He continues: "I too wish that the things that the nuclear industry says about itself were true-I wish it was green and renewable. Unfortunately, his arguments amount to little more than regurgitated industry talking points, in their traditional form of a Jeremiad." In "Nuclear Stockholm Syndrome" he writes: "Bhaskar Sunkara is clearly motivated by his deep concerns over the dire impacts of global warming, which loom closer by the hour. In response to Bhaskar Sunkara’s "recent opinion piece extoling the virtues of nuclear power and castigating its opponents as paranoid and ill-informed", Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute ( ) wrote an article in Counterpunch that caught my attention, as it should catch all our attentions.
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"Master of craft and narrative" Walter Mosley returns with this crowning achievement in the Easy Rawlins saga, in which the iconic detective's loyalties are tested on the sun-soaked streets of Southern California (National Book Foundation) Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories (Easy Rawlins Mystery #8) (Paperback):Ĭinnamon Kiss: A Novel (Easy Rawlins #10) (Hardcover):īlonde Faith (Easy Rawlins #11) (CD-Audio):Ĭharcoal Joe: An Easy Rawlins Mystery (Easy Rawlins Series #14) (Paperback): Gone Fishin': An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #6) (Paperback):īad Boy Brawly Brown (Easy Rawlins #7) (Paperback): White Butterfly: An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #3) (Paperback):īlack Betty: An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #4) (Paperback):Ī Little Yellow Dog: An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #5) (Paperback): This is book number 15 in the Easy Rawlins series.ĭevil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition): An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #1) (Paperback):Ī Red Death: An Easy Rawlins Novel (Easy Rawlins Mystery #2) (Paperback): She describes herself alternately as Yup’ik and Eskimo. She uses phrases like “according to our beliefs”, “in our culture”, and so on. The Minuk telling this story is not a twelve year old- she might be 70, sitting in a rocking chair or on a hillside, talking to a granddaughter. Telling a story set in a culture different from the reader’s is always going to be difficult, because the references the narrator has are different from one’s own. The first thing I want to hit on is the way Hill has decided to tell the story. It might have been nice to hire a Yup’ik author for Minuk, sure, but Hill does a phenomenal job and I don’t think I would want to lose Ashes in the Pathway for anything. Personally, I think she does an A+ job of tackling the culture and history of Native Alaska, informed by decades as a teacher in the bush. (In a state full of transplants, the distinction is important.) However, she was raised in a family with lots of Alaska Native relatives, including older step-relatives who relayed a lot of oral history to her as a history curious kid. She’s a white native Alaskan (born and raised in Alaska) but not Alaska Native (ancestors crossed the Bering Strait and ate a lot of berries in a lot of bushes). I had a near-complete collection of her books as a kid, and she’s written some fantastic kids literature focusing on Alaska and Alaskan history. I didn’t realize it was written by Kirkpatrick Hill until a few months ago. It made me cry then and I was pretty close last week. With my personal sappiness out of the way, let’s dig in to the book. Keys, talking about the book to MTV News. It's gonna be beautiful, it's a great first book. It's very personal and intense and shows a lot of different sides of me. It's also connected with stories about what provoked me to write what you read. It's actually gonna be a collection of my poetry and unreleased lyrics and songs from the albums. The book was re-released in October 2018 with a new cover. In 2006, she appeared on the television series Def Poetry Jam, citing the poem "P.O.W.". To promote the book, Keys appeared on The Early Show and at Barnes & Noble store where she signed copies of it. Another volume was planned for release in fall 2005. The book appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list and has generated over 500.000 dollars in sales. The book consists of twenty-seven poems and lyrics to songs from her studio albums Songs in A Minor (2001) and The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Later in November 2005, it was issued in Canada and Europe in paperback format by Berkley Books. It was first issued in the United States as a hardcover edition by G. Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics is a collection of poems and lyrics written by American recording artist Alicia Keys. She will have no heed of me, and my heart will break.' But there is no red rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely, and she will pass me by. If I bring her a red rose, I shall hold her in my arms, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and her hand will be clasped in mine. If I bring her a red rose she will dance with me till dawn. 'The Prince gives a ball to-morrow night,' murmured the young Student, 'and my love will be of the company. His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire but passion has made his lace like pale Ivory, and sorrow has set her seal upon his brow.' 'Night after night have I sung of him, though I knew him not: night after night have I told his story to the stars, and now I see him. 'Here at last is a true lover,' said the Nightingale. 'Ah, on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched.' 'No red rose in all my garden!' he cried, and his beautiful eyes filled with tears. 'She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses,' cried the young Student 'but in all my garden there is no red rose.'