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Rhinoceros eugène ionesco5/23/2023 ![]() Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history. ![]() #WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. ![]() Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives. ![]()
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Foundation of Love by Amy Clipston5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Crystal’s family fears losing her indispensable help. But their bishop thinks Duane is better suited for the sweet widow Tricia, and Duane’s sons object to his interest in any woman. When a roofing job at the Glicks introduces Duane and Crystal, they’re attracted in spite of their fourteen-year age difference. As the young men prepare to launch out on their own, Duane can’t imagine life alone-nor with anyone but Connie. ![]() He and his grown sons have a thriving roofing business but can’t get used to life without her. Crystal loves her bruderskinner and cheerfully helps her sister-in-law through a difficult pregnancy with babies number seven and eight, but she yearns for a husband and children of her own.ĭuane Bontrager is mourning the recent death of his wife, Connie, after twenty-four years of marriage. but they wanted so much more.Ĭrystal Glick is grateful to live with her brother’s family since her father died and her fiancé, Owen, broke their engagement. Get swept away in the first installment of Amy Clipston’s Amish Legacy series. ![]()
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The Debt by Randall Robinson5/23/2023 ![]() He's eclipsed by a large statue of slave-owner Thomas Jefferson, head high. In the grand gallery, there's only one image of a black man: a tiny bust of Martin Luther King looking downward. Everyone is white except three Native Americans fighting each other. Then he realizes that the impressive piece of government-funded art celebrating two centuries of American history has no black people on it. ![]() Robinson stands among tourists looking in awe at the gigantic U.S. The Debt opens in Washington D.C.'s famous Capitol building. Racist ideas sank deep into laws, attitudes, and assumptions. When slavery was finally outlawed, the discrimination continued. ![]() These stolen men and women received no rights and no money and they could not leave. ![]() He wants to make the American dream possible for everyone, not just those with a long-standing historical advantage.įor 264 years, American men of European ancestry traveled to Africa, stole Africans, and brought them back to America to work until they died. Randall Robinson's book of nonfiction, The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks (Dutton, 2000), is about remembering. Infoplease Staff Robinson's new book asks "What is Owed to Blacks?" by Jace Clayton ![]()
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The red prince by timothy snyder5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Snyder offers an indelible portrait of an aristocrat whose life personifies the wrenching upheavals of the first half of the twentieth century, as the rule of empire gave way to the new politics of nationalism. In this exhilarating narrative history, prize-winning historian Timothy D. He spoke the Italian of his archduchess mother, the German of his archduke father, the English of his British royal friends, the Polish of the country his father wished to rule, and the Ukrainian of the land Wilhelm wished to rule himself. He could handle a saber, a pistol, a rudder, or a golf club he handled women by necessity and men for pleasure. Wilhelm Von Habsburg wore the uniform of the Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and, every so often, a dress. ![]()
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Stephen king 11.22 635/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Hulu's miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's 11.22.63 released its final episode on Monday, a climax that saw James Franco's Jake make his attempt to prevent the assassination of President Kennedy, get a glimpse at how his actions changed the future and make a difficult decision involving Sadie (Sarah Gadon). ![]()
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Keep at it volcker5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() He had the courage to do what he thought was the right thing. POWELL: Who isn't an admirer of Paul Volcker? I knew him just a little bit and have tremendous admiration for him. He's a role model for Powell, the first Fed chairman since Volcker to face inflation anywhere near that high. Volcker famously broke the back of inflation after a long stretch of sometimes double-digit price hikes in the 1970s. ![]() ![]() It also happens to be the title of Paul Volcker's autobiography. HORSLEY: In recent weeks, keeping at it has become a mantra for Powell. JEROME POWELL: We want to act aggressively now and get this job done and keep at it until it's done. Powell told reporters he and his colleagues will do whatever it takes to bring down inflation. SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged this week that the rapid rise of interest rates will cause some pain, including slower economic growth and possibly higher unemployment. ![]() It's the most aggressive series of rate hikes since the early 1980s, when a cigar-chomping bad cop named Paul Volcker was running the Fed. The central bank raised interest rates this week for the fifth time in six months. Now that it's facing stubbornly high inflation, the Fed has done an about-face and switched to bad-cop mode. For the first two years of the pandemic, the Federal Reserve played good cop, keeping interest rates near zero in an effort to prop up the economy. ![]()
