![]() ![]() Dozens of incisive portraits of major figures ofthat eraÂ-allied military personnel, statesmen, politicians, and journalists together with noteworthy enemiesÂ-dot Sheehan's pages, reinforcing their rich texture. ![]() Encyclopedic in scope, A Bright Shining Lie is not limited to a biography of Vann, for it includes both American and Vietnamese history, offers an exposé of corrupt Saigon regimes, indicts American military and civilian leaders, and serves as a memoir of its author as a journalist covering the war. "He had finally bent the truth about the war," writes Neil Sheehan of John Paul Vann, "as he bent other and lesser truths in the past." Sheehan's flawed hero is not only the focal point of his exhaustive study, but also a metaphor of the American endeavor in Vietnam, because Vann's dedication, courage, and self-sacrifice along with his opportunism, duplicity, and arrogance were traits of America at war in Southeast Asia as well. Review Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. ![]() In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: ![]()
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![]() She makes the case that faculties were divided and usually unable to influence policy or prevent growing public distrust of universities. bombing of Vietnam and Cambodia, Schrecker writes, but many professors also derided violent protests and student efforts to shut down university operations. Faculty often sympathized with student demonstrations in favor of free speech and against the draft and the U.S. ![]() ![]() Schrecker describes how faculty wrote letters and manifestos, organized rallies, created teach-ins, and pressured their administrations and national leaders. policy in Cuba, the slow progress of the civil rights movement, and the intensifying war in Vietnam. She focuses on faculty activism and its evolution to militancy, spurred by shifting causes: in the late 1950s, anti-communist loyalty oaths and free speech in the 1960s, concern about U.S. Historian Schrecker ( No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities) offers a detailed analysis of American higher education during the “long Sixties,” stretching from about 1955 to 1975. ![]() ![]() ![]() Probably Jacqueline Wilson’s most successful character creation. ![]() As fresh to read now as when it was first published twenty years ago. She moves swiftly through her deep sadness at not having a ‘real’ home, her vigorous relationships with the other children and the ultimate joy of finding a wonderful foster mother. Tracy Beaker, a feisty ten year old living in a children’s home, gives a sparky view of life in what she calls The Dumping Ground.
![]() ![]() Were-Wrath - (1984) - novelette by Andre Norton.Mousetrap - (1954) - short story by Andre Norton.Recommended Reading by Andre Norton - essay by uncredited.Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, and Ray Bradbury. Volume Two, presenting the second five writers to receive the award, offers fiction by Andre Norton, Arthur C. These are the seminal writers within the modern SF field, those whose works are of dominant importance and lasting influence. (or SWFA)?and the Grand Master Award is given by the SWFA to a living author for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.įrederik Pohl, one of the world's finest SF authors and editors, has been authorized to edit an anthology in three large-format volumes featuring substantial selections of the work of all the first fifteen Grand Masters. The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction.200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001. ![]() ![]() ![]() Newer authorised translations of extracts from the Bahá’í writings have been substituted where available, minor corrections have been made to the text and footnotes for clarity and consistency, and a bibliography has been added. In preparing this edition, some minor changes have been made to provide readers with the most up-to-date information and resources available. In this compact work, Esslemont comprehensively yet succinctly sets forth the teachings of Bahaullah, the Prophet and Founder of the Bahai Faith. In preparing this edition, some minor changes have been made to provide readers with the most up-to-date information. This is essential reading for students of comparative religion. ![]() ![]() He outlines the religion’s early history explains the religion’s theology incorporates extracts from Bahá'í scripture and provides information on Bahá'í spiritual practices. Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era answers some of the most common questions asked upon first encountering the Bahá'í Faith, as well as offering a glimpse of its exciting potential.Ĭhapters include What is a Bahá'í?, Religious Unity, True Civilization, Religion and Science, Prophecies Fulfilled by the Bahá'í Movement, as well as potted biographies of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.