![]() ![]() William Shakespeare famously said, 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' Our names do not define us although they may be important and significant to us, they have no bearing on our sense of self. If we take the relational approach, we often believe that we exist in relation to other people and the objects around us. But, if we take those things away, we're still here, we're just alone, and perhaps a bit bored and lonely. This is known as the subject-object relationship. ![]() So maybe our sense of self is determined by our thoughts? We all know Descartes's iconic mantra, 'Cogito, ergo sum,' or 'I think, therefore I am.' However, Singer argues that our selves are not our thoughts either.Īlthough we experience feelings and emotions towards the people or material objects we're surrounded by, we still remain separate from them. Again, if we look at the subject-object relationship, we can see why this is. ![]() Our thoughts are like our emotions they're separate from us. To illustrate this, think about when your thoughts are the most acute. It's likely that you're most aware of your thoughts when you're bored or alone. ![]()
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![]() Herbie and Violet are not entirely sure of each other but as the narrative continues they become a formidable team facing strange and powerful opposition but also bolstered by surprising allies. No one knows what happened to Violet’s parents who mysteriously disappeared from the hotel twelve years previously but it seems that their absence has something to do with the legendary myth of the Malamander – a fearsome sea monster with a hidden secret. And rise he does, with gusto as he connects with Violet Parma who is the pursuant of the frightening Boat Hook Man. But Herbie is adept and not one to be easily daunted – well, actually perhaps he is – but he can rise to the occasion. Herbert Lemon is the Lost-and-Founder at said hotel but when a strange girl arrives in his Lost-and-Foundry closely pursued by a scary individual with a boat hook hand he is completely perplexed and at a loss. ![]() ![]() Two orphans are brought together in the Grand Nautilus Hotel in a slightly odd town known as Eerie-on-Sea. Ok, so I’m a bit slow getting to this one (cue: moving house etc) but it is one not to be missed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Duration: about 10 hours (10:09:37) Publishing date: Unabridged Copyright Year: 2020. ![]() As their friendship grows and faith is questioned, Mike may be forced to choose between the comfortable life he's always lived and a chance at the love he never thought he deserved. Eberhart ( 181 ) £3.99 £11.99 In 16-year-old Mike Hernandezs life, only one thing is clear: Gay is not okay. ![]() What's worse, the pastor's son, Chris, suddenly seems hell-bent on adopting Mike and his friends and he has no idea why.When an awkward confrontation with Chris leads to an unexpected kiss instead of a much-expected punch, Mike's world is turned upside down. He's going to be outed, ostracized by their community, condemned by the pastor, maybe even homeless. A sketchbook he carries everywhere.When his sketchbook goes missing in the middle of Sunday school, Mike is sure his life is over. ![]() He pours his complicated emotions into risqué drawings he keeps in a secret sketchbook. His only escape-besides the occasional, anonymous gay make-out session-is his art. His family's life revolves around the church, a church run by the vocally intolerant Pastor Myers, so Mike has resolved to spend his life in the closet. Summary In sixteen-year-old Mike Hernandez's life, only one thing is clear: Gay is NOT okay. ![]() ![]() Norris is the author of the 2010 best-selling memoir, “The Grace of Silence,” which began as a quest to uncover how America talked about race in the wake of the 2008 presidential election and became an eye-opening family history lesson revealing Norris’ family’s racial legacy and a window on America’s complicated racial history. While at ABC, Norris earned an Emmy Award and Peabody Award for her contribution to the network’s coverage of 9/11. Norris and “All Things Considered” received many of journalism’s highest honors, including a Peabody Award, duPont Award, an Overseas Press Club Award, and she was named the 2009 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists.īefore joining NPR, she served as a correspondent for ABC News, where she reported extensively on education, inner city issues, the national drug problem and poverty. Previously, Norris served as co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” public radio’s longest-running national program. ![]() ![]() An award-winning journalist, Michele Norris is currently a host and special correspondent for NPR. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All the important details are here, with some modifications, like that Jennet isn't pregnant here (but it's implied they were doing things). It follows the text very well, too, which in Yolen's version is the story of a Scottish clanswoman called Jennet MacKenzie who, bent on reclaiming her heirloom of Carterhaugh Castle, goes there and finds the fairy knight Tam Lin, whom she falls in love with, and on Halloween night rescues him as he's passing by the Miles Cross well on his way to be sacrificed. I love Mikolaycak's style so much, I find it reminiscent of Trina Schart Hyman's style, another favourite of mine. It is lyrical even when it's in prose, thanks to Jane Yolen's amazing storytelling talent, and brags very gorgeous artwork as well by Charles Mikolaycak, one of the greatest book illustrators ever in my opinion. To date, this is the best adaptation of the Scottish ballad I've found. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here are the results! First, the 8 Outstanding Book of the Year category gold medalists, followed by the gold, silver and bronze medalists in our 85 General categories, 24 Regional categories, and 11 E-Book categories.Ģ019 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Outstanding Books of the YearĬhosen from our regular entries for being the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken and/or experimental. states plus the District of Columbia and Guam, plus France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and 7 winners from around the U.K. This year's medal-winning books came from authors around the world: we had winners from 5 Australian states, 7 Canadian provinces, 42 U.S. The quality of this year's entries was mind-boggling.so much creativity, so much talent. ![]() Feature Announcing the Results of the 2019 Independent Publisher Book AwardsĬongratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 23rd annual, 2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest. ![]() ![]() ![]() Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him. ![]() They’re preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut. ![]() ![]() ![]() You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. Produced in partnership with LIVE from NYPL. Kelley for readings from the collection and a discussion on what it takes to develop a community history, by a community. ![]() Kendi and Blain alongside contributors Robert Jones, Jr. ![]() Each member of the “community choir,” as Kendi calls it-“women and men, cisgender and transgender, younger and older, straight and queer, dark-skinned and light-skinned"-takes on a five-year period, examining it from their unique point of view and set of experiences. Blain, assembled 90 writers to consider the 400-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present. Kendi along with co-editor, award-winning historian Keisha N. Four Hundred Souls is a unique one-volume “community” history of African Americans. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now I sit here wondering what I was thinking not pick up the book again sooner because the mini-series has truly distorted what I remembered. I even got my Husband to read it at one point, he read all three and he isn't a big reader so I get really excited when I find books that suck him in. Personally, I think I made the right choice 30 years ago, because reading this book was an amazing experience. When I first picked up North And South I was supposed to be doing research for a psych paper at Portland Community College, needless to say I got a shit grade because I really wasn’t crazy about psych and preferred the book. Don’t get me wrong I love many of those actors, just not for North And South. By reading the books I get visit with the real characters of the story not the so called ‘made for TV beautiful people’ that replaced them. I chose to revisit North And South again to reconnect with the whole story because the producers of the mini-series cut a few key characters out of the story and physically altered other characters there by taking away a lot from the story. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, what he saw at the competitive freediving event was unlike anything he’d ever seen. Nestor grew up in California and is a longtime surfer, so he was no stranger to the ocean when he went to cover the World Freediving Championships in Greece in 2012. “It’s one of the most amazing depths and experiences,” said Nestor, a writer, freediver, explorer and author of the book “Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves.” That strange “doorway to the deep” is one of James Nestor’s favorite places in the world. Instead of fighting the pull up back to light and air, your body begins to be pulled into the depths. ![]() Reception starts at 5:30 p.m., with presentation at 6 p.m.Īs you descend into the ocean, you will eventually reach a point - at about 35 or 40 feet - where buoyancy reverses. What: Vail Symposium’s Unlimited Adventure Series - “On a Single Breath: Freediving” with author and freediver James Nestor. ![]() |