![]() Still, when Hades pulls her into the dark realm of the underworld, Persephone longs for the world above, even if it means an eternity under her mother's thumb. ![]() Demeter has rebuffed all her daughter's suitors, but she is not yet satisfied she strives to crush Persephone's spirit. Innocent Persephone chafes beneath her mother's hawkish gaze and mercurial temper. Hades gets what she wants-always-and what she wants is a certain goddess of the springtime. In the land of the dead, Queen Hades' word is law. ![]() ![]() A dark lesbian romance retelling of the Hades/Persephone abduction story, set in mythological ancient Greece. ![]()
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![]() Publisher: Pluto Press Date of Addition: 03/23/20 Copyrighted By: Michael E. Exploring themes of ontology, the body, geographic space and revolution, Black Minded provides a much-needed appraisal of Malcolm X's political philosophy.Ĭopyright: 2020 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality ISBN-13: 9781786806017 Related ISBNs: Du Bois and Frantz Fanon and is an integral part of the revolutionary politics formed to alleviate the plight of people of African descent globally. The text demonstrates the way in which Malcolm X's philosophy lies at the intersection of the thought of W.E.B. Going beyond biography, Black Minded examines Malcolm X's philosophical system, restoring his thinking to the pantheon of Black Radical Thought. ![]() It will also examine his political philosophy of economic and social justice, strident opposition to white supremacy and Black internationalism. and was foundational to his political growth. Michael Sawyer argues that the foundational concepts of Malcolm X's political philosophy - economic and social justice, strident opposition to white supremacy and Black internationalism - are often obscured by an emphasis on biography. Known as 'the angriest black man in America', Malcolm X was one of the most famous activists to ever live. The conversation will examine how Malcolm X’s mother, who discussed Black liberation and resistance, planted the seeds of his future activism. ![]() ![]() Known as 'the angriest black man in America', Malcolm X was one of the most famous activists to ever live. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's not as easy as it looks." It's not easy because Ivan lives far from the wild at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. The book begins with a simple introduction: "Hello. That penetrating gaze, that intelligence it's hard not to be anthropomorphic when you're looking at a great ape - at any primate - but especially with gorillas. "I think, though, it's the eyes that get me. "Their manual dexterity, it's so human," she says. Applegate joined NPR's Michele Norris at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to talk about Ivan, and what she finds so captivating about primates. The real-life Ivan finally made his way to the Atlanta Zoo. It tells the story of a gorilla who spent 27 years in a shopping mall in Tacoma, Wash. ![]() Our June pick is The One and Only Ivan, a Newbery Medal-winning book by Katherine Applegate. The school year is drawing to a close, but NPR's Backseat Book Club has plenty of reading lined up for the summer. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The One and Only Ivan Author Katherine Applegate ![]() ![]() ![]() However, if rumours are to be believed, the Fantastic Four cast currently consists of Adam Driver (Mister Fantastic), Margot Robbie (Invisible Woman), Paul Mescal (Human Torch), and Antonio Banderas (Galactus). ![]() This is a dream casting pick in many ways, though we can’t help but feel it’s too good to be true!Īs things stand, Marvel Studios has made no official announcements about Fantastic Four's cast. The Academy Award nominee definitely has the talents to do Sue justice on screen, though we’ll be more than a little surprised if Robbie is willing to sign up for what would be a multi-year, multi-project commitment. The actress, perhaps best known for playing Harley Quinn in the DCEU, would be a phenomenal addition to both this shared world and the relaunched Fantastic Four franchise. There’s nothing to say she’ll accept, of course, but trusted leaker has corroborated this report. If Marvel Studios can pull this off, then the cast of Fantastic Four will be among the best ensembles they’ve ever assembled for an MCU movie.Īccording to scooper Daniel Richtman, The Suicide Squad and Barbie star Margot Robbie has been offered the role of Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in Matt Shakman’s upcoming reboot. ![]() ![]() Teenaz completed her Trainers Training under the mentorship of Mrs. After completing her primary diploma, she worked as a teacher in India and the United States. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from the Osmania University, Hyderabad and an AMI Primary Diploma, from the Montessori Training and Research Trust, Hyderabad. Teenaz Reporter is an AMI Primary Trainer at the 3-6-age level. She loves to travel, is an ardent nature lover likes to watch and eager to acquire knowledge about birds and butterflies. She is currently Co-directing the AMI Primary Training Course at the AMI Montessori Chinese Taipei Center and is a faculty member for the Training Courses at Shenzhen and Chongqing, China. ![]() She has successfully conducted several AMI Certificate Courses at different centers in India, China, Taiwan and Vietnam and has served in the capacity of National Examiner and AMI Examiner at the AMI Primary Exams. She has served on the Training Team at the RTI Montessori Course - Mumbai, at Hangzhou, China and was a faculty of the Navdisha Montessori Foundation team at Thrissur, Kerala. Additionally, she has done Certificate Courses at 0 – 3 and 6 – 12 Levels. She joined the AMI Training of Trainers Programme and became a certified Trainer in 2016. She has vast experience of over 19 years of working