![]() Yet, along with almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years: *Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child? What purpose lay behind the transformation? What would become of the Star-Child? *What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space? *What could drive Hal, a stable, intelligent computer to kill the crew? Was Hal really insane? What happened to Hal and the spaceship Discovery after Dave Bowman disappeared? *Would there be a sequel? Now all those questions and many more have been answered. Since then, its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. ![]() SYNOPSIS: When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s, the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 1984 feature film of the same name. ![]() Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped Spine Slightly Cocked Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This game with puzzling tiles is available in browser and works on any device (including iOS and Android smartphones). It is based on 1024 by Veewo Studio and is conceptually similar to Threes by Asher Vollmer. Other versions of 2048Ĭheck out our 2048 games for more versions of this web classic! You can play a unique version of 2048 online in Cubes 2048.io, or play the delicious sushi variation of the original in Sushi Drop. The 2048 game on this page is the original, but you can find more versions below. Since then many variations have been created and distributed thanks to the open-source project. The game took the world by storm in March 2014 when it was released, surprising the developer who made it in a weekend. What is 2048?Ģ048 is an open-source puzzle game with math elements. If you end up with the higher numbers towards the middle, you can find yourself getting lost with inaccessible numbers quickly eventually you will have to start a new game. Keep making the larger numbers around that corner so you can combine them when they match. He was a Jewish-American scientist, a member of a family of Holocaust survivors who linked his fate with Israel and supplied it with special nuclear batteries that helped win the Six-Day War. You want the highest number to be in a lovely corner for easy access. Be careful to think about your movements, as the board will keep filling up each time you move! Tips & Tricksįocus on the edge of the grid. Keep sliding the tiles around until you reach your highest score. ![]() When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. Every time you move, another 2 is spawned into the game. Use your arrow keys to move all the tiles in the specified direction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even so, Trina feels increasingly plagued by a "guilt-demon." Emerson (the Oliver Nocturne series) makes the tug-of-war within Trina between her growing empathy for Carlos and her desire to fit in with her friends realistic and compelling: "It's just too bad you don't have a little card that you can use at, like, a store, to swap yourself into another body for a while, until the heat of your own life cooled down." Though the prank plays out melodramatically, Trina's narration is authentic, and dialogue involving parents, teachers and classmates feels lifelike, too. The son of two scientists who have been racing against time to create technology vital to humanity’s survival, Liam, along with his friend Phoebe, will be on the last starliner to depart before Mars, like Earth before it, is destroyed. Trina, the narrator, is not a bad kid, and she's initially reluctant to go along with the scheme, until Carlos embarrasses her in front of the whole class. They come up with a plan to scare Carlos big-time during their upcoming class overnight at Mount Cardigan. Seventh-grader Trina and her friends have had enough of Carlos, the disturbed kid in class whose bizarre behavior always gets everyone else in trouble. ![]() ![]() ![]() He signed to Blue Note for 2017's Parking Lot Symphony, which spent seven weeks atop the contemporary jazz charts. Fiercely devoted to his Treme neighborhood, Andrews created the Trombone Shorty Foundation, personally donating quality instruments to local schools and individuals. All topped the contemporary jazz album charts and won global notice. He signed to Verve Forecast for 2010's major-label breakthrough, Backatown, followed by For True the following year, and Say That to Say This in 2013. His debut, Trombone Shorty's Swingin' Gate, was released in 2002. His encyclopedic knowledge of the brass band tradition allows him to play the repertoire straight as well as integrating it in his own compositions with funk, jazz, rock, hip-hop, soul, and blues. Andrews' inimitable sound is fat, brash, and aggressive one moment, and warm, moaning, and sweet the next. A childhood prodigy, he debuted with Bo Diddley at age four, was leading his own brass band at six, and touring with Lenny Kravitz at 13. Trombone Shorty is the stage name of New Orleans' trombonist, composer, bandleader, author, and philanthropist Troy Andrews. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The beautiful writing caught my imagination pulling it into a world as lyrical as a love poem. Returning to her roots, she faces the challenges of building a life around who her family is.