![]() How fucking dorky do you have to be for a mom to say, " Yeah, I bought this for my kid, but I can't give it to them, because it's too childish.". I'm a middle-aged woman, and I thought it was lame. It wasn't new, clever, or even remotely funny. A carbon copy! It's the graphic novelization of the 1960's Batman television series. This was nothing more than practically a word-for-word rehash of the old tv show. ![]() You know, to poke fun at itself in some sort of a clever way. I also expected it to be smart and funny. I expected it to a be tongue-in-cheek nod towards simpler times. A throwback, if you will, to the days when Batman was a bit more campy and fun. ![]() I knew going into this that it was an Adam West sort of Batman book. And I'm about to throw myself all over this stupid book and it's glowing reviews. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger shares the lessons he’s learned while running Disney and leading its 200,000 employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including: Its value is nearly five times what it was when Iger took over, and he is recognized as one of the most innovative and successful CEOs of our era. Twelve years later, Disney is the largest, most respected media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger-think global-and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Robert Iger’s The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company was released on September 23, 2019. A grand vision defined: The CEO of Disney, one of Time’s most influential people of 2019, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring the magic to life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I also witnessed it a few weeks ago while helping a new fly fisher with his casting. “Until a man is redeemed he will always take a fly rod too far back, just as natural man always overswings with an ax or golf club and loses all his power somewhere in the air.”īeen there, done that. Maclean and how he would have frowned on this. The funny thing is, I was looking at high-end Orvis rods in a fly shop a few weeks ago, and the clerk (obviously a newbie) said, “Those are some really pricey poles you looking at.” I bit my tongue, but thought of the Rev. ![]() If someone called it a pole, my father looked at him as a sergeant in the United States Marines would look at a recruit who had just called a rifle a gun.” Here are a few of my favorites, along with my musings about them. There are, of course, several other lines worth pondering. “In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” Both the first and last lines are classic. The first paragraph captivated me, and I found that the book touched me deeply. Guthrie, and other Montana authors would have to wait. The movie had not yet popularized the novella, but a friend had recommended “A River Runs Through It.” So I picked up a copy. I was browsing in a little bookstore in Last Chance Gulch, looking for the next Montana author to read. In 1987, shortly after I moved to Helena, Montana, I bought a copy of “A River Runs Through It” by Norman Maclean. ![]() ![]() While that isn't completely out of the realm of possibility, it's a bit of a stretch. The hardest word to scan is lives if you scan it as stressed, you have four consecutive stresses in a row, and the line scans iamb/ pyrrhic/ spondee/ spondee/ iamb. ![]() This is a line harder to scan than it might seem at first. This is a calculated tactic to disarm a crowd firmly on the side of Brutus when Antony takes the pulpit. Here's the first irony of Antony's speech, in that he is unequivocally here to praise Caesar. ![]() I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.Īntony follows with a line of straight iambic pentameter punctuated with a feminine ending. Remember also that Antony has entered the Forum with Caesar's body in tow and will use the corpse as a prop throughout his oration. Antony also echoes the opening line that Brutus uses ("Romans, countrymen, and lovers!"), but conspicuously rearranges it where Brutus begins with "Romans" to reflect his appeal to their reason, Antony begins with "friends," which reflects the more emotional tact he will take throughout the rest of his speech. ![]() ![]() The succession of hard stresses is also Shakespeare's way of using the verse to help Antony cut through the din of the crowd. "Friends, Romans, countrymen." / / - / - / - /įriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears įrom a rhythmic perspective, the trochaic feel of this opening immediately commands attention. ![]() ![]() Will this be his final show? Has Slippery Jim finally leapt for his last trapeze? Naaah. Now, as he infiltrates the world of the galactic big top, he’s taking the role to extremes…Īnd drawing the attention of more dangerous ringmasters and strongmen than he ever expected. In a sense, The Stainless Steel Rat has always been a high wire performer. Robberies which, it turns out, always happen when the circus is nearby… ![]() Then they meet a billionaire who claims to be 40,000 years old who offers them millions of credits to investigate a string of unsolved interstellar bank robberies. ![]() Now, Slippery Jim and his beautiful wife Angelina find themselves becalmed on a painfully boring backwater planet, with nothing to do but practice their skills at computer crime. For novel upon novel, Jim DiGriz has outfoxed the forces of conventionality, cutting a stylish swathe through dozens of star systems. Listen Free to Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell audiobook by Harry Harrison with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer. The galaxy’s greatest thief and con artist: the Stainless Steel Rat. The Stainless Steel Rat goes to Hell by Harry Harrison (Orion, 5.99, 245 pages, paperback published 1996, this edition 1998.) Harry Harrisons Stainless. ![]() ![]()
