Penny's Lane by Rain Carrington5/22/2023 ![]() The responses (found here, and here) confirmed that NHS Digital had taken the decision to remove the words ‘woman’ and ‘women’ from information on women’s health issues, in particular cancers affecting women. We submitted Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to NHS Digital which is responsible for the health information content on the NHS.UK website. ![]() Specifically, the NHS must use women’s words for women’s bodies and women’s health problems. ![]() We call for the reinstatement of sex-based, respectful communication that meets the healthcare needs of women. ![]() Full impact assessments should have been done before any changes to communications. Removal of sex-based language is discriminatory and could leave the NHS open to legal challenge. The current removal of the language of women in healthcare communication harms women and undermines health outcomes. The Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender is a multidisciplinary group of clinicians concerned about changes to the NHS.UK website which have removed accurate and respectful terminology about women’s health. ![]() Re: The importance of the word “woman” in communication about women’s health To: Chief Executives for NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care, Northern Ireland: Amanda Pritchard, Caroline Lamb, Judith Paget and Peter MayĪnd, Chief Nursing Officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: Dame Ruth May, Alex McMahon, Sue Tranka and Maria McIlgorm. ![]()
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The prey of gods nicky drayden5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Īnd an ancient demigoddess hellbent on regaining her former status by preying on the blood and sweat (but mostly blood) of every human she encounters. That is, if they can survive the present challenges:Ī new hallucinogenic drug sweeping the country. Yes-the days to come are looking very good for South Africans. And in the bustling coastal town of Port Elizabeth, the economy is booming thanks to the genetic engineering industry which has found a welcome home there. The government is harnessing renewable energy to provide infrastructure for the poor. Personal robots are making life easier for the working class. In South Africa, the future looks promising. From a new voice in the tradition of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, and Nnedi Okorafor comes The Prey of Gods, a fantastic, boundary-challenging tale, set in a South African locale both familiar and yet utterly new, which braids elements of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and dark humor. ![]() The innocent novel david baldacci5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() On the run from his own government and with everything on the line, does he need to change sides to save lives including his own?The Innocent is the first novel in David Baldacci's blockbuster Will Robie series. Some who read this book may think that Will Robies side isnt even good at all but more of evil. ![]() In doing so, Robie finds himself becoming the target. This theme is more of a judgement call by the reader. Dispatched to kill a US government employee, he does the unthinkable when things don t add up he refuses to pull the trigger. The odds were stacked against him, but that s never made a difference before.But now he s facing the most difficult operation of his career. He never questions his orders, and he never misses his mark.He s just returned from a covert assignment in Edinburgh to neutralize a growing threat, having drawn upon all his expertise to complete his mission and disappear without a trace. Master assassin Will Robie is the man the US government call to eliminate their most ruthless enemies at home or abroad. He could no longer remember the names of all the people whose lives he had ended. The Innocent is another action-packed thriller from David Baldacci, one of the world's most popular writers. ![]() Jo walton's tooth and claw5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Berend’s husband Illustrious Daverak believes the allotment of Bon’s wealth does not include his remains and refuses to stop gorging when he’s told he’s already had his share. However, the traditional feast does not go according to plan. ![]() Penn reassures his father that this will be so and that these three will also receive the greater portion of his corpse since they need his strength most. Since Penn and his sister Berend are already established, it’s Bon’s wish that they each take one memorial piece of gold and divide the rest among their three siblings who are not yet settled. Though it is often compared to Jane Austen’s work, the author cites Victorian novels in general and Anthony Trollope’s Framley Parsonage in particular as inspirations in her Dedication, Thanks, and Notes, adding “this novel is the result of wondering what a world would be like…if the axioms of the sentimental Victorian novel were inescapable laws of biology.” She imagined this by populating Tooth and Claw with dragons who literally grow stronger by eating the flesh of weak or deceased dragons-yet are very aware of propriety-and the result is surprisingly delightful!Īs the Dignified Bon Agornin lies near death, his family gathers to observe the rituals: his son Penn, a parson, will attend him through the final moments of his life, and after his passing the entire family will distribute his wealth according to his will and devour his body. ![]() Tooth and Claw, one of Jo Walton’s earlier novels, won the 2004 World Fantasy Award. ![]() The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather5/22/2023 ![]() However, it is not until Fred Ottenburg enables her to have a restorative summer on a ranch in the mountains of the West that she is able to discover the nature of her gift and believe in it enough to invest in study abroad, leading to her eventual success. In Chicago her next piano teacher, Andor Harsanyi, devotes much personal time to helping Thea realize this gift by challenging her to give up studying piano to study voice. The death of an adult admirer, Ray Kennedy, who has named her beneficiary of his life insurance, finances these studies which ultimately allow her to discover her true gift: her voice. ![]() With the help of Herr Wunsch, her teacher who sees her musical genius but does not completely understand it, young Thea dares to leave everyone she knows to study music in Chicago. ![]() Readers meet Thea as a gifted piano player unhappy with the sheltered life her parents have planned for her. ![]() ![]() This novel, the most autobiographical of Cather’s works, features the dramatic