![]() ![]() Compasses could help determine one’s position relative to magnetic north, but this method also suffered from accuracy problems. England’s Charles II established the Royal Observatory at Greenwich to advance this project, and the resulting data helped somewhat, but problems persisted.Ĭlocks, meanwhile, would have helped reckon longitude if only they were more accurate-those of the era could lose 15 minutes a day-and pendulum clocks, the best available, lost their accuracy at sea from changes in weather and rolling ships. Galileo and others reasoned that sailors could use ephemerides, or tables of celestial events and motions, to find their longitude. Longitude-one’s location east or west on the Earth-is hard to determine, and for much of human history sailors routinely were delayed, lost, or shipwrecked for lack of knowing it.Įarly attempts to solve this problem had mixed results. Latitude has always been easy to reckon: Sailors simply note how high or low the sun, moon, and stars are in the sky and use that to determine how far north or south they are. ![]() ![]() These lines help travelers locate themselves on the planet. Maps of the Earth are crisscrossed with horizontal lines of latitude and vertical lines of longitude. ![]()
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![]() These additional stories have been compiled by the author to act as an essential prologue to this long-awaited new novel, while also serving as an indispensable companion to the original Eisenhorn trilogy. ![]() This paperback edition also includes the definitive casebook of Gregor Eisenhorn, collecting together all twelve of Dan Abnett’s Inquisition short stories, several of which have never been in print before. Is he still a champion of the Throne? Or has he been seduced by the very evil that he hunts? The Magos is the brand new, full-length fourth novel in the hugely popular Eisenhorn series. ![]() Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn has spent his life stalking the darkest and most dangerous corners of the galaxy in pursuit of heresy and Chaos, but how long can a man walk that path without succumbing to the lure of the warp? Pursuing heretics in the remote worlds of the Imperium, Eisenhorn must confront the truth about himself. 4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to 40K lore and literature. ![]() Inquisitor Eisenhorn returns in a stunning new novel that pits him against his oldest foe, forcing him to finally confront the growing darkness within his own soul. Eisenhorn: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1 By: Dan Abnett Narrated by: Toby Longworth Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins Release date: 09-27-17 Language: English 6,311 ratings Regular price: 28. Dan Abnetts Eisenhorn books are not just an excellent introduction to the world of 40k, but compelling fiction in their own right. ![]() ![]() ![]() They arrive nearly eight years earlier in Artemis' study. Foaly argues against the idea, but due to Artemis' lying to Holly, saying that she infected Angeline with Spelltropy, Holly agrees to help Artemis immediately to make up for it, and Foaly gives in. Artemis pleads for No.1 to open up the time stream, allowing him to save the lemur, and thus his mother. Foaly tells him that his mother will die without the cure. Unfortunately, the lemur is extinct, due to a ruthless deal Artemis made almost 8 years ago with a group called the Extinctionists. They determine Angeline is suffering from Spelltropy, a fairy disease that is spread through the use of magic, and can only be cured by the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur of Madagascar. ![]() 1, in hopes that they will be able to shed some new light on his mother's condition. Artemis desperately contacts Captain Holly Short and No. It is followed by Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex.Īngeline Fowl, Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a debilitating disease, which Artemis worsens by trying to use magic. ![]() In Colfer's video blogs, he mentioned the book, saying it may not be the last, but the last one for at least three years. At 432 pages, it is the longest book in the series. on 5 July 2008, and on 7 August in the U.K. ![]() Print (hardback & paperback), Audiobook CDĪrtemis Fowl and the Time Paradox, known in America as Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, is the sixth book in the series Artemis Fowl by Irish writer Eoin Colfer. ![]() ![]() ![]() The decisive action is above all in the social sphere between humans, where the value of pardon liberates us from anger, holding bitterness and grudges, seeking vengeance, revenge, punishment, blaming, condemnation, and pursuing a negative downward spiral that leads to pain, suffering, and conflict. The most important influence that an act of Pardon can have on the earthly life of mankind is the influence it has on the self, social, and societal spheres. We are on the cusp of the most important paradigm and trajectory shift of our existence. We are at the dawn of a new creation story with the changing of the guard. ![]() ![]() An article written by Pénélope Morin & Rajinder Jhol Reading, editing, commenting, translating are called: Humanities, in French since the 13th centuryĪs we approach the holiday season, we take time to rejuvenate, take stock, and reflect on our accomplishments as individuals, as communities, and collectively as human societies. ![]() ![]() After enlisting his younger brother, the precocious Billy, all goes awry when two of Emmett’s friends, stowaways from the work farm, turn up with a plan regarding a safety deposit box, $150,000, and an eye set in the opposite direction: New York.