman of Chester-le-Street / Who chased a policeman all over his beat,'' begins the poem describing a woman's antics, her unrepentance, and finally, her comeuppance:`` `I've never been one to do as I'm bid. Here at the Charles Causley Trust, we are complex beings with simple pleasures: we love to read. British poet and anthologist Causley offers 40 new poems that hint at the lively sounds of nursery rhymes and give an occasional dollop of their nonsense as well. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How do you write good spiritual/new age fiction? Understand what readers want. Keenly interested in all things spiritual but not necessarily religious, they want to have fun learning, instead of wading through a nonfiction tome. They want to get lost in an enthralling story that captivates their emotions and nourishes their spirit. Readers want to be both entertained and educated. What good spiritual/new age novels all have in common is that the authors weave spiritual and metaphysical themes into strong story lines that keep readers turning the pages despite their sometimes pedantic tone. ![]() Similar books might be labeled Spiritual, Metaphysical, Speculative Fiction, Visionary Fiction, or Paranormal, but labels don’t matter. What is spiritual/new age fiction? Novels such as Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, or Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. ![]() ![]() ![]() And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret papers which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead to Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age. ![]() As well as assisting with legal work processing petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a special mission for the Archbishop Cranmer - to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator being returned to London for interrogation.But the murder of a local glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York Castle but to the royal family itself. Like Hilary Mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time' - Andrew Taylor, Spectator Autumn, 1541: King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission of his rebellious subjects in York.Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak. ![]() Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.'A parchment-turner, and a regal one at that' - Sunday Times'Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. ![]() Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. ![]() ![]() ‘I’m Aboriginal.’ I waved my hand in the air. We were learning about Aboriginal people and I piped up very proudly. I was six years old, sitting cross-legged on the floor in my checked dress, which was slightly too long for me, looking eagerly up at Miss Brown – at least I think that was her name – the first time I had a blow to my sense of identity. Here’s one of them, as told by Keira Jenkins, a Gamilaroi woman from Moree in New South Wales: I was struck by the sheer number of almost identical incidents in which someone challenges a young person’s Aboriginal identity. ![]() ![]() There is no single or simple way to define what it means to grow up Aboriginal in Australia, but this anthology is an attempt to showcase as many of the diverse voices, experiences and stories together as possible. The range of contributors is huge: people from all parts of Australia, urban and remote, from Cape York to the Western Australian wheat belt some who are household names, some who should be, and some who live quiet lives far from the limelight people who were strongly connected to culture and community as children and people who discovered they were Aboriginal only in adulthood old (several contributors were born the same year as me, 1947) and young (one was 13 at the time of publication) sports stars, poets, novelists, classical musicians, prisoners. ![]() It contains 52 essays from First Nations people of Australia. ![]() I’m coming to this book late, but it’s a book that will remain fresh for a long time yet. ![]() ![]() ![]() No time to buy an Italian stamp even, so this will have to go from Trieste. And here we are at Venice for ten minutes only,-a wretched time in which to try and write. The stations were many, but I didn't bargain for the Orient Express not stopping at them. ![]() I shall have to write at the stations-which are fortunately many across the Lombard plain. We have re-started, and the train is shaky again. You have no idea how stand-offish I can be with people I don't love. Damn you, spoilt creature I shan't make you love me any the more by giving myself away like this-But oh my dear, I can't be clever and stand-offish with you: I love you too much for that. I suppose you are accustomed to people saying these things. It is incredible how essential to me you have become. So this letter is just really a squeal of pain. Whereas with me it is quite stark: I miss you even more than I could have believed and I was prepared to miss you a good deal. But you'd clothe it in so exquisite a phrase that it would lose a little of its reality. And yet I believe you'll be sensible of a little gap. ![]() You, with all your un-dumb letters, would never write so elementary a phrase as that perhaps you wouldn't even feel it. I composed a beautiful letter to you in the sleepless nightmare hours of the night, and it has all gone: I just miss you, in a quite simple desperate human way. ![]() I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia. ![]() |