Together with the less well-remembered points in Jefferson's thinking - the nature of the Union, his vision of who was entitled to citizenship, his dread of debt (both personal and national) - they form the heart of this lively biography. Jefferson was indeed multifaceted - an architect, inventor, writer, diplomat, propagandist, planter, party leader - and Bernstein explores all these roles even as he illuminates Jefferson's central place in the American enlightenment, that "revolution of ideas" that did so much to create the nation we know today. Here are all of Jefferson's triumphs, contradictions, and failings, from his luxurious (and debt-burdened) life as a Virginia gentleman to his passionate belief in democracy, from his tortured defense of slavery to his relationship with Sally Hemings. Bernstein deftly synthesizes the massive scholarship on his subject into a swift, insightful, evenhanded account. In Thomas Jefferson, Bernstein offers the definitive short biography of this revered American - the first concise life in six decades. Bernstein finds the key to this enigmatic Founder - not as a great political figure, but as leader of "a revolution of ideas that would make the world over again". Thomas Jefferson designed his own tombstone, describing himself simply as "Author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia".
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Which is why I wanted to celebrate its release alongside some of the stars of the Indianapolis scene. We gather with our neighbors, collectively dreaming of and working toward our desired future states. Sweep of Stars will be released on March 29, 2022.Īmazon Pre-order: “Sweep of Stars was inspired by and wouldn’t be possible without the work done at the Kheprw Institute. (original earth) to Titan – as it faces an escalating series of threats. Epic in scope and intimate in voice, it follows members of the Muungano empire – a far-reaching coalition of city-states that stretches from O.E. Maurice Broaddus’s Sweep of Stars is the first in a trilogy that explores the struggles of an empire. All the Stars to celebrate and highlight local Stars highlighting the Black Arts and the AfroFuturism scene here in Indianapolis. at The AMP at 16 Tech (1220 Waterway Blvd. All the Stars, an Afro-Futuristic book release celebration for Maurice Broaddus will take place on Saturday, April 9th from 6:00 p.m. Social gatherings can also be lost opportunities. With no specific strategic purpose for the meeting, with no measures of desired outcomes, with no real protocols for follow up, it was nothing but trust-busting fake work. In fact, in my interviews with many people in the company I’d received basically two responses when I asked what went on in that bi-weekly leadership council meeting: (1) “I don’t have any idea, but my boss is gone for three hours and that’s a good thing,” or (2) “I don’t have any idea, but my boss is gone for three hours and we really need him here with us.”ĭo the math: 30 managers multiplied by three hours multiplied by two meetings a month for many years. I told him my observation was that the meeting had no such effect at all. I asked what he meant by that and he said the idea was for the meeting attendees to take what they learned back to their people so everyone would “be on the same page.” “Oh, uh, to keep people informed?” he responded, with a question mark of his own. At the end of this marathon, I asked the senior executive, “What’s the purpose of this meeting?” It was apparently a question he hadn’t considered. There are opinions that seem to change us. We sometimes find it hard to give up proving ourselves to the people we think matter. The banter between them that lights a spark. The Pursuit Of… is a detailed, charming romance, about the tenderness in their relationship. I would have found it very suspicious for that topic not to have come up at all. I also highly enjoyed that they discuss the racism and privilege differences between them. How they have different mannerisms of speech and turns of phrase. Sorry y’all, I’m on a bit of a Bridgerton kick lately!īut what I loved was how detailed Milan’s characters are from the very beginning. The possibilities of using fiction to insert ourselves in spaces and time periods, to (re)imagine. I love reading about BIPOC characters in historical fiction not only because I think they are are so sorely underrepresented (considering that they were THERE), but also I love their existence. I am actually a bit behind on this series, because I breezed through this in January….oops!Įxcuse me, but this is an interracial historical fiction m/m romance novella? When I first heard that I was hooked. This kicks off my “12 Friends 12 Books” series with a recommendation from Dana! Dana has amazing taste in romance books and so I was excited to read my first Courtney Milan book. Added to that his repressive Grandfather dies and Tierney sinks further into the bottle leading to an explosive coming out during the wake. Tierney has been in love with his best friend, Ian, for fourteen years, he’s hidden in the closet for that entire time thinking the man he loves is straight but his safe little world begins to crumble when he discovers Ian isn’t straight at all. īut post-rehab Tierney can’t handle more than friendship, so Dalton should be safe from repeating his own past mistakes, right? Right? And as everyone knows, after attachment comes. When the man comes out very publicly and enters rehab, Dalton finds himself downright attached to Tierney. Followed by compassion, concern, caring, and hopefulness as Tierney struggles to change his life. Which becomes sympathy as they get to know each other. Fortunately, Tierney is so dissolute that even Dalton’s feelings for the man would be better described as pity. Repeat as needed.