Īs the reader will quickly realise, The Lincoln Highway is not the novel that it purports to be. Our main character, Emmett Watson, fresh from a stint on a juvenile work farm, hatches a plan to retrace the route his mother took along the Lincoln Highway when she disappeared to California years before. Even the title itself, a reference to the first transcontinental highway to traverse the United States, conjures images of red deserts, of straight-as-an-arrow roads, of Buicks and Cadillacs, of sea to shining sea, of Henry Fonda, of Stars and Stripes forever and ever. The Lincoln Highway offers us a thick slice of Americana. Haunting the bestseller charts for years, it surely provided its author, Amor Towles, with the stability of never having to write an earnest word ever again in his life. ![]() ![]() A Gentleman in Moscow was one of those novels where to describe it as a bestseller is truly an understatement. ![]() ![]() San Antonio’s mayors past and present will feature in multiple presentations, to include Phil Hardberger with a new book on Hardberger Park, former mayor and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff speaking on The Mayor and the Judge: The Inside Story of the War Against COVID that recounts his work with Mayor Ron Nirenberg in managing the pandemic, Henry Cisneros presenting his new book The Texas Triangle: An Emerging Power in the Global Economy and Julián Castro making an appearance in a new children’s book by Monica Brown, along with brother Joaquin. While the lineup includes nationally renowned authors such as Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown, novelist and memoirist Sandra Cisneros, Natalie Diaz, National Book Award winner Julia Glass, Pulitzer winner Margo Jefferson and Emma Straub, the usual focus on Texas and San Antonio authors will maintain. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book is told through Jeremy's point of view, and the language in the book reflects his personality and child-like presence. The author does a good job of balancing the bravery of Lizzy with the more reluctant Jeremy. Lizzy adds excitement to the story with her spunky attitude and her rebellious ways. ![]() Lizzy lives in the apartment next to Jeremy. They encounter many things and eventually discover an answer they weren't expecting. Jeremy along with his best friend Lizzy, do everything they can to find out what's inside the box. It is from his deceased father, but the keys are missing. Jeremy receives a box for his 13th birthday titled The Meaning of Life. What really is the meaning of life? How did we get here any why? These are a few of the questions Jeremy is faced with in his many adventures throughout this book. I've never had to think so hard while reading a book in my life. Jeremy Fink, a 12-almost-13-year-old boy, is trying to discover the meaning of life. Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass is a story just like its title. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The aforementioned chapters belong to the working-class Jones and Iqbal families – Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, their wives Clara Jones and Alsana Iqbal and their children Irie Jones and twins Millat and Magid Iqbal. I loved the narrative structure, each chapter switches its focus to a different character (or characters in the case of the last chapter), and we are given their point of view on events, while seamlessly never loosing the thread of the overall story. ![]() I was blown away by Smith’s writing prowess, not only in crafting rich, funny characters, but weaving their stories and exploring the wider themes of identity, belonging, being an immigrant and the pull of extremism as a reaction to general dissatisfaction in life – themes that are so wildly topical, this book could have been influenced by today’s news, rather than written almost 20 years ago. This book has been on my TBR list for such a long time, too long I have just discovered since finishing (it was published in 2000 – I’ve had 17 years to get Zadie Smith in my life, anyway, she’s here now!) Opening sentence: “Early in the morning, late in the century, Cricklewood Broadway.” ![]() ![]() The body count really piles up in this novel, though in the manner of Agatha Christie, the deaths happen largely ‘off screen’ and aren’t revelled in grisly detail. ![]() ![]() She finds a strange kinship with albino Pearl, but her young friend is apparently sickening from the spirits who take over her body.Īs I read the book, I kept accidentally referring to it as The Shade of Darkness - partly because of the shades or silhouettes produced by the book’s main character, and partly perhaps because of the increased ‘darkness’ in this novel compared to Purcell’s previous books. ![]() In desperation, she goes to child mediums, Pearl and Myrtle to try and identify the killer. The Shape of Darkness follows struggling silhouette artist, Agnes, as she begins to suspect a killer is targeting her few clients. The Shape of Darkness carries on Purcell’s style of story and will prove very satisfying to anyone already a fan of her work. ![]() Laura Purcell has carved out quite the niche for herself in the genre of neo-Victorian ‘are spooky things happening or is it all in the imagination’? It feels like almost any book I look at with interest on Amazon, comparisons are made to The Silent Companions or Bone China. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nonetheless, she is discovered and taken to the legendary Obernewtyn, an isolated town reputedly full of horrors. Thus, Elspeth Gordie, an orphan, conceals her exceptional abilities (prophetic visions, the ability to communicate with animals) from the other workers around her. Though their own religious leaders, the Herders, have paranormal powers, they persecute the mutated Misfits, whose psychic abilities they view as a form of subversion. ![]() On an Earth nearly wiped out by radiation and chemicals that have whitened the sky and poisoned the land, surviving humans have built a semi-agrarian culture. In the tradition of Andre Norton and Marion Zimmer Bradley, Carmody embarks on a promising new series featuring telepathy, empathy and other psychic talents. ![]() |