![]() ![]() ![]() Since then I have watched several of his interviews and discussions (yes, including the Davos inequality panel) and still managed to gain more insights from his book. Poverty, it seems, isn’t a moral failing or a lack of work ethic, it’s a lack of cash. Those were my first introduction to the concept of a Universal Basic Income and how there was some fairly compelling, if limited, evidence for just giving people money to fix just about every problem. Prior to the book’s publication, I read the sections Bregman had made available from two of his chapters on Medium. I have been meaning to read Utopia for Realists for several years now. Rutger Bregman’s Utopia for Realists starts with a simple premise: since we are already living in the utopia imagined by previous generations, what’s the utopia we’re aiming for now? We need big ideas to strive toward in order to keep progressing forward. “You can’t pull yourself up by your bootstraps if you have no boots.” Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman ![]()
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![]() Younger than Brian and living in the city, at first Scott appears like a classy man who is not comfortable with their country life. When Hank’s boss, Brian, is injured when he is working with Hank, he has the chance to meet Brian’s brother, Scott. Hank is unstable, and this is causing trouble both in his private than professional life. Hank has not a problem with sex, he has a problem with life: he has not steadiness, no family and no weights to anchor him to the ground, and for a man who tip of trees for work, it’s not a good thing. If we need to force him into a definition, Hank is probably bisexual: he had an homosexual experience when he was still a teenager with one same age friend then all his following experiences were with women, and, more or less, he has no trouble with that. ![]() ![]() ![]() When the story starts, Hank, one of the two men, is not gay, or at least he believes not to be. Marchwell I have to say that I like the style: very romantic stories, high emotional level, extraordinary characters in their ordinariness, and a bit of light mood to relieve the whole mix. ![]() ![]() ![]() While the main article is a reasonably well-argued archaeological analysis, some of the online supplementary material is less impressive. The article thus improves on the previous study with a better-reasoned argument and by toning down the originally rather sensationalist claims. The authors also give more consideration to what it might mean to identify a body as both a 'woman' and 'warrior'. ![]() Important matters, such as the processes by which the archaeologists identified the contents of the grave and by which they were led to do a genetic analysis, are better explained this time around. They do not revisit the scientific conclusions of the earlier study, but concentrate on the archaeological interpretation. 581’), the authors recognise the need for judicious interpretation of the evidence, with the question mark inviting discussion and argument. Already in the title (‘ Viking warrior women? Reassessing Birka chamber grave Bj. Now, the same team has published a more extensive assessment of the grave in question (Price et al., 2019). ![]() ![]() This desire for female Vikings contributed to the viral reception a couple of years ago of the paper ‘ A female Viking warrior confirmed by genomics’ (Hedenstierna-Jonson et al., 2017). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is initially as resistant to the idea of being tied down to a "mate" as Dani was. Poor Dani feels like she cannot contend with the hordes of more experienced females that Murdoch has had.įor his part, Murdoch doesn't exactly help ease Dani's fears. As if she wasn't insecure enough about her condition already, her mate is well-known in the lore for his sexual conquests. Needless to say, Daniela's unique condition makes sexual situations difficult. When touched, she suffers as if she is being burned. However, Dani's inability to be touched is due to her ice fae heritage. Like Naomi, Daniela cannot be touched by her mate. This time around, we get the story of Murdoch and Daniela. With each new book, I get another couple to discover as they fall in love with each other. This is the eight book in the 'Immortals After Dark' series and this series still manages to hold my interest. I have been listening to the Audible version of the books in this series and the narration has been great for each one. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are numerous intersecting sub-plots, and the town of Chester’s Mill is so well realised that you genuinely feel as if you live there, becoming increasingly desperate as the US military tries and fails to break through the invisible barrier.Īs frightening as events inevitably become, however, it’s never truly terrifying. King’s usually a fan of build up and back-story, but he’s straight into the action here, and it seldom lets up.Īt nearly 900 pages Under the Dome is a hefty tome, but he manages to keep it interesting. ![]() ![]() Just as Big Jim has Chester’s Mill in his vice-like grip, King will have you in his. As children start having seizures, with premonitions of a terrifying Halloween filled with murder and mayhem, it’s up to Barbie to take on Big Jim and his personal police force. Standing in his way is Dale “Barbie” Barbara, a short-order cook and an Iraq war veteran, who was leaving town for good on the morning the dome came down. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On Monday, a draft of a Supreme Court opinion was leaked. To say it’s been an interesting week would be an understatement and as such, the review feels incredibly pertinent today. When Women Were Dragons exposes a world that wants to keep women small-their lives and their prospects-and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.Ĭlick on this graphic to explore the book page on LibraryThing! Review In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations. It’s taboo to speak of.