![]() ![]() Storekeepers also help to keep order and peace while their establishments help to attract people and increase the numbers of people on the sidewalks. The prerequisite to surveillance is a “substantial quantity of stores and other public places sprinkled along the sidewalks.” This gives people a reason for using the sidewalks and also draws people past private places while keeping them well traveled. A street must have a clear separation between public and private, watchful eyes of storekeepers, residents and those passing by and a sidewalk must have users on it fairly continuously. ![]() She talks about three specific attributes that a street must have to create safety. In part one of her book she discusses city sidewalks at length talking about how safety, contact and how they work to assimilate children. ![]() The introduction focuses on how City Beautiful and the Radiant City differs from how cities truly work and how cities have suffered as a result of these ideals. In Jane Jacobs’ book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, she discusses the particular nature of cities. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When I realised that the world was not hiring for a ‘sarcastic but benign Supreme Ruler of the Universe’ I’ve decided to focus on my passion. That between the pages of a book you are able to craft enchanted forests and castles, perilous quest ABOUT ME I adore that there is no end in sight to where your own imagination can take you. Let’s put it this way J K Rowling has a lot to answer for. I’m part of the Harry Potter generation and while waiting between books would literally devour any book I could get my hands on. ![]() ![]() I have been writing never ending stories since the age of 11 and this all stemmed from my love of reading. By day I work in a UK company’s finance department and by night I become my alter ego Scribble Girl. ABOUT ME When I realised that the world was not hiring for a ‘sarcastic but benign Supreme Ruler of the Universe’ I’ve decided to focus on my passion. ![]() ![]() ![]() My first choice is one of the most popular historical romance series of all time. I’ve picked a variety of time periods and novel lengths so whatever you’re looking for, there is sure to be a book for you. I have recommended the 16 best historical romance novels that you must read. If you’re looking for your next must-read historical romance novel, then this list is for you. History and romance are a perfect marriage so it’s no wonder that historical romance has become such a lucrative and popular genre. Learning how our ancestors lived and the problems they faced has been the basis of many popular novels. ![]() There is no better way to escape the modern world than by diving into a book set hundreds of years ago. These books take the emotions of romance novels and set them in the past to create a wonderfully immersive story. One of the most successful sub-genres of romance is historical romance. Romance novels always bring a depth of emotion with them and can make you both laugh and cry. ![]() ![]() ![]() Initially published in 2009 on the 3rd of February, this title first came out through the ‘St. There are also plans for a live-action adaptation after the rights to all ten books planned were brought by ‘Summit Entertainment’ in 2011, ensuring that it’s popularity will last for many years to come. With a large audience of mainly young fans, it was a series that managed to captivate its audience, during its run, as it achieved bestseller status. Running between the years of 20, this series lasted for over six installments, along with a collection of omnibus editions, as well as some mini novellas too. ![]() Meeting with a group of other similar individuals she soon finds herself feeling a sense of belonging, something which she hasn’t ever really felt before until now, thus giving her a feeling of kinship within the group. ![]() Focused on the supernatural abilities of one sixteen-year-old Ever, it sees her coming to terms with her powers over the course of the series run. A great example of this is her bestselling series of novels, the Immortals series, which feature elements of fantasy and the supernatural. ![]() Much of her work consists of series and franchises, many of which have amassed a large amount of fans throughout the many years of her writing career. Largely focusing on Young Adult literature, she is a consummate professional of her art and craft, with a number of extremely popular books to date. Coming from Orange County in California, the American author Alyson Noel is a highly successful writer of paranormal and genre fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cyrus has stolen Alizeh away to his homeland and plans to marry her there, giving her everything she needs to become the Jinn queen-and when she assumes the throne he will have fulfilled his own bargain with the devil.Īlizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus's deal or the devil. Kamran's grandfather lays dead at the hand of Cyrus, ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Tulan. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he's forced to question everything he's been taught about Jinn. And so have both of their lives.Īlizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they've been forced to live under human rule. With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. The breathtaking sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller This Woven Kingdom! Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this series from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nora and Charlie start to realize that while they may seen as having no feelings, they are the rocks their families rely on and they can rely on each other. While Libby has a list of things to experience and for Nora to try, Nora is trying to figure out what secret her sister is keeping. Through a series of events Charlie and Nora end up editing Nora’s star client next book, based loosely on Nora’s reputation as an agent. Later, while Nora is on an extended vacation with her younger sister, Libby, her and Charlie bump into each in a small town outside of Asheville, NC (the one in the book). ![]() Nora, an agent for authors, and Charlie, an editor, got off to a bumpy start when he declined to edit and publish one of her star author’s new book based on a small town outside of Asheville, NC. ![]() ![]() Jacqueline Susann was born on August 20, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Rose Jans Susann, a teacher, and Robert Susann. At the time of her death in 1974, her 1966 novel Valley of the Dolls was ranked as the bestselling book of all time by the Guinness Book of Records. ![]() ![]() Susann's flair for the dramatic-evinced in both her personal life and her narrative style-overcame the negative reviews to capture the interest of millions of readers. Using her show-business background, she drew on her personal relationships and experiences to produce wildly popular novels that were generally reviled by book critics as trashy and one-dimensional. Jacqueline Susann made her mark in the literary world with decidedly un-literary material. Selected writings:Įvery Night, Josephine! (1963) Valley of the Dolls (1966) The Love Machine (1969) Once Is Not Enough (1973) Dolores (1976) Yargo (1979). Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Augdied of cancer in New York City on Septemdaughter of Robert Susann (a portrait painter) and Rose (Jans) Susann (a teacher) educated in Philadelphia public schools married Irving Mansfield (a press agent and radio-television producer), in 1939 children: one son, Guy (b. ![]() ![]() Popular American author who wrote the bestseller Valley of the Dolls. ![]() ![]() Verne developed a similar theme in his later novel, Godfrey Morgan (French: L'École des Robinsons, 1882). An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled Shipwrecked Family: Marooned with Uncle Robinson, seen as indicating the influence of the novels Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and In Search of the Castaways (1867–68), though its themes are vastly different from those books. ![]() The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The Mysterious Island ( French: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. ![]() ![]() ![]() But since this whole thing takes place before the term "helicopter parent" started buzzing around, the kids are still allowed to play outside and to pretend they're in Egypt as if there's not a care in the world.Īnd it's that freedom to roam as they please that leads them straight to danger…and to solving the mystery of the child killer. A child has been kidnapped and murdered in the neighborhood (yikes!), and no one knows who did it. Set in a California college town and published in 1967, The Egypt Game follows the adventures of April, Melanie, Marshall, and Elizabeth-four kids who become utterly fascinated with ancient Egypt and create an imaginary world where they can live out their own rituals and dramas.īut there's something sinister going on in the backdrop of the novel-which you can see coming from a mile away, since it wouldn't be all that exciting if the entire book was about kids playing and getting along in perfect harmony. ![]() In Zilpha Keatley Snyder's classic children's novel, The Egypt Game, four children do just that. Remember that 1980s song that taught us all to " Walk Like an Egyptian"? Well, what would happen if you really took that message to heart? ![]() ![]() Even so, the glowing hope within this tale will be welcome to readers in dark times. And though the narrative achieves a mythical vibe, the parable quality occasionally slips into vagueness. Kirby’s sublime drawings of clapboard buildings and wide streets give the town a Wild West feel. With help from a few discoveries of their own using “precious” Flareon dust, they begin to build a more equitable world. Joshua and Claire, meanwhile, hope for a dual miracle: a baby and a return to light. The town’s governing body tries in vain to restore sunlight, growing increasingly thirsty for Hightower sacrifice. Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver ,and Rebecca Kirby adapt Gays New York Times bestselling short story. Joshua and Claire’s schoolyard friendship and eventual love story unfolds alongside flashbacks to Hiram’s courting of Mara, a girl from a wealthy, disapproving family. Since then, the days have been dark, the nights bright. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, Joshua and his mother are shunned by society, except for the open-minded young Claire. Joshua Hightower is the son of Hiram Hightower, a third-generation Flareon miner, whose double shifts underground left him so desperate for light that he flew an airship into the sun, extinguishing it for years. Based on a short story by Gay ( Hunger), this graphic adaptation, co-scripted with Oliver and illustrated with Kirby’s gorgeously hued art, spins an Afrofuturistic fable and a flexible allegory that echoes multiple oppression narratives. ![]() |