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![]() ![]() ![]() For example, due to government propaganda and censorship, Chinese blogger Michael Anti did not find out the truth about Tiananmen Square until ten years after the fact. Riding the growing wave of blogging as self-expression, Parker’s characters are paddling against a huge undertow of governmental control. All of the profiles give the reader an incredible look into the nuances of dissidence in each area-like how in Cuba it is safer not to be anonymous, and how in China it is moreso okay to blog, just not to organize people via a blog.Įach individual fighting against such a large and ever-present enemy brings an heir of immediacy to the work. Detailing three countries (China, Cuba, and Russia), Parker pulls from a mix of stories from specific underground Internet activists and not only tells us the story of how they relate to dissidence on the Internet, but the story of their nation’s relationship with dissidence on the Internet. Parker writes effortlessly, staying on point and scaling in and out of the details to show connections between the smaller and larger pictures. ![]() In Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground, Emily Parker explores key activists in communist states who are creatively resisting their governments by spreading information on the Internet. Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground ![]()
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Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() " Octavia Butler, 1947-2006: Sci-fi writer a gifted pioneer in white, male domain,"īy John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer " Acclaimed Science Fiction Author Octavia Butler Butler, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 58" Obituaries " Farewell to a beloved science-fiction writer" Interview and appreciation will be available on the web (Online audio) Science Fiction Writer Octavia Butler on Race, Global Warming and Religion WAMC Bookshow interview Interviews & Reviews Octavia Butler, Weekend Edition Saturday, DecemOctavia Butler, UN Racism Conference Octavia Butler Fledgling review by Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered, 23 February 2007, NPR. Photos of Octavia Butler Photos by Leslie Howle Photos by David Findlay ![]() Side 2 SFWA News Press Releaseĭuring March 2007, author Nalo Hopkinson hosted several tributes to Octavia Butler.īutler and Hopkinson had been scheduled to tour together on the occasion of the release of the paperback edition of Octavia Butler's last novel, Fledgling, and the publication of Hopkinson's new novel, The New Moon's Arms.Įight reasons why Octavia E. Memorial Scholarship Fund Administered by the Carl Brandon Societyīannerlink to Scholarship Fund Octavia E. Butlerīusiness, please contact her literary Octavia E. ![]()
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Come as you are workbook5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Praise for Come As You Are- 'Nagoski's book deserves plaudits for the rare achievement of merging pop science and the sexual self-help genre in prose that's not insufferably twee. This collection of worksheets, journaling prompts, illustrations, and diagrams is an engaging companion for anyone who wants to further their understanding of their own bodies and sexuality. Now, in The Come As You Are Workbook, she offers practical tips and techniques that will help women to have the mind-blowing sex that they deserve (and that men have been having all along). In Come As You Are, sex educator Dr Emily Nagoski revealed the true story behind female sexuality, uncovering the little-known science of what makes us tick and, more importantly, how and why. A practical workbook from the New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are that will radically transform your sex life. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Proverbs 18:10 says this: “The name of the LORD is a strong tower the righteous run to it and are safe. ![]() The names of God give Christians tremendous comfort because they reveal aspects of his nature and character. 6:9), we are praying that people would speak about God in a way that is honoring to him and that accurately reflects his character.” 2 When we pray, “Hallowed be your name” as part of the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. Ryrie adds: “In a broad sense, then, God’s “name” is equal to all that the Bible and creation tell us about God. ![]() As such they reveal aspects of His character.” 1 These are not mere titles assigned by people but, for the most part, His own descriptions of Himself. Wayne Grudem said this about God’s names: “The many names of God in the Scripture provide additional revelation of His character. Names are a reflection of character in the Bible. We also see Jacob in the Bible meant “heel grabber” or “trickster,” and he lived out his name as he tricked his brother and stole his birthright and also tricked his uncle Laban and took his lambs. Satan means “opposer” or “adversary” Devil means “accuser” or “slanderer.” This tells us a lot about Satan’s role as he opposes God and man and seeks to accuse both. In the ancient Hebrew culture, a name meant so much more than just what you called somebody it reflected a person’s character. As we are seeking to know God more, one of the greatest ways to know God is by the names given in Scripture. ![]()