įirst Frost continues the story of the mystically gifted Waverley family. But, that same stone set deep within her couldn’t be pushed aside. Sydney left Bascom to escape the odd fame that being a Waverley thrust on her. This isn’t easy in a world where it’s a battle to be nobody but yourself, a world where the most desired quality is to be like everyone else. The trick to living as a Waverley is to accept yourself. Rumor has it that each Waverley brings a unique skill, a talent or gift into the world. Rumors swirl about the town placing the Waverley family in their own magical realm. It’s a mischievous tree that even throws its apples at the Waverley’s to get their attention. The townspeople look askance at the family whose backyard apple tree grows a strange fruit that if eaten will show the eaters the moment of their death. ![]() The plot develops with him always at the periphery. He’s an odd, dangerously weird character. He carries stories that may threaten the precarious security Sydney so carefully built. It brings a strange old man, wearing a threadbare suit and carrying a rickety suitcase. It was who she was and there wasn’t much to do but accept it. Her skill was knowing what another person would soon need and presenting it as a gift. The elderly Evanelle Waverley was born with a special ability, an inescapable family inheritance. ![]() ![]() It is until the year 2000 when her dream came true after she received a call heralding her first sale. During this period she participated in a various writing contest and won prizes in many of these contests. Years preceding her rise to fame, she was determined to becoming the greatest author. However, she informs her readers that she has always had a passion for reading and writing romance novels. After she had graduated from college, she held worked in the Computer Programming/Information Technology field. She is a degree holder in mathematics and got some skills in computer science. Currently, she lives with her husband along with their four children in Plain Dealing Louisiana. She later moved to northwest Louisiana when she got married over 25 years ago. She was born and raised in Southeast Louisiana. ![]() ![]() Winnie Griggs is an award-winning American based novel writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, there are some stories that were inspired by his own life, whether by traumatic experiences, unusual but harmless ones, his own personal struggles, and people he has met. ![]() Stephen King takes inspiration from a variety of sources – whether literary classics (like Dracula for Salem’s Lot), popular horror creatures, real-life tragedies and serial killers, and more. Related: Stephen King's Macroverse Explained: What It Is & Which Characters It Links Many of King’s characters have become part of pop culture, such as Pennywise the Dancing Clown from IT, Carrie White from Carrie, Jack Torrance from The Shining, Annie Wilkes from Misery, and many, many more. King has since allowed readers to explore a variety of fears, places, and meet all types of characters – monsters, aliens, or humans, though the latter most often than not turn out to be the real monsters. Although it initially sold modestly, Carrie became a bestseller after Brian de Palma’s 1976 movie adaptation, which opened many doors for King as an author. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still, she cant help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a house like Somerton. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position of ladies maid. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. someone she could never persuade her father to accept. Only she has the power to restore the Averley name-but it would mean giving up her one true love. Now Ada finds herself torn between her own happiness and her familys honor. ![]() But terrible scandal has followed Adas beloved father all the way from India. ![]() ![]() For the first time in a decade, the Averleys have returned to Somerton, their majestic ancestral estate. Kirkus Reviews In a world where duty eclipses love. A thoroughly satisfying romp.Breathless readers will look forward to the next sudsy chapter in this planned series. Book Synopsis For fans of Bridgerton, this sumptuous and enticing YA series introduces two worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels. ![]() ![]() ![]() Life Itself chronicles Ebert's life, starting with his passion for writing and journalism. However, one also sees why so many, both high and low, thought so well of this highly intelligent and fierce man. ![]() Life Itself, the Ebert story, is to its credit not a hagiography, allowing for some of Ebert's more negative aspects to appear. One wonders what he would have made of Life Itself or whether he would be displeased it shared the same title. ![]() I confess I was also inspired because of the film of the same name. Now, I revisit his life and work with Life Itself, the documentary based on his memoir that chronicled both his life and his ultimately losing battle with cancer. On his death in 2013, I wrote my own Remembrance to this giant of film history and criticism. There is not one film reviewer/critic who does not hold Roger Ebert as the standard to whom they measure themselves against. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is loyal to his mother, though she is generally severe and short-tempered due to the strain of their difficult financial circumstances. The opening third of the book introduces young Gustav, who makes for an adorable protagonist. The Gustav Sonata can be broken down into three section, each with its virtues, though the third section of the book leaves something to be desired. While the horrors of the Second World War are still a distant echo, Gustav makes the acquaintance of a little Jewish boy named Anton Zwiebel, initiating a friendship that is not supported by Gustav's openly anti-Semitic mother but nevertheless lasts a lifetime. Gustav Perle lives with his mother in a small town in Switzerland. Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend. ![]() |