In stories of sixteenth-century galleon excavations, panther-tracking in Florida swamps, ancient African rainforests, Neanderthal tool-making, and cryogenic DNA banks, O'Connor investigates the philosophical questions of an age in which we "play god" with earth's biodiversity.Įach chapter in this beautifully written book focuses on a unique species-from the charismatic northern white rhinoceros to the infamous passenger pigeon-and the people entwined in the animals' fates. Paradoxically, the more we intervene to save species, the less wild they often become. O'Connor explores the extreme measures scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and genetic management to de-extinction. In a world dominated by people and rapid climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. **A Christian Science Monitor Top Ten Book of September** O'Connorīuy on Amazon, B&N, iBooks, BAM, Book Depository Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things by M.R. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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★"Spun from a true anecdote and likely to move adult readers as well as younger ones, this set of Kafka and the Doll is a testament to living life to the fullest and to the life-changing power of storytelling. The legend of Kafka and the doll has captivated imaginations for decades as it reveals the playful and compassionate side of a man known for his dark and brooding tales. Kafka told her the doll wasn't lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to the girl for weeks. She'd lost her doll and was inconsolable. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. Kafka told her the doll wasn't lost, but instead, traveling the world and having grand adventures! And to reassure her, Kafka began delivering letters from the doll to the girl for weeks."-Provided by publisher.īook Synopsis Based on a true story about Franz Kafka Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world's most bewildering and iconic writers. About the Book "Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world's most bewildering and iconic writers. What would man made climate change skeptics make of this fabulous book?ĭaniel Suarez has gained serious street credibility amongst the sci-fi reading developer, coder, system admin, and database administrator crowd. The book is a NYC history lesson, a treatise on comparative economic systems, and an entertaining adventure story. New York 2140 is so much more than a climate change fable. Robinson pulls off a completely believable world of rising oceans, coastal flooding, and economic cataclysm brought on by un-checked unchecked carbon emissions and the resultant global warming. You may have seen some mixed reviews about New York 2140 (too long, too much, etc.). I take it that he has an enthusiastic following of fans. The 6 books that I’ll lobby for Bryan to include in his Near-Future Science Fiction Book Club (with special emphasis on the first 3) are: A good sci-fi book can recharge the batteries for that next digital learning / organizational change push. It is exhausting to always be thinking about all the bad paths that our higher ed industry could travel, and all the ways that technology has not actually improved much of anything in postsecondary education. Summertime for me is a time to escape into escapist fiction. In a shameless effort to influence which book Bryan chooses to discuss next, I’ll share the 6 latest sci-fi books that have been in my ears and eyes. The center of the higher ed / edtech universe for discussing sci-fi books is Bryan Alexander’s Near-Future Science Fiction Online Book Club. Furthermore, it is certified as a high-performance quantum-level photocatalyst solution by NASA, and proven effective against H1N1, non-irritating, and non-toxic for human consumption by SGS, the world-acclaimed independent international laboratory. Recognitions from renowned international bodies, including being proven effective against TGEV-Coronavirus by a German-based company, Eurovir Hygiene-Labor GmbH, in April 2020. High-touch surfaces within the hotel premises, including all restaurants, the hotel lobby, lifts, and staff areas, have been carefully coated with airDefender® distinctive technology, Quantum-Dot Photocatalyst, which helps eliminate toxic organic matter, viruses, and bacteria. It inhibits the reproduction of bacteria on treated surfaces, removes unwanted odours from bacteria, and acts as a surface protector for up to 365 days. Unlike common disinfectants, airDefender® is a long-lasting antibacterial and antiviral coating that kills and blocks 99.9% of germs, viruses, and bacteria. We are pleased to announce our latest precautionary measures that apply to the Carlton Hotel Singapore: airDefender® antiviral coating works performed on the premises, utilizing technology that inhibits bacteria and virus growth. King’s strategy of nonviolence drew a public statement of concern from eight white religious leaders in an open letter entitled “A Call for Unity,” published in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 12, 1963. King and his allies refused to engage in violence, even when attacked. Martin Luther King Jr., who advocated a policy of nonviolence. The SCLC was heavily influenced by its first leader, Dr. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established in 1957 to coordinate protests against segregation throughout the South.
