![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rothfuss made a splash when he debuted in 2007 with The Name of the Wind, the first in his trilogy “The Kingkiller Chronicles.” The series would tell the story of Kvothe, an orphan prodigy, magician, and warrior, and how he came to be a broken innkeeper hiding from his past legend.Īfter stating he had the trilogy completed and the books would be released annually, the perfectionist in him led to years of revisions and fine-tuning, often word by word. Just ask these other authors whose epics still have no end in sight but are very much worth the wait.Īnd remember, they’re not your bitches either. And there were 55 years between Harper Lee’s two novels.īut he's one of the first in the internet age, when sites like Reddit act as echo chambers of fan rage at the glacial pace of his writing. It’s an opportunity for geeks to engage in that most fanboy-ish activity - complaining.ĭealing with trolls chiming in on every article and blog entry mentioning Martin must surely sap some of his energy, and probably leads to some spite at the delays. But like Neil Gaiman infamously said in 2009 when fans were grousing over the long wait for Martin's previous novel, A Dance with Dragons, “George R.R. Stephen King took more than 20 years to complete The Dark Tower. Martin isn’t the first author to take decades to finish a series. Martin still hasn’t finished Winds of Winter even though the HBO series has come to an end. ![]()
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![]() With the memories of Noah and Allie's inspiring life together as his guide, he vows to find a way to make his wife fall in love with him.all over again. But if Wilson is sure of anything, it is this: His love for Jane has only grown over the years, and he will do everything he can to save their marriage. Now his daughter is about to marry, and his wife is thinking about leaving him. He has spent too little time at home and too much at the office, leaving the responsibility of raising their children to Jane. Despite the shining example of his in-laws, Noah and Allie Calhoun, and their fifty-year love affair, Wilson himself is a man unable to express his true feelings. His wife, Jane, has fallen out of love with him, and it is entirely his fault. Book Synopsis In this stunning New York Times bestselling follow-up to The Notebook, a hardworking but distant husband vows to win back the love of his life by looking to Noah and Allie's legendary romance.After thirty years, Wilson Lewis is forced to face a painful truth: the romance has gone out of his marriage. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With Straczynski’s brilliantly-written noire style narration and Templesmith’s luscious artwork, the book grabbed my attention from the very beginning, and in this the third issue of the series, the bar is raised yet again.įitzgerald’s initial investigation seems to have fallen by the wayside, but in its place is a deep-rooted hatred directed at the man who put him in the situation he’s in now. And his his reward for this? The chance to spend five brief minutes with his murdered love before being reincarnated to begin the whole process again. Michael Straczynski and beautifully illustrated by Ben Templesmith, debuted a few months ago with an attention-grabbing premise – former hitman (or “button man”) Joe Fitzgerald has to do the right thing with the hope of dying a righteous death. So without any further ado, let’s get this show on the road with… Another week, another stack of comics, and with some interesting new titles (Dexter, Trinity of Sin: Pandora, Superior Foes of Spider-Man) being added to the rotation this week, not to mention ongoing issues of much-loved personal favourites (Swamp Thing, Batman Incorpotated, etc.), there’s definitely a heckuva lot of potential here. ![]() ![]() ![]() Going back a little – back in 2018, I got it into my head that there was something wrong with the Hellzapoppin’ routine, and that I needed to fix it. Many hours later, many tens of hours of dedicated computer processing time, at least four start-from-scratch versions, over a dozen “I think I’ve finally finished” versions, the lucky unearthing of another HD copy of the full film, infinite patience on the part of my wonderful and long-suffering partner, a few more lost hair follicles….Īnd yes – I believe I do – finally – have something to show for it. ![]() Of course… there was nothing for it but to revisit my retiming project, and see if I could use similar techniques to enhance it.Īll I needed to do was find out what tools to use, run the original video through it, drop that into my existing project! Easy, yes?Ĭue the deranged laughter. ![]() Video upscaling software seems to be getting very popular these days – and I was blissfully unaware until the folks at Estiloswing blew everyone away with an incredible-looking upscaled version of the HD Hellzapoppin’ routine version which Atilio Menéndez found a while back. ![]() ![]() Starring Jon Bernthal and Wunmi Mosaku, the show follows a half dozen police officers as they take wads of money from arrestees, beat and torture suspects, and pick up narcotics to deal themselves. “We Own This City” is a devastating look at Baltimore City’s rogue Gun Trace Task Force from producers David Simon (The Wire) and George Pelicanos (The Deuce) available to watch on HBO. Of course, art best illustrates the problem. Seattle learned a new term for it this week: Z-disposition protocol. It’s for all the calls that are dropped because the best funded police department in the city’s history doesn’t have the disposition to attend them. The department is not designed to serve your needs. ![]() Whether your call is to the door of a school massacre or to your home during a catalytic converter theft, the police don’t owe you protection. The police aren’t coming, and we know why. ![]() (Promotional still courtesy HBO) A policing drama from the creators of “The Wire” and “Treme” is a devastating look at urban policy. Wayne Jenkins in "We Own This City." Produced by George Pelecanos (The Deuce) and David Simon (The Wire) and based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. Jon Bernthal (Punisher, The Walking Dead) stars as Baltimore City Sgt. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Members: JCJPINK, Sleader1992, torirusso, klcy, mmcgui, QueenOfBookland, mdunagan, cindywho, nannahs, Burkshelf, Trish93, Beammey, private member, tiesandbows, private member, TheLoopyLibrarian, lauredhel, carriehh, stephiewonder, lordoffluff ( show 113 more), norabelle414, mjscott, scarlettoharabutler, beckish, foreverraelynn, XxRachelxX, lrquinn, iluvvideo, Technobunni, leftik, JaniceLavada, SmashAttack, private member, dancingbacon, YALoverfromME, britbrarian, writersblock88, roguelibrarian, alaskabookworm, ladyloveless, RebeccaReads, metheheather, tap_aparecium, emmyson, taylorbancroft, benitastrnad, Jen7waters, weremushcat, fancywaffles22, rSTARr, ahooper04, Veritas_Pax, reading2008, tyger21, k_bergsma, ChuChi93, rachelg1630, TheAnomalousStar, DF1A_JenniferI, hannelore, Paige777, Aishah. ![]() ![]() ![]() The kakapo used to be more widespread, but having evolved with few natural predators on the islands, the birds were poorly adapted for the modern world - and the rat and stoat invasions that came along with it. In 1995, just 51 of these large flightless birds waddled around the forests of island sanctuaries in their native New Zealand. ![]() When the kakapo, a critically endangered parrot, makes the papers, it’s generally not good news. Photo provided by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Information on controversies in the public arena relating to evolutionĪ kakapo.Alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards.The big issues – Pacing, diversity, complexity, and trends.Macroevolution – Evolution above the species level.Microevolution – Evolution within a population.Mechanisms: the processes of evolution – Selection, mutation, migration, and more.The history of life: looking at the patterns – Change over time and shared ancestors.An introduction to evolution: what is evolution and how does it work?. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Martin, this is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen – the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria – took up residence on Dragonstone. ![]() Set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire, Fire and Blood is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros as told by Archmaester Gyldayn, and chronicles the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever.The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones.With all the fire and fury fans have come to expect from internationally best-selling author George R.R. ![]() ![]() He has kept thorough notes on hundreds of rooms, recording their dimensions and their statuary, and he has charted the tides so precisely that he knows when they will tumble up the stairwells and flood his chambers. ![]() Our resourceful hero catches fish and mollusks for food and dries seaweed to make fires for cooking. Only the ground floor is habitable, and here, among a variety of bird life, is the narrator and title character of Susanna Clarke’s bewitching fantasy-adventure “Piranesi” (Bloomsbury, 245 pages, $27). The top contains the clouds and their rainfall. ![]() Each is adorned with classical columns and pediments and filled with spectacular marble statues. ![]() It is three stories high and in all other directions its rooms extend infinitely. Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis/Getty Images ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As in his Elephant and Piggie books, Willems ends on a generous note, showing how Alligator and Panda overcome their superficial differences and giggle together. Elephant and Piggie recommend the following books by Mo Willems. The emphasis rests on quiet, ordinary events and the characters' comfortable alliance, which is temporarily threatened by a rival panda toy who bears a resemblance to Knuffle Bunny. And hooray for Amanda and Alligator Friendship manda an un gatororoor Hooray for Mo Willems Mo Willems likes writing and drawing funny books such as. Alligator waits impatiently for Amanda to return from the library, then asks, "Do you have a surprise for me?" Amanda indulges him by shouting, "Boo!" Then, in a bit of turnabout, while Amanda reads her library books Alligator observes, "Something tickles," followed by "I do!" Another ticklish subject arises when Alligator discovers his price tag and that he came from "the sale bucket" ("Nobody wanted to buy you," Amanda admits, adding, "because they knew you were meant to be my best friend"). Willems presents everyday, indoor interactions between Amanda and her teal-blue, nontoothy pal, drawn in grainy black crayon with watercolor wash. ![]() Six and a half short stories make up this expertly paced page-turner about a girl and her toy alligator, laced with the kid-centric humor on which Willems has built his career. ![]() |