![]() Many of the stories illuminate the complicated and paradoxical relationships between victims and oppressors. Their settings span the South American continent, from the bleak sheepherding plains of Tierra del Fuego in "Toad's Mouth" to the tropical forests of Amazonia in "Phantom Place" and "Walimai." Several take place in Agua Santa, a provincial backwater whose inhabitants will be familiar to readers of "Eva Luna." The characters include aristocrats, members of the middle class, laborers, adventurers, European and Arab immigrants, mestizos and Indians. As befits a lover's entertainment, many of these stories are about the mysterious, complex passions between men and women. ![]() ![]() Unlike Scheherazade, Eva tells her stories not under the threat of death, but rather with the assurance of Rolf's devotion. A pretext unites these 23 stories: In the prologue, Rolf asks Eva to delight him with a story after they make love. "The Stories of Eva Luna" begins where the novel left off, with the concord of the two lovers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The colorful, cartoon-style illustrations show refreshing diversity in the world of fantastical beings, and the striking black unicorn will do wonders for cultural perceptions of beauty. While her problem fitting in at school is far from original, the details of her world make this a fresh take, a fun way to explore aspects of identity and culture (Layla feels like a stand-in for the Black actress/comedian, who often calls herself “the Last Black Unicorn”) or just to enjoy at surface level. ![]() Her friend Melvin Minoatur assures them that there’s no need to be afraid of the dark when he met Layla, he learned “when something’s black, it’s really just where all the colors meet.” Readers will feel for Layla. Finally, when the class takes a field trip into the woods and the teacher has a mishap, Layla’s know-how and friendships with other forest dwellers get her frightened classmates back to school safely. ![]() Her guardian, Trevin Troll, assures her, “She ready.” At Unicornia, Layla’s attempt to join the other unicorns’ game is unsuccessful, and they call her “woodsy.” Layla tries dressing up with hair clips and sparkles, but this only makes things worse. When it is time for Layla to start going to school, though, she worries that she isn’t ready. Layla is a curious, free-spirited black unicorn with a coily mane and tail who loves spending summertime exploring Overlook Woods. In Haddish’s picture-book debut, co-written by Nolen, a unicorn has a rough start trying to fit in at school. ![]() ![]() Piketty’s bold agenda relies on three main pillars. Wealth inequality, income inequality, and inequality of access to essential goods such as education and healthcare have reached levels where they cannot be addressed by tweaks on the margin of the sort usually discussed in the policy debates. ![]() ![]() Purportedly realistic agendas, furthermore, often fail to tackle pressing challenges. Democracies nowadays need directions as ambitious as the welfare Keynesianism of the 1960s or the small government, free market project of the 1980s. In the current context of social anger, catalogues of down to earth policy proposals neither convince voters nor provide policymakers with a guide for real-time decision making in an unpredictable environment. Piketty’s goal there is to offer a new paradigm to substitute the largely obsolescent social-democratic project. ![]() It is much shorter but at least as ambitious as the analytical chapters. This piece was also published on From the extraordinary wealth of its empirical material to the breadth of its cultural scope, and from the rare alliance of statistical precision and literary references to the level of its intellectual and political ambition, there is much to commend in this remarkable book.įrom a policy standpoint, however, its last part, where the author offers an agenda to promote social fairness, deserves the most thorough discussion. ![]() ![]() ![]() We are thrown back into the lives of familiar characters such as the lawyer Callie and the political ascent of the ambitious Tobey Durbridge, and new characters in the shape of the latest generation with the young teens, Libby, with her troubled and impoverished background and the more wealthy Troy, and their conflict ridden history. This is the fifth addition to the brilliant Noughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman, the latest book echoes and reverberates with the chilling and turbulent state of the world today, particularly that of the US, Britain and Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]() (In fact, that’s the title of this book.) Piggie won’t tell him and Gerald discovers that waiting is NOT easy. And Gerald just can’t wait for Piggie to tell him what the surprise is. There’s this one Elephant and Piggie book all about how Piggie has a big surprise for Gerald. ![]() The dialogue is illustrated by speech bubbles, like a comic strip for four-year-olds. They have completely different personalities but get along just great. The Elephant and Piggie books follow the many adventures of Gerald (an elephant) and Piggie who are best friends. Now all I can do is collect them so I can read them to my children someday. Seriously, my friend, I wish these books were around when I was a kid. Oh my goodness, they’re only the bestest best books, like, ever, in the history of the universe!! Have you heard of the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems? In the words of Gerald the Elephant, “Waiting is NOT easy.” ![]() ![]() ![]() This 1922 story also takes death as one of its main themes: it focuses on two sisters, whose father has recently died. Several of Mansfield’s best-known stories focus on death: see ‘The Garden Party’, her 1920 story about a young woman who is greatly shaken by the death of a man from the local village. Katherine Mansfield, ‘ The Daughters of the Late Colonel’. What has happened to him? We follow Elizabeth’s thoughts and fears across the course of one evening as she waits for her husband to return.