Hart has an uncanny ability to craft a setting so real that readers will expect to smell peat smoke in the air.Ī peat bog is harsh and unforgiving to the life that exists within its boundaries. Lake of Sorrows is a moody book, carrying in it a feeling of isolation and despair. Hart creates her multi-layered plots by weaving together archaeology, folklore, local history, and well-crafted characters. In her second novel featuring Nora Gavin, Lake of Sorrows, Hart returns to the bogs for another look at local history, buried secrets, and Irish music. Now however, Nora is just hoping to save Cormac from a murder charge - and keep them both alive.Įrin Hart burst onto the mystery scene in 2003 with her multiple award-winning novel, Haunted Ground. Still haunted by her sister’s gruesome murder, Nora had hoped this time in the midlands would offer her the chance to tell her lover, archaeologist Cormac Maguire, that she was leaving to return to the United States. Shortly after her arrival at the site, a second body is found also bearing the signs of triple death – only this one is wearing a wristwatch. The peat bog has preserved the body, as it does with all remains within its depths, but the clock began ticking as soon as the body was exposed to air, and Nora and the museum staff must step in quickly to preserve the body. Nora Gavin is on her way to County Offaly in the Irish midlands to examine a bog body found during peat excavation, a body carrying all the signs of having suffered a triple death. I don’t think I’ve had as much fun reading a book this year as I had with Never Ever Getting Back Together. What neither Skye nor Maya expect is that their happily ever after…might just be each other. While Skye accepts to maybe finally get answers out of Jordy, Maya accepts intending to expose Jordy’s manipulative character and get revenge. When Maya and Skye are invited to star on a new reality dating show called “Second Chance Romance” in which Jordy, capitalising on his fame, invites six of his exes to stay in a beautiful mansion for a chance to recapture the spark with one of his old flames, both girls accept. Skye, meanwhile, is still wondering why Jordy just up and ghosted her and has closely guarded her heart ever since. While most people have the luxury of not having to see their cheating ex again, Maya can’t really escape her ex since Jordy’s sister married the crown prince of a minor European country and turned Jordy into a charming heartthrob the whole world seems to be obsessed with. Two years ago, Maya dumped her ex-boyfriend Jordy after she found out he was cheating on her with another girl, Skye. If that alone isn’t enough to make you put this book on your TBR immediately, let me elaborate. This is John Tucker Must Die meets Do Revenge but make it gay(er). They trace the lives of three best friends growing up in Minnesota at the turn of the 20th century. KIM: And you guys actually sound a lot like Betsy, Tacy and Tib from the books we’re going to be discussing today! Collectively, they’re known as the “Betsy-Tacy” books, and they were written by Maud Hart Lovelace. KIM: Right, I think I met them at your wedding!ĪMY: Mm-hmm… they were my maids of honors. I’m still friends with them, so shout out to Michelle and Tricia, or “Woman” and “Tric,” as I still call them. But luckily I had my two “ride or dies” - these were best friends whom I’d known since third grade. But physically, I was really skinny and mousy and still very baby-faced. I really felt intellectually superior to everyone else my age (of course I wasn’t). But how about you, Amy?ĪMY: I was gawky as well. And I always felt as though I was waiting to be discovered, or something. I was shy, gawky, annoyingly-well read, I’m sure. KIM: I guess pretty much what you’d expect. I’m Amy Helmes, here with my writing partner Kim Askew, whom I did NOT have the pleasure of knowing as a teenager. AMY: Hey, everybody, welcome to Lost Ladies of Lit, the podcast dedicated to dusting off great books by forgotten women writers. “That wasn’t something my parents did on summer vacations. “I had never been on a plantation before,” said the actress, referring to the Charleston, S.C., location where the film was shot. Like Berry, Guy said working on the movie was often painful. “I was re-enacting a part of history and I felt … like it was a responsibility that had been given to me to bring light in a dark place - something Alex used to always say.” And that was horrifying.”īerry said she held fast to the fact that Haley’s story was a true story. “Had I been born 100 years ago, this could have been my story. “I wanted `Queen’ more than anything so far in my career,” said the 24-year-old Berry. The $18 million production goes a long way toward making that point, despite some melodramatic drawbacks.Īnd it’s a story that still resonates a century after the fact, particularly for Berry and Guy, who have interracial backgrounds. Was deeply concerned that a lot of the light-skinned people were rejected by the darker-skinned people among the slave hierarchy and that they had no really defined place.” There were thousands upon thousands of children of the plantation - as they were called - they were children of mixed parentage, and nobody had really ever spoken on their behalf. “He saw Queen as representative of a vast body of dispossessed people. Her felt face and body were much more welcoming than my own plastic and china dolls, and my thumbs traced the places on Edith’s arms where the felt had worn away three decades earlier. She had been Dare’s favorite childhood plaything, and wore a beautiful orange organdy dress. I first held Dare’s Edith doll when I was three years old, well before The Lonely Doll was published. Without an understanding of the era in which the book was written, when most children were spanked and little girls wore short dresses, a single out-of-context photograph has become an easy target.Ī Spanking In “The Lonely Doll” Behind The Scenes - The Real Story Bear spanks Edith for being naughty, and are critical of Edith’s short dress that shows her petticoat. They point to a scene in the book where Mr. Some people (very few of whom were growing up when the book was first published in the 1950s) have implied that The Lonely Doll’s text and images expose a darkly troubled side of the author. By Brook Ashley, Dare’s Goddaughter Busted! Lipstick On The Mirror |