with Children. She went on to work closely with children in Montessori schools in Mumbai and Pune. ![]() She completed her AMI Montessori Diploma in 1989 under Ms. ![]() Neelima Mhaskar is an AMI Trainer at the Primary Level. ![]() ![]() ![]() Glamorous people, swanky settings, steamy sex, and passionate married love make this a heartwarming, gratifying conclusion to the series." - Publishers Weekly Narrating their stories in alternating chapters, Eva and Gideon relate their explosive physical attraction, their appreciation of how they help each other heal old emotional wounds, and their ever-increasing mutual trust. "Day's fifth Crossfire novel brings the story of Gideon and Eva to a satisfying conclusion. Heartbreakingly and seductively poignant, One with You is the breathlessly awaited finale to the Crossfire saga, the searing love story that has captivated millions of readers worldwide. Committing to love was only the beginning. Together, we could stand against those who work so viciously to come between us.īut our greatest battle may lie within the very vows that give us strength. Now, I must prove I can be the rock, the shelter for him that he is for me. Gideon is the mirror that reflects all my flaws … and all the beauty I couldn’t see. We have bared our deepest, ugliest secrets to one another. Ours is both a refuge from the storm and the most violent of tempests. Staying married to him is the fight of my life. ![]() Falling in love with him was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. ![]() The final chapter in the global blockbuster Crossfire quintet FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR SYLVIA DAY ![]() ![]() During the 1970s and 1980s, it helped to produce new and powerful scientific techniques, specifically recombinant DNA research, genetic engineering, rapid gene sequencing, and monoclonal antibodies, techniques on which today's multi-billion dollar biotechnology industry is founded. In short order, their discovery yielded ground-breaking insights into the genetic code and protein synthesis. The discovery in 1953 of the double helix, the twisted-ladder structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), by James Watson and Francis Crick marked a milestone in the history of science and gave rise to modern molecular biology, which is largely concerned with understanding how genes control the chemical processes within cells. ![]() ![]() The English were afraid to dig for the potato because its roots were so deep spuds were "in a different realm - an unearthly one." To the French, bread-loyalists, potatoes were unfashionable, a food for old women and housewives and grandmothers. When I broke into print twenty-five years ago, I did so as a historian, tracing the potatos social and political. They thought that lettuce was immoral, and when they said greens they usually meant the herbs you used to season a rump roast. Surely, the devil crafted that magic."Įuropeans were comically superstitious about their food, and they liked to eat a whole lot of fatty meat, anyway. They knew that "every other edible plant reproduced by means of seeds, not grotesque, misshapen tubers. It "had thick, slightly hairy stems" and "the main root branched into a whitish network to which long, thick fibers were attached." Sure, botanists - those twee aesthetes - were aroused by an obscene, furtive root, but your everyday European was grossed out. He starts right off by telling us how much the early 17th-century Europeans, who first encountered the potato in Peru, hated it. ![]() ![]() In addition to writing the pilot episode, Han served as co-showrunner and got to make the major decisions about what would remain from the book-and what would be cut. (You can vote for your The Summer I Turned Pretty favorites here.) The coming-of-age drama, which centers on the love triangle between Belly ( Lola Tung) and brothers Conrad ( Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah ( Gavin Casalegno), who she's grown up spending summers with in Cousins Beach, premiered June 17 on Amazon Prime Video and is now a contender at the 2022 TV Scoop Awards. That's how long readers had to wait to finally see Jenny Han's 2009 novel The Summer I Turned Pretty be adapted into a TV series. ![]() One summer can change everything, so imagine what can happen after 13 of them. ![]() ![]() Auch's attention to the unromantic details of pioneer life, combined with evocative description and unusually involving dialogue, gives her work uncommon dimension. Though the story is often heartbreaking, it concludes on a hopeful note, after a final tragedy unclouds Papa's vision and helps him recognize his family's needs. Though she longs to be attending school, Mem takes over the chores in their one-room cabin and lovingly cares for both baby Lily and their five-year-old brother, while their father stubbornly conceals his wife's condition from neighbors and others who would offer help. ![]() Homesick for her family and demoralized by the rigors of pioneering, Mama slips into one of her ""spells,"" and these become more frequent and more severe as the cataclysmic summer unfolds. For Mem, whose family moved from Connecticut the year before, the day is even more momentous: during the sudden blizzard her Mama gives birth to a baby girl then slides into a terrible depression. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback. As 12-year-old Mem, the narrator, recounts, June 6, 1816, is a date ""nobody in the Genesee Country of New York will ever forget."" The day brings the first of a number of freak snowstorms and late-season frosts that kill the crops and threaten survival. See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Auch, Mary Jane. ![]() Even better than its predecessor, Journey to Nowhere, this sequel gets its title and some of its exceptional historical color from the dire weather conditions that afflicted New England and New York in the summer of 1816. ![]() |