![]() ![]() The whole atmosphere of a seaside town in the height of summer is maintained throughout the entire novel and even the little details such as the description of Grace’s homemade lemonade were so effective at building that perfect teen chick-lit vibe. One day, however, Jase Garrett climbs up to sit with her and suddenly she is plunged into the life she always longed for.Īs the British spring weather is incredibly temperamental, it’s lovely to dip into a bit of American sunshine with this book. Huntley Fitzpatrick always wanted to be a writer. Her mum takes any opportunity to roll her eyes at their house, but Samantha spends the majority of her time looking over into their garden and wishing she could join in with their seemingly much more fun lives. ![]() The Garretts are a huge family and life over there is perfectly chaotic. ![]() ![]() Samantha lives a perfect, polished life in a beautiful big house with her mother, Senator Grace Reed, and older sister, Tracy. ![]()
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![]() –The sensitivity of a pyrotechnic mixture to spark, flame, friction, impact varies enormously depending on the mixture’s composition and preparation Examples: black powder (KNO3:charcoal:sulfur) is highly sensitive to sparks and flame but quite insensitive to pressure and impact. A G-motor containing just two ounces of low-hazard propellant (APCP) can lift itself and a well-designed rocket a mile into the air, nearly reaching mach 1 on the way up….and close to that speed on the way down, if it comes in ballistic. ![]() –I’ve always tried to avoid using the words “safe” and “propellant” in the same breath “low hazard” is preferred. ![]() ![]() :-) This is gonna be long, so you’d better go pee before you start reading… Some background: I’ve taught college/university chemistry for 36 years, co-authored six editions of two chemistry textbooks, given one or two small pyrotechnics shows annually for over 20 years, written articles for the late “Extreme Rocketry” magazine, and made rocket motors of various types for almost 30 years. Coming into this very late because I didn’t know about the article until : ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The town is a mix of dilapidated military structures and new, shiny buildings, all overseen by a gleaming treatment center high on a plateau. There are no cars, no cemeteries, no churches. So when a mysterious letter in her mother's handwriting arrives in the mail that reads Come and find me, pointing to the small town at the center of her last investigation, Beck hopes that it may hold the answers.īut when Beck and her sister Riley arrive in Backravel, Arizona, it's clear that something's off. She can't stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, longing for a time when things were more normal. Two sisters travel to an isolated Arizona town to investigate its connection to their mother's death, but uncover more than they bargained for in this supernatural thriller from the author of The Dead and the Dark.īeck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. ![]() ![]() In 1982, Canadian historian, Professor Michael Bliss, published 'The Discovery of Insulin', a detailed account of the events leading up to the preparation in Toronto of the world's first insulin to be used successfully to treat human diabetes. It took almost 50 more years for the record to be put straight. ![]() He returned to Aberdeen on appointment as Professor of Physiology at Marischal College in 1928 and died in post in 1935 at the age of only 58. ![]() Unfair and unfounded criticism of Macleod's contributions – by his research associate and fellow Nobel laureate, Frederick Banting, and his allies – soured what should have been a glorious success, and greatly diminished Macleod's reputation. As a consequence, he shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology in 1923 for his work on insulin. It tells the story of how JJR Macleod became an internationally famous academic physiologist who went on to lead the team in Toronto to a life-saving triumph. This website has been prepared in anticipation the centenary, in January 2022, of one of the world's most important medical advances – the discovery of insulin. ![]() Yet his remarkable achievements are still too little known. John James Rickard Macleod grew up and was educated in Aberdeen and should undoubtedly be hailed as one of the North-east's most eminent medical scientists. ![]() ![]() ![]() When they start negotiating fractured pasts and broken friends, Dex wonders if Kane’s honest nature can untangle the sadness that stalled his once-promising future. What could be the harm?Įxcept nothing is simple-not sex, not love, and not the goofy kid with the big dick and bigger heart who moves his life into Dex’s guest room. Kane may be a hyperactive muscle-bound psycho, but he’s also a really nice guy. ![]() When Kane, one of Dex’s coworkers, gets kicked out of his house, the least Dex can do is give him a place to stay. One tragic accident later, he fled to California and reinvented himself as Dex, top porn model of Johnnies.