![]() ![]() The others, in comparison, don’t get enough space to tell their stories – they exist mainly in relation to her. Alice (who many say is modelled on the author herself) is a fleshed-out character: riddled with self-doubt, contemplating on the meaning of achieving success you envisioned and yet being dissatisfied by it she has contempt for the world at large and herself. It’s easy to talk about the identity of minorities or discussions on the working-class while sipping wine at birthday parties or taking off to Rome on a whim without worrying about responsibilities. These are very white characters, as are their problems. ![]() There’s nothing unique about their lives or their feelings: Heartbreak. The characters live, have sex, go to parties, and ruminate on ‘worldly’ things. ![]()
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![]() I don’t know how intellectual historians and philosophers get along without this set.Ģ. ![]() I remain amazed at the depth and breadth of this project, covering philosophy from Greece and Rome up to Existentialism. Frederick Copleston’s eleven-volume A History of Philosophy series. In the comments I invite you to offer your own choices-with explanations, if you’re so inclined. What follows are my five, offered in no particular order and only briefly annotated. That list inspired me to think about the five works of intellectual history, broadly defined, that have been the most inspirational, or personally influential, to me. Recently The Browser created a list of the five best philosophy books, recommended by philosophers, on “the big questions of morality, suffering, and meaning.” An online magazine called The Browser has a regular series titled the “Five Books Interviews.” The series has attracted some intriguing folks, such as Lynn Hunt offering her best of five on the French Revolution, Judith Flanders on the Victorian Age, and Woody Allen discussing the books that have inspired him. Today, however, I want to offer something a bit different. Here are a few for your reading pleasure. The end of the year is a traditional time in journalism to offer up various “best books” lists. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mead has always been a bit hit or miss, but Soundless is my least favourite of her books to date. I tried to come up with something redeeming about it, but there is nothing. ![]() ![]() Richelle Mead takes readers on a triumphant journey from the peak of Fei’s jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever.ġ star seems so harsh, but I honestly do not have anything good to say about this book. Fei’s home, the people she loves, and her entire existence is plunged into crisis, under threat of darkness and starvation.īut soon Fei is awoken in the night by a searing noise, and sound becomes her weapon. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink and many go hungry. Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. ![]() "Fans of characters like Rose Hathaway and Sydney Sage will flock to this impressive stand-alone novel."įor as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from self-sustaining. From Richelle Mead, the #1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, comes a breathtaking new fantasy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor and Sabaa Tahir. ![]() ![]() She makes lots of snotty comments that center on how rich she is, like droning on about how much her therapist costs, or saying Audrey would make her crack “like a shitty set of gel nails from a two-dollar manicure place.” She also acts entitled to others’ time: she decides on a whim, without consulting with Audrey, to take a trip in her private jet to her hometown, and thus making Audrey come too, to pilot the plane – all because she wants to the two of them to spend time together. But I just could not get past how annoyingly spoiled and self-absorbed Isabelle is. ![]() I wanted to like Turbulence: though the plot felt somewhat predictable (once you get past the mega-rich stockbroker/private pilot pairing, it’s a pretty standard trajectory of casual lovers falling for one another), the writing is decent (for the most part), and the sex scenes are well-written (for the most part). ![]() The two continue their sexual relationship, claiming they want to keep things casual – but amidst all the ups and downs of her busy life, Isabelle starts to see Audrey as a steady constant, and begins to realize her feelings about Audrey are anything but casual… Isabelle has smoking hot sex with a one-night stand she thinks she’ll never see again – and then promptly sees her again the next day, flying her private jet: it turns out Audrey is her new company pilot. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bold women, bold colors, and fierce black paper cutouts. I surely hope that this one-of-a-kind collection of radical American women reaches the hands of all children who want to grow up and become amazing women." - Kate Bornstein, author of My New Gender Workbook "Any alphabet book for children where 'P is for Patti' Smith and 'X is for the women whose names we don't know' is something I can recommend, especially when the book is as well written, representationally diverse and vividly illustrated as this one." - Francesca Lia Block, author of Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books "I was totally in rapture reading this book. But to see cartoon-me positioned (alphabetically) amongst so many of my women heroes and role models. The world needs rad women to create a just society." - Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader, Civil Rights Activist "It's almost always with a chuckle that I view a cartoon image of myself. Women need to take radical steps to become feminists, and to be strong to fight for their rights and those of others facing oppression and discrimination. ![]() Thank you for inviting us." - Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events books "I feel honored to be included in this book. This is a guest list for a party of my heroes. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() Each of these characters finds him or herself far away from home, displaced by the war, and each of them finds a quiet refuge in the abandoned Italian villa to reconstruct their lives. The English Patient tells the stories of four individuals whose lives come together at the end of World War II in an abandoned Italian villa: Hana, a 20-year-old nurse from Canada who seeks refuge from the proliferation of wartime death Kirpal (Kip) Singh, a 25-year-old "sapper," or bomb dismantler, from India who is a member of the British Army David Caravaggio, a friend of Hana's father who worked as a spy during the war and was severely disfigured while a captive of the Germans and Hana's patient, a severely burned man whose identity is the mystery at the heart of this novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meghan lives with her wife, their son, three cats, three dogs, two snakes and several tarantulas. As a transplant, she enjoys the moderate weather and gorgeous scenery of the Bay Area. (from the author's website) Born in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, Meghan O’Brien relocated to Northern California in 2005. From her humble beginnings creating numerous “books” out of construction paper and crayons as soon as she learned to write, to her several published novels and various anthology contributions, writing is what makes her feel most complete. Meghan’s day job is as a software developer, but her real passion is writing. Yes, it can be just as chaotic as it sounds. ![]() Born in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, Meghan O’Brien relocated to Northern California in 2005. ![]() ![]() ![]() Today, Sims’s name is well known to medical students and doctors the Sims speculum, an instrument designed by him, is frequently used in gynaecological procedures. At the time, there was a statue of Sims in Central Park, New York. In my chapter on VVFs, I commented on Sims’s surgical achievements – but went no further. By the time of his death in 1883, he was the most famous surgeon in the world his obituary in the New York Times said he was the “Father of Gynaecology”. In 1852, Sims published the results of operations he performed on women with VVFs, detailing how he cured them. ![]() Because of their position and the degree of tissue destruction, VVFs were, for a long time, incurable. ![]() In the past, the majority of VVFs occurred because of genital tract trauma associated with prolonged labour. ![]() Thirty years ago, when I was training in gynaecology surgery in the United States of America, I published a chapter in a medical textbook about vesicovaginal fistulas (VVFs) in which I referred to the pioneering surgery of Dr James Marion Sims.Ī VVF is a pathological connection between the vagina and bladder that results in continuous urinary incontinence through the vagina. ![]() ![]() ![]() The stranger by Norman Whitney ! Worksheet page 2 2b) Here are some of the people from the story.Dave Slatin is an evil man. ! ! (a) D-L (b) S-N 3b) Explain why each of these things was important in the story. interesting, funny, dangerous, strange.) Draw lines between the people and the things they said. 2) While reading 2a) Make list of all the important characters that appear in the story and add an adjective that best describes the person! (e.g. What are these things? Guess if you do not know. ![]() What do you think? Write a short text where you answer the following questions: ✗ What will the story be about? ✗ Will it be a sad/ happy/ romantic/ frightening story? ✗ What sort of story will it be (detective, romance, comedy.)? 1b) Look at the cover of this book. What does it suggest and what impression do you have. The stranger by Norman Whitney !Worksheet page 1 The Stranger Norman Whitney 1) Before reading 1a) Look at the front cover and read the back of the book. ![]() |