No wonder you haven’t got the hang of it.”ħ) The man at a party who, when I explained my children had different fathers, muttered: “That’s disgusting” and walked awayĨ) The guy I met travelling who said I was an idiot to be in India alone and deserved whatever I got.ĩ) The men who have told me that men are not attracted to women who discuss sex, politics or religion. Rather than reading a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they are facing with some infectious bugs inside their computer. DEATH IS NOT THE END The fifty-six-year-old American poet, a Nobel Laureate, a poet known in American literary circles as ‘the poet’s poet’ or sometimes simply ‘the Poet,’ lay outside on the deck, bare-chested, moderately overweight, in a partially reclined deck chair, in the sun, reading, half supine, moderately but not severely. 1) The boyfriend who told me I had zero musical taste because I preferred Sly Stone to Cream.Ģ) The man who would not employ me in a poxy insurance office, saying: “Not only do I think you should not have this job, but you should not be allowed in any office ever.”ģ) The careers adviser who said that the only way for a girl like me to travel was to become an air hostess or join the navy.Ĥ) The tutor who told me when I got pregnant while doing a degree that I should not continue to study but stay at home with the baby.ĥ) The editor who told me that it must be easy being a “lady columnist” because: “You can just write about painting your toenails.”Ħ) The driving instructor who told me that changing gears was just like “making love. Brief interviews with hideous men / Main Author: Wallace, David Foster Format: Book Language: English Published: Boston : Back Bay Books, 2000, c1999.
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Filled with unexpected twists and turns in which unforgettable villains and unlikely heroes face off in a battle for survival, it is a brilliant refraction of the 21st century, from the global war on terror to social media, computer hackers to mobsters, entrepreneurs to religious fundamentalists. Racing around the globe from the Pacific Northwest to China to the wilds of northern Idaho and points in between, Reamde is a swift-paced thriller that traverses worlds virtual and real. They have also unwittingly triggered a deadly war beyond the boundaries of the game’s virtual universe - and Richard is at ground zero. Hackers have struck gold by unleashing REAMDE, a virus that encrypts all of a player’s electronic files and holds them for ransom. He also created T’Rain, a multibillion-dollar, massively multiplayer online role-playing game with millions of fans around the world.īut T’Rain’s success has also made it a target. He parlayed his wealth into an empire and developed a remote resort in which he lives. government granted amnesty to draft dodgers. As the years passed, Richard went straight and returned to the States after the U.S. A skilled hunting guide, he eventually amassed a fortune by smuggling marijuana across the border between Canada and Idaho. In 1972, Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of an Iowa farming clan, fled to the mountains of British Columbia to avoid the draft. (The Loeb text, by the way, was published in 1931: it may or may not be in the public domain, depending on whether U.S. copyright was renewed in 1959. I examined the Augustus Rode text (Berlin, 1800) only to reject it as obviously inferior and I looked at the Teubner edition of 1867. Is that of the Teubner edition of 1899 by Valentin Rose. I've already provided a very few preliminary annotations, but much other material remains to be added, first and foremost among which are the drawings. (but if there are errors, please report them). ( Well-meaning attempts to get me to scan text, if successful, would merely turn me into some kind of machine: gambit declined.)Īnyway, the text has been thoroughly proofread, and I believe it to be free of errors (For some much more recent reconstructions and a good critical discussion of what is involved, see the article byĪs almost always, I retyped the text rather than scanning it: not only to minimize errors prior to proofreading, but as an opportunity for me to become intimately familiar with the work, an exercise which I heartily recommend. Holdenwang, 1800įrontispiece to the Latin edition of the de Architectura by Augustus Rode, meant as a reconstruction of the mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Contributors include New York Times bestselling author Joanna Ho, award-winning authors Minh Lê and Randy Ribay, and many more!Įverything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School provides young folks with the context to think critically about and chart their own course through their current schooling-and any future schooling they may pursue. For the 14 year old who sees injustice at school and isn’t able to. This book is written for the young person who doesn’t know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life. Throughout the book, other writers of the global majority share a wide variety of personal narratives and stories based on their own school experiences. Written by anti-bias, anti-racist, educator and activist, Tiffany Jewell, and illustrated by French illustrator Aurlia Durand in kaleidoscopic vibrancy. The overarching nonfiction narrative follows author Tiffany Jewell from early elementary school through her time at college, unpacking the history of systemic racism in the American educational system along the way. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year.įrom preschool to higher education and everything in between, Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School focuses on the experiences Black and Brown students face as a direct result of the racism built into schools across the United States. Julie has also written a self-help workbook for writers entitled Romance-ology 101: Writing Romantic Tension for the Sweet and Inspirational Markets. Julie’s first contemporary novel, Isle of Hope, was voted on Family Fiction magazine’s “Best of 2015” list, and Surprised by Love appeared on Family Fiction magazine’s list of “Top Ten Novels of 2014.” Her independent novel A Light in the Window is an International Digital Awards winner, a 2013 Readers' Crown Award winner, and a 2013 Book Buyers Best Award winner. Voted #1 Romance Author of the year in Family Fiction magazine’s 20 Readers Choice Awards, Julie was also named on Booklist’s 2010 Top 10 Inspirational Fiction and Borders Best Fiction list. A lover of all things Irish, she enjoys writing close-knit Irish family sagas that evolve into 3-D love stories: the hero, the heroine, and the God that brings them together.Īuthor of The Daughters of Boston, Winds of Change, and Heart of San Francisco series, Julie Lessman was named American Christian Fiction Writers 2009 Debut Author of the Year and has garnered 18 Romance Writers of America and other awards. Julie Lessman is an award-winning author whose tagline of “Passion With a Purpose” underscores her intense passion for both God and romance. ‘We want water to be thin – sparkling – crystal-clear.’ (p. But who wants water to be thick?’ parried Valancy. ‘Doss dear,’ said Cousin Georgiana mournfully, ‘some day you will discover that blood is thicker than water.’ ‘I like a man whose eyes say more than his lips,’ thought Valancy (p. ‘I’m sick of fragrance of dead things,’ said Valancy (p. Her love interest, Barney Snaith, is a charmer. Even though I guessed plot devices it was a joy to see each element get pulled together. Her other escape is dreaming of a blue castle, and no one guesses she is unhappy and that she has secrets. I had to like Valancy because she escaped into books, forbidden books describing nature by John Foster. The ongoing troubles that plague her life, one of which is her mother, had me smiling. The contrast of Valancy’s thoughts to her actions had me laughing. I was charmed and thoroughly enjoyed this book. If The Blue Castle was published today it would be considered a young adult or even a tween book because it is squeaky clean. I enjoyed Anne of Green Gables as a young teen and didn’t know that Montgomery had written a novel for adults. One of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humour and romance. As she expands her limited horizons, Valancy undergoes a transformation, discovering a new world of love and happiness. For the first time, she does and says exactly what she feels. Valancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. |