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12 angry men book author5/11/2023 ![]() I also argued that maybe the reason no one remembered him at the movies was because he snuck in. I only wanted to prove to everyone that it is just an ordinary knife, and that someone else could’ve stabbed his father with a similar knife. Maybe that’s why he wants this kid to get convicted- it’s because he reminds him of his own son! Everyone looked at me like I was a dangerous killer when I pulled out that switch knife. His father beat him up regularly, and he lives in a slum! Juror 3 then launched into a pretty embarrassing story about his own son. Even though he has a pretty rough record, you can’t blame him. But how can the woman be really sure when there was an elevated train passing by? Many other Jurors just say he is guilty, and have no reasons. ![]() Juror 10 says that the woman across the street is absolutely right. Jurors 3, 4, 7, and 10 just seem so sure that he is guilty. But, he has been kicked around all his life. It is not so easy for me to send a boy off to die without talking about it first! Right now I’m not sure if I believe this kid’s story or not. ![]() ![]() After the first vote, I was a little surprised that so many people voted guilty! Eleven people already had their hand raised up for guilty, so I had to vote for not guilty. ![]()
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A swim in a pond in the rain paperback5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD From the Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves-and our world today.Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. By AUTHOR Jane Austen Eric Carle Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl Charles Dickens Sydney Hanson C. ![]() Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games By POPULAR SERIES Chronicles of Narnia Curious Geoge Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fancy Nancy Harry Potter I Survived If You Give.By TOPIC Award Winning Books African American Children's Books Biography & Autobiography Diversity & Inclusion Foreign Language & Bilingual Books Hispanic & Latino Children's Books Holidays & Celebrations Holocaust Books Juvenile Nonfiction New York Times Bestsellers Professional Development Reference Books Test Prep.By GRADE Elementary School Middle School High Schoolīy AGE Board Books (newborn to age 3) Early Childhood Readers (ages 4-8) Children's Picture Books (ages 3-8) Juvenile Fiction (ages 8-12) Young Adult Fiction (ages 12+).BESTSELLERS in EDUCATION Shop All Education Books. ![]()
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Enne ace of shades5/10/2023 ![]() The town is unstable as there has been a revolution recently where the monarchy was overturned, the royal family killed and a Republic took its place. The story primarily is set in the North Side of New Reynes where crime is very common and the mafia and crime families reign supreme. ![]() In her new novel, this book focuses a lot on crime and its crime lords and mafia families in comparison to debut which centered on the circus.Īce of Shades takes place in New Reynes, where we see a combination of modern elements, such as cars, showers, and electricity, alongside traditional clothing and history. You may know Amanda Foody as the author of Daughter of the Burning City, which was her debut novel in 2017. ![]() If you enjoyed either Caraval by Stephanie Garber or Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, then Amanda Foody’s new young adult novel Ace of Shades is for you! ![]()
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Pumpkin soup story book5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. 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. ![]()
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Ève curie books5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “Now remember,” says Lyttleton at dinner, “I have not heard that you are going to the desert tomorrow.” One wonders how the old-fashioned war correspondents feel about this. “In the preceding twelve hours,” she writes, quite a few obstacles to my trip had been levelled.” She is told Randolph Churchill, the Prime Minister’s son, will pick her up at seven. She also had “off the record” talks with a number of “the great and the good”, including Air Marshal Tedder, who commanded the RAF in the Middle East Sir Walter Monckton, a future Minister of Defence who was head of propaganda in Cairo and Oliver Lyttleton, Minister of State in the Middle East. ![]() She is staying with diplomat Michael Wright, who ha s been a friend when posted in Paris, and who she describes as “now secretary at the British Embassy in Cairo” (actually he was First Secretary and would later, as Sir Michael Wright, serve as ambassador to Iraq). However, as always, Curie is well-connected. ![]()
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Christopher clark prussia5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() It was a different Frederick, this one known as the "Great Elector", who restored Brandenburg after the war. Historians have blamed it on the weakness of Elector George William, but Clark insists that he was faced with a "structural" challenge that would weigh on many future Berlin governments, which also found themselves "stranded between the fronts" of Europe's conflicting powers. The extortion, slaughter and torment introduced by the warring armies as they swept back and forth would be remembered for centuries. Things were interrupted by the thirty years war (1618-48), when the German lands became the site of devastating conflict between the Habsburg emperor and Protestant forces that included Denmark, Sweden, Spain and France. ![]() Though far from powerful in that early period, the Hohenzollerns held Brandenburg together, avoiding break-up and partition at moments of succession, maintaining their neutrality in surrounding disputes, and introducing Protestant reformation at a tactfully gradual pace. In 1417 the territory, which constituted one of seven electorates of the Holy Roman Empire, was bought by Frederick Hohenzollern, who established himself as Frederick I. Landlocked and without defensible frontiers, medieval Brandenburg hardly seemed predestined to become "the heartland of a powerful European state". ![]() |