įorced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever an absentee father the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed and watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden. ![]() ![]() Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex’s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn’t know. I’d heard wonderful things about Kelly’s middle grade novels and her first adult novel certainly did not disappoint.Īlex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons left a trail of fiery destruction in their path and took to the skies. I love all things pertaining to dragons and I was immediately sucked in by the description of When Women Were Dragons. ![]() ![]() ![]() Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Dustwrappers are also in an excellent condition with just some minor shelfwear to the head of spines. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. A fine set of the first three books from this notable series following this beloved antihero. 'Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code' follows Fowl and his companions as they struggle to recover the 'C Cube', a supercomputer Artemis constructed using fairy technology. The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, Book 3) Publisher, Hyperion Book CH Revised edition (July 14, 2009) Language, English Paperback, 336 pages ISBN-10. ![]() ![]() In the sequel 'Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident' he allies with the People to rescue his father from the Russian Mafia. Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code: Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl, 3) 2011 paperback Movie available from June 12th only on Disney+ Artemis. He hold her to ransom to exploit the Fair People and restore his family's fortune. The first novel follows the twelve year old genius 'Artemis Fowl' who kidnaps a fairy. ![]() 'Artemis Fowl' follows the criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II. Comprising of: 'Artemis Fowl', 'The Arctic Incident' and 'The Eternity Code'. It is preceded by Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident and followed by Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. A fine collection of the first three novels to the famous fantasy series, Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code (known in America as Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code) is the third book of Irish children's fiction author Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. ![]() ![]() ![]() "That may be part of the reason why there are not many African American families that compete in rodeo in the east coast," he says. He estimates they spend about $50,000 a year on rodeos, from entry fees to competitions to horse maintenance. All this as fast as possible under the sharp eye of their coach, their father.Ĭorey Jackson, who also has two sons competing in rodeos, admits the sport is "not cheap." On their horses, they zigzag between six poles (known as pole bending), capture calves with a lasso (breakaway roping) or jump from off their horses to bind three legs of a goat (goat tying). The pair practice regularly with Hall on the Jackson family farm in Upper Marlboro, a small, leafy Maryland town less than an hour southeast of the nation's capital. The five women are training in intermittent rain to compete in September in a relay race at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, a touring all-Black rodeo that draws thousands of people each year.Īlso attending the Bill Pickett rodeo are Reagan and Ryan Jackson, 12-year-old twins who have already won several competitions in Maryland and neighboring Virginia. "I want Black women, especially to see that this is here. ![]() Logan says that they'll even go to McDonald's on horseback to bring visibility to Black riders. ![]() Historian Kenneth Wiggins Porter notes that after the Civil War, a quarter of cowboys driving cattle in the American West were Black. ![]() Reagan Jackson, 12, has already won several competitions in Maryland and neighboring Virginia ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm not sure where I get what the "Gone Girl" comparison was all about other than each of these books are classified as Suspense/Mystery/Thriller. I personally like this but it's definitely not for everyone. It is also somewhat graphic for those of you with a timid stomach. As described in the notes for this book it has some very very "pitch-black" humor. ![]() I've never listened this narrator before and thought she was a bit heavy handed in her portrayal of the older women giving them an unpleasant whining tone to them. Some characters were better developed and easier to listen to than others. I'm not very familiar with Japanese names and had a hard time at the beginning deciphering one name from another. I think actually reading the names of the characters would be a little bit easier to keep track of them. This was the first Japanese book I've ever listened to. Here's some thoughts for those of you wanting to know if this was worth the listen. I saw on the website that this book was for fans of "Gone Girl", so I used a credit. ![]() ![]() ![]() Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern, yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. When Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. "This book is a precious thing."-Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop “A love story for our time.”-Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics Yerba Buena is the debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two women on a star-crossed journey toward each other.Ī Most Anticipated Book ( Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, Vulture, NBC News, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Electric Lit, BookRiot, Bustle, Goodreads, LGBTQ Reads, Autostraddle, Veranda Magazine, The Lesbian Review, and more) This program is masterfully narrated by award-winning "Golden Voice" narrator Julia Whelan. ![]() ![]() "Full of sensory details, vivid characters, and moment after moment of gorgeously rendered ordinary life, this audiobook is a queer must-listen."- AudioFile ![]() |