ĭalton Lehnart has a history of dating wealthy, damaged, closeted, lying, cheating, no-good, cowardly men, so of course he’s immediately attracted to Tierney Terrebonne. Why bother trying when the man he’s loved for fourteen years (see: “best friend”) is totally unattainable? Good thing Tierney is an old hand at accepting defeat all it takes is a bottle of bourbon. After confessing his gayness to his best friend. Before confessing his gayness to his best friend, Tierney Terrebonne’s sex life is strictly restroom. We reviewed local newspapers, historical archives, and court records conducted interviews with local historians, survivors, and victims’ descendants and exhaustively examined contemporaneously published reports in African American newspapers. EJI conducted extensive analysis of these data as well as supplemental research and investigation of lynchings in each of the subject states. These sources are widely viewed asthe most comprehensive collection of research data on the subject of lynching in America. Tolnay provided an invaluable resource, as did the research collected at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama. EJI researchers have documented several hundred more lynchings than the number identified in the most comprehensive work done on lynching to date. Racial terror lynching was much more prevalent than previously reported. By delineating the weak ontological differences between the humans and clones in the novel, Willems argues for a renewal of the poverty-of-self we tend to forget is a large part of what we always are. The conjunction of such critical avenues makes Ishiguro's novel essential reading, giving it a currency that resonates not only in literary circles but also in those of law, philosophy and science, as well as instigating a film adaptation. Analyzing the ramifications the story has for thought on death, poverty and the uncanny doubling of clones, Willems shows how a shakey rational awareness of the world usually ascribed to those considered other-than-human is actually what is most fundamental about "humanity" itself. In this first book-length study of the influential novel, Brian Willems sets the work of Ishiguro in a new philosophical key. What is both tragic and radically engaging in this novel is that the students are actually clones who will have their organs harvested for the "normals" of Britian. Kazuo Ishiugro's 2005 novel Never Let Me Go tells the story of a number of students growing up in a boarding school in England and eventually coming to grips with their destinies, with what they are supposed to do in life. Brian Willems (Author), Wolfgang Schirmacher (Editor) Facticity, Poverty and Clones: On Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go' Paperback – | 226 pages | ISBN-10: 0982530978 | ISBN-13: 978-0982530979 We don't allow personal recommendation posts. We also encourage discussion about developments in the book world and we have a flair system. We love original content and self-posts! Thoughts, discussion questions, epiphanies and interesting links about authors and their work. 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Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.New Release: The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore. Regardless of ethnicity, the father-daughter relationship is underrepresented in picture books (but luckily that is changing). This little book celebrates their love for each other. This is important because it isn’t depicted often, in all types of media. Formulaic, descriptive lines like “Ten small toes all washed and warm” create a comfortable feeling and little ones will enjoy going to bed with this book. I especially recommend this book in board book form because it is the perfect size for toddlers to hold. The cover illustration is very reminiscent of Goodnight Moon in composition. Her oil illustrations really shine and you can’t help but smile while looking at them. Molly Bang covers a lot of important basics here love, family, counting and warm illustrations. I’m a very visual person and the last time I’d seen this cover was when I very little. I’d completely forgotten about this book, and so, I set out to find it. While browsing the web, I saw the cover of this book and immediately had flashbacks. Image Credit: Tupelo Books (HarperCollins), Molly Bang JP: I wanted to start at the beginning and fans of A Little Life may be surprised at what a departure To Paradise is. Hanya Yanagihara: Thank you so much for having me, Jerry. It's a challenging epic that has provoked many questions already. The impressive storytelling tackles big themes-equality, bigotry, migration, loneliness, love, death-as well as a soul-crushing pandemic. In To Paradise, Yanagihara crafts an alternative history in three different narratives set in three different centuries, spanning from New York to Hawaii and back again. The new novel also mostly centers around gay men in surprising ways. Jerry Portwood: Hi, I'm Jerry Portwood, an editor with Audible, and it's my pleasure to chat with author Hanya Yanagihara about her highly anticipated new novel, To Paradise, which is quite a departure from her last breakout hit, A Little Life, which novelist Garth Greenwell declared the "most ambitious chronicle of the social and emotional lives of gay men to have emerged for many years." Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactly. |