Abigail wen7/8/2023 Wen's companion novel, Loveboat Reunion, follows two of the main characters from Loveboat, Taipei as they reconnect and write their own futures on a wild, unexpected reunion. It is a coming-of-age story exploring love, family, multifaceted identity and intersectionality. Loveboat, Taipei follows the journey of an Asian American teen whose parents send her from Ohio to Taipei to study Mandarin for the summer at a program nicknamed Loveboat. It debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List where it remained for multiple weeks and has been adapted for film by ACE Entertainment. Her debut young adult novel, Loveboat, Taipei, was purchased in a multi-house auction by HarperCollins in a two-book deal, along with Loveboat Reunion. Author, public speaker on venture capital and artificial intelligenceĪbigail Hing Wen (邢立美 born 1977) is an American writer, film producer, lawyer, and speaker.
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As a couple, we double-dipped in the benefits. When they internalized the lessons learned, they treat others differently. We did not consciously incorporate the gifts that the Camino provided into our relationship it just happened. Over the forty-three days that it took to walk to Santiago, we found ways to strengthened our marriage while being mindful of the Camino and all that it offered. Our friends looked at us as a paradigm of love. We had grown accustomed to each other and were accepting of one another. We were comfortable and secure in our relationship. We were close and had created a lifetime of wonderful memories. Dennis and I had been married 38 years when we did our first Camino. One of the most surprising gifts that the Camino provided was the rekindling of our love for each other. The spirit of the Camino is forever in my heart: be kind, be aware, and be open to the possibilities. I developed a love for nature that stills calls to me daily, a kindred spirit with other itinerants that I now pass along to people who come and go in my life, and a deeper understanding of what it means to live in the now. As with most pilgrims, the Camino provided me with many insights and gifts. The atlas 67/8/2023 The story continues in The Atlas Paradox, the heart-stopping sequel. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they’ll survive. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. Finally there’s Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself.įollowing recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society’s London headquarters. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind’s deepest secrets. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited – to fill five places.Ĭontenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. When the world’s best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. The book includes gorgeous new illustrations. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you’ll love this. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year. Featuring the short story ‘Sacred Hospitality’ White lies by autumn jones lake7/8/2023 Prices and temperatures soar in July and August so, if you can, try and visit outside these months. Hit TV series such as The White Lotus have put Sicily firmly on the tourist map, and there is a wealth of experiences to be had, including sailing the volcanic Aeolian Islands on a classic wooden windjammer.Īnd while we have listed some firm favourites in our list, we hope to inspire you with getaways that are not your conventional Italy holiday, too, from learning about Ladin culture in the German-speaking Alta Badia region to horse-riding through the wilds of Molise in central Italy. While Tuscany’s rolling hills have long been the go-to rural escape for British travellers, they are only part of the story. This year, there’s an increased focus on outdoor activities, with hiking and cycling holidays popular choices. The topography varies greatly too, so there’s plenty to suit all tastes, from trekking across glaciers in Valle d’Aosta – Italy’s smallest region, tucked into the Alps – to tree camping in the underexplored landscapes of Le Marche. Italy’s 20 regions were only unified in 1861 and, to this day, each remains culturally unique. But there is so much more to be discovered away from the big-hitting highlights. It is a perennial favourite, of course, with its cradles of culture – Venice, Rome and Florence – attracting the bulk of tourists. Batman superheavy7/7/2023 And who better to step into these giant robot boots than a past-middle-aged, heavy smoker like Jim Gordon? Uh… He nails it!īruce Wayne/Batman was “killed” in Joker’s Endgame - but Gotham City can’t do without a Batman ‘cos it’s full of widdle babies! Enter Powers Corp who’ve bought up Wayne Enterprises and produced their own Mecha-Batman. If you want to read exactly what I thought was wrong with this one, take a peek at Sam's review. But this was (to me) riddled with weird story choices, & odd characters. The premise is that there's some skinny villain with a sunflower on his face, handing out superpower pills. Literally.