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![]() His son recalled that the father once single handedly pulled down a wooden shed that had stood impervious to the exertions of three slaves who had been ordered to destroy the building. ![]() There were plenty of ambitious men about-men with the boldness and the drive to create farms, build houses, and accumulate fortunes in land and slaves in the wilderness of the mid-Atlantic.Īs a surveyor and a planter, Peter Jefferson thrived there, and his eldest son, Thomas, born on April 13, 1743, understood his father was a man other men admired.Ĭelebrated for his courage, Peter Jefferson excelled at riding and hunting. Money was to be made, property to be claimed, tobacco to be planted and sold. The first half of the eighteenth century was a thrilling time to be young, white, male, wealthy, and Virginian. There, along the Rivanna, he built Shadwell, named after the London parish where his wife, Jane, had been baptized. An imposing, prosperous, well-liked farmer known for his feats of strength and his capacity for endurance in the wilderness, Peter Jefferson had amassed large tracts of land and scores of slaves in and around what became Albemarle County, Virginia. ![]() Peter Jefferson, the father of Thomas Jefferson It is the strong in body who are both the strong and free in mind. ![]() ![]() Jane Fairfax: The Secret History of the Second Heroine in Jane Austen’s “Emma” If you see a title on this list that is not hotlinked to our collection, please consider ordering it through our Interlibrary Loan department. Some titles not owned by the libraries are included in this list due to their classic nature, or their position as part of a series. Pure sequels, by other authors, either authorized or unauthorized, are a slightly different category of reading, and one which we may create a separate booklist for in the future!Īll books in this list which are owned by Lincoln City Libraries are hotlinked to their entries in our library catalog, so that you may check on their current availability. Though this book went on to inspire two sequels, and many similar works by other authors in the past few years, these titles are just the latest in a long tradition of “Classics With a Twist.”This list focuses primarily on the novels which retell the well-known stories, but with changes or different viewpoints. One of the most well-known examples of this literary art form would probably be Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith, which takes Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice from 1813, throws in some undead characters and retells the story…with a twist. A recent trend in publishing in the early 21st century has been the release of books that serve as retellings or reimaginings of classic works of fiction, or parodies of such well-known works. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Will Allen can see / what others can’t see. In 2015, it was selected by Points of Light Foundation to set a new Guinness World Record for the most children reading the same book across the globe to promote literacy. Jacqueline Briggs Martin, author of the Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious, along with debut artist Eric-Shabazz Larkin's striking artwork, tells the inspiring story of the African American innovator, educator, and community builder.įarmer Will Allen is the first book of Martin's Food Heroes series, followed by Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious. In 2008, the MacArthur Foundation named him one for his innovative urban farming methods, including aquaponics and hydroponics. Farmer Will is a genius in solving problems. When he looked at an abandoned city lot in Milwaukee he saw a huge table, big enough to feed the whole world. But what is most special about Farmer Will is that he can see what others can't see. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can hold a cabbage-or a basketball-in one hand. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can also sign up for email updates on the SEC open data program, including best practices that make it more efficient to download data, and SEC.gov enhancements that may impact scripted downloading processes. Please declare your traffic by updating your user agent to include company specific information.įor best practices on efficiently downloading information from SEC.gov, including the latest EDGAR filings, visit sec.gov/developer. ![]() Your request has been identified as part of a network of automated tools outside of the acceptable policy and will be managed until action is taken to declare your traffic. To allow for equitable access to all users, SEC reserves the right to limit requests originating from undeclared automated tools. ![]() Your Request Originates from an Undeclared Automated Tool ![]() ![]() ![]() You don’t need them in fact, they could easily weigh down what should be a fun reading experience. Ignore all guides, lists, maps, annotations, summaries, and lectures. ![]() ![]() Here are a few thoughts on how to read Ulysses, enumerated–because people like lists:ġ. And, most importantly, anyone can read it. It generously overflows with insight into the human experience, and it’s very, very funny. Ulysses deserves its reputation as one the best books in the English language. Their very existence seems predicated on an intense need, and although some of the guides out there can be helpful, others can get in the way. Ironically, rather than inviting first-time readers to the text, the sheer volume of these guides to Ulysses can paradoxically repel. Even with the festivities, the book’s reputation for density, erudition, and inscrutability still daunts many readers–leading to a glut of guidebooks, summaries, and annotations. Bloomsday, an annual celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses, is upon us today with more excitement than ever. ![]() ![]() That she does this through images, a more immediate and certainly more visceral artform than writing, is what makes her take so rewarding and unique. ![]() In describing her own experiences with bipolar disorder, starting with the shock of diagnosis to eventually finding the right medication, Forney also seeks to answer the greater, eternal question of whether a little mental illness is required to make great art. What sets Ellen Forney’s book Marbles apart, however, is that, as an acclaimed cartoonist, she tells her story in graphic novel form (or really, graphic autobiography, but that term hasn’t really caught on yet). ![]() Because bipolar disorder is so common among artists, it’s a frequent subject for autobiographical accounts of mental illness. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their two compelling voices alternate in this novel-in-verse with a riveting emotional arc that illuminates many complexities of family but also shows the sisters' relationship developing into something deep and lasting. Yahaira, who'd barely spoken to her dad since discovering he already had a wife in the Dominican Republic when he married her mom, is struggling with the gulf that had been between them, and her mother's anger. He also paid for her safety, and now a young man who trafficks girls and young women is threatening her. Their grief is further complicated by other factors: Camino's dad paid for her schooling, and she hoped he'd help her move to the United States to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Each is stunned by his sudden death and the revelation she has a sister. Just months apart in age, neither knows about the other until the plane carrying their father crashes. ![]() Yahaira Rio lives in New York City with her father and mother her dad travels to the Dominican Republic for three months every summer to visit family. Camino Rios lives in the Dominican Republic with her aunt her mother is dead and her father, who lives in the United States, visits for three months every summer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And, finally, we meet her in The Trope Teacher, in which a distinguished professor of military history, trying to write his memoirs, is distracted by his wife’s illness and by the arrival next door of a new neighbor, the famous writer I. As a graduate student, she finds herself escorting a guest lecturer from the Soviet Union, and in The War Doctor, her sympathy moves him to put his painful past to paper recounting his experiences as a Soviet NKVD agent who was saved by an idealistic doctor during the Russian civil war, only to encounter him again during the terrifying period of the Kremlin doctors plot. ![]() In The Ark Builder, he shares with her the story of his friendship with a proud old builder of synagogue arks, and what happened when the German army invaded their Polish town. ![]() As a young girl, she offers English lessons to a teenage survivor of the camps. Ilana Davita Dinn is the listener to whom three men relate their lives. From the celebrated author of The Chosen and My Name Is Asher Lev, a trilogy of related novellas about a woman whose life touches three very different men stories that encompass some of the profoundest themes of the twentieth century. ![]() ![]() Suddenly, half the internet is shipping #DrRugbae-and Zaf is begging Dani to play along. But before she can explain that fact to him, a video of the heroic rescue goes viral. When big, brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it’s an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and former rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits-someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. ![]() USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert returns with another charming romantic comedy about a young woman who agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him “rescuing” her from their office building goes viral.ĭanika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by Apple, Kirkus, PW, Washington Post, NPR, BookPage, OprahMag, EW, Insider, Buzzfeed, Bustle, and Amazon! ![]() |