![]() ![]() was formed, officially labelled as the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Keefe opens the book in 1972, three years after the new I.R.A. In his non-fiction book titled Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe delves into the country’s past like few others have done on this side of the ocean. Despite our various progresses in terms of globalization, we are still incredibly far from being united as humans, and the troubles pervading a single country often remain unknown outside of its borders.Īs foreigners, we might catch glimpses here and there, but the big picture will remain hidden from us… which is exactly what happened to a majority of us in regards to the tumultuous conflicts which shaped Northern Ireland in the past few decades. It is no secret pretty much every country on this planet has some sort of dark and violent period in its history, whether it be recent or traced back to its foundation. ![]() ![]() Patrick Radden Keefe Digs into a Past of Violence ![]()
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As someone with an Italian heritage, I find so many “Italian” centered books include this negative stereotype. I honestly felt like they had a grandfather/granddaughter or uncle/niece dynamic, so when they became romantically involved�� I was shocked. Maybe it’s just me, but Bianchi seemed like he was 70-80 years old (even though he’s supposedly in his late 40’s?!?) I usually try not to include spoilers in my reviews, but the fact he developed a relationship with a very young woman, and he kept referring to her as a little girl, somewhat disturbed me. I thought this was going to be a solid 4 stars… until an unexpected romance happened and the mafia appeared. “He would have indeed taken it for an illusion if “Cherubino” (his goat)… Anarchist and atheist like all goats, had not remained kneeling.”Ī quote from the first unicorn sighting. The lyrical writing, humor, Italian influence, magical realism, and great narrator, made this an enjoyable book. ![]() Until one day a Unicorn appears in his vineyard, and upends his quiet life. ![]() The main character Claudio Bianchi, is a grumpy old Italian farmer, and he seems fine with his simple life in rural Calabria. ![]() This was a beautiful short story, that I stumbled across on Audible plus. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show how the algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. And the solutions they’ve found have much to teach us. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of new activities and familiar favorites is the most fulfilling? 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Faced with new fatherhood and a country on the verge of war, King Zachary sends a contingent of soldiers and Green Riders to the pass-but his own recovery from the events of the north is not yet complete either. Meanwhile, the forces of the Second Empire are moving on Sacoridia and their primary target is a vulnerable garrison that guards a crucial mountain pass. Karigan takes on increasingly dangerous missions, haunted by the specter of her torturer, Nyssa, and sinking ever further into the mire of her recollections of the past and the losses she's sustained. This seventh novel of the Green Rider series follows the adventures of messenger, magic wielder, and knight Karigan G'ladheon as she fights to save king and country from dark magic and a looming war.Īfter her capture at the hands of Grandmother and the Second Empire, Karigan G'ladheon is making halting progress towards recovery. ![]() ![]() Read more declaring that we are not victims of our biology. 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Description for Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health Paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() And the real not faux naivete that fuels the excitable flow of words: his writing on how to write is full of the kind of gosh, darn, golly, mouth wide open awe that you'd expect from a kid growing up in small town America decades ago. His grandiloquence - that's his kind of word - can get wearing though, and these essays are overflowing with it. ![]() In it, Bradbury encourages us to follow the unique path of our instincts and enthusiasms to the place where our inner genius dwells, and he shows that success as a writer depends on how well you know one subject: your own life. Zen in the Art of Writing is more than just a how-to manual for the would-be writer: it is a celebration of the act of writing itself that will delight, impassion, and inspire the writer in you. Here are practical tips on the art of writing from a master of the craft - everything from finding original ideas to developing your own voice and style - as well as the inside story of Bradbury's own remarkable career as a prolific author of novels, stories, poems, films, and plays. In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing. These are the qualities every writer must have, as well as a spirit of adventure. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces back together. "Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a land mine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So what are the greatest teenage books ever? It's a question that's too vast for any one person to answer. Indeed, young adult books have stepped up onto the literary stage as a powerful genre in its own right, creating role models for all of us and leading important conversations about personhood, gender, sexuality, and race. Luckily for us, it truly is the golden age for young adult fiction right now, as YA authors today continue to take the genre in new and incredibly exciting directions. Who can forget the first time they met irresistible, fast-talking Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables ? Or the years that they spent growing up with Harry, Hermione, and Ron? Or the breakneck, can’t-tear-your-eyes-away sequences that made The Hunger Games an international phenomenon? However much teachers will make you read classics like Moby-Dick or Great Expectations, chances are that many of the books you’ll keep closest to your heart are the teenage books you read. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s the source material for Robert Wise’s The Haunting, a 1963 movie that’s Greatest-of-All-Time canon fodder for those who take horror films very seriously (out of a sense of charity and good will towards our fellow man, we’ll never speak of the 1999 big-screen adaptation again). This is establishing your true protagonist. He could have been referring to Hill House as well - less four walls and a roof than a villain that’s “not sane … holding darkness within.” This is not anthropomorphizing a place. The Guardian named it “the definitive haunted house story” The New York Times declared that it had “the greatest opening paragraph in the history of horror” no less than Stephen King, a man who knows a thing or two about the allure of paranormal activity with an appreciation for property value, said it featured “the finest character to come out of new American gothic tradition.” He was talking about Eleanor Vance, one of several “assistants” handpicked by a doctor to study specters roaming the house’s hallways and bedchambers. ![]() Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel of a decrepit, rotting mansion populated by things that go bump in the night (and in the psyche) is considered by many to be the ne plus ultra of possessed-dwelling tales. ![]() All homes filled with dysfunctional families are alike each house cursed by ghostly manifestations of past and present sins is haunted in its own way. ![]() ![]() On their last night together, Lauren accompanies Siri and her friends on a seaside camping trip to celebrate Midsommar’s Eve, a night when no one sleeps, boundaries blur, and under the light of the unsetting sun, things take a dark turn. 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Lauren Cress teaches writing at a small college outside of Washington, D.C. ![]() |