Monthly Archives: June 2022

Sight Magazine – Books: Reassessing the Persians

DAVID ADAMS reads historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jone’s new book on the history and culture of the Achaemenids… Lloyd Llewellyn-JonesPersians: the era of the great kingsWildfire, UK, 2022ISBN-13: 978-1472277299 “The book is filled with fascinating details, particularly of the wars between the Achaemenids, painting a portrait of a dysfunctional family in which, …

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How I Started Reading Hundreds of Books

When did I start reading books in life, apart from course books? In my childhood, I used to go to a public library and another open newspaper reading place in my hometown, Rampura Phul, Bathinda district of Punjab. I used to read Hindi and Punjabi children’s magazines like ‘Chandamama’‘Bal Sandesh’ …

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We hope to buy these books on Amazon Prime Day 2022

This year’s two-day Prime Day event is coming July 12! While planning what else you’ll be browsing that day, be sure to throw a few good books on your list to ensure you can disconnect, relax, and lose yourself in a story on a busy day. relaxation by the beach …

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Comics: The Fantastic Four Visionaries 1

June 25—After his phenomenal success with writer Chris Claremont on their “X-Men” series, artist John Byrne seemed to spend most of the 1990s revamping various long-running comic book titles and characters. At DC, he started Superman from the ground up, keeping many of the traditional Man of Steel tropes while …

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Pray that these two new books will never be out of print.

These are the covers of the book “Learning to Pray: A Guide for All” by Jesuit Father James Martin; and “Prayers and Blessings for Health Care Workers,” edited by Mandy Mizelle. The books are edited by Robert Cubbage. (CNS composite courtesy of HarperOne and Morehouse Publishing) “Learning to Pray: A …

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10 Underrated Movie Adaptations Based On Classic Books, According To Ranker

Recently, Netflix released the trailer for their new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s latest novel, Persuasion, coming July 15. Starring Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding, the Netflix version will offer a fresh take on the classic book, sharing the story in a stylistic new take on Anne Elliot breaking the …

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Books in bags: like a complete stranger

This is part of a series of articles that covers books with Sacramento ties, those set here or written by local authors. For copies, check local independent bookstores including Time Tested Books (21st Street), Beers Books (S Street), Capital Books (K Street), East Village Bookshop (East Sac), Ruby’s Books (Folsom), …

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Two doctoral theses among 84 digitized books | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: In an attempt to popularize, protect and preserve the language, as well as to obtain the ISO language code, Karnataka Arebhash Samskriti and Sahitya Academy completed the digitization of no less than 84 books.Bharathesha Alasandemajalu, a member of the Academy, said books published from 1968 to the most recent, …

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12 Books for Kids and Teens to Read During Pride Month 2022

June is Pride Month in Canada! Check out this list of 12 books for young readers and teens. On the Line is a book by Eric Walters, left, and Paul Coccia. (Orca Book Publishers) The middle level book On the line is an intermediate-level book about a 13-year-old basketball player …

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JOAN SULLIVAN: Three Newfoundland and Labrador children’s books to treasure

ST. JOHN’S, NL — The first books published specifically for children date back to the end of the 15th century, but these works were mainly intended for nobility or royalty and often drew heavily on teaching or sermons. While in all cultures folk tales, ballads, riddles and rhymes were communicated …

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Classic books that deserve new film adaptations

Books have always been a popular source for Hollywood when making new movies, giving fans of the source material and new fans a way to enjoy a well-told story. With social media helping the books grow in popularity, these adaptations are likely to be even more popular in the years …

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APIF will fund programs to nurture the love of reading

Sharjah24: The Africa Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) – a grant program co-led by Dubai Cares, a global philanthropic organization based in the United Arab Emirates and the International Publishers Association (IPA) – has selected five new projects across the Africa to receive a portion of US$200,000 in funding in 2022 …

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How Pampers Got 4 Million Toddlers Reading With Snapchat VR Storybooks

Pampers and Arcadia won Best Tech Innovation of the Year and Mobile categories at The 2022 Drum Awards for Marketing for his Pampers AR Storybook. Here we find out more about what happened in this successful project… The Brief Pampers is the #1 pediatrician recommended brand in the United States, …

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Joel Whitburn is dead: The pop chart guru who wrote hundreds of books was 82

Joel Whitburn, whose chart research books were a staple on the shelves of anyone who cared about the history or business of pop music for decades, died Tuesday at age 82. No cause of death was immediately given, although Whitburn was reportedly in poor health for some time. The Wisconsin …

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Rare books at auction this week

Here are the auctions I’ll be watching this week: At the ALDE on Tuesday June 14, Louis-Ferdinand Céline – Books and Manuscripts, in 104 batches. by Celine journey to the Edge of the Night (1932) in a binding by Antoinette Cerutti and with an autograph epigraph by the author is …

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Books in bags: all the secrets of the world

This is the first in a series of articles that will cover books with Sacramento ties – those set here or written by local authors. For copies, check local independent bookstores including Time Tested Books (21st Street), Beers Books (S Street), Capital Books (K Street), East Village Bookshop (East Sac), …

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OPUS INVESTS $8.5M TO PURCHASE OVATO BOOKS

By Wayne Robinson | June 10, 2022 Opus Group buys Ovato’s book printing business for $8.5 million and makes an additional $2.5 million investment in Ovato, in the form of a convertible note due to mature in 18 month. Boosting Local Manufacturing: Richard Celarc, CEO, Opus Opus will retain the …

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Books and beyond | News, Sports, Jobs

Several times I read Edna St. Vincent Millay “Poems selected for young people”, c 1951. Her sister Norma had this collection published; Vincent had died in 1950. (Yes, Vincent is the name she used.) One of my favorite poems is the poem about train rides. The title is …

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Best Oklahoma sales of June 5, 2022 | Books

FICTION 1. “This Time Tomorrow” by Emma Straub (Riverhead Books) 2. “Book Lover” by Emily Henry (Berkley Books) 3. “The Young Girls” by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books) 4. “Truth” by Colleen Hoover (Grand Central Publishing) 5. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (GP Putnam’s Sons) 6. “The Seven Husbands …

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Randy Rainbow reveals the man behind the sequins | Books and authors

“Playing With Myself” by Randy Rainbow; St. Maarten (256 pages, $29) NEW YORK — Randy Rainbow, the social media sensation who rode to the rescue like lone musical theater cavalry during the dark days of Donald Trump’s presidency, drops two bombshells at the start of his new memoir, “Playing With …

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Peruvian students receive bicycles to read books

Fourth graders Bonnie Gammon and Mason Childs stand Friday with the bikes they received as part of the Bikes for Books reading program sponsored by Dirigo Elementary School in Peru. Members of King Hiram Masonic Lodge 57 in Mexico donated 28 new bicycles. From left to right are Lodge Master …

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Antiquarian, Illustrated and Fine Press Books at PBA Galleries

Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Antique books with fine press and fine bindings as well as illustrated books with prominent paintings, June 16, 2022. The sale will offer more than 450 lots of fine press works, finely bound works and a wide choice of avant-garde paintings; …

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