![]() “Appearing in 1972, HEUA was a genuine tour de force. Gordon, Author of An Introduction to Africana Philosophy I applaud this reissue, which should bring Rodney's prescient analysis to a new generation struggling from below, in whose hands, he would have reminded us, is no less than the future of humankind. ![]() This classic work of black political thought, political economy, and Africa history inspired scholars and political activists in the struggle against colonialism and its misrepresentations of the past. Walter Rodney was a pioneering scholar who provided new answers to old questions and posed new questions in relation to the study of Africa. Cornel West, philosopher, author, critic, and activist This book is a legendary classic that galvanized freedom fighters around the world. Gerald Horne, historian and author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776 and Confronting Black Jacobins ![]() Beautifully written and expertly argued, it is that rare book that can be called a classic. Walter Rodney's magisterial opus is recognized globally as a landmark in African studies, not to mention the history of colonialism and imperialism. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I will tell you the story that comes to me, and work hard to make it the best I can. I cannot give each individual reader all they want. And the kid’s hardly more than a toddler when the story ends.īreen awakened. We are not going to see Fin bond with his dragon. We did have grieving, but lives are lost in wars. We should’ve seen Sally and Derrick come over.ĭown the road again. Where is Marco’s wedding, where is Breen’s?ĭown the road, dear readers. The dress, the vows, the prep, the color, the music. You know, I gave the reader a big, beautiful wedding, in detail within The Choice. ![]() But there’s been a lot of demanding and haranguing over this one with readers who want, and demand and-sorry, not sorry- whine for more. ![]() I know some readers sincerely feel that asking for more is flattering. A note from Laura, if you haven’t read The Choice do NOT read this post. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ever since coming to this town, I've had my throat slit by vampires, attracted way too much attention from some powerful alphas, and did a lot of regrettably stupid things because I'm too gullible for shady monsters. Life was simpler when it was just me accidentally blowing myself up while trying to create potions and shampoo. Im sure there are a lot of girls with old gypsy blood who see the dead, have killer cults hunting their family, and turn into something. I really don't know how this stuff keeps happening to me. ![]() What's it like when that crazed vampire tells you he wants you to be the happy little intermission, during an ongoing ancient story, and expects you to use your vagina to draw in a werewolf alpha, a Van Helsing alpha, and a sexual deviant alpha, so he can have his old friends back? That's when a girl has to stop, look around, and question her life choices. What's it like to accidentally raise a psychotic alpha vampire everyone fears, who drops a lot of bodies on his first day out as a gift for your troubles? Terrifying, if I'm being honest. ![]() What's it like to be the girl who can't die - that everyone seems to always want to kill? Frustrating as hell. What's it like to be a monster in a town full of monsters, who don't know you're a monster? Complicated and a little scary, but doable. ![]() ![]() A poster for the 2023 Brisbane Writers Festival / Courtesy of LTI Koreaįive Korean writers, whose works gained more recognition through English translation, will participate in the 2023 Brisbane Writers Festival, which runs from May 10-14.įounded in 1962, the Brisbane Writers Festival is the oldest continuous writers' festival in Australia and, as a large-scale literary festival, has more than 160 side events. ![]() ![]() We are at a critical juncture in the confrontation between the vast power of giant high-tech companies and government, the hidden economic logic of surveillance capitalism, and the propaganda of machine supremacy that threaten to shape and control human life. Shoshana Zuboff’s interdisciplinary breadth and depth enable her to come to grips with the social, political, business, and technological meaning of the changes taking place in our time. ![]() The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called “surveillance capitalism,” and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. ![]() By SimonCocking review of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff Available from Amazon here. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “As much as folks want to try to contain this to just knocking down black folks, you can’t contain evil. Board of Education, the Civil Rights Movement to the election of America’s first black president in 2008.īlack progress ratchets up white resentment and triggers new policies, such as voter ID laws, which undermine democracy, weaken the nation’s economic competitiveness, leaves segments of the population uneducated or undereducated and is detrimental to more than just black folks, says Anderson. In the fact-packed, but readable book, Anderson traces white backlash against African American progress from Reconstruction, Brown v. Carol Anderson, author of “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide,” will bring her insightful message and historical perspective to the Levine Museum of the New South on Sept. It wreaks havoc subtly, almost imperceptibly. “White rage is not about visible violence, but rather it works its way through the courts, the legislatures, and a range of government bureaucracies. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a man was a student at Princeton and made significant contributions to the world of mathematics and economics (including proposing several theories and equations), all while being diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic. Not only did I think all of the actors did a tremendous job sinking their teeth into each role, but I couldn't believe how fascinating John Nash's life was. The first time I watched A Beautiful Mind I was blown away by it. Whether it be Rush, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, or A Beautiful Mind, he has a knack for representing real people well while also adding some movie magic in there as well. Ron Howard is always great at adapting true stories into well- structured biopics. Rating: PG-13 (Scene of Violence|Intense Thematic Material|Sexual Content)ĭolby A, Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. ![]() A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. A human drama inspired by events in the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., and in part based on the biography "A Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasar. ![]() ![]() Is the first in a brilliant new series from YA Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano. Soon, Finlay discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart, as she becomes tangled in a real-life murder investigation.įast-paced, deliciously witty, and wholeheartedly authentic in depicting the frustrations and triumphs of motherhood in all its messiness, hilarity, and heartfelt moment, ![]() When Finlay is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she's mistaken for a contract killer, and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet. She's a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay's life is in chaos: the new book she promised her literary agent isn't written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an incident with scissors. "Funny and smart, twisty and surprising."-Megan Mirandaįinlay Donovan is killing it. ![]() One of The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021 -Crimereads FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT, Elle Cosimano’s first adult crime novel, demonstrates that women are making forays into every profession. ![]() One of The Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2021 -Goodreads One of The Most Anticipated Debuts of 2021 -Bustle Before she knows it, she is tangled in a real life murder. Finlay is curious and starts investigating Harris Mickler. One of The Most Anticipated Books of Winter 2021 - Finlay Donovan gets a piece of paper with the details of the contract: 50,000 cash, Harris Mickler (name and address of the target) and a phone number. Getting the job done for one single mom takes on a whole new meaning in ![]() ![]() ![]() A HBO/BBC television series based on the novels was broadcast between November 2019 and February 2023. New Line Cinema released a film adaptation of Northern Lights, The Golden Compass, in 2007. The London Royal National Theatre staged a two-part adaptation of the trilogy in 2003–2004. The trilogy has attracted controversy for its criticism of religion. It functions in part as a retelling and inversion of John Milton's epic Paradise Lost, with Pullman commending humanity for what Milton saw as its most tragic failing, original sin. The fantasy elements include witches and armoured polar bears the trilogy also alludes to concepts from physics, philosophy, and theology. Īlthough His Dark Materials has been marketed as young adult fiction, and the central characters are children, Pullman wrote with no target audience in mind. In 2003, the trilogy was ranked third on the BBC's The Big Read poll. ![]() The novels have won a number of awards, including the Carnegie Medal in 1995 for Northern Lights and the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year for The Amber Spyglass. It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (1995 published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Company uses Cookies on the Site to collect data from those who visit the Site and use services on the Site. However, you can set or adjust your browser’s setting for avoiding using or transmitting some data for Cookies and/or deleting data stored in the Cookies at any time. Most of the browsers support the use of Cookies. Cookies will store details of the website's browsing behaviour and what is frequently chosen by you and your browser. ![]() Texts contained in Cookies typically consist of identifiable data, website’s name and some numbers and texts. 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