įor a whole lotta contrived reasons, Jim is chosen by the Powers Company (who I'd never heard of till this volume) to become the next Batman. So, this time he's not pinging around in the timeline, he's just got some weird form of Lazarus Juice induced amnesia.or something.Īnd what's with the facial hair swap? I mean, Jim shaved off his lip pelt, so we don't get treated to a Bat-Stache, but Bruce has it covered. What? Are there actually readers out there who think that 'it's time' to move on? That we 'need' a different person under the cowl? I would love to know why Bruce has has been replaced as Batman. What the hell is the point of this plot? Anyone? When I said I liked Adult Themes in my comic books, I did't mean I wanted the writers to take a page out of AARP.ĭid they just give Bat-Gordon an RV to try and make him relevant?īat Truck, my ass. Speaking of those uncles, Nayeri dispenses universal wisdom, such as, “One is the kind of villain who wants more for himself. You hear about evil uncles who betrayed his grandmother-another strong Persian woman who had to flee Iran. He takes strands from the rich Persian culture of myths, pulls in strands of his ancestors who he knows through stories, all vividly pulled from his own immigrant child life. Starting at eight-years-old, he stands before his American classmates and tells wild stories that are structured like a French braid. Born as Khosrou, he is now Daniel.Īs the book cover suggests, the story swirls in time like an Oklahoma cyclone with bits of Persian artifacts caught in the swirl. By a series of minor miracles the little family manages to evade Iran’s secret police and get to Italy where they stop at a refugee camp for a couple of years before landing in Oklahoma. E verything Sad is Untrue (Levine Querido 2020) is Daniel Nayeri’s childhood story of fleeing Iran with his mother and sister. Career Ību-Lughod's body of work is grounded in long-term ethnographic research in Egypt, and is especially concerned with the intersections of culture and power, as well as gender and women's rights in the Middle East. She graduated from Carleton College in 1974, and obtained her PhD from Harvard University in 1984. Abu-Lughod, née Lippman, was a leading American urban sociologist. She specializes in ethnographic research in the Arab world, and her seven books cover topics including sentiment and poetry, nationalism and media, gender politics and the politics of memory.Ību-Lughod's father was the prominent Palestinian academic Ibrahim Abu-Lughod. Buttenweiser Professor of Social Science in the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University in New York City. Lila Abu-Lughod (born 1952) is a Palestinian-American anthropologist. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Do you remember this incident? LEWIS: Also making a pit stop at the gas station that day was a Stockton police officer, Robert Johnson III. GREEN: And my dollar was partially ripped, right? He's got a dollar bill left over, so he tries to buy his little sister some gummy worms. LEWIS: While mom fills up the tank, her 16-year-old son, Joseph Green, pays at the counter. JOSEPH GREEN: Well, I was in the store trying to buy some candy for my little sister. LEWIS: It was a rainy day in Stockton, Calif., when a woman pulled into a gas station with her two kids. It contains explicit content and descriptions of violence. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1, BYLINE: This podcast deals with policing and people affected by it. That's npr.org/podcastsurvey - all one word. Please go to npr.org/podcastsurvey to complete a short survey. Before we start the show, we want to know what kinds of stories you'd like to hear more of. Emile of rousseau7/7/2023 One consequence is that she is less worried than Rousseau about the imagination wandering without external constrains, because she believes in reason’s ability to guide the imagination by choosing its objects. This close affinity has several consequences. It is argued that contrary to what is often assumed, Wollstonecraft’s conception of the imagination is not primarily characterized by its Romantic features, but rather by the close affinity she posits between reason and the imagination. Whereas Rousseau characterizes reason as a derivative faculty, grounded in the more primary faculty of perfectibility, Wollstonecraft perceives reason as the faculty defining human nature. These differences are grounded in their different views on the faculty of reason and its relation to the passions. It is argued that though Wollstonecraft was evidently influenced by Rousseau, there are significant differences between their views. The article compares Rousseau’s and Wollstonecraft’s views on the imagination. Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. |