landscape of the West as the catalyst of Thea’s artistic birth. Willa Cather’s The Song of the Lark (SL) chronicles the life of Thea Kronborg, from her years as a young girl growing up in the small town of Moonstone, Colorado, through her years of international acclaim as an opera singer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Little does Omri know that by turning the key, he will transform his ordinary plastic Indian into a real live man from an altogether different time and place Omri and the tiny warrior called Little Bear could hardly be more different, yet soon the two forge a very special friendship. Trying to hide his disappointment, Omri puts the Indian in a metal cupboard and locks the door with a mysterious skeleton key that once belonged to his great-grandmother. It's Omri's birthday, but all he gets from his best friend, Patrick, is a little plastic Indian toy. The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian Little Bull who comes alive when Omri. ![]() Full of magic and appealing characters, this classic novel takes readers on a remarkable adventure. ![]() Silko novel5/22/2023 ![]() Despite his importance in Tayo's life, Rocky is only ever depicted in flashbacks in Ceremony the main action begins after Rocky's demise. Yet Rocky's grand plans in life are cut short by his death, which Tayo witnesses, in the Pacific theater of World War II. He has distinguished himself as a high school athlete, has embraced the science and technology that are promoted by white visitors to his community, and plans to attend college. ![]() Tayo's cousin and Autie's son, Rocky is a source of pride to his family. To do so, he re-connects with the nature-oriented traditions of his Native American ancestors and seeks solace in a lifestyle of self-reflection and purposeful work. ![]() It is Tayo's hope to come to terms with these terrible recollections and restore himself to physical and psychological health. Thoughtful and sensitive, Tayo has been scarred by his experiences fighting the Japanese in the Second World War, and is especially haunted by the death of his cousin Rocky, which he witnessed. A half Mexican, half Native American young man who lives on the Laguna Pueblo Reservation, Tayo is the protagonist of Silko's novel much of the narration of Ceremony, indeed, depicts Tayo's thoughts and memories. ![]() Kings Watch Volume 1 by Jeff Parker5/22/2023 ![]() Kings Watch #1 is the latest effort to team the three greatest heroes owned by King Features Syndicate – Flash Gordon, The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician – together in a single series.Īs our story opens, the world is in dire straits. Nor is it surprising that these revivals would see said properties being paired together to reach a more diverse audience. Given that history, it’s no wonder there have been numerous attempts over the past century to revive these pulp properties. Strange had there never been a Mandrake the Magician And it’s unlikely we’d have Zatara or Dr. Likewise one can draw a clear line from Batman to Lee Falk’s Phantom, who was himself inspired by both Zorro and Tarzan. While Superman was the first character to possess all the attributes of what came to be known as a superhero, the roots of the character can be traced back to the science-fiction stories of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. The heroes of modern American Comics owe much to their Pulp Fiction predecessors. Written by JEFF PARKER / Art by MARC LAMING / Colors by JORDAN BOYD / Letters by SIMON BOWLAND / Published by DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT ![]() Grumley breakthrough series5/21/2023 ![]() Its one virtue is a decent amount of character development. Grumley has done a halfhearted job of both research and thinking, and written a badly flawed book. If the year was 1948 and this book was serialized in Astounding, it would be great. Now time is running out.and our understanding of the world is about to change forever. ![]() To make matters worse, someone from the inside is trying to stop them. Together they must piece together a dangerous puzzle, and the most frightening piece, is the trembling in Antarctica. However, when an unknown group immediately becomes interested in her work, Alison realizes John Clay may be the only person she can trust. One that was never supposed to be found.Īlison was sure she would never trust the military again. ![]() But the team discovers much more from their dolphins than they ever expected when a secret object is revealed on the ocean floor. With the help of a powerful computer system, Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with the planet's second smartest species. Strange facts begin to emerge that lead naval investigator, John Clay, to a small group of marine biologists who are quietly on the verge of making history. ![]() ONE OF THE GREATEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN HUMAN HISTORY.Ī SECRET THAT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE FOUND.ĭeep in the Caribbean Sea, a nuclear submarine is forced to suddenly abort its mission under mysterious circumstances. ![]() ASIN B00BVFM04C moved to the more recent edition ![]() 20th century ghost stories5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() If you need reminding that ‘normal life’ is never actually that ‘normal’Īlice Munro is routinely referred to as the finest living writer of short stories. In The Kiss (1887), a gawky young soldier discovers a new lease of life when an unknown woman kisses him in a darkened room, only to sink back into despondency once he is forced to accept that it was a case of mistaken identity. His work could also be incredibly poignant. He simply turned an exquisitely observed mirror on contemporary Russian society, and then left the reader to come to their own conclusions. And yet he was no moralist or writer with a message. His work is peopled by brutish, ignorant peasants, pompous officials, frustrated wives and spineless husbands. Shying away from a neat narrative conclusion, he pioneered an effortlessly formless form which was almost unbearably lifelike. ![]() If you want to discover the original master of the formĪnton Chekhov understood that life was godless, random and cruel, good people suffered, and lazy mediocrities often flourished. From early masters of the genre such as Chekhov to the contemporary genius of Zadie Smith, there is something for every taste and mood. Ten or 20 pages are an easier commitment to make than several hundred, and if we can manage to focus our swirling brains for one, we can always go on to another. Now is surely the time to turn to the short story in all its myriad formats. ![]() |