Sinopticon by Nian Yu6/26/2023 Edifying, scholarly, and yet a sparkling, mesmerizing read, From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao is a personal favorite in my library., Xueting Christine Ni has created some enthralling profiles of China's sprawling cast of deities, from their mythical origins to their manifestations in 21st century pop culture. I have yet to be as pleased or as excited as I am at the opportunity to join in the celebration of Xueting Christine Ni's debut, From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao. Award winners, bestsellers, screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang, Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo. From the renowned Jiang Bo's 'Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang's 'The Tide of Moon City', and Anna Wu's 'Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection for all fans of great fiction. This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction - thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English - represents a unique exploration of the nation's speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni. A stunning collection of the best in Chinese Science Fiction, from Award-Winning legends to up-and-coming talent, all translated here into English for the first time.
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Groucho marx autobiography6/26/2023 In The Cinderella Girl Zeppo replaces Gummo. Home Again is developed from the second half of Mr. Green's Reception is a followup to Fun in Hi Skule This half-hour 'school act' features the four brothers, Paul Yates and others When joined by Minnie Marx and aunt Hannah Schickler The Four Nightingales become The Six Mascotsįun in Hi Skule is the first musical sketch of the Brothers. Harpo joins The Three Nightingales to form The Four Nightingales The Three Nightingales: Groucho and Gummo are joined by Mabel O'Donell for this singing trio managed by Minnie Marx Manfred born (dies in infancy (1888?) of tubercolosis)Īdolph "Harpo" Marx is born in New York, he later changed his name to Arthur Margaret Dumont born in Brooklyn, New York Minnie Schönberg, the mother of the Marx Brothers is born in Dornum, Germany Simon Marx, the father of the Marx Brothers is born in Alsace This is a list of important dates in the history of the Marx Brothers 1861 Sagan pale blue dot quote6/25/2023 Sagan helped lay the groundwork for two new scientific disciplines: planetary science and exobiology, or the study of potential life on other planets. He also helped brief astronauts prior to their trips to the moon. Later, he suggested that dust storms on Mars caused the seasonal changes observed on that planet, and he also wrote a series of papers on the organic chemistry of Jupiter's atmosphere.Īs an advisor to NASA, Sagan helped design and manage the Mariner 2 mission to Venus, the Mariner 9 and Viking trips to Mars, the Voyager system to the outer solar system, and the Galileo mission to Jupiter. As part of his doctorate research, Sagan computed the first greenhouse model for Venus' atmosphere, which revealed a higher temperature than previously suspected. When Sagan was in graduate school, many scientists thought the planet Venus was similar to Earth. A little bush maid by mary grant bruce6/25/2023 They are historically interesting – three of them have World War I as a backdrop ( From Billabong to London Jim & Wally Captain Jim) and are set in locations other than Australia.Ī Little Bush Maid starts off slowly as Norah and the other characters are introduced. The author wrote the Billabong series over the years 1910 to 1942 and they reveal a very different Australia than that of today. It’s best to read the books in chronological order just to get the characters straight (although we didn’t because it took us a decade to gather all the titles in the series) but the books do stand alone. There are fifteen books altogether and they follow Norah Linton from when she was a twelve year old growing up at Billabong, her father’s property in rural Victoria, through to her adult years. A Little Bush Maid was published in 1910 and is the first book in the Billabong series by Mary Grant Bruce. Priest sierra simone wattpad6/25/2023 “Reverend Mother‘s discourse on the Goddess – preach girlfriend!” “Will he please stop calling her Zenny-bug and ‘my little nun.’ Gross.” “WOW, that was a really interesting piece on faith. “OMG, he’s f-ing a nun…what am I reading?!” He agrees to be hers in any and every way for the next month. In order to test her faith and devotion to her chosen way of life, she asks Sean to sleep with her and show her everything she’s giving up. Only she’s now 21 and on her way to becoming a nun. He runs into the mystery woman again and realizes she’s Zenny, the younger sister of his best friend. He wants to do very carnal things to her but their night is cut short. He runs into a young woman at a benefit who takes his breath away. Sean is a 36 year old who’s only goals are to make money and f7^*(k everything and anything he wants to. Published March 2018 Rating : ★★★ Amazon | Goodreads Tags: Friends to Lovers, Age Gap, Religion, Virgin, Interracial Couple Democracy and education by john dewey6/24/2023 Golovachy with Three Pupils' by Alexey Venetsianov. In this classic work Dewey calls for the complete renewal of public education, arguing for the fusion of vocational and contemplative studies in education and for the necessity of