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Such factoids might seem more specious if the periodic table were not such a familiar and popular scientific artifact. plan to poison Fidel Castro by putting thallium in his socks. ![]() Here is a book that shows off the longest chemistry-related anagram ever written, the 1,185-letter technical term for “tobacco mosaic virus” gives an explanation of why the element europium makes the euro note “the most sophisticated piece of currency ever devised” and tells of a purported C.I.A. He uses these to turn “The Disappearing Spoon” into a nonstop parade of lively science stories. Kean does have is a big supply of odd facts and anecdotes related to the periodic table. ![]() ![]() The Fablehaven series is one of the most enjoyable fantasies I’ve read in the past few years. They both act like real people, and unlike many fictional siblings, they help and support each other when they’re in trouble. I especially liked his two main characters, Kendra and Seth. The world he has created is deep, intriguing, magical, and full of surprising discoveries and unexpected dangers. ![]() Each book was better than the last! Brandon Mull is a talented new fantasy writer, and I can’t wait to read more from him. ![]() “The Fablehaven books are so entertaining that I read the first three in a single sitting! They kept me turning the pages until 4:40 in the morning. To save their family, Fablehaven, and maybe even the world, Kendra and Seth must find the courage to do what they fear most… But when the rules get broken, powerful forces are unleashed, and Kendra and her brother face the greatest challenge of their lives. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws keep relative order among the greedy trolls, mischievous satyrs, plotting witches, spiteful imps, and jealous fairies. Kendra and her brother, Seth, have no idea that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. ![]() ![]() ![]() The most talked-about scene in Unplanned is also the goriest. Prompted, it seems, by renewed interest in the story on social media, she recently wrote a piece for the conservative online magazine The Federalist, rebutting, as she put it, “a biased article from a liberal publication.” Here is Blakeslee’s response. In the intervening decade, Johnson never formally responded to the allegations in Blakeslee’s report, which called her account into question. That book has now been made into a feature film, Unplanned, which is currently in theaters and enjoying wider distribution and more impressive ticket sales than is typical for the Christian film industry. Johnson described her conversion on national talk shows and on the conservative Christian lecture circuit and eventually expanded her story into a memoir. ![]() Editors’ note: Ten years ago Nate Blakeslee wrote an investigative piece for Texas Monthly about Abby Johnson, the Planned Parenthood clinic director from Bryan who became a celebrity of sorts after dramatically quitting her position and joining the anti-abortion movement. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jackson's novel emerges less as a study in eccentricity and more-like some of her other fictions-as a powerful critique of the anxious, ruthless processes involved in the maintenance of normalcy itself. It was Jackson's final work, and was published with a dedication to Pascal Covici, the publisher, three years before the author's death in 1965. Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the revelation of a terrible secret. 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