6/29/2023 0 Comments Confessions in b flat![]() I fell in love with Jason and Anita, not only because of how strongly they believed in the ways they had chosen to fight for the cause, but also because they reflected back to me just how much work relationships take. ![]() Martin Luther King, Jr, I believe that I would’ve found myself debating the side I held with the most with those who were for the other stance much like Jason and Anita. While I was not alive in the 1960s, and therefore cannot say concretely which of the two prominent Civil Rights ideologies I would’ve come down on, whether that of Malcolm X and his teachings of “by any means necessary” or the nonviolent protest model of Dr. As someone who is grew up discussing the civil rights movement with her parents and grandparents, lover of historical fiction and recent convert to the romance genre, Confessions in B-Flat had everything I could want in a book set at the height of the Civil Rights Movement when Dr. ![]()
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6/29/2023 0 Comments Don't Peek by Marita A. Hansen![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() STATUS: Married to my high school sweetheart (which he hates me calling him). ![]() Hansen written between 19, where boys, sport, boys, and family, and boys are her major. These are the real-life teenage diaries of Marita A. My mind never stops running, can't turn the ADHD off. Buy Dont Peek by Marita A Hansen at Mighty Ape NZ. Not all peaches are equal )īAD HABITS: I'm a major procrastinator, I stay up way too late writing, and I get distracted far too easily unless it's doing something I love. I love Japanese and Croatian cuisine, as well a golden queen peaches. I eventually lost all of my senses and gave it up to be a writer :)įAVOURITE FOODS: I'm vegan, just not the type to tell you what to eat. I worked in the Art History field, then became a full-time artist, doing commissions. Though, I have been slack of late, so I'm dedicating 2018 to getting back into shape!ĬAREER PATH: I started off as a Graphic Designer, then went to Auckland University, where I got a BA degree in Art History and Italian Studies and a post-graduate Honours degree in Art History. I also did unarmed combat and played in a touch rugby team (my gym teacher made me do the last one!) As an adult, I've couched soccer and have completed two marathons, numerous half-marathons and one 30K run. SPORTS: As a teenager my favourite sports were karate, badmington, and running. NATIONALITY: I am a New Zealander with Croatian heritage. ![]() ![]() ![]() There was a time when Story and History were not so diverse in their intentions, and by appreciating that, it is possible to locate an English king beneath a car park in Leicester, and yes, it would indeed seem to be true that Shakespeare’s head actually is missing. ![]() Native American accounts of Custer’s Last Stand, originating from eye witnesses, tell us far more about the Little Big Horn than any number of propaganda based newspapers of the day. Oral Traditions should be more deserving of respect. They had passed on stories of it, based on eye-witness accounts, through many generations. ![]() The only problem with that story is that, according to the Inuit community, it was never lost in the first place. On 12th September, 2016, the Arctic Research Foundation claimed to have found the wreckage of HMS Terror, the second of two British ships supposedly “lost” in the disastrous Franklin Arctic voyage of 1845. ![]() ![]() I do not recall having read any prior novels set in Barbados and discovered an interesting world depicted through Conde’s writing. ![]() The island’s warmth and tropical setting come alive during a time period when to be Black was to be enslaved or to be part of the extralegal society of Maroons, runaways who had avoided or escaped enslavement. ![]() The novel both starts and ends on the Caribbean island of Barbados. In her novel, Conde paints a vibrant picture of the muted world of this society, which was nestled among the New England forests and where its members were anything but godly in their treatment of each other. ![]() The well-known Salem Witch Trials, during feverish months spanning 1692-1693, did in fact occur in Salem, but the puritanical town in which all the shenanigans occurred was actually about 5 miles away in the modern town of Danvers, Massachusetts, a fact I did not know prior to reading this novel. I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem is set in two very different worlds: the puritanical Salem, Massachusetts, during its most infamous period in history, and the Caribbean island of Barbados. Literary Fiction * Historic Fiction * Caribbean Fiction * Books Set in Barbados * Books that Explore Gender and Racial Equality TRAVEL INSPIRATION: ![]() 227 pages, originally published in 1986 in French and translated to English in 1992 by Richard Philcox, who is both Conde’s long-term translator as well as her husband YOU MAY ENJOY THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE: ![]() ![]() ![]() Please visit /r/GetDisciplined for general discussion about self-discipline and improvement. To suggest future books or give feedback, send us a moderator mail. Here are 3 from his 21 lessons to help us and future generations thrive in the 21st century: Whoever owns the data wins, which is why everyone struggles for it. SEP: How to Win Friends & Influence People JAN: The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused MindĭEC: The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance ![]() JUN: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent ReadingįEB: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 21 Lessons For the 21st Century - Part III, Chapters 10 - 12 Summary & Analysis Yuval Noah Harari This Study Guide consists of approximately 66 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of 21 Lessons For the 21st Century. At the end of the month, there is a final discussion on the book's themes, how to apply its advice to our lives, and other ideas gleaned from it.