universal education for the advancement of self and society. The artwork used for the cover is 'Portrait of K.I. John Dewey’s Democracy and Education addresses the challenge of providing quality public education in a democratic society. Production notes: This ebook of Democracy and Education was published by Global Grey on the 19th December 2022. This book has 136,056 words, 208 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1916. It is not enough, he claims, that younger members of a group master the basic necessities of subsistence, but that they should also be taught and initiated into the interests, purposes, information, skill, and practices of the mature members who possess the knowledge and customs needed for their characteristic lives to continue. In this work, Dewey argues the case for the importance of education in society. Or read online.ĭemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education is a book by American philosopher and psychologist, John Dewey, first published in 1916. Non-Fiction Philosophy Society and PoliticsĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. Buy the entire collection (over 2,400 ebooks) for only £15. Philip connors books6/24/2023 “This powerful work belongs with the classics of the nature writing genre and is equally important as a rumination on living and dying. “A heartfelt, well-written volume of vignettes and reflections of a man who-much like his long lineage of fire lookout forebears-gladly chooses to escape civilization for the natural word.” As a fire lookout in the 21st century his perspective is shared by few and his talents as a writer are evident. At first he tells of fire, the US Forest Service, Albert Leopold, and wilderness. Connors channels their voices in a praise song of great urgency and makes a plea to save a vital piece of our natural and cultural heritage: the wild Gila River, whose waters are threatened by a potential dam. Philip Connors tells two stories in this enjoyable book. A Song for the River, its sequel, updates and deepens the story: the mountain he loves goes up in flames a lookout on another mountain whom he has come to love as brother dies in a freak accident and three high school students he admires die tragically in an airplane crash while researching the wilderness and the wild river they wish to save. For nearly a decade the acclaimed young writer Philip Connors has spent half of each year in a 7x7 fire lookout tower, 10,000-feet up in a. His first book, Fire Season (30,000 sold), recounted the deep lessons learned about mountains, wilderness, fire, and solitude. Every summer since 2002, Connors has been perched in a tower 50 feet above the Gila Wilderness, watching for fire. The Gila River and Wilderness are the heart and soul of A Song for the River. Radio silence book buy6/24/2023 Meanwhile at uni, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets. She has to confess why Carys disappeared… Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past… Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.Ĭaught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances’ dreams come crashing down. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.īut when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin6/24/2023 Regardless of your stance on his conclusions, viewing his experiment 50+ years later, there’s seemingly no way to dismiss the man either as hopelessly naïve or a cynical publicity-seeker. Griffin takes his cues from the simplest of basic human compassion and curiosity. Not that this is why this review takes place so late into its 51st year, but the recent Trayvon Martin debacle did not exactly boost my confidence in my ability to pontificate on John Howard Griffin’s iconic take on racism in America, circa 1959. Like, for instance, if you’re a WASP-y middle-class Canadian woman and you find yourself staring at a review copy of Black Like Me, in the 50th anniversary edition, no less. One of the several perils of being a critic is that, with the best intentions in the world, you occasionally find yourself in over your head. John Howard Griffin, a white Texan, thought the unthinkable and did the undoable: he became a black man.” It was one man who actually followed through. “What is it like to be the Other? A few, very few, thoughtful heroic whites… have at one time or another considered the idea. Raphael by db reynolds6/24/2023 Reynolds come nine stories of seduction and intrigue set in her Vampires in America universe. Unfortunately, some local kidnappers have other plans, and Cyn and Sarah will have to outwit their abductors before Raphael and Raj start hunting, and the entire wedding is.įrom award-winning author D. and Cyn's girls-night-out bachelorette party. And then it's time for The Wedding, as readers join Rajmund and Sarah for their big weekend. You Belong To Me follows Duncan and his mate Emma as they consolidate power in his new territory, while generating plenty of heat in private. The Vampire Vignettes From New Year's Eve on the beaches of Malibu, to love in a penthouse over Manhattan, and a challenge fought on a snowy night in Montreal, Reynolds takes us behind the scenes with seven steamy Vignettes featuring her ultimate alpha Vampire Lords and their beautiful and independent mates.And Never Before Published – Two brand new, full-length short stories. Reynolds come nine stories of seduction and intrigue set in her Vampires in America universe.For the first time in print. |