"Sociologists Wright and Donley (both, Univ. Here the term is used in a more expansive sense, as synonymous with anyone who lives near, at, or over the edge of financial catastrophe. The phrase down and out, has been used to describe people who are destitute or penniless since the late nineteenth century. This book is primarily about the dark side of this portrait-the poor, near-poor, homeless, and dispossessed who live in the midst of this verdant landscape. They are modern members of Ellison's invisible men but they comprise a racial and social mixture unlike any other in the American landscape. Meanwhile the homeless are reduced to advocacy models that neither middle- nor working-class folks much worry about. The rest of the local population makes its peace with the system. The homeless arrive with their own hopes and illusions, which are soon shattered. A place like Orlando, Florida is not transformed from swampland to sprawling metropolis through Peter Pan-like flights of fancy, but through theme park expansions requiring developmental schemes that are tough minded and often worsen relationships between the wealthy and the poor.
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They try to deny their feelings, but one night during spring break changes everything. But Hannah begins to realize her love for Baker is more than the love of a friend, and Baker too, seems to be feeling the same way. Along with Hannah’s sister and three male friends, the group, known as “Six-Pack”, is inseparable. The girls know each other so well and do pretty much everything together. She has a strong network of friends, including her best friend, Baker Hadley. In the spring of 2012, seventeen-year-old Hannah Eaden is in her final months of high school, working to pass her exams and choose the right college. Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen, a YA lesbian romance, is precisely that kind of book, and what makes it even more impressive is it is Quindlen’s first lesbian novel, and she packed it with so many of the real feelings and real agonies that lesbians first coming out to themselves often face. You know a novel is well-written if you find yourself sucked into the story, feeling every single emotion the characters are feeling, and either moving you to tears or making you smile without realizing. All liberties taken by the author are quite intentional. (“This is the story of Queen Charlotte from Bridgerton,” reads the opening credits of the show. Queen Charlotte is, yes, very much a television drama. The fate of Charlotte, and the fate of the ’Ton, are inexplicably intertwined as a new multicultural order emerges. (The term “Moor” was initially used in the medieval period to describe a variety of North African groups, later becoming an amorphous term for non-white inhabitants of Europe that does not reflect any specific ethnicity.) It’s the first time a person of color, the viewer learns, has held such a high position in the royal court. “I did say she had Moor blood, ma’am,” a courtier tells Princess Augusta, the mother of Charlotte's husband-to-be King George III, who expresses concerns about her skin tone. While the Shonda Rhimes series is known for its color-blind casting, in Queen Charlotte, the character’s ethnicity is very much of the plot. In Netflix’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, the young version of the eponymous Queen is played by mixed-race actor India Ria Amarteifio. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother's footsteps as a midwife and their master's daughter Varina. I was transported."-Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of White Houses and Away Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. It took me into the hearts of women I could otherwise never know. A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing-and for the conjuring of curses-are at the heart of this dazzling first novel WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times - NPR - Parade - Book Riot - PopMatters "Lush, irresistible. Darling lives in Seattle with her husband and their Rottweilers. When not painting or gardening, Darling visits libraries and schools with her dogs to promote literacy and animal therapy. Readers will delight as Carl leads his infant mistress on a wordless. Thirty plus years later, 24 "Carl" books have been published, and over 6 million of her books are in print. Here is the book that introduced Carl, the babysitting Rottweiler, to his adoring fans. She is loved the world over for her sumptuously illustrated books, the first of which was "Good Dog Carl", published in 1985. Sandra Woodward Darling, the creator of the popular "Good Dog Carl" series, is better known by her nom de plume: Alexandra Day. When they leave for an ice cream cone and a walk around the neighborhood, a little elephant follows them… and gets into mischief! What is a good dog to do? About the Author On this new adventure, beloved children's icon Carl has his paws full with a curious baby elephant who likes backyard wading pools, playgrounds, and fruit stands!This series features appealing, nearly wordless narratives, with the lovable (and somewhat mischievous) Rottweiler and his little girl, Madeleine, taking on new adventures in each installment.Day’s painterly skills are superb and her loving portrayal of the gentle dog and his trusting child companion are as winning as ever.In this book, Carl and Madeleine visit a children’s zoo where they enjoy visiting various baby animals. This book, part of the classic “Good Dog, Carl” series, features beautiful full-page paintings, a new board book format, and wordless narratives. Beloved children's icon Carl has his paws full with a mischievous baby elephant. Structures: or Why Things Don’t Fall Down was first published in Britain in 1978 by Penguin Books Ltd. Folio editions feature specially designed bindings and include artist-commissioned illustrations or researched artworks and photographs. Folio Society produces illustrated hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and children’s titles. The Folio Society is a London-based publisher. “The special genius of Gordon’s book is that it holds an appeal not just for engineers and mathematicians, but for anyone who – having accepted his basic premise that ‘everything is structure’ – finds the Parthenon beautiful, as he does, while wishing to know why a bat can fly into a rose bush without tearing its wings, why our clothes fall out of shape and why gigantic prehistoric pterodactyls weighed so little.” (from the introduction of the book) Gordon wants us to consider why structures around us (bridges, cathedrals, worms, skeletons etc.) are arranged and shaped as they are. Gordon was one of the founders of materials science and biomechanics, and a well-known author of three books on structures and materials, which have been translated in many languages and are still widely used in schools and universities. Structures, or, Why things dont fall down by James Edward Gordon, 1981, Da Capo Press edition, in English. Internally clean, no handwriting or previous owner inscriptions. Minimal wear on the top part of the spine. Structures: or Why Things Don’t Fall Down He and Vaughan both agree that the 13-episode format best suits this series. “I hope it’s a trend,” Baer told reporters with a laugh following the screening. Baer, who noted that both ER and now Law & Order: SVU lasted for 15 seasons, is optimistic that Dome could follow that trajectory. While the summer series is 13 episodes, producers noted that there very much is the potential for it to continue on with a second season. And there will be bigger and better visuals, with a massive explosion arriving in the second episode.Ģ. Producers are billing the drama as the “TV event of the summer,” and with good reason: The special effects in the premiere episode alone feature gory amputations, car crashes and a cow brutally cut in half when the dome arrives to seal the town off from the rest of society. until Alici's hott new cousin moves in and starts to steal the boys hearts, and other things.( I think this is a nice addition to the first three books in the series, but I think these books are really easy to read. The girls are excited about the Valentine's dance with all the Briarwood Boys. In the fourth book of this series Claire and Massie are finally becoming friends, but the better friends they are, the more the other three hate them. which is probably the most realistic part of the whole thing and contributes to my theory that this series is at the end of the day more abt youth becoming cognizant of the restraints of femininity. at the heart of each girl’s romantic conflict is the fear that she is either undesirable by men or lagging behind in development. this book revolves all around the girls getting their first kisses or whatever, but the boys here are such nonentities.imagine a YA book with a school bomb threat joke in this day and age, lmao.all these mean girls are essentially the same- acting out in order to compensate for their own insecurities- but we are led to believe that nina is different somehow. before this she usually had some reservations. this one feels extra mean spirited because it involves claire executing a scheme with no remorse.or how these wealth porn books would have been written for them at all. thinking more broadly abt YA of this era, i’m wondering what the equivalent trending genre was for young male readers.also i can’t rmr just how far i got in this series. “While donuts and yoga might seem like opposites – it’s all about balance – and ‘finding your center,’” said Stephanie Shildt, CRC VP-Development Director. Participants will also receive the chance to win a self-care kit from Jen & Tonic Botanicals.Īll the proceeds will benefit CRC, which is “a community-based social services agency that brings people together to help individuals and families build upon their strengths,” according to its website. The ticket price is $40 and includes an hour-long yoga class, limited-edition donuts from Rose Dough Donuts, coffee from Crimson Cup and an event t-shirt designed by Megan Lee Designs and printed by Upright Press. New York Times bestselling author of If You Were Here takes us back to the hair metal 80s. Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster - 9780451236722 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster - book cover, description. There will also be a second date this summer on Saturday, Aug. Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster, 9780451236722, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, May 11-14ĭonut maker, Katie Passo of Rose Dough Donuts, and yoga instructor, LeeAnna Shepherd, have announced that they are once again joining forces to bring donuts and yoga to the community starting this Mother’s Day Weekend on Saturday, May 13. But soon as he knows what the questions are, he's going to want some answers. Feet of Clay is the nineteenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and a parody of detective novels. So Vimes not only has to find out whodunit, but howdunit too. The real problem is more puzzling - people are being murdered, but there's no trace of anything alive having been at the crime scene. HarperPrism, 20 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-105250-7 A flat platter of a planet spinning atop the backs of four giant elephants perched on the shell of an immense. There's a werewolf with pre-lunar tension in the city, and a dwarf with attitude and a golem who's begun to think for itself, but that's just ordinary trouble. If it's just a thing, how can it commit murder? A sword is a thing' - he drew his own sword it made an almost silken sound - 'and of course you can't blame a sword if someone thrust it at you, sir.'įor Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City Watch, life consists of troubling times, linked together by.well, more troubling times. The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is. 'The work of a prolific humorist at his best' Observer |