5/13/2023 0 Comments White tiger zadie smith![]() ![]() ![]() Here, our narrator is Balram Halwai, an Indian “social entrepreneur” and the White Tiger of the title. To describe it in relation to last year’s Booker Prize titles, The White Tiger has superficial similarities to both Animal’s People (a ‘quirky’ first person narrative) and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (a one-sided exchange between two people). (What was that about ‘geographical balance’ again?) If you think I’m laying a not-too-subtle hint here by lumping him in as one of many others, with nothing distinguishing of his own, then you may have a point. ![]() Aravind Adiga is one of five debut novelists on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist, and one of four from the Indian subcontinent. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The result of extensive and innovative research, Beating the Odds goes beyond mere analysis-and beyond the relentlessly negative media images-to show us precisely how young Black men can succeed despite the roadblocks of racism, the temptations of crime and drugs, and a popular culture that values being "cool" over being educated. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels.īeating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have done to raise academically successful sons, sons who are among the top two percent of African American males in terms of SAT scores and grades. ![]() Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Dragon Unleashed by Grace Draven![]() ![]() ![]() Siora and Gharek of Cabast find themselves right in the middle of all of this uproar, tied together almost by fate. On top of this, there is a mysterious creature consuming the souls of the dead around the empire – something not everyone is aware of, but which can be sensed by a change in the air and a sense of wrongness. The change in power has turned many of the empress’ old favorites into wanted men, as the people of the country rebel against their old tyrants. To set the scene – the evil empress of the Krael Empire was killed at the end of Dragon Unleashed, leaving a power vacuum in the land (literally and figuratively). While it’s technically a standalone, I would definitely recommend reading the other books in the Fallen Empireseries first, not only because they are great books but because they also develop the backstory for this one very well. While that will remain as my favorite of her books, Raven Unveiled is another strong offering from the author. Grace Draven has come to be one of my favorite authors since I discovered her book Radiance in 2015. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Leah remini book troublemaker![]() She became a popular child star and a successful adult actor, making her one of Scientology's top celebrities. The book describes Remini's more than 30 years in Scientology – which in hindsight she views as "often deeply strange" – joining as a child along with her parents. It was published on November 3, 2015, by the Random House imprint Ballantine Books, which described it as "bold, brash, and bravely confessional". ![]() Remini announced plans for the book soon after splitting from Scientology in 2013, when she told Us magazine that it would "include my experiences, everything that's taboo to talk about". Troublemaker is, as The Huffington Post puts it, "the first book to reveal the perspective of one of Scientology’s many celebrity members". The book received favorable reviews and became a bestseller soon after publication, though the Church of Scientology was strongly critical of it. ![]() Published in November 2015, it chronicles her life, her acting career, her experiences as a member of the Church of Scientology from a young age, and her subsequent split from Scientology. ![]() Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology is a biographical memoir by the American actress, producer, author, and comedian Leah Remini. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe. ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. 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Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Code name hélène by ariel lawhon![]() ![]() It is 1936, and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca. ![]() Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four code names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice, and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name. "This fully animated portrait of Nancy Wake.will fascinate readers of World War II history and thrill fans of fierce, brash, independent women, alike." (Lisa Wingate, number one New York Times best-selling author of Before We Were Yours )īased on the thrilling real-life story of socialite spy Nancy Wake, comes the newest feat of historical fiction from the New York Times best-selling author of I Was Anastasia, featuring the astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWII. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Queen of the night chee![]() ![]() He taught writing at Amherst College, Wesleyan University and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and he published non-fiction in the New York Times Book Review, NPR and other outlets. ![]() While in thrall to his character, Chee turned to other options in order to earn a living. ![]() Chee even ended up, improbably, on Late Night with Seth Meyers talking about his 600-page historical novel. “But there were times when it felt more like a haunting than a writing.” The character followed him – or rather he followed her – for the more than 10 years it took him to write the book, which arrived last week from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to rave reviews in the United States, and is already in its fourth printing. “It is looked down upon to speak in this kind of mystical way about things,” he said. If this sounds a bit fanciful, Chee doesn’t mind it. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Blake drive your plow![]() We learn she has been translating Blake’s work with her friend and ex-student Dizzy, alongside her job as a teacher. The house lights remain on and our protagonist Janina (Kathryn Hunter) invites us into her community through the use of the microphone, only briefly moving from it to interact with other characters on the stage. We soon discover the notes are quoting the great poet William Blake. We begin with a black background, chairs and a microphone covered in Post-It notes. The play is essentially an extended monologue, with occasional dialogue and movement from the rest of its stellar cast. What could be described as a politically charged murder mystery, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead will make you question your own morals and eating habits. The story is based near the Czech-Polish border where members of a local hunting club are dying in mysterious circumstances. ![]() Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is a powerful, unrelenting, moral play. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Jerry siegel superman![]() ![]() But it was the Major who figured out that creating new original comic strips for the magazine format could work. Comic strips in newspapers were already wildly popular in America, and there were magazines already out there that collected known strips. It began as National Publications, founded by entrepreneur and World War I vet Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson in 1934. ![]() Publisher DC Comics wasn’t always DC Comics. DC Comics DC Comics Before the Man of Steel ![]() Here’s how a single comic book changed the world. But although Action Comics #1 famously introduced Superman to the world, it also introduced another DC hero, Zatara, whose child became an iconic DC universe mainstay. Although DC (then called National Comics) had existed for some three years already, it was Action Comics, and its headlining hero Superman, that changed the publisher and comic books forever. DC Comics may have been named for the title Detective Comics, but the most important comic in the publisher’s library is Action Comics #1. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments The Poetic Edda by Anonymous![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Codex Regius is where most of the text comes from, and it contains 31 poems. Of the several versions that exist, there is one that is more important. Since it is technically the older of the two collections, it is sometimes referred to as the Elder Edda while the Prose Edda is named the Younger Edda. The Poetic Edda is an unnamed collection, with the modern name being given to it when it was discovered many years after the Prose Edda. Join us as we further explore the Poetic Edda and the fantastic stories that it contains. The text is rich with information that helps us to build a more detailed image of what Norse mythology consisted of and the way in which people lived. In reality, Snorri had nothing to do with the Poetic Edda and it is only named as such because it was found after the Prose Edda. Since the Prose Edda is associated with Snorri, the Poetic Edda is thought to be the same but this is not correct. There are several versions in existence, and the contents vary according to the Poetic Edda you are reading. ![]() The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems, each of which tells a story and helps us to further understand Norse mythology. ![]() |