Ĩ. When Lizzie’s husband doesn’t come home from his work down the mine, she is angry … and then worried. The story focuses on a miner’s wife, Lizzie Bates, living among the mining communities of Nottinghamshire. ![]() If Joyce’s story is about the psychological fallout that might follow the death of someone we know, this 1911 story, one of Lawrence’s earliest stories, is about how a young wife gradually begins to fear the worst when her husband doesn’t come home after work one night. The opening story in Joyce’s 1914 collection Dubliners, ‘The Sisters’ is narrated by a young boy whose friendship with a recently deceased Catholic priest, Father Flynn, starts to concern him as the narrator picks up rumours and whispers about the priest’s behaviour and reputation.ĭid Flynn do something wrong? Joyce doesn’t tell us – but the boy’s dreams and nightmares suggest that he may have been aware of something improper concerning the priest’s actions but, being only a child at the time, he had repressed it.ħ. ![]() ![]() As you color, you'll find the motivation to better navigate your personal faith journeys. From Sarah, to Miriam, to Mary of Nazareth, you can see your own struggles from the wisdom and lessons of the lives of the Biblical women. Bream explains how their experiences can help you better understand what it means to be a woman of faith. ![]() In The Women of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream reminds you that women have long been essential in God's unfolding plan. ![]() ![]() Based on Shannon Bream's #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon The Women of the Bible Speak, a contemplative companion coloring book filled with meaningful and beautifully designed quotes from scripture to color in and accompanied by contextual references and passages from Bream's book which illuminate the stories from the women of the Bible. ![]() ![]() From left are Don Diamonte, Eileen Davidson, Melody Thomas Scott, Braedan and Jeanne Cooper. The group was on hand to help Eric Braeden (second from right), who plays Victor Newman on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless," celebrate his 25th anniversary on the show. Daytime actors and actresses pose for a photo Feb. ![]() "I hate to be this personal, but I think this may be good for some older guys who may or may not listen to this," Braeden said. Doctors discovered the cells while treating symptoms of a prostate issue that started several months ago, when Braeden was recovering from a knee-replacement surgery, he explained. The actor, 82, said he was receiving immunotherapy for both low-grade and high-grade cancerous cells found near his bladder. Braeden announced the diagnosis in a video posted to Facebook on Friday. Eric Braeden, the actor best known for his role as Victor Newman on "The Young and the Restless," was recently diagnosed with cancer and is now undergoing treatment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Haley was sued for plagiarism by Harold Courlander, author of the novel "The Africans," and paid him $650,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Haley from soon after the book's publication up until his death in February 1992. Accusations that portions of "Roots"(Doubleday hard cover, Dell paperback) were plagiarized or concocted plagued Mr. "I asked her why she was dealing with it and she told me that Morrow was specifically selling it as a novel," he said. ![]() He said he was surprised when the fiction buyer for the chain came in to discuss the book. "I looked at the catalogue and said, 'Nonfiction,' " said Bob Wietrak, director of merchandising for Barnes & Noble Inc. ![]() The catalogue reads in part, "Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, 'Roots,' told the story of his maternal forebears 'Alex Haley's Queen' depicts the five interracial generations of his father's family."īut when sales representatives from Morrow went to talk to booksellers and wholesalers a few weeks ago, as part of their annual pitch for the company's books, they said "Queen" was a novel. Roots Revisited When booksellers received the William Morrow spring catalogue earlier this year, they read the description of "Alex Haley's Queen" and assumed it was an autobiographical, historical book that would be shelved in their nonfiction sections. ![]() ![]() ![]() Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. ![]() Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father. Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. ![]() The engrossing and hard-hitting third novel by Angie Thomas, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning The Hate U Give and On the Come Up, about a teen, Maverick Carter, Starr’s father. ![]() |