Īll our previous discussions are found below: The discussion hub is stickied and includes comment threads for each chapter. We also host monthly book discussions based on the book subscribers voted on. ![]() We want to read YOUR summaries, thoughts and questions on books you have read. The goal is to increase our discipline and self-worth. This subreddit is designed for those of us that want to discuss self-improvement type books with like-minded people. ![]() ![]() ![]() Upon first meeting Anna, Nell advises her to wear lipstick to work so her boss will be more lenient and let her leave the office for lunch. Anna’s coworker Nell, for example, is hyper femme, and uses traditional markings of femininity to gain advantage in the male dominated society of ’50s New York City. Liz von Klemperer: I was drawn to the theme of using conventional femininity as a survival tool. With Manhattan Beach, Egan once again demonstrates her mastery of the sweeping, multi-character narrative. Of course, the investigation is merely the tipping point from which conflict proliferates and allows the vast narrative to breathe. True to the novel’s noir-inflected atmosphere, Anna investigates her father’s life, looking for answers to the questions that have dogged her. At the center of its orbit is one Anna Kerrigan, haunted by the mystery of her father’s disappearance. The characters in Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan’s latest novel range from sailors to gangsters, bankers, and union workers. Stanley discuss Jennifer Egan’s National Book Award–longlisted historical novel Manhattan Beach. In this edition, Liz von Klemperer and T.A. ![]() ![]() Double Take is a literary criticism series in which two readers tackle a highly-anticipated book’s innermost themes, successes, failures, trappings, and surprises. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Mila 2.0![]() ![]() Agent: Taylor Martindale, Full Circle Literary. Mila believes shes an average 16-year-old girl who has moved to a new. Thank-you kindly to Harper Collins Children, for the opportunity to read and review Mila 2.0. Cinematic and overly dramatic ("Why? Why even steal me in the first place if you were never really going to let me live?" Mila whispers), it's not surprising that Driza's novel is already in development as a TV series. HarperCollins/Tegen, 17.99 (480p) ISBN 978-0-06-209036-2. Overall, Mila 2.0 is filled with conspiracies, violence, intense action scenes and hopefully the possibility of a budding romance it left me satisfied yet eager to learn more. Many plot elements are laid out in this trilogy opener, but character development is skimpy. Driza's debut is likely to hit the sweet spot for YA fans%E2%80%94it's SF set in the modern world with just enough romance, angst, and action to balance the improbably amazing technology. ![]() ![]() Hunted by both the government and an organization seeking to sell her tech to the highest bidder, Mila and her mother flee, and Mila will have to embrace both her abilities and her humanity to survive. An accident reveals that Mila is actually an android%E2%80%94specifically, a super-covert robot spy developed by a shadowy government project%E2%80%94and her "mother" is a scientist who stole her from the lab to save her from being destroyed after Mila developed human emotions. ![]() Mila believes she's an average 16-year-old girl who has moved to a new town following the death of her father. ![]() ![]() Following a two-year stint in the Army, during which he toured as a drummer with the “All Army Talent Show,” Thompson released Safari of One, an Afro-Cuban Percussion Album. He later recalled immediately getting “hopelessly hooked on mambo.”Īfter high school, Thompson enrolled at Yale, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1955. ![]() On a trip to Mexico during his senior year of prep school, he first heard mambo, a propulsive fusion of swing, jazz, and Cuban ballroom music. His father was a surgeon, and his mother, a local arts patron, gave him his first lessons in art history. ![]() Thompson was born in 1932 in El Paso, Texas. Bakhyt Bubikanova, Kazakh Artist on the Rise, Dies at 38 ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Crossfire series reflected in you![]() ![]() The opening just recaps the ending of the first book, how we learnt of Eva’s incredibly messed up past and how Gideon’s is just as bad even though they haven’t openly spoken about it yet because he isn’t ready to. ![]() Re-joining Gideon Cross and Eva Tramell was amazing, even though I am still reminded of the irony of Eva’s name and it makes me laugh. I re-read Bared to You a little while ago and still loved it, way more than Fifty Shades of Grey and I am finally continuing with the series since I’ve heard that it gets so much better. Title: Reflected in You by Sylvia Day (Crossfire Book 2) ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Keyes daniel![]() ![]() ![]() Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer's Journey and The Asylum Prophecies. ![]() Keyes died on June 15, 2014, at his home in Florida.ĭaniel Keyes is the author of eight other books: The Touch The Fifth Sally The Minds of Billy Milligan The Milligan Wars: A True Sequel Unveiling Claudia Until Death. In 2000, he was honored with Professor Emeritus status at Ohio University. In 1988, Brooklyn College presented Keyes with the Distinguished Alumnus Medal of Honor. In 1966, he joined the faculty of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, as Professor of English and Creative Writing. ![]() Keyes returned to Brooklyn College to study English and American literature, successfully earning his M.A. Daniel Keyes, best known for his novel Flowers for Algernon and for his nonfiction book The Minds of Billy Milligan, had been a teacher of writing in high. It was while working as a high school English teacher that he wrote the short story, "Flowers for Algernon", which was later expanded into a full-length novel. Keyes also earned a license to teach English in New York City schools. Upon returning home, he resumed his education at Brooklyn College (now CUNY), where he received his B.A. 1 Biography edit Early life and career edit Keyes was born in New York City, New York. Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000. Maritime Service at the age of 17 and became a ship's purser. Daniel Keyes (Aug June 15, 2014) was an American writer who wrote the novel Flowers for Algernon. Daniel Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1927. ![]() |