![]() Shop Dog Man books below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store. This series makes a perfect segue to chapter books and a great addition to any classroom library. ![]() The graphic novel format is fun for all students, but especially for striving readers use the lively illustrations throughout the series to give struggling readers a boost and help them decode text they may have otherwise not understood. The newest addition to this hilarious collection, Dog Man #11: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea, is now available for pre-order and takes fans back to the side of Dog Man and Cat Kid as they face the return of Piggy and a whole new motley crew of villains! Packed with the same humor and action students know and love, the latest book in the series is a surefire hit! He digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers - and kids won't be able to get enough! ![]() While he can muzzle miscreants, he tends to leave a slick of slobber in his wake This time, Petey the cat has dragged in a tiny bit of trouble: a double in the form of a super-cute kitten. Part dog, part man, all hero: meet Dog Man, the crime-biting canine from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants. Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, hasn't always been a paws-itive addition to the police force. ![]() ![]() Sam can’t resist trying to find out more about the kid who died and who now seems to guide their investigation. Yet the past keeps roaring back-in Sam’s memories and in the form of a thirty-year-old suspicious death that took place in Sam’s new home. They’re certain they don’t have much time left.īut Sam's life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, their next-door neighbor. Now, as Sam’s own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives-of kids who died before they turned nineteen. In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary autistic teen realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life. ![]() ![]() Here’s something rare-a suspenseful story that also feels like a hug.” -Sarah Glenn Marsh, author of the Reign of the Fallen series “Look no further for your next favorite read, because The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester has it all: a gripping murder mystery that will keep you turning pages, ghosts, romance, and a treasure trove of queer characters with depth and heart. An Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction Nominee ![]() ![]() Love had another facet I’d never anticipated: the power to morph into hate. Every time Kinsley cried out, sobbed, growled, the sound jarred my instincts and spiraled like a noose tightening around my throat. Each time he tripped her, snatched her, loomed in threat over her, my jaw clenched as I watched from the disguise of Henley. Kinsley wrestled away from Jase as he scrambled for her feet to pull her down to the sand. ![]() Instagram photos and videosLynessa Layne / Twitter Read more.She has also graced the cover of GEMS Godly Entrepreneurs & Marketers Magazine for her creative approach to marketing.For more information on upcoming releases, swag, signing events and this series, visit Lynessa Layne – Romance-Suspense Mystery & Crime WriterSocial MediaLynessa Layne | FacebookLYNESSA LAYNE ![]() ![]() She’s a fan of cosplay, exploration, history, loves the beach, a great book, Jesus and America too (RIP Tom).A military wife, she’s bounced around the US, including the settings in DCYE, currently landing in the heart of sweet home Alabama where she and her husband are raising their blended family.Lynessa is a certified copy editor, a member of Mystery Writers of America, Tuscaloosa Writers and Illustrators Guild, Florida Writers Association, Alabama Writers Conclave and The Royal Society of Literature with work featured by Writer’s Digest and in Mystery and Suspense Magazine. Lynessa Layne is a native Texan who grew up in the small town of Plantersville, home of the Texas Renaissance Festival. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Eisenhower, becoming the first broadcast of a human voice from space.Ģ January 1959: The USSR launches Luna 1, known as the first "cosmic rocket" as it accidentally escaped the orbit of the Moon due to the object having too much speed. It captured world attention by broadcasting a pre-recorded Christmas message from US President Dwight D. ![]() It carried experimental equipment that led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt.ġ October 1958: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is created in the US, replacing the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA).ġ8 December 1958: The US launch SCORE, the world's first communications satellite. Sputnik, which means "satellite" in Russian, was the Soviet entry in a scientific race to launch the first satellite ever.ģ1 January 1958: The US enter the Space Race by launching Explorer 1, the first US satellite to reach orbit. Sputnik I exhibit in the Missile & Space Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. ![]() |