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Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() It is a dark tale, possibly the darkest in the series yet. ![]() But the complications of each character and the depth they have is incredibly compelling. The Cren Cru is a truly disturbing force. What happened to Lionheart after Moonblood? What is the Cren Cru, really? What happened to Sun Eagle after he vanished into the wood? Did Alistair ever find Mouse? Did the sylph ever get to grant Lionheart a wish? Why do Eanrin and Imraldera seem more distant 1500 years after Starflower than closer? This story might hold the largest cast yet, drawing in beloved figures from all the books and setting them to their own important role. ![]() But they are not the only characters, oh no. ![]() Once again, the author astonishes.first by taking the cold, often cruel, Daylily and the unremarkable Foxbrush as her main characters. Readers will be boggled by the vast and bizarre array of the denizens of the Wood, but even more so, by the way Time is handled. If this is your first time entering Goldstone Wood.go and read the first five books of the series first! They will help prepare your mind for the most complex Tale of Goldstone Wood yet by far.Īnne Elisabeth Stengl again weaves a compelling tale of love, sacrifice, courage, despair, darkness, hope, and triumph. Goldstone Wood is not for the ignorant nor the faint of heart. ![]()
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The ear of the heart by dolores hart5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Her family moved to Beverly Hills, California, when she was 11 years old. Photo credit: Valerie Imbleau for Ignatius Press Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., at Her Consecration in 1970 She was raised with the help of her grandparents, and her grandfather was the projectionist at the Drake Theater in Chicago, which spurred her interest in becoming an actor. She went to the local Catholic School for neighborhood convenience, and converted to the faith when she was ten years old. Mother Dolores Hart was born Dolores Hicks, and spent most of her developmental years in Chicago, but was not raised Catholic. She just released her book “The Ear of the Heart: An Actresses’ Journey From Hollywood to Holy Vows.” ![]() CHICAGO – In one of the most amazing stories in film history, rising movie star Dolores Hart (“King Creole,” “Where the Boys Are”) decided at the apex of her career at age 24, to give up Hollywood and become a nun. ![]()
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Paulo coelho hippie review5/22/2023 ![]() He meets Karla, a Dutch woman, on his travels and the two become travelling companions. The book begins with Coelho’s decision to leave his comfortable life in Brazil and embark on a journey of self-discovery. Through his experiences, readers are transported to a world of free love, drugs, and counterculture. Set in the 1970s, the book is a memoir of Coelho’s travels as a young hippie across Europe and Asia. Paulo Coelho’s “Hippie” takes readers on a mesmerizing journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Home » Books » Hippie by Paulo Coelho: Book Review Travel Guide To Phong Nha National Park.Better Safe Than Sorry Tourist Scams in Vietnam.Cat Ba Island Travel Guide: UPDATED 2023.Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka : Places to Visit.The First Time Travellers Guide to Thailand.Mt Fuji Day Trip: The Ultimate Guide 2023. ![]() Is Japan Rail Pass Worth It in 2023? My Review.Nara Travel Guide: Top Things to Do, How to Reach and Cost of Travel.Best Japan Itinerary for First-Time Travellers. ![]()
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The Floating World by Axie Oh5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Han Kang (translated by Emily Won) - Greek Lessons & Human Acts.Jocelyn Chung (writer) & Julia Kuo (illustrator) - When Love Is More Than Words.Vicky Fang (writer) & Luisa Leal (illustrator) - Sniff and Scratch (series).Raakhee Mirchandani (writer) & Laurie Wallmark (illustrator) - An Extraordinary Life: Kalpana Chawla.Veera Hiranandani (writer) & Vesper Stamper (illustrator) - The Greatest.Colleen Kong-Savage - Piano Wants to Play.Hope Lim (writer) & Shahrzad Maydani (illustrator) – Sourgrass.Maia & Alex Shibutani - Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All.New books and authors mentioned in our publishing news: On this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our June 2022 mid-month check-in, and maybe get a little heated about what a certain white dude said on the internet. ![]() |