5/13/2023 0 Comments This hat is not mine![]() ![]() And it was too hard to pick just one, so I ended up doing two. But you see, there’s more than one way to do that. I love to find something fun, then tweak it and tweak it and tweak it, just to see what happens.įor these hats, that meant starting with a pretty little ribbing then setting to work with increases and decreases to make that ribbing wander off in a rather fetching fashion. The more I look back on my earlier work, the more I see that this has always been the case. They’ll be available through May 31, 2023!Įxploring variations on a theme is my happy place. You’ll get both with any level of patreon membership (even the one that’s only $3). If you want the pattern & the embroidery bonus, wander over to patreon. ![]() ![]() The embroidery is covered in the exclusive patreon extra. Just for the avoidance of confusion, the pattern for sale on ravelry and payhip covers the hats (not the embroidery). ![]() Patrons at any level (yes, even the levels that cost less than the pattern!) get this pattern and a bonus digression on duplicate stitch in general and adorning these hats in particular for free as part of their membership. ![]()
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5/13/2023 0 Comments Binti by nnedi okorafor![]() If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the university itself – but first she has to make it there alive. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti’s stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. ![]() Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher Lear in the galaxy. A tense and intimate coming of age story in space. ![]() Synopsis: She left home for the stars, but found more adventure than she bargained for. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments A fire in the flesh book![]() Sera cannot afford to fall for the tortured Primal, not when a life no longer bound to a destiny she never wanted is more attainable than ever. Nyktos has a plan, though, and as they work together, the last thing they need is the undeniable, scorching passion that continues to ignite between them. She will do anything to end Kolis, the false King of Gods, and his tyrannical rule of Iliseeum, thus stopping the threat he poses to the mortal realm. Surrounded by those distrustful of her, all Sera has is her duty. The truth about Sera’s plan is out, shattering the fragile trust forged between her and Nyktos. The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill. Armentrout comes book two in her Flesh and Fire series… ![]() ![]() ![]() From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Delirium audio book![]() ![]() ![]() On May 1, it was reported that Anwar did not deny that there was a bid to topple the unity government but said the plot did not have any strong basis and described those behind it as daydreamers.Įarlier, he had launched the Malaysian Red Crescent 75th anniversary and officiated the humanitarian organisation's national headquarters. I'm very confident, otherwise I wouldn't say," he told reporters at the Malaysian Red Crescent headquarters here on Friday (May 5).Īnwar had been asked to comment on rumours that there were enough SD from MPs backing Hamzah as the next prime minister. "God willing, the unity government will remain until the next general election. ![]() (He says it) before Raya, before fasting month, before Hari Raya Aidilfitri, before Thaipusam, Chinese New Year. "If he has it, then when Parliament sits, he can bring the SD, it's no problem. He also said that if Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin claimed to have enough statutory declaration (SD) from MPs backing him as the next prime minister, he could bring it to the august House. The Prime Minister said that he was very confident of the unity government serving the full term and described the Opposition's claims that they had the numbers as a "weekly daydream". KUALA LUMPUR: The unity government will last until the next general election, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With candor and warmth, Jenifer Lewis reveals the heart of a woman who lives life to the fullest. This “Mega Diva” and costar of the hit sitcom black-ish bares her soul in this touching and poignant-and at times side-splittingly hilarious-memoir of a Midwestern girl with a dream, whose journey took her from poverty to the big screen, and along the way earned her many accolades. Great book.įrom her more than three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret, performing comedy or drama, as an unforgettable lead or a scene stealing supporting character, Jenifer Lewis has established herself as one of the most respected, admired, talented, and versatile entertainers working today. Though not explicitly about mental illness, Jenifer tells all her own business, including her struggles with bipolar disorder and sex addiction. ![]() ![]() He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while still a secret servant. A spell of teaching at Eton led him to a short career in British Intelligence (MI5&6). At sixteen he found refuge at the university of Bern, then later at Oxford. ![]() The son of a confidence trickster, he spent his childhood between boarding school and the London underworld. For six decades, he wrote novels that came to define our age. ![]() Series: The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection THE SIXTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL Read more Look Inside Details all burned on the brain of the reader' The New York Times the achievement is in the characters, major and minor. 'Energy, compassion, rich and overwhelming sweep of character and action' The Times His aim: revenge on Karla, head of Moscow Centre and the architect of all his troubles. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a risky operation uncovering a Russian money-laundering scheme in the Far East. ![]() ![]() George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. In the second part of John le Carré's Karla Trilogy, the battle of wits between spymaster George Smiley and his Russian adversary takes on an even more dangerous dimension. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ultimately, this story shows us that foreign nations have the right to intervene to protect weaker societies.Įven though Enchantress from the Stars is a work of fiction, it is clearly based on conflicts that have occurred on Earth. Even though the planet is being harmed by another society that want’s its resources, should this be considered a natural step in the life cycle of a planet and is it the responsibility of others to protect them? This story is reminiscent of colonialism on Earth. ![]() This raises the question whether or not intervention should have occurred. However, she learns that intervention is necessary in one situation, which causes her to go on a mission with her father and travel to one of the planet’s that her society is responsible for protecting. ![]() As a member of the Federation, Elana’s civilization is responsible for watching worlds that are still forming and ensuring that no one makes contact with them. Relation of Global Warming and Extreme Weather ConditionĮnchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl raises an important ethical question. Power Point Presentation With Speaker Notes ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Inheritance cycle![]() Ĭhristopher Paolini has been heralded by the press since day one for his extraordinary writing abilities. But when Murtagh discovers something wicked lurking in the shadows of Alagaësia, so begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled, where he and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. ![]() ![]() An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. MURTAGH transports readers into an electrifying adventure, with danger and intrigue around every corner. MURTAGH is a perfect entry point for readers looking to discover the next fantasy sensation or for anyone longing to return to Alagaësia and the World of Eragon. Murtagh is one of Paolini's most popular characters, and this latest novel gives him a story of his own. ![]() Now, in the 20th anniversary year of Eragon, Paolini is back with MURTAGH, a full-length stand-alone novel that picks up one year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle and builds on the story of the original series. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Sabaa tahir a sky beyond the storm![]() ![]() ![]() He must take on a mission that could save-or destroy-all that he knows. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. ![]() Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory-or to an unimaginable doom.Īnd deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life-and love-he left behind. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning.Īt his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. ![]() Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off. Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Sowande mustakeem slavery at sea![]() ![]() Mustakeem relates how this process, and related power struggles, played out not just for adult men, but also for women, children, teens, infants, nursing mothers, the elderly, diseased, ailing, and dying. As she shows, crewmen manufactured captives through enforced dependency, relentless cycles of physical, psychological terror, and pain that led to the making-and unmaking-of enslaved Africans held and transported onboard slave ships. Mining ship logs, records, and personal documents, Mustakeem teases out the social histories produced between those on traveling ships: slaves, captains, sailors, and surgeons. Additionally in the spring of 2017 she became the first African American ever tenured through the tenure track process in the History department at Washington University in STL. Sowande' Mustakeem's groundbreaking study goes inside the Atlantic slave trade to explore the social conditions and human costs embedded in the world of maritime slavery. Expanding the gaze even more widely, the book centers on how the oceanic transport of human cargoes-known as the infamous Middle Passage-comprised a violently regulated process foundational to the institution of bondage. Slavery at Sea Most times left solely within the confine of plantation narratives, slavery was far from a land-based phenomenon. This book reveals for the first time how it took critical shape at sea. ![]() Most times left solely within the confine of plantation narratives, slavery was far from a land-based phenomenon. ![]() |