ĭex’s life is a tangled mess now, but the guys he works with only see the man who makes them believe even porn stars can lead normal lives. Ten years ago David Worral had plans to go to college and the potential for a beautiful future in front of him. ![]() ![]() How can he tells to Samaki that he is not gay? cause he is not gay. ![]() Samaki was hitting on him, Samaki is gay. And when he recalls all the time spent together he finally understands. Kory is happy to find a new friend but still, when they part, he has the feeling to have missed something, to have not answered some untold questions by Samaki. Samaki, same age like him, but from the poor side of the city, is a very nice guy, someone he could talk to. So Kory decides to spend sometime in the municipal pool, and not in the usual private pool where all his friends gather and where he has to suffer the sympathetic smiles. Probably he would finish dumping her, but still it hurts that she takes the decision from him. ![]() Worst, lately he prefers to spend his spare time at home, on line or reading, rather than with her. But Kory is not happy, he was dumped by his girlfriend cause he wrote a beautiful poem for school paper and he didn't dedicate it to her. Middle-class family, private school, every gadgets a guy his age could want. ![]() And when I finish the book, I wish to start it again to convince me that, yes, I just read a very very good book and that yes, I found another author that will gift me many beautiful stories in the future. How I like when I find a book, a real long and complex book, which takes me tied up from the first page to the last with the eagerness to read faster to know what happens and the hope to slow down to make it lasts a bit more. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding.six-pack abs. ![]() Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor-and well-known ass. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships-but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.Īs a third-year Ph.D. ![]() The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation! ![]() ![]() ![]() He graduated from Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1946 after which the Partition forced him to leave. As used to be the case in old Punjab, his early education was in Urdu, he was best at home in his early years with an Urdu novel by his side. Early life and education Ĭhandra was born in Kangra in Punjab, British India (now in Himachal Pradesh). He authored several books, including The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism. ![]() ![]() An emeritus professor of modern history at Jawaharlal Nehru University, he specialized on the Indian independence movement and is considered a leading scholar on Mahatma Gandhi. Padma Bhushan (2010), Royal Asiatic Society of Bihar plaqueīipan Chandra ( – 30 August 2014) was an Indian historian, specialising in economic and political history of modern India. ![]() ![]() ![]() Janitor Peruzzi, on the other hand, has nothing but time, and doesn’t know what to do with it, so he spends his time frivolously, suffering from loneliness and a loss of purposeĪs Rose deteriorates and the Creds that they rely on to survive reduce, Ben is forced to resort to extreme measures to keep Rose alive.Īt the same time Peruzzi and his fellow Janitor, Slattery, find themselves out in the Sleeping world and are faced with the temptations of people with no-one to answer to. While they Sleep a single person, the Janitor, is kept awake to look over them.Įlderly Ben is a Sleeper, struggling to survive and look after his wife, Rose, and to try and use the month Awake to experience their limited time together the best they can. ![]() Under The Sleep, the majority of the population is placed into an enforced hibernation for three months then woken for one month to live their lives. My latest novel, Kings of a Dead World, is set in a near-future world where the resources have run dry and the governments have adopted an extreme solution - The Sleep. ![]() ![]() ![]() I lost count of the amount of references packed into this book. What's really amazing about this comic is how quickly the creative team adapted volumes of monster lore to machines. This monster looms over the other due to its size and height, giving it a real menacing quality. It's a bit reminiscent of the aliens in War of the Worlds too. ![]() Artist Nick Roche did a tremendous job with this creature. Instead, it uses its blades as long, spider-like legs. That's why it's in the junk yard to begin with. It's not clear at first that this is a helicopter, probably because it's from a different angle. The discarded helicopter that can be seen on the cover really stands out. ![]() The idea of a group of undead machines coming to eat you is pretty great on its own, especially when they're used creatively. Fortunately, he has some help in the form of Minivan Helsing, a monster motor hunter, and his strange crew. Surrounded by these Zoombies (not a typo), Vic must battle for his life and stop the Night of the Driving Dead from destroying the town. When we last left genius mechanic Vic Frankenstein, lightning has just struck his junk yard in Translvania, Kentucky, reanimating a number of dead vehicles and assorted electronics. ![]() |