Įsslemont comprehensively yet succinctly sets forth the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. This is a new, revised edition of the popular introductory book, first published in 1922, which has been translated into more than 60 languages. ![]() ![]() Naturally he runs like hell, but then he realizes that his entire environment has changed and he’s been transported to a place that’s entirely difficult. His walk soon gets a little longer and then he suddenly falls into a living nightmare with the arrival of two dog-faced monsters casually disemboweling a child. ![]() He goes on a business trip and goes out for a short walk in preparation for having to sit through a work-related seminar in the near future. The main character, Ben, is a pretty ordinary guy who has fought to move past memories of his traumatic childhood and is thoroughly devoted to his wife and kids. The closest genre I can think of to fit this novel is fantasy, but it’s one of those books that’s both boldly original and insanely difficult to characterize. ![]() The author must either have an insane imagination or use a lot of recreational drugs, or maybe a little bit of both. ![]() The Hike is a whacked-out, crazy thrill ride and I loved every minute of it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On Sunday evening, cars arrived just after sundown for a memorial mass led by Bishop Daniel Flores of the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville. “But you can’t do anything because you’re not a doctor.” He ran over and tried to help, but said there was little he could do. Granadillo said he was across the road at the nearest intersection when the crash happened. “Leave my country,” he recalled the driver saying. “He said ‘damn your mother, immigrants’,” Freddy Granadillo, who migrated to Texas from Venezuela and was staying at the Ozanam center Sunday, told the Guardian in Spanish. But witnesses said he yelled slurs towards those outside the shelter after attempting to flee the crash scene. The victims have not yet been named but many are believed to be Venezuelan.Īnd police have not yet released the name of the suspected driver, who has been detained. ![]() A car had plowed into a group waiting at a bus stop across from the Ozanam Center, an overnight shelter housing a growing migrant population, most fleeing crises in their home countries in Central and South America, Haiti and parts of Africa. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shortly thereafter the violence was toned down, in order to soften the series' violence and amorality. In his first appearances, Diabolik was a more straightforward villain who did not hesitate to murder anyone in order to accomplish his deeds. He seems to have a deep knowledge in many scientific fields, including chemistry, mechanics and computers. He typically steals from wealthy people (and has no issue with killing them if need be, but rarely kills the innocent or the police, and has a set of lifelike masks which he uses to fool his opponents, assuming their identities. The pocketbook format contributed, in fact, to the success of the character.ĭiabolik and Eva Kant portrayed by Sergio Zaniboni.ĭiabolik is a ruthless master thief. ![]() Thus was born the "Diabolik format" (a small 12 x 17 cm book), which proved popular with other publications in the same genre. To better understand the tastes of her potential readers, Angela made a survey of the market, from which she concluded that many commuters read mystery novels another version of the story claims that the very idea came from her finding a Fantomas novel abandoned in a train. ![]() Creator Angela Giussani, who lived near the Milano Cadorna Railway Station, thought of making comics in a format designed for travelling and carrying in one's pocket. Diabolik was born from seeing commuters every day. ![]() ![]() When a relationship means throwing Jenny’s life off the path she’s spent years mapping out, she’ll have to decide once and for all just how much she’s willing to risk for love Buy a signed copy from: The Writer’s Block Buy your copy today: Amazon | Book Depository | Bookshop | Barnes and Noble XOXO will be published in the following territories: Brazil (Editora Nacional), Indonesia (Gramedia Pustaka), Lithuania (Alma Littera), The Czech Republic (Albatross), Romania (Editura Epica Junior), Russia (ST Licence Ltd), Spain (La Galera), Turkey (Artemis Milenyum), Italy (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore), Hungary (Kolibri), Germany (Cross Cult), and France (K-World). He’s a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world-and he’s strictly forbidden from dating. ![]() Homeschooling for the twenty-first century. ![]() Three months later, when Jenny and her mother arrive in South Korea to take care of her ailing grandmother, she’s shocked to discover that Jaewoo is a student at the same elite arts academy where she’s enrolled for the semester. Read aloud XOXO by Oh, Axie (ISBN:9780063025011), LightSail is the most complete & adaptive language arts platform. But in a moment of spontaneity, she allows him to pull her out of her comfort zone for one unforgettable night of adventure…before he disappears without a word. When she meets mysterious, handsome Jaewoo in her uncle’s Los Angeles karaoke bar, it’s clear he’s the kind of boy who would uproot her careful plans. Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop, XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A small group of people inside the dome must also unravel complicated mysteries to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away. ![]() Military forces, the government, and the media positioned outside the barrier attempt to break it down, while the residents trapped inside must find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions. Under the Dome tells the story of the residents of the fictional small town of Chester's Mill, when a massive, transparent, indestructible dome suddenly cuts them off from the rest of the world. Vaughan and based on Stephen King's 2009 novel of the same name. It premiered on CBS on June 24, 2013, and concluded on September 10, 2015. Under the Dome is an American science-fiction mystery drama television series. ![]() |