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So began a love of horror, and particularly of King, which lasts to this day. ![]() I also, furtively, picked up a creased old paperback of Different Seasons by Stephen King, read Apt Pupil, and discovered for the first time the delights of being thoroughly terrified. ![]() I ventured into The Silence of the Lambs, probably much too young, and was disturbed by the dark imaginings of Thomas Harris. On holiday with my family in Portugal, aged around 11 or 12, I found a stash of deserted books left behind by former residents of the place we were staying (and isn't that one of the nicest things about holiday reading, picking up someone else's unexpected leftovers?). ![]() ![]() Its rising stature as a scholarly work helped recruit eminent contributors, and the 9th (1875–1889) and 11th editions (1911) are landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary style. The encyclopaedia grew in size: the second edition was 10 volumes, and by its fourth edition (1801–1810) it had expanded to 20 volumes. ![]() It was first published between 17 in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, as three volumes. ![]() Printed for 244 years, the Britannica was the longest running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. Since 2016, it has been published exclusively as an online encyclopaedia. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition. The encyclopaedia is maintained by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors. the company has existed since the 18th century, although it has changed ownership various times through the centuries. It is published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The Encyclopædia Britannica ( Latin for "British Encyclopædia") is a general knowledge English-language encyclopædia. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thought of my late father, who would’ve been so proud. Well, I jumped around the house for a few minutes. How did you celebrate selling your first manuscript?.I’d have to say Nora Roberts, though my advanced age of 49 prevents me from being able to remember the first book of hers I read. ![]() Oh, that’s tough, since we have to go back through the sands of time for quite a few decades. What book first got you hooked on Harlequin?.Her latest book, IN YOUR DREAMS, is available to buy here. ![]() What she loves most about writing for Harlequin is the support and enthusiasm from the entire company, and the freedom to write her quirky plots and characters.įollow on Twitter, check out her Facebook page, and visit her blog. Her debut was FOOLS RUSH IN and since then, she has written thirteen books. Kristan Higgins first sold to Harlequin in 2006. ![]() ![]() What would that be, Lord? Architecture? Midwifery? Golf course design? I’m asking You, because if I knew, I’d be doing it, Youdammit. ![]() Something where she can make her own hours but still feel intellectually fulfilled and get outside sometimes And not have to wear high heels. Lead her away from Acting but not all the way to Finance. When crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller-coasters, log flumes, or anything called “Hell Drop,” “Tower of Torture,” or “The Death Spiral Rock ‘N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,” and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age. ![]() When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half And stick with Beer. ![]() May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty. ![]() May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches. ![]() ![]() “We collected old bottles and our graphic designer created the labels, as you never know when there will be a close-up.” She also found the source material (eight autobiographical books under his real name, James Alfred Wight) to be a guideline for the period designs. The show starts in 1937, and while it’s set in rural Britain, enough period costume details are still there. “I went to the World of James Herriot Museum in Thirsk-built in his original house-for research,” Smith notes. The always delightful Robert Hardy as Siegfried Farnon. The house also features a pair of veterinarian offices. ![]() The scullery (kitchen), the nucleus of the home, is done in a classic farmhouse style with a large table and Belfast white porcelain sink. “Siegfried’s wife would have had input and we wanted to show how she would have decorated,” Smith explains. The resulting eight books sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and inspired multiple film and television adaptations, the latest being All Creatures Great and Small, the finale of which. ![]() ![]() Courtesy of Playground Television UK Ltd & all3media international / Photo: MATT SQUIREįor the family home, Smith and set decorators Sarah Forbes and Kaye Kent and assistant set decorators Dean Lee and James Gray shopped at charity, thrift, and antique shops for period pieces with an Arts and Crafts bent, such as the yellow antique bergère sofa with a wicker back. ![]() A private residence in Grassington was used for the exteriors of Skeldale House. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the break, I am deciding how the band stood in the cool factor all those years ago. Suitably warmed up, it’s not long before Duran Duran finally appear. His own material is good, particularly his new song Really Big Deal, but it is the older Scissor Sisters tracks that manage to electrify the most Filthy / Gorgeous, I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ and the Elton-esque Take Your Mama all make a welcome appearance. Opening with Too Much Music, his energy and passion ignite the room immediately. It’s also 20 years since they supported Duran Duran at the Manchester Arena, and Jake is celebrating the fact by showing up in what looks like skin-tight tin foil. ![]() It’s been 20 years since the Scissor Sisters debut album and it’s still hard to believe they achieved mainstream airplay with that name. ![]() As he works through the expected “best of Scissor Sisters” set, there’s much dancing and singing along, which helps greatly when he’s trying to sell his newer material they are eating out of his hand. ![]() It’s not that often with older bands like this that you can feel the electricity in the crowd so early on, but support act Jake Shears has an easy job tonight as the whole room is in a party spirit from the get-go. ![]() ![]() Toward the end of life, we tend to come back around to having a little bit more time once kids are grown and careers and jobs are less demanding. Then in adulthood, as people start to have jobs and maybe get married or have a family, it can become harder to spend time with your friends. You are really hyper-interested in social activity. ![]() Also, when you’re an adolescent, your brain is as attuned to social signals and connection as it will ever be. Then in adolescence, it becomes even more abstract and relational.Īll the way through high school and college, friendships can feel easy because you are thrown into an environment where you have lots of same-age peers and the pool of potential friends is big. ![]() But when kids go to school, they start to have deeper friendships that involve, first, doing things together, and then a deeper, shared emotional element. ![]() Lydia Denworth: When you’re very young, of course, your primary social relationship is with your parents or caregivers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Schedule Winter Break Read: Fallen Angels by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Michael Flynn ( 385p). 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