![]() ![]() ![]() "I wished that Robin Roberts of the Phillies would fall down the steps of his stoop, and that Richie Ashburn would break his hand." "Every night," I admitted, "before going to bed, in my prayers." "The Yankee pitcher?" he asked, surprise and concern in his voice. Speaking as softly as I could, I made my admission. He had picked out the one group of sins that most troubled me. ![]() "I talked in church twenty times, I disobeyed my mother five times, I wished harm to others several times, I told a fib three times, I talked back to my teacher twice." I held my breath. "Yes, my child, and what sins have you committed?" As I knelt on the small worn bench, I could hear a boy's halting confession through the wall, his prescribed penance inaudible as the panel slid open on my side and the priest directed his attention to me. “I opened the curtain and entered the confessional, a dark wooden booth built into the side wall of the church. ![]()
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![]() ![]() One man stands up to push back the overwhelming wave of tyranny triggered by the onset of nationwide martial law. ![]() Inflation cripples the US economy, and post-war armored military vehicles patrol the streets. In the midst of crisis, the population struggles to survive in a world short on vital resources. A terrible weapon has been unleashed - a weapon that, left to run its course, will destroy the moral fabric of humanity. ![]() In the not-too-distant future, during an unacknowledged mission inside the Syrian border, a government operative unwittingly triggers an incredible event that alters the course of society. Bourne, a man struggles to survive after the US infrastructure collapses and martial law engulfs the streets of America. In this riveting, ultrarealistic novel from J. ![]() ![]() I say all of that as a grown up reading it, a grown up who knows the extent to which racism goes to every single day. Even writing this and thinking back to these pages, my hands are curling into fists and shaking from the anger and frustration of it all. ![]() ![]() I'm so sad and so angry, sad for seeing the little girl's fear and the grandma's own sadness and angry for the injustices that bipoc people (latinx, in this case) have to face always, even when they aren't doing anything or interacting with anyone but you can see it in the eyes and the posture of those around them. ![]() It's the first time I finish reading a picture book and I feel a pang in my chest and tears forming behind my eyes that are trying to force their way out and spill all over. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now perhaps if Andrea Beaty's presented poetry had been a trifle less awkward and stumbling (and with that, also not so utterly frustratingly distracting) and if her oh so very much important messages had been less in one's proverbial face and thus not so maddeningly preachy (about being courageous, about not being afraid of making mistakes, about trying again and again if and when disasters do occur, and yes, these are indeed important lessons for EVERYONE), I might have actually enjoyed Rosie Revere, Engineer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Growing up, her mother talked about the traumatic histories and experiences of attending St. Background Īlthough the novel itself is fiction, some of the stories were based on real experiences of Good's mother and grandmother, who were survivors of the residential school system. It was selected for the 2022 edition of Canada Reads, nominated by Christian Allaire, Ojibway author and Vogue Fashion Editor. ![]() įive Little Indians was CBC's number one best selling book in 2021. It also explores the love and strength that can emerge after trauma. The novel focuses on five survivors of the Canadian Indian residential school system, struggling with varying degrees of success to rebuild their lives in Vancouver, British Columbia after the end of their time in the residential schools. Five Little Indians is the debut novel by Cree Canadian writer Michelle Good, published in 2020 by Harper Perennial. ![]() ![]() ![]() At first, he is reluctant to help her, or even pay attention to her. Once at the Orders, she is healed and sent to be an apprentice to a man, named Max, who does not wish to be disturbed by the worlds any longer. ![]() Unfortunately, it is at the cost of leaving her best friend behind as she flees on horseback across the country while bleeding, to reach the safety of the Orders. ![]() The night she attempts to buy her freedom, Tisaanah snaps and barely escapes with her life. Tisaanah’s magic manifests in a beautiful display of butterflies as she dances artfully for her master and his partons, while desperately trying to earn 1000 gold marks for her freedom. The mines, which is where the rest of her people were sentenced, and it is revealed very early that this is a death sentence. Tisaanah, a beautiful yet tormented young girl was captured by slavers at a very young age, as the backstory is revealed we come to find out that while she was captured and sold as a slave Tissanah’s mother saved her from a far worse death. Immediately we are drawn in by a beautiful display of worldbuilding, that distinctly reminds me of both Robin Hobb and Jacqueline Carey. Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent captivated my interest right away. ![]() ![]() ![]() Flip to any page if it isn't an anecdote about how some famous person got famous by exhibiting a given virtue, it's just more of this run-on about how you have to find the way in which your obstacle is the way. There's no point at which it transcends to advice that will move your life forward. No way around it: It's on you.This wouldn't be especially egregious if it weren't the whole book, but it is. ![]() ![]() Because each obstacle we overcome makes us stronger for the next one. No one is saying you can't take a minute to think, Dammit, this sucks. The pacing, tone, and almost computer-generated writing give the effect of a student trying to meet a page requirement the night before a due date. I would be shocked if Holiday, a so-called media manipulator, put his heart into this drivel. There's no need to reinvent the wheel! Lay down that same track.Īside from some of the facts within the actual anecdotes-on which I don't trust he's done appropriate research since each of them are presented perfunctorily and exclusively to evince his successful-people habits (and not to interject any complications of reality)-there is little in this book you couldn't get from Dove chocolate wrappers. You interned for a guy who wrote an anecdote-based guide to being powerful. Just do it! For example, if you have a contract from Penguin to write a self-help book but you have absolutely nothing to say, don't fret. Great advice, everyone: overcome adversity. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Capitol, showing how the Justice Department is approaching punishment for the rare, Civil War-era charge. The sentencing request is the first for a person convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. "This conduct created a grave risk to our democratic system of government and must be met with swift and severe punishment." presidential election," the filing reads. "(Rhodes) used his talents for manipulation to goad more than twenty other American citizens into using force, intimidation, and violence to seek to impose their preferred result on a U.S. ![]() Prosecutors said in court papers filed Friday that Rhodes "exploited his vast public influence" as leader of the right-wing militia group to persuade others to attack the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden. The Justice Department is seeking a 25-year prison sentence for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy last year in connection with the Jan. Watch Video: Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison ![]() ![]() ![]() The Jones family frequently took trips to the country and to Europe. Because her brothers went to boarding school, and so were often away from home, Edith was essentially raised as an only child in a brownstone mansion on West Twenty-third Street in New York City. Edith had two older brothers: Frederic Rhinelander Jones (Freddie), sixteen years older than her, and Henry Edward Jones (Harry), eleven years older. Her ancestry was of the best English and Dutch strains. Her family on both sides was established, old-money New York business aristocracy. Wharton's personal experiences, opinions, and passions influenced her writing.Įdith Wharton was born Edith Newbold Jones on January 24, 1862, in New York City to George Frederic Jones and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander Jones. Wharton's protagonists challenge social taboos, but are unable to overcome the barriers of social convention. Her protagonists are most often tragic heroes or heroines portrayed as intelligent and emotional people who want more out of life. Edith Wharton, an American author and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for her ironic and polished prose about the aristocratic New York society into which she was born. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Harford’s ability to use anecdotes to spotlight mistakes we make ( Cautionary Tales was his podcast that focused on the disastrous results of bad decisions) and to discuss how to improve our decision approach was a joy to read, and anyone new to the field of behavioral economics will benefit from its reading. Even though I am in the US, I own the book with the UK-release title, because I wanted to read it as soon as it was available and not wait for the US release. The last two books are actually the same book How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently about Numbers is the worldwide title for a book called The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics in the US. Reading his clear writing or listening to his illuminating illustrations of complex economic and statistical concepts makes it easy to see why he has been so well followed. Tim Harford seems to be showing up again and again in the world of rational decision making, from newspapers (he is a columnist for the Financial Times) to podcasts ( Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, Cautionary Tales, etc.) to radio ( More or Less) to books ( The Undercover Economist, How to Make the World Add Up, The Data Detective, plus several others). ![]() |