įrom her nest in the holm-oak tree the Nightingale heard him, and she looked out through the leaves, and wondered. And, while she’s at it, with a little help from her friends, she breaks the mold of Lily Gold. This time she turns the status quo into quid pro quo and gives him a run for the money. This is marriage? This is war! Lily steps out of the tired old habit of always letting Leon have his way. But husband Leon wants no part of it, and off he goes to the bank to put the kibosh on her chance of opening her own antique center. When she finally does, she knows it’s a perfect fit. Re-entering the work force is harder than it seems, and Lily has difficulty finding a position that’s just right for her. A lot more, she discovers, when she decides she needs something of her very own – a job. after thirty-three years of marriage as wife, mother, nursemaid, and family mediator, Lily Gold has had it! There must be more to life than making beds and cooking dinners. It seems that Moira is related with Tekmor (proof, ordinance) and with Ananke, who were primeval goddesses in mythical cosmogonies. In Plato's Republic the Three Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity). Later they are daughters of Zeus and Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order and law. In the Theogony of Hesiod, the three Moirai are personified, and are acting over the gods. In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa, is related with the limit and end of life, and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny. The gods and men had to submit to them, but in the case of Zeus he is portrayed in two ways: as the only one who can command them (the Zeus Moiragetes) or as the one who is also bound to the Moiras as incarnation of the fates. They were independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction. They controlled the metaphorical thread of life of every mortal from birth to death. Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter) and Atropos (unturnable). In Greek mythology, the Moirai ( Ancient Greek: Μοῖραι, "apportioners", Latinized as Moerae)-often known in English as the Fates-were the white-robed incarnations of destiny ( Roman equivalent: Parcae, euphemistically the "sparing ones", or Fata also equivalent to the Germanic Norns). Old National Gallery, Berlin Greek deities Relief, grave of Alexander von der Mark by Johann Gottfried Schadow. Lauren Billings Lauren Billings (but everyone calls her Lo) received her doctorate in neuroscience from UC Irvine, and before she started living the dream as a full-time writer, spent her days researching neurodegeneration in aging. Their third YA novel, Autoboyography was released in 2017 to critical acclaim, followed by Roomies, Love and Other Words, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, and The Soulmate Equation and Something Wilder. They have been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Time, Entertainment Weekly, People, O Magazine and more. They are published in over 30 languages, have received multiple starred reviews, won both the Seal of Excellence and Book of the Year from RT Magazine, been inducted into the Library Reads Hall of Fame, named Amazon and Audible Romance of the Year, a Lambda Literary Award finalist and been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced eighteen New York Times bestselling novels. Yes, there are two of us! Christina (on the left) and Lauren (on the right).Ĭhristina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. Brené's whole book is about vulnerability and tough conversations, so if you need some inspiration there go ahead and " add to cart now". If you wish that too, I think it's OKAY to ask for clarity, and to SHARE what supports you need. I wish I could wave a wand and voila! Everyone leading our schools would communicate to their teachers with clarity and sensitivity, like the quote above. Most of their decisions regarding their classes won't be their own. I hate to assume, but I'm guessing many educators still don't know their plan for the Fall, or if they do, there is still uncertainty about music classes. I will share everything I can about the changes with you, as soon as I can." It's hard not to take it home, it's hard not to worry, and it's easy to want to look for someone to blame. "During a time of difficult change and uncertainty, daring leaders might sit with their teams and say, these changes are coming in hard and fast, and I know there's a lot of anxiety - I'm feeling it too, and it's hard to work through. Brené says a few great things I want to unpack, and my hope is that it might inspire music educators through the unknowns to lead with courage. Or, simply put, the way we give leadership, and the way we receive it. I've been reading this book through two lenses one lens is the view of a classroom teacher, and the other is being on the receiving end of school or district leadership. – Dandenong Wetlands, Stud Road, Dandenong North. The Group meets at Dandenong Wetlands on the first Sunday of every month at 9.30am. THE Greater Dandenong Environment Group formed in 1990 to increase local awareness about environmental issues. Call Lesley Jarutis on 9546 2346 for more information. – Club Noble, Moodemere Street, Noble Park. The not-for-profit club is for retired people aged over 55 and members participate in outings, coffee mornings, cinema trips and more. THE Combined Probus Club of Noble Park meets on the first Monday of the month. Call June on 9798 1784 or Ray on 9547 1907 for more information. Mondays are $5 per person and Saturdays are $8 per person. – Burden Park Bowling Club, corner Heatherton and Springvale roads, Springvale South. There’s ballroom dancing every Monday from 6.30pm to 10pm, and every fifth Saturday there’s dancing from 1pm to 5pm and ballroom from 8pm to 11pm. JOIN in the social mixed styles of ballroom dancing at the Burden Park Bowling Club. Call Carolyn Scott on 9700 1976 or 9791 5161 for more information. – Sandown Greyhounds, View Road, Springvale. VIEW stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women. SPRINGVALE VIEW Club meets on the fourth Monday of the month for dinner, socialising and support for The Smith Family. – The Open Door, 110 Ann Street, Dandenong. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn. LEARN a new song or join in singing some favourite oldies. |