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Plaque commemorating Dorothy Eden outside 315 Montreal St, Christchurch. Eden was born in North Canterbury but she grew up in the area of Elgin and Wakanui, near Ashburton. [1] [2] She was educated in Wakanui and at Ashburton Technical School leaving school at 16 to work as a typist and legal secretary in Ashburton and Christchurch.
The book is the first Oxfordian literary biography – connecting de Vere's life to Shakespeare's plays and poems. [ 2 ] Anderson's second book, The Day the World Discovered the Sun ( Da Capo Press , 2012), covers the historical adventures involved in, and the build-up surrounding, the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus .
Elizabeth Laird wrote Red Sky in the Morning because of her little brother Alistair. Laird says in the preface: "There is one exception to my usual rule. The character of Ben in this book is my brother Alistair." The other characters, Anna, Katy, Anna's school friends and her Mum and Dad, are fictional.
Four Past Midnight is a collection of novellas written by Stephen King in 1988 and 1989 and published in August 1990. [1] It is his second book of this type, the first one being Different Seasons.
Alexandra Day (born 1941) is an American children's book author. Alexandra Day is a pseudonym; her real name is Sandra Louise Woodward Darling. [1] She is the author of Good Dog, Carl, which tells the story of a Rottweiler named Carl who looks after a baby named Madeleine. [2]
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There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work ...
Why We Sleep became a bestseller under The New York Times and The Sunday Times that discusses the topic of sleep from the viewpoint of neuroscience. The book has received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Walker's research and views on the science of sleep, while criticizing the book for its certain claims regarding sleep. [2]