![]() ![]() I LOVED RO EVEN MORE THAN USUAL IN THIS ONEEEE □□ And you both act more like yourselves when you’re together.” ~Auntie Ro You both dive headfirst into danger, but somehow you’re able to help each other play it a little smarter. He boosts your confidence, and you keep his ego in check. He helps you lighten up, and you help him focus. THEY ARE SO ADORABLY ADORABLE WITH A PERFECT DYNAMIC. This book was fun, action packed, and full of twists and turns. SO I FEEL LIKE I CAN SURVIVE AAANNNYYYTTTHHHINGGGGG. THERE’S PROBABLY GONNA BE LIKE THIS HUGE BATTLE AT THE ENDDDD…Īnd the funny thing is, yeah, I’ll have to wait a year for the next book, and yeah, that’ll make me slowly die inside, but honestly… I’ve waited two years after the WORST CLIFFHANGER EVER in UNLOCKED…. ANTI-CLIMATIC… BUT BOOK #10 WILL SURELY MAKE UP FOR THAT. ![]() ![]() IT WAS EVEN WORTH THE TWO YEARS I HAD TO WAIT FOR IT.īecause chapter 42…. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE BEST KEEPER BOOK YET AND IT’S TOTALLY WORTH WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT. So… this book had me screaming, crying, giggling, squealing, jumping around, and running around the house to let out the energy it gave me. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Now in its eagerly awaited second edition, this bestselling book has been substantially revised, with new case-studies and examples and important additions on new indigenous literature, the role of research in indigenous struggles for social justice, which brings this essential volume urgently up-to-date."-Pub. ![]() This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.' Concepts such as 'discovery' and 'claiming' are discussed and an argument presented that the decolonization of research methods will help to reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being. what is decolonising methodology Decolonisation itself refers to the undoing of colonial rule over subordinate countries but has taken on a wider meaning as the ‘freeing of minds from colonial ideology’ in particular by addressing the ingrained idea that to be colonised was to be inferior. ![]() ![]() To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. "This essential volume explores the ways in which imperils is embedded in the disciplines of knowledge, and argues that the decolonization of research methods will help reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being."-Excerpt from back cover of paperback, 2nd edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though the toy store declined to purchase the brothers’ work for reproduction, they were impressed with Sendak’s artistic eye and asked him if he’d be interested in a job dressing windows. Schwarz in 1948 to try to get the company to purchase their handmade, fairytale-inspired wooden toys. Maurice Sendak and his brother visited Manhattan’s F.A.O. ![]() Here are a few other things about Maurice Sendak's real life you might not have known. When Sendak-who was born on June 10, 1928-started illustrating and writing for children, he vowed that he wouldn't write stories of sunshine and rainbows, because that's not real life. Maurice Sendak's books were shaped by his own childhood: one marked by the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the concentration camp deaths of most of his extended family, and parents consumed by depression and anger. ![]() ![]() ![]() For some people, this Mitch Albom book can help them see the world a bit differently.īut, the thing I really like about this book is that it mirrors some of my philosophies and beliefs. But, oftentimes, the best and most impactful words of wisdom come from a page-turning fiction novel.Īnd, the Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom is, no doubt, one of those books. Sure, there are plenty of things you can learn from the self-help section. And, the most powerful stories, just like The Five People You Meet In Heaven, even change our lives forever. What’s more, these books help shape our future, give us new perspectives and influence the way we think. With their spellbinding plots and fascinating characters, they transport us into alternative universes and take us on epic adventures. Novels can be eye-opening and incredibly inspiring. ![]() ![]() ![]() Radziwill made a career of being a journalist and Drescher knows this, so Radziwill took the question as an insult. Drescher said that she wasn't, then asked Radziwill if she used a ghostwriter for her memoir. We all need to know the facts before using the #BookGate hashtag all willy nilly.įor those unfamiliar, #BookGate is the ongoing source of drama that started when Carole Radziwill asked Aviva Drescher if she would be using a ghostwriter for her memoir. Oh, Real Housewives and your forced trips! If you've been watching, you may have wondered, "Hey! What's Carole Radziwill's book about anyway? Sure, she claims to be the one who's the real writer, but I need to know more before I make an informed decision on my BookGate allegiance." I feel ya, honey. On the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of New York City, #BookGate raged on as the women took a vacation to The Hamptons. ![]() ![]() Grimes, meanwhile, used to get called “waifish” so often in profiles that she railed against it in a viral 2013 Tumblr post. “I was like, ‘I feel like he’s going to be a peaceful giant.’ ” She was right. When Grimes was pregnant with X in 2020, she had a clear sense of the boy he’d turn out to be. I don’t know what I was thinking.”Ĭongratulations to Grimes and Elon Musk on the birth of their second child together! It’s a girl! “She’s a little colicky too.” She laughs again and buries her face in her hands. Now we both start laughing.ĭid she really think I wasn’t going to hear a baby? It’s a calming period that breaks with a sitcom punch line: full-blown infant screams upstairs, followed by the voice of a woman pleading SHH. ![]() ![]() I suggest we pause for a moment to discuss the surreal professional ethics at play, which are that I can’t pretend I don’t know she’s got a secret baby with the world’s wealthiest man hiding upstairs. She’s rattled, and I’m mortified by even accidentally making a woman-a new mother, no less-feel exposed and vulnerable. ![]() ![]() In the hands of less-experienced writer, this cast could become overwhelming, but readers are immersed into the narrative slowly, meeting each character as an individual. ![]() It was just that they saw the fields delivering the wealth in different ways, as dead, as alive, as more and as less autonomous or powerful.” Both men saw money when they looked at land. ![]() “Since the Ojibwe part of Jack was inaccessible, he was a German with a trapdoor in his soul, an inner life still hidden to him. Also, Jack is not only defined by his relationships with these five women, but more expansively, so that readers can fully understand his choices, his complexity, his motivation, his apart-ness, and his relationship with his surroundings. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is not a demon incarnate, and you will not be playing games of chess against him, although he is maliciously crazy. But beyond their initial appearance, they have little in common, for Blackstone Chronicles was developed by Legend Entertainment – their last adventure game, in fact – and contains the sort of high quality storytelling that The 7th Guest and its clones didn’t bother with.įor starters, that crazy old man? That’s actually the ghost of your departed dad, Malcolm Metcalf, the founder of the Blackstone Asylum. After all, they’re both solitary journeys into abandoned estates – this time, a decommissioned insane asylum ? complete with fully CG-rendered visuals and a crazy old man who constantly belittles you. ![]() You’d be forgiven for mistaking Blackstone Chronicles as a rip-off of The 7th Guest. ![]() ![]() The aliens are VERY alien despite cover image. It has several follow up books that are also excellent, but first one stands alone. Please forgive the book and give it a chance.Ĭlaimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn GalaĪ favorite comfort read of mine. I promise the words inside are so much better than many of these covers make them seem. One of my reasons for reading sci-fi is enjoying a really well developed alien culture, so I only chose ones that satisfy that particular criteria. I also left off books where the aliens aren’t really alien ~ as in they are just bigger than us and green, or what have you. Books like Ascension, while critically acclaimed, are too dark for me. We are back to that culture conflict thing that I love so much.Īs always I lean towards lighter stuff, which is why finding f/f was a challenge. Not that I don’t read that, it’s just I enjoy it when the alien-ness is an integral part of the plot and relationship. I’ve chosen human/alien pairings, like my book. ![]() Please remember one of my fav tropes is also culture conflict, and sci-fi is the perfect space for exploring that. ![]() Queer sci-fi is a tiny niche in romance but it is one I happen to love. ![]() OK, how about recommending something to tide me over? Miss Gail, you cry, The 5th Gender was like my FAVORITE new thing. ![]() ![]() The squall uproots trees, closes roads and destroys buildings, including Hed’s hockey rink, resulting in chaos and deaths in both towns. ![]() The novel begins with a once-in-a-generation storm in the deep forests of the far reaches of northern Sweden, where the rival towns Beartown and Hed are pitted against each other - socially, economically and on the ice. And in “The Winners,” the third installment in the hockey-centric Beartown trilogy, Fredrik Backman takes competition, friendship, politics and town rivalry to appropriately biblical proportions. ![]() Parents of youth hockey players sometimes joke that, thanks to the sport’s intense early-morning weekend schedule, we belong to the International Church of Hockey. ![]() |