![]() ![]() ![]() Leonardo da Vinci’s enduring fame can be attributed to his insatiable thirst for knowledge, which shaped his thinking and behavior. The Artistic and Scientific Pursuits of a Renaissance Polymath In addition to his artistic talents, Leonardo’s notebooks, Codex Atlanticus, demonstrate a remarkable spirit of scientific inquiry and an inventive mechanical mind that was centuries ahead of his time. His famous works, including the Last Supper (1495-98) and the Mona Lisa (c.1503-05), are some of the most renowned and influential paintings of the Renaissance era. ![]() He is widely regarded as the embodiment of the Renaissance humanist ideal due to his exceptional skills and intelligence. Leonardo da Vinci, born on April 15, 1452, near Vinci, Republic of Florence, Italy, and also known as “Leonardo from Vinci,” was an Italian artist, engineer, architect, sculptor, and draftsman. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In the coming weeks, readers will behold a glimpse into this breathtaking new world and get reintroduced to new versions of familiar characters in a thrilling trailer. With a print run of nearly 500,000 copies, this issue will showcase a dramatic scene from ULTIMATE INVASION #1 where the Maker presents Miles Morales with an offer he may not be able to refuse, while the reunited Illuminati desperately tries to shut down the Maker’s attempt to reshape the Marvel Universe. The start of a redefining four-issue saga, ULTIMATE INVASION #1 will see the heroes of the Marvel Universe clash with one of the few survivors of the Ultimate Universe (which met its doom in 2015’s SECRET WARS), a confrontation that ends with the promise of something all-new and vastly different than anything that’s come before.įans can get their first look into this revolutionary new project this Saturday in FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1. Next month, readers will witness a transformation of Marvel characters and storytelling that could only come from two of the industry’s greatest visionaries, writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Bryan Hitch, in ULTIMATE INVASION #1. ![]() ![]() Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 ![]() Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints pg. Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.15 lbs) 96 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Lexile Measure: 550 AD (Adult Directed Text) Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance Soon, amazing things begin happening to him.Ĭlick for more in this series: Flat Stanley A bulletin board fell on Stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick. ![]() ![]() WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeĪnnotation: When Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, Arthur, is yelling. Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure! Anniversary EditionĬontributor(s): Brown, Jeff (Author), Pamintuan, Macky (Illustrator) ![]() ![]() ![]() Crystal is caught in the middle of a world in complete anarchy as The Weathering hunts her down to punish her for her decision to leave them and tell their secretes. People can either do the evil they want to get away with or defend their lives from the evil of the world. All of a sudden her blog and ideas start go viral and take life as people start to commit murders, terrorist attacks, and global destruction the way she wrote in her blog. Crystal writes about the murder on her blog and how easy it would be to kill someone if everyone was doing it at the same time. Crystal promised to keep the murder a secret or face destruction from the Weathering. Crystal moves to a new town with new friends, new careers, and a new life. ![]() Years pass and Chrystal, one of The Weathering followers, has decided to turn her life around. They decide to kill and eat someone and see if they can get away with it. When the Weathering fall bored they decide to take their excitement to extreme. The Weathering has sought adventures to take their minds off the boredom of life. They have got what they want their entire lives. ![]() ![]() A group of friends from the wealthiest families call themselves The Weathering. The Weathering is a story where real life comes back to devour humanity for their own evils. If everyone on earth started killing each other there would only be the ones fighting to survive and those that fought for the kill. The Weathering is an apocalyptic vel about destruction, evil, and survival. ![]() ![]() It is only natural that she might continue that escapade with a look past the curtain. Roach is the author of Stiff, a raucous romp through the wonderful land of death. ![]() She was the guest editor of the 2011 Best American Science and Nature Writing, a finalist for the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize, and a winner of the American Engineering Societies' Engineering Journalism Award, in a category for which, let's be honest, she was the sole entrant. Her 2009 TED talk made the organization's 2011 Twenty Most-Watched To Date list. She serves as a member of the Mars Institute's Advisory Board and the Usage Panel of American Heritage Dictionary. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, Discover, New Scientist, the Journal of Clinical Anatomy, and Outside, among others. ![]() ![]() Mary Roach is the author of the New York Times bestsellers STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers GULP: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, PACKING FOR MARS: The Curious Science of Life in the Void BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex and GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War. ![]() Mary Roach is a science author who specializes in the bizarre and offbeat with a body of work ranging from deep-dives on the history of human cadavers to the science of the human anatomy during warfare. ![]() ![]() ![]() Enola’s cleverness is wonderful to read, with her turning particular feminine aspects-the flowers, a restrictive corset, the expectation that she’ll do as she’s told-into the tools of her escape. The floral theme is reflected in the text, with Mycroft’s school choices described as turning girls into “houseplants” and Mycroft bemoaning Enola’s plans to “vegetate” in the country (almost a character on its own) by herself. Instead, she runs away to London in disguise, aided by her mother’s coded messages and the language of flowers. ![]() Upon notifying her much older brothers Mycroft and Sherlock, who haven’t visited for ten years, she’s told she will be sent to boarding school to become a proper young lady. On her 14th birthday, her mother disappears. This graphic novel from IDW’s EuroComics imprint adapts the first.Įnola has been living with her mother, Lady Eudora, in the country. An Enola Holmes Mystery: The Case of the Missing Marquessīy Serena Blasco, based on the novel by Nancy Springerįrom 2006-2010, Nancy Springer wrote six YA mysteries about Enola Holmes, the younger sister of Sherlock. ![]() ![]() In the USA, this can be a minefield to navigate. One of the major benefits of Turo is the price and simplicity of car rental insurance. It's insane how you can call and speak with a representative about anything else except reimbursement. Turo also takes your money and gives you the hardest time getting it back. You don't get reimbursed for your fuel when guests don't feel up. Premium is recommended and means both personal liability (up to $1M) and lost, stolen or damaged costs are covered which can be as little as $8.50.Turo is great if you are a guest but if you are a host it's awful. With Turo, you choose to either get premium, basic or no protection. ![]() I take 40+ prior to every trip.One of the major benefits of Turo is the price and simplicity of car rental insurance. ![]() In order to protect yourself, you should take a large number of photos of all parts of the car that you can see. Why turo is bad Turo does not do a good job of explaining how important a large number of both pre- and post-trip photos are from both hosts and renters. ![]() ![]() (Nobody seems to be sure whether this stray last line was a mistaken addition in a later copy or whether the jerk of a grammarian we got it from decided to break off one line into another stanza-and Catullus' copy doesn't help either, because after some very gorgeous poetry, he breaks off somewhere ENTIRELY differently right at this point - starts grumbling about how all this desire is probably just a sign he's got too lazy a schedule. Really, it's the run into the third stanza, which came through just as overwhelming in my own half-proficient high school translation out of Latin when I was 17, that gives me shivers:įor when I look at you, even a moment, no speaking And having your voice stopped up, just as the poem goes on to say. The awe there of a particular type of love from afar. It's every high school crush rolled into one, double-strength for adults. It's perfectly preserved as far as it goes, because it's in someone else's book and quoted in full in Greek, except that it very likely cuts off suddenly.Īs Carson translates the original, it begins "He seems to me equal to gods," (I now paraphrase) that lucky man who is standing in front of you and getting to hear your sweet voice. ![]() The first poem they ever had us translate in our AP Catullus/Horace class was Catullus' half-translation ("inspired by?") of the second-most-complete Sappho lyric I think we have: Sappho 31. ![]() ![]() I took high-school Latin, as perhaps a couple of my recent reviews have mentioned. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Reestablishment will do anything to crush the resistance. As the Omega Point rebels prepare to fight the Sector 45 soldiers, Adam’s more focused on the safety of Juliette, Kenji, and his brother. Plans Warner cannot allow.įracture Me is told from Adam’s perspective and bridges the gap between Unravel Me and Ignite Me. But when the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment arrives, he has much different plans for Juliette. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can’t stop thinking about her-and he’ll do anything to get her back. ![]() It also features an exclusive look into Juliette’s journal and a preview of Ignite Me, the hotly anticipated final novel of the series.ĭestroy Me tells the events between Shatter Me and Unravel Me from Warner’s point of view. This book collects her two companion novellas, Fracture Me and Destroy Me, in print for the first time ever. ![]() Perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() It wasn’t icky – Billie had been gone for over a year before anything happened romantically between them. And maybe because of that same understanding of Billie, brief though it was, I never thought that she would disapprove of the pairing. ![]() Perhaps, because Billie had been a real character to me at the start of the book, I was able to sympathise with both characters and not think “oh, just get over it already.”. ![]() Michael’s journey in particular, as he wakes up from being almost completely numb for the first 10 or 11 months after Billie’s death, how he comes to grips with desiring another woman (no matter who it is) and his feeling that he is betraying his wife was very moving. The to-ing and fro-ing of the “I find you irresistibly attractive and want to jump your bones” and “I can’t feel this way, you’re my best friend’s husband/my wife’s best friend” could have gotten tired (and I can see that for some that will be the case) but for me, it was written so well and believably that I was caught up in the pair’s dilemma and it had me in tears well into the book. ![]() |