![]() Weisman visits an extraordinary range of the world’s cultures, religions, nationalities, tribes, and political systems to learn what in their beliefs, histories, liturgies, or current circumstances might suggest that sometimes it’s in their own best interest to limit their growth. For this long awaited follow-up book, Weisman traveled to more than 20 countries to ask what experts agreed were probably the most important questions on Earth - and also the hardest: How many humans can the planet hold without capsizing? How robust must the Earth’s ecosystem be to assure our continued existence? Can we know which other species are essential to our survival? And, how might we actually arrive at a stable, optimum population, and design an economy to allow genuine prosperity without endless growth? Behind that groundbreaking thought experiment was his hope that we would be inspired to find a way to add humans back to this vision of a restored, healthy planet-only in harmony, not mortal combat, with the rest of nature.īut with a million more of us every 4 1/2 days on a planet that’s not getting any bigger, and with our exhaust overheating the atmosphere and altering the chemistry of the oceans, prospects for a sustainable human future seem ever more in doubt. In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity’s constant pressures. ![]() A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity’s future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us. ![]()
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About ![]() ![]() ![]() I felt that it was an extremely well-done second installment and I was especially impressed by the character development. Still, it was an excellent read and I genuinely enjoyed it. I loved Dreamless so much more than Starcrossed, although I was still disappointed with several aspects of it unfortunately. Eagerly awaited, this sequel to the internationally bestselling STARCROSSED delivers a gritty, action-packed love story that exceeds all expectations. Josephine Angelini's compelling saga becomes ever more intricate and spellbinding as an unforgettable love triangle emerges and the eternal cycle of revenge intensifies. But the hardest task of all will be forgetting Lucas Delos. But time is running out - a ruthless foe plots against them, and the Furies' cry for blood is growing louder.Īs the ancient Greek world collides with the mortal one, Helen's sheltered life on Nantucket descends into chaos. Funny and brave, Orion shields her from the dangers of the Underworld. Just as Helen is pushed to her breaking point, a mysterious new Scion comes to her rescue. Without Lucas by her side, Helen is not sure she has the strength to go on. By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding her sanity. ![]() By night she wanders through Hades, trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family. ![]() As the only Scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has been given a nearly impossible task. ![]() ![]() ![]() The inscriptions give us a highly selective record of some of the concerns and events that were relevant to the elite class of the Shang kingdom. Over 100,000 "oracle bones" have been found, mostly in storage pits in Xiaotun in Henan.Īccording to the National Palace Museum, Taipei: “Discovered and translated beginning only in 1899, these oracle bones are the earliest written records of Chinese civilization. ![]() The predictions, often made by the king rather than the diviner, and answers were engraved on the bones. The ensuing cracks were read by fortunetellers for "auspicious" and "inauspicious" signs and messages from natural spirits and ancestors. Shang priests practiced an unusual form of divination that involved placing heated rods in grooves carved into specially-prepared ox scapulae (shoulder bones) and turtle plastrons (the undesides of turtle shells). ![]() ![]() You can always contact us for any return question at and issues Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. ![]() To start a return, you can contact us at Please note that returns will need to be sent to the following address: You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase. To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return. ![]() ![]() ![]() The author never directly names her abuser and only refers to her as "the woman in the dream house". Machado utilizes a different narrative trope for each chapter. It is predominantly a second-person narrative, with Machado referring to her victimized self as "you". The book details Machado's emotionally, mentally, and physically abusive relationship with another woman while studying for her MFA at the Iowa Writers' Workshop in Iowa City, Iowa. It was also longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. The book was awarded the 2021 Folio Prize and the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction. It was published on November 5, 2019, by Graywolf Press. ![]() In the Dream House is a memoir by Carmen Maria Machado. ![]() ![]() ![]() But on a deeper level, the two novels are unapologetically humanist works that teach children to nurture the kind of quiet, crucial power that comes from being different, and from understanding what adults very often cannot. ![]() For one, A Wrinkle in Time and Momo both feature memorably drawn young heroines who are pulled into fantastical, time-bending conflicts. And it is, in many ways, a fitting companion to L’Engle’s novel. Though it never attained name recognition in the United States, Momo is a classic in Ende’s home country and in much of Europe. Americans might be more familiar with the tale’s German author, Michael Ende, via his book The Neverending Story, which was made into the cult 1984 film of the same name. That’s the premise of the strange but beautiful children’s fantasy novel Momo, which was published 45 years ago. But what if the seconds, minutes, and hours of the day could be stolen away? And what if everyone was too busy to notice? In other childhood tales, time is a barrier to be broken, or a hidden door to another world. In Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved novel A Wrinkle in Time-whose long-awaited film adaptation hit theaters Friday-time can be bent (or tessered) to allow mortals to travel the universe at great speeds. But literature for young readers often handles the concept with a greater sense of imagination and possibility. ![]() From an early age, many children learn that time is precious, before growing into adults who see it as a commodity to be managed at all costs. ![]() ![]() Poirot's visits to the Continent are chronicled in stories such as Murder on the Links, Death in the Clouds, The Big Four, the short story "Triangle at Rhodes"Īnd the short story collection titled The Labors of Hercules. Note: Poirot's method of travel is not explained in every one of his stories. He travels by boat in the short story "Problem at Sea"Īnd in the novel Death on the Nile. Plane travel is (obviously) seen in Death in the Clouds, when Poirot investigates a murder that happened during flight. Train bleu in The Mystery of the Blue Train and the train of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits in the classic story Murder on the Orient Express. His modes of transportation consisted of travel by train, airplane, or boat. Most of the cases that took place abroad are featured in stories from the 1930s. ![]() Most of these trips were meant to be for pleasure these trips take him to the European continent and the MiddleĮast. We encounter Hercule Poirot outside of England on several occasions. ![]() ![]() In this country, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Masterson continued: “I have never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one. Law enforcement investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and determined them to be without merit.” The Men at Work alum has maintained his innocence since the allegations first surfaced, telling Us Weekly in a statement in December 2017, “From day one, I have denied the outrageous allegations against me. The other two accusers, Chrissie Carnell Bixler and Bobette Riales, previously dated the star. Three of the five alleged victims were Scientologists, which is a church that Masterson has been a part of since he was a child. ![]() A fifth woman came forward in December 2017, claiming that while she was dating the actor, he “repeatedly raped” her. ![]() He has since pleaded not guilty after being charged in June 2020 with allegedly raping three women.įour women claimed in March 2017 that the That ‘70s Show alum sexually assaulted them in the early 2000s. Danny Masterson made headlines in 2017 when he was first accused of sexual assault. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But not for some Public Library open shelves" (though some of the crudities of the original script have been ironed out). Lusty - sometimes funny - consistently moving, this is a book for a discriminating public, not too tender skinned. The reader shares her humiliations at school, loss of face and pride her real sorrow when her father drinks himself to death her ambition for a college education, thwarted when she must go to work at 14 her first love affair and disillusionment. ![]() The slums of Brooklyn, and the Irish Catholics, form the setting for the story of Francie Nolan and her family:- Johnny, her father, handsome and shiftless Katie, her mother, hardening under years of poverty and improvidence Neeley, Katie's favorite child Aunt Sissy, a good 'bad woman,' and chiefly Francie herself, gentle, shy, imaginative. "A first novel of unusual quality and understanding, written with strong realism and compassion, sometimes bald, always human, this rightfully ranks with the Farrell genre, though, to my thinking, there is better balance and more sympathy. Literary Guild choice for September, it should go farther than the usual first novel. This is a repeat for a novel we reported last March (see P. ![]() |